Picking On HGTV Fun (Lowes, leaking, upstairs, cold)
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I see these kinds of barn-door designs on free-standing pieces at Home Goods all the time. Since HG is an outlet store, I can only hope that it means the fad is working its way out of mainstream furniture trends and into the equivalent of the 'bargain bin'.
They now have a show called Desert Flippers. The episode synopsis I checked is the flippers buy a house at the end of an airport runway and give it an open floor plan. Because too many walls would make it too quiet next to an airport.
I saw a rerun of House Hunters international last night. A newly wed couple moved to London for the husband's job. The wife takes the cake of any House Hunters episodes I have ever seen. She complained about everything, put down the husband because he was working within a budget of $1,800/month. She turned her nose up at the houses for rent because she wanted Notting Hill. One that she kind of liked had a school close by, but she snapped "I don't want to hear kids all day." The real estate agent explained that Notting Hill is one of the most expensive parts of London. Tough... It had to be Notting Hill. (She must have seen the movie with the same title.) They settled on an apartment close by - a studio - that cost $2,000 a month. Still not Notting Hill, though.
Like an ear worm, I cannot get "Notting Hill" out of my brain. She must have said it 25 times. The wife was a caricature of all that is wrong with many House Hunters couples (husband a wimp, wife a witch).
Ha ha! I thought the same thing about the Notting Hill movie and the constant harping on how only Notting Hill will do. Maybe she's hoping Hugh Grant will just happen to appear out of nowhere.
Reminds me of that episode of Keeping Up Appearances where Hyacinth (snobby wife) has her heart set on having a "country retreat" to brag about, but all they can afford is this insanely small, efficiency-type apartment in a converted "stately home". They were squeezing through tiny doors and were packed into a tiny, uncomfortable space...but all she was concerned with was that she could brag to anyone who would listen about her 'country retreat in a high-end postal code'.
Reminds me of that episode of Keeping Up Appearances where Hyacinth (snobby wife) has her heart set on having a "country retreat" to brag about, but all they can afford is this insanely small, efficiency-type apartment in a converted "stately home". They were squeezing through tiny doors and were packed into a tiny, uncomfortable space...but all she was concerned with was that she could brag to anyone who would listen about her 'country retreat in a high-end postal code'.
Keeping Up Appearances has always been my favorite English sitcom. I never grow tired of Hyacinth and long-suffering Richard, plus Daisy and Onslow and of course Rose. House Hunters is unintended comedy, while Keeping Up Appearances cleverly mocks social climbers as only the British can.
Reminds me of that episode of Keeping Up Appearances where Hyacinth (snobby wife) has her heart set on having a "country retreat" to brag about, but all they can afford is this insanely small, efficiency-type apartment in a converted "stately home". They were squeezing through tiny doors and were packed into a tiny, uncomfortable space...but all she was concerned with was that she could brag to anyone who would listen about her 'country retreat in a high-end postal code'.
I am going to have to find that show to watch - it sounds hilarious! I think I've seen maybe one or two episodes a number of years ago but never found it again.
Aargh! I’m watching a House Hunter in which a couple in WI are looking for a tiny house, at least 200 sq ft, so they can go around the country, from campground to campground. Fine and dandy. They have 2 dogs and 2 cats and a part time kid.
The first one they looked at was 224 sq. ft. The wife starts complaining that there is not enough space for “entertaining” and there is only a twin bed for guests. I’m thinking if you have a tiny house, you keep the nearest motel on speed dial. Is it sensible to want a guest room and dining area, and room to entertain in a 200 sq ft house? I’m guessing she’s nuts.
Aargh! I’m watching a House Hunter in which a couple in WI are looking for a tiny house, at least 200 sq ft, so they can go around the country, from campground to campground. Fine and dandy. They have 2 dogs and 2 cats and a part time kid.
The first one they looked at was 224 sq. ft. The wife starts complaining that there is not enough space for “entertaining” and there is only a twin bed for guests. I’m thinking if you have a tiny house, you keep the nearest motel on speed dial. Is it sensible to want a guest room and dining area, and room to entertain in a 200 sq ft house? I’m guessing she’s nuts.
Oh, yeah, the "tiny but roomy" wish.
Classic complaints about a "tiny house":
No dishwasher?
Where am I going to keep my 200 pairs of shoes?
I wanted a full-size bathtub!
No dining table?
The refrigerator is soooo small!
Only two burners?
Where am I going to put the four dog beds?
Our 20-year-old dog can't get up those stairs.
There's no room for my treadmill.
There's no privacy!
I must have a double sink in the kitchen.
And then you get the ones who plan on living full-time in 200 square feet with four children and three dogs because "we want to get closer to nature and will be out beachcombing most of the time!!!" yeah, wait until it rains for 12 days straight and the homicide sets in....
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