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Post by Bearcata on Oct 27, 2021 14:03:50 GMT
The Nate and Jeremiah Home Project
When this show airs I will watch the entire episode and be charmed and filled with joy getting to know the family, seeing the design process and being a bit weepy eyed when seeing the finished product with the clients. Why is this show so watchable and charming and yet I cringe watching Outgrown and Help, I Wrecked the House and will fast forward as quickly as my fingers can stab at the remote? Somehow these folks have the magic formula and I hope they don't mess it up.
Mom comes to America from Thailand because of TV shows like Leave it to Beaver, works for the United State Post Office and helps her family to come to America, then her son who has been saving money since he graduated from high school buys his mom the families first home in Jackson Heights, NYC. How can you not have a tear in your eye.
I love the transformation of the home. I do hope they were able to do a bit more to the home then shown for the $90,000 budget. Nate mentioned that all the electrical was updated and I hope he meant for the entire house. The renovation is subtle and looks very high end. The furniture is included for the design. The son mentions that they never had a sofa growing up. I adore that little breakfast nook for mom in the kitchen. There are so many places to sit at tables in the space. The moldings add so much depth and texture to the room, the overall look would be timeless classic, ease and elegance. While Nate and Jeremiah did give Anya and her son open concept it was with an arch between the living room and dining/kitchen area. The house looks like an elegant city townhouse from the 1920's.
The color palette is very restrained with white walls, and white oak wide plank floors, with tones of gray silver in the chair fabric, gold metal accents, with the blue sofa a nice pop of color in the room. The design, the lighting, the textures of the walls, matte vs shiny paint finishes, make the room.
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Post by Bearcata on Oct 28, 2021 22:33:27 GMT
Houses with History - another small cape cod house saved on Cape Cod. I do admire the passion to save these old houses from this team but I am sure if Tarek was there he would be telling them you need to delegate and your main focus should be on buying properties. However I don't think this team wants to follow in the steps of McMansion developers. It is nice to see a team that does have the skill set to actually do the rebuilding and that understand framing and structural supports.
Again the history of the area and of the house is fun, and I am thrilled to retain it. Cape Cod was called that because it used to be full of cod. How cool is that? Luv'ed the outdoor shower and the team using that antique shower head and it looked as if they did get hot and cold water.
Nice to see copper used as a countertop. Who knew. I liked the shingle art of a whale on the back of the house. The didn't over do on the nautical theme and the one crab tile on the bathroom floor was cute without being kitsch.
I liked the swing beds in the loft what a cool idea especially for a kids room.
Overall taking down the wall between the kitchen and living room and adding a peninsula works.
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Post by waywyrd on Oct 29, 2021 20:25:14 GMT
I did catch this week's Houses with History - what a cute house that was! They seem to do a great job of updating without taking all the charm and history out of the house. I wish they could save them all, I love old houses like those.
Then we have this week's Flipping 101 - another white/gray/black forgettable masterpiece. The blonde lady seemed nice enough, but the darker haired one was all kinds of annoying, doing her own thing without asking her partner and ignoring Tarek's advice. I'd just keep her as a friend and never work with her again.
They used too many kinds of tile in that one bathroom and I didn't like it. Subway, small hex, big patterned hex all in one shower, make up your mind. Never mind the highly polished marble on the floor just waiting to cause a fall. Regular old bathtub in a house pushing 2 million dollars and a terrible little yard...dummies.
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Post by woodiedog on Oct 29, 2021 20:31:56 GMT
Love this episode of houses with history. The little tile shop where they picked out the tile and sink is a couple blocks away from my cottage. I love that they are restoring these houses and using the original footprint. So many houses are being torn down for huge houses that fill the entire lot and leave no open space or view. The history about Barnstable Brick is fascinating. There are still many Crocker families on cape cod. I loved the upstairs bedrooms, which would be perfect children’s rooms.
