by Layla
Calling All E-Friends
Greetings!
We have some exciting news to share today! We’ve been working on something “design TV-related” for a while now, and we’re really excited about the direction it’s moving in.
Think: our blog in 3D…meaning, low-dough/high-smile room redos, real-life DIY adventures, and lots of YOU!

At this point, we need to see if you’d be into A) having us over to help you redo a room or two (or three!), and/or B) helping us redo someone’s elses space(s). (Maybe you’re a mural artist, or a seamstress, or you’d just like to lend a helping hand by painting a wall or working on a craft project with us, etc.)
We also need to know what area you live in. (City/State/Country) (You can live anywhere, and every comment will be read!)
We hoping to round up as many responses as we can in the next 48 hours, so if you’re interested, and you have time to leave a comment, please do!
We’re working with some super-talented and creative folks and they’re very interested in seeing the response to this post, so please don’t be shy, and thank you so much! We’ll definitely keep you posted and we hope to hug you soon!

PS- We’d also like to invite you to join us on Facebook & Twitter!
(We’re seeking responses on those sites too! Thank You!)
2,072 Responses to Calling All E-Friends
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Tina McLelland says:May 6, 2011 at 11:35 am
I have one for you. We live in Burkburnett, TX!!! My husband is a fireman and I am a legal assistant/fitness instructor. We have two boys and two dogs. We bought a foreclosed home that we have been trying to work on for three years. It has a pool in the back yard and lots of work to be done in almost every room. If I had to choose, I would choose either my living room or my kitchen. My kitchen is huge, with lovely 80′s white formica countertops and I am at a loss. Come to good ole Texas we would love to have ya’ll!!!!!!!!!
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Bobbi says:May 6, 2011 at 8:33 pm
I own a 1950′s bungalow that we will be renovating from top to bottom. Please come see us in SoIL (southern Illinois). I wanna live in a Layla house;)
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Susannah says:May 9, 2011 at 11:00 am
I agree I want to live in Layla’s house too. I love the kitchen.
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Vel says:May 6, 2011 at 10:12 pm
Awesome idea!!!! I live in Marion, IL and have just moved in (literally today!!!!!!!) to our new gigantic home! We have a great room with. A 23 ft high ceiling with a sooo ugly fireplace on the side ( not in the middle) of the room!!!! we need help!!!! Keep up the good work and stay happy!!!!!!
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JEN JESCHKE says:May 7, 2011 at 3:26 pm
I live in Carroll Iowa and would LOVE a makeover!!! Our laundry room is in bad need!!! I am struggling with my daughters room as well and have lots of friends who would love a makeover…would love to have you in Iowa!!!
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Lindsey Wise says:May 10, 2011 at 9:14 pm
I live in Delaware, Ohio and would love help and a total kitchen makeover. We have lived in our home for three years and have a spacious kitchen but need an updated functional kitchen for our growing family. My husband and I are both teachers and would be forever grateful for you presence and to participate in this adventure with you both:)
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Laura says:May 5, 2011 at 3:26 pm
Whoops… Jefferson City, Missouri USA
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Lisa Cheney says:May 5, 2011 at 3:26 pm
Very very cool and exciting for you guys! I would love option A…having you come redo a room, or 2, or 3 in my house. I’m in Lincoln, NE.
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Sherri says:May 5, 2011 at 3:27 pm
Oh Heck Yeah! I’d LOVE to have ya’ll come redo a room (or two or three or four) at my house!!! I’m in Liberty, SC.
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Sarah says:May 5, 2011 at 3:27 pm
I know you want to come back to Minneapolis, Minnesota to help finish up the rooms in my house that don’t look like the rest of my house!
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meg says:May 5, 2011 at 3:27 pm
A) YES
B) YES! I love getting my hands dirty and making ideas come to life.
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Stacey says:May 5, 2011 at 3:27 pm
Hi Layla! I am SO interested in design help! My husband and I are just about to close on our very first home, and it needs lots of TLC.
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Leah Marie says:May 5, 2011 at 3:28 pm
Ummmmm, YES PLEASE! I have a little man’s room, a foyer, and a living room that needs a ton of lovin! I am in Newark, DE and would LOVE to have your help!!! Also, I can sew and/or craft and would love to help you work on someone else’s space too. Heck, I’d just love to sit and talk to you for a while!
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Catherine says:May 5, 2011 at 3:28 pm
I’m in Grand Rapids, MI, USA and I have a house full of rooms that could use redoing.
Congrats on your adventure – - sounds like it’s about to get even more exciting!
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Robin L. says:May 5, 2011 at 3:28 pm
Yes! I’m all for option A. (I would be into Option B if I had some cool, unique talent to share.) We’re hoping to do our basement soon now that we’ve dealt with some water issues. And we’re all about doing it on a budget! We’re definitely thinking about bringing some “cottage” love to the space. Whatever you guys end up doing, though, this seems like a fun and exciting new adventure!
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Mindy says:May 5, 2011 at 3:29 pm
OMG, is this for real?!?!? I would LOVE the opportunity to have you and Kevin over to help us with our home and I’d be willing to help you with someone else’s home! (I’m in Massachusetts)This is so exciting!
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Kristi says:May 6, 2011 at 11:07 am
Fun! I’m in Silver Spring, too.
L&K, I’d love some help with my 80yo house. Our narrow living room is such a challenge! And we have so many windows that I’ve just lived with the hideous trim paint for far too long.
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Emily says:May 5, 2011 at 3:29 pm
This would be AWESOME!
I most DEFINITELY have a room (who am I kidding? A HOUSE) that could use your creative touch! And if you were in our area, I could definitely lend a hand however you’d need.
Location: Des Moines, IA
(you know you wanna
)Emily
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Allison says:May 5, 2011 at 3:29 pm
TLC re-do in my house? Heck yeah!!!!! Save us from our stipple ceilings. Snellville/GA/ US. Congrats to you both and your uber talent.
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colleen says:May 5, 2011 at 3:29 pm
I would love for you to redo my whole house!! I’m in Indianapolis, IN.
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Nicole Henley says:May 5, 2011 at 3:30 pm
It’s a rental but we have been given pretty free reign. I rent a beautiful home in Hermosa Beach, CA and would love to have you both here for Option A. Good luck!
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Lisa@Fern Creek Cottage says:May 5, 2011 at 3:30 pm
We are moving into a new home in Illinois next month and for the first time ever we are renting which poses certain challenges. I would be thrilled and honored to have you work on a room in our home!
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Michelle @ Faith, Trust, and a Little Pixie Dust says:May 5, 2011 at 3:30 pm
Hey Kev & Layla! Count me in! I’d love to open up my home to your brilliant DIY talent! I also have a love for creativity & helping other people. (I’m a pretty good painter, seamstress, & idea girl.) I live in Utah. Hope to hear from you! {Have I used enough *exclamation” points!?!
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Roxanne Winebrenner says:May 5, 2011 at 3:31 pm
I have a “blank canvas” extra bedroom that is just waiting to be redone! I would LOVE to have some help from you guys! Come on over to Southaven, MS!
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Becky :) says:May 5, 2011 at 3:33 pm
I vote option A! I would LOVE to have you 2 creative peeps in my abode for a makeover! And I would love to be part of it!! ANY DAY! You are so inspiring and I love everything you do! My whole home could use you 2! Especially my living room (only one-no family room and small) and combo kitchen dining area! I hope you guys get this gig! HOW EXCITING!!
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Deb says:May 5, 2011 at 3:31 pm
We’re in the process of buying a total fixer in the country just outside of the city limits of Gainesville, TX. Every room in it will need some sort of renovation. I would love some help and I love y’alls style. Good luck with your venture.
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Carolyn says:May 5, 2011 at 3:31 pm
Hi!
I live in a 1920′s home in the historical neighborhood of Highland Park in Birmingham, Alabama. Some of the more “unique” features of my home, (most pre-existing) are:
-a mural of Lady & the Tramp on my laundry room floor;
-a face coming out of the wall that peers at you as sit on your throne in the basement bathroom;
-a room with 2 walls of casement windows;
-an original brick fireplace with the “alpha” and the “omega” brickwork;
-2 kitchens;
-3 fireplaces;
-the world’s laziest dog who can’t wait to give you LOTS of kisses!We’d LOVE to have you over at the house. My roommate and I are both lawyers who work hard and play hard. We have a crowd of crazy, fun, and diverse friends who range from non-profit employees to residents at the local university hospital. We get together all the time for important occasions like Sunday dinner or helping with a renovation project.
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lisa says:May 5, 2011 at 3:31 pm
i’d LOVE your help!! i live in toronto, ontario, canada and am a graphic designer and am willing to help if there were anyway you could use my skills.
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ansley b. says:May 5, 2011 at 3:31 pm
hi! we’re in jacksonville, florida and are closing on a historic home on the 20th of may–fresh and ready to decorate!
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Crissy Armstrong says:May 7, 2011 at 1:33 pm
I am also in jax – ponte vedra bch. Love seeing locals here! I’d love to redo some rooms here with your help! Come to our area!!
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Megan says:May 13, 2011 at 4:38 pm
Another jacksonville person here! We live in a 50′s ranch that we’ve been renovating inside and out. We have one big room left and a bathroom. I agree, come here!
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Robin McCallister says:May 17, 2011 at 9:08 am
Hey there! from J’ville. I have a friend in B’ham who has a lake place near Jasper on Smith Lake. It would be right your alley! I have wanted to get my hands on it forever. Count me in for the sewing! I have a drapery workroom so its right up my alley!
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Kourtney says:May 5, 2011 at 3:32 pm
I would love to have you redo some of our spaces and I would likewise love to help out with someone else’s if I could! (I sew! And can wield a paintbrush!) I live in Lehi, Utah.
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Joy says:May 5, 2011 at 3:32 pm
Heck ya! That sounds awesome! We live in a tract home in suburbia. I’m in Arroyo Grande, CA. Between Monterey and Santa Barbara on the beautiful central coast. Did I mention we live close to wine country, too?
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Sarah says:May 5, 2011 at 3:32 pm
How exciting! We would LOVE to have you in our home to re-do a room or rooms. We have a lot of square footage with very little inspiration. We live in Atlanta, Georgia (Sandy Springs more specifically).
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Ocean Soul says:May 5, 2011 at 3:33 pm
Wooooo Hoooooo! Yes to A & B!!! Kamloops, B.C. Canada wants Kevin and Layla, eh! Come on up to the Great White North y’all!
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Lindy says:May 5, 2011 at 3:33 pm
I would love to help or have you help me! I live in Stockbridge, GA- just 25 minutes south of Ikea. I can paint and sew also!!!
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April Frake says:May 5, 2011 at 3:33 pm
You guys can come and spread your decorating magic here anytime! Kernersville, NC
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Anne @It's a Baltimore Life says:May 5, 2011 at 3:33 pm
Seriously? Sign me up for some TLC action pronto!! I’m in Baltimore MD. I’m also responding for my mom…her kitchen needs help ASAP! She is in Richmond VA
PS…I LOVE me some house projects and getting dirty so I’d definitely be willing to help yall out too!
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Jill says:May 5, 2011 at 3:34 pm
Oh please come to my house and re do my bedroom, my kids room, my play/laundry room, kitchen, and living room.
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Sada says:May 5, 2011 at 3:34 pm
Oooh head on over to San Antonio, TX! I would love to help in any way that I can! I’d be happy to lend my sanding, painting, crafting skills or offer up a room in our new home for a redo! We just moved in a month ago so we are still in the first phase of organizing and decorating!
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Angela says:May 5, 2011 at 3:34 pm
We’re wanna-be DIYers that need a kick in the butt to get us started here in Atlanta, GA and we’d love the help! We have a fairly new house that we’ve now noticed a lot of corners were cut on so most of our projects would be great DIY projects – adding some style to our cookie-cutter interior!
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Sara H says:May 5, 2011 at 3:34 pm
I could def use some help in my husband’s office/guest room (I think you can see the challenge right there) in Atlanta!
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Kristen says:May 5, 2011 at 3:35 pm
I love Option A and B!!
Here’s a unique challenge for ya:
Seattle, WA
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Nelly says:May 5, 2011 at 3:35 pm
I would love for you guys to makeover a room(s) in my house! Houston, TX
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Cara Leonard says:May 5, 2011 at 3:35 pm
Oh wow! This would be fun. I have tried hard to accommodate our family in our tiny abode….3 kids under the age of 4 and very small quarters. Would love some creative help
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Elizabeth Washburn says:May 5, 2011 at 3:35 pm
Oh Wow! We’re moving into a home in late May that is very nice, but stuck in the early 90′s, but with some character underneath. Know what I mean??
I’d LOVE your help with some transformations!!! It would be tons of fun! I read your blog every day and was even planning to use it as a reference as we make our changes. I’m in Jacksonville, TX (east of Dallas) Love what y’all do~ -
Carolyn says:May 5, 2011 at 3:36 pm
I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to have you come do some decoration magic on my home! I live in South St Paul, MN!!
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melissa says:May 5, 2011 at 3:36 pm
You KNOW you’ve been looking for a reason to travel to Canada! We live in a new, beautiful home that simply requires come character and finishing/lived in touches added.
With #3 arriving soon, hubby and I are short on time to get everything done ourselves. Funny, how I just e-mailed you this week and now you’ve posted this! Meant to be??? Hmmmmmm.
If you were to do any others while you were here, I’d be sure to lend a helping hand both with my own or someone else’s…alas, no special skills to share!!!
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Marina @ Yummy Mummy says:May 5, 2011 at 3:36 pm
Santa Barbara, Ca. Would love to have help with a room! Or help you guys with crafty projects.
Congratulations on this project!
Marina @ http://www.yummymummykitchen.com
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Christy Miller says:May 5, 2011 at 3:36 pm
You can come re-do some rooms in my house!!! I would love it!!!
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Sunday Baker says:May 5, 2011 at 3:37 pm
I’ve replied on FB and twitter but wanted to here too…who wouldn’t want you to come and fix up a room? I would LOVE it! Count me in (northern Wisconsin). I knew you’d get a show eventually!
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Myra @ The Casabella Project says:May 5, 2011 at 3:37 pm
Girl, you know I’d love to help!
So thrilled for y’all! {Have car. Will travel.}
xoxo
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Becki says:May 6, 2011 at 9:32 am
Oh my gosh! Layla and Myra – jackpot! I will dismantle my home just to have both of you come visit! I have a loft that I am overhauling into a craft room/Mom cave. Would love to have some creative help! I can sew and my husband is “handy!” Dayton, OH
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Jill Waters says:May 5, 2011 at 3:37 pm
Layla- I would love to have you help re-do a little cottage that my parents have on their property. They live Grandbay, AL. So excited because no one will ever come down this far for anything! Every home improvement T.V. show is typically based out of CA. Since Montgomery is relatively close ( a little over three hours away) perhaps it may be not be too far!
My Parents built this little cottage to live in while they were building/DIY’in their home. It’s been empty for a while and needs some TLC. Our goal is to fix it up to have a place for my Grandparents to stay/visit/live in the event they can’t stay by themselves.
You guys are great… best of luck for your new 3D endeavors.
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Lindsay says:May 5, 2011 at 3:37 pm
ABSOLUTELY!!! We are moving into a new (to me) house that was a foreclosure…which means A LOT of work must be done.
It would be a dream for the two of you to come to my place here in College Station, TX (about 1 1/2 Northwest of Houston). I know you’d love to spend part of the hot summer in TEXAS, right?! And since it’s a college town I know I could round up a lot of our students to help. Please, Please pick us!! -
Mandy Ford says:May 5, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Oh my goodness now exciting! I could SO use your help with our kitchen/dining room. It is one large room with very outdated cabinets/counter/sink etc. and needs so much help. We have more of a midcentury/vintage vibe going on in our house though – but I know you could rock that as well.
We are in Richmond, Indiana which is right on the Ohio border. And I’m totally going to name drop, but we have a mutual friend – Erin of Rare and Beautiful Treasures.
She lives close to me – how fun would it be to do the makeover together?!
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Laurie Tacheny Borden says:May 5, 2011 at 3:38 pm
This is totally cool! I am trying to figure out renovations in our home and would LOVE the help. I think you also asked what “talents” I have. Can I offered up my husband? He can fix and run any machine out there. And, I think he has every machine and tool the planet offers! Everyone we know at the university we work at comes to him for tools and help!
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kelly says:May 5, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Bring it on, Layla! Come redo any.room(s).in.our.house in Orlando, FL. Or the barn!!! Yes, a barn in Orlando!
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Arielle says:May 5, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Sounds like so much fun! If you’re ever in the Raleigh area, I would love to help out. I’m not an expert on anything really, but my husband and I have had fun fixing up our house!
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Liz says:May 5, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Please come do a room or more in our house in Columbia, SC. We would also love to lend a hand if you plan on doing anything close to us
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Leah says:May 5, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Congrats Kev & Layla…. we’re in Fort Worth, Texas… come on over and work your magic on a few of our rooms!
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Bri says:May 5, 2011 at 3:39 pm
We’d love to have you come out here to Eugene, OR! And of course Max is always welcome too! I’m not a muralist, but I do know my way around a sewing machine, paint brush, broom and nail gun (etc).
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Hidden Sisters says:May 5, 2011 at 3:39 pm
We’d love to have you redo a room in our home! And we’d love to help with others’ homes, too! {Portland, OR}
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Elizabeth L says:May 5, 2011 at 3:39 pm
Sign me up! We live in Greenville, SC and still have our master bath from 1972 (yellow toilet and all) and/or are getting ready to add on an open air porch (big, like 16×30) and was just thinking today about who could possibly help me see a vision for it before we build it so I can know what to have built in (like bench seating all the way around, or not…?) Would love help on design and/ or decorating!!
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Susan says:May 5, 2011 at 3:39 pm
How fun! I would love for you to come to Decatur, Al and help me with a few things (e.g. unfinished space, porches, bedrooms, outdoor space, and lots more!)
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Aaron Odell says:May 5, 2011 at 3:39 pm
How exciting! Me and my upstairs bathroom would be forever grateful if you came our way!
Eureka, Missouri 63025
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CourtneyD says:May 5, 2011 at 3:40 pm
If you find yourselves in the DC metro area (Northern VA) we’d love to have your help OR lend a hand! I couldn’t paint a mural to save my life, but the husband and I can DIY the heck out of most projects! FUN!
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Joyce Davis says:May 5, 2011 at 3:40 pm
I would love to have your help with decorating my bedroom. I can paint and sew, so I wouldn’t be totally useless during the redo. I don’t like the way the room presently looks but I’m stumped for how to improve the room. I live in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Sue says:May 5, 2011 at 3:40 pm
I can paint (walls, trim and murals) and I can sew! I live in St. Louis and we need a show like yours!!! I also just moved so I have lots of rooms that need refreshing/help (and I have a swimming pool, so come in the summer!).
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Mandy Ford says:May 5, 2011 at 3:40 pm
Oh, and I forgot to add that I would love to add my crafty talents – I love DIY and home decor projects, but with twin almost three-year-old boys running around the house and working full time, my plate has been a tad full.
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Nathan Killen says:May 5, 2011 at 3:40 pm
Yes ma’am and sir! It’s a 4-square house from 1918 that can’t make up its mind about what it wants to be (Because we filled it with so much Ikea stuff when we got married) Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Kim@NewlyWoodwards says:May 5, 2011 at 3:40 pm
You know you want to stop by central Illinois! We’re in Moline, Illinois, and fixing up an old late-19th century house. We can do the big renovation jobs but have NO IDEA how to pull everything together. I’m especially nervous about our huge living room and dining room. We need you. =)
Check out some of our current home projects here – http://www.newlywoodwards.com/search/label/Our%20Second%20Home%20Renovation.
Thanks for the consideration!
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Mary says:May 5, 2011 at 3:40 pm
I would love to have you here to help! I’m in the greater Boston,MA area. I’m also happy to help out. Good luck!
Your blog is so fun.-Mary
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Nancy P says:May 5, 2011 at 3:40 pm
Yes!! I would LOVE to have you guys fix up a room in my house! I’m in north Georgia.
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kristi @ barn owl primitives says:May 5, 2011 at 3:40 pm
how exciting!! i’d LOVE to help!! i’m in leesburg, va if you need me for manual labor. and my signs can be shipped around the world!!
wishing you all the best with your new adventure!!
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Screaming Meme says:May 5, 2011 at 3:40 pm
If you need any help in Houston, I am in…I can sew, paint and of course, help design. Xo
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Emily says:May 5, 2011 at 3:41 pm
I would love some help with my kitchen and guest room and bedroom for that matter! We’re in Washington, DC.
I speak for my mom too, she has a blank canvas that is new purchased in Jupiter, FL.
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Katie says:May 5, 2011 at 3:41 pm
Absolutely! Love y’all’s style–would adore having your help in our new cottage. And would love to help on a project, too. Nashville, TN.
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Sarah says:May 5, 2011 at 3:41 pm
I have a new (to me) house full of blank walls and empty spaces! I also have 4 kids, a husband, and a dog. Obviously, I need help! I would love to have you come, and I can certainly offer assistance if you need help for someone else’s home. I can sew, paint, and craft like crazy, and I also know how to run a drill if I need to….
Come visit us here in Appleton, WI! We’d love to have you, and our guest room is available if you need it!
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Holly Tutwiler says:May 5, 2011 at 3:41 pm
Bridgewater, Virginia. When can I expect you?
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Rebekah Renfrow says:May 5, 2011 at 5:06 pm
Love it! Your faith – evidence of things hoped for
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Robyn @ Imperfect Nest says:May 5, 2011 at 3:42 pm
Can I volunteer my mom’s house? She lives on a small farm and your style would be perfect for her. She really, really needs the help. Really! She lives in a small town (Gholson) in Texas. She’s surrounded by fields, horses, cows, and a recent addition, chickens.
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Brittany says:May 5, 2011 at 3:42 pm
We live in Greencastle, PA – about 2 hours North of D.C. And the best part? We live in a LOG CABIN!
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Sharyl@Thelittlebrownhouse.us says:May 5, 2011 at 3:42 pm
Are you kidding me!!! I am in for every option you have rooms or brooms !! And so excited for you guys!
I live in the Spokane Washington area – I know it’s a real hot spot:)
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Dharma says:May 5, 2011 at 3:42 pm
This Canadian gal could use your help in my living and dining room and yes, I’d be all in redoing/reusing/repurposing. heck, I’ll supply the tools
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Aron says:May 5, 2011 at 3:42 pm
Come on over! Would love your expertise! Wilmington, NC (a coastal town, right up your alley!)
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Yarnista says:May 5, 2011 at 3:42 pm
I have a 100 year old yarn dyeing studio in a historic building *AND* a 100 year old house that needs some major assistance! We’re in Duluth, MN — right by Lake Superior!
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Kristi says:May 5, 2011 at 3:43 pm
I would be so excited if you made a trip WAY up north to Duluth (well Carlton), MN. I’ve got a screened in porch, a kitchen, a bathroom and an extra room with not much purpose that need lots of love! I go to your website daily for inspiration
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Larissa says:May 5, 2011 at 3:43 pm
I would love some help here in Chesterton, IN (about 45 minutes outside of Chicago). And I would also be willing to help. I don’t have many talents but I am good at painting, and can demo like it’s nobody’s business
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Abbey says:May 5, 2011 at 3:43 pm
I’d love to have you guys help me in my home! My inspiration board is made up almost entirely of your designs! It would be great to help on someone else’s project too. I’m an artist and I build furniture. I’m in Fort Walton Beach, FL.
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Nikki Burke says:May 5, 2011 at 3:44 pm
Uh …yeah! Count me in as a workin’ girl for any kind of crew – demo, paint, anything. Would be great fun to work on a project with you guys! My hubby and I always have projects going. Working on several rooms now, so would love some inspiration help too. I’m from Dayton, Ohio. Good luck with your new endeavor! Love following you and can’t wait to see what’s comin’ down the pike!
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Deb Townsend says:May 5, 2011 at 3:44 pm
I would love to have you help decorate our house. We currently live in a rental, but may purchase something in the next couple months. We live in Ladera Ranch, CA which is about halfway between LA and San Diego.
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Jayme says:May 5, 2011 at 3:44 pm
Hi!!! Please come visit us in RICHMOND, VA!!! My hubby and I have a small brick rancher with three not so small dogs…we would love for you guys to be our fairy god mother/father!! HAHA!!
Best of luck with the show! You guys deserve it!!
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Kendra @ My Insanity says:May 5, 2011 at 3:44 pm
I would so love your help w/my master bedroom (bathroom, too, and we could do a couple more bathrooms while you are here)! It is a really strange shape, so it puzzles me. My home is newer construction with some interesting elements, so I can’t go totally coastal and vintage authenticallly…BUT I would love to add some charm to some of the open, uninteresting spaces. I struggle with my family room, too, because it has two focal points: a fireplace and an entertainment center, and is open to the rest of the downstairs.
I think you guys are fantastic, and would love to watch, if not participate, in your show!
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Casey says:May 5, 2011 at 3:44 pm
Please come to my home! We live in Lovettsville, VA. There are some great places that you would love to stop by as see as well!
We are getting married in June and bought a foreclosure!
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Becka Fitzgerald says:May 5, 2011 at 3:44 pm
i would love for you guys to travel up north and help me out at my house in new hampshire – about 40 minutes away from boston. just moved in to my first house ever and there’s lots of projects to tackle! trying to turn my standard 1990s cape into a cottage-y/vintage house just like yours. i
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Erika says:May 5, 2011 at 3:44 pm
You can come help me decorate after we move this summer, just know I’m college-broke. Ick. But I’d LOVE to help out if I could, I have fab ideas, love to paint… but I can’t sew much [yet].
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Eldre says:May 5, 2011 at 3:45 pm
Help me! In a cute Sears home in downtown Annapolis, MD.
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Lynn Doty says:May 5, 2011 at 3:45 pm
There is nothing quite like finding peace and solace in your own home. I’ve had many life changing events in the past few years that caused me to hasten my retirement. From my own health, my dad’s death and my sweet mother moving in with us. Since then, I have been on a continous mission to try and find a calming order in my home. Being a caregiver when everyone says to care “for yourself” is an impossible job. I have found that I can’t focus on any one thing because I am trying to focus on everyone else. I daily play Design on a Dime by moving around the things I have! HELP….. I would love some guidance to finally be able to put my feet up and say, “Ah…..I’m home.”
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Natalie says:May 5, 2011 at 3:45 pm
Yes! I have a living room with a difficult layout I’ve been trying to decorate for years! I’m the “handyman” in my marriage so I would love to help in any way possible! We’re located in Gaithersburg, MD (right outside of DC). Best of luck to you both on this new adventure!!!
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Erika says:May 5, 2011 at 3:45 pm
You can come help me decorate after we move this summer, just know I’m college-broke. Ick. But I’d LOVE to help out if I could, I have fab ideas, love to paint… but I can’t sew much [yet]. I’m in Greenville, NC!
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Kathleen says:May 5, 2011 at 3:46 pm
My newly moved into home is dying for some style in the family room and extra bedroom! I live in St. Louis, MO
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Danielle says:May 5, 2011 at 3:46 pm
My house is yours, you can pick any room you want or the whole thing. Please be my guest:) We live in Marysville, WA, about an hour north of Seattle. Thanks for the opportunity!
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EmilyD says:May 5, 2011 at 3:47 pm
YES!!! I would love yalls help! i just got married in March and moved to my husbands bachelor pad of home. It could use some help AND my mom, now living alone is wanting to do an entire downstairs revamp (kitchen, living room, dining room). She would LOVES yall help as well. We are in Nashville, TN.
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Michelle Gable says:May 5, 2011 at 3:47 pm
Of course I would love design help! I adore your blog and your style. I live in a funky little beach town in California – Cardiff by the Sea.
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Ada says:May 5, 2011 at 3:47 pm
I would love to have some help in my own home. We’ve got so many DIY projects to tackle. Front porch? Yep. Kitchen? That too. And there’s the painted stair runner that is yet to reach completion. Did I mention the horribly slanted patio out back? We just need a push and maybe some help.
Greenville, SC
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Amy R. says:May 5, 2011 at 3:47 pm
I would LOVE to have you come to my house and I would LOVE to help you with a project. I am a busy mom of three kids and I am needing to break out and do something CRAZY and FUN! I can’t wait to see your show. Your blog and your style is my favorite and gives me great inspiration! I am on a design/reno high right now…
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Amy R says:May 5, 2011 at 3:48 pm
I’d *LOVE* to have you guys come help me, and I’d love to help you all as well~
I’m a quilter, but do all kinds of sewing projects, painting furniture, etc.
Love mosaics done will all kinds of matl’s.
Just a craft/diy/make over discarded things kind of gal.All the best to you. . . wherever this new venture takes you!
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Amy R says:May 5, 2011 at 3:48 pm
Sorry, forgot to tell you I’m in South Lyon, MI!
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Claudia says:May 5, 2011 at 3:48 pm
I need desperate help with my L shaped living room and my kids’ playroom. My living room is so blah, the boys like having space to run and play but I would love it if I could make it a bit more “proper” without sacrificing their playtime.
We love IKEA and warm colors, we’re in Silicon Valley, and would love to have you guys over!!!
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Brooke says:May 5, 2011 at 3:48 pm
I would LOVE it! We live in Southern California, Aliso Viejo to be exact and our kitchen is teeny tiny and is vintage, as in not the good vintage as in late 80s early 90s vintage. It would be sooo fun to do, I love ALL of your work!
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Erin @ 3 Meadow Lake Cottage says:May 5, 2011 at 3:48 pm
YES PLEASE! I need some major help transforming my builder grade house into a cottage with style, so you can help me with ANY room! I live out in the country in Snohomish, WA. Love you guys!
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Allison Waken says:May 5, 2011 at 3:49 pm
I’d love to help or offer up my house or WHATEVER you need!! (it’s awfully hot here though
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Chris @ SimplyBeginning says:May 5, 2011 at 3:49 pm
We would LOVE to be a part of this. We are a young couple getting married this summer and starting to put together our first place for the two of us. It is exciting and fun. While just in an apartment now, we are looking to move to a small house soon!
We live in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area in North Carolina and would love to welcome you down to the Tar Heel state.
I would love to help out if you’re down this way, as I worked as an interior painter for a summer job stint, and I have built enough DIY projects to be considered an amateur carpenter!
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Emilie says:May 5, 2011 at 3:49 pm
Oh yes please! I live in Centerville, Ut.
My kitchen and my playroom…as well as my master bathroom and I’m sure a few other rooms, needs some low dough high smile type attention!
I also adore helping others transform their space. Love to lend a hand when I can.
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Lynn Doty says:May 5, 2011 at 3:49 pm
Oh yes……I’m in central Texas. A small town called Smithville. A lovely and charming old town where Hope Floats was filmed. There are soon to be about 5 other movies released that were filmed here…One being Tree of Life with Brad Pitt and Sean Penn. I would love to meet you and give you a tour!
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Ali Moore says:May 5, 2011 at 3:50 pm
I’m in for whatever – sounds exciting! My husband and I bought our first house together almost two years ago and our making it ours – one room and DIY project at a time.
We live in Wichita, KS. I know everyone is dying to come here.
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Callie @ www.zachandcallie.blogspot.com says:May 5, 2011 at 3:50 pm
Oh my goodness! My husband and I read your blog everyday together (we’re both big DIYers now that we have our 1940′s cottage). We live in Valdosta, Georgia. Our home is beautiful and has a ton of character. However, a few year’s back, an addition was made to the house (an office, master bedroom, and bathroom) to connect the home to a freestanding garage. Unfortunately when the owners did this, they did little to ensure this new part of the house maintained the wonderful charm and character found throughout the rest of the house.
Also, we’d be happy to help with your projects! I am really creative/crafty and my husband works for a commercial construction company. We’d love to be a part of your new endeavor. I just started a blog and you can find it at http://www.zachandcallie.blogspot.com
So excited for you and we sincerely hope it works out for you!
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Melissa Hoffman says:May 5, 2011 at 3:50 pm
um ABSOLUTELY! That would be incredible!!! You could pick any room in the house. I live in Brentwood TN, right outside of Nashville
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Lynn Doty says:May 5, 2011 at 3:50 pm
There is nothing quite like finding peace and solace in your own home. I’ve had many life changing events in the past few years that caused me to hasten my retirement. From my own health, my dad’s death and my sweet mother moving in with us. Since then, I have been on a continous mission to try and find a calming order in my home. Being a caregiver when everyone says to care “for yourself” is an impossible job. I have found that I can’t focus on any one thing because I am trying to focus on everyone else. I daily play Design on a Dime by moving around the things I have! HELP….. I would love some guidance to finally be able to put my feet up and say, “Ah…..I’m home.”
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Jill says:May 5, 2011 at 3:51 pm
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BriannEm says:May 5, 2011 at 3:51 pm
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Katie Madden says:May 5, 2011 at 3:51 pm
In the process of moving to Charleston, SC. I LOVE LOVE LOVE your blog and house and already plan on trying a few of your ideas in our new place. I am sure you would do a better job in our house than we would! You would be welcome to any and all rooms in our house.
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april says:May 5, 2011 at 3:51 pm
How so very exciting! I would love help with our living/dining room. And I would love to help with crafting! We are in Nor Cal. Hope to hear more very soon! I love your style and awesome ideas!!!
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Jill W. says:May 5, 2011 at 3:51 pm
We would LOVE for you to come and redo as many rooms in our home as you want! Den, kitchen, master br, office, guest room, are all in desperate need as well as the basement that we can’t figure out what to do with that was never finished. Built in 1961 I believe. We are desperate for help since we are lacking in creativity. Our friends just took pity on us and came over and painted our living room and dining room. They also switched them (we would never have thought of it) but I think it is still lacking something. We live in the Nashville, TN area.
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Chrissy says:May 5, 2011 at 3:51 pm
You’re welcome to come anytime! I’ve got one huge room with a totally open floor plan and a neglected master bedroom. I’m just 15 minutes from Albuquerque, NM in the East Mountains. We’d love to have you!
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alison says:May 5, 2011 at 3:51 pm
Congratulations to you! This is such exciting news.
Having you two come to our house and helping us out would be a dream come true! I absolutely adore your style. You can have your choice of any room (or even rooms!). We’re located 20 minutes outside of Boston, MA.
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Irene says:May 5, 2011 at 3:52 pm
I would love for you and your e-peeps to redo a room in our new place. We are in Massapequa, NY. I am game for anything!!!
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Amy Lynn says:May 5, 2011 at 3:52 pm
I would love to have a room in my home done or help with one! I’m in Lafayette, LA
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Denae says:May 5, 2011 at 3:52 pm
If I had any talent to offer, I would! But the first option would be such fun.
We live on a farm near Dahlen, ND (you’ll have to google!)
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Mariah Williams says:May 5, 2011 at 3:52 pm
I would love to be involved! I’m actually in process of buying a new house in Orlando, FL so I am all about some assistance!
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Mimzy Wimzy says:May 5, 2011 at 3:53 pm
Considering we’ve been without a kitchen for over a month with no completion in sight … we still have teenage sons bedroom, main bathroom, master bed/bath that all need total renovations… PLEASE HELP!!! {Philadelphia suburbs}
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Michelle M. says:May 5, 2011 at 3:53 pm
Hey! My apartment needs therapy. I’m an interior designer by profession, but when it comes to my space I just can’t get a style hammered down. I’m not into spending money just to have things, so what I’ve invested in, I am pleased with, but there’s a lot of inherited items that I’m just not into. Also, I have a skeptical husband (also a rocker) who is not easily swayed into decorating ideas. I just started following your blog and would love to work with you!
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Debbie says:May 5, 2011 at 3:53 pm
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Roxie says:May 5, 2011 at 3:53 pm
Oh, this would be awesome. I close on my new-to-me 1940′s era bungalow/cottage in a couple of weeks. I’d love a hand in making this place truly my own. I’m in Fort Worth, TX.
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mandy says:May 5, 2011 at 3:53 pm
Yes please! We live in Portland, Oregon and you can re-do any (or every!!!) room in our home!
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Jessica says:May 5, 2011 at 3:53 pm
Yes, yes, yes! Come to Portland, Or. I need help! My family room is the most awkward room ever and mr. will not give up his massive, ugly recliner…I have no special talents other than I’m pretty good with a paint brush and I’m an expert thrift shopper:)
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Teresa Atkinson says:May 5, 2011 at 3:53 pm
Goodness – yes I would LOVE to have you makeover any and/or all the rooms in my house.
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Tammy says:May 5, 2011 at 3:54 pm
Waving frantically….over here…in St. Louis! I have LOTS of rooms….I’ll let you pick!
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chelsea says:May 5, 2011 at 3:54 pm
YES!!! Austin Texas. We just bought a new old house that needs your fingerprints!!!!
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Beverly Palmer says:May 5, 2011 at 3:54 pm
Please come on over! I’m in Lakeland, Florida. I’ve been hooked on you guys ever since I saw what you did with your fireplace!
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Jessica W says:May 5, 2011 at 3:54 pm
I would LOVE help with my 1940s bungalow here in Sacramento, CA!
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Val Miller says:May 5, 2011 at 3:54 pm
I’d love for you to come redo my bathroom! We live in St. Joseph, MO and have redone all of our house except the bathroom…we need your help!
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Teresa Atkinson says:May 5, 2011 at 3:54 pm
And oh by the way – I live in a sleepy little farmhouse just north of Athens, Ga.
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Jane S says:May 5, 2011 at 3:54 pm
I definitely need some help putting some final touches on my master bedroom. Come hang out in the beautiful Pacific NW…Seattle, WA.
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Sarah says:May 5, 2011 at 3:55 pm
You can zoom on over to our house! We have a family room that’s the craziest shape ever and seems impossible to make it feel cozy. We’re live in Brownsburg, IN a suburb of Indianapolis.
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Ashley says:May 5, 2011 at 3:55 pm
Oh my goodness! It would be like a dream come true to have a room makeover by y’all! I am in Charleston, SC.
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Ana O says:May 5, 2011 at 3:55 pm
We are currently buying a house. Our whole HOUSE will be a blank canvas for you guys!
Las Vegas, NV.
Plus I am always willing to lend a hand.
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Abby K. says:May 5, 2011 at 3:56 pm
Sounds like something fun is in the works! My husband and I would love some help with a room in our home or we’d be just as happy to lend a hand as you spruce up a room in a friend’s home. We live near Philadelphia in Bucks County, PA.
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Kristie says:May 5, 2011 at 3:57 pm
There’s not a room in our house that doesn’t need a re-do. I would love to have you come to my home and work some magic. We could set up a “command central” for you in our 5th wheel camper and you could stay as long as you needed to. Oh, and we live in Friedens, Pennsylvania.
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Jenny Spires says:May 5, 2011 at 3:57 pm
Done! Pick me!!! I’m in Phoenix, Arizona!
I’m not gonna lie, I don’t have any cute home stories at all. I JUST moved into a new, cute apartment with my family in our perfect location in our perfect neighborhood. I’m a photographer, so I constantly help other people make beautiful things for their homes but fall short on my own! There is a lot of room to play and I love some DIY projects and have TONS of people to help!!!
If you would like to do more spaces while your in Phoenix, I’ve got loads of other places too!
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Stacy says:May 5, 2011 at 3:57 pm
I would love to help with someones space! I am good with power tools and I love to paint (walls or furniture).
What a fun idea
Stacy from Utah
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Diane Dykes says:May 5, 2011 at 3:57 pm
I have a sister who lives in C.C. Texas. She’s been putting off her kitchen for many years. My sister has sacrificed living a dream (to finish it) for too long. She has a big heart and puts her money towards her kids education and others first. I know that she’s doing a little upstairs to her son’s room. Please help me give her this gift to finish her dream kitchen, from you and your crew. Hoping to make her dream come true!
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Jill says:May 5, 2011 at 3:58 pm
I am dying for your help!! Your style is inspirational to me and works with mine so well. My husband and I are do it yourselfers(??) as well. We live in Utah and we would love to work with you. I have just the room…my master bedroom.
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MJ says:May 5, 2011 at 3:58 pm
In response to option A, YES PLEASE! My husband and I just bought a foreclosure in Aliso Viejo (Orange County), CA and we’d love the extra help! Not to mention your amazing style skills!
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Megan says:May 5, 2011 at 3:58 pm
You can redo as many rooms in my house as you want!! Come on down to good ole’ Okmulgee, Oklahoma! We would love to have you!
Unfortunately I don’t think I would be much help with redoing someone elses room
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Colleen says:May 5, 2011 at 3:58 pm
I would love for you guys to help us with a room in our house. Your designs are amazing! We live near St. Louis, Missouri.
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Leslie says:May 5, 2011 at 3:59 pm
Um, yes please! We have a builder grade, perfect rectangle master bedroom that needs some serious help! I have great bedding and some antique pieces and no clue what to do with them! We’re in a suburb of Houston.
And on another note – how awesomely exciting for y’all!!
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sara says:May 5, 2011 at 3:59 pm
oh please, pretty please pick us~! i just found out i am prego with number three today… so we could use some help with a shared boy and girl room for the other two kiddos. also our tiny family room could use some of your amazing talent. i love,love, love your blog.
ps. we live in glen ellyn il. just west of chicago, so you could go downtown for a bit of fun on your trip.
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Kim says:May 5, 2011 at 3:59 pm
I’m in Los Angeles, CA, and would love the help/to help! I’ve got some ideas of things to do around the current house, and am hungry to try some other things that just won’t go with my current plans. Plus, I’m originally from Decatur, AL, and would love to meet fellow southerners!
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Jessie says:May 5, 2011 at 3:59 pm
My bedrooms desperately need a makeover! Would love to have you to my apt in a historic building in Washington, DC!!
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Erin says:May 5, 2011 at 4:00 pm
We’ll hand over the keys to our entire coach house! You’re welcome to the main house, too, but the coach house needs the most help!! It was the original barn to the house and finished as a garage/apartment above in the 1940′s. LOADS of charm but needs LOTS of design help! I’m sure you could only make it better! We’re just north of Chicago, IL. We’re currently redoing the main house – a 1904 Victorian…check it out at houseaffairs.blogspot.com!
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Megan M says:May 5, 2011 at 4:00 pm
Yes! Yes! Yes! I would love if you came to the two-bedroom townhouse where I live with my boyfriend and our pup. It’s definitely a fixer-upper and we don’t have the funds to do as much as we’d like. We are located right outside Philadelphia if you are ever in the area. Love your blog! It’s my absolute favorite
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Milica Carter says:May 5, 2011 at 4:00 pm
Please come to St. Louis, Missouri!! I would die if you guys would redo anything in the nearly 120 year old one-time boarding house I am getting ready to move my family into! (and it needs lots of help!) I would also be more than happy to sit at a sewing machine, grab a brush or roller, or whatever else you guys would want me to do for someone else if it meant I got to get an inside look at how you work!
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Michele says:May 5, 2011 at 4:01 pm
Wow! I would love for you guys to come help me with a few rooms. I live in a 1962 ranch in Fort Worth, Texas. I recently had the foundation repaired and now I’m ready to do the inside. I’m a blank slate waiting for inspiration! I really am open to just about anything — the only things I have that are staying are my pool table and my master bedroom furniture. (I could help with someone else’s project by painting.)
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Samantha says:May 5, 2011 at 4:01 pm
Count me in for both. If ever you are in the UK I’d gladly hand the keys to my house over to you and would be equally happy to help you with painting and sewing and anything else I can do.
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Crystal says:May 5, 2011 at 4:01 pm
My family is moving to Nashville, TN this fall and we will have to rent an apartment. I’d love to have you help us guys personalize it and I’m so not that crafty but I could paint a wall for someone else!
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Kristin says:May 5, 2011 at 4:01 pm
I would be ever so grateful for your help!!! I recently became a single Mom of two small kids (2 & 3). I am in the process of adopting my son’s little sister (who I only found out about a couple of months ago). Since then my BF and I broke up and I am trying to give my kids their own spaces on a non-existent budget. We live in Southern California. Thanks so much for this opportunity. I can’t wait to hear more about it!!
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Elaine says:May 5, 2011 at 4:01 pm
I’d love to have your help in my house! Have followed your blog for a long time and I’ve gained so much inspiration from you guys! We live in Monterey, California. Come visit the beach on the other side of the country!
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Elizabeth@BlueClearSky says:May 5, 2011 at 4:02 pm
Of course I would love to watch or participate in anything you guys do! That would be a dream come true. Any chance of coming to Ontario, Canada? ’cause you guys have lots of fans in Canada.
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Cindy B says:May 5, 2011 at 4:03 pm
We would LOVE to have you in West Michigan!
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Amy says:May 5, 2011 at 4:03 pm
Would love to have you come…your ideas are amazing!
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SheilaG says:May 5, 2011 at 4:03 pm
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Jennifer says:May 5, 2011 at 4:03 pm
Our backyard is a MESS. Huge, swampy, uneven, and full of crabgrass & mud puddles. We want to make it into an edible wonderland, full of veggies and edible flowers and herbs and a functional compost area. We’re in Eugene, Oregon and want to teach our kids (6.5, 5.5, 3 & 3) the wonder & beauty that is growing our own food, but we’re so overwhelmed! Help!
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Britani says:May 5, 2011 at 4:03 pm
Come on over! My hubsand and I just bought our first house in Oklahoma and it is small and has great potential, but definitely needs work!
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Kaira says:May 5, 2011 at 4:03 pm
We recently made the decision to stay, forever, in our older needs-much-work-but-has-great-character little blue house. We have 4 boys and are 2/3 of the way done with our 1st major project – a complete bathroom remodel. It is our ONLY bathroom. Did I mention we have 4 boys? And I’ve been without a door for 4 days. There are no words. Okay, there are but I won’t use them. Please consider a trip to beautiful West Michigan and help a girl out! I’ll take you to the best ice cream shop ever!
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Julie says:May 5, 2011 at 4:04 pm
Fun! Would love your help here in Calgary, AB, Canada. I would also love to help you out if you were ever up here in the frozen north.
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Jill says:May 5, 2011 at 4:04 pm
YES!!! Pick me! Pick me!! Although I live across the ocean in Maui, HI. Married, mother of three on a tight budget. We bought are cottage three years ago and it still needs help! Master bedroom, daughters room ect:) I am a DIY er but have run out of steam. Hawaii would open there arms wide open for The Palmers! Aloha!
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Wendy Sue says:May 5, 2011 at 4:04 pm
oooh, I’d love to have you come to my home! I live in Utah – near Park City…so if you come in the wintertime, you could do a little skiing on the side!
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Lisa from Vermont says:May 5, 2011 at 4:04 pm
YES, PLEASE, come to Vermont! We would LOVE to have you. My husband is handy and I am willing to help in whatever way I can. Plenty of things that need your amazing skills, and Vermont is a very pretty place to visit!!
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Nicole says:May 5, 2011 at 4:04 pm
This sounds great! We are all about makeovers. If you are looking for product for a project we would love to be involved!
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Sherri says:May 5, 2011 at 4:05 pm
Um, HECK YES, I would love for y’all to come re-do a space in my house! There are so many that need help! : ) We live in Atlanta, GA, so maybe not too far for y’all either? Congrats on the new opportunity…love the blog SO much!
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Suzie says:May 5, 2011 at 4:05 pm
How fun!! We just moved in to a new house – it is a very unique (custom) 2-story home with tons of fun and unique angles and nooks. It’s a short walk to the lake with lake views from the top story and it has wonderful distressed hardwood floors throughout that gives it the cottage feel. We haven’t done any painting or put much thought into designing, although we would love to. So, we have a house with a ton of potential, just needs a touch from someone like you guys! We live in Temple, TX.
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RebKnitz says:May 5, 2011 at 4:05 pm
Oooh, I live in the Washington, DC area and I’d love help with my home!
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Carla says:May 5, 2011 at 4:06 pm
That is so exciting guys! I think you should help redo someone’s space! I am a bit bias though for obvious reasons
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Katrina says:May 5, 2011 at 9:53 pm
You can do another room in Carla’s house and one in ours too while you’re in Minneapolis! I love their guest bedroom you worked on and we could use a little more ‘country’ in the house. Mike and Kevin could get their music jam on while I soak up all your wonderful advice!
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Jennifer Young says:May 5, 2011 at 4:06 pm
I have a whole house just 2 hours away that I would be happy to let you have your hands on! But seriously, I may be in the need of a nursery very soon. And we live just south of Auburn!
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Lauren says:May 5, 2011 at 4:06 pm
Oh my gosh yes please! We live in Navarre Florida (halfway between ft Walton and Pensacola), where i am a proud air force wife and mom of 4 young kids. We have an upstairs area that we would love help with!
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Lonna says:May 5, 2011 at 4:06 pm
Yes to A!!! Our house really needs a dose of character! Currently I’m sitting on my free cream floral couch looking at my bare cream walls with some lovely cream carpet below my feet. I live in the Portland, Oregon area… a fun place to visit
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gale (she shoots sheep shots) says:May 5, 2011 at 4:06 pm
Yes to A, that would be fabulous! — if you want a good artsy craftsy challenge-a 100 year old quirky (but not gingerbready ) beach neighborhood house, in Branford CT. Cool idea!
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Brooke says:May 5, 2011 at 4:07 pm
Seriously?!? Who wouldn’t want you guys to come to their house
sign me up 
We live in San Antonio….. It’s only hot here 8 out 12 months
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Samantha Liz says:May 5, 2011 at 4:09 pm
We’d love your help as we totally suffer from Model Home Syndrome! I’m also a seamstress and can totally sew anything you throw my way. My parents live quite close and I’d also love to give their house a little TLC as well. <3
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Samantha Liz says:May 7, 2011 at 4:15 pm
In Loveland, Colorado
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Stephanie S says:May 5, 2011 at 4:09 pm
I would LOVE A and happily participate in B!
I live in the St. Louis MO area. I have a 1920s 1.5 story, original floors, trim, etc. We are going to be redoing the upstairs, a two room big bright space and we need creative budget conscious ideas. I also have other spaces that could totally be revamped!
Our style is beach cottage industrial country chic, and I LOVE your work!
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Cherie says:May 5, 2011 at 4:09 pm
Your blog is great! So many creative and affordable ideas! I would LOVE to have a room makeover! I live in Snohomish, WA. It is about 35 miles north of Seattle. Our town is known for it’s antiques. Hope to see you!
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Sarah says:May 5, 2011 at 4:10 pm
My husband and I live just outside Philadelphia (20 miles) and we have a finished loft in our townhouse that we would love to have you work on. And I am happy to help out in the process in any way: painting, sewing, crafting, etc! My husband doesn’t know how to use a drill, literaly, so I do the DIY around the house. He even got me a fancy miter saw for my bithday, at my request! =)
Our loft are is pretty big and serves several purposes… it used to be our guest room / my craft room but recently my dad suffered a back injury and can no longer work. So, my amazing husband has agreed to my parents moving in with us. Now we need to convert the loft into a more permanent guest space (there currently aren’t any closets up there). We would love your help figuing out how to make this space work for our ‘growing’ family!
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Paula says:May 5, 2011 at 4:10 pm
OMG! I love you guys! I have a guest house that I’ve been gathering ideas from your blog. It would
be so cool to have you guys come and do it with my husband and I. My husband is also very handy.
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Bethe says:May 5, 2011 at 4:10 pm
How about two sisters, both newlyweds with absolutely adorable minister husbands, who live 10 minutes apart in Dallas/Fort Worth? I’ll volunteer both of our homes!
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Shannon says:May 5, 2011 at 4:10 pm
I’d love for you to do a room redo in our house! We are first time homeowners and have been in our house a year, so we don’t have too much in our home at the moment! We live in a house with a farmhousey-vintage feel, so it would fit your design style perfectly!! It would be great to have you come in and help!! We live in Nesconset, NY (on Long Island).
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Stephanie says:May 5, 2011 at 4:10 pm
Hi – answered your tweet earlier too. We would love to have you! I have a master bedroom (used to be attic space) that needs a LOT of help. I have a friend here that sews and I love to do crafty projects (transforming old furniture with paint, etc) plus I like to hunt for “junk”/treasures/vintage stuff.
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
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Kristi @ Creative Kristi says:May 5, 2011 at 4:10 pm
Ellsworth/Brewer/Bangor/Bar Harbor Maine
I’m game to help or be helped!! Trying to sell our house to build one on some land we just bought so either works for me!!
I’m very handy with a sewing machine & also with a glue gun and drill
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Jane says:May 5, 2011 at 4:11 pm
Pick me..Pick me! I need a playroom for my small grandkids. And I could help too! I live in Murfreesboro ,TN. I just love what you have done to your sweet home.
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Sarai says:May 5, 2011 at 4:11 pm
Our living room drives me crazy with it’s crazy door and fireplace placement. Also, our master bathroom is in desperate need of some upgrades and new decor. I’ve love to what a little TLC could do for our home!
I’m near Asheville, NC. I’m pretty good with sewing and I’m also a great painter (not murals, just walls and trim). I’d love to help out if you’re in the area!
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ashlee says:May 5, 2011 at 4:11 pm
Oh I need 3 rooms done! you can see my post here (http://imtopsyturvy.com/index.php/i-need-a-room-makeover/ didn’t win that contest) about what needs to be done NOW the “master” bedroom, and once that’s done and we move over we need to remodel the bathroom and “girls” room. Right now there is a shower and we’d like to change it for a tub as well as add a window. And in the “girls” room we’d like to insulate the walls (getting rid of the old wood paneling) and of course paint and decorate! and I’d LIKE to see if we could squeeze a TINY half bath between the two (we’re a soon to be family of 7 living in a basement with one bathroom! an extra toilet would be GREAT!) Got to get the family all moved around before baby number 5 comes!
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ashlee says:May 5, 2011 at 4:12 pm
oh, Salt Lake City, UT! And I’m totally open to colors, schemes, plans, decor, remodeling ideas/options, etc..!
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Megan says:May 5, 2011 at 4:11 pm
You can come do my entire house if you’d like. I would even like an outdoor re-do. I’ve got 4 boys, lots of ideas, but no time and would LOVE the direction.
We’d love to have you in good ‘ol Pittsburg, Kansas!!!
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Yanet of 3 Sun Kissed Boys says:May 5, 2011 at 4:13 pm
My (and 3 fun-loving little sunkissed boys’) arms are open wide for hugs! We have from playroom to mom-escape, kitchen to mancave open for redoing. Yall can spend a weekend (or a month, whatever) here in sunny Ft. Lauderdale, FL area!
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Ashleigh says:May 5, 2011 at 4:14 pm
I go to art school with a lot of really talented people. Which means two things- I know many of them would love to participate (myself included) and we are all poor starving artists who would love to have help with our apartments!
Best of luck! I hope to hear more about this soon.
PS: I’m located in central Ohio
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Lisa says:May 5, 2011 at 4:15 pm
Yes to any and all!!!
Kansas City, MO
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Amanda - Vintage Dutch Girl says:May 5, 2011 at 4:15 pm
SERIOUSLY? You can have you way with my entire house
Board and batten, blue ticking linens etc? Bring it on girlfriend!Bellingham, WA (yup, Pacific NW Coastal town
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Erin says:May 5, 2011 at 4:16 pm
My house is always open! I absolutely love your style! Old Lyme, CT USA
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Stephanie says:May 5, 2011 at 4:17 pm
Ummm…yes!!! You can help me with ANY room of our house. The dining room is a total snore. The newly-finished basement is a blank canvas waiting to be turned into the ultimate family room. We’ve got lots of options for you!!! Minneapolis, MN
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Wendy says:May 5, 2011 at 4:17 pm
Man you can come do my house anytime. Pick a room. The master bedroom is in desperate need, but I can probably handle that one my own eventually. However, I can not for the life of me figure out how to place furniture in the front room!
Cedar Hills, Utah
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Caitlin says:May 5, 2011 at 4:18 pm
I’d love to see what you could do with our guestroom/office/hopefully-someday-also-a-workout-space…or honestly any space in or around our home! Or I’d love to lend a hand, too, and just soak up inspiration. We’re in Alexandira, VA (=DC metro-area).
PS: Pretty new to reading your blog, but loving it so far!
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Ruth H. says:May 5, 2011 at 4:18 pm
SERIOUSLY?!?!?! Do you have to ask? I would absolutely LOVE having you visit with your tool belts. I live in a house with a great floor plan that is blah blah blah builder boring. We’ve been doing things to spruce it up as we can, but I’m in such a rut! Especially with my ginormous open great room (family room, kitchen, dining), my tiny formal dining room that has been repurposed into a music room (all the kids play instruments), and my girls’ room–they have the coolest bed in the world built by their daddy, but the nastiest pepto bismol pink walls EV-AH! I welcome you to go wild in any of these spaces.
We live in a suburb of Indianapolis, IN, have three kids, a happy dog, and the coolest playscape on the block (also built by the bionic daddy). My husband and I are pretty competent DIY-ers, but we’ve been running out of steam and inspiration, lately. Come give us the jolt we need!
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Sarah V says:May 5, 2011 at 4:18 pm
(Long time Reader subscriber, first time poster) We have a master bedroom that is desperate for attention. We love our bedding, but haven’t done a thing with the rest of the room. I can’t seem to find white bedroom furniture that wasn’t intended for either children or frilly Aunt Gladys, so we’ve been living with a mishmash of Ikea and hand-me-downs. The walls and ceiling are still the matte pale beige that the previous homeowners had the builder spray (who sprays a ceiling beige?) and like most busy couples the last place you decorate is the room that only you two see. We’re in Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin (which would be a 30 min trip from the Milwaukee airport and a 60 min trip from Chicago’s O’Hare). I have an art degree but no time, and my husband has lots of ambition but little skills, which is why we’re stuck here. I refer to our taste as Kennedy-compound chic.
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amy zunker says:May 5, 2011 at 4:19 pm
i’m in…we’re the new owners of an old spanish hacienda and would love for you guys to rain your creativity on it:) san antonio, tx…come on down!!
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Kourtney says:May 5, 2011 at 4:19 pm
I would love for you to come redo my guest bedroom or my nursery!! Houston, Texas!
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Janna says:May 5, 2011 at 4:19 pm
Ummm, YES!!!! Would LOVE to have you redo a room, or 2, or 3 in my home. I absolutely adore your work. I don’t have any special talents, but would be happy to help on someone else’s home if you’re in the area. Pasco, Washington
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Brooke says:May 5, 2011 at 4:20 pm
I would love to have y’all come to redo my house… but sadly it’s a rental
not much can be done. If you guys should end up in Dallas/ Ft. Worth area or Tyler/ Longview I would love to help in whatever way possible! I can paint, sew, craft, whatever! Most of all…? I can take directions!Congrat’s! Can’t wait to see what you guys are up to!
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Janine says:May 5, 2011 at 4:20 pm
i am really looking to redo my front room…it has double space ceilings…i am a lifestyle photographer and this is where is do a lot of consulting with clients and i would REALLY love it to young a fun…i am looking for a piano that i can paint some really fun color for in their too! i live in Littleton, CO.
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Kara from Kara's Korner says:May 5, 2011 at 4:20 pm
You can come redo a few rooms in my home!! I live in Palm Harbor, FL (Tampa Bay area)!
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patty siegmund says:May 5, 2011 at 4:20 pm
Oh dear. The Golden Girls called our family room and they want their 1980′s miami knock-down texture walls back.
Yes. It’s that bad. COME!!! Come do my 400+ sqft family room that is overwhelming me!!!!! It’s U.G.L.Y.
Love your blog.
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Joy says:May 5, 2011 at 4:21 pm
It sounds like a lot of fun! I’m a seamstress and could lend a helping hand in that department. If you send me a short email thriftyparsonageliving(at)gmail(dot)com I’ll tell you where I live.
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Lindsey says:May 5, 2011 at 4:21 pm
Ummm, yes!! I’d love to have you over. I have a home where there are 4 others just like it on the street. I’d love to be able to have my own individuality among all the sameness. The rooms that I’d focus on are a family room, kitchen, bathroom.
I love your style and would be seriously starstruck if you came to visit. We are in Bountiful, UT.
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patty siegmund says:May 5, 2011 at 4:21 pm
BTW, that was a long distance call for The Golden Girls. We’re just south of Seattle in the good ole state of Washington!
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Brooke says:May 5, 2011 at 4:22 pm
Woohoo! I’m on the Texas Gulf Coast, and would love to have some help on a redo in my own space, as well as helping you do other projects! I’m a decent seamstress, and a better carpenter, thanks to Ana White!
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Becky says:May 5, 2011 at 4:22 pm
Count me in sister! We’ve got a very large bonus room above our garage that for the last 10 years has been my husband’s man cave. Man cave=empty. A couch and a TV. Would love to have your help making it into a functional, fun space! I’m crafty (I copied your dining room light) and my husband’s pretty handy w/ the power tools. Fishers, IN
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andrea says:May 5, 2011 at 4:22 pm
Oh please pick me! Actually I have a challenge for you….we live in an apartment and are in desterpate need for a overhaul!
Andrea in glendale, Arizona. (phoenix area)
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Virginia says:May 5, 2011 at 4:23 pm
My husband and I (along with our 2-year-old little girl, Lily:) just bought my great-grandmother’s house and, needless to say, we could use a lot of help! We’re located in West Virginia…I know you want to come here…it’s ALMOST HEAVEN ya know
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Esther says:May 5, 2011 at 4:23 pm
I would LOVE to have you come do a room in my house. I’ve even been trying to figure out the camera so I could send you a “presto/change-o” situation. I live in Salem, Oregon in a 120 year old house. You come in the front door and it splits the front room in half – I cannot figure out how to arrange it! I love your work!! I would also love to help, but about all I can do is paint walls and sew a few straight lines.
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Melissa B says:May 5, 2011 at 4:23 pm
Please come do mine. I’d love that. St. George, Utah, USA
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Rebekah Renfrow says:May 5, 2011 at 4:23 pm
YES!
Orlando, FL
Whatever room you would like to do or redo; the whole house if you would like the challenge. I can sew, paint and handle a hammer and nails. Thinking about this for a minute, we have 3 strapping teen boys that could use room redos (who in the world does boys rooms? – scrap that, pb does a great job on boys rooms). Our daughter is at college and her room has turned into the guest room, it could use a touch up too. Anyway, good luck on your adventure!
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Jennie says:May 5, 2011 at 4:23 pm
You guys have the greatest style ever, and we would love you to come help “cottage up” our suburban Chicago, IL house!!! We love the idea of feeling like we’re by water, even though we’re not. Our whole family would be happy to help out in any way!!! We have several different rooms waiting for help…..
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Mary Craig Hart says:May 5, 2011 at 4:24 pm
Ooh! Yes, please! Moving in a few days to a new house that needs our personality! I’m in Johnson City, TN!
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Shanna says:May 5, 2011 at 4:25 pm
Yes! The “where” is TBD because we are trying to sell our home … but we are in the Philadelphia suburbs. We’ll either be staying put (if we cannot sell) or moving to a bigger home that needs lots of TLC
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sam says:May 5, 2011 at 4:25 pm
I would have quite a few rooms in my house that could use a makeover. I live in Minnesota.
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Rachel says:May 5, 2011 at 4:26 pm
So yeah my husband started a project of redoing our fireplace and bookshelves…. and it’s been about 4 months and it’s not finished. So yeah maybe you could help us. AND help me figure out what I want to do with the rest of the living room while I’m at it! I’d love it!
We live in Silver Spring, MD.
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Cassie says:May 5, 2011 at 4:26 pm
I would love to have you makeover a room in my house!! I’m in Dutton, MT
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barb says:May 5, 2011 at 4:27 pm
Holy moley – the only thing better than seeing you guys on tv would be seeing you design my space!!!!!! I live right outside Philadelphia, PA.
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Carol says:May 5, 2011 at 4:27 pm
I am in Waco, Texas and would LOVE to have you guys over. I have a 1936 cottage with a converted attic, which was turned into two bedrooms and a half bath. The issue is that it wasn’t done well at all, so we have to go back and re-do their re-do, if you know what I mean. Contact me anytime!
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Angie says:May 5, 2011 at 4:27 pm
YES YES YES!!!! I’m not creative, so I won’t be able to help you, but good gracious I would love to have you here! I’m in Cedar Park, TX.
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Cindy Smith says:May 5, 2011 at 4:28 pm
Hi Layla! I love your blog! I am in Chelsea, AL (suburb of Birmingham). You are welcome to any room in my house…come on…like now! I am working hard to get rid of the 90′s/early 2000′s look of my house. Ready for a little more calm…Oh & I forgot to mention that my husband makes frames. You would love them…very beach/cottagey. They would look amazing in your Tybee houses. I told my husband last night after looking at your ezine that we needed to rent one of those cottages.. our website is http://www.connorclaireframes.com (named after our two girls). the website is not the greatest but it will give you an idea or you can find us on facebook:)
You two are so talented..any way…pick me!
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Erikka says:May 5, 2011 at 4:28 pm
Yes please! We are in the process of redoing our living room. SO much work is going into this room and I would die to have any room in my house re-done. I live in a small town outside of Bradford, PA (home of the Zippo lighter). You are welcome to come and do what ever your creative heart wants to.
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Lisa R. says:May 5, 2011 at 4:28 pm
AAHH!! Come my way!! You’d even be close enough to have a visit w/ family, Layla (I’m in ND)!
I think our living room is the next room on the chopping block. Either that or our master bedroom.
The living room has entirely too much wood in there for my taste, and I had yet to figure out my style when I painted the walls a dark red. Think barnyard meets oak nightmare.
Our master is a blank canvas…has been for the last 6 years. White textured walls, ANCIENT carpet, no headboard, my husband’s grandma’s dresser and nightstand…you get the drift.Help!
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Karilyn says:May 5, 2011 at 4:28 pm
I really need some help in our great room. I have no idea what to do. It really is the heart of our home and I would love it if it just looked more like us. We live close to Little Falls, Minnesota. Keep up the good work!
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jessa says:May 5, 2011 at 4:28 pm
Yes please! We have an 1950s mid-century modern type home that we bought last year and haven’t done much to yet. Seriously it needs a loving touch.
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Carol says:May 5, 2011 at 4:28 pm
Did I mention that we only have TWO closets in the entire house? …and don’t even get me started on our kitchen and dining area. PLEASE come see us!!! Texas is a really hospitable state, I’ll have you know.
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aLi R. says:May 5, 2011 at 4:29 pm
My house is screaming for some TLC love! I live just outside of Chicago, IL.
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Cambria Memmott says:May 5, 2011 at 4:32 pm
Wow! What an oppurtunity. I always dream of having a room redone in my house, but the problem is that I live in MEXICO (Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua to be exact- 3 hours south of El Paso, TX) so I never think of it as a possibility. I am from AZ, but we moved to Mexico 5 years ago to pursue my husbands dream of farming. I love to decorate, paint, craft, anything! I have a monstrous living room that is the most akward space in our house that I can’t figure out what to do with and a kitchen that is in bad need of some serious demo. You could have some serious sledgehammer fun here! Good luck with your new adventures! I love your blog! Thanks for all the inspiration!
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Lucy says:May 5, 2011 at 4:33 pm
If I can be of any help….I love to sew and embroider ! Please come check out my work. Since you ask… I could use a yard, screen room or bedroom makeover. I live in Tampa, Florida….come on down!
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Joni Ward says:May 5, 2011 at 4:34 pm
would love to help. I have 2 sewing machine and a serger. Love to paint and craft and did drapes years ago when we lived in Texas. Live in Orange County, CA. Brea is the little town.
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Lindsay says:May 5, 2011 at 4:34 pm
Yes, please! We need some serious help in a historic home in Marblehead, Massachusetts.
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Katie says:May 5, 2011 at 4:35 pm
Option A – I love the projects you guys have tackled. I live in Nampa, ID.
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Terrie M says:May 5, 2011 at 4:35 pm
Really, really you would come do a room or two or three for me!! What a dream come true!!!
I have my master bedroom, family room, living room, craft room, homeschool room and my basement to redo! So many rooms could use your magic touch!!!I live in Ann Arbor, MI
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Amanda says:May 5, 2011 at 4:35 pm
My husband and I have been slowly changing our 1980′s basic builder home into our own little “beach cottage” one white slipcover, painted brick, and plank of white paneling at a time over the past 3 1/2 years. We’re really good at demo and then slowly bringing our ideas to fruition….a really nice way to say we love the price and appeal of DIY, but it takes us for-ever! Our master bath has been half-demoed for over a year and our master and nursery (1st baby on the way in August!) have been left untouched. I’ve been inspired by so many of your projects over the last few years and would LOVE for y’all to work your magic on any or all of our spaces!!! Maybe YOU can find horizontal planks behind OUR drywall….we’ve yet to find it!

