We have had a rash of commercials about tooth (teeth?) implants here. I think most people get them for health reasons but there is obviously a cosmetic element as well. The people that are in the commercial are older and the new teeth look like the oral version of dark hair dye on an 80 year old. It's better but it doesn't look natural.

I know having bad teeth can be a source of embarrassment for people but isn't there a happy medium between no teeth and whole mouth filled with blueish white chiclet teeth?

I don't think combed hair and a clean shirt for a tv host is setting the bar too high.

d_gw, there are endless tooth implant commercials here too. I think it's from watching CNN where they figure we're all losing our teeth.

Just like flat dark hair dye and really great hair color, there are grades of dental implants. I'm sure the cost goes up the more natural they look.

The implant is really the part of the tooth that is placed in the bone. The implant crown is the portion that shows cosmetically and as with anything, the more realistic the crown looks, the less likely it is that anyone realizes it's not natural.

Some people do get implants for cosmetic reasons, but their primary purpose is restoring function. Veneers are purely cosmetic the vast majority of the time.

The issue with anything cosmetic is that it becomes consumer driven, and the last thing that a lot of consumers want is "natural". If they are paying for it they want "perfect" which is often unnatural.

Implants can be done for cosmetic reasons. Someone I know, who had a few bad teeth, got a whole mouthful of new teeth. It was so shocking. It changed the entire shape of her jaw/face. My first thought was she looked almost feral! They settled into her face though, if you will, and we all got used to them.

PS update, Season 2 episode 3, "Sarah gets a haircut". I think she looks great.

PPS a "diner" is a dining room. What is a "terrace house"?

A terrace house is a medium-density row house, usually with a front garden, back garden or both.

Mtn, a terraced house is a townhouse.

Oops I posted at the same time as Pal and his definition is much more complete.

Implants are more likely to restore the shape of parts of the face than exagerrate them and actually when I was involved in a clinical research project, the only patient who dropped out at our location was a patient who had been a long term full denture wearer who did not like that her lower jaw and lip area looked less full without the thick plastic flange that held in the denture to her lower jaw.

Our office had a patient who replaced every crown in his entire mouth and veneered all his anterior teeth that did not have crowns (some had old composite restorations). The more conservative of us in the office were afraid that the result would be cheesy. (He was 60+ and already sort of youthfully handsome, but it was obvious he was not "young" either). However the result was very natural mostly because he did not insist on picking too white a shade, and he allowed some characterization of the porcelain, so it looked like he just had nice teeth. Of course anyone who knew him well enough to pay close attention to his teeth beforehand would have realized he had work done, but had you not known him, the effect was not artificial.

I lived on this street of terraced houses in Sheffield, England. It was 1968-69. All the toilets were outhouses in the backyard. Ours had no light. It was zero fun. Many had no bathrooms at all, but a tub that got pulled into the kitchen for baths. We were lucky to have the space over the passageway between a few houses for a bathtub.

Anglo or Pal mentioned this wonderful TV series on architecture in the UK. Dan Cruickshank: At Home with the British.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nRTs4Xe6bw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0G2vcWzLM4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P06DmLD2dAA

The second episode is about terraced houses, which is my favorite type of house. Georgetown is my ideal urban environment.

Wow urban outhouses in 1969? IDK Linelle it still sounds kinda fun. Compared to my growing up "Suburbia Suburbia".

So I don't think I've seen any detached houses on the series, but the ones they call "terraced" have front gardens, am I understanding that right?

Rita, dumb q ... do you mean Georgetown in DC? Or somewhere in the UK?

Not a dumb q- I wasn't clear- since we were talking about the UK. Georgetown in DC it is though.

Another thing I meant to mention -- many people keep blankets over their sofas, even when showing their home.

And "Magnolia" seems to be a common paint color. Off white perhaps?

Mtn, trust me, the outhouses were not charming or fun, esp. when in distress in the middle of the night, in below freezing conditions.

I think terraced houses had common walls, beyond the more genteel semi-detached. These houses were built for the folks who worked in the steel mills down the road. Two up/two down.

Also

maisonette noun [ C ] UK /ˌmeɪ.zənˈet/ US /ˌmeɪ.zənˈet/ uk

a small apartment that is usually part of a larger building with two levels and that has its own entrance

and

Flat: British – A set of rooms forming an individual residence, typically on one floor and within a larger building containing a number of such residences.

I found the show on YouTube, as I do not have Netflix anymore. I think the host should groom herself as if she were going on a job interview if she is going to be on TV, but when I saw the houses, I felt that as bad as she looked, she at least looked better than the houses. I always hated the "shabby chic" look - to me, it was just shabby, and I do not like shabby. I also have no plans to visit England, but I do like watching it on TV - I just do not want to experience it in person.

