…let’s talk about you. During last year’s blogiversary extravaganza we polled our lovely readers to learn more about who they really are, and we thought that the beginning of year three marked the perfect time to do that again. So who the heck are you? And how you think we can amp up Young House Love in the coming year?
If ever there was a time to comment, it’s now. Please – no, pretty please – take two minutes to answer the questions below. And if you’ve never commented before or are unsure how, it’s easy. Just click the number in that green speech bubble to the right of this post’s title and scroll to the bottom of the page. Oh and real names and e-mail addresses aren’t required (feel free to make up something entertaining) so the pressure is off.
In a few days we’ll be back with a little summary of your comments (you know we like to read each and every one) so we can begin to formulate a bona fide plan to pimp Young House Love even more in year three. So without further ado, here’s what we’re dying to know:
- Who are you? Male/Female? Age? Location? Marital status? Any kids? Pets?
- How often do you read Young House Love? (Daily? Once a week? Whenever you have free time at work?)
- What are your favorite types of posts & why? (Easy DIY ideas? Before & after pictures? Design Dilemmas? Major home improvement undertakings? Videos? Something else?)
- What advice do you have for us to make YHL even better in year #3? (More of something in particular? Less of something else?)
- Is there a topic or other area of our lives you’d like us to talk about more frequently?
- Anything else you want us to know, or just gotta share with the world? (If you have a blog of your own, feel free to plug it here!)
Thanks in advance for your input! We really value your thoughts, comments and suggestions. After all, if it hadn’t been for last year’s poll we wouldn’t have known you guys wanted giveaways… which means no one would be winning $500 from Lowe’s this Friday!
I’m a girl, 34, tennessee, married, 3 daughters and one son. The son happens to be a chihuahua! lol I really do consider him a kid, the son I never had.
I read everyday, several times a day. My favorite posts are DIY ideas and before and afters. I also like the mood boards, I have found several things that I have purchased for my house on those. Would have never known they existed without your site.
Just keep doing what you’re doing. I love the site. Maybe more DIY posts if you can!
1. Who are you?
Female, 26, getting married in Virginia Beach October 3!!!! We have a puggle who is 2 years old.
2. How often do you read Young House Love?
I am slightly obsessed with your blog. I check it everyday and try to turn as many people on as possible.
3. What are your favorite types of posts & why?
I love your videos. They are so cute. I also love your How To Section. It has really helped convince my husband to be that we can do things in our old house on a budget!
4. What advice do you have for us to make YHL even better in year #3?
I love your blog! I would love to see more DIY projects.
5. Is there a topic or other area of our lives you’d like us to talk about more frequently?
When you have a baby, I think you will cover it and make all of your readers very happy.
6. Anything else you want us to know, or just gotta share with the world?
You have inspired us in the fact we bought an old house that needs work, and we aren’t afraid to get our hands dirty!
Thanks for the inspiration!!
1.Who are you? Female, 44, Muskego, WI divorced but reconciled w/ex hubs 4 years ago.
2.How often do you read Young House Love? Twice a day I check for new posts……..have to watch videos at home though.
3.What are your favorite types of posts & why? Reader Redesign (any before & after really) New changes to your home.
4.What advice do you have for us to make YHL even better in year #3? Keep doing what you are doing……you guys rock!
I am a married 25 yr old female recently relocated to PA from OK. No kids, first year of marriage, and two pets. I read every post, I am a follower. I like the step by step recap of larger projects, specially the ones (like your kitchen) that have multiple steps. No advice…liking every thing you do.
1. Female, age 28, married, no kids, 1 dog, but much bigger than Burger.
2. I read most days.
3. I like before and after photos, easy DIY, b/c I like to see how other people do things.
4. You are already doing a great job.
5. Hmm. Nothing I can think of.
6. My blog is http://lifeon19th.blogspot.com
Who are you?
Female
23
Wisconsin
Serious boyfriend (is that a marital status?)
Two dogs – Seagram and Yukon Jack
How often do you read Young House Love?
