From the WTH Dept.
Calling Elle Woods, I've found your settee. This poor light fixture is having quite the identity crisis. Is it a drum pendant? Is it a chandelier? Reeks of DWI...designing while intoxicated. If you have two grand to spend [...]
Fab Find: Overstock
How supercute are these chairs?
Design Star Season 5 Winner Emily Henderson!
Despite declaring a much-needed day of rest today, recent Design Star winner Emily Henderson was kind enough to chat with me about her career-changing experience. I was psyched to interview her--not because she won, and not because she validated my [...]
I just told Michael Moeller to suck it.
After jacking my schedule around yesterday (interview scheduled with four hours' notice, then cancelled it three hours later), he was late for our rescheduled interview this morning and kept me waiting 39 minutes. Journalists might be more accommodating in order [...]
Design Star Sightings
Making appearances last night at Design Star Emily Henderson's Hollywood viewing party: Matt Locke (Season 3 runner-up), Casey Noble (Season 5), Lonni Paul (Season 4), and Nathan Galui (Season 4), who just moved to LA to start a [...]
HGTV’s Design Star Season 5 Finale: Emily Henderson FTW!
I know we got ourselves a brand-spankin' new Design Star last night--a finish that made me want to celebrate with champagne too--but y'all, all I can think about today is MY BABY'S IN KINDERGARTEN MY BABY'S IN KINDERGARTEN MY BABY'S [...]
Emily Henderson’s Design Star Finale Viewing Party
If you happen to be in LA next Sunday night, belly up to the bar with (hopefully) the next winner of HGTV's Design Star! Emily Henderson will be hosting a viewing party at: Agave Cantina and Tequila joint 1745 N. [...]
Design Star Sighting
Look what the cat dragged in. I hope this post means what I think it means! GO EMILY!
HGTV’s Design Star Season 5: Casey Noble Interview
It was a surprise to see Casey Noble get the boot this week from HGTV’s Design Star. With her “bombshell” good looks, the producers seemed unwilling to give up on her potential for drawing male viewers. In the end, Vern [...]
HGTV’s Design Star Season 5 Episode 9: Sunrooms That Aren’t Sunrooms
This week’s episode of Design Star features individual challenges! And the viewers are pleased! For the most part. I’m not sure why we need to put the designers in sweatboxes—someone must be handing out free sunrooms down in Chinatown. (I [...]