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Design Happens : Freebie Fridays: Saffron Marigold

Fri, 21 Mar 2014 01:00:52 +0000

So I checked their internet history : and things seemed pretty much much
like these people always did just before he cleared the bookmarks
(which are back again too) and also "made a great effort" – precisely what presents?!
Seemed to be this a new one-off slip I was seeing the effects involving?

Didn't seem like the item. Therefore , he was lying to me when he
said having been making an effort. He has getting more with it.
Conceivably he did consider for a little bit, however, not much more.

Is actually his relationship with all the images (and persons?!?!?!
) on the net more important to be able to him than his / her relationship together with his wife and also family in truth?

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HGTV Dream Home : Step Inside HGTV Dream Home 2011

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:44:53 +0000

Maybe HGTV should take a cue from Sarah Susanka - I think I have all of the "Not So Big House" series of books and they make complete and total sense to me. Also "A Pattern Language" and "Patterns of Home" by Jacobsen and Silverstein, whom Ms. Susanka recommends. These all make sense from both an architectural AND a living standpoint. Good things can come in small packages - I've been telling my petite daughter that for (almost) 14 years! Not so tiny as to be impractical, but as a challenge, how about trying to build something that makes the best use of space, with broad (warm & cozy) appeal and a touch of drama? I think you and I agree it's time for a change!

HGTV Dream Home : Step Inside HGTV Dream Home 2011

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:06:47 +0000

For some reason, I haven't been as thrilled with the most recent DreamHomes. They've begun to take on a stark edge that just doesn't feel as comfortable (or "dreamy") to me. The locations have mostly been stellar, but the homes just didn't hit the level that some of the older DHs did for me - they're missing something. I know, beggars can't be choosers, as my grandmother would have said, but if HGTV wants honest feedback I feel compelled to offer my opinion. A DreamHome is a place to live, not visit. A place to set down roots, to nest, to never want to leave. Build us a home that makes us drool, but also supports the practialities of life and nurtures our ideas of what a home should be. Tall order, but if you're going to call something a DreamHome, you have to live up to the name! I wonder if maybe a DreamHome should be a smaller home, but a better home?

HGTV Dream Home : Step Inside HGTV Dream Home 2011

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:48:40 +0000

I so completely agree with you! I didn't feel like this was a home - it was a rental! No cozy, warm welcoming feeling at all with this DH. Maybe it was too modern in feel? I guess some of us need more squishy stuff and a few lower ceilings in some spaces to make it feel snug and safe.

HGTV Dream Home : Step Inside HGTV Dream Home 2011

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:28:36 +0000

I share your disappointment also. Not my fave DH. But I didn't enjoy the living areas or the kitchen - the bedrooms & bathrooms were all better spaces! Go figure. LOL! I guess am just not a fan of modern style - this DH just didn't strike me as a cozy, welcoming home. Frankly, the Santa Fe home wasn't on my fave list either, but it had more warmth and charm than this. Both homes have bits and pieces that I like, but not enough to make me jump up and down with excitement.

HGTV Dream Home : Take the Virtual Tour

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:45:43 +0000

How about some of my mother's all time favorites - Jordan Almonds, Nonpareils, and Ribbon Candy? She kept those highly colorful tidbits in jars for as long as I can remember....I think her mother did the same. Something to be said for family tradition. And why edible items at all? I think someone made the comment elsewhere in the blog that the space lacked greenery - so how about a terrarium or some air plants? Orchids?

HGTV Dream Home : Take the Virtual Tour

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:36:41 +0000

I may be the only person on earth that actually reaped the benefits of my siblings distaste for MaryJanes - I loved them! I can't eat them anymore, but I didn't even need to trade for them when I was a kid at Halloween - they were freely given away! I snagged those and the peanut butter kisses (I had strange tastes as a kid - still do, I guess!) whenever I had a chance. I did pitch the peppermints, though - still don't like those! A co-worker just brought me a candy bouquet of Reese's as a going away present today - I leave tomorrow to start a new job next week - still love that peanut butter! ;)

HGTV Dream Home : Take the Virtual Tour

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:12:37 +0000

Beautiful Song - Great Movie! (loved the costumes!) This is the version I remember....

HGTV Dream Home : Take the Virtual Tour

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:04:05 +0000

MaryJanes are break-your-teeth peanut butter chews, FYI, and actually, why any candy at all? If their current market is hip & trendy, healthy organic stuff would be more appropriate, eh? Why food at all? I think they were just looking for something colorful to fill the jars - designer trick. They should probably re-think that....

HGTV Dream Home : Take the Virtual Tour

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:58:44 +0000

I know it's a stunning apt., but it's just not for me. I would kill for the living room rug, and the views are bellisima! And I ferverently wish that more builders used POCKET DOORS to save space like this! I guess I just can't see myself there, but what a great place for a city dweller! Stylish, to be sure! After seeing the second Sex in the City movie this summer, I can certainly picture any of the girls in question inhabiting this space! :*

HGTV Dream Home : What's Your Dream Home IQ?