Daily
What are your favorite types of posts & why?
I love the vision boards you do for clients, as well as the before and afters of your home.
What advice do you have for us to make YHL even better in year #3?
Maybe even more steals/bargains/great finds? We just closed on our first home, so we’re looking to stretch the left-over money as far as possible. I think other people who read YHL might be in the same/a similar boat.
I do love that your give-aways are done randomly. Good work.
Is there a topic or other area of our lives you’d like us to talk about more frequently?
You’re doing a great job. It’s cool to see a little bit of your personal story, but I really come here for the design/home improvement ideas.
Anything else you want us to know, or just gotta share with the world?
Thanks John & Sherry for the great blog and inspiration! Keep up the good work. Oh, and I’d really like the $500 Lowe’s Gift Card. =)
1) Heather/23/Meridian, ID/Married/No Littles/One dog & one ugly dog
2) Daily, always the first blog I check and several times throughout the day
3) DIY baby! (And your trip posts)
4) Love your posts about using common items multiple ways, or in new, unique ways.
5) Really like the house crashing posts as well.
6) That’s all folks :) http://herhabitat.wordpress.com/
1. Who are you? I am a married female, 25, from the Philly area with no kids or pets yet.
2. How often do you read Young House Love? Daily! I love reading it as I eat lunch at work.
3. What are your favorite types of posts & why?
Your DIY ideas and home improvement projects are wonderful and I love seeing them and getting some ideas for myself. Before and after pictures and videos are always fun as well.
4. What advice do you have for us to make YHL even better in year #3?
Keep doing what you’re doing. The only thing I’d want is more of you guys and your home! More project, more photos, more stories!
5. Is there a topic or other area of our lives you’d like us to talk about more frequently? I’m nosey, so I’d love to see more about you guys outside of what you do with your home!
6. Anything else you want us to know, or just gotta share with the world?
Me! My husband and I are trying to make over a home of our own, we’re the DIY NEWLYWEDS: http://diynewlyweds.blogspot.com/
1.Who are you? Male/Female? Age? Location? Marital status? Any kids? Pets?
2.How often do you read Young House Love? (Daily? Once a week? Whenever you have free time at work?)
3.What are your favorite types of posts & why? (Easy DIY ideas? Before & after pictures? Design Dilemmas? Major home improvement undertakings? Videos? Something else?)
4.What advice do you have for us to make YHL even better in year #3? (More of something in particular? Less of something else?)
5.Is there a topic or other area of our lives you’d like us to talk about more frequently?
6.Anything else you want us to know, or just gotta share with the world? (If you have a blog of your own, feel free to plug it here!)
1. Female, 27, Ohio, married, 0 kids, one adorable dog named Betsy
2.Daily @ work.
3.DIY, before and after
4.The design suggestions, I can’t picture them in the rooms, maybe a more visual tool, like photoshopping the new furniture in to their space.
5.nope!
6. LOVE the how to page, so organized! unlike some other blogs!
1. Female, 26, Michigan, Married, No Kids, 1 Chocolate Lab and 1 cat.
2. Daily
3. Easy DIY ideas, before and afters and I love the house crashing tours.
4. More house crashing and giveaways.
5. What you guys do for fun.
6. I really enjoy your blog and think you guys are doing a fantastic job, keep up the good work!
1. Single 30, Dallas Texas
2. Read almost daily after a friend got me hooked
3. I enjoy the before and afters most of all.
4. I would like it if you gave estimated prices of your makeovers and graphic answers versus the long paragraph to explain your mood boards. Also, maybe a bloopers section for us to learn from others mistakes :)
5. Just keep sharing tips for improving our homes. Don’t ruin a good thing:)
1. Who are you?? Female, 22 years old, Newport News, Virgina, Engaged, have an orange tabby cat named Lucy.
2. How often do you read Young House Love? When I have some downtime at work. Usually every other day or so.
3. What are your favorite types of posts & why? I like the easy DIY ideas. I like decorating and am always in search of inspiration.
