Hooked on Houses

It Only Looks Old: A Lake House in Montana

by hookedonhouses on May 21, 2013

Flathead Lake Montana house Larry Pearson design 500

When I first saw this house on Flathead Lake in Bigfork, Montana, I assumed it had been around for a long time. So I was surprised to learn it’s actually fairly new, built by the architect Larry Pearson “with siding recycled from an old house so it has a nice weathered look,” as the reader who told me about it explained. [click to continue…]

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Tom Scheerer’s 18th-Century Cottage in East Hampton

by hookedonhouses on May 20, 2013

18th century shingled cottage East Hampton 500 When the Daily Beast website featured this charming Hamptons house recently, I knew I had seen it somewhere before. It was featured in House Beautiful back in 2008, but I was excited to see some new photos of it. It belongs to designer Tom Scheerer, who gave it elegant country-cottage style… [click to continue…]

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Real Estate Sampler: 7 Readers’ Houses For Sale

by hookedonhouses on May 18, 2013

Click the links below to see the listings for each house:

1. Nancy’s house in South Carolina

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HGTV Announces 9 New Shows Coming Soon

by hookedonhouses on May 17, 2013

Looking for something new to watch? HGTV just announced 9 original series they’re adding to their schedule. They include the home improvement competition series Brother vs. Brother with Jonathan and Drew Scott and a totally revamped Design Star… [click to continue…]

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A Beat-Up Bungalow Gets a Modern Makeover

May 16, 2013

Before it was renovated, this 1920s bungalow in Seattle was looking pretty pitiful. Meredith of Heaton Dainard Real Estate wrote me about its remodel, saying, “It was featured in the Northwest Green Home Tour and we had dozens of neighbors come by to thank us for what we did to the home. It had been [...]

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A Romantic Lowcountry Retreat on Kiawah Island

May 15, 2013

Here’s the house I’m daydreaming over today: a sprawling shingled home on over 11 acres of Kiawah Island in South Carolina. It was featured in Architectural Digest a few years ago and is now on the market for $18 million. Take a look…

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Artist Janet Shearer’s Old Stone House on Grogley Farm

May 13, 2013

Grogley Farm is home to the mural artist Janet Shearer, who lives in a converted barn on the property. You can rent this “typical Cornish farmhouse in the Ruthern Valley,” which dates back to the 18th century, and take painting lessons in her nearby studio. Doesn’t this look like a lovely spot to spend an [...]

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Ellen & Portia’s Horse Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains

May 10, 2013

After I showed you an historic house in Vermont that Michael J. Fox once owned, a couple of you asked why some celebrities move so often. Designer Cliff Fong says, “Ellen DeGeneres has moved more times than any person I know.” When Elle Decor featured the horse ranch she shares with wife Portia de Rossi [...]