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Post by Bearcata on Oct 30, 2021 3:55:09 GMT
I did catch this week's Houses with History - what a cute house that was! They seem to do a great job of updating without taking all the charm and history out of the house. I wish they could save them all, I love old houses like those. Then we have this week's Flipping 101 - another white/gray/black forgettable masterpiece. The blonde lady seemed nice enough, but the darker haired one was all kinds of annoying, doing her own thing without asking her partner and ignoring Tarek's advice. I'd just keep her as a friend and never work with her again. They used too many kinds of tile in that one bathroom and I didn't like it. Subway, small hex, big patterned hex all in one shower, make up your mind. Never mind the highly polished marble on the floor just waiting to cause a fall. Regular old bathtub in a house pushing 2 million dollars and a terrible little yard...dummies. OMGosh, Flipping 101, of course ladies with no flipping experience, no DIY experience, one doesn't know what a shower pan is decide to borrow money from relatives and buy a million dollar house for their first flip. What could possibly go wrong? All I can think is this must be scripted no one is that stupid. Then the dark haired one complains half way through the renovation she is missing spending time with her kids. Huh? You are married, have kids, a job, and you are trying to flip a million dollar house as your side hustle and you are worried about spending time with your kids. Lady if the market was bad and you lost everything you would be working 3 to 4 jobs to pay all your relatives back for losing their money. What makes you think you would be seeing your kids then? This entire series has been about stupid people making stupid decisions and being very lucky the real estate market has been going crazy. I want to slap the lot of them. Who puts in a small bathtub in the primary bathroom? While the dog wash station is not a bad idea what idiot builds a dog washing station that would barely fit a toy poodle. They basically built a tile sink. Like I said before stupid people, stupid ideas. In real life all the planning, designs, permits, ordering materials, and hiring a good general contractor should happen before you even demo the house. What the heck do they teach in these flipping classes they took.
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Post by waywyrd on Oct 30, 2021 14:08:51 GMT
How could I forget that stupid dog wash sink? Great if you have a little puppy or a Chihuahua, not so much if you have a medium or large dog. They didn't think that one through. Waste of space, IMO. I saw some promo for yet another flipping competition with the Atlanta Flip or Flop couple judging. Ugh.
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Post by Kao on Oct 30, 2021 16:28:56 GMT
Nate & Jeremiah's Home Project: I have to admit to feeling a lil bit hypocritical watching this week as everything I find annoying/dislike about Outgrown I either don't mind or find endearing on this show. Maybe because Nate is so soothing and calm around the kids? The editing (which gives a good mix of family, client's life, and renovation footage)? The fact that N&J are helping everyone on their show and not just families? I don't know, but it's magic. I watched their other show on HGTV and didn't find it as good as this one. I hope they don't mess with the formula because it's working like gangbusters.
I loved this family and that the son was working since HS to buy his Mom a house. I like the fact that this show is mostly NYC-adjacent areas because a lot of those places are low-key and good places to live. Jackson Heights is a nice, diverse neighborhood in Queens and a great place to have a family house. They had to update all the electricity in the house and while I'm sure that took a chunk out of the budget they managed to put in a lot of nice touches like the arch separating the living room from the dining room, the seating nook in the kitchen, and the actual kitchen. I really enjoyed this episode and look forward to next week.
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Post by Bearcata on Oct 30, 2021 18:36:33 GMT
Nate & Jeremiah's Home Project: I have to admit to feeling a lil bit hypocritical watching this week as everything I find annoying/dislike about Outgrown I either don't mind or find endearing on this show. Maybe because Nate is so soothing and calm around the kids? The editing (which gives a good mix of family, client's life, and renovation footage)? The fact that N&J are helping everyone on their show and not just families? I don't know, but it's magic. I watched their other show on HGTV and didn't find it as good as this one. I hope they don't mess with the formula because it's working like gangbusters. I loved this family and that the son was working since HS to buy his Mom a house. I like the fact that this show is mostly NYC-adjacent areas because a lot of those places are low-key and good places to live. Jackson Heights is a nice, diverse neighborhood in Queens and a great place to have a family house. They had to update all the electricity in the house and while I'm sure that took a chunk out of the budget they managed to put in a lot of nice touches like the arch separating the living room from the dining room, the seating nook in the kitchen, and the actual kitchen. I really enjoyed this episode and look forward to next week. I adore Nate and Jeremiah's Home Project, it is joyful and makes you feel happy. The real question is WHY do Outgrown and Honey, I Wrecked the House do the exactly opposite. Houses with History also make me happy.