4. What advice do you have for us to make YHL even better in year #3? I like the site the way it is!
5. Is there a topic or other area of our lives you’d like us to talk about more frequently? I live in an apartment (probably for the next three years as we save for a house) and would like it if there were some ideas that renters could use to spruce up their spaces a little.
6. Anything else you want us to know, or just gotta share with the world? Uhhh, I think this blog is awesome??
I’m female, age 21, married and living in Cameron Park, California. No kids, two crazy cats.
I read your blog daily! I especially enjoy DIY and Before/After posts. Keep up the wonderful blogging, because you guys are an inspiration (and fun to read, to boot).
1. 20-something female, married. I I have a bookmarked list of blogs I like to read and on days with some free time I just go down the list.
2. My favorites are the room make-overs that you do with the mood boards, easy DIYs and of course before and afters.
3.You guys are pretty darn awesome. To be totally honest I wouldn’t say we share design taste completely, I just appreciate how positive and happy you guys are. Oh, and how attainable the projects/ideas you have are. I love some other design blogs but am frustrated because the products showcased are sooo expensive and/or hard to track down. You make everyday design accessible. So stick with that and I’ll keep coming around.
1. I am a mom, wife, friend, teacher (who is currently home with a sick child), master’s student in her early 30’s. I live with my husband, our daughter, and three cats (two inside/one outside) in a 1920’s four square farmhouse on two acres in central Iowa.
2. How often do you read Young House Love? I check the website nearly every day.
3. What are your favorite types of posts & why? My favorite posts are the before and afters because the usually provide me with the greatest motivation to get something done. Simple diy projects are fun for me, too. But, to be honest, I don’t dislike any of the posts.
4. What advice do you have for us to make YHL even better in year #3? More simple diy projects.
5.I appreciate the fact you proofread well. It makes me cringe to read error-filled blogs!
– 27yo married woman in Texas. 2 dogs, trying for kids
– I read the blog at least twice daily.
– I love B&A and Design Dilemmas solved. It’s hard for me to picture what a room might look like just from looking at a mood board.
– More afters that are mood board inspired (I know, depends on the people who ordered them). Also, more details on the major renovations you do show (the actual building parts, not just the finishing touches).
– How do you pay for it all!
Female, 24, Alabama
Married, No kids (Waiting on the right time like you guys.) And yes we have pets….3 dogs and 3 cats. Who has time for kids with that many animals??
I read Young House Love on a daily basis…sometimes several times a day to see if there is anything new.
I would typically say my favorite posts are the Before & After photos. I can get more ideas from these. However, after watching the video you guys posted today…I think videos would be a favorite thing too. :)
I can’t really say I have any advice for your blog. I already love it the way it is.
stephanie, age 38, 3 kids, no pets, Memphis, TN stay at home mom!
check in with ya’ll daily!
fav. posts are house crashing and shopping/new products.
happy anniversary ya’ll!! you are too cute!!
Wow, am I really the first comment? I feel special especially because every time I check out your blog I’m always up the hundreds it seems…
1. Natalie, Female, 26, Charlotte, NC, Married for 5 years with 2 darling babes
2. Mostly daily!
3. I’m a sucker for before and after pictures.
4. You guys do a great job..I’d love to see more inventive ideas of how to spruce up things that I might already have around my house. I’m cheap and I hate to buy new if I know I can recreate something to look new.
5. Where do you come up with your ideas to write about? Do you refer to books or just pure genius? Are you both designers by trade or this just comes natural?
