Looking Back on 4 Years of Blogging and Some of the Stupid Mistakes That Got Me Here

January 27, 2012

Four years ago I started this blog on a whim. I had no idea what I was doing. And I did pretty much everything wrong from the get-go. I never set out to have a successful blog–I just wanted a place to talk about the houses that interested me. I didn’t know the “rules” about [...]

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Jennifer Aniston’s Sleek New $21 Million House in Bel Air

January 26, 2012

Gotta say I was kind of disappointed to see the new house Jennifer Aniston just bought in Bel Air, California. It’s a little “chilly” for me, and if I had $21 million to spend, this is probably not what I’d spend it on. However, if you like contemporary design as much as she apparently does, [...]

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It Only Looks Old: Dromborg Castle in Arkansas

January 24, 2012

Ever dreamed of living in a castle? Well, here’s your chance! Dromborg Castle is only a few years old but looks like it’s been around much longer. The listing boasts that “it was built to reign 10,000 years.” It sits on 100 acres overlooking the Ozark Mountains in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it’s on the market [...]

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Four Pretty Houses on “Pretty Little Liars”

January 23, 2012

Several of you wrote to tell me I should check out the sets on the ABC Family show Pretty Little Liars. When I heard that some of it is filmed on the same backlot used for Stars Hollow on Gilmore Girls (one of my favorite shows ever), I immediately got the first season on DVD [...]

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Real Estate Sampler: 5 of My Readers’ Houses For Sale

January 22, 2012

Here are 5 of my readers’ houses on the market right now. Check ‘em out!

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Remodeling a Mid-Century Modern House to Sell in Seattle

January 20, 2012

A reader named Meredith told me about this Mid-Century modern house that her real-estate investment group Heaton Dainard flipped in Seattle, Washington. She says, “We went for a contemporary look, which is popular in this area.” Here’s how the exterior looked before it got a makeover:

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An Old Schoolhouse Becomes a Cozy Cottage in the Catskills

January 19, 2012

One of the great things about Pinterest is that I keep coming across beautiful houses I’ve seen in magazines over the years but had kind of forgotten about. Today’s rediscovery was this 1840s schoolhouse in the Catskills that I fell in love with when Country Living featured it.

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For Sale: Christina Aguilera’s Pink Closet (and the House That Goes With It!)

January 17, 2012

Alot of people have been repinning this photo of Christina Aguilera in her mega-pink closet on Pinterest lately, which got me wondering whether her Beverly Hills house is still for sale. Turns out it is, and there are more photos of her closet–which comes with its own beauty salon–in the listing. The whole house has [...]

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