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i was NEVER a fan of trading spaces- but i DID watch it from time to time. Trading Spaces is on Facebook. I remember that stapled flower on the wall episode vividly. Loved her FAR more than Paige Davis. The 5 Most WTF Room Makeovers Hildi Santo-Tomas Did On "Trading Spaces" Nothing struck more fear into the contestants of this TLC show than knowing that Hildi was redecorating a room … 2 years ago. So wrong. ''Trading Spaces'' and ''While You Were Out,'' whose new episodes are shown Saturdays, at 9 and 10 p.m. respectively, on TLC, get thousands of applicants a … Laurie Smith’s rooms were usually my favorites. I remember thinking that I would never let them in my home, because I was too afraid I would get Hildi, and with some of the others, you just didn’t know what you would get!! Thanks for the memories. The only thing more exciting than the news of Trading Spaces coming back is the possibility of being cast on the reboot. After that show I couldn’t watch another one with him in it. Wow! Can you imagine trying to salvage those plaster walls covered in straw or, like you mentioned, having to completely re-do the drywall on that flower bathroom? Designer Doug Wilson was another one you could count on to mess up a perfectly nice room. Every time I look at the Houzz app it reminds me of him and the show. I think the homeowners might have been pissed about that, too. Sadly, I never watch TLC anymore, as it has become more of a freak show than a learning channel. I wish I could find photos or the video of that one. Won’t be able to sleep tonight. We all have fond memories of watching Trading Spaces, and many have thought this was the first show to focus on home design and renovation, but this is not the case.The plot is actually based on a British show called Changing Rooms, which aired on BBC from 1996 to 2004. Trading Spaces' On-the-Fly Designers Return With Paige, Ty and Twice the Budget Paige, Ty, and the rest of the cast talk about the TLC smash-hit's past and present. I loved Trading Spaces and Alex way more than Page. I don’t remember The Prisoner of Love Show. I watched videos of the show on TLC.com to get these screenshots. The one that really stood out in my memory was the fireplace by Doug, who I dubbed “Smug Doug” because of his condescending and ugly attitude toward his crying victim (the homeowner.) I was a BIG fan, and got my husband to watch it too. She also covered a room entirely in cardboard! You and your friend have won the contest to create your own dream bedroom. Hildi was a master at making mischief like that, wasn’t she? She outlined white squares all over the room. Paige was very sweet, too. $2000. You forgot her pink feather room. Bathroom … 34. I actually really liked Doug’s “fireplace room” and hope it grew on the owners…it was a huge improvement over what it had been. I remember the Doug/fireplace episode. I forgot just how bad some of these rooms turned out… I totally remember watching the upside down room thinking how bizarre it was – and that was when I was maybe 12 years old? Oh Horrors! Oh, my. The famous interior design couple, and stars of Nate and Jeremiah By Design, will appear on Trading Spaces as guest designers. Yes! 2 rooms. I felt so sorry for some of these couples. The one couple wanted a country room so he literally puts the word "country" on the wall and then makes a lamp out of vinyl record covers - making it all look like an aisle at Walmart. I remember the home owner crying. As for Trading Spaces, I always liked Frank. I like circles.”, Owner’s review: “Am I in the same room? And then I began watching countless other home design shows that exist, at least in part, because of "Trading Spaces." What a disaster! Besides all the disaster rooms mentioned in previous comments, the one room that comes to my mind was one that Kia designed….she transformed a room that looked like a cemetery…she had that fake grass as carpet, etc….does anyone remember that episode? Trading Spaces. She also covered a room entirely in cardboard! Ugh. Thank you to @tlc @authenticentertainment, our tireless and ever cheerful host @realpaigedavis, my buddy and design OG @dougwilsondesigner, our gorgeous and talented carpenters @joaniesprague, @bretttutor (could not have done it without you! He seemed like a genuinely nice person. 