Trading Spaces Returns

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Design has changed so much in the last decade with the explosion of Pinterest, Instagram and decor websites. I will be interested to see how they reconcile that. Everyone wants minimalist, white, West Elm-type simplicity. Not purple fabric stapled to the ceiling.

[chonies]

I got the most recent West Elm catalog the other day and shuddered. It was very late 70s, with brass tubes and caning. I'd love some help decorating, but on the other hand, I'd mostly like money to do it and a design gnome to do the work. Left to my own devices, I'd really like rules or guidelines on how to find your inner designer and put shit together and edit as appropriate.

That said, I watched some of the older episodes and it was really eye-opening, although a lot of that was realizing how long ago they all were--yikes. I really can't wait to a lot of the commentary, either.

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I would like rules/guidelines on how to stay stylish without having to follow every trend out there. People don't have the money to pull up counter tops, flooring and rip out their mantle because they are so late 00s. I think design blogs are especially bad about this. We are currently updating our ten-year-old house and I am really trying to make classic design choices that won't go out of style. My grandmother built their house in 1970 and so many of the design elements were timeless -- exposed beams, stone fireplace, etc. That is what I want to see, but I guess that isn't a sexy design concept.

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I watched the first ep and liked it a lot. They haven't changed a single thing, except doubling the budgets. The rest of the format is exactly the same. And the only people who have noticeably aged (according to my old tube tv) are Ty and Paige. It's like stepping into a time capsule!

[chitowngirl]

I like the addition of the Wayfair tent. The homeowners have some input and it doesn’t come out of the budget.

[Mugsy]

Dunno - is Hildi going to do any moss-covered walls?

To be fair, Genevieve did the moss wall. Hindi did most of the other horrors - straw, cardboard, etc.

As for past homeowners mentioned who stormed out - there was Crying Pam who didn't want her (very ordinary) brick fireplace touched, and Doug covered it with smooth surface mdf. Yeah, her fireplace was touched, but not painted or plastered over, the mdf would have been easy to remove. Certainly not worth the freakout.

The "I don't want brown" woman was a different homeowner. This ep was rerun on Saturday and she was a heinous snot throughout. She didn't like much and had a "my design sense is better than all of you" attitude (it wasn't). When she saw her new brown living room, she freaked and eventually walked out. Again, it's just paint, calm the fuck down, lady.

Unless it's the first season, I have no sympathy for any homeowners. They know what the show is, they might get Vern or Laurie or even Good Hildy. Or they might get Bad Hildy or Crazy Doug. It's really a game show, and you take your chances for your 15 minutes of fame and free-ish home reno.

[Martini Girl]

I have a friend who got a home makeover a few years ago, but can't remember the HGTV show she was featured on. It was actually good, and she really liked what they did to the living room because she's not a designer, and she had no idea what to do with the very bad space she started out with. They made it into a Tuscan sanctuary, and it was a look that could take them into the next decade without looking dated. I want to say that the entire room wasn't completely paid for; they got deep discounts on the furniture.

My favorite horror story TP "makeover" was the pink circus tent a designer (Hildy, Vern???) made out of someone's basement/family room. Everything was pink chintz and it was beyond heinous. The owners cried, and I couldn't blame them.

[Brookie]

Apr 8, 2018 16:41:10 GMT -4 Martini Girl said:

I have a friend who got a home makeover a few years ago, but can't remember the HGTV show she was featured on. It was actually good, and she really liked what they did to the living room because she's not a designer, and she had no idea what to do with the very bad space she started out with. They made it into a Tuscan sanctuary, and it was a look that could take them into the next decade without looking dated. I want to say that the entire room wasn't completely paid for; they got deep discounts on the furniture.

My favorite horror story TP "makeover" was the pink circus tent a designer (Hildy, Vern???) made out of someone's basement/family room. Everything was pink chintz and it was beyond heinous. The owners cried, and I couldn't blame them.

Vern always had good taste; I can't imagine him ruining something like that. I felt bad for a LOT of those homeowners.

[Martini Girl]

Brookie- maybe it was Hildy. Also, by pink I mean fuschia. It was mind-numbingly horrible. They spray-painted the sofa fuschia.

[Mutagen]

In addition to the hay, the big Hildi felony I remember was when she stuck the vinyl records to the wall. I swear some episodes the designers worked like they were getting paid per square inch of ugly.