The ceaselessly churning, real-time response machine of the internet never sleeps - and, especially since the birth of their second baby earlier that year, neither did John and Sherry. They approached every blog post or Facebook status in a defensive crouch: What would get the most likes and shares? What would trigger a backlash? There was no escaping the onslaught of feedback, positive or negative. In Instagram photos, the Petersiks’ friendly grins seemed to be hardening into tragicomic Greek masks. But they had recently started to chafe under the microscope. Readers of YHL, as it’s known to their millions of fans, knew an absurd amount about the Petersiks’ lives, including the brand of shampoo the couple shares (Burt’s Bees) and the fact that Sherry owns only one bra.įor years, the Petersiks had appeared to delight in the oversharing, letting no vacation, birthday, or parenting milestone go un-blogged. During those nearly 3,000 posts, they catalogued kitchen renovations, decorating projects, moves to three different houses, and the births of both their children. on almost every weekday for the past seven years, Sherry and John Petersik had uploaded a chatty, photo-laden post to their do-it-yourself home-décor blog, Young House Love. on a Thursday in September 2014.Īt precisely 10 a.m. “We painted our brick with breathable masonry paint, and it was the most insane transformation ever,” the couple wrote of the 3,125-square-foot home with five bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms.The rebellion began a little after 10 a.m. Once red brick with an oversize, covered porch, the house now features a bright white hue. The finished product bears almost no resemblance to the home they purchased eight years ago. The Petersiks documented their improvements over time on their popular blog. Inside the 1981 home, dated wallpaper, old carpet, and tired decor filled the space. When the couple first came across the place, it was a red brick traditional. “Whether it was fresh paint or adding built-ins or crown molding or a special custom tile pattern in the shower, we really did have a great time doing it.” “We fixed up the house slowly over seven years and loved it so much-it has been such a great home and there really wasn’t a square foot we didn’t touch,” Sherry says. On March 5, they listed it for $550,000, and it was sold on March 23 for $587,500. They’d purchased the home in 2012 for $350,000. Still, the couple made out pretty well from their Virginia investment.
“It was not the highest offer,” Sherry said on the podcast discussing the home sale. The couple are packing up and preparing to move to their next home, a smaller space but a big project in Florida. A post shared by Sherry & John | YoungHouseLove the end, the couple selected an offer that allowed them to rent back the home for several months.
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