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Post by Brookie on Jan 18, 2014 22:43:57 GMT -4
My sister misses "Rum by Rum", but when I catch episodes of that now, I think most home blogs do a better job. Yeah, I used to catch that show and thought it was really pretty awesome. It kinda started me on my road to ruin with home improvement shows.
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Post by chonies on Jan 18, 2014 22:47:57 GMT -4
I love it! When my sister was unemployed for a summer, she redid my mother's house using Matt and Shari as her prophets, and the results were actually pretty impressive.
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Post by celerydunk on Jan 19, 2014 0:32:55 GMT -4
Everything now is either some competition or has to be done in 1 weekend or less. I miss the design shows that clearly took place over a few weeks (or months) and had real designers that wanted to work with their clients. This is also what killed Food Network.
Sarah Richardson and Candice Olsen are the few remaining shows worth watching. There used to be a couple of shows that went to peoples houses and toured them. One was high end stuff and the other was "awesome interiors" that focused on more "hip" design. I would love to see shows that focused on deign ideas. Now I just have to watch reality shows on bravo hoping for glimpses of peoples living rooms. Sigh.
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Post by chonies on Jan 19, 2014 1:14:23 GMT -4
I would love to see shows that focused on deign ideas. Now I just have to watch reality shows on bravo hoping for glimpses of peoples living rooms. Sigh. This, so much this! My problems with interior design are legion, and I don't have the vocabulary or grammar to be able to figure out what I want, besides "nice" and "personalized." I can read magazines and kind of half ass my way, but I just want to learn more about the elements of design. I would also love shows about things like designing for pets, or designing home offices, or where to really find vintage furniture when all the stuff in local thrift stores is busted particle board.
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Post by eveschmeve on Jan 19, 2014 11:17:56 GMT -4
Love It or List It is my crack.
One of my favorite episodes was this one where the woman insisted on renovating the attic. They went up there and discovered there had been a massive fire in the attic, everything was charred and there was a risk that the roof would collapse. The homeowners had no idea. How could you have bought the house without knowing that? Why would you insist on finishing the attic if you had never actually been up there?
And man, if you want to talk about the housing bubble, go to Canada. The prices up there are unreal.
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Post by Brookie on Jan 19, 2014 12:01:12 GMT -4
I would love to see shows that focused on deign ideas. Now I just have to watch reality shows on bravo hoping for glimpses of peoples living rooms. Sigh. This, so much this! My problems with interior design are legion, and I don't have the vocabulary or grammar to be able to figure out what I want, besides "nice" and "personalized." I can read magazines and kind of half ass my way, but I just want to learn more about the elements of design. I would also love shows about things like designing for pets, or designing home offices, or where to really find vintage furniture when all the stuff in local thrift stores is busted particle board. "Light and airy".
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Post by Mutagen on Jan 19, 2014 12:04:18 GMT -4
Everything now is either some competition or has to be done in 1 weekend or less. I miss the design shows that clearly took place over a few weeks (or months) and had real designers that wanted to work with their clients. This is also what killed Food Network. And Project Runway. "The search for the next top designer, defined as the person who can create the best outfit out of nothing but sweaty gym socks and the Piperlime accessory wall in less than three hours!"
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Post by Gigiree on Jan 19, 2014 21:19:41 GMT -4
Before MMS and I bought our first house, I was an HGTV addict. I loved all of the shows--Design on a Dime, Divine Design, Landscapers Challenge, Mission: Organization, but now it seems like the only shows they have on anymore are House Hunters, Property Brothers, and the only one I like--Love It or List It. I do not want or need to watch idiot after idiot trying to find a $400K house for $150K, OK? My favorite complaint is when one or the other will say, "Uh, I just hate the color of this room," like a $35 gallon of paint will completely blow their budget so obviously this house cannot be a contender. D'oh!
We are currently getting the DIY Network for free this month, and at least that channel has some variety. I really enjoy Holme's Inspection. It also make me nervous about our home inspection and what he may have not noticed.
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Post by Ladybug on Jan 20, 2014 11:04:19 GMT -4
You know you are watching too much House Hunters when your real estate agent says, "you sound just like the people on that show!" when you are looking at houses. I'm always curious about how the people on that show arrive at their home buying budgets. For example, one young couple looking in the DC area had a budget of $600,000! These were people not far out of college and I'm wondering how they got approved for a loan like that or how much they're putting down. I know reality TV fudges the truth or flat out lies on a fairly regular basis, but maybe they could show some people who are more in line with what the rest of the country can afford.
I really love Rehab Addict with Nicole Curtis. It's based on the DIY network, but they show episodes on HGTV. She buys old homes (one she bought for $1) and rehabs them. She tries to preserve the original features of the home as much as possible.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2014 11:52:30 GMT -4
I liked Sarah's House (but wasn't a huge fan of Sarah herself), and love all shows that have to do with renovating old churches, post offices, firehouses, etc. into awesome homes.
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