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Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
#83: The Loophole We Found In Our Duplex Delay
05 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We've encountered a few frustrating setbacks with our beach duplex renovation, but thanks to a small technicality we were finally able to charge ahead...
#82: What It's Really Like To Live In A Tiny House
29 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever had dreams (or maybe nightmares?) of living in a tiny house, you're not alone. Lots of people have lots of different feelings about the...
#81: ...And Then Our Pipes Froze
22 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The beach house has thrown us plenty of curveballs, but frozen pipes was not something we ever saw coming. This nailbiter had a (mostly) happy ending,...
#80: How We Knew It Was Time To Move
15 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Making the decision to move is one of those big life-changing choices, and we learned the hard way that doing it under the wrong circumstances might n...
#79: A Dateline-Worthy True Crime At The Beach House?!
08 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When a neighbor shared some historic documents about our 100 year old beach house, we were stunned to find a story from 1936 of jealousy and even murd...
#78: How We (Mostly) Pulled Off A Merry Yet Minimal Christmas
01 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Christmas often flies in the face of our efforts to cut down on clutter and simplify the stuff in our house, so this year we employed 4 tactics to min...
#77: Sherry Vs. The Bathtub, Beach House Edition
18 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The beach house feels like it's coming together in fast motion these days. After over a year of working on it, we can't believe it finally has working...
#76: So About That Beach Duplex We Bought…
11 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
You haven't heard a lot about the duplex that we bought three months ago. It might seem like not much is happening, but we're actually working on thre...
#75: It's The Most Clutterful Time Of The Year
04 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As much as we love the holidays, all the "stuff" that goes along with it (gifts, decor, things piling up on every surface) can get overwhelming. So th...
#74: The Big Fight We Had Over A Fridge
27 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
People always ask if we ever argue, especially with all the house projects we tackle together. Well, the short answer is yes. And the speed bumps we h...
#73: The Secret Power Of Mistakes, Setbacks, And Almost Getting Sued
20 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Young House Love turned 10 years old this fall (!!!) so we're looking back at our last decade of renovating houses, building a business, and making pl...
#72: Welp, There Goes The Living Room!
13 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What we thought would be an easy swap of an old sectional for a new sofa has turned our living room on its head. So this week we're sharing how we're ...
#71: Why You Don't See Childproofing Stuff In Our House
06 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Keeping your kids safe at home is hugely important and creating a house that looks nice but is also livable (and not too precious) is basically the ho...
#70: The Craziness Behind Our Rachael Ray Show Appearance
30 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Our week was sent into a tailspin when we got a last-minute invitation to appear on The Rachael Ray Show, and within 24 hours we were on a plane to Ne...
#69: The Upside To The End Of Fixer Upper
23 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week John is laying out why he thinks the end of HGTV's Fixer Upper might actually bring some good things, and Sherry's revealing the secret scre...
#68: There's No Shame In The Fake Plant Game
16 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're giving a listener whose house flooded after Hurricane Harvey some advice on finding the right people to help get her kitchen back toge...
#67: What We Regret About Our Previous Home Renos
09 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When we look back at how we updated our previous homes, there are more than a few design decisions we regret - so we're breaking down five things that...
#66: Are Meal Delivery Kits Worth It?
02 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Some people have declared the stainless steel appliance trend over (cue the gasps!). We used stainless appliances in our kitchen, but have decided aga...
#65: When Multi-Purpose Rooms Drive You Multi-Shades Of Crazy
25 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We've probably all got dual purpose rooms like a mudroom-slash-laundry room, a breakfast-nook-slash-homework-spot, or the ol' guest-room-slash-office....
#64: How We Paid Off The Mortgage On Our House (!!!)
18 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We've got some big news this week that you probably didn't see coming (also: we might be crazy). Plus we share how we were able to pay off our mortgag...
#63: Let's Talk About Money & How To Spend It Smarter
11 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Who wouldn't want more money in the ol' bank account? So we picked a money expert's brain for the most common places he finds his clients overspending...
#62: What The New Owners Changed In Our Old Houses
28 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Watching your former homes get altered by their new owners can be tough, and we witnessed some changes that bothered us more than we expected. This we...
#61: How To Conquer Paper Clutter (Once And For All!)
21 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to paper clutter around the house, the struggle is real. Where does it come from? Is it in the rabbit family, because HOW IS IT MULTIPLY...
#60: Game-Changing Organization Tips From The Pros
14 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We've been on an organizing bender lately, so we called up pro organizers to the stars (yes, they've done Gwyneth Paltrow's pantry!) and Target's new ...
#59: The Renovation Rollercoaster That Brought Sherry to Tears
07 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a busy few weeks on our beach house renovation and they've been... well... less than smooth, to say the least. So this week we're taking you...
#58: Why We Stopped Sharing Our Kids On The Internet
31 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When does sharing things about your kids online become oversharing? And how do older kids who have grown up on their parents' blogs and social media f...
#57: The Home Design Choices That Drive Us Crazy
24 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Decorating is incredibly subjective, and everyone has design choices they LOVE and other things that make them feel… I don't know… twitchy? Sad? H...
