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:
What fact struck you the most? Was it Sherry’s creepy birds-under-glass problem? How do they breathe!?
Hillary says
Laughed out loud at the 5″ kitchen sink and 8″ master bath mirror. But Oh Em Gee 128 frames? Someone has a problem!
Ethne @ Wom-Mom says
Seashell sinks. I’m not alone here. Also, I had no idea they made kitchen sinks so shallow. Crazytown! How are you supposed to wash your baby in THAT? Kidding, we had a baby bathtub. We did wash my dad’s cat in his super deep kitchen sink one time but never told my stepmom. She would’ve died. She bleaches it before doing dishes anyway, so we knew it would be safe.
Laura says
It’s tie between the 8″ of mirror in the master bath & the deer that followed John in to the garage.The mirror because between my two bathrooms I probably have close to ten feet of mirror. Oh & one of the two closets in my master bedroom has mirrored doors
Bea says
how many of us are looking for tape measures to go check out our kitchen sink depth?? Too funny!
Jennifer says
1 deer that followed John into the garage! So awesome!
Nicole Smith says
I love when you guys create infogrpahics! Favorite facts: 5 inches of sink depth?!!! That’s insane! And terribly wrong haha
Elaine - Visual Meringue says
I LOVE this post! It’s so fun! John’s graphics literally had me laughing out. So funny. And the mini-Nikki was priceless. I think the one that struck me most was the 5 sea shell sinks. Oy. Sorry ’bout that. ;)
Jennifer says
In the right location, that second wallpaper (with the yellow flowers on the blue background) could actually work really well…it’s pretty. Fresh white trim could make all the difference.
Julianne says
You guys are too funny! After having to attack only 1 large bedroom of wallpaper, I’m just feeling your pain! ;0)
Natalie says
We also live in a similar colonial type of home in Alexandria, VA. Our house had 4 of the sea-shelled sinks. So far we have only replaced one but I am dying to get rid of them. I don’t know what people were thinking in the 80’s!
Monika says
“5 sea shell shaped sinks” rivals “she sells sea shells by the sea shore” for alliterative tongue twisters!
tia says
new kitchen sink would be at the top of my todo list!
Amber says
Fun post, but we’ve totally got you beat on downstairs flooring. We have 1 tile, 2 different linoleums, and 3 different carpets all on the first floor. We’re hoping to get that count down soon :)
Natalie says
WOW! Kudos to you guys for making that list and not ending up under the desk in the fetal position! lol
The craziest one to me was the wallpaper, just because it is SUCH a tedious job! By the way, I love how you guys are trying {and explaining!} different methods for removing each one! So throughout and helpful! You’re the best! :)
Linda G says
I didn’t even know you could have a kitchen sink that’s only 5″ deep. That’s crazy to me, but I also don’t have a dishwasher.
Hey, isn’t wallpaper #3 the same thing Brandon Walsh had in his bedroom when he first moved into BH90210?
Brittany D says
Bahahahaha! That 8″ mirror killed me! How on earth did the previous owners use that when they lived there?!
Ansley says
This is such a fun post! I also really loved the links to the forums… such a great idea!
Rachelle C. says
After selling our beautiful condo and moving into a (rental) home, we too are stuck with a ridiculously shallow sink! It’s the absolute worst! Every time I go near it I keep chanting “just one year, just one year.” Can’t wait until we move into our own home again. That would be my first project.
Kate says
Wow, your deer are bold! We have the equivalent of a Disney movie in our backyard…2 different ground hog families (both which had babies this year), bunnies that get into very involved games of tag together, last year a fox family that had 6 babies but has thankfully taken off, and many deer that come and go but happened to really congegrate in the back right around Christmas (which was really fun because we kept saying Santa was in the neighborhood checking out roofs), but if we even try to get in position to take a picture every single animal takes off. I can’t imagine them following you inside! I wonder if the former owners fed them to get them that desensitized to your presence.
Kimberly says
Wahhhhh!!!! 21 windows to paint?! I’m so very sorry for your hands and shoulders. But I love your new pet deer!
Mindy says
The most shocking fact for me is that your deck alone is a greater number of square feet than my entire house!
Yvonne says
Haha, I just said something similar. :)
Season Hurd says
5″ of sink depth and 8″ of mirror. They had a real problem with proportion in that house huh?
Yvonne says
This is just too awesome. The 8″ bathroom mirror, the 5″ of kitchen sink, the 5 different wall papers… ah, loved this post! lol. I think what’s going to stay with me all day though is the knowledge that your deck is bigger than my family’s apartment. I’ll be all weird and think, “I wonder what part of the Petersik’s deck I could be standing on right now?” Haha, no, I’m not that creepy… yet. :)
Ann L says
Favorite stat: 1 stalker deer
Hally says
What stuck me the most????? The fact that you have more sq ft of deck than I do in my apartment. One of these days I’ll graduate from college…. *sigh*…..
Sarah Murphy says
You had me at infographic! I love keeping up with your blog and house updates. It’s become a new obsession of mine. Right behind almond butter and appealing infographics.
Maggie says
I’m laughing at your wallpaper and thinking how much you’d enjoy the house DD2 and SiL have just had an offer accepted on… NOT! Here’s a link to the details, take a look at picture 9 (preferably not while eating or drinking!).
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-27151722.html
Not only do the curtains match the wallpaper, but DD2 tells me that the ceiling is covered in the same wallpaper! Can’t wait to see it in the flesh LOL!
