Hooked on Houses

My friend Cindy over at The Amateur Tightwad told me I had to check out Anna Maria Horner’s amazing kitchen makeover, and I’m so glad she did. Wait until you see what lies beyond those bright blue doors!
Have you heard of Anna Maria Horner yet? If not, you’re in for a treat. Anna Maria is [...]

July 16th, 2008 | Tags: Anna Marie Horner, before and after, color, fabric, kitchen, kitchen makeover, makeover, paint, patio, porch, remodeling, renovation, sewing | Category: Before & After, Decorating | Comments (30)

You know how sometimes you’re surfing through the listings of houses for sale and suddenly come across a real diamond in the rough? Someplace that just screams, “Save me! Please! I have so much potential!” And you wish so badly you had the money, time, skills, and resources to buy that house and love it [...]

July 10th, 2008 | Tags: House Tour, milford, Ohio, old house, Real Estate, renovation | Category: Older Homes | Comments (52)

The Ashmore–the “Aristocrat of Bungalows”–was one of the Sears Honor-Bilt Homes sold through the catalog between 1916 and 1922 for between $1,648 to $3,632. It’s considered one of the rarer models. Rosemary Thornton, who’s a well-known expert on Sears Kit Homes, has been able to identify only three still existing in the United States. (For [...]

June 5th, 2008 | Tags: before and after, honor-bilt homes, kit homes, kitchen remodel, makeover, old houses, renovation | Category: Before & After, Historical Homes | Comments (14)

You know how much I love a good makeover. Well, when I saw what that talented twosome over at Ramblings of a Renovating Couple did with this unremarkable little space in their house, transforming it into a cheery and functional at-home office, I asked if I could show it to you, and they graciously agreed.
Home [...]

April 12th, 2008 | Tags: before and after, Decorating, desk, diy, green, home office, Ikea, makeover, organization, paint, radiator, renovation, storage | Category: Before & After | Comments (10)

This week at Hooked on Houses we’re touring houses for sale in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Cincinnati. I think you’ve all got the hang of the Fantasy Open House by now. Just like with House #1 on Rookwood Drive, you take the tour and then place your vote.
The next one on our tour is [...]

April 7th, 2008 | Tags: 1950s kitchen, Cincinnati, crown molding, fixer upper, for sale, Hyde Park, MLS, Ohio, open house, Real Estate, renovation, retro | Category: Fantasy Open House, House Tour | Comments (15)

Your favorite posts for the past week here at Hooked on Houses kind of surprised me. First of all, so many people stopped by to see A House as Big as Utah that my blog broke all records for most-visitors-in-one-day.
The second most popular post was one I wrote over a month ago that had never [...]

March 15th, 2008 | Tags: alien, Decorating, flamingo, Futuro, home, house, Ikea, links, Real Estate, renovation, restoration, top posts, Utah, Victorian | Category: Table of Contents | Comments (2)