Okay. So lots of you wrote in last week and insisted that you are still watching “Design Star” with me and faithfully reading my weekly recaps. You know what that means, right? I will keep recapping and you have to keep reading.
Tonight’s episode was the fourth one of the season and it started out with [...]
Thanks for all of your well wishes for my dad and his 70th birthday party! He reads this blog, so I’m sure he appreciated them. The party last night went better than I could’ve hoped for. It was so much fun!
I kept hearing, “I’ve been enjoying your blog!” from friends of his I hadn’t seen [...]
“Give what you have. To someone else it may be better than you dare to think.” -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This is one of my favorite quotes. I’ve been keeping what I call “Idea Journals” for about ten years now (a place to jot ideas, just like it sounds!), and I have this written on the front [...]
Can you believe it’s already the final day of our Fantasy Open House week? That went fast, didn’t it? So far the only house the majority of you guys chose to buy is “Sophia’s Harbor.” The vote on “The Artisan” is almost split down the middle, but “Walk Away” is winning at the moment (just [...]
Well, so far it looks like most of you want to buy “Sophia’s Harbor.” Let’s see what you think about “The Artisan.”
One thing to keep in mind–especially as you look at this house–is that Homearama homes are almost always over the top and a little ridiculous if you try to compare them to normal houses [...]
Ready for Day #4 of our Fantasy Open House week? I already showed you a few photos from this house in my earlier Homearama! post. Now you get to see the rest.
Sophia’s Harbor is a 9,625 square-foot mansion on the market for $2.4 million. It was built by Rookwood Homes and named after the builder’s [...]
Welcome to the third day in our Homearama ‘08 Fantasy Open House series.
The name Pavan Kunj refers to “the purifying influence of the wind.” The home’s design originates from ancient Maharishi Vedic architecture, which requires precise proportions, orientation, and placement of interior spaces.
Built by Daniels Homes, the Pavan Kunj has 7,700 square feet and sold [...]
It’s time for House #3 on our Homearama tour. (If you missed the explanation about our Fantasy Open House week, click here to read about it first.)
The Hampton, built by Eagle Custom Homes, has 8,200 square feet and is on the market for $1.7 million. Its design was inspired by coastal Long Island. According to [...]
In case you haven’t heard, we’re touring seven of the homes from the Homearama Home Show in Cincinnati and voting on our favorites this week.
The Manier Sherridan is a ranch-style house with 6,180 square feet that Hensley Homes has already sold for $1.8 million.
According to the builder, the Manier Sherridan’s design is “reminiscent of the [...]
Did you know that the Cincinnati Homearama is considered one of the Top 5 home shows in the entire country? People come from all over to see it every summer. They were expecting upwards of 90,000 visitors this year. Aren’t you glad you get to look at these houses without having to push your way [...]
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