I have grown from the status of hating HGTV and everything it stood for, to loving it within a matter of months - months that it took me to finally purchase my first house that is.  Now you’d think I’m a friggin Martha Stewart wannabe.   Every time I get the chance, when I’m working out in the basement, my channel surfing invariably lands on some new do it yourself or home decorating show, whether it be on the king of home making, HGTV, or one of it’s spin offs like Discovery Home. 

I’ve found myself on the girlie do it yourself show “ToolBelt Diva” where a woman who knows how to do just about anything and everything shows you how to hang chandeliers, do decks, and stairwells, all while still maintaining perfectly manicured hands which I find absolutely amazing.

In all seriousness though, I’ve gotten some great decorating ideas and the confidence to try do it myself projects just from watching these shows that I once thought were a silly waste of time.  There are the flipping shows also which I find interesting, where people go out and buy a fixer upper and turn it into an overnight sale sensation making minor and major cosmetic improvements, then there are gardening shows that show you how to manicure the perfect garden as well as landscaping and outdoor project shows that seem to go over just about everything - sometimes I’m surprised they don’t run out of subject matter!

Anyways, HGTV has really become huge, with their dream home giveaway and I believe also now their own spinoff magazine.  It seems everyone nowadays is very much into fixing up their homes, and doing a lot of it themselves, for as cheap as they can, and watching these shows, while sometimes they are not realistic, can definitely give you some great ideas on decor and how to do it for less than hiring an interior decorator, but all the while coming out with great results.  I love it, I’m addicted.  I never thought I’d say that before the age of fifty, but here I am!