If this magazine cover looks familiar, then you’ve probably already noticed that the second appearance of our “He Said, She Said” column in Do It Yourself Magazine is out on newsstands.
Seeing it again was no less exciting than the first time we tackled decorating disputes from both sides of the gender line, especially since we got to cover even more reader questions (hooray for two-page spreads!). Plus we got the help of a professional illustrator to bring one of our floor plan suggestions to life. It felt like what we imagine providing descriptions to a police sketch artist must be like – though much less “make his eyes more sinister” and more “let’s make the coffee table slightly larger.” Catch a peek at it below (just click each image to enlarge it) or hit up your local Barnes & Noble or home improvement store (yup, they sell magazines) to see the whole she-bang.
Plus, if you want your guy vs. girl dilemma answered in the next issue – submit your question as a comment right here on this post for a chance to be picked by our editor for our next column (linking to a “before” pic on a site like flickr is welcome but not required). Heck, your space might even be the room we get to go all pro-illustration on again. Fun, fun, fun.
Is there anything you guys can’t do? I can’t wait to have a home of our own one day, and when I do I hope we’re as fun and creative as you guys!
That’s quite ironic. I stooped by the Home Depot yesterday and picked up that exact magazine. When I got to that page and saw your names, I chuckled. It’s a great article.
I actually have a male/female question that I was wanting to ask you guys anyway. I love your striped bathroom, and I’ve been seeing stripes a lot of places. I’ve love to stripe a room in my house, but my husband says no. He doesn’t want to have to repaint over it or have to un-personalize it when we move out. Here’s the thing: when we bought our house, it was all the personalization of the previous owners that caught my attention. They didn’t paint any of their walls back to white. I loved the personality. The other thing is that we’re not planning on moving anytime in the next at least 10 years.
YEA!!! I am heading to the store to buy it this afternoon!
We just moved into a new apartment that is completely different in color and architectural style from anywhere we’ve lived before. So we’ve decided to take a new route in decor and while we’ve both been watching ungodly hours of HGTV, when we head to the store he comments on this being a “no” because its not the exact same shade as the wall/floor/whatever. Meanwhile, he doesn’t trust my opinion because I used to be the classic Decorator’s Daughter. (You know how the preachers son is the most unruly? Yeah, decorators daughter had green carpet, pink walls, and a blue ceiling as soon as I was allowed to pick my own stuff.) Do either of you have an idea as to how I get him to apply what he sees on TV to our rooms?!
I was excited to see you had a two page spread! My boyfriend gets this mag in the mail and he now brings it over so I can look through it first. Great job!
I love that you include Burger in all of your press pictures!! We have a Chiwini (dachshund/chihuahua mix) and she reminds us of Burger!
I love it when you guys go glossy! You always have such simple, easy ideas that totally work. Sweet.
I think you meant to say “to see the whole he/she-bang”. haha. Good magazine spread!
Fabulous! Congratulations, I will look for it!! Janell
I have a guy/girl dilemma as well. We are newlyweds and bought a house last fall. We love our house but our kitchen needs some work. It is seriously stuck in the 70s and not in a good way. Here’s a glimpse of it:
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It is a long, narrow galley style kitchen with a pantry on one end. The other end is open to the back door and part of the den. Here’s where the problem comes in. We know we’re going to update it – new tile, paint the cabinets, new counters, etc.
He’d like to do stainless everything, very sleek and modern (think granite, clean lines) and I’m more of a country farmhouse kind of gal (white farm sink, painted cabinets, wood floors).
The other thing is we’re opening a wall to the den and making it a “bar” by keeping the existing cabinets and putting stools on the other side. I want to make this flow with the rest of our house. He wants to put pub style lights and make it look like a true bar. Again – we’re in need of some his/hers compromise in a serious way!
Hi!
Saw this spread just last week and had to smile. You guys are doing such a great job! Plus, I love that you include Burger in all that you do.
Take care!
Erika
Congrats on another awesome column! Bonus: that DIY mag cover has me totally pumped for spring.
Love this magazine! I’m a subscriber and I saw your column :) Very nice. The caning pattern on the cover has me swooning.
I know! I got my issue and saw both of you and thought “I know them!!” Of course, I don’t, but I feel that I do through your blog. You give great answers!!
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Barbara
http://ifididnthaveasenseofhumor.blogspot.com
YAY! So exciting! AND YES, we would love help solving our girl vs. boy issues. We have a besroom we can NOT decide what to do with. So it just sits there. It’s actually our master bedroom. My husband is very modern and love clean edges. I am more junk market/euro style. We can;t agree on anything! We started a blog (www.joeyandlana.com) and it’s kinda turned into a journal of how we can’t get through a room! So, yes, help is loved!
xo
lana
http://www.joeyandlana.com
I picked it up over lunch and read it. Great article and the issue is awesome as well! Love the section on the wall decals. Congrats on the column! Very cool!
That’s so cool! I’ll have to grab a copy next time I see one on the stands.
Yay! I actually finally got my Subscription to DIY Magazine, so call me a regular reader! Good article!
