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Post by waywyrd on Jul 22, 2020 12:47:06 GMT
One day I'll come across another house full of Karen Treasures. Good Bones last night...hm. It's rare that I don't like one of their renovations overall, but this may be one of those times. I don't mind gray, but there was sooo much of it. Don't like butcher block near the sink. And I hate red bathrooms. I get that they were going industrial to keep with the old biker bar theme, maybe it was just too masculine for me. Did it sell at the end?
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Post by Eastcoastmom on Jul 22, 2020 14:24:16 GMT
They never said if it sold. I liked the lounge area on the 2nd floor; the auto- themed sofa was so cute. My car enthusiast husband would love that!
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Post by Bearcata on Jul 25, 2020 5:06:21 GMT
Build Me Up with Orlando Soria airs Wednesday night. A thrown back to the old days of home makeovers but this time the homeowners are dealing with a big event usually divorce in their lives and they need a makeover to have fresh start in their lives. Two episodes aired Wednesday. One was a gentlemen who has been divorced for a couple of years and needs to refresh his master bedroom now that he is dating and needs a makeover of his garage now guest house where his mom is staying. I must say I luved what they did with the guest house especially the kitchen. Nice cabinets. Also with little money left in the budget I like how creative Orlando can be with paint to transform the master bedroom and bathroom.
The other was a divorced mom with 3 kids who is a waitress by day and a nursing student by night has $25,000 to transform her home. Orlando manages a facelift on the outside and manages to transform the living room, the dining room, the den, and the master bedroom. Nice to see what fresh paint, new carpet, new furniture, and wall paper can do.
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Post by Kao on Jul 25, 2020 15:46:46 GMT
I liked Build it up. I think the whole premise of the show is great as you can see what a difference he makes in these people's lives. I really like the graphic patterns and shapes he painted on the nursing student's living room walls and how he gets the most our of the budget. I'll watch again.
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Post by justmythoughts on Jul 25, 2020 23:47:48 GMT
I am NOT a fan of Christina on the Coast because I don't think Christina is a good designer. Her results always look as though she flipped through a few magazines, and just tried to do a cheap version of duplication. I have seen her do the same thing over and over and over. Nothing new here, and it is all looking dated before she even starts.
Right now, my favorites remain Home Town and Good Bones. Interesting designs. I especially like watching Ben Napier in his wood working shop. He comes up with some pretty wonderful pieces of furniture and trim. What a talented couple he and Erin are.
I mentioned Restored before. That was a bit of a mistake, as it is not an HGTV show. But if see it in your "guide", and you like rehab of historical homes, check it out; you might like it.
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Post by Bearcata on Jul 26, 2020 15:18:01 GMT
Good Bones Season 5 Episode 7 - "Old Biker Bar" - July 21, 2020
I liked the outside of the house. The color palette of gray on gray on gray can read dark, it also reads modern. I do like that they changed up the direction of the siding inside the triangles where the roof peaked and used battens for a vertical element it really adds visual interest to the house.
The original house was 590 sq ft and the ladies added a 1600 sq ft addition for a total of 2190 sq ft. It is a big house and had a garage on the end. Not much lawn to maintain.
I luv'd many of the black and white elements. The bedding in the master bedroom was exquisite. There was many pieces playing homage to the old biker bar and the industrial theme of the house, the lighting in the kitchen and dining area plays into that.
I am very glad that they kept the oxblood walls to only the master bathroom. It was an interesting choice and I think they did it to show range and that they can do other styles besides boho chic.
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Post by Bearcata on Jul 26, 2020 15:19:52 GMT
One day I'll come across another house full of Karen Treasures. Good Bones last night...hm. It's rare that I don't like one of their renovations overall, but this may be one of those times. I don't mind gray, but there was sooo much of it. Don't like butcher block near the sink. And I hate red bathrooms. I get that they were going industrial to keep with the old biker bar theme, maybe it was just too masculine for me. Did it sell at the end? I prefer the darker butcher block and think it would have looked better.