6. My husband and I are a young couple (much like yourselves) and started a blog to document our farmhouse renovation. We’re trying not to screw anything up and appreciate any advice that people want to give! We flipped a little townhouse back in Raleigh and my computer crashed so we lost all of our B&A pics. Very sad, so we hope to curb that by posting it on the world wide web. :)
1. Female; 34; Married; Auburn, WA; 1 daughter + baby on the way; 1 dog
2. Daily; (uh, am I a total loser for saying several times a day? YHL is my homepage!)
3. Before + afters; easy DIY
4. You guys are obviously doing the right thing, just keep up the good work!
Who are you? Male/Female? Age? Location? Marital status? Any kids? Pets? – female, 26, houston texas, engaged (2 months to go!) and fixing up our first house, 1 big lab named mabel
How often do you read Young House Love? (Daily? Once a week? Whenever you have free time at work?) Daily
What are your favorite types of posts & why? (Easy DIY ideas? Before & after pictures? Design Dilemmas? Major home improvement undertakings? Videos? Something else?) Before and Afters, Easy DIYs, tips for doing easy reno yourself (how to install light fixtures etc). Don’t love the videos, not as easy to watch at work.
What advice do you have for us to make YHL even better in year #3? (More of something in particular? Less of something else?) I’d love to see more entertaining ideas (cheap centerpieces, holiday ideas etcs). Everything is great though! Love it love it love it. Would also like to see more house crashing…love to see what others have done with thier house.
Is there a topic or other area of our lives you’d like us to talk about more frequently?
Anything else you want us to know, or just gotta share with the world? (If you have a blog of your own, feel free to plug it here!)
1. Female, 31, Married, NYC (Virginian at heart!), Mommy to on-yearl old Min Pin/Beagle Mix Vella Violet
2. Daily, when I have free time at work or in the evenings
3. I love the follow-ups from clients who have taken your advice and transformed spaces.
4. Maybe a little more on the culinary front? It would also be interesting to see more spaces at family members’ houses where you work your magic.
5. Interactions with other bloggers / designers and how you swap best practices!
6. I love that you’ve featured Etsy shops on here, keep it up! Maybe expand to other Etsy items, like clothing, jewelry, gifts etc.
Who are you? Female, 32, Seattle, Married, No Kids, No Pets (unless my plants count?)
How often do you read Young House Love? Once a week on average
What are your favorite types of posts & why? Tie between Easy DIY ideas & Design advice being my favorite, but I really enjoy pictures of any sort…before & after help me try to apply to my own home. Pictures of any sort provide inpsiration though!
What advice do you have for us to make YHL even better in year #3? Hmmm…Maybe more “how to fix” something broken through the house.
Is there a topic or other area of our lives you’d like us to talk about more frequently? Design Advice!
Is it your blog anniversary? Its our wedding anniversary today. Happy Anniversary to us both! :)
Female, married, one 10-month old dog
I usually read the site about once a day, unless I don’t check my sites online that day.
My favorite posts are the personal ones. I like blogs for what they started out as, blogs of people’s lives. Too much of the other stuff and I really frankly lose interest. But not too much unrelated stuff either, stick to design, house stuff.
Even better? I don’t know. I’ve only been reading for a few months. Maybe enlist other young house love people to share their makeovers of finished houses like yours more.
Maybe talk more about things you can do to freshen up your already finished/decorated house. Like Apartment Therapy does, with flowers, jewelry, seasonal stuff for the home.
Nope nothing else, except that I think you should not have been hasseled about your name. This Young House didn’t confuse people with This Old House. I dont know why they had to raise a stink about that.
I am a newly wed female going on 3 months. Yep we survived the celebrity three month curse. I guess it helped to not be celebrities. We have one baby… a 10 week old cocker spaniel named Autumn. Incidentally she loves leaves. She’s gonna have a hay day in a month or two.
I read Young House Love daily, I’m addicted .
We just bought a house and I am slowly learning how to decorate so the Easy DIY ideas, Design Dilemmas, & Major home improvement undertakings have been really helpful. The videos are pretty entertaining too.
1. Female, 26, Bay Area – CA, DINKs, 1 cute little terrier mut.
2. I read YHL pretty much on a daily basis.
3. I think my favorite type of posts has got to be the DIY posts with Before/After coming close to second. I almost always skip over the video posts as I love looking at pretty pictures over viewing video. This can be translated into my personal life where I have yet to finish viewing my wedding video but have spent countless hours going through the pictures.
