Who called it? YHL is moving.

[mellymel]

I haven't even made it through the entire post this morning but they are moving. House looks beautiful. Back to reading the post...

[dfl]

People have been saying it for a few months now. How long were they in this last one? It was obvious they were over the house they are in for months now. I'm not sure they were ever that into it actually.

[simpsongal]

I wonder how much of a fixer-upper they purchased this time. Will this be their third house in less than 5 years? That's a lot of moving and real estate transactional costs.

[mellymel]

It looks like it needs major fixing up on the inside, and it looks beautiful on the outside. They said they bought their first house in 2006 and stayed 4.5 years and bought their 2nd house in 2010. I agree that's a lot of moving and real estate transactional costs.

They already closed on the house, haven't moved in, and haven't sold their current house yet.

[SusanBAnthony]

Interesting. I am curious how much all these houses cost.

[davescatch]

As soon as I finished reading their post, I hopped on over here.....it does look like a beautiful home on the outside, and lots of TLC needed on the inside. Just their style!

You guys called it big time.

[emoflamingo]

I'm not surprised. Hopefully this house will be less of a risk for them.

[LaceyV]

I'm not surprised. Hopefully this will mean we get real posts again and not "I spray painted everything I've ever bought" posts every other day.

[Deleted]

Wow! But I'm not really surprised. They never seemed to love their current house the way they did their first. The new house looks more like them and has lots of potential.

[simpsongal]

Reminds me of our house a bit - we paid well under market b/c of the outdated condition.

If they implement MCM decor in that Richmond-area colonial I'm going to give a major side-eye.

[linz]

I'm not surprised. They've done so much work to the current house that they pry did know they eventually would run out of projects. I'm glad they finally got a 2 story. I did find it funny that John said the new house is the same amount of sq ft.

I'm curious also if they knew they were buying this why they made the update to the carport? I didn't think it made it look any better. I love a lot of their DIY stuff but am getting soooo annoyed with them anymore. And I laugh when Sherry does projects on the "life" page and most of them have already been done on Pinterest but yet she makes it sound like she came up with it!

[peach]

Well, good for them. I wonder if Sue the Napkin will still be around, or if they will do something more back to their "real" style rather than trying to fake a fun and funky style for the sake of being "fresh".

[pinkroses]

Apr 30, 2013 10:04:09 GMT -5 linz said:

I'm curious also if they knew they were buying this why they made the update to the carport? I didn't think it made it look any better. I love a lot of their DIY stuff but am getting soooo annoyed with them anymore. And I laugh when Sherry does projects on the "life" page and most of them have already been done on Pinterest but yet she makes it sound like she came up with it!

I was wondering this too.  I think it adds zero to the house.

I'm glad they're moving.  Their current house doesn't seem to be inspiring them very much and the new one looks interesting.

Good call to those who guessed they were planning to sell soon.  I am curious to see how the current house does on the market.  I feel like they made a lot of personalized decisions with it (building the desk into the former dining room so it's no longer functional as a dining room option, painting and refacing the fireplace in the kitchen, putting cork floors in the kitchen) and wonder how that will go over with buyers.

[AmyRI]

I'm really hoping they go back to their old style. It will suit the house better and they do much better when they are in their comfort zone.

While they did update a lot of things in their house that might make it more appealing to buyers on the surface... I can't imagine anyone who knows about the frankencabinets will want to buy that place.

[emoflamingo]

I'll be the naysayer and say the carport looks pretty nice. I guess it isn't much, but I don't think it takes away from anything.

[mellymel]

Apr 30, 2013 10:22:57 GMT -5 peach said:

Well, good for them. I wonder if Sue the Napkin will still be around, or if they will do something more back to their "real" style rather than trying to fake a fun and funky style for the sake of being "fresh".

Oh God. Sue the Napkin needs to be retired. Immediately.

[pinkeggs]

I CALLED IT AND I AM READY FOR MY COOKIE NOW!!!! lol

[pinkeggs]

In the comments they say they are planning to sell the current house furnished. Wow. So no more Ikea house and new everything, I guess.

[pinkroses]

Apr 30, 2013 11:24:49 GMT -5 pinkeggs said:

In the comments they say they are planning to sell the current house furnished. Wow. So no more Ikea house and new everything, I guess.

They clear it up later to say they are showing it furnished, but once it sells they are packing everything up for the new place.  I think the first comment was just worded poorly.

[tarheels]

pinkeggs

And yall know how much I move and sell real estate, and I'm exhausted for them! No more project houses for this chickadee (me), maybe forever. I guess it's their life's earning, so they have to, and they have to buy a big ass house to keep the spray projects at bay. Oof, good luck to them.

I'm very, very interested to hear they're selling their home furnished. I can't wait to see what they put in the new house. I wonder if their style has matured any.

[sailorgray]

Beautiful house!. That's really exciting for them.

[TEM325]

Apr 30, 2013 11:24:49 GMT -5 pinkeggs said:

In the comments they say they are planning to sell the current house furnished. Wow. So no more Ikea house and new everything, I guess.

Whoa! That's a big move!

[younghouselove]

Haha, thanks for all of the well wishes everyone. This is really a big move and was so unexpected slash exciting for us to pull the trigger on! We can't wait to show all of our new home adventures with you--- you know we'll keep you updated!

And in case you were worried, we will definitely be making updates along the way.  Here is our first big switch- our new header!

xo
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[peach]

OMG it kills me not knowing who the YHL AE is....

Lol I hate secrets

[womet]

Interesting. They said at the end of that post that they could even call this their forever home. If that's the case, what will they do when they run out of projects in the new house? Since their blog hits are decreasing, will they continue to blog? Will John go back to work in an office?

[clementine]

Most of their readership has intuited that they were planning on moving. Many people have flat out asked them if they are moving and they have avoided answering directly. They do have a right to their privacy, but I think their evasiveness on this issue has cost them the trust of quite a few readers. I think they were smart not to sink a ton of money into their current house. Personally, I would have done all of the floors before some of the other projects. Hopefully they will do more quality projects at their next house. No more Frankencabinets, spray paint on everything, glued on pom pom trim, crappy no sew treatments, and 1000 square foot gallery walls. I'd hate to have to be the sucker filling in those holes!

[pinkeggs]

Apr 30, 2013 12:13:14 GMT -5 womet said:

Interesting. They said at the end of that post that they could even call this their forever home. If that's the case, what will they do when they run out of projects in the new house? Since their blog hits are decreasing, will they continue to blog? Will John go back to work in an office?

Honestly, I think they realize they can't do this forever. They have obviously been very smart with their money and I think they are prepared for when the gravy train runs out. I bet once this house is "done", they will switch over to Young House Life for updates on family stuff, but I bet ultimately at least John goes back into the workforce.

tarheels lol, thank you!! That looks delicious

[peach]

How do you know their blog hits are decreasing???

[pugz]

I am excited to see what they do to the new house...but nervous that I'll hate it like house #2.

[Deleted]

Hah. So now we know why they did that cheapo kitchen reno!