The HGTV crew was here today. Actually it was just Dan...A one-man show but boy did he know what he was doing! He's just a few years older than my son. I was so impressed with his professionalism at such a young age! Here I am (awful picture) in front of the camera. I was still very nervous at this point. I started to relax a little as we got into it more.
Here's Dan setting everything up. Below are some photos of my apartment with all the great lights set up. (click on the photos to enlarge)
I had so much fun doing this and I am so happy that I went outside of my comfort level in order to experience this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! It was such a great day and I will never forget it. Lauren came home from school just in time to see the last part of the filming. I think she really enjoyed seeing it. She told me she would never be able to what I did which really surprises me because she is a lot more outgoing and social than I am! She had the opportunity to be on camera with me but declined from the beginning.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Oh, what a fun day!
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I ended up not setting the table because I was told there would be video of me looking at my laptop at the HGTV Rate my Space site so I thought I should leave the table clear. We ended up shooting it with me sitting in a chair in the living room.
The show will air sometime in the fall. That is a long wait, but I'm sure it will be here before we know it!
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Congratulations. Your home looks gorgeous. You are such an inspiration to me. I will be painting my ugly dining room hutch this summer...Inspired by you!
Congratulations on your shoot, Cindy. Your home is lovely, warm and inviting and I am so glad your creativity is being celebrated. You should be proud of yourself for stepping outside of your comfort zone, too. I love blue and white as much as you do so your blog has been absolute eye candy for me since I discovered it in the magazine. Thank you for sharing yourself with all of us bloggers. I look forward to seeing the show. Carla
Cindy
what a great day for you! You look great and your apartment just fabulous! I am so glad you shared this and can't wait to see your siring! Congrats to you--job well done!
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Tara
Congratulations! Everything looks so pretty. You are a very talented lady and I love seeing what you are working on. I have several projects going right now and thanks to your help I have learned so much....thank you.
Nancy
How exciting! Congratulations, I'm sure your home looks just lovely on camera. I can't wait to see the show this fall.
What fun this must have been for you. Your home is just beautiful and I know your friends and family must feel so relaxed and welcome there. Congratulations!
Sounds like it was very exciting! What an experience! The apartment looks great in those pics. I'm happy to be able to see it all from a distance.
It will be here in no time. Are they going to let you know before it airs??
Kelli
Cindy, way to go! For stepping out of your comfort zone and doing it! I know it was a lot of work and stress for you...but your home looked wonderful! Congratulations!
Oh congratulations! I have been following your blog for a number of months and love what you do and share! All that wonderful-ness in an APARTMENT!?! WOW! That is amazing!
Your home is so pretty. I can't wait to see the show when it comes out. Congratulations on this opportunity.
Susan from the Little Yellow House
What a fabtabulously wonderful honor for YOU;) All your hard work in searching for the perfect decorating item in each nook of your home has certainly paid off;)
So happy for you!!
Everything is beautiful, just like the lady of the house;)
Hugs, Marylou ^-^
Hi CIndy! Oh how fun for you!! It has been exciting to watch your preparations! Can't wait to see it this fall! Your home looks absolutely dreamy in all the photos! And you are a doll!!
Stephanie
Angelic Accents
Oh I am so glad you enjoyed your day. What a great experience! Your home looks like it should be featured in a magazine and a TV show - the whole thing, not just part of your wonderful place. I'm anxious to know when the show will air. I know you'll tell us. ~Adrienne~
Congrats!! You and your home really deserve to be showcased in this way. You are very talented.
Tammy
Your home looks so beautiful. What an honor for you-you must be thrilled. Congratulations!
chris p
I'm truly happy for you and the pictures look perfect!
~elaine~
What an awesome experience...let us know if they tell you when it will air. I can't wait to see it.
Cindy,
I'm so happy for you! This is a great accomplishment!!
