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October 22nd, 2007

A $2000 room

I was disappointed to find out that Trading Spaces had raised their budget to $2,000. Plus, they are still giving away $500 gift cards to Home Depot. Plus, they don’t have to pay for labor. Plus, there have always been rumors that Home Depot gives the designer’s deals on their products. I don’t know whether that’s true or not. With all of that, it’s just not practical for the average home owner to replicate a Trading Spaces room on a budget. If you aren’t on a budget, there’s no point in trying to have a Trading Spaces room. There are a lot of stylish, high end, non Trading Spaces rooms that you can have if you aren’t on a budget.

It’s good for the homeowners, but bad for the viewers. Most anyone can do a room makeover for $2,000. You should be able to buy new furniture & install flooring for that price. It’s not a challenge & the rooms all look very similar now. The designers don’t have to push themselves like they used to on the $1,000 budget. The only way I’m ok with the change is if they come to my house. (Just kidding, I wouldn’t let them in the door).


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October 22nd, 2007

Easy Extreme

I was watching a rerun of Extreme Makeover Home edition the other night & was crying like a baby. That show is so touching that it really doesn’t leave you a choice, you just have to cry. I was so excited to learn that Selectblinds.com is the only provider of window coverings for the show. Here are just a few reasons why:

The show is extreme. Obviously the title alludes to that. As such, most of the fixes I wouldn’t be able to do in my house. They would be too expensive. Select Blinds has a great selection of affordable Blinds.

Ty Pennington even used these blinds in his own house. Paul DiMeo also used them in his new house. These guys obviously know quality so if it’s good enough to go in their homes that’s really saying something.

They have a fantastic selection. Whether you’re looking for popular roman shades, shutters, or wood blinds Select Blinds will have it. It’s the easy, affordable way to give your house an extreme makeover.


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October 22nd, 2007

To the trading spaces carpenters

Dear New Trading Spaces Carpenters,

You come from a long & proud tradition of good carpenters like Amy Wynn, Ty, Faber & even Carter. All of these people were very likable personalitys. Some of which have made it very big.

However, the new carpenters are such prima donnas. There’s only one word to describe this new batch. Snippy. It seems like every single project they argue about how it’s impossible. The old carpenters would figure out a way to make the designer’s vision happen. You have to improvise when you only have 48 hours to decorate a room. If you say no to every single project you will have an empty room. Yes you are pretty, but so were Carter & Ty. It takes more than that. Shape up or go home, you will never be famous when you are so negative & annoying.

Sincerely,

A concerned viewer


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October 22nd, 2007

They’ve come a long way

Before we decided to build a house we looked at the possibility of moving in a modular home. We were in a rental house that we didn’t like & we couldn’t find an already built home that we wanted to buy. Plus, we didn’t think we had the money or time to build.

One of my friends had a modular home & I was really impressed with it. Before this I had always thought of a manufactured home as being like a trailer, I couldn’t have been more wrong. These houses were built with care & had fireplaces. They were just a lot less money than the houses I was used to. They had high ceilings, walk in closets & even skylights.

I was looking at Palm Harbor Homes today which specializes in manufactured aka mobile homes. I was stunned. These homes did not look manufactured. The Carthage model looks more like a craftsman style house than a manufactured home.They are even energy efficient. Plus, their model center even has financing options & insurance packages. Model homes have come a long way.


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October 16th, 2007

The new iron chefs are annoying

I loved watching The Next Iron Chef the first week. I thought “this is going to be the best series ever. We get to know more about the future Iron Chef & we still get to watch people cook really really fast”. That’s the mark of a genius TV show, cooking really really fast.

This week, I was a little disillusioned. I thought “Don’t we have a new Iron Chef yet?.”. The Iron Chef’s all share the same characteristics, they are annoying & pompous. I was really gunning for Chef Besh because he is the only one who seems to have fun. Chef Aaron has problems with time, tries to cheat the buzzer, & then complains about it over & over again. They might be able to cook, but they just don’t seem like nice people. Really, I don’t want to see any of these people on the Iron Chef. It’s a good thing that the Iron Chefs don’t talk a lot. Just stand there & look scared of the chairman, that’s all we ask.


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