Thursday, July 31, 2008
NY Home Improvement Blog Patrol
Hamptons Photo by mborowickConfession time: we're not watching season 3 of HGTV's Design Star. Tried, but couldn't. Its not a bad show, its just too time consuming for too little "design". We love HGTV, but have found that Design Star is better absorbed in smaller chunks. Thankfully, HGTV has a Vlog (Video Log?) on their site with bite-sized video content so the casual fan can keep up week to week with what they've missed. The Design Star Blog is a nice alternative if you don't have that extra hour for each episode.
Design Star Video Blog
Remodelista's Steal This Look is one of our favorite blog series on the net. This time around they've got a kitchen with black slate counter tops and open white shelves that could go either way...mod or retro. Of course with a canvas that sleek and plain, the deciding factor as far as mod or retro would be what you put on that open shelving. Remodelista's got some interesting ideas like white pottery by Heath Ceramics or Bauer Bowls in different bright colors.
Steal This Look: Kitchen
Sad but true news from the Zillow Blog, they're reporting the foreclosure of a second Extreme Home Makeover house this week. The first one was a home in Atlanta that was featured on the show 3 years ago. The family used the house as collateral to start a construction business, but apparently it didn't work out. The news this week came out of Oregon that the homeowner lost a battle with cancer and the family can't afford to pay the $250,000 mortgage left, along with the utilities and taxes for the property.
Extreme Home Makeover Foreclosures
Labels: Design Star, Extreme Home Makeover, Foreclosures, HGTV, Mod Kitchen, Retro Kitchen
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Wood Flooring and Bathroom Design Ideas to Attract Buyers from Frontdoor.com
Urban Home Office by California Closets NYCHGTV appears to have a real estate site in beta right now and its called Frontdoor.com. Most of the content appears to be geared toward consumers either looking to buy or sell a home. Obviously this isn't new ground, but the fact that HGTV is involved leads us to believe that there will be a definite slant toward interior design and home decor.
We'll keep you posted, but for starters, there's a very comprehensive piece on Frontdoor.com about design ideas that get the attention (positively) of prospective home buyers. They list 10 ideas below:
- A Nice Entryway
- Hardwood Floors
- Fab Fixtures
- Beautiful Baths
- Countertop Considerations
- Steel This Idea
- Pre-Organized Closets
- Light Up
- Built-In Bonus
- Grass Is Greener
- Bonus: Furnish That House!
New York Kitchen and Bath
New York Closet Organizer
New York Carpenters
New York Wood Flooring
To read the article, click here: Frontdoor.com's Ten Things That Make Buyers Bite
Labels: HGTV, Home Design, Interior Decor New York, Kitchen and Bath NYC, Wood Flooring NY
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Attention Jill Cordes Fans: Meet the HGTV Star in...Oceanside!
So there's this Grand Opening celebration happening for Design Expressions in Oceanside, Long Island on Saturday, June 28th...and they've secured Jill Cordes for a meet-and-greet. Our fellow cable TV junkies will recognize Jill from the Food Network and, more recently, from the HGTV show "My First Place". The show features first-time home buyers enduring the stress and excitement of their experience in finding and setting up their cribs.
Jill first came into prominence on the Food Network's "The Best Of", where she rolled across country with Mark Silverstein hitting up diners, pizzerias, farmers markets, and other local favorites to showcase restaurants with the best dishes around. She's also very much involved in the world of pets and pet care and has appeared on Oprah and many other big talk shows over the years.
Anyway, she'll be on hand for a day of product demonstrations, the unveiling of the new Marvin Design Gallery, and games and prizes and refreshments and you know the rest...
Visitors are encouraged to bring non-perishables for a food drive that will benefit Long Island Cares as well as the Harry Chapin Food Bank.
Design Expressions is located at 389 Atlantic Avenue in Oceanside, New York. They can be reached by phone at 516 764 6600.
Here's the announcement: Grand Opening
Labels: Baby Proofer on Long Island, Design Expressions, HGTV, Jill Cordes, Oceanside
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Take the Quiz...What's Your Design Style?
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Have 30 seconds to kill? Want to learn something about your own taste (or at least have your style sense put into actual words)? Take the "What's Your Design Style?" Quiz on HGTV's website. There are ten questions giving a choice of sofas, chairs, mirrors and dining rooms.
They'll give you the accent colors, fabrics and aesthetic that match with your choices...they'll even assign you to a design "type", like (modern, rustic, eclectic etc.)
Give it a shot...click here to take the quiz.
Labels: Accent Colors, Aesthetic, Design Style, Dining Rooms, HGTV
