Are You Hooked?
Are you Hooked on Houses? Give yourself a point for each of the following statements that you agree with:
- If there’s a “For Sale” sign in my neighbor’s yard, I can tell you how much they’re asking for their house–and whether it’s worth it.
- I have a habit of checking the real estate listings online, even though I’m not planning to move.
- I think the best time to take a walk is at dusk–after people have started turning on their lights, but before they have closed their blinds!
- I’ve been known to visit Open Houses and model homes, just for fun.
- I will stop to take a photo of a beautiful house if I have a camera with me.
- When I visit someone’s home, I immediately start looking around to see what changes they’ve made since the last time I was there.
- I get upset when I see a beautiful old home that looks neglected and unloved, and I fantasize about “rescuing” it.
- I would go to a neighbor’s party just to get a look inside their house.
- I have considered becoming a real estate agent, or have been told I should be one.
- I’ve been known to check out the local house listings when I’m on vacation to see how much it would cost to live there.
- If I drive through a pretty neighborhood, I slow to a crawl so I don’t miss anything.
- I’m always redecorating my house. It’s never “finished.”
- There are certain movies I have watched repeatedly because of the houses featured in them.
If you agree with 3 or more of these, then you are definitely hooked on houses. You’ve come to the right place! Welcome to the club. 
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Love your site
This is absolutely me–almost every one is a yes. In fact, there is a house across the street from me I’d like to rescue right now. And I recognized the house in this picture immediately. lol. Love the site! (I’m working to create a blog, and I also loved your blogging q and a article! thanks).
Julia, what a great list. And thanks to my reading here, I’m even hooked more so.
What fun!
Okay, so what if I did answer yes to all but one question. It’s okay … I’m not Hooked. I can stop any time I please — I simply CHOOSE not to. Besides, everybody does it. Don’t they? [Don't freak people -- I'm just having fun; although I did answer "yes" to all but one question (the one about spotting homes on vacation -- namely because I work for myself and haven't had a vacation since I can't remember).]
Well, I kninda knew I was hooked on houses,and gave a positive answer to all the questions but the first 2. And we always look at what is avallable where we visit.
Yep. Took one look at the picture of the house at the top of the page and thought to myself “I’ve been in that house”. There’s a Sears kit house in the town I live in that looks amazingly like that house. I see an Open House sign and it just calls my name. I have been trying to figure out why for a number of years now. Love your blog and I’m sure I’ll be a frequent visitor.
oh ya..i’m well over three positives…with one exception..when I visit someones home I always see what changes I would make..love your blog
Hi Julia, I do all 9 on them that you put down. I guess I’m definitely hooked on houses. Thanks for posting the pictures of the Father of the Bride, kind of house.
I am definately hooked on houses! Everything listed, I do. What fun! Thanks!
Love this house. Do you have other houses that have painted ceilings?
Oh my goodness! I probably shouldn’t have found your site because it will feed my addiction! I answered YES to every one! We just bought a 1830’s colonial that we are trying to “rescue” with not enough money or time!
I’m sure I will be writing to you with questions!
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/201-N-Dutchman-Creek-Road_Winnsboro_SC_29130_1106638016
this is a link to a home that a postmaster sold back to the government so he could relocate. been all over the news and everything. just thought you might enjoy looking at it.
I’ve been hooked on houses since I was a young child! When I go on vacation, I spend half my time looking at houses and the other half trying to figure out how I can move there permanently. My absolute favorite place to walk is Charleston, SC…I think I’ve been up and down every side street and back alley and never run out of things to see. Second favorite is Newport, RI. Nantucket is good, so is Cape Cod…then there’s Cape May…Sanibel…Santa Barbara, Carmel…Do I see a trend developing here?
Ditto, ditto, ditto! I “collect” yellow houses – take pictures of them everywhere I go (and then fantasize about what I would do once I lived there)!
I love your house. :] I’ve been obsessed with houses since I was a kid! My husband and I are currently building our dream house (three flor, five bed, six bath), but due to the economy, we may have to cut back! I’m very disappointed, because my husband and I have been saving up for years to build our perfect house for the kids… We have three; Alexis, 10, Sam, 7 and Amy, 4. Reading your blog makes me feel like there is more hope for us and our house. We just hope the economy gets better soon!
I stumbled upon your site from stumbleupon – and I can’t log off!!! It’s irresistable!! I love houses and I live in an old one! Your site is exciting and cool and different and fun. THANKS for the thrill. I’m hooked!!!! Maryann!!!!!!!!!!
Does anyone know who the maker of the wallpaper/fabric is in Liam McDermotts room is? Tori and Deans child. If you know could you post it. thanks
What exactly does it mean if I agree to ALL of the statements? Does that mean I’m hopeless? My sister turned me on to your site and I’m in love!
I found your site while googling for something and love it. I am originally from CT and my dad was a contractor growing up. I live in Manhattan Beach, CA now in a tiny beach house – one of the originals still left in town. My head spins when I see an old house, new house, etc. and the comment about – when you go to someones house your already redecorating it in your head – I do that all the time – I feel compelled to want to move stuff around. Can’t wait to go through the site- I already saw a bunch of houses I want!
I am hooked on houses. Love to look at well decorated homes; inspires me to do something with mine. I would love to see some decorated laundry rooms on your site if possible.
Well, I knew the answer already. I’ve been hooked since childhood. I am always checking out homes for sale on craigslist in different cities here and around the world and looking at the endless variety. I love houses. And I love your site!
You are my new best friend! lol You have defined me! Yes to EVERY statement. How did you know all this about me? lol I wish I had more time to sit at this computer to comb through each of your posts. I have tivo’d Grey Gardens but haven’t watched just yet. Those pictures make me want to run to my TV set! I have gone as far as visiting (OK ..stalking) the actual house on more than one occasion. Have the DVD and saw the Play! :0) I will be back… again… and again… and again! Ahhh, I found kindred spirits! :0)
Yup, discribes me perfectly…I’m hooked and always looking for my next one.
Suddenly I discovered at the age of 60 that I was “Hooked On Houses. In addition to your prerequisites for being truly “hooked”, I also stop and take pictures of strangers’ homes during our driving trips. Once my husband couldn’t stop west of the Catskills on a two lane highway and I’ll never get over it although I only caught a glimpse. A house in heaven would look like this one. I think it was a 2-story wood frame house, painted entirely pale, pale lilac, with a porch across the front with numerous hanging baskets of pale lilac colored flowers. It was a rural area, so the house was set off by itself, and it looked like something out of a dream. If anyone knows where this house is exactly or has a photo of it, it would make this old lady’s day.
Love your newly found website, Julia. Thank You!!
Hi Julia – I LOVE YOUR SITE – I truly do – thanks so much for your blog and all the ideas!! I’m for sure a hooked on houses gal. I’m just starting the process of doing some small but effective decor projects on my house and I’m hooked into your blog!!
