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January 16th, 2012

Real Homes

With a lot of decor magazines I’m just used to seeing the same thing over and over. I was so excited to check out the site for the Real Homes magazine for a couple of reasons. First, it’s based in the United Kingdom so I see a totally different design perspective than what I’m used to in the United States. I’ve found a lot of the color palettes are the same. Some of the wording is different like they say holiday homes when I’d say vacation homes but all of the ideas are still applicable.

The other thing I love is the concept behind the magazine. It’s so simple but I haven’t seen anything like it before. Just like the title says these are real homes. There are stories of real people going through real renovation projects. Usually everything in design magazines is beyond my budget or diy skills. I also found out about some new products and got the answer to”why choose HomeAway?”. If you want a fresh take on design then check out Real Homes.

January 10th, 2012

What Would You Do With a Yard?

This is something that I ask myself a lot because I’m an apartment dweller. I know that a lot of homeowners hate having to take care of a backyard. Instead, I even wish that I had extra acreage. The first thing I’d do is figure out how to make everything in the yard more useful and sustainable. This is because water is at such a premium here. I want to have a vegetable garden instead of lots of unnecessary flowers.

I may even consider getting Chickens for sale. I never thought of this until I saw a reality TV mom do it and then I wanted to investigate Chicken feed and Chicken coops for sale. While visiting the Californiahatery.com site I learned some fun facts about chickens. I can choose between chickens that lay white eggs and ones that lay brown eggs. They also have rare types of chickens like Black Silkies. There’s a guarantee that the chickens will get to you safely. It just looks like so much fun especially if you have kids although I’m sure that it’s lots of responsibility too.

September 22nd, 2008

Inside HGTV

I highly suspect that this is the way that HGTV choses & names it’s shows.

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.

July 16th, 2008

Is design remix real?

I miss the days when the HGTV show Design Remix was on everyday.  I can still find reruns & new episodes on early in the morning or on Saturdays. The premise is that the design show comes in & just reuses everything hiding in closets or the garage to redo a room.  They have a $50 budget & some paint.  The results are fantastic.

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.

January 12th, 2008

When do you take down the Christmas decorations

For some people, taking down the Christmas tree is sad.  For me, I’m usually sick of all of the clutter & can’t wait to get everything back to normal.  Well, the one bright side to so many Christmas decorations is that dusting is just futile. So, we usually take down the decor on January 1st.  How about you?