Hooked on Houses

Celebrity Real Estate: Drew Barrymore’s House in Montecito

May 23, 2013

Last summer Drew Barrymore got hitched in the backyard of her Montecito home to art consultant Will Kopelman. Now they’re selling the traditional-style estate, which was built in 1937 and sits on 2 acres, for $7.5 million. Take a look!

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Before & After (& After): My Home Office’s Latest Makeover

May 22, 2013

My sister-in-law Amy just came to visit. When she saw my home office, she asked, “Is this where the blog magic happens?” Yep. This is it, folks. I spend a lot of time in here, which may explain why I redecorate it so often. It’s come a long way from that boring white box of [...]

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It Only Looks Old: A Lake House in Montana

May 21, 2013

When I first saw this house on Flathead Lake in Bigfork, Montana, I assumed it had been around for a long time. So I was surprised to learn it’s actually fairly new, built by the architect Larry Pearson “with siding recycled from an old house so it has a nice weathered look,” as the reader [...]

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Tom Scheerer’s 18th-Century Cottage in East Hampton

May 20, 2013

When the Daily Beast website featured this charming Hamptons house recently, I knew I had seen it somewhere before. It was featured in House Beautiful back in 2008, but I was excited to see some new photos of it. It belongs to designer Tom Scheerer, who gave it elegant country-cottage style…

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Real Estate Sampler: 7 Readers’ Houses For Sale

May 18, 2013

Click the links below to see the listings for each house: 1. Nancy’s house in South Carolina

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HGTV Announces 9 New Shows Coming Soon

May 17, 2013

Looking for something new to watch? HGTV just announced 9 original series they’re adding to their schedule. They include the home improvement competition series Brother vs. Brother with Jonathan and Drew Scott and a totally revamped Design Star…

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A Beat-Up Bungalow Gets a Modern Makeover

May 16, 2013

Before it was renovated, this 1920s bungalow in Seattle was looking pretty pitiful. Meredith of Heaton Dainard Real Estate wrote me about its remodel, saying, “It was featured in the Northwest Green Home Tour and we had dozens of neighbors come by to thank us for what we did to the home. It had been [...]

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A Romantic Lowcountry Retreat on Kiawah Island

May 15, 2013

Here’s the house I’m daydreaming over today: a sprawling shingled home on over 11 acres of Kiawah Island in South Carolina. It was featured in Architectural Digest a few years ago and is now on the market for $18 million. Take a look…