I loved HGTV’s Green Home 2008 so much that I showed photos from it again just a couple of weeks ago. I had a few quibbles with the decorating, but overall, I thought it was a great example of a small(ish) house done right. The HGTV Green Home 2009? I’m not so sure. I have [...]
I have a thing for stone fireplaces. I grew up in a charming old house that had one, which might explain why I always stop to look at rooms with them. Case in point: the family room in Country Living’s 2009 House of the Year. I also like the beamed ceilings and those turquoise chairs. [...]
Right about now, HGTV is sneaking up on the winner of the HGTV Dream Home to hand them the keys (tune in at 8/7c). Do me a favor–try to react with a little more enthusiasm than last-year’s winner. I’m still getting comments on that post from last March about it. Since no one has invited [...]
By JULIA @ HOOKEDONHOUSES.NET
Wow! Have you seen HGTV’s Dream Home 2009? I love the white farmhouse look and all of the gorgeous details on the front porch. You’d never know it was brand spanking new. At least not until you stepped inside.
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Aren’t these light fixtures great?
Take the virtual tour at HGTV and see what you [...]
One of my favorite shows on HGTV is Candice Olson’s Divine Design. She never disappoints. I love how she manages to make traditional style look modern and light.
Look at this basement that Candice remodeled. I need her to come and help me with mine! If I could have anyone come and give my house a [...]
Boy, it’s been a long road to get here to the “Design Star” finale, hasn’t it? Surely they’ll reward us for our loyalty, right?
Well, it turns out what we get for our trouble is a previously recorded show stuffed with montages, Lumber Liquidator endorsements, and a not-so-live audience. This crowd is so stale I [...]
It’s only a few more hours now until we learn who HGTV’s Next Design Star is going to be. Click here to see who got more votes in our poll. It’ll be interesting to see if the rest of America voted the same way.
While we wait, I thought we’d take a look back at [...]
Not to sound braggy or anything, but I’m Famous now. Okay, I can see that you’re a little skeptical, but it’s true!
So get this. I was reading a newspaper interview with Jennifer Bertrand, one of the top two contestants left on HGTV’s “Design Star” (look up–that’s her). Jen mentioned that she’s been reading design blogs [...]
Oh, boy, you guys. We’ve been through a lot together these past 8 weeks, haven’t we?
Let’s see. We witnessed fake-out challenges (”Build a house by the lake”–just kidding!), fake hair, and fake travel (”Pack your bags and come to the airport”–then design a room inside the hangar to look like Mexico!). There were missing sofas, [...]
Well, guys, here I am, broadcasting from my vacation because I just couldn’t stand to miss the second-to-last recap of the Design Star season. I’m not sure how well I can pull this off with “live TV” (I usually use my DVR to pause the show and take photos and write notes). But for you [...]
