The Human Footprint will be on the National Geographic Channel on Sunday at 9 p.m. The subtitle is: Everything you eat. Everything you drink. Everything you use. Your entire life’s consumption in one place at one time. The website includes these 10 ways to reduce your carbon footprint. Here’s my status and my goals. Post…
The following home shows need you: ‘Myles of Style’ Want a makeover from HGTV “Design Star” winner Kim Myles, who charmed viewers with her personality and imaginative spin on design? Now, Kim’s eager to roll up her sleeves and bring her brand of affordable sophistication to fans across the country. If you could use a…
If you don’t have a hot date for Saturday night, you can still get a little dating action with the premier of "Date My House" on the Learning Channel. It’s hosted by Bob Guiney of "The Bachelor" fame, with help from Los Angeles interior designer Nadia Geller. I just watched a sneak preview of the…
Los Angeles resident Carter Oosterhouse is the “green face” of HGTV. He’s a former “Trading Spaces” star and the host of “Carter Can” (which introduces a green element into every episode). Carter is launching a new design show for the network called “Red, Hot & Green.” Plus, Carter is hosting HGTV’s Green Home Giveaway special…
For Kim Myles fans who were put off by what one commenter here called a “bizarre” color scheme during HGTV’s “Myles of Style” show on Sunday, tonight’s presentation may have been her vindication. The boutique hotel décor of the reveal was stunning with a richly hued wall of puddling drapes and a three-toned upholstered headboard.…
This was supposed to be a review of the new HGTV show "Myles of Style," hosted by Kim Myles, who won the Design Star 2 competition and was rewarded with her own show. I say this was "supposed" to be a review because I missed the premiere Sunday night. It seems my satellite TV service…
You’d hardly know there was a housing crisis by watching reality home shows. The properties on these shows are still getting bought, sold, flipped, updated and dated (as in TLC’s new show "Date My House"). According to HGTV, nine of its top 10 series deal with buying and selling homes, including "House Hunters," "My First…
I guess HGTV’s new show “Sleep On It,” where prospective homeowners get to try out a house before they buy it, must be doing well. Now TLC, the Learning Channel, has its own version: “Date My House.” It begins April 5 at 8:30 p.m. The new show is hosted by reality star “Bachelor Bob” Guiney…
If you live in Los Angeles or the surrounding areas, and you are what the producers refer to as a "cute, outgoing and fun female aged 21 to 40," you might be interested in this casting call, which I heard about from casting associate Lolly Arpaci: Casting call for a hip home makeover show: Dress…
Tonight on Discovery Channel, the Smash Lab team of maverick engineers attempts to construct an earthquake-proof house. Yeah, I’m interested. We lost some walls in the 1971 Sylmar quake, and some bookcases in the 1994 Northridge quake. The idea comes from inside the hold of an aircraft, where a system is used to move cargo…