#56: The Big Mistake We Made Selling Our House By Owner
17 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 a fast-sel...
#55: What's Feng Shui? And Are We Screwing It Up?
10 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 beach house...
#54: What We'd Change About Our $4000 Backyard Wedding
03 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 backyard. ...
#53: The Curveball That Blew Our Beach House Timeline
26 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Sherry has taken on a new side job that John's steering clear of, and - spoiler alert - it has already given her a good excuse to go shopping. Plus, w...
#52: Six Phone Calls That Saved Us $1,500
19 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 helping the oth...
#51: Why We Want To Tear The Deck Off Our House
05 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It may seem counterintuitive (don't most people want to add a deck?!), but ous is GIANT and it's just not pulling its weight anymore. So you can find ...
#50: Behind The Scenes - Regrets, Bloopers, & Beyonce
29 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We're celebrating fifty episodes and one year of podcasting (!!!) with a special episode that takes you behind the scenes and unearths some of our wei...
#49: The Problem With Following Decorating Trends
22 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
There's no denying that we've fallen hard for the color pink over the last few years, and we're certainly not alone (Millennial Pink, anyone?). So tod...
#48: The Not-So-Peachy Parts Of Our Beach House Renovation
15 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Making over our beach house isn't all rainbows and unicorns and pink siding. So this week we're diving into a few tasks that have been especially stre...
#47: How Do You Know If It's Your "Forever House"?
08 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you aren't sure if your current house is your long-term house? And if it's not, how do you know when to stop improving it? We're tac...
#46: The New Home Habit That's Saving Us Nearly $1,000!
01 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We did it! We finally cut the cable cord (thanks in part to your suggestions) and now we're spilling how it all went down and, more importantly, how i...
#45: Why We Got Rid Of Half The Toys In Our House
24 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We had an "a-ha" moment while we were away on spring break, which led to a HUGE whole-house purge (including lots and lots of toys) and a ridiculously...
#44: Are Open Floor Plans Over?
10 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're sounding off on an article that says open floor plans should be a thing of the past. We've been known to knock down walls and widen do...
#43: A Surprise Birthday Adventure & YAY, COLOR!
03 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
One of the hardest things to master at home is mixing color and pattern (which can look CRAZY or *yawn* if you go about it without much direction). So...
#42: How We Budget For Big Projects Without Going Broke
27 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As we find ourselves in the midst of our biggest and most pocket-draining project ever, on this week's episode we're sharing our system for planning a...
#41: The Realities (And Not So Realities) Of Those TV Makeovers
20 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode we go behind the scenes of a home makeover show with Candis and Andy Meredith, who tell us how they got their HGTV show and wha...
#40: Going On Vacation For "Research"
13 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're sharing how a recent weekend getaway to a small cottage turned into a reconnaissance mission for our own vacation rental project. Plu...
#39: How To Make House Cleaning Suck A Little Less
06 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guess what? Even pro house cleaners hate cleaning. So we asked YouTube cleaning guru Melissa Maker to share her secrets for making your cleaning chore...
#38: How The Internet Changed & How Our Lives Changed With It
27 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, we're talking about the unpredictable and sometimes dramatic ways that we've seen the internet change in the last decade. Has...
#37: To Brass... Or Not To Brass?
20 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we're talking about what women "should" and "shouldn't" have around the house (Sherry's guilty of at least one!) and we're diving deep...
#36: A BIG Beach House Update & Reflecting On Rejection
13 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this long overdue update on our beach house renovation, you'll hear how we've got some walls going up and many others coming down - and why we've c...
#35: When Someone You Love Gives You Something You Don't
06 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What should you do when a sentimental hand-me-down just doesn't fit in with the rest of your home? And if you try and try but just can't find a way to...
#34: And Just Like That, The Beach House Threw Us A Bone
30 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we count down our five favorite tricks for adding flow to any space so it feels larger and less cramped. We also divulge a big financial plu...
#33: In Pursuit Of Buying Less & Doing More
23 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What's it really like to downsize? We talk with House*Tweaking blogger Dana Miller about how moving to a smaller home (at a time they're family was ex...
#32: The Stuff In Our House We Don't Show You
16 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When a listener asked about the strange habits or odd things you might uncover in our house, we jumped at the chance to pull back the curtain and call...
#31: We Picked A Beach House Color (In The Weirdest Way)
09 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We didn't find love in a hopeless place, but we found a beach house color in a surprising one. Yes, several weeks, multiple test swatches, and 1,500 c...
#30: How Minimalism Almost Grinched Our Christmas
02 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We asked you to call in with your house-related resolutions for 2017, and boy did you guys deliver! In this episode we play some of our favorite liste...
#29: An Unexpected Con To Calling In A Pro
19 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
When you're hiring out renovation work in your home it can be exciting and awesome.. and sometimes it can be deflating and frustrating… which was th...
#28: Why Can't We Pick A Dang Paint Color?
12 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Who has 7 kids, a gorgeous Brazilian vacation house, and is on this week's podcast? The Novogratz, of course! This week Robert and Cortney talk to us ...
