>> I remember a room that ended up magenta and anthracite grey - in
quarters.
>> Even the fireplace.  I can't remember if that was Hildi or Doug - I think
>Hildi
>
>Yup, that was another Hildi disaster... it was simply repulsive.
>
Appalling

>> - and I remember thinking 'oh my GOD, I would kill someone who painted my
>> fireplace two colors'.  I did like Genevieve's kitchen makeover that
>> incorporated plates with photos on them - of kids, of old relatives.  She
>made the woman cry from happiness (better than that shell-shocked
expression
>we've seen on occasion).
>
Even the minister's wife in Austin said she liked the colours, even though
she'd distinctly said she wanted light, bright colours because the kitchen
was too dark, and wanted a room that was suitable for a family centre in a
family with three little girls (the youngest of which looked to be under 2).
Why would people try so hard to say something nice when they're obviously
stunned? She looked nothing short of relieved that the neighbours came out
with a steamer to remove the wallpaper and wine bottle lables only a moment
later

>yes -- that was the woman with the blue bottles :) The kitchen came out
*so*
>nice... and the touch with the plates was really neat. The artwork was from
>her little boy :) (unless we're talking another kitchen here... she's done
a
>few)
>
Genivieve has done some lovely, liveable basements, kitchens, and bedrooms
(lovely in a sense that they suit the people living there so well - raw wood
is not my preference)

>much better than say the room Doug did -- very traditional folks and he did
>a relatively ok room (brown and white with a big construction thing around
>the fireplace when the friends refused to let him paint it) but the
>homeowners hated it. The guy's face was screwed up in distaste and a
dubious
>shaking of the head, and the woman had to go off screen... where the mike
>was picking up wrenching sobs. It was horrible.
>
The room looked nice on TV, but you know it would be like a cave to try to
live in it. Doug acted like such a jerk on that show, too, throwing tantrums
when the neighbours resisted him

>> Trading Spaces is good for ideas, but... no way in hell would I trust
>those designers loose in my house.  Even Vern.  No, no, no.
>
>lol... yeah, I like getting ideas, and I do like seeing the transformation,
>and how easy some things are... but I'm too non-trusting, controlling,
>paranoid and territorial to turn *my* space over to the show 
>
I would never trust the show near my home (no danger there, they only work
in the US) but if I had the money I wouldn't mind hiring Vern Yip
>
If the show came to my neighbourhood, first thing I'd do is kill Hildi Santo
Tamas. Second thing I'd do is gag Paige Davis.
>
I thoroughly enjoyed the show done in Hollywood where the young fellow kept
taking shots at Paige - the one where Doug did the red and white designs on
the wall, and Genivieve painted the floor black to cover up the dog pee
stains. A most enjoyable show, with both sets of neighbours genuinely
pleased with the outcome, and some funny practical jokes during the two days

Laurie yesterday's shows were good ones, too Phoenix

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