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…]
by hookedonhouses on 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 the ‘house in despair’ on the block.” [click to continue…]
by hookedonhouses on 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… [click to continue…]
by hookedonhouses on 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 artist’s holiday? [click to continue…]