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Melissa says:May 5, 2011 at 4:35 pm
We just bought an outdated house in Ohio and I’ve started the mental decorating already. I was thinking to myself the other night that I sure wish you could come help me decide what to do and here is this post! Its a decorating miracle right? You can come do any room anytime.
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emily @ the happy home says:May 5, 2011 at 4:35 pm
feel free to come by and help us with ANY room in the house! my name’s emily, and i live in los angeles!
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Julie Lollar says:May 5, 2011 at 4:36 pm
I desperately need your help! My house is a mess! The master bath and closet is pitiful. We have a half finished paint job throughout the house. The floor is torn up in our formal dining room and the ceiling also needs repair in there! I could go on and on and on.
I’d also be interested in helping. We live in Frisco Texas.
-Julie
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Laura says:May 5, 2011 at 4:37 pm
I would love to have you guys come and check out my digs! My house is full of character and could benefit wildly from your creativity to really make it pop! I love helping other people in the organization category and am very hands on and capable! Pleeeease come see me in Holland, MI!
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Jenny says:May 5, 2011 at 4:38 pm
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Cat says:May 5, 2011 at 4:38 pm
Interested in visiting Belize? (it’s in Central America). We live in a tiny 570sq-ft house we built ourselves on a beautiful farm. There is definately plenty of room for redos, though!
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Trisha says:May 5, 2011 at 4:38 pm
We’re in!!! We are looking to add kitchen cabinets and countertops in a smart way to coordinate with the original 1980′s kitchen we’ve got… it’s updated a little, but it still needs plenty of help! We need to replace fluorescent box lighting, a ceiling fan, and organize a pantry/laundry room, too.
And friends? We’ve got plenty of them! A couple we know has recently renovated their kitchen and are looking to update a few other areas of the house now.
Pick us! We’re all about it!
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Trisha says:May 5, 2011 at 4:40 pm
BTW, here’s how far we’ve gotten so far:
http://we-are-team-jones.blogspot.com/2011/04/213-gardenia-part-4-ekby-bjarnum-saves.html
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Lisa says:May 5, 2011 at 4:40 pm
Hey! I would love to have you help out with my my husband’s music room or any other room in the house. I’m in Hazel Green, AL, just above Huntsville.
I hope your tv show comes to pass!
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Missy L says:May 5, 2011 at 4:40 pm
Kevin & Layla..I am a single mother of 4 who just bought her first house on tuesday of this week. 8 rooms that haven’t been touched since 1974….seriously….If you could find Raymore Mo I’d GLADLY let you loose on a room or 2 in my house because Low budget doesn’t even began to describe the budget I have to redo this house!!
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Robin says:May 5, 2011 at 4:41 pm
I have a toy room I’d love to have redone. I live in Orange County, CA.
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Teresa says:May 5, 2011 at 4:41 pm
We’d love for you to come and help us! Brentwood,TN
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Jenny says:May 5, 2011 at 4:41 pm
Absolutely!!! I’d love to have you over..in a heartbeat!!! We done a ton of DIY to The Magic FarmHouse and I can sew…also a graphic designer by trade. Congrats! This will be awesome for you!
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Jenny says:May 6, 2011 at 1:15 am
I forgot to mention that our circa 1880′s house is located in central Illinois & that on EVERY renovation we’ve done we’ve found something really cool…like newspaper from the 50′s being used for insulation, a secret doorway & let’s not forget the logs which hold the roof over our kitchen…seriously cool stuff!
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Focipresley says:May 5, 2011 at 4:42 pm
Hiya Kev, Layla
The fact that you asked question A made me snort (with a compressed giggle). As IF a reader of your blogbaby would say NO but thanks!
In response to question B) but of course I’d lend a hand. It’s all about pay it forward. My hubby is a handy musician as well (kinda put a pun in there) and when he’s away, I sink myself into design projects in our home.
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Hillary says:May 5, 2011 at 4:42 pm
YES! Pretty Please!! I have many projects I would love to tackle with you guys. We live in Snoqualmie, WA!
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Kelly C. says:May 5, 2011 at 4:43 pm
I’d be up for anything – helping & having a room re-do. I’m in Rowlett, Texas (about 20 miles E of Dallas). Can’t wait to see what this is all about!
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Bev says:May 5, 2011 at 4:43 pm
Any room, any time….. OHIO
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kayla aimee says:May 5, 2011 at 4:43 pm
um, heck yes? we’ve been waylaid on this reno by baby’s early arrival. we have a kitchen, rec room, office, master still to do :/ location: outside atlanta, ga
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Jody says:May 5, 2011 at 4:43 pm
It would be so great to have you guys help me with a room or two in my house! I’m in Clarkston, WA.
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Jennifer says:May 5, 2011 at 4:43 pm
A) umm, who wouldn’t want you guys to come over and fix up a couple rooms!!
B) i’d love to help someone else who needs it. I can draw murals.
C) San Jose, California! Come over to the west coast and enjoy our beautiful weather!!
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Beth in Utah says:May 5, 2011 at 4:44 pm
I would absolutely love you to redo any room in my house!
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Karrie says:May 5, 2011 at 4:44 pm
Yes, yes and yes! I would love to lend a helping hand and you wouldn’t have to twist my arm for a makeover either. Oh and my location is Knoxville, TN.
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Erin says:May 5, 2011 at 4:44 pm
I will welcome you with open arms to help me with my house. (Chicago NW Burbs)
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Debby says:May 5, 2011 at 4:44 pm
Yes, please help! I’m in Delray Beach in sunny south Florida.
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Jenny M. says:May 5, 2011 at 4:45 pm
Oh yeah. I would love for y’all to come to my house & redo as many rooms as you want
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Tara says:May 5, 2011 at 4:45 pm
I would love to have a few rooms redone in my home! I am also a seamstress, would be willing to help redo a room for someone else. I am in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Kendra M. says:May 5, 2011 at 4:46 pm
I would love your help! I’m in Atlanta, GA
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Pat says:May 5, 2011 at 4:47 pm
We live in Memphis, TN (remember Elvis) and oh, my, do we need help. The hubby and I are both ambitious and can do some of our projects. . .our problem is imagination. . .no clue what to do or what will look best. Over the years, we have made many decorating mistakes so you will definitely be challenged. Love your blog!
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angien24 says:May 5, 2011 at 4:48 pm
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Jami at Freckled Laundry says:May 5, 2011 at 4:48 pm
So happy for you! I’m looking forward to seeing how this unfolds.
Absolutely to Options A & B. If anyone can make the freckled cottage look amazing, it’s you & Kev. I have a kitchen, family room, craft room, and two children’s bedrooms that still need some lovin’. As far as B) I’d LOVE to help with someone else’s space. I can sew some slips, build, paint, craft…whatever!
Elmira, NY USA
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Joy says:May 5, 2011 at 4:49 pm
Yes to option A!! I live in Washington, DC
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Suesan says:May 5, 2011 at 4:49 pm
I’m up for some fun. I’m in NE Ohio. I’d love to help do someone else’s room too!
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Heidi says:May 5, 2011 at 4:50 pm
Well if we’re being honest here than I’d rather option A
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Mimi Beem says:May 5, 2011 at 4:50 pm
Wow!!! Our family would L-O-V-E for you to come to our house!!! We especially need help with our living room (currently it is our Play Station 3/piano/office room) and adjacent formal dining room–it has been “in the works” for almost 8 years. Our Master Bedroom could also use some help. I have been sewing since I was 12 (I’m almost 40) and I can paint up a storm. We have 3 kids (ages 9,11 and 13). We live in Lake Oswego, Oregon–about 10 miles south of Portland.
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Megan says:May 5, 2011 at 4:51 pm
Please come! We have been renovating our whole house & with a baby on the way we are ready to be done!!!!
North Augusta, SC USA
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Bridget says:May 5, 2011 at 4:51 pm
Yes please! I desperately need help with a couple rooms in our house. I live in San Diego, California.
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Ashlee Olds says:May 5, 2011 at 4:52 pm
I need you in my 3rd floor mansion apartment that Im renting in St. Paul, MN, i’d gladly help you with prijects in my area, or anywhere!
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Alissa says:May 5, 2011 at 4:52 pm
We’d love to have someone who knows what they’re doing in our house!!!! ( Dallas/Fort Worth Texas )
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Heather says:May 5, 2011 at 4:52 pm
What fun! We would love to participate. We’re in the upstate area of SC., in Fort Mill.
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Debbie Karwoski says:May 5, 2011 at 4:54 pm
Columbia, Missouri
One bathroom & our kitchen are on-tap for re-models in the next year or so.
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Carrie Yokota says:May 5, 2011 at 4:54 pm
I’d love for you to come and redo any room in my house! I love your creativity and share your love for white, with pops of color.
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Sara Dean says:May 5, 2011 at 4:55 pm
Oh my gosh this would be a dream come true! I LOVE your style and want you to help me with MY house!
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Kimmie Elks says:May 5, 2011 at 4:55 pm
Well, 2 1/2 years ago we moved into a bigger home when we decided to move my Husbands 84 year old Father in to live with us, (myself, husband and our 9 y/o daughter). He was living alone in Miami, FL. in the home my Husband grew up in. It was the best decision we’ve ever made! The lessons it taught our daughter are invaluable life lessons. Sadly, he passed away a year ago. As for the house, we have not been able to do any updating that we had planned on doing. Our kitchen is large but is seriously outdated! We live in Largo, FL. just 5 minutes from the Gulf beaches!
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Amy Kelley Bell says:May 5, 2011 at 4:56 pm
I would love to have a house redone. We had some damage to our roof in the recent tornadoes and water leaked into our walls. We’re probably going to have to have the sheetrock ripped out of our bathroom and part of our bedroom. It’s a nightmare! I’d love some help making the new space a pretty one.
I live in North Little Rock, Arkansas, in the adorable historic/arts district known as Argenta. My home was an old conductors house, built in 1913. It’s a constant work in progress, but I lurve it
I would also be willing to help with a redo on any other homes in the central Arkansas area. I paint, I sew… I’m a pretty crafty bitch!
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Deneen says:May 5, 2011 at 4:58 pm
I am sure I can find a room for ya! Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Sarah says:May 5, 2011 at 4:58 pm
YES, YES, YES, we need your help. I have 5 boys ages 8 – 2 months so needless to say we are pretty busy with them. 2 are special needs and have lots of appointments. Our Master Bedroom needs re-doing and we could definitely use the help
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stacy says:May 5, 2011 at 4:59 pm
it’s about time y’all got a tv gig! and the answer is yes! i would love to 1) have some help in our little cottage in columbia, sc and 2) if my help was requested in my area i’d be all over that, too!
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knmkendall says:May 5, 2011 at 4:59 pm
Really?? You bet I do! We have a big fixer upper house that we need lots of imagination for and help with–inside and out. We live just north of Santa Barbara, CA (Lompoc).
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Tara says:May 5, 2011 at 4:59 pm
Hi there!
We’d love to host you but you’d best be ready to head north. Like, way. I live in Calgary, Alberta Canada. The city’s nickname is CowTown and we play host to one of the biggest rodeos in the world. I’m smack in the foothills of the beautiful Rocky Mountains, about 40 minutes away from Banff National Park, the oldest national park in Canada. I love your style – I’ve got two young boys, a couple of rescued mutts and a husband who loves things to look clean and tidy but who rarely gets his wish. Poor fella.
So if you feel like a road trip – and you do like a road trip – point your way west and north. I’ll meet you where the grass meets the sky!
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Susan Berry says:May 5, 2011 at 5:00 pm
Oh *please* come to my house in Tallahassee, FL. So many rooms need help.
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Vonda L says:May 5, 2011 at 5:00 pm
Woo Hoo!!!!!!! Mendon, Massachusetts! Remember, New England is so beautiful in the fall!
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Heidi says:May 5, 2011 at 5:02 pm
Yes to both!!! I would love for you to help decorate my home…. and would love to help someone else as well.
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Dawn says:May 5, 2011 at 5:02 pm
A please! I’d love for you to come and re-do a room in my house! Westchester County, NY
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Susan Iacovacci says:May 5, 2011 at 5:02 pm
Come up North to my house. Stamford, CT and you can visit NYC…only 40 mins away! I’ve been a long subscriber of your blog and I have yet to see something I didn’t like. It would be an honor to have your magic and talent in my house.
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Stacie says:May 5, 2011 at 5:03 pm
Such a fun Idea! Would love to have a room or two or three done by ya’ll! I’m just outside of Boston. I sew , paint, craft.
Stacie
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Krystyna Owings says:May 5, 2011 at 5:03 pm
Layla & Kevin,
y 9-year daughter has a bedroom that needs help. We painted it lilac, but can’t seem to figure out what to do with it. Right now it is a hodgepodge of furniture and really needs help. Would you consider coming to Warner Robins, GA (15 miles south of Macon) for a room rescue?
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Becca says:May 5, 2011 at 5:04 pm
Would love to have you up to Seattle, WA to make our second bedroom/office an actual second bedroom/office! DIY was a condition of the house purchase – 2 rooms down, 4 to go, would love your help!
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Julie says:May 5, 2011 at 5:04 pm
Oh please, oh please, oh please!! I SOOO need your wonderful touch!! Please come to Santa Clarita, CA (just outside of Los Angeles). Pretty, pretty please!
So excited!
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Jan says:May 5, 2011 at 5:06 pm
I’m a mom of three girls in Visalia, CA. My house was built in 2009 and we moved in as soon as it was finished. I love the open floorplan and large windows that come with a newer home, but I hate that there are few to no architectural features or elements to the house–I’d love to have your help with fixing it! I have so many ideas but just as many design dilemmas in my house. For example, all the corners in my house (including window wells) are finished with a curved drywall edge instead of a 90 degree angle. While this is nice, I would love to frame out my windows with molding and add a nice wood sill, but I’m unsure how to do this with the curved edges. And while some finishes are nice–ceramic tile floors and counters in the bathrooms and granite in the kitchen, others, like our oak cabinets, massive bathroom mirrors, and all light fixtures are VERY builder grade. My house needs some personality and charm! Please help.
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Morgan says:May 5, 2011 at 5:07 pm
I’m all for option A! I love your chabby chic style and I’d be really interested to see what you could do for our rental house. I’m in Richmond, VA
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Elz & Rob says:May 5, 2011 at 5:08 pm
Awesome! We don’t need help in our house (does that make us sound snobbish? We’re not we just like to do DIY together as a couple bonding thing
) BUT, we are excellent painters, on any surface. We can also wax, stain, oil, and clean rather well too!! We’re not so handy with power tools though haha. We’re located in Lexington, KY so if you ever need help anywhere in Kentucky we’re here for you! -
Teresa S. says:May 5, 2011 at 5:08 pm
Ummm… hello… come to my house!!!! We are renters and will be for a LONG time because we are Military. We live in O’Fallon, IL (20 miles from St. Louis). And I can paint a mean wall and sew a few simple things (I am far from being a seamstress though).
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Jenny says:May 5, 2011 at 5:08 pm
I would love help with just about any room in my house. I especial have 2 bathrooms, a master bedroom, a frontroom, a great room, a full length back deck, and a covered patio that I would love to have some TLC with. I’m in Provo, UT (really close to Sundance and Park City.) I would be willing to help if the site was close to my home. (about 30 miles in any direction.) I’m a big do it yourselfer. Painted several walls, cabinets, and furniture. I can also sew.
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Kelly Simon says:May 5, 2011 at 5:08 pm
Yes, please! I’d love your help redoing some of our spaces — indoor, or outdoor! We have a 3br, 2ba house. We live in southern California.
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Melissa@GreenerGrass says:May 5, 2011 at 5:10 pm
Layla! That is SO awesome! David and I would love for and Kevin to come help us work on our 100 year old home that we’ve been restoring low-dough-DIY-style. It would be a dream come true, since many of your projects have inspired us with our own home.
We’d also TOTALLY be up for project. I sew all of our curtains and pillows in the house, we’ve built a lot of our furniture (not to mention some awesome IKEA hacks), and we paint and refinish floors…you name it, we’re up for it!We are in Macon, GA…not too far down the road from you guys. I met you in ATL at the Pioneer Woman’s booksigning (maybe you remember?)
Take a look at our house and projects, at http://www.melissadark.blogspot.com
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Katie Jones says:May 5, 2011 at 5:10 pm
Umm…..where should I begin? I would pretty much die to have you guys come redo a room in my house. And I’m up for helping other redo’s too! I’m in the Nashville, TN area
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Laurie@TheBakingBookworm says:May 5, 2011 at 5:10 pm
Yes, yes a thousand times YES! I’d love for you to design a room in my home! C’mon up to the Great White North (I’m actually in south western Ontario) and see what we’re all about!!
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Aimee says:May 5, 2011 at 5:12 pm
wow!!! Yes, come to my house! My house is just 5 years old and we are thinking of taking out the wall well, making an arched opening, between the kitchen and the dining room to make it one room….
We are ready for anything/everything!
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Laura Putnam says:May 5, 2011 at 5:12 pm
First, so glad to hear you are working on a tv project. You guys are destined to be a tv success and I have always thought that. I am game for any type of project with the exception of sewing, not a strength of mine. Love painting furniture, crafts, decorating – the whole kit and caboodle. I am located just about an hour outside of NYC in Orange County, NY. Good luck with everything!
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Elise says:May 5, 2011 at 5:13 pm
Wow! What an invitation! We rent, but it’s from my husband’s grandparents so we have a lot of creative freedom when it comes to the house and it would be awesome to have you here. It’s a cute house but still has so much un-realized potential. I’d also love to help you guys with someone else’s space… I am an “advanced beginner” sewer, an avid crafter, love to paint walls and have a working knowledge of power tools (as does my husband). We are definitely diy-ers and I would love to learn from you guys! Also, we live in a town just outside Peoria, IL.
Good luck with everything! Sounds like some very exciting stuff!
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Heidi says:May 5, 2011 at 5:14 pm
Of course I would LOVE for you to come on over & create some magic in my home ~ you know you’d love to come to Danvers, MA. It would be so much fun! xo
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Heather says:May 5, 2011 at 5:14 pm
I’d love to help on other people’s places! I’m a budget decorator in Minneapolis, MN, and in addition to general design, can make draperies, paint murals, hang gallery walls, and make-over furniture.
Curious what you’re up to!
Heather
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brianne says:May 5, 2011 at 5:14 pm
My house is decorated pretty nicely but there are a few room that still need major TLC!! The kitchen is pretty standard and the 1/2 bath need some lovin.
I’d love to come pitch in on a project, I enjoy remodeling, design, decorating, painting, furniture refurbishing…
I live in Orange County CA (southern CA)
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Lori says:May 5, 2011 at 5:15 pm
I live in Utah and I would LOVE for you to work on my house! Good luck
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Rose says:May 5, 2011 at 5:16 pm
ooh ooh, me! I’m in a suburb of Chicago, IL. And you could do any room at all. It’s that bad.
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Jamie W says:May 5, 2011 at 5:16 pm
I’d love for you guys to come do a room (or two) in my house– or help you with one! I love knocking down walls and painting
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Harbormom says:May 5, 2011 at 5:16 pm
I can sew. I can tape like a maniac (as in around woodwork, etc.). I am available only on weekends, however, as I work full time. Also have a cozy little 970 s.f. place (read: mobile home) in Orange Beach, AL which you are welcome to re-do-do-do to your heart’s content! It’s in a small park of 8 mobile homes on the water side of the beach road – the only location in Baldwin County zoned for mobile homes on the beach side, I believe. Been there since the 50′s.
I’d love to help any way I can if you work weekends! I live in Birmingham.
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Jared says:May 5, 2011 at 5:16 pm
Hey L & K,
We would love for you to come help us re-do some rooms in our house. We’ve already copied your old dining room wall….the one you took down. (We’re slow) and we’re currently trying to copy your kitchen. We live in Gilbert, AZ and have a cute house that has a lot of …potential. We have 4 kids and this is our first home!Jared and Rebecca Shaver
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Harbormom says:May 5, 2011 at 5:17 pm
P.S. You’re welcome to have a go at my house in Vestavia, as well!
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katie@Impatientlyprayingforpatience says:May 5, 2011 at 5:17 pm
Um, yes please!! You can do our bedroom, bathroom and basement and anything else you would like. We live in chicago..well actually a suburb of it called Geneva. Please come up here.
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Sheena Hind says:May 5, 2011 at 5:18 pm
come to my house
The master bedroom is desperate for a face lift! Gymea Bay – Sydney – New South Wales – AUSTRALIA!!!!
LOL!
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Sara says:May 5, 2011 at 5:18 pm
I would love to have your help! My fiancee and I are getting ready to move from Michigan to the Bay Area in Cali and are going to need some help getting our home just the way we want it =)
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Maria says:May 5, 2011 at 5:19 pm
New hope, PA, USA
Our bedroom is BAD…B-oring paint color, A-sheet set from before we got together, D-ecorated like a tween’s bedroom
We are getting married this summer and I’m ashamed at the state of where we will sleep as husband and wife!!
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Tiffany says:May 5, 2011 at 5:19 pm
I would love to have Layla and Kevin come and work some magic in my home. I live in L.A. (lower Alabama) in Daphne. Daphne is a small city about 35 minutes north of Gulf Shores and about 20 minutes from Mobile. I LOVE your work and would LOVE for you to work your magic in my home. I can’t say I am a seamstress or an artist, but can definitely lend a hand, especially in the painting department.
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Colleen says:May 5, 2011 at 5:20 pm
Are you kidding? Yes, PLEASE! We have a 1920′s colonial in Rochester NY. We are in need of help with our kitchen (I’m scared, but I know the cabinets should be painted), and living room (really big, but with 2 sets of french doors, 2 large radiators, a fireplace and an entry way, we have no idea how to arrange the place)!!
Come on over!
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Loui♥ says:May 5, 2011 at 5:21 pm
Kev/Layla..
yes indeed!
an entire ranch style (one level) house
but most desperately master bath total redo,
hall bath, redo, kitchen TOTAL redo..
not much $$$ but can help with sweat equity..
food and beverage.
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Betsy Grewe says:May 5, 2011 at 5:22 pm
Want to visit Portland?! Come see me in Sandy, OR. I would love for you to help me make my dream home!
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Norma says:May 5, 2011 at 5:22 pm
um heck yeah! on all three counts. You could redo my entire house if you want! Murfreesboro TN
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Patty Atkins says:May 5, 2011 at 5:22 pm
You are welcome at our house anytime. Old farmhouse redone twenty five years ago in need of serious dyi. A husband who is great and speaking and preaching, but no dyi ability whatsoever. Would love for him to learn and I guarantee you’ll have doing it.
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Charcoal and crayons says:May 5, 2011 at 5:23 pm
I would definitely be up for a little TLC! Both options sound like a lot of fun… I live in Newcastle, Ontario, Canada (East of Toronto)… so if you ever find yourselves way up here, you’re more than welcome at my home and I’d be happy to help out in any way that I can.
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Alea says:May 5, 2011 at 5:24 pm
I’m not sure if you’ll have anyone turn down your offer! I’m in the tiny farming community of Greencreek, ID and I would love to have your help with my 1930′s farmhouse. It’s sure got some interesting (in a not so good way) features!
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Krista says:May 5, 2011 at 5:24 pm
LOVE to have you come and redo a room or two. We have a 1950′s house in Fort Collins, CO!
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Erin @ Carolina Country Living says:May 5, 2011 at 5:24 pm
Wow, this TV thing sounds sooooo cool, Layla and Kevin! You guys are going to get bombarded with comments no doubt!
I have a 10×40 screened in porch that I really don’t know what to do with in my log home. I’d like to make it feel cottagy out there but am completely lacking in inspiration. I also have a couple rooms that could use your magic touch. I live in Efland, NC–feel free to pop in anytime.
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Chelsea says:May 5, 2011 at 5:25 pm
YES!!! A) I would love for you guys to help us out. Alas, I’m a student, so I’m gonna volunteer for my mom’s house (in honor of mother’s day). She loves interior design and is the hardest-working, best-gardening mom ever!
Knoxville, TN – mid-sized city, home to the state university..B) If you’re ever over our way, we’ve got plenty of talent! My boyfriend and I build furniture (he knows practical handman skills), my mom sews/paints/everything DIY. there’s little we can’t do.
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Carey G. says:May 5, 2011 at 5:25 pm
Ohmigosh! I would l would love to have help with decorating my home! I can also do a mean cut-in when painting walls, doors and furniture, so I’m willing to chip in and help! My family and I are in gorgeous Austin, Texas!
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Kristen says:May 5, 2011 at 5:26 pm
We would love for you both to come and visit us anytime in Kansas City, MO!
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Danna says:May 5, 2011 at 5:27 pm
Layla,
I have often cringed at some of the “help” I’ve seen on popular design shows. You and Kevin are the ONLY design team I’d welcome into my home:) I live in Commerce, Texas, a small college town, in the northeast part of Texas and only an hour from the world famous Canton First Monday Trade Days. My home is about 110 years old and we always have a room, or three, in some state of remodel. My den is next on the list, and I’d love to put in a reading nook, a dressing room, a shower in my bathroom….it existing shower is where I store my luggage! I can send pictures, my husband is handy, and we have a circle of wonderful friends that would be good company!
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Heidi Rew says:May 5, 2011 at 5:27 pm
Help me! Help me!
My fiance and I are sooo in limbo with his living room. The house is older but has gone through renovations with the previous owner. Right now…there is a dark brown leather couch & chair in there & that’s it. We really wanted it DYI a built-in bookshelf & entertainment center but we’re so lost on where to start. The living room is one of the first rooms you see when you walk in & it stinks that it’s sooo BLAH! Heidi Rew
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Jenny says:May 5, 2011 at 5:27 pm
Um, yes. If you’re coming to the Tampa, Florida area, I can offer my sewing skills, and I have quite a few boring rooms aching for some help! I’m currently in the process of putting up a beadboard kitchen backsplash a la The Lettered Cottage.
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Lisa says:May 5, 2011 at 5:28 pm
You have the magic touch! I would love to have you in my home in Mapleton, UT!
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Karin says:May 5, 2011 at 5:29 pm
My house could definitely use some Lettered Cottage love! We are currently getting started on several projects, all geared towards moving our 1992-built home out of the 90s…ha!
I live in the Augusta, Georgia, area and I cook/write about food for a living, so I could feed you well!
Can’t wait to see more about your project!
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Susan says:May 5, 2011 at 5:29 pm
Please come and re-do a room or two or three in my ranch style home built in 1958 in Houston, Texas. My den has a terrible layout and we could use some fresh ideas.
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Colleen says:May 5, 2011 at 5:30 pm
Colleen Waldheim, SK Canada. A Canadian location would mean a big road trip for the two of you to visit.
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Courtney says:May 5, 2011 at 5:31 pm
Would love to see you in Tampa, FL! Would love to lend a helping hand if you came this way.
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Danna says:May 5, 2011 at 5:31 pm
Oh, I forgot to mention…I have a pretty cottage style garden and we’ve been saving old brink to build an outdoor fireplace:)
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Andrea says:May 5, 2011 at 5:31 pm
I would love to have a room redo at my house and/or help with a nearby house. I live in Seattle, WA, don’t have many talents but I can do basic woodworking and painting:)
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J Hawk says:May 5, 2011 at 5:33 pm
YES PLEASE, and come to my house. Think cottage-style perfection—in need of perfecting!!!
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lori says:May 5, 2011 at 5:33 pm
I have got the PERFECT project for your show, it is in Sag Harbor, Long Island. I can help you find whatever you need too! Love you guys, Lori
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Julie M says:May 5, 2011 at 5:33 pm
I couldn’t imagine anything better than having some help. I ‘ve never been afraid of a project, but some extra inspiration and motivation would be incredible. I live in South Jordan (Salt Lake City), Utah
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April Bryan says:May 5, 2011 at 5:34 pm
Oh how fun!!!! Definitely option A – I would love to do option B but having two little ones dampers that. We live in HOUSTON, TEXAS!!!!
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angela says:May 5, 2011 at 5:37 pm
duh!
is that impolite? i’m sorry! but it’s the first thing that popped into my head! yes, of course, i’d love to have yall redo a room or 10. i’d totally bust out my sewing maching and all. we have a big, giant 3000 sf (hey, that’s big to us!) home that needs a lot of tlc. we still have brass switchplates. ugh.
oh, and i would totally watch you work on other people’s rooms. yes yes yes!
natchitoches, louisiana
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Jennifer says:May 5, 2011 at 5:37 pm
Well heck ya! We live in Spartanburg, SC. My home is a hot mess! Rooster decor mixed with palm trees and animal print! Told ya! Oh, I’m only 8 minutes away from Pottery Barn outlet and there is lot’s of really cool flea markets and antique shops around here! Oh, there is also salvage yard too. Heck, my dad house could be your own personal junk heaven! Come on down or up! lol!
Jennifer
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Lani says:May 5, 2011 at 5:37 pm
I can’t believe how many Canadian’s there are on the list. I live in Prince Rupert, BC (Canada). I would love to have you and Kevin come up to help us. We have a great house that could use your skills. We also built a “shed” next door that has a completely unfinished 1000 sqft loft that has endless potential – gabled windows, ocean view, vaulted ceiling and completely open – no walls. Living in northern BC we could offer pacific ocean fishing – crab feasts. We are hardworking – have lots of tools, just need your inspiration. Please, please, please!!!!
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Bethany says:May 5, 2011 at 5:41 pm
YES! YES! YES!!! Please come to my house in Des Moines, Iowa!!! My house needs some TLC!
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Jen Jones says:May 5, 2011 at 5:42 pm
I would love your help with some rooms in my house! I live in a subdivision where every house seems to look like the other LOL AND I actually live in Prattville, AL We are active duty military and have been here for three plus years and don’t seem to be leaving any time soon. I would love help making the space uniquely ours!
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Audra says:May 5, 2011 at 5:42 pm
YES, PLEASE come and help turn my cookie-cutter house into MY HOME! My style is A LOVE FOR ALL THINGS WHITE mixed with ANYTHING FRENCH and REPURPOSED OLD WOOD EVERYWHERE with a sprinkle of TARGET CLEARANCE topped off with A LITTLE BLING!!
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Raquel says:May 5, 2011 at 5:43 pm
Oh please! No shy! Come to Oklahoma, visit this Peruvian girl, do some magic and turn my brand-new house into a country-beachy cottage… Too much for a challenge???
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Carolyn says:May 5, 2011 at 5:44 pm
I would love a good room redo! I live in Pensacola, FL so I am not too far from you!
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Jen Jones says:May 5, 2011 at 5:45 pm
Oh and I would love to help others. I can sew, paint, and used many a power tool in my time (including building my daughter’s bed from scratch!).
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Mindy says:May 5, 2011 at 5:46 pm
YES, YES, YES!! Come and redo a room or two or three at my parents’ house. I don’t live there, but they are in the middle of remodeling their kitchen and are stuck with quite a few decisions. They would love to work on other rooms and desperately NEED HELP!!
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Alison says:May 5, 2011 at 5:47 pm
Come on down to fort worth TX!! My house needs your help!! I love projects and would be thrilled to have your wonderfully talented minds take over! Our master bedroom with the old lady-hand-me-down furniture needs your help
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Beth says:May 5, 2011 at 5:47 pm
Yes. PLEASE. Oh my goodness. I need you guys. I Soooo need you. Your design ideas are exactly what I want to do in my house. Am I the only one in Peoria, IL??? We have 2 brick walls in our house and lots and lots of rustic outdoor siding but it is INSIDE. I am longing to paint it all and make it look cottagey (is that even word?) I would love for you to come!
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Kim says:May 5, 2011 at 5:48 pm
I’m near St. Louis, MO but could go to Jefferson City to help with your first commenter should you all go there.
I’d love to help out in some way if you come up this way…I LOVE to decorate and I LOVE to paint…although I’m SLOW because my hands hurt me but I STILL love it!!!
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Linda says:May 5, 2011 at 5:49 pm
Love your blog, look at it daily. Need some help with a 30+year old bathroom reno. Live in beautiful Surf City Ca.
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Lee Anne Porter says:May 5, 2011 at 5:52 pm
Oh my goodness! I would love you to come over to my place! We live in a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath house in Charleston, SC! However our house is a cookie cutter house in a cookie cutter neighborhood…lacking all of that charm of all the historic Charleston homes downtown. I’d like help adding some “oldness” to my house…ya know, making it feel less cookie-cutterish and more unique and cottage like…maybe some beadboard, decorative molding, etc. I’d be up for anything! I also have a persnickety 1/2 bath that is awkward. The placement of the toilet/mirror is weird. I’m just not sure how to work with it. Please come! I can sew, paint, refinish furniture, sand furniture, and am up for just about anything!
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MommaHen says:May 5, 2011 at 5:53 pm
I’ll take option C : BOTH!! I am moving into an EXTREME fixer-up and need as much help as possible. I also dream of helping others create beautiful spaces!
I can’t wait to see what’s up your sleeve!
Oh and I live in Lewis Co. Kentucky (aka middle of no where)
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Ace says:May 5, 2011 at 5:53 pm
I’d love to do either! I live in San Francisco, CA, near the beach in a 1939 “Sunset-style” house – most of the house is upstairs and you enter through a tunnel.
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Dani M. says:May 5, 2011 at 5:53 pm
My husband is an active duty military man in the Navy. Because we move every three years, we are having a hard time nailing down a “look” that can move with us. We would love the opportunity to have you both help us to make our rental home feel like a true home. We have just moved to Chula Vista, CA.
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Pamelotta says:May 5, 2011 at 5:54 pm
Have I got a show for you! I live in Clyde, Texas in a 6 year old home that my husband and I built to look like a farm house that’s been here a little longer than that
I’ve emailed a picture of my living room hoping to be chosen for a ‘pick my presto’ because I don’t like the way I decorated my house when we first moved in and I’m ready for a change. It’s just not me. My husband has said we can replace furniture and paint and I’ve been scouting thrift stores for pieces that are my style. Meanwhile…my mom and dad just built the house next door to us which is a little stone cottage built in 1939 that needs a major overhaul on the inside. But it’s so full of charm already! They will be working on that project over the summer with plans to have it ready for our family Christmas.
I just posted pics of it on my blog if you need a visual!
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Jenny B. says:May 5, 2011 at 5:56 pm
I don’t think any of your readers would turn down this opportunity! You guys are AMAZING!!! I’ve never seen a room of yours that I didn’t like. I would love to have you come re-do a room in my house. I’m getting ready to transform a nursery into a playroom and a playroom/office/supposed-to-be-a-formal-dining-room into an office/homeschool room. My kitchen, master bedroom and bath could all use some love too. I live in Northwest Arkansas. Y’all come!
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Lauren says:May 5, 2011 at 5:58 pm
Yes!!! I’d love you guys to help us redo a room or two or three
I love looking at your blog for inspiration but I have a hard time actually making my vision come to life in our own home! We live in South Orange County, California. So excited for you guys. -
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Bethany says:May 5, 2011 at 6:00 pm
I’d love to help! I dont have any super helpful skills but I love to paint, craft and build!
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Elizabeth@themustardceiling says:May 5, 2011 at 6:01 pm
This is a fabulous idea! I would love to watch your show. You can come to Clovis, NM to redo a room or I would love to help.
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Sheri says:May 5, 2011 at 6:02 pm
Oh, Layla, all of these options are a dream! I live in Pensacola, Florida, in a home we just moved into a few months ago. It’s an older brick colonial, and since all the old aluminum wiring had to be replaced, I have about 40 patched holes in my living room that are crying out for some vision! If you end up in this area, I’d love to chat about ways I might could help out!
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Becky M. says:May 5, 2011 at 6:02 pm
I have a little interior decorating business in Central Illinois, I’d love to help work on a space with you both. It sounds like a lot of fun!
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Joanie says:May 5, 2011 at 6:02 pm
We’ve got a guest house that’s we’ve half-way renovated…. parts look great, parts look BAD….going on 7+ years trying to finish, we need HELP!
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sara @ it's good to be queen says:May 5, 2011 at 6:02 pm
um… YES PLEASE!!! i would love to have a room redone. we just moved into an olderish (built in 1980) house that has some quirky rooms. we have a long skinny room that is a bear to figure out what the heck to do with. pretty much every room in the house needs a makeover. think, 80′s wood trim awesomeness. we’re haivng a baby in august and need to create a nursery in a room with no closet…eeeks! tons of potential here.

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antiquechase says:May 5, 2011 at 6:03 pm
Please come help me with my totally inefficient and undecorated laundry room!! It’s embarrassing! In THousand Oaks CA
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Haley says:May 5, 2011 at 6:03 pm
Come on over! We’ll even cook for you while you’re here.
We can offer DIY carpentry, painting, basic sewing, family-friendly design to your already fabulous skills!
Columbia, MO … Go Tigers!
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Kellie says:May 5, 2011 at 6:03 pm
You can come over anytime you want and help me! My husband and I are in the process of remolding a 1989 home that we bought last year and my pregnant belly is not letting me do much these days:) We’re just a few hours away in Woodstock/GA!!
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Heather says:May 5, 2011 at 6:04 pm
I would Love Love Love to have Kevin and Layla over to makeover a room and I would also Love to help makeover someone else’s room too. I can help with anything.
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Amanda says:May 5, 2011 at 6:04 pm
Wouldn’t you LOVE to spend some time on the East Coast this summer??
I’m in Wilmington, DE in a sad little 1950′s rancher that is in need of some serious, serious help. Imagine popcorn paint as far as the eye can see….. ew. I’ve tried to put my own spin on the decor, but with no decorating budget I’ve had to come up with some very creative solutions. I am trying to use the old college hand-me-downs and dress them up where I can while infusing my spaces with some fresh items but it doesn’t seem to be working…My family owns a lighting store and we’d be willing to help in any way we can!!
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amy jupin says:May 5, 2011 at 6:05 pm
pinch me. no, seriously, pinch me! are you guys prepared for all of these responses??!!?!
y’all must have fell and bumped your heads. at the same time! ha!we live in north alabama, just a hop, skip and a jump away!
and like you, we have started the adoption process.
we could use help in turning our youngest son’s room into a shared space for two, since our new son will be moving in by the end of the year hopefully!
and while it would be wonderful for you to help us on that project, my parents recently made the move from new jersey to alabama and i would LOVE to help you help them get a master bedroom of their dreams!
they help us each and every day and it would be so much fun to surprise them with something like that!best of luck on all of your upcoming projects! i enjoy your blog so very much!
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Anjali says:May 5, 2011 at 6:05 pm
Ummm.. yes, PLEASE! How could anyone say no to this wonderful offer. I live in a house that from the outside is very cottage-like, but unfortunately, the inside leaves a lot to be desired. I have been a student for the past 9 years so my budget has been pretty limited. I would LOVE to host you guys (I’m a phenomenal cook so there’s a bonus for the time spent!) as we re-do a few rooms. How I would love to come home to a house that actually feels like “me.” Let’s get this party going….
Oh, yeah, I live in Nashville, TN.
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Laura says:May 5, 2011 at 6:06 pm
Wow–what an opportunity! We just moved into a new (to us, it was built in 1964) house and I have one room where the furniture placement is making me crazy trying to balance a fireplace, built-in bookshelves and the tv plus maintaining a clear traffic path to the stairs. It’s quite the challenge! I love your cottage style, so come on over! We’re just up the road in Hoover, Alabama.
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MotherShip says:May 5, 2011 at 6:07 pm
Are you kidding? OF COURSE any of us would participate in something like that. We keep coming here because we like YOU and we like what YOU DO. Can’t wait to find out the solution to this mystery!
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Tracey @7294cottageway.blogspot says:May 5, 2011 at 6:07 pm
I would love to help you do some art in someones house…I do coastal painting on furniture and make lotsa coastal stuff! I live in the orlando area in Florida! Let me know! I have not been bloggin much but check it but my e-mail is farrell4t@yahoo.com! Hope all goes well for you!
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Jenelle says:May 5, 2011 at 6:07 pm
Absolutely!!! I would love more than anything for you to come help me with our house. We’ve been in the fixing it up process for 2 years and I’m down to 3 rooms. I absolutely love your style and watching what you’ve done already. I’m in Harrisburg, PA. Hope to see you soon.
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Bethany says:May 5, 2011 at 6:08 pm
Yes please!!! I live in the San Francisco bay area, we just bought a townhouse that I am trying to make look like a the inside of a pottery barn magazine which is a hard task! Plus I love love remaking furniture, painting and anything DIY so if you are going to be in area I am your girl, plus I know the best antique fairs!
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Lolo says:May 5, 2011 at 6:09 pm
Um hello McFly ! !
Who wouldnt want A or B or A+B = C u in 3 D
Come see me in sunny California and we can get silly.
Orcutt, CA USA
I would really love to see some home shows in areas OTHER than metro/big cities.
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Aja says:May 5, 2011 at 6:10 pm
You can come do a room in my house any day! I would love to help you guys makeover other rooms as well…It would be a learning experience from the best : )
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Montgomery Family says:May 5, 2011 at 6:11 pm
I would love for you guys to redo my kitchen/great room. I really love my home, but would like to brighten things up a bit. With walnut floors, dark alder cabinetry, and warm tones throughout, I feel like I am stuck in fall/winter. I am ready to jump into a light, bright and airy room thats is more spring/summer! I live just outside SLC, UT. I love your blog and am so excited for you guys to begin this new adventure!
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Whitney says:May 5, 2011 at 6:14 pm
I would LOVE for you to come to my house! My husband and I just bought our first home in Fayetteville, GA and have a $0 budget to make it our own. We’re drowning in beige and could really use some help. This would be a dream come true!
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Lianne says:May 5, 2011 at 6:14 pm
I would LOVE to be involved!! I’m in Casper, Wyoming….it’s great here. You’d love it.
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Carmel says:May 5, 2011 at 6:14 pm
I’m in Lexington, KY and I’d love to help! So exciting – can’t wait to find out more! You guys are awesome!
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denise sabia says:May 5, 2011 at 6:14 pm
well, you can count on the whole blog world to sign up for a room redo..and yes, add me to that list!
But I’d also like to help. I used to have my own decorative painting business when that was really big (think the ’90′s) and I turned that into an Interior Decorating Business.
What I’m really good at is finding thrift store, side of the road finds, and just over all wacky things to turn into useful object ( think Junk Market – Flea Market Style )
I live in Ambler, PA , which is about 20 minutes outside of Philadelphia and 1.5 hours from NYC.
Can’t wait to see what you’re up too!
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Mary Feagley says:May 5, 2011 at 6:15 pm
We live in Evansville, Indiana in a lovely subdivision-built 2-story which is unique and custom, yet classic and lovely….OH WAIT! No we don’t! Help us make our McYuck into a fantastic HOME!
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Kate Wall says:May 5, 2011 at 6:15 pm
I’m in Phoenix Arizona and you can come over and redo my entire house! But you might want to wait until fall, or else you’ll melt!
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Lisa says:May 5, 2011 at 6:16 pm
We have a couple rooms that need help – office, downstairs walk out with a fireplace, craft/homeschool room, guest room, living room…take your pick…they all could use some help.
Hutchinson, Minnesota.
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Trista says:May 5, 2011 at 6:17 pm
My husband and I are in Chelsea, AL, USA. We are closing on a brand new (fully builder beige) home at the end of this month. I love reading blogs but have very little decorating skill. I would L-O-V-E to work with you and your hubby.
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Laurie says:May 5, 2011 at 6:17 pm
Really??? Yes, any room you want…some need more help than others…I’m in Bethesda, MD
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JP says:May 5, 2011 at 6:17 pm
I would love to have your family help my sad house! Both my sister and I have plenty of work for you to do. We both are good workers and need direction. We live in Phoenix, Arizona. It may be hot here but we do have a natural wonder of the world close by.
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Rachel G says:May 5, 2011 at 6:18 pm
Umm……is that really a question? I would absolutely LOVE for Layla and Kevin to head out to SUNNY SAN DIEGO and take over as many rooms in my house as possible. My husband and I are loving the newlywed life and feel so fortunate to be able to own a home to grow into. However, as I am sure many can relate, Newlywed + New Home = Empty/hand-me-down poor excuse for anything close to designed!
We call our bathroom the Tribute to the 70′s rock out room, our living room the P90X gym, and our office the storage room. They are all up for grabs!
I’d also LOVE to help withy any and all projects you run into out this way. I grew up with a grandma who had a paint brush in her hand every other weekend and can follow directions with best of them!
Good luck on this new adventure. I know you guys will rock it!
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Tami C. says:May 5, 2011 at 6:18 pm
We’re renters right now but I would love it if you could work with my mom!!! She and her wonderful husband live in Riverside, CA, USA. They have a lovely home but it’s been YEARS since most of the rooms have been updated (she keeps asking me to help her with her guest room).
Thanks Layla and Kevin. It would be SO fun.
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Cathy says:May 5, 2011 at 6:19 pm
I’d love to have you guys come and redo our bedroom or living room.
Also I’d love to help. I can sew, do crafts, and am I good painter
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chris from Midwest Cottage and Finds says:May 5, 2011 at 6:22 pm
Can you PLAY in PEORIA!! COME on OVER!! You would LOVE the “opportunity” my house offers!! Remember there are no problems…only opportunities!! I have an ENTIRE family room brick wall fireplace–you know the one all the ranch style homes of 40 years ago HAD TO HAVE? Arrgghhh……and a master bathroom the size of a small closet–now that’s an OPPORTUNITY…a dining room that has issues….. But you choose–come over to the mid west and do what you do BEST!! Love you Kevin and Layla and bring max along-he’d fit right in!
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Becky says:May 5, 2011 at 6:24 pm
What a deal ~ I’ll take Option A and Option B. I can paint. I can clean-up. I’m sure you would love Sunnyvale, California (bay area) right now, high-70′s. I have a whole house you can work on!
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Nikki says:May 5, 2011 at 6:24 pm
Please, I am begging you, come to my house! I’m in a small town, near Branson, MO, and my ranch needs some updating!
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Lorrie says:May 5, 2011 at 6:25 pm
Wow!!! We are currently finishing our basement and my hubby has made me a craft room!! Would love to have you decorate and organize, I’m a little overwhelmed at all the possibilities!
Tallmadge, Ohio
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carol says:May 5, 2011 at 6:26 pm
omg, I would DIE for you guys to come to my house and do something CREATIVE!! Conroe Texas!
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Jill says:May 5, 2011 at 6:27 pm
Hi Layla!
Met you in MN at Junk Bonanza when you were shooting – I worked with Ki……just moved home to Portland, Oregon into a great home that we have been doing some cosmetic renovations in. However, still LOTS of work to be done! The “bonus room” first comes to mind as a great room to work with – it will be a hang out space for our two daughters (ages 9 and 12) – not so much a playroom but more a stylish hangout space.
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Kellie Racine says:May 5, 2011 at 6:29 pm
I would LOVE option A! I live in La Verne, California…this last year voted number four best places to live for families in the US! Twenty minutes from the beach, twenty minutes to the mountains! Such a cute little cottage town!
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Vicki says:May 5, 2011 at 6:29 pm
YES! YES! AND YES! I am all in…whatever you need. I live in Northern Indiana. Can’t wait to hear the news!
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Namos says:May 5, 2011 at 6:30 pm
YES PLEASE!!! Just bought a cabin in the woods in Twain Harte, CA; found your website and am now inspired to decorate it “farmhouse, industrial, cottage” style but have no idea where to begin! PLEASE HELP!!
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Kirsten H. says:May 5, 2011 at 6:30 pm
Um, yes! Come do my whole house if you want! Especially our master bedroom, which is a disaster. Culpeper, VA.
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Analia says:May 5, 2011 at 6:30 pm
I love both ideas! You guys can come and re do my whole house!
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Tracy Martin says:May 5, 2011 at 6:31 pm
OMG!!!! I just recently found your site and have been showing it to all of my friends and now this!!!!! I would love for you to come to Silver Lake, Kansas!! We bought an old farm house that is 120 years old after our daughter was born due to her special needs and high medical expenses! We got the house at a good price but the whole house had to be redone sooo we have spent the last eight years just trying to get it done. I would love for you to come to our home, my husband is turning 40 years old this year and it would be an awesome gift to him to give him some help with the house. He has done alot of the work himself and also been my rock through the never ending surgeries of our daughter. I would love to give him this gift so that he can rest and just enjoy the house! Plus your ideas are exactly what we are trying to do in our own home but I have no talent so any help you can give would be so appreciated!!! PS-NO SHOW EVER COMES TO KANSAS!!!! We really are nice people here in the Midwest!!!!!
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deveney jensen says:May 5, 2011 at 6:31 pm
oh my goodness! how exciting is this?? i might die of happiness if i got you two helping me spruce up my house! we bought our home just over a year ago, a real fixer upper and have done a lot, but there is so still so much decorating that needs to be done. my master needs seriousl help, my front room, my office, my guest room-really you could take your pick of just about the whole house! i live in a beautiful little country town, ramona, which is part of even more beautiful san diego, california! i would love to help on someones else’s home, i can do basic sewing, but am great at painting and creative type stuff. good luck and i hope to be seeing you at my home in the future!{you know you need alittle west coast beach time:)}
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Amber says:May 5, 2011 at 6:32 pm
Please come to colorful Colorado to fix up my home office in Colorado Springs!
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Candace Fielding says:May 5, 2011 at 6:34 pm
This would be my dream come true. I would love for you to come and work on some of my rooms. We just moved into a new house (new to us) and every wall is bare and we hardly have any furniture…like one couch and some beds. I have a vision of what I would like, I just can’t seem to do it. Plus I have three little children that seem to need my attention all of the time. PLEASE come see me!
Pasco, Washington.
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Mel says:May 5, 2011 at 6:38 pm
Come on up to the Toronto area, we would love to have you. I’m in the fastest growing city in Canada; Mississauga, which is a 30 minute drive from downtown Toronto.
I would love to help you and you can help me
I like this reciprocal approach to diy
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Nadia says:May 5, 2011 at 6:42 pm
Please come to Hawai’i and help me with my rental! I’d love to have a beach cottage theme going, but don’t know where to start! Plus, you can’t beat a trip to the islands!
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Kary Ross says:May 5, 2011 at 6:42 pm
Kevin & Layla,
Come to Arkansas. I’ve got a challenge for you both! A log home. Beautiful 3 story with basement. Need a re-do there! I can help too! I’m great with paintbrush and screwdriver! I take orders well too! I’ve also tweeted this and replied to your tweet! Pick me!
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Mandy Gehman says:May 5, 2011 at 6:46 pm
Well, I don’t know how quickly you are thinking to do this, but we are trying to finish renovating our Victorian farmhouse in Knoxville, PA because we need to relocate soon to Memphis, TN area. We need to finish the renovations on our house so we can sell – so FUN!!! If you are planning to do something soon, we would LOVE to have your help!
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Kassandra Garza says:May 5, 2011 at 6:46 pm
Uh, yes please! Sign me up! I would love for your help redoing my living/dining/kitchen room haha. I live in San Antonio Texas. Come to TEXAS! No one ever comes to Texas.
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Lisa RoomByRoom says:May 5, 2011 at 6:46 pm
HELLO. Why of course! Man, do I need HELP. And depending on the childcare situations, I could probably help too! I’m in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Sheila says:May 5, 2011 at 6:47 pm
Love everything you do! Holla!
Yukon, OK
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Juli says:May 5, 2011 at 6:48 pm
I’m in Los Angeles. Would LOVE to help you fix up some deserving somebody’s place–I can wield a paintbrush, sand, lug stuff, and sew easy stuff, like straight seams. Maybe most importantly, I’m a very very good baker and keep people well fed and happy.
And…I would love some help with my overly fussy dining room. It looks like an 85-year-old cat lady lives in it. Eeek!
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Mary says:May 5, 2011 at 6:52 pm
I’m in Newark, OH (near Columbus). Have a 1980 two story, lacking in architectural detail. Dark woodwork on first floor. (I’ve painted all the windows and trim on the 2nd floor.) Need help with our long living room with it’s dark valances, wood 2″ blinds, burgundy sofa and recliner (can you believe it?). With two children in college, I’m on a budget. And, frankly, am burnt out after redoing the rest of the house in the past 15 years that we have lived here. YOU ARE SOOOOO WELCOME TO COME HERE AND CREATE!
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Amy says:May 5, 2011 at 6:54 pm
We live in Charlotte, NC and you can have at any room in my house almost 4000 square feet of home built in the 80′s…oh yeah we could use some major help! I would give you 100% free range!
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Nikole says:May 5, 2011 at 6:55 pm
Oh my gosh! This is amazing!! Please consider making a stop to the smallest state in the country
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Lillian says:May 5, 2011 at 6:56 pm
SO FUN!!!! You could definitely come to my house and help us work on our living room – it needs help! Think: old mis-matched couches, garage sale furniture and walls AND ceiling painted the same boring beige that it was painted when we moved in:) It has great potential – we love our house so much, we’re just moving very very very slowly one room at a time through it since our little ones are just 2 and almost 4 and we moved into our house a week before our littlest was born, which limits our DIY time a bit! Oh, and we’re in Lancaster, PA – come visit!!
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Joan says:May 5, 2011 at 6:56 pm
Really? Do you have to ask? I have a bedroom that is pathetically BORING & half finished! Help…
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connie says:May 5, 2011 at 6:56 pm
oooh! please come to Pittsburgh, PA and have your way with my living room!
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Patty says:May 5, 2011 at 6:58 pm
Ummmm……ABSOLUTELY!!! I have plenty of rooms I could use
help with, and some really cute “nooks and crannies” that could
use your talent! In the past I have painted almost all the rooms
in my house and painted lots and lots of furniture. My friend is
a fabulous seamstress who makes slipcovers and upholsters
furniture so we could certainly be into doing the work:)
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Shari Sunday says:May 5, 2011 at 6:59 pm
You can come redecorate my house anytime you like. On a very small budget of course. But I know that you can do anything. I would also be glad to help in the moral support department at least. I can roll a paint roller without doing too much damage! My daughter, Jaime, on the other hand, is very handy and she would probably love some decorating help as well. Love and good luck to you. You have an awesome blog. I almost hate for the world to discover you, but I know it is inevitable!
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Taiya says:May 5, 2011 at 6:59 pm
We live near Kalamazoo, MI! I would love a redo of my whole house, but mainly my kitchen. Or my bathroom. Yeah, my bathroom.
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Shari Sunday says:May 5, 2011 at 6:59 pm
P.S. My daughter and I both have 50′s ranch houses near a public golf course in Tampa, FL
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mary says:May 5, 2011 at 7:00 pm
How awesomely blessed it would be to have you come and HELP with this big ol house Jesus gave us to use for ministry!! Colorado is a beautiful place to visit too!
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carolyn says:May 5, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Ummm, yes please! You guys have the most amazing style I’d be honoured to have you work on a room or two or three or every room in my house. Even if you never make here to Canada (Ottawa, Ontario) I would most definitely watch your show. Oh, and I can paint a mean wall too!!
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Becky says:May 5, 2011 at 7:01 pm
You can come help us redecorate/remodel anything! We want to do our master bathroom/kitchen….oh everything in our house.
Goshen, Indiana US (2 hours from Chicago)
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Jackie says:May 5, 2011 at 7:01 pm
OMG! I would love for you guys to come and redo a bunch of our rooms! We are closing on our first home tomorrow and we have so many ideas on what to do with the house, thanks to your blog. It’d be better if ya’ll just did it though
We live in Johnson City, NY!
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Amber says:May 5, 2011 at 7:02 pm
Abso-freaking-lutely for both. I’d love to help and be helped.
Location: near Manhattan, KS
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marci says:May 5, 2011 at 7:04 pm
I LOVE Layla & Kevin! Good luck in your latest endeavors!
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Emily Bennett says:May 5, 2011 at 7:06 pm
How exciting! You can come to my house anytime – We live in Waycross Ga – and my living room needs some help…and my dining room, too!
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Kelly says:May 5, 2011 at 7:06 pm
Yes! Come on down to Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida! We would have so much fun!
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Karen Dorman says:May 5, 2011 at 7:08 pm
Man, Oh, Man! Do I have a house full of rooms for you to tackle!
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Emily says:May 5, 2011 at 7:09 pm
I would die to have your help with a room re-do! That would be so much fun. I live in Salt Lake City, Utah. Hoping I see you soon!
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dana says:May 5, 2011 at 7:09 pm
Help? We so need some help. The back side of our cottagey cottage is … well… desperate! We’ve got lots of fabulous trinkets and treasures we’ve inherited, but how to make them fit without… well… making ‘em tacky? We could so use any help.
As for giving help? Me? Notsomuch, but the ol’ spouse? Yeah. He’s good and a quick learner. Precise should be his middle name!
Our town, Clemson, SC, is halfway between CLT and ATL.
I’m totally intrigued to see what is ahead for you two!
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Janelle Wind says:May 5, 2011 at 7:09 pm
You could have absolute free reign with ALL of my home. If only you could come to Australia
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Melissa B. says:May 5, 2011 at 7:10 pm
I would love to have you re-do a couple of rooms in my house (OK, I’ll be honest–I have some rooms that need a “First time DO”!). I live in Columbus OH, and I would be willing to help out with others’ projects! I do some sewing, I love refinishing and painting furniture, and I can do some mean edging with my Purdy paintbrush when painting rooms!
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Jenn says:May 5, 2011 at 7:10 pm
Pick a room, any room… or two or three! Our home is in serious need of some help! We live in Bay City, MI and the only room I really like is my daughter’s nursery!
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christy says:May 5, 2011 at 7:11 pm
Signed, YES, please!
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Emily says:May 5, 2011 at 7:11 pm
Yes and Yes! We have a old funky Victorian in a small town in Maryland. We love your blog–actually just sent you some before/after photos of a window seat-turned-guest bed inspired by your reading room re-do. You can come to our house anytime. We have lots of projects…and we are more than willing to help out!
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Audrey says:May 5, 2011 at 7:12 pm
How fun! If y’all are around Indianapolis, IN, I’d love for you to stop by my house. My husband and I are DIY-ers and are slowly updating our first home.
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Tanya says:May 5, 2011 at 7:14 pm
HECK TO THE YES! Both A and B! I’m down with all that is crafty goodness!
Southern Illinois. Like waaaaay south. About 1.5 hr from St. Louis (which is where we go to get our shop on!)
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kristin says:May 5, 2011 at 7:16 pm
um, PLEASE COME TO MY HOUSE!!!
i would absolutely LLLLLOOOOVVVEEEE to have y’all over and would die to have you help re-do rooms!!! i am very pregnant, we just moved into our house a couple months ago, and am too busy chasing around a 1 year old to help my husband lots with all his knocking down walls and painting projects. it would be a huge blessing and an absoulte joy to have y’all. we’re in germantown, tn…just outside memphis. please, please, please come!!!
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Julie says:May 5, 2011 at 7:19 pm
This is simply just so exciting! My imagination is going hog-wild, picturing you 2 on tv, with all the inspiration you’ve got going!
A) you can come redo any/all part/parts of my house, inside & out! I’ll even give you directions to my parents house–they’ve been in the same 1890′s dairy farmer house since 1975

B) working with the 2 of you sounds like a dream come true! I love painting so much that my kids sneak and call their daddy when I start going thru the paint chips
I’d loooooove to help you work on someone else’s home!
C) I’m in Cincinnati, OH…the very utmost “northern” point of the great 127 yardsale! But I’d follow ya anywhere to help too
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Sarah says:May 5, 2011 at 7:20 pm
You are welcome to come to RI and help my little house out!!!!!
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Cindy M. says:May 5, 2011 at 7:20 pm
Oh my Goodness!! Yes please come help me!!! lol I LOVE YOUR BLOG!! you guys are my inspiration for starting my own blog!!
I entered the vintage revivals giveaway contest and didn’t make it and now I’m stuck with an ugly living room!
I would love to have you guys come do my living room, help me finish my halfway done kitchen!
I live north of Austin,TX! Howdy!! lol
My husband and I can help as well! He is an electrician and can help install fans and lighting and I can help watch! lol jk I can help in whatever ya’ll need!!
Seriously!! e-mail me!
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Carri says:May 5, 2011 at 7:20 pm
Please, Please, Please come to my house and redo some rooms!
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Stacie M. says:May 5, 2011 at 7:21 pm
Oh I wish we owned the place we are living in now. Well I guess you could still come out if you want to help us make a temporary two bedroom duplex feel stylish and homey.
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Sarah @ The Birds Papaya says:May 5, 2011 at 7:22 pm
UM…SIGN ME UP!
Sarah- Kanata, Ontario (Ottawa area) Canada
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Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. says:May 5, 2011 at 7:22 pm
Are you kidding? My door is always open to the two of you. Oh my goodness, it would be such fun to work with you. How soon can you get here? I live in Westminster (just north of Baltimore) MD.
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sarah b. says:May 7, 2011 at 5:01 pm
oh, this would be a dream come true. i live in kaysville utah with my two kids, in a cute little 1400 sq ft bungalo/cottage. we need you… our house needs you!!
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Mary says:May 5, 2011 at 7:23 pm
I would love your help! Seven kids + homeschooling = not enough time for reno. I’m in the Twin Cities.
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Ashlee says:May 5, 2011 at 7:23 pm
I would love for you to help me in my kitchen…I actually love all the finishes in my kitchen but it is NOT functional. That would be a dream come true. I live in Keller, TX which is in between Dallas and Ft. Worth!
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Lynn & Tracy says:May 5, 2011 at 7:23 pm
ABSOLUTELY YES!!! We’re moving into a new home (in Charlotte, NC) with very few furnishings just a week from today. Your casual style would be perfect for us…. pick any room…. or two…. they’re all up for grabs! We need your help!
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Susan says:May 5, 2011 at 7:24 pm
Hi Layla & Kevin, As I type this we are in the midst of moving to a suburb northwest of Chicago (we move in on Monday!). We bought an 1819 farmhouse which has been redone and is very pretty, but the guest cottage desperately needs your magic worked on it! It is basically a blank slate with a living area, a bedroom, bathroom and kitchenette. But I can just picture it with a Tybee kind of vibe to it. You can see photos here: http://www.511oakknoll.com. My fingers and toes are crossed!
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Brooke says:May 5, 2011 at 7:25 pm
Well, you ought to be having a hay-day with all these responses! Of course, I’ve got a room I’d be tickled pink to redo – literally! You can even see it on my blog because it is on my list of things to redo. Just go to http://beeinteriors.blogspot.com/2011/04/laundry.html to see just how bad my laundry room really is and my ideas for it! I’d also love to help in anyway. I do murals (this is just too cool!), paint furniture, etc. You can see some of everything on my blog to give you an idea. Thanks for the invite!
Location: Anderson, SC
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Mary Panus says:May 5, 2011 at 7:25 pm
Oh my gosh! To have a Lettered Cottage makeover would be amazing. We live in at 1928 house that some crazy person redid in the 70′s and we’ve slowly been trying to replace it’s original charm. We are stuck on both the kitchen and bathroom which 1) we can’t figure out exactly what to do and 2) our DIY skills only go so far (which is why my kitchen cabinets now have three different colors on them!).
We live in San Leandro, CA which is across the bay from San Francisco (great scenic shots for you!).
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Sara Jones says:May 5, 2011 at 7:25 pm
KandLe (this is my brangelina name for you!) it could be no more fun for you than to come to Bowling Green, KY and help us make our home that has been on a 3 year remodel journey get her final push of makeover love. Think five young children, a dog with an attitude, Kentucky country living, wrap around porch, ponds, and some rooms that are in need of some Kandle loving!! We can paint, sew, knock down walls, cut and hang moulding, bargain shop and laugh and goof off while we are doing it!!
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Lissa says:May 5, 2011 at 7:26 pm
I would LOVE to have you come to our home to redecorate. We just moved to Lincoln, NE into a much bigger house than our last place and I have more ideas than time for making this house into our home. I love beach cottage decor and I’m struggling with how to integrate it into this more traditional, newer home than our last house (which was definitely more of a cottage). So I would absolutely love to see what you would recommend for our house. If you can come to the Midwest, we would love to have you!
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Megan Adams says:May 5, 2011 at 7:27 pm
I love, love, love your design style and am always coming to your blog for inspiration. However, we have been renters for a few years are are having trouble thinking of ways to reflect our style in a way that can travel with us and not involve much “construction” (e.g. nailing planks to the wall or tearing out a closet). I would always welcome you to come and help us out in any way possible. We currently rent in Austin, TX.
I also would love to help you guys out in any way possible. If you are ever in my area I would be more than willing to lend a helping hand!
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Cerissa says:May 5, 2011 at 7:30 pm
um… dream come true!! My husband and I just bought our first place… a short sale in need of lots of love. I would be thrilled and overly grateful to have you do a redo in any (or many!!) room of our rooms! : )
Beverly, MA
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Dianne says:May 5, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Hello! I live in Richmond, TX (a suburb of Houston) and I’d love to have you come redo my living room! It’s a big open floor plan room…and between the too light walls, light tile floors, 10 foot ceilings…it’s TOO light! I need some help grounding the space and making it more cozy. I’m a quilter, stitcher, sewer, etc., and I’d love to help out if I can, too!
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Kaitlin B. says:May 5, 2011 at 7:31 pm
I’m in for both! I would love you to redo some rooms in our home (or the outdoor space! that would be fun…). Also, I am a painter – as in, I have a small business painting wooden signs and canvases. I’ve re-created many a pottery barn painting in my day
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Beth B says:May 5, 2011 at 7:31 pm
You can come to our home anytime! Nashville, TN
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Dorothy says:May 5, 2011 at 7:31 pm
You can re-do the living room, kitchen/family room, and/or bedroom of our 1978 split entry (ugh ugh) house, but it’s in Minnetonka MN. Anyone who can come up with an inviting plan for that awful railing side of the living room is a genius to me. Kitchen was redone (badly and incompletely-bad bad planner) and really needs help and correcting.
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Colleen says:May 5, 2011 at 7:31 pm
Who wouldn’t be down with y’all redoing a room?? Everything you post is gorgeous. You could have your choice of which room in my house to redo. The rub? It’s a rental. However, it has AMAZEBALLS character to work with. (12 foot ceilings. Dormer windows. Slanted ceilings in the attic.)
I’m in Columbus, Georgia, which is SO not far from Alabama. Disclaimer? If I met you, I may try desperately to be friends with you. Fair warning.
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Cerissa says:May 5, 2011 at 7:33 pm
let me clarify… not LOTS of love. You won’t be working in bad conditions. Its actually in pretty good condition, just needs some help to help bring back its character and charm!
beverly, ma
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Meg says:May 5, 2011 at 7:35 pm
Yes please!!! That would be BEYOND a dream!!
My kitchen looks like a 1987 wood cabin that needs to be put out of its misery. My husband and I are currently at a stand still as we can’t agree with the direction the kitchen should take. I am no artist, but my husband would be fabulous for murals and I’d love to help out with painting and crafts.
We’re located in Woodstock, Georgia (metro-Atlanta)
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Ashley says:May 5, 2011 at 7:36 pm
Kitchen, master bedroom and kid’s room (and maybe a bathroom, too!) in our 1950s ranch in the heart of Columbia, South Carolina.
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Haven says:May 5, 2011 at 7:36 pm
Layla! Congratulations on this fabulous gig! I would love to assist you in making over our kitchen/breakfast area! I love your style and often check your blog for inspiration! Huntsville, AL
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The Vintique Object says:May 5, 2011 at 7:37 pm
Um, yes please! We just got permission from the landlords to paint and redo parts of the kitchen. And guess what? In the letter I sent, I used before and afters pictures of your kitchen for persuasion. Because I have almost the same oak cabinets, cream laminate counters, and white appliances. Plus, the most horrendous vinyl floors you’ve ever seen! They climb the walls! No kidding.
I posted about it here, but haven’t started in yet…
http://thevintiqueobject.blogspot.com/2011/04/house-tour-series-my-good-bad-and-ugly.html
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mary says:May 5, 2011 at 7:37 pm
I would love your help in several rooms of my house. I live in suburban Detroit, Michigan.
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janet says:May 5, 2011 at 7:37 pm
Our home is open to you to do whatever you want! You could do the whole thing from top to bottom……..and we’d even help! Lots of talented people over here ~5 super talented creative older boys not afraid of hard work,who specialize in outdoor landscaping, a dad who is a wiz with a circular saw and electrical anything, a mom who has painted the whole interior of her home at least 5 times, and a a young grandma who can sew anything. With your innovative designs……. the sky is the limit. Oh I can see it now!
Good luck with your new adventure~
Come visit us in Framingham,Massachusetts………
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Teri says:May 5, 2011 at 7:39 pm
I knew it! With your talent & personality it was only a matter of time!
Big Congratulations on just the possibility but even bigger Congrats because It will happen!
I’m there. I have a blank slate bedroom that I would love to work on with you!
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Teri says:May 5, 2011 at 7:40 pm
Oh sorry, in my excitement I forgot to mention I live in Michigan! As a state we need all the help we can get
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Teri says:May 6, 2011 at 8:19 am
Plus I’d be more than willing to let you use my house for a video demo if you need one!
Very excited for you but I guess you can see that huh?
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Carole says:May 5, 2011 at 7:40 pm
How exciting! We live in Columbus Ohio, with our 2 kids and fluffy bichon pup. Our basement playroom and laundry could use some of your magic touch!
If you were in the area, I’d also help with someone else’s place–no special skills, but I can sew and paint!
Good luck with this venture!
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Natalie Brock says:May 5, 2011 at 7:41 pm
OH I would LOVE for you to come to Acworth, GA (just NW of Atlanta – NOT FAR FROM AL) to redo my daughter’s room (she’s
and my son’s room (he’s 6). Super high ceilings, big windows – LOTS of potential — I just don’t have a decorating bone in my body. FREE REIGN … and we have a shabby chic/rustic feel going on in our home. Hpw exciting for y’all! -
Summer says:May 5, 2011 at 7:42 pm
Ummmmm..yes please!!!!!
Every room in my place would love your touch. I would also love to help do anything…I LOVE to paint…seriously!
I live in beautiful…sunny..Southern California…Riverside, CA to be exact.
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Erika says:May 5, 2011 at 7:42 pm
When my son REALLY wants something he says “PEA PEA PEEASE!!!!!”.
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heidi@thecraftmonkey says:May 5, 2011 at 7:43 pm
Lake Charles, LA home desperately needs your help, smiles & hugs!
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amy says:May 5, 2011 at 7:43 pm
Of course you could come decorate at my house….anytime!!!
van wert, ohio
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Silvia says:May 5, 2011 at 7:43 pm
Yes! I would *love* for you to redo my drab living room here in Houston, TX. I’m a major DIYer and have done lots of projects including painting, building shelves, tile work- all while raising five kids.
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Nana says:May 5, 2011 at 7:46 pm
Absolutely love your style, and you can redo any room you want! I’ve been a seamstress for most of my life, and would love to contribute!
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Jenni Carver says:May 5, 2011 at 7:48 pm
WOW, that would be a dream come true!!! You could redo any of my rooms!! Alma/GA/USA
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Flower Patch Farmgirl says:May 5, 2011 at 7:50 pm
Uh – yes please! Come on over. Our master bedroom needs you. And our craft room, that too.
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Lisa says:May 5, 2011 at 7:50 pm
Working with you guys would be a dream come true! We are in the process of redoing our basement and adding a half bath down there.
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Cyle Lewis says:May 5, 2011 at 7:51 pm
Why, yes of course. We live in Saint Simons Island, Ga. just over the causeway in Historic Brunswick. Home built 1949. The husband is a musician. He and Kevin would get along well. We are about 45 minutes from the cottage you remodeled on Tybee. It would be Fun Layla!
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Mrs Amber King says:May 5, 2011 at 7:52 pm
MY BATH ROOM and laundry area….we are planning on redoing them this next late winter early spring. Worley/ID/USA!
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Cayla says:May 5, 2011 at 7:52 pm
Well, I’d sure love to have you here in Indianapolis, but who really needs your help is my sister in Burlington,NC. Their ‘last’ baby turned out to be twins and THEN they had a ‘surprise’ and now have 5 kids in a too-small house. Problem is, almost EVERY house on their street is for sale so they need your help to make it stand out & sell! Pretty please?
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amy cornwell says:May 5, 2011 at 7:52 pm
I’d love to participate. My house needs some Kevin & Layla love REALLY BAD! I’m on the North side of Indianapolis and would love to have you come into town!
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Kari says:May 5, 2011 at 7:54 pm
Come redo my living room pretty please. Northern Virginia!
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Tamara says:May 5, 2011 at 7:54 pm
Sure! I bought a 100 year old home 4 months of ago and am working like crazy so I can at least move into it. It will by no means be anywhere near done anytime soon! It does have some cool features and 4 fireplaces, but only one had a mantle, the others were hidden behind drywall. We will redo the outside too. Oh, we are in the north burbs of Atlana, GA.
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Angela says:May 5, 2011 at 7:56 pm
So, I am going to add to the millions of posts you are going to get, and HOPE and PRAY you find mine unique!
I live in Fishers, IN, a subburb of Indianapolis. I am DIYer who basicially flies by the seat of her britches…I mean pants. I get an idea and I can’t sleep until I figure out a way to achieve it. (Like, when my husband went out of town and tore out the old, reach-in pantry and made a walk-in.)
I would LOVE to work with you guys on my own space or help out with someon else’s. If you are interested at all, check out my blog to find out a little more about me. OH and I live close to Sarah, the Thrifty Decor chick!…My fingers are crossed and waiting to hear from you!!!!!
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Kristy A. says:May 5, 2011 at 7:56 pm
Come on over!! House is mostly neutral. With some different ceiling angles. My hubby and I like to decorate and have done a lot of the painting and wallpapering in our other home. Would love to have you redo any room you would like. We also have a basement! Just moved in two years ago and hubby has been a full time student ever since.
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Kristy A. says:May 5, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Sorry I forgot we live in Decatur, Indiana
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Allison @ House of Hepworths says:May 5, 2011 at 7:58 pm
Layla, OMG heck ya I’d love for you to come redo a room of mine! You guys are all kinds of awesome. I hope your show works out because you’d rock the house. You are so fun IRL! I’m glad we were able to meet and hang out at Blissdom.
If you came to my house to redo a room, you’d have to come to Austin Texas. Will that work for you?
Allison @ House of Hepworths
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leslie says:May 5, 2011 at 8:04 pm
for real. I’d have to add cable stations to our current line up if it were a station I didn’t have!
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Meredith says:May 5, 2011 at 7:58 pm
A) Yes!!! Definitely! I’ve been working on decorating my new house but a lot of it has gone untouched so far. I’d love to get our guest room put together, right now it’s a junk room!
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Meredith says:May 5, 2011 at 7:59 pm
Woops, forgot to add that I’m in Baltimore, MD.
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Anne Sam says:May 5, 2011 at 7:59 pm
Um you are more than welcome anytime to help redo a room or three in our home! I’m not uber creative, but I can paint a wall and I know how to sew (I can also follow directions pretty well:))! I’m in Glastonbury, CT (USA).
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Jessica says:May 5, 2011 at 7:59 pm
Yes, please! I love your style and would be thrilled to have you incorporate some of it into my home. Bucks County, PA, just north of Philadelphia. (Lots of great history and old homes- you wouldn’t regret a trip here!)
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Becky says:May 5, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Yes! I would love your help decorating, and I would love to help you work on someone else’s house! I live in Waldorf, MD, USA.
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Kimba says:May 5, 2011 at 8:00 pm
GIRL! I could go either way on this. I’d love to open up my home to y’all. I’ve got undone rooms that would love a touch of Layla. OR I could wield a mean paintbrush and/or glue gun for you!
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Kate Petro says:May 5, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Seriously??? O’my word would I be so honored to have you help me in my new house…we (the hubs and I) have been married for 7 years…have 3 kids, moved 5 times! and we just bought our first house!!! Super exciting, yet super overwhelming! I would also love to help you with other jobs if you were in this area. I can paint, and do some easy sewing projects.
I live in Geneva, Illinois…which is about 60min west of Chicago.
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katie smith says:May 5, 2011 at 8:02 pm
You can come to maine and do anything in my home that you want! Would love, love to have you! This is so exciting! I can’t wait to hear more about what you guys are doing!
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Rebecca says:May 5, 2011 at 8:02 pm
You’d be very welcome at my house in Dallas, TX – as many rooms as you wanted to do! Also, my Mom would love to have you come help her redo her honey oak kitchen in her ranch house on my parents’ farm in Perryville, AR!
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Kimba says:May 5, 2011 at 8:02 pm
GIRL! I could go either way on this. I’d love to open up my home to y’all. I’ve got undone rooms that would love a touch of Layla. OR I could wield a mean paintbrush and/or glue gun for you! We’re in the Pittsburgh (Southwestern PA) area.
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leslie says:May 5, 2011 at 8:02 pm
We could use lots of inspiration here in Louisville Ky about now! just found out we’re having our 3rd in November, which will mean moving the older 2 into a room together…ALSO our basement flooded/ leaked a lot during this recent bout of rain and after we get the leakage issue fixed (which sounds like it’s going to require a sump pump installation) we’re hoping to have one huge finished room (instead of the current 1/2 finished 1/2 not) to make look snappy on a budget.
We also have friends with in 30 minutes of us that are expecting their 2nd at the end of the summer and will be moving into their new house soon- and HOLY COW that thing needs paint and help ALL OVER.
I know you guys know how the thought of adding a little one makes that to do list grow and grow and seem so urgent!
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Hattie @ little red root says:May 5, 2011 at 8:03 pm
Fun stuff! My hubby and I are getting ready to build a craftsman cottage on the family farm just west of Richmond, va. We’d love help giving our new home some old home character. The master bedroom, dinning room, and library could really use your touch! We love the idea of creating a wonder wall like yours or adding some kind of special woodwork. We love a mix on new, vintage, and handmade. We are big diy learners and I have a crafty streak so we’d be happy to help with any projects you can cook up!
I am so excited to see how your 3-d adventure unfolds! What an awesome opportunity!
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Ginger says:May 5, 2011 at 8:03 pm
Come on over. I would love to have you here. Near Chicago. I can’t wait to see what’s in the works.
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Whitney says:May 5, 2011 at 8:04 pm
Um, how about I just leave the keys under the mat and you can do the whole house?!?!?! Yes, powers that be, I’d be TOTALLY interested in having TLC redo my room/house/doormat. Atlanta, GA would love us some Layla.
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Jennifer T. says:May 5, 2011 at 8:04 pm
My name is Jennifer, my husband is Lucas, and this August, we are welcoming our baby girl Emily Elizabeth (yes, like the girl from Clifford the Big Red Dog) into the world. She’s our first baby and she NEEDS a perfect nursery! I’m a full-time children’s librarian, a part-time blog designer, a part-time worship leader, a part time grad-student and my husband works full time, goes to school full time, leads worship with me, and is just plain amazing…did I mention I’m supposed to be graduating two weeks before baby girl arrives? Needless to say, we are super busy and I haven’t had time to do anything with her nursery. I Love with a capital L the cottage style and am hoping to give our baby a perfect cottage/whimsical nursery that will also work for her as she gets older. We also need to convert our office into an office/guest room since baby girl is taking over. That said, we also have a blank canvas formal living room and an attached dining room that could use some sprucin’ up. Take your pick!
We live in the Promised Land, smack dab in the middle of Dallas and Fort Worth. We have two weenie dogs who think they are people and act as such. If you come visit us, you’ll eat some of the best Mexican food and BBQ in the history of the world, be charmed by Texas twang, and if you do a really good job, you might even get to swim in our pool.
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Brittney S says:May 5, 2011 at 8:04 pm
I would let you redo my entire house are you kidding! Las Vegas, NV come see do! Obviously it would be a blast to just come meet you and help where we can help!
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Misty says:May 5, 2011 at 8:04 pm
Would sooo love a room redo by the two of you! I live in Owasso, OK.
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C.E.R. says:May 5, 2011 at 8:05 pm
Would absolutely LOVE for you and Kevin to come to my neck of the woods for a hug and a redo. I’m in Grayslake, IL (http://www.prairiecrossing.com).
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Courtney Keller says:May 5, 2011 at 8:06 pm
YES PLEASE!!! You could redo any room in my home. We just closed on our 1960′s home this week and every room is in need of updating. Our home has so much potential, but it needs a lots of style. It has beautiful hardwood floors and good structure. I LOVE your style (I stock your blog for ideas) and was going to email you a pick my presto (I still will) crossing my fingers that you pick my room, but you in person would be WAY BETTER! Any room, any time! I live in Lodi, CA (which may disqualify me, cause no one wants to come here…you might know the C. Clearwater song “stuck in Lodi”- ya thats us!). Thanks and good luck with your blog. It is inspiring!
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Cindy says:May 5, 2011 at 8:06 pm
What a dream come true it would be to have y’all help out with my basement! It’s currently a very uninspired playroom/guestroom, but my kids are getting older (8 and 10) and we’d love the chance to style it up, while keeping the option of using it as a guestroom when needed (currently, we have 2 pull out chairs
for beds in the space).We’re located in Atlanta, GA and I’d be more than happy to put in any kind of work y’all need! Congratulations to y’all on this opportunity!!
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cindy says:May 5, 2011 at 8:07 pm
i would love for you to redo my daughter’s house…they bought it 7 years ago and the equity and value has gone from $119,000 (price they bought it for) to being assessed at $35,000 last year because of the hit the economy and housing market has taken in michigan. they are essentially stuck in this house and can’t get a loan to fix it up….we would love to surprise her and her family with a redo of a couple of rooms….
she (and i) are in mid michigan (flint area). we would be so grateful if she and her husband could be considered for this…
thanks and big hugs, cindy
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Alisha says:May 5, 2011 at 8:08 pm
Congrats! New adventures are so exciting!
For the love of Peter Frampton, I soooo have a house that’s begging for your help!
We just closed on a house that every room has great potential in. I would rather be shot than paint, but would love to help “pay it forward” in any other way.
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Carol says:May 5, 2011 at 8:08 pm
It looks like only about 1,234 people responded ahead of me. I would love to have you redo a room in my little cottage on the beach in Ventura, CA. It would be fun to work with you. In my stay at home mom days I sewed for a variety of professional designers. I make all my own slipcovers, pillows, window seat cushions, etc.
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Sarah says:May 5, 2011 at 8:08 pm
I already commented on facebook but will comment here too. I vote option A. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE times a billion for you to come and do a truly low cost redo of one of my rooms. I know that design on a dime does rooms for $1000 but to people like me, that’s not a dime, that’s a thousand dollars lol. I’d LOVE to see a desgin show redo rooms truly on a dime. Like for $100 if possible.
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Amy S says:May 5, 2011 at 8:08 pm
Totally! I would love your help with my master bedroom and bath. Come on up to the Midwest…Grand Rapids, MI!!
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cindy says:May 5, 2011 at 8:09 pm
oh, and i could help someone with furniture redo. i take goodwill ugly furniture and make it amazing…..
thanks and big hugs again, cindy
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priscilla says:May 5, 2011 at 8:09 pm
yes! please come help me redo a room, or multiple rooms, or myself. nashville, tn, baby!
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Kristin says:May 5, 2011 at 8:09 pm
I would love for you to come and redo my living room. I have 80′s cherry colored wood paneling and could really use some sprucing up!
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Jacquie Carman says:May 5, 2011 at 8:11 pm
Heck to the YEAH! We’d (I’m speaking for myself and my husband) be interested in either option. We gutted/renovated our house and the master bedroom, main bath and front room could all use some love. We’re handy and love to help out as well. We live in the great Hoosier state – central Indiana in a teeny tiny town called Hope.
You would be AWESOME as hosts!
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Poppy says:May 5, 2011 at 8:13 pm
I have an adorable 1920′s cottage on my property that is in need of some old fashioned inspiration. I would love to have you here in Southern Pines, NC. My husband and I are capable of tackling some DIY!
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Lindsey says:May 5, 2011 at 8:15 pm
We’d love to have you visit in Pinehurst, NC. Family of 4 – 2 adopted kiddos would love more put together rooms!
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Alison says:May 5, 2011 at 8:15 pm
A) Yes!!! Can i say yes for my mom too?:)
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Andrea says:May 5, 2011 at 8:15 pm
wahoo! Canada too??!! Well, we’re about to move into a fab Farmhouse on 3 acres, in Okotoks Alberta. I would love some help in creating tons of character in this new home!
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Amy F says:May 5, 2011 at 8:15 pm
That would be AWESOME! I am getting married next Saturday and we’re merging two households. And boy, do we need help! Kent, Ohio.
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Paula I. says:May 5, 2011 at 8:17 pm
Yes please! Come do as many rooms in my house as you would like!
Chattanooga, TN.
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Amanda Chadwick says:May 5, 2011 at 8:19 pm
Way cool! You would be welcome at my house anytime! We have a lot of stuff we would like to update/re due. I also would be willing to help with anything at someone’s house… painting what ever! I live just outside Middletown CT, kinda near Hartford. Thanks, hope it goes well!
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Intisar says:May 5, 2011 at 8:22 pm
We would love to have you all over to do a couple rooms. We are in Columbus, OH.
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Tracie says:May 5, 2011 at 8:23 pm
Wow! Holy responses batman!!! So I would love to help with a craft or diy project if you need me
love yalls blog! I am in Louisville ( you know where that little horse race is this weekend;)
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Laura says:May 5, 2011 at 8:24 pm
We’d love to have you come over and fix up our space. And, heck, we’d help fix up someone else’s too. We’re in Sandy, Oregon.
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Meghan Hein says:May 5, 2011 at 8:24 pm
Hallelujah! Come on down to sunny San Diego!!! My husband and I are in dire need of some Kevin & Layla stylin.’ We have been long time followers of your blog and are HGTV fanatics! (Always waiting for them to film in the San Diego area) Dustin and I are both young teachers that bought our first home about 2 years ago. While we love having a place to call home… we haven’t really had the budget to make it “ours.” We live in a lovable house full of hand-me-downs. Let’s just say there’s lots of potential. My parents live close by. My mom is a part time seamstress and my Dad works as an amateur photographer, and Dustin and I are wannabe DIYers that would all love to pitch in and help out. We share your love of all things beach related and would LOVE for you guys to come share your inspiration with us. This would be the ultimate dream come true! Thanks so much!
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Lydia Harris says:May 5, 2011 at 8:25 pm
I would love to have your help redoing a room in our house & am a professional seamstress who would be happy to assist you with any projects you have here in the Nashville, TN area. I’m in Murfreesboro, TN about 45 min. south of Nashville proper.
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Tulip and Turnip says:May 5, 2011 at 8:25 pm
Please, please, please come help me with some rooms in my house! I have three little kids under the age of four, and need some serious storage help and kid-friendly design! I’m right outside of Philadelphia, PA!
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Maria says:May 5, 2011 at 8:26 pm
That sounds like so much fun. You guys are great I love your blog.
Option B would be so much fun. I’d love to help you guys out with a project. I love to paint artwork. My home is littered with my artwork.
Or if Option A suits your fancy we’d love to have you stop by we’re about to embark on a renovation/addition project. We live on a great lake in Northern NJ. Can anyone say jetski’s and water-tubing after a hard day of decorating?
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Carrie says:May 5, 2011 at 8:27 pm
Oh my yes! I’d love to have you over to redo a room. I live in Richmond, VA! Come on over anytime!
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Terry says:May 5, 2011 at 8:27 pm
So excited to hear about your adventures!! I would love to help if you ever make it up to Rochester, NY!!! We’ve been in our house for about 6 months and it feels like we bought a money pit! One thing after another needs some help, but it has “good bones”. We’re not very skilled in home improvement, so we’re always looking for HELP! LOL!
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Libby says:May 5, 2011 at 8:28 pm
I live in the Atlanta area. I would be overjoyed to either have you help me with a project at my home or just lend a hand at another! You guys are awesome!
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Ellen says:May 5, 2011 at 8:29 pm
We’re fixing up our old 1916 house in Waco, TX and would love some help with any number of projects! The den, perhaps, though my husband started saying “The shop, the shop!” (referring to the first floor of the large 2-story shed out in the backyard) when I mentioned this. The 2nd floor of that shed is eventually going to be my 13 year old stepson’s “Geek-Cave” which needs to fixed up soon, as well…
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Melissa Cable says:May 5, 2011 at 8:29 pm
oh my gosh, you’re kidding right, c’mon over to Alexandria, LA. We are always in a mind of transition so I never settle in on something, I would love help!
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Linda says:May 5, 2011 at 8:29 pm
Your welcome at my house anytime. If you are ever in town, I would love to help with a project. I would be willing to do whatever I can. Greenwood, IN.
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raquel barrios says:May 5, 2011 at 8:29 pm
yes please! Come to lakeland, fl
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cmm says:May 5, 2011 at 8:29 pm
Hey, Layla,
I would love to have your help on pulling things together at my bungled 1919 Arlington VA bungalow. I sent in photos for pick my presto so you know I would LOVE the real thing! I’m not hugely talented but if you find yourself up my way count us in!
Best regards.
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Betty Morris says:May 5, 2011 at 8:30 pm
I commented on FB, but I want to do it here tooo! PLEASE come to me! I live in Birmingham, AL. We bought a foreclosure and are TRYING to fix it up, but it would be so much better if y’all helped us!!
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Kim says:May 5, 2011 at 8:32 pm
I’d love for you to redo a room or two or three for me!
Prairie Village, KS, USA
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Sheila says:May 5, 2011 at 8:32 pm
Yes, PLEASE!! I adore your work! I hereby give you fill permission to re-do any room in my Orange County, CA home.
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Debra says:May 5, 2011 at 8:33 pm
My house = Your house!
Would love to have you take my house up a notch! Can’t get enough of your style!
And . . . . I’m crazy about helping to paint! I’ve done so many stripe jobs for my friends . . . I crazy with a lazer level and painter’s tape . . .sooooo come on to Charleston, South Carolina and look me up!!!! -
Melanie says:May 5, 2011 at 8:37 pm
Room re-do…uh, YES PLEASE!
My sewing/sitting room to be exact!
But if that is just not in the cards, I am a muralist/ artist/ decorator/ seamstress.
Oh! and my husband is a residential home builder…
We would love to meet you guys- we are in the Atlanta area!
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Aliya says:May 5, 2011 at 8:38 pm
Pick me, pick me! My husband and I would LOVE to have you come and redo a room (or two or three) in our 1942 four-square colonial. We live in Racine, Wisconsin — a half-hour south of Milwaukee and 90 miles north of Chicago.
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Angela Fritz says:May 5, 2011 at 8:38 pm
Oh, what a dream come true!
I try so hard to go to flea markets and find the things you do, but I have NO luck! It would just be AMAZING to have you guys help me with my house! We just bought our first place in Fredericksburg, Virginia and it’s a little crazy that I want to change it SO much. It’s a colonial. I’m a coastal and cottage girl. It’s hard for me to marry the two without some SERIOUS help… oh, please oh please come and help me! I’ll work! And I’ll make my husband work too! Oh man Oh man Oh man! -
Crystal says:May 5, 2011 at 8:39 pm
Mi Casa es su casa!
I live about 10 min away from our nations capital in Alexandria, VA. I would love to have you over!
- Crystal
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Debbi M. says:May 5, 2011 at 8:39 pm
Oooh, oooh, yes please! We’ve just had some wonderful renovations done to our turn-of-the-century craftsman cottage. Lots of charm here, but very undecorated! We live in Savage, MD
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jody says:May 5, 2011 at 8:39 pm
Oh yes! I live in abilene, texas…in a little cottage built in 1940 by my husband’s grandparents.
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Denise says:May 5, 2011 at 8:41 pm
Hi, you two! This sounds like an exciting gig for you! I would love to either have you in our home or helping out with someone else’s in our area – Seattle, WA. Sounds like fun!
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Ellen says:May 5, 2011 at 8:41 pm
Oh, and also, my husband also used to own his own faux painting business, plus he’s a handyman par excellance around our house..
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Erin @ Two Story Cottage says:May 5, 2011 at 8:41 pm
Charlotte, NC! Family room or master bedroom – take your pick.
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gretchen stein says:May 5, 2011 at 8:41 pm
I love your blog and your style. Come to Westchester, NY and redo a room or 2 here! Thanks, gretchen
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Carla Erickson says:May 5, 2011 at 8:42 pm
I live near Indianapolis, IN. I would love help with redoing rooms in our 24yr old house needing to come out of the 80s. I would so love to be part of bringing redecorating joy to someone else. Spend the joy!
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Sarah says:May 5, 2011 at 8:42 pm
PLease please please come help us!!!!!!! WE live outside of Portland, Maine…..we have a wonderful house…..but we moved in 3 weeks before our twins were born…..we basically unpacked the essentials and entered chaos land…… now 14 months later….here we are and we NEED SERIOUS HELP!!!!!!!!
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kathryn says:May 5, 2011 at 8:42 pm
You can redo every room in my house!!!! I would think I had died and gone to heaven! Come on over! I live in Charleston, South Carolina! It is a lovely place to visit!!! I can paint a big wall, but that is about it! I need you here!!!
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Linda says:May 5, 2011 at 8:43 pm
I am pretty much a DIY girl and a really good seamstress. I live in Shreveport, LA, which is in the NW corner of La. I’d love to help out !
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Kate{Starr Family} says:May 5, 2011 at 8:43 pm
Um… let me think… MOST DEFINITELY! For real, how fun does this sound… you guys come to Wooster Ohio (sounds fun already right?), redo our most-frustrating-dining room & sitting room-on-the-planet, and then afterwards Kevin can hit up the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame in nearby Cleveland.
In all seriousness, head down to the cornfields of Ohio please
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Teresa says:May 5, 2011 at 8:46 pm
I would love to have you come to Chicago, IL. I need major help turning my future husband’s bachelor pad condo into a cute home for the two of us!
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Sarah Fink says:May 5, 2011 at 8:47 pm
Yes! Come here! Just don’t mind the four small children running around….
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megan says:May 5, 2011 at 8:47 pm
any room in my house!… spokane, wa
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Jennifer says:May 5, 2011 at 8:47 pm
Layla & Kevin,
What an exciting adventure!
I live in a 2 story farmhouse built in 1906, in Joy, Tx.
We live on 6 acres in the country. My husband & I moved here
just over 5 years ago after spending 20+ years in the Dallas metroplex.We have one son, he just turned 12, and we are so happy to have him experience the rural life.
This community has warmly welcomed us and we feel very at home.
We have spent the last several years updating the “bones” of our
home. Siding, roof, windows, foundation, plumbing, electrical, septic… now we are getting to the fun stuff…
we are working on the interior… that’s where you come in!!! I have
been following your blog for over a year,
and love your farmhouse style!
I would love to know more about your new endeavors & would consider it such a blessing to have your help!!!
Wishing you the best!
Jennifer “in Joy”
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Janet says:May 5, 2011 at 8:47 pm
I have 2 kid’s rooms and an office/playroom in need of redo. We just shuffled everyone around a bit. I’m in Central Alabama.
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Kari says:May 5, 2011 at 8:47 pm
How about Las Vegas? Or if that seems too exciting……..Montana?
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Suzanne says:May 5, 2011 at 8:47 pm
Help me re-do a room or three! I have some bedrooms I just don’t like.
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Mary says:May 5, 2011 at 8:48 pm
Yes! Please come to Hampton NH. We have those awful melamine cabinets with the oak trim in our kitchen and can’t figure out what (if anything) can be done with them. We have plenty of other projects as well.
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Joanne says:May 5, 2011 at 8:50 pm
I could use your help in a cape cod style home in Buffalo NY, and yes we would help. I love your blog, your ideas, your decorating and your smile: )
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Tiffany says:May 5, 2011 at 8:52 pm
I’d love to have you come re-do a room or a bunch of rooms in my house. I live in Lexington, KY.
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Callie says:May 5, 2011 at 8:55 pm
Oh yeah! Our bathroom has been begging for a redo since we moved in last June. We’ve ALMOST started several times, but each time realized we don’t have a cohesive idea of how it should all look (and now are waiting for our 1st baby to arrive any day now instead.) We could definitely use your help here in Boston, MA!
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Janel says:May 5, 2011 at 8:55 pm
YES Please!!!! I live in Creston, OH about 10 Minutes from Wooster Oh and one hour from Cleveland, OH. I can totally help someone else too as I paint, sew and am generally crafty.
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Katie says:May 5, 2011 at 8:56 pm
One of our bathroom’s needs a MAJOR update! Cleveland, OH – well a suburb less than 20 minutes from cleveland – please help:)
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kristin says:May 5, 2011 at 8:57 pm
ohmigosh, absolutely! i’d love for you to come redo a room or three! we’re in the ann arbor area in michigan.
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Jenn says:May 5, 2011 at 8:57 pm
It would be amazing to have your help in my home! I would definitely be interested. I live in Fort Collins, CO.
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Cyndi Avery says:May 5, 2011 at 8:57 pm
Room redo, by you, yes for sure! I live in Newton, Iowa. We are gutting a house, taking it back to studs and putting up drywall and I have NO design skills. No color matching ability…I would love to have you do bedrooms (3), bathroom (1), Living Room (1), Stupid room, really don’t get the point of this space and a kitchen.
That would be WAY cool!
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leen says:May 5, 2011 at 8:59 pm
Yay! How very exciting! Girl you know we are i. You can come here and help us out with our decorating dilemmas or we can help you out with as many wall decals as you need.
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Debbie W. says:May 5, 2011 at 9:00 pm
I would love for you to come help me with my teeny tiny house. You can redo anything you’d like! I live in a 900 square foot guest house that is a challenge to decorate and find space for storage. When I built it (close to my parents so I could help take care of them), I didn’t really think I’d still be here 20 years later. It looks the same now that it did then. I have absolutely no talent when it comes to domestic anything. Help would be greatly appreciated! Location: Eads, Tennessee (close to Memphis). Thanks!
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Laurie A says:May 5, 2011 at 9:00 pm
Wow! Way exciting! I would put any room in my house in your hands and I’d be more than willing to take direction. Care to visit New Paltz, NY (near Poughkeepsie)?
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Didi says:May 5, 2011 at 9:01 pm
I’m looking to buy a house now, but when everything’s finalized, you’re welcome to come down to Florida and help me decorate!
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Lexie says:May 5, 2011 at 9:02 pm
Yes, please! How exciting! You have free reign in any room of my house, b/c I would be more than please to have them look like every room in your house. I would also be more than willing to help with what you need-my husband is great diy-er, and I am crafty: sewing, painting, and even some graphics design are my faves although I’m willing to try almost anything. We live in the far northwest suburbs of Chicago.
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Laina says:May 5, 2011 at 9:03 pm
That would be incredible!! i have a couple rooms you could pick from in Chattanooga TN!!
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Victoria says:May 5, 2011 at 9:03 pm
Yes please oh please oh PULEEEEZZZZZE.
My dining room, living room and bedroom. You guys could make it amazing no doubt. It’d be so fun. We’d play cool tunes and I’d make you yummy snacks. You could bring your pup too and our dog would be his friend.
So, what I’m saying is…YOU’RE INVITED!!
I live in Rochester, NY.
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Alicia says:May 5, 2011 at 9:05 pm
I would love to have you re-do some rooms in my house! I have:
- a tiny dining room that I would love to reinvent as a craft/sewing room;
- a room for two girls (ages 11 and 9) that has no personality. I would love to make a great “tween” room for them
- a hodge podge guest room desperately aspires to be so much more
- anything else you’d like to help with is a-ok with me!We live in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Thank you for this great opportunity! Alicia
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Valerie says:May 5, 2011 at 9:06 pm
We just bought a house about a month ago. Every room needs work, but I have ideas for most of them. However, our family room opens to our kitchen, with a column right smack dab in the middle of the space the divides the two rooms and it is giving me a major headache trying to figure out furniture layout, etc. in the family room.
we are in Suwanee, GA about 30 minutes from Atlanta, GA. Come if you want a major challenge
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Emily J says:May 5, 2011 at 9:06 pm
Yes!!! I would love to have a room redo by y’all or help out. I’m probably not good for much more than painting but it would be fun!! I’m in The Woodlands, TX, just a few minutes north of Houston.
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Hilary says:May 5, 2011 at 9:06 pm
Layla and Kev…I would be so honored and thrilled to have you come to our home. I need some serious help in our bedroom. I’m just at a loss. We live in a small, two bedroom cape and I’ve never liked our bedroom. No matter what I attempt to do to it it never seems to meet my expectations. I LOVE everything you design! Your aesthetic, your color choices, the simplicity of your design….it’s everything that I love. Please come to beautiful New Hampshire and help me with my bedroom disaster! I would be so very grateful.
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carmen says:May 5, 2011 at 9:06 pm
yes and yes! sounds dreamy!!
eagan, mn
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Barbara says:May 5, 2011 at 9:07 pm
We moved into a brand new house last June and I’m still trying to get the house to “speak to me”. You can have at any room in my house that you’d like! I like just outside of St. Louis. Oh, and hi to your reader from Jeff City – think she was your first commenter! I’ll be in Jeff tomorrow. Thanks L&K!
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Audrey says:May 5, 2011 at 9:08 pm
I can’t even imagine how much better you could make my house look…I am accessories challenged. Plus I have triplet 4 year old boys. So, the decor up to this point is what I like to call “Day Care Chic”. We are definitely ready to move on from that. We are in Austin, TX.
We probably need the most help with the dining/entry, upstairs family/game room. But quite honestly the kitchen & living room could use some TLC as well
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Jennifer says:May 5, 2011 at 9:09 pm
Come to Austin Texas!!! I have a dining room (disguised as a living room) and a guest bedroom that needs SERIOUS help. Please come
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Lindsey @ Diffendwelling says:May 5, 2011 at 9:09 pm
HOW EXCITING!!!!! I SO want to help!! or have rooms redone by AMAZING you. We live in the Dallas area (about 30 minutes north).
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Sarah T. says:May 5, 2011 at 9:09 pm
oh…my MULLET!
Yep, you read that correctly!
We live in a darling English Tudor home built in 1927. We love the house…however…the previous owners put on an addition in the early 80s. Unfortunately they did the kitchen and master bath. Oie vay. NOT GOOD!
We call this portion of the house THE MULLET! It just doesn’t belong! We’re talking forest green, cheesy oak, brass fixtures, cream, black grout, carpet IN the bathroom….the list goes on and on.
This would make for some SERIOUSLY amazing before and afters….not to mention the endless humor it would provide for all involved!

