Hello! Hello! Hello! Hope everyone has enJOYed the first week of the new year! How have you spent yours so far? Have you made resolutions for change? Are you starting a new career venture? Any big travel plans on your agenda? Now that the decorations have been put away and the family has packed up and all gone home, have you had any time to check out some new shows airing on HGTV? I had spent some time on New Years Day checking out the new shows... which by now have aired this week...
I really liked three of the new shows: Cash and Cari, Selling New York and especially Candice Olson's new show - Candice Tells All. What I liked most about Candice's new show was the more realistic approach it had to showing more of the behind the scenes effort it takes to putting together her signature look. She has several assistants aiding her in executing her vision. The assistance do everything from sourcing accessories and furnishings to textiles for window panels and custom pillows. And you thought she did it all? With as many projects as she has happening simultaneously, plus keeping her high level of standards - you just can't do it alone.
The first episode of Candice Tells All reviewed the principle of indestructible design, which included using sturdy and durable materials. And like Candice says, "You may not have the fireplace, but you do have the wall that you can make a focal point with a statement color or a statement wallpaper."
These ladies sell the VIEW...
NYC hot properties is all about the view...
A new season of Selling New York has also begun. Although it isn't necessarily a new show, but new situations and dramatic lux interiors are always an inspiration ~ especially when set in such a spectacular gem of a city like New York... The lofty listings are always an inspiration!
For the complete other end of the spectrum (those of us not living in lux but in the thrill of the thrift) there is a new show called Cash & Cari. I enjoyed watching Cari's hunting and gathering of treasures from trash... (chic version of American Pickers) I also especially enjoyed seeing how Cari's crew collected, cleaned-up and repaired the finds for Cari to resell - in a barn, for her Estate Sales. I wish South Florida had something like that... For now I guess I'll stick to thrifting =)
The makeovers will be created by HGTV stars such as David Bromstad (Color Splash), John Gidding (Curb Appeal: The Block), Genevieve Gorder (Dear Genevieve), Sabrina Soto (Get It Sold and Real Estate Intervention) and Vern Yip (HGTV Design Star). Each week will feature a designer driving up in a specially outfitted HGTV’d truck - ready to transform outdated family rooms, dull basements and boring backyards - into astonishing, one-of-a-kind spaces.
From Emily's blog post today: "... while I don't have an exact date, expect end of February early March for the series to start airing."
Some other programs in the works and expected to air later on in the year are Secrets From A Stylist and HGTV'd. For HGTV'd, a HGTV designer will travel across America in a red 18-wheeler, surprising fans with jaw-dropping makeovers and over-the top home transformations. Since Saturday, January 1, 2011, potential candidates have been going to HGTV.com to upload room photos & videos (same format as RMS) showing the rooms in their homes in desperate in need of a makeover - and warning - some of those spaces have been FRIGHTENING!!! A lucky homeowner will be chosen for the series and will receive an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime fantasy makeover, along with the chance to appear on HGTV - WITH - a celebrity designer!!
Sabrina Soto
Genevieve Gorder
Vern Yip
John Gidding
David Bromstad
The series is expected to premiere in summer 2011.
Looks like a great new year of design inspirations and network newness. Speaking of the new year, newness, and HGTV ... I have some exciting news to share with you shortly ... and it will also explain last weeks absence from posting to the blog =)
