CruiseDiva

I like this show, but the one thing about it that bugs me is that she creates play spaces and sitting areas in front of houses. Isn't that what back yards and decks/patios are for? Who wants their children playing in the front yard where they are liable to run into the street to chase a ball? Even with parents sitting there watching them they can dart into the street and in front of an oncoming car. That thought really bothers me.

So they bought the house with unfinished basement for his "creative" space. Duh. I think he wanted that particular house because he knew wifey wouldn't be venturing into that basement and he could get away from her by hiding out down there.

Her husband looked like he wanted to tape her mouth shut. He just wanted a nice house for the two of them.

The network seems to have created this image of a Brave Single Mom for her. Knowing her back story, that really is awkward.

Annoying, isn't it? My guess is that they aren't putting a lot of effort into new shows on HGTV and are spending a lot of time and money behind the scenes on the Wackos From Waco channel that is replacing my beloved DIY. Even new episodes of House Hunters are getting scarce some weeks.

This! My home was built in 1987 and has rooms. Real rooms with real doorways. A living room, a dining room, a kitchen with breakfast area, a family room, and a laundry room on the first floor. And (gasp!) the living room, dining room, stairs, bedrooms, and bonus room above the garage are carpeted. We had engineered hardwood put in the family room some years ago and I wish I hadn't. It's a pain to keep clean with four cats and all their fur.

I really enjoy this show, although I could do without the screaming homeowners. Yes, they are excited to see the guys and get a home redesign, but the over-the-top screaming is getting old.

It didn't go together and the floor was really ugly. Tile similar to what was used on the shower walls is actually available in larger sizes. I know that because I used something similar in my master bath. A better look would have been to use the same tile on the bathroom floor that they used on the shower walls, but in a larger size, and something other than that penny tile on the shower floor and wall niche.

There was an episode on last night with a couple buying a house at the beach in Texas. It was interesting to see that they could purchase nice houses so close to the water for a relatively low budget. Snark alert!! That wife's purple and orange ombre hair dye job and her tattooed arms were so ugly it was difficult to even look at her. During the intro I thought she was her husband's wacky mother.

I doubt that there was a parking problem. The househunter and his annoying (Big Bear!) friend parked the car they arrived in, as did the realtor. The house he bought was exactly what he wanted. The others were meh. While the last one was a cabin, it was hardly a true A-frame.

There is a small decorative shelf built into the cabinetry in my kitchen where I have a few knick-knacks. I have to clean that shelf and wash the things on it quite often. I'd hate "floating" shelves for dishes, glasses, etc.

My husband has been watching Wheeler Dealers for years. Long before Ant came on board. Yep, the little fat dude has been screwing up the "dealing" result since the show started. Christina wouldn't have given the very auto-talented Edd the time of day.

I just watched this episode On Demand and the Auburn room was underwhelming. I mean if you're going to put words on a wall for an Auburn fan then "Go Team" sucks. How about Go Tigers or, better still, War Eagle! It was so obvious the designers knew nothing about Auburn. Even the "A" and "U" on the wall should have been an A superimposed over a U. The blue was the wrong shade of blue and just meh.

I laughed when the husband said he liked split level houses because they are a "timeless" style. Uh, no. They looked dated thirty years ago and even more so today. The third house they looked at wasn't an actual split level, it was a raised ranch.

Hopefully the sofa in the reveal was just staging. That Chesterfield looked comfortable and more Steve's style.

I've always thought Ant was a fool for appearing with that fat dude on the Wheeler Dealers car show my husband watches. Ant works hard on the car restorations and then fat dude practically gives them away. Obviously Ant's preference in a hot mess wife is no better than his choice of working with a creepy car show partner. Bottom line for me is that I won't watch if it means seeing her husband and kids on a regular basis. They took up a lot of time in the premiere episode that could have been devoted to Izzy working on the house.

I watched her new show simply because I'm tired of reruns of the Waco wierdos and Property Brothers. It wasn't nearly as obnoxious as I thought it might be but I could care less about her personal life.

I really enjoyed his excitement over owning his own home and that it turned out exactly how he envisioned it. He worked hard to make sure the basics were exactly what he wanted--the concrete kitchen counters and double bathroom sink and that awesome steam shower. It was nice to see his mom and other sister take part in the reveal, but I was a bit put off by the way they treated him like a little boy. He's 40 years old, although I though he was younger than that until they mentioned it. The entire family is so sweet and loving.

I back out of the garage and drive forward out of the driveway. Reverse is not my best gear.

I'm an occasional watcher and noticed that several of the poundticipants in the shows I've seen are from Ohio, Is there something about that state that breeds these over eaters? I'm wondering this because a neighbor in my southern state had weight loss surgery last year and really slimmed down. She was originally from Ohio and recently moved back there. New photos on Facebook reveal that she's gaining back the wight she lost, although she was never as humongous as the ladies featured on the show..

This show has become unwatchable.

They could start making the place look better by mowing the lawn and filling in that hole in the back yard. It looked like they had a fairly nice pool. Knowing she was on TV, that wife could have at least washed her hair. So the unfinished "master bedroom" is in the old kitchen space between the new kitchen and dining room?!? For "flow" that makes no sense at all. They must have a master bedroom somewhere in that house that they sleep in so why not fix it up? To make it more "luxe" they could take space from an adjacent room.

They weren't married. I don't understand unmarried couples buying houses together. Hopefully they had a good attorney write up some sort of ownership agreement in case they break up and don't actually "take their relationship to the next level."

The mural was hideous. I just don't understand why any "designer" would do that in a house that's for sale. While I thought the penny "tile" floor was unique, another thing that bugged was the Be Kind wording worked into it with nickels.

The green walls were just okay and the homeowners didn't seem to love the color. The patterned kitchen tile floor was hideous--it didn't go with anything. I didn't like the living room furniture placement, but homeowners can reposition that huge sectional to work for them. I hope they take it apart and do that so their backs aren't facing the fireplace. That was simply odd. The mirror was pretty, but I'd have removed it as well. It's too bad that the way it was fastened to the wall made saving it impossible. I totally agreed with Steve's smashing it from across the room. He couldn't get it out any other way. I wonder if that house is in the Squirrel Hill area of Pittsburgh. Some of the homes there are positioned high up from the street and have steps to reach them.