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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:

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:

A) YES
B) YES! I love getting my hands dirty and making ideas come to life.
Location: Bozeman, MT, USA

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Stacey says:

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. We live in Snellville, Georgia, just east of Atlanta. Cheers!

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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:

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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Robin L. says:

Sorry – forgot to mention I’m in Silver Spring, MD.

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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:

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:

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:

I would love for you to redo my whole house!! I’m in Indianapolis, IN.

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Nicole Henley says:

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:

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:

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!?!

Warmly, Michelle
Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust

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Amy says:

Oh my gosh, yes please!

Fort Mill, SC

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Roxanne Winebrenner says:

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!!
xoxo

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Deb says:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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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Paige says:

PLEASE come to my house. Winston-Salem, North Carolina!

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Lindy says:

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:

You guys can come and spread your decorating magic here anytime! Kernersville, NC

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Anne @It's a Baltimore Life says:

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:

Oh please come to my house and re do my bedroom, my kids room, my play/laundry room, kitchen, and living room. I live in Eugene, Oregon!!

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Sada says:

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:

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:

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:

http://insweetviolets.com/blog/?p=729

I love Option A and B!!

Here’s a unique challenge for ya:
Seattle, WA
Airstream Studio

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Nelly says:

I would love for you guys to makeover a room(s) in my house! Houston, TX

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Becky :) says:

how embarrasing! I am just outside Vancouver, B.C. Canada!!!

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Cara Leonard says:

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 !! We live in Avon, CO.

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Elizabeth Washburn says:

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~

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Carolyn says:

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:

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!!!
Congrats to you on this new adventure! Way to go!!!

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Marina @ Yummy Mummy says:

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:

You can come re-do some rooms in my house!!! I would love it!!!
St. Edward, Nebraska

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Sunday Baker says:

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:

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:

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:

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!!

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Mandy Ford says:

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?! I’ll stop rambling now but just the thought of having your help to make over our space makes me giddy!

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Laurie Tacheny Borden says:

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!
We live the the tiny rural town of Socorro, New Mexico. It is about an hour south of Albuquerque.

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Leigh says:

Sign me up! Baltimore, MD

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kelly says:

Bring it on, Layla! Come redo any.room(s).in.our.house in Orlando, FL. Or the barn!!! Yes, a barn in Orlando!
I love your style!!

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Arielle says:

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:

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 I can sew and I can paint walls like it’s my job!

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Leah says:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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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Melinda says:

uh…yeah! who wouldn’t?
Melinda – Columbus, Ohio

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Brittany says:

We live in Greencastle, PA – about 2 hours North of D.C. And the best part? We live in a LOG CABIN! When will you be here!?

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Sharyl@Thelittlebrownhouse.us says:

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:

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 I’m in the Niagara region of Ontario, Canada. Yes, kids…… WINE COUNTRY! Think about it.

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Aron says:

Come on over! Would love your expertise! Wilmington, NC (a coastal town, right up your alley!)

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Yarnista says:

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 ) Oh, and I will throw in my husbands talents as well. He is a WONDERFUL carpenter.

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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:

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:

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:

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!!

Jayme @ Her Late Night Cravings
http://herlatenightcravings.blogspot.com/

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Kendra @ My Insanity says:

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:

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:

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:

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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Kendra @ My Insanity says:

Forgot to mention, I am in Phoenix!

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Eldre says:

Help me! In a cute Sears home in downtown Annapolis, MD.

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Lynn Doty says:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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…
I am near Atlanta Ga.
Thanks!
Amy

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Amy R says:

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:

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:

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:

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!
Erin

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Allison Waken says:

I’d love to help or offer up my house or WHATEVER you need!! (it’s awfully hot here though

Allison Waken
Phoenix, AZ

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Chris @ SimplyBeginning says:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

Abslutely! No question!
We are in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex! Good luck!!!!!

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BriannEm says:

I would want you to help if I HAD a house. But I’m willing to help you if you need it. Just a general helping hand nothing special. Oh… Salt Lake City, UT.

