I love this groovy Venturo modular home and the fabulous “Come for the weekend and bring your orange bikini!” sort of lifestyle it promises.
Finnish architect Matti Suuronen designed these pods in ‘71 as the home of the future (I wonder when that future will arrive?). According to CollabStudio, the prefabricated structure was originally used as [...]
If you read my last post (”Before & After: Crown Molding Magic”), then you know that we built our house in 2003 and moved into a bunch of cold, white, empty rooms that desperately needed attention. This is another such barren space: my writing study, where I spend most of my day working. Fire up [...]
If you have ever moved into a brand spankin’ new house that feels like a big, uninspiring box of white walls and bare windows, raise your hand.
We did just that in 2003, and it was a daunting task to even know where to begin. All of our walls and baseboards were painted “builder’s white.” We [...]
I have to tell you that I love this new book, House Lust: America’s Obsession with Our Homes, by Daniel McGinn ($24.95, hardcover). And if you’re hooked on houses like I am, then I think you’ll love it, too.
Want a free copy?
I’ve decided to send a copy of the book to one lucky winner as a way of saying [...]
“You will express yourself in your house whether you want to or not.”
-Elsie de Wolfe
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–If you’re new to “Hooked on Houses,” welcome! Thanks for stopping by. This is a website for people who love looking at houses, talking about houses, and decorating houses. If your idea of fun includes checking out Open Houses, searching the MLS listings, [...]
This may look like a fairly normal house on the outside, but that purple door hints that there are surprises in store when you step inside.
Discovering this house on the MLS (selling for $316,900) made my day. Why? Because, thanks to a proliferation of TV shows like “Designed to Sell,” “Sell This House,” and “Get [...]
Ever wonder where the presidential hopefuls live? I did! Try to guess who lives in each of these houses pictured above. They belong to the following candidates:
Mitt Romney
Barack Obama
John Edwards
Hillary Clinton
John McCain
Here are the answers. How many did you guess? (Starting with the top row of pictures, left to right.)
1. John Edwards just [...]
Homeowner Sues Real Estate Agent. Marty Ummel says she paid way too much for her house in Carlsbad, California. So did lots of other people who bought at the height of the housing boom. But Ummel is blaming her real estate agent for not warning her that other houses in the neighborhood were selling for much [...]
(Note: This post was originally publshed as one of our “guessing games.”)
Now that we’ve discussed our favorite home shows, does anyone know which one delivers the highest ratings for HGTV?
Here are your three clues:
1. The long-time host has acted in various TV dramas and even had a small role in one of my favorite flicks, [...]
In 2003, HGTV took a poll to find out which of its shows was most popular with viewers. The overwhelming response? “Trading Spaces.” The problem? It airs on TLC, not HGTV.
That had to hurt. HGTV had actually passed on the series, essentially handing it to TLC. Now “Trading Spaces” was pulling in bigger ratings than [...]
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