| Title: Date with Design |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: 2003 |
Host: Richard Yearwood |
| Summary: "Date with Design"
features one bachelor or bachelorette who tours the places of three other
eligible singles - without them in it - and picks the place they'd like to
makeover the most. Then, after working with a designer to make it even
better, boy meets girl for the first time when the makeover is revealed!
Will the makeover be a success? Will they like each other? It's the only
show where you design and decorate on a blind date! Host: |
| Web Links:
Date with Design |
|
| Title: Debbis Travis' Facelift |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: 2003 |
Host: Debbie Travis, designer. |
| Summary: "Debbis Travis'
Facelift" secretly works with a relative of an unsuspecting homeowner to
make over a space that needs help. With the family member as an
accomplice, hidden cameras record the homeowners' complaints about the
room. And while the homeowner is away, Travis, the Facelift crew and
family member/accomplice goes in, renovates, redecorates and reinvents the
room in a day, a weekend or a week. The show's finale is the dramatic
unveiling of the makeover and the cameras capture the homeowners' live
response. |
| Web Links:
Debbie Travis' Facelift
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|
| Title: Debbie Travis' Painted House |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: 1996 |
Host: Debbie Travis |
| Summary: "Debbie Travis' Painted
House" comes face to face with every style of home and every type of
homeowner as she travels the country decorating people's homes. From
bachelor pads to RVs, family rooms to penthouses - no project is too
small, no job too big. The Painted House takes decorating to an all new
level as Debbie delivers humor and home decorating in one uproarious
package. |
| Web Links:
Debbie Travis' Painted
House |
|
| Title: Decorating and Design |
Network: Do It Yourself (DIY) |
| Year: N/A |
Host: Nancy Golden |
| Summary: "Decorating and Design"
is packed with creative solutions, product tips and great advice to help
beautify any room! How to instructions and terrific ideas make it easy for
viewers to how to to transform their home into a showplace. Learn to make
stenciled draperies, window frame mirrors, how to paint tile, even get
tips on the basics of flea market decorating in this 65 episode series.
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| Web Links:
Decorating and Design
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|
| Title: Decorating Cents |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: 1997 |
Host: Joan Steffend |
| Summary: "Decorating Cents" is
for homeowners who care about and want variety in home decor, but are
trying to stay within an affordable budget -- using inexpensive objects
and their own ingenuity to decorate. In each episode, the host and guest
designers provide room makeovers costing less than $500, ways to turn
trash into treasures, and tips on making a room feel and look fresh just
by rearranging furniture and adding a few inexpensive accessories. |
| Web Links:
Decorating Cents |
|
| Title: Decorating with Style |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: 1996-2002 |
Host: Cindy Piccoli |
| Summary: "Decorating with Style"
provides the step-by-step instructions and tips for creating stylish
do-it-yourself decorating projects. Decorating demonstrations include such
topics as textured walls, no-sew window treatments, decorative cushions,
beaded lampshades, creative cabinets knobs and faux finishing techniques.
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| Web Links:
Decorating with Style |
|
| Title: design inc. |
Network: |
| Year: N/A |
Host: Sarah Richardson |
| Summary: "design inc." takes you
through the real elements of the interior design process—from the trials
to the tribulations, to the triumphs. Whether it’s a décor overhaul or a
home renovation project, design inc. brings you the realistic story from
beginning to end. It’s hip, it’s happening, and it’s high-energy!
Experience the inner workings of a busy interior design firm as Sarah
Richardson and her collaborative team of young, astute designers solve
problems and implement smart, customized solutions for their clients.
Host: |
| Web Links:
design
inc.; For more info: Visit their
Website |
|
| Title: Design Invasion |
Network: (Banyon Productions) |
| Year: 2004-2005 |
Hosts: Kevin Burns, Bryce Cooper,
Jennifer Hyde, and Libby Langdon |
| Summary: "Design Invasion"
follows mad cap designer-hosts who invade the homes of the unsuspecting
and, with the help of willing accomplices, renovate a room gone wrong.
