Brooklynite Cathy Hobbs is the next finalist in our cast critique of HGTV's Design Star, Season 6! Actually, Cathy's already the host of her own television design show--Metro Residential on New York's WPIX--as well as a designer on HGTV Canada's Top 10. [...]
My cast critique for the upcoming season of HGTV's Design Star continues with Brooklyn boy, Bret Ritter. I'm having a Separated at Birth moment. Isn't Bret a dead ringer for former Rachel Zoe sideck Brad Goreski? If they [...]
The debut of this year's season of HGTV's Design Star is less than three weeks away, and normally I would have already checked out the finalists in detail, made my predictions for the season, etc., etc. But with last season's [...]
Check out Season 5 Design Star finalist Trent Hultgren's new Austin digs! I'm jealous of that mid-century fireplace and his porch. Dreamy... We're very happy to have you in the ATX, Trent! For more photos of Trent's work, check out [...]
Back in December, I admitted that despite a fear of public speaking and appearing on TV, I was on a personal quest to make the cast of HGTV's Design Star, Season 6. I don't think I'll get in trouble for [...]
HGTV Design Star Season 5 Fan Favorite Dan Faires and his wife Dasha have launched a new online store called Lonesome Whistler. Featuring lighting, wallpaper, and vintage goodies, the site adds a sophisticated twist to the rustic flavor of Dan's [...]
First of all, if I'm gonna talk about HGTV's Aussie hunk, Jamie Durie, I have to start out by saying that for me, he was an acquired taste. While the network was trotting him out as the pin-stripe-suited, gel-slicked-host of [...]
So psyched yesterday to hear that Cortney & Bob Novogratz are doing a show for HGTV! I was such a rabid fan of their work on Bravo's 9 by Design and want to see more, more, more! Press release says [...]
You can finally catch Design Star Season 5 fan favorite Dan Faires' new online show, DanMade on HGTV.com. The first episode features a do-it-yourself upholstered headboard project made from a sheet of plywood, a painter's canvas, and carpet tacks. Dan's [...]
Despite the fact that none of us Callans can cook worth a flip, we're long-time fans of the Food Network series The Next Food Network Star. Similar to HGTV's Design Star, the winner of each season of NFNS gets the [...]