Welcome to Hooked on Fridays, a blog party I host at the end of every week to celebrate the things that make us happy. Today I’m hooked on porch swings. Several years ago my husband bought me one for Mother’s Day and it was one of my favorite gifts ever. There’s no nicer place to [...]
#1: Woodland Creatures in Glass Domes:
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#2: Stainless-Steel Bench Toilets:
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#3: Woofer Speakers:
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#4: Egg-Shaped, Space-Saving Washing Machines:
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#5: Patriotic Bedding:
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#6: Tables on Wheels:
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#7: Hamburger Beds:
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#8: Microsuede Sofa Pits:
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#9: Toilet Tank Decals:
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#10: Chairs with Tails:
Happy April Fool’s Day to all of my decor-savvy readers, who I’m sure weren’t fooled for a minute by this list! Do [...]
Drool over beautiful hand-painted furniture at Heirlooms To Be
Get inspired by the extensive gallery of remodeling photos at CalFinder
Go Open House visiting with Le of Third on the Right in Australia
Read why Alex of Renovation Planning thinks the property crisis may not be all bad!
Then check out the fabulous sets from the 1959 Doris [...]
You wouldn’t believe the amount of e-mail I get these days from companies and PR people wanting me to tout one of their products here on Hooked on Houses.
Please, PR people. I do not carry ads on my site and I’m not selling anything. I am not going to hawk your wares for you.
And I [...]
This breakfast nook was in one of the Homearama houses that you didn’t see during our tour a few weeks ago, but I wanted to show you this breakfast nook. Look at all those light fixtures they hung over this relatively small table. I’ve never seen anyone do that before, have you?
I thought it was [...]
I just read an interesting article about how no one wants TV armoires any more because everyone is switching to flat-screen TVs. A store owner is quoted as saying that they’ve become “the dinosaurs of 2008.” They can’t even give the things away.
Well, let’s face it. If you can afford a nice plasma, you probably [...]
Today my husband Handy Dave and I set out to shop for dining room furniture with high hopes that we were going to find exactly what we needed. We spent the afternoon wading through four different national home furnishings stores and found nothing but fugly (furniture that was, you know, ugly).
I found myself asking, out [...]
You, my loyal Hooked on Houses readers, send me some pretty interesting stuff, I have to say. Take this, for example. Gary of Seasoned Believers forwarded it to me today with a note that it was from Japan, but that’s all the information he had. If anyone else knows anything about it, please fill me [...]
#1: Colorful quilts. The more color and patterns in your bedding the better (via Country Porch). The days of boring minimalism in the bedroom are finally over. No more matchy-matchy!
#2: Bird feet. We’ve seen a lot of birds in decor the last few years, but trendspotters are declaring that they’re ”out” for 2008. The new trend? Just [...]
I recently received this cry for help:
Dear Abby (I mean Julia),
I know you’re into decorating with black and white, but can you offer any advice for those of us that are stuck with navy blue carpet - yuk- in the master bedroom?
Sincerely yours,
Stuck with the Blues
Dear Stuck with the Blues,
I’m sorry to hear you have [...]