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Katie Madden says:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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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Jennifer says:

Would welcome a room redo here in Phoenix, AZ!

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Amy Lynn says:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

Either one would be right up my alley!!
Live in Washington state

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Roxie says:

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:

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:

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:

Goodness – yes I would LOVE to have you makeover any and/or all the rooms in my house.

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Tammy says:

Waving frantically….over here…in St. Louis! I have LOTS of rooms….I’ll let you pick!

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chelsea says:

YES!!! Austin Texas. We just bought a new old house that needs your fingerprints!!!!

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Beverly Palmer says:

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:

I would LOVE help with my 1940s bungalow here in Sacramento, CA!

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Val Miller says:

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:

And oh by the way – I live in a sleepy little farmhouse just north of Athens, Ga.

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Jane S says:

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.

Good luck with your fun new endeavor’s!

Cheers,
Sarah

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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:

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:

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!

xoxo

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Stacy says:

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:

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!
A big thanks for your thoughtfulness!

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Jill says:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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 xoxo Megs

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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:

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:

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.
Congratulations to both of you – your looming success is well earned and well deserved.
~Sam

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Crystal says:

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:

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:

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:

We would LOVE to have you in West Michigan!

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Amy says:

Would love to have you come…your ideas are amazing!
Your welcome at my parents house too!
Nashville, TN

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SheilaG says:

I would love to have a room or 3 redone! I’d also love to help you- I’m a good gofer, painter, snack-maker! I live in Acworth, GA, outside Atlanta.

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Jennifer says:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

That is so exciting guys! I think you should help redo someone’s space! I am a bit bias though for obvious reasons We get tons of compliments on that guest room! Hope it all works out, you NEED to be on TV!!!!! You guys are so fun!

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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:

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!
Also, I sew, so there’s that too!

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Lauren says:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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.
We live in Kinder, Louisiana (Southwest Louisiana) in a beautiful, picture- book neighborhood.

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Bethe says:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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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danielle says:

yes, please!! our bedroom needs you
albany, ny

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Sarah V says:

(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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

Please come do mine. I’d love that. St. George, Utah, USA

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Rebekah Renfrow says:

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!
Rebekah

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Jennie says:

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:

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:

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!

Carol
antiquetexan.blogspot.com
cschimschat@yahoo.com

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Margitta says:

Oh, you could re-do my entire house… but I live in Norway

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Angie says:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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.

Carol
antiquetexan.blogspot.com
cschimschat@yahoo.com

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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.
But…..I would also love for you to redo my livingroom in the home. Tall cathedral ceilings and large window.

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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:

Option A – I love the projects you guys have tackled. I live in Nampa, ID.

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Terrie M says:

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:

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!
Dallas, Texas

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Melissa says:

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:

http://we-are-team-jones.blogspot.com/2011/04/213-gardenia-part-4-ekby-bjarnum-saves.html

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

Seeing you two in our house would be a dream come true! Love your style!
We live in Kansas City.

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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:

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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.

We’re up in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.

Xo,
Bon

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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:

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:

Any room, any time….. OHIO

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kayla aimee says:

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:

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:

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:

I would absolutely love you to redo any room in my house!
I live in Salt Lake City, UT!

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Karrie says:

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:

I will welcome you with open arms to help me with my house. (Chicago NW Burbs)

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Debby says:

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 We live right here in Prattville, AL!

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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

Oh yes, we would be very interested in having you guys come here to help us in ANY of our rooms!! We live in WA state, about 40 minutes south of Seattle.
My husband and I both love watching your videos. How exciting to be able to watch you on TV too! =D

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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 But it would be fun to help out with a remodel too!! And I’m sure we would learn a lot just being around you two so that we could take it and apply it to our own homes! I’m in the Lombard, IL. (Suburb of Chicago)

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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.
~Heather

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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.
I should could use some design help.

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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!
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

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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!
Thanks! Kimmie

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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
I am an artist of different mediums and can hand paint and distress furniture.

