The website for the condo pair " Windows on 123 " starts with a montage of Harlem history played to the voice of Ella Fitzgerald singing "Night and Day." "Like the beat, beat, beat of the tom-tom when the jungle shadows fall," Ella sings as we see images of muddy farms in the 1800s turning into urban centers of commerce and culture. White people ride in the front of a...
Paige Davis returning to 'Trading Spaces'. Who is Paige Davis? These pictures should refresh your mind. Click on pictures to enlarge. Paige Davis is moving back to TLC's "Trading Spaces." The Broadway actress and TV host will return to the once-popular home makeover series beginning in January, the network said in a statement Thursday. In 2005, TLC announced Davis would no longer host ``Trading...
I really liked Mr. Right , a British dramedy about a group of gay friends--and one lovely fag hag--looking for the right guy. The interesting cast of characters include: Harry (James Lance), a TV producer of a Trading Spaces reality show called House Sweep. Alex (Luke de Woolfson), Harry's younger boyfriend who works for a catering company while he pursues his dream of becoming a successful actor....
By James Pynn Ah, the 1990s. What a decade. The Seattle scene crackled through the air waves while home computers took up an entire desk. PULP FICTION, Bill Clinton, and O.J. Simpson captured our imaginations and made us think twice about basements, cigar smoking, and leather gloves. As the Internet boom swelled and everything we had been taught in 8th grade computer science class went right out the...
There is a buzz in restaurants, stores and beauty shops in Davidson County. Just about everywhere you go, there’s a feeling of excitement and expectation in the air. What in the world could it be? The Barbecue Festival is over, it rained on Everybody’s Day and the Thresher’s Reunion is in July so it can’t be any of those. No, the buzz is about something much bigger than our...
On this episode of From the Cheap Seats , Becca and Michelle discuss the latest WNBA news, which has the Detroit Shock officially moving to Tulsa, effective immediately. This news, of course, comes as a shock to our vloggers, who have some reservations about the move. WNBA President Donna Orender announcing that the Detroit Shock franchise has relocated to Tulsa, Okla. They also talk about ESPN: The...
Trading Spaces alum Mario De Armos called her "the most stylish journalist in Washington" and he just might be right. She's the Editor-in-Chief of DC magazine . She's stylin and we're profilin' Karen Sommer Shalett ... What single character trait do you most appreciate in an employee? It's a toss-up between initiative and creativity...oh and that reporter's gut. I've been told I expect a...
Red hot model and carpenter Carter Oosterhouse. Credit Carter Oosterhouse Are they hotter because they are bent on an eco mission? From green living enthusiast of Trading Spaces fame Carter Oosterhouse to chick-magnet Corey Wills , who recently posed shirtless for Peta with a sign that reads "Chicks love a Vegetarian," these seven hot green male... Read the full story on TreeHugger
The approach of autumn is palpable, even as I close all the shades in preparation for another 100 degree day. Maybe it's the shelves stuffed with halloween goodies at all the stores, or the fact that my trees have been dropping leaves and spiky balls filled with pollen that has me weeping continuously. Maybe it's the five consecutive days of Pumpkin Spice Lattes. I don't know. Whatever the reason,...
it’s not everyday we get to show off the home of a reality tv star, but today we’re getting a great sneak peek into the home of goil amornvivat, former contestant on bravo’s top design and an on screen designer for TLC’s trading spaces (in addition to being a professor at parson’s school for design). [...]
On Saturday from 2-9PM, TLC's Trading Spaces alum Mario De Armas is taking over an entire NW block at 15th and P St. for a festival to celebrate his new DC-based design firm, Lamby Productions. The event will boast giveaways, DJs and a raffle for enough furniture to deck out an entire apartment (over $15,000 worth)to benefit local women's shelter, N Street Village. FishbowlDC caught up with the Miami...
simple and graphic. Trying to save money, I created these in Illustrator, printed them out in pieces and then had to trim and fit everything together to spray mount on foam core. I do like how they turned out. I've already had a couple class registrations from the fliers that Nathaniel and I delivered door-to-door in this little neighborhood! I'm excited for the lessons to begin and for my SALE this...
Yesterday marked the 23rd birthday of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli Staff Sergeant who has been detained by Palestinian forces for over two years during a cross-border operation, and the internet buzzed with calls for solidarity in bringing him home. According to Ha’aretz, after a long disagreement over prisoner exchange between the Palestinian Hamas movement [...]