Scoop: Sarah's House Season 4?

Are you looking to have your own little slice of Sarah Richardson design heaven? Currently up for grabs for a cool $1,026,000 is a sweet home in the Halton Hills. According to the listing, the home and the interiors were designed by Sarah. According to my calculations, "Soon to be seen on HGTV Canada" makes this Sarah's House Season 4! Click on the listing above or follow this link: MLS listing for more details.

Open House next weekend anyone?

P.S. - Thanks to Anne-Marie at 10 Rooms for the heads up on this listing!!

Around The Block

If you've watched Sarah's House on HGTV, then you may already know that Sarah Richardson & Tommy Smythe often find great deals on quality furniture at Around The Block. This retailer offers consignment furniture and home decor items at extremely reasonable prices. If you're hunting for furniture treasure, it's worth paying this store a visit, since you may find a true gem.

Around The Block
1903 Avenue Road
416.546.1760

An extensive selection of framed artwork:

A gorgeous set of blue Wedgwood:

Who wants to play musical chairs?

I love this table, it looks like burled walnut:

Imagine this wing chair newly reupholstered:

Tommy selects a wing chair from Around The Block
during the Kids' Bedrooms episode of Sarah's House Season 3:

Sarah's House 3 Finale

This will be my last Sarah's House recap, since the third season of Sarah's House on HGTV has come to an end. The final episode touches on the exterior of the farmhouse and hidden costs before inviting several realtors to view the property and assess its resale value.

Hidden Costs:
Septic $30,000
Electrical $10,000
Custom Windows $70,000
Porches & Landscaping $45,000

While the real estate agents view the home, we are given one last chance to revisit each room while touching on several of the key decisions Sarah made during the renovation process. If you missed any episodes, you can watch the video online here.

Final Price Analysis:
Sarah's Total Cost $1,239,000
Kara Reed's List Price $1,550,000

Photos courtesy of HGTV Canada.

Sarah's House 3 Episode 9

The final room in the new addition is the large master bedroom at the end of the hallway. Inspiration for this room comes from the fabulous quilt Sarah and Tommy found at the Christie Antiques Show (coming up this May 29th, by the way). The quilt's hues of yellow and orange lead to the selection of more bright fabrics, including a stunning bold floral fabric Sarah uses to recover two armchairs.

Decor Budget: $15,000
Actual Spent: $18,785

Splurges: 4 Poster Bed $3000, 2 Armchairs $4000
Saves: Quilt $350, Pair of Lamps $90 (approx)

All photos courtesy of HGTV Canada.

Sarah's House 3 Episode 8

Episode 8 focuses on creating a large bathroom in the new addition, to be shared by the whole family. It's a large space, which allows Sarah to incorporate a deep freestanding tub, an enclosed glass shower stall and matching vanities with sinks. The colour scheme in this room once again is inspired by a fabric, and although Sarah's initial fabric choice doesn't make the final cut, the blue and sand scheme comes through in the drapery, paint selection and tile. As Sarah says, the end result is "fresh and family friendly".

This week's budget: $20,000
Actual spent: $19,060

Splurge: Tub $4000
Saves: Drapery Fabric $9.99.yard, Vanities $350 each, Storage Cabinet $250

All photos courtesy of HGTV Canada

Sarah's House 3 Episode 7

With two kids bedrooms to decorate this week on Sarah's House, Sarah decided that it would be best for her and Tommy to take charge of one room each. Although the original intention was to work independently, Sarah and Tommy work best as a team, and they still consulted with each other before finalizing colour schemes, fabric choices and furniture purchases. The scheme for Sarah's girl's room was inspired by a bright floral fabric, while Tommy chose a fresh fern fabric as a jumping off point for the boys' room.

Key expenditures:
Girls room headboard $1200
Boys room wing chair purchase & reupholstering $1000

Total Budget for both rooms: $20,000
Actual Spent: $19,100

The Girl's Room

The Boys' Room

All photos courtesy of HGTV Canada

Sarah's House 3 Episode 6

The largest room of the new addition to Sarah's House in the country was the subject of last night's episode. This living room measures a generous 24 feet by 20 feet, and will be the most important room in the house; a place to gather, play games, read and relax. With such an expansive space, a large number of furniture pieces were required to fill the room, and Sarah did a lot of shopping at flea markets and auction to stay close to budget.

Sarah's advice for a space as large as this living room is to decorate by using several individual vignettes within the room. She also advises us to think of various ways to "harness the views" by placing furniture near windows.

Budget: $25,000 (decor only)
Actual: $26,715

Tommy's coat of arms as a unique alternative to art.
(The jury is still out on this one.)

All photos courtesy of HGTV Canada.

Watch Sarah's House 3 video online here.

Sarah's House 3 Episode 5

This week on Sarah's House the challenge was for Sarah and Tommy to develop a functional dining room in a space that would also act as a passageway to the new addition. The WOW factor in this room was the bold paper backed Schumacher fabric which was installed above 6 feet of creamy white paneling. What a great idea!

This week's budget: $20,000
Actual spent: $19,500

Photos courtesy of HGTV Canada.

Sarah's House 3 Episode 4

This week: The Kitchen!! In this room we see another soft, buttery yellow as the colour scheme. Although Sarah and Tommy originally envisioned a green scheme, drawn from a tropical fern fabric, things didn't go as originally planned. Unavailable fabrics seem to be a theme this season, and Sarah was sent back to the drawing board where she found a pretty Japanese floral print.

Once again, in a stunning turn of events, Sarah came in well under budget:

Kitchen Budget $55,000
Actual Kitchen Cost $51,800

Splurge: Cabinets & Install $11,700
Save: Do It Yourself Floor Refinishing $350

All photos courtesy of HGTV.