About
We’re Young. We’re Fun. We’re Repainting Again?!
I’m Sherry Petersik. He’s my husband John. We’re 27. Our house is 53. It’s old enough to be our parent, but we treat it like it’s our baby. It’s our first home, and it’s located in Richmond, Virginia. When we bought it in 2006, we were coming off of a combined 8-years of living in Manhattan. Having 1,350 sq. ft to play with seemed like quite a luxury. The only problem: the house definitely showed its age.
Armed with a little bit of know-how and a lot of enthusiasm, we didn’t waste a second gettin’ down to business. After three years the list of what we did is too long to bother with (a few highlights: installing a pedestal sink, two toilets, countless new light fixtures, knocking out a half wall, uncovering tile and hardwood under grody carpets, etc). Trust us when we say that it was certainly a lot of work, time, and satisfaction upon completion.
To date we’ve added a slew of new skills to our metaphorical toolbox (need help refinishing your cabinets?) and even some new equipment to our literal toolbox (drywall saw, anyone?). Our DIY obsession even carried over to our backyard wedding (it’s only fitting that we got married at home).
Somewhere along the way we started helping other people transform their homes, and in June of 2008 we put my Bachelor of Fine Arts and John’s Communications degree to use and opened up our very own online shop full of original and affordable art prints. We’ve also been recruited to write a regular column in a national glossy mag: Better Homes & Garden’s Do It Yourself Magazine and have even managed to fit in an HGTV appearance when our bedroom was picked as an “inspiration room” on Rate My Space (we also squeezed in a fun little house tour video for thenest.com).
Now it’s just a matter of finding enough hours in the day to keep up with our ever growing to-do list while keeping you posted along the way. We hope you enjoy our continued adventures (and misadventures) in DIY decor and home improvement. Stay tuned…
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HGTV’s Rate My Space |
The Nest Magazine (Cover) |
CNN |
The New York Times |
RealSimple.com |
London Times: Best Blogs |
The Nest TV |
MSN.com |
TheNest.com Feature |
Do It Yourself Magazine |
Do It Yourself Magazine |
Do It Yourself Magazine |
Australian BHG |
BHG Big Style, Small Rooms |
R.Home Magazine Column |
R.Home Magazine Column |
R.Home Magazine Column |
R.Home Magazine Column |
R.Home Magazine Column |
CBS6 Live Interview |
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
The Washington Post |
The Washington Post |
San Francisco Chronicle |
BHG.com Guest Bloggers |
Washington Post Express |
RedEye Chicago |
Canadian House & Home |
Remodeling My Space |
