After I mentioned our near cross-country road trip last week, you might be wondering how we passed more than forty hours behind the wheel. We filmed a lot of it with our trusty Flip video camera, then spent the weekend editing that footage into a short musical montage of our road-trip-on-steroids. If you’re curious and … Read more

Remember our recent Moo Minicard giveaway? Our lucky winner just emailed to share how she used her set of complimentary Moo Minicards, and we had to pass along her thoughtful, creative ideas. Here’s her note: I received my Moo Minicards—thank you again for the drawing! I’d been thinking about ornaments: my husband and I have … Read more

Sorry we haven’t posted more over the past two days. We spent Thursday and Friday enjoying food, family, and friends — and celebrating that our new pendant light from CB2 is finally installed above our dining area. Here it is as seen from the kitchen: And here’s the view from the living side of our … Read more

After finishing a porch chair makeover, I realized that, as frequent DIYers, John and I are exposed to quite a few household chemicals. I felt woozy and nauseous after only ten minutes of spray painting, which made me wonder how harmful these substances really are. Are the effects only temporary, or could repeated exposure lead … Read more

After finishing the two end sections of our three-piece DIY console table (previously described), I moved on to building the middle unit. This center piece will sit hidden between the two ends and between the sectional and the wall, so it could have been a simple platform to support the long tabletop that will span … Read more

Remember when we excitedly shared that we’d been invited to write a regular column for Richmond’s R. Home magazine? Our first piece is now in print, and we’re thrilled to present simple holiday decorating ideas that use ornaments in fresh, unexpected ways. You can click here to view the full three-page feature. Below are the … Read more

Our quick “we’re getting a new roof” post on Thursday generated so many questions that we decided to follow up with more details plus before, during, and after photos. Here’s what the old roof looked like before the work began: Up close you can see the old roof had a flat, grid-like appearance and had … Read more

When we visited the Bowers this weekend, we shared a few quick photos on Instagram Stories of a delightfully charming children’s bookstore. The response was immediate: dozens of messages asking for a full post so the shop wouldn’t disappear from the internet. So here you go — a longer look at the photos (and some … Read more

You haven’t heard much about the duplex we bought three months ago, but progress is happening behind the scenes. We’re quietly working on three major items that are moving us toward demo day. In this update we share those details, plus an insider look at what it takes to produce a home magazine feature with … Read more

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries*** Brighten your home — and your day — with fresh paint. This week we’re giving away a room’s worth of paint from Olympic: two gallons of Olympic Premium Interior Paint plus one gallon of primer to three lucky winners. We chose Olympic because their paint is 100% VOC-free … Read more