#58: Why We Stopped Sharing Our Kids Online
When does sharing things about your kids online become oversharing? And how do older kids who have grown up on their parents’ blogs and soc…
Decorating and DIY Project Journal
Older decorating tutorials, paint projects, furniture ideas, and house updates from the Objectales archive.
The Beach House Has Drywall And It’s Glorious
This has been a LOOOOOONG TIME COMING, and we couldn’t be more excited: our beach house has walls again! When we first “met” our house the …
#57: The Home Design Choices That Drive Us Crazy
Decorating is incredibly subjective, and everyone has design choices they LOVE and other things that make them feel… I don’t know… twitchy?…
Adding A Little Wooden Playhouse
Yup, we’re following the blogger trend that seems to be sweeping the internets: our kiddos officially have a playhouse. It was actually a g…
#56: The Big Mistake We Made Selling Our House By Owner
With another wave of decluttering washing over our house, we’re looking back at our last yard sale and the strange trick we used to make it…
Celebrating Ten Years (!) Of Marriage In Puerto Rico
You might as well just pronounce us Mr. and Mrs. Puerto-Retersik, because we recently snuck off for a few days to celebrate our 10th weddin…
#55: What’s Feng Shui? And Are We Screwing It Up?
This week we talk about a fun new design assignment we’ve taken on (our first commercial space!) and we finally have some good news in the …
#54: What We’d Change About Our $4000 Backyard Wedding
Back in July of 2007, we couldn’t imagine getting married any other way than exactly how we did: a small sweet wedding held in our very own…
Patriotic Front Porch + Front Yard Planning
Just dropping in with a quick little patriotic update out front and some future yard plans. We’re no strangers to decorating in reds, white…
#53: The Curveball That Blew Our Beach House Timeline
the studio has taken on a new side job that I’m steering clear of, and – spoiler alert – it has already given her a good excuse to go shopp…
Homework Room Makeover
Remember how I’m slowly slinking around my BFF’s house and eating all of the food in her fridge making over rooms for her? (You’ve seen her…
#52: Six Phone Calls That Saved Us $1,500
We don’t always see eye-to-eye when it comes to purchases for our home, so this week we’re sharing some strategies we’ve developed for help…