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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 We live in Ontario, Canada

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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!

can’t wait to see what’s next for you guys!

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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.
I live in Hingham, MA. Good luck with the project sounds like a great idea!

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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?
Thank you, Krys

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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:

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!

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Teresa S. says:

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:

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:

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
My email is mddark@yahoo.com

So excited for you guys!
Melissa

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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!!
Laurie

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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!

COME OV’AH!!

Aimee in
Corvallis, Oregon

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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:

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:

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 I’m in Alaska, though so it’s a bit out of your way!

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Harbormom says:

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:

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.
location Denver Colorado!

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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.
- Andrea

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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. As for helping out, I can paint my heart out, have novice sewing skills, and am game to hammer, glue, and all that good stuff.

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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!
Danna

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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
Atlanta, GA

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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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Jenn J says:

May 5, 2011 at 5:28 pm

YES! YES! and YES!
Memphis, TN

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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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Jen says:

May 5, 2011 at 5:40 pm

y’all are welcome anytime– i LOVE your style!! new brunswick, nj

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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!!

Let me know when I need to pick you up from the airport PASCO, WA

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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!! They have so many cool antique pieces but need to figure out how to use them while giving their little home an update! They live in Southern California.

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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 thanks for sharing such a wonderful idea/opportunity!!

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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.
( Huntington Beach)

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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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Kim @ Life Analytical says:

May 5, 2011 at 5:58 pm

I love both options! I’m in Pittsburgh.

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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!
Bethany in Southeast, Louisiana

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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:

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:

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!

- Becky

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Joanie says:

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!
Keller, TX USA

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sara @ it's good to be queen says:

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.
also, i would LOVE to help with a project. i can sew, paint, or anything crafty. i would love it!! we live in northwest arkansas and would LOVE LOVE LOVE to have you!!!

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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.
{Eugene, OR}

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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 : )
Rancho Cucamonga, CA

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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:

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:

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:

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:

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!
Good Luck with everything!
d e n i s e

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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. Jenn

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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
From Salem, Oregon.

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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!
hugs,
chris

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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.

What a fabulous opportunity! Well deserved.
xo~Jill

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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!
Location: Greensboro, NC

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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 We live outside of Providence, RI!!

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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…
Comstock Park, MI

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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:)
I live in Wayne, PA, right outside of Philadelphia

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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!
I live in Raleigh, NC and would love to welcome you in our home.

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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 It would be more than a dream come true. Can’t wait to see you weave your magic over some other lucky families homes x

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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!

Sincerely,
Phoenix, AZ

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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!
Greenville, SC

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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. We are in Central Washington’s wine country.

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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:

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 I live in Beach Lake, PA, USA! Good luck, I’d love to see you guys on TV – you’d be great!!

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Beth B says:

You can come to our home anytime! Nashville, TN

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Dorothy says:

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.
You can rescue me anytime! xo

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Colleen says:

http://thevintiqueobject.blogspot.com/2011/04/house-tour-series-my-good-bad-and-ugly.html

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…

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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!
I’m there whatever you need, seriously!
So exciting!

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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!

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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!!!!!”. We would love to have you come to Breckenridge, CO! PEA PEA PEEASEEE!!!

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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. As for what I have to offer…well, I make a mean heart-flower! Or I could supply salsa to the crew??

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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.
Good luck on this new adventure!!
-Kate

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katie smith says:

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:

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:

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:

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!
I’m an armature-ish seamstress that could possibly help on other projects if you’re in the area (as in like hemming something if it didn’t need to be perfect looking… ;p)

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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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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.
We’re in High Point, North Carolina (the HOME FURNISHINGS CAPITAL OF THE WORLD!!!!) and I would love to show you my secret little “where furniture goes to die” place that I know you’ll love!

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Carol says:

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:

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.
I live just north of Vancouver Washington.

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Amy S says:

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!
P.S. I love your blog!!!