Hi Julia,
Susan
If Mr. Linky croaks on you, you may already know this…you can go to his website and click on “Widgets” and click on the Meme for today. You will see the whole list of participants and their links. Then you can just right click on the link and select copy shortcut if you are compiling a list of those who are participating and signed up.
When it went down yesterday, I copied and pasted the links to a word doc. I got about half way through the list…then it started working, again so I stopped. It’s been my experience that even when Mr. Linky is down and not showing on the blog, you can still see all the participants and their links at this site under Widgets. I just saved what I had copied from his site, in case it went down for good. I just wanted to make sure you knew about that section on Mr. Linky where you can see everyone who participated and signed up and their link since it so far as been accessible even when Mr. Linky was not working.
Love this list! I said yes to all but one. I’ll sort of copy Sue and add that I look around other peoples houses and see what remodeling I would do, too. I’ve always loved houses – doll houses to people houses.
Oh My I am hooked on your site!!!! I am hooked on Houses big time as a kid I was like a dog hanging out the car window going for drives looking at house!!!! I will be visiting often. xoxo laura
I think I answered Yes to everything!! I was beginning to think something was wrong with that every time we go somewhere we always pick up the real estate mags! I would love it if you had a button for Hooked on Fridays or H on Houses, did I miss it?
I’m hanging my head in shame (or happiness that I’m not crazy!) I answered yes to all but 1!! I’d like to add another. When houses in my neighborhood come up for sale I jot down the realator and go look it up in hopes that they have good pics of the inside of the house! There’s also a real estate channel on our local cable station that shows current listings in the area in a continuous loop. Sometimes I watch that channel for a good hour. Finally I’m and HGTV Junkie. I also live for our towns annual Street of Dreams! Great site to feed my addiction (I don’t know if that’s good or bad) ha ha
I’m obviously TOTALLY, COMPLETELY, HOPELESSLY, OVERWHELMINGLY, EXTREMELY, AMAZINGLY, EXTRAORDINARILY, WITHOUT A DOUBT hooked on houses!!!!
After having worked as a realtor you should think I was tired of watching homes and interior designs, but no – It’s still my favorite thing.
So thank you for giving me a chance to see that there are others out there like me!
Have a wonderful weekend… (maybe some Open Houses?)
Greetings from Norway!
Great quiz. So glad that I’m not alone in my obsession! I was drawing room plans at seven while other girls were drawing dresses. Still can’t draw, mind you, but at least I can now decorate!
Great blog!!! Thanks.
cristin
http://simplifiedbee.blogspot.com/
JUlia, I suggested you check out Augusta, KY, and Ripley, OH, for some intriguing houses. I visited both again recently and you must see. Plus it’s such a nice drive along the Ohio River with a ferry ride across to Augusta and Ripley right up the highway 52 in Ohio. I volunteer to be your tour guide since I am on the far east side of Cincinnati. References provided: I am a young-at-heart 65 year old harmless lady with a fun sports car and I respond quickly to shouts of “STOP” and I brake for houses, too.
I just came across your blog and I LOVE it. Yes I am hooked on houses. As an interior designer and magazine stylist I have been looking at serious design sites and didn’t know what I was missing out on. Your section bad MLS photos had me laughing out loud for about an hour. Thanks for the laugh it really brightened my day!
HiJulia.Pretty bungalow kitchen makeover. I love those cabinets. I just got a peek of Joan Rivers’ house that’s for sale in Connecticut ( aol homepage). It’s gorgeous!! I think I lived in Connecticut in a past life or something. I love those old country houses with the stone walls. It’s so nice to dream………………………..
Julia,
I wanted to thank you for hosting your blog parties. They are really fun!
xo,
cristin
Ha! You just described me to a tee!
Do you have anymore information on the Disturbia house?
Love this list… Hi, my name is Amy, and I am Hooked On Houses!
Julia—You got me, guilty on all 13 counts. I’ve also been known to redecorate my friends houses in my head and completely rearrange the furniture in hotel rooms when I get there. I’ve got it bad! Love your blog!
Oh my goodness. Yes to every statement. Wow. Thanks for a delightful blog!
What if I answered yes to every question on the quiz….do I need some sort of rehab?
Love your site!
I am totally hooked on houses…I am traveling all over Michigan and Indiana to get away from my home in Arizona this summer due to the fact that it is just too hot,,,staying in my friends marvelous empty places. This is fun andI like this blog. Peace. Cindy Hicks
Julia, thank you so much for creating this forum. I found your site while searching the web for the Detroit home of my fav. “rock star” Jack White. Of course your site contains images of his super fab. “former home”, as well as the new one in Nashville. But beyond that search I was thrilled to find a haven for die hard “lookie Loos” such as myself. My interests in houses tends to the purist, and my faves are those in their most origional condition regardless of period or style. My faves. are carpenter folk victorians, rambling guilded age manses, prarie school and craftsmans, mid century moderns, and anything by that hottie Bart Prince. I have a few fun MLS links for yoy and will try to send them. Thanks Beautiful!!
Jeff Hillenbrand
I just found this site and love it! And I answered yes to every question. When we were kids my parents went (and took us) to open houses at grand old homes there’s no way we could have afforded, and after quitting time we’d walk around in unfinished new homes (at the stud stage) and try to figure out what all of the rooms were going to be. We have a friend who is a realtor send us the on-line listings daily for our town even when we’re not in house-buying mode. My husband has this “sickness” too but he tends more toward approaching people who are working on fixing up old houses in our neighborhood and trying to get a look inside, whereas I have more of a weakness for open houses. Here’s a question for you all — do you ever have “house dreams”? That’s when the centerpiece of your dream is some big, usually old (but sometimes contemporary, for me), really cool house that you’re living in and haven’t even discovered all of the rooms yet. These dreams are incredibly vivid and detailed, down to the pictures on the walls and the books on the shelves — but the houses are nothing like any place you’ve ever been, lived, or seen on TV/in movie. Both my husband and I experience this regularly (it’s rather pleasant and you hate to wake up).
3 or more?! I’m all of the above! And some I secretly thought I was the only one! I watched “No Way Out” with Kevin Costner, over and over again just to try to figure out the design of his girlfriend’s apartment. I would pause and make a sketch on paper…I dreamed living on a place like hers. No wonder I became an architect! Absolutely loooove your site.
How about the house from the movie “What Lies Beneath” with Harrison Ford. It’s great.
I thought I was the weirdo who checked the real estate listings daily and rewatched movies to view the white subway tile in the kitchens. (I did use the tile in my kitchen, only with the darker grout). Great site…..