4. I think you guys are doing such a great job and the enthusiam and thought really show through in each and every one of your post. Keep up the good work at putting a lot of heart into what you do. I think that’s what really hook us readers.
5. I would say one particular topic that I would like to see more on your blog is how to use your house, particularly in terms of personal entertainment. We always see your house so clean and staged, but we never really see it in use when there are families and friends come over to really enjoy all that space. I know when I read home blogs that I am particularly interested in viewing more candid photos of guests enjoying the home.
6. Keep up the good work. You have really inspired me to keep up my home and blog @ http://brownaccents.blogspot.com
1. I’m Jen – 26, live in a small town in Iowa with my husband and (sadly) no pets
2. I read YHL once in a while, probably not every day – it just kinda depends.
3. I love me some good before and after pics because it’s always inspiring! Same with design dilemmas. I have less time to watch videos, but the ones I’ve seen I’ve enjoyed!
4. More DIY ideas for furniture – how to recover a chair or painting furniture. Stuff that you might find at goodwill, craigslist or a garage sale. It could be like a challenge or something – $25 and make something AMAZING out of whatever you can. I just don’t have a target around (and you guys luuuuuuuve target) but I do have lots of decent used furniture, but I fail to see potential. Some inspiration and DIY feature with this would be amazing.
5. I guess I just shared a topic.
6. Visit my blog if you want! http://jeweloftheprairie.wordpress.com!
1.I am a 26 yr old female, wife of one year and three months. Live in Little Rock, AR and just bought our first home, no kids just FOUR pets who are OUR LIFE! (2 cats hazel and george and two dogs conner and scooter)
2.How often do you read Young House Love? EVERYDAY AT WORK. Shhhh! Don’t tell my boss!
3.What are your favorite types of posts & why? I love your easy peasy posts! I love your detailed DIY posts so I can follow step by step instructions of how to do it myself. I especially loved your how to build a cheap compost bin.
4.What advice do you have for us to make YHL even better in year #3? More green tips! How to have a green home like the rainbarrel post and the compost bin, etc.
5.Is there a topic or other area of our lives you’d like us to talk about more frequently? green tips, DIY around the house projects, decorating on the CHEAP!
6.Anything else you want us to know, or just gotta share with the world? I love y’all’s blog! Keep up the good work and check out my blog, too!
http://www.thebuies.blogspot.com
1. Female, 24, Canada, Engaged, no kids, no pet. I live in a rented apartment so I’m filling up on all these ideas and can’t wait until I move into a house where I can actually apply all your tips.
2. I read YHL almost daily. Manically during the work week. I need something to wake me up. I usually slack on the weekends, but it makes for a fun Monday catching up.
3. I love all your posts. My favorites are before & after, DIY ideas and most recently all these videos!
4. Like I said, I am loving the videos. You guys do a great job editing them. So more of those please!
5. I think you guys do a great job of finding that balance of personal life and blogging life. You give the readers enough to get to know you guys, but not too much that you open yourself up for judgment on a personal level. There seems to be a lot of drama in the blogosphere lately. It’s important to establish a purpose for your blog and set up boundaries.
6. I just wanted to let you guys know you kick ace!
1. Who are you? Female age 39 in Virginia, married 2 kids and too many pets (1 dog, 2 cats, 2 gerbils)
2. How often do you read Young House Love? Pretty much daily when I can.
3. What are your favorite types of posts & why? I like the before & afters and easy DIY ideas the best.
4. What advice do you have for us to make YHL even better in year #3? Less Ikea & Target and more eco-friendly. Also where to score good buys that are also eco-friendly.
5. Is there a topic or other area of our lives you’d like us to talk about more frequently? Not really
6. Anything else you want us to know, or just gotta share with the world? (If you have a blog of your own, feel free to plug it here!) I cannot resist a plug! My new blog is http://avirginiahome.blogspot.com/
I am also trying very hard to eat almost all farm or organic foods and stick to a budget, which is really hard for 4 people!