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Lindsey says:

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:

A) Yes!!! Can i say yes for my mom too?:)
B)Long Island, New York wants you too!!!

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Andrea says:

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:

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;)
Tracie

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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!
Meghan

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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!
Can’t wait to hear more about this!
~Terry

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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:

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:

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:

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:

yes please! Come to lakeland, fl

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cmm says:

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!!!!

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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!

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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:

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:

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:

Charlotte, NC! Family room or master bedroom – take your pick. We can go antiquing in Waxhaw & get some yummy eats while we are at it. Mary Jo’s cloth store = fabric heaven. Sounds like a plan to me…

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gretchen stein says:

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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Carla says:

May 5, 2011 at 8:44 pm

My house is your house here in Kansas City!

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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:

Yes! Come here! Just don’t mind the four small children running around….
We’re in Montgomery, IL. I’m also volunteering my mom. Huge house, frugal, and practical. I know she’d LOVE some new ideas. They’re in Lake Elmo, MN.

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megan says:

any room in my house!… spokane, wa

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Jennifer says:

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:

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:

How about Las Vegas? Or if that seems too exciting……..Montana?
Either state, either house, any room!

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Suzanne says:

Help me re-do a room or three! I have some bedrooms I just don’t like.
I live in Idaho.

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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.
You already know that we are in south eastern north carolina, just north of Wilmington.

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Allison says:

May 5, 2011 at 8:59 pm

I would totally give you my kitchen to re-do.

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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:

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:

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:

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:

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!

Grand Rapids, Michigan!

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Sandras says:

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:

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:

Ogden, Utah. You are welcomed ANYTIME!

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CJ @ STC.com says:

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:

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…
No style or substance!
A house full of hand me down furniture

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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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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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Ellie says:

May 5, 2011 at 9:17 pm

Wouldn’t that be awesome! Love to see you here–Cedar Rapids, IA.

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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!! )). Love you guys!!

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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!
Thank you!

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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.

Good luck,
Steph

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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! I’m in Robesonia, PA

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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!

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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

I’m packing my paint brushes now…just in case I get the call
Would love to help ya’ll out in any way I can. Susie Bloop!

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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:

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:

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:

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:

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.
I would love to help you guys with any project too. Painting, sewing, crafting, etc.
Have fun

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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 . We’re in South Bend, Indiana, and my mother is in Corydon, Kentucky. And either way you choose, you would get to hang out with two super cute Ethiopian-born kidlettes .

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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!
Minneapolis, MN

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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!!
anyway, we live in midland, texas

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Shannon says:

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:

Yes please! Any room in our house would do. We live in San Luis Obispo, CA.

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Rachael says:

I live near Baltimore, Maryland and I could find many houses with many rooms for you to work on . I would love it and lots of friends in this area who would love it!

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Elizabeth says:

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 I live in Dayton, Ohio and we sure could use some excitement around here!

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Cindy says:

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

A) YES, yes, yes, please!
We live just outside of Columbia, SC.

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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.
Lots of love,
Green Country Gang in Broken Arrow, OK

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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.
Raleigh, NC

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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.
Grange (city/Suburb), Queensland (State), Australia.

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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

Heck yeah! I’m up for A or B!!! I’m pretty good at painting . Bring it on up (over?) to Olathe,Ks. Right outside of Kansas City.

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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!! xoxo from Alexandria VA!

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molly says:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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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Lynette says:

May 5, 2011 at 10:05 pm

Yes, please! Layton, Utah

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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 How fun for you (and hopefully me). *B

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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:) And if not, our current house could use some too! It’s picturesque landscape here in the midwest with red barns and all!!

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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:

Yes, definitely yes. Just bought a new house that could use some room redos. Richmond, VA

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Jennifer Glass says:

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:

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.
But I do need some help making decisions in my 1948 home in Willow Glen Ca
Jamie ~ Jamie Brooke Photography

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WhisperWood Cottage says:

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!!!