I believe that we are separated at birth. You mean there are other people like me? Though I’m a designer, people always ask why I don’t become a real estate agent… I don’t want to SELL homes, I want to SEE homes!
Love your blog! I feel right at home… no pun intended.
Does anyone know about the house used in the movies “Hanging Up” and “Fast and Furious”? One of the movies says it was built by Eddie Fisher for Elizabeth Taylor as a wedding present. It is a beautiful modernist design. I would love to see more of it.
Or what about the houses in Beethoven, Homeward Bound 2, and Mrs. Doubtfire?
And by the way, like everyone has been saying, this is a great site, and I thouroughly enjoy it every time I get on! I am an architectural intern and a custom home designer, and I really appreciate this site as an inspiration to my imagination and design!
Hi Julia. I’m not sure where to write you just for a note. I saw the birds on the birch disks you showed from “My Sparrow.” Are the birch disks available from there or no?I love those and love Hooked on Houses. Thanks!
Hi, Jodi! Sorry, but I don’t know about the birch disks. You’d better contact My Sparrow directly to find out for sure. -Julia
O my God, this is me! I do the same thing! and I loved the beach house in Something Gotta Give. Someday, maybe I will have a house like this …
Can someone tell me about the neighborhood or location and the home used for the character Lillian Bodine in the movie, The Two Jakes? It was surely in the Los Angeles Area such as Beverly Hills, Hollywood Hills, Brentwood, I don’t know. I have searched and searched and really want this information. Thanks.
Yep I’m definately hooked. Can’t wait to see the Bad MLS pictures link. I thought I was the only one who noticed that sort of thing! Oh, and don’t forget stageing, aren’t those shows about staging just basically stating the same things over and over? Paint, declutter, make each room cohesive. Duh. I guess the people on those shows don’t ever watch them.
Anna
I love this site. It’s all the things I love, beautiful homes and great designs. Keep up the good work…Love it!
LOVE , LOVE, LOVE looking at houses. I sold real estate for 17 years. Have always gone to open houses. I am just finishing up helping my son remodel a short sale we bought. I am still in a different part of the real estate business and will always be. I have always done all of your list. I even usually look at the county records, to find out what they have it vauled at, and what the taxes are.
Hi Julia
I am from Kandy, Sri Lanka and just found your blog. I LOVE it.
Your blog is now a favourite.
Kanchana
Okay, so I answered yes to ALL 13 questions! “Hi. I’m Ben, and I’m hooked on houses.”
And here I thought that I was the only one!! I am definitely IN the club! I love houses so much that I have little houses all ove my house! And at Christmas, the little house villages are everywhere!! I love this blog!!
You are speaking to me loud and clear! The blog world is so much fun because FINALLY I’ve found a connection with others that have my passion. Thanks for all the work you do for our enjoyment. It’s fabulous!
Decrenew.com
I agreed with every single one of them! Is there a support group for us somewhere? LOVE the blog.
Greetings Julia!
Here are a few of my current favorite links. All can be classified as “old Houses”, and all are in remarkable states of preserve in origional condition (my favorites). I think you will enjoy the river house the most because it has the most delightful broad porch overlooking the river. Enjoy! Jeff Hillenbrand
——— transitional – victorian / arts and crafts ——
http://www.talktotucker.com/property/property.asp?PRM_MLSNumber=2919259&PRM_MlsName=MIBOR&VAR_AgentCode=&VAR_OfficeCode=&showReturn=yes&VAR_SearchCriteria=&PRM_PropertyTypeCode=
——–a most remarkable Queen Ann masterpiece ———
http://www.lingle.com/property/property.asp?PRM_MLSNumber=10006858&PRM_MlsName=Lingle&VAR_AgentCode=514&VAR_OfficeCode=106
——– delightful river town federal W/ the most beautiful english basement kitchen —–
——— CLICK ON 307 W MARKET ST VEVAY IN (FROM LIST) ————-
http://www.scottlynchrealty.com/bin/web/real_estate/AR151403/ACTIVATE_FRAMES/HOME_SEARCH/Madison/1251817688.html
Okay, I am SO glad to know I’m not all alone in the world!! My husband and I are dying – I definitely get a 13/13 on this! Thanks so much for such a fun site!
Yes.
Absolutely hooked.
I answered yes to every question.
Dig your blog!
Sweet dreams.
wow, i got a point for all of these!! i’m only 14 and i’m obbessed with decorating and designing!!!!
I can’t believe I found this site! Of course I answered yes to every question. I actually painted my house the same colors as “What Lies Beneth” but have now moved on to the creams of “Something’s Gotta Give”. HOOKED!
Hi,
I’m from Denmark, and have been hooked on your website all day long..
I’m wondring why you don’t do The Stepford Wives as a movie home. Nicole Kidman’s house in that movie is amazing.
I think it’s absolutely wonderful that you’re doing this. I don’t know how to do it myself.
Sincerly Mette
Okay I LOOOOOve this website!!!! I was begining to think I was weird or something. I also have a definate passion for houses. They are my favorite pastime. My husband and I have built five and lived in all of them for oh about two years each. We just got done with our fifth house two months ago and I am ready to build another one, maybe for someone else. Thankyou for your site.
definatly hooked, kelly
I just read this list for the first time, though this is certainly not the first time I’ve been to your blog! Did you write this list for me? Thanks.
No, seriously, this is MY list…I am crazy about real estate, love love love taking walks at night for the mentioned reason, always visit open houses or models in cities I visit, keep up with local listings and am the go to person when people in the hood want to know what something is worth. I will never be done decorating, or if I think I am the house will be on the market the next day and I’ll be starting over in the next house asap.
Glad to know I’m not alone. Janell
is it a bad think that i pretty much can say I am guilty of all of the above items?
http://universitycityrealestate.wordpress.com/
What I’ve seen so far of these houses, I’m hooked. From actors & actresses to movies/tv. Have always been interested in star’s homes. Lucky to have found place.
Liz
I could stay on this site forever…it is just a dream. THANK YOU!
My sister sent me this website..she loves it and now I am hooked…can’t stay away from it..I am truly hooked!! Thankyou for a beautiful site…thanks Kitt for sending this to me!!!
I get 100% on the quiz! I’ve even attended dreaded tupperware parties to get inside neighbor’s houses.
I discovered HoH a few days ago and have done little else since. My husband’s been called to the screen several times, also. We both watched ‘Housesitter” over and over for the yellow house. Okay, he might have been looking at Goldie and Dana at the same time — they’re two of his favorites.
My favorite movie for the sets is, “Far From Heaven,” with Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid. The 1956 sets and clothing are marvelous.
Thank you for the fabulous site, I absolutely love it.
I can’t believe I’ve survived this long without seeing your site! I am in heaven ~ I thought I was the only one “hooked on houses”!! Fantabulous site!! Thanks
Guilty of all of the above…at least I am not alone. What a great site. Just sorry it took so long to find it.