#27: Finding Focus When You Just Wanna Renovate All The Things
05 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about pacing yourself through your home renovations, so your eagerness to make changes doesn't get you in deeper than your budget, t...
#26: Are You Sitting Down? We've Got Big News.
28 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We've got something pretty major that we couldn't wait to share with you on this week's podcast (Sherry almost can't contain herself). We're also chat...
#25: Let's All Stop Freaking Out About Holiday Decorating
21 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Christmas is around the corner, which means so is the fun (and the frenzied chaos) of the season. So this week we're sharing how we decorate our hous...
#24: Renovating A Kitchen In Under A Week (Crazytown!)
14 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Our friends from the blog Chris Loves Julia have renovated three kitchens in three years - and they've even redone a kitchen in under 6 days (!!!). So...
#23: Mo House, Mo Problems?
07 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Coming at you from a hotel room in Baltimore, this week we answer three callers seeking home-related updates, from how things are holding up years lat...
#22: Project Paralysis Is A Real Thing, And We've Got It Bad
31 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
You know when you just can't seem to find your momentum on a certain home task? Well, today we fess up to one that's had us stuck for months. We also ...
#21: How The Heck Do We DIY With Kids Around?
24 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
How the heck does any home improvement get done with kiddos in the mix? We've been asked this question countless times (and have wondered it ourselves...
#20: White Walls: Overrated? Overdone? Or Still Totally Awesome?
17 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We've all seen the ubiquitous white wall trend, but do bloggers and designers just choose them because they look good in photos? In person do they fee...
#19: Why We Didn't DIY Our Entire Kitchen Remodel
10 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
When is it best to do something yourself and when should you hire it out? We faced that question a lot during our big kitchen remodel, and today we're...
#18: Grace Bonney Talks Design, Blogs, & Girl Bosses
03 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Design*Sponge founder Grace Bonney shares what 12 years of design blogging has taught her about her style, the Internet, and why there's no such thing...
#17: Our Latest (And Largest Ever!) Home Renovation
26 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We've been working on a HUGE project at home and we're excited to be spilling the beans about it here first! Also on this week's episode, we help a li...
#16: Squashing DIY Fears With Ana White
19 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we chat with furniture designer and tool ninja Ana White about how she found the courage to dive into building everything from beds a...
#15: How Fancy Is Too Fancy For A College Dorm?
12 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to some college students catching national attention with their extravagant dorm decor, we share where we fall in this debate and open up about...
#14: What Quitting Our Blog Taught Us
05 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, you'll hear what we learned from taking nearly 12 months off from blogging thanks to the closing talk that we gave (and taped...
#13: Houses Are Overwhelming, So Where Do I Start?
29 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a "right" order when it comes to decorating or renovating a home? What comes first, the paint or the furniture? The big renovations or the sm...
#12: Five Rug Rules & Flipping Out With Jenni Pulos
22 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
If your relationship with area rugs is best described as "it's complicated", well, this is the episode for you. We're sharing five simple rug rules to...
#11: When Design Styles Collide At Home
15 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you and your partner have different design aesthetics? In this episode, we share what works in our household and some ways that oth...
#10: Our New Shed Might Be Trying To Kill Us
08 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we share a trio of recent mishaps, from a yard project that went awry and an anniversary gift that got away from us to the random eve...
#9: Genevieve Gorder Solves Decorating Dilemmas Aplenty
01 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
One of the O.G.s of design TV, Genevieve Gorder, offers up a slew of solutions to common design challenges, like mixing patterns, making small spaces ...
#8: Three Pro Bloggers Get Real About Sponsored Posts
25 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, we have a candid talk about sponsored posts with Emily Henderson (Style By Emily Henderson), Justina Blakeney (The Jungalow),...
#7: What Your House Should Look Like When You're 30
18 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a magical age when your house starts feeling more grown-up? In this episode we discuss what three well-known design sites think should (and s...
#6: Oh Nothing, Just Talking To Tiffani Thiessen
11 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Tiffani Thiessen about designing her kitchen, cooking for celebs on her show Dinner at Tiffani's, and serve up a Saved By The Bell inspir...
#5: The Rug Mistake We Made For Years
04 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Designer and fellow ceramic animal enthusiast Jonathan Adler gives us a call and imparts his decorating wisdom, we share how a simple bed swap led to...
#4: Decorating Do's & Don'ts From Designer Orlando Soria
27 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Interior designer Orlando Soria gives smart advice for navigating common decorating challenges like finding your style, mixing patterns, and figuring ...
#3: Why Decluttering Makes Your Head Hurt
20 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Designer Sarah Richardson shares one of her biggest makeover mistakes, which prompts us to reflect upon a design fail that we've made not once, but tw...
#2: Design TV Secrets with HGTV's Sabrina Soto
09 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Designer and TV host Sabrina Soto opens up about what she loves, hates, and has cried over in her 9 years of making design television. Plus, we hear h...
#1: What Rich People Have In Their Houses
09 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss what the internet thinks are found in "rich households" and talk about some easy ways we can all make our own homes feel a...