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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
Heather

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Alyse says:

May 5, 2011 at 10:16 pm

Yes to A! I am in Denver, CO. Yay!

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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.
I am in Flowery Branch Ga. just a couple hours from Alabama with lots of great Kev and Layla bait…great thrift haunts, Pottery Barn outlet, Ikea…c’mon its been a while since you’ve had the meatballs.

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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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Emily says:

May 5, 2011 at 10:24 pm

All of the above! Norman, OK

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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.
I am located about 45 minutes outside Charlotte, NC. Come On Over!!

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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.
I live in Minneapolis MN, and I love your blog!

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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!
Amanda

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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!!
~Beth

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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.
If you feel so inclined to come to beautiful British Columbia, Canada, would love some help “pizzazzing” our finished, but boring suite above our garage!

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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 We also have the best flea market by us every month where we could shop, complete with your friend the Urban Farmgirl! We are in the western suburbs of Chicago!

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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! I’m in Dallas, TX.

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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.

Thanks!
Erica

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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
I’d love the help – I’m challenged in both the design area and the cash area!!

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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!!
<3,
Adri
http://www.dreambookdesign.com

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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. We’re in Memphis, TN and have a whole rancher that’s currently stuck in the 60s but has TONS of potential!

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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 Seems like you could seriously get your re-do on! We own a 1925 farm cottage with loads of character that could use some of your help!

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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!
Phoenix, AZ

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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.

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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!
If you guys are able to go abroad, I live in Bonn, Germany and would be happy to give a hand in any way possible.

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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.
I am a good painter, decent with a drill, and eager to learn other power tools.

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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!)
I am so excited for you and your new blog adventure!
All the best-
Laura
Va Beach, VA

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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
I am always in awe of your designs and hardwork. Glad to see things are stepping up for you!

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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!

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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!
Anything from a family room, guest room, bathroom, patio, screened porch, master bedroom,exercise room……you name it, we probably got it!

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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.
kelly

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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.
I’m in Frederick, MD. It’s a cute little town about an hour from DC and Baltimore.

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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!!! Greensboro, NC

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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!
Jen
Scissors & Spatulas

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Stephanie K. says:

May 6, 2011 at 6:58 am

Layla and Kevin,
Come to Austin Texas!! My house is only 6 years old, but it lacks charecter (read: builder grade everywhere). It could use some TLC punching up!!

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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?! We’d LOVE for you to come fix ANY room in our house!! Pick us, pick us! Greensboro, NC.

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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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katie says:

May 6, 2011 at 7:25 am

Um, yes please!!!

Simpsonville / SC / USA

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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…
What a fun opp for you two, hope everything works out and we see you on the big screen.
Brandi N

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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!

Unmotivated,
Livonia, Michigan

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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 . Go TLC!!

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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!
My husband is super handy and I am a beginner at sewing (and we’re both structural engineers)…

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Amanda M. says:

May 6, 2011 at 7:54 am

Sure! Number 1 for me! New Wilmington PA!

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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.
I’m in Rochester, Minnesota — hope to see you soon!

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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.

Jennifer Owen
Arkansas City, Ks
(620) 662-2143

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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!
Good Luck on this new path!
Gina Turner Yancey

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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.)
Specific rooms… Kitchen, Bathrooms (we have one that is so tiny it’s like you’re on an airlplane), sunroom, backyard, bedrooms, porch, “library.”

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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 We live in Hampshire, IL (a far west burb of Chicago). Have a great weekend!

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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!! Good luck with your new adventure!

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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.

Thanks,
Christie

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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!
Kitchen, strange layout playroom and converting garage to living space – take your pick ; )

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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.

Can’t wait to hear from you.
Annie

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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! I’m in northern Indiana.

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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:

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:

Oooh, fun!

Come to my house. I live in Franklin, TN.

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Zoë Scala says:

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:

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 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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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 …) OR I’d love to help you out with some local projects. How exciting for you both, can’t wait to see what you get to do.

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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

Um…..Yes, yes, yes!!! NE Oklahoma. Pretty much do it all, would love to help, and/or lend my house to be worked on!

