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Young House Love » Decorating » Breaking Down The New Pad

| By John Petersik | July 19, 2013 | 436 Comments

Breaking Down The New Pad

It’s Friday! Let’s get mathy up in here. By now you know I’m a card carrying facts & figures nerd (here’s Exhibit A and Exhibit B) so when Sherry and I started to notice some unique stats about our new house my throat basically erupted with “LEMMEDOSOMEINFOGRAPHICSPLEEEEEASE.”

Whether she actually was keen on the idea or was just worried that disagreeing would turn me into some beastly werewolf-statistician, this post was born. We always end up loving random time capsule posts like this the most in hindsight (it’s fun to look back at things we probably would have forgotten otherwise, like this, this, this, this, and this). So in the name of some headed-into-the-weekend fun (because, you guessed it, we’re busy painting something) here are the infographicized facts about life in our new house:

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What fact struck you the most? Was it Sherry’s creepy birds-under-glass problem? How do they breathe!?

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Comments

  1. Elle says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:29 am

    I was totally waiting for that to end with a partridge in a pear tree, but I think the white ceramic birds in cloches is more you guys. Also, I love the “lets go to the beach” chick.

    Reply
    • Ashton says

      July 19, 2013 at 11:21 am

      HAHA you beat me to it… I was totally thinking of the song also!!

    • Dinka says

      July 19, 2013 at 1:45 pm

      Yeah, I would be lying if I wasn’t singing along to that tune in my head.

      And random Nicki Minaj cameo…I die.

    • Paige @ Little Nostalgia says

      July 19, 2013 at 3:12 pm

      Same! In fact, it’s in my head now.

  2. Anele @ Success Along the Weigh says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:30 am

    I was a little horrified at the 3 floors converging into one chic little spot. Kind of reminded me of the Mr’s childhood home. EVERY single room had some crazy patterned carpet and even different in the hallway. It was insanity. I can’t wait to see how you guys rectify that one. I know it’s probably pretty low on your to do list but it would drive me nuts! :)

    Oh and I want to pet the deer.

    Reply
  3. New Homes in Charlotte says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:31 am

    haha yeah, I don’t know about those birds under the glass…

    Reply
  4. Kate says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:31 am

    The guest appearance by Nicki Minaj stood out to me the most! But in all seriousness, I really dislike seashell sinks. Can’t wait to see what you guys do with the place!

    Reply
  5. Kara says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:31 am

    That master bath mirror is SO pitiful! :(

    Reply
  6. Wendy Wade says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:31 am

    I’m a graphic designer so of course I love this post! You got skills John! Oh and the 5 inches of sink depth cracks me up. We had that when we moved into our house too….. wth!?

    Reply
    • Alisha says

      July 19, 2013 at 9:29 pm

      As concerned as I am for the birds trapped in airtight glass containers the 5 inches of kitchen sink was the thing that made me go “hmmmmmm” I don’t even understand!!!! I think our tiny pedestal bathroom sink is even deeper than 5 inches!!

  7. keisha says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:32 am

    Eight inches of master bath mirror! Wow!

    Reply
  8. Liz E. says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:32 am

    the mirror….definitely the mirror… That’s tiny! And wicker…

    Reply
  9. lu says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:32 am

    How did you all learn to make infographics like these? they are so nice!

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 19, 2013 at 10:37 am

      Thanks! It’s mostly just me playing around in Photoshop, nothing too special. Call it me rebelling against all of the times I was forced to make bland Powerpoint slides for school or work. :)

      -John

    • Raeann says

      July 19, 2013 at 10:52 am

      How about those slick fonts?! Care to share their names? They are b-e-a-utiful.

    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 19, 2013 at 10:56 am

      “128” and other numbers are in Modern No. 20, “frames to be hung” is in Sail and “are white” is in Guilder. Sorry I can’t recall exactly where I downloaded them from!

      -John

    • Linda says

      July 19, 2013 at 12:48 pm

      What??? How do I join the Powerpoint rebellion?

    • Raeann says

      July 22, 2013 at 1:07 pm

      Thanks, John!

  10. April says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:33 am

    “What fact struck you the most?”

    You seriously have 5 seashell sinks?! Good grief…

    Also, I’ve been in painting purgatory for the last few weeks as well, so I feel for you.

    Reply
    • Nicole B. says

      July 19, 2013 at 12:10 pm

      I have to say that in the last house to have 5 matching sinks is a miracle!!! It seems that the previous owners decorated one room at a time and forgot what the previous room looked like..haha.

      Nicole
      @Rolled Into One

    • Nicole B. says

      July 19, 2013 at 12:14 pm

      oops..what I meant to say was ..in this house to have 5 matching sinks is a miracle!!

      I was overcome by all the wonderful statistics from above.. :)

  11. lu says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:33 am

    I love these info-posts! :) thanks !