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Sandras says:May 5, 2011 at 9:10 pm
Oh how I would love design help! My husband and I are in the process of building right here in Prattville Al. If Everything goes as scheduled we will be in the house 1 jul. I would love to assist you in any project you all are working on. I can sew, paint, stain, use power tools. I love your design and I would love to incorporate your style in our new home. You wouldn’t have to go very far! Please pick us
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brandiandboys says:May 5, 2011 at 9:10 pm
we’re in franklin, tennessee… about 20 mins from downtown nashville! i’d absolutely LOVE some help with our family room. we entertain a lot and i can’t seem to pull things together the way i’d like.
come hang out layla and kevin… you’d have a blast at our house with my husband, our three boys and our sweet spaniel, millie.
good luck!
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April Clark says:May 5, 2011 at 9:10 pm
Ogden, Utah. You are welcomed ANYTIME!
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CJ @ STC.com says:May 5, 2011 at 9:10 pm
How exciting! Layla, I think you & Kev would be perfect on TV! Your style is really needed more on design shows anyway!
Of course, if you are ever interested in coming to the eastern shore of Maryland (Chestertown, to be exact) to a town with cute, historic charm and a home in desperate need of a way to open up the kitchen and living area, be our guest! Jason and I work at the True Value in town (which his family owns) so we are definitely trained and ready with power tools, rental equipment, paint, you name it.
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Courtnie says:May 5, 2011 at 9:10 pm
My husband and I live in Montgomery, Alabama. We live in a historic neighborhood, Cloverdale. Our house was built in 1925 and we would love some of your expertise! Our bathrooms are in serious need of renovation and we don’t have bundles of $$ to spend to say the least–we’re expecting our third baby so it’s the last thing on our minds at the moment!
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Stacy says:May 5, 2011 at 9:11 pm
I love your style and I think it would be awesome to work with you in my house!
It isn’t a big house but you can pick any room, the whole house, outside, inside – whatever!
Hope to see you on tv soon!
Olive Branch, MS (outside of Memphis,TN)
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Ashley says:May 5, 2011 at 9:11 pm
Oh happy day!
Come to Knoxville, Tennessee!
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Julie Gregory says:May 5, 2011 at 9:12 pm
I would love your design help! I live in Destin, Florida…and you guys can stay on my air mattress!
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LibraryGirl62 says:May 5, 2011 at 9:13 pm
Naples, FL…as many rooms as you would like! My house is in need of a serious makeover
REALLY outdated kitchen
Original 1960′s Terrazzo floors
Bad paint job-well-I had to move in FAST…
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Jill says:May 5, 2011 at 9:14 pm
OH how fun! I would love to have you guys put your touch on any room in my home….especially our home office, we are at a lost! We live in Conway, Arkansas!
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Christen says:May 5, 2011 at 9:15 pm
you are more than welcome to redo any room in my house … including my basement! i live in cheshire, CT!
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Ashley S. says:May 5, 2011 at 9:15 pm
I would LOVE option A if you are in the Dallas area. We live in Savannah, TX (or Southern Oklahoma as my friends and family call it) which is about 45 min north of Downtown Dallas. I am also always up for lending a hand because my creative brain is not always churning in my own home. So excited for what’s to come on your blog…you both inspire me with your talent!!
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Liza says:May 5, 2011 at 9:15 pm
If you come to Boston, MA, we would love, love, love your help. We have a living room that needs some love and our nursery for our little guy . . . who is adopted and has an amazing adoption story. We would love to connect with you guys. We live on the North Shore of Boston, beautiful area of the world.
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Ashley says:May 5, 2011 at 9:15 pm
Oh, Layla!!! You could redo my whole house! I have a 1980′s house in Birmingham that could use SO MUCH help! How much fun would that be?!? Take your pick from our master bedroom, our horrid bathrooms, downstairs den/playroom/office/guest room, our kitchen with dark cabinets and faux wood laminate countertops. The options are endless. BTW, after reading your blog about Southern Accents in Cullman, I drove up to Cullman one day last week (pre-tornado). INCREDIBLE stuff! They had so many pieces with fabulous character!
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Sarah says:May 5, 2011 at 9:15 pm
Please come to my house and help me redo a room or two! I live in Stillwater, MN (a suburb of the twin cities) and would love help with my fun modern farmhouse.
Sarah
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Brandi says:May 5, 2011 at 9:17 pm
My house is your canvas! Love your work and would be honored to have you guys tinker in my home. Buford, GA
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Carrie says:May 5, 2011 at 9:19 pm
A & B, baby! Got a cookie-cutter house that I would love to transform from apartment-like environment to a real cozy home. Also a garage full of broken furniture that I’m dreaming of restoring and my hubby hating… Dallas, TX – Come and visit us please!
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Charity says:May 5, 2011 at 9:19 pm
Come back to Savannah!! I have 2700 sq feet of builder boring.. I am trying my best to remove
the boring but with my 3 small kids it’s painfully slow… I have a Huge flex room that needs to function as a work space for my husband who works from home, a craft/sew space for me plus a guest room space… Help us!!… And visit Tybee at the same Time!!
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Jennifer Clark says:May 5, 2011 at 9:21 pm
Hi,
I would love for you to come over to our house! We live in Sunny Southern California. To be exact Huntington Beach, CA. Our coastal/beach cottage would love some TLC!
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Stephanie says:May 5, 2011 at 9:21 pm
I would absolutely love to have you come to my house in Vancouver, Canada. But since that probably won’t happen, I really hope to watch what exciting plans you have for other people, so please please please make whatever you do available to us Canadians too!!! I’ve never posted to your blog before, but I adore your site and it is on my favourites so I can follow all your adventures and try to replicate some of your ideas! If you ever make your way over to Canada, my house could definitely use your magic touch.
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Shannon says:May 5, 2011 at 9:22 pm
Could this be destiny? I just discovered your site yesterday and LOVED your passion and your vision. I checked back today and found this amazing opportunity. My family of 5 own a little cottage on the creek in S. Minneapolis. I have many unique found objects and so many wonderful intentions but have not been able to honor the spaces. I am a bit consumed with wanting to connect to the house , with wanting to flow and live from room to room without the constant feeling that “I have to figure out this room….” and your help would be unbelievable! In turn we would help you do anything that we can!!! Thanks for opportunity… Shannon, Tim, Cy, Hazel and Tigerlil’.
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Melissa says:May 5, 2011 at 9:22 pm
I would LOVE your touch on any room in my home! I feel like you bring my heart to life so you could honestly have free reign anywhere in my house. If I had to pick though, I think I would really love a kitchen face lift. I live in the Orlando, FL area and would love the chance to work alongside you. I don’t have any amazing talents but feel confident enough to sew (except clothing and zippers but…curtains or envelope pillows I should be good with), paint or craft most things. I can be a Jill of all trades. Oh and I also have a hunky hubby who Kevin could hang out with …they could cause all kids of handyman mayhem together. I have a good number of family, friends and neighbors who would love to get in on this fun event if you needed a few houses in one area. I am very excited to see you all become successful doing something you love! Congratulations!
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Chrisitne Coates says:May 5, 2011 at 9:23 pm
Ummm of course I would LOVE for you to makeover any room in my house, especially my master bedroom. I live in Spring Hill, TN (near Nashville)
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Michelle Yost says:May 5, 2011 at 9:23 pm
Layla, I adore everything you do! Please come do a room in my house! Clovis, CA.
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Shelbie C. says:May 5, 2011 at 9:23 pm
Absolutely love your design!! Instead of offering my home to decorate I would love to offer my help. I can paint a wall, pick up trash, hammer a nail, whatever it takes to help someone have a happy home. My location is near Asheville, NC. (P.S. I can even throw in my handy man husband to help out
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Brenda Weaver says:May 5, 2011 at 9:24 pm
Yes, please! I’d love to have you come and do a room in my house, but I also think it would be super fun to help you guys out with someone else’s house too. I’m a crafty girl and would love too work with you on a project. i can paint too, or help demolish something!
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Cassandra says:May 5, 2011 at 9:24 pm
Temple, TX NEEDS you!!!! My historic home in a quaint historic district would be thrilled to see your smiling face!
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Shari says:May 5, 2011 at 9:25 pm
Oh wow! What an amazing opportunity for some lucky person/people to have you and Kevin do a makeover! I love your style and could only dream of having your help. However, if you are interested, I’m REALLY stuck in my decorating efforts of a few rooms in a house we bought on a 30 acre horse farm located about 30 minutes east of Tampa, Florida. I have the funds for decorating, but I’ve pretty much hit a brick wall when it comes to ideas. (I do plan to incorporate many of your ideas from the “Bright” design plan into my “formal” dining room though.) Could I entice you to come here by offering a horseback ride…or two? If you had time to make it a “working vacation” you would be really close to Tampa’s Busch Gardens, and only about an hour away from all the Orlando theme parks.
P.S. Probably my best DIY skill is painting. I’m a VERY neat painter.
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Katrina says:May 5, 2011 at 9:25 pm
My husband and I would love to be involved in a project with you! Mike is quickly racking up expertise with everything (electrical, drywall, framing) and I’m learning how to support him in everything! We live in Minneapolis, MN and would be up for day trip somewhere! I’m a teacher, so I actually have a lot of time this summer that I could donate to a fun and crafty cause (although I am admittedly the less skilled of this Allen team.) If we would be blessed enough to receive your amazing styling, I think I’d choose the dining room/living room (it’s one long room) because we’ve had some color drama with the paint and can’t quite decide on anything for the walls. If you’re able to wait a year on the room makeover, we’ll be finished with our basement renovation by then (say a prayer that we really are finished in a year!?!) and you could help us with the decor down there instead!
I can’t wait to see your projects, wherever and with whomever they may be!
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Michelle Custer says:May 5, 2011 at 9:27 pm
My husband actually believes that a camp chair from Bass Pro should be a piece of furniture in our family room in the basement we (the royal we-I mean he) are finishing. Help me!
I live in Denmark, WI (10 miles south of Green Bay). I could also use some help with my living room/kitchen/dining area. It doesn’t look finished. I have a tendency to be spare with my decor and I might have gone a bit too spare. But I’m not too sure what to add. And I don’t want to look like I have a ton of junk. So I guess I need help in 2 places. Priority on the camp chair situation please!
Thanks a bunch!
Michelle
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Steph. says:May 5, 2011 at 9:27 pm
Love it! How about my “1970s harvest gold bathroom?” It has lots of potential. I am in Irvine, CA. I might be able to help you, too, with things like painting if you are nearby (sorry, I don’t sew!). Steph.
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Sue Eshuis says:May 5, 2011 at 9:28 pm
I love your style!
I love your blog!
I love how you help people!
What a blessing it would be for you to come to Scotts, Michigan (USA) and put your amazing talent to work in our home. Even more… I would love for you to come and transform my sister’s home. It is in need of much love!! I am willing to help in anyway I can! -
Elizabeth says:May 5, 2011 at 9:28 pm
We’re in Roscoe, IL in a fairly new home (eight years old) with ZERO personality. We’d LOVE your help!
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amanda l. says:May 5, 2011 at 9:29 pm
yes yes yes! please come to my new house. it’s an empty canvas just waiting for you two!! i live in alpharetta, georgia, just north of atlanta–and only 30 miles from IKEA!!!
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Andi says:May 5, 2011 at 9:31 pm
Please pick my sister’s house!! She not a blog addict like I am and since I live in Ecuador and am thinking you need something a bit closer to home…..I would love to see her living room re-done…..but don’t tell her I told you! She lives in Van Wert, OH.
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susie harris says:May 5, 2011 at 9:32 pm
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Sara @ Happy Brown House says:May 5, 2011 at 9:32 pm
Um…do you even need to ask?!?! You can come do my entire house! Seriously, take your pick. I’m in Chattanooga, TN area.
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Beth says:May 5, 2011 at 9:32 pm
Any chance you’d like to come to Cincinnati, OH? Should I mention that there’s a prime reality TV audience here?? (That’s actually true.) I’ve got a condo in a building from 1880 that was re-done. The re-do just seems sterile (plus there’s this weird bump-out in the living room that no designer I’ve talked to has been able to come up with a solution for!). You could have your pick of rooms – I couldn’t even decide, as I *love* every room re-do from your house that you post on here! (and every room in my house needs help!) Good luck with everything!
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Mary Kulp says:May 5, 2011 at 9:33 pm
I’d love for you to come help me re-do a room- totally digging your style and in the midst of turning our ranch house into a carolina cottage- Charlotte, NC.
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Andi says:May 5, 2011 at 9:33 pm
Also, my sister and my mom (who lives by my sister in Van Wert, OH) are muralists. I’m sure they would love to help!
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Megan says:May 5, 2011 at 9:33 pm
I would love for you guys to come help me and my husband in Hoover Alabama! We just bought our house a few months ago and we would love to have you guys come and put some love anywhere in our new house. You can take your pick… we got an empty bedroom, bathroom, dining room, man cave or living room.
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Erin says:May 5, 2011 at 9:33 pm
We would love your help in Encinitas, CA (San Diego). We have a couple rooms that could use sprucing up! Thanks.
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Carrie says:May 5, 2011 at 9:34 pm
I would love to have you and Kev come and redo a room for me and my family. I would also be up for option B. I live in Portland, OR…
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Aidan Jordan says:May 5, 2011 at 9:34 pm
I have actually tried (and feel like I failed!) to recreate some of your styles in our kitchen and bedroom. I would love for you to come to the Dallas area and show me your tricks. Annnnnnnd….Canton is only about an hour drive and is home to the world’s largest outdoor trade days (how’s that for trying to entice you to come here?!)!
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Sarah says:May 5, 2011 at 9:34 pm
um………yes please! I live near Dallas, tx and my house needs help!
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Livy says:May 5, 2011 at 9:35 pm
Pretty please! I would love you guys to come do something in my house. We’ve lived in it for a year now and it is so plain. Just a box really. It has sloped ceilings and I don’t know what to do with the main floor of my house. I see a lot of individual things I like, but I can never pull together a cohesive look.
Your style is what I love and I have no idea how to achieve it on my own.
I live just outside Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Only an hour and a half away from beautiful Banff in the Rocky Mountains.
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Kristi A. says:May 5, 2011 at 9:35 pm
WOULD LOVE YOUR DECORATING TOUCH! I have a living room, bathroom and nursery that is crying out for help. We are a clean slate and pretty handy, just not that creative in the decorating department. We live in Novato, California (30 mins north of San Francisco, 30 mins south of Napa Valley) Let’s eat, drink and decorate together!
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Lesli says:May 5, 2011 at 9:35 pm
Come to Anoka, Minnesota! We’d love to have you. Our 80′s house needs your special touches. We’re almost ready for a master bedroom redo as well as a master bath reno.
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Christina says:May 5, 2011 at 9:37 pm
I hereby volunteer my own house (any room, really), and I’ll even throw in my mother’s kitchen for free. It is aw.ful. And she knows it
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michelle says:May 5, 2011 at 9:41 pm
come to my house Kevin and Layla.. i need all the help i can get in this living room.. come on over to columbus ohio… i love your blog and have learned so much from you….
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Danica Evans says:May 5, 2011 at 9:44 pm
Heck yes! Option A please! I have a 3 season porch that could use your touch most definitely! A bedroom, living room… lot’s of options!
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penelope says:May 5, 2011 at 9:44 pm
um, yes please! come visit us in west texas!!!!! i would LOVE help with several rooms in my home. we bought a fixer-upper almost 2 yrs ago & the hubby & i have been redoing it room by room. his next project is to build the day bed that y’all just made in your reading room!!

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Shannon says:May 5, 2011 at 9:45 pm
I am in Southeast Ga, about 3 hours southwest of Tybee. My living room is a HUGE challenge! The space itself makes it difficult but it has some VERY cool features. I welcome you guys to make sense of it. I am not that far from you!
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Kacy says:May 5, 2011 at 9:45 pm
Yes please! Any room in our house would do. We live in San Luis Obispo, CA.
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Rachael says:May 5, 2011 at 9:45 pm
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Elizabeth says:May 5, 2011 at 9:45 pm
YES PLEASE!!! I would absolutely LOVE for you to come help me out with my nonexistent style! Seriously, I’m lucky I match my outfits in the morning
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Cindy says:May 5, 2011 at 9:45 pm
Pick me! Pick me!
We are in northern Indiana, two hours west of Chicago, on a charming lake in a wonderful Cape Cod that looks like and can definitely become a dream cottage on the lake, but it has some “oops, we ran of money so just slap something up” moments from the original owners that we are gradually trying to eradicate. I love your style, and am trying to follow it for my “urban lake house” that literally fuses two worlds (walk in the back door off a city street and into one of the most peaceful and relaxing lake views out the front windows that I dare say anyone has ever seen). We call our pad “The Rookery” because we are basically an airport for great blue herons, with which I am obsessed, and our fam of four even downsized by a whopping 1600 sq feet from our last home, just so we could live the laker life. Loving it but would love your help with some much-needed updates in our master bath and to help optimize the flow and views of our great room/dining room area! Can’t wait to hear your news!
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Cindy says:May 5, 2011 at 9:48 pm
Ed: we are EAST of Chicago!
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Sarah says:May 5, 2011 at 9:46 pm
My parents could really use you! They are in Houston, TX.
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Robin says:May 5, 2011 at 9:47 pm
Yes please, I live in a house built in 1890 in historic Holly Springs, Mississippi. I’m 30 miles outside of Memphis Tennessee. I love your style, come on over!
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Bethe says:May 5, 2011 at 9:47 pm
I’ve loved reading every reply and don’t know HOW you’ll choose! We’re moving from Cincinnati to the Leelanau penninsula of Michigan (Northport) this summer to a house on Lake Michigan with stunning views from every room! It’s really the Family room that has me stumped! And a weird room that was used as an aviary. Have fun wherever you go!!
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Suzanne says:May 5, 2011 at 9:48 pm
Pretty please come help us in Indianapolis, IN!!! I’m also a florist if you need some pretty floral arrangements to compliment a newly decorated room!
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Kristen says:May 5, 2011 at 9:48 pm
Please. Pretty Please? I would LOVE for you to come to my house. If there is anyone who would need your help it’s me. It took me 7 years to buy curtains for my living room windows. Yah, this gir has got some issues making a decision. Any room in my house would be game, especially my two little girls bedrooms and the family room. See you in Sebeka MN!
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Katherine Wollner says:May 5, 2011 at 9:49 pm
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blue willow mom says:May 5, 2011 at 9:50 pm
COME TO NASHVILLE!!! I’m fairly close. You probably like our fair city. You could build in some Nashville music fun while you’re here. I have an awkward, boring two-story living room in a non-descript subdivision spec house. I would love to give it cozy character with your special touches. PICK ME! PICK ME!
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Jessica bachlor says:May 5, 2011 at 9:50 pm
A babe from green country here and boy could we use some assistance! I have a kitchen begging for warmth and love. Plus a mean desire for some handsome transoms. Let me know if you all ever get down this way, hearty meals will be provided.
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Megan says:May 5, 2011 at 9:52 pm
Dayton, OH Please come and redo a room in our home! We are a young couple with two beautiful babies under 2! (1 year and 20 days a part to be exact) We live in a 1940′s brick ranch that needs some TLC. Not one room in our house is “finished.” We would love to have your help.
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Lori says:May 5, 2011 at 9:53 pm
Pick me…pick me…. Calhoun,GA.
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Amy says:May 5, 2011 at 9:56 pm
I would LOVE to have your help at my house! Also be glad to help at someone elses house, but you would have to give me great directions. My skill level isn’t *ahem* quite up to yours.
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Amanda Peck says:May 5, 2011 at 9:57 pm
I would love to have you over to my house. It would be a little challenging. I am currently renting in Richmond, VA. We are looking to move next May closer to the West coast. We are planning on buying our first house next summer. But if you are planning on trying some of this out next year I would love any and all help with actually putting my own space together. Thanks
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Patrick Mahoney says:May 5, 2011 at 9:58 pm
Hey TLC,
I love this blog now and you are more than welcome to come down to Brisbane Australia and help me fix up my Old Queenslander. An Old Queenslander is a popular home pre and early post war in Queensland (our state). Look it up mate – i know you’d love the style as its similar but totally different from USA home styles back in the day. Our house was built in the early 1940s and is in need of a little work and some great decorating ideas – we still have very little furniture and i need your brains to help me make it what it should be.
Cheers from Down Under, hope you have the adventures in you to make it.
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Corrie H. says:May 5, 2011 at 9:58 pm
Yes yes yes please!! I think I might die if you came to my house to help me work on it! I am all for Plan A – my boyfriend and I just moved into our first home 2 weeks ago – a charming little 88 year old in Cleveland Heights, OH with it’s original dark woodwork and crown molding. In an ideal world, I would love to keep some of it’s old charm but add in the cottage-y touches you guys do/feature and I’m having such a hard time focusing. We adore antiques, reclaimed items, vintage, cottage appeal and are very hands on and enthusiastic! I paint, sew, knit, craft, garden, we brew beer, and are always looking to take on new knowledge through household projects! We live frugally but are still on a tight budget which limits our affordability for projects.
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Erin says:May 5, 2011 at 10:00 pm
Come visit my home for a redo any time! Tulsa, OK is a great place to visit!
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Nicole says:May 5, 2011 at 10:01 pm
Yes to Question A! We’re in Sandpoint, Idaho!
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Jamie says:May 5, 2011 at 10:01 pm
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Stephanie says:May 5, 2011 at 10:01 pm
Oh my gosh, we NEED you! We’re right outside of Washington, DC in Alexandria, VA. We need master bedroom help, hall bath that needs to be bigger and better help, and if you need a third room then we could use that too. Either the toy room or craft/office/guest room. PLEASE come help us!!
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molly says:May 5, 2011 at 10:04 pm
I would love for you to come to my home in Birmingham, MI. We live in a 1920′s cedar shingle colonial that has lots of charm but not lots of storage space. I would love to meet you both. Our home is ooozing with personality and potential. Birmingham, MI is a great place to visit and was votest one of the Coolest suburbs to live by Travel and Leisure magazine in 2010. We have a darling daughter who is seven and a super cute Bichon Frise……:)
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Midwest Magnolia - Melissa Lewis says:May 5, 2011 at 10:04 pm
First of all…Congratulations! Y’all are awesome and deserve it.
Second, I’m sure you know lots of people in this industry, but I, and my business partner would love to help out in any way with decorative painting. We have together run our faux finishing business for over 6 years and Jaime has been doing it for over 15. We also make our own line of home decor products (frames, quote plaques, signs) that we build ourselves and put our decorative finishes on.
You can check out both on our website http://www.offthewallhome.com
Would love to hear from y’all and help out in anyway.
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Ashley R says:May 5, 2011 at 10:04 pm
Ooohh…option A! Definitely! I would love to have you help me with one, or three rooms. We are in Navarre, FL.
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Dana Belcher says:May 5, 2011 at 10:04 pm
How exciting! I have loved your website and think you both are so blessed to be doing something that fits your talents so well! We are about to sell our first DIY cottage and I am super sad about it. But we are about to put in an offer on the next DIY deal and it has some very challenging room layouts. I am a realtor and weekend warrior and the floorplan has had me baffled at this moment. If we get it I would love to try to get input from everyone about how to repurpose the space. We live in Birmingham, AL just uphill from Prattville! I am really looking forward to how this pans out.
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Venita says:May 5, 2011 at 10:04 pm
Hi guys! I love your style and the way you can repurpose just about anything into something unexpected and beautiful. I live in Orlando, Florida with my dear hubby and our children. We have a lovely home that could really use some creative hands to help it look as wonderful as it feels to us. While any room could use a make over, selfishly, I would love it if you would come and create a master bedroom that my husband and I would make time to BE THERE and not just pass through as we live from day to day. Somewhere I would purposely go and sit and relax, not just somewhere to fall into bed after a long day. I am very good at following instructions and can sew fairly confidently, and paint and I have used some gorilla glue
, so that is something. I would even love helping you make over some one else’s project–I could watch, do, take notes and learn and hopefully glean some great ideas to use in my own home. Either way, this is an awesome offer for your readers. Thanks for giving us the chance for something wonderful. -
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Beth says:May 5, 2011 at 10:06 pm
Yes, PLEASE, to both! I think the West Coast gets overlooked when it comes to “design TV”… Come visit us in Arizona! You might just want to wait until Fall, though
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Courtney Ekman says:May 5, 2011 at 10:08 pm
Um, yes please!! Snohomish, Washington, United States
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Allie says:May 5, 2011 at 10:11 pm
We are hopefully buying an old farm house this weekend in DASSEL, MN at an auction and would love love love some help and ideas fixing up a room:)
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Amy-Beth says:May 5, 2011 at 10:11 pm
NYC in a pre-war, renovated apartment that looks about like it did when I moved in–two years ago. Come on up!
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Carly says:May 5, 2011 at 10:12 pm
Yes, definitely yes. Just bought a new house that could use some room redos. Richmond, VA
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Jennifer Glass says:May 5, 2011 at 10:12 pm
YES!
just outside Charlotte, NC…20 min from the airport.
We have an unfinished room about our garage that we need for an “extra room..” we have 3 girls and 2 bedrooms…for them..w/no playroom or guest room.
HELP!
Jennifer
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Jennifer Glass says:May 5, 2011 at 10:13 pm
I meant “above our garage”
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jamie says:May 5, 2011 at 10:12 pm
YES! I have been having some serious decorating ADD – cannot make up my mind – just painted – going to paint some more – I think I have moved things are around like 47 times in the past 6 months

I can help in CA – I am SUPER DIYer – I am a photographer in the San Francisco Bay are Ca and I LOVE using “Life as art” I am all about surrounding yourself with things you love…and or me that is amazing images on my walls.
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WhisperWood Cottage says:May 5, 2011 at 10:12 pm
Duluth, MN, needs your help! There are a several rooms that are calling out for style assistance and/or total renovation!
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Kristen says:May 5, 2011 at 10:13 pm
Would totally LOVE to have yall come do a room. My next project is to attempt my hands at my own “Wonder Wall” It’d be much better to have you guys come to Dallas and make it PERFECT!
And if yall happened to be in Texas I’d be more than Happy to lend a hand! Single gal homeowner here undertaking all my home remodels on my own…pretty Handy! Best of Luck to you two. You’ve got TONS of talent and I wish yall the VERY BEST!!! -
Three on Grove says:May 5, 2011 at 10:14 pm
Wow! Lots of responses! We live in an ADORABLE 1929 Cape Cod style cottage in Portland, Oregon. We have been working our tails off on the outside since we moved here 9 months ago. We haven’t started the inside and every room is cute, but needs TLC and a good eye and some solutions for small spaces as well! My hubs is handy at everything, but only has 2 hands! We are totally into low-dough high smiles and plenty of hard work. Would LOVE your help! You guys are awesome!
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Heather says:May 5, 2011 at 10:15 pm
Oh me me me me please please please please…wait did I say please? I’d love for you to do any of my rooms it would be an honor. Everett, WA
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Jordan says:May 5, 2011 at 10:18 pm
I am DESPERATE for you to come to Spokane, Washington, and help us change everything about our 80′s rancher!
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Kathryn Kelling says:May 5, 2011 at 10:20 pm
Hi to you both. If you only knew how much fun I have following you two. You are right up there with my nightly Will and Grace re-runs. I really think you two should star in a SitCom or maybe a Sit-Dec! Ha. (Great idea Kath). Anyway I have lots of untapped talent that needs direction and lots of rooms that could use your flair. I have a new house and with two kids in college and one in middle school it still has the fresh from the builder look. I am quite the cottage seamstress and can sew a pillow or slipcover a sofa in the blink of an eye.
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Amelia B. says:May 5, 2011 at 10:23 pm
I’m a pretty new follower of your blog – but loving it so far. My husband and I love to DIY, but after a ton of work, 1.5 yrs of remodeling, and then having our first daughter, the renovations have been at a standstill. We never quite made it to the master bathroom, because it’s pretty atrocious and awkwardly shaped – i don’t have a clue what to d.o with it!
Although really the whole upstairs was pretty much neglected in the remodel because the downstairs was so bad!!We live in Charlotte, NC
Congrats on this next step – it sounds like it’ll be a ton of fun!
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Lora says:May 5, 2011 at 10:23 pm
I have been slaving away on our living room since Christmas to make it look like a “Layla-Kevin TLC style” comfortable living space!…. Would LOVE some help with the rest of the room/s in my house! We live in Auburn, California!!!!!
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Kerry says:May 5, 2011 at 10:28 pm
Come on up! I live in Shakopee, MN (right outside of Minneapolis) – you were here last summer (?) for the Junk Bonanza! I have a huge basement that I don’t know the first thing to do with. I have a master bedroom that I don’t have any idea how to decorate. Den…kitchen…pick and choose whichever rooms you want!!! Good luck with your show! Thanks!!!!!
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Lisa says:May 5, 2011 at 10:29 pm
Oh my could we use some help! Option A is for us, although I would love to do option B too! We live in Purdue Boiler Country in Indiana! My husband and I just moved into our victorian home that we have been remodeling for a year. We still have three rooms that need some desperate attention and work done to them!!!!!
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Beth says:May 5, 2011 at 10:31 pm
Oh * My * Gosh!! I would LOVE LOVE LOVE the chance to work with you guys in either scenario. I have a room ( master bedroom) that I would love to have re-done.Right now it’s red. Yep…..you read it right….Red…in a master bedroom. I’ve got lots of ideas floating around in my head and it’s funny because I have been on an “anti-blue hue” campaign for the last 10 years. Now here you two waltz in and I find myself in the paint section looking at colors with names like Sea Breath, Blue Whisper and Aqua Frost! What the heck??? Anyway, my point is that your style and execution has made me change my mind and I love it! That’s what design is all about….evolution! I would love to see what we could do to that room.
If I was able to help you on a project for someone else, that would be like a little dream. To see the joy on their face, would be so rewarding~to feel the joy in my heart would be priceless.
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Sandy A says:May 5, 2011 at 10:32 pm
Please! You have free reign in any and all rooms in our home. We live in an older lannon stone home in Edgerton, Wisconsin, that shows its age–we could use help to really make it into what I know it could be. Or outdoors–lwe have a screen porch that we love but it could use some decor ideas. Kevin and Layla here at our home making it charming and stylish and fabulous–answer to a dream…
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Donna Holmes says:May 5, 2011 at 10:32 pm
You guys are welcome to have your way with my house any time! I live in Panhandle, Texas (just outside of Amarillo). My mom and dad could also use your help- they live in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Good luck with the new venture. You all are awesome!!
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Heather says:May 5, 2011 at 10:36 pm
Please come out to Snoqualmie WA! We definitely need your help!
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Rebecca says:May 5, 2011 at 10:39 pm
I would love to have you guys come help me with with my house. I have so much trouble sifting through all of the fabulous ideas I see on the blogs, I end up getting overwhelmed and nothing gets done! I am very willing to work, but have so much trouble making decisions! I’d also love to help my mom do something great with the rooms that belonged to me and my sister when we were growing up. I live in New Orleans, Louisiana. Thanks and good luck!
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Jane says:May 5, 2011 at 10:39 pm
Oh, you are kidding…..come over right now!!!!! I would LOVE to have your awesome talent in action around here! I have a 1960s house with not too much personality, and I am desperate for some creative ideas and inspiration. I want a home that my family embraces…that we love to be in together.
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Danielle J says:May 5, 2011 at 10:42 pm
Yes & Yes. I live in Winter Haven Florida & would be up for you doing anything you want in my house. I LOVE your design style. I live in a 3 brdrm 1950′s ranch with all pocket doors. I have so many ideas for the place, but we’ve only been here a year… I’m a stay at home momma of 2 lil darlings. we have to do stuff cheap & at a slower pace than I really want…although i never get bored. Dreaming is so fun
I also would be willing to help you in anyway if y’all come down this far. I can sew, paint, build, shop, and anything else creative that you need. HOW FUN!!! Good LUCK!
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Laura Wilkerson says:May 5, 2011 at 10:42 pm
Pick a room any room….throw me a paint brush, nail gun or some fabric to sew and i’m yours!!!! We are down here in Mississippi close to Memphis, TN!
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Just B @ Love Where You Live says:May 5, 2011 at 10:48 pm
How exciting! We built our home thirteen years ago and I have thoroughly enjoyed decorating it from a blank canvas. But, our family room has been basically the same for that many years and it SO needs a makeover. We’re smack in the middle of the Midwest, Cherokee, Iowa.
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Amanda says:May 5, 2011 at 10:50 pm
Would love to have you redo three rooms in my home in Lexington, KY (family room, office and master bedroom!) I would also love to help you redo someone else’s home, not sure how that would work schedule/logistics wise and not sure what I could offer – personal shopper, maybe? but sounds like fun!
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Jenny Hillman says:May 5, 2011 at 10:50 pm
YES, indeedy! To BOTH! We live in a little lakeside community in central Florida, about 45 minutes outside of Orlando. Can’t wait to see what you’re up to (as usual!)…
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Shiv says:May 5, 2011 at 10:53 pm
I would love you to come to my place and work some of your design charm and magic. I am only down the road, in Perth. As in Perth, Western Australia! Hehehe totally impractical for you to come here of course so I will just be satisfied seeing what you get up to via your blog. (Which I just adore by the way!)
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Beth says:May 5, 2011 at 10:54 pm
Hey y’all can come right over and do any one of my rooms that you would like…or all of them! I have a 1970′s ranch style home in the Dallas/ Ft. Worth area that has your name written all over it. I can paint, sew, hot glue, spray paint and my husband is super handy so let’s do both options!!
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Kaley says:May 5, 2011 at 10:54 pm
Oh yes please! If you are up for a trip to Central America, we would love to have you!! We live in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
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Shelly says:May 5, 2011 at 10:56 pm
If you guys are ever in the NW suburb of Atlanta area, then come on over!! Our house was built in the 80′s with popcorn vaulted ceilings and all, and is in dire need of your charm and character. I would love to help you guys do any needed work–I’ll trade you some manhours for some babysitting time for my 2 little guys?? Not sure how feasible that would be ; ) But, I do like to paint (canvas or paper, that is), so if you ever want a certain subject painted as a gift (free for you guys for all your inspiration over the past couple years), then let me know. Don’t have a webiste or anything, but I can email you some paintings I’ve done of my kids.
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Susan says:May 5, 2011 at 10:57 pm
How exciting! I’ve been following your blog for a cple of months now & love your ideas/creativity.
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Brittany says:May 5, 2011 at 10:58 pm
You can come to my house! I love decorating and making my house a home but I just can’t get it right! Our dining room/living room/great room needs so much help. We’re also beginning to think of turning our guest bedroom into a big boy room for our 18 month old so he can move out of the nursery. I’m in Tulare, CA which is far from you … but I’m really nice and fun and I make yummy sweet tea and the best chocolate cake you will ever have.
Good luck with everything and good for you guys!!
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Susan says:May 5, 2011 at 11:01 pm
Did I mention that we live lakeside in beautiful Summerland, British Columbia?
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Megan Sanders says:May 5, 2011 at 11:02 pm
You can come help us! We are finishing our basement and my head is swarming with ideas but I am not sure how to pull them off! You could change any room in our house though, Im up for it! We are for sure going to attempt your planked wall at least in the bathroom downstairs, but hopefully on the main entertainment wall as well and we could use your expertise
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Michelle says:May 5, 2011 at 11:02 pm
Um…yes, yes, yes!! You can come take over and redo any room or every room!! Live in Gilbert, Arizona.
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Maryjt says:May 5, 2011 at 11:04 pm
Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska. Yes to everything. You can do a room or two for me or I would love to help out with painting or sewing or cleaning up or anything while you do a room for someone else.
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Kelly says:May 5, 2011 at 11:04 pm
I would love to have some help. I live in Dayton, Ohio.
My mom needs even more help- she lives in Dover Foxcroft, Maine.
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Dina says:May 5, 2011 at 11:07 pm
Alpine, Utah checking in and in need of major renovations. WE just bought a little 1906 farmhouse and it could definitely use your inspirational touch. I wish I had talents but alas I am sorely lacking in that department. I am a dang good photographer though, so if your needs go that direction, I’m your girl.
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Caroline says:May 5, 2011 at 11:08 pm
uh, YES PLEASE to number one! I live in a long, narrow townhouse in Woodbridge, Virginia, (south of DC) with an open floor plan, and builder grade everything.
I am completely baffled by furniture arrangements, and my “family room” is really just a dumping grounds for all the stuff I don’t know what to do with. Plus, when all of the walls in the house are connected to everything else, how do you seamlessly change paint colors from room to room?
And I would really love some help with a weird little nook that is supposed to be an eat-in kitchen area, but there’s too many of us (family of six) to use it as a breakfast nook. Unless you don’t mind being smushed against a wall….
Thanks for the opportunity!
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Amanda says:May 5, 2011 at 11:09 pm
Gulp! YES! I would LOVE LOVE LOVE your help in as many rooms as possible – mostly the living room though. I love your style. I don’t have much design talent but I’m great at following direction. Southern Maine, near the coast. It’s lovely this time of year…
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Lisa Reed says:May 5, 2011 at 11:09 pm
Free reign for you guys here in Marengo, IL! Have lived in this honey oak trimmed house for a year and am so overwhelmed with where to start, that I can’t get started. I need someone’s help because 1991 called and it wants all of it’s trim and hollow core doors back!
Seriously, I’m stuck because I don’t want to make any mistakes…isn’t that crazy!?Love your blog!
Lisa
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Sherry says:May 5, 2011 at 11:11 pm
Would L O V E L O V E L O V E it!!! I’m here in Houston, Texas ready for anything! Congratulations!!!
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April K says:May 5, 2011 at 11:14 pm
That would be a dream come true! I’m getting ready to redo three rooms and would love having your help! I would love to help others, too. I don’t have any special talents other than I follow directions very well!
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Kris says:May 5, 2011 at 11:15 pm
Heck yes I’d love for you to come and redo a room or two!! Elkhart Lake, WI
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Kelly Hostetter says:May 5, 2011 at 11:15 pm
There’s a welcome mat out for you here in Bozeman, Montana!
I am an artist, specializing in folk art and would love the opportunity to create on somebody else’s canvas! …Sign Me UP!!
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Erica Franks says:May 5, 2011 at 11:17 pm
I would love some help with my bathroom! We have horrible 50′s metallic wallpaper, equally horrible orange linoleum, a counter with drawers that never want to open right, and a stand-in only shower which makes bathing the baby extremely difficult. I’ve often thought about entering this bathroom in one of those ugliest bathrooms in America contests! I live in Fallon, NV.
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Candace says:May 5, 2011 at 11:18 pm
UUmmmm…I have 2 houses. (our home and then our lake home). They both have a lot of rooms and would love a re-do or should I say a do….they’re both pretty new, clean and empty!
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Tiff says:May 5, 2011 at 11:19 pm
Boy you have a lot of responses!
When you get tired of travelling the US, there’s a kitchen &/or my bedroom in AUSTRALIA waiting for you
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Adri@Dreambookdesign says:May 5, 2011 at 11:20 pm
Ummm, absolutely! Come on over to AZ anytime you want to!!
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Noelley says:May 5, 2011 at 11:20 pm
I like all the things you do, especially if they involve Before & Afters.
Carmel Valley, California, USA
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Jenny says:May 5, 2011 at 11:24 pm
My husband has been begging me since we bought the house to contact someone famous and beg them to do a room redo for us.
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Samantha says:May 5, 2011 at 11:27 pm
First off, I love, love, love your blog. 2nd, it would be so awesome for you guys to come help me out at my house, especially our master bedroom…all the way in Twin Falls, Idaho. It would be a great experience to also be able to help you guys help someone else. So i’m up for Option A or Option B!
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Leah says:May 5, 2011 at 11:27 pm
Sounds like you’d be all set if you came on up to Utah…so far I’ve seen an Alpine, Lehi, American Fork and I’m in Cedar Hills. All of those cities are within 10 miles of each other
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Barbi says:May 5, 2011 at 11:33 pm
I would love love love to have some live action design help. We rent a house and have free reign as to painting walls and desperately need help figuring it out. We are in Milwaukee, WI
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Holly | bijou lovely says:May 5, 2011 at 11:35 pm
Yes to both!! My husband and I bought our first home recently and we’ve been slowly tearing down all the horrible wallpaper from the 90′s but we still have a ton if rooms left and would love some help! We live in Iron Mountain, MI. I also would love to lend a hand with any sewing projects!
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nicolette @ momnivore's dilemma says:May 5, 2011 at 11:41 pm
3D! How exciting!
I’m in Chicago, and I paint murals! Hit me up if you come to the second city…
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kim says:May 5, 2011 at 11:41 pm
I would volunteer my house (two bedrooms that need updating) and also my daughter’s. She just bought a 1970′s house that really needs help. They are finally ready to settle down after YEARS of school. I would love to volunteer to help. (I’m glad to see there are a number of Utah entries because maybe you’ll end up around here.) I can do/paint calligraphy on walls…no vinyl for me, sew, use tools, refinish furniture. I love projects. My latest idea I want to try: using free pallets to make a french inspired floor in my husband’s office. My husband says the wood is too soft. I think it might add to the rustic look I’m going for. What do you think? Anyway, if you are out this way, count me in. (You already did a design for me several years ago.) (Provo, Utah) Even if I don’t get to meet and work with you, I’ll still be thrilled to see the two of you in action. It will be a great adventure! Good luck!
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crystavol says:May 5, 2011 at 11:43 pm
Heck yes! You are welcome to fix all the rooms in my house! Only the kid’s room has gotten any attention!
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christine lasko says:May 5, 2011 at 11:47 pm
you know you want to visit monterey, california! i have got some projects for you! contact me for more details…good luck!
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Bre B. says:May 5, 2011 at 11:52 pm
I would love your help!! We have remodeled the first floor of our house but our basement has remained untouched since it was built in 1962 (think red shag carpet.) We would love to lighten and brighten our basement but I know my husband is getting burnt out on doing everything by ourselves. We would love to have help turning it into a comfortable place to go and watch movies and relax but that’s a long way from where it is now. I can help with sewing, painting, stenciling, I am up for anything, I’ve even been into building and refinishing furniture lately!!
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Cathy says:May 5, 2011 at 11:52 pm
Ummmm….. YES PLEASE!!!! Waving both hands high in the air and bouncing in her seat! I chose both options. Although I am slightly more partial to option A. We’re in sunny florida close to Cocoa Beach. I live in such a stunning “cookie cutter home”. Notice the dripping sarcasim. It does need some real help. Would love, love, love to rid the house of the gorgeous popcorn ceilings. I can help with manual labor, painting or sewing, or yard work/landscaping if I go with option B.
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Bre B. says:May 5, 2011 at 11:53 pm
Oops, forgot to add I live in Spokane, Washington!!
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Allison says:May 5, 2011 at 11:55 pm
Our house is your canvas!!
We live in southern California, 2minutes from the beach. Our home was built in the 80′s and all of the living space needs attention! In fact, we are looking to redo the kitchen and oh how we would love to have your help and vision!!
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Amy B. says:May 5, 2011 at 11:56 pm
Uhhh…YEAH! Come on out to beautiful Prince of Wales Island in SE Alaska! Just a (long-ish) ferry ride from Ketchikan, and you can have at my 1200 sq ft cottage-y house with partial ocean views!
P.l.e.a.s.e. Please. Pretty please.
Oh, and I sew fairly well, and paint, and am fairly handy at lots of DIY things unless it requires true technical expertise.
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Barbara Walker says:May 5, 2011 at 11:57 pm
Are the 80′s back in style yet? Well – then yes I do need a redo! Home and Garden! Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex area
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Leah Ollerman says:May 5, 2011 at 11:58 pm
I am 3 months new to your blog..and totally head over heels!
We just bought our first home last September, 1960s ranch-style home..it is in need of some MAJOR updating. We’ve been trying to tackle it room by room and with the help of my contractor hubby we’ve made some good progress, but still have lots to go! I need HELP on our bedroom, our office/den/guest bedroom (actually we’re not really sure what this room is right now), and our living room (big and long and awkward).We live in Glendive/MT =)
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Meshan says:May 6, 2011 at 12:04 am
Hello! My husband and I are currently renting our house while he finishes Pharmacy school, but my mother-in-law just moved into the most amazing house. It has TONS of potential, but she doesn’t know where to start. She lives in Farmington, NM
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Jackie says:May 6, 2011 at 12:07 am
How exciting! This sounds like a great venture for you guys! Congratulations!

Let’s see…..My kitchen,family room,bath, and two teens rooms that are out of control! could all use some TLC
I would love your design help anywhere in our home here in New Jersey. I usually do all the Decor,painting, little repairs,light fixtures etc. myself, so I am more than willing to jump right in to help. You both are so sweet,talented and do such great work , I’m sure you give our home your magic touch to make it feel light, fresh and beautiful.-
Jen says:May 9, 2011 at 5:53 pm
My husband is on his way home from Iraq and we’re in the process of buying a circa 1980s fixer In a breathtaking part of Northern Utah called Eden. My house is your canvas!
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Tawnya Hood says:May 6, 2011 at 12:10 am
LOVE the idea. I would be totally onboard to help out in any area, taking pictures, painting, tearing down, building up, creating sewing- you name it! I would LOVE to help. I would like to throw the idea out there as to a motor home makeover. We are more than likely going to lose our house soon ( we just couldn’t get the modification to go thru- we have been trying for a while.) With that said, this “pitfall” is leading us to a new adventure, one we have ALWAYS wanted to do ( well for the last 3-4 years at least) and that is to buy a motorhome and travel the US- working where we can and sharing in the LOVE and ADVENTURE our family has for one another ( we have 4 kids and 2 dogs- oh and Mr. Blueberry, the beta fish).
We have a VERY small budget for a motorhome, that we HAVE to find and buy an oldie but goodie and just fix er up. I have so many visions in my mind….so much of the inspiration comes from what I have seen on your blog. So, if you can, we wold love to have you come to Mesa, AZ and help us re-do our new house on wheels. The possibilities are endless……wood floods, wood planked walls, whites, cream, and soft blues……Again: Mesa, AZ
Tawnya Hood<3
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Lindsea says:May 6, 2011 at 12:20 am
Congrats on the direction you guys are going! Sounds like great things are happening, how exciting!!
Heck yes, who wouldn’t love to have Layla & Kevin redo one or multiple rooms in their house? Helping would be fun too. Either way they are sure to inspire in any capacity! We love you guys, good luck from Portland, Oregon!
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Lisa C Johnson says:May 6, 2011 at 12:39 am
I think this sounds like a fun new adventure! My husband and I are looking for a home to buy and we are not afraid of a fixer-upper, but if we do snag one some help on it would be amazing! We live in sunny, beautiful, St George, UT!
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Kendel @ Eating Abroad says:May 6, 2011 at 12:44 am
This is exciting!
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Nancy T says:May 6, 2011 at 12:45 am
So excited to hear your news but I’m not surprised – you guys are uber talented.
My house would definitely benefit from some of your DIY – I have a rather vanilla house because I am afraid I’ll make a mistake. It is also having an identity crisis because I love cottage style & color my furniture is traditional and I can’t figure out how to blend the two. Help.
I have no problem outside in the garden but any creativity I have seems to stop at the door.
I live in Seattle, Washington. Maybe it’s time you headed out west to see the Pacific Ocean
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kristin jo says:May 6, 2011 at 12:47 am
Heck ya, would love to help dear ones.
I am in Denver. My house has a den with painted paneling covering up a fireplace. I am dying to rip the paneling off the fireplace and redo the den. I also have a vintage kitchen with an awkward layout. I want to open it up to the DR.
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Laura says:May 6, 2011 at 12:57 am
L&K… You are so needed! Not so much in my life, but my 2 best girls are desperate need of a designated designer! We all live over here in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where we embrace the sweet, serene, seaside aspects of your work! Rachel and her hubby Josh just bought a house and have only really gotten as far as picking out cabinets for the kitchen… they haven’t even moved in yet! ANY room in their house is calling for some TLC touch. Michelle lives in a cute condo right in the heart of “downtown” Va Beach… but the living room actually might be a cave… On a limited single lady budget there is only so much she can do with her space, but with the help of some fab, thrifty, DIY’s, it could be rad! I would LOVE to be your assistant and help my BFF’s get the most out of their homes! These girls are my world and deserve to have a beautiful space in their home. This would be a great opportunity to give that to them! (also, I told them about you and they gave me permission to volunteer their spots!)
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Staci says:May 6, 2011 at 12:58 am
Yes!!! Come makeover my office space, which is currently a STORAGE ROOM!!! I live in Mesa, AZ and would LOVE for you to show off your talent in my space!!! My bathroom is screaming for a makeover too. The green & yellow linoleum is just not my style! Best of luck in your new adventure-3D style!
Want to do a fun twist? My parents own a cabin near Flagstaff, AZ & when I say cabin, I mean 4 walls & a bathroom. It is really old & has NO DECOR & it would be so fun to surprise my family and see what your magic touch could do to the old rustic walls!
Staci
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Brittany says:May 6, 2011 at 1:00 am
You can come down to my house anytime you want!
South Jordan, UT ( Salt Lake City)
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Dani says:May 6, 2011 at 1:09 am
I have been searching all over the internet for design ideas for a new home we will soon be purchasing (our first!!!) and I keep running into your blog! I absolutely love it and plan to utilize a LOT of your ideas.
I would absolutely LOVE for you to come help with our new home! It is an old 60′s home and needs a lot of TLC and we are on a major budget!
We live in Bryan, Texas
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Paula says:May 6, 2011 at 1:10 am
I love option A or B – please, come on by and redo a room or 3, and I will help! Or we can go over to one of my friend’s houses and I’ll help there, too. It sounds like an awesome idea!
Paula in San Francisco, California
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Tera K. says:May 6, 2011 at 1:14 am
Oh my gosh, I would just love some help with my kids room. All three 5 and under share a room. Beds need help! You guys are so groovy! Tera in Portland, Oregon
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Jennie Jensen says:May 6, 2011 at 1:18 am
PEASE COME TO PORTLAND OREGON AND REDO AS MANY ROOMS AS YOU WANT! SERIOUSLY, I AM READY FOR YOU!!!!! AND i NEED YOUR HELP!
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Marissa says:May 6, 2011 at 1:18 am
Yes, you can come redo my house any day. I’d even join in and help you out. I live in Cypress, TX (part of the Houston metro area). If you need to see it to believe it, I actually just recently wrote a post (for a contest) about how desperately my bedroom needs a makeover.
http://craftykricket.blogspot.com/2011/05/please-vote-for-palmers.html
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Tiffany Hobson says:May 6, 2011 at 1:23 am
Okay finger’s crossed! Yay! I would absolutely LOVE for you guys to help me put together a room or two or three! I would LOVE to help you also!!
My husband and son Max would LOVE you too, meaning more focus from me without my wheels spinning of what to fix or change. lol Sometimes I can’t focus unless everything has it’s place, looks right, and feels right. I love home and love to show off my home so pretty please come visit me in Temecula, CA. Thanks! P.S Did I mention we have lots and lots of antiques and a great Farmer’s Market in Old Town! Fingers still crossed…
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jenni says:May 6, 2011 at 1:29 am
My mom needs your help BAD! Her house is so dark and cluttered and just blah. She knows it looks bad but has no idea where to start. Help her! We’re in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho but beware that if you come here you may never want to leave. Such a good idea and good luck!
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Karen Flanagan says:May 6, 2011 at 1:32 am
I would do just about anything to have you redo a room in MY house! I love your tastes and your positive attitudes!
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Karen Flanagan says:May 6, 2011 at 1:34 am
Oh, I live in Belton, Mo. I was so excited i forgot to include that
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Nikki says:May 6, 2011 at 1:36 am
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HOLY MACKEREL! Think pool cabana makeover, we live on the water in Frisco (Dallas area) Texas, yeehaw! We “potentially” have the neatest pool cabana that needs some love AND our house needs love too. My art studio, our whole back end of the house was an outdoor porch, turned indoor area, 27 windows across the entire back of the house overlooking the water that we have no idea what to do with! We are working towards a beach cottage look. Even if we don’t get picked would love to show you pics of our fireplace, my pride and joy…think grouted river rocks meet found objects. (vintage screen tacks, game pieces, watch gears, fishing lures even a torched altoid tin to serve as a niche to display beach finds…..) Its a modest house with HUGE potential….did I mention jetskis and boating?? Bribe, bribe, bribe.
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Melissa Kennedy says:May 6, 2011 at 1:43 am
Having you guys come and work your magic in my house would be a total dream come true!!! I live in Ward, Arkansas.
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Jacque says:May 6, 2011 at 1:59 am
Oh I would loooove you guys to come visit me. But alas I live in Melbourne Australia, so its a loooong way. But hey if you’re ever over here, drop in and say HI
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Judy says:May 6, 2011 at 2:04 am
Are you kidding me? I’d love to have you come to Colorado Springs, CO and help me out!!!
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Denise says:May 6, 2011 at 2:06 am
This whole adventure sounds awesome. Would love to have your magic worked in any room in my house but would especially love for my kids rooms to get a pinch of personality. 17 yr old girl…lover of books and the written word, artist (especially fond of acrylics), enjoys the sights, sounds and textures of the world around her, also secretly wishes to be British. Girl 14…kind and helpful beyond words, not as strong a sense of style as older sister but still loves certain things…old fans, spray painted chandelirs, organization and more. 2 boys / 1 room…12 & 9…grungy nerds – how’s that for a description? Bikes, skateboards, outdoors, exploring, pokemon. We’d love to show you the sights around trabuco canyon, orange county, californua
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Valerie Seiler says:May 6, 2011 at 2:11 am
Very excited for this new adventure you guys are working on! We would welcome any help with our home because while I know design is in the details our three young daughters seem to get every last ounce of our creativity in day to day life! I think our home is ready for some attention too. We live in Lafayette, Colorado, just outside of Boulder.
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Karen says:May 6, 2011 at 2:15 am
We totally need your help with our living room/kitchen combo! How fun to have your amazing talent out here to work in my home- it would be amazing!! I’m still homing my sewing skills but I would love to help you help someone else too in whatever way I can! We are in the Modesto, CA area and hope to see you soon!! We can chat adoption stuff ;O)!
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Nicki says:May 6, 2011 at 2:24 am
Yes! Take a pick of any room in the house. We’re in Indianapolis, IN.
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Ever - The red house by the lake says:May 6, 2011 at 2:38 am
Would love to have you over to help with two of my rooms. And would love to help – I am not professional, but getting better and better at all DIY-related stuff, including gardening.
I live in Sweden… so I guess chances are small, but you did say anywhere. ;-D
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Beth@ Unskinny Boppy says:May 6, 2011 at 2:55 am
Hey Layla! This sounds like the perfect opportunity for the DIY/ home blogging community to adopt a family who has lost their home, or a portion of their home, in the Alabama tornadoes! There are 1,000s of houses across the state right now looking for help getting their stuff back together. Some are a complete loss, but I’m betting there would be plenty for you to makeover after the reconstruction is completed! This was something that came to my mind right after the storm hit, but couldn’t figure out a way to make it happen on my own. With your enormous voice and platform and connections in the interior design and blogging world it could totally be do-able! Not to mention the amazing and compassionate hearts you and Kevin both have!
I am more than happy to help in any way that I can! I personally was not damaged in Shelby County, AL but there are 18 other counties in the northern half of the state where you could likely throw a dart at a map and hit an affected town. I can paint cartoon murals, and I’d love to donate time and effort toward rebuilding a happy playroom for a child who lost everything in the storm. Here is my latest blog entry about other ways people can help! http://unskinnyboppy.blogspot.com/2011/05/ask-and-ye-shall-receive.html
Please consider this one guys! Talk about a worthy cause!
Thanks so much!
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Terresa Svoboda says:May 6, 2011 at 3:07 am
We’ve been in our home for 26 years and I need help getting rid of all the wood cabinets and wood around the fireplace. I live in a suburb of Dallas, Texas and am pretty handy — love to paint, sew and shop for thrifty treasures. Just can’t seem to get my house updated now.
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Tia Mackenzie says:May 6, 2011 at 3:11 am
Come to good old Northern California. 1st stop my mom’s house needs your magic touch. She lives by the water and needs a charming, coastal look. Next stop in Alameda, is my house. My family room.
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Kathy Kearney says:May 6, 2011 at 3:37 am
Oh my goodness…who wouldn’t want Kevin and Layla to do a re-do in their home. I would love it, but truly, its best to find someone who needs their home to be a refuge. I live in Massachusetts and the need is in Alabama right now. Poor folks, my heart breaks for them. It’s not close enough for me to travel to you but I would be happy to make a donation. This is a great project and I wish you the best of luck!
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Meghan says:May 6, 2011 at 4:03 am
I would love your help with room(s) in my home. I live in Alexandria, VA, just outside Washington DC.
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Emi says:May 6, 2011 at 4:42 am
Love the idea of you guys on TV! Down under in Melbourne Australia, my ultra bland Aussie kitchen could do with TLC touch (or any of the rooms in my little home really).
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Kelsey says:May 6, 2011 at 5:06 am
I would love for you to re-do our great room! (in fact, i’ve been on your design services waiting list!) I am in Chanhassen, MN. Come on, you know you wanna visit again!
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Catherine says:May 6, 2011 at 5:26 am
Hoping that my comment will stand out and grab your attention amongst the SEA of eager hopefuls vying for your talented hammer-holding,paint-brush wielding, photo-genius selves. We live in an old 1925 cape cod in Louisville,KY. We were about to start a reno (new kitchen, knocking down walls, new flooring), this week, but due to complications beyond our control it was postponed. Anyhow, since that happened we’ve been using the interim re-thinking our plan and really trying to tweak what we are really needing/wanting. We could use some help!
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Charla says:May 6, 2011 at 5:26 am
TA-DA!! Fantastic! Come to Missouri. We are in the center of the US and you can work out from here.
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Julie says:May 6, 2011 at 5:34 am
L & K I know my daughter would love abit of help on her house, she lives outside Chicago. Best of luck on your new adventure! Julie in Holland…..
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Brandi says:May 6, 2011 at 5:48 am
Please, Please, Please pick my house. Kidding…I wasn’t really begging. ha I have a small but very open living rm, dinette, kitchen area and finding it hard to blend the three rooms. Also placing furniture has been my nemesis since we moved in 4 years ago. I move furniture daily and my husband comes home to a different way of watching TV every night. I could so use some help. And meeting you would just be the cherry on top! We live in Baldwinsville, NY (Syracuse).
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Jennifer M. says:May 6, 2011 at 5:53 am
Rochester,Minnesota! This could be too much fun!!
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Paula in MN says:May 6, 2011 at 5:54 am
PLEASE come over. You can do any room in the house. You can do every room in the house. Take your pick!
East Central Minnesota
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Patti says:May 6, 2011 at 6:02 am
Yes!!! We live in Fort Myers, FL, the wonderful west coast of southern Florida (I am originally from Sweet Home Alabama and my hubby and kids are Florida Crackers). We have a house on a little acreage that could definitely use your decorating genius everywhere and this would be a fabulous location. Would look great on camera!!!!!
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Hannah says:May 6, 2011 at 6:02 am
ohhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We live in Atlanta, GA and I have a paneling room that needs some love. And…I will help you do ANYTHING! we have been “working” on this house for five years now…and this is the only room that drives me nuts!
Plus Atlanta is close to you…AND we have IKEA!!!!!!
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Brenda M. says:May 6, 2011 at 6:05 am
Pick us! Love us!
Can you say “pink backsplash and pink and gold counter tops” in the kitchen? We bought this house as a fixer-upper and got soooo overwhelmed that we’ve just had a hard time getting started. Plus, because of the house values in our neighborhood, we will not get a good return on the money we put into the house right now (I think many people in the country are facing the same thing). We are in Kansas City. We would love to help if you ae fixing up another place in the Kansas City area! We adore your guys and are very excited for your new advanture! -
Mary Ellen says:May 6, 2011 at 6:17 am
Yes, absolutely! Y’all come, we’re in Raleigh, NC. What an exciting new adventure for you, great news!
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Angie @ The Country Chic Cottage says:May 6, 2011 at 6:23 am
YES YES YES!! I am in TN!!
I would help however I could!
And you could redo however many rooms you would like to!
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Mary says:May 6, 2011 at 6:24 am
Hooray. Good news for you both. I really enjoy your blog. I live in Connecticut and the shoreline and would love help sprucing up my backyard patio or kid’s playroom.
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Coleen says:May 6, 2011 at 6:29 am
Oh my goodness, yes! We’ve plenty of rooms at our place that need your help in Denison, Iowa!
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Laurie says:May 6, 2011 at 6:31 am
OMG this would be like a dream come true! I would absolutley LOVE to have you come and help me do over a room! I absolutley love your designs! I live in Massachusetts and could sure use the help!
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bakingblonde says:May 6, 2011 at 6:38 am
Yes! Iowa City! Just bought a house and have MANY rooms to choose from!

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Mrs. Foot says:May 6, 2011 at 6:40 am
I have many rooms you could redo (guest bedroom, living room, master bedroom…)
And while I am not that crafty, I am handy with a saw and other tools and would love to help you!I live in Herndon, VA.
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Jenny says:May 6, 2011 at 6:40 am
Hi Layla & Kevin, My1920′s blue bungalow has good bones but is ready for a fresh new look. It’s also a duplex so you’d have double the rooms to choose from to work your magic on. Beat the heat this summer and head north to Milwaukee Wisconsin. Cheesehead follower of the lettered cottage for many years -more than readyto have fun and work with or be guided by your expertise to shape up my space!! Hope to see you in Milwaukee (Wauwatosa) WI!!
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kelly says:May 6, 2011 at 6:41 am
WOW!! Just now seeing this. Can you believe all these comments?? See, this just shows you all need your own show…got a major audience here already!
You know my over the garage room needs a kick start, but it’s not going to happen due to the rising cost of college – low dough stil requires SOME dough – so all creative activities will be yard oriented this year (send your mom – ha ha!).
Anyway,if you read down to this 900th comment, just wanted to say congratulations on your new projects! I can paint and sew some drapes and pillows if you are in the middle georgia area and need behind the scenes help.
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Samantha VanArnhem says:May 6, 2011 at 6:41 am
Oh boy do I have the rooms! We just moved into a new (to us) house and there isn’t a room in it that I don’t have big plans (with a little budget) for. Right now I’m struggling with how to make all of our old stuff work in the new layout. We also have plans to repurpose the living room as a bedroom for our special needs daughter and convert the half bath to a full bath – the ease of converting those rooms was what sold us on the house but now that we’re here it’s a little scary to just start!
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Samantha VanArnhem says:May 6, 2011 at 6:42 am
Oops sorry – we’re in Olmsted Falls, Ohio!
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Stacy - A Westside Story says:May 6, 2011 at 6:45 am
Omaha, Nebraska in a 1950s home that still has a powder pink bathroom. Interested?
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northern cottage says:May 6, 2011 at 6:47 am
hello! Come on over! I’d love to have you swing by! This ‘cottage’ is near Duluth, MN on the tip of Lake Superior. It finally stopped snowing here the other day so some spring/summer freshening is certainly in order!
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Mary says:May 6, 2011 at 6:50 am
Holy cow! We’d be in–we’re in Lakewood, OH (western suburb of Cleveland with a ton of cute old homes). Our 1917 bungalow has several rooms in need of some love, including the kitchen and our bedroom, although a sweet porch redo would be amazing..
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Emy says:May 6, 2011 at 6:52 am
I need help with my family room. It’s small and awkwardly shaped. It’s where I spend the most time and I hate it.
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Hannah R says:May 6, 2011 at 6:53 am
I would LOVE for you to come decorate one (or ALL!) of my rooms!!!
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Jeanne Taylor says:May 6, 2011 at 6:53 am
Love your blog! A friend told me about your site after my husband & I bought a true fixer-upper beach house in PCB, FL. I have gathered many ideas from you to inspire the decor, just not sure how to put it all together! The exterior is almost complete but the interior is “bare bones” as we have removed all the sheetrock…just the studs remaining. Would LOVE for you guys to give it your touch. And we’re not afraid of work!
PLEASE come down to the “redneck rivera” !!!
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Aaron says:May 6, 2011 at 6:54 am
My wife & I are closing on a house this Monday so we could use help on any of the rooms!! We’re redoing the kitchen & doing other small things and we’d love your expertise. Greensboro, North Carolina.
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Rie says:May 6, 2011 at 6:55 am
Oh my goodness, what great news! I was thinking about your possible tv spot lately! Oh I’d love for you guys to come help us with one of the rooms in our new (very old) farmhouse! Maybe the bathroom??!! That would be so fun! I’d also love to help you with someone’s else’s project too… right up my alley! We’re in NC.
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Jennifer McAliley says:May 6, 2011 at 6:58 am
LOVE this idea! Please, please come do my master bed and bath! It’s the only neglected room in the house! Can’t wait to see what’s in store! I’m in Fort Mill, SC {close to Charlotte, NC}. I hope to see you at my doorstep!
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Stephanie K. says:May 6, 2011 at 6:58 am
Layla and Kevin,
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Ricki Jill Treleaven says:May 6, 2011 at 6:59 am
Are you kidding me? Of course I would like your help in my house….
We are wanting to convert our unused living room into an art studio for my daughter and me. The only tricky part: It is completely open to our foyer and dining room, and it’s the first thing folks see when they enter our home. I am an artist, and I work primarily in oils.
We live in Birmingham, AL.
~Ricki Jill
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Hannah R says:May 6, 2011 at 7:00 am
Umm, when can you be here?!
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Saby says:May 6, 2011 at 7:04 am
Heck yeah! Come on over! This sounds like such fun and I would totally be up for helping on other projects as well. I don’t have any hidden talent that I know of but I dabble in sewing, decorating, crafting, painting (absolutely anything I can get my hands on…) and of course I’m up for learning new things! I love all the renovations you guys have done and they have totally inspired me to start a few projects in our house! Good luck with this – oh and I live in Mt. Pleasant, MI USA.
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Kim S. says:May 6, 2011 at 7:13 am
I would love for you to help redo a room! We’re in Columbus Ohio!
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Brooke says:May 6, 2011 at 7:15 am
In three weeks we are moving from Atlanta to Minnesota with our three kids, dog, and a fourth baby on the way. As you can imagine, we won’t have much time to make our new house a home and would love some help! We will be in Woodbury, Minnesota.
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Betsy says:May 6, 2011 at 7:17 am
I think you guys are awesome. You are welcome to re-do any room I have and I’ll watch any show you host.
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Regina says:May 6, 2011 at 7:18 am
I’d love to have someone help us rescue our house!
We bought a fixer-upper in July 2010 and have since been plugging away at it bit by bit and are no where close to being done – though, we’re far from where we started.
Located in the beautiful Smoky Mountains: Cullowhee, NC, USA.
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Frances says:May 6, 2011 at 7:19 am
We have a fixer upper we’re working on- Ottawa, Il!
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Pam says:May 6, 2011 at 7:25 am
Yes! We started on my 16 year old’s bedroom a few months back – and she completely lost interest. Now THAT would be a challenge! Working with a 16 year old? HA! We are in Peachtree City, Georgia (south of Atlanta) and I do a little sewing.
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Kat says:May 6, 2011 at 7:26 am
don’t have a redo for you (since I live in someone else’s house I don’t exactly have the authority for that!) but would love to help and I have summer’s free in my corner of the world just outside of Philadelphia.
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Heidi @ Show Some Decor says:May 6, 2011 at 7:28 am
I’ve got a home office just begging for fresh eyes and projects! Marietta, Georgia… looks like y’all have lots to choose from!!
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Elaine says:May 6, 2011 at 7:28 am
Yes that would be so awesome! We have been cracking at redoing our 1950′s cape on my husband’s days off but he works A LOT of hours so things get done a little at at time. Would LOVE to be your guinea pigs! We live in the NY capital region (Albany, NY area).
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andrea says:May 6, 2011 at 7:30 am
would LOVE LOVE LOVE to have yall over … any one of my rooms could use some LC love, but esp. the master bedroom. i live just north of atlanta – about 30 minutes out.
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andrea says:May 6, 2011 at 7:30 am
oh – and i’d totally be willing to help – as well as my hubster …
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Sara says:May 6, 2011 at 7:33 am
Yes would love to have you over to Carmel, Indiana for a room redo. I would also be willing to help out. I can paint, sew, and follow directions!
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Maureen says:May 6, 2011 at 7:33 am
Oh My!! When can you make it to Canada!! St.Catharines, Ontario Canada that is! The main floor of our home is just under 500 square feet. I would LOVE to have you come make over any room in our home, but it is our “Master” bedroom that really needs the most help!!
Decorating small spaces is a challenge often overlooked and very much a challenge!
Although I am not very “skilled” at any one thing, I can bake real well and would gladly help feed the crew
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Jennifer M says:May 6, 2011 at 7:34 am
Any chance I could get to get into you and your husband’s space would be awesome. I love your creativity and sense of humor. And I’m close! Atlanta, GA, USA!
If you need a spare hand for painting or anything, really, I’m teachable! Hope this takes off for ya!
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Katie says:May 6, 2011 at 7:36 am
Would LOVE it. We have a big finished basement that’s an office, guest room, laundry room, and has been a wasteland for every piece of furniture, decorations, etc that is not being used in the rest of the house. It’s a hot mess. My husband works from home, and gets to spend all day looking at it.
We are in Middletown, Connecticut. It’s about 20 minutes south of Hartford.
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Corrie says:May 6, 2011 at 7:37 am
Definitely could use some redo’s in a couple of rooms of my house!!! Come to Oklahoma!!
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Meg says:May 6, 2011 at 7:37 am
Um, I would DIE if you two came to my home and re-did a room. Simply DIE! Well, not really die but close. I live in a suburb of Dallas, Texas so ya’ll feel free to come anytime!
megandcalconner.blogspot.com
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Audrey says:May 6, 2011 at 7:40 am
Checking in from Chicago, IL. Would love to have you make over a room in our little house!
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Amanda @ Heart Tree Home says:May 6, 2011 at 7:41 am
Love for you to come do my great room/foyer/nook that I have no idea what to do with!
http://hearttreehome.com/2011/01/26/living-room-progress/Metro Detroit, MI
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Brandi N says:May 6, 2011 at 7:41 am
Id like to invite you to come to northern Minnesota, my home has a couple of rooms plus basement that needs a reno. Also, would love to lend a helping hand with painting…
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Bree says:May 6, 2011 at 7:41 am
Yes! Yes! Yes! Erie, PA — I love everything you guys do and this is a fantastic idea!
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Margaret says:May 6, 2011 at 7:43 am
I would love to help you re-do my boyfriend’s home, specifically his living room. He took out all the carpeting a couple of years ago with the intent of putting down tile (he even has the tile in his garage) but life’s curves have kept him from completing his man cave. It’s in desperate need of a transformation.
Austin/TX/USA
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Janelle says:May 6, 2011 at 7:44 am
I would love to help you! I am itching to work alongside someone to increase my vision for DIY. I live just outside of Pittsburgh, PA.
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Amanda says:May 6, 2011 at 7:47 am
We’re in desperate need of your talents! We moved in just a couple of years ago and have hardly touched a thing! We have no idea what to do with our space!
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Farrah says:May 6, 2011 at 7:47 am
Ummm… yeah. You could totally come to my house and help my decorate. I have a brand new house and I have NO idea what to do with it! I’m in Dade City, FL.
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Crystal (theweekendhomemaker.com) says:May 6, 2011 at 7:48 am
I tweeted and facebooked you, so hope this isn’t overkill. Would big, fat puffy heart love for you to come to Charlotte, NC. I have a little boys room that needs some Kevin & Layla love and a “formal” living room I’m trying to turn into a home office but am kind of stuck (computer wires are tripping up my furniture placement).
I’m also a good painter, decent artist, and average handy woman. I’m willing to pitch in with any help you need (even if it’s not at my house).
So excited for your new adventure! You deserve it!
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Sarah @ The Ugly Duckling House says:May 6, 2011 at 7:48 am
I wouldn’t mind either option. I have plenty of rooms to re-do (ahem, kitchen, craft room, and master bath are on that list) and I wouldn’t say no to helping on a re-do for someone else. You can find me in Atlanta, GA working on this diamond in the rough.
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Sherry says:May 6, 2011 at 7:48 am
This is fantastic! Hoping it all comes together for you. I would love to participate! I live in Bluffton, SC (just outside Hilton Head).
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Kari says:May 6, 2011 at 7:49 am
COOL! 1. Come to St Louis, MO and help me fix up my laundry room!!! With three kids, a husband, and a dog the laundry room gets USED and abused…and it should be a happy, inspiring place to get’er done. Love your creative, budget friendly, can-do attitude!! Oh, I’ll gladly lend my painting, scraping, sewing, errand-girl prowress to any project you do
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Tracy O says:May 6, 2011 at 7:51 am
My house is your canvas….come create away! I need all the decorating help I can get. I live in Westfield, MA, USA.
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Dawn says:May 6, 2011 at 7:51 am
Mercy Layla… are you kidding! You can come and have your pick at my house… any room… it’s yours! My office is the worst of the house though! I sew and paint and can feed you very well too! I’ll do anything you need! We live outside Atlanta in a wonderful town called Peachtree City! Hope to see ya soon!!!!
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Katiejo says:May 6, 2011 at 7:53 am
YES, YES, YES! Would love for you to come to our house!
We are in Ramsey, NJ (not too far from the Real Housewives, but I swear NOTHING like them…)
We want to redo just about every room in our house, but most importantly we’d like to finish our large basement and make it into a playroom/music studio/media room… Or maybe the kitchen… Or maybe the boys’ rooms… We’d be happy with anything!
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Cheri says:May 6, 2011 at 7:55 am
How exciting for you both! I’m in for a room re-do — you can even choose which room! I’m also in for helping with painting (I have lots of experience) and sewing, and crafty stuff.
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Jennifer Owen says:May 6, 2011 at 7:56 am
My husband and I are in the process of overhauling a house as we speak. We have worked in every room but the bathrooms. Those are going to have to wait. I love your style… I could move into something you have done and not change a thing….. your ideas have been an inspiration to me. This is the home we are planning on finishing raising the kids and growing old in. Come see us.
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Laura Taylor says:May 6, 2011 at 7:58 am
I have been following your blog for a while and love your style! I would love for you do a room in my house or help along side you both in a project (what a treat!).
Laura : )
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Laura Taylor says:May 6, 2011 at 7:59 am
oops forgot to say I am Massachusetts!
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Joy Lee says:May 6, 2011 at 7:59 am
The answer is YES! How fun! I would love for you to come help me with my living room, dining room and kitchen. I live in a historic bungalow in Jacksonville, FL.
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Heidi says:May 6, 2011 at 8:00 am
I would love to have you redo a room in my house and/or help with whatever I can! I love all things vintage, antique, unique and design-related. I live in Memphis, TN.
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Anne says:May 6, 2011 at 8:01 am
I would LOVE to have you guys come over and work on my master bath or on our son’s room. You guys always have awesome, low-cost ideas. I live in a Twin Cities suburb.
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Meagan Flores says:May 6, 2011 at 8:02 am
I would LOVE it if yall stopped by Oklahoma City!! We live in what I like to call a “shabby chic cottage”. My husband, who is also a musician like Kev, and I want to DIY many things in our home!! We have already tackled a few project ourselves. Love your blog and your style
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Gina Turner Yancey says:May 6, 2011 at 8:03 am
Hey Layla and Kev,
You can come to my house and redo any, I mean ANY room you would like! We recently moved into a 1970′s ranch, with not much character. I think I have a project going in about every room! I am little ways from you guys, out in the middle of nowhere, in a great state called Kentucky. I would be willing to help with my house, or any other house you need me for. I love to paint, and just recently took a step out in trying to start my business (redoing furniture)! Love your blog and I hope this adventure goes well for you! Hey, on a side note you should check out showhope.org. I just heard about it. It is an organization that helps fund adoptions, it is masterminded by Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife Mary Beth!
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Stacey says:May 6, 2011 at 8:05 am
This is a shot in the dark and not unlike purchasing a lottery ticket from the 7/11 down the street, but because I am a dreamer and ever hopeful I would love for you to come visit us in Stockton, CA. I need lots of help with a redo. Even if you’d come by on your way to someplace else would be EPIC!!! So, see you soon?
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Andrea says:May 6, 2011 at 8:05 am
Come to Chicago!!!
In fact, we live in Cicero, IL but we’re close enough to the city to fully enjoy the benefits of craigslist- free section and so many delicious Estate sales (from which have come many of the treasures in our little home!) I love the rooms you guys have done! My husband and I would be glad to help in any way…(Scavenging, painting, etc.)
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Stephanie Glover says:May 6, 2011 at 8:07 am
I’m just outside of Dallas in Mckinney, Tx. Who wouldn’t love having you come to their house!? Count me in chica. Holy smoky the bears how exciting for you!!
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Erin says:May 6, 2011 at 8:08 am
I LOVE option A! I live in Milton, MA (right outside of Boston)
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Melissa @ A Place to Nest says:May 6, 2011 at 8:10 am
You can come over anytime- you are most certainly welcome! Oh, and you could fix up a room or two when you are there too
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KRISTEN says:May 6, 2011 at 8:12 am
I would love that. PELASE come to my house in Round Rock, TX!!
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lek says:May 6, 2011 at 8:13 am
WASHINGTON DC!!! right past georgetown. have home, will host, home needs dessign HELP! love you guys.
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Shannon says:May 6, 2011 at 8:14 am
Oh, oh, oh! I’ve been taking pictures of my house lately to see which room I want to submit to “PICK MY PRESTO” and I have three that desperately need help!! I caught the DIY bug about 2 years ago and I have NO IDEA what I’m doing!! I start a project, don’t exactly have the vision to finish, leave the project sitting there, and drive my husband crazy in the process!! Please come to our 70′s dated ranch style house in PENSACOLA, FL! I think you know the way!!! And my husband is such a handyman, as well as my dad (a contractor) – nothing scares us and we will gladly pitch in!! Also, my husband is from Prattville and we have lots of friends and family there…does that help? That I’m totally using that as a connection? No, well, ok – I thought it was worth a shot!!
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Jennifer says:May 6, 2011 at 8:14 am
You should make your way to Norman, OK. Two of my best friends and I are moving into a rent house and would love for you guys to come and help make it into a beautiful space that we love! We would love to decorate our living room or kitchen/dining room. We are into vintage, casual, and fun designs and know that your style will fit perfectly into our house.
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Stephanie says:May 6, 2011 at 8:14 am
Love it, you guys can come to my house. I live in Washington, DC! We close on our house in 20 days. It’s a forclosure so there is ALOT to do.
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Nicole says:May 6, 2011 at 8:15 am
Holy kitten crap! I’d love to have y’all come to our house in Atlanta to redo as many rooms as possible. We live in a Cape Code style home that was redone and added onto by my husband’s father – who was the first dean of architecture at GA Tech – right before he passed away about 10 years ago. His father loved Frank Lloyd Wright and our home is very…unusual, and it was also a labor of love. I believe the home was built in 1954, and since I moved into a family home that was already decorated when I married my husband, the decor is absolutely not my style. While the house is beautiful, I do not feel at home there, even after a couple of years. I love French cottage and I adore all of y’alls work and would love the opportunity to have some rooms redone. My husband and I are not super handy, but we are fast learners and we can paint! Also, I love to bake and can supply sweet treats made in my small, galley kitchen! – Nicole
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Jamie says:May 6, 2011 at 8:15 am
Hi Layla & Kevin,
I live in Burlington, MA just outside of Boston. Would love help with my family room! My husband and I are already DIYer’s and have been working our way through our house one room at a time. The family room has me stumped.
Thanks
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April says:May 6, 2011 at 8:16 am
Ummm, Yes! Your style is amazing! You could decorate my home anytime. Wendell, NC (right outside of Raleigh)
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andrea says:May 6, 2011 at 8:16 am
i’m interested! we live in a little town on the mexican border, three hours away from the nearest target. also, we are a military family living on base, so there is only so much we can do to our house. it would be fun to see how we can make our house OURS, but in a portable sort of way:)
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Christie Lee says:May 6, 2011 at 8:17 am
I live in an old home on Main Street in Walhalla, SC. This is a very small town in the Northwestern corner of the state. It is a grand old home but it could use some work. I have mantels in most of the rooms and would love to have you and Kevin come and help me decorate and or reaarange any and all rooms. It has great space but I could really use some help in decorating.
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Kim Larson says:May 6, 2011 at 8:21 am
Well, that took me all of about …two seconds to jump off my chair and run around the kitchen!!!! I look forward EVERY morning to peeking in on your blog with my hot cup of coffee as all four of our boys get on the bus to school… Yes, I said FOUR boys! Yikes! I need a “girly/cottagey” room in this house just for me!!!! A reading, blogging, crafting, wrapping… girly room!!!! Please, please, please come help me!!!!! I would also LOVE to help you with another lucky ducks home too! We live in Elk River, Minnesota. A smaller town, but a growing community with great schools and lots of “Minnesota Nice Folk”! I’ll be crossing my fingers, and my toes!!! Thanks so much!
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Ashley says:May 6, 2011 at 8:21 am
Yes, Please! We would LOVE for you to help us redo some rooms in our home. We are in Bixby, OK
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Christen says:May 6, 2011 at 8:23 am
I would love for you to work on my house!!! Southwest Michigan!