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Post by Bearcata on Jul 27, 2020 2:33:18 GMT
I am NOT a fan of Christina on the Coast because I don't think Christina is a good designer. Her results always look as though she flipped through a few magazines, and just tried to do a cheap version of duplication. I have seen her do the same thing over and over and over. Nothing new here, and it is all looking dated before she even starts.
Right now, my favorites remain Home Town and Good Bones. Interesting designs. I especially like watching Ben Napier in his wood working shop. He comes up with some pretty wonderful pieces of furniture and trim. What a talented couple he and Erin are.
I mentioned Restored before. That was a bit of a mistake, as it is not an HGTV show. But if see it in your "guide", and you like rehab of historical homes, check it out; you might like it.
I have a real hate hate relationship regarding Christina. She gets on my last nerve and I too think her designs are overly simplistic to the point of boring. I might watch as there is so little on just to throw some snark at her in future posts.
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Post by Kao on Jul 27, 2020 22:38:34 GMT
Apparently "Flip or Flop" Tarek El Moussa and "Selling Sunset" Heather Rae Young are now engaged after dating for a year!
Looking at the engagement pictures he most definitely has a "type." I'm still wishing them the best.
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Post by Bearcata on Jul 28, 2020 2:58:54 GMT
Apparently "Flip or Flop" Tarek El Moussa and "Selling Sunset" Heather Rae Young are now engaged after dating for a year! Looking at the engagement pictures he most definitely has a "type." I'm still wishing them the best. High maintenance ultra skinny plastic looking shrieking nag? Really she looks like a clone of the first wife.
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Post by waywyrd on Jul 29, 2020 16:31:31 GMT
Good Bones - I'm glad they got that house (or basically just the lot) for free. What a mess...and having to start all over and do a new build, they made almost nothing. I'm going to steal that diagonal floor idea, it looked really nice and gave a tiny house something different. And I thought Karen's tree in the bedroom idea was going to be awful, but it turned out pretty cute, not at all what I had in my head. I won't rag on the butcher block counters again, I know they were on a tight budget.
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Post by Eastcoastmom on Jul 29, 2020 17:34:17 GMT
Karen whitewashing those beams on that shaky scaffolding was making me so nervous. The new build was lovely; I don't mind butcher block countertops. It was great that they were able to have enough leftover Carrera marble for the backsplash. The swing bed was cute but idk how safe a swinging bed would be. I'd keep the cute tree and get rid of the bed. The crew doesn't seem to be the most safety conscious. All the guys on the roof cutting joists with no safety equipment was an accident waiting to happen. They were just lucky the house caving in did no damage to the neighbors.
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Post by Kao on Jul 29, 2020 18:34:46 GMT
That was a really nice starter house for a single person/small family. Really liked the swinging bed, the tree, kitchen, and they made the most of the only bathroom. I'm a little over people touring their houses just to get on TV though. I'm glad they found another owner because it was adorable.
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Post by Bearcata on Jul 29, 2020 22:12:05 GMT
Karen whitewashing those beams on that shaky scaffolding was making me so nervous. The new build was lovely; I don't mind butcher block countertops. It was great that they were able to have enough leftover Carrera marble for the backsplash. The swing bed was cute but idk how safe a swinging bed would be. I'd keep the cute tree and get rid of the bed. The crew doesn't seem to be the most safety conscious. All the guys on the roof cutting joists with no safety equipment was an accident waiting to happen. They were just lucky the house caving in did no damage to the neighbors. If you are referring to wearing ropes and safety harness, they were not that high up and I think they wanted to mobility to run fast and away without tangling up in a rope just in case.
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Post by Bearcata on Jul 29, 2020 22:14:25 GMT
That was a really nice starter house for a single person/small family. Really liked the swinging bed, the tree, kitchen, and they made the most of the only bathroom. I'm a little over people touring their houses just to get on TV though. I'm glad they found another owner because it was adorable. I am pretty sure that is all staged just to have someone walk through the staged house and also present it to the viewer. What I really noticed were the missing teeth on both sides and the neck tags. Not appealing.
