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Tour Time

UPDATE: This post isn’t updated with recent tour info, so click here to see our official regularly-updated tour page.

It’s heeeeeere. That fateful day when we finally get to reveal the finalized tour dates for our book, fresh from our publisher’s mouth (er, email).

Book Tour Map TBD

A few things to note are:

1. If it were humanly possible we would parasail/glacier climb/spelunk to every last crevice of the globe to thank each one of you personally for reading our blog. But given all the factors that go into planning and executing one of these things, we’re extremely grateful to be able to slide through all of the places they’ve scheduled us – especially since this was originally going to be a much smaller tour.

2. For anyone who’s bummed that we won’t in their city, we actually have a mac daddy giveaway planned for this coming Monday (why yes it does include flying one lucky winner and a friend to Richmond for the November 8th signing… amongst other awesome things like delicious meals and shopping sprees). Photo courtesy of the Richmond Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Tour Giveaway Graphic

3. There’s always the possibility that our tour could be extended again down the line (depending on how things go, more dates could be added). Heck, our Austin stop wasn’t even initially planned but pre-orders at BookPeople were so popular that they invited us out. Thanks people of Austin! So to anyone in a city that isn’t on the tour, you know we’ll keep you posted the second anything changes, which is definitely a possibility (ex: there’s talk of coming to the ATL area in Feb).

4. As for the blog while we’re away, we’re sure it’ll be a bit of a juggling act but we’re dedicated as always to keeping things fun around here. So we’ve squeezed in some extra projects (surprise!) that we’ll be unveiling while we’re touring. We’ve also lined up a pretty darn amazing gaggle of house crashings (check out a few sneak peeks below). Speaking of which… if you have an awesome casa in one of the cities that we’ll be visiting, please email us photos so we can possibly crash your house! And of course there will be window shopping and other travel adventures as well as some ridiculous/dorky video footage of some of our events/stops/flights, etc – you know we like to virtually take you guys with us wherever we go…

House Crash Tease

5. Clara and Burger will travel with us for some parts of the tour and will stay back with the grandparents for other more intense legs. They don’t exactly love planes, unfamiliar rooms, and missing naps/bug-hunting adventures, so we’re trying to shield them from as much of the insanity as possible. Leaving them behind for some parts of the tour will no doubt make us a little sniffly (neither of us have ever spent a night away from Clara, and Burger even came on our honeymoon!) but we’ve gotta do the best thing for them, even if it’s the hard thing for us.

6. We just learned that the folks who are making this tour possible and hosting us at each destination (ex: independent book stores, West Elm, Flor, etc) love when you buy a book at the event for us to sign. So if you’ve pre-ordered one already and would like us to sign it, we’re happy to do that (and so grateful that you did!) but it would be awesome to show some love to the host for getting us out there by purchasing a book at the event for us to sign as well. With the holidays around the corner, maybe you can gift the one you got on pre-order? Or ebay it for $100 (what? our signature is only worth 40 cents?). Or just use it as a decorating prop while you read the other one, like so:

Book Dummy Closed

Fun fact about the shot above: that’s not actually our book. It’s called a “dummy copy” and it’s basically just our cover printed out and wrapped around a completely blank book since ours are still off in Indiana being printed (right here in the USA, baby). We’re supposed to get our first preview next week, which will surely make us squeal like the Chippettes. John included (he fancies himself a Jeannette – I’m totally an Eleanor).

Book Dummy Open

Update #1: Some folks are worried that books won’t be available for us to sign if the tour stops in your city before the book officially comes out on the 6th. The good news is that there will be stacks of books being sold at every single event (both at independent book stores and places like Flor or West Elm). Yay! But I better start practicing my signature since it’s nothing but a messy squiggle that looks different every time… ack.

Update #2: We wish we had more control over what cities we were stopping at! It really is all about who invites us where. So it really has nothing to do with how big a city is, it’s all about if a certain vendor or bookstore works with the dates/times/etc. The great news is that it definitely sounds like the tour might get extended, so stay tuned for those details as soon as they’re finalized!

Now, for those looking for more details about our stop in each city – here’s a deeper breakdown of each event (note that some of ’em require an RSVP).

