I love a good kitchen makeover. Here’s a circa-1980s kitchen before it was remodeled. Don’t you hate when builders stick fluorescent lights in a kitchen (or any room, for that matter)?
Now take a look at the facelift this family gave it. The only things that went untouched as far as I can tell were the [...]
Suburban Slums? The Atlantic warns that the subprime crisis is just the tip of the iceberg. Fundamental changes in American life may turn today’s McMansions into tomorrow’s tenements. This is one scary story (don’t read it at night with the lights off). According to the article, foreclosures are ripping through once-safe and tidy neighborhoods, leaving havoc [...]
The world’s most expensive penthouse apartment was recently sold in London for £100 million.
This computer-generated photo shows what it’s what it’s going to look like at One Hyde Park after the new apartment complex is built.
To find out what $100 million gets you, click “more” below:
Here are some fun links for you to check out if you need to get your “house fix” today:
Over at Retro Renovation there’s a post about the classic Cary Grant movie “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House” (one of my favorites!) and photos of kitchen styles from that era (late ’40s). You have to stop [...]
Sometimes we all just need to get our house fix. Here are some fun and interesting things to check out this week!
The Inspired Room has an interview with author and interior designer Alexandra Stoddard, who believes that “living life is really an art form. Enhancing beauty makes living more pleasurable.” Take a moment to read more of her thoughts on life, [...]
Homeowner Sues Real Estate Agent. Marty Ummel says she paid way too much for her house in Carlsbad, California. So did lots of other people who bought at the height of the housing boom. But Ummel is blaming her real estate agent for not warning her that other houses in the neighborhood were selling for much [...]
See the houses featured at the top of each page in the “Hooked on Houses” logo? I took that picture, as well as the one at the top of this post, in the historic St. Louis neighborhood of La Salle Park.
The area is a showcase of Victorian and Federalist architecture. By 1969, however, the area had become completely blighted, and the city requested [...]
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