One advantage to writing a house blog is that people start sending you “house stuff” to check out. This week I got a copy of the new magazine from Reader’s Digest called Fresh Home. Have you seen it yet? Its tagline is “Easy Ideas for Hands-On People,” and it’s filled with project ideas for DIYers. [...]
“A Not So Big House feels more spacious than many of its oversized neighbors because it is space with substance, all of it in use every day.” -Sarah Susanka
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Welcome to Hooked on Fridays, a blog party I host at the end of each week to celebrate the things we love. Today I’m hooked on Not [...]
“Whoever said money doesn’t buy happiness doesn’t know where to shop.” -Blair Waldorf
Gossip Girl is a popular series on The CW that I got hooked on this year. The clothes and sets are fabulous, so today I’m showing you some of them for “Movie (& TV Show) Monday.” The camera could simply follow these [...]
Winter? I’m not your biggest fan. And this week has been colder than most for those of us living in the Midwestern United States. Brrr. It’s dipping into the negative numbers now, and I’ve found myself getting a bit cranky about it. So, for this week’s “Hooked on Fridays” post, I decided to cheer myself [...]
Today I have the privilege of kicking off the TLC Book Tour for Kathleen McCleary’s novel House & Home. She’ll be making virtual tour stops all over the blogosphere this month where her novel will be reviewed and discussed.
The book drew me right in with these opening paragraphs, which are read in this video trailer [...]
This is the title page from my 1956 edition of the Better Homes and Gardens Decorating Book I’ve shown photos from before (we looked at some ’50s kitchens and living rooms). I love the retro stuff. Today we’re taking a gander at the bathrooms, which will explain a lot of things–such as why many of [...]
I’m so excited. Get this. I’ve been asked to host a virtual book tour for Kathleen McCleary, author of the novel House & Home, for TLC Book Tours.
I love the concept behind these virtual book tours. They lined up various bloggers to review McCleary’s book and interview her in the month of September, and I’m [...]
Here at Hooked on Houses, I have the best, most loyal readers in the world. To thank you, I like to give something away now and then and show my appreciation. I’d hate for you to think I was taking you for granted.
This week I’m sending a copy of Better Homes and Gardens’ New Decorating [...]
What I should have been doing tonight: working on some of my writing projects that need attention. You know, for my real job that I actually get paid for.
What I’ve been doing instead: searching for old decorating books on eBay and then waging a bidding war on a vintage one from 1965, simply because it [...]
Better Homes and Gardens’ book New Cottage Style ($19.95) seems like just the thing to read for Spring, so I’m giving a copy away this week as a part of the Bloggy Giveaway Carnival (read about the giveaway here).
Today also happens to be my 3-month “Blogiversary,” so this is a great way to celebrate all of the [...]
