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Jhezzie
Member
07-05-2001
| Friday, February 02, 2007 - 1:44 pm
Jhezzie, are you thinking of Wickedly Perfect? I liked that one too! Yes! It was a hoot, lol.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, February 02, 2007 - 2:10 pm
Random thought -- one of the women who went home (can't remember her name) reminded me of Storm from X-Men. Random thought #2 -- "My name is Goil, like gargoyle." HAHAHA that cracked me up. I liked that guy. Julieboo, I also caught the Ralphie look a few times from that guy.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, February 02, 2007 - 2:23 pm
Here's a funny lil press clip from NY Mag about Todd Oldham as host: New York Magazine article
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, February 02, 2007 - 2:58 pm
YES she did Yankee!!! and sign me up for that reality series. i actually LOL when I read that. great idea!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, February 02, 2007 - 4:30 pm
(Hey mods, schtickler type request here, would you change the title of this thread to Top Design.)
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, February 02, 2007 - 5:08 pm
I'm glad I'm not the only schtickler type person Juliboo! I guess my long-winded post above was overlooked. Better to keep it short and simple like you did! 
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Saturday, February 03, 2007 - 1:43 am
Okay, I have no idea who Alexis Arquette is...anyone care to enlighten me? It said she comes from a show biz family, so is she related to Courtney Cox's husband? and Max I loved your comment re the sandbox...and me with a cat and I never even thought of it...oh, my Maggie would love that, and you would definitely NEED the rake. But I loved the unique concept and I would love having a swing in my room. I really though Alexis would choose the "cut out" 2nd place winners, she was so in love with the cut out design. I figured they would keep the male pair for "drama", and therefore the Chinese wedding bed pair got let go. I wished also that they weren't sent home as a pair but on individual merits, in which case the "oriental theme" woman and the annoying young man would both have gone. Would have seemed fairer. PS also found Todd Oldham annoying some how; liked judges panel though.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, February 03, 2007 - 3:19 am
Alexis Arquette is a male to female transgender (or maybe just crossdresser) and she was on Surreal Life one season. Alexis (born Robert) is sister (brother) to David, Patricia (Medium), Rosanna (The L Word, What About Brian, Executioner's Song) and Richmond Their father was Lewis Arquette and grandfather was Cliff Arquette
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Saturday, February 03, 2007 - 1:54 pm
Alexis Arquette is transgendered, a "trannie". She used to appear in drag but has either started or has completed her sexual reassignment. And I don't know how many of the designer wannabe's knew who she is, but some of their reactions where a bit priceless. Like they were trying to figure out if it was a joke or not. Alexis hasn't quite learned how to sit like a lady though. There was one shot of her sitting with her legs a bit, well, not quite how a woman sits in a dress! She's always a kick though, and I loved how they had the designers create a room for her.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Saturday, February 03, 2007 - 3:36 pm
I thought it was just OK mostly because of Todd and his voice, I'm not sure how long before I'll have to hit the mute button. But I see lots of good snarky stuff coming from these contestants. Many of them seem very high strung and the pressure will not make them less high strung. I am sure they'll us give hours of entertainement. I liked the Wedding bed room. Sand inside my house will never be a good thing....never!
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Saturday, February 03, 2007 - 6:34 pm
Doesn't Todd's voice remind you of Gilligan reading a children's story? I like this show, and it will probably keep me tuned in to Bravo now that Top Chef is over.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Saturday, February 03, 2007 - 7:10 pm
Todd's voice is a bit nasally and high-pitched but I like the show. I sure didn't like that swing thing, though.
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Rehtse
Member
08-17-2005
| Saturday, February 03, 2007 - 7:39 pm
I love Jonathan's blog on Bravo. He's a hoot!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Saturday, February 03, 2007 - 8:03 pm
I loved the Chinese wedding bed. I'm just not sure it really made a "sanctuary". It kinda looked more like a bedroom. Since the client hadn't requested a bedroom, I'm not sure that was a good choice. And one thing I noticed... there are some truly beautiful chaise lounges out there (there's one in a showroom window in my neighborhood that I drool over all the time). I heard "sanctuary" and I immediately thought of one or two of those in a room. Of course, I also thought more zen, and apparently Alexis really preferred the quirkiness of the sand box. Since she didn't blink an eye at the $50K budget, I'm guessing she can afford the housekeeping required to keep all that sand contained in the box! <grin>
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Redpen
Member
07-24-2003
| Saturday, February 03, 2007 - 10:42 pm
I loved the swing room because it reminded me of that fun scene in "Auntie Mame" where the horrible Upsons are sitting on hanging couches and they keep going up and down. But yes that sand was too much.
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 1:15 am
I loved the Wedding Bed, but the room to my way of thinking was overdone. It looked like something you would see in a showroom display that featured Asian artifacts. Just a little too much of a good thing. I agree it was too much like a bedroom to be a sancturary. But the room that won, while beautiful and very innovative would not be a sanctuary for me. For me a sanctuary is a room where I can relax, lean back, put my feet up and nap, read, or just relax. Where would you relax in that room? The swing might be fun for a little while, but relax in it? I don't think so. My perfect sancturary would be a library with floor to ceiling bookshelves, a chaise lounge or one of those recliners that don't look like a recliner until you put it up. I saw one in a showroom that looks like an elegant wing chair until you put it up. It is so comfortable. And maybe some oversized comfy chairs that I could curl up in. It would have elegant woods and rich fabrics. Oh, and a little table to put my drink on. LOL I am definitely not a cutting edge person when it comes to my house. I can appreciate the quality, but I would not like it in my house.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 2:04 am
The sand was innovative yes. But I'd hate to clean up the tracking around it would get. And also....I sure hope she doesn't have a cat!! 
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 2:59 am
My cats would LOVE IT!!
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 7:13 am
Would it be wrong for my sanctuary to have a TV, computer and a stocked bar and fridge? Does anyone know if all the challenges are going to be in those bare rooms or are they going to venture outside that studio?
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 8:20 am
quote:Would it be wrong for my sanctuary to have a TV, computer and a stocked bar and fridge?
Heck no lol.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 8:57 am
Watching the repeat, they should've gotten rid of Michael and John(?). I didn't like them or their room at all.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 9:43 am
I liked the room that won. I agree that the sand is not a practical feature, though. The green room with green floors was not my taste. I didn't see it as being a sanctuary.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 3:51 pm
Everytime I've seen a commercial for this show during Top Chef, all I could think of was that guy was "Ralphie" just a bit older! LOL I don't think I can ever look at him and NOT think, "Ralpie!" I only saw the end since I was rewatching the bits of Top Chef I had missed and then ended up watching just about the whole thing over! Having only seen the end and the commercials with "Ralphie's" partner, I thought he acted like more than a bit of a primadonna! I thought the room with the sand, was not a sanctury at all, except for the sand, minus kitties! I'd want something comfortable to a sanctuary. How about one of those great massage chairs that you can pipe music into and one of those waterfall things. I know some people say they make them feel like they have to go to the bathroom, but they relax me! 
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 4:48 pm
If you can afford $50K for a "sanctuary", believe me, you've already got a TV room, a computer room, an office, a den, a formal living room, a family room, a movie room (replete with full size screen and projector)... 
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 5:05 pm

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