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Annie says:May 6, 2011 at 8:25 am
Don’t forget me, I’d love to have you come to southwestern IN. Sunman, IN. I have some rooms that either need to be redone or done for the 1st time. Our house is about 8 years old, and we have been slowly getting to them all. Budget friendly would be great, we are definity on the budget train.
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Annie says:May 6, 2011 at 8:29 am
We live in southeastern IN not southwestern. Sorry brain laspe.
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Kelly says:May 6, 2011 at 8:30 am
You doing a room for me would be a dream come true! I am so excited about the possibility! I live in Lexington Park, MD around the DC area.
THANKS SO MUCH
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Valerie says:May 6, 2011 at 8:31 am
I would LOVE for you to come redo my house. I am also a designer and love to paint, build, anything you would need for someone else’s house. How fun!
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Kate says:May 6, 2011 at 8:31 am
Either option sounds great. Obviously I’d love to have you guys come to our home (Milford, CT) and help us with our own design challenges, but I also welcome the opportunity to work with you guys on other folks space! Very cool!!
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Leen says:May 6, 2011 at 8:32 am
Not sure if my comment yesterday was sent (I was using my smarter than me phone).
We would love to have you help us with any of our decorating dilemmas!
And you know you can count on us for any wall decals you need. If you are working within a few hours drive, we’ll even help out with hammering and/or slinging some paint around.
You already know this but we’re in South eastern North Carolina. Come to the beach!!
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Sarah says:May 6, 2011 at 8:33 am
Heck yes to all! We live in Southeast Michigan. It’s beautiful here in the summer. So many lakes!
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Megan says:May 6, 2011 at 8:33 am
For sure I’d LOVE for you to come do a few rooms in my house. I would also love to help you redo someone’s house. I’m so excited for you to be able to do this. We live just up the road in St. Charles, Missouri (just outside of St. Louis).
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Emily R says:May 6, 2011 at 8:35 am
I would love to have y’all come redo rooms at my house in Richmond, VA…or help if you’re in the area. I have no particular talents but I follow directions well!
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Devon Carpenter says:May 6, 2011 at 8:35 am
Oooh, fun!
Come to my house. I live in Franklin, TN.
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Zoë Scala says:May 6, 2011 at 8:35 am
Uhmmm…I think I’d be over-the-moon excited if y’all came to play. We just bought the home we’re in, in January and we’re at a loss for a couple of spaces in our home.
We live in East Point, Georgia, more specifically Jefferson Park (South Atlanta). Here’s Downtown East Point’s website if you want to see our little happy bubble…http://www.downtowneastpoint.com/
Good luck…:)
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Elysha Kampen says:May 6, 2011 at 8:35 am
I would love to work with you two! I went to school for interior decorating but have only applied it here and there at my house. Family will ask me for advice now and then but working with you two would be amazing for me! I have ideas myself but your insite would help alot with completely every room in our house. maybe even the babyroom? baby is on its way and I need some finishing touches
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kj says:May 6, 2011 at 8:36 am
My whole house needs your help!!! Pick a room! We live in a wonderful 100+ year old home in historic Decatur, Georgia– just down the road from you (and only about 6 miles from IKEA– ha!). We would be so, so, so lucky to have your genius in our home!
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Jessica says:May 6, 2011 at 8:38 am
ummmmm yes please! Greer, South Carolina
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Kate says:May 6, 2011 at 8:42 am
Oh, please come to my house! We rent our little 2 br in Newton, MA… a tony town just outside of Boston,in a family-oriented, not-so-tony section of town. We love our apartment! And, my living room, dining room and kitchen feel “done” but our bedroom looks like transients live there! No headboard, 3 mismatched dressers, nightstands are atrocious—everything is hand-me-down.
Now, I love repurposed and reused but we need some help getting there! Come to Newton!
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Janie says:May 6, 2011 at 8:42 am
Hi…I have a basement that includes a pinball machine, foosball table, computer desk, IKEA entertainment center, couch and coffee table, treadmill, weight machine, craft corner, crawl space. Just about everything is placed against a wall. To say it needs design help is an understatement! Arlington Heights, Illinois. I would so love to have your help!!!!
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patrice @ duplicity furnishings says:May 6, 2011 at 8:44 am
I’d love to be involved somehow! I’m in Santa Barbara, CA. We rent our house (although I’d love to see what you could do with it
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Allison H says:May 6, 2011 at 8:44 am
My bedroom really needs help! Come to Oklahoma City, OK!!!!
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Randi says:May 6, 2011 at 8:45 am
YES and YES!! I’m in Portland, Texas (5 miles north of Corpus Christi). Hope to meet you soon… I’ll be crossing my fingers AND holding my breath!
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Tracy says:May 6, 2011 at 8:48 am
We would LOVE for you to come help us finish up our remodel of our 50 yr old house! We could really use the help and would love to get to meet you guys! We don’t have a bedroom set(no headboard, mix and match craigslist dresser and no night stands) We also don’t have ANYTHING decorative on any of our walls! Check out our progress at the blog. Gulf Breeze, FL(right over the bridge from Pensacola)
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megan n says:May 6, 2011 at 8:50 am
I would love to have you come visit me here in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. As much as I would love to have you help me with some of your awesome creativeness in my home, we have SO many amazing military families here who could use some help as well! I would love to roll up my sleeves and help any way I could with a project. I love to do any decorating/ renovating related projects. We’ve got an extra room for you and Kevin so come on up to NC!
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Kelly says:May 6, 2011 at 8:51 am
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Brett says:May 6, 2011 at 8:52 am
Would love to have you come help us redo a room! We live in a somewhat cookie-cutter house built in 2003. We’ve actually been trying to sell our house for the past 9 months but just recently decided to stay put for the time being. We’d love to give our house a little more character and make it more “us” since we’re going to be staying here for a while. Or, we can definitely help with a room redo if it’s not too far from us – don’t have much to offer other than painting or simple manual labor. We live in Randleman, NC (just outside of Greensboro, NC).
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Lauren says:May 6, 2011 at 8:52 am
Hi folks! My parents have a house on Lake Lanier in Georgia and they are trying to find a balance between interior design that says lake but doesn’t scream “theme house.” Surely there are elements that could be added and tweaks to be made that take this home and make it an amazing place where cousins, aunts, uncles and grandchildren all gather to spend lazy summer days together. We would love to benefit from your talent and we’re not afraid to roll up our sleeves!
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Amanda says:May 6, 2011 at 8:54 am
Yes, I would love this! I live in Colorado Springs, CO and I would also love to help. I am an artist so could help with murals, paintings, etc.
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Jody says:May 6, 2011 at 8:55 am
Ummm…oh yeah!!
come to Madtown USA (Madison, WI)…how fun!!
you guys are so fun to read/watch – I’ll be along for the ride in any way I can!
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Becky says:May 6, 2011 at 8:57 am
I’d love help! Work your magic in St. Paul, MN!
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Meg Carter says:May 6, 2011 at 8:58 am
Layla! We moved into our new home about a year ago and we worked on the outside of the house first now we need to decorate the inside. We have one room that is completely empty that we would like to be a study and a second bedroom that is for the most part empty too. My husband and I were both art majors so we are very creative and love to do hands on stuff. This is the dining room table we built out of pallets. http://madebymeg.net/blog/our-beachy-dining-room-table-we-built-with-pallets-the-masterpiece/ I we both have painted murals before and never turn down the opportunity to create. We live in Myrtle Beach, SC.
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Patty says:May 6, 2011 at 8:59 am
I’m so excited for you guys! It is a out time someone grabbed you up! I’m in the country just west of Richmond, VA and would love for you to come and pick any room/rooms you’d like! Your style is great!!
I have a ranch style house, with cathedral ceilings, a converted 2 car garage (our family room) with some exposed brick, and a large school room with lots of floor to ceiling windows that could use some lovin’! and, bathrooms, don’t even get me started~Seriously, who follows your blog and wouldn’t LOVE for you to come to thier house! I can’t imagine anyone would turn that down!
Congratulatoins!! I can’t wait to see it!
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Kara Herrala says:May 6, 2011 at 9:01 am
I would love to have you come help us out with a few rooms inside and help spice up our blah outside too! Good luck!
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Perri says:May 6, 2011 at 9:01 am
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B. Yes!
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Sarah Whitmire says:May 6, 2011 at 9:01 am
PLEASE come help me redo a room in our new house in Greenville SC. We just moved into it this March and I need help!
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melanie says:May 6, 2011 at 9:01 am
You are welcome to redo my whole house, if you want!! I live in a cottage-ish style house built in the late ’80s. Small rooms but great potential. I can paint and do yardwork. I live in Waycross, GA–about an hour from Brunswick/St. Simons and an hour from Callie in Valdosta.
Looking forward to some TLC!
PS. What a Great Idea!!!
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Laura Wifler says:May 6, 2011 at 9:03 am
Hecks yeah! You can redo my entire house if you’d like! Minneapolis, MN!!
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Lindsey says:May 6, 2011 at 9:05 am
Madison County, Alabama. I would love for you to come to my house, we bought a fixer upper a few years ago but there as you know, there are always things that can be done to make it better. I would LOVE to meet you and show you around Huntsville and some of the great little places we have to shop for housewares and nick nacks (locally of course). Due to the recent events here I would love nothing more than to help you fix up a deserving persons home/room.
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Melissa Robertson says:May 6, 2011 at 9:06 am
Yes! Yes!! Yes!!! I would love to have you come and re-do any of the rooms in my house. I’m willing to work on any project. I have some all around handiness/crafty know-how. My husband and I are definitely do-it-yourselfers and usually work with a next to zero budget. Your blog is an inspiration and resource to me!
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Melissa Robertson says:May 6, 2011 at 9:08 am
*** Forgot to mention that I live in beautiful southwest Virginia
Yes! Yes!! Yes!!! I would love to have you come and re-do any of the rooms in my house. I’m willing to work on any project. I have some all around handiness/crafty know-how. My husband and I are definitely do-it-yourselfers and usually work with a next to zero budget. Your blog is an inspiration and resource to me!
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Tess Murphy says:May 6, 2011 at 9:09 am
I would love to help with anything you have going! I live in Livonia MI
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Julia Rechsteiner says:May 6, 2011 at 9:09 am
Um…yes, please! You can pick the room and have your way with it. Marietta, GA – virtually neighbors
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Nikki says:May 6, 2011 at 9:09 am
I live in a small historic village called Holland, right outside of Suffolk, VA. I’m trying desperately to give my 1955 ranch house more of a cottage look. Right now I’m working with nearly 3000 sf of what-the-heck-were-they-thinking and I would LOVE your help.
Congrats on your success!
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Amy says:May 6, 2011 at 9:10 am
I’d love to have you come help us redo our extra bedroom/office. It has a little alcove that is perfect for something… I just can’t figure it out!!!
Is West Bloomfield, MI… a suburb of Detroit, where our housing values have plummeted and we need help bringing them back up!
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Artemis says:May 6, 2011 at 9:11 am
We’d love to have you come and visit! We’re in Rolling Meadows, IL … not too far outside Chicago.
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Stacey Agnew says:May 6, 2011 at 9:11 am
HOW EXCITING! I am interested in all of your options. We are moving into a new house in a month. It’s an awesome house that needs updating everywhere, but we loved the bones so much that we picked it over everything else brand spanking new. I would also love to help out on a project. I am pretty handy. I live in Johnston, Iowa.
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Angi M says:May 6, 2011 at 9:12 am
I have a pretty creative mind so I would love to help decorate with you…or paint walls…hang curtains or whatever it is you need! I live in Katy, Texas and would also LOVE to have you come to my home and help me fix it up! Its a fixer upper so you would definetly be busy working on it
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emily says:May 6, 2011 at 9:12 am
Oh yes! I have a livingroom which opens to a dining room (now play area) with one huge brick wall with an off center fireplace along with one wall with floor to ceiling windows that I need desperate help with!
I’m in West Bloomfield, MI (suburb of Detroit). Congrats on the new venture. Sounds wonderful! There are so many people in need in Detroit. I’d love to help lend a hand if you come out this way.
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Ana says:May 6, 2011 at 9:12 am
A!!!
Massachusetts
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Gabby says:May 6, 2011 at 9:12 am
Please come over and help! My boyfriend and I just moved into an awesome multi-level condo near downtown and would love your redo ideas! We live in the best city in Texas, the music capital of the world, Austin. Yee-haw! Thanks for reading!
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Angela says:May 6, 2011 at 9:12 am
I have a teeny-tiny kitchen that could definitely use some help! It’s got the original cabinets from the early 60s (painted white) and it’s just really blah…..I’m in Atlanta, GA.
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Summer says:May 6, 2011 at 9:12 am
Good golly, I NEED your help with our house! We’ve got 4 kids, 1100sf and a 1974 house that has been updated, but is in dire need of improvement. We live in Seattle (ish) and need to brighten it a lot, since we’ve hardly seen the sun since last summer (literally). Help help help! (I’ll even bake you the best cookies, pumpkin scones and chocolate peanut butter bars you’ll ever taste!).
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Summer says:May 6, 2011 at 9:13 am
I should also add that our master bedroom & living/dining area are the ones that hurt the most. I think I hear them crying now…
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Kim in Iowa says:May 6, 2011 at 9:13 am
Wow – so many replies already! I’m in Cedar Falls, Iowa and would love to have you come help with my living room or kitchen. My husband is very handy with all things tool/electrical/plumbing related. Maybe it’s a little too far, but you are more than welcome here!
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Lizzy says:May 6, 2011 at 9:13 am
Woo! We would love for your help in re-doing some of our space(s)! We just purchased a new house in Whitman, MA – about 20 minutes south of Boston. It’s a 4 bedroom, 2bath, classic cape built in 1960. It has great bones but just needs some freshening up! We’re actually moving in this weekend and can’t wait to make our house a home for us and our hysterical 7-month old son!
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Patti Z says:May 6, 2011 at 9:13 am
I’m down here in Dallas, Tx and you can count me in for either — I’m no artist but I could absolutely lend a helping hand. As far as having you two re-do a room in my house — WOW, that would be awesome! I love The Lettered Cottage style and I enjoy your blog SO much! Thanks, guys!!
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Erin Van Epps says:May 6, 2011 at 9:13 am
Pick Me! Pick Me!! I woudl LOVE for you guys to come help me with my builder boring house…especially my quirky kitchen and breakfast room. Or our large covered outdoor back porch that we don’t know what to do with….or our master bedroom that has laid untouched since we moved in.
Also I would love to offer some help!!! I have an online business in distressed/rustic/shabby frames and home decor (www.roundthebendshop.etsy.com) and another in the sewing/applique business (www.roundthebendagain.etsy.com). Use me up!!!
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CARY says:May 6, 2011 at 9:13 am
We just moved in to a new house(in Evansville, IN), and would love a basement and or kitchen makeover. We love everything about our house, but those two areas are a little under-utilized right now.
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Lindsay says:May 6, 2011 at 9:13 am
I would love to help!! Pittsburgh, PA
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Beth says:May 6, 2011 at 9:14 am
You guys can come to my old farm house just outside of Nashville TN, ANYTIME you like and help me with my living room that has 5 doors a fireplace and a support pole in the center! UGH! It is a furniture arranging challenge to say the least!
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Jenn says:May 6, 2011 at 9:14 am
OHH, Please come over. Pretty please. I’d probably lend a hand myself although I can’t pinpoint any unique skills. Missoula, MT…no one ever comes to Montana. Ever.
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Mary Ann says:May 6, 2011 at 9:14 am
We live in Mandeville, La (just across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans). You can redo anything in my house! Would be delighted to help with projects in the area as well.
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Dagny says:May 6, 2011 at 9:15 am
I’m in Ohio and would love you for you re-do any of the rooms in our newly purchased home!!! My husband is an upholsterer and we are your average do-it-yourselfers. We would be up for lending a hand in anything nearby! We are abour halfway between Cleveland and Columbus! (1 hour each way.)
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lawteeda says:May 6, 2011 at 9:16 am
Yes! San Francisco, California.
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Sherri says:May 6, 2011 at 9:17 am
I would LOVE this! We live in Murrysville, PA which is about 30 mins east of Pittsburgh, PA. We live in a farmhouse that is over 100 years old on 120 acres…its was a former dairy farm. There are a ton of things I’d LOVE to see you do!
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ColleenwithMurals&More says:May 6, 2011 at 9:17 am
It’s a natural transition for you – TV, that is. I did an episode of Yard Crashers last December and it was sheer crazy fun!
If you ever make it out to the west coast, I’m up in Sacramento.
Oh, I paint murals (in case you hadn’t figured that out
But I can do a few other things too. I’d just love to meet you both and give you a hug!
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Karen T. says:May 6, 2011 at 9:18 am
Wow what a TGIFRIDAY!! I would love to welcome you to Cincinnati, Ohio! And we are sooo close to Pottery Barn , Pottery Barn Kids, Anthropolgie, and an awseome Salvage Mart!! My daughter is turning 13 July 5th and I would love your creative ideas and know how to transform her preteen pink room to a more 13ish room-what excately is that? I don’t really know but would love to explore, shop, and come up with something together! Perhaps beadboard could be involved somehow! ha ! Elizabeth would love to roll up her sleeves and help, too!!! This would be the ultimate dream 13th Bday gift for her-one we would not forget!!! So, I’m throwing my room, my town, into the hat! Pick me pick me!!! Many many thanks and we will see you soon! I’ll get the guest room ready!
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dhenderson says:May 6, 2011 at 9:18 am
I have a log cabin in the hill country of Fredericksburg Texas—it’s small and cute and needs a little help!!
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Jenny says:May 6, 2011 at 9:18 am
I just bought a cute 1940s cape cod / tudor style house in Kansas City, KS that you are more than welcome to help me decorate!
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Christy Campbell says:May 6, 2011 at 9:18 am
Yes!! Anytime:)
Jackson, MS
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Susie says:May 6, 2011 at 9:19 am
Hey Kevin and Layla~ We WOULD LOVE to have ANY Room blessed with your remodel magic. Our master suite (can you make it sweet?) is especially calling your name. It has been ignored for far too long (and reminds us of that every single day!!). We are in good old Grapevine, Texas, smack dab in the heart of the Dallas / Fort Worth metroplex.
My hubby & I are keen into DIY, but we haven’t taken it to your extreme, yet. We’d be ready and able to put in lots of work every step of the way – and would be psyched to put your ideas into action!
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Olivia Juenke says:May 6, 2011 at 9:19 am
Yes, please come to MY house. I have been re-doing 2 rooms so far but I still need help on the master and a couple of kids rooms. I LOVE Y’ALL and your blog and all the inspiration you’ve given me to do the 2 rooms I’m almost finished with. Well, are rooms ever really finished??? I’m in Houston, Texas… a great place to visit
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Robin B. says:May 6, 2011 at 9:20 am
My sister and I are up for option B! We’re both born and raised in Birmingham, but now in the Nashville, TN area. We have a vintage home furnishing hobby/business and plan to set up at the Nashville Flea Market in June. We were there last September and had wonderful time. We’re also up for a road trip!
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Julie White says:May 6, 2011 at 9:20 am
SURE! We live in a rustic/modern style log home in Ozark, MO (between Springfield and Branson). We’ve been building it ourselves for (gulp!) 17 years now…and we’re still not finished! Every room could use your touch. I love your blog and your style. You’re my faves!
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Amanda says:May 6, 2011 at 9:20 am
YES!!! Raleigh, NC here!
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Katie Morin says:May 6, 2011 at 9:20 am
Ummm- YEAH! What a no-brainer there!
Y’all are awesome and I would LOVE to help you re-do a room, two or three! Our house is new and I have been working to give it character. You know what I mean? Board and batten to one bedroom, breadboard through the kitchen, crown molding throughout, window trim, etc.. I am familiar with a hammer/nails, miter saw and power drill.
I fall short in the last stage though- the pull it all together- decorate it with pops of color, etc. (Layla- you have a gift!!!)My family and I live in Greensboro NC and would jump at any chance to be a part of this exciting adventure!
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Amy says:May 6, 2011 at 9:21 am
Oh yes yes yes! (-: I painted my living room dark & dreary (cause I was in a dark space in my life… lol) Now I wanna BRIGHTEN THINGS UP!
Yay Me! The rooms are HUGE! Living room with a wood burning stove, dining room (the biggest room in the house), using it as an office space and dining area. Two full baths need MAJOR WORK. ugh. I need help! Vienna, WV
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Amy says:May 6, 2011 at 9:24 am
I’m also artsy and loveee to cook
Will that entice ya anymore? lol
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Julie Valier says:May 6, 2011 at 9:21 am
My girl’s room! We had 2 biological children and then we added to our family 2 years ago when we adopted Ava from China. Now my girls share a room. Lauren is 9 and Ava 4. They do very well together considering the age difference. It just seems so busy in there and some sweet cottage inspired bedroom would be just dreamy!!
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heidig says:May 6, 2011 at 9:21 am
I’m in. You’re welcome to re-do a room in my house. I’m in Connecticut.
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heidig says:May 6, 2011 at 9:24 am
Sorry, I forgot the town – Ellington, CT. My husband is a carpenter and he’d definitely be more than willing to help you re-do a room in our home. Thanks!
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Brittany Cranor says:May 6, 2011 at 9:21 am
I would love to have you over to redo a room in my house! I live in Lakeland, FL USA.
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Tracy Sample says:May 6, 2011 at 9:21 am
YES, YES, and YES! We are in the Seattle/Tacoma, WA area in a 12 year old subdivision — homes have cute curb appeal, but definitely need some help to add character inside! I’ve done some things here and there, but we have a challenging shaped entry way crying out for help, a kitchen that needs updating (I am taking inspiration from your painted cabinets) help getting rid of the dreaded “tract-home” look/feel, and happily any other room you’d be so inclined to makeover! If you haven’t been to the Northwest, come on by! We’ve got tons of cute places to stay, eat, shop, etc. — a favorite of mine was a recent stay at the Oregon coast in Gearhart, OR (a few hours south of our place.) Check out this cute house we rented! http://www.bluedoorcottage.com ! I also came across a fab store I am sure you’d LOVE in Cannon Beach, OR – Sesame & Lilies http://www.sesameandlilies.com Please, please come over to the West coast! ;0)
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Shar Yates says:May 6, 2011 at 9:21 am
Houston/Galveston, Texas! Would love to help or be helped! Who wouldn’t? You guys are great and if you are going to be on TV? Wahoo!
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Melissa says:May 6, 2011 at 9:21 am
My Husband an I would love for you to come to our house in Hawthorne, NJ! We are musicians, so we could jam, and we’ve done some renovations to our house, so we’re somewhat handy! We have a few projects in the works (bathrooms, patio, landscaping, basement) and we’d be so floored of you came! Our friends Kim and Steve run a skateboard ministry and are in the same town and are super cool and creative. They are having a carpet disaster right now with two young girls! We’re such big fans of yours
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Kristin says:May 6, 2011 at 9:22 am
Ohhh! Me, me! I am in Irving (DFW area), Texas and I would LOVE to have you come help me! My traditional style home with our contemporary furniture from our previous house is just not meshing and I cannot figure out how to decorate it. I am stuck and am desperate for some help! We are not doing the crown molding and dark wood floors justice.
I would also be very willing to come help out with a project. I am good with a paint roller and follow instructions really well ;o)
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Stephanie says:May 6, 2011 at 9:22 am
Are you serious?????????????? You guys are so cool!! I love your blog and have been inspired by it!! I would adore help in our master bedroom. You see we have always put our energy in our 3 girls rooms and the rest of the house. My husband and i have had a tough few years with medical problems…. Now that things are better i cant imagin what it must feel like to slip into a room just for us
ummm. Lets see…… Could we please have you do your magic for us?????? Even if you dont pick us i would love to whatch what you do for someone else !!!
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Jazmin says:May 6, 2011 at 9:22 am
Oh, pick me! I would love to have you come over and help me out with my kitchen cabinets! I’m itching to paint, but I’m scared!
Carrollton, TX (20minutes from Dallas)
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Izabela says:May 6, 2011 at 9:23 am
I’ll put water on for some tea, and wait for you guys! This is so exciting. I would love for you guys to come over and re-do my living room, and my master bedroom, and…wait, I’m getting greedy already. My hubby and I live in Burlington, Washington State/USA I can’t wait to see what happens!
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Melanie says:May 6, 2011 at 9:23 am
YES!!! Please come our way. We live in Amarillo, TX. and could use the help. As far as our talents go….we are crafty – not quite kevin and layla crafty – but we can definitely help out!!!!!
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Jennifer Jensen says:May 6, 2011 at 9:24 am
I could help with a room or use your help with a room at my house!
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casey davis says:May 6, 2011 at 9:25 am
Yes, please! Marietta, GA
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Angie says:May 6, 2011 at 9:25 am
We are adopting from China so we had to finish our basement to make room. Right now it is a blank slate with only drywall, mud tape and texture. I have plans to do industrial/cottage decor. We have some very fun stores and salvage opportunities here in Spokane, WA. I have been having fun shopping and hunting for my very first Salvaged for Good sale (see my blog for more info) and i know you would love here!
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carrie @ brick city love says:May 6, 2011 at 9:25 am
Come on up to Newark NJ!! This 1880′s rowhome reno is a little stalled and could use a good, swift kick in the pants to jump start it. I’m as comfortable on a sewing machine as I am with power tools, if you need help on other projects too.
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shelly lachow says:May 6, 2011 at 9:25 am
Hi,
I live In Encinitas, California (San Diego).
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lisa sraders says:May 6, 2011 at 9:26 am
layla,
I read all these responses these wonderful, beautiful women have offered, and I am just one more. But, I would so love to have you two sweet, talented people to our home in Philomont, Va (in horse country near Washington, DC) to help us with our bonus room and girls bathroom in our almost 20 yo home that I want to have that colonial/farmhouse/cottage vibey! I love design, and would love to learn from you two! You know, to have some opportunity like this would be a prayer answered and a fabulous design shot in the arm for us right now! We would love to have you…be blessed!
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Joanne says:May 6, 2011 at 9:26 am
I love your (and Kevin’s) style. I wouldn’t know where to begin so I would welcome any and all help! I’m in Virginia Beach, VA.
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Jordan says:May 6, 2011 at 9:27 am
You are MORE than welcome to come and help us out with our kitchen and bathroom reno’s for our 92 year old house! It’s a great house….with ugly bathrooms and an uglier kitchen! Think oak orange cupboards and a forest green counter… terrible!
We live in Ontario, Canada (about 2 hours away from Toronto), so if you are heading our direction, our house is yours to play with!
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Suzanne says:May 6, 2011 at 9:27 am
Pick us, PLEASE! We live near Harrisburg, PA, in a 1950′s split. We’ve redone some of the house, but have a dining room which was added on in the 1970s and just doesn’t match the rest of the house. We also have a small covered porch which has been really problematic. I won’t even go into the horrid landscaping….
I’m happy to help do whatever – I can sew, paint, and follow orders. My husband is very handy. We’re just not great coming up w/ ideas and really need direction. I also have two bio sons (23 and 21 – and strong! I’m volunteering them to help, even though they are unaware…) and one adopted (Russia) daughter.
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kim says:May 6, 2011 at 9:27 am
Um hello – I love EVERYTHING you guys do.
I’m working on a home office space in Lewisburg WV – just named America’s Coolest Small Town.
So of course I need my office to look cool.I’ve painted it with a friends help — which as of 9pm last night — it’s Tiffany Blue. (which is kinda aqua.)
I’d love some help on where to take it ! My house is a 1953 bungalow style on a street of Sears houses. Which makes the location pretty cool too.Y’all come.
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Jennifer says:May 6, 2011 at 9:28 am
Congratulations! How exciting for you! I would love an opportunity to help if possible. My love…redesign (rearranging and repurposing the furniture and accessories homeowners already own). Of course I realize this might be an impossibility. I too am adopting at the moment. I went from no children to 4 in a very short time.
Just in the last 9 months I have 2 babies.
Because of this, I actually put my decorating business on the back burner for a while. If you did happen to come into the area, I could probably find help to have a fun and creative day out! I actually just live down the road from the Pioneer Woman in Oklahoma. I definitely think this would be a great place for you to come! Don’t you think you should come see the project we both worked on at Hyacinth’s house in person? I do! It would be fun to meet you both!
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Jean says:May 6, 2011 at 9:28 am
I truly need you! I am living in a “design delimma”.
Bring your expertise to the Pacific Northwest-Camano Island, Washington.
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Vickie says:May 6, 2011 at 9:28 am
We bought the home I grew up in a few years ago. The kitchen is still 1970s with new appliances. When I saw your new ezine I actually freaked out because the photos of the kitchen re-do had the exact cabinets that we have in ours! I never thought about facing them with the wood strips to make them into a more cottage look! I have four kids,a husband, and a full time job. I don’t have time to implement so many ideas I find from your blog but I love your style! Please come to Oklahoma and do my kitchen!! Pretty please? You would love our beautiful city of Edmond north of OKC.
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Anne Loyd says:May 6, 2011 at 9:29 am
I would love for you guys to redo my office and any other room in our house!!! We are in the Phoenix Metro Area in Arizona. Queen Creek, AZ
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kate says:May 6, 2011 at 9:29 am
I would love love love for you to come to my home! I gasp every time I see one of your room reveals…and your cottage makeover….love love love!!
I daydream about what you could do hear in my house!I don’t have a specific skill set, but I do love to get my hands dirty and am a die hard diy-er!!
I live in Baltimore County, MD
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kate says:May 6, 2011 at 9:30 am
ooops..”here” in my house
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Lee says:May 6, 2011 at 9:30 am
OH ME OH MY! I know of a back patio and a bedroom, or two that could use some Kev & Layla inspiration. And of course, I am down with gettin’ a little paint on somebody else’s walls!
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Clara says:May 6, 2011 at 9:30 am
My husband and I bought a fixer 2 1/2 years ago, we are nearly finished with the inside, but the back patio needs very much help. Are you inclusive on outdoor spaces? We are both very handy and could help. 20 min. south of Salt Lake City, Ut
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Amy S. says:May 6, 2011 at 9:30 am
Come on over! My hubby, Luke, and I just moved into our new house and we are trying to make it a home on a budget. It’s a new build which I love, but we want to add lots of character and personality to it. We definitley need some design direction. It’s tough to get things done because we have an adorable 6 month old, so we need a kick in the pants!
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Jayme L. says:May 6, 2011 at 9:30 am
Hi Layla, I’d LOVE to have you help us with our bathroom. We’re moving into our first home next month and that room needs some TLC!! The home was builit in 1926 and the toilet is from the year it was built! We live in Verona, NJ. It would be so much fun to meet you and Kevin!
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carol martin says:May 6, 2011 at 9:31 am
You know I’m older now, and not quite as hip as before, I need your love, youth, energy, ideas and more! I’ve seen your work on Tybee Island and live just 12 short miles away in beautiful Savannah, so if Georgia’s on your mind please help an aging hippie get hip! My house is older too and yearning for a couple of youngins to spruce up her rooms and make her smile again! Lots of pure potential and what could be better than helping out your elders! I’m turning 60 in September and would love some help as my extra special birthday surprise!
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Kat Babbitt says:May 6, 2011 at 9:31 am
Oh Layla, YES AND YES!!! OF COURSE I’d let you re-do ANY and ALL rooms in my home. I mean that
And for sure (fo’ shizzle!) I’d be there to help if you needed it. I’m not a professional at anything but I can paint and sew straight and go on pizza runs with the best of them. I’m in Highlands Ranch (Littleton, Denver metro south) COLORADO and we could use some beachy love around these parts ’cause as beautiful as it is us transplants miss the ocean! GOOD LUCK!!! -
Debbie Hill says:May 6, 2011 at 9:31 am
That would be fabulous! I would love any of those things…you at my place, helping out etc.
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Jenny says:May 6, 2011 at 9:31 am
Oooh, we live in Hickory, NC which is only 1 hour from the Tobacco Barn in Asheville (hint hint). We bought a craftsman style bungalow and we need help!! We need office space for our new business and our living room and master bedroom could use an update as well!!
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Amy S. says:May 6, 2011 at 9:32 am
I forgot to mention that we live in Orchard Park, New York (a suburb near Buffalo, NY).
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Emily Echols says:May 6, 2011 at 9:32 am
You two cuties can ALWAYS come redo a room in my house. Your reading room was my inspiration for our baby room, but you are welcome to come do any room in our home! Nashville, TN!
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Kelly W says:May 6, 2011 at 9:33 am
Hi! I live in Bel Air, MD in a townhouse. We just had a baby girl and realize that our dreams of a kitchen redo will have to wait…..I would love to have someone come and redo our kitchen. I like option A the best because I’m afraid I’m not that creative! Love your website and GOOD LUCK!
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Heidi Pason says:May 6, 2011 at 9:33 am
LAYLA….PLEASE!!! I so need your help!! I live in Idaho Falls, ID and I am much as I Love my newly built house (5 years ago) it lacking the creature that old homes offer. my Kitchen and front room need MAJOR help!! I have done my best on a budget using the “stuff” that we have been collecting over the last 10 years of marriage. But ohhhh! how I so need your eye and the creativity in helping me TRANSFORM my Space!!
The bones of the house are good and even the trim work is promising!! My husband and I are a bit handy ourselves sooooo we are TOTALLY up for the challenge to work along side you!!
YAY..How exciting!~Hedi
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Daune | Cottage in the Oaks says:May 6, 2011 at 9:33 am
Yes! Yes! and Yes! We have an authentic acadian cottage with brick and wood floors from a civil war home and LOVE to re-do—we paint and repurpose and reclaim……Would love for some of our spaces we haven’t gotten to yet to be done! Woohoo! {Handsome can build anything—very handy!}
We are all 5 artists — so we would have a blast! Come on over to Greenville, NC and we can have lemonade on the porch when we’re done! {We could also find another fun spot for my Carrom board!
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Natalie Elrod says:May 6, 2011 at 9:33 am
Hey Guys!!! Oh my word, how exciting! Well, I believe I live in your neck of the woods and would love to do anything I can to help your new project. I would just love for you to re-do anything in my home. I would be glad to send pics of the house! I graduated in from The University of Alabama in interior design (I now am a stay at home mom of three!) and my sweet husband is a home-builder! So, we can help with anything! And I LOVE to sew, build and create all things!!! Have I said enough yet!?!? lol!!! I am SOOO excited!!!! I LOVE your blog!!!!! I was thrilled to read your post on your shopping excursion in Cullman. Before we built our home we also found all kind of goodies at Garland’s store, including our front and back doors. Oh my word, I think you could make my home what I have always dreamed of it being. I’ve never been able to make it just that! Maybe you will want to help! So groovy!
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Milene Van Dyk (Mrs. Mango) says:May 6, 2011 at 9:34 am
I would love to have you over! I would say yes to A and B and would totally be into helping you out. I think my moms house needs more help than mine! On second thought, I can think of more than a few people over here (Miami, Florida) that could use your help! I am definetly not a muralist or seamstress, but I am pretty crafty and can help in any crafts you need help in. Check out my blog for a better idea.
Come to Miami! The weather is nice, I promise!
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Holly says:May 6, 2011 at 9:35 am
Me, me!!! Please!?!?!? I would LOVE to have your help (trust me, it is much needed)! We are in Dayton, Ohio.
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Teri says:May 6, 2011 at 9:35 am
Heck yeah…my entire house could use some help!!
Longmont, Colorado U.S.A.
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Lonnalee Anderson says:May 6, 2011 at 9:35 am
Would LOVE to have you guys to Littleton CO! Come see the Rockies! and me!
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Jill says:May 6, 2011 at 9:35 am
Yes Yes! We live in a new construction house (in Fargo, ND) that we are desperate to add to character to, we have lots of ideas but nowhere to start. The foundations of our rooms are good (hardwood floors, white trim) but we need help with the all details. I pick up stuff when I see it at antique/thrift stores, but have a hard time pulling it all together. I especially need help with my son’s vintagey “big boy” room. I’ve been collecting items for it for awhile, but then my mom was diagnosed with cancer and we’ve spent the last couple months, and his second birthday, in the hospital. Lately everything that’s happened has kind of taken the wind out of my sails in the decorating department and I’m having a hard time finding the passion in something I usually love. As part of my birthday present last month my husband said we can check out Junk Bonanza in September – can’t wait! Whoever is picked is going to be so blessed to have you guys designing for them – congrats on the great new direction this is taking you guys! Can’t wait to see the results.
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Alison says:May 6, 2011 at 9:36 am
Come ‘on over, you can redo anything you want! Raleigh, NC
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Stephanie Pecuch says:May 6, 2011 at 9:36 am
Austin, TX!! Your hubby can play at night in the “Live Music Capital of the World”, you can decorate in the day! My sister lives right behind me and she, too, would love some help. We both go “junking” twice a year and have all this stuff…but need ideas on where to put it. We have attics and sheds full of junk just waiting to get used.
My bathroom is in dire need…been “under construction” for 2 years. Same bathroom I grew up in. 1976 yellow laminate flooring is not looking so good in 2011. Other areas could also get some help
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Brittany (aka Pretty Handy Girl) says:May 6, 2011 at 9:36 am
Layla, sign me up to help you with any handy tasks you need help with. I’m open to most US locations, obviously areas in the South Eastern US (depending on timing, travel, etc.) are preferred. And you always have a place to stay if you are in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, NC area
.This venture sounds very exciting. I’m so happy for you two. Congrats!
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Anna in FL says:May 6, 2011 at 9:36 am
I’d love to help! I love doing crafty things (examples in my etsy shop, agoodhome.etsy.com)!! It’d be really fun to work with you guys; I love all the gorgeous ideas you come up with. I’m in Gainesville, FL and ready to work!
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Amy says:May 6, 2011 at 9:36 am
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AJ says:May 6, 2011 at 9:37 am
Oh my… oh my… Pick me!! I have a great little house it’s just lacking in style and personality – I guess you can say boring!! I was once a crafty DIY lady but recently disabled and wheelchair bound, I am unable to do things I used to and my wish to give my home a simple face lift is not an option right now. My inspiration board is full of ideas just no way to complete them. I just love your blog and all of the inspiration and projects you share really do movtivate me to dream! I live in Southside, Alabama (USA) which is just outside of Gadsden Alabama and my door is wide open for you to come and visit!! I woud love it and have lots of rooms for you to “have at it”!!! AJ
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Aimee says:May 6, 2011 at 9:37 am
I would love help, and I would love to help! If I could makeover and redo all day everyday I would, but my creative ideas are running low for some of my own spaces! I’m outside of Chicago, IL.
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Sharleen says:May 6, 2011 at 9:37 am
Hey Layla & Kevin
I’m sure the chances are pretty slim you’d be coming to Canada, but we would love your help with our guest room. We also have our 4 yr old son’s room and a bathroom upstairs that could really use your touch but I don’t want to get to greedy. The house is a 1930′s craftsman style. We could both help: me with painting and maybe some crafty things, and my husband with the work as he does renos here in Courtenay, BC. Maybe we could even help with someone else’s job but I doubt they would export us from Canada?
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Bethany says:May 6, 2011 at 9:38 am
WOULD LOVE to help with a project for someone else. I can do most anything, paint, sew, flooring, wallpaper, you name it. We are also soon putting our house on the market and could also use a little help in a few of the rooms in our house. We bought our home as a foreclosure in 2003 and have done major work for 7 1/2 years. However, it still needs a few touch ups in some rooms. You can sign me up for both or whatever is most needed. Our family lives in Nashville, TN. My husband is also very handy and could quite possibly be interested in helping, especially if I twist his arm a bit, plus he looks good on camera…LOL. I have been a “decorator” at heart for years but with 4 kids have not been able to branch out to more than our own home. What a fun project this sounds like, let us know if and how we are needed. Thanks! P.S. My dad, who lives in B’ham, AL (close to yall) is in great need of some help w/ his home. It is a wonderful house but has early 1980′s decor through out and needs updating badly. He would totally be up for the help!
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Jenny says:May 6, 2011 at 9:39 am
Come to Tucson, Arizona!!!!!!!!!! My kitchen/dining area are in desperate need of a redo – I’m so tired of cooking a meal and doing my laundry all in the same tiny space….
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Bri says:May 6, 2011 at 9:39 am
OMG I would DIE if you came and Re-did a room in my house. I Adore all that you do and would be over the moon THRILLED! We live in a 30+ year old Country house in Sunny CA. It was a bank repo that has been our Money Pit. We have a VERY CHALLENGING Living Room/ Dining Room that has an offset Brick Fireplace with random brink ledges (in awkward places) the room has original Dark Stained beams and Dark Banister. This space needs HELP. I cannot imagine anything better than you redoing this dreaded space. Oh How we would so appreciate the opportunity to work with you.
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Ashley says:May 6, 2011 at 9:40 am
Ok so you totally have to come to my lil town. We have tons of projects at our home. A little extra manpower and new ideas never hurt anyone.
Plus I would also come help anywhere, always up for some demo action! Im located in little Germantown, Ohio. I read your blog religiously! You have given me insipartion for so many things, and to start my own blog.. with my cousin! http://www.crazyagnus.comI seriously would pee. my. pants.! Please come visit and make my day, week, year, life!
xoxo,
very creative blog stalker
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Heather Happy Homebody says:May 6, 2011 at 9:40 am
Would love to have you …because I have a house with at least 4 half-finished rooms, am always stocked with ice cream sandwiches and root beer, and love to laugh and play
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Kerry says:May 6, 2011 at 9:40 am
Count me in! Alpharetta/Johns Creek, Georgia. I can help with the Atlanta Metro area too. You can either decorate/redo my rooms, or I am happy to help you redo someone else’s home.
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Jessica says:May 6, 2011 at 9:40 am
Whoo-hoo! I’d love to have your talents bestowed upon our new (old) bungalow cottage!!
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Marla says:May 6, 2011 at 9:40 am
Oh Wow! How awesome is this? I would love either option. We have a 1920′s farmhouse that was added onto prior to us purchasing the home. Would love a more cohesive type of design to the house. I’d give you as many rooms as you want! As for helping out, well . . . I’m not as creative or inventive as you guys, but I’m a quick study and follow directions well, so I’d love to help in any way possible. I’m in Overland Park, KS – suburb of Kansas City, MO.
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Alissa says:May 6, 2011 at 9:40 am
Oh the things you could do with my house! I would absolutely love it. Ferndale (Detroit), Michigan
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sara says:May 6, 2011 at 9:41 am
Oh, you betcha!
We have a finished basement and little room in which havent seen a change since 1997 (think teal carpet and acoustical seiling) and we also have another laundry room that is well -a pit of disorganization. Come to Manchester, Missouri for a heckofa good time-we’ll take you to the Gateway Arch! -
Gisela says:May 6, 2011 at 9:41 am
Hello Layla,
I love your blog and i follow it. I would so love it if you and your hubby would come to my house and re-do one, two, three rooms, heck all of them if you’d like. But, seriously, I could use a lot of help with two rooms in particular. They are just begging to be done over in a serious emergency kinda way. I just dont have a whole lot of cash on hand and i wouldn’t know the first thing on how to even start. My husband is short on time and so we never get around to doing a whole lot, but he is willing to help in any way shape or form, we just need help. Absolutely anything that you guys can do or even suggest would be a tremendous improvement. I would really, really, really, LOVE it if you guys came over. I live in Brooklyn, New York, right here in the goold old U S of A. I’ve been waiting for an opportunity like this for………….EVER! LOL! So i am keeping my fingers crossed and hoping that you feel like coming down to New York and visit with me. I would love the chance to sit and chat and meet you both. Thank you for the chance. And Congrats! Keep up the good work. =) -
Mary says:May 6, 2011 at 9:41 am
For the past 3 years we have been turning our retro 70s fixer into into a home fit for young newlyweds here on Cape Cod in MA, and we would benefit so much from you guys! We have done all of the work ourselves (with the help our family- lots of hand to help with the labor!) and now have at least the bones to make some great decorating moves! Your team would be more than welcomed here- and could get in a vacation at the same time!
And I would LOVE to be a part of option B as well- being around DIY like minded people energizes me!
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Sammy says:May 6, 2011 at 9:42 am
Would be a dream to have ya’ll come improve anything in my house! First time homeowner struggeling to make things look just right
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Whitney says:May 6, 2011 at 9:43 am
Ahhhhh you MUST come to Chapel Hill, NC and help us redo a room in our new home!!!!! That would be TOO COOL!!!
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Angie Wensley says:May 6, 2011 at 9:43 am
We would love to have your help! Noblesville, IN.
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Lisa Foster says:May 6, 2011 at 9:43 am
I would LOVE help!!!! I have a newer home that I have NO idea what do with!!!! We would LOVE to have you here in PA! Congrats on your opportunity!
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sarat says:May 6, 2011 at 9:43 am
OKAY this you might like! ….how about a re-do of a townhouse courtyard in Beaufort South Carolina?
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Sarah says:May 6, 2011 at 9:44 am
I have a (tiny) bathroom and a (decent sized) kitchen calling your names from Pampa, Texas!! Do you hear it? “Kevin! Layla! We need some TLC from TLC!”
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Gail says:May 6, 2011 at 9:44 am
I’d gotta admit, since we live in a duplex, I might be a little intimidated to have you come see our humble rental abode (because its so NOT where I want it to be, decorating wise) but I know I’d love it! I really am trying lately to make it feel more cohesive and homey…and I know I could use fresh eyes and ideas! You guys are amazing….and I’m so happy for this next step for the two of you! Dallas, TX baby….thats your destination!
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Sarah Burke says:May 6, 2011 at 9:44 am
I WOULD LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to have you come work your magic in my home. Due with baby #4 in Sept. and need to work on a nursery. Also, have a family room that is long and narrow, that I struggle with…..it could really use your help! Or…..because baby is on his way, I have my 11 and 9 yr. old boys that will now need to share a room…..how awesome would it be if you could help us figure out an awesome room for them so they won’t mind sharing?!!!! AWESOME!! I can help in any way, and my hubby has a ton of tools and is amazing at word work…..He’d probably even love to have Kevin show him a few tricks!
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Katy Lunsford says:May 6, 2011 at 9:44 am
I live in a 750sf house and need { H E L P }. I have lived here 19 months and my craft/office room is so crowded I can’t get my groove going to create. I ineed help organizing it. I live in Statesville, NC, an hour NW of Charlotte. Please, please pick me!!
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Lisa says:May 6, 2011 at 9:44 am
Bring TLC to the STL! My house is new construction circa 2000 and I struggle with the problem, as many of us who live in suburbia do, of adding character to a very cookie cutter built house.
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Kim says:May 6, 2011 at 9:45 am
Love your blog! Have a darling little 1950′s bungalow my daughter lives in and would love to redo the tiny kitchen and bathroom! We live in Oklahoma City.
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Elsa Guzman says:May 6, 2011 at 9:45 am
Come on over I’m in SoCal, Redlands to be precise. I have a dreadful master bedroom that is in dire need of help.I would love to have you and Kevin over. How exciting this must be for both of you.
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Becca says:May 6, 2011 at 9:46 am
Sure! I have a boring ranch style house in the country (Scio, OH) that could use a lot of refreshing/brightening. Kitchen wood is dark and drab. Fireplace takes up a whole wall in mud ugly brick color. Bathrooms are just plain tired looking. Come on up!
I do love to be creative with flea market finds like you do, but in recent years (since buying my house really) I’ve been without the time and funds.
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Sarah Burke says:May 6, 2011 at 9:46 am
I meant “Wood Work!” See, we need all the help we can get around here! LOL
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Mary Jo Griego says:May 6, 2011 at 9:46 am
You are welcome to come to my house in sunny San Jose, California!
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Leiah Lockhart says:May 6, 2011 at 9:47 am
Hi Layla and Kevin,
I live in Calgary Alberta and my husband and I just bought our first home! It’s a brand new build, and we are both afraid to do anything to it just in case it doesn’t turn out! We need professional help. We would love for you to come by. I do a little sewing (cushions/drapes/blankets) and my husband is pretty handy all around.
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Alison says:May 6, 2011 at 9:47 am
If you made it to Houston, Texas, I’m more than happy to lend a hand painting or any other physical assistance.
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Ariel says:May 6, 2011 at 9:48 am
I’d be willing to help someone, or have someone help us with our open living room.
San Ramon, CA
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Stephanie says:May 6, 2011 at 9:48 am
I would welcome you to our home with open arms. We live on Cape Cod (MA), in the very home I grew up in. After this many years spent in a family home, I would love someone with fresh eyes and talent such as yours to give it a lift! Our three bedrooms could use the most help!
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Sarah says:May 6, 2011 at 9:48 am
I’m down with both A and B!
I’m a renter in San Diego, Ca. I’d love to have your help with a “renter-friendly” room redo! I also know a little about a lot.. so I’d be more than happy to lend a hand in any nearby projects!
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Whitney says:May 6, 2011 at 9:51 am
Ooooo this is so fun!! I would LOVE for you to come redo my just-not-cozy-enough bedroom or my basement “man cave” as my husband likes to call it. Yall are awesome!!!
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Cats says:May 6, 2011 at 9:51 am
Wow!! What a wonderful opportunity! Yes, I would most definitely be interested in having my walk-out basement family room be redecorated…LOVE your style! I live in Toronto, Canada.
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SuzyMcQ says:May 6, 2011 at 9:52 am
What a fantastic sounding opportunity for you two! I love your aesthetic – so fresh and fun. As I’ve followed your blog, I have truthfully wondered why you weren’t doing tv or getting more exposure, really! When your e-magazine came out I thought to myself that you two were going places decorating-wise! So happy to hear about your success and whatever it is you’ve got cookin’.
Me, I’ve got this basement room that has no windows and is a blank slate. It sure could use your touch to make it bright and airy and fun! I’m in Harrisburg, PA and would love to have you come and transform!
All the best to a wonderful couple……..
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Elisa F. says:May 6, 2011 at 9:52 am
Oh for crying out loud!!! As much as you want, for as long as you want, with no holds barred! My husband and I are quite handy, but sorely lacking in vision — c’mon over, you two.
We live just outside (15 minutes) of Seattle.xo
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Laura D. says:May 6, 2011 at 9:52 am
Yes, Palease come and help with our living room. I just can’t seem to get my styles together and really need some help putting it all together. I’m completely stuck right now and I need a little LC love
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Rebecca says:May 6, 2011 at 9:52 am
Come on over! We live on a farm in the heart of Amish Country, Independence, IA to be exact. Our home is a former Amish farmhouse. Actually built out of native lumber from a sawmill that was once located at the far side of the property. We’d love to have ya!
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reader says:May 6, 2011 at 9:52 am
Come on over! We’re in western Massachusetts, about an hour from Hartford CT, 2.5 from Boston, 3 hours from NYC. I’ve been procrastinating about redoing our bedroom, which has so much potential – vaulted ceiling, treehouse-looking view from the windows on the back of our house, exposed beams . . . please help! Or the kitchen. Or the bathrooms. Screened porch. Or . . .
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Eileen says:May 6, 2011 at 9:52 am
You are welcome out here in Southern California anytime! I live in a cute suburb called Montrose – very much like Mayberry. My husband and I live with our seven year old triplets in a two bedroom house. We would love for you to help us out
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Cass says:May 6, 2011 at 9:52 am
Oh my gosh…are you serious! This is fantastic! I would love the opportunity to pitch in next to the two of you.
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Kelly says:May 6, 2011 at 9:53 am
Layla and Kevin — We would love to host you at our house! We have lots of rooms that could use your creativity. We moved to NC from MN. I really enjoy your blog and wish you both the best!
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Aimee says:May 6, 2011 at 9:53 am
Are you kidding? I would love to have you over to help me do a room or two or three. You have a beautiful house & with your help mine could be too.
Almost any room could use your help. The bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, dining room all need help. I’m in a very small cape cod & have too many antiques that I won’t part with so finding places for everything is a problem.
I live in Greenfield, WI USA. It a suburd of Milwaukee and is about 90 miles north of Chicago.
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Sarah says:May 6, 2011 at 9:54 am
Our house in Nashville, TN could DEFINITELY use some Kevin and Layla magic!!
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Stephanie says:May 6, 2011 at 9:55 am
I have a “junkroom” that needs extra special help – come do it! WE are also the owners of a 66-year-old cottage that we are SLOWLY renovating. I am an art teacher, so I can paint/draw/do whatever “artistically” as well as regular ‘ole house paintin’! I can mix any color in the known world by eyeballing it! I live in Flowery Branch, GA (50 miles NE of Atlanta)
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Denise says:May 6, 2011 at 9:56 am
How exciting for you guys! You are more than welcome to come to Grayville IL and re-do as many rooms as you would like! Love your blog!! Good luck.
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Linnet says:May 6, 2011 at 9:57 am
We sure could use some decorating love here in Nashville, TN! We’ve got a kitchen, bedroom, home studio and…let’s be honest…almost a whole house that could use your help! Can’t wait to hear what you’re plans are
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Alissa says:May 6, 2011 at 9:57 am
Hi,
We have a small cottage built in 1911 on Sunset Island which is on Lake Ontario just outside Wilson, NY. The kitchen is a little dated to say the least. The sink is the old metal white porcelain kind and the hot and cold water each have their own faucet. The wallpaper is a 1950′s orange and pink floral and there is 1980′s peel and stick tile on the floor. We have few diy skills and a very small budget so we sure could use your help making the kitchen both functional and lovely. I see how much you love cottages so I think our project might be right up your alley. Plus you could enjoy the beach while you are working:)
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Catherine says:May 6, 2011 at 9:57 am
Heck yeah! I live in Dallas and have been having nightmares for the past 3 years about our great room. It’s got high ceiling, rectangular and very yellow (which I loved 3 years ago but now all I see is yellow, yellow, everywhere!). You guys coming would turn my nightmare into a dream
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Faerie says:May 6, 2011 at 9:58 am
I am just outside Knoxville, TN, and both my house is yours…especially my great room and my sewing room. I hope to hug you soon, too!
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Carollynn says:May 6, 2011 at 9:58 am
Hi Layla and Kevin,
What a fabulous opportunity! I live in Hyattsville, MD, and would love my master bedroom and bath done. We’ve owned the our 1936 Cape Cod since August of 2006 and have been slowly working on rehabbing it. Most of the downstairs is done. Upstairs, our private space, well, we carpeted the bedroom and hallway, and painted the walls – but that’s about all. The master bath, well, that’s just yucky and could definitely use your special brand of style! I hope you consider us!
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Maria Ricci says:May 6, 2011 at 9:59 am
We live in the Los Angeles area near LAX. We can help with painting, breaking, pulling, and plain ole’ elbow grease, sewing and crafting. We would love for you to take a peak at our humble abode, too!
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jessica says:May 6, 2011 at 10:00 am
Hi Layla & Kevin,
OmG..! Would we love you at our house…!!! Long story short my husbands job was transferred across the state… we wanted to wait to move so my youngest could finish H.S. So we bought a fixer-upper home..And have been commuting back and forth..(Not fun..) but we have been having fun working on it.. we have a lot more to do.. My husband is very handy … great at taking my ideas and pictures I give him and making them happen… being on a budget we do mainly all the work ourselves… I love your blog and your decorating style..!
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Kat Armstrong says:May 6, 2011 at 10:00 am
Wow! There are a ton of comments so far. In case you made it down to this one, you should come see us at the beach in Ponte Vedra, Florida (near Jacksonville). We just bought a 1963 brick ranch that has good bones, but needs some decorating TLC. Thanks!
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Jenna Miller says:May 6, 2011 at 10:00 am
My husband and I just bought a home… After tearing and repairing we are mow in the painting stage! We looked into TV shows that you apply for but none of the come out to Northwest Oklahoma… I am all in for both of The options , I will need help decorating myself in a month or so!
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Erin Cureton says:May 6, 2011 at 10:00 am
I would love for you to redo a room(s) in our 1920′s bungalow! I sent you a more detailed message in your contact us feature!! I am from Sterling!
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Ingrid Wilson says:May 6, 2011 at 10:02 am
UMMMM….YEAH! I can’t wait to hear! I’d love to be a part from Jacksonville, FL.
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Allison Blackmore says:May 6, 2011 at 10:04 am
How exciting! My husband and I bought our first home a year and a half ago (a fixer upper) and have pretty much based our “look” off your blog….literally. I know, sounds creepy but we love your look and all the tutorials. We have an endless amount of re-do’s just waiting to be done. Up next is our kitchen but we also have 3 bedrooms (one is a nursery) , 2 bathrooms and a family room that are just waiting for your loving touch
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Andrea Dutt says:May 6, 2011 at 10:04 am
Wow soooo cool!!! I would Love to have you come to Chicago, IL (where I live), but if I was truly given the option-I would probably have you redo a room in my parents house-they live downstate near Springfield, IL! Love your blog so much-you guys are adorable!!
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Susan says:May 6, 2011 at 10:04 am
We built our house about 15 years ago and I have not repainted the kitchen since then. It needs it really bad but I have a hard time making a decision and sticking with it so I can NOT decide on a paint color. Soooooo, I would love some help redecorating my kitchen, living room, bedrooms and bathrooms, and outdoor area too! Heck even my garage needs an overhaul!! I am just down the road from Montgomery/Prattville area – located in beautiful Eufaula, Alabama.
I would love to help out at someone elses home too. It would do me good and maybe help me in my decorating illiteracy!
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Cathy says:May 6, 2011 at 10:04 am
Are you kidding? That would be awesome, having you come to our home to redo any room you like!
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Kirbi Knop says:May 6, 2011 at 10:05 am
Are you KIDDING me!?! Who would not LOVE to have you two take over their house and fill it with design, decor, and inspiration!? I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SLEEP FOR WEEKS IF I GOT CHOSEN FOR ROOM REDOS WITH YOU AND KEV!!! We live in downtown Houston, Texas. It can be hard to keep a cottage/country/homey feel to your house when you have a) a one year old running around and b) you’re surrounded by high rises and skyscrapers. BUT That is just what we would like to try and do! I hope this works out for you two!!!
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Allison Blackmore says:May 6, 2011 at 10:05 am
Oops! Should have mentioned that we are from Rockford Mi…and my mother and sisters would flip a lid if you came! We are all HUGE fans!
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Lisa in London says:May 6, 2011 at 10:05 am
I am not sure there’s enough time in a day (or a month!) to read all these comments ahead of me but if you ever get to the bottom….we’d be delighted to have you all over to London! We’ve been living a wonderful and blessed nomadic lifestyle for awhile. 5 countries, 10 years and our house shows it! We love our collection of goodies from over the world but alas we don’t have the eye to mesh it all together like you both! We’re huge fans of all things TLC and follow your blog from the other side of the pond! We’d like to use all our overseas goodies while keeping an American cottage feel
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Tiffany says:May 6, 2011 at 10:06 am
Hey Layla, I’m from Pinckney, MI (near Ann Arbor) and would LOVE for you to come over! My lower level family room needs HELP and so does our bedroom – we haven’t done anything to it for the 12 years we have been there
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Erin Z. says:May 6, 2011 at 10:06 am
I would love to have our dopplegangers come to our home and help with the demo, re-do, decorating, etc. My musical hub and I are awesome at re-arranging and organizing but need help with the other stuff. our tree house is in Westchester County, NY….just outside of NYC!
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Stephanie says:May 6, 2011 at 10:06 am
I would LOVE to have you come to our home! Trust me the before and after pictures would be drastic after you were finished – haha:). Wyomissing, PA USA.
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Denni says:May 6, 2011 at 10:06 am
Are you kidding? Yes! My husband is a muralist and I don’t even have ONE in my house! We live in Atlanta, GA.
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Shelley says:May 6, 2011 at 10:07 am
Layla and Kevin, It would be a dream come true for yall to come help at our house! We are moving to Hoover, Al in 3 weeks and just bought a 50′s rancher in bluff park. Its adorable and has been well maintained. It has a few cottage style accents that I adore but Im not sure how exactly to bring out the best in our home with the little furniture and cash we have on hand. I wish I had a service to offer but Im only a intermediate sewer, theres lots better out there! Anyways, Thank you!
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Becca B. says:May 6, 2011 at 10:09 am
Come to Tampa, FL!! My husband and I live in a parsonage that could REALLY use some sprucing!
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Ashley Ez says:May 6, 2011 at 10:10 am
Would be down for A and/or B. I’m a graphic designer in Mobile, Alabama and can help with just about anything. Painting, sewing, crafting etc.
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Abby says:May 6, 2011 at 10:13 am
HI! My bf and I bought a house in St. Louis city 2 years ago and still haven’t styled it! It was built in 1897 and is original hardwood, stained glass, etc. Check out the pictures here – http://www.flickr.com/photos/zackabby/sets/72157613477010089/
I love your style and it would be awesome to hear your ideas on how to revamp some rooms in our home. Plus, this is the year of renovations for us!
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Michelle in Beautiful MIchigan. says:May 6, 2011 at 10:13 am
Congrats on the 3-D news how exiting. My family and I live in Traverse City, Michigan ~Cherry Capital of the World~
We have a home~cottage on a little lake called High Lake. My husbands parents purchased an Bellaire log cabin in 1965. On Christmas Eve 2009 my husband and his brother lost his mother and sister in a house fire at High Lake. They decided to rebuild and now have a home~cottage that we all share. We need some good talented decorating to suit both families. It’s our home away from home – weekender. You both would love Traverse City and all the beauty that is here. -
Megan says:May 6, 2011 at 10:13 am
Are you kidding? Of course YES! I would be so stinkin’ excited and blessed to have you two cuties come and redo a room or few in my home!!! Woot! We are in Kaysville, Utah. PS: I was on that loooong waiting list for a moodboard many moons ago. I was so sad that you ran out of time. Maybe this time?
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Laura D. says:May 6, 2011 at 10:13 am
Oh pick me! Pick me! We live in Madison, Wisconsin and our living room and play room could use a little LC lovin’!! I’m in the process of turning this home into French Country/Beach Cottage style, but I am completely stuck between both and I can’t seem to marry the two very well. PALEASE come and help me!! This is a wonderful opportunity and we would love to have you in our home doing your LC magic!! XOXO
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Krista says:May 6, 2011 at 10:14 am
Would love for you to come help me with my house! My husband and I are never on the same page and we both do not know a thing about decorating. We are currently in the process of “fixing” our house – new wood floors and carpet and some other things here and there. And then we are off to making our home, which we have been in for 5 years (house is a cookie cutter, 10 yrs old) our own. We are only doing this now because we have a wonderful 1 year old son now and I want our house to be his home. The only room we tried to decorate, his nursery, turned into a smurf colored, hodge podge of a room which is so not a little boy’s dream. We have a lot of hand me down furniture that with a little tweaking could seem like our very own furniture. I have a lot of ideas, but have no clue how to put everything together…or if it would even look good. Please come to Kansas City, MO and help these new parents out!
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Cindi says:May 6, 2011 at 10:14 am
I ove your ideas and would be delighted for you to re-do any room(s) in our home, we also have a four year old son and a two year old daugther. Most of our walls are white or light colors and would be open to pretty much anything, love your style. We live in Farmington, MN. I absolutely love your blog! You’re welcomed to our home anytime!
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Cindi says:May 6, 2011 at 11:41 am
I wasn’t able to finish my post before, got busy at work. I see I forgot the l in “love your ideas” at the beginning, oops. We’ve been wanting to re-decorate most of the rooms in our home, three bedrooms, living room, family room, dining room and kitchen and just don’t know where to start, would love to get your ideas. And we’re finally getting nice weather in MN, so it would be a great time to come on up.
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joy says:May 6, 2011 at 10:15 am
I live just south of the Dallas/Ft Worth Texas area. I would love to “have you over” for a little re-do “shin-dig”! My house is a very vertical, 1125 sq. ft. 2-story little red brick house. It was built as an architect’s studio with a loft as a drawing room–with the addition of a 3/4 bath and kitchen to accomodate “Grand Ma” in her later years when the business moved into town. The owners planned to build a home in the middle of the property and use this space for an office. Well…….they won the lottery and built a million dollar home on a lake somewhere (no joke), and I got this place for a steal, but it needs help. I love your blog and I like everything about the style, but it just does not fall out of my head and land in the reality of where I live, mainly because of the time it would take to re-do on a shoestring. (single mom with teens, you do the math! ha ha) AND I have a bathroom that has been in remodel mode for about a year (expanded into the hall space, moved the door, took out the shower, added the tub and eventually a large white solid surface vanity with mirror and cute lighting)….it has a concrete floor and the drywall is still in progress, so it is ready to be finished. My son works in new home construction, and has done most of the work, but he is busy in college now, and working, so the bath is taking a long time.
My home is really just an awesome re-do waiting to happen. It is a little funky but has real potential. Mark me down as a re-do candidate, and I also love to cook, so when you come, I will make y’all some good ‘ole Texas food! (for you and the crew). Amen, The End, Over and Out!
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Shannon says:May 6, 2011 at 10:17 am
Oh, please come to my house! Yes we need help with several rooms in our home (I sent you a picture of our living room with the ginormous windows that I don’t know what to do with). I can sew and my husband is very handy. We have completed many a DIY project in our 21 years together. We live in southern California. Come visit anytime!
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Courtney says:May 6, 2011 at 10:17 am
I live in Norman, OK and would LOOOOOOVE to participate on this project! We live in Norman, OK (an awesome little college town that is home to the University of Oklahoma Sooners). Our home was built in the 1950′s and has awesome bones! We’ve just completely gutted our bathroom, but our kitchen (again with great bones) needs a little TLC. It would be a great project.
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Megan says:May 6, 2011 at 10:18 am
I’m in Noblesville, Indiana and have a great plan to make my house in my little vinyl village more cottage-y but I need help! I’m a single parent to an amazing 3 year old girl so time can be a challenge but I would love, love, love to have your inspiration! I’ve recently started my own blog and my main goal is helping others in the same situation as I am, buying a house with zero character and trying to make it a HOME. The nooks and crannies of an older home that make it loveable are missing in the homes built today but I think if we would work together we could make my house a testament to the fact that it can be done. P.S. I’m also an adoption worker so I would love to hear more about your journey!
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Kathy says:May 6, 2011 at 10:20 am
VERY exciting news for y’all!! You’ll be great at this … Love your site!
Since we’re currently renting, probably not much can be done around here but would LOVE to help with someone else’s redo!! Dallas TX USA! Come on over!!
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Charlotte says:May 6, 2011 at 10:22 am
Love option A!! We have several projects to do in our Simi Valley, CA home. We have open stairs that I’d love to enclose, a bare room that needs to be transformed into a scrapbooking room, kitchen redo, and much more!
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Melissa Overcash says:May 6, 2011 at 10:23 am
I’m soooo UN-domestic! I need all the help I can get! I would LOVE for you guys to come and help me! My house is embarrassing because I can’t put anything together! haha
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ann in indy says:May 6, 2011 at 10:23 am
Always up for help around the house….ideas are just buzzing in my head. Just wish my husband would get on board quicker. We are sort of an older version of you guys so we move a little slower. Indianapolis, Indiana, USA May not be the most glam spot of all the replies but could be fun!
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Faith says:May 6, 2011 at 10:24 am
Great idea! I would love to help anyone in my area. I am located in Kennesaw, GA (25 minutes northwest of Atlanta). I am a calligrapher, portrait artist, painter, etc. Pretty much, I can do just about do any type of custom art. I love working with young couples who are starting out and want special things that don’t break the bank.
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Rita says:May 6, 2011 at 10:24 am
Oh yes please!! I have a room or two or three
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Miss Mustard Seed says:May 6, 2011 at 10:24 am
What fun!! I would love to have you come to my house to help out on one or more rooms I’m stuck on. My own home often gets neglected.
I would also love to help out on a makeover. You know I could paint/refinish some furniture and make some slipcovers. It would be a blast.
I live in South Central PA, but I’m near the DC/Northern Virginia metro area.
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Merry says:May 6, 2011 at 10:25 am
WOW! I am but one little voice in a sea of hundreds clamoring for your awesome talent and gift!! But even one little voice is heard by Someone! I would love to have you and Kevin in our home. You see, we have lived at our home here in Bakersfield, CA for 12 years and my husband’s “home office” is HORRIBLE! It is the first room you see after entering and heading down the hallway…Also, our kitchen is uglier than…than…?? Any room would love your makeover! You and Kev are awesome at what you do and your love for each other! Even if you don’t select us, we will always select you!! smile
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Meg says:May 6, 2011 at 10:26 am
I live in Santa Cruz CA and obsessively follow your blog. I live in a tiny (850 sq. ft.) two bedroom, one bath. But this being California, we paid over $600K for our house…I really want to redesign our home to reflect much more of the beach cottage style. We live four blocks to the ocean! My husband, our daughter Maya and I have done a ton of projects and we are DIY’ers, but for some reason I’m just stuck – I don’t know where to start. Please help! I love your style – the reading room re-do – OMG!
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Theresa says:May 6, 2011 at 10:27 am
Would absolutely love for you to come to my house and do 1 or all my rooms. Love your blog…
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Sarah says:May 6, 2011 at 10:27 am
I am a southern girl living in exile in Castro Valley, CA. I could definately use your help in the MANY projects we have in our 60 year old cottage. Plus, I would love to watch your show!
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Jodi says:May 6, 2011 at 10:28 am
My 80s style kitchen is small and in desperate need of an update! I would LOVE your help! I live in Castle Rock, Colorado.
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Theresa says:May 6, 2011 at 10:31 am
Sorry, forgot to say I live in Lee’s Summit, a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri.
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Jess says:May 6, 2011 at 10:31 am
I would love for you to come redo some of our rooms! I would also be interested in helping others with their projects. We live in Colorado Springs, CO, and we’ve spent the past year remodeling our 1947 bungalow.
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Jodi R. says:May 6, 2011 at 10:32 am
Yes please! I’m in Salt Lake City, UT.
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Kelli says:May 6, 2011 at 10:34 am
Come to beautiful Kansas Country south of KC. Lots of projects to choose from. I’ll supply fresh cider donuts and yummy barbeque.
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Mendy says:May 6, 2011 at 10:34 am
Oh my – I would love to help out – I mean I would love to even do your clean-up, girl! I can sew the basics, have painted a few murals, done lots of furniture makeovers with paint, do floral design, and lots more. I am just a project girl – always have to be doing something. Right now my husband and I are making a family backyard game of cornhole. It is coming along well. Also, you can have at in and re-do anything in my house. I NEED YOU! I like to think I can do it alone but… let’s just say that’s why I am not the one with the blog, lol. I am about to have an empty house – my last two baby birds are moving to go to college this fall. Please refluff my empty nest! Powder Springs, Georgia – close enough to be considered part of the ATL!
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Michelle says:May 6, 2011 at 10:35 am
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Carly says:May 6, 2011 at 10:37 am
It would be amazing to be included in this! We bought a pretty spacious condo (our first non-rental!) in Norwalk, CT about a year ago. We bought the condo from a lady in her 90′s who had lived there for a long time, so we are slowly but surely updating the undeniably 70′s aesthetic to reflect our own design tastes. The kitchen is the priority right now; it currently has 70′s yellow appliances, stained white laminate countertops, and dingy sheet linoleum flooring. The cabinets are in good physical condition, but we’d like to paint them, and I have been dreaming of a white beadboard backsplash among other things! We also dream of renovating the 2 full baths, but the changes to be made are largely cosmetic and therefore probably not in our budget for a while.
Also, I am definitely crafty (it’s taking so long to get decor on the walls because I want to make everything by hand!) and would absolutely love to help with any and all crafty projects if you’re going to be in New England or New York City!
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Sherri Langford-Farrell says:May 6, 2011 at 10:38 am
Kevin and Layla,
I’m down on my knees BEGGING for your help!!!! We’ve run out of steam!!!!! We’re in the middle of a major remodel, majority of big things are purchased, and the kitchen is almost complete, BUT……we still have to decorate and do the master bath!!!! We can’t come up with a paint scheme and that’s a major hold up. So, starting at the front door (that needs to be installed!!!) all the way to the back of the house, WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!!
We live in Lewisville, TX just north of Dallas. We would love your input because we love your style.Rooms to be finished:
Living Room/Dining Room (furniture/drapes/lights bought from Pottery Barn and Restoration Hardware)
Kitchen/Family Room
Guest Bedroom (Pottery Barn linens)
Master Bedroom (Restoration Hardware linens)
Master Bath
Laundry RoomWe love the beach and sea shells (huge collection). We’re trying to go for a calm, relaxing, yet fun, welcoming home….not a model home look! I have fabrics and decorative items out the wazoo…but don’t know what to use, keep, donate, sell!!!!!!!
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Michiganhome says:May 6, 2011 at 10:39 am
Well, I hope those “super-talented and creative folks” you’re working with are getting an eye-ful, cause your peeps love ya and we’re showing it! To have you and Kevin over here… at my house…ummmmm, let me think about that one… ohhh, okay, ya, come on over! ARE. YOU. KIDDING. ME? I’m in Troy, Michigan, and you can do ANYTHING YOU WANT TO! Congratulations on whatever is going on with you guys, and hope to hear more soon!
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Dian says:May 6, 2011 at 10:39 am
I really, really need some design help in Argyle, Texas.
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Sherri Langford-Farrell says:May 6, 2011 at 10:40 am
Oh, and I forgot, I’d love to help out with any projects you need help with. I’m pretty crafty and my hubbie is a carpenter!!!
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Trish Payne says:May 6, 2011 at 10:40 am
I would LOVE to have you come and help me. I’ve been trying to decide for months what to do to make my little home look more like a cottage and I just don’t know how to do it. I love the looks you create! I have a living room/kitchen that really needs help. I live in Chipley, Florida about 50 miles north of Panama City. Thanks for your consideration!!!
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Tracey Garcia says:May 6, 2011 at 10:41 am
Hi Guys, I would love to help you on your project. I am an Interior Designer and Etsy shop owner in Farmington Hills, MI. (suburb of Detroit). I am a hands-on kind of girl, and I love to do room redos, furniture trash to treasures, and all types of DIY projects. I love helping people make their space feel like their own. I would call myself a handy girl. I love your blog, and I am anxious to hear from you. Thanks for the opportunity!
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April P. says:May 6, 2011 at 10:41 am
yes, Yes and YES! I would LOVE to have you help me decorate!!! Please come to beautiful Colorado!! I live in a suburb of Denver (Centennial, CO).
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Cindy says:May 6, 2011 at 10:42 am
Congrats on your new adventure!! You are so welcome at our home in Strafford, MO. We have a laundry room that could use lots of TLC and a master bathroom that just doesn’t seem to be “MASTER”. We’re very handy and could give lots of help, just need your DIY expertise!!!
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Tricia says:May 6, 2011 at 10:42 am
I would so love some help renovating my walk-in attic. It’s such wasted space right now and I love, love, love that you are a creative genius! I also have a kitchen that could use some TLC. You know you want to come to Birmingham, AL!!
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Donna says:May 6, 2011 at 10:42 am
PLEASE COME!! my little guy is ready to give you big hugs and show you exactly what he wants in his bedroom, he wants to help you paint and then go outside and play in our (his) awesome yard with you & Kev!! (great practice for you guys
he is almost 4 yrs)
We live in beautiful Vestavia Hills, Alabama (very close to you!) and sincerely love you and would LOVE to have you work the talent you have been blessed with in our humble home. Parts of Vestavia have been destroyed by the recent tornadoes, but we were pretty lucky; I say this thinking perhaps, we could also help you find someone else nearby to help…
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Shannon says:May 6, 2011 at 10:42 am
I have never left a comment, ever. I love love love your blog and your style. TLC has inspired several updates around our little “cottage”. I’ve been wanting to send a picture of our living room for “Pick my Presto”, I know you would come up with something wonderful!! I would just be in total shock if you guys were to come to our little (just over 1000 sq. ft.) home in Burlington, NC. Burlington is a beautiful city, we would love for you guys to come for a visit!
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Kay says:May 6, 2011 at 10:43 am
We have a living/dining room that we want to take the wall out between and totally redo the whole room and look. It was supposed to be a project for last winter but we ran out of time, and decided to spend the money on something else more important I am sure! Although I don’t know what that was. Or you could pick any rooms in the house. We’ve lived here 12 years now and it is about time to start over each room. Love your blog and the rooms you redo. We want you to come visit us in small town (857 people) Readlyn, Iowa.
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Carolyn Cease says:May 6, 2011 at 10:43 am
Hey Layla! I live in Sugar Land, Texas, a suburb of Houston. I would LOVE it if you came over to redo a room in my house. I would also be happy to assist you in any project you might decide to do in my area. I am really good at taking directions, although I’m not sure how to define my talents. Love your blog! I am a HUGE fan!
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Lynn says:May 6, 2011 at 10:43 am
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Elizabeth says:May 6, 2011 at 10:44 am
I have so many things “to do” at my house, but if I were going to choose one, I’d choose the mancave. My hubby has let me do whatever makes me happy with all of our rooms, but he wants to do the basement himself which we totally disagree on. He wants the walls red. I think you could be a solution because of Kevin! he’s in a rock band and so is my hubby! I have no idea on how to make the basement something we both enjoy but his personality into it to where it’s ‘rock-n-roll’ Come to Kentucky!
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KO says:May 6, 2011 at 10:44 am
Absolutely!!!! Come any day of the week over here! I live Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley specifically). I have just started reading your blog and love the work you do
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sarita says:May 6, 2011 at 10:44 am
i live in apple valley ca – and would LOVE a remake over for my……..are you ready…….i don’t thin anyone’s mentioned this room…..my garage!!!!! my husband died 2 years ago – and i still have everything that was his in the garage! i’m not trying to get of him – just the “stuff”….would love it painted and that really neat stuff rolled onto the floor with the flakes in it!!thank you for even reading this. good luck with whatever you do.
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Kristi Einan says:May 6, 2011 at 10:45 am
I live in Minneapolis-St. Paul area (actually Stillwater, MN 55082) and would love to help on any project. I can sew and have worked with home staging & interior/exterior seasonal decorating (container gardening, window boxes, Christmas decor, etc…)
I am a huge fan of your decor style, my home reflects a similar relaxed cottage/beach style.
I am up for any sort of project~count me in!
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Melissa says:May 6, 2011 at 10:46 am
Oh my goodness!!! How amazing would it be for you to come and get me out of this design slump I am in in our den! It is a craft space, piano room slash office/ library all at once! Need I say more? It would also have been awesome to have your help on the kitchen, but…. I just FINISHED it!! I actually copied all te paint colors of your guy’s kitchen ha ha!! I figured I couldn’t go wrong that way! Youtwo are absolutely adorable!! Thanks for the opportunity! From, a frazzled mommy of four kids under seven and no time to remodel, Melissa
Ps I am in eastern Washington state
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Tina K says:May 6, 2011 at 10:47 am
I don’t have any rooms at the moment. Not because I’m awesome at decorating but because we are renters. I’m just chiming in to say that this is a wonderful idea and when we buy again, I would love to have you and a crew come over to help me. And, it’d be nice to sit down and have a glass of sweet tea with your sweet self and hubby. Early congrats (look at those responses!)
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Jennifer says:May 6, 2011 at 10:47 am
What a fabulous idea! I’d love to help supply cool, unusual vintage and antique finds for your decorating endeavors! I have a shop in Carroll County, Ohio called Farmgirl Finds … vintage home, simple style.
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Michelle says:May 6, 2011 at 10:48 am
You can come help me with my house any day
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Kristin says:May 6, 2011 at 10:48 am
I would love for you to come and help me with my kitchen!!! I have builders grade cabinets that I would love to paint white, but am skeered! I live in Fox River Grove, IL
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Jenn says:May 6, 2011 at 10:48 am
Absolutely! I was just showing my husband your Ezine the other day and told him I’d love to do something like those rooms to our “apartment master”…which poses TONS of limitations, but needs some desparate help. We are in Greenville, SC (just moved here with no family around) and are expecting our first little guy – which means there is a nursery involved as well! =) Unfortunately, our apartment has yet to feel like a home. We would love to have your help and expertise! Good luck with your new adventure!
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Christine Cooke says:May 6, 2011 at 10:48 am
My hubby and I are in the middle of purchasing our retirement home here in southern Ontario. It is located on 179″ of lagoon shore line on Lake Simcoe. We have a vision but the 30 year home needs major work. New ceilings, bath, kitchen, roof & flooring. I would love some help from you and that cutie patootie husband of yours. I have a vision and would love your thoughts.
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Leslie R says:May 6, 2011 at 10:49 am
Tulsa, OK, USA!
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erika key says:May 6, 2011 at 10:50 am
oh my goodness! this is MY DREAM! i would LOVE to open my home for you to come help me redo my bedroom and kitchen! the two spaces i’m literally stuck on! i can’t figure out anything….i’m so lost! i’d also love to help out with someone elses house in the area!!
i’m right up the road in prattville, AL….
pick me pick me!!! =)
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Izabela says:May 6, 2011 at 10:51 am
Yes and Yes to both! So excited for you! – Gaithersburg, MD (suburbs of Washington, DC)
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Dawn says:May 6, 2011 at 10:51 am
Did I mention that my laundry room is a hardly able to walk-in closet and could use an amazing makeover? Or that all my kids rooms are not fantasticly large and could use some Layla love? Or did I mention that I would just do back flips to get planks put on the back wall of my bedroom behind our bed, some exposed beams put on the ceiling, an amazing light fixture to replace the HORRID ceiling fan, and something fabulous to happen in the awkward bump out!? And a strong drink to make my husband say “YES DEAR” when we ask him to paint our cherry sleigh bed with the fabulous chalk paint that just arrived in “robin’s egg blue”? I was just wondering if I had mentioned all that. Or that my office is a tangled mess of cords and boringness? Did I? Because I know if I had mentioned that… you would be here by now! :0)
Of course, I know I mentioned I can cook!!!!!!! And I know you wouldn’t forget that part! :0)
And as a small reminder… I am in a cozy little town called Peachtree City… outside ATL!
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Anita says:May 6, 2011 at 10:52 am
I live in a suburb of Dallas, TX and would love for you two to help with my whole house! I love your ideas and could really use some advice. My husband is a stay-at-home dad and one income for our family of 4 means not a lot of money to put into decor. I love your approach to DIY projects (no fear) and would love to see that in action!
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shelley egly says:May 6, 2011 at 10:54 am
hi! i would love to be one of the “helping hands” for a project(s) around Nashville, Tenn! so exciting!!!!!!
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Lizzie says:May 6, 2011 at 10:54 am
We would LOVE to have you to our new home in Colorado Springs – we desperately need to redo our basement, kitchen, and two bathrooms (they have ORANGE laminate countertops – yikes!). If you need help, I love to refinish and reupholster furniture. Good luck with this endeavor!
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Anne-Marie says:May 6, 2011 at 10:54 am
Yes, please! I would love to have some of your style in my home! I bought my very first place, a condo in Alexandria, VA, all on my own in December and it needs some lovin!
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Emily says:May 6, 2011 at 10:57 am
I would LOVE to have some design help! I live in Utah. I would love your help with a kitchen, or bedroom or family room makeover, really any room!
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Dawn-Hydrangea Home says:May 6, 2011 at 10:59 am
I’d love for you to come to Long Island, NY and help us with our family room! It’s been a design dilemma for a long time! I also have a kitchen in desperate need of a redo, not to mention 3 outdated bathrooms. My husband is great with all trades – but I think he’s overwhelmed!! Help!!
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Meredith says:May 6, 2011 at 10:59 am
WOW! Would love to have your input and help on several rooms in my house – How FUN!!! Brownwood, Texas
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splumier says:May 6, 2011 at 10:59 am
Would love to have your help!!! I live in Illinois
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Lee says:May 6, 2011 at 10:59 am
Girlfriend, BRING.IT.ON! This Southern chickie is presently perched in the big City (yes, NYC.. ahh!). I’m trying to make these 578 square feet feel less like a cracker jack box and more like home. Would love your magic touch! You are welcome to our stoop anytime!
Lee
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Danielle says:May 6, 2011 at 11:00 am
Dear Layla & Kevin-
I would be absolutely flattered to have the two of you come to my home and have your pick of any room in my home to spice-up and redo. I find that doing my own home is the biggest challenge! I am in southern CA, located in Trabuco Canyon, not too far from the beach in Orange County (the OC, if you will).
I would also LOVE lend my talents to any other local projects you’ve got going. I am a DIYer, can paint, faux paint, refinish furniture, sew, bargain shop, craft, and basically figure out anything else you throw at me. Just let me know when!
Good Luck on your new venture!
Danielle
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Charmaine Balmer says:May 6, 2011 at 11:01 am
I would love help! I live in Freeport, Illinois, near Chicago!
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Kelli says:May 6, 2011 at 11:03 am
I’d love both options A AND B! I’m living in a house that was built in 1877 and has great architectural details… but I’m renting and have limited options as far as decorating. And I can think of quite a few people who would love some decorating tips… dad/stepmom, BFF who’s due with her first baby in August, etc.
I’m located in the western suburbs near Philadelphia, PA. Very excited for you!
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Joy Maifeld says:May 6, 2011 at 11:03 am
Sounds like too much fun. I have lots of spaces that could use the lettered cottage touch. How good are you guys at husband negotiation? I would love to help out too, I take orders very well and am practiced in the painting of any surface white. Can’t wait to see what you guys are up to!
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Lisa says:May 6, 2011 at 11:06 am
How exciting!!!!!!!!! How fun!!
Yes and yes! I have a whole unfinished basement to do, an outdoor space in need of revamping, and a mudroom that’s part of our garage that needs an overhaul. Plus I love to DIY and would love to knock down walls or refinish spaces if you’re in this area!!
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Brooke Tansley says:May 6, 2011 at 11:06 am
We could sure use some help and we’d be there with our sleeves rolled up right beside you! We’re in Los Angeles.
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dana says:May 6, 2011 at 11:06 am
Yes and YES! I’d LOOOOVE to have your design input for a room in my house. I’m still drooling over your new guest room with the gymnasium wall! …and of COURSE I’d be willing to pitch in to help someone else on another project! I wouldn’t say I specialize in something particular, but I’m pretty handy in general! (and you can probably gauge my interest by the number of sentences that ended with an exclamation mark) !!
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dana says:May 6, 2011 at 11:07 am
PS. I’m in the St. Louis Metro area… missouri
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Karen says:May 6, 2011 at 11:06 am
Layla and Kevin,
I would LOVE to have your help with our guest bathroom…it’s in desperate need of a re-do and we are currently without many $$$. You two seem to create magic with such style and greatness using very few $$$.We live in Irvine, California, USA
In any event, good luck with this…I’d watch you guys on TV any day!
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Dayla says:May 6, 2011 at 11:07 am
Oh heck yeah! My house needs an intervention! I LOVE TLC style!
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Tara@JustDevineStyle says:May 6, 2011 at 11:08 am
Really?? Who would not want you to re-do rooms in their house? You two have a super talent. I would love to have some rooms re-done in my home. I am in Tehachapi, Ca. Weird name huh?
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Cary H. says:May 6, 2011 at 11:09 am
Please help me. My significant other and I decided to combine our households into one and man, who knew it would be such a challenge.
I also would love to help out anyone in the area.
Bryan, TX, USA
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mandi @ Vintage Revivals says:May 6, 2011 at 11:10 am
If you come to UTAH i will be your unpaid assistant!…oh wait thats Kev’s job….I will be your unpaid third wheel!!!
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Ashley says:May 6, 2011 at 11:10 am
Oh my holy exciting!!!! Eeeeeek. Just yesterday I was thinking “I wonder if I could send Layla some photos and she could give me some pointers on what to do with my house.” We just moved into a new home (9 months ago I guess), and it’s pretty blank. So it’s rather a “do” than a “re-do.” Everything needs help, but I especially want to focus on my kids’ rooms (boy and girl). We’re big diy-ers but still need some help. We can do (almost) anything. The hubs and I would love to get “dusty” with you guys
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Heidi says:May 6, 2011 at 11:11 am
Layla,
Obviously anyone would love a Lettered Cottage make over (me included). I don’t know how you’ll narrow it down.I would love a kitchen redo. I could also use help in the guest room – in now needs to serve dual purpose of boy’s bedroom AND part time guestroom.
We live in Lewisville, TX – very close to the DFW airport.
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Juliet Rogers says:May 6, 2011 at 11:11 am
I need help! Living in a ranch house in the most charming city in the southeast little New Bern, NC. New Bern just celebrated 300 years worth of the best that the south has to offer, sweet tea, monograms, carolina girls, and people that loveya no matter what! Come and see me!
I will be happy to offer my services! I love to paint on canvas and can create all kinds of artwork!
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Courtney H. says:May 6, 2011 at 11:11 am
Well, seeing as how I have ZERO decorating sense, I’d love for you guys to give some tips and help on a few rooms in my house. Our first home is a foreclosure with a weird layout — and is need of a little TLC! If I thought I was the least talented in any way, I’d love to help out with someone else’s home too. I hope y’all get all the answers y’all need from this. Location: Alabaster, Alabama
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Elaine Clark says:May 6, 2011 at 11:14 am
I would love to have you to my home. I love you guys and love what you do. I am in Danvers, MA.
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Pamela Collum says:May 6, 2011 at 11:17 am
I would love to have lots of my rooms redone! I live in Dacula, Georgia.
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Ali says:May 6, 2011 at 11:17 am
Yes, me! We live in an awesome old farmhouse that is in need of some love! The features and architecture really are beautiful, but it hasn’t been updated since the early 80′s. Blech! We are in a small town in south central Michigan and would both LOVE to be on a team with you for a makeover!
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Alina S says:May 6, 2011 at 11:17 am
Layla, pick me- pick me… You can come and redo any room in my house!!! Living and room and master would especially love to see your designer touch! As far as help with the projects- I can volunteer my amazing mom, who is a pro at all things sewing. Location: SLC, UT
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PatQ says:May 6, 2011 at 11:18 am
I need my whole house made over and couldn’t think of anyone better to do it!
Batavia, Illinois, USA suburb of Chicago
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Megan says:May 6, 2011 at 11:20 am
I would love to have some help with my Sacramento, CA home. I wish I could help with option B, but I think if I could do any of those things, I wouldn’t need so much help with option A!
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Keri says:May 6, 2011 at 11:20 am
I live in Lubbock, Texas, (West Texas area) home of Texas Tech, Red Raiders, wind and dust! And I would love nothing more than to have you and your cute husband come help me redo my dining room and office (mainly), but I would let you do any room you wanted!
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Kristie says:May 6, 2011 at 11:20 am
heck ya…. We are in La Canada Flintridge, CA (suburb of Los Angeles) (Pick me!: ) ) Love your blog!
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Rachel L. says:May 6, 2011 at 11:21 am
You can come over and re-do my kitchen or bathroom. They are original 1950′s! Richmond, VA. We also have ridiculously small office / guest bedrooms that are “lost” right now.
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Nicki says:May 6, 2011 at 11:21 am
Oh yes! I would LOVE this! We have flip-flopped our dining room and family room, so I need help with our “dinebrary!” And I would love to help fix up someone else’s space too — I love to paint! I live near Charlotte, NC. This sounds soooo exciting!
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Deborah says:May 6, 2011 at 11:21 am
i would love to have your ideas on a room redo (or 2). I’m in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Kimberly says:May 6, 2011 at 11:21 am
I would LOVE for you guys to redo my room!!!!
Portland OR
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Gina says:May 6, 2011 at 11:21 am
You gotta come to Thornton, Colorado. It’s absolutely beautiful here. Maybe I will finally get my floor finished being installed (just kidding). I would love to have you redo one of my rooms and I am willing to help with others as well. We have some great thrift shops and inexpensive decor shops. I will even cook for you. Do you like green chile?
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Matty says:May 6, 2011 at 11:24 am
Yes I have several rooms that need tackling. Come to Dallas, yeehaw.
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Carrie McChesney says:May 6, 2011 at 11:24 am
I love you stuff. We have a room in our house that is just so weirdly layed out…would love a redo on that space. We also have a shed in our backyard, that we’d love to turn into a game room. It has power…just needs to be tackled. Oh pretty please….come to me!!! I’m in Roseville, CA.
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Wendy @ The Shabby Nest says:May 6, 2011 at 11:25 am
So excited for you two!! You need to come to Utah…I’d love to have a Layla room in my house..or help you with someone else’s room. Whichever!!
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beth Anderson says:May 6, 2011 at 11:25 am
ABSOLUTELY I need your help. I live in Overland Park, KS (Kansas City suburb). I have a family room that needs help, not to mention an office/craft room/dumping ground that needs serious attention!
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Angie says:May 6, 2011 at 11:26 am
Would love to have you come to my house. I live in Sparta, Georgia. A room or two or three sounds wonderful.
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paula Culver says:May 6, 2011 at 11:26 am
My daughter lives in Birmingham, AL and she needs help with a ranch style home that is so cute but in need of some TLC from The Lettered Cottage-fantastic duo. She has great intentions but needs your help desperately. I follow your blog dailly. Please help?
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Candi Rodgers says:May 6, 2011 at 11:27 am
Wow! I would love to be a part of that! And the good news is, I live in the south! West Monroe, LA to be exact. We have a starter home as well (you can see some pics on my blog) and I think the kitchen and living room need the most help. I vary wildly in my style choices, some are modern, some are really country, and I love patterns and fabrics (but I am so afraid to use them). I guess I’m eclectic, but I’m not quite all out Anthropologie-ish. I like browns, grays, whites, with pops of color. I redo my house every weekend! I really want to put a chair rail in the living room and bring in some rustic touches because right now it is just too contemporary, and the kitchen is a bit too country….then need to level out more! So I guess what I’m saying is, I would love your help!
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Dawn Aragon says:May 6, 2011 at 11:27 am
I think it would be WONDERFUL if you came out to Carson City, Nevada, USA. We are only a half hour from scenic Lake Tahoe! We are in our first home, after 20 years of marriage, and I want to redo most every room. We’re on a tight budget. I can sew just about anything and am willing to help in anyway possible. We basically have 4 adults in the house, my husband, myself, and our two teenage children. We’re hard workers and love challenges. We’d love help in our home and/or anyone else’s. The West is a great place, with a wonderul laid back attitude. Our community is very small town and community oriented. Great history here!!
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Megan says:May 6, 2011 at 11:27 am
Are you kidding me?! Need you desperately in Milwaukee, WI!!
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Franki says:May 6, 2011 at 11:29 am
How Exciting! Ever been to Ellicott City, Maryland?!! We are a few minutes away from Historic Ellicott City, and about 25 minutes from both the Baltimore Harbor and DC!
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Ann Flora says:May 6, 2011 at 11:29 am
I live in a connverted carriage barn in Flemingsburg Kentucky, and I’ve just painted my kitchen cabinet the wrong color for the THIRD TIME! So, yes I’d be oh so interested in being part of your new project. Pretty please?
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Katy says:May 6, 2011 at 11:31 am
Hi, my mom lives in a gorgeous victorian home in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. She recently emptied a room that hasn’t been decorated since the early 60s. It has all kinds of potential and gorgeous Victorian bits around and everything is painted the most horrendous shade of green with pink flowered wallpaper. We’d love to have you take a look any time you like!
Strasburg, VA
Katy
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Funky Junk Interiors says:May 6, 2011 at 11:32 am
1, 223 comments… Holey Lettered Cottage!!!!! I’d say this is looking mighty positive that things will fly just fine.
Congrats!Donna
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Liz says:May 6, 2011 at 11:32 am
Come to my house! My husband and I purchased it 4 years ago, it was straight out of 1984. We have done SO much work to the house the the design elements have much to be desired. Any room in our home has potential to be redone! We love this house, location and killer views, I just need some help making it our own. Come out to Colorado Springs, Colorado!
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Erin S. says:May 6, 2011 at 11:34 am
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Tiffany says:May 6, 2011 at 11:34 am
We’re in Clayton, NC, about 45 minutes outside of Raleigh. My husband and I bought a very modest sized ranch in a new cookie cutter subdivision about eighteen months ago. Although we love our home, we want to set it apart from the other almost identical homes both inside and outside.
I’m also nominating my neighbor who is a recent widow and she dreams of fixing up her home but it’s difficult on a senior’s limited income.
Oh, please, please, please pick us!
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Andrea Elliott says:May 6, 2011 at 11:36 am
What a great opportunity to travel, my home is located in Richmond, Texas. I bought a foreclosure and have so many projects that it is overwhelming! I have two teenage daughters and would love them to have a grown up room! The kitchen, what can I say, “Are we still in the 70′s?”. What about the bathroom, just flush my troubles down the drain! Block paneling, ready to be painted to bring it some life? The lack of a backyard, but one very cute play house that could use some TLC. There are so many projects, just pick your poison….If you guys want to do a total redo in a suburb outside of Houston, I have your house! Good luck and I can’t wait to see the next chapter!
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Lindsay Gannon says:May 6, 2011 at 11:38 am
Woo hoo! What an opportunity for some lucky people! We are in Rockville, Maryland – just 45 minutes out of DC. I could definitely use help on a few rooms – turning our guest bedroom into a bedroom for one of our twins, redoing our basement for the three kids – it is very dark and dingy!, or making our main living space – a family room and playroom – flow better. I can’t wait to see what you all do and who you work iwth!!!
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Sarah says:May 6, 2011 at 11:38 am
AH! How fun is this? Well I have my living room, dining room, family room, office, entry way that are all yours if you want them! Also I redo furniture and would LOVE, LOVE to help out in anyway that I can. I reupholster, refinish, paint. You name it. I am in Ann Arbor, Michigan!
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Brooke says:May 6, 2011 at 11:39 am
Every room in my house needs help but I would especially love to have help with my kitchen (and maybe two bathrooms)! I live in Lusk, Wyoming.
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Marilouise says:May 6, 2011 at 11:39 am
You guys are adorable….I live in in Fullerton in southern California, right between LA and San Diego. I have a 50-year old beautiful tract home and she is in desperate need of some fixing up and updating.
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Jennifer Fischer says:May 6, 2011 at 11:39 am
As I posted on FB: You could create a MIRACLE in Franklin, WI (suburb of Milwaukee.) Our poor living room has been taken over by our toddler, and hasn’t seen new (or even like new!) furniture in over ten years. We don’t know which end of a hammer to pick up, we could REALLY use your help! PLEASE!!! WI is a very friendly state, Franklinites included!
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Karen says:May 6, 2011 at 11:40 am
Hey Layla and Kevin! I have a 700 square foot daylight basement that has had very little updating since it was built in 1976: A family room (that I’ve been slowly low-dough working on), a tiny but, charming craft room, a bedroom (slightly unfinished and UG-LY) and a laundry room. I would especially appreciate you redo-ing the family room and bedroom!! Alternately, you could do my combo kitchen/dining room!! WAnting to lighten and brighten things up a bit there, too! Come on out to the Beautiful Northwest! Richland, Washington…it’s gorgeous here!!
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karen hines says:May 6, 2011 at 11:40 am
I have a friend who could use the makeover. Her husband has some serious health issues and they could use a makeover. They are in Piscataway, NJ.
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Jackie says:May 6, 2011 at 11:42 am
We live in Orlando, FL and would love to have you come fix up a room in our house! But I’d be up for helping makeover someone else’s house as well. We live in a 3/2 condo and are still trying to find out style. We need help! And our precious pup, Layla, would love to meet you too.
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Skye says:May 6, 2011 at 11:43 am
Yes. Yes. Yes. all of the above. I’d love to help work on a house or have you guys come to my house! We are in West Monroe, LA and have family and friends all over Louisiana and Texas, along with Georgia!
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petra says:May 6, 2011 at 11:48 am
I have a guest/entrance room that needs some redo. Its our main entrance most of the time but also serves as a guest room (we use another entrance than). We are in Clint, TX (just outside of El Paso)
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Louise says:May 6, 2011 at 11:52 am
We are just outside of Philadelphia, PA, in the same house for 16 years and I’ve been too busy, for SIXTEEN years, to do a darn thing to it ! Any help would be deeply appreciated !
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Cindy says:May 6, 2011 at 11:53 am
Oh WOW…that would be so awesome if you could help redo several rooms at our someday retirement home (right now our it’s our lake house). It’s a modest little house that we have such big visions for to make it our comfy cottage! We have gradually been redoing necessary things like the roof, the siding, appliances, closing in a car port to make a sun room, etc. but haven’t gotten to the inside yet. I love love love your style and I would be thrilled to have you put your wonderful touch on our home. We live in the Dallas, TX metroplex (north). Our lake house is just an hour from there. I also love to repurpose flea market and garage sale finds and would love to help in that area if you are ever close to Dallas. There is an awesome flea market an hour away called Canton Third Monday Trade Days and we also have some wonderful antique shops in my home town. Would be happy to show you around if you are in the area. Best of luck with your new adventure!
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katy says:May 6, 2011 at 11:53 am
How fun!! I’d love to have some help redoing our living room or backyard!! We live in Austin, Tx – people seem to like visiting Austin
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jessie. says:May 6, 2011 at 11:54 am
I’d LOVE to have you help redo a room, I have a number of rooms that needs some help – including my den and my master bedroom. I’m in Menasha, WI, but if you came anywhere in the Fox Valley, or anywhere in WI really, I’d love to help!!!
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Shannon Webb says:May 6, 2011 at 11:54 am
I WOULD LOOOVE FOR YOU TO DO MY HOUSE! I CHECK AND READ YOUR BLOG DAILY!!
My husband and I bought a fixer-upper last summer. We live in southern California and need our kitchen and several bedrooms fixed up OH and the 2 bathrooms!
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Joanne B. says:May 6, 2011 at 11:55 am
Am I dreaming? I would love your help and direction! “Home” is Jupiter, FLorida, where I would love some help in making some changes to my family room. (What was I thinking? I must have been going thru my ‘dark period’ when I chose what I did for this room in sunny south Florida!) We also have a vacation home in Rehoboth Beach Delaware that we rent out during the summer and use when we can in the off season spring and fall. We just did a re-do of the main living area, but the bedrooms need to be redone on a budget next. SO! if you LOVE the beach as much as you say you do, pick ME! Our house in Jupiter is about 4 miles to the beach and the house in Rehoboth Beach is 2 and a half blocks! PICK ME PLEASE!
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Liz says:May 6, 2011 at 11:57 am
I could use a room re-do of oh, most of the rooms in my house, and would love to see what creative ideas you have – love what you’ve done! I live just outside of Houston, TX!!
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Kelly says:May 6, 2011 at 11:57 am
You could have at the house! We’re in Portland, Oregon and it’s beautiful in the summer here.
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Rebecca says:May 6, 2011 at 11:59 am
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Kate says:May 6, 2011 at 11:59 am
Hi Layla! My husband and I live in Birmingham, AL and just closed on our first house! It’s definitely a fixer-upper, but has so much cottage-y potential. I adore your style and I am constantly checking your blog for inspiration and tips. I would be thrilled if you and Kevin would be able to help us out with a room, or two, particularly a master bedroom/bathroom/closet that is going to be a challenge – complete with a red, jetted spa tub!
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deborah says:May 6, 2011 at 12:00 pm
I live in Georgetown, MA and am in the process of finishing my basement. You’d have a clean slate to work with! I’ve got 3 little girls who are looking forward to a great space. Come make it happen for us :0)
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anemone says:May 6, 2011 at 12:00 pm
The fireplace in our Cape has been screaming your name at night. It needs your attention….really, really bad. Bring an old priest and a young priest. Seacoast New Hampshire. Quickly!
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Renee says:May 6, 2011 at 12:02 pm
I live in East Texas, Como, Texas to be exact and would love for you to do anything you wanted to our house. It is pretty much original 1970 Kitchen, 2 bedroom one bath ranch type house that has been enlarged by closing in the carport and adding a garage, then closing in the garage. I love the reuse repurpose theory. Plus you would have lots of furry love while you were here, I have 13 dogs and 21 cats, no they dont all live in the house we have lots of land for them to roam.
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Joy RAdke says:May 6, 2011 at 12:03 pm
Ummmmmmmm, South Central (Janesville) Wisconsin, come on over! I have a hot mess of a kitchen
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Tracey says:May 6, 2011 at 12:04 pm
Minnesota here…pick any room you want.
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Kristin says:May 6, 2011 at 12:05 pm
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Amelia says:May 6, 2011 at 12:06 pm
Hello! My husband and I live in Green Bay, WI. We got married and bought a small house about a year ago. Would LOVE help turning a spare bedroom into a baby room and making a couple updates to the kitchen. We’d also be interested in finishing the basement on a semi-cheap budget.
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michaela says:May 6, 2011 at 12:08 pm
I’d love to help you guys paint, DIY or anything! My mom would also LOVE for our great room/kitchen area to be redone! I’m in the San Francisco Bay Area, California over the summer! (: How fun!
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Maura says:May 6, 2011 at 12:08 pm
I recently moved into my boyfriend’s bachelor pad and would absolutely LOVE to have your help in making this house a HOME for us. Every room of our little 3-bedroom rambler is up for a makeover! He is a general contractor himself (flooring/tile specialty) and I am always happy to help out when I can. We live just outside of Seattle, WA.
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Crystal says:May 6, 2011 at 12:10 pm
Hey there,
Come on to New England Massachusetts. I see you have alot of East Coasters writing so come on over and go from state to state and see the history that goes on here. We live right near Boston Mass and a short ride to Cape Cod.
My husband is a pastor and we are a homeschool family of over 20 years. Our church is small and so is our house, but I still have women/daughters meetings, men’s prayer, and other gatherings at my house. I would love my little 1900 country home to have a couple walls knocked down and walls repaired along with old carpet ripped up. Oh what a dream to have my house opened up more to have people over and fellowship. The recession has caused us a financial hardship and we can’t do anything to the house. Would love if you thought about us!
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Kerry says:May 6, 2011 at 12:10 pm
That is awesome info! Once I started reading through your exciting news I literally got goose bumps! Especially when you mentioned the location could be anywhere! Could these room makeovers really happen to us?? A family of 6 who just lives in little ole’ Oak Harbor, OH in a 4 bedroom home? Well, if anyone could make it happen it would be Layla and Kev ;D We have 4 lovely children… 18,16,13 and 3 1/2. Our 18 yr. old son is using the dining room as a bedroom with a futon, our 16 yr. old daughter’s room has brown paper for her floor(what was I thinking) and a futon, in our 13 yr. old daughter’s room she sleeps on a love seat which once was the nursery. And our tolddler sleeps in his big brothers old room which has black and kakhi walls along with a diningroom hutch and a roll top desk! Our lives are so busy with work and every day life that we just have no time to work on their spaces. They truely are the ones who need the makeovers…..”a real bedroom”.
P.S Ikea is only 1hr 30 min. away
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Deborah says:May 6, 2011 at 12:11 pm
Would love to help you with a project. Have been a DIYer for many, many years. Come on up to Vancouver, Canada
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Amy W. says:May 6, 2011 at 12:11 pm
Hi Layla!
I live in a 1949 Cape Cod in Chesapeake Va. I would love help in my “master” bedroom. It seems like the bedroom is the hardest to decorate sometimes, and the fact that its only 10′ by 12′ makes it that much harder! (Did I mention that is our master??!) I think lots of viewers would relate to having a tiny bedroom to decorate! Its currently housing a queen bed, a crate for our chihuahua, and a very awkward IKEA wardrobe. Oh, and a window to nowhere (our sunroom:) I would love to see what you come up with to make this a special place for my husband and I to rest after taking care of our 6 month old (baby, our chihuahua is 3 years old).
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Melanie Groover says:May 6, 2011 at 12:12 pm
Hi guys! I don’t ever really comment but I’ve been a loyal reader for a couple of years now and love your site and all the great ideas I get from it. I don’t really need a room redo but I’m creative. Currently I’m a freelance photographer and artist living in the Atlanta area and would love to help you guys out on a project anytime you’re in town. Here’s a link to my Flickr site that showcases my photography and art.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/seahorseatlanta/
If you look over to the right(on the site) at the “sets”, there’s one called “Last Whimsy Art Studio” and that showcases some of my art work. I’m currently working on an ocean themed wall mural for my daughters room and there are a couple of photos of it on there as well.
Thanks! Melanie
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Krissy says:May 6, 2011 at 12:12 pm
My husband & I bought our first house a year ago and we have tackled some small DIY projects, but would LOVE some help with the bigger ones (esp. the kitchen, living room and sunroom)! We live in a wonderful 80′s style ranch complete with popcorn ceilings, in Huntsville,Al
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Kendra says:May 6, 2011 at 12:12 pm
I would love to see my son’s house get a make over. He has a 10 month old son and will very soon have full custody as his wife is leaving them both for a new life in a new state. The house is small, dark and in need of some
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Kim H says:May 6, 2011 at 12:16 pm
Come to Goshen, IN and decorate our master bedroom! Our house was built in 1890 and has all the charm but the bedroom was added/remodeled later and is majorly lacking in the charm department!
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Laura says:May 6, 2011 at 12:17 pm
I would let you have free-reign to do whatever you want with my house. We’re a family of 4 living in a tiny 2 bedroom house that my husband and I purchased just before we were married. Boy does a tiny two bedroom house feel big PRE-KIDS! But we love it and can’t bear to part with it. It’s on 15 relatively quiet acres in Northeast Ohio (Ashtabula to be exact). I have such a huge problem figuring out what our “style” is so I basically avoid trying to figure it out at all costs, it would be awesome to have someone to help me. Right now our style is basically hand me down furniture from grandma (not in a good way) meets wanna be clean and casual (but not knowing how to do that).
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Trish says:May 6, 2011 at 12:17 pm
Love your website, love your style!
Would be beyond thrilled if you decide to make the beautiful journey north to Ontario Canada! You have your pick of any room in the house…. all are available : )
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Jackie says:May 6, 2011 at 12:18 pm
Oh wow I have to jump in on this as I have been putting off doing my bathroom, living room and utility room. Seriously!!! I need help. I am a single Mom and will have an empty nest this fall. My daughter and I live in Willard, Ohio and she goes off to study music at Capital University.
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Jennybc says:May 6, 2011 at 12:18 pm
I would LOVE your fresh, young perspective on my living room that never gets lived in because it’s so BoRiNg! I love your ideas and while they are not something I would pick…that’s just it…I always leave your blog happy and thinking that the ideas would be just what is needed to breath life into my rooms. (Can you tell I am older than you and while I like traditional…I like new traditional…)
I also can sew. I made window treatments in my kitchen. I have made pillows and tablecloths as well. While not nearly as crafty as you two, I love a challenge and am willing to learn anything home improvement wise.
I live just north of Atlanta in Acworth, GA
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Starr says:May 6, 2011 at 12:19 pm
A & B! My husband and I live in a small apartment that is built inside of a barn on my in-law’s farm. I can’t even begin to imagine all of the awesome things you guys could do with our little space. The apartment has no closets and the rooms are very small, so we could definitely use some help in the way of creating functional and pretty to look at storage. There are also other random things we would benefit from your help on such as our beat up metal front door and need of an office/crafting area in our teeny tiny space. We’d also like to make the outside of our home look more welcoming. As far as helping you goes, I love crafting (cute home decor, sewing, re-purposing furniture, etc.) and have many friends that are equally (if not more) crafty and inspirational! We live in Pylesville, MD (about 40 minutes from Baltimore, MD).
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Aleah says:May 6, 2011 at 12:21 pm
YES, YES, YES!!!! Can I say it enough? We’d love to have someone with some creativity and eye for design help us put this tiny 1923 cottage together! We’re in the Los Angeles, CA area (San Pedro, CA specifically). We know how to work, so you can make us sweat, but we need some fresh ideas and a great eye for how we can make 828 sq feet work for a family (is it possible to get two kids in this space or maybe we need to build the attic retreat I’ve dreamed of?!). We’ll take any help we can get – even in a virtual redesign! Good luck with the new show
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Debbie says:May 6, 2011 at 12:21 pm
Well, I have not blogged in quite some time. Seem to have run out of steam with my creativity and motivation. Not to mention my 4 kids and 2 granddaughters keep me running. We live in Southern Louisiana, Franklin to be exact. We are on the bayou with a lovely and peaceful view. It’s my living, dining and kitchen space. It’s one big ole room. We need curtains, but I have spent hours on end looking at fabric and treatments and still can’t make up my mind. I want something rustic, french country – ish, classic, traditional. We need built ins and a window seat to frame 3 very large casement windows, which I saw ya’ll did in a project. And some special Layla touches here and there.
We have a private guest room and bath just for ya’ll. I will feed you some great southern food. We can chill out on the screened in back porch and watch the sun go down. You would love us and we would love having you!
Please consider coming here. I need your help!!!
Love you,
Debbie
Blog: All Things Southern (debbietibbs.blogspot.com)
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Kathy says:May 6, 2011 at 12:22 pm
Yes, PLEASE!! I have a 70′s dark panelled family room that desperately needs to be updated!! I feel like I’m living in a cave in that room. Seeing all of your light and breezy rooms makes me so jealous. Come to Little Rock, AR and help a momma out of the dark!
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Laura says:May 6, 2011 at 12:22 pm
We’d love to have you help us redecorate a room or two or three. I live in Indianapolis, IN
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RoseAnne says:May 6, 2011 at 12:23 pm
Wow, we would LOVE to have y’all come see us & do a makeover on any room you’d like! We definitely need it. We live in a ranch style house built in 1970 with popcorn ceilings & all! Most people think our house is too small for our family(we have 5 children ages 5-10) though we think it works just fine!
We live 20 minutes south of Nashville in Franklin TN.
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Michele Graziano says:May 6, 2011 at 12:23 pm
Layla, You’re kidding right? Who wouldn’t want you guys to come over and redo a room (or five)! I have a guest room that is crying out for the K & L treatment. I am in Richmond, Virginia…come on up.
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Melanie says:May 6, 2011 at 12:23 pm
My poor children and their bedrooms… oy.
Let’s just say they were the last two rooms in the house to get any attention.
(I mean, really? No guests see their rooms, so it was kind of a given that they’d get the shaft.)
We’d LOVE for you to visit us in Coralville, Iowa and boost up our rooms. We have three girls that share two rooms, and we’re open to any combination (we once thought of even having a “sleeping room” and a “getting ready room”).
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sarah crosby says:May 6, 2011 at 12:23 pm
My parents need something like this! They live in Brenham Texas (home of Blue Bell ice cream — is that luring you in?) ha They have lived in their tiny house for about 15 years now and are trying to redo thier home to make it feel more open. My brother has a baby and we are due in October so now that their family is growing they need to figure out ways to make more room without actually having more room! (make sense? hopefully) I would say thier kitchen/dining room need the most work in that area!
Congrats on your new adventures!!!!
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Michelle says:May 6, 2011 at 12:25 pm
Hi Layla,
Sounds like fun! We are working on renovating a 1950 ranch style house in Texas–we have three big bathrooms to tackle ahead of us. I’ve really identified with your adoption journey–we’re in the same boat. We’ve lost 4 pregnancies and are currently on an adoption waiting list! In all the emotional stress and weariness, we’ve put our house dreams on the back burner. It would be a blessing to be a part of whatever you guys are doing!
Best Wishes,
Michelle in Waco, TX
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Danielle says:May 6, 2011 at 12:26 pm
Yes and yes! I live in Milton, GA in a home that has so much potential. It’s about 17 years old and has the original paint on the walls in most of the rooms. I love your design aesthetic and could really use your help with the living and dining rooms. I’ve got an unfinished basement too if you’re feeling ambitious!
I can help you with painting and craft projects. My husband is a carpenter and also has a lot of plumbing and electrical experience. He has a workshop in a corner of our basement so you wouldn’t have to bring any tools if you choose to makeover our room(s), or a nearby neighbor’s. -
Marci says:May 6, 2011 at 12:26 pm
YES! My whole house needs help. especially the kitchen. I don’t even have half a kitchen…really! My dining room’s toile wallpaper needs an update, too! Another option, is the master bedroom and bathroom. It’s in need of sprucing up for our upcoming 15 year anniversary! We have to freshen up our love shack! Thanks for considering coming to Greenville, SC!
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Nicole says:May 6, 2011 at 12:27 pm
Yes, please!! We have recently purchased a foreclosure home and the previous owner’s taste was sort of Golden Girls meets Andy Worhol. It’s completely overwhelming trying to re-do this house. I am not afraid of hard work and would LOVE the opportunity to work with y’all. I’m in Marietta, GA (a suburb north of Atlanta). Good luck with your new adventure. I can’t wait to see what it is!
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Callie says:May 6, 2011 at 12:32 pm
I’d LOVE your help “homifying” our condo. My fiance and I have lived apart for over half of the year for the last 4 years and we are FINALLY moving back together in August. We have a great space–almost 1400 sq feet in a 2nd floor condo which is divided into a master bedroom, an office, a guest room, 2 bathrooms, and a main room which is the living room and kitchen. I love it–big windows and lots of potential. We just haven’t really done anything with it yet. Yes, we’ve been there 6 years, (but not me really) but we still don’t even have window treatments! In fact right now our look is sorta leftover-college dorm meets my grandma’s attic rejects meets bachelor-pad-furniture my fiance bought right after graduating from school before I got to voice an opinion meets some few pieces I’ve found on craigslist and love. My goal is to get everything tied together and looking more unified–but on a budget.
We’re in Charlotte NC.
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Kim says:May 6, 2011 at 12:33 pm
How about a whole house redo? We moved in to a small, I mean 1200sqft small, house outside of Raleigh, NC last May. The previous owner had a landscaping company, and the exterior is great- 6 acres with a stocked pond and lush gardens. The inside takes a turn for the worse as they attempted to give the home a vintage italian feel, that turned out more like a bad copy of every olive garden in America.
The good news: We have plenty of handy helpers in the family; painters, tile men, and builders.
The bad news: We have been so overwhelmed with the amount of work that needs to be done, we haven’t done anything.
Our hope is to return the home to it’s lake cottage roots with lots of white paint and one-of-a-kind decor, but until we can come up with a plan, we have been spending most of our time outdoors.
We would love to have your help!
Kim
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Gina Graf says:May 6, 2011 at 12:37 pm
Layla, what a great opportunity for you and Kev!! I live in Indianapolis, Indiana and would love to help someone make their design dreams come true! I can paint and use a power drill, but I’m up to learning anything!!
I would be blessing beyond belief to have people as talents as you and Kev help me with my home. I’m a 47 yrs old single female who became too ill to work six years ago. I had been perfectly healthy up until this point, then I began living my own version of a “mystery diagnosis” episode. I spent a year traveling to five major medical centers before I was correctly diagnosed with a rare pituitary problem. They don’t call the pituitary the master gland for nothing!! It really does control your whole body.
It has been nothing short of a miracle that I was able to keep my house during this time. It was so tough to spend 24/7 in a house that is stuck in the 1980′s. I had just moved in before I became sick. All that dark wood just made my mood that much worse. I had to spend everything I’d ever saved traveling all across the Nation to find Endocrinologists and Neurosurgeons who could help me. I’ve had two brain surgeries and lots of hormones……and am now starting to live again. What kept me sane during these years was helping others. I participated in a couple of on-line communities for people with rare endocrine problems. I couldn’t do much physically, but I sure could educate, encourage, laugh and cry with others who were on the same journey as me. Now that I’m stronger, I’d love the opportunity to physically help someone else.
Layla, I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to have your help to create an inspiring place for me to call home. It would help me mark the beginning of a new life for me to have some life breathed into this home.
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kim says:May 6, 2011 at 12:40 pm
We are in Stillwater, MN, just outside of the Twin Cities. We would love to have you come and do whatever you wanted to our home in as many rooms and you would like! I have loved every project you have completed in your home. I only recently discovered your blog and I have really enjoyed it and been inspired by it. Even my 12 year old daughter knows who Layla Palmer is and wanted to start a blog because of what she saw on yours! How cute is that?!?! Thank you for sharing all of your hard work and inspiration with us…truly, thank you! – Blessings to you both.
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Gloria says:May 6, 2011 at 12:45 pm
I would also love to help if you are in my area, even if its just painting or something. I’m in Roanoke, VA, USA.
This is so exciting.
Now I “know” 2 bloggers getting on TV…you guys and The Pioneer Woman! Awesome!
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Angela says:May 6, 2011 at 12:45 pm
Ack! I’d love it! I don’t live too far from you, in Villa Rica, GA. I am a single mom of a six year old and I bought my 1st house last year. It was a foreclosure and a mess! I’ve been having fun learning how to do things myself but it’s been slow going, with a full time job and trying to start a business, plus, of course, being a mom! I love y’alls style and would love to get picked! Thanks for the chance!
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Sandra K says:May 6, 2011 at 12:46 pm
Absolutely would love to have you work your magic on our home in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio!
You’d have your pick of rooms – perhaps our boring, bland, blank-slate-of-a-basement? Lots of space down there with nothing going on! Or how about our totally unecessary formal living room, that I’d love to use for a more family-friendly purpose – i.e. maybe a reading+game room?
What could be exciting and so fun for “3D” is that within 1 mile of our neighborhood (walking distance!) is a quaint downtown area with some fantastic home decor stores (one that features repurposed items) and flea market/antique shops!
I love your style, I’m a former client and did I mention that I’d feed you well while in town?