'Trading Spaces' and its two spin-offs ('Boys vs. I remember some people liked it, but it made me itch just thinking about it. I do miss trading Spaces as well as Surprise by Design, Candice Olsen, Curb Appeal, and Changing Rooms. Two teams, two days, $1000. I remember Hilde’s “Tiffany” room where she painted everything robin’s egg blue, then spray-painted “bows” on the walls. You would have to be crazy to turn your house over to them. I watch Trading Spaces alll the time. Oh, wow, I don’t remember that one……..but there were/are plenty of other awful ones! I also loved that show. All I could think while watching it was how awful it was going to be to repair the damage to those walls… Hildi was AWFUL. She was the original mood board creator! That still stands out as one of the worst designs I’ve ever seen! This was a favorite show, still miss it. My vote for some of the worst rooms was the college fraternity makeover that Doug did and the bedroom makeover by Frank where the headboard was a giant pair of lips!!! If you’re bored in your house and considering redoing things, take these pics as a warning. They only thing they asked? I haven't seen the hay show so i can only choose between feathers and cardboard. But Hildi and Doug get out of control, gluing hay on walls or making a room with cardboard or a master bedroom into a train sleeping car. I thought it would be fun to take a look back at some of the most frightening home makeovers we saw on that show during its run (look away now if you’re squeamish!). Remember when Trading Spaces upped the stakes with a $100,000 episode? Would the walls be covered in paint, hay, flowers, cardboard or a mural of the designer’s face?! TRADING SPACES! For this ratings-booster, each homeowner was given $50,000 each to complete their room. I was a faithful viewer from the beginning. I see Hilde was the culprit on that one as well. Trading Spaces TV show remodels room & owner hates it ... simply because the designer was Hildie. Besides "Trading Spaces," she's also appeared on Broadway in the musicals "Beauty and the Beast" and "Chicago." I watch to see what NOT to do. It makes me sick to see the beautiful windows all boarded up in the room with the straw. She had a designer on standby just in case, it was redone within the week. I am waiting for new Fixer Upper that is supposed to begin in December. So you sell the mirror on Kijiji and buy something you do like! I knew it was her without knowing this was a reboot!! Frank Bielec, frequent Trading Spaces designer, died at the age of 72, TMZ reports. The other couple cut it into different pieces. Oh, how I … They were equally bad IMO. I either found an article about it or they followed up with the people. Look at the WALL!”, Designer’s review: “It’s quite a statement.”, Designer’s explanation: “We thought it would be interesting to see what an all-white and an all-black room would be like.”, Owner’s review: “I hate it. Trading Spaces TV show remodels room & owner hates it ... simply because the designer was Hildie. I enjoyed it so much. Many of these rooms don’t even look functional. Oh my! In fact, there are only one or two decorators on telly who actually know something about decorating. The Upside-Down Room. AND SO GLAD THEY NEVER DECORATED MY HOUSE!! I seem to remember reading something about her and her very high-end European style in her own home filled with antiques, and always felt like it was especially cruel joke that she was doing these things to average homeowners who probably didn’t have the resources to fix them after she left. Could you explain further? Ha. I remember seeing all of these as well. Update (11.07): Paige has been re-hired to host a revamped Trading Spaces. The rooms were fairly terrible but nothing on what you’ve shown here. But the cardboard wins by the furniture as her worst room. The horror! Ugh. I read on Buzzfeed: “Needless to say, the homeowners were not happy with the end result. Designer’s explanation: “All rooms look great with flowers.”, Designer’s review: “It’s very passionate.”, Owner’s review: “This is absolutely brilliant.”, Designer’s explanation: “It just all fits together.”, Owner’s reaction: [screams] (clarification: in excitement), Designer’s explanation: “I love the way that they are suspended because it brings the ceiling to the level of the bed and the floor.”, Owner’s reaction: “Look at it. Hildy’s were the worst!!! 6 of the Worst “Trading Spaces” Makeovers. I do remember a dining room painted black that was quite shocking at the time, but now is pretty common and accepted 🙂. Today's midweek peek features the 1974 Topps Baseball set -- and I do mean "set" --as Sleuth o'the Archive Roy Carlson has sent along his findings after a neat bit of detective work involving two players who were traded for each other on November 7, 1973: Glenn Beckert and Jerry Morales. ), our hard working production crew, our wonderful and amazing homeowners and all of you that tuned in ️ I went from being a total HGTV addict to not having watched a single show in almost two years. Such a waste of time and materials to deliberately make a client unhappy. Many of these rooms don’t even look functional. 