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Sleep On It

Decorating Princess — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:59:28 +0000

Sleep on it is an HGTV show that lets house hunters spend the night in a home they are considering buying. In the morning they have to make a decision. Will they buy it or pass it by?

I think it’s a great idea because they get to take the house for a test drive. Buyers get to see things like can they sleep through the noise of a nearby street? (They never can) I think it’s a novel idea. I don’t know if I’d be brave enough to try it. It would just feel weird to be living in someone else’s house with all of their things. Plus, I’d be mildly afraid that the place was haunted. Would you try it?

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Why I Hate The Antiques Roadshow

Decorating Princess — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:47:23 +0000

At first glance, Antiques Roadshow seems like a really great idea. They travel all across the country & regular people wait in a very long line to have random stuff from their house appraised. It’s extremely informative. I remember an episode of Will & Grace where Grace & Jack took in a random piece of junk. They wanted to be able to say that they thought it was worth a lot of money then make a sad face on TV when they found out it was worth nothing.

Lately, I find Antiques Roadshow to be depressing. It seems to go like this:

Auctioneer: Tell us about this piece.

Person: Well, it was passed down from my great grandmother to my grandma to my mom then to my. I just want to learn more about it.

Auctioneer: Do you have any idea what it is worth?

Person: I really have no clue, it has tons of sentimental value. I want to give it to my daughter someday.

Auctioneer: Well, it’s worth $183

Person: I had no idea. Where can I sell it?

It just makes me sad to see so many people willing to sell their heirlooms so they can buy an ipod or something. If it was $118,000, yes I’d probably sell it, but other than that Antiques Roadshow just makes me sad.

I’m so handy

Decorating Princess — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:30:19 +0000

I’m a little bit like Rory from Gilmore Girls. I have books under the bed, in extra drawers, & even on my bookshelf. So I saw this cute shelf at family dollar for $15. I was worried that it would say assembly required. I’m not so good at assembly.

Instead the box said “flip shelves.” These are now the most beautiful words in the English language. The shelves literally just flipped down. It will be so easy to take with me when I move. I said “Ohh I thought there was a third shelf”, then I just flipped the last shelf down. Now I just need to accessorize. I built a bookshelf I’m so handy.

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Andy Warhol

Decorating Princess — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:19:40 +0000

I was looking at art.com today & there was a poster like this on the front page:

I loved it & was sure that it had been painted recently. Imagine my surprise when I saw the artist’s name. Can you guess who it is? Well, you probably can because of the post title. In addition to soup cans & movie stars Andy Warhol did some amazing work with flowers.

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What happened to HGTV

Decorating Princess — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:29:47 +0000

It used to be that when there was nothing on I turned to HGTV & got some decorating tips. Now whenever I turn on HGTV it’s just another house show about people trying to sell their homes & taking big losses. This used to be fun to watch, people making lots of cash. Now, it’s depressing. First time home buyers can’t buy houses, sellers can’t sell their houses. I don’t know if they were effected by the writer’s strike or they just decided to make the same show 20,000 times. I miss HGTV.

Do you decorate for Valentine’s Day?

Decorating Princess — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:08:33 +0000

I know that some people decorate for every single holiday. However, I’m just lucky that the Christmas decorations have been taken down by now. I love to decorate for holidays but by the time I get all of the decorations up & think about having to take them down again, it isn’t fun anymore. Plus, I think it makes the house feel cluttered. I could always just change my blog template, that’s easy decorating. This year I’m just up to putting a picture of a heart in a blog post about how I’m too tired to decorate. Sometimes, less is more.

Douglas Wilson is a jerk

Decorating Princess — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:40:15 +0000

I would love to be posting about the new/old version of Trading Spaces. However, instead I have to post about how Douglas Wilson is a jerk. I was wondering about how they would bring Paige Davis back. Would they just act like she’d never been forced off the show? Would they just pretend that she’d been in the bathroom for years on end? From what I’ve seen of episode previews it seems like most of the designers are really glad to have Paige back. I think she brings some life & order back to the show. She says what the people at home are thinking “Should we really put 2,000 holes in the drywall?”

Doug seemed to keep making snide remarks last night. He said he wasn’t sure he was glad Paige was back because she always messed up the projects. He didn’t seem to be too happy to be talking to her at the reveal either. It could’ve been like a teasing thing, but it felt more like being a bully. Maybe he wanted her job. Either way, Douglas Wilson is a jerk. Did anyone else see this? What are your thoughts?

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This blog is now dofollow

Decorating Princess — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:30:29 +0000

I had no idea when I started blogging that most comment links were nofollow, meaning they didn’t get any search engine juice. I’ve decided to try being a dofollower. This means that when you leave a certain number of thoughtful, relevant comments, you’ll get a link to your blog or site. Notice how thoughtful & relevant are italicized? That’s because it’s important. I won’t count comments like “nice post”, but I really do want to hear your opinions on things so comment away. Here is a list of other blogs that dofollow.

Paige Davis is Back

Decorating Princess — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:46:19 +0000

The previews for the new season of Trading Season announce that Paige Davis is back. She looks the same, except she has a mullet now. They are also touting her as a designer. Can we say uh oh? My immediate thought was, great now the show can get back to it’s roots.

Of course TLC had to throw in a twist. Trading Spaces won’t be trading between neighbors anymore, they’ll be trading between people like a mother in law to daughter in law. I guess I’ll give a new format a try. It just seemed like they are bringing Paige back because they knew they made a mistake by switching to a new format. However, they can’t admit they are wrong, so they are making the same mistake again by switching to another new format instead of going back to what works. What do you think? Will the new Trading Spaces be an improvement?

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Whatever happened to the thank you note?

Decorating Princess — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:44:25 +0000

It used to be that sending a thank you note after receiving a gift was a given. At least, that’s the way I think it used to be. I don’t know a lot of people my age that send thank you notes. This is something that I need to think about after all of my Christmas presents. However, I know one person that sends thank you notes, & it makes such a big difference. People always feel appreciated & special when they receive an unexpected letter. Plus, it can be fun to write them.

I know that it’s hard to be motivated to complete such projects. I’ve found that it’s a lot more fun if I can be creative & have fun. Just get some fun stationary & have some custom address labels printed. With address labels you save so much time. Besides the fact that I don’t have the best handwriting, so the envelope looks so much nicer with a label on it. I was just looking at Vista Print, I’ve ordered business cards from them before & was very impressed with their service. Vista Print is also really affordable. They have a fantastic selection of address labels. You can even upload your own design. They have a lot of design templates to choose from that you can browse by subject. There is even a design wizard that can help you find the perfect label. One of the examples shows a wedding portrait. This would be great if you are sending thank you notes for your wedding. Bring back the thank you note & see what a big difference it can make.

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