Just popping in with a short patriotic update about our front yard and a few plans for the future. We’ve long enjoyed decorating with reds, whites, and blues outdoors, and now the front of our house finally gets some of the attention the back porch has been enjoying. A simple $25 flag has made me … Read more

This nursery, designed by Dave and Carrie for their daughter Everly Harper, welcomed us with a smile from the very first photo. Bold, playful and full of personal touches, the room blends handmade details and thoughtful DIY projects to create a warm woodland-inspired nursery. Dave and Carrie explain that before little Everly arrived they knew … Read more

When we recently painted our kitchen cabinets a soft mauve, we also replaced the old surface-mount hinges with concealed hinges. It was a small update that cost about $40 but made the cabinets look much more current while we wait for a full renovation. Best of all, we avoided boring deep, round holes into thin … Read more

Digging is starting to lose its charm for me. I expected a lot of it when we decided to DIY our patio, but I had a false sense of confidence after pulling up all that liriope last week pretty easily. Next on the list was removing the old brick path. Seeing a few loose bricks … Read more

We had a great time sharing the exterior layout of our home back in June, and now we’re diving into the interior: the actual floor plan of Casa Petersik. Photos can show beautiful before-and-afters, but it’s often hard to understand how rooms connect and flow from one image to the next. To help, here’s a … Read more

Choosing Kitchen Countertops: Our Experience and What We Learned Do you ever feel overwhelmed by choices? If so, don’t try to pick new countertops without help — or at least make sure you have someone who does great internet research. We learned that the countertop decision involves more than just what looks good; it’s a … Read more

If the idea of tearing out a ceiling, doing some carpentry, and learning a bit about framing sounds like fun, then you and I are on the same page. We’ve shown a few snapshots of our sunroom ceiling progress, but we hadn’t walked through how we actually got from point A to point B—until now. … Read more

Who would have imagined we’d be without a functioning kitchen for nearly four months? We certainly didn’t—but it’s finally back, and better than we hoped. The renovation was a long process, but the results speak for themselves. Here’s a reminder of the kitchen that came with the house when we bought it almost two years … Read more

If this magazine cover looks familiar, you may already have noticed that our “He Said, She Said” column has returned for a second appearance in Do It Yourself Magazine. Seeing our column in print again was every bit as thrilling as the first time, and this edition gave us the chance to tackle even more … Read more

Last weekend I rearranged Clara’s nursery—again. A few of you noticed things had moved and asked for an update, so here’s the full rundown. It was an easy, low-drama shuffle rather than a full renovation, but the room did look a little chaotic while I was moving pieces around. Still, it felt good to refresh … Read more