I’m a relatively new reader so here goes..
Female in NC who is married just a year now, with one adorable shih tzu who is the love of our lives. No kids yet but eventually. Reading this sounds like some sort of personal add for myself LOL.
Anywho, since I’ve started reading your blog I try and read a few times a week while at work (it’s a great distraction).
My favorite types of posts are before and after and design dilemmas. I am a math and science person so no skills at creativity ( my idea of decorating is taking a pic I found and love and copying it in my own house). So I love seeing those.
As for improvements…I’m not sure you really need any. I think the site has some great advise and is super fun to read. Maybe do some more posts on deals you find or items you love because I’ve been reading through your archives and find things I love, only to find out they are discontinued products or whatever. So maybe keep those fresh. But other than that keep it going!
1. Who are you? Male/Female? Age? Location? Marital status? Any kids? Pets?
I’m a 22 year old female and I just recently married my high school sweetheart of 6 years! No kids yet, but we do have two fur babies named Maple and Sadie. Both are mutts that were rescued from the pound.
2. How often do you read Young House Love? (Daily? Once a week? Whenever you have free time at work?) I usually check it in the morning and then later on in the evening.
3. What are your favorite types of posts & why? I love the video posts! Especially the one of your road trip to Texas! That was great.
4. What advice do you have for us to make YHL even better in year #3? Post a picture of Sherry with blonde hair in high school!
5. Is there a topic or other area of our lives you’d like us to talk about more frequently? I think you have it pretty well covered.
6. Anything else you want us to know, or just gotta share with the world? (If you have a blog of your own, feel free to plug it here!) Blonde hair picture please!
1. Leigh, Female, 29, Baltimore, Newly engaged, 0 kids, 1 adorable rottweiler
2. Daily
3. Before and after posts, especially from readers – we renovated our rowhouse last year, doing most of the work ourselves, and I have mad respect for all the DIY-ers out there!
4. Sometimes I think John & Sherry are TOO perfect :) Don’t you ever have something go wrong? :) Do you ever splurge on something? Seems like things always work out swimmingly for you and you are extremely budget conscious on the blog. Ever have any major mishaps, or splurged on something that wasn’t very practical?
1. Female
24
Nashville, TN
Married (1.5 years today!!)
No Kids
Pets: 2 female cats (10 & 9)and 1 female King Charles
Cavalier Spaniel (1.5)
2. I usually come for a visit once a day (mostly while
eating lunch and doing some surfing on the web)
3. My favorite posts are ones that contain the home
improvement stuff. I take a lot of ideas from your
experience and use them as I go through the process.
4. My husband and I are a young couple living in a place
where we don’t have a ton of friends and no family.
Maybe y’all can talk about how you create fun things to
do and why and where you go on outings.
5. Idea – do a YHL “raffle” using the viewers as entries.
The lucky winners would get a visit and design help (on
a specific project already approved) from the fab
twosome and you can put in on the blog. Kind of like a
design dilemma, but more hands on and interactive!
I guess it’s easy to see how much I stop by your blog – I’ve already seen this post:)))
My name is Ivana and I live in Croatia, far far away:)) I’m 33 (until November, but hey!), married, with two kids(boys) expecting another (boy):))
I read your blog almost daily. We recently bought a new (old) ‘traditional’ Croatian house, have SO MANY projects ahead of us, so reading it seems like one of the best things to do:)
I think I especially like videos, since I’m such a terrified person, I have to SEE everything (I drive my mom crazy with questions like How much salt EXACTLY does go in this dish – she’s always saying, as much as you think it’s right – I can’t function like that!) I love easy DIY, I think. And a good before and after is always a treat. so.
like… don’t change a thing:)) just get a few kids in there, preferably ‘search and destroy’ boys :) and help me survive:)))
I would suggest that you try to teach us more about colors, I mean the way to combine them – I’m always stuck there.
Anyway, I really think you’re great, keep up the good work (and that wonderful positiveness you spread around:)!
