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 15, 2009 | 331 Comments

How To Paint Subtle Horizontal Wall Stripes

We used a can of paint to majorly update our bathroom with tone on ton stripes. We love of the cream lines look layered and expansive, and our tiny half bath is a lot more interesting after just four hours of work.

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| By Sherry Petersik | June 12, 2009 | 34 Comments

A Richmond House That Was Fully Rehabbed

We trotted through a local home with character (and sprawl) to spare. Here’s how Karyn and Eric took a crumbling casa and made it into a masterpiece.

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| By Sherry Petersik | June 11, 2009 | 66 Comments

Why We Love Envirosax Reusable Bags

Every once in a great while a product comes along and wins us over from head to toe. This is one of those things. We just can’t get enough of Envirosax!

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| By Sherry Petersik | June 10, 2009 | 48 Comments

Hanging Curtains On A Sliding Door

Beth followed our lead and hung breezy white curtains with bamboo blinds on her large sliding doors to add polish and style to spare. Here are the yummy before and after pics.

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| By Sherry Petersik | June 10, 2009 | 997 Comments

How To Pick The Perfect Paint Color

When it comes to picking the perfect paint color it’s hard to settle on the prefect color scheme or swatch. Here’s a rundown of our favorite foolproof paint colors for no-fail color picking and painting.

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| By Sherry Petersik | June 9, 2009 | 38 Comments

The End Of (What Seems Like) An Era

The vote begging is slowing to a halt as the big porch project challenge over on BHG ends this Friday. But we can’t let the era of the 48-Hour Challenge end without a few thank yous!

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| By Sherry Petersik | June 5, 2009 | 52 Comments

A DIY Bouquet With Pink Roses

We’re back to share our June blooms (snagged for free in our own backyard). Here’s the scoop…

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| By Sherry Petersik | June 4, 2009 | 133 Comments

Priming And Painting Wood Kitchen Cabinets

We helped Carla and Evan transform their kitchen on the cheap in under a month. Their wood-riddled room went from blah and band to vibrant and chic… here’s how it all went down!

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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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