Re: Trading Spaces
The funniest line of that flower bathroom episode was when Hildy was talking to Paige about her plans for the room and mentioned that she had to do something with that "tacky" shower
The shower was beautiful.....high end enclosure, waterfall shower head........ and what does she do?? put up a crappy shower curtain around it!!
Tacky??? Then she cuts the center out of beautiful cabinets, paints them metallic gold, puts plastic in them (red!) and puts cheap pop up lights inside for lighting...........glad she knows the difference between elegant and tacky :rollin:
The flowers were silk.....the friend told her husband that she wouldn't want to be the one that had to dust them all. not to mention mildew from the steam. Wouldn't they go moldy after a while?
This is what I know about the show:
They do sign a contract which states they have no say in anything, what is done or who does it. They can request something not be touched (fireplace) but it is not binding. The designers have the option of complying with the don't touch request or not. If there is something of value that the homeowners don't want touch i.e. an antique piece of furniture, it is suggested that it be removed from the house cause some pieces are scouted in other rooms as well.....the whole house is fair game.
I have heard that the crew does help out with painting or other things if needed. The paint jobs are always bad cause they are rushed. The furniture is usually really bad looking cause it is made out of cheap plywood, which looks ok on camera. (you ever seen a cabinet built with plywood and stained? its pretty bad)
Sometimes if the time runs out, they use things like duct tape to fasten cabinet doors on just so it looks finished on tv.
I applied to be on the show (I would never let them in my home..I applied with a neighbour at the lake to do our cottages) but they don't come to Canada as yet......they hope to in the future. (so they told me in an e-mail)
They are doing a live reveal on January 18th. Should be
good 8o
