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#73: The Secret Power Of Mistakes, Setbacks, And Almost Getting Sued Nov 20, 2017

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Young House Love turned 10 years old this fall (!!!) so we're looking back at our last decade of renovating houses, building a business, and making plenty of mistakes along the way - all while on a public stage called the world wide web. You'll hear how both in decorating and in business there were some pivotal moments that led us to where we are today - literally without them, we wouldn't be here - and they didn't all feel great at the time. In fact, some of them felt downright terrible.

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#72: Welp, There Goes The Living Room! Nov 13, 2017

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What we thought would be an easy swap of an old sectional for a new sofa has turned our living room on its head. So this week we're sharing how we're rethinking the layout and reinventing the space to work a little harder. We're also sharing countertop pros & cons, since we've lived with 3 different kitchens with 3 different counter choices. So you can hear our regrets to hopefully avoid making the same mistakes. Plus, we run into some hiccups in our meal kit delivery experiment that may have us falling out of love with them for good.

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#71: Why You Don't See Childproofing Stuff In Our House Nov 06, 2017

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Keeping your kids safe at home is hugely important and creating a house that looks nice but is also livable (and not too precious) is basically the holy grail. So this week we're sharing specific tricks and tips for how we childproofed our house without running down the safety aisle and buying every last foam pad and cabinet lock. We also finally got to meet Vern Yip in person, and he taught us a lot (like our favorite new term for choosing the right lighting) and made us laugh so hard (the hotel trick for stretching his Trading Spaces budget is the stuff of legends). We also talk about juggling the task of furnishing the beach house quickly, while attempting to layer in stuff that's meaningful and not just convenient.

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#70: The Craziness Behind Our Rachael Ray Show Appearance Oct 30, 2017

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Our week was sent into a tailspin when we got a last-minute invitation to appear on The Rachael Ray Show, and within 24 hours we were on a plane to New York so we could DIY in front of a live studio audience the very next morning. As you can imagine, we have some pretty hilarious stories from behind the scenes (it turns out Rachael Ray was NOT trying to hug Sherry) and the whole adventure was bookended by two other big beach house milestones: moving furniture in and spending our first night there! So we're sharing how that went - and what woke us up at 6am - plus we're learning the hardest pieces of IKEA furniture to assemble (who knew?! WE DID!). We also dive into our favorite blog for getting into the Halloween spirit, and we share what store is actually making some pretty great mass produced art these days.

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#69: The Upside To The End Of Fixer Upper Oct 23, 2017

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This week John is laying out why he thinks the end of HGTV's Fixer Upper might actually bring some good things, and Sherry's revealing the secret screw-up that almost ruined our beach house floors. Plus If you've ever dreamed about buying a second property or wading into the real estate investing waters, we're getting pro tips from real estate expert Dana Bull. She's breaking down a less risky way to buy your first rental, explaining why being a landlord isn't as scary as it sounds, and sharing tricks for renovating wisely.

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#68: There's No Shame In The Fake Plant Game Oct 16, 2017

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This week we're giving a listener whose house flooded after Hurricane Harvey some advice on finding the right people to help get her kitchen back together again after the storm. We also share why we're loving a new "smart" platform for buying and selling secondhand stuff. And we're sharing a series of recent faux plant scores that make us proud to be fake plant owners. Plus John's shares a free tool that's finally putting the kibosh on one of his worst habits.

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#67: What We Regret About Our Previous Home Renos Oct 09, 2017

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When we look back at how we updated our previous homes, there are more than a few design decisions we regret - so we're breaking down five things that we'd go back and do differently if we had a time machine. And ding-dong, the deck is gone! Yup, we ripped that monster off the house, and the yard's already feeling awesomely open - but checking this item off our to-do list has actually just added more to it (it's like the plot of 'If You Give A Mouse A Cookie'). We also check Sherry's Color of The Year predicting skills, and John explains why he rejects tool brand monogamy.

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#66: Are Meal Delivery Kits Worth It? Oct 02, 2017

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Some people have declared the stainless steel appliance trend over (cue the gasps!). We used stainless appliances in our kitchen, but have decided against them for our beach house, so we're weighing in on when you might want to pull the trigger on stainless - or avoid it completely. And speaking of the kitchen, we've been trying some new things in there lately, including jumping on a certain culinary bandwagon, bringing some organization to our fridge, and finally taking a couple of those meal delivery services for a spin to see if they're all that they're cracked up to be.

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#65: When Multi-Purpose Rooms Drive You Multi-Shades Of Crazy Sep 25, 2017

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We've probably all got dual purpose rooms like a mudroom-slash-laundry room, a breakfast-nook-slash-homework-spot, or the ol' guest-room-slash-office. So today we're sharing the key to making one space actually work in multiple ways - instead of feeling like it does one thing waaay better than the other. We also chat about a recent attic clutter revelation, and John shares a negotiation technique so covert you might not even know you're doing it. He also gets a tool he has daydreamed about for years and Sherry's love of all things woo-woo leads her to try some unusual accessories that claim to help with sleep, allergies, and even happiness.

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#64: How We Paid Off The Mortgage On Our House (!!!) Sep 18, 2017

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We've got some big news this week that you probably didn't see coming (also: we might be crazy). Plus we share how we were able to pay off our mortgage (!!) and how the groundwork we laid over a decade ago in our first house made it all possible. We also chat about stuff you should NOT pass down to your kids (there's some surprising stuff that experts say don't make good heirlooms anymore) and we cover everything from our first house's cost to how our mortgage for our third house was actually smaller than our first.

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