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Post by Kao on Jul 30, 2020 0:53:09 GMT
That was a really nice starter house for a single person/small family. Really liked the swinging bed, the tree, kitchen, and they made the most of the only bathroom. I'm a little over people touring their houses just to get on TV though. I'm glad they found another owner because it was adorable. I am pretty sure that is all staged just to have someone walk through the staged house and also present it to the viewer. What I really noticed were the missing teeth on both sides and the neck tags. Not appealing. What?! On who?
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Post by Eastcoastmom on Jul 30, 2020 1:18:06 GMT
On Tanya, the prospective buyer.
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Post by Bearcata on Jul 30, 2020 2:28:06 GMT
I am pretty sure that is all staged just to have someone walk through the staged house and also present it to the viewer. What I really noticed were the missing teeth on both sides and the neck tags. Not appealing. What?! On who? She had teeth missing in the same area on both sides. On someone that young and that skinny, I'm thinking a bit too much alcohol and drugs.
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Post by Kao on Jul 30, 2020 5:32:15 GMT
Oh my goodness, I've never noticed that?
I have the same thing (both second molars on each side gone) and it's definitely not from drugs; I have horrible bruxism which really affected those teeth in particular. One side had a nasty chunk cracked right out and had to be pulled while the other shattered in the middle of getting a root canal and the remnants had to be yanked. I ended up getting an implant on one side and I'm saving for the other. Maybe she had a similar situation.
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Post by dagwood on Jul 30, 2020 18:13:19 GMT
Apparently "Flip or Flop" Tarek El Moussa and "Selling Sunset" Heather Rae Young are now engaged after dating for a year! Looking at the engagement pictures he most definitely has a "type." I'm still wishing them the best. High maintenance ultra skinny plastic looking shrieking nag? OMG, I almost choked on my cracker reading that. Thanks for the laugh!
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Post by Bearcata on Jul 30, 2020 21:30:58 GMT
High maintenance ultra skinny plastic looking shrieking nag? OMG, I almost choked on my cracker reading that. Thanks for the laugh!
It always makes me happy when I can bring joy to a fellow poster.
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Post by Bearcata on Jul 30, 2020 21:42:41 GMT
Good Bones Season 5 Episode 8 - "Free House, Expensive Reno" - July 28, 2020
I like the history of the town and you don't get a sense of how big the Kile Tree is until after Karen takes a photo of Mina doing a handstand against the tree and the camera pulls away from the tree. It is big.
I am sure there is a moral here about free gifts being very expensive.
Has Tad lost weight and been working out? His legs look very nice in those red shorts. Thank you for not wearing those horrendously long and baggy board shorts guys wear.
The ladies did a very nice job rebuilding the house. I like how they try to make the house look higher end with their finishes. Liked the faux beams and watching Karen work with Tad and Cory. It is amazing how a vaulted ceiling and beams add so much dimension to a home. I would have luv'ed to buy this house when I first moved to Northern Virginia, it is the perfect starter home and could be used as a rental property. Too bad nothing like that was available.
The marble backsplash was a nice touch and use of materials. I just wish they could make a profit on the house as closing costs and such are never mentioned and the margins were so close, I can't see that they made any profit on this "free" house.
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Post by Bearcata on Jul 31, 2020 3:20:37 GMT
Another good two episodes of Build Me Up. I like the host Orlando Soria. He comes across as he genuinely wants to help. I am simply amazed what he can do for $50,000 which was the budget for both episodes this week. He really isn't doing total tear downs. The lady empty nester he redid the kitchen but the biggest budget item was a $5600 window that transforms how that space is used. Much of the transformations are new flooring, painting walls, and getting new furniture and placing it differently. Putting all of the master bedroom on one level and painting, changing furniture and furniture placement was remarkable. What Orlando did to her son's room makes it look so modern and fresh and like a new build. But again it was new flooring, new paint, new furniture and viola. Kitchen, dining area, outside area, master bedroom, sons room, and guest bathroom for $50,000, amazing. I can't believe the difference in the bathroom, yes he added plumbing so they could have a shower, but even keeping the fixtures in the same place but changing them again transforms the room. The shower was beautiful, and normally I hate stacked tile but that handmade tile with all the variations of blue was gorgeous.