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Christy says:May 6, 2011 at 12:46 pm
I love your blog!!! I have gotten so many great ideas from you. We are in the slow process of redo our house. We have lived in it for two years and have worked on most of the rooms in some form or fashion. So far we have removed most of the awful 90′s wallpaper. The room that needs to most work right now is our kitchen. We have put off working on this room because of the expense. Hopefully we will get to it in the next couple of years.
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Erin says:May 6, 2011 at 12:47 pm
Put me in the lottery! I love your design style and would love for you to transform my living room, or bedroom, or daughter’s room.
You guys are super talented! Blessings as you work out this new opportunity.
Erin
Greensboro, NC
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Brooke says:May 6, 2011 at 12:49 pm
Wow, this is so awesome of you guys! I live in the mountains of Western NC in a little college town called Brevard, about an hour from Asheville. I live in a cute 1920 something caretakers/counselors cottage on the grounds of what used to be a summer camp. I’m slowly trying to re-decorate/renovate the home as my budget allows, so I’ve got a couple of rooms you could choose from.
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Kristi M. says:May 6, 2011 at 12:50 pm
It would be lots of fun to have a room done by you guys. I am located in Caldwell, Idaho. 26 miles west of the capital city Boise.
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Martha says:May 6, 2011 at 12:51 pm
I am up for a little re-do for any room or rooms in my house!!!! We live in Weyers Cave, VA on a 180 acre dary, beef and poultry farm. Can we say BEAUTIFUL!!!???? The house was renovated 20 years ago (new windows, wiring etc) but now this plain farmhouse needs another update and much needed character.
I am great with a paint brush!!!!
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Kirsten says:May 6, 2011 at 12:54 pm
Hey L&K! How wonderful! Who says no to this kind of offer?
I’d love option A and am always willing to help with projects but my skills lean more toward hard work than any real actual talent. We have a 1950s home we’ve been slowly updateing. I’d love for your help in our living room/dining room combo. Or a half bath conversion to a full bath project. We could also use some help with our curb appeal-new paint color, shutters, something, anything.
We are kinda the ugly stepchild on the block. We live in Dallas, TX come see us! Congratulations on your new adventure!
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Destiny Douglass says:May 6, 2011 at 12:55 pm
First of all – SO excited for you both! I’ve been saying for ages that you should have your own tv show! I would love to help out if you’re ever in the Denver or Colorado Springs, CO areas. I live in Parker, CO. I could paint, craft, help with projects, etc. And ofcourse, we’d love to have you redo a room in our house! We’ve been trying to make a modern house look and feel more vintage! Congrats and good luck!!! ~Destiny
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Lori B. says:May 6, 2011 at 12:55 pm
Awesome! We live in Baltimore, MD and could always use some TLC help!
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Debbie says:May 6, 2011 at 12:55 pm
I just might have a room or two…….or three or four or…well you get where I am headed. Love your blog, love your ideas. Glad you want to share. Don’t want to be greedy…..I would happily help with someone elses redo as well. Come on up to Murfreesboro, TN…..Close to the Music City and I know you love it there!
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Rene says:May 6, 2011 at 12:58 pm
a) yes, absolutely, oh yeah
b) of course, for sure, yepp
c) “would you like to come along with us?”
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Missy says:May 6, 2011 at 12:59 pm
I would love to have your help with my large, weird, orangy family room and my awkard kitchen. Actually, any room in my house is ready for a renovation or update. We live just outside Detroit.
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Meg says:May 6, 2011 at 1:00 pm
I have several rooms that could use a re-do. I live in a condo in Boston, MA.
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Ashley P says:May 6, 2011 at 1:00 pm
I would LOVE to have a little help with my house from you guys! We just bought our first home and some of it could use a little help. We’re DIYing most of it and it’s tough to keep the steam rolling. I’m in Orlando, Florida – come visit me!
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Amanda Dale says:May 6, 2011 at 1:01 pm
OMG! Layla and Kevin, please come to my house and redo a room . . . or two . . . or three! Please come deconstruct my walls and add some character with your paneling and soothing colors! Love your vintage finds and think they would look great stashed in my home! After the birth of my kids and marrying my love, this would be the best things that ever happened to me!
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Lauren says:May 6, 2011 at 1:02 pm
Yes yes yes yes yes. We love your style. PLEASE come take a look at our master bathroom! It is tiny and dingy and so. so. so. gross. Red ceiling. Peach walls. Creamy-yellowish tile. The vanity drawers have no sides (and one drawer has no cover), the cabinet has no bottom, and it isn’t attached to the wall. The 4-light bulb fixture above the mirror has one bulb, and it doesn’t work. Toilet is crooked, window has weird shutters over it on the inside and skinny metal bars on the outside of it. Don’t you really really want to make this over?!? We have done both major and minor work on all the other rooms, but the bathroom has hardly been touched since we moved a year and a half ago, since only my husband and I really see it. Or you could help us out with the front of the house. We have a shabby little white brick ranch with lots and lots of potential.
If a project was over a weekend and within driving distance, my husband might want to help! He doesn’t have any particular skills, but he likes learning home improvement stuff. I couldn’t help because we have two small kids. We live in Louisville, KY.
What a fun idea! Can’t wait to see some of these!
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Courtney says:May 6, 2011 at 1:05 pm
I cant imagine that anyone would say no you cant come to my house
, how fun would it be to have you over to help!! Yes my bathroom would love a little LC love!! I could help you maybe cook a dinner, make sure your schedule is okay, make some pillows. nothing too cool though
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Jenny says:May 6, 2011 at 1:06 pm
OMG! I would love the opportunity to have you come to my humble little apartment here in Chicago, IL and have you makeover a room! I have tried to implement some of your simple ideas but I always get discouraged when I can’t replicate one of your rooms…time and money are always an issue. I’m also super excited at the possibility of having a tv show air that shows off your talent for the whole world to appreciate.
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KATIE H says:May 6, 2011 at 1:07 pm
I need some help with my house. I live in a small town where nothing really exciting ever happens so it would be fun to have something happen. I have lived in my house for 11 years and I don’t feel like I have finished a room yet. I hope this opportunity works out for you guys. You seem like such nice people. I live in Nibley, UT.
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Amber says:May 6, 2011 at 1:07 pm
Denver, Colorado! I have a perfect empty room for you guys to transform! And, I love doing crafty projects, so it would be a lot of fun to help. Good luck with this new “project!”
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Laura says:May 6, 2011 at 1:10 pm
Yes oh yes – please come help me with our bonus room! We’re in Cornelius, NC, just north of Charlotte.
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amanda says:May 6, 2011 at 1:10 pm
Representing good ol’ Eugene Oregon! I LOVE helping other see the potential of their rooms. I would love to help! Sounds like your need some helping hands for all of these people who would love some LC love! But, if you want to help, for some reason I have been able to redo every room in my house, but for some reason my mind goes blank when it comes to the master bedroom.
Best of luck, and am excited to see what’s in store for you two!
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emily says:May 6, 2011 at 1:14 pm
Yes to it all!
1. We would love to have you come help with our master bath, our guest bath, our play room or any other room you’d like to get your hands on!
2. I would love to help with any projects you are doing in my area {seattle, wa}.Such a fun new project for you two.
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kathy h says:May 6, 2011 at 1:16 pm
First of all, congrats on the TV gig! I knew you would eventurally land something with your talent and your humorous blog and videos.
PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! PICK ME! I have a couple of rooms that so need a Kevin and Layla touch! Our Bonus Room would be my first choice. We use it for laundry, TV, my son plays video games in it, and my husband practices his guitar in there (with all of his stuff that goes along with it!). We really don’t have any furniture in there right now because I sold our two old leather couches that were way too big for the space. But now, since the room is long and narrow and it’s used for so many things, I can’t decide on what furniture to buy, let alone the placement. I’d be more than happy to help you do whatever it talkes to make the room over!
I live in Paso Robles, CA. We are a somewhat small community that boasts beautiful rolling hillsides with many oak trees. Our town is considered the new Napa with all of our great wineries! We are also about 30 minutes from the coast. I know you two would love it here!! And maybe while you’re here we could get Kevin to play for us at my friend’s restaurant/bar!!
I sure hope you will consider this desperate plea.
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Jessica says:May 6, 2011 at 1:16 pm
Count me in on the “help me do” fun! My hubs and I live in College Park, MD (DC metro area) and would LOVE help “finishing” some of the rooms in the home we’ve spent the last 3 years renovating.
Can’t wait to hear more about the new project!
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Julie says:May 6, 2011 at 1:18 pm
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joanna says:May 6, 2011 at 1:19 pm
We are putting up an off-grid 30-ft. yurt this summer on Anderson Island, WA. It will have 2 bedrooms, a sleeping loft, a kitchen and a living/eating area. We’d looooooove to see some of your magic there.
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Dar Cochran says:May 6, 2011 at 1:21 pm
Wow! How exciting for the two of you, and all of us readers as well! I’m in little ole Mishawaka, IN
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Tali says:May 6, 2011 at 1:24 pm
This is super exciting! We just moved to Annapolis, Maryland and we have a 1950 Cape Code style house in need of some love…and some paint. And of course, I’ve got some love to give to others’ homes, too!
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Angie H. says:May 6, 2011 at 1:25 pm
Hmmmm….. let me think about this….. um, holy freakin cow YES!!!! I’d love to have you come out to West Jordan, Utah!!!! I would DIE if you picked me but I think my mom who lives 10 minutes away in a city called Sandy would die even harder. I could use help in my Master bedroom (or anywhere really) but my mom could use help in any and every room in her house. I LOVE your blog and adore everything I’ve seen you do. Pick me, pick me!!!!
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Paula says:May 6, 2011 at 1:26 pm
Yes! We live in Knoxville TN! We are about to get married and merge our households and trying to renovate our home!!!! We need you! LOVE all the work you all do!!! Plus, we can make some Southern sweet tea! And who doesnt like sweet tea?!!!!
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April says:May 6, 2011 at 1:28 pm
OH.MY.STARS. ::squeals:: Pick me! Pick me! My hubby and I just bought a beautiful home in January that has huge chunky baseboards, plantation shutters, hand scraped hardwood floors and yummy soaring 15 foot ceilings… and I’m at a loss on how to decorate my HUGE formal dining room in the “rustic chic” look that you have mastered. I DIY’ed some board & batten on the focal wall, and now the walls above it sit bare. I just don’t know where to go from here. It’s the first room that you see when you walk in the house, so I want it to be impressive. The pressure has paralyzed my decorating bones! HELP! We are in Frisco, TX (30 min North of Dallas) Thanks, April & Brian
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Anne Adams says:May 6, 2011 at 1:29 pm
Yes, please! We live on a ranch northwest of Fort Worth TX, and we would love to have you come and help us! Just pick a room. Love your blog.
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DebF says:May 6, 2011 at 1:30 pm
Please come and help me-boy do I need help in several rooms. I love you two-this was the first blog I happened upon when I was looking for decorating/design ideas. I fell in love with your style instantly. I’m in Louisville, KY.
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Jody says:May 6, 2011 at 1:31 pm
OMG! I would LOVE to have you guys come over a do a room (or a few) I LOVE your clean costal-cottage style. We live on a lake in Western Washington and could use all the help you are willing to give! I am also totally down with helping on any kind of project! I love you guys ( and kinda feel like I know ya’ I’ve following your blog for so long!) Good Luck you two! Oh…and come by any time, we’ll have a BBQ on the lake!
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Sarah says:May 6, 2011 at 1:31 pm
We definetely could use your help! We live in a mid-century brick ranch with no landscaping (because we ripped it out to do something better, but have yet to do that!) We have holes and staples in our hardwoods from where we ripped up nasty burgandy carpeting. Our house is somewhat small, just over 1200 square feet and we desperately need storage solutions! Please come to the Durham, North Carolina area! AND I’m more than willing to paint walls or do whatever else to help you on other projects!
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Monica says:May 6, 2011 at 1:32 pm
You guys are welcome to our house anytime. Your design style has already inspired me to redo my family room. I white washed my first wall!! I tried to send you some pictures a while back but I could not figure out how to upload them onto your blog. Please come!! I live in Charleston, SC so you would fit RIGHT IN!!! I would be happy to cook up some shrimp and grits too while you are here. My husband and I are pretty handy but not by any means are we professionals. I dapple in painting a little too. I have put basic murals on walls before. Thinking of painting out the top cabinets in my kitchen with a beach scene. I just need to figure out the color combination. OH! I so hope you pick us!!!!!
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Angela says:May 6, 2011 at 1:33 pm
Come on down! I need all the help I can get. I’m in Houston, TX!
Angela
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Krissy says:May 6, 2011 at 1:33 pm
That would be so awesome!! We have 2 bathrooms and a nursery that we’re working on. We’d love to get the baths done before September when this little one is due. It’s going to be close, but I have access to really good tile prices. The nursery has been a bit tougher to plan for me. We live in St. Louis, MO. The Midwest could use some TLC!
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Danielle from A Few of My Favorite Things says:May 6, 2011 at 1:36 pm
We’re moving into our first house in East Greenwich, RI very soon and have tons of rooms that could use your amazing expertise! Head on up to New England!
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kara @ launching our life together says:May 6, 2011 at 1:37 pm
oh good heavens yes! i would love for some help, but unfortunately we’re in an apartment. my parents’ house could use some southern charm. the midwest just isn’t really known for design. we’re in new castle, indiana. stop on by! i can sew and paint and would love to meet your lovely faces!
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julie g. says:May 6, 2011 at 1:38 pm
Oh my gosh – inside, outside take your pick of things to do!!! We have lived in our home for 5 years and have been trying to make our home feel like “us” on a budget but there is so much to do!
Also, if you are trying to get some projects close to one another we are in Huntingtown, MD and are within 45 min -1 hr from the all Baltimore, Silver Spring and Annapolis folks that responded.
P.S. My husband loves home improvement projects, has tools and can help out after work. The only skills he islacking would be plumbing and major electric.
Congratulations!!!
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Leigh says:May 6, 2011 at 1:38 pm
My hubby and I are no strangers to home improvement. We love DIY!! It would be such an unbelievable honor to have you guys come to Anderson, SC and the four of us roll up our sleeves together for some good ol’ home improvement–in our house or for someone else!
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heather parrish says:May 6, 2011 at 1:38 pm
Hey Guys,
I live just down the road from you, in Capitol Heights neighborhood of Montgomery. My house was built in 1929. I LOVE doing all kinds of projects. I sew, mainly curtains and pillows. No formal training…but if I can see it, I can usually replicate it. I love to paint, canvas and walls. Pretty much anything DIY/Crafty I love. I have a Theatre background. I love to garden as well…would love to help should you need me.
BTW totally loving the ezines. Great job! So glad to be y’alls neighbor:-)
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Kait says:May 6, 2011 at 1:39 pm
A) YES! In Alexandria, VA
B) YES! In Arlington, VA about 15 mins away from A!How could one say no???
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Megan says:May 6, 2011 at 1:41 pm
WoUlD LoVe LoVe LoVe tO gEt sOmE HeLp HeRe In ChIcAgO!!!!! ThIs PaSt YeAr Has InClUdEd
1)ReLoCaTiON
2)JoB ChAnGe for the hubs and no work for me
3)CoLiCky BaBy – 5 months worth of it :”’(Please Help Out If Ya Can!!!
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Bonnie says:May 6, 2011 at 1:41 pm
Wow! You guys are so awesome! I love your style and the cool projects you come up with! I would definitely choose option A, I would love a little TLC help with a guest bedroom and/or my living room. I love decorating, and I really do try but somehow things are just not working in nthese rooms. I’m in Knoxville, TN.
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Patti says:May 6, 2011 at 1:44 pm
Owner of a historic brick home in central Wisconsin. Our home was built in 1901 as a single family, 3 story home by one of our towns founding fathers. Hard times hit in the 30′s causing it to be converted into efficiency apartments. We bought and restored to a single family home in 1986. We are ready for some fixing and redoing. Our kitchen needs appliance upgrades and better traffic flow. While we have the funds to do this we don’t have the ideas. Help!!! Our home features some incredibly beautiful woodwork, including pocket doors and crown molding.
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Kathy says:May 6, 2011 at 1:49 pm
Please put me on the list! We live in Keller, which is the northern part of Fort Worth in Texas. There are lots of antique malls around, a great architectural salvage store in the historic downtown area, and let’s not forget First Monday Trade Days in Canton, which is only 1 1/2 hours away!
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Katherine Hawkins says:May 6, 2011 at 1:49 pm
My husband and I just bought our first house and we are so excited but it has some fixing up to do! I have been flowing your blog for so long and have been saving ideas that i love! thank you for all your inspiration
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Kerry John says:May 6, 2011 at 1:49 pm
Hello there!
I am a school social worker/purse designer living in Chicago. I am having much fun making my vintage condo feel like my own. I was recently featured on Apartment Therapy (http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/house-tours/kerrys-collections-house-call-136998), which was a huge thrill!My request would be assistance with creating a new table for my kitchen/dining room. I would love to re-purpose a cool old door (or something similar) into a killer new table. Maybe something taller, so that I would need stools instead of chairs…. in any event, I know you are the team to do it! Thank you for considering me- Kerry John
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Natalie says:May 6, 2011 at 1:51 pm
We are more than welcome to come over the Winters, CA!
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Crystal Lowry says:May 6, 2011 at 1:52 pm
I would love option A. My husband and I bought an old farmhouse and farm that has been in my family for over 100 years. We have slowly been remodeling it when time/money allows. We still have so much left to do. I love your style and any help would be greatly appreciated. We live in Elkland, Missouri.
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Kim B. says:May 6, 2011 at 1:55 pm
Absolutely, totally!! I live in the Raleigh, NC area right now but will be moving
to central Florida when our house sells.
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Camby says:May 6, 2011 at 1:55 pm
You can come work some design magic in my home any day.
Ten years of living in a “builder grade khaki paradise” is long enough!
You’d have fun with my big green tractor. I mean sectional sofa.
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Jae L says:May 6, 2011 at 1:55 pm
count me in! I’m in Oklahoma City. I love your style, but unfortunately don’t see much of it in my house! Would LOVE to see what you could do with our space.
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Vivian Curren says:May 6, 2011 at 1:56 pm
Yes, yes, a thousand times YES! We live on the coast of Maine, so our design vibe is a lot like yours: casual, coastal, fresh, breezy and a little bit hip. We have two small kids, so the chaos level is high, but so is the fun. I LOVE LOVE LOVE your taste, and could really use your help in a couple of rooms in our house: kitchen, living room, playroom! I know we’re not nearby – but Maine is stunning in the summer, and we could make it worth the trip!
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Vivian Curren says:May 6, 2011 at 5:27 pm
I should add that I’m a former TV news anchor (not nearly as pretty as Layla, though!)and my husband is a current TV News producer, so we get (and love) the whole TV thing. It would be a blast to do something creative!
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Jen @ Domesticated Nomad says:May 6, 2011 at 1:57 pm
It would be so much fun to have you go to town on our boring little ranch house. We are slowly trying to impose some character on this place! I would love to just be a part of pitching in on somebody else’s project too. I majored in art and pretty much if it’s related to art, I’ve had a hand in it. Design, color, painting (both walls and fine art), sewing, etc. Pretty good at organizing. Designed some furniture. Pretty much jack of all trades (master of none). We are in central Michigan.
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Lucia says:May 6, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Would love to have help decorating a long, somewhat narrow guest room. I live in a tiny, two-bedroom house in a darling neighborhood in Marietta, Georgia, about 26 miles from downtown Atlanta. I am a pastel artist (I call myself that) and have my own art in my house. I would consider it an honor to help in an artistic way (I have painted murals in local schools, hospitals and homes) if you need my help. Would love YOUR artistic help myself!
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jen says:May 6, 2011 at 2:01 pm
I would love love love for you to re-do my whole house! I would watch ALL your shows for your creative, beautiful affordable DIY designs. I live in Northern California, but call Alaska Home. I have three crazy boys under age 10 and am always looking for new ideas.
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alison says:May 6, 2011 at 2:03 pm
Yes please, how about about my entire house. HGTV, here you come!!!
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meghan says:May 6, 2011 at 2:03 pm
Pinehurst, NC here and I’d love a little kitchen redo….cabinet doors coming off….white paint going up…a little chalkboard paint too maybe….it would be great!
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Kerren says:May 6, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to welcome you over to my place to help me redo my living room or bedroom. We live in Kelowna, BC, Canada.
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Julie H says:May 6, 2011 at 2:05 pm
WOW! Come to Orlando, FL! We’ve got an IKEA!
Depserately seeking a family room/kitchen that will fit our family…the rooms are small and so is our family but the spaces just don’t accomodate us. We love spending time together but don’t quite fit! Would love to add some character to our 19 yr old builder special!! Come to Orlando!! -
Bonnie Andrews says:May 6, 2011 at 2:06 pm
I would love to help out with any projects you want to do in Austin, Tx! I am an artist and a do-it-yourselfer and I love to paint anything and everything! I absolutely love your style and one day when we own our own home, I am stealing all your paint colors!
Good luck on this new journey! It looks like fun!
Bonnie
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Amy says:May 6, 2011 at 2:07 pm
um YES to both A and B! Could you come make over my bathroom a la your guest bathroom? Pretty please?!
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Angela says:May 6, 2011 at 2:09 pm
I would love to have some rooms redone!!! My 9 yr old daughter wants to make her room more “grown up”. We’re in Sugar Hill, Ga and it is beautiful here this time of year
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Jewel says:May 6, 2011 at 2:09 pm
Are you kidding me?!!! Absolutely, positively YES I would love your help with a room (or two or three)! It would be a dream come true. We live in western WI near Minneapolis. I would do anything to help. Paint, crafty projects, etc. I am a hard worker and can help with anything with a little direction. I am handy with a can of spray paint too!
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Pam says:May 6, 2011 at 2:10 pm
PLEASE!!! come to Gibsonville, NC and do as much as your heart desires.
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Megan says:May 6, 2011 at 2:16 pm
Sounds Great! My husband and I just moved into a 60’s ranch in Powder Springs, GA and would love your help! It’s on beautiful property; however the inside is lovingly referred to as “the cave”. We have started to brighten by painting paneling and the likes, but we could use your help really turning on the lights. The next room I plan to tackle is the kitchen, but it would be more fun if I had your help removing the two layers of wallpaper and painting the paint grade wood that is currently stained for our kitchen cabinets! Then onto the family room, and yes…more wallpaper!
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Nicole Love says:May 6, 2011 at 2:17 pm
Hubbs and I are in Warr Acres, Oklahoma! We would love help on some room redo stuff! Our 1950′s Ranch style home needs some love! And/or we would be more than happy to pick up a paintbrush or two help with others!
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Vivian Curren says:May 6, 2011 at 2:19 pm
I should add that I’m a former TV news anchor (not nearly as pretty as Layla, though!)and my husband is a current TV News producer, so we get (and love) the whole TV thing. It would be a blast to do something creative!
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Julie Williams says:May 6, 2011 at 2:20 pm
I would LOVE you to come re-do our master bedroom and put your Lettered Cottage fingerprints all over our house! Please come to Humble (Houston), TX!
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Hope Warfel says:May 6, 2011 at 2:24 pm
Ohhhh, the joy it would bring to me if you would choose me!!! I am a stay-at-home mom of four awesome little boys ages 8, 6, 5, and almost two. My house has been super formal in style…mainly because that is the style of all the hand-me-downs we have lovingly been given over the years. I am trying to casualize (ha ha, my own word there) things and make it a really comfortable and welcoming place for my biggo family..did I mention I have FOUR boys?? So, my friend is helping me to transform my family room (would love to brag on her to you). I would love your help on my dining room/ office space. It is formal, dark, and not a place a kid wants to have a meal. I want it to to be a place we all look forward to using…not the formal “mom room” that never gets touched. It must be a place that “pretty” meets up with “four boys functional”. Get me?
I live in Nolensville, TN…about 30 minutes south of Nashville. Get your cowboy boots on and come visit me! We will smother you with little boy hospitality. That means, you can share the legos
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Sherrine says:May 6, 2011 at 2:25 pm
We are in College Station, TX. We are getting married this summer and are in the process of combining homes. We would love a Lettered Farmhouse!
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Johanna says:May 6, 2011 at 2:28 pm
You two can come do any room in my house! I live in a 1950′s house, just outside of Minneapolis – - you know you want to come back to visit MN Layla!
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Gina says:May 6, 2011 at 2:31 pm
Please, come to my house in Lakewood, CA!
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Laura says:May 6, 2011 at 2:32 pm
I live in Pville and you and you are welcome to come over for a project or 3 at my house! I’ve been working on it for over a year but still have a ways to go!
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Wendy says:May 6, 2011 at 2:33 pm
Oh Kev and Layla, you can have your way with our 1986 home. We’ve done some updating but many rooms are stuck in the 80s, including our master suite. People walk into our house and say, “cool house!” partly ’cause it’s not your typical cookie-cutter Florida pool home. My response is always, “well, it’s got a lot of potential”! Nine years later, it’s still got “a lot of potential”…please come help!!! We’re in Sarasota…15 minutes from Siesta Key Beach…
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Michelle says:May 6, 2011 at 2:34 pm
I live in Redondo Beach CA
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Kelsey Z. says:May 6, 2011 at 2:35 pm
Yes!! I would love for you to come & help my parents out
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Deanna says:May 6, 2011 at 2:36 pm
Option A) ABSOLUTELY! I have a room or two that could use some fresh design talent/help. ( My DH and I are pretty handy do-it-ourselfers with two darling girls and one handsome little man.)
Option B) I am game for that as well! I’m not as talented as you two are, but I can hold my own with most things from glue guns to nail guns, and a whole lot in between!
Call me!
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Deanna says:May 6, 2011 at 2:38 pm
P.S. We’re in Willmar, Minnesota – you betcha!
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Kim says:May 6, 2011 at 2:38 pm
Option A and live in a small ranch in Houston, TX that needs a TON of help from people like you two
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Andrea at Opulent Cottage says:May 6, 2011 at 2:40 pm
How exciting! If your adventure brings you to the Dallas/Fort Worth area, I would love to be a part of it. I’m a veteran crafter and expert seamstress. I have made very single item in our home — every slipcover, tablecloth, pillow, drapery and custom lampshade. I paint, refinish, and dig in the garden, too! Would love to meet y’all and help out.
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cassie {hi sugarplum!} says:May 6, 2011 at 2:40 pm
fo-shizzle! I’m a DIY/Crafting maniac! (but not a scrapbooker…don’t ask for that)
I’m in the Dallas area and would love to meet others and help out.xo — cassie
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Mary Helen says:May 6, 2011 at 2:42 pm
I would love some help with my master bath. Some TLC would do the trick! Location: Florence, AL
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Liz says:May 6, 2011 at 2:43 pm
oh.my.golly – YES to option A, and you wouldn’t want me for Option B!
I have 2 little ones, 3 year old Evelyn and 6 month old Isaac and a husband who has a recently hurt back and so our re-doing abilities and time have disappeared. I’m too tired to think of anything to do to spruce up anything. Our bedroom has been completely ignored since we moved into our house 4 years ago. Also, our basement is long and narrow and awful. Major re-dos necessary, stat. We live in Spring Lake Park, MN (about 20 minutes from Minneapolis/St. Paul) -
Catherine says:May 6, 2011 at 2:44 pm
We’re a military family outside of Wilmington, NC. I’d love to redo my bedroom that I have done very little with since moving here two years ago, turn an upstairs office into a homeschool room and then maybe pizazz up a few other spaces! Come on down and I’ll introduce you to lots of military families who would love a room do over!
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kate says:May 6, 2011 at 2:50 pm
We would LOVE your help! We live in Irvine, California (Orange County)!!!!
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Allyson says:May 6, 2011 at 2:51 pm
My husband and I bought a foreclosed home, gutted it and re-did it – I’d love to help you on a project in Chicago, IL! We’re located in the southeast suburbs.
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Lisa D. says:May 6, 2011 at 2:52 pm
Would love to host you just north of Seattle, Washington in an area called Lake Forest Park. We’ve got a few rooms in our 1916 farmhouse that could definitely benefit from your creativeness! Think: upstairs built into an attic space. Fun, right?
Also – I’d love to help paint or do some outside garden work if you come this way.
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Amanda says:May 6, 2011 at 2:56 pm
This opportunity sounds like so much fun! I could go with either option. I would love some help in my home, but would definitely love to bless someone else as well. Ventura, CA
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Lindsey says:May 6, 2011 at 2:59 pm
Oooo! My honey and I would love to have some more “TLC” in our home.
We live in Tucson, Arizona, located in the Hedrick Acres neighborhood about ten minutes away from The University of Arizona.
Our home was built in the early 40’s, has oodles of charm, but the inside is pretty plain jane. We have a lot of small awkward spaces that we’d like to make more functional and fun for us. We’re a young couple at the ripe old age of 26, and are anxious to personalize and make our house more home-y, if ya know what I’m sayin!
Good luck with your search, and Tucson’s a WONDERFUL place to visit!
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Lori C. says:May 6, 2011 at 2:59 pm
Would love for some inspiration and perspiration and TLC for our family room/kitchen! We just got a lovely new maple farm table and the rest of the decor needs to live up to it’s standard.
My hubbie started his own company a year ago, so the low-dough part is music to my ears!We’re in the Indianapolis area.
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Kim S. says:May 6, 2011 at 3:00 pm
How fun! I would love to get your help on how to decorate a rental property when you can’t paint the walls. I’m from Austin, TX.
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elz says:May 6, 2011 at 3:04 pm
We just purchased a small piece of ranch property outside Seguin, Texas. It has a very “rustic” house on it. I’d love if you could help us transform it-very LOW dough.
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hilliary says:May 6, 2011 at 3:04 pm
I think that would be great!! I would LOVE your help. I recently purchased my first home! (I’ve been renting)..I am a nurse and I live in Summerville, Georgia. The house is a newer ranch style home with lots of “builder quality” charm!
My living & kitchen area is an open floor plan in desperate need of some sort of plan! I have lots of ideas…I’m just not quite as good as you guys when it comes to applying them….HELP!
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LYNDIA RONO says:May 6, 2011 at 3:05 pm
I NEED LOTS OF ASSISTANCE NOT ONLY ON THE INSIDE; BUT AFTER YOU POSTED THE
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Denise says:May 6, 2011 at 3:07 pm
Ohhhhhh!!! I would love for you to come and help us decorate a room or 2 or 3!! We have a great basement area we’d love to turn into an office/playroom, and both of our bathrooms are stuck in the 70′s!! We live in the SF Bay area in California and would be interested in hearing about how we can help!!
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Cyndall Malm says:May 6, 2011 at 3:07 pm
Hi if you come around the Central Valley in California (Fresno, CA) I’d can sew a straight line, and paint the heck out of anything!
Also my kitchen walls are Mexican restaurant pink… It’s overwhelming. I have great appliances but man those walls are awful. You’re help would be Totally awesome!
Lemme know if I can help you guys out! I just love your blog!
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Emily M. says:May 6, 2011 at 3:07 pm
I would love for you to come to Canada. I love your blog and your style and we would welcome you with open arms north of your border.
I live in a small apartment but it could really use a makeover and your creative inspiration!
Great idea. Hope it pans out.Best,
Emily M. from Ottawa, Ontario
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Lindsey@BetterAfter says:May 6, 2011 at 3:14 pm
Boy howdy, I would LOVE you two to help me in my house. It is currentely a box of boring; no architectural interest, no special finishes, just a lot of blank beige walls. My front froom is especially dire, it’s a big room with an open ceiling that goes to the second floor. The only thing in there is one sofa and vertical blinds! VERTICAL BLINDS! Abomination! It’s the first thing people see when they visit and they usually ask if we’re moving. I live in west Phoenix and would show you a good time!
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Ann R. says:May 6, 2011 at 3:14 pm
I would love both options! I just found your website about a week ago and I love it. You house is wonderful. Your transom article has me looking at my hallway in a new way. I live in a 1950s ranch with a 1970s kitchen. I would love to replace the cabinets, take out the soffit, open the wall to the dinning room. It could go from yuck to fabulous. I’m in Lake Placid, NY, site of two winter Olympics, including the 1980 Miracle on Ice hockey game. We can create a miracle in my kitchen, or the guest room, or any other room. I love crafts and can sew. I have a BFA in design (graphic and interior).
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Kim Shapiro says:May 6, 2011 at 3:15 pm
OMG OMG OMG I would loooooooove you for to do a room in our home! It’s a center hall colonial 100ish years old. I’m a photographer & hubby is a teacher/ handyman. We are a lost cause at decorating our place but I love everything you do!!!!!! We live on Long Island NY. <3 u guys —-'-@
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Emily@Decorchick says:May 6, 2011 at 3:17 pm
How cool would it be for y’all to come to Houston, TX!! We could totally knock down some sheetrock and find some treasures hopefully.
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Katie says:May 6, 2011 at 3:17 pm
This is like Christmas morning!! I think a nice trip to Southern California is in the works…some sunny beach time, some re-do time…sounds good!
You can help me with my fledging entry/dining/living room all-in-one special, OR my mom has some awesome rooms that need re-doing!! Living room, master bedroom…I hope this works out! I will definitely tune it to watch it!
~Katie
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Amber Whitehouse says:May 6, 2011 at 3:18 pm
Hi! I’m a home decor shop owner in the making (working on my fab business plan as we speak;
think beach-y, romantic, coastal cottage, french-y, and vintage-modern kind of shop!!) SO EXCITED!!I would love a helping hand with my new little space, a cozy one bedroom apartment with hardwood floors throughout, large windows with white crown molding, and a super vintage-y little stove that makes my kitchen just the cutest. Think “The Holiday” English cottage potential here. That is my vision
I love baking and entertaining small intimate groups of friends. I am dying to have a chandelier in my kitchen to add a little glamour to my vintage. I would like my kitchen table to be one of the focal points. Old, old, old. I have been on the hunt for a table that reminds me of my Grandma’s kitchen. She is my inspiration, and who I owe my creativity and passion for all things home-made to. I am forever trying to evoke the sense of hominess her home had. I want to remember her with every pie crust I roll on that table.
As far as the rest of the apartment, let’s blend old with new, glamour and a little bit of lived in, comfy and homey. I am a firm believer in live with what you love
I am so happy for you, Kevin and Layla. Good things happen to good people. Your marriage is also a huge “hope” and inspiration to me. So, thank you for living out yourhopes and dreams
By the way, I am from Madison, WI.
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Blaire Fleeman says:May 6, 2011 at 3:18 pm
Midlothian, TX (just outside of Dallas)
YES! Please come and we are willing to help you on other projects too! My husband is an awesome handy-man and is in construction.
This is our hometown we will be moving back to later this month. We are wanting to buy on older home to remodel and we’re looking at a 1950′s one right now. We would LOVE to have your help! You are welcome to any and all rooms. Especially the master, family room and kitchen.
Thanks:)
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Jessica @ Decor Adventures says:May 6, 2011 at 3:19 pm
Hi Layla and Kevin,
What an exciting adventure for you both! I’d love to have you here in Buffalo, NY and my attic, both bathrooms and dining room need umm, well, total makeovers! Our home is 111 years old, a Colonial. Oh and the back yard needs help too
And I’d love to help if you are in the Western New York area: Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Ithaca, or even Southern Ontario, etc. I can paint, redo furniture, make lemonade for the crew, whatever!
I know of a few other bloggers here too so I can gather some helpers! Thanks for the consideration.
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stephanie says:May 6, 2011 at 3:19 pm
We live in Temple Texas which is just north of Austin. We have a ranch home with lots of work needed! We have a pink tile bath we tried to paint over and now it looks worse! (we had to take the risk right?!) We have a wall we want to tear down between the living and formal living space to make it one big space. We have concrete floors because we have already pulled up the carpet in hopes of doing something more. We also have a kitchen in serious need of redoing. think peeling paint and sticky tile countertops! Aack! Come help us!! My husband is a school technologist and I’m a stay at home homeschooling mom to 4, age 7, 5, 2 and 9 months. As you can see we have our hands full!!
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Tiffany says:May 6, 2011 at 3:19 pm
Hi you two. I love your blog. And, we have a house that we’ve been trying to redo. Slowly. It’s a unique house…with a 3 story curtain wall window that you look through when you walk in the front door. We’d love it if you could come help us make a few of our rooms a little…cuter.
We live in Rochester, MN.
Tiff
p.s. And we could help out with other houses too. I’m not an artist…but I can run a sewing machine.
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Kate says:May 6, 2011 at 3:20 pm
Yes and Yes!
Nashville, TN
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Siri says:May 6, 2011 at 3:22 pm
I would LOVE some help updating the home I GREW UP IN, into the home I NOW live in with my husband and three kids! We are eager DIYers but have lost some of our original vigor to keep the updating going. My parents now live three miles down the road, and they would get a kick out of watching you work your magic on their beloved home. Plus, it’s finally done snowing in MN! So, come on “up north!” I’ll have the coffee and cinnamon rolls ready!
Location: Roseville, MN
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Tressa says:May 6, 2011 at 3:23 pm
Oh my goodness! How exciting! Yes! My husband and I just built a farmhouse out in the country (208 acres) and we’ve been slooooowly decorating in the things we love. Needless to say…it’s very slow with a low to no budget for decorating we have to be creative, but thank goodness we love to antique and repurpose. It helps that I can sew, paint, staple, hammer, reupholster, duct tape
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aud says:May 6, 2011 at 3:23 pm
I would love to have your help. I’m in Virginia Beach, VA and could use lots of help with all the rooms in my house!
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Melissa G says:May 6, 2011 at 3:24 pm
Hey guys! First off, I adore your blog! I check it out daily!
Secondly, my husband and I would LOVE to have some help with the rooms in our home. We bought it almost 2 years and I still don’t feel like anything is finished. We’re big DIYers on a budget but projects keep piling up and I don’t think we’ll ever get it all done. To add another layer to the chaos we just found out a couple months ago that we’re pregnant with our first kiddo. Not planned at all but we feel so blessed! He/She is due on December 1st and the stress of unfinished projects along with now decorating a nursery is really starting to add up. I love your style and even though I’ve been trying to replicate what you do for some time now, I’m still missing the mark. Your help is definitely needed!
Some info about us… We live in a 3/2 home in Temple, TX. We’re in our 20s, have two dogs, an English Mastiff named Woodrow and a boxer mix named Maggie. He’s an RN and I’m in accounting. Oh, and he’s tired of hearing me whine about things being unfinished.
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Rachel says:May 6, 2011 at 3:24 pm
Hi Guys,
A) YES absolutely, I live in a small condo and the living room/kichen needs a total revamp
B) YES, I would to help painting another redo
C) I am in Dallas TXBest of luck to you both!
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Michelle V says:May 6, 2011 at 3:26 pm
Layla and Kevin,
You have no idea how much I love your blog and design style. I feel like I am home when I read your online magazines. I study them
My husband and I both work full time, I am going back to school for my Masters, and we have two kids, daughter Jordan who is 4 and son Jonah who is 3 – leaving no time – or money – to decorate the way I see my house in my dreams. We live in Cranston, RI. My husband replaced all the carpeting in the house with hardwoods – but that is as far as we have gotten and I literally dream myself to sleep each night thinking about ideas from your blog – the drop cloth drapes and the fabulous gym floor wall etc. but just have not had the time. We would totally FLIP if you guys came here in person and we could do a project together – FLIP I say
. I am a good cook – I will feed you well
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Linda Dobens says:May 6, 2011 at 3:29 pm
Would really dig your help. I am in Beaufort SC, the Low country, that I know you are familar with since you were @ Tybee. I have 30 year old Lowcountry home. That could use some sprucing up.
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Vanessa says:May 6, 2011 at 3:29 pm
Hi Layla!
Congratulations on the opportunity! How exciting!
You and Kevin can come to my house any time! I don’t know if you remember, but you did a virtual redo of my living room about a year and a half ago. I hope to show you pictures of how it turned out in real life!
If I’m as lucky as you two are, I would be happy to see how you “see” the rest of our home. We have an open concept home, so I think it would be cool to make the rooms flow well. I live in a suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Good luck and best wishes!
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Courtney says:May 6, 2011 at 3:30 pm
YES PLEASE! I recently bought a house (in it for 2 months) and and having the hardest time styling it to my tastes/personality/liking. I’m in Hilmar, California, USA (middle of the state, small cow/dairy town, 2 hours from San Francisco, Monterey, and Yosemite). Please oh please oh PLEASE put me down on your list! I love everything you guys do!
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PattiP says:May 6, 2011 at 3:30 pm
I absolutely love you two and would love you to help me redecorate a room or two! I love all of your ideas and know that would be right at home in my home. I have 5 kids so we have a busy household. I live in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois.
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Indiri says:May 6, 2011 at 3:31 pm
Oh, that sounds like fun! I’d love to have you in my house and I’d love to help you with someone else’s. I’m in Reno, Nevada.
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Molly says:May 6, 2011 at 3:33 pm
Hey I would love love love some help. I am trying to convert the style of our home to my style from that of my mom’s. We live in Overland Park, KS, and there is so much opportunity I don’t know where to start. We (Paul and Molly) have one sweet daugther, who has been fighting a rare medical condition that prevents her from eating, and 2 dogs, Herbie and Tilly Bea (she’s deaf).
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Shelley says:May 6, 2011 at 3:33 pm
Oohh Oohh Oohh!!! Feeling like a first grader who can’t get her hand up high enough! (as in “pick me, pick me”!!!) Now that I’ve gotten that out – you guys are perfect for a TV gig – best of luck!!!
Springfield, Ohio
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Erica Hyatt says:May 6, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Pick me, Pick me, Pick me!!!!!!!
Would love to have a kitchen makeover, we have this hideous tile back splash that has flowers painted all over it, with hideous popcorn ceilings, hideous box light, walls that should be knocked down. The list goes on and on and on. We live in Van Alstyne, Tx, Hope to see you soon in our neck of the woods! -
Lisa says:May 6, 2011 at 3:43 pm
I’d be thrilled to help you guys any way I could! I craft, I renovate, I refurbish/makeover furniture… heck take me along and I’ll cook for you guys!!
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Susan Kelly says:May 6, 2011 at 3:46 pm
Kevin & Layla, I would love your help at redecorating our house. We had it on the market and the biggest complaints were kitchen and bathrooms. It would be great to have you come in and redo those rooms for us. We will gladly pitch in with a paintbrush, sewing, running for materials or whatever we can to help you make our rooms market ready. We have a 5,000 sq. ft. Tudor with brick/stone on the front, 4 bedroom, 4 1/2 bath. 3 fireplaces, with 6 garages, pool with a huge screen house and 1 acre of land. It was built in 1986 and is located in Stilwell, Kansas. Please come help us as we want to sell so we can retire and move to warmer winter weather and a much smaller house. We’d love to retire in a quaint little cottage, just like yours, somewhere in Florida or Hilton Head, S.C. close to the ocean. Your creative ideas and decorating talent are exactly what I love. But first we must sell this one. I follow you on Facebook and have looked at your blog for a long time. Please come help us!!
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Kirsten Lile says:May 6, 2011 at 3:48 pm
We live in Issaquah, WA (just outside of Seattle) and need some help with our master bedroom. We had plans to redo our bedroom and then we got pregnant…two kids rooms later we still don’t have a finished bedroom.
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Celeste says:May 6, 2011 at 3:50 pm
Oh WOW!! I’d LOVE love LOVE to participate!! I have been neglecting our family room/playroom ever since we moved in. It was an old 70′s Billiard Room, complete with Plastic “Tiffany” pool table chandelier, wetbar, wine glasses shelf, mahogony wood paneling, horrible carpet over ever horribler vinyl, these crazy tile ceiling panels like in a hospital, and a raised concrete block that’s about 12″ by 12″ running the entire distance of the long wall along the floor. It’s ready for a make-over for sure!!! We’re in the San Francisco Bay Area in CA! Please come help!!
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Cassie says:May 6, 2011 at 3:51 pm
Well, I don’t have any design-related talents to share, but you guys can come redo ANY room in my house, ANY time!!! That would be amazing! I’m in Portsmouth, OH.
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Michelle says:May 6, 2011 at 3:56 pm
I would be willing to help if you were in my area, and I would love for you to come redo ANY room in my house! I’m in the metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri area.
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Jett Bocz says:May 6, 2011 at 4:03 pm
I live in Cartersville, GA! I would love for you to redo my house! It needs help!
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Katherine says:May 6, 2011 at 4:05 pm
We welcome your creative talents in our home! I live in Columbia, SC. My husband & I moved from a charming 1920s bungalow into a large, fixer-upper brick Georgian about 5 years ago. We liked having room to grow…though we did underestimate the scope of needed renovations. Happily, despite the many DIY projects that stretched into the wee hours, we are still talking to each other!
Slowly, we’ve made necessary structural changes, but we struggle with adding design elements that suiit both our young family and our budget. Our oldest child is 5 and baby #4 arrives in mid-June. All girls. And yes, somedays it feels overwhelmingly crazy.
Project Idea #1: We have an unfinished third floor, about 700 feet, with great-potential-9-foot-high-ceilings, 5 skylights, and 5 dormer niche windows…perfect for something…and we haven’t a clue on what to do with the space.
Project Idea #2: Our 25 year old kitchen needs a major facelift. We do have solid walnut cabinets, but the stains are yucky, the countertops icky, and the room is in constant use as you can imagine. It’s time for us to replace appliances yet we don’t want to make decisions without a plan (and a budget).
Selling point? You could stay in our cozy guest room above the garage, complete with a private full bath and pretty wallpaper!
Your many ideas have already so inpsired me. I cannot wait to see where this new phase leads y’all!
K.
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Rayan The Design Confidential says:May 6, 2011 at 4:09 pm
I’m way out west in N. California (Sacramento area to be specific)! I would be glad to help you redo someone’s room by building designer furniture/built-in’s for a fraction of the cost (as in… only the materials). PB, West Elm, RH, you name it. Sure beats having to buy it!
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Barbara Torris says:May 6, 2011 at 4:10 pm
We live in Hillsboro, Oregon in an award winning planned community. Our condo is up for sale. I would love to have you take a look and see if you have any suggestions. Our budget is limited but we are very creative and retired! I love this blog and subscribe to your email feed.
thank you for the offer.
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AILI says:May 6, 2011 at 4:11 pm
This is wild and exciting for you two, and anyone lucky enough to work with ya’ll. I was seriously just thinking that you guys needed a show. Every time I check something out on HGTV online that I love, Layla has her fingers in it. I live in St. Louis, MO.
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Jo says:May 6, 2011 at 4:12 pm
Come check out Alexandria, VA. Old Towne specifically! Right on the Potomac River and only a short drive along the George Washington Parkway to our nations capitol! Our family would love to have you come visit our home. We’ve lived here 10 years and are still yearning for the “cozy factor!” Bring on the beadboard and thow pillows!
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Barbara Torris says:May 6, 2011 at 4:12 pm
Me again…you can take a look at the interior here.
http://www.retireinstyleblog.com/2011/03/hillsboro-home-oregon-for-salenot.html
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sandi says:May 6, 2011 at 4:13 pm
need help with a master bedroom redo and dining room/piano room/living room one long narrow space. norfolk virginia
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Laura R. says:May 6, 2011 at 4:18 pm
Hi! I think my mom’s house is always in need of some TLC! She lives in Panorama City, CA. It’s an old home that we’ve slowly updated. The garage-turned-den needs help to make it feel cozy. My hubby and I actually just added a mantel a la Layla-&-Kevin style and looks fabulous, but it still needs more work as it working hard trying to be a tv room/office/playroom for the grandkids (w a bathroom in a corner).
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Ivy says:May 6, 2011 at 4:18 pm
Hmmmmm…..let me think about it for a while…would I want you to do your magic at my house….or not?
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Ivy says:May 6, 2011 at 4:19 pm
I forgot: Olathe, Kansas. Who doesn’t want to go to Kansas?!
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Linda says:May 6, 2011 at 4:20 pm
Would love to help with painting, decorating, crafting, sewing – Pittsburgh PA
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Jennifer says:May 6, 2011 at 4:22 pm
I’d love for you guys to redo a room in my house and I’d be glad to help you with a room in someone else’s house. I sew and do lots of craft projects.
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Cathy P says:May 6, 2011 at 4:22 pm
Yes! Your more than welcome to come to Milford, NH to help me redesign/decorate as many rooms as you’d like! We’ve got a guestroom, if needed for you, and a Golden Retriever puppy to play with Max! We’re 1 hour from Boston, 1 hour from seacoast, 1 hour from White Mountains. This sounds so exciting for you guys!
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Megan says:May 6, 2011 at 4:24 pm
I would be overjoyed to have you come and redo any and every room in our home!
I’ve owned the home with my sister for a few years, and my husband (of almost 2 blissful years) and I moved into it a year ago when we came back to my hometown to care for and savor every moment with my mom as she battled cancer. I love our cozy home, but I envy the likes of the homes your blog showcases!
We live in Wenatchee, Washington. You’d love it here! We’re in a valley on the Columbia River that is full of cherry and apple blossoms at the moment!
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Karen says:May 6, 2011 at 4:30 pm
I would welcome you into my home…I live in Rehoboth Beach, DE…come on over!
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Jill says:May 6, 2011 at 4:32 pm
I would love if you came and redid a room or a few rooms at my house. We are quite busy with baby number two on the way and also share our home with two dogs and two cats. I also currently have a kitchen with red corian countertops and matching red tile floor that I have no idea what to do with economically. So please come to southern Minnesota!!!
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lee ashley says:May 6, 2011 at 4:39 pm
I have a loft, guest room, and master bed/bath that could use some love in my beachy/vintage chic condo. I live in beautiful Huntington Beach, California
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Rachel says:May 6, 2011 at 4:39 pm
Oh wow! Both would be so much fun – hey, I’d love to help – I can work a sewing machine or just paint a wall, whatever you need! And I definitley have some rooms that could use some help.
(so pick me!!)
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Marilyn Shannon says:May 6, 2011 at 4:40 pm
Would love for you both to come to Fort Worth, Texas. We will mainly drink margaritas, but if there is some time to do a little work around the house that would be great too!!
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Ashley says:May 6, 2011 at 4:40 pm
I’m apparently a little late joining the throngs of commentors! My sister recently moved from California to Anniston Alabama to take care of my grandparents. In return for her help, they have given her a building they own in town in which she is going to start her own salon. She is having trouble finding things that match her style but work together for an overall vibe. She is a very cool kid and I know she would love love love some inspiration from you guys!!
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Lori says:May 6, 2011 at 4:42 pm
Oh, how I would love for you to come work your magic on my house. I have a cottage like house with a tiny living room that I don’t know what in the world to do with it. Honestly, the whole house could use some help….I’d happily hand it over to you guys. I’d also be happy to help…just point me in the right direction.