🙂. I also remember the gal with the color wheel………….any one remember her name? Remember the one where Hildi painted a family’s small living room black and then nailed unpainted skinny wood boards (1x 2s ?) ... We watched so much Trading Spaces (and Changing Rooms and While You Were Out) in college. I didn’t like any of her designs. I know Vern and Genevieve have/had programs on HGTV, but was curious about the others. Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen was the designer you didn’t want to get on that one. 1 of 6 Part of the popularity of "Trading Spaces" is the cast, including carpenter Amy Wynn Pastor, left, and host Paige Davis. the one that left the biggest (and worst) impression on me was when they glue’ed old LPs to someone’s living room wall- they cut the LPs in half or just plain glued them on over bright blue walls. They were good sports, but really? (CNN) Designer Frank Bielec of TLC's "Trading Spaces" has died after a heart attack, according to a family member. Trading Spaces is an hour-long American television reality program that originally aired from 2000 to 2008 on the cable channels TLC and Discovery Home.The format of the show was based on the BBC TV series Changing Rooms.The first iteration ran for eight seasons. They were highly offended by her. The graveyard theme was crazy! Share. ALthough, I also loved the beadboard fireplace piece by Doug…and I need to figure out how to recreate it to cover up a gross faux stone treatment in my own house. Vern Yip did a nice job, but I couldn’t watch the show after the vinyl records on the wall episode. Now I get my house fix from you, Julia! Yikes! It was a Trading Spaces classic! Paige Davis fired as Trading Spaces host. Copyright © 2021 Hooked on Houses Hosted on WP Engine | Built on the Genesis Framework Site Design by 3200 Creative, For Sale: A 1940s Bungalow Seen on “Love It or List It”, This Remodeled Beach House Is HGTV’s Dream Home 2016. I seem to remember there was a mural of prisoners on the wall and everything! A few nights ago I was asked by a friend if I wanted to be on Trading Spaces, a TV show where they use one thousand dollars to ruin a room of your choosing.Call me cynical, but this article shows a lot of folks who were less than thrilled with the changes made to their dwelling places. There were always surprises. If you’re bored in your house and considering redoing things, take these pics as a warning. There were just enough cool rooms for people to be optimistic about their chances of getting a nice makeover. They said they had just painted the whole basement white to bring in as much light as possible. God help the owners if they had allergies! I never watch HGTV anymore. The show brought together two homeowning couples who would literally trade spaces with each other to redesign a room in the other couple's house on a budget of $1,000 (that budget later got raised to $2,000). My first room on Trading Spaces! I hated the straw walls and felt bad for the family and also did not like the moss wall that Genevieve did in a bedroom. Trading Spaces was a design show based on the British series Changing Rooms. I loved this show. I would be afraid to be on the show in case she is picked to design my room! The same thing for the feather room. Hildi then painted everything a dark royal blue. I also liked the show where the host (Jane something?) It was pretty awful! Now that was a fun show. The horror! I wish HGTV hadn’t gone so off the rails and eliminated all of the variety they used to offer in both scope and format. I wonder what happened to them and their shows? Would love to know which you feel are *worth* tuning in to… 😉, I agree, would love to have Julia’s opinion on Curb Appeal and other shows. Get this mic off me.”, Designer’s review: “They love being outside…so I went along with that.”, Designer’s explanation: “I really wanted to bring out the straw colour of the sofa as the whole room has been designed around the sofa.”, Owner’s reaction: “It smells great in here.” [opens their eyes] “Oh god… oh [crap].”, Designer’s review: “It’s Tate Modern mixed with ’70s chic.”, Owner’s review: “Barbara, it’s gorgeous.” “Look at the wall.”, Designer’s review: “I absolutely love it. One lady sold 99% of the additions at a yard sale. Now, if Joanna Gaines would come to Alabama and decorate our homes 🙂. Sat Dec-13-03 10:04 PM Original message: Trading Spaces this week: The horror! Cryptocurrency, Forex, Stocks, Commodities Market Coverage for Traders & Investors. I remember a room with lots of cardboard that was pretty hideous too. Oh, I haven’t thought about that show in years. There was one I remember them painting a piano bright yellow. I do remember Alex. Watch all 37 Trading Spaces episodes from season 9,view pictures, get episode information and more. Trading Spaces is back — and people had a lot to say about Hildi and Doug's room designs. LOL My husband could NOT watch that shop; made him absolutely crazy! Please don’t touch the brick.