Latest Houselove Podcast Episodes
#60: Game-Changing Organization Tips From The Pros
Young House Love Has A Podcast - August 14, 2017 05:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsWe’ve been on an organizing bender lately, so we called up pro organizers to the stars (yes, they’ve done Gwyneth Paltrow’s pantry!) and Target’s new home organizing experts: The Home Edit. Clea and Joanna explain how people are sabotaging their own organizing efforts, the right way to shop for ...
#59: The Renovation Rollercoaster That Brought Sherry to Tears
Young House Love Has A Podcast - August 07, 2017 05:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsIt’s been a busy few weeks on our beach house renovation and they’ve been... well... less than smooth, to say the least. So this week we’re taking you through the saga of three setbacks that happened pretty much back to back (including a missed deadline, having no water line to our house, and a ...
#58: Why We Stopped Sharing Our Kids On The Internet
Young House Love Has A Podcast - July 31, 2017 05:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsWhen does sharing things about your kids online become oversharing? And how do older kids who have grown up on their parents' blogs and social media feeds feel about having their childhoods posted for public consumption? You’ve probably noticed we’re much more private about our own kids these da...
#57: The Home Design Choices That Drive Us Crazy
Young House Love Has A Podcast - July 24, 2017 05:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsDecorating is incredibly subjective, and everyone has design choices they LOVE and other things that make them feel… I don’t know… twitchy? Sad? Hangry? So we’re sharing what we’re neurotic about avoiding in our own home: like a certain way of arranging furniture and a specific color combo. We’r...
#56: The Big Mistake We Made Selling Our House By Owner
Young House Love Has A Podcast - July 17, 2017 05:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsWith another wave of decluttering washing over our house, we’re looking back at our last yard sale and the strange trick we used to make it a fast-selling success (and the minor detail we overlooked that nearly turned it into a major disaster). We’re also talking about how we sold both of our ho...
#55: What’s Feng Shui? And Are We Screwing It Up?
Young House Love Has A Podcast - July 10, 2017 05:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsThis week we talk about a fun new design assignment we’ve taken on (our first commercial space!) and we finally have some good news in the beach house department! We also get a crash course in Feng Shui by an expert, and learn the places in our home where we’re intuitively following their guidel...
#54: What We’d Change About Our $4000 Backyard Wedding
Young House Love Has A Podcast - July 03, 2017 05:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsBack in July of 2007, we couldn’t imagine getting married any other way than exactly how we did: a small sweet wedding held in our very own backyard. But fast forward ten years and there are a few things we’d do differently in hindsight. So we're diving into those details, along with sharing the...
#53: The Curveball That Blew Our Beach House Timeline
Young House Love Has A Podcast - June 26, 2017 05:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsSherry has taken on a new side job that John's steering clear of, and - spoiler alert - it has already given her a good excuse to go shopping. Plus, we’ve missed our goal of being able to spend a night at the beach house by the start of summer, and it's all due to something we never could’ve ant...
#52: Six Phone Calls That Saved Us $1,500
Young House Love Has A Podcast - June 19, 2017 05:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsWe don’t always see eye-to-eye when it comes to purchases for our home, so this week we’re sharing some strategies we’ve developed for helping the other person see things our way - whether they’re the one who is itching to buy something, or the one trying to rein it in. We also picked up a surpr...
#51: Why We Want To Tear The Deck Off Our House
Young House Love Has A Podcast - June 05, 2017 05:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsIt may seem counterintuitive (don’t most people want to add a deck?!), but ous is GIANT and it’s just not pulling its weight anymore. So you can find out why we think tearing it down is the way to go - and what the heck we want to put in its place on this week’s episode. We also talk with Manhat...
#50: Behind The Scenes - Regrets, Bloopers, & Beyonce
Young House Love Has A Podcast - May 29, 2017 05:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsWe’re celebrating fifty episodes and one year of podcasting (!!!) with a special episode that takes you behind the scenes and unearths some of our weirdest moments, cringiest sound bites, and even an email we got from Beyonce’s dad (for real). We share the stuff that we love about podcasting (so...
#49: The Problem With Following Decorating Trends
Young House Love Has A Podcast - May 22, 2017 05:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsThere’s no denying that we’ve fallen hard for the color pink over the last few years, and we’re certainly not alone (Millennial Pink, anyone?). So today we're talking about the color trend that’s seemingly everywhere, how it relates to our beach house, and the pitfalls of being swayed by style t...
#48: The Not-So-Peachy Parts Of Our Beach House Renovation
Young House Love Has A Podcast - May 15, 2017 05:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsMaking over our beach house isn’t all rainbows and unicorns and pink siding. So this week we’re diving into a few tasks that have been especially stressful - and we’re sharing one thing we did to calm our nerves (and remind ourselves why we’re doing all of this in the first place). We also get s...
#47: How Do You Know If It’s Your “Forever House”?
Young House Love Has A Podcast - May 08, 2017 05:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsWhat happens when you aren’t sure if your current house is your long-term house? And if it’s not, how do you know when to stop improving it? We’re tackling those two BIG questions, including how the answers affected our own renovating decisions. Also, pretty soon after we shared our mostly-finis...
#46: The New Home Habit That's Saving Us Nearly $1,000!
Young House Love Has A Podcast - May 01, 2017 05:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsWe did it! We finally cut the cable cord (thanks in part to your suggestions) and now we’re spilling how it all went down and, more importantly, how it’ll save us tons of money this year! And yes, Sherry still has her beloved Bravo channel. We also learn some pretty eye-opening secrets about a f...