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beth says:May 6, 2011 at 4:44 pm
Are you KIDDING? I’d love to have you re do a room or 5 in my house
We moved into our new home about 2.5 months ago and it is built fantastically well, but it is an 80s colonial begging for some updates. Oak cabs, mauve spongepaint in the kitchen, tealy/seafoamy carpets in 2 rooms downstairs. But it has lots of other awesome things going for it. I’m in the Philly, PA burbs…Hatfield to be specific. -
Arrie says:May 6, 2011 at 4:49 pm
Our poor kitchen needs help! I would love to see what “we” could do with it! Dallas, TX
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Julie K says:May 6, 2011 at 4:51 pm
Hey there! We’d love some help with any number of rooms in our Seattle rambler. And I’d love to help if you were looking for volunteers
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Jennifer says:May 6, 2011 at 4:53 pm
You could come to my house in Belton, Texas! But more than me, my parents in Dallas, Texas need your help in pretty much any and every room! And my sister in Houston, Texas just moved into her first apartment and could also use some major decorating help (on a budget!)
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Jennifer says:May 6, 2011 at 4:53 pm
No need to think about it…….heck yes, Please!!! You are welcome to any space in our home, I would be happy to help as well. Thought we were moving so started to redo the house for resale, well…we had bonus baby, which made #4 and plans changed. Now we want the house to look and function for us!!!
I would be happy to help too, some artistic and seamstress skills but lots of diy gumption. We live about 3 hrs sw of chicago on the IA/IL border, Quad Cities. Love you two and we be proud to be a part of one of your plans.
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CAROL says:May 6, 2011 at 4:58 pm
I would love some help in any room in my house…..DENVER, CO!
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Melissa Shields says:May 6, 2011 at 4:59 pm
Hey Layla!! You can come redo a room at my house! I’m a newlywed and a new homeowner, so our home is pretty bare. We live in Hattiesburg, MS.
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Cindy says:May 6, 2011 at 5:06 pm
Hi! I live in Pflugerville, TX in the Austin,TX metro area and would love to have you do a room redo. I can sew and make curtains, pillows, duvet covers, etc. I can also paint walls (not murals yet) and can paint furniture. I have lots of cute stuff to use in staging a room. Please pick me!
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amy says:May 6, 2011 at 5:06 pm
I’d love help with the entry that comes in from our garage. Maybe the redo could even spill into the back wall of the garage a bit. We have 3 young girls and lot’s of shoes, backpacks, school work and other “stuff”. We don’t have the luxury of a mudroom, but we do have a bit of an entry area that is begging for TLC style storage and decor ideas! It’s the entry that gets the most use from friends and neighbors and i want it to welcome them in!! Or i’d love some help with our guest room/office space. I want everyone that stays with us to feel as comfortable as possible, but it can be tough with a computer and all my husband’s work in there too!
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Ann says:May 6, 2011 at 5:08 pm
Connecticut – a bedroom suburb of NYC. My husband commutes to NYC every day by train. You can stay with us and I am crafty and can sew. I have a 10 by 15 ft bedroom with two windows and a slightly slanted ceiling. This end of the house is a Dutch Colonial. The room has natural looking horizontal wainscoating. Maybe it is maple. This was my son’s bedroom. He died over six years ago and we don’t really know what to do with the room. One end has double paneled closet doors and a built in desk and shelves. The floor is carpeted, but there is hardwood underneath. I would like to do something with this bedroom, but I just can’t get started. There is a smaller similar bedroom next to it and my daughter’s room is next to this room also. We decorated these rooms twenty years ago, so they could use some updating. If you could help me with this I would be forever grateful.
My kitchen is from 1967, but that is another story. I hope this response from readers is enough to convince your potential producers that you are a viable candidate for a series. Sounds like a good idea to me and I will watch if it is Not on the DIY Network. I don’t get that and can’t find it anywhere. PS I have a pool. -
Becky Jones says:May 6, 2011 at 5:08 pm
Yes, I’d love to have some help woth a little “den” type room off our dining room. I’d love to make it a reading room with built-in book places, maybe a faux fireplace. I’m in Rochester, NY.
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Tara F says:May 6, 2011 at 5:13 pm
Hey!! I have a recently finished basement devoid of ANY style. And an exterior that needs a face lift… think landscaping and pretty paint colors. I live in a 1920′s Craftsman style house in a charming southern IL town just out side of St. Louis. Specifically, Lebanon, IL. I LOVE your style and would LOVE your help!!
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Kate says:May 6, 2011 at 5:13 pm
Yes we’d love help! We had a dramatic beginning to home ownership (good story, I promise!) and have focused more on recovery than on design. We need major help and inspiration with our living room!
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Kate says:May 6, 2011 at 5:14 pm
Oh, and in Amherst, MA!
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Mandy Diercks says:May 6, 2011 at 5:16 pm
Hi – I would love to have you guys help in ANY of my rooms! I’m building a new home in Lucas, Tx, – a northern suburb of Dallas – but I want it to look a hundred years old – how do I do that?
Barring that crazy mission, I’d be MORE than happy to come be manual labor at any project anywhere near here! I have no discernable DIY talents but I’m willing and able!
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Erin says:May 6, 2011 at 5:18 pm
I’d love to have you help us with a room!!! We just bought a foreclosed 1950s fixer upper. We have so much work to do, and I have ideas for a couple rooms, but definitely not all of them. The bathroom is in great need of an overhaul, as well as the master bedroom.
I also am good at sewing, art, and crafts in general if you’d need any help in the area.
We live half an hour from Pittsburgh, PA.
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Amy says:May 6, 2011 at 5:18 pm
We would LOVE LOVE LOVE you to come do anything in our house. We live in the Los Gatos mountains in sunny California. We are on the way to Santa Cruz which is a must see when you are in the area. We live in a funky (with a capital F) mountain home that I would love to get your input on. It has a very, shall we say, interesting floor plan. The house is newer than most up here, but still has that “mountain feel”. That basically means there are several inexplicable aspects to our home. There is NO downstairs closet if you can believe. I have become creative out of necessity-I just want our home to feel like just that…a home for my family of 4. Love you guys…come out west!!
Los Gatos, California
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Allison @ Quaint Oaks says:May 6, 2011 at 5:20 pm
We are all the way up in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania but we love your design style! I love looking at all of your posts and getting new ideas for my own little cottage. I don’t know if you’d be willing to bring your new project up our way, but we’d love to see what kinds of ideas you would have for our cozy little place.
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barbj says:May 6, 2011 at 5:21 pm
Hi,
WOW, tons of comments! AWESOME!
I get inspiration from your blog every day! If I had to pick a room, it would be a fabulous living room for my daughter and her husband. He plays bass in a rock band in Madison Wisconsin, she is a vocalist/daycare provider/new mama and has had a ROUGH year.In addition to that, I am a seamstress/painter/textile artist and would love to contribute to any project you are involved in. I live in Marquette Michigan <3
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Shera says:May 6, 2011 at 5:25 pm
I am in Idaho Falls, Idaho and I would love to have your help. Every room in my home needs help. But I do realize Idaho is very far away……from everything it seems.
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Jenna Pitt says:May 6, 2011 at 5:26 pm
My kitchen is your basic boring builders job. Nothing “wrong” but nothing to love. I am (timidly!
) saying that I’d love some help with it! I’d love to turn it into something light and airy, with some touches of rustic and industrial… at least that’s the vision
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natalie meester says:May 6, 2011 at 5:26 pm
I am from good ol’ Iowa and would love to have you tackle our dungeon of a basement. I would love to have a cozy family room where we can watch movies and play games. We have 2 boys, age 11 & 17 and 1 girl age 7. I would also love to have a craft room to dawdle around in my free time. We bought my in law’s farm 2 years ago and in 1950 it was given to them as a wedding gift! What a gift that was!
It’s a 1950′s ranch that was stuck in the 50′s in half the house and the 70′s in the addition they put on. We also have an old barn that I am wanting to redo and put in a giftshop to do barn sales 4 times a year featuring area artisians. The other part of the barn and the loft I’d love to put in a bed & breakfast and a place for family to come visit and stay.
If you are up for a visit to good ol’ Iowa, we’d love to have you. If you desire to try the country life, we’ll let you feed the pigs, chickens, rabbits & ducks and even a ride in our John Deere tractor!
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emily says:May 6, 2011 at 5:29 pm
wow! how exciting for you guys! i’m sure this will open so many doors for you & your readers, too. i have a room or two that needs some “TLC”
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Janae says:May 6, 2011 at 5:36 pm
Umm…yes, please! I love your vision, and our house needs some help before we bring little ones into this world : ) Come to West Michigan–nothing ever happens around here!
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Cynthia G says:May 6, 2011 at 5:42 pm
Heck yeah you can come redo any room in my house!
We are ever so slowly fixing up our house we purchased almost 5 years ago. It was a 10 bedroom ex-adult care home. We have turned it into a 5 bedroom single family home again by ourselves, with no contractors, just our own blood, sweat, and tears. At this point we still have the kitchen, 2 bathrooms, and 3 bedrooms left to finish.I love your style and your blog. In fact your style fits in with the cozy beachy theme we have done so far in our house. I live in Portland Oregon and there are so many cool adventures for you to have around here – in addition to helping on my home!
Hope everything works out for you guys!
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Centsational Girl says:May 6, 2011 at 5:52 pm
Oh, I soooooo want to help with this! Come to California, I have so many spaces in friend’s homes and even our own that need the help of Kev and Layla!!! I’ll be there to help with brad nailer and paintbrush in hand!
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Jess says:Jun 6, 2011 at 11:00 pm
YES! Come to the Bay Area and help us with a nursery for baby #2 and our downstairs area!! Who doesn’t love California and nurseries?! We could help you with both! Seriously!!
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Tricia says:May 6, 2011 at 5:55 pm
What exciting news! I would love for some help on a couple rooms in my house! I love everything y’all touch! We live in Birmingham, AL, so it isn’t too far up the road
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Rebecca says:May 6, 2011 at 5:55 pm
I would love for you to come to Fredericksburg, VA (My neighbor loves you and would probably jump at a chance for you to do a room in both of our houses!!)
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Kristine says:May 6, 2011 at 5:56 pm
Layla,
We live in Bay Village, Ohio (a suburb of Cleveland). I looove my house…it’s a 1937 colonial, 1258 sq.feet. I have many many things that I would LOVE to do, but I am a busy mom of 4! You would seriously have so much fun in my house, so many projects I’d love to do…my house is a blank canvas that needs your touch!!
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Bethany says:May 6, 2011 at 5:58 pm
We’d love to have you to our home! We live in a cottage with a view of New York City and the Hudson River. We just yesterday finished a mini-remodel that created a new living space that we have NO idea how to decorate. We’re ready to roll up our sleeves and make it cozy!
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laura says:May 6, 2011 at 5:59 pm
Layla {and Kevin too!} would you please, please, oh pretty please come to my humble abode in Cecilton, Maryland and help me convert it over to the farmhouse style that I love OH SO MUCH?!
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Jamielyn Nye says:May 6, 2011 at 6:00 pm
OOO How fun!!! I LOVE this idea!! I would LOVE to help if you come to AZ! I’m in PHX and my mom has the PERFECT house to make over! There are some awesome thrift stores down here too. I love finding old treasure and making them new again. With your mad skills we could have some real fun!!
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Christine Humble says:May 6, 2011 at 6:01 pm
Hi guys,
Sounds llike fun… My family and I live in Greensboro, NC
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cookingmel says:May 6, 2011 at 6:06 pm
HOLY MACKEREL! We would love, love, LOVE for you to help us come sort out updating our 80′s home. We’re in the midst of trying to update/pull together our main floor which consists of a carpeted family room with fireplace, dining room and kitchen with oak hardwood floors, (the floors continue through to our front hallway/foyer to the front door) and our main floor half bath/laundry room combo which is currently resplendent with vinyl flooring. We’re in historic and charming Mason, Michigan. (Which also happens to the be county seat… and where we had a lot of excitement when Hugh Jackman came to film for his movie Real Steel last summer.)
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Destiny says:May 6, 2011 at 6:06 pm
OMY GOOD GOLLY GOSH! I would love fo you guys to come help me with my “famous” hallway…ROOMS! My office, Laundry Room and Coat Closet all need HELP! Of course I would love to help anyone else in any way I can! My name is DESTINY and I live in good ole Phoenix, ARIZONA!
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Kathry Mastrangelo says:May 6, 2011 at 6:20 pm
I would love for you to come knocking at my doors……I’m in Boston Mass??(I live about 25 minutes north- a place called Danvers Mass..)
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Lindsay says:May 6, 2011 at 6:27 pm
Pick me! Our boys would love a fun bedroom or feel free to work your magic in the kitchen. We live in sunny Sothern California, La Mirada! Thanks for your consideration!
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Cabogirl says:May 6, 2011 at 6:32 pm
I’ve got to write this quick so that I can go sit by the phone and wait for your call…..I’m in Media, PA…the Philadelphia suburbs…..and I’m signing up for my best friend too who deserves something like this more than anything in the world….she’s in Drexel Hill, PA. Got to go!
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Robin says:May 6, 2011 at 6:33 pm
Oh yeah!!! I have a garage/man cave that’s been closed in and now functions as a junk room/museum for my husband’s treasures as well as our computer room. UGLY is putting it mildly. Needs help!!! Also, planning to close in our back porch to make a sunroom/bedroom so we can wake to the beautiful sunrises we have in South Alabama. I need you…
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Brooke says:May 6, 2011 at 6:33 pm
YES and please! Our place could use some love, especially the kitchen. We’re moving our kitchen from a galley into a big empty room and would LOVE help. We’re in Exton, PA.
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Julie says:May 6, 2011 at 6:35 pm
I would love to have you guys come and help us with some design projects. We are getting ready to adopt a baby and are rapidly running out of room. We live in a 3 bedroom 1 bathroom 1920′s bungalow in St. Louis, MO. We love our house, but with 1100 sq feet space is limited. The big project is finishing the basement. The smaller projects are the kitchen and the nursery. Oh to have a money tree in the backyard!
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Heather Burton says:May 6, 2011 at 6:36 pm
Live in Provo, Utah, USA. The home really NEEDS a make over
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Lynne says:May 6, 2011 at 6:37 pm
I live in Seattle, and I would love to have you come and redo my kitchen. It’s a 70′s galley kitchen and I don’t know where to begin. It needs someone with vision to come up with ideas. PS. We would buy you all the Starbucks you want.
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Valerie says:May 6, 2011 at 6:39 pm
I live on the east coast of Canada (New Brunswick) and I would LOVE for you to come to my house!! I bought a 100 year old brownstone last year which was flipped and stripped of some of it’s character, but some has been retained, like the bannister and spindles going up the stairs, arched window trim, exposed brick. I am slowly putting some character back into the place, by replacing the modern bathroom sink with a pedestal, putting up thick trim around the windows, pine boards down in the bathroom to replace the peel-in-stick floor tile, replacing accoustical ceiling tile with beadboard….etc. I’m trying to get a heritage/cottage/artisitic vibe going on here and I would love to see what would happen if you guys waved your creative magic wand here!! I only live an hour from the ocean…. :O) Good luck to you – you guys rock!
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taryn says:May 6, 2011 at 6:41 pm
how exciting this must be for you! i LOVE your blog.
i’d love and be ecstatic at the opportunity for you to redo a room in our home in the lovely city of fort worth, texas. as much as i’m sure any other room in the house needs it, i would love to have a redo of our sunroom/ “office”. We have an odd-shaped room with beautiful windows on one wall looking out toward our pool and downtown FW. Only caveat is that our office “stuff” (not much, just computer, printer, etc.) is housed in this room as well and can only fit on the wall with windows for logistical reasons. this makes working with this room a little tricky. at this point, we only have a white couch with the aforementioned desk/computer. this room needs help — a transformation — as I know it could be the loveliest room! i love your blog as you’re so inspiring, yet when it comes to putting this into action, it’s overwhelming! please come to FW! we have great museums, entertainment, and most of all, tex-mex (not to mention, BBQ!)!!
thanks for all you do!
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taryn says:May 6, 2011 at 6:43 pm
ps, i can paint walls if anyone else needs help : )
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kelley says:May 6, 2011 at 6:53 pm
We remodeled our home about 3 years ago but the one room we didn’t touch (big mistake!) was the pantry/laundry/catch all room. We’d LOVE to have you work your magic on that room. We live in Lake Oswego Oregon
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Kathy says:May 6, 2011 at 6:55 pm
YES!!! Of course! I love everything you do and copy you studiously!!
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Roxane G. says:May 6, 2011 at 6:55 pm
Having the two of you come and help redo our place would be amazing! We live in Atlanta, GA and have a narrow living room wth an identity crisis and a guest room/office that is struggling not to become a storage room. Elp is greatly needed!
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Monica and Michael says:May 6, 2011 at 6:55 pm
We have something for you! I’m Swedish married to an American and we live here in the U.S. We just bought a “sommarstuga”, a small summer house on a lake in Sweden. We would love to bring your Cottage style to Sweden. There are many “loppis” flea markets with old antiques nearby, that I’m sure we can find some treasures. If not, there’s always IKEA.

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Geneal says:May 6, 2011 at 6:58 pm
Currently, we live in Westchester County , New York. Our house is located in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Unfortunately, it did not sell as we had expected. My children (a 10 year old and a 13 year old) do not love living in NY. At least once a week they ask “when can we go home?” So, we will probably be moving back to NC. Our house, after four years of living in it, still looks like a builder basic. I’d love some help making it look like “us”. So my question to you is, when will you be getting started?
Love to here from you! Best of luck on your new endeavor!
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Jill says:May 6, 2011 at 6:58 pm
Gator Colors: Orange on the bottom, Blue stripe in the middle, White on top. Please help me redo what is now MY office! Oh, and the rest of my house is up for grabs in the makeover department, but my office is on design life support. I’m in Clawson, MI and I’d love to help you help me help you help me…
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Rocio @ Casa Haus says:May 6, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Hey guys, this is sooooo exciting!!!!
We have something for you, in Guadalajara, Mexico!!! We could definitely use your help in our tiny, first home! (our mini foyer/tv room, and our dining room are in desperate need!). And, if you’re up to more challenges and a little trip to the sea, my mom would LOVE your help and your company in her beach house in Melaque. Lovely Mexican beach, lots of sun, great people, and margaritas.Of course I’m also willing to help you out! I’m and artist, and I love everything DIY!!!!
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Heather says:May 6, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Absolutely, yes to both! We live in a beautiful 1970′s colonial with a lot of potential. Unfortunately, since we have two little kids, and I have a chronic illness, our remodeling has slowed to a snail’s pace. Let’s just say we starting remodeling the small laundry room when I was 7 months pregnant with my youngest and he is now 2, and it still isn’t finished! Our master bath had 35 year old shag, yes SHAG, carpeting (can you say N A S T Y!), which we ripped out when we bought the place almost 3 years ago. We just painted the plywood sub-floor with white primer, and so it has remained. Needless to say, we could use some help! I love your style, so take your pick on rooms we haven’t gotten to yet – 2 bathrooms, three season sunporch, dining room, office, kitchen, living room….
As for helping with projects, it would fun to work with you. We are very thrifty DIYers. My hubby can literally do anything. He worked in the remodeling/construction biz for over 10 years and he’s just handy in general. I love shopping for deals – I’m the one you see at Pottery Barn Outlet with my feet kicking up in the air as I dig to the bottom of the open fabric bin (Hey, how else does one score a PB ticking stripe accent pillow cover for $1.97?!). HomeGoods is my favorite place on the planet to go when I need to decompress! I’m also pretty crafty/design oriented in general, although I don’t sew. I come up with the ideas like making my daughter’s duvet cover out of two clearance Williams Sonoma tablecloths and then my mom does the actual sewing for me.
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kirtyhoo says:May 6, 2011 at 7:01 pm
Pick me! Pick me! I live in a 1979 home that we bought 8 years ago from the original owners. The good news — all of the wall paper including the gold, disco-era paper is gone. But our home is a never ending list-o-to-dos and and I welcome the day that I can sit back and say, “hey, what do I want to change” instead of “when I get this and this and this and this done – that’s going to be great”.
I live in Eagle, Idaho – a fabulously fun town right outside of Boise, Idaho. You’re welcome anytime! Come visit
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Lisa Darling says:May 6, 2011 at 7:26 pm
I am a teacher and I live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, about 90 miles north of Chicago. I have helped several friends decorate their homes because I am totally CRAZY about decorating. I sew, paint (walls, furniture, decorative treatments), craft, and coordinate other people’s stuff in ways they didn’t think of. I am invigorated by color and pattern, and I do it all on a SERIOUSLY low budget.
Count me in!
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Julia says:May 6, 2011 at 7:17 pm
For variety’s sake, will you need to help someone with the outside of their home? Our back patio is pitifully boring. And our driveway needs to be much larger and much more attractive (I could imagine some nice pavers….?…). We would be honored if you would consider including us in your redo tour! Caution: our four kids will talk your ears off and give you lots of hugs!
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Maureen says:May 6, 2011 at 7:18 pm
As if I needed another reason to have a Cinco de Mayo celebration!?!– this is such exciting news! As a “letter-head”, I cannot seem to pull away from your design magnetism! My family is about to move to Marblehead, MA to a charming-1880′s schoolhouse colonial. The town is an idyllic New England nautical community; as former Bostonian’s we used to day trip to the ‘Head’ for picnics to escape the city– we always considered ourselves as tried-and-true urbanites but after a out-of-state transfer and subsequent relocation back to the Boston-area, we could not think of a better place to set up roots. We are preparing for the move and I been obsessively referencing your blog and attempting my own mood boards to pick decor/style– I love your match of sensibility and charm; comfort and classics; while my husband is “in the trade” (running joke as he is a construction PM but is a financial manager), I am super-ambitious about any/all design ideas but seem to be periously close to the third rail with all of my attempts at DIY projects. Even if your interest is nonexistent for my future house, I can’t wait to hear more about your 3-D project so I can get motivated on creating an interesting and well-loved space…
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Angela says:May 6, 2011 at 7:18 pm
Please, please, please come over and redo ANY room of our house. It needs the help desperately!!! We’re in Mansfield, Texas.
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Melanie says:May 6, 2011 at 7:22 pm
This is terribly embarassing because my husband and I designed our house and had it built. We made some real mistakes and now we are trying to fix them with creative decorating amd minor renovating. The main ones are the kids’ bathroom, office and our bedroom. I am completely stuck on these rooms. I just don’t know how to give them life. We live in Pasco, Washington and would LOVE your second opinion!
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Melanie says:May 6, 2011 at 7:30 pm
I would LOVE some help with our master bedroom. It’s a large, awkwardly shaped space with so much potential I can’t decide what to do! I’m an Alabamian living in Providence Village, Texas.
OR – I would LOVE to get your help re-doing the master bedroom at my parents’ house in Fayette, Alabama. It still has the same country blue, floral swag wall-paper it had when they moved in 23 years ago (the one room in the house that hasn’t been updated!).
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Andrea S. says:May 6, 2011 at 7:34 pm
I have several great projects in my house. How about a backyard or front porch re-do? Or a playroom decor overhaul? Or our main bathroom…oh there are so many things to be redone.
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tanya i. says:May 6, 2011 at 7:42 pm
I would LOVE a room makeover or 4! We have a huge “great room” that is by no means great! Help!
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Dana Nolen says:May 6, 2011 at 7:44 pm
I live in the central valley of California, the foreclosure capital of the country. We played by all the rules and then woke up one morning and found they didn’t apply. Like most folks who moved here in the last 10 years our house is underwater. But I love to decorate and doodle in it…now more than ever low/no budget fix ups are required because it ain’t worrth what we paid for it (and child #3 leaves for college this fall). Come on over. We can work all day and relax by the pool in the evening.
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Sole says:May 6, 2011 at 7:44 pm
Oh my goodness, this is sooo exciting!! We would love to have ya’ll come help us with our home and it would be so much fun to meet you!! We live in a suburban home, built in 2001..very cookie cutter and could really use some LC help! We live in The Woodlands, TX
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Barbara says:May 6, 2011 at 7:45 pm
My oldest daughter lives in Irondale, just outside of Mountain Brook. She’s in a small 2 bedroom home and would LOVE to have your magic touch in her home. She coaches and teaches at Mountain Brook Jr. High, and is single, so doesn’t have much help/time for decorating. Her dad and I live in a northern suburb of Atlanta and can’t get over as often as we would like.
I also have a son that just purchased a new home in Dallas, GA. It’s a lovely little house, your basic cookie cutter 3/2. He and his fiance don’t have a lot of decorating skills yet since they’re new to this homeowner stuff.
And last but not least, my second daughter lives in Hiram, GA. She and her hubby just gave us our first grand baby, (on Apr 26th!) Everett Daniel. They also live in a small cluster home community with a basic 3/2.
I love, love, love, decorating and help when I can, but they all would REALLY love someone with your creativity helping them. So take your pick – #1, #2 or #3!!Barb
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Kellie says:May 6, 2011 at 7:48 pm
Help make my 1920s home the gem it longs to be one day.
Springfield, OH
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Amy L says:May 6, 2011 at 7:49 pm
Hannibal, Missouri, USA…We live on a farm. My husband farms full-time livestock and crops, and I work for a nonprofit organization. Our old, but simple farmhouse needs some TLC.
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Angeline says:May 6, 2011 at 7:51 pm
My 6-year-old daughter says all the time “PAH-Lease can you decorate my room, Mommy?” or
“Could you have someone come to our house Mom? We need decorating.”We are a family of four & live near Madison, Wisconsin. We have owned our partially renovated farmhouse for at least 10 years and have dreamed up it’s future – except for the decorating part!
Our new-basic-but-undecorated-bedrooms and bathrooms would sing with your expertise. Our master bath is just waiting to be finished (big items are just sitting in the room waiting for “their day”).
My husband (Kev) & I worked on projects together until our kiddos came along (our son is 3). Kev had to take a night job this year so our “honey-do-together-projects” are waaay on the back burner (Turns out 6-year-old- little-girls, and old homes, don’t like these explanations).
We’d love to dream, recreate and decorate with you! PAH-Lease, PAH-Lease come to our house-we’ll give you cheese! :0)
Sincerely,
Ang & Kev
Miss D & William(pretty please?)
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Carrie says:May 6, 2011 at 7:51 pm
I have been waiting for you to get your own show, you were MADE for t.v. with all your skills and personality. It was just a matter of time! Anyways, I live in Audubon, PA. I’d LOVE LOVE LOVE if you could work your magic on my kitchen. You’d know just what to do, I’m sure of it!
As for helping others, if you do a show in Tuscaloosa I’d totally be on board. I feel helpless up here in the northeast and would really appreciate the opportunity to help the tornado ravaged areas down south. As long as I’m pumped up on sweet tea, I’ll do anything!
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Julie says:May 6, 2011 at 8:00 pm
OMG! What timing….I am in the middle of a move, from the western shore of Maryland (Glen Burnie, zip 21061) to the Eastern Shore (Berlin/Ocean City MD zip 21811). For the first house, it could use some sprucing up for the soon-to-be-sale, or the beachhouse could use an updated room or two or three (maybe even outside??). And if you are in my area and need help, I’d be happy to pitch in!
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elisabeth (bovagoods) says:May 6, 2011 at 8:03 pm
sounds like so much fun!!! i would love to do either option. i LOVE your style and i think having you help us with a room would be a blast! it would also be so much fun to help you work on someone else’s home. i’ll bring my sewing machine and my painting skills!
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Linda says:May 6, 2011 at 8:10 pm
Come to Tulsa, Oklahoma! We live in a house built in 1938 and my computer room/hobby room/guest room needs help! Other rooms could use a little help also but this room is screaming for HELP! Just love your decorating.
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katie@Just Because Katie says:May 6, 2011 at 8:17 pm
West Palm Beach, Florida.
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Hayley says:May 6, 2011 at 8:19 pm
Oh my gosh you guys could do my whole house!! Totally serious
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Joy says:May 6, 2011 at 8:23 pm
I would love to help out or have you come help me out. Either one works for me. I live in Canton, Georgia.
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Cheryl Redfearn says:May 6, 2011 at 8:31 pm
I would love, LOve, LOVE you to come to my house and help me do a room!!! I am in Grapevine, TX. You would have a blast in our town!
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Kera says:May 6, 2011 at 8:31 pm
I’d love to have you come and do a room or two in my house- it is what we affectionately refer to as a ‘psuedo tudor’ from the early 1980′s. We’ve been here a year and have painted the first and second floors- but have some major remodeling that needs done (rooms need switched around- long story but we’re trying to ‘fix’ a bad remodel that was done before we bought the house. ) We also need some major landscaping and a total face lift in the front of the house.
So much to do, so little time!I’d be willing to throw my hat into the right for helping with a makeover- I can paint!
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Cassity @ Remodelaholic says:May 6, 2011 at 8:33 pm
I would love to have you come help me finish a space or two.
Our kitchen is next on the overhaul list, and our family room/ office. BUt we just had our second child so now we have two under 2….it is SO hard to get anything done with two kids, and heck I love everything you do! I am sure the response you have gotten has been HUGE… but you are always welcome here…if I need to beg, let me know! And we have tons of tools, and DIY skills…
We are in Fort Worth Texas!
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Louise says:May 6, 2011 at 8:35 pm
Oh Layla, I don’t know if we are what you are looking for becasue we don’t own our home, we rent, and I know that you like to make structural changes. Obviously in a rental it would be all cosmetic. We did own a home that we made quite pretty, but after a layoff and large income decrease over the past 2 years we lost that home to foreclosure. We have made our current rental quite nice but I have blue carpet and vertical blinds over the large window in the HOT (we live in Arizona) bedroom. I would never choose blue carpet or verticals but I need to live with them. I am sure we could take down the blinds but $$ are an issue, and I don’t know what would be affordable, attractive and block sunlight, yes in Az in summer we NEED to block light or rooms turn into ovens. Other things could be done to make the room more to our taste I am sure, but I feel in a bit of a rut about the place. Your genius touch would transform the room I know.
Louise
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Marianne@Songbird says:May 6, 2011 at 8:36 pm
Yes on all of the above!
I’d love to have you come over and redo my whole house. Yes please.
I’d love to help out any way I could too.
But seeing that I live in the Netherlands that probably isn’t going to happen.
So I hope you tv plans are of the online kind and then I will sure tune in to your channel. Count on it.
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Ginger says:May 6, 2011 at 8:40 pm
I don’t think our lil’ ole town is even on the map! We live 3 miles South of Ayrshire Iowa!
I would SO luv a visit from you guys! Our one and only bathroom has a, (hold your breath!) a Animal Stocktank for our tub/shower! Lol…Yeppers I said STOCKTANK! Major help is needed here girl! We’re in the process of slowwwwly redoing our Farmhouse and a much needed long hot bubble bath after a day of renovating just doesnt cut it in a “STOCKTANK!”
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Sandra says:May 6, 2011 at 8:44 pm
Oh my…i think I’m comment one million and seven! You have a lot of people wanting you to come help them with some design woes!
I’m pretty happy with my house and my yard, but the one thing I do need help with is how to decorate a bedroom dominated by a huge, beautiful log bed. It’s a tricky one – we love the bed (my hubby made it years ago) but what else do you put with it?? If you feel like coming to Vancouver, Canada, we’d love to have you.
If you do come up this way to redo someone else’s living space I would love to help out! I’ve got a green thumb and a knack for balance, scale and proportions within a home (unless, of course, the room has a log bed!).
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Stacey says:May 6, 2011 at 8:45 pm
I am so excited to see what is in the works for you guys! I would love option A, we live in teh Seattle area.
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Cheri Ketchum says:May 6, 2011 at 8:46 pm
We live in Austin, TX and would LOVE for you to come help us with our home. We need help on our living room and kitchen…really the whole house. You guys are amazing. God bless you.
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jennifer says:May 6, 2011 at 8:47 pm
Come to Nashville, TN! We have a garage that needs some serious help. I also would love to redo my kitchen.
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Kari says:May 6, 2011 at 8:49 pm
YES YES YES and YES please!!!!! My parents need some DESPERATE help in Fallston, MD and my sister needs some MAJOR help too in Bel Air, MD!!!! WHAT A FAB IDEA!!!!! THANKS!!!!
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Jennifer says:May 6, 2011 at 8:50 pm
I’m such a fan of your work! We live in Arlington, TN & would be overjoyed to have you tackle our living room (open to our kitchen which has cabinets with a less than stellar paint-job!) We have a 2 yr old girl whose room would be fun to do, as well, as our master – or our large multi-purpose bonus space… Oh the list goes on & on.
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Anne Lee says:May 6, 2011 at 8:58 pm
Our little family just grew by one about three months ago and though we’ve been slowing updating and decorating our house a room at a time for the past five years since we got married, we don’t have time or energy for anymore updates with a new baby. Come meet our precious girl and lovey puppy dog and take a look at our living room, dining room, or kitchen… they are all in need of a facelift Layla-style. We’re in San Jose, CA… Do you know the way to San Jose?!
Best wishes for your new endeavor!!
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Rhonda Brooks says:May 6, 2011 at 8:58 pm
We built a new house last year and it could use some “character” and you guys definitely have plenty of that. My sister also needs your help over at her house! We both live in Benton, KY. I can sew and my sis is super with a computer, she teaches computer classes at the high school level. We would be more than happy to help with any projects
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Lynn Demaray says:May 6, 2011 at 9:00 pm
I would love to have you come and help me with a room!! Just got back from a huge flea market and got a ton of good stuff!! Love you blog and your book!! I live in Ankeny, IA, just north of Des Moines in the middle of the state!! I am also a pretty good painter! Would be open to helping any time!!!
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Libby says:May 6, 2011 at 9:02 pm
I’d love to have you here or I’d help you too. We have a lovely home that was built in the 1980s– great bones but needs those modern touches. I love interior design and thinking out of the box for ways to build a great home on a budget. We hail from Lincoln NE
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Matt & Courtney says:May 6, 2011 at 9:03 pm
Option A: Location: Suburbs of Washington, DC (Virginia) Come visit! You could tour DC, visit the equestrian countryside and help remodel a super scary bathroom (or pick any other room-bedroom/kitchen!) 6 weeks ago my 34 year old husband went into cardiac arrest and now has a pacemaker (one time blog post outlines how the Lord provided every perfect step of the way)– Matt is a teacher, we have 3 children and we purchased our 1977 home last summer. We have done many home projects and have many more in our binder of “to dos.” We read your blog every week and are inspired by all you do. We welcome you! Please, come to Virginia!
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Rhonda says:May 6, 2011 at 9:07 pm
Yes, of course, we would love you to come here to redo a room or 2 (or 3) in our house! Right now, we are in the process of renovating our Master Bath, and it has taken SOOO LONG since my husband and I both work full time jobs and spend our evenings shuttling our 2 kids to activities. We live in a 50 year old house, and our KITCHEN needs a MAJOR overhaul! I don’t even know where to start. We can also help someone else out – my husband is very good with tools and I can sew. We are in North Augusta, SC – right across the Savannah River from Augusta, GA. Come on over!
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JoyfulImperfection says:May 6, 2011 at 9:08 pm
We live in the north Atlanta suburbs. We’ve redone a lot already, but I’d love help with either 1- the kitchen or 2- the master bedroom. The first would be more painting cabinets, changing countertops etc. The second much more decor oriented. It’s a big room with lots of potential and NOTHING going on…yet. I love the thoughtful details you guys have added to your place!
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Shannon Edmondson says:May 6, 2011 at 9:09 pm
Come to Macon, GA. I would love for someone to help me figure out how to make my kitchen more open to my living room and dining room. Even though Macon is in the middle of Georgia, I am a sun and sand girl at heart. When I read on your website that your style is coastal, country and casual I thought “me, too!” Although, right now my home decor is mainly from Kirkland’s. The central feature of my living room is a huge fireplace and mantel, which could use a little style. Macon isn’t too far from you. Wouldn’t you like for your new show to start out a little close to home?
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betsy says:May 6, 2011 at 9:13 pm
WOW!! YES! we would LOVE to have you at our house in panama city beach, florida! i may not be able to sew or paint a mural, but i would LOVE to cook y’all some delicious pioneer woman food
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Meredith Wilson says:May 6, 2011 at 9:16 pm
Please come to Salem, Virginia. Many spaces with so much potential in a little cottage. It would be great to have your wonderful style and talent in it . Hope to hear from ya.
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Amber says:May 6, 2011 at 9:17 pm
Come to beautiful Seattle! I have lots of DIY blog following friends (yours is our fav of course) who are pretty savy at this DIY stuff. I would love to help someone else or we could have at my unfinished basement!! ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES. I have done my share of sewing curtains and own a vinyl lettering business with ‘sky is the limit’ ideas. The Pacific Northwest would welcome you with open arms!!!
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Jessica says:May 6, 2011 at 9:22 pm
Hello! This is so exciting! I’ve been reading your blog for about a year now and I just love your re-do’s! We just bought our house last May, So it’s been one year and it’s has so much work to be done. You could do any room that you wanted to, your pick!:) It’s a victorian style house built in 1915, super cool little house with tons of character, think Vaulted rounded out ceilings, huge corbals (that is not how you spell it I know..) and funky old windows that are in ever room of the house! We have french doors out to part of our backyard, doors with funky old knobs, you name it!
We are in the heart of the wine country in Northern Ca, Santa Rosa! We would even take you wine tasting:) Although I won’t be drinking since I’m pregnant….that means you could practice re-doing a nursery!!!
Anyways I can’t wait to see what comes of your 3-D Blog I’m so super excited for you guys, you are both amazingly talented!! I wish I could add your touch to my casa!
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Caroline says:May 6, 2011 at 9:22 pm
A) YES!!!
B) YES!!! (I’m always up for a little wall painting!)Hey there Kev & Layla! I live in New Market, Virginia smack dab in the middle of the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. Both my husband and I are teachers, but right now I’m taking time off to be at home with my one year old son, work on fixing up my 130+ year old house, and start up a little photography business.
We bought our house 2 years ago. We’ve been working on it ever since. There’s not a single finished room in the whole place. We are big DIYers with a tiny budget. The house was built between 1879 and 1885. The property was used as a roller skating rink during the late 1880s (a popular pastime during that decade) and then it became The Traveler’s Inn & Coffee Shop in the 1940s when it operated as a sort of B&B. When we bought the house, the Coffee Shop part of the building was severely water damaged & we are in the process of fixing it up. We’ve made a lot of progress towards making it livable, but we have a long way to go. The front half (which would have been the dining area) has drywall, but the back half (which would have been the kitchen) is still stripped down to the studs.
Ultimately, I want the Coffee Shop section of the building to pay tribute to what it used to be in the 1940s. I want to bring in some 40s style while still making the space mine. Most importantly, I want to have fun with the space. I’ve been collecting old photos and artifacts that are relevant to the history of the house because I want to have a little historical gallery wall. I still haven’t decided what to do with the space as a whole. It could be an office, kids play room, and/or guest room.
As for the Traveler’s Inn portion of the house… the bathrooms are a lovely retro pink & yellow, we’ve put a third bathroom addition on the house that is a complete blank slate at this point, we’re still finishing our kitchen remodel, I haven’t even started on the laundry room or dining room, and the family room is always a mess… goodness. I could keep going, but let’s just say that it’s a DIY & redecorating playground.
I am a great admirer of your style and work and I would LOVE to have your help to finish at least one room in my home.
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Monica Judd says:May 6, 2011 at 9:24 pm
I love the opportunity to serve others and what fun to get to be blessing to someone while helping do something I whole heartedly enjoy. I’m crazy about creating a home for my family and enjoy helping friends in their homes as well. I’m amazed at what a coat of paint can do, on a wall or a piece of furniture. So I’d be thrilled to have the opportunity to pitch in and be on a team with you two. I love your style and have always thought it would be so much fun to meet you. I was hoping to stop in when y’all were in Savannah last year redoing the house there. Maybe, just maybe, I’ll have the chance yet. I live in Rock Hill, SC just south of Charlotte, NC so should you be doing a project in the area, I’d count it an honor to join you and lend a helping hand!
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Jessica says:May 6, 2011 at 9:24 pm
p.s. I wouldn’t mind putting my pregnant self to work helping you guys out! I can sew a little, heck, I would just love to meet you guys and learn a little something from you guys!
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Molly says:May 6, 2011 at 9:27 pm
I live in Rochester, NY! And I would love to have y’all come redo anything you want to! My husband and I are fledgling DIY-ists… so I don’t know how much we would help but we’d be eager to try!
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Erica and Rosemary says:May 6, 2011 at 9:28 pm
Oh yeah, we would tickled pink(or any color) to help!
My mom is super talented and has made anything from western pearl snap shirts (back in the 70s) for my dad-a rancher, to painting large murals in salons. I can do a little bit of everthing (sewing, painting, refinishing and put lots of love into it). I also dig finding vintage treasures. We can send pictures of our work your way!
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Holly says:May 6, 2011 at 9:30 pm
I would love to have you work on a room (or ten!) in my house. We have a newer home, but are trying to make it look more quaint, homey instead of boring and just like every other house in the ‘hood! We live in Pennsylvania.
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Susan Johnson says:May 6, 2011 at 9:33 pm
Hi Layla and Kevin
We would love any help with our house. We have been saving and saving and saving to update our kitchen and family room area. We are pretty handy and would love your help. I was born in Mankato, Minnesota and my grandparents lived in Wells, MN on a farm just like you Layla. We can talk Minnesotian and have fun decorating. We would love for you to come to Indianapolis, Indiana USA. -
Karen says:May 6, 2011 at 9:33 pm
I live in the Tampa, Florida area in a house built in 1978. Believe me, it needs lots of work. Anything you could do would be greatly appreciated. The kitchen and bathrooms need to be re-done and all the other rooms could use some attention as well…especially the great room.
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laurie f says:May 6, 2011 at 9:35 pm
How cool are you two? !!! What a great post to read tonight! While I like to think of myself as a DIY’er or better yet a DIY hopeful, I would welcome you to the tiniest state, Rhode Island. I can’t say my house is a mess or is in need of a serious overhaul it just needs some touches…it is well maintained but nothing extraordinary. It is an 80′s raised ranch on a scenic piece of property. Yup, still some 80′s leftovers here with our lighting and bathroom! But, it is cozy and we call it home!! Good luck on this new endeavor!!!
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Kathleen says:May 6, 2011 at 9:35 pm
Your opportunity sounds exciting!
Yes Yes Yes – would LOVE LOVE LOVE to have you guys stop in at our little cottage here on the Cape – Cape Cod that is!
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Jenelle johnstone says:May 6, 2011 at 9:39 pm
Awesome! We would love to have your help converting our dining room to a playroom for our little boy with autism my hubby has a Reno company but it’s like the shoemakers kid who needs new shoes. We live in Toronto Canada
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Natosha says:May 6, 2011 at 9:40 pm
I think having you two doing house-calls would be spectacular! Also, I can paint a pretty awesome nursery tree. Just sayin’
I live in Nashville, TN with my husband, who happens to be afraid of color and in particular, the color gray. I moved into the house he bought with his ex-wife and I’m struggling to make it my own while pleasing him too. I’ve lived here for two years and I have yet to hang a single thing on the wall. Being an indecisive print designer combined with my husband’s austere taste in home decor, I sometimes feel like a guest in our house and very transitional about our living spaces.
On the other hand, I get a big kick out of repainting furniture. Your blog is an inspiration and I read daily!
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Randi says:May 6, 2011 at 9:41 pm
Ummmm, yeah. You can totally come to my house and work your magic! We are in serious need of help in our kitchen – we already replace cabinets and counter tops, but it still feels so dark in there! Help! We live in Durham, NC and would love to have you and Kevin crash!
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Jessica says:May 6, 2011 at 9:43 pm
Eden Prairie, MN (Minneapolis suburb) – we are also “do it your selfers” but without quite as much style and imagination. Come on over!
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Marsha says:May 6, 2011 at 9:43 pm
Moving into a new house…would love some help..
Marietta, GA (Atlanta)
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Lisa says:May 6, 2011 at 10:01 pm
How exciting! We would LOVE for you guys to come help us update the 1920′s foreclosure farm house we bought last year. Great bones, hardwood floors, but the entire house hadn’t been updated since the 70′s – 80′s – definitely in need of some love! We also have a huge front porch and 1/2 acre of weedy lawn that is a blank slate for some makeover magic.

We are in Tacoma, WA.
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Gisselle says:May 6, 2011 at 9:46 pm
OOOH, OOOOH!!! PICK ME! WE NEED YOUR HELP! I’m a long time follower of your blog and I love you guys!
I’m also a fellow adoption supporter! The new additions to our family, two teenage brothers, will be moving in this summer. I need help in turning our living room into a functional space for family time with two big boys and all of the new friends they will be making! I don’t know where to begin but know that you all could help!
Thanks, Gisselle
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Amanda says:May 6, 2011 at 9:46 pm
Yes! We live in Mobile, AL in a home that was built in 1914. We’ve redone 2/3′s of the house, but have gotten bogged down and haven’t started either bathroom or the kitchen. We also have an AMAZING attic space that runs the length and width of the house with a true staircase that is BEGGING to be turned into something useful.
My husband has done all the work on the house himself so far and has worked in construction, so he’d definitely help out. I can sew some and am great at running errands and making lunch!
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Leslie says:May 6, 2011 at 9:48 pm
We just built our dream house. It’s what I call southern craftsman. We have the nuts and bolts – good paint color, furniture basics, but it REALLY needs some jazzing up. I’m kind of scared to do anything because I don’t want to mess up my baby. I’d love for you to come in and give our house our personality. We’re in Fayetteville, AR. Maybe I’ll have my porch swing up by the time you come.
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Gisselle says:May 6, 2011 at 9:49 pm
Oh Yeah, I live in hot and sunny Tampa, Fl!
Gisselle
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Natasha says:May 6, 2011 at 9:50 pm
Could I nominate my mom? She lives in Tallassee, AL (close to y’all!), and really could use some design help. After many years of saving and sacrifice, she and my dad built the house themselves. They did it as they had the money, and it took 5 years! They’ve been in it for 4 years, and though it is a FAR CRY from the home they used to live in, my mom could use some help with the unique living room layout. She’s not thrilled with the color she chose for the living room, and it also just isn’t “finished.” My mom is a special lady (also losing 100+ lbs. in the last 1 1/2 year!), and she is my best friend
I SO enjoy reading your blog, and it gives me a little shot of home (I live in Iowa now!) when I read it. I have loved everything I’ve seen you do!
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Tiffany Hughes says:May 6, 2011 at 9:52 pm
wellllllll…..Let me be the first to say that I drive by your house everyday taking my baby girl to kindergarten and I’m tempted daily to stop by and beg at your front door to help me with my house. I’m in Millbrook. Love the outside of my house. Hate the inside. Can’t get it right. I feel like I’m living in the middle of a snicker’s bar- everything is brown and nutty. We’ve tried to fix it, with good intentions, but the painter we hired was arrested on his lunch break. No, I’m not kidding. I don’t even know where to start. We’ve been in our house 5 years and built it from scratch. But it looks like a cookie cutter house inside. My little girl even told me last week that she wish we had picked our neighbor’s house to live in. There wouldn’t be alot of tearing-down so to speak. And there’s nothing behind our walls that would make your heart stop except coke cans and cigarettes (and probably other unmentionables) left from the workers who put up our sheet rock. I guess it would be more of an improvement thing. So, if you want to come down the road a couple of miles, I’m here. I’ll be the one eating the snicker’s bar in the driveway. ha!
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Debbie says:May 6, 2011 at 9:53 pm
Would y’all be interested in helping w/ a small beach walk cottage at Edisto Beach, SC? I’ve been trying to
brighten up this little house for years with little success. The dilimna: a living/dining/kitchen combination room.
I’m painting it white and adding bead board. I would love to make this room more liveable and light…..like the
designs you and Kevin have highlighted in your e-magazines. I sure need help as I just can’t seem to make it
happen!!! Edisto is a beautiful place; would welcome you here!!!
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Sin says:May 6, 2011 at 9:57 pm
Rockville, MD
My parents, both immigrants, bought their first house just a year and a half ago. They are both working 2 jobs and I’m away in college, so there’s nobody to fix up the house even though we all really want to. Your help would be absolutely amazing!
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Abbey says:May 6, 2011 at 9:58 pm
Yes, yes, yes, I LOVE YOUR BLOG, you give me so many ideas, but I have so little time! I live in Park City KS and would let you redo anything you wanted!!!
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Maryann @ Domestically-Speaking says:May 6, 2011 at 10:08 pm
Oh my fun-ness! I would LOVE for you guys to come help makeover a few rooms in my home. I am REALLY wanting to tackle the kitchen right now. The cabinets are in good condition (2005 home), but they are the boring builder maple – ick… I am wanting them cream’ified. I have the cheap linoliem builder, fake tile too.. yuck! I’d love to get the family room (flows out from the kitchen done too). We live in So. Cal.
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Laurie says:May 6, 2011 at 10:08 pm
Sign me up! My family and I live in our 12 year old boring tract house – which at this point is outdated AND boring – and I would love any help at all making a warm and cozy home for us.
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Jacki says:May 6, 2011 at 10:11 pm
Hi Kevin and Layla! Can you help me help an older woman (widow) from our church to fix up her kitchen or more. She’s been wanting me to fix hers up but I don’t have the strength to do everything. I don’t want to mess it up. It would be a BLESSING! She has a tacky wallpaper on the kitchen, nasty linoleum flooring and dirty-looking beige mouldings. She also wants to repaint the walls. Maybe, if you would come over, we could work on our bathrooms too. We are in New Bern, NC.
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Jaime says:May 6, 2011 at 10:17 pm
Wow! What an amazing opportunity. We live in McKinney,TX and just bought our first house. We need to integrate our individual styles and our quirky art and antiques into our new “beige box.” All while making sure our two little boys and our even smaller dog have plenty of space to roam free. Since we homeschool I would love to see you do an awesome DIY class/playroom, but we are open to whatever. Good luck to you!
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adina says:May 6, 2011 at 10:20 pm
Hey, hey…how awesome would it be!! Our basement which is being refinished as I type and upstairs living room are in dire need. And for option B) i can go with sewing and quilting if that helps you.

