Fun with Spammers
As if it's not bad enough that I get hundreds of spam emails every day--I also have to delete a ton of spam comments on this blog on a daily basis, too. I know there are spam filters out there, [...]
Monday Funday
Hells yeah! Thanks to Badder Homes & Gardens for such a ringing endorsement! (Via Twitter.)
Catalog Crawl Gone Wrong: cb2
Here's where the Crawl takes a little detour into What Are They Thinking? Take this modern pendant light, for instance. I kind of applaud the contrast between the hard, forged steel and the idea of a soft flower, but I [...]
“Overheard” Praise in an HGTV Forum!
While checking out Room Fu's website visitor stats, I discovered someone had posted a link to this blog in a forum on HGTV.com. Curious, I clicked on the link and discovered this thread about Design Star Season 7 casting: Cool, [...]
Fab Finds: Pottery Barn Kids
I don't normally peruse the PB Kids catalog, and I loathe their website. The navigation is more exasperating than IKEA's. I don't know why we can't just have the same "rugs, windows, bedding" nav bar at the top of the [...]
Why Are Hospitals Designed So Inhospitably?
I'm coming to you live from a hospital bed. We surprised Phoebe with a trip to DisneyWorld, but the surprise was on me. Before I even made it to the Magic Kingdom, I supersprained my ankle. That's right. Once again, [...]
Your Home’s “Body Image”
See this body? Wouldn’t you LOVE to have it? You can’t, at least not if you’re a relatively average human being. If you’re a kazillionaire, you can take this photo to a world renowned plastic surgeon, and you might possibly [...]
WTH: Kids’ Bedding Gone Wrong
While doing a little online hunt for new bedding for Phoebe's room, I came across this set. Evidently, it's from The Pedophile Collection: Pretty taste-free, if you ask me...
Update: Design Star Season 6 Interviews
HGTV giveth, and HGTV taketh away. After conducting interviews with the castoffs of seasons 4 and 5 of Design Star, it looks like there won't be any of that this year. Am I sad about it? Yes and no. Yes, [...]