Radiator Cover Fall Mantel Fantel – Dining Room.
HGTV has become the soundtrack to my life.
Sad, right?
In my defense, it’s really only the soundtrack on the weekends. Weekdays are filled with Good Morning America and Gilmore Girls repeats followed by a long afternoon of Grey’s Anatomy on Lifetime …
Okay, now that’s sounding equally as sad.
I can’t help it. As much as my kids are addicted to their phones … I’m addicted to my television.
But back to HGTV. It’s not like I’m just lounging on the couch with eyes glued to the tv as I pop bon bons (whatever they are) in my mouth. It’s background noise.
Though, from time to time something catches my attention. And I stop.
I listen.
I look.
Most of what catches my attention is any one of the variation of house hunting type show — be it tiny or beachfront or traditional American dream house.
Inevitably, words about “open floor plans” and “double sink deal-breakers” and “this fill-in-the-blank is too small” and …
the most odious. Perplexing. Lathers Mike and I up into a fit of crazy ….
the “this is so small” comment on any one of the tiny house hunter shows.
Argghhhh! Didn’t the producers tell you the name of the show?!? 🙂
There is one common denominator of all those house hunting shows making up the soundtrack of my life: they inevitably wear me down and make me feel bad about my non-open-floor-plan-no-double-sink-space-challenged house.
Honestly, I fear my home would be eviscerated by those picky, demanding house hunters marching through.
Which leaves me darting my eyes around furiously looking for my home’s saving graces. The arches are pretty cool. My family room addition always commands a “wow.” The screen porch is a deal-maker. And then there are the radiator covers. Custom made by the previous owner. Holding up swimmingly for over 20 years …
… and offering me a place to create fantel mantels for each season. Like this year’s radiator cover fall mantel fantel design.
Now if we can just keep those pesky home buyers out of our needs-a-major-gut-rehab master bathroom we might just get a sale …
😉
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1. I keep television on as background noise, as well. It makes me not-so-lonely.
2. The only folks who will even consider buying our house when we are carted off to the home are gay guys, so we are making all changes with that demographic in mind.
3. I love gourds in a bowl.
We are looking at homes thinking about moving and all I can think about is the same thing, those buyers that might look at our home and what are it’s flaws. Then there is the whole yard thing too. I love your home, you have done an amazing job with your decor.
Yes…HGTV on as background here too! Just hope it doesn’t make my house feel too bad about itself! It was built in 1974…eek! 😉
Hi Linda, I don’t have cable, but when I’m in a hotel, HGTV is my favorite channel to watch. My husband and I are one of the VERY few couples who are trying to find a newer home that DOESN’T have an open floor plan. We don’t like them and yet that style is all we see. Our house was built in 1952, so in my opinion, most of the rooms are too small. We do like having the living room separate from the kitchen/dining area. I don’t want guests to be able to look across the living room and see that I haven’t done the dishes! Your home is beautiful. The craftsmanship of those radiator covers is sadly a lost art. Your screened porch sounds heavenly. Can’t wait to see it!
I too, am a TV addict. I did a Grey’s Anatomy session just the other day. I actually didn’t know it was on in the daytime. Now I may be in trouble. The un-open floor plan of our house makes me wish for open spaces as well but I really try to not watch house hunters because listening to some whiney 30 year old who thinks the world owes them a 4 bed 3 bath house with two living areas makes me want to scream. I do like the ones where they are relocating to another country. Your house looks lovely, by the way.
Thank you, my friend! And I absolutely love the international ones – especially Europe. I’ll stop what I’m doing and watch those episodes.
The tiny house shows that get us in a lather are the ones where they are moving in with two kids ages 12 and over. ?
I agree with the list of trigger words. However, I would add “dated”. I’m 74, so that makes me dated as well. Are they gonna gut me and give me a complete makeover? 😉
Loving how you covered the “function”, you’d never know there was a heater under it. It looks wonderful.
Thank you! 🙂