Booklady1017

Speaking of Craftsmen homes, I hate when the HH people say they have to have a Craftsmen home or a bungalow home (etc.). It sounds so pretentious. I hate when they say they need as many bathrooms as they have bedrooms. And the funniest thing is that these are couples not families even. That's so annoying! Right, have a certain of kitchen because it's the style you like not because it's trendy and its what you think you must have.

I am happy with my tile floors. I don't see the big deal with having it. I heard though that if you get a lot of water or food on the hardwood floors it can stain them. So is that true? I can see kitchens from the eighties (with the formica and wood trim) and the ones from the 70's being really outdated (avocado and gold appliances etc.), but other stuff is not really outdated and they shouldn't say it is. I get open concept for people who have young kids and want to cook and watch them play while doing it. I can understand why people would want to see their guests while they get food ready but my parents don't have true open concept and their guests will just come in the kitchen to talk to them, so its not a deal breaker in that case.

Also if the color of the countertop wasn't exactly what I liked, I could live with it. Yeah why would you assume that people would want to visit and stay with you. I agree with you.

As for people who complain that the cabinets are not white, that's annoying. I don't get the big deal about what color the cabinets are. Is it because white cabinets are trendy? I just like well made ones with nice handles. As for countertops, I'm ok with granite or quartz.

Agreed. I hate when they say that for a perfectly lovely kitchen that doesn't need to be gutted.

I think the son was in the downstairs room and the parents were in the loft. I agree about the showers and hygiene and how much hot water they could get. I liked Toby. I remember seeing him before but not sure which episode.

Nicaragua: I thought it was kind of unusual to pick up and go to a place you don’t know well and set up a bar there, even if you have experience. The girlfriend didn’t really seem keen going there so I wonder why she agreed.

Fiji: The wife wanted an authentic Fijian experience but I wonder how quickly the cold showers and no AC got old. Does it rain a lot there?

The guy who moved to London annoyed me. So what if he couldn’t display his records and they were in a closet. He seemed pretentious and difficult. Plus it would be easy enough to get a display unit/cabinet if there wasn’t already one in the apartment. Also, the room he complained about not having room for a desk was silly.