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Trading Spaces
I saw my first Trading Spaces today and I quite enjoyed it. It was the episode where the kid's room was turned into an outdoor adventure complete with a rock climbing wall and tent and the other couple's bedroom was turned into a romantic meditative space with a hanging bed.
I really thought the couple was going to hate what was done to their bedroom but they did seem to like it. All that orange would probably quickly get on my nerves.
It's definitely a cool idea, but I don't know if I could get behind letting my neighbors loose in my house to redecorate a room.
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I've watched it a few times, but I do not like what they do mostly. Too over the top for me....
.: Blaine said on February 16, 2003 06:09 PM :: link it :.In our old house, we painted the bedroom this (kind of bright) green. I liked it - although I kinda like the color green to begin with. I still wonder what the woman who bought our house thought of it. I keep thinking she must have gone in there and said "oh yeah! Re-painting THIS room!!!" LOL!
.: Jennifer said on February 16, 2003 08:38 PM :: link it :.i watch out of morbid fascination, but honestly could never participate in trading spaces. i couldn't surrender control like that. anyone remember the trading blogs thing erika (snazzykat) did a few years ago? i could barely handle letting anyone redesign my site for me. imagine my house--something much more costly and permanent? no. don't think so.
.: bran muffin said on February 16, 2003 08:54 PM :: link it :.I watched an episode here and there, and it seems like fun, although I think I would let someone decorate....let's say the......basement. :)
.: Martie said on February 16, 2003 10:30 PM :: link it :.I love love love that show! Especially when Ty's the carpenter for the episode. Yummy!
.: Jenni said on February 16, 2003 11:24 PM :: link it :.I agree with Blaine, unless they want to do Marite's idea.
I didn't know the name of the carpenter! wow, he is such a doll.
Ooh, I adore that show! I definitely don't love everything they do, and sometimes it's like a train wreck- you just can't not watch. What annoys me are the people that go on who obviously have extremely rigid ideas of things they like and pitch a big fit about everything they're doing in their neighbors' house as well as their own when they see it. Who goes on a show like that then?! It's not like the Trading Spaces crew comes to your house and horsewhips you into agreeing to be on it.
Rant aside, I do get some good ideas for cheaper home craftiness sometimes.
.: tasha said on February 17, 2003 12:54 PM :: link it :.Sounds a bit like the UK TV show 'Changing Rooms'.
By the way, I can't seem to scroll down in your comment popups - I'm using Mozilla.
.: Neil T. said on February 18, 2003 03:46 AM :: link it :.I used to watch more often than I do now, more for lack of time than interest though. And while I'd let TS's designer Vern run amuck in my house any day, when it comes to the neighbors... I highly doubt that would ever happen!
.: heather said on February 22, 2003 12:21 AM :: link it :.im a fan of you show, but why do you still employ doug and hildi? their designs are unliveable.they resemble early american garage sale. do they actually have a designing degree? i think not. why not moe shows featuring frank. some one who has talent and a flare for art. truthfully i start to channel surf when i see those two hacks. im not the only one that feels this way. why not take a vote who the favorites are ?
.: patt said on November 17, 2003 09:33 AM :: link it :.Interesting to watch for how things are built. Would I participate? NOT in this lifetime! The idea of stapling cheap plastic flowers, glueing corregated cardboard or randomly scattered newspaper pages as wall coverings? I can't help but wonder how many of the homeowners later found that the makeovers were a liability? Sorry, painting over paneling or existing wallpaper is NOT the quality way to do things; it just makes for a quick CHEAP way to film an episode and move on to their next victims. Tactfully, most of the changes are cosmetic, and ARE reversible!
.: Dan B said on May 25, 2004 07:43 AM :: link it :.You're too early! Come back at February 16, 2003 06:06 PM to see this post.
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