Oh Lord, Cindy, your house looks AMAZING!!! I'm so glad to hear everything went well today. My computer has died, so I've been kicking my daughter off hers all day so that I could check your blog for an update. LOL
Now you can put your feet up and relax -- maybe even get Lauren to make dinner for you. After all, celebrities have people to do that sort of thing for them! :)
Have a wonderful weekend!
xoxo,
Mary
Oh Cindy, I'm so glad you were able to enjoy the shoot. Good for you for stretching yourself! I look forward to seeing you on the tube, and can say "Hey I know her!" sort of.Your house is lovely! Congratulations!
Debbie from homewithhospitality@yahoo.com
So glad that you were able to relax into enjoying the taping! I am on file for future consideration, which means that I can go back to the house projects that have been put on hold. Spent today in the gardens trying to catch up and you have inspired me to try painting some furniture! Can't wait to see your episode. Congratulations...Nancy aka "Ladyinthehills"
WOW! It is so true what a life time experience! I love when things this good happen to people who are so wonderful. Thank-you so much for letting us be a part of this wonderful experience! I think that it was so neat how you had blue on and that it matched with your home.You and your home looked amazing.
Thank-you again,
ginger
Cindy congratulations. Of course we all knew you would do a fabulous job.
Alison
Oh, your place is soooo beautiful! Thanks for sharing this story and the wonderful pictures. How inspiring!
Elizabeth
Wow, wow, wow, wow.
I can imagine you are tired after all of this. You looked good. And you home as always looks really put together.
Can't wait to see it in the fall. Who was taking the pictures of all of this if it wasn't you ?
Now sit back and have a glass of white wine and pat yourself on the back dear girl. It take a lot out of you when you do things like this. I use to travel with a singing group years ago and it was exhausting to say the least and that was in front of hundreds of people.
Well done you.
Ciao
Glenda
Your home looks gorgeous, congratulations!! I love the 3 tier cake stand on your dining table. Would you mind sharing where you purchased it please?
Cindy, I am so happy for you and I know you must be relieved that it's over. I am just so proud of you for getting out of your comfort zone for this once in a lifetime opportunity. Who knows what else it could lead to.
Hugs,
LeAnn:)
I'm so glad you were able to enjoy the experience. I can't wait to see the show!
Cyndi
Hi Cindy,
Your place looks amazing. Congrats on a successful shoot. I just have to ask about the quilt you have over the arm of your wicker chair. Who is the maker?? I have been looking for a quilt for my daughter and it is just what I'm looking for. It is sooo pretty.
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Oh know ...I thought that was a picture of the HGTV host you look BEAUTIFUL....I so glad it was fun for you..... we are all so proud of our darling Cindy... your home is amazing
I'm so glad that everything went well for you. I was just thinking "today's the day". Thank you for posting so quickly about how everything went. Your home is truly beautiful. You have done amazingly well.
Cindy how wonderful you look and your home is so beautiful. I enlarged the pix and I felt like I was in your home! How exciting for you today must have been. I'll bet you'll sleep really well tonight. Again, I want you to know yours is the very first blog I had seen. You posted one of your beautiful room on RMS and mentioned your blog. Blog? What's a blog, I thot. You got me hooked. Congratulations! and so glad your talent will be showcased on TV! Hey, I know someone famous! Blessings, ;)
Cindy:
I discovered your blog last week and am so impressed by your talent and home....It's lovely and you work a full time job!! When do you have time?
I will look for that HGTV program in the fall so please keep us posted.
I will be in San Jose in a few weeks. Although it's my hometown(SJSU forever)I haven't lived there in 20 yrs. Where are some great places I can find vintage keepsakes for cheap?
Thanks... Fay
Congratulations! You´ve made it!!
Now weekend has come and you can relax!
Sabine
Sweet Cindy:
So happy for you and excited that it is finally "on film" or "tape" or "video" or whatever it is they use to make these shows. You look beautiful in the pics, and I can't wait to see the show....