Submitted too quickly…try these sites for some great house tours…http://219northcliffwood.com/ and http://www.pacificoceanfloorseats.com/
Enjoy!
Only three?! I’m not sure there was three that did not answer yes to. Well there’s no doubt…..I’M HOOKED!!!!!!! I found Hooked on Houses all because I tried to find out more on the Home Alone house. I love to watch tv and movies for just to look at the houses. A few tv/movie houses I’m curious about are… the masion in Money Pit and the San Fransico home of the Tanner’s from Full House. Are these just sets or do the homes actually exist?
Julia,
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Love your blog! Yes, I’m hooked on houses since I’m in the real estate business
Do you have anymore photos of the “Somethings Got To Give” beach house or a floorplan?
Hope you have a wonderful holiday season.
Thanks,
Sara
Hi, Sara! Sorry, but I posted all of the pics I had. I’ve never seen a floorplan of the house or I would have shared that, as well! -Julia
Julia,
Wonderful to find all this….How about a movie house trifecta? Hanging Up has the awesome circular house on Angelo Dr. in it. Also it has Eve’s house and her mother’s house in Big Bear.
Casey,
I take my dog for walks in other neighborhoods just so I can look at the houses that I haven’t seen lately. I love it when she has to poo right in front of a big grand old house, so I can stare a long time without looking like a stalker! (yes i clean it up) I also hope that the owner comes outside and invites me in for a tour.
I know the auditor’s website by heart, and his name of course. I can spend days on that site.
As houses go up for sale in my (and surrounding) neighborhoods, I keep the inside pictures for later reference.
I want to start a “don’t paint the woodwork” awareness program.
When I was a child, we had to “write a book” and mine was titled “i love houses, rainbows and stars.”
Thank you so much for this blog.
-Holly (aka ILOVEHOUSES)
Hi, my name is Molly and I answered yes to all of those questions… I think I found my place : ) What a great site, found it looking up Gone With The Wind houses. Love your blog!
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT IS THE ADDRESS OR LOCATION OF THE HOME USED IN THE MOVIE STEP MOM AND ALSO THE HOUSE USED IN THE MOVIE HIDE AND SEEK. THANKS ALOT I LOVE YOUR WEB SIGHT.
Oh, I’m so glad I found it here !!! I immediately took the survey and answered yes to 9 of the questions. The one I agree with the most is that I always imagine myself rescuing old houses and imagining their previous life with their previous owners, the atmosphere and the feelings in them. I love houses with a soul !
i would really love to find pictures of the lake house filmed in an american pie
i found out it was located in paradise cove also, the amityville horror house with
ryan reynolds i really love the old victorians..you are doing a GREAT JOB! no one else has anything like this…thanks
I love it! Julia, your site is so intriguing!! I have added you to my blog roll!! Joni from Cote de Texas has lots of images from Something Has got to Give!
I came across this site while researching beach homes. I have really enjoyed seeing some of these homes. I loved the movie “Something’s Got To Give ” so much that I researched a painting found over the mantle in Erica’s bedroom to see if I could purchase it. After much searching and talking with the woman in charge of Kenton Nelson’s gallery, they put out a limited release giclee reproduction. They have released 60 or 65 for purchase. I purchased one and just love it. It is smaller than the one in the movie but framed it is beautiful. I hope this is helpful to others who loved it as much as I did!
Another very cute looking house is the house in the movie Garfield–the first one, which has Jennifer Love Hewitt in it as a vet. It’s adorable!
Do you know how I found this site? Looking to find contemporary photos of houses, I know I’m definetely hooked on houses, and everyone that knows me says it.
I answered yes to all the questions. I love to decorate not just my house, but others too.
I look into people homes as I pass by, I get really excited if it’s contemporary. My family and friends come to my house and they get tired of watching HGTV that’s all I watch, building homes, decorating, buying, selling, etc.
Glad to know it’s people that has the same interest as I do.
TOTALLY hooked! As a kid, playing Barbie was much more about the townhouse than the doll. I constantly made “houses” in the driveway by using the hose and any ropes I could find to make “floor plans”. Dad was a real estate broker and Sundays were model home days. And the thing about dusk being the best time of day? I’m with you on that, I used to LOVE walking around the neighborhood at dinnertime (back in the days when a ten year old could do that) because I could see into people’s houses!
Hello! I answered yes to almost EVERY one of those questions. (I made need help.) I just found you and have poured through most of this site. You have been marked and I will be back. Thank you for enabling my strange addiction.
Crazy to know there are MANY of us Hooked on Houses. Love the blog and your choices of movie houses are top notch. After watching Somethings Gotta Give, and determined to get more information on the beach house, I found your site. Whata find. Look forward to visiting often. Another suggestion…San Francisco house in When a Man Loves a Woman.
I’m hooked on houses in a slightly different way than you. I have always loved the architectural features of fine homes since my background is remodeling, mill work, furniture making. I cannot go into a home without admiring (or criticizing) the spaces, windows, doors, millwork and the quality of the installation.
One of my customers pointed me to one of the homes featured in your site and wanted me to simulate the balusters and newels in that home -which we did.
Great site and great resource.
Kim
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You may enjoy some of the homes I photographed in Natchez, Mississippi.
Natchez Homes
More Natchez Homes
Beautiful Setting
Mississippi River Bluff – Natchez
I don’t want to join a support group——–I embrace my obsession. I answered yes to every single question…..have a few photos of stranger houses on my flashcard right now. I have been this way since I was a small child…..I would even need to check out the decor of bathrooms in restaurants. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your blog!
Hi have you done anything on the tv programe Notts Landing,like were it was film and are the houses real? you have a nice home.
Love, love, love the site! Especially now that Cottage Living has stopped publication. What were they thinking??
I have also turned my sister-in-law, Dana, on to your blog. She’s also my decorator/organizer/advisor/personal shopper/encourager with my small house – and does it all across country!
BTW – One True Thing (movie with Meryl Streep) is one of my all time favorite “interior” films. I’ll watch it when I’m feeling blue, and immediately feel “at home”.
Thanks for the good work, Gina Tucker
I love this site! Just trained to be an interior designer because I am hooked on houses!
Have you seen Barbi Bentons (Hugh Hef’s old flame) house? It was featured on
“the girls next door”. She lives in Aspen Colorado with her husband. The house is HUGE and the decor is way out there.
It would be a great house to see in pics. I’ve been trying to find it on google all day!
cecpe–
I haven’t seen that house. If you find any pics of it, let me know! -Julia
Just discovered this site today and I’m loving it. The Michael Douglas/Gwyneth Paltrow film A Perfect Murder is one of the movies I watch repeatedly for the houses and his office. Also, there was an awful, failed sitcom called Off Centre that had the BEST condo ever.