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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:

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:

A. Yes!
B. Yes!
I have a house in NW Arkansas and an apartment in Allen, Texas. Would love help on either one!

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Sarah Whitmire says:

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! Love you guys and your blog!

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melanie says:

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:

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

Good luck to you!
~Angi

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emily says:

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:

A!!!

Massachusetts

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Gabby says:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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!
You can find a couple of pics of the outside here: http://anexcellentadventure.blogspot.com/
(We’re planning on snapping some “before” pics once we move in this weekend.)

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Patti Z says:

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:

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!!!
I’m in Arlington, TN, a suburb of Memphis.
Good luck to you! – Erin

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CARY says:

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:

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:

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:

I have a log cabin in the hill country of Fredericksburg Texas—it’s small and cute and needs a little help!!
Please Come!

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Jenny says:

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:

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!
Thanks for your incredible inspiration! Blessiings to you!

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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:

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:

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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Kris Allen says:

Would I love it YES!!!!!!!!

Sammamish, WA (near Seattle)

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Amanda says:

YES!!! Raleigh, NC here!

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Katie Morin says:

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:

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:

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!!
We live in Mt. Vernon, Indiana. We would love, love, love to have you in our home!!

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heidig says:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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 !!!
We are in a sweet town in northern california.
Love your blog!!

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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!
Springville, UT (40 min south of Salt Lake City)

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casey davis says:

Yes, please! Marietta, GA

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Angie says:

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:

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:

Hi,
I live In Encinitas, California (San Diego).
I would love to help!!!!! You two are adorable!!!
Shelly

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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.
I’ll be waiting for you.

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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:

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!
We are in DAYTON OHIO! Come on up!!!!

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Clara says:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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!!!

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Debbie Hill says:

That would be fabulous! I would love any of those things…you at my place, helping out etc.
I’m in Massachusetts.

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Jenny says:

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:

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:

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:

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! }

Blessings~
Daune/MountainDrmr
Cottage in the Oaks

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Natalie Elrod says:

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!
Ok, I have so rambled and said way too much! SOOOOOO Excited!!! You guys ROCK! Glad to help in any way! Keep up the AMAZING and SO inspiring work!!!!!!!!

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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:

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:

Heck yeah…my entire house could use some help!!

Longmont, Colorado U.S.A.

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Lonnalee Anderson says:

Would LOVE to have you guys to Littleton CO! Come see the Rockies! and me!
Blessings,
Lonnalee, Dave, Mollie Lou and Ryle too!

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Jill says:

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:

Come ‘on over, you can redo anything you want! Raleigh, NC

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Stephanie Pecuch says:

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 Excited for you guys!

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Brittany (aka Pretty Handy Girl) says:

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!

-Brittany (aka Pretty Handy Girl)

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Anna in FL says:

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:

We’d love to have you help us with our little home nestled on an acre in Dallas. This sounds like fun!

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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
queenofmynest(at)gmail(dot)com

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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.

Many Smiles and Thanks,
Bri

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Ashley says:

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.com

I 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:

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
Indianapolis, IN, USA

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Kerry says:

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. We have an Ikea nearby….

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Jessica says:

Whoo-hoo! I’d love to have your talents bestowed upon our new (old) bungalow cottage!!
Come on over to Asheville, NC (Weaverville, to be more exact)!

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Marla says:

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:

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!

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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. =)

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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 We have a guest room and basement living room that needs lots of help. But ya’lls touch on anything would be fantastic. Located in Marietta, GA

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Whitney says:

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:

We would love to have your help! Noblesville, IN.

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Lisa Foster says:

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:

OKAY this you might like! ….how about a re-do of a townhouse courtyard in Beaufort South Carolina?
This is not a landscape request Im thinking would be cool with a wall treatment , new back gate, daybed, half pergola and dining space. Oo lala

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Sarah says:

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:

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:

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!