(Here’s my brand new blog (inspired by you): http://www.theriverdaughter.blogspot.com)
1. 40 year old female with a husband and 3 kids at home
2. I read once a week, more often when I have time
3. I love the before & after pictures
4. Keep doing what you are doing
5. Whatever you would like to share!
6. I love your creativity, and that you do things on a budget!
1. Female, 30…well I’ll be 31 next week but I’m clinging to my last days of 30. Married, no kids, 2 pets in Houston.
2. I ready daily! I love you guys.
3. I really love it all. I love the easy DIYs, I’ve been using those a lot lately. I love the mood boards and seeing how people translate your ideas. I loved videos with Katie in Nashville. There really isn’t anything that I don’t like!
4. More mood boards! I love your table setting suggestions but I’d like to see ideas for groups of 4 or 6.
5. Keep it up! Your enthusiasm is contagious. =)
Who are you? Amber M
Male/Female? Female
Age? 23 in a few weeks…
Location? North Carolina
Marital status? Not married, but in a relationship.
Any kids? Nope.
Pets?A Dalmation: Jake, and two cats Gus and Jasper.
How often do you read Young House Love? Daily..or when I get the chance. :)
What are your favorite types of posts & why? (I love anything inspirational!
What advice do you have for us to make YHL even better in year #3? I think you guys are great the way you are!
Is there a topic or other area of our lives you’d like us to talk about more frequently? Maybe meal plans/exercise schedule etc…
Anything else you want us to know, or just gotta share with the world? My blog is “The High Point house” http://highpointhouse.wordpress.com/
1. TX married female with one daughter and a cocker spaniel
2. daily or every other day
3. love before and after & how to & budget friendly
4. more budget friendly decor!!
5. Is there a topic or other area of our lives you’d like us to talk about more frequently?
6. Anything else you want us to know, or just gotta share with the world? (If you have a blog of your own, feel free to plug it here!)
1. Kim, chick, 25, Charlotte NC!!! Engaged to Bubba (hes not a redneck and actually from the beach)We have a puppy Autumn (vizsla) and kitty Nella! And we are Both Virginia Tech HOKIES!!!!
2. Every day… really every day more than once!
3. My favorite posts are befores and afters, How To’s, and painting points! I love to see how you decorate or clean… oh how clean ur house is, so jealous!
4. Don’t ever stop blogging! Love the holiday posts.
My blog is http://mostlikelytospontaneouslycombust.blogspot.com/
1.Who are you? Female Age? 26 Marital status? Married Any kids? No kids, Pets? one cool beagle named BB King
2.How often do you read Young House Love? Daily!
3.What are your favorite types of posts & why? I love seeing the DIYs. They remind me that you can have a unique home without breaking the bank.
4.What advice do you have for us to make YHL even better in year #3? Hmmm…sometimes I can’t listen to audio at work so maybe some basic points from your video listings?
5.Is there a topic or other area of our lives you’d like us to talk about more frequently?
I love, love, love it when you guys do postings related to keeping costs down. Like I said earlier, it’s great to know that you can have young and unique place without draining your savings account.
6.Anything else you want us to know, or just gotta share with the world? I think your blog is fantastic- completely inspiring! Thank you for sharing it with us! :)
Female, 28, Ohio, Married, 3 kids, no pets
I read you on my google reader which I refresh several times a day. :)
Hello…
Eeek, I think I’m the first…I’m nervous!
Anyyyyway, my name is Bree (female) I am 21, married (I know, young, weird) living in Utah (but Southern California is really my home) going to college. No on the kids and no on the pets although I’m dying for a labradoodle.
I must admit that I have only been a reader for a week and I’m hooked! I read everyday sometimes twice a day aaaand my favorite posts are without a doubt the videos and the DIY ideas/tutorials. I don’t think I’m worthy of any “even better in year #3” advice because I’ve only been reading for a week, so no comment.