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:48:12 +0000

All those years of watching HGTV & entering the DH sweepstakes weren't for naught! My quiz results showed me to be a Building Dynamo (I took my time and only had to do a little research, I swear!). :D Now if only that also indicated the winner of the DH! Why don't they have awards/rewards for loyalty and the ability to absorb HGTV trivia like sponges???? Or how about something for witty blog banter???? Enquiring minds want to know.....

HGTV Dream Home : The Architect's Inspiration

Mon, 2 Aug 2010 17:31:23 +0000

Katydiddle: When we moved into our current home, Emma had my husband paint her room to feel like she was at the sea, but with a twist. The walls are divided into two colors - the upper half is a dark turquoise and the lower half is the color of wet sand - with a white chair rail running around the room. She wanted it to feel like she looking out into the ocean. She's accessorized with shells, lighthouses, ships in bottles - anything that reminds her of the sea. Her room is upstairs, and I think she wanted to feel like she was in a lighthouse to some extent! But lately she's started to ask about re-painting (something a little more grown-up and feminine)....

HGTV Dream Home : The Architect's Inspiration

Mon, 2 Aug 2010 17:24:26 +0000

Katydiddle: When we moved into our current home, Emma had my husband paint her room to feel like she was at the sea, but with a twist. The walls are divided into two colors - the upper half is a dark turquoise and the lower half is the color of wet sand - with a white chair rail running around the room. She wanted it to feel like she was sitting in the sand looking out into the ocean. She's accessorized with shells, lighthouses, ships in bottles - anything that reminds her of the sea. Her room is upstairs, and I think she wanted to feel like she was in a lighthouse to some extent! But lately she's started to ask about re-painting (something a little more grown-up and feminine)....

HGTV Dream Home : The Architect's Inspiration

Mon, 2 Aug 2010 17:19:07 +0000

Katydiddle: When we moved into our current home, Emma had my husband paint her room to feel like she was at the sea, but with a twist. The walls are divided into two colors - the upper half is a dark turquoise and the lower half is the color of wet sand - with a white chair rail running around the room. She wanted it to feel like she was sitting in the sand looking out into the ocean. She's accessorized with shells, lighthouses, ships in bottles - anything that reminds her of the sea. Her room is upstairs, and I think she wanted to feel like she was in a lighthouse to some extent! But lately she's started to ask about re-painting (something a little more grown-up and feminine)....

HGTV Dream Home : The Architect's Inspiration

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:57:00 +0000

I liked #8 - the Gadhue Boathouse - looks like something used in by Brother Cadfael (in a novel by Ellis Peters) - medieval and monastic, and the #5 also (it has a Zen-like quality that is quite appealing). I agree with your assessment of the Rousselle Residence - it has a sense of grounded fantasy - almost attainable, certainly shows DH potential! A castle for real people - my daughter will love it! I did notice a trend in his portfolio for multi-paned windows, which I know is accurate with the architecture, but boy, do I dislike those things!

HGTV Dream Home : The Architect's Inspiration

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:31:06 +0000

Sorry, to answer the second part of your question, Katydiddle, Emma has been redecorating her room every couple of years since she was about 3 or 4 years old - she's pretty vocal about her likes and dislikes! The fact that I've been watching HGTV since it's inception has only added fuel to her fire! Our "library" is also full of art, architecture & interior design materials, so she has plenty of sources for inspiration! We've entered every DH sweepstakes since the very first one, and still keep hoping! ;)

HGTV Dream Home : The Architect's Inspiration

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:20:02 +0000

Almost as bad as trying to get out of a hammock! LOL! :D

HGTV Dream Home : The Architect's Inspiration

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:18:18 +0000

I'm more of a big wicker porch swing (with many, many cushions) kinda gal myself, but a nice comfy rocker will do in a pinch! I think for those of us with little or no padding in the nether regions, those Adirondac (and most hardback chairs) are pretty to look at, but we'll arm wrestle you for the squishy over-stuffed chairs....

HGTV Dream Home : The Architect's Inspiration

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:58:16 +0000

LOL! I didn't mean to imply leaving an empy room for the winner of the DH - perhaps just a simply done guest bedroom with the option to "tweak" it as only Linda W. can....I think it would be a nice gesture to personalize a second bedroom in the DH for the winner. That's usually one of the few rooms I have issues with in terms of decorating - generic can be bland, but over the top and overly specific can be even worse, even for a dream house!

HGTV Dream Home : Pouring the Foundation

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:02:42 +0000

Amen! I get plenty of reality, I need edjumakatin! o.0 And what happened to all of the good gardening shows? (plus, in this economy, who can afford to hire anyone to do the repair work or decorating?)