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Tanya Adama says:May 6, 2011 at 10:23 pm
Love your blog! Love your style! Im in Elk grove California and would love to have you help me or I can help you!!
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Carolyn says:May 6, 2011 at 10:26 pm
I am getting to redo my 1960′s ranch kitchen on a modest budget (plan to paint my wood cabinets which are in great shape). We also rough finished a basement that could use some nice touches. Heck, the whole house could use your magic wand. I can sew, and paint. Just need you. I live in Marietta, GA!
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Laura says:May 6, 2011 at 10:36 pm
Oh my goodness! This would be a dream come true!!!!!!
I would LOVE for you to come help us with our house. We live just east of Columbus, Ohio, and have a house that as far as we can gather was built right around 1900. It’s an awesome old house, but needs some TLC. And by that I mean you guys!
We have been working on it a little at a time, but it just needs to be done already! I told my friend just recently, ” I would so love to have Kevin and Layla come do my house! I would love anything they did – Their style is so me!”
And as far as helping out with someone else’s project – I’d love to!! My friends are always asking me to come paint or decorate in their houses. It’s my idea of fun!
Can’t wait to hug YOU!
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Laura says:May 6, 2011 at 10:48 pm
Oh, and my husband…he would totally hug you (and Kevin for that matter) – if you would come and relieve him of the never-ending honey-do list that never gets honey-done!
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robin says:May 6, 2011 at 10:37 pm
Sounds fun! My husband and I just recently purchased a tiny old house. We are first time home owners. We did a simple renovation, but the house needs character. Due to the house’s small size (under 1000 sqft) I am always afraid to make any major design decisions because I am afraid of making the house look and seem smaller. We live in the New Orleans metro area. Please help
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Barbara Tobler says:May 6, 2011 at 10:39 pm
I desperately need to have my masterbathroom updated! I have a MAUVE jetted tub and brass plumbing fixtures. Enough said? Could seriously stand some organizing help in the closet. I live in the beautiful shadow of the Rocky Mountains in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Deidre says:May 6, 2011 at 10:43 pm
OMG…that is crazy awesome news! Sending good juju your way because that would be an amazing adventure. My family and I (hubby Mike, 5.5 yrs – Kyra, 3.5 yrs – Linden, 11 mos – Finley (all little ladies) and the Griffon dog – Barley) moved into a cottagey/lofty house a little over two years ago. We live in a quaint town called Watertown, MN. I am a crafty/artsy little lady…and my older girls are quite artsy as well (sewing – a tad, painting, drawing, photography, a bit of pottery, metal work…and hubby is pretty handy; building an awesome tree house for the kids, building a fence, and deck as we speak). We have many house projects (great bones, but want to add “our stamp”…and the next project is to finish the basement and spruce up the master bedroom) to this cute maison. We would most definitely pitch in as much as we could…and would be willing to help anyone else in the area as well!
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Rachel says:May 6, 2011 at 10:45 pm
Kevin & Layla, the coffee is ready for you here in Ohio. Stop in anytime!!
I love to decorate but I am really scratching my head these days.We just bought a red pb farmhouse headboard. Love it!! We just need to tie it all in to make a cozy master bedroom. Our family also bought 2 new Ikea sofas that need worked into our living room. It is time for the builder’s gold to go too!! Drives me silly.
If you’re really up for it. The kitchen cabinets need painted. My brother does that for a living, so I am sure he can swing by and lend a hand. He did paint Nicholas Sparks cabinets. Nicholas Sparks doesn’t know that it was my little bro. They never came face to face but he did. Cool huh?!!
If you stop by we can head on over to Ikea!! It is just a hop, skip and a jump away.
Hope to see you here in our little small town that is tucked in Ohio…Rachel
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Susan Wheelis says:May 6, 2011 at 10:50 pm
I think yall should come to Memphis, the Home of Rock and Roll. I have seen several posts from people who live close. I would be happy to help with a project.
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kristen says:May 6, 2011 at 10:50 pm
We can use your help in Camarillo, CA! We just bought our first home and I’m having such a hard time with the living/family room. It would be so fun to see you in person!! Please come to beautiful CA
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Nicole says:May 6, 2011 at 10:55 pm
Would love to help in some way. I love working on creative projects and I’m a great treasure hunter…I basically live for garage sales. I definitely wouldn’t have to be persuaded to have a room redone either…I have a love/hate relationship with my house – it would be great to make it a love/love. Either way it sounds like exciting opportunities await you – lots of luck!! I’m a Jersey girl – specifially Northern NJ, USA!
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Rachael says:May 6, 2011 at 10:56 pm
Yes please!!! I would love some design help! We have a brand new home but need some help! We are in Cincinnati, OH
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allison w says:May 6, 2011 at 10:56 pm
YES! Yes! yes! We own a 200 year old farmhouse in central New York (Syracuse). I think the kitchen is 300 years old (just kidding). But it is pretty bad and so difficult to work in! I have three kids and a husband who is chronically M.I.A. Consequently, I’m great at ordering out, utilizing way too many paper plates, and burning the occasional home cooked meal. I also have a knack for starting many a home improvement project and finishing it 2-3 years later! I admire all that you do and desperately need your HELP!
BTW congrats on the new opportunity. You sooooooo deserve it!
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Heather says:May 6, 2011 at 11:03 pm
I live in Roanoke, Texas which is pretty much right smack between Dallas and Fort Worth.
I would be over the moon happy to have ANY assistance with our home! From the layout and design of our master bedroom, to a fun and functional play room, to lightening up our front room, to kicking our kitchen up a notch and bringing it into the modern world.
I would also be willing to help with any makeovers you do in my area! I can sew (not a fabulous seamstress, but I have sewn a few wedding dresses!), and can work work work!
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Pam says:May 6, 2011 at 11:04 pm
I live in Nashville and have a fiancee in Alabama. I have a background in design and art, so if you need help with a project, option B, give me a call.
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evelania says:May 6, 2011 at 11:13 pm
Um…dream come true? Yes, please! We are near Killeen, TX. We have a room we currently use as an office but needs an update. I was thinking of either keeping it as the office or turning it into a guest room and making our current guest room the office. I love your style and would welcome a transformation from you two! I can help with painting for sure or crafts. Unfortunately I’m not much of a sewer but I do have a friend with an awesome sewing machine
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Melissa says:May 6, 2011 at 11:14 pm
If you will come you can have your pick of which room needs a make over. I love your charm and welcoming style. I keep hinting to the hubs all the great things we could do, but so far he has yet to find the motivation to rip into the walls.
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Rene' says:May 6, 2011 at 11:20 pm
Come on over to Stillwater, OK you can do as much of the house you want. I can help, I can paint, sew, and can with direction do just about any thing else. I look forward to you coming to my house! Do you take bribes?????????
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Katrina Henry says:May 6, 2011 at 11:32 pm
Oh my, that would be so amazing!! I would love to have you redo any number of rooms in my home. Eugene, Oregon is the place to be – beautiful summers, mild winters! Please please please…
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Anita @ GoingalittleCoastal says:May 6, 2011 at 11:35 pm
a)Yes and b)Yes. Either or Both would be great with me! I would gladly pick up a paint brush or sew some curtains. Whatever you need. I’m in Niceville FL. (stop laughing)
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kathy w says:May 6, 2011 at 11:38 pm
This is just too cool. I would love to see you come to Cinti. Ohio. I have so many things going on in our house and it would be so nice to have your input.
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Emily Roach says:May 6, 2011 at 11:40 pm
Hi Layla-
We are in Montgomery, ALA-
I’m fairly crafty, and take directions well- Hubby is an amazing artist, but we’ve never taken the time to do much with our bedroom (which also doubles as my workshop where I make hairbows as a little side biz.) Or, our living room could use some love- 12 ft ceilings and I am afraid of heights- top edges of the paint job don’t look to pretty.: )
Or, the kitchen- right now it’s crime-scene red- with lots of Coke stuff. Love the coke, but need a plan for the rest.
would love your insights!
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Megan Haroldsen says:May 6, 2011 at 11:49 pm
Soooo many comments, but I want in too!!! We (husband, wife, 4 young kids and a cat) live in West Virginia and bought our first home less than two years ago. It is a 1929 foursquare, and we’d love help with any room! Mostly though, we have a long skinny living room that I am at a loss as what to do with it. We have an antique piano and a fireplace in this room. I can’t find a focal point! Help!!! Or, if you are up to doing a yard (new ventures?) we have a yard that just lost its only big tree and now it feels naked. Makes ME feel naked. Don’t even know where to start!
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Shannon A says:May 6, 2011 at 11:53 pm
I would absolutely love it if you came to re-do a couple rooms of our home in the Cincinnati, OH area! We have a brand new home and have not been able to decorate & furnish it quite yet, and I’m SO ready to do it! I think you’ll have a blast with with all the wonderful things that can be done here! I also would be more than willing to lend a hand for someone else’s home too.
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Nancy M. says:May 7, 2011 at 12:02 am
Kevin & Layla!
I would be honored to have you re-do any of my rooms. I love your design style and all of your DIY projects! My living room and kitchen would be a great choice or master bedroom!! I can paint, and can help with any other projects! I am eager to learn from you both. Oh and my mom can sew! I live in Bonney Lake, Washginton, and believe me I could use come more lettered cottage style in my life.
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Laura says:May 7, 2011 at 12:12 am
“Kevin and Layla, come on down! You’re the next designers on Texas Needs Remodeling!!!” From the looks of the comments, Texas (especially Dallas/ Ft. Worth) needs the most help. How about a Texas series? Then maybe a Minnesota series, California, etc? If you came to Texas, you and Kevin could go to Round Top, and we would all be your entourage! Then we will help you do whatever you ask. Looking forward to hearing about your upcoming trip to North Richland Hills, TX (suburb of Ft. Worth). We’ll leave a light on for you!
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Magen Smith says:May 7, 2011 at 12:19 am
I would love for you to come to Providence Utah! I would LOVE to help out with any of your projects and would especially LOVE for you to come and redo a room for me!!! It is beautiful here, and you would love it so come on by!
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amy chang says:May 7, 2011 at 12:26 am
I have been keeping tabs on your blog just following what great ideas that you have come up with. And with that being said I live in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and would love for you to create some magic for me in my kitchen and living room and possibly a dream master room. My Kitchen opens to my living room and would love for it to flow and I need a cozy place for me to relax after a long day with the kiddos. If you make it this way I hope to see you and I am not a real seamstress but I do sew some so if ever you need anything when your here let me know.
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Amy Hill says:May 7, 2011 at 12:56 am
Boy Howdy!!! Come on over to the Pacific Northwest! I’ve got a room or two or three that I would love some Layla and Kevin touches in! I even have a very cute doggy that would love a play date! I live outside of Portland, Oregon. Come on over for a visit!
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Tiffany says:May 7, 2011 at 12:56 am
You guys must come out to Oregon! My sister and her family just bought this adorable cottage in Lake Oswego but it needs some help. It’s short on space and storage but big on potential. I’d be happy to send pictures!
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Joyce says:May 7, 2011 at 1:22 am
Come visit the heartland in Girard, Ks. I have a 70′s ranch style home I’ve been working on for years. My kitchen needs lots of help!!Or feel free to scrounge through my garage and find the perfefct use for my treasures. I volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, sew, paint, rip out walls, lay tile, install windows and siding, helped build a fireplace surround for my daughter. Would love to help someone else with their remodel.
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Jessica DeMaio says:May 7, 2011 at 1:27 am
My husband and I have lived in our townhouse in Newark, Delaware for three years. We’ve successfully fixed up most of the house except one room: the basement. We are expecting our first little one in 10 weeks (mid July) and we’d love to fix up the basement to be a combo “man room” get-away for my hubby as well as a baby-friendly “play room”. We are currently dealing with concrete floors, drop ceiling lighting and terrible fake wood paneling that I tried to salvage by painting white, but it was hopeless. We’d love your help!!
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Leigh says:May 7, 2011 at 1:44 am
Another TEXAS request here…I’m in a Houston jewel that needs a lot done – you guys can redo the whole thing!!! [And my son would love Kevin's BAND advice
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Brigitte says:May 7, 2011 at 3:07 am
You can definitely come to my house (after I move into it in July). We are moving to Woodinville, WA (outside of Seattle). The house is beautiful, in general, but it’s 16 years old and needs a little updating.
We’d be open to outdoor design too. We are moving because our current house has a postage stamp sized and sloped lot, which we foolishly bought pre-kids. Now we have 3 toddlers (17 month old twins and a 3 1/2 year old) and no outdoor space AT ALL for them to play. The new house will have a nice yard, but there are some issues. A huge cedar (and likely rotted) planter box is one thing. Also the flattest piece of land which is ideal for the playset is the drainfield for the septic system. They said we can install it over it as long as we don’t dig up any dirt, but we would have to move it if there are any problems down the road. We bought a large playset from Costco already because we were worried they would run out before we take possession. My 3 year daughter has been begging for (and we have been promising) a new backyard for months, and now that she sees the boxes in the garage, she can hardly stand it. I can’t wait to see her reaction the first time she gets to go outside and swing “high to the sky” or play in her “barn” (the playhouse attached to the set).
But anyway, there are plenty of opportunities to update the inside too.
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Brigitte says:May 7, 2011 at 3:52 am
Oh yeah I forgot to mention that I can sew, paint, and am pretty handy so I’m happy to help. Both option A and B
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Beckie Kahne says:May 7, 2011 at 3:41 am
1975 Brick Ranch HUGE open floor plan, which I have had a hard time trying to define/decorate each area. We are 20 minutes from Charlotte, NC. And 15 minutes from the fabulous Metrolina Antique Show!!!! I would be honored to have Layla and Kevin as guests.
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gail says:May 7, 2011 at 4:18 am
I would love your fabulous help redoing some rooms. I’m a single gal who lives in a cute 1940′s red brick ranch. I am desperate to update my kitchen (and other rooms as well). I am all about frugal redos with vintage inspired style. Not only would this be the cherry on top but the whip cream too.
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Ang says:May 7, 2011 at 4:56 am
Are you kidding me?! Yes! Come. I have a whole house, minus one bedroom for you-(my husband recently redid my daughter’s room). We purchased an early 1900s home which has wonderful character hiding beneath a 70s/80s facade of shag carpet and brown and peach wallpaper. We have a very cool attic space waiting to be transformed. We’re very much into lo-dough/hi-smile transformation.
We live in a small town in central Pennsylvania. I’d be happy to supply our specific address in a more secure location.
*We can share Ethiopian adoption stories
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Tracy @ Cotton Pickin Cute says:May 7, 2011 at 5:53 am
Hey Kev and Layla. Congratulations on all the positive things coming your way. Ya’ll have really worked hard to bring those good things about.
We have a 1920′s house in Jacksonville, FL. that has been redone, I that back, it’s been being remodeled for years now. Though we need help in absolutely every area one of the easiest would be the living room / dining room combination. We’re now adding trim molding to the windows but I’m at a loss at how to decorate the way I want. It’s now in warm yellow/greenish tones and our couch is in a brownish green chenille. There’s lots of trim modeling and that and the ceilings are painted in a couple of soft creamy beige/yellowish color. I’m totally wanting a brighter coastal look. I live on the water with tons of big windows but just can’t figure out the color problem since we have to keep the couch for budget or should I say no money = no budget reasons. I was going to try to keep the same ceiling and modeling colors for the same reason.
You can see some before and afters of our house here.
http://cottonpickincute.blogspot.com/2011/02/from-humble-beginnings-part-2.htmlHere’s the colors in the living room now:
http://cottonpickincute.blogspot.com/2011/03/im-ready-for-change.htmlWe need you desperately. Sorry about this being so long but I really am hoping that I have a chance to meet ya’ll and get your expertise at my house.
And if you wanted a bigger project I have a whole new 20×20 ft room that we started and can’t afford to put flooring in so it’s a blank slate with lots of window but not even painted. We’ve had a lot of issues with my 90 year old MIL’s illness, family death, business and the horrible economy. Btw, we’re pretty handy and have done all the tear outs, built on a wrap around porch, sheet rocking, painting and just about anything else you can think of. I think we’re just burnt out and need some encouraging help. PLEASE RESCUE US!!! I’m always happy to help.
I’d be willing to help on anyone else’s project too.
I just love reading your blog and the Tybee Island cottage was so awesome. Thanks for everything.
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Jo in NZ says:May 7, 2011 at 6:32 am
Am in New Zealand, so kinda hard for me to pitch in – but I *will* be watching! Go for it
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Karen R. says:May 7, 2011 at 6:37 am
I live in Coffeyville, KS, (one hour north of Tulsa) and I would love to have some help with my patio. Right now it is a large cement slab and I need help figuirng out how to make it pretty and shaded without spending alot of money. I would love for it to feel like an extension of our house (a room without walls) rather than the grey slab before the green grass starts.
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Jean says:May 7, 2011 at 6:43 am
hey Layla and Kevin,
I live in Forest City NC with my husband of 25 years and we are newly empty nesters with an attic and garage full of DIY treasures, cast off furniture and home decor items plus a closet full of fabric! You naturally could choose any room in my 100+year old home that started it’s life originally as an old country church but sadly doesn’t resemble that in any fashion today. You could start with the scarred up hard wood floors if you choose to redo the living room, master bedroom or empty nest room that we would love to convert to guest room/library/work out room or perhaps you’d be interested in making the subflooring in the dining room look amazing with a cheap but inspired DIY magic redo or maybe my collection of antique mantels will inspire you to do what has never been done before in home design…who knows? but I will love working with you and as a chef I promise to feed you well while you’re here and since my husband works for a building materials supplier I can promise you we have everything from doors, windows, lumber and various other random buidling materials stacked here and there around the garage, in storage, etc for you to rummage thru… -
Clare says:May 7, 2011 at 6:46 am
We live in Albany, GA. Our living room in particular with its red brick fireplace needs some TLC! We have plenty of other opportunities, as well. We would love to help, too, if y’all are in the area.
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Lisa says:May 7, 2011 at 6:46 am
Please come to Tampa. Our livingroom is undecoratable. Our kitchen is dark and sad. Our bedroom has the blahs.
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Kari says:May 7, 2011 at 6:49 am
Is this a trick question? Of course I would love you to come help redo a room!! Say hello to my outdated kitchen. Q: How many times have I looked at your posts about painting kitchen cabinets? A: More times than I can even count. And yet I still haven’t touched the kitchen. I’m a stay at home mom with a 3 year old boy and a one year old girl. We live in an old farmhouse in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania. The people that updated the house in the 90′s took down all the plaster and put up drywall… so sad… no nice wood walls under my walls like you lucky ducks. Come on over and visit!
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Kelly says:May 7, 2011 at 6:51 am
I would love some help and creativity. I live in Anderson, SC. We currently have our master suite completely gutted. We turned a living room into a bedroom, moved 2 walls, turned an old bedroom into a bathroom, and a bathroom into a closet. Whew! We have finished the electrical work and plumbing and are now starting the process of putting it all back together (putting in whitewashed pine ceiling, sheetrock, tile, flooring, paint, decorating, and so on). We love this kind of stuff but would love extra feedback and help!
Kelly
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Stephanie says:May 7, 2011 at 7:02 am
Yes! Yes! Yes! We live in Columbia, SC – My husband and I would love to help out!!! as well as for you to give us advice on our house!! He is awesome at so many things: tiling, woodworking, etc…and I am great at supervising
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Jo says:May 7, 2011 at 7:02 am
Oooooh! Option A please! I daydream of having a makeover on my house. My hubbie and I have 4 yr old twin boys and a 2 yr old little girl, so it doesn’t leave much time (or energy) for decorating around here.
We live in the Dallas, Texas metroplex.
Here’s to crossing my fingers
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Patti A says:May 7, 2011 at 7:07 am
Ohhh i am probably to late for this. But i live in Dearborn Mi. the house i moved into 3 yrs. ago has not had anything done to it…
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gemma@thesweetestdigs says:May 7, 2011 at 7:38 am
You can get some Canadian content on your show and come up and give us a hand with a room (or five!) at our pad in Ottawa, Canada. We’d also love to give a helping hand with another project. Sounds super fun!!
Good luck with it all!
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Sierra Foster says:May 7, 2011 at 7:39 am
I live in Bristow, VA (about 30 miles west of Washington D.C.). Come show some love to my house! I have 5 children under 10 which keeps me pretty busy. When I do get a free moment, I try to “improve” on my house. I’d love for you and Kevin to come and put that “little something special” into my sapces (specifically my family room/kithcen, but I have other spaces you can choose from also….like my kids bunk room!). I don’t really have many handy talents, but I can help you paint adn I’m learning to build little by little on small projects around my house (shelves in the kids room, new tabletop for my kitchen table). I’m looking forward to what you two have in the works!
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Rebekah M. says:May 7, 2011 at 7:51 am
we have recently moved and have SEVERAL rooms. playroom/media room. office/guest room. art in the master bedroom. …really…its endless. We live in Murfreesboro, TN – about 30 miles SE of Nashville
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Sue VanParys says:May 7, 2011 at 7:54 am
YES YES YES !! Although I don’t have a blog (yet) I LOVE LOVE LOVE The Lettered Cottage Blog ! I have
fallen in love with your talent, ideas, quirkiness, style and enjoy it so much ! I live in Flowery Branch, GA and would LOVE LOVE LOVE help with a room (or 3) and would LOVE even more to help yall with a friend’s room! Good luck, I hope it works out for you ! -
sara says:May 7, 2011 at 7:54 am
Recently completed our family room using your DIY Wonder Wall post. Love it!
We’re just coming off of a LONG Minnesota winter and would love to have you two “take it outside” with us.
We have a two acre wooded lot and are attempting to design an outdoor kitchen/entertainment area off our large vaulted, but 1980′s wooded sunroom.
If not, there’s always the kitchen/dining/living area ….
I’m an artist/seamstress/DIY fan, the BIGS (hubs and two college/high school sons) provide the grunt/paint work:).
Lots of handy neighbors on our block to help , as well. Good luck on your new adventure!
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Micleah Cherry says:May 7, 2011 at 8:10 am
We live in a really cute cottageish style house that has amazing potential but with two small children and one income its potential has been placed on indefinite hold!! We live in Richmond, TX which is about 30 miles outside of Houston. We live in an amazing little community and we would LOVE to see you guys in our driveway! PLEASE COME SEE US!
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Tina says:May 7, 2011 at 8:22 am
I’d love for you to come do as many rooms as you wanted in my house! And if you did come to this area – I’d help anyway possible – I’m pretty handy with a sewing machine. I’m in NC, right in between Raleigh/Durham and Fayetteville/Ft. Bragg.
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Elizabeth says:May 7, 2011 at 8:26 am
We live 15 minutes west of Atlanta in a 1950′s ranch that we have been renovating for the last several years. Still plenty of work to be done and we are starting a garden shed/shop this summer. We would love to a part of one of your projects – not afraid of hard work! Thanks so much for the opportunity!
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Dutchess says:May 7, 2011 at 8:27 am
You could do our bedroom, it is the pits. Collegeville PA, suburban Philadelphia has plenty of venues for Kevin’s band too, just sayin….
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Christina says:May 7, 2011 at 8:31 am
I’ve got one for you! Pick a room or even outside. I live with my husband of almost 4 years in NJ. We bought a little house a few years ago and well…. we go t in over our heads a little (ok a lot) being first time homeowners. It’s a little overwhelming and I’m stuck in a bunch of areas of the house. As in- my house looks like a case of writer’s block (design block?). My house needs architectural elements (and some style!) to make it into the cute cottage/bungalow I know it could be. Please help!
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RomanWoman says:May 7, 2011 at 8:33 am
Hey Layla and Kevin:
I have been reading your blog for about a year now. It has become my “eye candy” escape.
I have the perfect project for your design and decor talents. My daugther, AE, is a single, 28 year old high school history teacher. AE is the only female in her department and she takes alot of teasing for her “fru-fru” classroom. Living on a teachers salary means she can only afford to decorate one space and she chose her classroom where she spends the majority of her time. We would so LOVE to have some help and inspiration with the decor of her rented condo. We have done just alittle bit with pieces from Goodwill and Craigslist, but it’s a pretty sad place.
Thanks so much for your blog and inspiration.
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Amy Romer says:May 7, 2011 at 8:43 am
YES, please come to Lexington, SC and give this girl some help!
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Sherri Ketchum says:May 7, 2011 at 8:49 am
Welcome Kevin and Layla to sunny Florida!! I live in Wesley Chapel, Fl (10 minutes north of Tampa)
I would love to have you come out and redo my kitchen & family room it’s one of those great open concept designs. But let me be very honest I’am open to redo any room of your choice. Your work is amazing fresh and clean. I’am so ready to lighten things up around here, I’ve kinda been stuck in the whole red and gold theme time for a change.
My husband loves to tell anyone who will listen, “I swear everytime Sherri paints the walls were losing square footage”.
Thank you so much for considering us!
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Carrie Corson says:May 7, 2011 at 8:54 am
We would love to have you visit our little cottage style bungalow in Iowa! We live in Davenport, Iowa – the Quad Cities. Your blog is actually the blog that turned me on to the whole blogging world! Thank you for that!!! I have been truly inspired by your story and your talent. My husband and I purchased our first time fixer upper in May 2008. Unfortunately life has thrown us a bit of adversity the last couple of years. Needless to say we have lots of good design intentions with lots of unfinished projects! We are hoping to start getting some things done!
I would be totally into helping you design, go to a flea market, you name it! I can sew a bit myself and my handy husband is a carpenter. Oh yeah did I mention my big bro owns a home accessories and decor store Dwellings, in LeClaire, Iowa our home town??? Score! The possibilities are endless!!! -
Rachelle says:May 7, 2011 at 8:56 am
Yes! I’d love your help on a few room redos! Starting out small is a fireplace wall redo, we also have a kitchen in need, a full basement renovation, and an attic to master bedroom conversion in the works. Our house is more of a craftsman bungalow (think Frank Lloyd Wright inspiration, just about three hours from his Chicago homes) than cottage, and we use a lot of warm colors – browns, reds, mustard yellow,a pop of oranges and muted greens. My husband and I do all of our own home repair.Would also love some Photoshop help n any and all of these areas, as well as exterior siding ideas. We like to mix the expected craftsman style with funky eclectic twists. For example, we have a knight in shining armor in our dining room opposite the built in china hutch. Currently my husband is angeling for a spot for his gargoyle. We love to browse antique shops and resale shops and TJ Maxx and Pier One Imports on weekend dates so we have some original pieces. I browse blogs and magazines and websites for design inspirations. We love to travel in the Caribbean when we can scrape up some non-house money and time and I love the colorful fabrics, and art from this diverse region. We have three teenagers and are definitely on a budget. We do our remodels with attention to detail, saving where we can and splurging where it counts Pick me! I can send you some pics if you are interested!
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kimberly says:May 7, 2011 at 9:04 am
I like option “A.” We live in Houston, Texas in a boring suburban track home. Would love to see you work your magic!
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Holly says:May 7, 2011 at 9:06 am
How exciting for you! Not sure if you want to come to rural western Illinois, but my husband and I farm near Marietta, IL. We remodeled our farmhouse a couple years ago and could use some major help in the living room and our bedroom. Living room has amazing 19-foot cathedral ceilings – with an antique hay rail mounted up top! – but it also has the unfortunate-plaid-but-still-supportive couches I bought 11 years ago. Bedroom? Good bones but furnished only with whatever leftover furniture we had. No headboard, nothing interesting, nothing fun.
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the nester says:May 7, 2011 at 9:06 am
Charlotte, NC area
And I will do ANYTHING I can to possibly assist you all in any way.
It’s about time someone smartened up and grabbed you two talented, adorable, relate-able, real life, creative, instantly likeable people!
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Sarah B. says:May 7, 2011 at 9:16 am
Would love for you both to come help us out here in Fort Collins, CO (north of Denver). We love trying to do things low dough and high style in our plain jain track home. We have even used a used elevator door to turn into shelves. Our goal is to get our plain generic track home to feel architectural unique and feel more homey. Please come help us with your amazing way to put things together!
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Pat says:May 7, 2011 at 9:18 am
Kevin and Layla, Come back to Minnesota to visit your dad, Layla, and then come for a visit to my lake home in Alexandria. It’s easy to get to and hard to leave. I could use your help and would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to help someone else if I could. I am turning 60 on May 20th and was inspired by a story through you awhile back where your friend celebrated her birthday with random acts of kindess. Although on a much smaller scale, I hope to celebrate that way, too. Have a fun day you two!
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Linda Thomas says:May 7, 2011 at 9:18 am
Hi Guys!
I would totally be lucky to have you guys help us renovate (literally from top to bottom) a foreclosure that was purchased on a lake that was in total disarray but now that we’ve got a chance to look at it – we want to gut it and make this unloved jungle-ly-mess into a gorgeous lakeside retreat! So you’d have the total opportunity to help us re envision the space from scratch
We’re in Orlando, Florida and we’d love to have a moment in the sun with you! In fact, if you have time – we’ve got our house as well that could use some love’n! You’ve done such a wonderful job of creating a beautiful space for the two of you and your upcoming pluses! Thanks for sharing your inspiration!Lots of love,
Linda (a daughter who would love to surprise my mum with the vision of the house on the lake that she’s always wanted)
if you’d be into A) having us over to help you redo a room or two (or three!), and/or B) helping us redo someone’s elses space(s). (Maybe you’re a mural artist, or a seamstress, or you’d just like to lend a helping hand by painting a wall or working on a craft project with us, etc.)
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Linda Thomas says:May 7, 2011 at 9:20 am
Hi Guys!
I would totally be lucky to have you guys help us renovate (literally from top to bottom) a foreclosure that was purchased on a lake that was in total disarray but now that we’ve got a chance to look at it – we want to gut it and make this unloved jungle-ly-mess into a gorgeous lakeside retreat! So you’d have the total opportunity to help us re envision the space from scratch
We’re in Orlando, Florida and we’d love to have a moment in the sun with you! In fact, if you have time – we’ve got our house as well that could use some love’n! You’ve done such a wonderful job of creating a beautiful space for the two of you and your upcoming pluses! Thanks for sharing your inspiration!Lots of love,
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Beth says:May 7, 2011 at 9:22 am
Phoenix valley, Not really a beachy town! ha
You can come to my house anytime! You have so much talent and it’s overwhelmingly apparent you love what you do. And wow you are good . . .could you tie together a Santa Fe eclectic foyer/living room (22×23)/office? I’ll just bet you could.
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Karen Haiduck says:May 7, 2011 at 9:34 am
Layla and Kevin
I would LOVE for you to re-do ANY room in my house. I love your style! I love reading your blog and seeing all of your creative ideas and adventures. I live in Sunny San Diego California and would love for you both to come and hang out. I would help with anything! I love getting involved! Thanks -
michelle says:May 7, 2011 at 9:35 am
I would love for you to come to my house!!! I just bought a true cosmetic fixer and everyroom needs to be decorated. It has some fun spaces and huge fun shape bedrooms.
I live in Valparaiso IN, about an hour outside of chicago.
I LOVE all your work that you have done on your home and you have actually inspired me to get back into fixing houses, which I have done in the past and it is my true passion. I am hoping to begin a blog myself to highlight this challenge, I think it is going to be an amazing transformation.
Would love to be considered, please let me know if you need more information from me!
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Kim says:May 7, 2011 at 9:41 am
I live in Columbus Ohio. I WOULD LOVE LOVE LOVE FOR YOU GO ……to my daughter’s house to do a room re-do or two or three. Her and her hubby live paycheck to paycheck and have lots of work that could use an update in their home. Like the kitchen and TINY master bedroom…. AND I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to be involved in all the work and I know a lot of other peeps in town that would also work and sweat and be there to help with a re-do there……
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Elise says:May 7, 2011 at 9:44 am
We’d love to have you in Flower Mound, Texas! We just moved into our house a few months ago and could use plenty of help getting it looking great!
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Sandi says:May 7, 2011 at 10:00 am
Come to my house! We live in Greenville, SC in a builders grade everything house. We are slowly trying to put our own stamp on it and give it a little character and can use a little help.
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Krista@TheGatheringPlaceDesign says:May 7, 2011 at 10:03 am
I would OF COURSE be thrilled to have you work some magic in my home, but I would LOVE to help out with someone else’s home that’s more deserving or in need of help:). Helping people decorate & design their homes is one of my goals {someday} so if you are ever in UTAH or anywhere close I would be so excited to help out! I know I could learn SO much from you two, plus you guys are a lot of fun!
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Billie says:May 7, 2011 at 10:04 am
How exciting to be 3-D!! My husband and I would love to participate and have you come to Cape Elizabeth, Maine! We moved here 8 months ago for my husband’s new job. We’ve been renting but can finally say we will close on our new house next month. I really want to change my decor from autumn color, farmhouse to light, coastal cottage since we are next to the sea and literally have rights to “secret beach”. I love hearing the waves crashing and the fog horns from the ships and the light house nearby. Our new house needs updating, especially the kitchen and family room. For pictures visit the real estate site http://www.realestateinportlandmaine.com/property/2-masefield-Terrace-Cape-Elizabeth-Maine . I just melt when I see your home redo and want to have that same feeling for my own home. Good luck with everything. You are both so talented.
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Jane-Ellen says:May 7, 2011 at 10:06 am
Better late than never! I’ve been busy the last couple of days and have not checked my mail! HOLY COW! I know it’s past the 48 hours, but I thought I would give it a shot…
I would LOVE to HELP you on any project! I live in Canton, GA just north of Atlanta. I love design work, creating things, and finding a treasure!
How excited are you at such an overwhelming response! You are Blessed!
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Elizabeth says:May 7, 2011 at 10:07 am
Want a challenge? How about a small NYC apt? It feels so “apartment-like”. I want it to feel like home! Our bedroom especially needs help ASAP.
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Cassie Goode says:May 7, 2011 at 10:15 am
You can come redo all my rooms! I am a girl who has been transplanted in the south but my heart longs for a coastal home! I spent my summers growing up on the coast of Maine and I miss it so. I would love for my home to reflect that style. I now live in Searcy, AR. It is a beautiful town with lovely people but my home is currently lacking in the style my heart longs for! I love your blog and style in your home. You guys are so talented.
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Mindy says:May 7, 2011 at 10:21 am
Uh, two people I stalk come into my house and redecorate everything? Oh alright, if you must. Seriously, that would be beyond amazing. Portland, Oregon would be happy to have you.
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Jill says:May 7, 2011 at 10:21 am
Pick me! Pick me!
I need help! We have a kitchen/family room area that is very, shall we say, “Brady”…as in “The Brady Bunch”! On my to list has been “email pics for Pick my Presto”. I would love, love, love your take on our space. We have a nice foot plan and condition is good, but needs some paint, cabinets removed, etc. Westchester, IL -
Michelle C. says:May 7, 2011 at 10:27 am
As I posted on Facebook, I highly recommend my 1970s split foyer that is still stuck in the 70s (we just moved in last fall). I have a kitchen that desperately calls out for a coastal cottage theme. *basking in a sigh of pleasure just dreaming of it* You’ll find my home in Huxley, Iowa.
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Whitney says:May 7, 2011 at 10:35 am
Houston, Tx! I’d love for you to re-do my place (Moving next weekend — can you come quick!?) and I’d love to help you re-do someone elses space as well. I am a seamstress and can help in that area!
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Glenda Childers says:May 7, 2011 at 10:36 am
Of course, I would love your help on any room in our Chicago apartment . . .let’s start with our tiny guest room. And could your please stay for dinner . . . you guys are fun.
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Billie says:May 7, 2011 at 10:36 am
It would be great to have your help in redoing a room(s) for my Mom in Sacramento, CA. She recently retired which is great because we get to see her more now but not so good for a redo budget to update her home. She has been a single mother, always on a tight budget, living in the first home SHE ever owned and nothing has changed since the house was built in the 1980′s. This would be the best surprise ever!
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maggie says:May 7, 2011 at 10:49 am
ohhh my! I need you to come to Washington DC! My husband and I are both airline pilots and live in a dark and dreary apartment that is worse than all of the hotels we are always staying in! I have desperately tried to liven it up but I just can’t commit to anything. We need something bright and clean to come home to and relax in. And we can get you cheap airfare to come see us too
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Natalie Strobach says:May 7, 2011 at 11:02 am
Oh my gosh! What an opportunity! My husband and I own a 3 bedroom 1 1/2 bath house (two-story) in Winters California (about an hour and a half from San Francisco). We bought it about a year and a half ago when we got married. =)
It wasn’t very old (about 15 years), but it had never been updated and was bank owned, so there is sooo much updating to do. We work on it whenever we have the chance…we’ve pulled out cabinets, put in new countertops, sink, installed a dishwasher, floors in the kitchen & living room, and on and on! We’ve busted our butts and we’ve never hired anyone or had anyone to help us!
We are both graduate students and teachers out here and with a puny budget and no family in the area…it’s been a slow and occasionally painful experience, but we have had the good fortune of being guided by your blog! We’ve done our best to get at that beachy/sea/cottagy feel, but…we’re going at a turtle’s pace!
On the plus side, we are amazingly handy! Lighting, plumbing, painting, we can help!
I have three bedrooms and our one and only bath that we’ve only painted. Please please, pretty please (with a cherry on top) help us renovate! Your help would be such a blessing!Okay okay, I’ll stop now! Lots of love and good luck in your search for the right homes! You’re amazing!
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Kim says:May 7, 2011 at 11:04 am
Layla and Kevin, come to Canada! We live in a beautiful city called Guelph, about an hour from Toronto. We moved into a Cape Cod style house last year. We think it was built in the 1930’s or 40’s, but no one knows for sure because it was moved to its current location in the early 50’s. Our house was once three apartments. A previous owner began restoring it to a beautiful home with a basement apartment. When we first moved in, my husband and I (with some help from my dad) re-did the basement apartment, but we have barely touched our part. The house is full of potential with old creaky wooden floors, great baseboards and mouldings and some fab built-ins…..BUT, there is still so much to do. There is a chimney, but no fireplace. What lurks behind the wall? The dining room was once a hair salon, then music studio. It needs some help to feel like a dining room again. The upstairs needs help! Our daughter has to walk through our room to get to hers….walls need to taken down and put up and our room needs some help to feel like a master bedroom.
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Jen Arias says:May 7, 2011 at 11:09 am
Hi Kevin and Layla,
Come to San Diego and redo any part of our townhouse. Love your blog, creativity, and style. What a dream it would be to have you revamp a room in our home!
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Ruth Baumgartner says:May 7, 2011 at 11:14 am
Oooohhh I would love for you to come to Big Sky Country, that’s Montana!
We have so many projects-just like everyone else, and would love to have your hands work magic around here!Also, where we do shine, is the outside. My husband is a professional Landscape Architect so if you are in need of help with planning and execution in outdoor spaces call on him, Wes be his name….
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Rachael says:May 7, 2011 at 11:15 am
Come to Wide Awake Wylie, Texas! It is just a few minutes from Kevin’s hometown of Garland! (My hometown, too!) We are just 2 miles from Dallas’ Southfork Ranch, 10 minutes from an awesome antique/junk mall, 10 minutes from a HomeGoods
, and and hour from Canton Trade Days! We have been trying to add some charm to our 8 year old standard builders house and I would love to see how you work your signature kitchen makeover magic! After all, your kitchen makeover is what has drawn so many to your site!!! Wylie is one of the fastest growing cities in America- so please come show us how to add character and charm to these new builds! I would work like a dog for you, too!
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Emily Waltenbaugh says:May 7, 2011 at 11:18 am
Oh, help meeee! I have a teensy house in Nashville, TN, with a very common problem: every room is “done” (or at least started) except the sad, sad master bedroom. I have a closet the size of a phone booth (which I gave to my husband–I use my one-month-old baby’s closet as my own, which is about as convenient as it sounds). The “master” (which is so small that it seems ridiculous to call it that) is so depressing right now–tiny, crowded, no storage. I hate being in there. Rescue me!
I really admire what you guys can do for little money–I think I’m pretty resourceful with low-dough makeovers myself. For some reason, though, this bedroom has me stumped.
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Lisa says:May 7, 2011 at 11:31 am
Hey there Layla & Kevin…. I would fall down on the floor in shock if you guys were here at my house.
I live in Staten Island NY. Not to many cottages here lol. Although my house has that warm feeling inside… there is so much help it could use. Especially from you both!
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Cheryl says:May 7, 2011 at 12:00 pm
How fun to start on a new adventure. I’ve been following your adoption journey as well and you are in my prayers. We have adopted 5 beautiful children of all colors and abilities. Adoption rocks and my life couldn’t be happier. I hope you “Happily Ever After” day comes soon. As for your new projects I would love option A, I always need help with the craziness we have going on around here. I live in Queen Creek, AZ and would love help making my cold family room a true “Family” room.
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Kayla says:May 7, 2011 at 12:04 pm
I’m moving into a SMALL studio apartment in Boston in September and I would love to give it a beachy feel!!! (Blue walls in the alcove – blue and white striped slipcovers for my foldout loveseat maybe??) I believe I can paint, but it would certainly be a challenge as I cant change anything too drastically as I’m renting!! I’ll be living here until I graduate in two years, so it would nice to make it as much as a home as I possibly could, and your designs are so so perfect!!!!!
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Lani says:May 7, 2011 at 12:07 pm
Hi Layla & Kevin! I’ve been following your blog for the past year and I love it!!! I’m trying to work up the courage to start one of my own! My husband and I live in the little town of Silverton, OR. We bought a house about a year and a half ago and have been slowing working on it ever since. We’ve started projects in every room but nothing’s finished quite yet. We would be sooooo grateful for some help, guidance, and expertise from TLC! Especially in the kitchen where we started painting the cabinets and got a little overwhelmed by that task:) So please come on out to Silverton, we would love to have you! And tell Kevin to bring his guitar, my husband Amir plays too and they could have a little jam session in our music room/study/guest room. (Our little house is only 1200 sq ft so the rooms have to multi-task!)
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Holly S says:May 7, 2011 at 12:15 pm
Oh my gosh!!! So totally exciting for the two of you! Come to my humble abode in Leland, NC (near Wilmington)…we just bought a house but have no idea how to decorate it! 4 bedrooms (1 master, 1 used for guests, 1 used for an office and one for my craft room), a dining room…rather a walk through room, kitchen, living room an a breakfast area, also known as a walk through room. We’d love to have some help and of course we would help too…I kinda sew and like to think of myself as handy around the house…my husband on the other hand would be of no use at all except for heavy lifting and making lunch…come, come, come!!! We’d love to have you!
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Gina in Louisville says:May 7, 2011 at 12:16 pm
HI:
I live in Louisville, Kentucky. I recently realized that although I love my house, I don’t like it. It is not beautiful or cool or decorated or anything. It makes me sad and I feel overwhelmed. Oh it would be so wonderful if you guys could come up and help us fix it. I have a husband, two teenage sons and two dogs. We are constantly “doing” sports so our home doesn’t get much attention and it shows.
I really enjoy your blog.
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Rachel says:May 7, 2011 at 12:36 pm
Yes please. Foyer, living room and master suite all need serious help! My husband does carpentry, plumbing and flooring and has all the tools needed in our garage! We just don’t know how to design!
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
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Danielle says:May 7, 2011 at 12:43 pm
I would love to have you come and rescue my kitchen! We bought our 1920′s bungalow 2 years ago and have done some DIY projects but we have a very tight budget and I would love to see you work your magic! Our kitchen is outdated and needs HELP! We are just outside Chicago (9 miles). I love your designs and think you guys are truly inspirational and talented.
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Sandy says:May 7, 2011 at 12:45 pm
I would love to help you do “whatever” if you come to Washington State. I am good at painting and creating.
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Nicki hanger says:May 7, 2011 at 12:58 pm
I would love to have you help with our house! We live in Gilbert Arizona and would love for you to come. If you are in the area of arizona I would love to be a worker bee as well because I love your work! I have a 4 bedroom house with a basement and only 1 room is decorated! please come see me!
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Amy Hocking says:May 7, 2011 at 12:59 pm
Kevin and Layla,
While I would love to have you come to my home (we have a house full of boys and their bathroom is pink: toilet, tub, tile, sink!) I’m really writing on behalf of my friend Kim Phillips. I know she responded to you but I don’t know if she told you the whole story. She and her husband have 3 biological children but have spent the last 5 years fundraising to adopt first their blind daughter from China and then their son from Ghana (who they’re still waiting for). They managed to buy a foreclosed home but had no money to fix it up. It was structurally sound but so dingy, dated, and depressing that they tried to resell it after about six months. Not surprising that there were no takers. All this time the main downstairs had no furniture.Kim and I knew each other in college and reconnected just a couple months ago. I love design and thrifty decorating so we have started working on her house but it’s difficult to upcycle when there’s nothing to work with. (She picked up a free couch but then sold it to buy paint). I told her to look for inspiration for what style she would like and she found and fell in love with your blog. She’s used the word “genius” more than once
Any room you would want to tackle you can find needing work at her house. Kitchen, living room, dining room, bath, bedrooms, laundry, landscaping.We live in Riverside, California and any lettered cottage love you could give their house would be such a blessing to their family.
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Teresea says:May 7, 2011 at 1:07 pm
Hi! I’d love to have your help in updating my Arlington, Virginia condo. I’ve got a unusual basement area that functions as a bedroom and I am in at a loss for how to decorate with the lower ceilings it has. Would also love to lend a hand with a paint brush if you choose a place nearby.
Thanks for the opportunity! Best wishes to you both!
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Julia says:May 7, 2011 at 1:14 pm
So exciting!! You have a ton of comments. I really hope you chose the one above mine. And if you’re in Atlanta, I’d love some work at my house, too. My master bedroom is in serious need. I live in Peachtree City, just south of Atlanta.
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the Iowa Expat says:May 7, 2011 at 1:17 pm
You are welcome in Huntington, WV at your convenience. I have several rooms that could really use your help!
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Alison says:May 7, 2011 at 1:18 pm
Yes! I’m writing from Michigan on the west side, near Grand Rapids.
We’re the nearing the end of a rebuild after a fire where we lost everything. The house that burned was a fixer upper that we had redone room by room and it was full of beautiful cottage-y/industrial/junky/antique-ish things.
It’s strange to have almost no belongings… equal parts sad, exciting and scary too as we’re probably going to move in a little over a month away. Insurance has been slow and I have been reluctant to replace anything other than clothes, books and some jadeite: the necessities.
The new house is a simple farmhouse that we designed to use every inch of. It’s Leed certified and well built. We’ve invited my mother to live with us and built a little cottage for her behind the garage. Her front door and my back door are connected by a breezeway.
The fire was caused by arson and we were all home, in bed when it was set. Thankfully we all escaped, but it has been a long road. My husband and I and our three children are all eager to be in our own home again and to make it ours. I’m especially looking forward to decorating the kids’ rooms, to create havens for each one of them.
I wish you the best in this opportunity. Seeing the beautiful rooms you have brought into being at home and abroad, I know it will be a great success.
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Laura says:May 7, 2011 at 1:25 pm
By the looks of all these comments, you guys could be busy for a loooooooooooong time!
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Heldy says:May 7, 2011 at 1:27 pm
AHHH! Seriously? Wow, would love a room re-do, or two or three…..
Plantation, FL
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Janet Hopkins says:May 7, 2011 at 1:31 pm
I would jump at the chance to have a room made over by you guys..it would be a dream come true!
I am in a suburb of Dallas and need help! And with four kids it has been a slow process. I think the room I need the most help with is the kitchen/family/nook area.
Good luck with the new venture, I am sure it will be fab!
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debbie says:May 7, 2011 at 1:36 pm
Are you kidding me?! I would love to have you guys do my whole house! Come on over to Waterford, CA and I am ready for “my” make-over. As for helping y’all help someone else, I will paint a wall, clean up, whatever.
Congratulations on this new venture. You both have worked so hard and deserve every success!
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Gretchen Schaumann says:May 7, 2011 at 1:38 pm
I live in Minnesota, so you could visit your Dad while redoing my house.
We have a daughter that will graduate Spring 2012, so have 3 rooms that need redoing. Two of them need new flooring, paint, styling and one huge area needs new floors and whatever else. The $ is set aside to do so, but we’re not do it yourselfers when it comes to our home and virtually have next to 0 tools.
Want to help us out? One room would be my jewelry design studio/office. Currently a leftover ghastly pink/fushia room from our only child, a now 16 year old daughter. The carpet has been ripped up for 3 years waiting for action, but we’ve been scared to make the plunge with wood flooring choices.
The second room: is our Master bedroom. 17 years ago, while pregnant with our daughter, and freshly moved into our home I stenciled grapes and vine on the border, and I’m embarrased to say that it is still up. Uggh! We need new flooring in there, paint, lighting, window treatment, headboard, etc. in there. Currently using a fireplace mantle for headboard, but would like to move that into the livingroom area and use it as a focal point i that room.
The third room, is a vaulted large living/dining area with an atrium door going out our backyard direction and a bay window area looking for a makeover as well. All new flooring is needed here too.
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susan says:May 7, 2011 at 1:40 pm
Hello! We have an 1890 farmhouse. We’ve done a lot of other projects but would be so nice to have a pretty Master BR as a little retreat. We have three terrific kids that keep us busy. As great a guy as my hubby is, he’s not handy. Our plan has always been to turn the small apartment (which is never been rented) attached to the house into our master suite but it’s been 12 years and it’s not been done yet. I know you could make it beautiful! I’d love to help too. I’m pretty crafty, not afraid to paint, etc. and I can sew too!! I’m in Lancaster, NY. Susan
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Vanessa says:May 7, 2011 at 1:55 pm
I can paint and sew and I would LOVE to help! I would love to have a room makeover or help out with someone else’s! What fun! I am originally from north AL, but live in the Nashville area now! Can’t wait to see what you guys are up to!
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Marci says:May 7, 2011 at 2:03 pm
I would love love love to have you design a room for us- particularly our basement, which has so much potential and is already finished! We live in Omaha, Nebraska:)
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CherylK says:May 7, 2011 at 2:06 pm
I have a daughter in Minneapolis, MN who would probably LOVE help with her little house. I’m a couple of hours west of the Twin Cities (Mpls/St. Paul) and could use a tip or two, myself!
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Mary Virlee says:May 7, 2011 at 2:21 pm
I would love to have some help with our family room. We are 1 block from Lake Michigan in a small Wisconsin City called Manitowoc. We have some great elements, a huge room that is 16 feet wide by 26 ft long, a brick wall, and a french door. The room needs to be more cozy, I always envisioned your look for this room but can’t pull it off myself. I also collect many old objects that I would be happy to have you repurpose. Oh I hope I am lucky. It would be a dream come true.
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sandy n. says:May 7, 2011 at 2:22 pm
HOW FUN!!!! We live in Dover, Delaware. We have lived in our house 10 years this November and our house still has the same original 70′s kitchen. We need you!!! It is brown and just sad!
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Amanda says:May 7, 2011 at 2:22 pm
I have a house that was built in 1967 that we bought 2 years ago from the original owners and they had not touch the house since it was built. We painted and put in new carpet at first and just finished redoing the kitchen and opening it up to the living room but would love to more on to other parts of the house. The house has 5 bedrooms, a sunroom and playroom that all need to be redone but I can’t decide where to start next. I would so love your help. I live in Stillwater, OK.
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geri says:May 7, 2011 at 2:25 pm
Hi Layla and Kevin.
HOLY MOLY!!!!
Where do I sign, give me the dotted line.
I am not sure which I am most excited about..
you doing rooms in my 1870 farm house that has a definite identy problem.
She thinketh she is a beach cottage, cause of me. I have been trying to
save money for you to do a design consult, or chango presto even.
I would love to help out on my hjome or everyone elses. I am wayyyyyyyyyyyy
to excited to even have a complete thought right now. hehe
I live in New Fairfield, Ct., a mile from a beautiful lake and my son has a pontoon boat to
lure you here when you need doen time. I am 1 hr from NYC, and Westchester county is 30 minutes.
I am also close to the Ct. shore.
Please know I would be a great help with cleaning, painting, furniture painting and all make ready work.
Good Luck with your new brainstorm.
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Katie says:May 7, 2011 at 2:30 pm
Okay I may be like the 8000th comment on here BUT I have the perfect house for you to come help me with!!! We are located just north of Dallas, TX. My husband and I are newlyweds and we live with our sweet shihtzu named Moo. We purchased our home 2 years ago in a beautiful little neighborhood modeled after Savannah, GA. We have a two-story home with porches on both levels, covering the entire front of our home. I think our porches (one or both) would be so fun for you to help us with! We love Southern coastal charm and would love to have both the inside and outside reflect that! Inside, we have a few rooms such as the master bedroom and living room that we have started decorating with a vintage, cottagey, pottery barn style, though we still need so much help!! We also have rooms such as our guest room and our kitchen that are just total blank slates! We would absolutely love for you to bless us with your crazy skills! Thank you so much for giving all of us this opportunity!
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clove says:May 7, 2011 at 2:32 pm
Please come to Orange, California. Minutes from Disneyland. We just bought first home last wek. 4bdrm 50s Ranch in a classic neighborhood filled with 50′s “storybook” style ranch homes, most still original. Our place? So fun our place but never updated and had multiple families living in home. Think everyroom a different color paint, carpet, light fixtures etc. hard wood yay! ugly carpet boo! We have scraped off acoustic sparkly ceiling, white primered EVERYTHING ( including faux paneling ), pulled carpet, working on floors, all in one week!!!! We move in next weekend. Lots of work, tons of potential. We have our hands full, could use a few extra and your creative mind!
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Taylor says:May 7, 2011 at 2:36 pm
Might be too late posting here, but hey I’ll give it a try! We live in Manassas, VA (near DC). We just bought a foreclosed (previous rental) house last year, and have been busy doing what we can to it. My husband and I are not the handiest people, but I am very willing to do anything (just afraid of making mistakes!) We currently have two bathrooms upstairs that need to have the tubs removed, and the rotted-in-the-corners floors removed and redone. These bathrooms need it all! Would love to have you all come out!
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Virginia says:May 7, 2011 at 2:48 pm
We are in Dallas, Texas. We live in a 90 year old home in North Oak Cliff. I would love someone to come and re-do our bedroom! It’s in desperate need of help!
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Maggie says:May 7, 2011 at 2:54 pm
Hi, I’m a landscape designer in the Seattle WA area. I would love help with our bedroom – close but not there – and living room – I can do AMAZING things with outdoor containers and indoor plants – that’s my business – but interiors intimidate me – love your style. THANKS!
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Kristyn says:May 7, 2011 at 2:58 pm
I would luuuuuuv you guys to put your creative spin on our house. The hubs and I bought really young while in college and have simply not had the time or money to redo the house. As is typical in 1980s houses in our area, every thing has a door… Yes including the kitchen and the hallway… Would love for you to come visit Reno, NV nestle in the sierras and help us with our kitchen/living room!
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Stacey Neal says:May 7, 2011 at 2:58 pm
I’m a stay at home mom of 5. Our house is great, but every single room has needed to be updated in a big way. My precious husband does what he can, but his time is very limited. I am home all. the. time and am so ready to be able to enjoy my surroundings as much as I enjoy the little ones that surround me. You are a very gifted designer and I would be so honored if you were able to put your special touch in our home.
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Leanne W. says:May 7, 2011 at 2:59 pm
I would love either option A or B. My husband and I and our two children live in San Antonio, TX in a Hill Country Cottage style home complete with covered front and back wood porches, built in the 1980′s, but the bones are timeless. We have been slowly renovating our home and would be interested in redoing either our living room (has sautillo tile and dark stained bead board ceiling with stone fireplace, it’s very dark and we want light and bright), or our eat in kitchen (with 80′s hunter green counters, dark wood cabinets, but updated stainless appliances), or our back porch….really any room you want, we love you guys! I am a seamstress and have made slipcovers out of drop cloths for friends, headboards, pillows, burlap curtains, etc. I also have taken many thrift store finds and made them into something fabulous! We have been renovating slowly on a budget, and have had a ball. We have been slowed down a bit over the last year with our son’s illness and hospitalization with his Pseudo-tumor Cerebri searching for cause, treatment and cure. Fortunately, he is improving and is back in school. My husband and I are DIY’ers and when my husband is not creating museum exhibits (King Tut, Michael Jackson, Cleopatra, Lady Diana etc), he is very handy around the house. His background is in architecture and is great with power tools! We would also love to help out on a reno!
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Lauren says:May 7, 2011 at 2:59 pm
I would love a bedroom redo I love your sense of style. Please come to Dallas, TX. We have a 75 year old home that needs you!!!
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Stacey Neal says:May 7, 2011 at 3:01 pm
oops, forgot to mention that we live in piney eat Texas. It’s 2 hours east of Dallas and one hour west of Shreveport LA.
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nikki says:May 7, 2011 at 3:04 pm
Make that a big HECK YAH from Canada…Prince George, BC!!
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Christina Jackson says:May 7, 2011 at 3:07 pm
me! me! pick me!!
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Kelly Johnson says:May 7, 2011 at 3:10 pm
I was so excited when I read this as I have been following/recommending your blog to everyone I know for decorating inspiration! My husband and I just purchased our first home a couple of months ago here on the OBX of NC. We live in Frisco, a village located on Hatteras Island. My husband works on a charter boat and I am a nurse. We have a 2 year old little girl and our second is on the way. However, this time around everything will be blue.
Our beach house, which is our primary residence, is not very old but lacks the cottage appeal which I am looking for. And of course with little ones and a hard working husband this will be a work in progress for years to come. Thank God for paint, which is a quick and easy fix. However, only one room down so far. My next project is a hand me down dining room farmhouse table re-do. I want to paint and distress it. I could definately use some help! We would LOVE to have you guys come help us make our new beach house into a coastal cottage.
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Kelly Johnson says:May 7, 2011 at 3:16 pm
Oops, forgot to add our “website”. Check out our blog for a pic of the new house.
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Monica says:May 7, 2011 at 3:14 pm
Top 5 Reasons Y’all Should Come to Memphis, TN:
5. BBQ & Elvis – must I say more?
4. My hubby Ben & I are Kevin & Layla wannabees & are huge advocates for doing what you love
3. I’m a home stager, hubby is a Marriage & Family Therapist & we would be great assets to your team
2. Our little 1950′s home would LOVE to be a cottage when it grows up
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chelle says:May 7, 2011 at 3:16 pm
love your website!! I have been following you guys for quite a time and am excited for your new ventures to come. I have a whole tract 1950′s house that needs cottage help we have been trying to do a little at a time for awhile. We are in Anaheim, Ca. Let me know if you are my neck of the woods and need any help I am a highly experienced getter for a decorator. I was trained at an early age(8) from my aunt that was a decorator and I helped her move things from one side of the room to the other and then back again and maybe back again without complaint!!!!!! I can do anything!!paint mural, tiling decking, molding, sewing, cooking at times,,,if you dare…(smoke has been known to happen… don’t know… burnt the pizza on thurs,, but my sweet honeybear still ate it after take out hamburgers…true love i guess )
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Kate says:May 7, 2011 at 3:20 pm
I am a fine art/mural artist and decorative painter. We live in NH, less than 2 hrs from Boston if you are ever in New England!
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Kelsey says:May 7, 2011 at 3:21 pm
How exciting! We’d love decorating help. We’re a young couple (which means haphazard, gifted hand-me-down furniture and style confusion!) and live in a townhouse in Iowa City, IA.
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Marie says:May 7, 2011 at 3:29 pm
I would love to have you in Santa Paula, CA!
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Barb says:May 7, 2011 at 4:02 pm
I would love if you came to Westlake, OH! We live 30 min. from the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland…do we win Kevin’s vote? We bought a fixer upper with a great yard for our 3 kids. We had an addition built to expand our 1950′s bungalow. Our kitchen is now large but I’m afraid I’ve made some design mistakes. We could really use help in many areas of our home….but my biggest hope is to find help with our kitchen and outdoor patio or lack of patio. Our daughter is learning to play guitar….could Kevin through in a lesson as well? Good luck where ever this may lead you!
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isabel says:May 7, 2011 at 4:02 pm
I’m in Mclean VA and would love to have some design help/inspiration/advice! Bonus is there are quite a few of us in the DC area so we could roll up our sleeves and help each other with your guidance. I may not be super talented but have paint roller and will travel!
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Deb says:May 7, 2011 at 4:14 pm
We would love decorating help in BC Canada! So excited for you guys!
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Deb says:May 7, 2011 at 4:18 pm
I think I missed the deadline because I was painting a former bedroom that I would like to make into a craft room for me and my 3 grands (Ava-4, Blake 3, Lily 2). I live south of Andalusia AL (you probably go right by my house on the way to Destin or Pensacola). I am also in desperate need of a kitchen and entry area redesign. Good luck.
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rachel griffith says:May 7, 2011 at 4:23 pm
i’m writing on behalf of my house.
it’s pleading for yall to come and visit elyria, ohio.
she needs a kitchen/dining room update in the worst way.
and my quilting space could definitely use some sprucing up.
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Heather says:May 7, 2011 at 4:32 pm
Salt Lake City, UT
I’m one of those like you who jump in and try my hand at about anything. I can upgolstey, sew, paint, fix, build, ….
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Kathryn says:May 7, 2011 at 5:00 pm
Oh no! I think I’m too late!
My master bedroom would be perfect for a redo. I’ve really done nothing to it, and I’m just out of ideas…and dough. We live in a neat neighborhood of ranch homes built in the 50′s in Nashville, TN. I love our home, and it has been so much fun decorating it. I discovered your blog about a year ago. Your cottage style fits me well. I hope you’ll consider this entry even though it’s late. I would post some pics, but I have no idea how to do it. -
Kelsey says:May 7, 2011 at 5:13 pm
Umm… yes please! I have some kitchen cabinets that could use a facelift and a fireplace that needs serious updating. I live in Richland, WA.
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Liz Olsen says:May 7, 2011 at 5:22 pm
we could have so much fun! Boise, ID
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Heather Clabaugh says:May 7, 2011 at 5:24 pm
We just bought our first house yesterday! It’s in St. Louis Missouri and I’m clueless. We are moving there so my husband can go to dental school, so we won’t be able to do much to it – lack of funds. It’s tiny, especially the kitchen. I missed the deadline, but I thought I’d try anyway!
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Debbie says:May 7, 2011 at 5:43 pm
Hi! How about a Frank Lloyd Wright wannbe? You can pick any room but probably the only one we can afford for now is the hall bath. Or, the patio. Or the kitchen. Or . . . I would love to work with you on crafts also!
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Debbie says:May 7, 2011 at 5:44 pm
Forgot to tell you this one is across the street from you!
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Jaime Brown says:May 7, 2011 at 5:54 pm
What a cool idea!! I love your blog and would love to meet you and Kevin!! I just moved from the midwest to the south in Feb. and our new house is a blank slate. Totally blank. I don’t know if you can view my facebook photos, but here’s a link to what I am talking about:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1927298418798.113405.1132309833We love in Simpsonville, SC. The house is 5 beds, 3 baths and I want to add lots of character. It was built in 2005 and lacks it
We are in the process of adding beadboard to the bath and then ?!? Who knows! Weird that we started there, but it is small and I needed a small victory before we tackled something larger. ha! I just want to make my house a home for my family…we miss our friends and family so much
A little organization and pics on the wall would help! It just takes time to get there unfortunately. But, a visit from you would be a great help
I think I may be late to the party…but I thought I would throw it out there! You all are awesome and I love you style. Can’t wait to see where your travels take you!
I dabble in graphic design, sewing, woodworking (we built built-ins in the last house), and not afraid of trying anything..after all, you can’t succeed if you don’t try!
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carolinaheartstrings says:May 7, 2011 at 6:24 pm
It would be such an awesome first anniversary present for my wonderful new daughter-in-law and awesome if you came on over to redo their kitchen. Your style is right up their alley.
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Shelly says:May 7, 2011 at 6:32 pm
I’m late but come to North Bend, Wa! I need some serious help with my spaces! Pretty please with sugar on top!
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Amy Roeser says:May 7, 2011 at 6:39 pm
I am probably like one million in the pecking order so I will give it to you short and sweet. We have a newly purchased craftsman bungalow in Decatur, GA. Our neighborhood is known as Oakhurst and is a great little community within the Atlanta City limits with lots of new families looking to create a great neighborhood for our families. Our home was built in 1923 and we have been busy doing renovations for about 3 months. Our kitchen is good to go but I am stuck on our living, dining, master bedroom, and up stairs renovation. Love your style and think we could be the best of friends. Did I mention I love Tybee and vacation every year. Headed there Memorial weekend. Create a room for me and you can stay all week at the beach. Love you and Kevin! Keep the dream a moving….
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Janet says:May 7, 2011 at 6:43 pm
OH YES!!! Please come to my house. Louisville, KY. 1960′s purple and white tile bathroom or our sunroom. I would also be glad to lend whatever help I can if you come to Louisville! Love your style!
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Ginger says:May 7, 2011 at 7:13 pm
Come on up to Flowery Branch, Ga! Even it’s name is lovely! I have a giant bedroom with giant ceilings that I am at a loss of what to do with! Nothing is off limits and I’m game for anything that would make it feel more intimate and romantic and relaxing. Oh and as a bonus, I sew, embroider, knit and craft in general! Pick me and we will treat you to a good old porch night complete with scrumptious goodies and ice cold beverages!
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robin says:May 7, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Hi Kev & Layla, just read your post, and we have a family beach house on Jekyll Island, GA that y’all could do wonders with!! It was my grandmother’s and my dad helped build it when he was 15 years old! Jekyll is a very special place, a step back in time really. That’s awesome for the island, but the house could use help! My mom and I are both painters, and she’s also a seamstress. Yea, she’s amazing. My sweet husband & son are super handy.
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Traci says:May 7, 2011 at 7:35 pm
Wow! You got a ton of comments!!!
See how much we love you?!
I know mine is late, but I just had to say that you can come renovate anything you want in my new home. We will be moving this month to a 1500 square foot home on 5 acres, right outside of Lexington, Ky. It has huge potential, but every room needs renovated. I am hoping to start with the kitchen.
Besides that, you know I would love to help you with a reno if you are ever in central KY. You know what I can do, Layla.
So if you need a slipcover sewn, furniture painted, or a thrifty shopping partner, you know I am in. Plus, I know I can get my hubby in the action too. He and Kevin could bust out some serious work together. He can build a house from the ground up, so you could use him for anything. Plus, he’s hot! hee.hee.Love you, girl!
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Jessie says:May 7, 2011 at 7:37 pm
Mckinney,Tx is where it’s at. We were voted Top 5 best places to live (2 yrs running now). My hubbie and I scrimped and saved to buy our first house. It’s over 3000 Sqft of “do what ever you want to it”. In particular, we passed on having our media room done and right now it’s roughed out. We would LOVE some design help with it because it is such a challenge to figure out where to start. You could have at it!
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Elizabeth says:May 7, 2011 at 8:00 pm
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Britt says:May 7, 2011 at 8:06 pm
Hi Layla and Kevin,
My husband and I live with our beautful 2 year old daughter in New Hampshire. We have a classic cottage style home.We have a smallish home on 3 beautiful acres in semi rural New England. We love cottage style and could really use help in our kitchen (painting stock cabinets, installing hardware, putting in a built in seating area and built in bookshelves around our dining room table, painting the table, building an island). We are going to do all of it ourselves eventually but are still i the research phase. We have all the tools just not the skills. Your style has been such an inspiration.
Falls are amazing and New England has great antiquing and style. We would love to have you up here. We can even promise some peace and quiet and outside bonfires for the nights when there is no working
Congrats on the new project wherever you go. It will be amazing.
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Kathy says:May 7, 2011 at 8:06 pm
WOW!! Amazing response, but I’m not surprised!
We are just outside of Nashville, TN and have been working on our house for too long. I’m ready to be finished, but we keep getting stalled out. I have lots of ideas, but can’t seem to get it all together. Hubby is very handy and will try just about anything that I come up with. He is getting ready to retire soon and will have more time to work on it. We could sure use a little TLC! -
Kelly C. says:May 7, 2011 at 8:06 pm
Well, if you come out to Boise Idaho we’d sure be interested! We would love a room redo!
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Bonnie says:May 7, 2011 at 8:12 pm
Hi Kevin and Layla,
My 23 old son bought a great 1970′s rambler in the burbs of St Paul, MN. a year and a half ago. He is working on making it more his style versus the previous owner—a single woman with a teen age daughter. That meant lots of pastels! He has done quite a bit of work on the main level and then we had a lot of rain last fall and we had to totally gut the whole lower level down to the concrete floors and block walls. Fortunately he and my hubby are handy but they could sure use some Palmer Magic to help him get started. He is a welder by trade and would love to incorporate some metal into his design. Rails, bar, sculpture. Would love to see what fabulous ideas you would come up with for him. P.S. He’s a great guy too and a really hard worker!! -
Janny A. says:May 7, 2011 at 8:19 pm
I have been reading your blog for a few weeks now and I love how you have transformed your house. My husband and I bought a 1950′s ranch 3yrs. ago and have slowly but surely been fixing and remodeling. We need help with our kitchen and family room. I love to paint, know how to sew, and I’m willing to help out in whatever you need!! I live in Springfield, OH
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Mollie says:May 7, 2011 at 8:21 pm
Hey Layla! I live in SEATTLE! Bring some of your fresh coastal style to the WEST coast! We have completely renovated our 1960′s rambler, except for one room. I has a huge brick fireplace that I don’t know what to do with and has to serve as a dining/ family room for our young family. I need your help!!! I know you would know just what to do! Come to Seattle and point me in the right direction, then enjoy all the fabulous things there are to do here! The mountains! The water! The shopping! (I am not above bribary..:D) Hope to hear from you soon!
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Brooke says:May 7, 2011 at 8:47 pm
How EXCITING for you! Like everyone else, I have a house that would be perfect for you – and I am an experienced house “redoer”! We live in a cute 1920′s house in Sheboygan, WI where we can listen to Lake Michigan:) It has fantastic wood floors, original wood trim and wonderful original glass french doors… We moved in about a month ago and are on our way to making it the perfect cozt home for our family. The town is fantastic and is perfect in the summer time. I LOVE your style:) The reader who has a family that owns a hardware store and the TONS of readers from TX would be awesome too!
Keep up the wonderful work – I can’t wait to see the results of your labor!
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Charisse Brownlow says:May 7, 2011 at 8:47 pm
I love you blog! You guys are such an inspiration. I would love to have help decorating my space or have some one do it! We have and will be renting for a while. It seems hard for me to find my style and decorate the way I would like when the house isn’t mine. I have yet to decorate anything for my boys room, I have two and we are expecting our third boy in November. Oh I would love a great boys room! We will be living in Belmont, MA. It will be a great place to visit and we would love to have you!
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~Tammy~ says:May 7, 2011 at 8:59 pm
Yes, we would love some help! We just bought a home that we will be moving into June. Woodbridge, VA. I would also nominate my Mom if you are looking in the Florida area which needs a lot of work and updating in the bathrooms and bedrooms.
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Upscale Downhome says:May 7, 2011 at 9:00 pm
Hey Layla and Kevin-
I’d love to help out any way that I could! I am an expert vintage shopper and thrifter in Wisconsin. I also have a line of curtains that I design and would consider donating to a project.
Here’s my blog:
http://www.upscaledownhome.netSarah
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Kristina says:May 7, 2011 at 9:01 pm
I will be moving to Plymouth, MN (my dad’s basement- super classy!) and I have a family room to switch over- and a bathroom!
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Lisa Barton says:May 7, 2011 at 9:04 pm
We live ijust outside Toledo, Ohio. I love your blog! I have a million ideas and a major case of ADD…which means I can’t even start a project without it changing. It just paralizes me:(. I’d love to have you come help me make any one of my million ideas come to life with your DIY know-how. Maybe it would give me the courage and confidence to actually do the rest of them myslef.
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Sherry W. says:May 7, 2011 at 9:12 pm
I’m in if you’re coming to Pensacola, Florida.
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Mariah Magagnotti says:May 7, 2011 at 9:20 pm
I’m near Greenville, SC, and would love to have you come do my rooms! Heck, I’d set you loose on my whole house!
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Lisa Walters says:May 7, 2011 at 9:38 pm
Hi guys,
Wow…well I really REALLY love to decorate too. My friends say I am good at it. Somedays I think I’m good…and ALLOT of days I know the “look” I want but just can’t quite put it together.
I would LOVE some help/input with my bonus room. A Part of it is my sons room (when he’s here:) The room is HUGE…it needs some major organization. I would also love a part of it to do Yoga/ Pilates with mirrors…something.
Probably what drives me the most crazy is it seems to be a catch all room…you know when you don’t have a basement you throw it upstairs in the bonus room…UGH!!!
Your blog is very cool…love that. And that last magazine that you had on that days blog post. Is that only on your blog or is it something I can purchase. I would LOVE to leaf threw that page by page.
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Maile says:May 7, 2011 at 9:39 pm
Am I too late for the party?
I’d totally be into having you guys come to Hawaii and helping me with this cottage!
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Courtney J says:May 7, 2011 at 9:40 pm
The Lettered Cottage needs to come to Chico, CA to “cottage” up my craftsman style house!!!
I am at a loss as to how to fit in decorating and making my home feel like “us” while at the same time being a mom, wife, and nurse and enjoying life. I SO, SO want to just be able to take a deep breath in, look around and think “yep this is us” but right now I am always taking a deep breath in and thinking “Ugh, how do I get this to happen?” I search and search for inspirational ideas but am always afraid to pull the trigger because I don’t trust my decorating sense, and then I always second guess myself. I need some experts like you to help! If I had a choice, I think I’d do my master bedroom because I want it to be a peaceful, enjoyable, very inspiring kind of place, and well, it’s just not that right now. I envision a tufted or nailheaded headboard, some draperies for the big window that will frame our bed, some cool wall treatment, and anything your magical minds envision! Or I’d also love to do my little boys’ upstairs “playroom” which I want to be a cool hang out space for them but right now is just filled with toys in various leftover storage spaces. I need you!
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Alexis says:May 7, 2011 at 9:42 pm
Do we have a design challenge for you! We just moved into our brand new, very builder basic beige house in a beautiful old neighbourhood. Neighbourhood wickedly charming and sweet; house, not so much. It needs lots of help, and character! We are in Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA. Road trip, maybe? MAYBE?!?!
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Gwyn says:May 7, 2011 at 9:52 pm
Come visit me in Ft. Wright, KY – just across the river from Cincinnati! I’m a wanna be do it yourselfer single mom with a house that’s got a lot of potential. I just need a little help from someone like you to make it perfect!
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Brenda Nath says:May 7, 2011 at 10:00 pm
Come on over – you can do any room you want! I’m in Parker, CO! The weather is beautiful this time of year! You would love it – a break from the humidity!
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Josette says:May 7, 2011 at 10:06 pm
Well, there is this great little sunroom just waiting to be converted to a breakfast nook or something like that. The the upstairs study and gallery, the spare bedroom, the new front door, the sunroom that is currently a den…the list goes on and on. And hey, we are practically in your own backyard!
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Stacey says:May 7, 2011 at 10:15 pm
Wait, am I too late to be counted?! We have a teeny-tiny kitchen that was built 100 years ago with Munchkins in mind, really, everything is very low with no counter space. Although the counter we do have is blaze orange : ) We’re here in Minneapolis, MN…isn’t that familiar territory?
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Lisa Rafferty says:May 7, 2011 at 10:19 pm
Pick me, Pick me!!!! (said in Donkey’s voice from Shrek).
Sent an email earlier today, but not on this post….just the regular email, so thought I’d cover my bases.
Am so excited for what must be on the horizon for y’all. Love your blog, love your style…love your funny, down-to-earth approach to things. If you do go to the tv realm, you will be a hit. I follow your blog religiously…kids say it’s “my strange addition”! Currently have your paint chips (rice grain and alabaster) up on our walls and cabinets.
Would L-O-V-E if you came to Austin…you could bring sweet Max, your rocker hubbie could get a gig or two….surely Antoine’s must be calling his name???
I don’t sew, but love to paint and find cool artifacts that make the boring, interesting. We live in the burbs, please come help us make it more interesting than it, in fact, is!
Waiting in Austin! Lisa
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Kate says:May 7, 2011 at 10:35 pm
We live in a really charming little 60 year old cottage/bungalow in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Our home sits in a pretty little valley with plenty of elk, moose, deer, and resident grey owls. My husband and I have 2 little girls, 2 dogs, and 3 cats. I can paint, sew, knit, and my husband is pretty handy too
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Rachel says:May 7, 2011 at 10:56 pm
so you know what they say about the cobblers kids having no shoes…well i have a great little coastal shop and find myself left with no time to make my own coastal nest as spectacular as it should be…would love to have you come to coastal new england – quaint little main street right on the water. love your style and design philosophy.
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Karen Kirby says:May 7, 2011 at 11:15 pm
Oh yes…i have just the room for you. it belongs to a 15 year old who is always against my design ideas! i want her to have a room she loves before going off to college! you can find us in Morganton NC. and i would be honored to help paint, decorate or do anything you need done to help out here or elsewhere. ypu guys are great. kk
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Karen R. Hill says:May 7, 2011 at 11:23 pm
I live in Crestwood, Kentucky and would love for you to help me in as many rooms as you want to. I love everything you do. Everything!
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Glynis says:May 7, 2011 at 11:51 pm
Would love for you to work on our house in Long Beach, CA. Lots of work everywhere, but specifically bedrooms. I LOVE your style!
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Johanna says:May 8, 2011 at 12:00 am
Right now my DH, my three children, and I live in a 2600 sq ft house in TX. In late July we take possession of the key to our 1100 sq ft condo in DC, where we will live for one yr while my DH goes to a military school.
The condo is beautiful, but the current tenant painted one wall in the LR royal blue and one wall lime green; the DR is brick red; the kitchen is the lime green with the royal blue on the underside of the eat-at cougar that separates the kitchen and the DR. The MBR was painted dark grey.
We deliberately chose to live small so we could live close to DH’s school, and so we could delve into city life for the year. But we have three kids, two bedrooms, and LOTS of paint color issues! There will be a day (or so) of painting, and oodles of space-maximizing that needs to happen. We think maybe we’ll line three loft beds up in the kid room and put an upright dresser and a chair under each loft to give each child their “space”. The closet is between their room and the BR and that will be the Privacy Room, for all clothing changing, etc.
His cool would it be to have you help us go from 2600 sq ft in TX to 11 sq ft in DC? You could meet us in DC and come see the apartment with us when we get to town. Because, oh yes there’s more crazy – we rented this condo over the Internet, sight unseen (except for lots of pics). In fact, we signed and mailed the lease just today!
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katie hochhalter says:May 8, 2011 at 12:04 am
I live in Phoenix, AZ. Come to my house! I would love your input in my home.
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Johanna says:May 8, 2011 at 12:05 am
Sorry. I thumb-typed my prior message on my iPhone. There is, of course, no eat-at cougar in this condo. However, there IS an eat-at COUNTER.
And “HIS cool would it be…”? That should he “HOW cool would it be…”
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Marie says:May 8, 2011 at 12:19 am
I love your blog and can’t wait to see what you’ve got up your sleeves. I also would love some help decorating our home. We moved in about 2 1/2 years ago, and due to child #5 coming along and caring for my aging father (who recently passed away), I have had no time or energy to decorate my home. It is boring and is driving me nuts! I live in Chandler, AZ and am up for a decorating adventure with you. I can sew (nothing too fancy),paint, or whatever else, and it could all be done with a little background music, because I’m a classical musician. Though our genres are different, Kevin could bring his guitar and jam a bit!
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Beth says:May 8, 2011 at 12:20 am
Seriously?!?!? I have been following your blog for a little over a year now and you have completely transformed the way I think about my home! With that said, I would like you to invision piles of MDF, paint cans, baskets, etc…can you see it? Well that is what my living room looks like now
I’ve managed to spruce up one bathroom and I’m almost done with my small guest bathroom all drawn from inspiration from you after discovering your blog. I live in a small garden home in Montgomery, AL (yes, just a hop, skip and a jump away) with my husband, 4 yr old son, and two dogs. It is pretty tight around here and I will admit that I was beginning to get discouraged since we are not in a financial position to purchase a new home. But after discovering your blog and of course all of the gazillion blogs that I end up at by clicking here and there, I see that my home has the potential to be “mine”….just gotta work on it one room at a time. It would literally be a dream come true to have you help with a room…I would let you have your pick! -
Paty says:May 8, 2011 at 12:30 am
Oh my goodness, how exciting it would be to have you come to Arizona and help me do something with my family-dinning room. I have no clue or whatsoever when it comes to decorating. It is so frustrating to try to come up with ideas and put them together for me.
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Maggie Mallard says:May 8, 2011 at 1:28 am
What a wonderful site you guys have so glad I found you.
I live in a 100 year old farm house alone with my cat and for four
years I have been trying to redo my upstairs room but can’t get very
far with it especially since I broke 3 vertibraes and messed up my neck at
the Sheriffs Dept where I work as a Correctional Officer.
So I promise not to take you to jail if you redo any room you like in this ole
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Maggie Mallard says:May 8, 2011 at 1:30 am
Sorry I forgot to mention I live in Central Texas halfway between Austin
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gabrielle says:May 8, 2011 at 1:41 am
Hi Layla and Kev…..
Well we just got our keys to our new place on Monday..our very first home…you would love it ,,it ‘s right you your alley. We live in the suburbs of Los Angeles, Whittier, Calif…I would love for you to come and help us………i love your style…
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Hope says:May 8, 2011 at 2:09 am
I would LOVE for you to come help us redo several of our rooms! We have lived in our house since 2006 and most of the rooms I have a hard time committing to one scheme. Most of the work on our house we hire out because we know nothing about home repair. Although we did use appliance epoxy to spray paint our refrigerator black instead of buying a new one.
In Little Rock, Arkansas (United States =).
Obviously, I would prefer for you to come to our home and help redo rooms, but would love to learn as well from you guys by helping on someone else’s home close by – although we have no helpful skills but are hard workers.
You would love our dogs – two Chihuahuas with lots of personality & super people friendly!
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Brooke says:May 8, 2011 at 3:04 am
How about a trip to the other side of the world!!!! I would love to meet you all the way here in Australia…It would be a different challenge as we dont have most of the shops that you guys love to visit, well other than IKEA that is lol
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Cheryl says:May 8, 2011 at 3:06 am
Hi Kevin and Layla,
I llive in Louisiana and would love your help with our living room and our bedroom. I am trying to achieve a cottage look, but with what I have. Our house is an Acadian style house.
I also sew and would be honored to help out if you were doing a house that was within driving distance.
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kathi says:May 8, 2011 at 3:38 am
Option A
Oklahoma City, OK
I’m no help with Option B, sorry!
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Jillian Block says:May 8, 2011 at 4:06 am
Hey there!
I am a super busy mother of three little girls 5 and under and love your website! I was just telling my husband tonight that I wanted to change our design style because I love the warm, clean look of your designs. Our style right now revolves around an older pottery barn look – dark wood, deep reds, etc. – and it feels very formal. We are really looking for something new.
We live in the suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota and have a finished basement that is need of serious help. The previous owners did the work themselves and it was not finished off nicely. We want to try out our new style (based on your design schemes!) in the space. It has two bedrooms, a full bath, a wet bar, and a large tv area/playroom. There is a slider that walks out to our backyard and there are plenty of windows but the area still feels dark and yucky. Even though the kids have their toys down there THEY still don’t like being in the space. At this point we don’t have the extra money to do the space justice, so instead 1/3 of our house sits unused.
HELP US!!!
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Marnie says:May 8, 2011 at 4:32 am
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AnnMarie says:May 8, 2011 at 4:34 am
I think this is a little late…I live in small town Lingle, Wyoming. I THINK you might find it on a map. We would love to have some creative minds add some life to our country home. We’ve lived in our home almost a year and it’s still very empty, mostly all white walls, minimal furniture…I just haven’t a clue! Where to put furniture, what window treatments…and what to do with an awful textured wallpaper wall that mimics stamped leather. Not sure if I should attempt to remove it all or cover it! Or we could help with a redo. My husband and i like building simple furniture using reclaimed lumber. But oh, my goodness! Over a thousand comments! I haven’t a chance.
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Katie Burke - Bella B Designs says:May 8, 2011 at 6:41 am
WHAT A TREAT!!! I would love, love, love to have you come makeover a room (or 2 or 3)!!! My “studioffice” is ripe for a re-do (see it here http://bellabdesigns.blogspot.com/2011/01/2011-goals-organize-more-goal-3.html … it actually looks worse now – the harder I organize the worse it gets!). My kitchen is also in desparate need of some TLC. We have builder-grade white cabinets, which were made with a coating of some kind of cruddy white plastic(ish) stuff that is peeling off. We need to peel this off and paint and would love new countertops (or to spiff up the same ones we have) and either tile or hardwood flooring. We also need hardwood in the living room. I could make a list a mile long! Thanks for the opportunity to submit for participation!
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Alicia Preston says:May 8, 2011 at 6:54 am
Come on up to Canada, to a beautiful little country home. We are expecting baby #2 early next year, and need to move our master bedroom up to our cozy little upstairs loft. I’m afraid the harvest gold bathroom decal needs to go! I would love your help! And so would our wee little one, and adorable toddler!
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Jessica says:May 8, 2011 at 7:26 am
Hi I live near Princeton, NJ (about an hour from both Philadelphia and New York). We have a small cottage but will be doing a major renovation/addition this summer. We are hiring someone to frame out the new stuff but we are tackling everything else ourselves – plumbing, heating, air conditioning, electrical, and of course finishing. We hope to be ready for design/decorating next spring (2012). I don’t know whether that fits with your timeline.
We purposely kept our small home small. It started life as a summer cottage for shipbuilders living mostly in Brooklyn in the 1940′s. It would be very much a blank canvas, particularly the two bedrooms upstairs as they will be brand new.
There are lots of windows (22 in a house that is only 1300 s ft). I can send you plans if you would like. Thanks!
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Michelle says:May 8, 2011 at 7:26 am
I think I might be late… We have a contemporary in southern NH with a kitchen in desperate need of a makeover! We redid the rest of the house but kitchen and bathrooms are in need of some creative TLC!!
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Sabrina P says:May 8, 2011 at 7:36 am
Layla and Kevin, my husband and I love your blog and your great work. We live in ST. LOUIS, MO in a little gingerbready cottage. We are looking to redo our guest bedroom and if we could work with you to have it done up Lay/K style, we’d be overjoyed. Seriously. We are also DIYers so pitchin’ in is our speed.
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Robin says:May 8, 2011 at 7:38 am
Probably to late but I likve in rural Nebraska. My husband and I live in a 4 square brick farm house that is in need of some help and I can’t seem to find the time. I also have a grainery on my place that I am in the process of turning into a shop and would love help with that as well. Thanks for your time.
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DeeAnna says:May 8, 2011 at 7:44 am
I live in a suburb of Denver, Co. I would love a closet re-do…we have available square footage but the builder closed it off???? A guest room re-do perhaps??…..hmmmm either one would work. Oh by the way, I am THE Goodwill Ninja…so if you are looking for a thrift shopper I’m your girl!!
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Tracy says:May 8, 2011 at 8:06 am
Well, I know I’m late BUT I would still like to offer to help
I live in West Michigan and know of great places to shop/thrift in the area if you end up somewhere around here
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Fran says:May 8, 2011 at 8:16 am
Hi I live in O’Fallon Mo, just outside St. Louis. I would love to have you re-do my master bedroom/bathroom. Please
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Stephanie Truitt says:May 8, 2011 at 8:21 am
Hi! My husband and I will be building a farmhouse style home later this year on some family farmland, I want my house to look as if it’s a vintage farmhouse that’s been there for years vs a new build. We live in beautiful Northwest Arkansas in the Ozark Mtns. Would also love to lend a hand helping with someone else’s home, I can work a paint brush pretty well. Excited about your new venture!
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Amber says:May 8, 2011 at 8:35 am
Hi Layla and Kevin!!!
I found your blog recently by doing a search trying to get some ideas about a few projects that I wanted to do in my house!! I am not a blogger (at least not yet) so this is all new for me. Actually, this is the very first comment I have ever left!! I am a stay at home mom of 4 year old twin girls and a 2 year old little boy!! My girls LOVE doing little decorating projects with me and I have found your blog to be very inspiring!!! After looking at the pictures of 99 steps I had to call about vacationing there with my family. It is such a charming place that I am hoping to share some much needed time with my hubby and children there.
OK, now to my husband, in your post you mentioned mural painting. I have the most talented,amazing, artistic Husband and I would love to share some of his work with you. He has a full-time job NOT in the art field that could never evoke the passion and pleasure he has gotten from doing these child oriented murals for friends and family. Please let me know if you would like to take a look!!! We live in Lexington, KY!!!Thank You, Amber
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Lindsey R. says:May 8, 2011 at 9:04 am
We live in Acworth, GA and we need help with our master bedroom and bathroom! We ripped out the shower/tub combo to put in a stand up shower and we’re in over our heads! I also sew.
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Terry says:May 8, 2011 at 9:07 am
We are relocating from a small NYC apartment to a large house in Atlanta. With 3 kids and my husband starting medical school I would love help making our new space home. What exciting news. Can’t wait to see your ideas in other people’s homes.
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Kari says:May 8, 2011 at 9:11 am
I am probably late also, but absolutely would LOVE for you to come decorate one room, two rooms, any and all rooms in my house! We especially need help in our odd kitchen and living area that are open to each other. I love the openness just need the right pieces of furniture and haven’t been able to figure that out. And character would be nice also:) Hope this new endeavor goes wonderfully for you both!
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claire says:May 8, 2011 at 9:12 am
FANCY A TRIP TO WICKLOW IN IRELAND? WE ARE JUST ABOUT TO REDO OUR ATTIC CONVERSION TO PUT IN A 2ND TOILET – 1 FOR 6 OF US IS PROVING TRICKY!!!!!
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Lisa says:May 8, 2011 at 9:33 am
We would love your help! We have lived in our home a year. The house has a beautiful open kitchen with stainless steel appliances and new toffee colored cupboards that opens into a 70s living room with a huge brick fireplace with brass and paneling. It is a lovely open living area but very disjointed. There are 4 colors of trim and woodwork in the house and I would love help unifying and warming up the main living space. Come visit us in Ames, Iowa!
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Laurie says:May 8, 2011 at 10:25 am
I would love some help with my kitchen and guest bath! We recently bought a Cape Cod style home in Bellingham Washington. The kitchen walls have been overlayed with a plaster and hay technique and painted yellow. The look is a little different, but kinda cool and farmhouse looking! There is a large awning covering the top part of the very tall windows, I think the previous owners were going for a French Country look? The guest bath is very dated and dark. Being on the coast I love the cottage look and would love some ideas!
Thanks~ Laurie
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Jamie says:May 8, 2011 at 10:25 am
Guessing you have been overwhelmed with the amount of responses! My reply to your email keeps getting kicked back. Hmm….
Anyway. come on over to Tallahassee, FL and by the way- we do have a pool for those times it feels like too much summer.
WE are in the middle of a complete re-do and could not only use all the help we can get, but ideas too. I often refer to myself as a schizophrenic decorator…I like too many things and can’t seem to land on one idea. I definitely need help. -
Jennifer says:May 8, 2011 at 10:30 am
Oh wow! I have the perfect room for the two of you to create your magic in! We closed in our garage 5 years ago to open a prom/pageant dress rental shop. It curently has over 300 formal dresses, loads of sparkling platform shoes, and enough rhinestone jewelry to bedazzle a small town!! It’s been a lot of fun but it is definately time to ditch the dress shop and turn it into a great family room. My husband and teenage son are just dying for a little masculinity in there! Please, please, please pick me!
We are crossing our fingers in Ackerman, MS!!
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Missy says:May 8, 2011 at 11:03 am
Please come and work your magic in my San Diego, Ca home! I sew and love the idea of being a part of a diy makeover for another person’s home!
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Heather R. says:May 8, 2011 at 11:56 am
Hi Layla & Kevin, We live in Leavenworth, KS. We rent and are stationed here with the military. I would love to have our Master bedroom redone(Can you say “waterbed furniture?!”). I can’t wait to see you guys work your magic either way. Fingers crossed.
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wendi p says:May 8, 2011 at 12:42 pm
I would be so honored to have yall come down to Houston, Texas and help me! We have 3 little girls and my hands are full! Even 15 minutes with your help would be a lifetime of change here!
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Jaime says:May 8, 2011 at 1:17 pm
Layla I’m a little late to the comments and as much as I need some work in certain rooms of our house the thought of working with you to DIY-ify someone else’s space would be a dream come true. I can do almost anything you ask: build, paint, craft, sew, and on and on.
I’m in Westchester County, NY just outside of NYC on the Greenwich, CT border. Please add me to your “willing to help” list.
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Meliessa Kegler says:May 8, 2011 at 1:23 pm
Option A please! My husband and I would love to have you come to our AZ home and help us out! We just moved to AZ last year and bought our first home in November. It’s a beautiful newer home in Goodyear, but we need your help! We feel we have some sense of design, somewhere down deep! The problem is we have no idea how to express it. We feel so blessed to have the house that we have, and therefore want to decorate accordingly to show it’s true beauty! The extent of our home decorating that we’ve done so far is buying the basic furniture and decorating with as many wedding gifts as we can (married less than 2 years). If we had to choose just one part of the house to have you come and work your magic in, it would be our Master Suite. This is where we spend the most of our time when we’re home. Since we don’t have any kids yet, we’d like to make this part of the house special and work for us before we have children to accommodate for. Please help us..pick us…pick us!!!
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Rachel A says:May 8, 2011 at 1:53 pm
My mother would LOVE to have your help! Her house is in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA – she is finishing the basement to make a family room and guest room (she’s been saying for years she has no idea where the future grandchildren – “now now, I’m not pressuring you!” – will play without more living space).
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Tauna Neerings says:May 8, 2011 at 1:53 pm
Oh, oh, PICK ME, PICK ME!! Unfortunately I don’t own a home right now. We just rent.
But if you happen to be somewhere on the island of MAUI, HI I will be your right hand girl! I LOVE YOUR BLOG! I’m hooked! You are living my DREAM. I love your incredible eye for detail and your style. AMAZING!!
Anyhoo – like I said, if you happen to come to Maui, I’ll paint walls, sew curtains or pillows or whatever, I’ll do whatever you need . . .
LOTS OF ALOHA!
Tauna
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Molly says:May 8, 2011 at 2:13 pm
LOVE this idea! Willing to help as well as have a room made over! I live in Green Bay, WI and we are in desperate need of a large basement re-do! We just moved here from Southern California and with my 3 little boys (and 1 big one) missing the beach, I would love to bring some of the southern california bungalow beach style to our playroom/t.v room/mommy’s office/guest bedroom!!
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Ann says:May 8, 2011 at 2:35 pm
We would love to have you here in Cincinnati, OH!! Out house has many projects to choose from including a basement/playroom w/ guest bedroom, our family room and kitchen all need updating from the 80′s look. With 2 young kids and husband working full-time and getting his masters, the projects are slow to finish. My husband is very handy around the house, but projects take time (and money!). We have just started the adoption process so it would be great to have some of these projects started/wrapped up! Come on over!
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Jenni says:May 8, 2011 at 3:05 pm
Hi Layla!! We would LOVE to have some help with our home. One year ago we moved into farm house that is approximately 100 and some years old. It was built by my husbands great great grandfather. We even found an old piece of would he had signed years ago as we tore down a wall. We are in the process of remodeling while still trying to maintain some of the original qualities in the house. We have several rooms we have yet to conquer and would love your help. You actually helped me over a year ago do a redesign for the bathroom in our former house. We live in a small town right outside of Indianapolis Indiana. Please consider us. It has been my husband’s dream to one day own this family farm house…the dream has happened it just needs some TLC.
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Michele says:May 8, 2011 at 3:17 pm
Yessss!!! Maybe my house would actually have a finished room in it. Ahhh, the thought of talented interior designers having a go at my house is a dream. Plus I consider you both down-to-earth, realistic, practical, more like me, and I love how you repurpose things to make them beautiful. That would be great if you could start something like that. It would bring a lot of inspiration to people, even though you already do… But you might want to do it before you have kids as it will be a little harder to get up and go. <3
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Michele says:May 9, 2011 at 6:14 am
PS – I live in Steep Falls, Maine!! (southern Maine, greater Portland area)
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Holly says:May 8, 2011 at 3:29 pm
Hi Layla!
We are in Birmingham and we bought your 1-4-3 dining chairs (http://theletteredcottage.net/foggy-day-with-mr-lc) we would LOVE you to come help us fix up a room at our house! -
Pam T says:May 8, 2011 at 3:30 pm
I know I probably missed the deadline, but I have a cabin in the Sierras near Bishop CA that has way too much drywall Love to participate. We have skills
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Sarah Case says:May 8, 2011 at 3:35 pm
Yes, please! Come help us create a cozy, nostalgic guest room in our 1933 English cottage style home in Portland, Oregon!
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Kari says:May 8, 2011 at 3:52 pm
I am in Cheney, KS and am right by the lake! Please come visit me….I totally blog stalk you! You are the reason I started my blog, after reading about how you and Kevin took a chance on yourselves and decided to do all what you guys truly love! My husband and I are both teachers and I am taking a few years off because we had our third daughter on labor day last year.
Plus, I can cook and paint murals-I have done a few around here at schools and at the YMCA in Wichita. I am very crafty, with a big cup of ADD
So I have like a thousand projects going on at my house! If you check out my blog, you are all over it in my inspiration pictures!! I need my living room, dining room, kitchen and more redone! I have ideas, but I would love for you two to visit and here your ideas!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE COME VISIT ME!!!!
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Jessica Randall says:May 8, 2011 at 4:01 pm
It’s a little late but you are so talented, I’d love to have you too! I don’t sew or any of that stuff, but I’m a photographer and could contribute wall art for the home of someone with little ones. I live in Kimberly, Idaho.
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Kristin says:May 8, 2011 at 4:08 pm
hello! I’m a registered nurse who worked all weekend! therefore I may be a little late on this post! I live in NJ (zip 07023) which is about 20 miles outside of NYC. We live in a 1920′s Colonial and have several rooms that could use your help. Congrats on your new venture and I hope you pick me!
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darby walker says:May 8, 2011 at 4:14 pm
ummmm hello?!?!? YES!!!! would i like you to come redo a room or two or three…YESSSS!!! i stumbled on your blog when i was googling “white kitchen cabinets” and am finishing up painting ours AS WE SPEAK! all because you made it seem like a project anyone could tackle (ohhh, and i may or may not have told my husband and everyone i know about kevins comment about whether or not to paint the cabinets , you know, the “listen to your wife!!!!”…i just didn’t tell them that mayyyyybe kevin didn’t REALLY say it
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Allison says:May 8, 2011 at 4:53 pm
My husband and I would love for you to come help us with a project. We are both petty handy, but we have no clue where to start with design. We live in the hood in Memphis, TN. It’s lots of fun.
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Lauren says:May 8, 2011 at 5:16 pm
Can you believe you were the FIRST blog I have ever read?
It all started when I came across your reading room on Rate My Space. I was looking for a design to replicate for my daughter Sophias room and it was love at first sight. I have looked at your page every day since. Room by room (actually wall to wall on our budget ) I look for inspiration from your blog, to redecorate our 1200 sq. ft townhome in St. Louis, MO. I swear there have been nights I have layed awake brainstorming how I can recreate your style. Some times I’m giddy with excitement and others I have a knot in my stomach from frustration. Anyways, as a TLC finatic and a DIY’er on a budget, having you do anything to our home would be a blessing. I have treasures I have collected dying to have that perfect background they deserve. Our pink countertops and cheap baseboards just dont do them justice. lol. Until then, I will continue to look to this site for inspiration. Having found someone who puts my kind of “style” to life perfectly, is the inspiration that encourages me to make my “house” a “home”. Now to get Sonny (my hubby) to pick up a saw. hmmmm…. -
Heather Tillotson says:May 8, 2011 at 5:21 pm
I wanted to write yesterday, but was reading your post in the car on my blackberry. I would LOVE to have you and Kevin come visit us in beautiful Syracuse NY. I was really inspired by your own kitchen redo and would love to take my oak cabinets out of the 1990′s. I’m getting more brave to try stuff on my own after reading your blog, but the thought of undertaking my kitchen is a little overwhelming. I also have 2 little girls and can’t decide what to do with their bedrooms. My house that was built in the 1980′s and we have really lovely flouresent lighting in the bathroom too….are you droolling yet??? Please please please call me if you’re in Syracuse and need help with someone else’s project. My talent is “busting it out” and getting the work done
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Janet says:May 8, 2011 at 5:28 pm
Would love to have your come pick a room in my 1974 ranch in Topeka, Kansas! It’s a blank slate with no architectural detail or charm… A perfect place to work your magic! I’m also crafty and handy and would love to help on a project!
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Bridget Helmcamp says:May 8, 2011 at 5:39 pm
Hi Guys! I live in Richmond, Texas. We bought a new home 3 years ago and I love it, but I miss the personality of our old home. I have been slowly working on adding character to our new home, but could use some help on our living room! I love everything you you do!!!!! Oh and by the way, I can sew, paint, refinish or whatever else you need.
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Rachel says:May 8, 2011 at 6:36 pm
We live in a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota and would love you to stop by for a visit!
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Tiffany S says:May 8, 2011 at 6:37 pm
Hello there. Our ranch style home built in 1962 located in Northern VA, just outside of the Nations Capitol, would be a good candidate for a makeover(s). I can tell that you all could get a good months worth of shows trying to fix up any number of rooms here. The worst being our our original bathroom with the pink bathtub or our kitchen that was last updated in the 80′s i.e. think formica and yellowing laminate floors (*shuddering, shaking head and throwing wig on floor*)
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Bernadette says:May 8, 2011 at 6:42 pm
That is a whole lot of comment reading (smile). Hopefully I didn’t totally miss the boat on this one. Way on the other side of the world (okay, maybe it just sort of feels like it), I am in Snoqualmie, WA (aka, “Seattle”). Unless it is hand sewn (which, I do surprisingly well, albeit slooooowly) you wouldn’t want me stitching up much of anything for you. I can paint (contrary to popular belief, in colors other than black, white and yellow), and I’m pretty darn handy (if not at least patient) with the crafty projects. I take direction well, unless those directions are “Do not stop by that estate sale AGAIN on your way home from work.” Just saying. What I do best is shop. For unique, thrifty, awesome finds. And I can take a mean picture and style a room. Don’t judge me by my home, ping me and I’ll show you some real photos.
All to say that our own house is always up for a redo of a room or nook or space. We’ve got plenty of space to host (ie, if you wanted to shop the Pac Gal annual flea market, you could stay here on your way to say…Idaho). Would love to help, behind the scenes or have ya come make our mcmansion a bit more cozy.
Till then. fun times. Love your blog almost as much as your personalities. One of the few blogs I’m, evidently, going to have to actually visit “in person” (rather than through my reader, where commenting is closer to impossible than getting me to clean a toilet). Have a good one!
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Kim B in AZ says:May 8, 2011 at 6:43 pm
I would love for you guys to come and redo a room or two. But alas I have no money for decorating of any kind. I love your style and enjoy reading you blog. I live in Southeastern Arizona
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Melissa says:May 8, 2011 at 6:57 pm
Are you KIDDING me???!!! Of COURSE I would let you do anything you wanted in my house! And I would LOVE to help work on someone else’s home! I actually help people to redecorate their spaces just for fun, and the thing I love to do most is nurseries and kids’ rooms. I love coming up with fun, tasteful, practical, educational fabulous ideas for kids! I would adore working with such pros and learning a few things!!! I live in the Nashville, TN area in a tiny little town called Nolensville with several cute antique stores that make me think of you every time I go in them!
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Heather says:May 8, 2011 at 7:00 pm
You can come to my place anytime! I love your blog and have loved all of your projects. With four loud kids, I’m in desperate need of some manpower to help accomplish my decorating goals!!! Come see us in VA!
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Jennifer says:May 8, 2011 at 7:23 pm
I almost fell out my chair when I read this! I’d be CRAY-ZAY not to respond to this ,even though I am late!!! I am in Lexington, South Carolina. We just built a new home last year and we have a 1100 sq ft finished basement we cannot, for the life of us, get a handle on. We have a million ideas but we just don’t know where to start!
I’d love to have you guys over for some sweet tea, sweat and tears!!
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Cynthia says:May 8, 2011 at 7:27 pm
Hi Ya’ll,
I live “just up the road” in Huntsville, AL, and would love to have you redo my kitchen, breakfast room, and/or den. Or, how about adding a screened porch? Ya’ll come and see us!
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Jennifer Smith says:May 8, 2011 at 7:39 pm
I live in Knoxville , TN and I would LOVE for you guys to help me with my Tired, sad, ugly, gloomy, depressing basement
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Adriane says:May 8, 2011 at 7:44 pm
I would love a little creative direction for my home. You guys are great and I love everything you post. We live in Mount Airy, MD. It is beautiful here. Come and see!!
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Angela says:May 8, 2011 at 7:50 pm
How exciting!
We are a family of three and we recently moved to a 1930s home in Atlanta (the midtown area). It is a wonderful home! The previous owners built an addition with a huge family room and we are having a hard time figuring out how to use all of the space. There is also an old bathroom downstairs that has some good qualities, but many outdated aspects too. Would LOVE to have your help!!!!!
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Allyson says:May 8, 2011 at 8:17 pm
I HAVE AN EXCUSE FOR BEING LATE TO THE PARTY — I had LASIK eye surgery on Thursday, and this is the first time I’ve been online since! I’m loving this idea! Here is my situation: We are a military family and will be moving to the tropical island of Oahu on July 7th! We have signed a 3-year lease on a rental and are looking forward to making the house our home. Forget a weekend on the Gulf–how about a week in the Pacific! We’d love to host you!
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Jackie says:May 8, 2011 at 8:31 pm
Hi Kevin and Layla,
We’d love to welcome you to Louisville, Kentucky! Our home is three years old, with bland neutral walls, hardwood floors and wide open spaces. We need color, character and charm! I posted a link to a Flckr account with photos of our space. Good luck with your project!
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Jill says:May 8, 2011 at 8:44 pm
Absolutely Positively YES!!!!! You can re-do any room in my entire house! I live in Bakersfield, California
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Sara A says:May 8, 2011 at 8:56 pm
I LOVE your blog and am very inspired by your style. We would be honored and blessed beyond belief to be considered for a renovation. My husband and I bought our cozy two-bedroom, one bath condo near Ann Arbor, MI when we only had one daughter. We thought we would only be here for a year before moving on to plant a church with some friends, but that wasn’t what He had in mind. Now we have three beautiful daughters (one adopted from Kenya!–check out our blog), and due to the current housing market, it looks like we are going to be living here for awhile. We like our place, but there are so many ways we could make it better and more livable for us and our girls for the long haul. There are no words to express how humbled and excited we would be to work with you to do that. My man and I are hard workers and love to do projects together. We promise to jump in whole-heartedly with both feet. So what do you say? Want to come to Ann Arbor?
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Stefanie Decker says:May 8, 2011 at 9:01 pm
Kevin & Layla,
I know I missed the deadline, but my birthday was yesterday and I spent the whole weekend outside away from computers
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Odile Kerester says:May 8, 2011 at 9:10 pm
Hey Kevin and Layla!
Great idea! Your dream has come true! I would love option B- I dabble in decorative painting and would love the chance to try a mural! Let me know if you come out to Massachusetts (30 miles south of Boston).
Good luck!
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Jessica says:May 8, 2011 at 9:15 pm
oooooo!!! i know i’m late but we NEED you in Eastern North Carolina!!!
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Sarah says:May 8, 2011 at 9:31 pm
I would LOVE LOVE LOVE for you to come to my house!!! We live in Harrisburg, PA and bought a small ranch last year that we gutted and have just finished the basics of our remodel. Right now we’re at the point where the walls and floors are good, the layout is how we want it, and we just put in a new kitchen, but it’s very un-decorated. I love your style and have always said that someday when my house is done it will look a lot like yours but I’m having a hard time knowing where to start. The only room that truly feels done is our 6-month old’s. I can go to my mom’s and help her and have a ton of ideas, but in my own house, I’m stuck. We’re very handy. I sew and my husband has remodeled our whole house. You can do anything you want! I know I would love it because I’ve yet to see an idea of yours that wasn’t awesome and you seem like such a fun couple. If you want to see pics let me know. I have a bunch on my FB. Thanks! Can’t wait to see whatever you do!
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Alyssa says:May 8, 2011 at 10:19 pm
i have a couple design/Reno challenges you could help us take on. We are renting a 1920s bungalow in South Minneapolis, MN and I’m sure we could get the landlords on board. The itty bitty bathroom needs lots of help and our 4 season porch needs some direction and purpose. I think there are probably lots of renters also wanting to know what they can do that’s not permanent to make a rental house feel like home.
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Kirsten says:May 8, 2011 at 10:37 pm
Layla & Kevin,
I’d love to help you out! I live in the lovely city of Iowa City, IA. I”m a renter, so any of my rooms would be a bit of a challenge to do, but I’d be happy to help at someone else’s project. I’m a carpenter/painter/seamstress capable of tackling most anything. Let me know if you’re coming to the Midwest!
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sunshinequeen says:May 8, 2011 at 10:37 pm
Our door is ALWAYS open for friends (or e-friends). I’m a big fan and would gladly welcome your style and flair

