[ad_1] Yes, that opening is a nod to SNL. Before I jump in, I have to say thank you — your kind words this morning lifted my spirits on an…

[ad_1] All the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put my faceless ceramic pooch back together again. I tried, though—armed with a mother’s love and a tube of…

[ad_1] If you remember, we closed our last post by talking about the plan to eventually buy a new washer and dryer to fit our newly opened laundry nook. We…

[ad_1] You may have caught a few glimpses of our adventures with the Bowers in last week’s little road trip video, but we’re back with a longer, more detailed look…

[ad_1] We thought frozen pipes were a concern we’d left behind when we moved to Florida, but last month’s arctic blast dropped temperatures into the low 20s for three nights…

[ad_1] In case anyone’s curious, I’ve actually kept up with my little experiment of making the bed every single morning beyond October. It’s a small routine, but it’s stuck —…

[ad_1] We recently tackled our biggest nursery furniture project yet: refinishing a six-drawer dresser to add storage and double as a changing station. This post explains, step-by-step, how to refinish…

[ad_1] When Jaime of Prudent Baby sent photos of her charming Los Angeles home, we were eager to visit for a House Crashing feature. With a newborn at home, we…

[ad_1] Hundreds of readers tried this American accent quiz, so we wanted to highlight another popular online linguistic tool that many people are finding surprisingly accurate. This version comes from…

[ad_1] For more than a decade our renovation philosophy has been simple: the middle makes no sense. In other words, don’t stress if your home is mid-renovation, only partly furnished,…

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[ad_1] Something unexpected happened recently, and it all started with a late-night conversation in bed. John and I were talking about ways to make the sunroom more functional and inviting….

[ad_1] What We Did With Kids In Palm Springs We didn’t cram our itinerary full of attractions; instead, we balanced downtime at the house with a handful of standout excursions….

[ad_1] Here’s the washer and dryer update you’ve been asking for. Yesterday our front-loading washer and dryer arrived — they turned out to be floor models because Lowe’s mistakenly sold…