  • CINCINNATI: Saturday, October 20, 10:00 A – Books by the Banks Festival, Duke Energy Convention Center. Talk, meet & greet, and signing. More details here.
  • NEW YORK CITY: Thursday, November 1, 6:30 PM – FLOR, 142 Wooster Street; Book Party, Signing & Raffle (we’re unveiling and raffling an exclusive FLOR rug of our own design!) with wine, popcorn, cookies, and soda. More details here.
  • WILTON, CT: Friday, November 2, 9:30 AM – Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road. Talk & Signing. For details, call the event partner, Elm Street Books, at 203-762-3950.
  • BOSTON: Wednesday, November 7, 6:00 PM -West Elm, 160 Brookline Avenue. Cookies, Cocoa + Crafting Ideas: A festive talk with signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP here.
  • RICHMOND, VA: Thursday, November 8, 7:00 PM – R*Home for the Holidays at The Visual Arts Center of Richmond, 1812 West Main Street. Talk, Signing & Silent Auction: we’re offering up some of our favorite finished projects from the book to support the The School of Richmond Ballet. Wine & Hors d’hoeuvres will be served. Tickets here. Update: we’re working on a second Richmond event as well, details to come.
  • CHICAGO: Saturday, November 10, 1:00 PM – West Elm, 1000 W North Avenue. Cookies, Cocoa + Crafting Ideas: A festive talk with signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP here.
  • TORONTO: Monday, November 12, 6:00 PM – West Elm, 109 Atlantic Avenue. Cookies, Cocoa + Crafting Ideas: A festive talk with signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP here.
  • MINNEAPOLIS: Wednesday, November 14, 6:00 PM – West Elm, 3879 Gallagher Drive,  Edina, MN. Cookies, Cocoa + Crafting Ideas: A festive talk with signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP here.
  • HOUSTON: Thursday, November 15, 6:00 PM – West Elm, 3910 Westheimer Road. Cookies, Cocoa + Crafting Ideas: A festive talk with signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP here.
  • DALLAS: Saturday, November 17, 11:00 AM – West Elm, 5307 East Mockingbird Lane. Cookies, Cocoa + Crafting Ideas: A festive talk with signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP here.
  • WASHINGTON, DC: Wednesday, November 28, 6:30 PM – FLOR, 1037 33rd Street NW. Book Party, Signing (we’re raffling an exclusive FLOR rug of our own design!) with wine, popcorn, cookies and soda. RSVP here.
  • AUSTIN: Tuesday, January 8, 7:00 PM – BookPeople, 603 North Lamar Boulevard. Talk & Book Signing. To reserve your copy and RSVP, call 512-472-5050.
  • MIAMI: Wednesday, January 9, Time TBD – Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables. Talk & Book Signing. To reserve your copy and RSVP,  call 305-442-4408.
  • FORT LAUDERDALE: Thursday, January 10, Time TBD – Books & Books at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, 1 East Las Olas Boulevard. Lunchtime Talk & Book Signing. To RSVP call (954) 262-0255.
  • GRAND CAYMAN ISLANDS: Friday, January 11, Time TBD – Books & Books Grand Cayman, The Town Centre at Camana Bay, Grand Cayman. Talk & Book Signing. More info here.
  • TACOMA, WA: Friday, January 25, 1:00 PM – Tacoma Home & Garden Show. Talk & Book Signing. More info here.
  • PORTLAND: January date TBD, 6:00 PM – Rejuvenation, 1100 Southeast Grand Avenue. Talk & Book Signing. For more info call (503) 238-1900.

***Please come. And bring your friends/parents/ceramic animals. And be as awkward as possible. I’m telling you guys, no one will be more nervous and sweaty than me. No one.

UPDATE: This post isn’t updated with recent tour info, so click here to see our official regularly-updated tour page.

Comments

  2. Kerry says

    BOOYA! You guys are coming to Boston!!! I am so excited to see & hear you in person! I was holding off on pre-ordering the book to see if you were coming around here and you are! Can’t wait!

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  3. Emily White says

    Oh man! I can’t believe your not coming to San Francisco or anywhere in California! I’m so disappointed!

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  7. Holly says

    Super bummed you’ll be nowhere even close to the Rocky Mountain part of the U.S. (I’m in Salt Lake City), but I’m totally thrilled for your family! This is gonna be awesome sauce!

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  8. Shauna Newlun says

    Congrats on the book and the book tour sounds fabulous!! How very exciting! For just a little bit yesterday afternoon I was thinking about how fun it would be to meet you guys…..instead of just being a voyeur to your lives, but unfortunately no stop in Denver. Bummer!