Sarah Burke
Syracuse, Utah

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Katy Lunsford says:

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:

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.
WE LOVE YOUR BLOG!

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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.
Thanks!!

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SuzyMcQ says:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

Oh my gosh…are you serious! This is fantastic! I would love the opportunity to pitch in next to the two of you. You guys are awesome!

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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!
: )
Maria Ricci
Hawthorne, California

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jessica says:

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..!
So come out to West Michigan..( Out in the country near Grand Rapids)
P.S. Then you can also visit Chris from JAG…! Love her blog too… Hey, maybe you can both come over..!!

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Kat Armstrong says:

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:

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:

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:

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 We would be up for anything and would love to help as little or as much as needed!

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Andrea Dutt says:

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:

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:

Are you kidding? That would be awesome, having you come to our home to redo any room you like!
We live in the Hudson Valley (NY).

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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!!!

Blessings,
Kirbi

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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 all the best on your great big new adventure!

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Tiffany says:

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 No window coverings, paint is from when we first moved in, ugly, hodge podge furniture, WE LOVE YOU! I’ll send you pictures if you like!

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Erin Z. says:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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.

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Megan says:

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? Thank you!

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Laura D. says:

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!
Thanks!

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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.
So keep me posted if there is any way I can help! -Faith

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Rita says:

May 6, 2011 at 10:24 am

Oh yes please!! I have a room or two or three that is so in need of a “TLC Makeover”!!!
New Port Richey, Fl

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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
Merry in California

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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. TLC to KC!!

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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

I would love to have you come help with our house – any room of your choice We’re in Harrisonburg, VA. (about 2 hours south of DC)

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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 Room

We 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!!!!!!!

Thanks so much!
Sherri Farrell

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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!!!
Thanks
Sherri Farrell

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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!
Tracey Garcia

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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:

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:

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:

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…
Layla & Kev – thank you for your consideration!
Donna

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Shannon says:

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

You had me at “help us..”!!!
Your average painting, caulking, simple construction and mediocre slipcover making friend in Downers Grove, IL reporting for duty!

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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:

You can come help me with my house any day Methuen, Massachusetts

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Kristin says:

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:

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:

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!
I’ve got a house-full of rooms I’d love your help with, because I love your style!

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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:

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:

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:

Would love to have your help!!! I live in Illinois
Smack dab between St. Louis and Chicago.

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Lee says:

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:

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!!
I’m about a 1/2 hour from Boston, MA.

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Brooke Tansley says:

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:

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:

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!
xo,
Karen

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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?
Pronounced Ta hatch ah pea. lol

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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!!!

Love your guts
mandi

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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 Ogden, Ut

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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!
Ya’ll come! Julies

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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:

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:

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:

i would love to have your ideas on a room redo (or 2). I’m in Tulsa, Oklahoma

:~)

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Kimberly says:

I would LOVE for you guys to redo my room!!!!

Portland OR

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Gina says:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/seahorseatlanta/

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

yes please! do my whole house!
houston, tx

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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. She’s a big helper around here!

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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! I think it would be so awesome and congrats on the opportunity! You guys deserve it!

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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 !
I am a pretty good painter (of walls) and would be happy to help anyone!

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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 Just sayin!

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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!
TUSTIN / CALIFORNIA/ USA

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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

OOOOh pick me pick me, Mr. Kotter.
Just bought a house in Central Missouri.

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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

Duluth, MN is the place to be this time of year! We would love to have you come north and help us with our house! Our bedroom needs you…

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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. I’m a K-8 ESL teacher and my husband works for an energy efficiency company. Please come visit us!!

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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!
Thank you,
Blessings,
Crystal

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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).
Thanks,
Amy

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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.

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
help. Bay City, Michigan.

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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).

Pick me, pick me I clearly need help.

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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 : )

Trish
Brantford, Ontario
Canada

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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.
Hence, this Mom needs the physical help as well as the design/decorating assistance.
I love your blog and keep up the wonderful eye candy and ideas.

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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:

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:

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:

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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