In the other episode the lady with the Spanish colonial home, taking down the one wall in the kitchen and rearranging the mudroom space to get a peninsula in the kitchen, a laundry room, and an eat in nook in the exact same footprint just goes to show you don't have to tear everything done to the studs to get better flow and better rooms. The kitchen looker gigantic in the after shots but it was the same size. I also like what he did in her bathroom. Changing the color palette to a light grey and grey, adding recessed lighting in the bathroom shower area, put in a new patterned floor tile, a new pedestal sink (I don't normally like pedestal sinks as they have no storage, but it fit the space better). Again the room is transformed.
What I like about all these rooms is that Orlando is designing them to fit the owner and the style of the house and they are not cookie cutter flip home looks.
This show makes me happy and leaves me smiling.
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Post by Kao on Jul 31, 2020 17:21:48 GMT
I like it a lot too Bearcata. It's such a...feel-good show without hitting you over the head with it (as in "Look at me! Aren't I a GOOD PERSON for helping out these poor souls?") and I like seeing what people can do to change their environments without tearing down a lot of walls or with a lot of money. I guess you can say that he gives the spaces a "refresh" as opposed to a whole remodel. I also like his manner; it's easy-breezy and he has good rapport with the homeowners.
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Post by Bearcata on Jul 31, 2020 18:03:14 GMT
I like it a lot too Bearcata . It's such a...feel-good show without hitting you over the head with it (as in "Look at me! Aren't I a GOOD PERSON for helping out these poor souls?") and I like seeing what people can do to change their environments without tearing down a lot of walls or with a lot of money. I guess you can say that he gives the spaces a "refresh" as opposed to a whole remodel. I also like his manner; it's easy-breezy and he has good rapport with the homeowners. I think too many people have watching home improvement shows and their first thought is to tear a wall down and get open concept. Why? I don't particularly like open concept as that is not how the house will look once people are living in it and who needs to see dirty dishes on display from every point in the house. I am at the point where I have to put in new finishes as the builder grade stuff is literally falling apart. I have no intention of removing walls. Is it really worth it? What I like about Orlando is that by doing small changes it can vastly improve the flow of the home. The kitchen and guest bathroom in the empty nester house were amazing, adding that convertible window changes how the homeowner will use that space. The second home he enclosed the one entry to kitchen and created a peninsula. It is a small change but changes how the homeowner uses that space. These homes already have good flow they just need tweaks and I think that is the case for most homes. I also like the budget. I am been watching the new Kortney and Dave Wilson show and I think it must be filmed in Toronto as in every episode so far they have budget of $120,000 to $150,000 to remodel a kitchen, dining, and living area and every time Kortney states that is not a lot of money. What the heck are you spending it on. That is a lot of money to a regular homeowner. I have quoted $40,000 if I want to replace all the flooring on the first floor, paint the walls and redo the kitchen and Kortney is stating $120,000 is not enough?
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Post by MFWalkoff on Aug 2, 2020 10:20:06 GMT
Love It Or List It returns with new episodes next Monday, Aug. 10th.
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Post by Eastcoastmom on Aug 2, 2020 13:28:17 GMT
I wonder if the locale is still North Carolina?
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Post by MFWalkoff on Aug 2, 2020 20:02:59 GMT
I would guess yes. Last year's new season was in NC, and it was only 9 episodes & ended in January. So I'd guess that they held back a bunch of episodes to split into a "part 2" new season now.
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Post by Eastcoastmom on Aug 2, 2020 23:00:21 GMT
Oh phooey! Nothing against NC, which is a lovely state, but I'd really love to see other parts of the country. I miss her old crew: Desta, Eddie, and Fergus, back in Canada, but don't miss the housing stock there. Was it Toronto? So expensive and for such small homes, which were all duplexes!
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Post by Kao on Aug 3, 2020 0:27:07 GMT
I believe it was Toronto, Eastcoastmom. Lovely housing stock in the first few seasons, and I really liked Dessa and Co. Not sure about all duplexes; I remember a veriety of housing types. The clients were also a lot nicer. :/
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