Posts with tag martha stewart

One man's morning was shattered -- literally -- when, he said, his kitchen table spontaneously exploded on Tuesday, Seattle's KING 5 News reported. All that was left of Seattle resident Adam Welch's table after the incident was the table's base and shards of glass. "It's a total mystery," Welch told the Seattle TV... Continue Reading »

Each week, AOL Real Estate probes the corners of the web to bring you offbeat dispatches from the world of real estate. This week: discount bunkers, psychic superintendents, and the most embarrassing home-listing photo ever taken. "Rapture bunkers" are now running at prices low enough to make end-of-days believers think... Continue Reading »

Bedford, New York, may not be the perfect small town, but clearly many A-list celebrities think it comes awfully close. The town of Bedford -- which includes Katonah, Bedford Village and Bedford Hills -- is currently home to Martha Stewart, billionaire financier George Soros and Ralph Lauren, among others. Mark David of... Continue Reading »

President Barack Obama challenged the nation during his 2011 State of the Union Address to cut energy costs so that by the year 2035 we will have 80 percent of America's electricity coming from clean energy sources. Although that's 24 years from now, there are things homeowners can do now to help cut energy usage as we... Continue Reading »

Martha Stewart, who is putting her stamp on a new green home community outside of Windermere, Fla., unveiled a 2,669-square-foot, single-level show home last week at the International Builders Show in Orlando. Dubbed the KB Home GreenHouse: An Idea Home Created with Martha Stewart, it is the Los Angeles-based builder's... Continue Reading »

Martha Stewart stakes her name on getting everything just right. The price of her fabulous downtown New York City penthouse on Perry Street in the West Village -- which she recently dropped by $2 million -- appears to be an exception. It's now listed at $13.9 million after being offered in February for $15.9 million. The... Continue Reading »

Southern California homes are looking good. During the economic free-fall, contractors and builders offered cut-rate services and apparently SoCal citizens responded. And that's helping the remodeling industry make a comeback. A recent L.A.Times story reported that 62 percent of homeowners said they planned to embark on... Continue Reading »

There are plenty of real estate tycoons, property owners, and developers resorting to jerky moves to keep their real estate dealings running smoothly. Is it any surprise that some of these "schmucky" situations, as Business Week reports, are no big whoop to those who practice them? Open practitioners like Donald Trump... Continue Reading »

Kirstie Alley says forget your regular glass cleaner. As a former house cleaner, she thinks vodka is the best thing to clean surfaces in your home (although maybe not the most affordable). Joy Behar suggests putting perfume in your water spray to give ironed clothes a pleasant smell. And Martha Stewart recommends adding an... Continue Reading »

What does the CEO of Ebony magazine have in common with a former US Weekly editor, a Men's Journal overseer, and a Martha Stewart heckler? They are all female media execs looking to seal a real estate deal. But they have their differences, too. Continue Reading »

Move over Ralph Lauren. Martha Stewart's moving in on Home Depot and there's little to stop her. We reported on Stewart's new partnership with Home Depot when it was announced in September. But now, the hostess-with-the-most-money just sweetened her deal with the world's largest home improvement chain. She will now also... Continue Reading »

A slew of great handmade craft markets are hitting all corners of New York, starting with Martha's own staff show-and-sell. That's great news for those looking to get in on the handmade trend this holiday season. Don't you think old-fashioned aunt Rose will finally like your gift if you can tell her about the artisan you... Continue Reading »

Scrap the plain Jane meat and potatoes menu this holiday. Here are three reasons to host a veggie-only Thanksgiving dinner. 1. Meat's expensive. 2. Your vegetarian friends and family will love you for it. 3. It's your chance to reinvent the most meat-centered holiday on the calendar. Don't get stuck in a holiday rut.... Continue Reading »

She's movin' on up. Smell ya later Kmart partnership! It did always feel a little down-market for Martha. So on to greener pastures. Martha's new partnership with Home Depot, which she announced on Tuesday on her show, is slightly peculiar, since HD is the home improvement store favored by men, while Lowe's is known to be... Continue Reading »