Many Europeans (depending on the country) have different grooming/hygiene habits from Americans, and my brother noticed this especially while working at a car rental agency near LAX. Eastern Europeans would come in smelling so bad that DB could barely stand to talk with them. All the agents loved to deal with the Italian tourists, as they would always buy upgrades, but the Germans always had everything planned in advance, and it was impossible to sell them anything. The British (in Rough Guide) were warned to avoid Venice Beach (because of crime) and go to Santa Monica instead, where they could find English pubs and Fish 'n' Chips. The rest of the Europeans preferred Venice Beach to Santa Monica, especially the Italians, Germans, and French.

I like watching British TV, but it in no way makes me want to visit Britain.

Yep, my ex-in-laws lived on a council estate and some of the residences were maisonettes.

They use the term maisonette in NYC too.

Lars, well, yes, much of the world thinks we are mad to shower so often and use so many chemicals, to the point where we do not smell human. Slowly but surely Proctor and Gamble will convince them otherwise. NYC limo drivers are infamous for BO and food odors. It can be a real issue with car services. Of course, so can "sillage" a lovely name for something that drives me nuts.

I have no issue with people who have missing teeth getting implants. When/if my teeth fail, that's the direction I will go as well. It's the creepy fake teeth that give me the willies.

I don't think anyone has an issue with implants per se, which are valid solutions to functional problems. As Pal pointed out, I think people are reacting to people's choice of crowns (which may or may not be over an implant, of course). I think we are confusing people who overdo it with a mouthful of bad crowns; we cannot even see anyone's implants. (dental implants that is)

The implant is really the part of the tooth that is placed in the bone. The implant crown is the portion that shows cosmetically and as with anything, the more realistic the crown looks, the less likely it is that anyone realizes it's not natural.- Pal

She looks pretty da#n good to me, my husband totally agrees, and she's quite accomplished to boot.

Photos of Sarah Beeny

Nine televisions shows, eight books, a real estate company, and a gorgeous, restored historic residence that is used as a venue.

She's probably too busy to care about what random people on the internet think about the way she looks.

Sarah Beeny's Website

JePenseTrop, she reminds me of Natalie Zea.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0954036/?ref_=tt_cl_t7

Thanks for the suggestion, Mtn. we just got our power back today and I was looking for something new to watch. So far I have enjoyed the first two episodes. I don't think Sarah looks upkept, but rather sports a more casual style than we are used to on US TV. I do wonder what is going on with her lower lip on the left side. Possibly scar tissue or something called a mucocele.

Sarah Beeny and her husband Graham Swift, own Rise Hall If you get the chance to see the renovations they undertook it's a great show.

It's fun to look at Celebrities without Makeup.

LOL, Bumble.

BonnieAnn, when you get to season 2, i think episode 3, she cuts her hair and does her roots! much better

Thx, Laurie, now I have a whole list of British shows I need to look at

I'm blaming all of you for my latest tv addiction. Started Room to Improve on season 7 & I can't stop! He is charming & the interactions with the home owners are sometimes hilarious. I like his style choices as I am one of those who needs lots of natural light in my home & hate clutter.

Laidback, imperfect and no lemmings - sounds great to me. I’m sick to death of all the lemmings striving for perfection. My motto is “we live in this house and want it to look like it”.

Okay, so she got her roots done and a nice cut early in Season 2. By the end of Season 2, she was a mess again. I just had to take another still.

So while I am having fun with the poor host, wham, the whole thing ends! Only 2 seasons and I was just getting into it. The last episode had my fave flat. Very charming - and yes lived in, but stylish. The green EIK? Loved the high ceilings and the light.

One other thing I noticed about the Brits was that they call "pillows" "cushions." And, they lay them flat. No jaunty upright pillows or karate chops. Looks so odd. I saw it on beds and on sofas.

Wow, you're a tough audience! I was happy to find about this series and have really enjoyed it. I think she just doesn't have a great hairdresser and difficult hair. I do think she is very easy to look at and has a nice demeanor for this show.

I like her, and she can look smashing (if you google her name, lots of examples). But someone above put it well ---- don't host a show looking less put together than one would for a job interview.

What do you think about the pillows? Did you notice how often they are laid flat? It's just interesting.

