1. First they think of a cool title & then create a show around it. Even if the title is stupid. Even if the show shouldn’t be on TV. Case in point: Blog Cabin. Yes there is a show where they build a log cabin based on designs from a blog. I’m sure this idea was hatched because someone in the break room said “Log cabin? Isn’t that like a blog cabin?” It wasn’t funny then, & it isn’t funny now.

2. HGTV they love their puns. I’m sure that they do so many complete kitchen remodels just so they can say “We got rid of everything & the kitchen sink.”

3. Most of the rooms lately seem to be painted green just so they can joke about being environmentally friendly.

I love HGTV but I liked it a lot better before they got all punny.

I like a coffee table that I can put my feet on. Judging from the low price, so do other people. It seemed like when I was a kid everyone had a glass coffee table. I hated it because I was a kid & couldn’t touch anything. Really, a glass coffee table just seems to take up space. Yes, you can put drinks on it, but that’s about it. Plus, you have to clean the glass & what is the fun in that.

I usually try to recreate decorating looks on a budget. It’s my thing. However, I can’t help but lust after an antique Chinese wedding bed. The first problem with this is the fact that it would be more expensive then my car. The second problem with this is that it would be way too big for my bedroom which has sloped ceilings. So basically I’d have to buy a new house. That is one expensive bed, but I can’t help it. I want it. I am a princess after all. What is your guilty decorating pleasure?

There has been some controversy on whether this show “stocks” the garages beforehand.  People always seem to have gorgeous bolts of silk fabric even though they don’t sew.  However, I was just watching an episode where Karen couldn’t find a lot of materials so she had to go over budget.  I guess that means that Design Remix is real.

I think it’s a great idea because they get to take the house for a test drive. Buyers get to see things like can they sleep through the noise of a nearby street? (They never can) I think it’s a novel idea. I don’t know if I’d be brave enough to try it. It would just feel weird to be living in someone else’s house with all of their things. Plus, I’d be mildly afraid that the place was haunted. Would you try it?

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Lately, I find Antiques Roadshow to be depressing. It seems to go like this:

Auctioneer: Tell us about this piece.

Person: Well, it was passed down from my great grandmother to my grandma to my mom then to my. I just want to learn more about it.

Auctioneer: Do you have any idea what it is worth?

Person: I really have no clue, it has tons of sentimental value. I want to give it to my daughter someday.

Auctioneer: Well, it’s worth $183

Person: I had no idea. Where can I sell it?

It just makes me sad to see so many people willing to sell their heirlooms so they can buy an ipod or something. If it was $118,000, yes I’d probably sell it, but other than that Antiques Roadshow just makes me sad.

Instead the box said “flip shelves.” These are now the most beautiful words in the English language. The shelves literally just flipped down. It will be so easy to take with me when I move. I said “Ohh I thought there was a third shelf”, then I just flipped the last shelf down. Now I just need to accessorize. I built a bookshelf I’m so handy.

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I loved it & was sure that it had been painted recently. Imagine my surprise when I saw the artist’s name. Can you guess who it is? Well, you probably can because of the post title. In addition to soup cans & movie stars Andy Warhol did some amazing work with flowers.

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