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Post by waywyrd on Nov 1, 2021 16:39:08 GMT
Outgrown - really pretty 30's style house (I think) that they finished the attic in and took down some walls in the kitchen to get the ever-popular must have open concept. I don't know how my brother and I made it without my mom being able to watch us 24/7 in all the different rooms. The new upstairs master suite was nice, as were the bathrooms and kitchen. I didn't mind the open shelving on this one for some reason. I didn't love the fireplace where they painted the brick below the mantel and left the top red, though...it looked odd.
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 1, 2021 19:10:31 GMT
Outgrown - really pretty 30's style house (I think) that they finished the attic in and took down some walls in the kitchen to get the ever-popular must have open concept. I don't know how my brother and I made it without my mom being able to watch us 24/7 in all the different rooms. The new upstairs master suite was nice, as were the bathrooms and kitchen. I didn't mind the open shelving on this one for some reason. I didn't love the fireplace where they painted the brick below the mantel and left the top red, though...it looked odd. Well they didn't knock walls down so much as widen them. What ever happened to the good old days when parents sent their kids to the basement to watch TV and stay out of their hair. I mean that's how my generation grew up. We even walked our selves to school.
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Post by woodiedog on Nov 3, 2021 22:58:32 GMT
Nate and Jeremiah's Home Project Last night, Nate and Jeremiah renovated a cute colonial for a couple with two little ones. During the Reno, Nate and Jeremiah get a call from a realtor that their original 5th Avenue residence is on the market. They jumped at the chance to buy it. Jeremiah got all teary recalling some of the good memories they had there.
I’m so surprised they love NY so much, especially with little ones. I hope they have access to outdoor spaces.
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Post by momrek06 on Nov 3, 2021 23:52:46 GMT
Nate and Jeremiah's Home Project Last night, Nate and Jeremiah renovated a cute colonial for a couple with two little ones. During the Reno, Nate and Jeremiah get a call from a realtor that their original 5th Avenue residence is on the market. They jumped at the chance to buy it. Jeremiah got all teary recalling some of the good memories they had there. I’m so surprised they love NY so much, especially with little ones. I hope they have access to outdoor spaces. Hi woodiedogI absolutely LOVE NYC. Hubby and I just love it there. We did live there for many years in the early 2000's as Hubby did design work for the PANY/NJ. We absolutely loved everything about it. My kiddos as well. Weekend spent at museums and shows on Broadway. The shopping is the best. Holidays are fabulous from Thanksgiving to Christmas to NYE!!! I just HEART the BIG APPLE!!!
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Post by Kao on Nov 4, 2021 14:09:47 GMT
Nate and Jeremiah's Home Project Last night, Nate and Jeremiah renovated a cute colonial for a couple with two little ones. During the Reno, Nate and Jeremiah get a call from a realtor that their original 5th Avenue residence is on the market. They jumped at the chance to buy it. Jeremiah got all teary recalling some of the good memories they had there. I’m so surprised they love NY so much, especially with little ones. I hope they have access to outdoor spaces. NYC has tons of places/activities that cater to children and their parents as well as a huge park in the middle of it with a zoo, lagoons, playgrounds, and all sorts of things. Nate's also originally from Chicago, another big city. We might not do the whole outdoorsy suburban thing but kids in the city have fun and having the bonus of seeing a lot of cultural things as well.
I remember their first NYC apartment on Architectural Digest some years ago and went looking for it to post here because golly, it was gorgeous; they tried to reproduce some of it for their L.A. place (mainly the beautiful kitchen with the conservatory glass windows) but while it was a nice home didn't have the same "zing" as the 5th Avenue apartment. I don't blame them one bit for wanting it back because I wanted it too when I saw it!
The colonial they renovated was adorable, and I believe this family got rid of everything except the cabinet? LOL.
