As Seen on TV
It’s Almost Back!
Tell me that you guys love Design Star as much as I do. It’s really the only “reality” show that I like to watch, unless you count American Pickers as reality.
There are no North Carolinians in the running for this year’s contest but there are a a few Texans so there is some connection… kinda. We’re excited about a dude named Kris Swift because he is in Austin and designs rooms like this one.
We’ll call it bueno because it is. I would give Chad’s chest hair to get my hands on that ottoman slash bench thingy.
Bex Hale is in Abilene and incorporates the King into her design which just quirky enough for me to be a fan.
This is a completely quick and less than thorough analysis of the upcoming season but you should take a little time to check out each of the competitors on HGTV’s website here. In the meantime we’ve set our DVR for Tuesday, May 29th at 9 pm.
I for one cannot wait to see all of the fab, the bad and the completely crap-tastic to come.
Thinking Ahead to Summer
In doing so, I’ve decided that I would like our front walkway to look like a Starburst commercial. Or maybe it was Skittles. I can’t remember.
Chad loves this commercial. The guy is telling his girl that he can’t live straight because the streets are just too rough – he’s on a scooter in some pretty nice burbs.
When Chad called me into the room to see the commercial and I paused the screen and said “Look at those bushes!”
You win some you lose some.
But seriously, look at them.
Perfectly manicured, shorty boxwoods. With pink flowers down the middle! Yes. Plus that house totally looks like ours, minus $800,000.
P.S. If you’re not ready for boxwoods but thinking about veggies, check out this month’s Durham Magazine. We’re in there talking about planning your summer garden, now.
If I Were Lady Gaga For A Day
I would buy two black and gold Dorothy Draper dressers for my bedroom – and a pair of pants (if I’m Gaga I need them).
These iconic furniture pieces from the 1960s still look amazing in today’s design world. As proven by the first and only good Sex and the City film.
I really could just stop writing now couldn’t I? It’s even perfect with a mounted antelope head atop it.
How about with yellow cane furniture? I could die.
Thankful for Gaga eBay has a couple of great dressers available for the discount price of $4,000. But where does that leave me?
Thankfully eBay also have some knock-offs that make my heart go pitter patter. Like this one for $195 or best offer.
Methinks I’ll be waiting to find one that is a little closer to home than Michigan but my eyes are peeled. In the meantime there is always the possibility of an IKEA hack + paint job. What do you guys think?
Anyone else with a new found furniture crush?
Amy and Jamie: Brick Steaks
Doesn’t it have a nice ring to it? A la Julie and Julia? Can see where we are taking this? For my big 2-9 birthday this year my mom gifted me Jamie Oliver’s America cookbook. It is bueno.
We recently pulled it off the shelf to remind ourselves how Jamie cooks steaks. The Texan had remembered walking in on me and an episode of the Nate Berkus Show where Jamie Oliver was the guest and cooked steak. He (the Texan) was intrigued with how Mr. Oliver used a brick wrapped in foil to smush and carmelize the juices on his steak.
Miss the episode? You can watch the snippet here.
I warn you this video, while entertaining is full of inuendo and pokes at Nate’s lifestyle. You’ve been warned.
So basically we tried this. We didn’ t go all the way with the peanut sauce and other fixins, but we did try the brick with satisfactory results.
Things we learned: make sure your brick is hot. The brick was a game time decision and we didn’t keep it in the oven as long as we probably should have. We also learned that we need an iron skillet with grill lines. Perhaps like this one – cough, Christmas, cough. Ahem. Excuse us.
Otherwise we followed Jamie’s instructions and got a pretty tasty piece of cow out of the experience.
We will try this again with a hotter brick next time and maybe a new and improved pan. Of course we’ll let you know how that goes.
Otherwise, flipping through the pages of Jamie’s cookbook got that little hamster wheel in my head going… and I have made the decision to try more of these recipes and share the results with all of you in the blog. Revolutionary! A truly originial idea right? Hey, our names rhyme people – I couldn’t ignore the signs!
So consider this your first installment of Amy and Jamie. There will be more to come, however the cooking is unlikely to completely consume the blog as I try to avoid movie deals whenever possible. I refuse to break the news to Jessica Biel that we, in fact, do not look that much alike.
And yes, I am sure I have a virus on my computer now just for searching that picture.
Pan Photo: Amazon
Jessica Biel Photo: fitnessanddefense.com
Thanks Husband
I think?
Any movie poster with Lori Laughlin on it is okay by me. Confused? Watch this.
My only hope is that he doesn’t try to name our first born Cru.
As Seen on TV: Once Upon a Time
Let’s just put it out there - we were big LOST fans. So much so that we’ve been giving the new show Once Upon a Time a chance. It’s also on ABC and is written by the creators of LOST. Despite the less than realistic special effects and sometimes cheesy storybook references it’s just tricky enough to keep us watching.
The purpose of this post though isn’t to discuss whether Mary Margaret should end up with Prince Charming, but instead to explain how snazzy in black and white the Mayor/Evil Queen’s office is, complete with Jonathan Adler ceramics. Check it out:
If you love that forest-y wallpaper, just in time for winter, we think you can order it right here.
The design was completed by the show’s set designer, Mark Lane. Read more about it right here.
Intrigued by the idea of fairytale characters unknowingly living in Maine without their happily ever afters? No way, us too! Catch up here.
