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| By John Petersik | July 3, 2009 | 16 Comments

Behr’s Gobi Desert and Breakfast Blend

Winner of our “Behr With Me” Fab Freebie has used a free gallon of paint to help transform her laundry room and entry way. Check out the great before & after right here.

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Filed Under: Reader Redesigns

| By John Petersik | July 2, 2009 | 53 Comments

How To Install A Water Filtration System Under The Sink

Learn how we installed an under-sink water filtration system to purify our drinking water without creating an eyesore in the kitchen sink.

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Filed Under: Home Improvement, Our First House

| By Sherry Petersik | July 1, 2009 | 23 Comments

Painting An Old Wood Desk Antique White

Jen’s desk makeover is nothing short of miraculous! It makes us want to break out some paint and some stain (and even some new hardware) to completely transform a piece of furniture in an afternoon. Here’s how she did it!

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Filed Under: Reader Redesigns

| By Sherry Petersik | July 1, 2009 | 47 Comments

What To Look For When You Buy Your First House

We’ve devised a system of lists and brainstorming to find the perfect house for you. Here’s how to approach one of the biggest decisions of your life! No pressure.

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Filed Under: Moving, Selling, & Buying, Our First House

| By Sherry Petersik | June 30, 2009 | 57 Comments

How To Grow Free Plants From Clippings

Philodendrons are sort of like aliens. You can clone them! Here’s how you can get free house plants by snipping stems off the ones you already have.

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Filed Under: Cleaning, Organizing, & Eco, Our First House, Plants, Saving Money

| By Sherry Petersik | June 30, 2009 | 35 Comments

How To Draw A Chalk Mural On Your Wall

We created some interesting wall art in our dining room with plain old chalk. Here’s how to seal it so it sticks around…

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Filed Under: Crafting & Art, Our First House

| By John Petersik | June 29, 2009 | 1,145 Comments

Fab Freebie: Straight From The Art

Artful Home has thousands of art pieces made by professional artists. And there’s four of ’em to choose from this week right here. Enter through Wed, July 1st.

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| By Sherry Petersik | June 29, 2009 | 81 Comments

8 Ways To Avoid Dangerous Chemicals At Home

Meet my über intelligent little brother* Dan. Growing up I was always referred to as “the creative one” which was the family’s way of saying “not the prodigy” which was my brother’s territory. It wasn’t that I was dumb, I routinely made the honor roll and even got accepted early admission into a prestigious university art program in NYC (graduating with only 13 others in my major). But Dan was a bit hard to compete with in the brains department. In high school he took nine AP tests and got fives on all of them (I took one and got a 4). Then he got into Cornell and graduated with the highest GPA of his

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Filed Under: Cleaning, Organizing, & Eco

| By John Petersik | June 26, 2009 | 81 Comments

Using Freecycle To Recycle Old House Items

Learn about our first experience with Freecycle, a community-based system of exchanging items for free. We got rid of a mattress, helped a family in need and kept trash out of a landfill. We’d call that a win-win-win.

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| By Sherry Petersik | June 26, 2009 | 48 Comments

Covering A Fireplace With Stone Veneer

Erin and Ben’s family room was completely made over from the stone fireplace to the new solid oak built-ins. Here’s how it all went down… along with some awesome before and after pictures!

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Filed Under: Reader Redesigns

| By Sherry Petersik | June 25, 2009 | 134 Comments

Why We Bought An Organic Latex Mattress

We upgraded to an organic natural latex mattress as an anniversary gift to each other. Here’s how we trolled the web to find the best one and assembled it when it arrived in three different boxes!

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

| By John Petersik | June 24, 2009 | 31 Comments

House Crashing: Shock And Eww Part II

Since Sherry gave you a sneak peek at her past design sense, it’s only fitting you get a look into John’s old college dorms. Brace yourselves people.

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