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Young House Love » Archives for September 2010

Archives for September 2010

| By Sherry Petersik | September 29, 2010 | 119 Comments

Blogiversary III: Our Days Are Numbered

For every blogiversary that rolls around we like to have some mathy fun with numbers to break down some funny (and admittedly horrifying) facts when it comes to all things YHL. 1527- Our number of published posts to date (crazy considering we only had 380 on our first blogiversary) 258,904- The number of comments we’ve amassed from you, our lovely readers 13,039- The number of comment questions that we’ve answered to date (we do our best to answer every single one) 4- Number of people who live in our house (counting Burger, who thinks he’s a person) 3- The number of days we were in the hospital after Clara was born 0- The number of

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Filed Under: Blogging

| By Sherry Petersik | September 29, 2010 | 739 Comments

Blogiversary III: On The Move

And now for some news that falls in the “big” category: we’re in the market for a new Casa Petersik. That’s right, after tons of thoughtful deliberation we’ve decided that it’s time to sell our current home after four and a half amazing years spent here. Why? Because we love a project and we’re can’t-sleep-excited about the prospect of taking on a new home makeover and sharing every moment with you guys. We know it’s a sickness, but we actually crave remodeling and painting projects, so instead of feeling overwhelmed at the idea of starting all over again we’re actually pretty psyched about it. Of course it’s bittersweet to leave the place that we love

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Filed Under: Moving, Selling, & Buying, Our First House

| By Sherry Petersik | September 28, 2010 | 109 Comments

Behind The Scenes Of Running A Blog

Q: I know this might be a bit on the personal side, but I’ve always wondered what goes on behind the scenes when it comes to running a successful blog. I’m sure a lot of readers just think you write up posts and conquer home improvement projects but from owning my own small business I know all about the “maintenance” (like taxes, health insurance, business licenses, etc). I don’t know if it’s something you’re willing to talk about but I’m sure there are a lot of other aspiring small business owners and bloggers who would like to learn about everything that goes into keeping YHL going. Thanks so much for the daily inspiration and all

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Filed Under: Blogging

| By John Petersik | September 28, 2010 | 144 Comments

Blogiversary III: Young Puppy Love

Not only did we find a bunch of footage featuring a puppy-sized Burger, but it also reveals some never-before-seen video of our pre-blog decorating attempts.

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Filed Under: Kids & Pets, Videos

| By John Petersik | September 27, 2010 | 11,691 Comments

Fab Freebie: Blogiversar-A-to-Z

To celebrate our blogiversary we’re giving away $500 again – this year it’s towards Z Gallerie so enter here through September 29th.

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Filed Under: Giveaways

| By Sherry Petersik | September 27, 2010 | 102 Comments

Blogiversary III: It’s On

Woo to the hoo. We’re celebrating three amazing years of sharing our adventures (and misadventures) in home improvement with you guys in this virtual place that we call home. So you know what that means… some blogiversary madness is about to ensue. Year four is sure to be full of projects, both big and small. And we always like to use our blogiversary week to share some inside scoop and kick off the next 365 days right. This week we’re planning lots of fun stuff, from a video with some insanely ugly shots of our house before every single project that we chronicled on the blog (let’s just call the footage “vintage”) and some behind

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Filed Under: Blogging

| By John Petersik | September 24, 2010 | 81 Comments

A Living Room Full Of Built-Ins And Windows

Melissa and her hubby took a scary Italian restaurant before and turned it into a comfortable, let’s-live-here after.

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Filed Under: Reader Redesigns

| By Sherry Petersik | September 23, 2010 | 250 Comments

Collecting Ceramic Animals

I took home another ceramic animal. Is there a support group for this? (Hi my name is Sherry and I hoard porcelain mammals) I totally understand that they’re not everyone’s cup of tea – not even close – but for some reason they’re like catnip to me. I can’t stay away. And I’ve realized that I’m attracted to certain characteristics when it comes to these fake friends of mine. I don’t like them too cutesy and sweet. In fact I usually like them very hard and prickly looking. For example, my beloved rhino is ruff and tough and armed with horns. Kind of like my no-nonsense iron bull. And my muscular bite-your-face-off ceramic pooch. And

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Filed Under: Shopping & Thrifting

| By John Petersik | September 22, 2010 | 156 Comments

How We Grew White Pumpkins

So I accidentally grew a pumpkin. Who knew that was possible? Here’s how it all went down.

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Filed Under: Our First House, Outside

| By Sherry Petersik | September 22, 2010 | 77 Comments

Mood Board Making: French + Modern = Eclectic

This week’s kitchen mood board is a mix of charming french-inspired accents and clean modern touches for an easy collected over time feeling that’s anything but cookie cutter: 1. The color palette for this imaginary room is all about navy-ish charcoal tones, deep pistachio hues, soft blue grays, and antique whites. We’d love to see the walls get a coat or two of artichoke-chic paint (which you see represented by that large rectangle of green at the top of the board) – try Benjamin Moore’s Sesame 381. The cabinets in the kitch could remain wood or white (either would work with this scheme) but you could also paint them an antique white tone and even

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| By Sherry Petersik | September 21, 2010 | 285 Comments

14 Tips For Saving Money When You Have A Baby

Q: You guys are so good with money I wondered if you’d consider sharing some of the ways you kept from bleeding money once you had Clara. I’ve heard that having a baby and buying all the baby stuff can set you back a few years’ worth of savings and I’m scared! But I’m sure you have figured out a few ways to be frugal without skipping a beat when it comes to providing everything that Clara needs. As you love to say, do tell! – Megan A: The good news is that we actually expected that having a baby (and setting up the house for one) would be a lot pricier than it actually

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Filed Under: Favorites, Saving Money, Shopping & Thrifting

| By Sherry Petersik | September 21, 2010 | 144 Comments

How To Spray Paint A Brass Candlestick

I’m back with an easy thrift store upgrade. John and I snagged this seen-better-days brass candlestick at Goodwill for $1.99 after I convinced him that a bright and modern color would complement the traditional shape for a clean and current result in about five minutes flat. So I spray painted that sucker with some glossy yellow paint (Rust-Oleum Painter’s Touch Gloss spray paint in Sun Yellow)… … and ended up with a nice new (and super cheap) accessory in a fun and happy color. Here he is accompanied by his three candle friends. Anyone humming Beauty & The Beast yet? Totally reminds us of Lumiere. Simple? Check. Cheap? Check? Anyone can do it? Check. Plus

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Filed Under: Crafting & Art, Shopping & Thrifting

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