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 5, 2021 3:58:39 GMT
Houses with History - a 300 year old house and the team is able to restore and renovate it. I would not appreciate faded 100 yr old wallpaper on my walls or 300 year old parts of a painted canvas rug adhering to the original floor. But I do really like the history of the home and the tidbits provided by the team. I did like the updated kitchen with the dark green cabinets. The team also did a very good job creating a new old looking master bedroom. Luv'ed the lot size and the pond in back.
Flipping 101 with Tarek El Moussa - this episode is more cringe worthy than the usual. I never understand, especially if you are a real estate agent turned real estate investor, and you want to do fixes on the cheap, a buyer will not notice. Two different colored roof tiles. For the money Jun paid out for the roof to be fixed he could have had a new roof installed. The cheap out on the lawn looks so bad. I wonder if the shack in back will fall down and hurt someone. No dishwasher in a brand new kitchen because the wife/designer could not figure out the door? In a house that costs $680,000.
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Post by MFWalkoff on Nov 5, 2021 10:01:13 GMT
I finally watched Houses with History this week, as the subject is right up my alley -- restoring old New England houses. But I agree, they went to far in the direction of making it look like it was still 300 years old. They mentioned making it a museum for a while before putting it on the market, and I'd agree with that, since I wouldn't buy it to live in. My NE farmhouse can be quaint and authentic on the outside, but inside I want 21st century comfort and function everywhere.
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Post by waywyrd on Nov 6, 2021 15:01:36 GMT
Flipping 101 - I just hate watch at this point. Doofus husband overpays someone to "fix" the shingles and ends up with a roof of many colors, and budget Kim Kardashian ~The Interior Designer~ couldn't figure out how to put a dishwasher in an almost $700K house and chose the stunningly original colors of white on white with a little gray added in because she didn't want her house to look like all the rest. Fabulous. Houses with History - I appreciate them trying to save old bits of stuff that they find, but I'd have preferred they just frame a piece of that wallpaper and just refinish those gorgeous old planks properly. It looked too tatty with the old stuff glued on top. Still, a very pretty house. MFWalkoff I'm jealous! I adore old farmhouses.
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Post by MFWalkoff on Nov 6, 2021 19:34:20 GMT
MFWalkoff I'm jealous! I adore old farmhouses. I should have written "my dream NE farmhouse" -- I'm jealous of anyone who owns one, too!
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Post by momrek06 on Nov 6, 2021 20:17:47 GMT
MFWalkoff I'm jealous! I adore old farmhouses. I should have written "my dream NE farmhouse" -- I'm jealous of anyone who owns one, too! Raising hand, MFWalkoffWe live in California (from Boston & CT) but we have a NE farmhouse. In Northeast Ct. Built in 1930. We love love love everything about it. My hubby grew up in the house. His whole family: M, D, Bro have passed on and we own the house and the 100 acres. It is so so so peaceful. So lovely. We have a farmhouse, 3 car garage, a steam bath, a barn, and an a outhouse. My son and dil are attorneys living in WASH DC and they asked us if they could live there as it's empty and of course we said absolutely. So they came this summer when we were there and just love everything about the peacefulness of it as their lifestyle in DC is go go go go. They both can zoom their jobs. They have a 2.5 yo and a 4.5 month old. They waited for the baby to be a one month before driving up from DC. They asked hubby and I if they could make some changes to the kitchen and we said "sure" .... so right now they are putting in a new stove, counter tops and sink. I love watching Jonathan Knight on HGTV with " FARMHOUSE FIXER". Not to mention listening to him speak with his Bahston accent, reminds me of home so much. My granddaughter EMMA has been making friends with all the deer we have on the property. We have a very large pond as well and we put SALT BLOCK all around the pond for the deer. The pond is a distance from the farmhouse but we can clearly see them come out of the deep woods to eat the salt block. They feel safe on our property. Sorry I went on so long.
