What do you think of the two-story family rooms that have sprung up all over suburbia? It’s a trend that seems to have been spurred on by the McMansion movement. Everyone wants their house to look grand, and what better way than to have soaring ceilings and cathedral-sized windows? I’ll never forget the first time [...]
This is the final day of our week-long series featuring homes from the Indianapolis Home-a-Rama. As you’re reading this, I’m driving to Nashville for the BlissDom blogging conference. I’m looking forward to meeting some of my blog friends in real life! This 6 bedroom, 8,000 square foot home, which has a stained-cedar shake exterior with [...]
By JULIA @ HOOKEDONHOUSES.NET
The next home I have to show you from the Indianapolis Home-a-Rama was built by Castalia Home Builders, which took a green approach when building it. Builder Frank Redavide says that his company’s goal is to build high-quality, green luxury homes: “The design of this home reflects an English Tudor style with [...]
Home-a-Rama! Those of you who have been reading my blog for awhile know that I’m kind of a Home-a-Rama Home Show fanatic. I have only missed one year’s show, and that was only because I had just had a baby (I should’ve planned that pregnancy better). No matter where I lived, if there was a [...]
Can you believe it’s already the final day of our Fantasy Open House week? That went fast, didn’t it? So far the only house the majority of you guys chose to buy is “Sophia’s Harbor.” The vote on “The Artisan” is almost split down the middle, but “Walk Away” is winning at the moment (just [...]
So far it looks like most of you want to buy “Sophia’s Harbor.” Let’s see what you think about “The Artisan.”
One thing to keep in mind–especially as you look at this house–is that Homearama homes are almost always over the top and a little ridiculous if you try to compare them to normal houses that [...]
It’s time for House #3 on our Homearama tour. (If you missed the explanation about our Fantasy Open House week, click here to read about it first.)
The Hampton, built by Eagle Custom Homes, has 8,200 square feet and is on the market for $1.7 million. Its design was inspired by coastal Long Island. According to [...]
In case you haven’t heard, we’re touring seven of the homes from the Homearama Home Show in Cincinnati and voting on our favorites this week.
The Manier Sherridan is a ranch-style house with 6,180 square feet that Hensley Homes has already sold for $1.8 million.
According to the builder, the Manier Sherridan’s design is “reminiscent of the [...]
There’s nothing like spending an afternoon walking through 9,000 square-foot, $2.5 million homes like this one to make you feel dissatisfied with your own place.
Yesterday I took the afternoon off work and my husband and I headed to Homearama. Now, it will probably come as no surprise to you that I am obsessed with [...]
