When Meghan Carter came to interview us, we pulled out all the stops to make our home look its best. Small details can make a big impression, so we set out a tidy assortment of apples in our clam-shell fruit bowl, replaced towels in every bathroom, and even did a quick spot-clean for good measure. … Read more

Linn’s built-in project is a perfect example of how transforming freestanding bookshelves into true built-ins can elevate an entire room. Here’s her note about the process: My husband and I built custom built-in bookcases ourselves. Our old bookcases weren’t attractive and didn’t offer the storage we needed, and hiring someone to build custom shelves was … Read more

We’ve been holding onto a fun secret, and now we’re ready to share it. Recently we took a little road trip that turned into a memorable blogger meetup — a real-life crossover that felt a bit like the social version of a TV event. No cliffhangers here: we’re spilling the details. That’s Katie Bower from … Read more

BRB, just renaming this blog in my head to “Solving Problems With Plants.” We meant to publish a big pool post, but that project is still underway — hopefully next month we’ll have one massive breakdown with hundreds of photos. In the meantime, here’s how plants can do more than hide unsightly things: they can … Read more

Who remembers the old furniture-and-pillow hoarding space at the end of the hall that we used to call “the storage room”? We took a slice of that square footage to create our laundry room, which left a more rectangular bonus room and made the new glass door at the end of the hallway much more … Read more

Our entry table from the old house naturally found a home next to the front door in the new place as well. It’s been there since day one without much thought—until recently. Just for fun we moved it a short distance down the hallway and discovered we liked it better in the new spot. It … Read more

For the past few weeks many of you asked for a House Crashing post with photos of the other six Homearama homes in the show. We snuck through and photographed each house, just like we did for a Homearama House Crash in 2012 — so consider this your warning that the post is image-heavy. Everyone … Read more

By now you’ve probably heard there’s a $5,000 bonus for the project that earns the most votes on BHG.com. We entered our porch in the contest, and although we’re holding steady in second place, many readers have asked what we would do with the $5,000 if we won. While we don’t want to count our … Read more

Yeah, we’re those neighbors — the ones so busy working on the inside of the house (and wrangling a baby) that the yard gets neglected. Under our mailbox had become a full-blown weed convention: Peeking out of the overgrowth was a little iron squirrel left by the previous owners. I adore him and sometimes pretend … Read more

Here’s the washer and dryer update you’ve all been asking for. Yesterday our fabulous front-load washer and dryer arrived — they ended up being floor models because Lowe’s mistakenly sold the ones we had previously purchased. Fortunately, they arrived in excellent condition. The dryer is flawless, and the washer has only a tiny scratch on … Read more