Before I launch into the play-by-play of my Design Star casting call experience, I have to thank all of the people who left such sweet comments and sent emails and Facebook messages regarding Monday's "Part 1" post. Some of y'all [...]
As a long-time viewer of Design Star and an interviewer of their weekly castoffs the past two seasons, don't think it doesn't occur to me from time to time to try out for the show myself. In fact, I did [...]
I am both repelled and strangely attracted to this. Looks like something Sig Hansen would have in his living room. Via Badder Homes & Gardens.
I am so sick and tired of cable providers being titty babies, yanking programming without notice. THERE IS NO HGTV ON MY TEEVEE, PEOPLE! There is also a glaring black hole in the guide, where my Food Network used to [...]
Hasn't it been a hundred years since I did a Craigslist Crawl? I won't promise all cities today, but it seemed like high time. I'll start with the hometown crowd in the ATX and work my way through frequent commenter's [...]
Still on vacation, but have a few announcements regarding the folks associated with Design Star for you HGTV diehards out there: MATT LOCKE, Season 3 Finalist My buddy Matt Locke has spent the past few months creating a curated collection [...]
It's been an interesting week for design television... HGTV LOCKS IN SECRETS FROM A STYLIST Design Star Season 5 winner Emily Henderson's Secrets From a Stylist has been picked up for an unprecedented 26 episodes. They are locking that lady [...]
Sensational title, huh? Before you get too excited, I'm talking People and InTouch, not the National Enquirer. Candice Olson and Genevieve Gorder reveal a bit of their homes' design this week. Here's Candice's People appearance: Even though I heart Design [...]
David Bromstad, I hope you've enjoyed the past few years as the Queen Bee of HGTV's Design Star. When you won that first season and launched Color Splash, your creativity and charisma cast a mighty shadow. Not only has every [...]
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 [...]