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 6, 2021 21:42:04 GMT
Flipping 101 - I just hate watch at this point. Doofus husband overpays someone to "fix" the shingles and ends up with a roof of many colors, and budget Kim Kardashian ~The Interior Designer~ couldn't figure out how to put a dishwasher in an almost $700K house and chose the stunningly original colors of white on white with a little gray added in because she didn't want her house to look like all the rest. Fabulous. Houses with History - I appreciate them trying to save old bits of stuff that they find, but I'd have preferred they just frame a piece of that wallpaper and just refinish those gorgeous old planks properly. It looked too tatty with the old stuff glued on top. Still, a very pretty house. MFWalkoff I'm jealous! I adore old farmhouses. Don't forget she used subway tile for the kitchen backsplash but has it installed vertically instead of horizontally a real step outside normal design boundaries.
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 10, 2021 13:58:31 GMT
The Nate and Jeremiah Home Project
Wow, this week I was not surprised at the budget and what Nate and Jeremiah did with it. It was an older home that had addons over the years and did not look that large on the outside and during the first walk through it did not look that large on the inside. I wish some of the home flippers or house hunters would watch this episode as taking down walls in not an easy thing. During demo the kitchen wall was taken down. Turned out it used to be the house's original outside wall full of electrical, plumbing, and gas lines, which would take $20,000 to $30,000 to take down. The actual budget would be $15,000 for the job and materials and $15,000 for the labor. Of the original $100,000 budget $30,000 was put aside for problems like this and in one stroke it was gone. Then they found live termites and another $9,500 to replace the back wall of the house that was damaged.
In spite of all the problems the reveal was stupendous. Opening the walls made the house feel three times the size. While open concept it was more like open corners but it was enough. Luv'ed the mudroom/laundry room. A first floor mudroom, with bathroom, and laundry room is a dream for me. I also like how the owner liked coastal but wanted a coastal vibe but not nautical and through the color palette and texture of the materials used that is exactly what was achieved. You don't need kitschy items.
This was also the season finale, season 1 was only 6 episodes long but it was very satisfying. I have dropped Honey, I Have Wrecked the House and have almost dropped Outgrown although I liked the last episode, but I don't watch live, I fast forward through much of the episode. What I don't understand about Outgrown, this is an area that gets a lot of snow and yet there are no front hall closets for coat and boot storage.
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Post by Kao on Nov 10, 2021 15:46:41 GMT
The Nate and Jeremiah Home Project: Sad that it's the season finale and really hoping it gets renewed. N&J are a lovely team and a lovely family.
This family had started renovating but the father's cancer diagnosis put that on hold. Afterwards, they decided to have someone else do the work, which is where N&J came in. The first floor was nice but extremely compartmentalized; lots of little rooms and not a good flow. It was also an older house with some unpleasant surprises once the reno was underway; the rerouting of all the electrical, plumbing, and gas lines because the "interior" kitchen wall was actually the original exterior wall was a money sink. I thought that they got a break on the termites when they originally found areas where they were but no current activity, but then they found those active infestations under the floors...*sigh*
Such wonderful flow when they finished, especially in the laundry room and kitchen. Kitchen was especially nice with the painted brick inlay above the stove. I really liked the painting that the couple had made of a street scene in Hoboken and was glad they found room for it in the rehabbed house. Not sure if the current house was in Hoboken but it's a charming place to live with lots of good architecture and an easy, quick commute to NYC. The whole first floor was light and airy and coastal without being overbearing.
N&J end up right where they started as they end the series with them moving back into their original 5th Avenue apartment. It doesn't surprise me that their West Village townhouse sold so quickly because the West Village is hot, plus it was a gorgeous building. I'm wishing them the best.
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Post by waywyrd on Nov 12, 2021 15:24:00 GMT
Flipping 101 - I...actually liked this couple! And I'm happy they made a profit, even though they overpaid a LOT for that house. I'm going to go back and screenshot pics of all the tile she chose for the showers, it was beautiful and different than the usual crap we see. I wanted to hug her when she picked that dark blue diamond tile for behind the stove - gorgeous. I absolutely hated that dark wallpaper in Tarek's latest "dream house" - the bathroom looked like a cave. They finally moved in but I guess we get to hear them boo-hooing in future episodes about not being able to do the top deck like they wanted to.