    Reply
  12. Heather B says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:33 am

    I can’t imagine living with a sink that shallow…or that many seashell sinks! good luck with all the Sink issues!

    Reply
  13. Caroline says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:33 am

    5 inches of sink depth? That’s pitiful!! Love me some numbers too!

    Reply
  14. Angie says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:33 am

    5 inches of sink depth? Really? Yikes, that’s going to fill up quickly. I guess it’s motivation to get plates and cups in the dishwasher right away.

    Reply
  15. Elaine says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:33 am

    The 8″ mirror made me giggle. I couldn’t fit all of my naturally curly hair in there!

    A far cry from the 6′ mirror that our master bath came with…

    Reply
  16. Annie says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:33 am

    That master bath mirror can’t be for realz!?

    Reply
  17. Laura says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:33 am

    Oh goodness, laughing so freaking hard at Nicki Minaj. Good call Petersiks!

    Reply
  18. Jill in Colorado says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:33 am

    I am chuckling because I am looking at my white bird under a cloche – as I read this. (I even have a Pinterest board called “put a cloche on it”). Enjoy your weekend painting., I have two painting projects I’ll be working on this weekend too.

    Reply
  19. Kelly Fennessy says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:34 am

    Yes! So happy to know I’m not alone in my deep love of infographics. #nerdalert

    Reply
  20. Amanda says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:34 am

    That is one small mirror in your master bath! I think it must’ve been meant for a high school locker or something?!?

    Reply
  21. GreenInOC says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:34 am

    My favorite was learning that you had seashell shaped sinks – FIVE of them!

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 19, 2013 at 10:35 am

      When I told my mom that she said “We used to have those in the house you grew up in! They were very in style back then.”

      -John

    • Alisha says

      July 20, 2013 at 12:09 am

      I’m trying to figure out where all those seashell sinks are even hidden!

    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 20, 2013 at 7:33 am

      I know! We only have 2.5 baths!

      xo,
      s

  22. Sarah says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:34 am

    HA! I love the teeny tiny mirror!!
    Although, sometimes I’d a appreciate seeing a little less of myself first thing in the morning.

    Reply
    • Heidi P. says

      July 19, 2013 at 10:43 am

      haha, true dat.

  23. Nads says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:35 am

    Almost 700 sq. ft of deck?!?! Color me jealous!

    Reply
  24. Lisa says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:35 am

    Just have to say, I love the type treatment in this post!

    Reply
  25. Melanie says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:35 am

    Good grief, 5 seashell sinks? The horror! I’m also thinking about how inconvenient it must be to have such a shallow kitchen sink. What is with your sink problems?!? Augh!

    Reply
  26. Lindsey says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:36 am

    You’re kidding. 5″ of sink depth…that’s worse than my 8″ in my old apartment. Loved this post, btw.

    Reply
  27. Chris says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:36 am

    Perhaps she’s dropping subtle hints for pheasant under glass for dinner?

    Reply
  28. Corinne says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:36 am

    I am most shocked by the sink depth. That is not much to work with at all!

    Reply
  29. Robin @ our semi organic life says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:37 am

    How fun! It makes me want to do my own with our house!

    Reply
  30. carrie says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:37 am

    1. How do they breathe?! made me lol!!!

    2. 5 seashell sinks?!? Wha?! Call Guinness book. (And you might as well mention the frames while you have them on the phone.)

    3. I send my sympathies on the never ending blue trim chair rail windows crown etc etc etc

    4. The silver lining of your not so deep sink = we have an old deep sink and the dish pile up is craycray. Hours to get a full sink of dishes done.

    5. I feel like I need a #5….. have a good weekend!

    Reply
    • Holly says

      July 19, 2013 at 10:44 am

      Okay, I second everything Carrie said. I woke up the baby with John’s “how do they breathe” comment. HA! I die. My hubby agrees with John. Boys just don’t get it…

  31. elizabeth says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:37 am

    Ah…seashell sinks!! That takes me back to the house I grew up in..actually alot of what you have in your new house reminds me of the stuff we had in my house growing up..and it may be the trend again but Just Say No to grasscloth/bamboo wallpaper- that was a beast to take down in my parents old house…

    Reply
  32. Dawn says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:37 am

    I can’t decide which is worse: the seashell sinks, or the wallpaper! Love watching you tackle it all!

    Reply
  33. Diana says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:37 am

    The first paragraph made me laugh a lot.

    5 shell shaped sinks?!?! The previous owners really knew what they liked and stuck with it!!

    Reply
  34. Laura @ Rather Square says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:37 am

    Your sink situation is crazy! Sea shells? Five of them? Wow! I’m excited to see what you do with those. I know it will be amazing.

