Ryan
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Post by Ryan on Oct 26, 2015 15:05:09 GMT -5
I had a contractor come through my house for some work and he told me that HGTV makes his job incredibly hard because people want him to quote things off the top of his head....oh, and they expect HGTV prices.
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Chocolate Lover
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Oct 26, 2015 15:36:16 GMT -5
I assume HGTV has massively discounted prices and multiple crews working on houses to finish in those short timelines. Or they just lie outright about the length of time it takes.
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Post by mmhmm on Oct 26, 2015 15:37:13 GMT -5
In the tradition of being politically correct, HGTV has started using another new term. No longer satisfactory to call it the Master Bedroom and bath, it is now "Owners Suite". <GAG> That sounds like they're buying either a bed-and-breakfast, or a hotel.
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lexxy703
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Post by lexxy703 on Oct 26, 2015 15:42:59 GMT -5
Yeah their reno budgets are out of this world cheap. Jonathan can move walls & gut kitchens for the price I got to hardwood 1000 sq ft.
And for the record I'd get Mike Holmes to build my dream house.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Oct 26, 2015 15:46:23 GMT -5
Yeah their reno budgets are out of this world cheap. Jonathan can move walls & gut kitchens for the price I got to hardwood 1000 sq ft.And for the record I'd get Mike Holmes to build my dream house. And decorate. Don't any of these people with supposed good paying jobs already have furniture to use?
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lexxy703
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Post by lexxy703 on Oct 26, 2015 15:49:06 GMT -5
Yeah their reno budgets are out of this world cheap. Jonathan can move walls & gut kitchens for the price I got to hardwood 1000 sq ft.And for the record I'd get Mike Holmes to build my dream house. And decorate. Don't any of these people with supposed good paying jobs already have furniture to use? The decorating part annoys me. The seating groups do not make for comfy living & they never give the poor people a TV. And way too damn much color. I'm probably boring but I like brown leather furniture not peacock blue. I assume they take most of the stuff away after shooting.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Oct 26, 2015 15:52:05 GMT -5
And decorate. Don't any of these people with supposed good paying jobs already have furniture to use? The decorating part annoys me. The seating groups do not make for comfy living & they never give the poor people a TV. And way too damn much color. I'm probably boring but I like brown leather furniture not peacock blue. I assume they take most of the stuff away after shooting. Most of the time I don't mind the colors, but it's all the same trend. I see a giant wall clock, or funky wallpaper, or whatever and I think HGTV. Not "hey, that's kind of cool". Or not. They'd be all sorts of disappointed filming me. I never get visibly excited over anything, and especially not if I know I'm not keeping it.
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Post by lexxy703 on Oct 26, 2015 15:57:21 GMT -5
The decorating part annoys me. The seating groups do not make for comfy living & they never give the poor people a TV. And way too damn much color. I'm probably boring but I like brown leather furniture not peacock blue. I assume they take most of the stuff away after shooting. Most of the time I don't mind the colors, but it's all the same trend. I see a giant wall clock, or funky wallpaper, or whatever and I think HGTV. Not "hey, that's kind of cool". Or not. They'd be all sorts of disappointed filming me. I never get visibly excited over anything, and especially not if I know I'm not keeping it. They wouldn't like me either. I'm not going to swing that sledgehammer. I'll be out on the back porch where it's quiet drinking my V&T.
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