Love as always to you,
Debbie Kay
This is so exciting, Cindy! I can't wait for fall..I'll be looking for you!
Congratulations Cindy, How Exciting...Can't wait to see the show... Jamie
Congratulations! wow u are brave! but with such a beautiful home to be proud of. I can't wait to see it.
I am so, so happy for you Cindy! These may be some of the best shots I've ever seen of your home, I've never seen these angles before!
I am also proud of you for stepping up to the plate and getting comfortable on camera, I would have been nerve wracked! Did you sleep at all last night? I can't wait to see this show.
Congrats on everything!
So glad you posted tonight. I was thinking about you all day...wondering how it went. Yeah...what an accomplishment!
Good on you Cindy!!! I bet that was an experience you'll never forget. I hope there's some sort of link I can watch the TV show via the internet, we won't have it televised over here in Australia
The home looks wonderful and I think you looked great too! This sounds like such a fun experience!
YAY!!! How fun!!! I can't wait for the Fall to see you on film!! I think you look really pretty in the picture, too, and your home is awesome!!!!
Michele
luvkittysmeowmail@gmail.com
Congratulations Cindy! Your home is so gorgeous. I can't wait to see it on HGTV. xoxo
Everything looks just lovely - and that includes you.
I can hardly wait.
How exciting for you and a great opportunity. Your home is beautiful. You'll always have those memories to reflect back on.
Keep us posted on the air time of the show.
Hi Cindy!
What a great day for you! You deserve it so much!! AND you look fabulous!
Hugs Sherry
How exciting for you, Cindy! Be sure and provide the video link/tv airing time when you know it so that we can check you out live!
Hi Cindy, your home is decorated so nicely and gorgeously! I like many of your collections! He he..
You look great in the photo! :)
Good Job! I will definitely be looking forward to seeing the show!
What a wonderful experience for you, especially stepping outside of your comfort zone!!! I know that feeling. You are a beautiful and talented woman and your home looks absolutely beautiful, but at the same time cozy!!! Congrats on the HGTV show, who knows you may be having your OWN show one day! You sure deserve it!
hi cindy ~ good for you! as soon as i saw the camera, it made me a little nervous. lovely home you have created!
xo heidi
Hi Cindy,What a marvelous opportunity for you to the hgtv show, they are the best show on t.v.you looked really nice & relaxed!home looked fantastic as usual, you really have an eye for decorating. best regards, Cindy- fl.
Oh, how fun, Cindy! I know it was a great experience for you and I'm happy you got it.
Rhoda
Fantastic, my little chickadee!! Absolutely fantastic and especially for an apt. Being from the bay area I know those apts. in SJ area!! Yours is exquisite.....
Smoochies,
Connie
WOW! Cindy you look great and your apartment looks beautiful!!! I am so happy for you that you were able to experience this. Can't wait for the fall! Im off now to paint a gold plastic mirror with cherubs my husband found at the thrift store last week.. we will be following your directions every step of the way!
Laura
How much fun is this Cindy?? Congrats!! Let us know the exact date and I'll watch for sure. By the way, you look great in that photo.
Hi Cindy!
I was so excited to hear how things went. Glad you decided to go through with it. Everything looks beautiful including you. Now at last you can relax. Have a wonderful weekend!
How wonderfully fun~! You have a beautiful home and deserve this wonderful honor....
Penny
Your home is so pretty. Looking forward to seeing the show. Glenda/MidSouth
Congratulations!!!!
Everything looks so wonderful, Love your place…
Louise
And you worried! You had a wonderful day and your home is absolutely beautiful. Congratulations. Diane
What wonderful pictures of your home. It's great that you decided to do that. Congratulations, you are such a talented, hardworking person.
Cindy,
How exciting for you! I can't wait to see the show...loved both your table settings by the way.