    We have a hexagon sink in our bathroom, but we kind of like it. At least for now.
    http://www.rathersquare.com/2013/06/interior-house-tour-the-before-views/

    Reply
  35. Sheila says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:37 am

    Love it! Five seashell sinks? Wow! I predict some new sinks in your future.

    Reply
  36. Jennifer says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:37 am

    That picture of the 8″ mirror in your master bath almost made me spit out my coffee. How do you get ready in the morning with that little thing?! Hilarious.

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 19, 2013 at 10:38 am

      Fortunately that’s just one of the mirrors in that room. The the vanity / sink nook area before you walk into the bathroom has a more full-sized one that we actually use. Thank goodness!

      -John

  37. Jess says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:39 am

    128 frames??? You might have a problem….though only 5 inches of sink depth would have made me lose my mind by now.

    Reply
  38. Sarah says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:39 am

    Great Stats! Deer follow John into the garage, Whoa! Did you know you were getting a new pet with the house?

    Reply
  39. Lindsay says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:39 am

    WALLPAPER. Hands down that is the ugliest thing. And 1. They in no way coordinate with each other, and 2. they don’t go with that ugly blue trim! Good thing you love a good paint job because that house is dying for TLC.

    Reply
  40. Stephanie says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:42 am

    2 things:

    The Nicki Minaj face is hialrious and I felt scared and happy all at the same time.

    The previous owners got real serious with the wallpaper didn’t they? On the outlet covers all matched up? Wow.

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 19, 2013 at 10:43 am

      I gotta hand it to them for their attention to detail! I noticed in one spot where they didn’t and I was almost disappointed. I’ve grown so used to it!

      -John

    • Ve101 says

      July 21, 2013 at 12:15 pm

      Maybe the outlets hid themselves in shame and now all you see is their expressive little faces :O LOL

  41. Ann says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:42 am

    The seashell sinks scared me the most.

    Reply
  42. Heidi P. says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:42 am

    This was awesome.
    5″ deep sink?!?! That’s ridickerous. And that master bath mirror is just plain funny. And I’m starting to think the previous owners raised those deer from birth. But when the deer started to get a little too comfortable, the owners decided it was time to leave the nest, themselves.

    Reply
  43. Susan says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:43 am

    I can’t believe the kitchen sink is only 5 inches deep!! The mirror thing is also funny, do you think they maybe took all the regular sized mirrors when they moved out and replaced them with ones they didn’t care about? I love that it makes it so quirky! We just bought a house in May and our quirky previous owners LOVED hooks. There were 11 on the back of the coat closet alone, and they were also hung really close together some only 5 inches from the bottom of one hook to the top of another. What were they hanging there? Also there were 21 hooks in the basement entryway. So basically we will never have to buy hooks again, we just remove them and put them in other places.

    Reply
  44. HeatherB says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:43 am

    I have the 5 inch sink, too! What is up with that craziness? I mean, what’s the point?! Water splashes everywhere, and there is no hope of being able to actually wash a dish. Not even deep enough to hide the dirty dishes, for that matter.

    The one that most struck me, though, was the 8 inch mirror–and it still there? I think I would have had to grab any available mirror and pop it up, at least for now.

    The 128 frames is runner up…

    BTW John, I am TOTALLY into the stats, too–I’m the type that geeks on that junk and people look at me like I’m a 3 headed martian :)

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 19, 2013 at 10:47 am

      Still there! We have a nice big one in the sink nook area off the bedroom, so that’s the one in the sink nook within the bath/shower area, so we just defer to the other one for now.

      xo
      s

  45. Anne says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:44 am

    The five seashell sinks really struck me!! Ha!

    Reply
  46. Heather says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:44 am

    Call me nerdy, but I LOVE infographics!! Too fun!

    Reply
  47. Brad says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:44 am

    I love these posts and random Nicki Minaj references.

    What about adding ‘Friday’ to the Forum Foursome so it reads “The Friday Forum Foursome” …you know, for the love of alliteration. Too much?

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 19, 2013 at 10:46 am

      Could be fun! At first we didn’t know if we’d just do them on Fridays (you know in case we decided Tuesday worked better or something) so we just did a random graphic, but I think we’re sold on Friday so that could work!

      xo
      s

  48. Kristi says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:45 am

    No worries sherry I have a bird in a hurricane vase…it used to be in a cloche. Haha. Great minds…

    Reply
  49. kim says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:45 am

    you guys are too funny. I love the sea shell sinks. Reminds me of home. ::cough:: (they really need to go… )

    Reply
  50. Shannon says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:47 am

    I’m going with the floors because that’s my problem here. We are fixing up my husband’s childhood home and there are 12 different floors…all one floor!! And two are even in the same room! The 5 shell sinks are a close second though! I’m glad I don’t have that problem!

    Reply
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