#45: Why We Got Rid Of Half The Toys In Our House
Young House Love Has A Podcast - April 24, 2017 05:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsWe had an “a-ha” moment while we were away on spring break, which led to a HUGE whole-house purge (including lots and lots of toys) and a ridiculously surprising reaction from our kids. So this week we talk about what inspired the change, and how it has shaped our outlook moving forward. We also...
#44: Are Open Floor Plans Over?
Young House Love Has A Podcast - April 10, 2017 05:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsThis week we’re sounding off on an article that says open floor plans should be a thing of the past. We’ve been known to knock down walls and widen doorways to add a more expansive feeling and better flow in all three of our homes, but there are undeniable reasons why it may NOT always be the ri...
#43: A Surprise Birthday Adventure & YAY, COLOR!
Young House Love Has A Podcast - April 03, 2017 05:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsOne of the hardest things to master at home is mixing color and pattern (which can look CRAZY or *yawn* if you go about it without much direction). So we turned to someone who’s great at it for advice: Cassie from Hi Sugarplum. We loved hearing how she balances her bold aesthetic to create a hig...
#42: How We Budget For Big Projects Without Going Broke
Young House Love Has A Podcast - March 27, 2017 05:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsAs we find ourselves in the midst of our biggest and most pocket-draining project ever, on this week's episode we’re sharing our system for planning and managing our spending during any large scale upgrade or renovation (plus we divulge a few money-saving tips along the way). We also share how s...
#41: The Realities (And Not So Realities) Of Those TV Makeovers
Young House Love Has A Podcast - March 20, 2017 05:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsIn this week's episode we go behind the scenes of a home makeover show with Candis and Andy Meredith, who tell us how they got their HGTV show and what surprised them most about the process. Plus, they share their infectious affection for historic homes and give us their best tips for bringing o...
#40: Going On Vacation For "Research"
Young House Love Has A Podcast - March 13, 2017 05:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsThis week we're sharing how a recent weekend getaway to a small cottage turned into a reconnaissance mission for our own vacation rental project. Plus, finding ceiling lights that look good together but aren’t too matchy can be tough. We struggled with it ourselves until we learned to rely on on...
#39: How To Make House Cleaning Suck A Little Less
Young House Love Has A Podcast - March 06, 2017 06:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsGuess what? Even pro house cleaners hate cleaning. So we asked YouTube cleaning guru Melissa Maker to share her secrets for making your cleaning chores faster, more effective, and all-around less painful. Plus, Sherry dives headfirst into the (often mispronounced) Danish concept of “hygge” and h...
#38: How The Internet Changed & How Our Lives Changed With It
Young House Love Has A Podcast - February 27, 2017 06:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsIn this special episode, we’re talking about the unpredictable and sometimes dramatic ways that we’ve seen the internet change in the last decade. Has social media dethroned blogging? Has sponsored content made things worse? And what has made us more guarded about opening our lives up for public...
#37: To Brass... Or Not To Brass?
Young House Love Has A Podcast - February 20, 2017 06:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsIn this episode we’re talking about what women “should” and “shouldn’t” have around the house (Sherry’s guilty of at least one!) and we’re diving deep into the question of metal finishes. Should they all match within a room? How about throughout the house? And is the brass trend over or here to ...
#36: A BIG Beach House Update & Reflecting On Rejection
Young House Love Has A Podcast - February 13, 2017 06:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsIn this long overdue update on our beach house renovation, you’ll hear how we’ve got some walls going up and many others coming down - and why we’ve changed our mind on the floor plan (again!). We also revisit our master bathroom reno for a sec (which is still percolating). Plus, we talk with Oh...
#35: When Someone You Love Gives You Something You Don't
Young House Love Has A Podcast - February 06, 2017 06:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsWhat should you do when a sentimental hand-me-down just doesn't fit in with the rest of your home? And if you try and try but just can’t find a way to love it, do you keep it out of guilt and give it everlasting side eye or let it go and cry because you feel heartless? We’re weighing in on that ...
#34: And Just Like That, The Beach House Threw Us A Bone
Young House Love Has A Podcast - January 30, 2017 06:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsThis week we count down our five favorite tricks for adding flow to any space so it feels larger and less cramped. We also divulge a big financial plus for buying a beach house in such bad condition (it's saving us thousands!). Plus we explore what organizational items annoy professional organiz...
#33: In Pursuit Of Buying Less & Doing More
Young House Love Has A Podcast - January 23, 2017 13:31 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsWhat’s it really like to downsize? We talk with House*Tweaking blogger Dana Miller about how moving to a smaller home (at a time they’re family was expanding!) helped them achieve their financial and family goals, and why it’s not always as easy as it may seem. Plus, our own pursuit to spend les...
#32: The Stuff In Our House We Don’t Show You
Young House Love Has A Podcast - January 16, 2017 06:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsWhen a listener asked about the strange habits or odd things you might uncover in our house, we jumped at the chance to pull back the curtain and call each other out: from the unusual supply that John keeps in the office to the confounding items you might find sitting on our couch and in our kit...
#31: We Picked A Beach House Color (In The Weirdest Way)
Young House Love Has A Podcast - January 09, 2017 06:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsWe didn’t find love in a hopeless place, but we found a beach house color in a surprising one. Yes, several weeks, multiple test swatches, and 1,500 comments later, we’ve finally settled on a color for our beach house’s exterior - and the decision came from one of the most random places! Plus, w...