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Christi Wilson says:May 8, 2011 at 10:40 pm
Hello,
I have a few rooms that could use a redo. I live in an older home built in the early 1900′s….a wrap around porch and some other quaint details. We have done a lot to the house, but still have more to do. We live in Brenham, Texas…home to Blue Bell Ice Cream. Ironically, we bought this house from one of the Blue Bell families. We also live about 20 minutes from the famous Round Top antiques fair.
I have experience doing a lot of things… painting, sewing, gardening. I used to own a brick and mortar shop selling antiques and home decor before we moved to this area over five years ago.
Here are a couple of friends that live near-by.
http://familyoffarmers.blogspot.com/http:/
http://www.hollymathisinteriors.com/and, you probably know that Rachel Ashwell just bought a place in this area as well!
http://www.theprairiebyrachelashwell.com/Thanks for your consideration!
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julia formichella says:May 8, 2011 at 10:44 pm
I love your work, and I just moved into a 3400 sq ft house in the Greenfield Hill area of Fairfield, CT!!! I would KILL for this opp. Here are some pics to give you and idea.
http://www.seetheproperty.com/74205
The house is an empty slate. Every room is *fine* (sigh), but they really ALL need to be redone. It’s a pretty blase center hall colonial that imho has a TON of potential.
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kim mcgee says:May 8, 2011 at 10:44 pm
WOWEEEE!!!! Exciting I have tons to redo over here. I’m pretty creative until I start to redo my own home I’m like a dog chasing its tail. And ya you guessed right I’m an Okie!!
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amy maze says:May 8, 2011 at 11:18 pm
yes, please come and help me redo some of my house! it is a charming 1988 brick cottage house in nashville, tn and i’d love for you to get your hands on a room or two! it was a foreclosure when i bought it 2 years ago and is slowly being brought into this decade!! i’ll show you my favorite thrift or antique stores while you are in town!!
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Heather says:May 8, 2011 at 11:25 pm
I would so be up for option A! I live in Simi Valley Ca with my husband and two small kids…I wish I had the time to do the decorating and designing on my own, but I would love some help from the two of you. You guys always have great ideas!
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Simply Complex says:May 8, 2011 at 11:29 pm
I totally missed the deadline because we were out of town but I would be SO VERY INTERESTED in this! I figured it’s never too late to try. We moved into our house two months ago and are still living in boxes. Partially because we were focusing all of our energy on selling our other house (which we closed the deal on last Thursday- yay!) and partially because I have no idea where to start. The house is wonderful but a complete mess- dirty walls, bad patch jobs from the previous owners, and the kids bedrooms are bright pink, bright blue, and bright purple. YUK! The rest of the house is neutral (brown) and a little on the dark side. The Master bath has mixed fixture colors- silver faucets and dark bronze lights. So much to do and I don’t know how to do it. This beauty was a foreclosure and has SO MUCH POTENTIAL. I really, really, really want things done to our taste and it could be so beautiful.
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kristen says:May 8, 2011 at 11:36 pm
i would love to be added to the list if it’s not too late. i have dreams of living in a beautifully decorated home one day. having you guys out would be a dream come true. i live in a small town just south of ft worth,tx. with my husband, 2 yr old daughter, and i just had twin boys.
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Rachel says:May 9, 2011 at 12:04 am
I would love your help on my kitchen, I love how you transformed your house. I live in a 1910 foursquare in Binghamton, NY. The house needs tons of work. We are in the planning stages for redoing the bathroom and master bedroom, adding a half bath and refinishing the floors and stair runner.
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Claire says:May 9, 2011 at 12:13 am
I need help finishing my bathroom and gutting my bedroom! My husband is a “do-it-yourselfer” so the process has been over 6 years now! He is spread too thin between our organic farm & the house renovations. I’m ready to FINISH and get some great design advice! We are near Baton Rouge, LA. Here are pics of the house: share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8QbsW7No0cuMg
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Tanya says:May 9, 2011 at 12:25 am
Come on over! We live in Northwest Arkansas and are (slowly) re-doing an older home that sits in a wonderful neighborhood on about 1.5 acres. We’ve done a lot but could certainly use a boost of “Layla” ideas!
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stacey says:May 9, 2011 at 2:17 am
We live by the beach. In CALIFORNIA. Come visit. Help me with my kitchen. It is cute but dysfunctional. Needs TLC and storage that doesn’t involve me on my hands and knees digging things out of the cupboard and chasing everyone out because they are in the way! And then I will make you some very fresh salmon with lots of local white wine.
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Melanie says:May 9, 2011 at 6:13 am
I know the deadline has come and gone, but we were entertaining all weekend long! Our 1960′s home is in need of a makeover! We live in Brecksville, Ohio
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Jen says:May 9, 2011 at 6:32 am
Layla and Kevin,
Hope its not too late to respond…I thought I’d emailed you but saw this morning that it had failed…
I’m the gal with the ugly off-set fireplace that you prestoed for me. Would you like to come re-do it in person? Or any room in my house for that matter? I’m in Niantic, CT (lovely little shoreline town, close to NYC and Boston, the casinos, many great musical venues, hmmm, what else can I think of to sway you…lovely french fabric importer next town over, lots of great salvaged furniture/antique stores nearby, we even have an IKEA!). We can swap stories and paint the day away. Hope you come!!! -
Jessica says:May 9, 2011 at 7:13 am
Hi there! Hope it’s not too late . I live in Georgetown, Texas (just north of austin). Y’all would love it hear — great music scene for Kevin. I am willing to help with anything (sewing, painting, woodwork…whatever) and be helped with everything!
Wishing you all the best with this venture. Can’t wait to see what all you do!
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Angela | the painted house says:May 9, 2011 at 7:15 am
You two are made for tv–how exciting! I’ll be watching.
And you know I would love to help with any painting/art you need.
All the best!!!
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Lizzie says:May 9, 2011 at 8:00 am
I have a terrible case of wall to wall carpet in our salt lake city rental. Would love help with some sort of temporary solution that helps to make the rest of our rooms look better. Would be happy to help with someone elses Reno in the salt lake city area.
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Jessie H says:May 9, 2011 at 8:03 am
I LOVE this! Congratulations you two! TLC at my house? Yes, please! I am no design mastermind but I would love to help out with other projects too so you can put me down for A or B:) I am in good old Greenwood, IN.
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Brandy G says:May 9, 2011 at 8:13 am
This is wonderful!!!!! I need all the help I can get!!! We bought our house in Maud, TX a couple of years ago knowing we had a lot of work to do but are so overwhelmed that we can’t seem to get any room completed. The house was built in 1914 and there is so much to do. We have 2 daughters living at home and are always so consumed with working on the house it is hard to just put it all aside and devote more time to the girls.
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Nikola says:May 9, 2011 at 8:28 am
I would love to have you help me with a room or rooms. I can help with painitng, sewinging….whatever. I am in Richmond, TX (near Hiouston). Good luck on this!
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Tara says:May 9, 2011 at 8:46 am
Hello Lettered Cottage!
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Kate says:May 9, 2011 at 8:47 am
I have a kitchen that needs major help in South Berwick Maine.
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Sherri R says:May 9, 2011 at 8:49 am
What a great idea!! We are in Alvin, TX (30 miles south of Houston). We would love help remodeling a few problem areas and small kitchen….maybe some help designing a cool, welcoming back patio to lounge and entertain on….
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Culpepper says:May 9, 2011 at 9:14 am
I missed the 48 hour window…sorry. I would love for my 1985 home to be blessed by the touch of your talent and, of course, you could pick any room you want. I live 20 miles south of Dallas close to Waxahachie, Texas (which is a very historic and beautiful part of Texas).
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Stacy McAleer says:May 9, 2011 at 9:40 am
It would be so much fun helping out on a project. I have just started a design buisness and love DYI projects. I live in Reisterstown Md just outside of Baltimore. I love that everybody is so eager to join together and create something wonderful in our buisness. Creative people are great!. So definitely if your near my way I would love to help out.
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Jan says:May 9, 2011 at 9:46 am
Wow! That is awesome! I love your work! We built our Austin stone home in 2005. I have a guest room, bath & closet on the “other’”end of the house…that is the other end from the rest of the bedrooms. We just had water damage for the 2nd time to that room and I’ve decied to gut it and start over. So, it would be a clean slate to start with! I live 50 miles south of Dallas, Tx on a farm/ranch and would love to have yall over! Any other room you decided to touch would be perfectly fine with me.
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Kimberly Russell says:May 9, 2011 at 9:59 am
We are currently working on a 100+yr old farmhouse so we can move into it and we have NO Master Bedroom!!! Just a room with studs. It was never finished off.
We live in North East, PA (just east of Erie) on 100 acres of grapes!…..Wine Country.
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Lisa says:May 9, 2011 at 10:00 am
My husband and I are newlyweds who just bought our first house in Austin, Texas. It’s a 1971 fixer! We’ve got most of the contracting done, but we’ll need help decorating, especially since we need to blend in 1970s colonial with 2011 modern. We need help putting together our game room and offices. We’re puzzled in how to make an office functional but cozy. Somehow our offices have always looks industrial and cold = NO BUENO. PLEASE help!!!!
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Lacey says:May 9, 2011 at 10:29 am
Pick me! I would LOVE your inspiration for our kitchen and Master!
We just bought a house around the Kansas City, KS area.
Can’t wait to see what you both are up to!
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Paige says:May 9, 2011 at 10:32 am
I would love, love, love you to come to Durham, North Carolina and make over my master bedroom or even my boys rooms!
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Wendi Vila says:May 9, 2011 at 10:42 am
Hi! We have a 25 year old house with a lot of “quirks” in Naples, Florida. I am a stay at home mom, and my husband is a youth relations deputy (who puts in WAY too much time trying to keep up with our little fixer upper). We have been married for 15 years this July and will be welcoming our second child in early October. We could use help fixing up the nursery and making a special room for our 5 year old daughter. Another option would be our enormous backyard space that is in need of some major love OR converting our detached garage (aka the black abyss) into a special space for my husband (esp. if we find out that this new little one is a girl….he will be outnumbered and would really appreciate a space of his own). Thanks!
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Brea Abel says:May 9, 2011 at 10:43 am
How cool for you guys! I’ve been following along with your DIY hijinx and your amazing adoption journey. Both inspiring.
We bought a cape cod in northern Maryland from it’s original owners and builder 8 yrs ago and have been trying to put our stamp on it. Our style is probably “craftsman cottage” (the craftsman being more my hubs and cottage more me). We have this family-room-thingy that we’re finding IMPOSSIBLE to design. Monster 70′s brick fireplace up to the ceiling in a corner, 2 doors on one wall, a door and big, weird nook on another, double windows and door to the screen porch on another and open to the kitchen/penninsula on the last. IMPOSSIBLE. Started as a family room, turned into a playroom (and we both HATE the playroom and the boys–who are 2 and 4–are NEVER in there).
HELP!
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Reenie says:May 9, 2011 at 11:00 am
Wichita, KS here………come on ~ I’ll put ya to work…… oh my that would be fun
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Phillip Horner says:May 9, 2011 at 11:01 am
Chattanooga, TN
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Jenna Pitt says:May 9, 2011 at 11:02 am
I’ve posted already, but forgot to include a lot of the info you wanted. I mentioned that I have a boring builders kitchen that I would love to redo. I’m thinking light and bright with some rustic and a touch of industrial. At least that’s my dream! Now for the rest of the info you needed….
We live in Las Vegas. I’m a stay at home mom, with a 1 year old son. I can do a little of a lot of things… paint, sew, craft, etc. My husband is handy and works in construction management so we probably have access to a lot of tools needed. Anyway- I hope everything works out for you guys as you do this! -
Susannah says:May 9, 2011 at 11:04 am
Cedar Rapids Iowa here. We have a new house we built 3 years ago that needs some serious advice on decorating.
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Meg says:May 9, 2011 at 11:08 am
Please come help us “graduate” a few rooms. We live in the Charlotte NC area and would love some help with bedrooms, family room, kids play area (loft outside ALL of the bedrooms)… Love the blog and can’t wait to follow your next chapter.
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Mary Slimp says:May 9, 2011 at 11:12 am
I have a tiny three bedroom (as in, the bedrooms are in fact tiny) ca. 1925 cottage just off the beach on the Gulf Coast of Florida. (You know it’s a real cottage when you can look thru the cracks in the floor and see the sand below!). It’s very “you” — reminiscent of the Officer’s Mess on Tybee. In fact, you and Jane Coslick are my design gurus. We bought Journey’s End Caretaker Cottage last June and spent the summer painting and primping the old girl. My project for this summer is the kitchen with your cabinet tutorial as my guide (she writes, optimistically). Reading your blog gives me courage to tackle this project — best of luck on your latest endeavor!
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Alison says:May 9, 2011 at 11:49 am
I cannot find my original comment. I would like to volunteer muscle and positive attitude while willing to work my butt off to help one of your Texas reader’s rooms be transformed. I live in Houston but Texas is a big state, and I know my way around it and am willing to travel.
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wandak says:May 9, 2011 at 11:57 am
Rochester, NY needs you! I want you to come design my bedroom and on a budget!! I love your style and would love to have you come to my house! And Kevin….I love your music so if you want to sing while you work, well, double kudos for me!!
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Jessica Denio says:May 9, 2011 at 12:16 pm
Hi there,
My name is Jessica, and my husband (Adam), and 2 Sons (Owen, 3 and Henry, 8 mo) live in North Hampton, NH. North Hampton is a town on the small New Hampshire coastline. We recently moved into out first home and we have had our work cut out for us. My favorite project has been re-doing the 70′s era brick veneer fireplace a la The Lettered Cottage. Thanks so much for the inspiration.
Our biggest “design dilemma” is that the previous owner converted the one-car garage into a hair salon for their in home business. Well, I am not a hair stylist so we need not have a salon in our home. What I really need is a playroom/family/room/creative storage/work area (yikes). This room is a blank slate, we have not known how to tackle the super high ceilings, sky light and window filled, vinyl floored, industrial-ish room…but man does it have great potential. In my dreams it would have an outdoor shower right outside the back door to make it easier to clean up after the beach-but that is a whole other post!
Please help us, please. We need you. NH is beautiful in the summer and fall (think leaf peeping) and we live within 20 minutes of a great antiques market called Todd Farm and about 1.5 hours from Brimfield market (ask Martha…it’s oh so good) Could be fun!Please consider us, I’d be happy to send pics.
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Megan says:May 9, 2011 at 12:42 pm
Please come to Sigourney, IA. I live in the middle of nowhere, and my house needs you! We built a new house in 2009 and the finished basement is a blank slate! The downstairs bedroom has built in beds in the wall trimmed out in car-siding. You’d love them!
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Katie says:May 9, 2011 at 12:51 pm
Hi Kevin and Layla,
My husband and I live in a big, four-square farmhouse in southern Minnesota. (It’s the home Jordan grew up in and we are the fifth generation to live on the family farm). Since we got married in August 2008, we’ve been working hard to make the house our home – we’ve gone from room to room, fixing cracks in the plaster, painting, replacing fixtures – basically, just giving the house a needed facelift on a small budget. Our house is basically done except for some flooring and: the basement. That’s what I’m hoping you two could help us with!
Here’s the scenario: painted concrete floor, 80s wildlife paneling on the walls and a drop-ceiling. We use the space as a hang-out – we have a TV down there and a big couch but other than that the room is in desperate need of some creativity.
We would love to have you guys help us out! So, if you’re willing to come to our farm outside of a really small town in Minnesota, we’d love to have you! And please let me know if you’d like to see some pictures.
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Melissa Echols says:May 9, 2011 at 1:02 pm
Hey! My mom, a faithful fan and reader of your blog, introduced me to your blog. Your creativity is amazing! I just watched the videos of how to refinish hardwood floors. It was very helpful; however I’m not 100% confident my husband or I could do it right (or make it through without holes in the floor)! First things first…YES!! We need your help. My husband and I are in the somewhat newly married phase, and we love to work on our retro 50′s home with help of course. Our house was built in 1953, and we have two rooms that have been neglected. They now sport some pretty gross, green carpet that needs to go!!! We are hoping to have a baby, which would make one of the “green rooms” our guest room. This thought alone terrifies me. I couldn’t put my in- laws or friends in the rooms without a make over. I would absolutely LOVE some professional help! We live in Hoover, Alabama!!! Good luck on your adventures!!!
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Brittany says:May 9, 2011 at 1:04 pm
We have two or three rooms we could use help with
We live in Snellville, GA (a suburb of Atlanta) The first room I would love help with would be the master bedroom. We have furniture in all our other rooms except our master bedroom. It’s really void of any personality and could use a new look. Also our kitchen is sad for the size that it is. I literally have about 4 foot of counter top space in the whole kitchen. I would love any help
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Andrea says:May 9, 2011 at 1:08 pm
Central Illinois (Bloomington, Illinois) would love to welcome you…and have you over for while. We have more than enough for you to work on. Bonus for Kevin, my hubby has a basement full of guitars, drum kit, and amps out the wahzoo…..it’s jam time when he needs a break from working on our house! My hubby plays in our praise band at church and with his buddies

Please consider Illinois, it’s perfect right in the middle between Chicago and St. Louis!Blessings on this awesome adventure!
Andrea
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Beth Youmans says:May 9, 2011 at 1:26 pm
I NEED HELP!!!!! We just got a contract on our old house that we worked so hard to fix up and now we’re moving into our new house. And it is a total blank canvas!! It’s a 1920′s cottage with loads of potential. It needs just the right touch. I’ve been reading your blog…and studying your blog…and searching the archives of your blog for ideas and inspiration. Come help us….PLEASE!! We live in Macon, GA.
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Trish says:May 9, 2011 at 1:35 pm
Hi Layla!
I would love to offer my help in any way that I can… I am a design student (almost done only 2 classes left!), bargain shopper, crafter, and I can sew
My husband does custom cabinets too!! I follow your blog and am inspired by so many things that you do! Let us know if we can help in any way! We are in Southern California. Corona is the city.Thanks!!
Trisha
oh and it would just be icing on the cake if you gave us ideas or helped us redo our space
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Erin says:May 9, 2011 at 1:38 pm
My husband and i bought our first house in 2006. The only one we could afford in our area was a townhouse. It was an old sprayed cream canvas adn we were convienced we would put our stamp on it in no time. Well 5 years later and we have painted the kitchen, den, dinning room and my daughters bedroom. We have put up waynes coating in the dinning room and that’s it!! We have wonderful furniture that was gifted to us by my in-laws when were got married, but it’s HUGE and our room is still cream. When i say cream i mean the walls, floorboards, doors, even outlets and switch plates. EVERYTHING.
Please help! I need a haven to go to!
Damascus, MD (45mins north of DC)
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ALorenia says:May 9, 2011 at 1:52 pm
We live in Cullman, AL and would love to see you guys do something to help real people with realistic size homes…not the large homes you always see being “fixed” up on HGTV, but modest, humble homes. We would love your input and help on our future kitchen remodel ! Love all the work you do!
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teresa says:May 9, 2011 at 2:04 pm
I read this a little late….. but hey you are always welcome here. We have a 1920 little cottage that would be so happy to have your special touch. We live in Gustine Ca. In the middle of Ca. To see the cottage go to my web site and check out the cottage pictures.
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Bobbi Jo says:May 9, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Omaha, Nebraska is in dire need of your help! We are a military family recently stationed here. We bought a house hoping we would stay awhile (jury’s still out on that!) but we would love your help! We’ve lived in California, Colorado, South Dakota and Germany, but maybe because this could be our “forever home” we’re having the most trouble making it “homey”. Your help would be so appreciated!
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Elaine Bachmann says:May 9, 2011 at 2:09 pm
Come on up to the Chesapeake Bay “coastal” living area! Our house is in Severna Park, Maryland, in an old established community on the Severn River, just beyond Annapolis. We are retaining the original character of our 1952 Cape Cod while making it more interesting and functional–and personal–for us and and our two young sons. There’s some great antiquing around here, and a nationally known “cottage” furniture company, Russell and Mackenna, just up the street that might be interested in getting involved. Most in need…our master bathroom and our boys’ bathroom.
We’d love to host an old-fashioned Maryland crab feast for you and Kevin down at our community beach!
Thanks for keeping it real–and inspiring–for those of us on a budget who don’t want to sacrifice on style.
Elaine Bachmann
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Rachel says:May 9, 2011 at 2:16 pm
Yes Please!! How exciting and fun!! We live in Duncan, Oklahoma!! I can’t promise any cool scenary besides oil ridges and waving wheat, but I promise you a good glass of sweet tea
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MJ says:May 9, 2011 at 2:21 pm
I’d LOVE for you to come re-do a room (or two or three) in our home! The story of how we found our home is remarkable, but we took a beautifully dated 1980s home and, with lots of help, updated it….but it still needs a lot of finishing touches and decorating help!
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MJ says:May 9, 2011 at 2:21 pm
I’d LOVE for you to come re-do a room (or two or three) in our home! The story of how we found our home is remarkable, but we took a beautifully dated 1980s home and, with lots of help, updated it….but it still needs a lot of finishing touches and decorating help!
We live just outside of Joplin, Missouri!
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Stephanie says:May 9, 2011 at 2:22 pm
I beg of you, come and redo my kitchen!!! We live in a Cape Cod house built in the 20′s, I believe…but the kitchen is a mix of 80′s and 90′s yuck. Peal-and-stick vinyl tile on the floor — need I say more? The backsplash is dark and outdated and the counters, well, they are begging to be trashed. It just doesn’t fit with the character of our house at all.
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Leigh Garza says:May 9, 2011 at 2:28 pm
Awesome!!! I’m in Lewisville, TX, a little north of Dallas. We just bought our house last June, and it’s come a long way, but we still have so many projects we want to do. Some are already planned, like new flooring throughout (ideally!) and a brick wall in our dining room, but there are still some rooms that just annoy me, and no matter what I do, I feel like they’re missing something. I’d love to get some advice/ideas from you guys! Our house definitely needs some TLC!!!
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Kim in Iowa says:May 9, 2011 at 2:29 pm
I posted earlier but wanted to add that if you’re up for outdoor projects I have a covered deck/porch-type area that is begging for some cottage appeal! I live in a 1 1/2 story house built in 1981 that I am so badly trying to make into our own little cottage. Your blog is myinspiration! So I’m up for anything in any room of my house.
I also liked the comment earlier by someone who said it’s time for decorating shows to happen somewhere besides big cities. The rest of us need help, too!
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Kara Oosterhous says:May 9, 2011 at 2:36 pm
We live in a log sided house in the small town of Glenwood, Arkansas, on the Caddo River. I have a small master bedroom that could use some TLC!
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Holly says:May 9, 2011 at 2:43 pm
We would love to have some help on our new-to-us home (built in 1955) in Richardson, Texas. My husband, two dogs and I moved into our house in February and renovated the kitchen but are at a loss for our fireplace and one mystery room that is a bedroom/office and has french doors onto our back deck. I’m very excited to see what you guys decide on!
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Celeste says:May 9, 2011 at 2:48 pm
I would love for you guys to come and visit us in Westbrook, ME (right outside of Portland). We live in a beautiful city and our house is a 1930′s four square style colonial. We bought the house 4 years ago and bought it “as is” from an 85 year old bachelor. The house is coming along but could really use your help!! This year we are working on the the outside (siding, yard etc. ) and the 2nd floor (bedrooms and office). Portland, ME would be a beautiful place to visit and to top it off my family could use some help at our family’s summer cottage on Frye Island, ME. Please come and visit!!!
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Angela Wehrspan says:May 9, 2011 at 2:48 pm
Please come to Clive, Iowa – 4 kids under 8 and a basement that needs a little help!
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DeeDee says:May 9, 2011 at 2:50 pm
OMGosh! How cool would it be for yall to come visit Decatur, Texas? The COOLEST! We just bought a 1983 brick home that’s full to the brim with DIY projects! Here are just a few of her 1980 features:
Popcorn Ceilings
Baby Blue Toilet
Swirly Blue Faux Marble Vanities
Curling Linoleum Floors
Multi-Blue Colored Carpets
Harvest Gold Appliances
Harvest Gold Kitchen Sink
Lots of Wood Paneling
Green Floral Wall PaperI would love your help with either my lovely blue master bathroom or my harvest gold kitchen!
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Sam says:May 9, 2011 at 2:55 pm
Yes please! My husband and I are business people and don’t have a creative bone in our bodies. Kansas City
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DeeDee says:May 9, 2011 at 3:07 pm
OMGosh! How COOL would it be for you to come to Decatur, Tx.? The COOLEST! We just bought a 1983 fixer upper a few months ago. Here are just a few of her 1980 features:
Popcorn Ceilings
Baby Blue Toilet
Swirly Blue Faux Marble Vanities
Curling Linoleum Floors
Multi-Blue Colored Carpets
Harvest Gold Appliances
Harvest Gold Kitchen Sink
Lots of Wood Paneling
Green Floral Wall PaperI would love help in my lovely blue master bathroom or my harvest gold kitchen or heck any other room in the house for that matter! I would also love to help you do anything I could! Love your blog!
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Felicity @ Our Little Beehive says:May 9, 2011 at 3:09 pm
Yes please, come to our house in Arlington, VA. I promise I’ll serve warm cookies and milk. Or maybe a cold beer and lime meltaway cookies, ya know, depending on the hour of day
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Sara says:May 9, 2011 at 3:22 pm
I have a bedroom I can’t figure out what to do with. It’s a small with a tiny closet and random chimney in the middle of the wall. The furniture is a mishmash and it needs some help desperately. Your touch could help significantly, I’m sure! I’m in Nashville, TN — home of fabulous flea market finds. ; )
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Stacey Napior says:May 9, 2011 at 3:57 pm
So, I’m VERY late to the game, but if you ever need a house to work on in Sacramento, CA, you’re welcome to come take over ours. My husband and I just bought our first home and it’s a bungalow/cottage style built in 1949. We’re doing our best to be “crafty”, but we’re still learning. We seriously geeked out when you put the gym floor on the wall in the room in your house, and are continually inspired by your never ending ideas. Thanks so much to you both for inspiring us!
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Lisa K says:May 9, 2011 at 5:02 pm
I just saw your post today and thought I would take a chance and respond! We live in Edmonds,
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DeeDee says:May 9, 2011 at 5:30 pm
OMGosh! How cool would it be for yall to come to Decatur, Tx.? The COOLEST! We just moved into a 1983 fixer upper and there are lots of DIY projects to tackle! I would love to have you makeover either my lovely blue master bathroom or my oh so out of date harvest gold kitchen! I would also be willing to help you in any way I can! I love your blog by the way…I spotted your bathroom vanity and I’ve been hooked ever since!
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Joy says:May 9, 2011 at 5:46 pm
When are you coming? My door is always open (even when it should be closed to “the mess.” I have 3 small children and a house that we outgrew after the 2nd. Our family room/computer area is in a bowling alley. No really, it takes up the whole left side of our 1st floor. No matter what I do from new couch, new Pottery Barn rug (that i just got over the weekend), I can’t seem to make the room feel cohesive. It is a constant work (disaster) in progress! Let me know when you will be here. We are in Derry, NH.
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Julie says:May 9, 2011 at 7:02 pm
A little late to the party here, I just stumbled across this website. My husband and I are currently slowwwwwly decorating/renovating our little 1937 house in Los Angeles, CA and it would be so cool to have some input. We have 2 still empty, still unpainted rooms so a little inspiration is always great.
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Gretchen says:May 9, 2011 at 7:32 pm
Hi! We live in a charming cape cod built in 1950. We love our house, but just feel stuck with the same old same old. Our only full bath could use some love! We’d love to have our house Palmer-fied!
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Eileen says:May 9, 2011 at 7:37 pm
Layla,
I would love to help. I love to paint, can sew a wee bit, and love to see a project through from beginning to end. Traveling along the east coast is no problem for me. I have a home on the Jersey shore and on the gulf coast of Florida. I am always re-doing some room and thrive on change. Put me in coach, I’m ready to play. -
Christie says:May 9, 2011 at 7:50 pm
I’d LOVE LOVE LOVE for you to come redo a room in my house!! (Especially my master bedroom & bath! Or kitchen… They all need some serious help!) I’m in Northern New Jersey, only an hour from NYC! ~Christie
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Melisa says:May 9, 2011 at 8:08 pm
Layla, if this isn’t fun nothing is! I am all for having you over to work on a room (or two) in my house. My boyfriend and I bought our dream home in October. It’s a custom built home that was a builder foreclosure. Now we’re working on figuring out how you make a brand new home feel less new and more timeless. I know you could make that happen! I’d love to have a space like your reading room and a little help injecting a ton of character into my dining room (the first room you see when you walk in) would also go a long way. I’m totally open to having you come over and do your Layla and Kevin thing in whatever room you pick. I’m in Tyrone, GA just a half hour from Atlanta.
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Rebecca says:May 9, 2011 at 8:14 pm
WOOHOO! We bought our first home (a bungalow in Winston-Salem, NC that was built in 1929) a year ago and have been doing renovations ever since. We are a pretty handy duo but we would LOVE some decorating help and design help to help us complete this final push.
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Sara Price says:May 9, 2011 at 8:32 pm
YES!! PLEASE COME!! Really, any room could be yours to do what you wish with…I have a completely unfinished basement that I think you would be perfect for, especially since I’ve been scouring (is that a word??) your blog for inspiration for a while now. Anywhoo…we love visitors, especially sweet souther gals with ROCKSTAR husbands!
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Emily says:May 9, 2011 at 8:34 pm
I love your blog and your style. I live in a little suburb of Salt Lake City called Taylorsville, Utah. I am also a seamstress. I would love to help out on a project near me or in my little 1978 townhouse. I am always thinking of things to do but the money is an issue. Love the budget ideas you and Kevin come up with. This is a really awesome idea. good luck with everything.
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joanne cooke says:May 9, 2011 at 9:21 pm
Hi Layla and Kevin – I have LOADS of photos to share with you of our cottagey home in need of a new kitchen – or if bathrooms are your project, we have 2 to choose from!! Hope you’ll think about our enthusiastic work and great Kansas City BBQ and hospitality ! Let me know where to send the photos!
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Kristi says:May 9, 2011 at 9:29 pm
I would love to help you execute a project! I can sew. I’m very crafty and pretty artistic too. I have a great eye for detail. I can arrange flowers. I can’t help but mentally re-decorate a room the minute I walk into it. I can wield a power tool and, maybe best of all, I can pull an all-nighter when a project needs to get done!
I live in the Western suburbs of Chicago.
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Shandy says:May 9, 2011 at 9:41 pm
I would love for you to do any of the rooms in my home.

We’re in Hiram, GA (a suburb west of Atlanta.) We bought our first home a year ago and we’ve been doing a lot of fixing up but we still have a kitchen, 2 bathrooms and a master bedroom that could use some serious TLC.I also refinish some furniture pieces and decor with a silly kind of flair and would love to contribute if you thought it was good enough.
http://betterafter.blogspot.com/2011/04/squid-vicious.html
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toney says:May 9, 2011 at 9:55 pm
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Glenna says:May 9, 2011 at 10:06 pm
Hello guys!
I would be so honored and super excited to help you guys with a project in my home. We live in Friendswood, TX., and have an older home from the late 60′s and I love your style and pretty much everything you guys are about. I have three kiddos and one on the way and my husband and I both can’t escape our creative/crazy minds!! He is a musician/music leader at our church and I’m a stay at home-homeschool mom and photographer. We would love the help in any one of our rooms, but one big project we are wanting to start is converting our garage into a homeschool room/kid bunk room…all about the kid’s kind of room…pretty much
With four kids are house seems to keep getting a little smaller each day
But we would be so blessed, so happy, and pretty much ecstatic if you chose our family to help. Thank you so much!!Love, Glenna
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Glenna says:May 9, 2011 at 10:20 pm
And so sorry guys, just realized I am probably too late for this. Oops, I didn’t see the 48 hour notice, Hey it doesn’t hurt to try and if not this time, I’ll be more punctual next time. And if so Hope you guys have found just the right Home and folks to help!
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SJ says:May 9, 2011 at 10:33 pm
Indiana, PA would love to have you!! Indiana is such a great small town. You would have to come to my house first! We need some serious help in our house, and we will give you full access. I’m not joking, you could do anything you wanted to. We will give you our keys and become your assistants. Anyway, fingers crossed you come our way. Bring your Max to meet our little Max.
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Marjie says:May 9, 2011 at 10:42 pm
Way past the 48 hours you asked for – but would love to have you come and help with my very sad (my words not my hubby’s) house – it never has had a plan – great ideas in my head but difficulty getting into reality. We are in San Marcos, CA – 30 miles north of San Diego – some of the best weather in the country!
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Carrie says:May 9, 2011 at 11:01 pm
Henderson, KY
I’m a bit late but couldn’t resist putting my hat in the ring. My house is a cookie-cutter, tiny (820 sq feet)patio home completely devoid of character and interest. You can redo any room you want! There’s only 4 of them so take your pick.
It would too cool to have you in my home since your designs are so amazing.Carrie
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Shann says:May 9, 2011 at 11:14 pm
I would love to accomplish some of your rooms look! But need some major help. We have a newer home with great trim detail but I am having a hard time with the decorating part!! I live in CokatO MN.
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Cecilia says:May 9, 2011 at 11:18 pm
We are renters in Redwood City, CA which is right outside of San Fran. I’d love to see what you can do when everything has to go with you. Oh and we have the cutest little 2 yrear old girl!
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Susan says:May 10, 2011 at 1:35 am
Hello,
What an exciting opportunity for you guys. I love your style and am excited to see your talent in others homes. I would be especially honored if my home might be one of them. I live in Woodinville, WA it is a suburb of Seattle. I live in a home that is about 20 years old and needing some TLC (Tender Loving Care or The Lettered Cottage whichever you choose). It was decorated beautifully for the 80′s but it is time for some changes. I have done some updating to the house but would love some help.
As far as my talents, I love to be crafty, I enjoy sewing and I also love to paint. Would love to help you out in any way I could.
Take care!
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Amy B says:May 10, 2011 at 7:56 am
Please come to NY! I want to knock out the wall between my kitchen and dining room and make it a big open space (with room to finally put in an island for the kid’s to sit at!). I’ll send photos if you want to see!!
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Lauren B says:May 10, 2011 at 8:12 am
Come on up to the Garden State (East Windsor, outside of Princeton)…
our dreary townhome could use some TLC!
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Jordan@the2seasons says:May 10, 2011 at 8:22 am
We would love to have you come to our home in Syracuse, NY. A 1928 craftsman bungalow and we have plenty of rooms. I will try to make sure it isn’t snowing!
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Lisa Johnson says:May 10, 2011 at 9:11 am
Congratulations! Sounds like a great adventure! I’ve got the perfect challenge for you. My crazy household is made up of 5! Amazing teenagers plus a mom and dad and little sister. We’ve got a converted garage room that needs to become the ultimate family room. It’s got potential with 10 foot ceilings, a red and apple green checked floor, and some big windows. It needs to accommodate lots of family adventures plus hold the lone boy of the house who recently turned 15. We are in Collinsville, Ok (near Tulsa) I love your style!
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Deborah Miller says:May 10, 2011 at 9:16 am
Layla and Kevin, I’m a sahm to 7 kids ranging in age from 21 – 3 mos. We live in a 60′s rancher with lots of opportunity for makeovers. We can paint, sew, do woodwork, and lots of other types of diy stuff. The kitchen is dire need of a makeover. I would love to accent the lovely 1940′s stove and oven we inherited from my inlaws ( who built this house by the way) We’re in Lafayette, Louisiana a beautiful fun place to visit.
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DoodlePeas says:May 10, 2011 at 9:31 am
Our home is YOUR canvas! Ya’ll are welcome anytime. We’re in Goose Creek, SC. Minutes from sunny, breezy beaches and seconds from deep rooted history. The most adorable little Southern girls, who love decorating and painting as much as their Momma, would be just thrilled to pieces to have ya’ll drop by and sit a spell.
Our door is always open, just wipe your feet before you come in…
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Shirley says:May 10, 2011 at 9:58 am
Sounds exciting! I have lived in my home for 3-1/2 years and the kitchen area has been a constant thorn in my side. It had indoor/outdoor carpet, which we being DIYers decided to take up and put laminate flooring but the floor is uneven (ugh), we fixed but now the floor is a lot higher than adjoining rooms. Plus the kitchen is very dark, all dark wood trim in entire house. Not sure if painting the trim & built in hutch and how to make flow with remaining house which also has a lot of dark wood trim & floors. Last but not least is the hallway from the kitchen to garage that has our bathroom off of it. Constantly tracking dirt into the bathroom from the garage and hallway. Seriously stuck on how to “fix” this part of my house. I love my nearly 100 yr old home but just need a little help. I live in SW Minnesota in a quaint little town called Lake Benton.
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Heather says:May 10, 2011 at 10:02 am
I’m also way past the 48 hours. My husband and I bought our first house, in Tampa, FL a few months ago. We went from 1000 square feet to just under 3000 square feet, and I feel at a loss of what to do. I’d love some TLC
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Molly says:May 10, 2011 at 10:30 am
I live in Charlotte, NC and would love for you to come to my townhome and help us give our master bedroom an overhaul! We are also expecting our first baby in September, and could use some nursery help as well!
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Lauren says:May 10, 2011 at 11:14 am
How exciting! I would love to have you redo any of my house, love love love it! And would also
be so excited to lend a helping hand. I live in SWFL (Naples, FL)
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Jennifer says:May 10, 2011 at 12:14 pm
posted on facebook too…and i’m here late! but want to give one more shout out to pittsfield, me (somerset county)…close to flea markets, antique stores, yard sales galore, beautiful old houses! it would be so FUN to have you here!
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Anita says:May 10, 2011 at 12:18 pm
Hey Kevin & Layla-
I have a couple rooms I would LOVE some help with and actually have a small budget to do the work
I have a library that is freshly painted but needs the shelves and a window seat built in and some chairs placed…I have an upstairs living room that needs new furniture and wall paint because it is the friend entertainment center for 2 teenage girls and one wants an updated look (she just got a new dresser, desk and chair for her bedroom from maru at urbanfarmgirl, to give you an idea of her clean style) and then I have the longest running project ever, the laundry room, that needs beadboard, a painted wood floor and a work area for momma. I am a school teacher and plan to work on these things all summer to get the house finished for my daughter’s graduation party next Spring!I have a guest room you can stay in or a hotel in town…and Mount Vernon, Iowa has been voted one of the 10 coolest small towns in Iowa..so come see!
My house project blog is homestory-anita.blogspot.com and I also am part of the iowajunkgypsies.blogspot.com………..
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Anita says:May 10, 2011 at 12:32 pm
Not sure if my comment made it or not…pretty late…but I have 3 rooms you could work on and a small budget to do it…and I live in Mount Vernon, Iowa, which was voted one of the coolest top 10 small towns in the country…come see what it is all about! I have a laundry work room that is the longest running project ever, a kids’ living room that needs all new furniture and paint for 2 teenagers who want a crisp clean updated look and a library that needs more shelves, a window seat and some new chairs…
I am a school teacher who will be working on this all summer break because my daughter graduates NEXT spring and I want this done for her party…you can see her beautiful picture on my blog!
i am a flea marketeer (part of the iowajunkgypsies.blogspot.com) and have lots of dealer friends that mightbe good sources…
PICK ME!
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homestory-anita.blogspot.com
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Lauren H says:May 10, 2011 at 1:06 pm
Hi Layla and Kevin,
I am very late to the party but noticed you had quite a few comments from Lexington, Kentucky. Just a few hours north of Alabama (more than a few but totally driveable) and still in the South.
My husband and I live in a house built in the 1920′s and would love your help with our guest room, living room or front porch. Or just the whole house would be great too!
We are very handy, have tons of tools and would love to help out if you are ever in he area.
Good luck with your project!
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Tamara says:May 10, 2011 at 1:49 pm
I am so so disappointed that I am just now reading this!! Oh well, can’t hurt to comment late, right?! I would love both your help AND to lend you my help!
Our home could definitely use your help. With a rather large living room that is giving me lots of headache in the furniture arrangement department, a office/guest room/ play room that is DESPERATELY in need of attention and a big ol’ patio that could use some “cozying”, you would have plenty of options!
Secondly, I am a photographer, I LOVE using my work as home decor.I would be so so willing to lend that to anyone in need!
website: http://www.tamarasearsphotography.com
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/capturedbytamaraxo. tamara
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HanShinta says:May 10, 2011 at 1:57 pm
Would you do internationally too? =D I am so totally in love with every single room that you do!!
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katie says:May 10, 2011 at 2:00 pm
I think I am a bit late responding to this, but I sure would love to be considered! My husband and I live in a tiny 1b/1ba duplex built in the 1940′s in Los Angeles. We rent it, so nothing could really be done foundationally to the place, unless we received permission from my lovely landlady. It has so much character and potential. I popped on your site today to look for decorating ideas, as we are both drawn to your style, but don’t know where to begin, especially with a non-existent budget. Looking forward to seeing who you choose and the outcomes!
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katie says:May 10, 2011 at 2:01 pm
Also, my husband is super handy and can build anything. And I can provide shoulder massages and fresh cookies.
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Jen says:May 10, 2011 at 2:19 pm
I adore The Lettered Cottage and would love to participate in your new adventure. We are in Richmond, VA and live in a house that needs some architectural interest. I’ve begun that challenge with some beadboard and such, but it is calling out for a TLC touch! I can paint a room and can sew basic home decor things. Can’t wait to hear about it all!
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Liz says:May 10, 2011 at 4:04 pm
Yes, we’d love your help!! We’re working on sprucing up our new-to-us home, a 2-story built in 1998. Smyrna, GA.
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Rachel says:May 10, 2011 at 4:15 pm
You’re welcome to come help with my house!!! My husband and I will soon be bringing our first baby to our first home in Franklin, TN and could use some decor advice…especially in the living room. We just got all new PB furniture but are design challenged with a room full of windows, open walkways and a fireplace. Would love to be a part of this!!!!
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Natalie says:May 10, 2011 at 4:29 pm
Are you kidding!? YES AND YES! I’d be thrilled to help with both. We are moving into an ADORABLE turn of the century bungalow A-frame house in Bloomington, IL in less than a month, and it needs you!!!
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Lana says:May 10, 2011 at 4:32 pm
I’d love to have your help! We are newlyweds and just bought our first home. It’s a late ’50′s ranch and is lacking in personalty. :/ Not only do we need help inside, but we could use a little assistance in both the front and backyards. We live on a 14,000 SF lot on a major road, so turning our backyard into a usable living space (while trying to look past the road noise) would be amazing. Did I mention that we’re newlyweds, in our first home and broke?! DIY is a must!
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Lana says:May 10, 2011 at 4:34 pm
Oh, dern. Forgot to say where we live! We just moved from the Hill Country (Austin, Texas area) to Houston for my husband’s job.
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Adrienne says:May 10, 2011 at 6:01 pm
Yes and Yes and YES!!!!! I’ve been trying to do my office in a beach cottage theme type of thing, but it hasn’t turned out at all. I usually don’t have problems with this type of thing. Beach cottage is new to me thanks to you Layla! I live in Loveland, CO with my 2 year old baby boy and my hubby.
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Nancy says:May 10, 2011 at 6:54 pm
I’m late at getting in on the action, but I wanted to put in my two cents’ worth. Going by all the Michigan responses, it looks like you could come here and spend the summer going from house to house. It’s a great place to spend the summer, btw! I would LOVE to have you re-do a room or two!! We live in the Zeeland/Holland area.
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KimN says:May 10, 2011 at 7:42 pm
OUr little place in CT is crying out for some inexpensive homey touches. I absolutely adore updated cottage decor and would just faint if I could have some help with out little home.
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Summer O'Neal says:May 10, 2011 at 7:47 pm
I know I am a bit late but I’ll go ahead and post just in case you’re still looking!! I live in Birmingham, AL…very convenient to you!! I would LOVE for you guys to work on my kitchen…and I would be happy to assist in any way!!
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dixie says:May 10, 2011 at 7:52 pm
are you kidding? i could use a redo or two!!! i would love your help! i live in bel air, maryland.
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Katie says:May 10, 2011 at 7:58 pm
I’m a little late on this one, too, but I would love to have your help with our house…my husband and I have been living in our ranch-style 50 year old home for a couple of years now and are redoing it room by room. Come on over to Stillwater, Oklahoma!
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Erin says:May 10, 2011 at 9:12 pm
i know this is a few days old now… but as i was reading this i immediately thought of my mom’s house. she never has time to execute any of her ideas herself, but i would love for you to help me do it for her! i’m in colorado springs, but mom is in st. paul, minnesota.
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Heather says:May 10, 2011 at 9:20 pm
We live in Madison, WI and our house is boring. The rooms are boring and bland. I love visiting design sites but I struggle to translate the cool stuff to my own home.
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anika says:May 11, 2011 at 7:01 am
& http://www.fivelymiesandababy.wordpress.com
Is it too late? I haven’t been to your site in a few days and fear that perhaps I have missed this exciting event!
We live in Crystal Lake Il.. We are SIX persons attempting to live in a 3 bedroom house.. and that wouldn’t be a problem.. if the bedrooms weren’t so TINY, and 3 of the 4 blessings (children) weren’t boys.. they all share a room, and it’s so very cramped! THEY are all wonderful, and not close in age at all! This past year was a HOOT! Trying to fit a highschool freshman, a kindergartner, and a baby in the same room… WOW! We had been trying to sell our home this whole last year while struggling with our lyme disease treatment… EEeeek.. and adopting BABYand a host of other challenges this year… but the market IS what the market IS.. and we think we may just have to MAKE this house work a while yet.. and/or make it better , so as to be able to SELL it… We have some ideas on how to make the bedroom space larger, which would include swapping the boysz out with the Princess… (she’s SO not thrilled at this.. so … i have have have to make it worth it to her … smiles) and also jazz up the kitchen.. but would love playing around the house with ya’ll…. I confess.. I feel overwhelmed by it all. and don’t know where to begin… THANKS for eading this! you are SUPER, a great inspiration! have a happy day 
p.s. we actually LIVE live here.. we home educate our blessings.. so.. making the space truly workable.. is WAY important.. because … well the other members of the family.are Bunny and Books
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Ellen says:May 11, 2011 at 9:08 am
Good morning,
Your guys are great. My husband and I just finished our 7th house together. We always do it ourselves and on a very tight budget. It is an old farmhouse this time and it is for sale. We are in VA., close to Virginia Beach right now but will be moving to Florida when it sells and starting our next home adventure. My husband and I are both artists he is awesome and can draw or build anything I describe to him. Good luck….Thanks Ellen -
Amy A. says:May 11, 2011 at 10:45 am
I may be too late (just got back from vacation!). But, I would absolutely love for you to come see me!! Just my two cents for research purposes
……I think the South is underrepresented in home shows. A lot of them seem to feature folks in New England and the western US. I live in the (very) small town of Lula, GA. My husband and I have been slowly redoing parts of our home. But, we haven’t tackled our living room yet. I love your style, your attitude, and your obvious love for one another. It would be like winning the lottery if you came to see me!
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amymargaretc says:May 11, 2011 at 11:04 am
YES YES YES!
How fun would that be??
I’m all the wayyyyy up in CANADA, though?!Ottawa, Ontario, Canada… my nation’s capital. A very lovely place to visit, just sayin’.
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Michell Kaul says:May 11, 2011 at 12:05 pm
Oh how super FUN! I would LOVE for you guys to come to Sheridan, Wyoming and help me finish my 355 sq ft of unfinished area…..I want a family room/craft space….
I’ve done some awesome things to my home but I’m up for some NEW and fresh ideas…PLEASE PLEASE…
Here’s my lastest activity wall with sliding ladder;-)
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Lucy Smith says:May 11, 2011 at 12:43 pm
I live in Erwin, NC. Inbetween Raleigh and Fayetteville. I have done murals in the past and would love to help out on any project in our area. I can help in any area you need. I am pretty familiar with all the Thrift stores in our area also.
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Erinn says:May 11, 2011 at 12:54 pm
Come to Morgantown, West Virginia and put your stamp on our 1924 bungalow! I have a scary basement that is now 1/4 finished. There’s so much more you could do down there … like a laundry room, some storage space, some craft space, some workbench space. We’ll leave the light on for you!
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Trish Straube says:May 11, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Apartment dwellers need re-do’s too. I live in a small mountain-cabin-like cottage in Barrington RI. Beneath it’s dated appearance it has a certain charm but one of my rooms, I call “the cat room” really needs the magic of Kevin & Layla’s hands. It’s a room I don’t use much because it’s just too ugly and it is the home to my cat’s litter box (it can get stinky at times). I also have a delapitating deck that needs serious TLC. I love Layla & Kevin’s style–it would suit this apartment that is crying for style. I can’t wait for you to arrive.
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jillian says:May 11, 2011 at 3:31 pm
Hello, i don’t know if i’m to late but i’d like to put our house in the drawing for your design help. A little over a year ago we purchased our first house for our growing family (mom, dad and two toddlers!). We live in a three bedroom house that’s about five blocks from the beach. It’s in a small beach town Indian Harbour Beach, Florida. The house was previously owned by a realtor who did all the major upgrades to the kitchen and fixtures. However, our dreams of having a bright, light, happy, beachy, family friendly and green home has yet to fully happen. You see, I(mommy) am a libra and i’m as indecisive as they come, on top of that i’m cheap! Most of our walls are bare despite having a closet full art and thrifted decorations. My husband is always on my case about it, if up to him he would be banging nails up and hanging everything anywhere. I like to think things to death! We would really love it if you came and helped us turn our house into the home we can truly love and be proud of. Thanks for your consideration!
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adrianne says:May 11, 2011 at 4:00 pm
Oh my goodness – way, way past the 48 hr notice but we would love to have you in Austin, TX! We are dreaming of a built in breakfast nook, painting kitchen cabinets and installing chopping block counters, an interior barn door, creating an outdoor living space…pretty much anything so our house doesn’t scream boring builders grade!
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Carrie Hughes says:May 11, 2011 at 4:52 pm
I’m a huge fan of TLC. The two of you make a beautiful couple There’s pretty much NOTHING in my home that couldn’t use a face lift, even the exterior. I’d of course love to help out anyway possible. Kaysville, Utah would love to host you!
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Hayley says:May 11, 2011 at 6:23 pm
Looks like you have enough projects here to fill 100 seasons of “design TV” but I’d still be thrilled to have you here in Springfield, Missouri to redo the master bedroom and our large bonus room. Best of luck with whatever comes your way.
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sarah says:May 11, 2011 at 7:54 pm
I would love to have y’all do one of my rooms! Especially my master bedroom. I feel like it should be such a haven, but it just isn’t right and I don’t know what to do to make it so! We live in Dacula, GA (suburb of Atlanta). My husband is a landscaper and totally creative in that realm. We are both big do-it-yourselfers and would love to help out in any way!
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RealHousewife in MN says:May 11, 2011 at 8:37 pm
We’d love to have you to our place! The hubster and I are in our first home (in MN Layla!) and we need some help with the backyard. We have a fully wooded lot (just under 1 acre) and we’re dying to do some sort of paver patio/firepit back near the trees. One problem? We’re not super handy
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Ashley says:May 11, 2011 at 9:51 pm
Would love to have y’all here! We have an AWFUL master bath that we plan to redo soon! have the budget in place and just need to get moving! We are in OKC, OK. Seriously it is awful. So bad that only my husband and I can set eyes on it. Please we need your help
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Robin says:May 12, 2011 at 12:26 am
I know I’m late for your 48hr window, but if you make it to sunny Southern California, I’d love to have your help with my little spanish stucco box; am willing to relinquish complete artistic control! I’m a busy mom of three boys, and the idea of undertaking my own project just makes me tired.
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Monica Green says:May 12, 2011 at 7:02 am
I am happy for you! I love your blog, of course! We live in central Illinois in a farm house that my husband’s Great Grandparents built in the early 1920′s. It has been passed down through the family since then. My husband and I are more than thrilled that our 3 children are being raised as the 6th generation in the house, and moreover, on our farm. We farm corn and soybeans along with my brother in law and in laws. Our home has been well taken care of over the years but we would sure love any design tips or ideas you may have!
You have so many entries, but we love our little piece of the world so, so much that I thought it wouldn’t hurt to tell you a little about us! Good luck to you guys!
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Jennifer Rizzo says:May 12, 2011 at 8:40 am
I know I ma late answering to the party, but If you need an artist to paint on anything or find resources, I am available outside of chicago. I’d love to have you do my Mom’s living room. It’s 1980′s dark wood paneling!
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Beth Youmans says:May 12, 2011 at 2:45 pm
To see just how much help we need in Macon, GA, check out my blog. I just posted pictures of our “blank canvas”…aka our new house with LOTS of fixer-upper needs!!
http://www.bhivelife.blogspot.com~Beth
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Sarah says:May 12, 2011 at 3:42 pm
Columbus, Ohio here: I am way late for posting but I have the ugliest kitchen around and would love, Love, LOVE to have help in giving it a much needed facelift/demo/lighting of the match to make it more a space to cherish.
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Karen says:May 12, 2011 at 4:40 pm
Naperville, IL! We’d love some help from Layla! Our house needs so much we don’t know where to begin. With four kids in a little 20 year old house we need all the help we can get making sense of our space.
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Anne says:May 12, 2011 at 5:47 pm
Late or not, count me in!! We have a “new to us” house that’s a totally blank canvas! It’s got fantastic bones but all the boring beige builder paint and options. You can have your run of the place!!! Inside and out!! If you ever get to Washington, D.C., we’re in the suburbs of Ashburn (VA) about 20 minutes out of town. I’d love to volunteer to help with a project but I’m afraid somehow the “Martha” gene passed me by! I’m good for cheap labor though and okay with general painting projects. By trade I’m a therapist so I guess I could help out if things get too crazy!! And I make a KILLER swiss meringue buttercream. And my Butter Chicken is out of this world. So, come on by anytime!! And good luck with the new project!
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Gina says:May 12, 2011 at 7:43 pm
Clarence, New York … we have a cozy little cottage that has been our DIY project for nearly 7 years. We’ve flipped every space in the house (just finished doing the kitchen ourselves) except our master bedroom … we’ve lost steam … but would really like a master bedroom get-a-way space. Can I get an AMEN?! We have 2 boys (10 & 7) who are not strangers to a house being in total bedlam due to a project under-foot … they would thoroughly enjoy seeing your team in action. With regards to “part B” … we are hands-on kind-of-people … not afraid to get our hands dirty … call on us anytime to help with a project :O)
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Erin says:May 12, 2011 at 9:27 pm
Davenport, Iowa. We built our home 3 years ago and I’m struggling with our den/art room that we share with our 3 girls. We love the idea of having a space for them to be creative (and messy!) but can’t figure out the look and organization we need in there.
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Catherine says:May 12, 2011 at 10:28 pm
I am renting and would love a redo of some rooms but we won’t be here long enough for that. I just wanted to say I hope you are getting a TV show because HGTV is sorely needing some new shows and I would love to watch you two!!! Seriously, how many people want to watch that many episodes of House Hunters????
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Bethany Annechino says:May 13, 2011 at 1:53 am
I am very late to the party. But, if you happen to need a hand anywhere near South Jersey or Philadelphia, I am SO in with gusto. I live in Clementon, NJ, so I am about 15 minutes from Philadelphia. Being in an apartment, I don’t have the freedom to do as much as I’d like without making it easy to undo before I move. And I definitely can’t afford to do much since I lost my job. But interior design is in me and rushing through my veins.
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Tiff says:May 13, 2011 at 12:22 pm
How about an international challenge? I live in London, England and have a 3 bedroom home with a nice little garden out back. It was built in a very space efficient way around a twisty staircase which results in limited ability to carry furniture to the 2nd and 3rd floors so we’ve had to get creative with flat pack furniture.
Its also got the common UK feature of shunning any type of open plan design in favour of individual box shaped rooms… I bet you two would work absolute wonders on it!
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Heather says:May 13, 2011 at 2:03 pm
Hi Layla and Kevin,
I’m renovating my kitchen and bath in my 1929 bungalow in New Albany, IN. Right across the river from Louisville, KY. Come on by!
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Lisa Long says:May 13, 2011 at 4:22 pm
I live in Durant, Oklahoma (90 miles North of Dallas, Texas). I am a self proclaimed DIYer who loves to do remodeling and decorating. My husband and I just recently remodeled our home after a water pipe broke and forced us to make some “now or never” choices about the house. I would love to get involved in a project where I can “play” decorator.
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Miss Kitty says:May 13, 2011 at 5:31 pm
I live near you in Montgomery. I am a good “worker bee” if you want help on a project nearby.
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Bernadette Hair says:May 13, 2011 at 6:11 pm
Hi Layla, I live in a three story (basement is unfinished) house Colorado Springs, Colorado and would LOVE love love help with any rooms, but if I had a choice, it would be master bdroom and dining room!
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Megan says:May 13, 2011 at 6:11 pm
You can redo ALL the rooms in my house, as far as I’m concerned! I live in a builder BLAH house that desperately needs some character. I live right outside Indianapolis, IN.
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mel says:May 13, 2011 at 8:51 pm
You seriously could have the pick of any room in my house. We live in Grand Rapids, MI. We have been working on the kitchen/eating area off and on for a couple of years, but other rooms could use a fresh touch too. My very dear husband is a hard working man and an excellent father. So, when he’s not at the office, he’s enjoying precious time with our 3 children. And me, well, when I’m not homeschooling our oldest or giggling with our middlest or snuggling our youngest, I’m either cooking, cleaning or sleeping. Yeah, would love some help from you two.
Best of luck with the show.
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Angie says:May 13, 2011 at 9:41 pm
I am sad I missed the 48 hour timeline. I am an event planner at my church, the village church, and I’m between two large conferences. Please come on over to lewisville, Texas! You and keV are welcome anytime. My hubby and I have worked nonstop on our home since before moving in two years ago. We didn’t have a kitchen for nine months due to the diy concrete counter tops, along with the hubby finishing his masters at scad in interactive media. The master bath is gutted at this moment and has been since before moving in as well. So plenty to choose from here and all the help we can get is appreciated.
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sara says:May 13, 2011 at 11:50 pm
Howdy!
Come visit us, and we’d show you a BIG Texas Welcome!
I have lots of rooms that you can have at
I’m a seamstress by trade and am more than willing to help out with anything you need! Also don’t mind getting my fingers dirty!
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Ann says:May 14, 2011 at 9:39 am
We just don’t see enough late 1970′s split level redos on tv these days! I’m half joking and half serious. We’ve done a lot to our home in the past 15 years, but still have half of the lower level unfinished. The laundry and HVAC and water heater are housed there, but the rest is a blank slate. I think you two could come up with a few ideas for us. We live in Columbia, MD.
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CL says:May 14, 2011 at 8:14 pm
Oh Geez, this is what I get from skipping my blog reader for a few days! I have an ENTIRE HOUSE you can come decorate! we’ve gutted my parents old house…no flooring, no paint on walls, nothing. its a blank slate! i’ll take anything i can get! did i mention 3 kids, one 2 months old in the mix? we live in maysville, ga, hr nrth of ATL, next door to the outlets if that’ll persuade you to come!
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Lisa Shovlin says:May 14, 2011 at 8:45 pm
I know I missed the 48 hour cutoff, but if you’re still reading, I’d like to add my name to the list. I live in Northeastern Pennsyvlania, near the Pocono mountains and we have a 23 year old home that we love and are redecorating. My problem is that I know what I like: I like your style of decorating…. but my mind just doesn’t know how to get there! Yikes! Help!
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Barb says:May 14, 2011 at 11:00 pm
I too missed your deadline. I hope you are still reading these posts. I live in eastern Washington state in a house built in 1905. It was the original farm house, then a boarding house, then a nursing home. It had been vacant for 3 years when we bought in 1976. We have done a lot, but there is so much more to do. We also have a two bedroom family cabin in the Cascade foothills that could use your touch. Would you ever come to the Pacific Northwest? I sew and my husband and I painted murals for our church’s kids rooms.
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Shaunna says:May 15, 2011 at 7:40 am
Well, I know I’m late, but I’m up for you driving down to Troy, Alabama anytime to help me! Got that dining room coming up, you know.

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Angela Richardson says:May 15, 2011 at 6:39 pm
We live in Snow Hill, MD and I would love help with our home. We built it ourselves three years ago and it is very small. I would love different layout ideas to maximize the space. Most of the house was done quickly on the cheap. We didn’t get our CO until the day before our wedding! Now with a 1 year old its hard to find time to make the house what we want it to be. Thanks!
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Ashley G says:May 16, 2011 at 8:55 am
We live in Easton, NH and would be thrilled to have your help with a few rooms. Our main concern is our nursery – we’re expecting our first child in October and don’t know what to do with the room – but there are several other rooms that could use some inspiration as well!
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Barbara S. says:May 16, 2011 at 4:02 pm
Just found your website today, and fell in love instantly. Your decorating is lively, creative and beautiful, and never goes too far – you stop when you get it just right. And your photography is spectacular! My son and his wife (and 6 year old twins) just (last week) bought a tiny total fixer-upper Cape Cod in New Jersey and have asked me to help decorate because they know that’s my passion. Just maybe, perhaps, could you, would you help? I would assist in any way I could.
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Jennifer says:May 16, 2011 at 5:34 pm
we bought our house a year ago, and its a doozy. I need help everywhere!!!! I would love to check out your new show!
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cammee says:May 16, 2011 at 5:47 pm
Better late than never? Uh, hello? Is there anyone on the planet who wouldn’t want your services? Sign me up! I live in Spanish Fork, Utah and would looooove to see you in my neck of the woods.
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Amanda says:May 17, 2011 at 8:35 am
I’m late, too. LOL. But, if something comes up in the DC area for you guys, I’m happy to offer my painting, spackling, whatever! home improvements skills to help out. I also sew and quilt, so I’d be happy to contribute in that way, too.
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Antoinette says:May 17, 2011 at 9:55 am
We are in Cadiz, KY and our living room and kitchen/dining area need the most work. I’D LOVE TO SEE ANY, I mean, ANY ideas you may have for our space. And I’d really love to say you’ve been here, I am such a huge fan!!
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Tracy Doede says:May 17, 2011 at 10:10 am
How did I miss this post? Argh! If you are still taking locations and need just one more location to add to your list… why not Weyauwega(why-aww-we-ga), WI. I love all of your ideas that you post and love the links to other sites. Mike and I have been together 16 years ,married 10, and have two boys ages 8 and 6. We have tackled most projects on our own but could realy use some help. We have a 2 story with a walk up atttic with something needed done in almost every room, you pick. I would love your help in anyway you’d like! That’s how much I love what you do!
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Tracy Doede says:May 17, 2011 at 10:21 am
Oh, didn’t mention, we are woriking on the kitchen right now after being inspired by yours. We’d love to help in anyway possible. Mike has concrete skills, carpentry and is my Handy Man! Me, I just love to help! The boys, well, they help… Think big brother litttle brother, big hammer little hammer
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Elvia says:May 17, 2011 at 4:18 pm
I missed your deadline, but I hope you read my post and consider it. I love your blog and love your decorating style. I really, really need help in staging my house and fixing/changing some things around. The house has been on the market for almost three months now and even though people who has come to see it say it looks nice, clean, and welcoming, they don’t make an offer. We need to do some changes soon to see if we can get some offers in. My husband relocated to Charleston, SC three months ago and I’m in Idaho with my 2 small children waiting for the house to sell. We’re desperate to join him.
I would also love helping you with any projects once I move to SC. I can paint walls, furniture, etc… But I’ll be able to help with other things too.
Hope I can hear from you!!!!
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margo shanks says:May 17, 2011 at 4:58 pm
I know I am a litle late but its worth a try. We are newlyweds who bouught our first house. The challenge?? Its only 1000 square feet!!!! We live in Atell, Tx….kinda out there in the country but we just want our house to be warn and cozy. We would be honored if you stopped by. For a quick look at the house visit our bog at shanks-est2009.blogspot.com
Good luck with this awesome endeavor!
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Rachael@LovelyCraftyHome says:May 17, 2011 at 5:00 pm
I know I’m super late on this, but I’d love to help out…I’m sure there are more deserving folks as far as rooms to redo, but I would be happy to be involved if you come to Asheville, NC!
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Sarah says:May 17, 2011 at 8:24 pm
I LOVE your website and would love your help! We live in beautiful Annapolis, MD (which by the way if you haven’t been here, you would LOVE it)! We are a young couple with a little girl who bought an old house and have NO IDEA what to do with what we call our ‘front room.’ Technically it’s the original/small family room of our super cute cape cod-ish white home with a sweet, small screened in front porch. We have painted it a pretty blue/gray and installed an AMAZING beadboard white ceiling with crown molding which we love, but we are clueless as to how to design/style it. And thus, we’ve lived here a while…and it’s still empty!!! It is the first impression when you walk in our cute little house and I want it to WOW people, but it currently just houses our vaccumn under it’s fancy-pants, new ceiling. We need some TLC style and would be MORE than happy to help with other projects. Come here, it’s a great area and not far at all from DC or Baltimore! Thank you for all that you guys do, we love your website and good luck with this new project
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D'Ann says:May 18, 2011 at 7:43 pm
My husband and I live in Colorado Springs. We bought a home in suburbia where all the homes look the same. I am struggling with making the inside look unique and look like a place with age and character.
We have two bedrooms and a ‘library” in need of a redo. I can send pics of the rooms as they are.
Best of luck with this new adventure. I can’t wait to hear more about it !!
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Jane says:May 18, 2011 at 9:25 pm
Anytime, anywhere, any room – you guys are awsome!!
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Heather M says:May 19, 2011 at 12:51 pm
Well darn, I’m a little late, but could sure use a little TLC at our house. We live on 5 acres in Union, MO (Outside of St. Louis) and could really use a makeover on any of the rooms in our house, but especially our Master bedroom and/or bathroom. Not to mention we have a whole basement that is unfinished, with a TON of potential!!
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Tasha says:May 20, 2011 at 1:00 am
Layla, I’m a little late here, but are you KIDDING? You have to ask if we would want to work on a project with you? Uh HELLS YES, thank you very much
. My husband and I are in contract on a new house in Redmond WA (just outside Seattle), and all I have to say is that the house was built in 1988 and it STILL LOOKS LIKE 1988. Pretty much every room in the house needs some updating. We have plans, of course, which include a master bath reno, a guest bath reno, a bonus room addition, and LOTS OF PAINT. The walls, the moulding, and pretty much every cabinet in the place needs paint. Luckily, I am pretty darn handy with a paintbrush
. Decorating, though, is not my forte. This is why I read your blog for inspiration! And, it’s why I would be over the moon excited if I had your personal help figuring out how to decorate the place and make it home for my husband and I and our two beautiful little girls. What an exciting venture for you! -
Susan says:May 20, 2011 at 4:16 pm
Sorry this is late and long:
Ever since I can remember, I’ve had a love of old homes. At ten years old, my entire roll of vacation film was used photographing Victorian homes on the Jersey Shore. I would look at a dilapidated, ramshackle cottage and have to catch my breath before I could say, “Isn’t it beautiful?” and my mother would look at me like I had two heads. I always admired my Nana’s glass door knobs and plaster moldings.In 2001, my home was finally completed. My husband, a carpenter, our two teenage boys and I built it from the ground up. Oh it was glorious. It had all the character of an old home but it was new. It had everything I ever wanted. The big front porch, gorgeous trim, real hardwood floors, windows everywhere, period reproduction lighting, hand-forged Eduardian drawer pulls from New Zealand (total bargain believe it or not!). I sanded every piece of mill work myself and lovingly applied two coats of primer and three coats of high gloss paint. Every single time I walked through the door, I had to pinch myself. I really couldn’t believe it was my home. I felt so blessed. The emotion I felt was the same as you would feel when looking at a piece of art.
Unfortunately, I did not get to live in that house for very long because, after twenty years of marriage, I found myself unexpectedly divorced. I found a sweet little rent to own house I adored. It was 900 square feet of my own little heaven. Oh the plans I had. I had already installed some bead board, trim and new five panel doors with glass door knobs. But then, the housing market crashed. And no bank was going to lend me the amount that I originally agreed to pay for the house so I had to move out of that house because the owner was anxious to sell it. I ache for that house. I truly do.
About four and a half years ago, I met my sweetie. He’s wonderful but not very handy. I now live with him in this house in Edgewater, Florida, USA with popcorn ceilings (SO offensive), knock down textured walls, an inefficient kitchen, not enough natural light, and an odd floor plan and zero character. There’s also a 300 gallon fish tank right where I think the French doors should be! I’ve got some great ideas (many from your blog and those your blog links with) and some challenges that I’m not quite sure how to tackle but with two pay-cuts, the budget isn’t all that. I’ve been selling things on Craigslist and eBay to fund small projects like my bathroom and I’m currently planning and collecting the materials and furniture to create a multi-purpose room for crafts/sewing/office space.
Ever since I found your blog, I’ve been so inspired. I looked at everything in the archives because I wanted to make sure I didn’t miss ANYTHING. I would love your help. I’m handy with my compound miter saw and I love to paint. I learn fast and I’m willing to work my butt off. I’m trying to achieve the casual Pottery Barn/vintage/farmhouse/cottage vibe. Even if you do not choose our home for this project, I want you to know how much you’ve helped already. That popcorn and knock down texture was KILLING me! Now I know… Masonite and bead board wallpaper! If you need me to help with something else, I’d be happy to do that, too. I’m sure I’d learn something. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!
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Lori says:May 21, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Sorry I’m really late on this, but I would LOVE to help out if you’re ever in the Chicago area! I love DIY projects and crafting and am always looking to learn more about it, so it would be an honor to work with you!
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Fiquet Swain says:May 21, 2011 at 10:37 pm
Ok, I realize that I am WAY past the 48 hr mark but my husband & I just got married this past fall & have recently bought an old 1890′s farmhouse here in North Carolina (just outside of Raleigh). The house is amazing but needs a serious face lift. I love flea market, Americana inspired interiors & want to be true to the farmhouse roots but in a fresh, playful way. We would love help from you!!! I have a design degree but now work as a makeup artist & own a beauty boutique here in NC. I would be more than happy to help with a project if you are ever in the area. Let me know if you would like to see some pics of our new hobby farm!!!
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Aly Wetzel says:May 24, 2011 at 1:57 am
Layla and Kevin,
I know this is a super late posting, but I thought I would comment anyway. We live in Pendleton, In and boy would it be great to have you! My husband and I bought our house two years ago, and I have only gotten two rooms painted. There have been paint samples on the wall in our living room for months. I just can’t decide what I would like and/or what is best. The main reasons are that the furniture we have (which isn’t much) probably won’t be there in a couple years. Also, we don’t know if we are going to live in this area long term. We are trying to weigh out what would be nice to do verses what should be done or what is worth doing. We bought a manufactured home, so it will not have as high of a resale value as others….even though it is in good condition. In general, both inside and out, our house needs some character. We don’t have a lot of time or money at the moment, since we just had our first son (who is 10 weeks old). All the projects that have been started have been left alone for now. There are so many things just waiting to be done….including the lower grade tiles that were put in before we moved in that are now cracking and the grout is coming out. My husband and I are not afraid to get our hands dirty, but it is a little intimidating sometimes to make design decisions/commitments. Whether you would ever make it up north or not, it would be great to see you all on tv! I love reading your blog and catching up when I get the chance. Thanks so much for all the work you do! -
Lynn Huggins says:May 28, 2011 at 6:42 am
Option A – YES, YES, YES!! We move into a new home in a couple months. Built in 1983 and full of wall paper and mirrors all throughout the home. We’re pulling everying out, scraping popcorn ceilings, retexturing, new flooring, etc. HELP!! We bought this home because of back yard….beautiful…on 1.63 acres with a pond. Can send you pictures!!
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shawna hathaway says:May 31, 2011 at 9:40 pm
I have a small A-frame house with an addition just sitting under roof nothing done inside and I have no idea what to do so it’s an empty canvas! Located in Bridgeport, WV . Can send pics anytime
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Lindy says:Jun 2, 2011 at 6:37 pm
I hope I’m not too late to apply! I’d love to help out and live nearby in Monroeville, AL. I paint (walls, murals, art), sew, build, etc. Call me…she said holding a fake phone up to her ear!!!!
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Jess says:Jun 6, 2011 at 10:53 pm
We live in sunny California {SF Bay Area}…that should be enough to get you guys out here, am I right?!?!
The hubby and I have a 1.5 year old son and another son coming in 3 months {eek!!!}. We are in some desperate need of some nursery help {turning that extra room where we throw stuff in and shut the door into something soothing for a baby!} and downstairs/family room help. We’re almost done re-doing our master and our son’s “big boy room” and have seriously run out of steam! Our townhouse is small enough to present some challenges for storage, functionality, etc. — we could really use some fresh pairs of eyes & extra hands!!
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Amber Stifflemire says:Jun 9, 2011 at 4:27 pm
Is it too late to throw my house in the ring? I just recently discovered your site and *wow* this is the style I love but felt I couldn’t get away with so much beachyness in my rancher, in a subdivision, in Huntsville, AL! I’ve already started to redo in my head but of course your help would make my “head redos” a reality!!
Take care..Amber
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Amber Stifflemire says:Jun 9, 2011 at 4:29 pm
P.S. Would love to help out wherever the next project takes you! I’m the handy man of the house, but I don’t have any real background in it, so I would love to learn from y’all
























You guys can come and do however many rooms you want in my house!! I love your blog!