Posts with tag home improvement tv

Move over Tim Allen. Another '90s-vintage celebrity -- Robert Van Winkle, aka America's first white rapper, Vanilla Ice -- will star in his own home improvement show. "The Vanilla Ice Project," ten half-hour episodes beginning Oct. 14 on the DIY network, hopes to sell audiences on unscripted laughs from the drama and... Continue Reading »

We watch home improvement shows so you don't have to. (Or at least fill you in on what you've missed.) Are you ready for some serious recapping? Ok, we'll bring it on! This week we bring you updates on recent episodes of "Tough as Nails," "My First Place," "Designed to Sell," "Holmes on Homes," and more. Here's what... Continue Reading »

The final episode of HGTV's "Battle on the Block" with host Genevieve Gorder (left) takes place in Jersey City, a gritty North Jersey municipality that was once the seat of power for notorious political boss Frank Hague. With a population of more than 240,000, it's the state's second-largest city; given its proximity to... Continue Reading »

Did you catch any of the numerous home-improvement shows that graced our living rooms last week? Here's a quick summary: Things were built, kitchens were remodeled, people were made happy. For a bit more detail, this week we bring you updates on recent episodes of "Tough as Nails" (pictured left), "Home Rules," "Designed... Continue Reading »

Maybe you don't have TiVo or you spend most of you time not glued to the TV watching all the many home improvement shows. A friend of mine described this genre of television as "House Porn" since viewers can oogle all the home-improvements they fantasize about for their own homes. This week we bring you updates on recent... Continue Reading »

Home improvement TV is to home-improvement, what cooking shows are to cooking; essential watching for those who want to keep their habitats updated. We picked up your home-improvement TV-watching slack to bring you up-to-speed on this week's episodes of "Designed to Sell," "Holmes on Homes," "Divine Design" and more.... Continue Reading »

What does it take to turn a bedroom into a romantic getaway? Episode 5 of HGTV's "Battle of the Block" takes us to Ybor City, also known as Tampa Florida's Latin Quarter, to find out. Established by Vicente Martinez-Ybor as a cigar-manufacturing center, Ybor City is one of only two National Historic Landmark Districts in... Continue Reading »

Interested in relieving basement and bonus-room boredom? Or averting disastrous bathrooms? We pick up your home-improvement TV-watching slack to bring you up-to-speed on this week's episodes of "Designed to Sell," "Holmes on Homes," "Divine Design" and more. Here's what you missed.... Continue Reading »

So many home improvement TV shows: so little time. I know, it could take you days of viewing to get up to speed. That's why we've provided you with sound-bite summaries of all of this week's top home improvement shows. That's right, it's all here for you. We picked up your home-improvement TV-watching slack to bring you... Continue Reading »

We did nothing but watch home-improvement TV shows this entire week. Why? Because we like you. We know you're busy with other things like driving the kids to soccer practice and planning for that holiday in Delaware. We picked up your home-improvement TV-watching slack to bring you up-to-speed with this week's sound-bite... Continue Reading »

Did you spend the entire week glued to your TV in order to catch the cavalcade of home improvement shows? Of course not. You're a busy person with a crazy amount of important things to do. That's where we come in. We pick up your home improvement TV watching slack to bring you up to speed with this week's updates of... Continue Reading »

Did you catch all the home improvement TV shows this week? I bet not because you probably have a life. Who has time to watch them all? We do. We have all sorts of crazy free time. That's why each week we'll recap the best of the home television shows so you don't miss a beat. This week we've got updates of "Flip This... Continue Reading »