By JULIA @ HOOKEDONHOUSES.NET
Do you like the look of a blue and white Christmas? It wasn’t that long ago that anything but classic red and green for Christmas seemed like sacrilege. Now it’s much more acceptable to try less traditional colors. Country Living magazine featured this home decked out in blue, white, and silver for [...]
By JULIA @ HOOKEDONHOUSES.NET
Another popular shelter magazine is shutting down. The disturbing trend started with House & Garden last November. Since then, three more magazines–Home, O at Home, and now Cottage Living–have published their final issues. Here’s the cover of Cottage Living’s November-December ‘08 issue, which will be its last.
According to the New York Post:
With [...]
By JULIA @ HOOKEDONHOUSES.NET
Did you see the October 2008 issue of Domino magazine? It featured the home of J. Crew’s creative director Jenna Lyons. We’ve been seeing a lot of black-painted rooms this year (even “Design Star” and “Top Design” contestants jumped on board that trend), but she took it to a whole new level, [...]
By JULIA @ HOOKEDONHOUSES.NET
Boy, what a crazy week it’s been. If you follow me on Twitter, then you know I spent Election Day in the hospital while my husband had surgery. Now he’s home and recovering nicely. Thanks to all of you who wrote and asked how he’s doing! I have the best, most caring [...]
By JULIA @ HOOKEDONHOUSES.NET
Election Day has finally arrived here in the U.S. after what feels like the longest presidential campaign in the history of the world. I don’t get political on my blog, but I thought it would be fun to take a vote here today–for your favorite kitchen, that is. So tell me, which [...]
Lately there’s been a debate raging around the blogosphere, and I think it’s time to settle the issue once and for all:
Is it okay to decorate the tops of kitchen cabinets with fake ivy, or is it an unforgivable decorating faux pas?
The Nester devoted an entire week to talking about fake plants and their [...]
Christina Aguilera has won five Grammy awards and sold over 37 million records worldwide, but she’s a mom now, too. The pop songstress and husband Jordan Bratman welcomed Max Liron into their family on January 12.
In their Mediterranean-style home in L.A., they decorated Max’s nursery with an eclectic mix of Paddington Bears, Nintendo characters, and [...]
I ran across this little girl’s room featured in Southern Living and thought the way that they mixed the florals and pinks with the animal prints and antiques was unusual. In other words, it’s perfect for our favorite game — Hooked or Hate It?
Take a good look. What do you think? Are you hooked or [...]
Hard to believe our Fantasy Open House tour of Birmingham, Alabama is already over. This town certainly didn’t disappoint. We’ve seen a lot together this week. Some things made us swoon–sunrooms, bluestone terraces, fountains and pools, long brick driveways, fabulous fireplaces, and walls of windows. We’ve also seen some things that made us shudder–dead [...]
This week at Hooked on Houses we’re looking at houses for sale in the historic Hyde Park neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. Ready for the final stop on this week’s Fantasy Open House tour?
Don’t even try to pretend you’re above snooping inside houses. I’m onto you. The last two Open Houses I posted this week have [...]
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