Comments on: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

By: Cary Grant’s Former Home in Palm Springs For Sale

Cary Grant’s Former Home in Palm Springs For Sale — Thu, 12 May 2011 12:02:36 +0000

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By: cloud @ painting contractor manhattan

cloud @ painting contractor manhattan — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:28:32 +0000

I think the house is nice but I can’t fully appreciate it because the photos are in black and white. But the house is featured here, then it is still nice.

By: For Sale: A Reader’s $2.69 Million Dream Home in Encino

For Sale: A Reader’s $2.69 Million Dream Home in Encino — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 23:08:27 +0000

[...] she designed and built for herself in Encino, California. She says the Cary Grant-Myrna Loy movie Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House inspired her so much during construction that she referenced it all the [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 03:30:34 +0000

This is also one of my favorite movies of all time. My husband and I both watch it, and refer to lines from it when we’re doing a remodeling project of our own. The paint scene is one of our favorites, and when we “exchange words” our kids will say “bicker bicker bicker.” Love seeing the photos.

By: Mr. & Mrs. Blandings Build a Sunroom

Mr. & Mrs. Blandings Build a Sunroom — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:28:15 +0000

[...] architect draw up some plans. Several plans, actually. When we started this project, we turned into Mr. and Mrs. Blandings, dreaming about all the things we’d like to add to the porch. Before we knew it, we had [...]

By: a

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 22:21:44 +0000

I live in New Milford, Connecticut, and was delighted to find out that the author built his real dream house here, not far from where I live.

By: begin with a Sunny Outlook

begin with a Sunny Outlook — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 15:06:01 +0000

This is one of my favorite movies also! I love watching old movies like this to see the classic architecture – the beautiful house design and detailing was never better. Love the 12-over-12 sash windows. I wish that kind of woodwork detailing and architectural features were just as commonplace today.

By: Catherine Guhl Massung

Catherine Guhl Massung — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:57:40 +0000

Love this website!
Mr. Blandings is one of my favorite movies- just like everyone else
has commented! This home just has a warmth that touches your
soul and makes you want to live a better, happier more productive
life! Well, at least for me it’s true!
Yes, it’s very sad to see the house the way it currently is-so disappointed
the state of Cali is so remiss in taking care of what people have given
to it; sadly, our wonderful state is so cash poor that I doubt anything
can be done to save this home.

By: Richard Orton

Richard Orton — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:54:04 +0000

I once tried to visit Howard Hawk’s house in Bel-Air. I read a biography of his and had a pretty good idea where to find it but driving there was impossible. It’s now a private road in a nice canyon and there’s guard and gate keeping from traveling down the street. Bet it’s still nice. Nearby there was William Wellman’s house built around the same time. It was for sale recently and in pictures that I saw it looked like it had some of that nice colonial stonework popular in Hollywood in the late 1930s.

By: North by Northwest: Hitchcock’s House on Mt. Rushmore

North by Northwest: Hitchcock’s House on Mt. Rushmore — Sun, 23 May 2010 15:31:51 +0000

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