I'm just getting started watching. I have to say that I love the kind of ordinary, lived in look of the properties. I'm so tired of the formulaic look of the homes and desires of the buyers on hgtv shows. I can't even imagine rejecting a home in a great neighborhood, or with great views or whatever because it didn't have granite (now marble or quartzite) counters or stainless appliances. These seem more like real people and real homes vs the stepford couples on American shows.

I agree Oly, that is what makes it so interesting. And especially that they are told to add color and add pattern and add personalization. When they see our staging to sell shows, they must think we are nuts.

suz, I am late to this thread, but yes Selling Houses in on Netflix Canada. I worked my way through it the other week and enjoyed it so much. I wish there were more seasons.

IIRC a "diner" is an eat-in kitchen.

The wallpaper and feature walls with wallpaper made me realize that the big blowsy flowered wallpaper in some of the Coronation Street homes isn't an accident lol.

We watched Selling Houses with great anticipation and . . . Meh. We couldn't figure out why, or whether, the "sellers" were selling, or why the show included a family home when the "buyer" clearly stated she wanted a 2-bedroom.

However, I did like that the homes are not, and were not altered to be, cookie-cutter hgtv/houzzy homes. Embrace your own style!

But, then we watched Homes by the Sea! We wish they included more about the architecture or construction rather than "wow, this is cool", but it's still delightful. We've seen Cornwall and Yorkshire (I never think of Yorkshire as having coastline), next up is Channel Islands. Ever since I read (and throroughly enjoyed) The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, I've been fascinated by those isles.

I need another dose of Grand Design.

At the moment I'm watching series 15 of Grand Design. Kevin Mc Cloud never fails to bring great interest into my lounge room.

The ‘lived in’ look where the roots appear to have grown in for a while and the ends are highlighted is popular now - bayalage with shadow roots and/or ombré/sombre.

uh huh

Okay it’s probably more popular with those who think getting their highlights done every 8-12 weeks is too expensive and damaging to the hair. But anyone who got natural highlights from the sun each summer had obvious roots like that by the time Christmas break rolled around anyway.

FWIW, that's not balayage. One can tell themselves grown out roots is the same but it's not.

Maybe it's intentional that she not look perfect like an American TV personality - maybe they want her to look like the average person watching the show in their country. Maybe that's more appealing. Sometimes we can be so full of ourselves and our American ways.

Some bayalage is done so that it starts further off the scalp. beginning about 2-3 inches down the length - they call it ‘lived in’ and less maintenance. Not everyone likes the foiled (or bayalaged) look that starts at the roots.

Jenn - Right sometimes it doesn't start right at the scalp. There are many techniques, hand painted. If done well, it should still look good as it grows out.

I don’t know anything about hair color, I’ve gone silver (prematurely I guess) but it IS refreshing to see normal- looking people on TV.

I am enjoying this show which I never would have caught if I hadn’t seen this post. So, thanks mtn!!!

Thank goodness for the British, keepin’ it real. Very refreshing.

This discussion makes me want to move overseas and reallocate the time I spend at the beauty salon toward playing outdoors with my kids or doing something the help the local community.

I just finished the series and thoroughly enjoyed it. We were in London in July and rented an AirBnB flat that was lovely, much better decorated than anything I saw on the show. The focus of the series seemed to be on moderate priced flats, which could explain some of the "less than wow" decorating. I do think it's funny that they take the word "toss pillow" quite literally!

Quite honestly, I would not have noticed Sara's hair had it not been brought up here.

Threelittlelights, you don’t have to move to do any of that. Your kids and community would love it if you’d start that now, here!

I finally got around to watching a few episodes of this show. I love it. Thank you, Mtn.

I've been watching this show again on DABL, but it is now called "Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb." I also sometimes watch it on YouTube. They are still doing feature walls with bad wallpaper, and often the clients/sellers will refuse to use the paper that Amanda picks out (she has particularly bad taste) and pick a better wallpaper themselves or just paint. I do not like Amanda at all because she can be overbearing and arrogant, but I do like the sellers and buyers. The buyers still often pick none of the three options they are given - much like "Escape to the Country" (which has much better realtors), but there is a prize (I think) for the seller that the buyer likes best, even if they do not buy.

Amanda Lamb is 5'-11½" (1.81 meters) tall and often towers over others in the show, especially if she wears heels, but she often wears flats.

A show I like better is The Unsellables, with Sofie Allsopp, who is much better put together than Amanda Lamb. I believe it started in Toronto and then moved to England. Sofie is 5'-8", and so she is rather tall also, and she almost always wears extremely high heel - which I like. I always notice her shoes in the shoes, and they are always very nice.

Sofie gets a lot of criticism on YouTube, but I mostly disagree with it.