YoungHouseLove says
Oh my gosh, I know people might be scared of that place but all I can think is “potential!!” Best of luck to them!
xo,
s
Amy Brewer says
I just realized two of your wallpapers were in my house growing up. The first one was in my brother’s bathroom and the fourth one I think was in our dining room. That was so 1980 something.
Allyson says
That “how can they breathe” comment just made me lol at my desk!
Roxanne M says
LOVE typography, Love this! I also love the beach/sink reference!
Theresa says
I read this to the tune of 12 Days of Christmas! haha
Amy says
Hilarious infographic! You really do such a great job being entertaining, thorough, and funny. Bravo!
heyruthie says
Oh, totally the shell-shaped sinks. Those don’t translate in the house tours I’ve seen–or perhaps you have gotten strategic with your camera angles, LOL! I’ve had those in several houses that I’ve lived in, and I thought they were practically unmentionable. I’m thrilled that classy folks like y’all aren’t afraid to get your shell on, when it means you get a great deal on a great house.
bethany says
Well, you know what they say about three white ceramic birds-in-glass-cloche being better than….. never mind!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha! That needs to be a thing!
xo,
s
Sandy says
Seeing your 5 styles of wallpaper lined up next to each other like that. Yikes, they put the “ugh” in ugly! You house is definitely 1980fied. I think it’s interesting how back then each room was treated like a completely different entity and did not have to have any decorative cohesiveness to adjoining rooms whereas these days there seems to be a better flow from room to room in home design/decor. Less jarring, more unifying. Have fun painting!
Kristi @ Addicted 2 Decorating says
The “8 inches of master bath mirror” made me laugh out loud. :-D That’s crazy!
Jean says
Oooh, that’s a whole lotta frames! By a strange coincidence I’ve been buying white frames to put up in the hallway….not sure where I got that idea from :)
Btw, I love the differences in terms between the UK and US. You say spackle we say filler, (I know, boring), you say crown we say cornicing, and instead of a chair rail we have a dado rail. I’m getting the hang of it now though!
YoungHouseLove says
Dado rail is awesome! We need to steal that!
xo,
s
Julie @ Living on the Ledge says
Ha – this made me crack up. Especially just ending it with “THIS” and the birds. :) My mom had birds just like that in our house growing up!
I can’t get over the 5 inch sink…I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a thing! You guys are doing so awesome – keep up the great work!
mary says
Someone probably alerted you but you got a mention/link on Emily Henderson’s blog today. Or maybe she does that a lot, I just started reading hers.
“I, of course, am looking for a piece of garbage house that i can go all ‘Young house Love‘ on and redo room by room on the blog.”
Love her.
YoungHouseLove says
She’s so sweet. I like how she and Bearcat cuddle.
xo,
s
Alison says
The deck size struck me the most. Our house is 750 sq. ft.
You two have sure moved up in the world from 400 sq. ft. apt’s. Glad you have to clean it all and not me. I can’t even imagine washing all those windows. And pressure washing everything every spring.
WebSavvyMom says
–>Five inches of sink? What?!?
(You didn’t mention the heat right now either – – I’m in Virginia Beach.)
Lisa E says
Oh my gosh, my eyes stopped dead at 21 window frames to paint. I can’t believe more people didn’t comment on that. Cheap fix, but sooooo tedious! The 5″ kitchen sink is kind of crazy town, too. My friend had one of those in her kitchen. The reason was because they actually had the dishwasher right below it. Now that I’m typing that, it doesn’t make sense either that any sink would fit over that, but that’s how it was. She hated it.
caroline [the diy nurse] says
I loved this! I read the bottom like ‘a patridge in a pear treeee’ but it was more like ‘clooooche.’
I can’t believe how many frames you have! I guess mine would be similar if our house was finished though. Good luck with the windows- bleh!!
Michelle Osborne says
I love these posts. It is always fun to look back and see how far your house has come. I’ll be curious to see how many shell shaped sinks you have left in a couple years.
I had to say that we had you beat on the flooring. Our main floor had 3 different carpets, a cheap laminate, and 3 different kinds of tile on it! Thankfully after saving for a couple years, we now have a beautiful bamboo in almost all the rooms, new tile in the laundry room, and only the guest bath tile to replace. Talk about craziness! :)
Erica says
I’m totally waiting for the post where the deer is sitting at Clara’s table having a tea party with Clara and Burger or is standing in the foyer watching you rid the house of all that blue! Seriously John and Sherry…this deer is apart of your family. Consider how much fun this could be for your Christmas card! This deer needs a name people!!!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha!
xo,
s
Nicole says
This is SO fun! Makes me want to do something similar as we renovate our own home. The 5″ of sink depth (ours was super shallow too) and too tiny bath mirror made me laugh, and the collection of wallpapers and flooring are going to be so interesting to look back on. Love it!
Chaucea says
Y’all gotta get a salt lick for your deer! :-D
Caroline Betcher says
Hahaha! I love this stuff! Who’s job was it to count frames? We’re moving in 2 weeks– do you have advice for packing all our artwork?
YoungHouseLove says
John got to count frames while I measured the deck. He was pretty fast! As for moving frames, we did multiple trips in the car just carefully stacking them. Miraculously nothing broke, and we didn’t have to bubble wrap them all.
xo,
s
Sarah says
I don’t understand why you have 128 white frames….
YoungHouseLove says
We had a gallery wall in our last house (you can see it on our House Tour page).
xo,
s
Ashley T says
The deer actually followed yall into the garage? Hilarious.