• Does Coke Go Bad? Shelf Life of Cans, Bottles, and Diet Coke

    The short answer: Not like perishable food, but it does lose quality over time. An unopened, undamaged can or bottle of Coke is acidic and carbonated, so bacteria have a hard time growing in it. What you'll notice with age is The post Does Coke Go Bad? Shelf Life of Cans, Bottles, and Diet Coke appeared first on Better Living.

  • 7 Pasta Water Uses You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner

    The short answer: reserve about a cup of pasta water before you drain. Use it hot, a splash at a time, to loosen and bind sauces, add body to soups and moisten reheated pasta. Go easy on the salt in whatever you The post 7 Pasta Water Uses You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner appeared first on Better Living.

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  • Our All-Time Favorite Podcasts

    We've been enthusiastic podcast fans for over a decade now and have shared our latest listens in newsletters, social posts, and even on our own podcast (R.I.P.). Now we're putting all of our best podcast recommendations in one blog post! So whether you need a bingeable true crime show for a road trip, a reliable news series for your daily commute, or a fascinating deep dive to distract you during chores - we've got you covered below! Continue reading Our All-Time Favorite Podcasts at Young House Love.

  • FAQs About Our New Floors

    We're working on a big post about our finished renovation (which we last talked about on the blog here). But I'm dropping in to answer questions about the new flooring that we chose for our entire first floor (except for the tiled bathrooms). They've been one of the most-asked-about details of our reno on Instagram, where Sherry shared this reno as it rolled along in our Stories. So today we'll cover the what, why, and how of our new flooring. It's our first time using this particular material, and we have some thoughts. Continue reading FAQs About Our New Floors at Young House Love.

  • Every 2027 Color Of The Year (So Far!)

    Once again, the annual Color of the Year announcements have started rolling out VERY early. And once again, one has already come out before we could make our official guesses (it's only August of 2026!). So we quickly made our picks this morning. You can see them below in this post, and just like we've done for 2024, 2025, and 2026 - we'll update this post every time a new one is announced so you can see all the COTY selections in one convenient place. Continue reading Every 2027 Color Of The Year (So Far!) at Young House Love.

  • How We’re Organizing Our Digitized Photos

    I'm honestly a little surprised by all the interest in my photo digitization project, but we continue to field questions about how I've organized our old family photos. So here are answers to the most often-asked burning questions about exactly how we sorted, organized, and backed up our photos throughout the digitizing process. I won't claim to have ALL of the answers because there's been some trial and error along the way for me. But below are the steps I wish I'd followed from the very beginning. There's also a "rapid fire FAQ" at the end. Continue reading How We’re Organizing Our Digitized Photos at Young House Love.