My husband and I are close to buying our first home and have been discussing furniture. We’ll make most of what we have work, but he is insisting that he NEEDS a recliner. I loathe most recliners, but I also realize that I can’t have complete control over every piece of furniture that we own. Any suggestions on a recliner that will make him comfortable and happy, but will also look nice in a TV/media type room?
Great article!! I love the do it yourself magazine I just wish it would come out more frequently. I have a boy vs. girl issue that has made our small cape cod even smaller. Like most cape cods we have just one bedroom upstairs. Its technically considered to be a master bedroom due to the larger size and the bigger closest compared to the bedroom downstairs. It has better lighting and a nicer view than our bedroom downstairs too but my husband refuses to move upstairs because there is a dormer window and the ceiling is sloped in on both sides of the room. It’s still bigger than our room downstairs but my husband doesn’t think that there is a good way to utilize the space and still be able to not hit his head on the sloped ceiling. So sadly the room sits empty while I dream of waking up to the sunshine in my face and birds chirping while in reality I wake up to the sound of the garbage truck stopping in front of our house at 4 a.m.
Congrats!
x,
Paula
http://www.adhocmom.com
What fun! I loved reading your tips!
Actually I just recieved my copy today in the mail. I bought a supscription because of you highlighting the mag in your blog
How awesome! Congrats!
What’s wrong with a Red Sox shrine?!?!?!
Haha. I’m actually a Sox fan myself. I even have a Pokey Reese shirt from Fenway!
xo,
s
My battle of sexes is in the nerd/man cave area, like many.
Me and my boyfriend rent, which means that usually we can’t paint. In our next apartment we are planning on having an office. I am student and professional and he’s a nerd. I want an office that is stylish and not high-tech looking (I’m of the mind that wires and all the periphals are meant to be used but not seen).
Ideally I need a plan for a 10×10 room (possibly 12×14) that will include two desks, book cases/mini library area and still look stylish. Not picky about colors combos but since we can’t paint, I usually like to introduce color with furniture and accessories. To give you an idea of style, we both like the wood desks from West Elm.
Wow, that’s really great that you guys fixed up your first home together like that, it would be great if you had your own TV show too, where you advised other couples with their design projects and inspired them to work together renovating their homes DIY style.
a suggestion: it would be great if ur ‘products to try’ section has prices on it too. :)
Thanks for the idea! We’ll have to run it by our editor and see if we can do it. Sometimes listing specific details like price are discouraged since they can change in the time that it takes for our articles to “go to press” (since we write them about three months in advance).
xo,
s
Red Sox FTW. That’s all I’m saying, lol.
Love that layout of the living room solution!
Here’s another He said, She Said problem: Our Master Bedroom. We are coming up on our the first anniversary of our Wedding this May and the second anniversary of owning our home this July and our bedroom is still exactly the same, boring and not “us”!
Help us! We haven’t been able to move forward or agree on furniture and it’s left us stuck in my high school furniture (light oak), empty walls, white carpet and the curtains we bought the house with!
http://picasaweb.google.com/KatieALange/MasterBedroomLetdown?feat=directlink
Nice – I particularly like the Man Cave Q&A – I think you totally hit the nail on the head there!
Dear Sherry & John,
My husband-to-be and I have all these dreams and plans for our older home that we purchased a year ago in January. We’re making slow progress because…he doesn’t let me help at all! He lets me generate ideas and “purchase” accessories and stuff to decorate with after he’s completed a project, but for some reason he acts like it’s the “man’s” job to do all the home improvements. He won’t let me even pick up a paint brush. It’s nice of him but it’s slowing us down, making me feel left out, and the projects are turning out to be sources of stress for him instead of fun projects we could be doing together. I’ve never said I don’t want to get down and dirty with the jobs; he just doesn’t give me a chance to try to help.
Thoughts?
My Thanks,
Sarah
Ohio
Sarah from Ohio, your fiance won’t let you paint?? And he’s stressed about it and making you feel left out? I’m sorry, but that doesn’t sound nice at all, and it won’t be very much fun to be married to someone with such strict gender roles. Do what you want- go ahead and just paint! If he doesn’t like it, that’s his problem. You can make your own choices.
Hi,
I’ll have to head out and pick up a copy. That is really impressive.
Best,
Bob
love love love your blog! so happy i stumbled across it! can’t wait to follow along and read more
I have a question about converting a dining room into a home office. The Mr. says we won’t use it as a dining room (and he could *really* use the space as an office) but I can’t part with my traditional tendencies. Thoughts?
Thanks!!
how exciting for you guys! you must have like a gabillion things going on! great job!
I’m still trying to figure out where to buy that giant tomato that you’ve got drawn into the center of the rug. I’ll have to buy the magazine to find out.
I keep laughing because I keep seeing one giant tomato between the couch and tv, hahahaha!
We’re cracking up over here! Every room needs a giant tomato. No ifs, ands, or buts.
xo,
s
Congrats! With print publications dwindling by the week, it’s awesome that you got yourselves some column inches.
I was SO happy to see your article in my first ever issue of DIY- congrats, guys!