I agree. I love the condo in “a perfect murder” and have it on dvd for the purpose of re-examing the decor!
Hi Julia,
I just came across your blog while “fantasy” house hunting online…after the first few questions of the quiz I could not stop laughing becuase i am guilty of all of the above! My sides hurt…we would be best friends for sure.
I lived in Paris for the past 10 years and I made a hobby of veiwing apartments. I am now living in Long Island and we are renovating a 1900 tudor home. My friends say I move just to decorate and i should be a real estate agent.
They pulled HGTV from our local cable and I am in withdrawal. Thanks for giving me a new outlet.
Susan LI, NY
PS. do you have info on the movie, “Something’s gotta give”? love that house.
Susan–
In case you haven’t found it yet, here’s my post about Something’s Gotta Give:
http://hookedonhouses.net/2009/05/04/the-beach-house-in-somethings-gotta-give/
One of my favorite movie houses! -Julia
wow. Thank you again Julia for the post yesterday, kinda blows my mind that it’s on there as one of your top 5! Such a blessing to me, and thank you so, so much.
Happy New Year!!!!
Kellie
I didn’t need this quiz—but I said yes to every question. The “Something’s Gotta Give” house has had me in it’s grasp for quite sometime. Not pratical for where I live in the northeast where it is cccc-cold and snowy a lot, but such a fantasy. I have frozen that on my screen and literally picked it like a chicken carcass. Guess that started for me when I was young and even though you couldn’t freeze frame something I knew every knook and cranny of Mary Richard’s Minneapolis apt. Love your blog!
Hi Julia!! Oh my gosh!! Is it possible that we were identical twins seperated at birth?!? I was chuckling as i read through your “hooked on houses” quiz! I do ALL of those things and them some!! I am so glad that i stumbled upon your website! I jokingly told my husband, now he’ll know what it feels like to “loose” his spouse to the screen! me with your blog & him with football on tv!! LOL!! Seriously, you have also inspired me to start my own blog to share my love of creating a cozy home, gardening & my love of dollhouses & miniatures!! Reading your blog everyday lifts me up and makes me even more happy about life! It expands on all of my emotions that i already feel about decorating, sharing & a happy home! Thank you for sharing your words and wisdom with the rest of us in the “sisterhood of Hooked on houses!!!!!” I wish you a wonderful day today! i’ll keep you posted of my blog set up!!
sincerely,
Janet Woolschlager
Hi Julia
What an interesting website you have! I was watching ‘Something’s gotta give’ last night here in the UK and was looking up some information on the set design and came across you!
There is so much to read and look at in your site. I once came across a really lovely house in Georgetown some years back and have a photo of it in my summerhouse, will send you a copy.
Best wishes for 2010.
Giuseppe
I am in love with this site. I was looking for photos of Nora Walker’s kitchen from Brothers and Sisters and stumbled upon this site. It’s wonderful. I will watch entire movies or shows just for the houses. I even sat through a season of The Hills just to get peaks at the house they were renting–that takes commitment! Thank you for creating a site for house lovers!
Is it bad if I’ve answered ‘true’ to every single question? This is a great site, and I’m hooked on it. Thanks for doing such great work! By the way, have you checked out ‘Barbie’s Haunted Mansion’ over at Lovelylisting.com? It’s a beautiful old Victorian in Iowa, and it looks like someone has bought it and is going to restore it as they have done 19 others in the area. It’s a really happy ending for a house that has been decorated rather horridly.
I LOVE this blog/website!!! I’ve spent way too much time on it today, however!! lol…
What about the properties in “Meet Joe Black”? Amazing!!!
And I completely agree with the comments about “A Perfect Murder” – one of my all-time favorite movies – mostly b/c of that amazing Manhattan swank tank!
Thank you for your website it is wonderful.
answered yes to every question, good to know I’m in the right place
Just stumbled across this site today and I L-O-V-E it! I’ve been wanting to compare the beds in “You’ve Got Mail” and “Bewitched” and they were both on this site. Yeah! Thanks for sharing such a great, interesting site. Glad to know that I’m not the only one who is Hooked On Houses. =-)
What about the house in Fatal Attraction?? Did you do an analysis of that house?
Mypersonalfavoritesa r the house in It’s Complicated, the Family Stone, Stepmom,Somethings Gotta Give, Fatal Attraction, You’ve Got Mail. I fall in love with the houses in the movie and then I fall for the movie. Also, a recent TV movie His and Her Christmas” — her place was charming Did you do an analysis of that TV movie?
Marigold–
Go to my TV/Movie Houses page for links to all of the movies I’ve written about so far:
http://hookedonhouses.net/houses-onscreen/
There are over 50 and counting! -Julia
bueno no se si me entenderas porque mi ingles es bueno a la hora de leer ,entender cuando me hablan en ingles y de leer pero no se apenas escribir.solo comentarte despues de leer tus comen tarios hacerca de como eres respecto a las casa etc y decirte que yo hago lo mismo,entro en realtors en el Carmel por ejemplo solo por ver sus casa la decoracion me fascina y me encanta ir a casas nuevas simplemente por ver sus decoraciones.viajo mucho a Estados unidos y me fascina. un saludo desde Spain
Hi Julia,
Just got back from seeing “It’s Complicated”, again! Ok, you know you’re a true house junkie when you go back to see a film at the theater for the house shots. I love the movie and the story line, but the second time around I could really study the interiors – I love California style! From the Stanhope hotel lobby, her mouth watering Bakery, to her lovely, warm ranch home with that incredible garden! I think there should definitely be a sequel, just so we can see the addition!!
This movie did for Santa Barbara what “Something’s Gotta Give” did for the Hamptons.
Hope all is well and keep up the good work,
gina
Hi julie,
I have been commissioned to make a 1:12 scale replica of the Stuart Little Kitchen. I was wondering if you know what the top of the cabinets looked like. Do they have bonnets or are they plain?
Barbara
Barbara–
That’s an interesting challenge! I have no idea what the top of the cabinets looked like. I’d have to watch the movie again to see. -Julia
I’m definitely hooked on houses! It’s so funny how you mention walking at dusk. As a child my Mother and I use to go for rides at night &we always loved being able to see inside peoples houses, just to see what they looked like. As an adult I still enjoy it just as much. My husband laughs at me, but I have a luv for houses and decorating. Wouldn’t it be great if they had open houses on streets, where you could just go in and look around other peoples houses?
I also just love looking at real estate listings w/ no intention of buying. I luv to see what the houses look like inside & luv when they still have their decor up. That’s always a plus! And, of course my husband and I have no intention of buying.
I just recently found your site and I’m so glad I did as I luv it. I’m not nuts after all! LOL.
Thanks,
Tracy
I just found this and already in love with it.