Kindredly, Lynne Laura
Congratulastions! I have been following your blog for a few months and am very impressed with your style. I am a blue and white fan and love your collection. Thank you for sharing your home with us.
I am so glad you had this fabulous opportunity and it ended up being enjoyable for you. However...details. We need details! What time did Dan arrive? How long did the shoot take? Did he film anything besides your armoire? Did he ask you scripted questions on camera or did you just ad lib? Our inquiring minds need to know this stuff so I hope you'll post more info about your experience for all of us who will probably never be TV stars! :D
P.S. You look adorable, btw...all color-coordinated with your apartment, in your blue & white!
I'm so happy you survived this. I could never do it.
You have a beautiful home and I can hardly wait to see it in the Fall. Keep us informed as to when it will air. You did a great job on your house.
Betty in Oklahoma
Cindy-I'm so excited for you!!! Can't wait to see you on TV:)
AJ
Well all your hard work and cleaning sure paid off. You place is beautiful. I also think you look lovely and picked the perfect outfit.
So tell us more! What did you talk about? Did they go in your bedroom? Your kitchen? Outside? How long is the piece going to be? Oh I want to see it now!
So you have been written up in magazines and now you are a tv star. Maybe next you will be on the big screen! Never know!
I hope you are feeling better today too.
Now you can relax and then get to work on your bathroom.
Hugs to you,
Joanne
Congrats! So exciting. I know that was not easy for you, but you did it! And looked great! Can't wait to see the show. :)
Congratulations, you looked wonderful and of course your home was fantastic too. I am so glad you did the show, it will be so worth it.
Hugs, Judith
Warmest congratulations to you! I'm wishing you all the best!
Looks like it was a wonderful day! Your home looks so beautiful. Can't wait to see it on tv!
Congrats!
Oh how I envy you your beautiful hair. And your home is lovely too.
Cindy, not much left to say but I wanted to join in with the gang and say congrats..You looked so lovely and you were dressed in blue and white. Even you clothes matched you home. Way to go girl. Remember...."God is in the details" and you never miss a lick. Take a deep breath and enjoy the weekend. Patty Ann
Everything looks perfect including you. I'm so happy for you and anxiously awaiting for the show! Hugs, Kelly
Oh my gosh Cindy, you look so cute, I love your hair! Your house looks absolutely GORGEOUS in these pictures!!!! I am so excited for you! It is my dream to either be in a magazine or on HGTV!!!!
Hugs,
Amy
You look beautiful! And I love how your outfit goes with the colors in your home! Your apartment is gorgeous anyway and with all the lighting everything shows up so well! Thank you for taking us along on this once in a lifetime journey with you!! Please keep us updated as to when the show will air! You are gonna be a celebrity!! :) Congratulations!!
-Heather :)
Couldn't wait to click on your blog to see how everything went on Friday. This fall is a long time to wait, but I'll definately be watching . . .
Can't wait until fall Cindy. I guess that is what my Grandmother used to call "wishing your life away"!
Janet
What a great accomplishment!! Congratulations!!!! Wonder what oppoptunities might be around the bend???!!!
WAY 2 GO!!! I can't wait to see the show! May I have your autograph?
Vicki
What fun!! I can't wait to see the show (I hope it airs in Canada), and your home looks gorgeous!! Way to go, Cindy!!
I can't wait till the fall! Your home is beautiful and certainly an inspiration to many of us fellow bloggers.
Fran
Congratulation to you. I know you must have been so excited. What a great honor.
I just love your home.
So warm and welcoming.
Too bad you live so far, I would come for tea, lol
Have a Blessed Weekend.
Cindy, Congratulations!!! The photos of your home are beautiful and I can't wait till the program airs.
Jojo
Thank you for sharing so much of your home with us. Congratualtions on the photo shoot. Your home is beautiful. You inspire me to do things in my home that I would have never thought possible. I love reading your blog and can't wait for the next entry. Bonnie
How very cool! What a blessing!