    Maybe I could tempt you by allowing you to crash my house?!? ….although, it would have to be a new blog series about what you would do to improve my house, since I suffer from dissociative design identity and I have no idea what direction to go with any room in my house. As soon as I have a plan, I immediately change my mind. I am in dire need of HELP!! At any rate, you continue to inspire me and I wish you all the best with your book, and tour, and blog, and what ever other projects you’ve got under wraps!

    On a side note, we were in Grand Cayman in January of this year and it was WONDERFUL!! I hope you guys get a little time to actually relax on the beach and soak up some rays!

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  9. Brooke @ Inside-Out Design says

    Holy crap, I’m so excited you guys are coming to Minneapolis!!!! Woo Hoo!!! And, to my favorite store! So I get a night out away from the kids to hang out with John & Sherry at West Elm. Sounds like the best night ever!! :D

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  11. Andrea says

    I didn’t read through all your comments so maybe this has been suggested but… Why don’t you take your blank book on tour and have your fans autograph it for you?? Sadly I won’t get to because I’m in phoenix. Unless I win your give away :)

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  14. Taylor says

    Le sigh, we live in the great non-starred section of middle-America. Here’s hoping some day you’ll make it out to the Rocky Mountains. Until then, I’ll pretend you’re here with me as I pore over each page of your stellar book.

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  18. Chelsea says

    I’m sooooo excited that you guys are coming to Cincy! Don’t forget to pickup a postcard from every city! :) Quick question: since the tour starts before the book is out, what will you sign?? Thanks!

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  19. Kim says

    You know what would would be really cool (!?).. take your “dummy” book along with you on tour – and have your fans sign it! It would be like a yearbook of fans! :)

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  21. Ellen says

    You will be in Minneapolis the day after my due date, and since it’s our first (which I hear means I should count on being ‘late’), I’m sure we will be there – what a good distraction!!

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  22. Bethany says

    I used to live in Minneapolis and if you have some free time you should to go to…

    Punch Pizza

    Salvation Army (900 North 4th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401)- has a basement devoted to Target samples (since Mpls is Target HQ) for sale.

    Room & Board Outlet
    4680 Olson Memorial Highway Frontage Road
    Golden Valley, MN 55422

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  23. Sarah says

    Won’t be able to be there (fancy adding in some UK dates?!?) but wanted to wish you best of luck with the big tour! Your book’s already on my Christmas list, and I’m also buying it for my younger sister and her boyfriend who recently bought their first house in London and are doing some major work to it.

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  24. Christy Niebaum says

    Bummed there’s not a Midwestern book tour stop (I live in Kansas), but I’m either going to make the drive to Austin or fly out to Portland and take that opportunity to visit my cousin and her husband while I’m there. Can’t pass up the opportunity to meet you guys in the flesh! I may even have a doggie snack or two in my purse for Burgs.

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  25. Heather says

    Well I’m bummed theres no love for the Midwest (Chicago always gets it and doesn’t count in my book) but maybe in the future?! You should use your dumby book – with the blank pages – as a “guest book” for all those that come and visit you at your signings!

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  27. Ash says

    Tacoma is close enough to Seattle – I’ll take it! In fact, I’ll even take a day off work (if I’m still at my temp job) to attend. Yesssss.

    Although, if you were to come up to Seattle, we’d love to host you too… hmmm, maybe I should check with my friend-of-a-friend at University Bookstore who manages these things! Think you could stand to squeeze in another one at the tail end?

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  28. Diane says

    Glad to see you’re starting in Cincinnati! I’m expecting soon, so I hope my maternity situation lets me get there.

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  29. Marisa Fedele says

    Really, really going to try to make it to the NYC one…gotta show some former roommate love! So happy for you guys. :-)

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  30. Emily says

    My fam has been vacationing in Cayman for the past 15 years, and if you haven’t been before you will LOVE it! Just pretty please promise me you will eat dinner at Calypso Grill. and lunch at the Sunshine Suites grill. and maybe grab some Italian at Casanova. and grab another dinner beachside at Lucia. and grab some Chicken! Chicken! for every meal in between. ok, i’m stopping now :)

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  31. Lauren says

    id be super pumped on that grand cayman stop..but bummed you have no northern cali stops!! San Francisco showing you no love? (even though I live in Oakland.)