Driving around at nite..yes yes… but I also turn on certain lights in my own home, and leave the window coverings open, so the ‘gawkers’ can get a good look.
During a Holiday Lights in my historic neighborhood (grilled hot dogs and hot Dr. Pepper are served from my yard)..I had to run in the house to get something and a couple ladies were standing right at the front window, wondering about something. I answered them, and they said ohh do you know the ppl who live here? I said I do! ha
Love this site. Did I say that already?
Thanks for the work putting it all up!
Deanne
Hey Julia,
I may be getting in late on this but just found a show called Cinema Style on Fine Living Network. I thought you would like to check it out!
Love your site and as soon as my son teaches me how to “grab a button” I will add you to my blog!
i just scored a 7 on the quiz! lol
I just found your and want to think you for the pic of the House Sitter house.I love that house.I just found you site looking for pic of another movie house “The Lake House”.that movie and “Sleepless in Seattle” I watch for the houses. Living here in Tennessee there are great homes as I’m sure you know but the worse part for my wife and I are the OLD houses, WONDERFUL houses that have been torn down over the years .It’s a Crime.To show you how long I’ve Hooked when I first started school I lived outside Jackson Mich.and there was this wonderful farm house on the way to school THAT was my love. Even at 5 years old I would sit on the side of the bus that was going to pass it.Thank you again for your site. Andrew.
I am blown away by this site. I am always rewatching my favorites (Marley and Me, The Holiday, You’ve Got Mail, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Out of Africa, Something’s Got to Give, etc.) , not to follow the characters, but to daydream about the homes and look at the decor. I was just googling images of the Marley and Me Florida starter home when I found your site. You have everything! Thank you so much for your site – this is heaven – I am totally hooked.
Just find this site and really enjoy seeing the movie houses. I wondered if you have research the french house and garden in the movie Silk? I’d love to know more about it.
Janet–
Sorry, I haven’t seen that movie. You can see a list of the movies and TV shows I’ve covered here:
http://hookedonhouses.net/houses-onscreen/
-Julia
Just find this site and really enjoy seeing the movie sets. I wondered if you have research the blue french house and the garden in the movie Silk? I’d love to know more about it.
Well this is just the best thing i’ve stumbled on in forever! I love to watch Nancy Meyers and Nora Ephron movies over and over, in no small part due to the stunning homes they always create. And you’ve featured them here!!! All my favourites. Love it. Really, really love it.
Have you ever seen the movie “Leave Her to Heaven”? It won an academy award in the late 1940’s. All of the houses are breathtaking and beautiful, especially the lake house called Back of the Moon. I love your site. It is pure happiness.
OK, I have never, ever, blogged! This is Worth it! I can’t believe such a perfect blog for me exists. And I can’t believe that I haven’t found it until now. I have a list of movies that I keep just for the houses. And I can honestly say yes to every one of those questions up there. I am a house lover, there, I said it. AAAHHHHHH
I am definitely hooked!!!!! I just watched the movie”Basic Instinct” last night and I would love to see more of the house Sharon Stone lived in on the beach. It was magnificent!
Love your blog! Will recommend it on my blog. Do you have pictures of the house in “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner” or “Sleepless in Seattle” house boat? Loved both those houses.
Colleen–
Haven’t done “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” yet, but “Sleepless in Seattle” is coming next week! -Julia
Watching TV today I ran into the film “Jack” with Robin Williams and a gorgeous home. A three story beauty. Perhaps, you could track down the houses current info. Just a thought. I always say a movie is nothing without a really good house in it.
Love your website. Now I don’t feel I’m the only one who wants to see inside every house. I actually jot down the addresses of houses in the neighborhood that are on the market- look them up on line so I can see what the interior looks like.
Hello, my name is Genna and I’m a house-aholic.
It probably helped that my Dad is an Architect.
Cheerio
Love love love your blog … I spent quite a while trying to find pics of the house from Must Love Dogs until finally your photo showed up in an “image” search …. and I’ve been roaming around your blog ever since. Wow! And I’m now a FB fan! Thanks for this awesome blog!
Hi Julia,
I love your site. I happened upon it when I was trying to find out more about Dave’s cottage in “Alvin and the Chipmunks.” Have you seen “Just Like Heaven?” It is with Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo, but more importantly a gorgeous apartment in San Francisco. I would love to see you do a feature on that! Thanks!
From your newest fan, Dee Dee
I stumpled across you website by accident. I am truly hooked. I love the home in the movie The Stepford Wives. Can you possibly feature it in the near future? Thanks A lot.
I took your quiz..I’m totally hooked on houses!! I got 10 out of 13! Woohoo! I’d love to have a different house for every season.
Love this site, found it when googling Cottage living (boohoo). I have another question for your quiz. ” Have you ever driven aff the road or had an accident while driving because you were ogling a house?” You have no idea how many tires I’ve ruined by curbing my car. They should probably add this to the list of things that are dangerous driver distractions (i.e. texting, eating, reading,etc..).
I have just found your website via YHL and am already in love with it – almost as much as I am with houses! This quiz sure made me laugh – I definitely am addicted. I even have the scars to prove it – Not content with taking a photo of just the front of a gorgeous I asked the resident (who was in his yard) if I could come around and take a picture of the back too and was attacked by his dog and taken to the dr. Still have scars 7 years later. And the house is still gorgeous!
I look forward to checking out every inch of you site!
This is exactly why I got my Masters in architectural history. I can’t get enough of houses. I think it’s fascinating how we imbue our space and interiors with so much meaning. Thanks for posting the photos of Barton Cottage and Iris’ Rosehill Cottage. I’ve been looking everywhere to find some interior shots. How nice to find them all in one spot with so much else to oogle at. Thanks
That quiz could have been written to describe my passion for houses! Three or more to be hooked, then based on the number of matches I have, that must mean that I am an addict. The Victorians had a very apt phrase for #3. The called it “Parlor Peeking and Stained Glass Seeking”.
So very happy to find you. It’s a wonderful blog.
…ehm…ok… it’s a Yes for all the question but two or three.. am I mad or something??I’m really hooked!!!
See ya
Etta
love it,
Oh wow, I said Yes to every single one of those! Can’t believe I didn’t find this place sooner, at least I can feel “normal” here.
Girl, where have you been all my life?
You forgot one….
Do you pick the area you will go trick or treating in with your kids, because you are just dying to look inside the houses when they open the door? I just can’t help MY SELF! LOL!
LOVE YOUR BLOG!!! I answered yes to everyone of these questions and I’m thrilled to have found this blog! Thanks for everything!
Just curious… I tried a search within your site but did not find it. Do you have any info on the Whidbey Island House that Ashley Judd and Bruce Greenwood used for their home in the movie Double Jeopardy? Love your site by the way… it is officially on my google homepage.