KJ
That is totally awesome, Cindy. You certainly deserve the recognition. You are absolutely amazing.
You have inspired me to transform my home back a cozy and warm-feeling place to live, erase some sad memories and help me start living again.
A little over a year ago, my husband passed away after a lengthy illness of 7 years. During that time, my world stood still, my creativity ceased, fear and stress engulfed me and I didn't care what my house looked like.
Finding your blog has inspired me to transform my little rental from sad and neglected to a place I look forward to coming home to after a long day at work. This is a big step to moving forward with my life.
Thank you for sharing your talent!
Congratulations on becoming an HGTV star! Be sure to let us know when it airs!
Thanks!
Shelley
Congratulations on the shoot.You have such a sweet and welcoming home.I am a recent admirer of your blog,having come over from "Roses coloured glasses".I have been scrolling down your previous posts and came across the "Lemon Drop Jar" post(Aug 01,2007) where you mentioned that you were saving up to purchase the Christine Widman book of the same title.Out of curiosity I clicked on the Amazon link and lo and behold there were two used and loved books for sale at $9++.Just thought I'd let you know,in the off chance that you were still interested.I wish I could purchase it myself but they don't deliver to my neck of the woods and the courier charges incurred are exhorbitant to say the least.
Your home although designed on a budget is anything but.It is my ideal of homey,comforting and cosy.Keep up the fabulous job.
Angela
(an admirer from Malaysia,a country sandwiched between Singapore in the south and Thailand in the north)
So fabulous! I am so happy for you, and glad you excepted the opportunity to share your home with the many fans of HGTV and all your blogger friends. I can't wait to see this episode, and I will be sure to record it. The pictures are great, and really show off your beautiful home. Congratulations !
Congrats Cindy, I'm so glad you had such a good day. Can't wait to see the show. Your home looks really great and shows all of your hard work. Thank you for your inspiration to all of us. Have a blessed day. Bonnie
Ab.so.lute.ly adorable!! Both you and your home! There are going to be thousands of us *cheering* for you when this finally hits the airways.....Thanks for bringing us all blog joy. You are so inspiring.. :-o))
Cindy, your home is so lovely. I wish you could come do mine. You have such a talent. Congratulations, I can't wait to see the show.
Cindy! What a wonderful opportunity. Congratulations! You really have a talent for putting things together and having a beautiful outcome. Can't wait for the show!
How fun and exciting! Can't wait to see you in your HGTV debut! Your home is just lovely.
Yay! I'm so glad it went well! Your home looks great and I can't wait to see the show!
Your home is so beautiful...congratulations on this opportunity others only could wish would happen to them. I totally love your taste...well done my friend.
Cindy,
Sometimes you just have to face down your fears in order to grow! You did exactly that! :-)
Your home is exquisite and I can't wait to see it on HGTV.
Cindy, I just love your home. Even just looking at the photos it makes me feel calm and welcome. If you ever come up to BC I would love you to come and help me decorate mine. You are the BEST!
Pamela
I'm so happy that all went well. Your place looks great. I'm looking forward to watching the show!
I am so thrilled for you Cindy. I know I am behind but I did catch the photos on Flickr! Then I hopped straight over here to see all about it! Your home looks gorgeous (as always) and so do YOU! : )
I am proud of you for stepping into this new world and having fun with it! I can not wait to see it on TV.
Congratulations on all the excitement!
Love,
Sue
Cindy, congratulations! I love HGTV and I think Rate My Space is extremely cool. How awesome that you were chosen for this! I can't wait to see the show.
Hi Cindy :)
Your home looked GORGEOUS!! So did you! We're always our worst critics, but you really did look beautiful and I can't wait to see you and the house on TV. I'm so happy for you sweetie :)
Off to read more....
hugs,
rue
How exciting! Your home looked great on photo shoot day. I can't wait to see the show! I don't think I can wait until the fall!
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