You guys are great! I come from do-it-yourself parents (who i always thought were crazy thinking they could do everything themselves) I would always tell them, “just buy it” but now that I’m a relatively poor, married, college student I am more than willing to follow in their footsteps especially if it means that i can come home to a cozy home without stressing about all the money I’ve spent.
Keep up the good work!
Who are you? Female, 27, married, no kids, one dog.
How often do you read Young House Love? you are a daily read! very inspired by your work…
What are your favorite types of posts & why? I love DIY, BIG and little home improvement projects, also love insirational things, you know seeing something not commonlly used can inspire even more ideas…
What advice do you have for us to make YHL even better in year #3? I think you guys are doing it!
Anything else you want us to know, or just gotta share with the world? (If you have a blog of your own, feel free to plug it here!)
1. Female, Age 31, Omaha, Single, No kids, 2 cats
2. Daily (I usually check 2-3 times per day to see if there have been any new posts).
3. My favorites are the organization/storage idea posts. I also enjoy the money saving ideas. And I LOVE the before and after pictures.
4. I think YHL is pretty darn good as it is.
5. Not that I can think of.
6. Nothing else. Keep up the good work!!
hey there!
i am female, married with a 6 month old baby boy and a 4 year old chocolate lab.
i read young house love every. single. day. and think everyone else should too!
my fave posts…hmmm….i like the DIY posts and in general i love your home tour and resource list. super helpful! oh! and your video of your road trip cracked me up.
for year #3??? you should definitely let me win one of your awesome giveaways. that is for sure:) other than that, the eco-posts are wonderful and i would love to read more ways i can make our home greener without shelling out big bucks for solar panels etc. and your finance posts are surprisingly good too (surprising that i enjoy reading about financial things, not surprising that you are good at writing them)
Hey There! So, you want to know more about me? Well, here it goes:
I am a female who just turned (ahem) 40, and I live in Nebraska with my wonderful husband, 2 boys (ages 14 & 11) and dog Ginger. I read your blog daily (or every other day). My favorite posts are the “before and after” pictures as well as the quick/easy improvement ideas.
I can’t think of a way to make your site any better. I think it is organized really well and very easy to navigate. My favorite part (other than your daily blog) is the We’re Digging off to the side.
Thanks again for such a great blog and Happy Anniversary!
Nice, first!
i am a 25 year old female living in memphis, tn. i live with my boyfriend, pete, and patsy the cat and gibson wainwright prescott the dog.
i found you guys only a few months ago and (insanely) read your entire archives. now i check in daily. hi, my name is katie and i have a problem.
i love the DIY posts, the before & afters, the style ideas, little tips, that sort of thing. i glaze over the design dilemmas, personally, because i like to have resolution and see the ending!
honestly, i have no advice. you guys do great, i love that there is something new every day for me to check in on. the only thing i’d loooove to see more of are the glimpses into other people’s homes. they’re chockful of inspiration and are just usually awe-inspiring.
there are no “life topics” that i’m dying for more info on, as you guys are pretty generous already with what you share. i wouldn’t mind hearing a little bit about what goes on in just kind of your day-to-day life, outside of blogging/working/DIY-ing.
nothing else major! i write a personal blog largely for my widespread family and friends to keep tabs on me – http://coltempo.wordpress.com. nice to meet you both!
1. Who are you? Male/Female? Age? Location? Marital status? Any kids? Pets?
Female, 31, Married, Oceanside, CA, no kids, one Mini Aussie.
2. How often do you read Young House Love? Daily, via Google Reader, usually at work (eek!)
3. What are your favorite types of posts & why?
Before and After photos, Design Dilemmas + Solved, house crashing of remodels, etc. I like them because they help me get ideas for what to do with my space.
4. What advice do you have for us to make YHL even better in year #3?
Hmmm. Your blog kind of rocks already. Just keep it up :o)
5. Is there a topic or other area of our lives you’d like us to talk about more frequently?
Well, I think we hear a balanced amount about your lives, so I don’t know that I would change what you’re doing.