Rebecca–
No, I haven’t researched that one. I don’t think I ever saw that movie. I’ll have to check it out! Thanks! -Julia
I love, love, love your site!!! I was looking up house plans for the Home Alone House and stumbled upon you! We have the same taste in movie houses! I actually have watched Home Alone, Mr. Mom and Meet me in St. Louis over and over and paused my VCR so I could draw out the house plans! I love the combo of old movies and cool homes!
I know you are busy, but I have a few movie home suggestions you might like and I would love to have you do a post on them!!!
Every Girl Should Be Married (color enhanced) with Cary Grant. An adorable story of a shop girl trying to catch Cary Grant. There is a lot of footage of her adorable little cottage from many views.
Our Miss Brooks with Eve Arden. She’s a single teacher who is living with an old lady in a darling house and then she finds a man she’s trying to get and a dream house that she “day dreams” and sees it all decorated. It is adorable!
She’s having a baby with Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern. Their home is classic and cute. The story is darling.
Foul Play with Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase. Her apartment is adorable! It’s mid 70s eclectic, but so cozy and cute.
It’s a Wonderful Life! I love how Donna Reed transforms the old mansion and also her mother’s home and Jimmy Stewarts home.
The new Miracle on 34th Street Catalog house. Oh my gosh, it’s to die for!
On Moon Light Bay and By the Light of the Silvery Moon, two Dorris Day movies, the second is the sequel to the first. Their home is soooo cute! The stories are adorable too.
Fried Green Tomatoes and Driving Miss Daisy. Two Jessica Tandy movies with amazing homes!
I know I’ve listed a lot here and don’t expect you to post on any of them, but if you haven’t seen these movies, you’d probably really enjoy them! Keep up the awesome work, your blog is so fun and inspirational!!!
Hugs, Sharon
HI julia, we may and it is nowhere near definite, have the opportunity to move to Tuscaloosa if my husband decides to take a job opportunity there; he hasn’t even had an interview and it may come to nothing, however I have been trying to research the area and naturally everyone who lives there loves it! We live in Sydney in a beautiful area with water views and I was wondering what you can tell me about Tuscaloosa and the real estate and lifestyle in that area? Kind Regards, Wendy.
I’m definitely hooked! Many times when we are driving around the city looking at houses, I’ll say….Oh, this house has a great kitchen, or this house has great colors, etc. That’s from being an MLS junkie!
Yep, another house junkie here. I knew I was slightly obsessed, but taking your quiz..you have me nailed perfectly. I found myself nodding vigorously. I found this site because I was looking for the address of Serendipity (house in Nights in Rodanthe) so I could look it up on google maps – one of my many house hobbies! Glad to have found you!
I stumbled across your blog whilst looking for details of the “Housesitter” house; a Google search I have performed many times over the past decade or so, never finding any information. How wonderful to FINALLY read about a house I’ve longed to know more about. Thank you.
Yes. I can answer a resounding “yes!” to every single one of your questions, and even have one of my own. Do you have a list a properties in your head that you think of as yours? (My list is called Homes I Will One Day Own.)
Thanks for a great read. How delightful to know that I am not alone in my house obsession, and to find Others of My Kind.
Hi! LOVE your site!!!! I took the quiz and scored a perfect 13! LOL I have given you a shout out over at Southern Somedays (I hope you don’t mind but I wanted to share the house love!) Hope you will pop by: http://southerness.blogspot.com/2010/03/hooked-on-houses-have-you-seen-it.html
Oh my gosh!!!! I didn’t realize until now that I have a serious obsession with homes! I answered yes to every singel one of those questions!
I love your blog! I definitely am hooked on houses. I have one that you could definitely add to your list. When I was about 10ish or so, my best friend and I thought it would be cool to walk down to the new development where they were building these big, brand new homes. We would ring their doorbells and ask to use their bathroom or have a drink of water just to see their house inside. It was definitely risky. We also would go inside of newly costructed homes being built and walk around to see the inside. I know, we were crazy.
Oh my….I think I’m hooked on houses! I LOVE looking in people’s windows-from the road, of course! I’ve also checked out many, many, many interior decorating magazines and books, and often think of “before” and “after” decor, if it were ME doing the decorating!
I received a nice treat once-a few years back, a nice brick home showed no signs of life-nothing in the yard, no flowers, no lights, just, no life that we could see, and we passed this house to go home many times a week.
We began to notice signs of life-someone new was living there! Week after week, we noticed addition after addition to the yard-beautiful flowers and tasteful yard ornaments were popping up everywhere! One night while driving home, my hubby decided we would stop and let the new owners know that we noticed all that they had done. My treat is that this older couple was ever so friendly, and the wife took me for a tour thru her lovely home! Her decor inside was as pleasant, if not more so, as her outdoor decor! It really was a treat!
I love houses too! I am currently in school studying urban planning, architecture and design, and I love houses. I came across your blog while looking for pictures of the house from Mr and Mrs Smith and litterally spent my entire day on your blog! (Don’t tell my boss!) Your blog is awesome and believe me I will be here all the time. Keep up the great work! I got 11/11 on your quiz!
You should check out this pretty amazing house: http://www.spotlighthometours.com/tours/tour.cfm?contact=1&mls=896618
I love your site! I have watched many movies where I have missed some of the dialogue because I was distracted by the house, decor or artwork. Now I can enjoy the movie as I know you will have all the important details here. Now if I could just move into one of these….
I found your blog because I caught a stranger outside taking pictures of my recently renovated 1890 Victorian. I asked her what on earth she was doing, and she blushed and directed me to this list. I had to laugh because I have done the same thing!
Hi. I just watched “Guess Who” and I fell in love with the house! Anyway you’ll get that one here soon!?
It would be so much! Love your site! You truly are amazing! Thank you!
Great quiz! I said yes to 11/12. I always thought I was weird, but I’m so happy there are others who do the same things I do! If a movie has a really great house, I’ll buy it even if I didn’t like the movie. I dream about building a house with a floorplan like in Freaks and Geeks, just updated and altered a bit.
Well I guess the fact that I answered yes to every single one of those makes it official! I’m hooked! You’ve got me (line and sinker) with your blog as well. I’ve been a lurker for some time now, but I’m adding you to my blog roll right now. Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful passion for houses. Take care darling!
I’m soooo glad I found this site. I’m obsessed with houses but not really in a sick way. I always say that looking at houses is like porn but I exagerate. I live in a tiny, very strangely designed house built in 1910 in San Jose, California. I’m working on it little by little.
I took the little quiz above and I passed….or failed…….either way I’m definately one that is hooked. I love old houses but I’m also intrigued by some modern homes as well. Thank you for this site. Woohooo!!!!!!
What happens if ALL of the criteria apply? Does that mean I’m obsessed???
