Valspar is dishing up some free paint this week, as well as a resource for couples who are combining their styles into one household. Entries accepted through Sept 16th.
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Archives for September 2009
Reader Redesign: Nursery Magic
Holly’s nursery makeover had us at hello. Here’s the adorable room she whipped up for her little one on the way.
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Reader Redesign: Best On The Block
Christy and Erik turned a terrible eyesore into an eye pleasing feature! Here’s how a little bit of wood, mortar, paint, and potting mix can go a long way without breaking the bank!
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Is Your House Ready For An Emergency? Take The Test…
Are we prepared for an emergency? Check out where we stacked up when it comes to having emergency supplies around our house and learn how you can create an emergency stash of your own.
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Doggone To Sleep Freebie Winner!
Announcing the winner of a stylish dog bed from AllModernPet.com Could you and your pooch be the lucky winners this week?
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High Fivin’ Our Sponsors
It’s September and we’re giving thanks to The Shade Shop & Lighting Gallery, The Natural Sleep Store and Name Your Design for helping keeping Young House Love up and running.
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Reader Redesign: Row Row Row Your Walls
When Jamie sent us photos of her stunningly posh striped walls (inspired by our bathroom painting project) we had to share the amazing transformation. Here’s her letter: Just wanted to tell you “THANK YOU” and give you a big cyber-hug for inspiring me to get off my duff and add some “oomph” to my house. After seeing your altogether fabulous bathroom stripes, I’ve gone stripe-wild in my own house and it’s made all the difference. I did stripes in my bathroom – much like yours – then kept the love going by adding them to my master bedroom as well. Talk about textural eye candy! I just love them, and I love you for all
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Forget The New Melrose Place
Love soap operas? Love Ikea even more? Here’s a web series for you: Ikea Heights, which is shot entirely under-the-radar at a real Ikea store during regular business hours.
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Tips For Traveling With A Dog (Hotels, Flying, & More)
We’re breaking down all the travel tips that we’ve learned when it comes to flying, staying in a hotel, and even road-tripping with your pet. Dogs can be fabulous traveling companions, so here’s how we trained Burger to be the best little on-the-go companion he can be.
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Window Shopping: Golly Gee Anthropologie…
We wandered around Anthropologie and found inspiration at every corner. Here’s what we’re loving (and what we think you can DIY on the cheap for a similar look).
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How To Recover A Lamp Shade With Patterned Fabric
We’re back with a lighting update for Emily’s nursery. Here’s how we installed a sleek swing arm lamp and even made a custom fabric lamp shade cover on the cheap.
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Fab Freebie: Doggone To Sleep
This week’s giveaway is going to the dogs, well, sleepy dogs (& cats!). Enter to win a stylish pet bed from AllModernPet.com through Wednesday, September 9th.
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Reader Redesign: Paint & Paper = Wow
Amanda’s bathroom makeover is a huge reminder that paint can not only transform the walls of a boring old bathroom, it can also spiff up a seen-better-days wood vanity. And decorative drawer liners can be the icing on the cake.
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That’s A Wrap
We just added a video tab under the header and it’s chock full of every last video we’ve made including road trip footage, DIY ideas, decorating lessons and more. You bring the popcorn and we’ll bring the action.
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Ashley’s Design Dilemma
Ashley came to us for a custom mood board to freshen up her living room with clean-lined furnishings for a light and airy effect. See what we recommended for her major room makeover and maybe even steal some ideas right here.
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Hi, My Name Is Freebie Winners!
Three winners have been picked in our Customized Stationary giveaway. Find out right here if you were part of the lucky trio.
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Adding Fold-Down Wall Hooks For Clothes In A Nursery
We’re back with the latest nursery makeover and this time we added foldable hooks from Ikea to introduce function and sweetness to an entire wall on the cheap. Here are all the delicious deets.
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Reader Redesign: To The Letter
Jennifer’s Ikea kids table overhaul was so cute and playful that we just had to share it. Here’s how you can inject some fun and some custom style to any playroom or nursery. So sweet.
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Hotel Decor Inspiration (Part One)
We enjoyed our stay at Hotel Preston so much that it inspired a video about all the inspiration that we uncovered. Nothing beats bringing home some posh hotel ideas to make your home even more inviting and luxe, so here’s what we liked best.
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And Now For A Post About Salsa
We flipped when we saw this cute salsa kit at the farmer’s market and had to take it home with us. Gotta love DIY projects that result in a delicious treat.
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Painting Our Bedroom Ceiling A Soft Green Color
We did something that never occurred to us before a few weeks ago: we painted our masted bedroom ceiling! And it really made the crown molding pop while creating a soft and serene layered look that we love. Here’s how.
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