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 | June 14, 2010 | 168 Comments

Trying An Eco Friendly Reel Mower

We took the Fiskaras Momentum Reel Mower for a spin… literally. See how our try at greening our mowing routine worked out.

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| By John Petersik | June 7, 2010 | 2,490 Comments

Fab Freebie: A Taste Of India

Straight from artisan studios in India, Saffron Marigold is giving two of you two hand-printed, woodblock printed linens. Enter here through June 9th.

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| By John Petersik | June 3, 2010 | 123 Comments

Cleaning An Oil-Clogged Air Filter In Our Lawn Mower

Our lawn was making me feel like a terrible neighbor last week. Sure, I had good reason (i.e. the ol’ newborn excuse) but surely the people driving by our house everyday didn’t know my airtight excuse. So to put my guilt to rest I resumed my Friday evening mowing routine. That is until our mower started spewing white smoke and sputtered to a stop. I was left with a dead lawn mower and two buzzed stripes in our yard. Awesome. To be honest, I was more annoyed at my incomplete mow job than my busted equipment. In fact, some of you on Twitter and Facebook probably saw us seeking recommendations for mower replacements mere moments

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| By John Petersik | June 2, 2010 | 100 Comments

Two Bloggers Walk Into A Sidebar…

Just some quick notes about updates to our sidebar. You know, just so you guys know where to find stuff.

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| By John Petersik | June 2, 2010 | 214 Comments

How To Build A Desk With An Old Hollow Core Door

We needed an unusually sized desk, so we turned to a leftover door and our own two hands to whip up a DIY office solution.

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| By John Petersik | May 31, 2010 | 3,156 Comments

Fab Freebie: Maine Attractions

If you’ve never been to Kennebunkport, ME this giveaway gives you good reason to go. Enter to win $150 towards anything from Spaces Kennebunkport through 6/2.

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| By John Petersik | May 24, 2010 | 2,085 Comments

Fab Freebie: Your Perfect Shade

Can you be trusted to design your very own lamp shade? With the help of this giveaway from Lamps Plus we think you can be! Enter now through May 26th.

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| By John Petersik | May 19, 2010 | 121 Comments

The YHL Baby Pool Winner!

Announcing the winner of our YHL Baby Pool. Someone guessed Clara’s birthday correctly as May 14th and now they’re getting 100 bucks to West Elm!

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| By John Petersik | May 17, 2010 | 1,437 Comments

Fab Freebie: Artist’s Block

Numsi may claim to be kid art, but we think it’d look great in any room. So enter to win $100 worth of their modern pieces here through May 19th.

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| By John Petersik | May 10, 2010 | 2,307 Comments

Fab Freebie: Plum Luck

Wanna fancify that couch of yours? Enter this week’s giveaway from Plum Cushion for a shot at some of the prettiest pillow you ever did see.

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| By John Petersik | May 6, 2010 | 62 Comments

He Said, She Said…

We showed as expected in the latest issue of Do It Yourself Magazine, but also surprisingly appeared in a foreign magazine. Check ’em both out here.

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| By John Petersik | May 4, 2010 | 600 Comments

When We Grow Up

We’ve got news: there’s a new employee and a new room redo in the hopper for Casa Petersik. Check out all of the details here!

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