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Tips on transforming your home into something fantastic
Read full article: Tips on transforming your home into something fantasticWatching someone transform a room or a home into something stunning, is fascinating. Two local men that have been doing just that, paid a visit to “Live in the D.” Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas started out transforming old houses in Detroit, by making them new again. They also have a furniture and design store, called “Nine Design + Homes,” that has blossomed into a TV show on HGTV called “Bargain Block.”
Couple hammering out hate by making Michigan construction community more inclusive toward LGBTQIA+ community
Read full article: Couple hammering out hate by making Michigan construction community more inclusive toward LGBTQIA+ communityA gay couple in Metro Detroit is hammering out hate and breaking barriers in the construction industry.
Discovery: No US challenge to $43B WarnerMedia deal
Read full article: Discovery: No US challenge to $43B WarnerMedia dealU.S. antitrust regulators have not challenged the $43 billion combination of Discovery and AT&T’s WarnerMedia during a key review period, according to corporate securities filings, easing the way for the deal to close in the next few months.
HGTV star Nicole Curtis returns to Detroit property after victory in court
Read full article: HGTV star Nicole Curtis returns to Detroit property after victory in court“I chose to fight the Detroit Land Bank on this because I knew I had the financial means to do so,” Curtis said. “And I knew that it would take a team of attorneys to literally and figuratively fight city hall.”
Discovery's reality-heavy streaming service launches in Jan.
Read full article: Discovery's reality-heavy streaming service launches in Jan.Discovery is joining the increasingly crowded streaming fray with its own reality-focused service Discovery Plus that will include shows from the Food Network, HGTV, TLC and its other networks. By comparison, the ad-free Disney Plus costs $7 a month and Netflix' most popular plan costs $14 a month. Discovery CEO David Zaslav first announced the streaming service in late 2019, but did not provide details until now. Discovery Plus joins a slew of new streaming services started to challenge traditional TV providers and dominant streaming services like Hulu and Netflix over the past year, including Disney Plus, Apple TV Plus, HBO Max and Comcast’s Peacock service. The service will role out in 25 countries in 2021 including Italy, Spain, U.K. and Ireland as well as India.
Spacious mid-century modern in Ann Arbor is renovation goals
Read full article: Spacious mid-century modern in Ann Arbor is renovation goalsANN ARBOR - You know the big reveal that takes place at the end of each home renovation show on HGTV? This home in the Eberwhite area of Ann Arbor could totally be one of those reveals. Credit: Augie BonettIts massive kitchen features gorgeous quartz countertops, a breakfast bar and built-in shelves. It features a large family room with a full bar area, full bathroom, dining area and two additional bedrooms. Credit: Augie BonettCredit: Augie BonettCredit: Augie BonettCredit: Augie BonettCredit: Augie BonettCredit: Augie BonettCredit: Augie BonettCredit: Augie BonettCredit: Augie BonettCredit: Augie BonettCredit: Augie BonettCredit: Augie BonettCredit: Augie BonettCredit: Augie BonettCredit: Augie BonettAll About Ann Arbor is powered by ClickOnDetroit/WDIV.
'A Very Brady Renovation' turns house into TV home
Read full article: 'A Very Brady Renovation' turns house into TV homeThe cultural significance of the house, says Susan Olsen, who played Cindy Brady, "started hitting me at first when everybody was texting me, going 'Don't you want to buy the house? No -- why would I want to live in a house that has Brady fans going by every day? "They didn't purchase the house under some great plan," says Christopher Knight, who played Peter Brady. All they knew was they're just getting to know 'Brady' better by talking to us. "But to do that you had to have the stairway, and if you had the stairway, how do you not destroy the front elevation -- which is what America thinks of the Brady house," says Knight.
'The Brady Bunch,' 'BH90210' test limits of nostalgia
Read full article: 'The Brady Bunch,' 'BH90210' test limits of nostalgiaGranted, the very fact that people (including yours truly) feel compelled to write about HGTV -- the network airing "The Brady Bunch" renovation show -- likely counts as a victory. Neither show really works, though, in part because they don't just dabble in nostalgia, but essentially wallow in it. That's the answer that "A Very Brady Renovation" never fully answers, despite the renovators obsessing over the small details, and the dutiful "Wow!" For many, "The Brady Bunch" was a part of childhood, back when blended families seemed more exotic, and an architect dad could comfortably support six kids. "A Very Brady Renovation" premieres September 9 at 9 p.m. on HGTV.
'The Brady Bunch' cast talks about remodeling their TV home
Read full article: 'The Brady Bunch' cast talks about remodeling their TV home(CNN) - It turns out that, for the surviving cast members of "The Brady Bunch," you can go home again. "I didn't learn where this house was until 1996," admitted Christopher Knight, who played Peter Brady, during the TCA session. Barry Williams, who played the eldest Brady offspring Greg, had actually visited the residence several years ago -- although his pilgrimage there was entirely unplanned. They said, 'Well, you're in the Brady house!' "I had such an affinity for this house," confessed Maureen McCormick, who played Marcia Brady.