Posts By John Petersik

John Petersik is one half of the duo behind the award-winning home improvement and do-it-yourself design blog, Young House Love. Together, he and his wife Sherry have renovated seven homes, published two New York Times Bestselling books, and designed products sold in Target and Home Depot. They are currently enjoying their downsized home on Florida's Gulf Coast with their two kids and their dog, Penny.

| By John Petersik | August 18, 2010 | 95 Comments

7 Tips For Getting A Greener Organic Lawn

I devoured “The Organic Lawn Care Manual” looking for info on how to make our lawn lush but stay chemical free. Here’s what I learned.

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| By John Petersik | August 17, 2010 | 37 Comments

Making A Pendant Light With Cross Stitching Hoops & Burlap

Ashley needed to conceal an old dining room light fixture so she DIYed her very own drum shade for less than $20. Check out the results and the link to a tutorial.

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| By John Petersik | August 16, 2010 | 3,901 Comments

Fab Freebie: Market Fresh

Fresh Home magazine has teamed up with Cost Plus World Market this week to dish out a $100 gift card to Cost Plus World Market. Enter through Aug 18th.

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| By John Petersik | August 16, 2010 | 82 Comments

Window Shopping At Clover In Richmond Virginia

We always love crashing a well designed house to get some inspiration and steal some ideas. But we also know that homes aren’t the only place to look for decor inspiration. Which is why we decided to take you shopping with us for some pretty amazing and totally implementable at-home ideas. Allow us to introduce you to Clover. It’s an amazingly cool consignment shop for kids that just opened in Richmond’s Carytown district last month – and they gave us a sneak peek at the space before they unlocked the doors to the public. We scored the special treatment because the shop is a spin-off concept from our friend Lesley who opened the grown-up consignment

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| By John Petersik | August 11, 2010 | 60 Comments

How To Paint An Old China Cabinet

Tanis wanted an extra special cabinet for her extra sentimental china and all it took was some white and blue paint plus some texture wallpaper to get a one-of-a-kind look.

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| By John Petersik | August 11, 2010 | 412 Comments

How We Take Weekly Baby Photos

To anyone wondering how we capture Clara’s weekly growth picture, here’s a quick tutorial about how we photograph and then Photoshop the image.

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| By John Petersik | August 9, 2010 | 1,516 Comments

Fab Freebie: Stars, Butterflies & Teardrops

Giving away two papercraft-tastic prizes from two awesome Etsy Sellers: The Starcraft and This Neck of The Woods. Enter to win three prizes through Aug 11, 2010.

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| By John Petersik | August 6, 2010 | 45 Comments

Making A Steel And Marble Dining Table

Amanda and Ben didn’t just build their own dining table. They built it out of STEEL. Yep. Check out how here.

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| By John Petersik | August 4, 2010 | 144 Comments

Paint Chips That Help You Decorate

A paint chip can be more than just a color sample! We took a look at some of the big brands who go above and beyond when it comes to their chips.

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| By John Petersik | August 3, 2010 | 69 Comments

Making Colorful Graphic Art Prints At Home

Both Lindsay and Amanda were inspired to make their own version of some of our favorite Crate & Barrel artwork. Two different techniques but equally great results.

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| By John Petersik | August 3, 2010 | 114 Comments

Building An Extra Closet Shelf To Integrate A Dog Crate

Our closet was warring with itself as both home to Burger’s crate and storage for all of our guest linens. Read here to see how we made peace in the space.

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| By John Petersik | August 2, 2010 | 4,011 Comments

Fab Freebie: Everything But The Kitchen Sink

ATG Stores has just about everything you could need in your house, and one person’s gonna have $150 to find just what they need. Enter here through August 4th.

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