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Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 6:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
I loved both designers. I don't know who to vote for so I'm not voting.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 6:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Yeah I loved both presentations. Loved both homes on the whole. Liked Matt's kitchen but was a lil bland. Loved his living room and dining room cept the blue coffee table.

Loved Jennifer's red cabinets in the kitchen and she added accessories. At first the idea of red cabinets scared me lol. Liked her living room but not the white sofa for all them kids lol. Loved the tiled fireplace.

Yesitsme
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08-24-2004

Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 6:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yesitsme a private message Print Post    
It's difficult with these two, but I have to stick with my Matt. Since he went into that presentation, portfolio in hand. I have been in his corner. I just thought he had such an earnestness about him and took it sll so seriously, still he seems pleasant and mature. I like that he really does seem to want to help show people how to do that stuff. But even if Jennifer wins I will be fine....she also seems like a nice person. I would watch either of their shows. I am very pleased they both got this far.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 7:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
They are both so nice. It was so sweet (and yet strange in a competition) that he let Jennifer have Mikey V cuz he knew she needed help in her kitchen.

I hated that Matt's nice wood cabinets got painted and not stained.

Also did not think it was exactly fair that Matt really got three rooms and Jen really got two (as her LR/DR was a combo). Though I guess each had an advantage and disadvantage. But it gave Matt an extra "at bat"--though he also had to fit it in as as much time as Jen had...

Curlyq
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07-10-2002

Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 8:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Curlyq a private message Print Post    
I thought it was strange that Jennifer's dining room table only seated six when she was told they needed to seat 8-10. Meanwhile the family of three got a table that seated 8. I guess that was the advantage of having a separate dining room.

I prefer Matt as a host, just because he handles stress better and it really spoke to his character that he gave Mikey V. to Jennifer so she wouldn't be at a disadvantage. Neither home was my taste, but they did a great job of suiting the families' tastes. I would still like to see Matt use a few more accessories or plants, even though they wanted minimalism.

I wish they would handle this contest the way the Food Network does, by having the contestants come up with an original concept for their show instead of just judging who's the best designer and host. It's easier to decide between two people when you know exactly what their show will be about.

Vsmart
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02-10-2003

Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 11:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vsmart a private message Print Post    
White chairs and sofas for families? Blowing lots of money on a crystal light fixture when they needed lots of stuff. Designers can't appreciate Lay-z-boys.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 4:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Yeah, but that crystal light fixture was To.Die.For.


Marameko
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07-15-2002

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 5:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Marameko a private message Print Post    
I want that light fixture, I am voting for Matt......the hard wood floors in both houses were lovely. I also thought about the white, it must be a "girl" thing.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 7:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
I want that light fixture too lol.

Marameko
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07-15-2002

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 7:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Marameko a private message Print Post    
Anyone having trouble voting ? I have a nerve but I planned on voting at work and at home.
Bad Mara...........

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 9:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
I thought the white was leather, which is easily cleaned.

Kappy
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06-29-2002

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 9:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kappy a private message Print Post    
Jen did have a larger dining table for 8 which is why it surprised me that she included the other smaller table for 4 in the LR. Then she had that huge sofa turned with it's back to the fireplace, something that bugs me personally.

I didn't care for how Matt's LR seem crowded and the sofa was crammed against the end wall with not much else there. I would guess that both would make changes if there wasn't a time constraint.

Color wise, I had the same problem with white dining chairs and white sofas as Vsmart. And Matt's kitchen had a brown that I could never live with. I won't say what it reminds me of.

Both did great but that color in Matt's kitchen is swaying me to the other side.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 10:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
I HATE a time restraint. Why don't they give a designer a lot of time--especially for a final project. In the real world, a designer would have no time restraint. I just think it limits what a designer could really do if they did not have quite so many limitations and stress.

Kappy
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06-29-2002

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 10:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kappy a private message Print Post    
And yes, Marameko ~ I can't seem to vote online. The red VOTE button is there but it goes nowhere when I click on it.

Dovez
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08-27-2005

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 10:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dovez a private message Print Post    
if you click on the pic or name of the contestant, a small dot appears by their name. then you click on the vote button.
trial or error...it took me a while to figure it out

Grooch
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06-16-2006

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 10:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grooch a private message Print Post    
I just wonder if after three years, those houses' walls are filled with mold, mildew and whatnot.

Would it have better to knock them down and start over?

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 10:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
It looked to me that the drywall had been replaced in all of those homes, so I'm guessing that they had been properly treated against mold and mildew...at least that which developed as a result of the floods...we are talking about New Orleans...where it is humid and damp at the best of times!

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 11:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Those houses had been properly gutted. I'm trying to find someone at work who watches the show that would know what neighborhood those homes were in. From the look of the homes and the street, they could have been in either Lakeview, Gentilly, Carrollton, Fountainbleau or possibly Uptown. I can't believe they filmed here and I didn't see anything about it in the paper!


Grooch
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06-16-2006

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 11:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grooch a private message Print Post    
Thanks, guys! I was worried about it, and the why throw good money after poor choices thing.

Kappy
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06-29-2002

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 12:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kappy a private message Print Post    
To Dovez ~ Ahhhh, that's what those black circles against a black background were for!

Lexie ~ maybe they didn't want people leaking out who the final two were?

Vsmart
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02-10-2003

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 1:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vsmart a private message Print Post    
You could see that the sheetrock (hopefully the electrical) was new. Stuff piled up in the middle of the room was just "reality tv".

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 1:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
You caught that Vsmart? I didn't know how many people outside the NO area would have caught that about the stuff piled up in the middle of a room. Everyyyyyyyyyything has to be removed from a house before it can be gutted (so obviously the only things that would go into a gutted house would be new (or donated) stuff).


Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 2:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
I won't be voting I like them both. I can't remember a time I couldn't make a decision! It's like picking between 2 good kids....can't do it.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 4:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
I voted for Matt. I just didn't like the fact that Jen gave them too small a table and once again, did not pay attention to the details of the sectional, so they have no options to rearrange it since it has to be connected. Oh, and it was white, terrible option for a family with small children.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 6:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
I voted for Jennifer. I love her passion and how concerned she was about making the wrong decision with the sectional. I also think she's an amazing artist and would love to see more of that. I'd absolutely watch her show!!!