Olive-
It just means you’re in good company here! -Julia
WOW! I do not even know how I came across your blog, but I am glad I did! After 4 hours of looking around on your site I was educated, happy, and exhausted. I truly enjoy your blog and find myself looking at it all the time. Thank you so much for doing this!
I love this site!!! Was wondering if you had any info on the house from the movie Little Women? The house is beautiful in that movie. Thanks so much for your hard work…. It makes me want to redecorate… again and again!
I am hooked !! Love your ideas and website. Would love it if you could stop by mine. Take care Anu!!
Hey Julia,
Love your blog. Would you do the “PS I Love You” movie set?? Love Hilary Swank’s apartment in that movie!
Thanks,
Nini
Is it wrong that I found this site while searching real estate listings (I’m not moving) and found an old house in need of rescue? While searching for options for how to spruce them up (in my fantasies) I ended up here. Ah, there’s a place for me, afterall.
Thankgod i am not the only one out there that just watches tv and movies to see the homes , my family thinks that i am a weirdo! i love getting ideas and inspiration for my own home from these shows.
Recently watched a series on foxtel called kyle xy and the house in that is fantastic!
So glad I found this site! I’m completely hooked on houses!
Check out these movie houses…
The Joneses (starring Demi Moore and David Ducovany)
Catch and Release (starring Jennifer Garner)
YES!!!!!!! it’s like crack!!!!
And I ‘m very happy to know that there are others out there like me;)
I’m sooo hooked that I have decorating plans for every house I see…..lot’s of tear sheets for kitchens,pools,living areas , home offices,gardens,bedrooms,bathrooms.
And I love checking out other peoples homes…. especially the rich and the famous (Mother always said that money doesn’t necessarily mean good taste) so I like to see for myself and that’s how I found you….. Looking at Sandra’s new home!
Although I love my house…….there are ten other houses that I love too….What’s a girl to do?
YEAH! your bookmarked
OK … so I’m hooked!
I am so happy to have found other people like me! I can’t wait to show my husband this site, so he will realize that there are other people out there who have the same obsession! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your site!!!!
You have no idea what a stress reliever this site is for me. I visit every single day just to enjoy this calming, beautiful site and decompress. Please never stop.
I am all of these things, including a real estate agent because I love houses so much!!!
We love the Chipmunks of course but we really love thier cottage. We are building a cottage community of “New Old Homes” in Granbury Texas, one block of the most historic town square in Texas. Our inspiration is Alvin and Dave and thier incredible cottage home and community. http://www.oldmillcrossing.com if anyone has any ideas or feedback or would like to get involved? We love the website hooked on houses. Great idea, we are crazy for cottages and miss Cottage Living magazine for its ideas and inspirations.
Hooked. So hooked. So very badly hooked.
Hi!
I am so hooked on houses… and so relieved to find that I’m not the only one believing that houses are an actual character (if not the most important) in films and TV shows. I’d like to thank you for the pictures from “The Holiday”. I hadn’t watch the film, but the pictures of the cottage are really inspiring. It gave me ideas for the fireplace I would like to have in my kitchen!
Thanks!
Magali
I got 14 – weren’t there 14 questions? What do you think that means?
Well, Becky, I’m sorry to say there’s no hope for you. You’re as bad off as the rest of us! -Julia
I am SO hooked that I did become a real estate agent! My heart’s desire is to rescue old houses. Just happened upon this site, so haven’t looked around yet, but would love a list of the movies you watch just because of the houses in them!
My list of “movie houses” keeps growing, but here are some of my favorites:
http://hookedonhouses.net/houses-onscreen/
-Julia
Good Morning! Love your website. Could you please feature the house in the movie, “Knocked Up”?
So funny – I am sunk – answered yes to all of them. Love looking at your posts on houses featured in movies. Dan in Real Life – yum!!
without fail, tick in the box for ALL of them……..
Thank you for the TV/Moviehouses section – I refer to them all the time!
Thank you Thank you THANK YOU!!!
OMG! I answered yes to every one of these questions! I’m definitely hooked! Thank you for this fantastic blog!
I’ve grown so fond of your website that I’m adding the button to my blog today! Thanks for helping me get my house “fix” each week.
Thanks, Brittany!
Hi! Love your site! My husband and I renovated/added to a 1946 ranch for resale, and have purchased another ranch for ourselves with plans of a second story Craftsman addition. I am totally hooked, and browse the web daily, and have since 2006, to find before and after pics of two story additions, craftsman renovations, kitchen remodels, etc….. If you have any pics related to the two story additions/craftsman additions…..especially before and afters, would you please post them—-Thanks so much!
Oh my goodness! You mean I’m not the only one??
I think I got 10 points on the quiz! Is there professional help for us do you think? I’ve bookmarked your site and will be visiting often. Thanks for putting it together.
10 out of 13. I’m addicted to everything houses.
You should add the house from Ballet Shoes!
I absolutely LOVE……LOVE……LOVE your website! It’s amazing and sooo much FUN! I love looking at homes and decorating! Your site offers architecture, information, ideas, and so much addicting FUN!! Thank you for sharing all of your wonderful information!!!
I used to think I was the only one with this obsession until I heard then read Meghan Daum’s book, found her website, then found your site. I am in the process of buying another house (not even having sold mine yet) and I have very rational reasons for buying it! Of course, once the kids are out of the house, I’m sure I’ll move on to another…
I’m a french “hooked”, I love your website, I so laughed when I looked at bad photos!
Cordialement,
City
I absolutely love this website! It is amazing! I am completely obsessed with decorating. I am a newly married 19 year old and my husband and I strived and saved for the past few years before our marriage save up for a home. I am proud to say that we just purchased our first home about two months ago. As a child I grew up in rundown rent houses and I always dreamed of having a pretty home. I came across this site while searching for the house from the movie Stuart Little. I feel like I found a free subscription to the best decorating magazine in the world!!!!!
I can’t believe I’ve found this site. Looking for some info this morning on the Connecticut house from Bringing up Baby and stumbled on this site! My ab fab thing to do is to scan trulia or zillow looking at old homes by setting the “year built” parameters for say 1600 – 1949. I’ve seen some amazing places and now I know that there are others out there like me! Thank you thank you thank you!
I thought I was the only one who watched movies just to see the houses. Really like your site. One movie house is missing… George Washington Slept Here with Jack Benny and Ann Sheridan. It’s really funny, too. My favorite house is the Funny Farm house.
Just found your website and I love it!! Slowly going through all the posts!
Check out the houses from these movies:
Catch and Release
The Lake House
Stranger Than Fiction
Please tell me you’re working on doing a blog on the Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills, CA or on
Sorry, but that’s not on my immediate to-do list. You can see the ones I’m working on at the moment here:
http://hookedonhouses.net/houses-onscreen/