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Post by Kao on Nov 12, 2021 16:00:28 GMT
For some reason HGTV has decided since a lot of people are apparently interested in Tarek and Christina's private lives they need to put that in their shows and they really shouldn't. While I don't mind the standalone series like Drew's Honeymoon House or when Christina was planning her wedding I do mind it in the regular shows; either it comes across as try-hard and "envy my life!" (never a good look) or extremely insincere (case in point, a show we've watched this season that has turned for the worse). The shows that handle this the best is the ones where it's either a brief blurb at the end of the show or implement the personal better with the work stuff (N&J, Hometown, Good Bones).
I've also noticed that while The Nate and Jeremiah Home Project is on HGTV it's produced by Scott Brothers Entertainment (Property Brothers Drew and Jonathan's production company) and I'm wondering if that's the magic in the mix, especially since the other shows they produce are equally good (Curb Appeal, etc).
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 12, 2021 23:49:02 GMT
For some reason HGTV has decided since a lot of people are apparently interested in Tarek and Christina's private lives they need to put that in their shows and they really shouldn't. While I don't mind the standalone series like Drew's Honeymoon House or when Christina was planning her wedding I do mind it in the regular shows; either it comes across as try-hard and "envy my life!" (never a good look) or extremely insincere (case in point, a show we've watched this season that has turned for the worse). The shows that handle this the best is the ones where it's either a brief blurb at the end of the show or implement the personal better with the work stuff (N&J, Hometown, Good Bones). I've also noticed that while The Nate and Jeremiah Home Project is on HGTV it's produced by Scott Brothers Entertainment (Property Brothers Drew and Jonathan's production company) and I'm wondering if that's the magic in the mix, especially since the other shows they produce are equally good (Curb Appeal, etc).I am wondering about who the producer is, how the production company handles it. You are right, don't oversell. I care more about the design and the renovation than the hosts life. If later in the series I see little peeps that is OK, but the focus needs to be on the client and the star of the episode, the house. When Boise Boys first aired I thought how brave of HGTV to air a series with a gay couple. I do know that Luke and Clint are business partners and friends and NOT partners but I can see how that mistake can happen. I do wonder if that is why Boise Boys only lasted 2 seasons? I do not like Outgrown, at times some of the scenes between Luke and Clint joking seems forced, as so the scenes with Clint and one of this sons where they make furniture. It feels as if the episode if trying to let the viewers know these are rough and tough manly men.
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Post by Kao on Nov 16, 2021 16:10:16 GMT
I completely forgot to watch Outgrown this week, which is pretty sad.
I never thought that Luke and Clint were gay; to me they seemed to be best friends who got into flipping houses, and I really enjoyed watching their show because of their natural rapport and Luke's design skills. The problem arose when HGTV decided to change the program model for a few of their shows. Viewer's complaints at the time that there were too many "flip" and "remodel an empty house for someone" style shows and while some shows they left alone (Hometown, Good Bones) they decided to change the model to either "renovate a home for people who have left their hometown for a while and come back to live" (The Fords) or "renovate for families in their area who have outgrown their house" (Outgrown). The problem with Outgrown is that instead of depending on the natural chemistry of Luke and Clint a great deal of it is scripted and it shows. Luke is also visibly uncomfortable whenever he has to announce some personal family business on the show, which makes people uncomfortable. Outgrown also seems to focus a lot on the clients young children (at times behaving poorly) and I'm not here for that; I'm grateful to parents who don't want their kids on TV and you either only see photographs of them, or they come on the show at the very end during the reveal. It's a shame because while Boise Boys was must-see TV for me Outgrown is not.
