So Martha Stewart has teamed up with KB Homes to design new homes

[Walt Starr]

Two to six bedrooms.

My wife wants one very much.

[SammyWinstonJack]

1. Can't keep her down! Go Martha! nt

[Walt Starr]

2. They're starting in a subdivision in North Carolina

Research Triangle area.

[SammyWinstonJack]

4. So are you going to buy your wife one?

;-)

[Walt Starr]

7. Well, probably not there

although we may look into buying a set of plans to build here.

;)

[ultraist]

6. The subdivision will be near where I live

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9775789/

CARY, N.C. - What could be better than waking up on Martha Stewart sheets in a Martha Stewart bed, drying off after your shower with Martha Stewart towels, gardening with Martha Stewart tools, and ending your day with a Martha Stewart recipe served on Martha Stewart plates at a Martha Stewart table?

Why, doing it all under the tastefully gabled roof of your Martha Stewart home in a complete Martha Stewart subdivision, of course.

Back from a prison stay, the omnipresent domestic diva has extended her brand yet again, partnering with developer KB Home to create a New England-style neighborhood of 650 houses in this affluent Raleigh suburb that seems to be embracing its longtime nickname, “Concentrated Area of Relocated Yankees.”
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KB Home spokesman said the company has already gotten about 650 “expressions of interest” from potential buyers. They will be able to choose from 12 models in townhomes and single-family dwellings, ranging from 1,300 to 4,000 square feet and with prices from $150,000 to $400,000.

Three house designs are based on homes Stewart owns in Maine and New York state, and options for interior features in all models — from wainscoting to light fixtures to paint colors and flooring — were chosen by Stewart’s design team. She also advised on floor plans, including large laundry rooms, well-organized closets and space for indoor and outdoor entertaining.

[Booster]

3. I hope it goes well. Martha has had enough bad things happen

to her and I hope she makes this work.

[SammyWinstonJack]

5. I wish only the best for her! I respect her very much! nt

[ngGale]

8. Martha never whined, just pulled her time...

everybody on the right is a bunch of wimps. Martha gets mad and makes more money...good focus, good woman.

[ErisFiveFingers]

9. Yay, McMansions! n/t

[Walt Starr]

11. They don't fit the definition of a McMansion that was on a thread here

Every body has a different definition of McMansion, I guess.

Definition I saw here was 6000Sq Ft or more on 1/3 acre lot. Martha's definitely won't fit that category.

But don't let that get in the way of an unjustified rant.

[ErisFiveFingers]

12. I think I was on that thread...

But a 6-bedroom house, for a populace where the average family is less than 4 people, seems like it could be an unusal amount of space.

Part of my operational definition of McMansion also includes "cookie cutter", designed, housing, so I guess a development of identical 6 bedroom "Martha houses" for 2-person couples could easily be McMansions, but a development of identical 2 bedroom "Martha houses" for 2-person couples would not be.

Thanks for letting me justify my one-line quip (wasn't up to my standard for rant, but every body has a different definition of rant, I guess). :hi:

[Skidmore]

10. It would be nice to see Martha, after her really bad experiences,

team up with Habitat for Humanity and lend some of her expertise to them, or perhaps to something that assists Meals on Wheels or a food pantry or helping women leaving prison learn job skills to let them be successful in the workforce.