Pam Kueber needs her own show

I get to watch HGTV at my gym for 45 minutes while I use their treadmill. Now that the housing bubble has popped it is weird watching the house hunting shows. I am mostly interested in the landscaping shows. Though the other day they took a huge yard and turned it into a putting green with astro turf and everything. Lately they have been featuring rich people. Lots of rich people. I followed them on their search for the perfect beach house in Honduras. They could choose from three beach mansions that cost between $475K-$775K. It was either watch that show or some terrible VH1 reality spectacle. Glad we don't have cable.

The renovation shows don't thrill me like they did. They tear up vintage pink bathrooms and cute yellow kitchens to put in more modern looking designs. I can understand the desire and absolute need for tearing out the old. However, I think it's tacky to replace with designs that are too slick and modern for the home. On the outside it still looks like a modest, mid-century home and on the inside it's a trendy NYC loft. Tacky. There is a lot of tacky on that channel and I may not have noticed it before. I used to watch it when I lived in an apartment and maybe owning a home make s a difference.

I would love to see a show that showcases retro renovations hosted by people who know what they are doing. HGTV needs to give Pam Kueber, Publisher of RetroRenovation.com & SavethePinkBathrooms.com her own show! She is awesome and has impeccable taste and expertise. Retro renovating is a lot less expensive and looks so much better in a vintage home.