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 16, 2021 17:36:18 GMT
I completely forgot to watch Outgrown this week, which is pretty sad. I never thought that Luke and Clint were gay; to me they seemed to be best friends who got into flipping houses, and I really enjoyed watching their show because of their natural rapport and Luke's design skills. The problem arose when HGTV decided to change the program model for a few of their shows. Viewer's complaints at the time that there were too many "flip" and "remodel an empty house for someone" style shows and while some shows they left alone (Hometown, Good Bones) they decided to change the model to either "renovate a home for people who have left their hometown for a while and come back to live" (The Fords) or "renovate for families in their area who have outgrown their house" (Outgrown). The problem with Outgrown is that instead of depending on the natural chemistry of Luke and Clint a great deal of it is scripted and it shows. Luke is also visibly uncomfortable whenever he has to announce some personal family business on the show, which makes people uncomfortable. Outgrown also seems to focus a lot on the clients young children (at times behaving poorly) and I'm not here for that; I'm grateful to parents who don't want their kids on TV and you either only see photographs of them, or they come on the show at the very end during the reveal. It's a shame because while Boise Boys was must-see TV for me Outgrown is not. HGTV did not air Outgrown of Renovation Inc this weekend (November 13 & 14), instead they decided to show endless reruns of From Fixer to Fabulous, My Lottery Dream House, and Love It of List It. Don't know why, maybe due to people traveling for the holidays but Thanksgiving is still two weeks away.
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 16, 2021 17:53:58 GMT
Flipping 101 - I...actually liked this couple! And I'm happy they made a profit, even though they overpaid a LOT for that house. I'm going to go back and screenshot pics of all the tile she chose for the showers, it was beautiful and different than the usual crap we see. I wanted to hug her when she picked that dark blue diamond tile for behind the stove - gorgeous. I absolutely hated that dark wallpaper in Tarek's latest "dream house" - the bathroom looked like a cave. They finally moved in but I guess we get to hear them boo-hooing in future episodes about not being able to do the top deck like they wanted to. I too actually like the couple that Tarek was working with this episode. The majority of the couples are just eager to cash in on the flipping market and don't really care about doing a quality job, and the design partner is also too fixated on their design vision regardless of what Tarek recommends. I too liked the liked how the designer/wife combined the two to three different tile choices into really unique showers and bathrooms. I also agree that the diamond blue tile in the kitchen was an excellent choice. I do think that some of the complaints by the Open House visitors was scripted. Really who looks at the tile in a swimming pool? Whoever this couple used for their tile work make sure they have their contact information they did an excellent job. The reason I think much of the complaints during the Open House are scripted is because I know I can't dictate the location and style of the house when I go to an Open House. What I am looking for is location, how does the lot look like, how does the outside of the house look, any maintenance issues. Inside the house I am looking again how well is it maintained, how clean is it, is it move in ready or do I have to paint and do repairs, also how does the house flow. Regardless of what HGTV implies, most people do not renovate their kitchens and bathrooms. I use Realtor, Zillow, and other real estate websites and peak into my neighbors houses. I know they still have the original Delta faucets in the bathrooms and the have not changed out the original lighting the builder installed. However the houses are clean, the wooden floors pristine and they sell. Tarek's house. Lots and lots and lots of dark grey to silver grey wallpaper on every possible wall space. Notice that all the wallpaper had an abstract pattern very similar to the carpet they bought. The pattern for the season seems to be overly ambitious newbie house flippers overbuying with no house building experience. I can see being in the business but I certainly would be starting on a smaller scale project. Also if not for the crazy real estate market in California right now all of this season of house flippers would have lost money on their projects.
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Post by Arielflies on Nov 16, 2021 19:28:53 GMT
I saw Tarek in a commercial for "We Buy Your House, Any Condition" here in SoCal. Why does he need to solicit? Don't the customers come to him through HGTV?
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 17, 2021 0:57:03 GMT
I saw Tarek in a commercial for "We Buy Your House, Any Condition" here in SoCal. Why does he need to solicit? Don't the customers come to him through HGTV? On Flipping 101 he really puts the emphasize on having houses lined up to work on. I do think he has built up/scaled up the business and to employ all those people and to do all those builds he needs houses. He has crews lined up to go. Really to live the private airplane, yacht, and million dollar homes he needs the cash flow. Even if the market crashes, he and Christina survived and thrived in the flipping market, and I can see him surviving again, especially having been through cancer and now a diagnosis of celiac disease. He is obviously taking much better care of his skin and is being manscaped.
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Post by Eastcoastmom on Nov 18, 2021 23:51:30 GMT
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