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  32. Robin says

    YES!! I’m so excited you’ll be back in the great pacific northwest!! I’ll totally be seeing you in Portland! I’m so excited! I missed you the last time ya’ll visited but, Lord willing, I’ll make it this time!!

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  33. Olivia says

    WOW, what an incredible line-up of fun events! I hope you’re able to enjoy the ride and not get too overwhelmed. And maybe Philadelphia will eventually get added to the tour – crossing my fingers!!!!!

    Also, I love how you managed to casually sneak in there your very own FLOR design. Once again, WOW!! & Congrats!

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  34. Shaina says

    Economy is not great here in Michigan, so I don’t think we’ll get enough preordered books in this area. Borders went defunct last year, which was really sad because that bookstore started in Ann Arbor.

    But I’ll continue to hope…there could be some time for you to add a stop in Ann Arbor or Detroit on your way from Chicago to Toronto… :)

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  35. Catherine says

    My mom and I were already planning to visit my aunt in Richmond the weekend of the 9th so we just took an extra day off work and bought our tickets! I’m sooo excited to meet you guys! Sadly, my husband will miss out, but know that he loves you guys too! (He knows Clara’s voice and whenever I play one of your videos he says, “Is that Clara?!” and runs over to watch. Too cute.)

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  36. Katy says

    See you in Minneapolis!!! yay!
    If you need a tour guide, restaurant suggestions, homemade hotdish?! (this IS Minnesota) you let me know! Does Clara do these events with you? Maybe I’ll bring my almost 2 yr old little miss with me. YHL in the Twin Cities!

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  37. Sara says

    Boston baby!!! Waa hoo I can not tell you how excite I am that you’re coming here. I will be there with bells on. Would love a house crashing too. I’ll email you. YAYAYAY

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  38. caitlin says

    i am sure that many people have said bummer, my city isn’t here! but i encourage you, should you do a round two, to visit pittsburgh—land of many many many cheap and beautiful and aging homes, and the endless DIY of repairing them!
    :)

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  39. Rebecca says

    Grandy Cayman? Have alot of followers there?

    Good excuse for a vacation if you have some time after that stop. Dare I say it might be as nice as Hawaii?!? I have been there twice for Scuba diving and it’s beautiful!

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      Isn’t that funny and random?! Sure enough a bookstore out there wanted to fly us out (and even offered to cover Clara’s ticket, which is really unusual). So exciting!

      xo
      s

  40. Meggan says

    Congratulations! This (real)Jersey Shore girl is thinking of playing hookey from work and heading into good old NYC to meet you guys! Is it typical to do most of the dates during the week? I was wishing that NYC date would be a Saturday or Sunday. Anyway, my loss:(

    Best of luck and safe travel to you four!

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      I think they’ve found that events on the weekend have a worse turnout (maybe folks all have plans so no one comes). That’s what we hear anyway!

      xo
      s

  42. Jessica Marsh says

    SO EXCITED! I didn’t even finish reading the post before I bought tickets for the event in Richmond. Can’t wait!

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  43. Jes-ka says

    So bummed about no Cali stops, but I will cross my fingers that something within road-trip distance gets added!

    Can’t wait to read this booooooooooooooooooook!!!

    <3

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  44. Cyan says

    Compeltely off topic…but, did I see the living room of your first house in a Family Circle or Woman’s Day magazine recently? I swear I did, and even saw Burger sitting on the chair.

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  45. Jessica says

    YAY! I signed up for the NYC one and the Wilton, CT one…just in case the city one is too mobbed! Don’t be weirded out if you see me twice! : ) I’ll bring hubby to one and a friend to another!

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  48. Christie DeSilva says

    Yep..I’ll be in Tacoma, WA on Jan 25, two days after my 35th b-day. :) I already stalked you guys in Portland though…I was the crazy one that bombarded you at the door (felt like I was meeting Brangelia) ;) and then talked with John’s dad forever about solar power investments. Smart guy he is.

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  50. Emily says

    Wisconsin is (sadly) not on the list :( But, it just so happens that my husband and I will be returning from a cruise in Ft. Lauderdale on the 10th! I haven’t bought our plane tickets, so I might try and convince him to let us stay one extra day…depending on what time the signing is!

    I love your blog, and we are on house #2. Just moved last week! Our first major project is my bathroom: changing 1970s harvest gold fixtures to fresh new white fixtures, a white wainscot treatment, and a silver-leafed dresser converted to a vanity! Oh, and best of all? My husband installed a skylight!

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