Posted by gr8day (My Page) on Thu, Apr 12, 12 at 8:24 I've given up on HGTV. I cannot stomach one more House Hunter show especially the international ones. Enough already. I do like some of the programming on DIY. I especially am enjoying the "Vanilla Ice" Project show. What a nice person he is. I think he has to work hard to cover up how smart he is because he is seemingly very intelligent and is likely a great person. He runs a business, works like crazy on his reno/flipping business, has a nice family with children that adore him and is well thought of in his community. Nice to see a guy in the music business who isn't on drugs and clinging to the past. Who knew? He looks great in a suit at the final reveal. I also enjoy "Bang for your Buck" and the corny "Showhouse Showdown". Bob from The Bachelor fame is an odd choice for host but whatever, he is endearingly inept which makes it more fun, lol. He makes me laugh. _________________________________________________ I agree with everything you just said! I love renovation Realities too!

On another note, I did read a blog post that interviewed a recipient of one of their remodels. It sounded like a pretty positive experience overall. They mentioned that they were surprised and impressed with the quality of the renovations and that they do the entire house but only stage a few rooms, the ones we see. That they were gifted a few items that Joanne did especially for them but that they do have to buy most of the other staging stuff if they want to keep it. They also said that Chip is pretty much how he appears on air while Joanne is pretty quiet but you can see she is always thinking about the reno and design. They did not become best friends with them, lol. I suspect they are pretty busy people now with all they have going on with there little Wacko empire. Despite some of the many flaws, it is a big hit for the network. I tweeted a plea to bring the Sarah's Cottage Rental to the US. I think I'll post it on their Facebook too. I suggest you all do the same, I do think they might just consider it if they know there is an audience here that is tired of shiplap!

kroer2016 I'm thinking that the furniture and accessories is available for purchase by the homeowners, but it really is just for staging. I agree about the budget. It always ends up that they misquote because they conveniently find something major wrong. I would never agree to such a purchase without a home inspection and knowing ALL the details possible up front. ******************************************************** Yes, the finished hse is staged for the show and HO's can purchase the items if they chose. If Jo commissions something from a vendor like Clint, that is a gift from FU Curious, other than a piece of furniture, does anybody know what the HO's appearing on the show get financially? On HH Reno, they get $25,000 towards the reno. I'll bet dollars to donuts the home has been inspected and any issues that come up are reality show drama. As an aside - do you notice how often they say 'You know'?

Bob_cville said: "greenhaven, if you are going to have an accident the band-saw is a good one to choose. Accidents there are likely followed by "Ow that %&@#%ing hurts" whereas over at the table saw the exclamation might be "Oh $#!+!, can someone help find my finger?"" That about sums it up, ha ha! Although it was followed up with the tjought 'So that is why he said not to push the wood through from the front.'. I was a bright kid I swear, lol! Kompy said: "Realtors! Take good pics or hire someone." YES! One of my biggest pet peeves!!! Real estate photos are the worst, but jorses for sale has got to be a close. I will not look at ads with no photos, but it peeves me off something fierce when I get to see a hairy, filthy horse standing in mud past his ankles wearing a halter eleven sizes too big and hung onto by Joe Bumpkin wearing cutoffs and rubber boots. Umm, no thank you? But I digress. Very few people ever talked to me about going to college, even though I knocked every test out of the park and was in college prep classes making good grades until my senior year. Not one of them actually encouraged it. I got married instead and went to college and earned a couple 2 year landscape design and horticulture degrees when my kids were in high school. But no regrets. I was not prepared to go to college when I was eighteen. And now I am a learning machine.