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Posts by Sherry Petersik

Sherry Petersik is one half of the duo behind the award-winning home improvement and do-it-yourself design blog, Young House Love. Together, she and her husband John 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 Sherry Petersik | June 4, 2009 | 24 Comments

Cute Picnic Ideas (From Centerpieces To Cheese Labels)

The latest issue of R. Home magazine is out, which means another one of our columns is circulating. Wahoo! This time we offered up a bunch of backyard entertaining ideas. Here’s the scoop.

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Filed Under: Press

| By Sherry Petersik | June 3, 2009 | 68 Comments

How To Know If You’re Overspending On Your House

Molly wants to know when to cut her losses and live in her house for the next year or two without dumping any more money into it or really go the full monty and do a full fledged reno only to move pretty soon thereafter. Here’s our two cents- what do you think?!

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Filed Under: Home Improvement, Our First House, Saving Money

| By Sherry Petersik | June 2, 2009 | 45 Comments

Adding Hooks For Hanging Jackets & Shoe Storage

We snagged three inexpensive hooks from Lowe’s and used them to create a custom little drying corner in the sunroom for our river-soaked towels and suits. Here’s how it all went down.

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Filed Under: Cleaning, Organizing, & Eco, Our First House

| By Sherry Petersik | June 1, 2009 | 87 Comments

A Tour Of How We Organized Our Closet

We’re throwing open a few doors and pulling back the curtain to reveal how we store our clothing and how we organize our closets. We hope you enjoy our little clothing storage sneak peek.

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Filed Under: Cleaning, Organizing, & Eco, Our First House

| By Sherry Petersik | May 30, 2009 | 62 Comments

Repainting A Dresser And Lining The Drawers With Contact Paper

Mindy’s dresser makeover is as affordable as it is lovely. Here’s how she fixed up a Craigslist find.

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Filed Under: Reader Redesigns

| By Sherry Petersik | May 29, 2009 | 37 Comments

A Home Office Makeover With Closet Storage

Sara’s newly transformed office is lovely and inviting. Here’s a look back at the room before our mood board makeover along with the glorious after pictures for your viewing pleasure.

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Filed Under: Reader Redesigns

| By Sherry Petersik | May 28, 2009 | 90 Comments

How To Get Rid Of Ants Naturally

We woke up to find that we had a little ant problem, but thanks to some googling and a few non-toxic remedies we solved our little pest problem with all-natural ingredients that we already had around the house.

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Filed Under: Cleaning, Organizing, & Eco

| By Sherry Petersik | May 28, 2009 | 19 Comments

A Reader Redesign Goes Glossy!

When we featured Lindsay’s amazing kitchen makeover as a Reader Redesign in October we never would have guessed that it would be discovered on our blog… and end up in a glossy magazine! Here’s how it all went down.

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Filed Under: Blogging

| By Sherry Petersik | May 27, 2009 | 46 Comments

How To Use A Woven Basket As A Planter

We took a few everyday items and used them in unexpected ways to switch up our decor for a whole new look. Here’s how it all went down.

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Filed Under: Decorating, Shopping & Thrifting

| By Sherry Petersik | May 26, 2009 | 107 Comments

Making A DIY Fire Pit

We whipped up a major patio makeover during the long weekend and we can’t wait to show you all the form and function that we squeezed in (on a budget no less). Here’s the scoop.

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Filed Under: Our First House, Outside

| By Sherry Petersik | May 23, 2009 | 30 Comments

A Blue Nursery With A Bike Mural

Audrey’s fantastic nursery makeover is too good not to share. Here’s how she added style and whimsy to her sister’s baby room without breaking the bank. Love it!

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Filed Under: Reader Redesigns

| By Sherry Petersik | May 20, 2009 | 65 Comments

What If…

By now everyone’s probably aware that there’s a $5,000 bonus up for grabs for the person who earns the most votes on their project over on BHG.com (remember we did this to our porch?). And although we’re holding steady at second place, a bunch of people have commented and emailed us to ask what we would do with BHG’s $5,000 bonus if we were lucky enough to take it home. Of course our initial reaction is always “well, we hate to count our chickens… especially since the competition is so fierce and we definitely have some ground to make up…” but since you guys are very (very) persistent we figured we’d indulge you (and ourselves)

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Filed Under: Blogging, Our First House

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