Â. Apparently the hay room was not a hit. But maybe that was a good thing! Candice Olsen is one. His show was called Rate My Space. Report Save. I was wondering if any of u have watched the new episode from last nite???? Let’s face it, one of the worst culprits and gleeful destroyer-of-rooms on the show was Hildi Santo-Tomas, pictured here wearing what must have been left over from the bathroom makeover above. Thanks for reminding us who hosted that, Nicole. I always loved what Vern did. One summer my friends and I even did our own version of trading spaces with my bedroom and my family room. Ann–That’s the one where Doug decided to turn a couple’s master bedroom into a jail cell. I think the family was Baptist. Report Save. It hangs.”, Designer’s review: “They like spending a lot of time in the bedroom.”, Designer’s explanation: “I wanted to do something really interesting.”, Owner’s reaction: “Hahahahahahaha… This is WILD.”, Designer’s review: “This is a sensual, sexy room.”, Owner’s review: “I don’t like the bed.” “The colour is horrible.”, Designer’s reaction: “It’s very serene, isn’t it?”, Owner’s reaction: “There is nothing I would change. Really getting tired of House Hunters, International, Off the Grid, Big Sky something, Little Houses….are you kidding me? Trading Spaces is one of my favorite shows, I could watch it all day, especially when Carter or Ty are the Carpetners!! It sort of made it look like an unfinished attic. Our local paper, the Columbus Dispatch, couldn’t even get a photo of it. Genevieve Gorder Confronts Trading Spaces Homeowner Who Hated her Room 10 Years Later this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Exclusive Trading Ideas, Commentary & Education These redo’s are all, in a couple of words, FRICKIN’ UGLY!!!!!!!! Frank was an arts/crafts guy. She leveled it with magazines? He and Hildi both understood what their roles on the show were and went for it. 1. As a designer on Trading Spaces, Hildi Santo Tomás created countless room makeovers for happy homeowners, but her most memorable moments on the reality series were by far the legendary fails. Vern Yip was my favorite. In the cardboard episode the ppl working with her tried to talk her out of it. I remember a ‘cardboard room’ that was pretty bad too. 'trading spaces' host paige davis takes aim at 'fixer upper' In another room gone wrong, designer Hildi Santo-Tomas designed a kitchen with wine labels — for a … I always had the feeling that the designers came to the homes with designs and materials already established, as there never seemed to be any correlation between the designs and the people who lived in the home. “Trading Spaces,” the hugely popular home makeover TV series that was the first of its kind when it originally aired from 2000 to 2008, redesigned rooms in several Long Island houses. I hated that Hildi seemed to have no concern for the mess she was leaving. Genevieve was okay…I just didn’t like her aesthetic usually. Ha. The homeowner in that episode obviously hadn’t seen the episodes you showcased above! BUT OH NO. Does anyone remember “Surprise by Design”? The rest are complete hacks. One thousand dollars each. Such a waste of time and money. There are two: 1) Candice Olson and 2) Nate Berkus. Most, if not all of the makeovers looked cheap to me owing to their budget limits, so I can’t say I really miss the show. They just built the new façade around it. The minute I read your blog post title, I remembered vividly the circus tent/sand makeover and the straw on the walls. None of them knew what they were doing. What a job! I feel like Hildi went out of her way to do nothing remotely livable to be avant garde. I would have welcomed his designs. I'd do that show in an instant without a second thought, as long as Heildia(not sure on the spelling there) wasn't doing my room, she has some real good ideas, she is just very out there with her designs and she does too much black. I had forgotten some of the crazy things they did on this show. In addition, casting of homeowners has begun in the first three citi… BTW, I somehow missed the cabana room with a SAND floor?!? And don’t get me started on Love it or List It. Doug ended up painting the whole room white including the woodwork. I loved trading spaces…and I do remember Alex McLeod. The homeowners were speechless. In 2005, TLC announced Davis would no longer host "Trading Spaces" and transitioned the series to a host-less format. Designer’s review: “They needed somewhere to escape from their three children.”, Designer’s explanation: “I wanted to throw in an element of fun.”, Designer’s review: “We have to see how it looks at the end.”, Designer’s review: “I think it is very classy.”, Designer’s explanation: “These people needed some change.”, Owner’s reaction: “Look at the wall! Hildi was pretty cruel. Or how about when one of the designers painted all the kitchen appliances matte black? A revival began airing on April 7, 2018, with several team members of the original run returning. And who could forget the fireplace makeover that upset the homeowner so much that she had to leave the room to cry off-camera? Categories Featured Funny Real Estate, Featured HGTV, Funny Real Estate, HGTV. Trading Spaces is an hour-long American television reality program that originally aired from 2000 to 2008 on the cable channels TLC and Discovery Home.The format of the show was based on the BBC TV series Changing Rooms.The first iteration ran for eight seasons. As a designer on Trading Spaces, Hildi Santo Tomás created countless room makeovers for happy homeowners, but her most memorable moments … They painted the room black and hung the furniture from the ceiling. Can a friendship survive this weekend? I remember Alex! I remember one woman crying…and many looked like they wanted to. Trading Spaces. The BBC show “changing rooms” and the TLC show “trading spaces” redid the rooms or people’s choosing and sometimes it ended really really badly. To connect with Trading Spaces, join Facebook today. Hildi was AWFUL>. That was a fun one, too. The cardboard room tore chunks of their drywall out. I always thought Hildi tried too hard to be outrageous and that Doug was a smug jerk. This is fabulous.”, Designer’s explanation: “I wish the paintballs would have stayed, but in this heat.”, Owner’s review: “I love it. Owner’s reaction: “Oh cool” [the child]. Fans of the show know the most exciting part of every Trading Spaces episode is the big reveal at the end — the thrill of finding out if homeowners love or hate their new room. After all, people love to watch a wreck! I almost always liked Laurie’s & Vern’s. If it weren’t for them, we probably wouldn’t still be talking about the show all these years later! Wow. There are three rules on Trading Spaces: Two couples.Forty-eight hours. I’m very, very proud of this room.”, Owner’s reaction: “It’s [friggin] amazing.”, designer to come to my house and ending up, Design Fails So Crappy They’re Almost Impressive (17 Pics), Here Are The Meanest and Funniest Reviews Of Movies With 0% on Rotten Tomatoes (22 Pics), Well, These Designers Definitely Thought Outside The Box (26 Pics). I felt so bad for them. It was fun to see different kinds of houses getting transformed. Probably remember as soon as I hit the “send” button! Share. I hope the couples are paid well for the use of their homes so they can tear it all out once the crew leaves. Girls' and 'Family') are based on the British show 'Changing Rooms.' It started when I was a teenager, and I sorely miss it. I also enjoyed watching the British version which I believe was first. They were equally bad IMO. That show started it all for me. Thanks for the memories! 'Trading Spaces,' which ran from 2000 to 2008 on TLC is returning, the network president announced Tuesday. I’ve seen some of her more recent shows, and I like the way her design style has evolved. My favorite rooms usually came from Vern or Genevieve. I always hated everything that Hildy did. used a color wheel made of found things to help the homeowner determine what palette they were drawn to, and then would design the room around the colors. Can a friendship survive this weekend? The hosts were always great. not cool at all). I was such a fan of that show!! They were SO PISSED and it all fell apart right away. The wine-label kitchen for a family that didn’t drink was a classic. 🙂 Oh, man, can you imagine what it was like to pull all those flowers back out of the walls and then fill all the holes? Hildi’s room for the pastor’s family made out of wine labels goes there. This show pits neighbor against neighbor in a race to redecorate a room in each-other's homes. Trading Spaces' On-the-Fly Designers Return With Paige, Ty and Twice the Budget Paige, Ty, and the rest of the cast talk about the TLC smash-hit's past and present. I like to decorate too much to give up the job, plus I’m pretty particular. I totally remember the silk flowers and the straw walls! In the cardboard episode the ppl working with her tried to talk her out of it. I usually liked Vern and Laurie’s rooms, but Laurie was waaay over reliant on a yellow/gold palette. That family was in People magazine talking about how they had to gut their kitchen after Hilde finished with it. Our budget was 20$ for each team, I even slept in the family room for a week so I would be surprised by all the "improvements" made in by bedroom hahaha We had Changing Rooms here in Australia. This is amazing.”, Presenter’s explanation: “I knew they would be up for a dramatic change.