Produced by Banyon Productions, the series was distributed by Twentieth
Television. |
| Web Links:
Design Invasion |
|
| Title: Design Remix |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: N/A |
Host: Karen McAloon |
| Summary: "Design Remix" shows how
easy it can be to add dramatic style to a room for next to nothing. First
the contents of the room to be redone are dumped-albeit gingerly-onto the
front lawn. Next, a designer, work crew and the homeowners themselves
remake the same room using some of the discarded pieces plus surprises
from other parts of the house. But when the dust settles and the magical
transformation is revealed at the end, something else becomes clear. And
that's the beauty of teamwork. It's amazing what a difference a fresh coat
of paint-plus some good old-fashioned critical thinking-can make. |
| Web Links:
Design Remix |
|
| Title: Design on a Dime |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: 2001 |
Hosts: Sam Kivett, Lee Snijders
and Kristan Cunningham |
| Summary: "Design on a Dime" makes
over a space for design-conscious home dwellers who want lots of style but
may not have lots of money for the project. With a budget of just $1,000,
a design team tackles a problem area such as a boring bedroom, lackluster
living room, cluttered dining room or outdated office space. Together the
team transforms the ordinary into the awesome. Hosts: Sam Kivett,
Lee Snijders and Kristan Cunningham; Design Team Members: Charles
Burbridge, Summer Baltzer, Dave Sheinkopf and Spencer Anderson. |
| Web Links:
Design on a Dime |
|
| Title: Design Rivals |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: N/A |
Hosts: Steven Sabados, Chris Hyndman. |
| Summary: "Design Rivals" shows
that expressing your true personality through home decor is no easy task,
but when you have two of televisions’ hottest decorators willing to duke
it out it in the name of distinctive design—anything is possible. Each
episode the hosts befriend their client by joining them for a favorite
pastime in a place or space that reflects their passions and then begin to
formulate their own specific take on the homeowner—who they are and how
their space can express their individuality. And so begins the rivalry!
Hosts: |
| Web Links:
Design
Rivals |
|
| Title: Designed to Sell |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: 2004 |
Hosts: Clive Pearse, Lisa LaPort |
| Summary: "Designed to Sell" shows
how to turn a tired house into a showpiece by giving sellers a $2,000
budget and a team of experts to transform their house into the hottest
property on the block. Find out if all the hard work pays off with the
ultimate goal--a bigger bottom line. Hosts: |
| Web Links:
Designed to Sell |
|
| Title: Designer Finals |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: 2004 |
Host: Penn Holderness. |
| Summary: "Designer Finals"
showcase top design students as they face their final test—a real-life
makeover with a minimal budget, a handful of helpers and advice from a
mentor. In each episode, a student gets their chance to "go pro" and redo
a room in a real family's house. The student gets real-world experience
while the family gains a great new room! |
| Web Links:
Designer Finals |
|
| Title: Designer Guys |
Network: Discover Channel |
| Year: N/A |
Hosts: Steven Sabados, Chris Hyndman. |
| Summary: "Designer Guys" present
a fun-loving, twist on design shows — two talented and imaginative
designers who just can't seem to agree on all the details! As they plan
and work their way through each decorating project, the audience gets a
load of great ideas and practical tips that they can use in their own
homes. |
| Web Links:
Designer Guys |
|
| Title: Designers' Challenge |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: 1998 |
Host: Chris Harrison |
| Summary: "Designer's Challenge"
follows one homeowner per episode through the exhilarating decision-making
process of selecting from among three designers' room renovation plans,
created just for the homeowner. Viewers watch as the chosen designer
brings about a fabulous new look for the room. |
| Web Links:
Designers' Challenge |
|
| Title: Designing for the Sexes |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: 1998 |
Host: Michael Payne, Susan Hunt |
| Summary: "Designing for the
Sexes" helps a different couple each week resolve conflicts as they tackle
a home- or room-renovation project. The program follows the couple in
design trouble and witnesses an interior designer's creative approach
(including encouraging compromise) to bring their fabulous project to
completion. |
| Web Links:
Designing for the Sexes
|
|
| Title: Divine Design |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: N/A |
Host: Candice Olson |
| Summary: "Divine Design" tackles
challenging home design dilemmas. Host Candice Olson, Canada's leading
interior designer, and her clever cast of characters—a carpenter, an
electrician, a painter and a design assistant—all team up to redesign a
space that's sophisticated and stylish. A sparse loft living room becomes
warm and inviting, a family room with dated furniture comes together, and
a cluttered basement becomes Mom's getaway space. |
| Web Links:
Divine Design |
|
| Title: DIY SOS |
Network: BBC (Great Britain) |
| Year: 1999 |
Hosts: Brigid Calderhead, Nick Knowles,
Kate McIntyre and Lowri Turner |
| Summary: "DIY SOS" asks "Are you
living in a DIY disaster zone?" The team has all the answers to help you
complete the home of your dreams. The series airs on the BBC. |
| Web Links:
DIY
SOS |
|
| Title: DIY to the Rescue |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: 2003 |
Host: Amy Devers, Karl Champley |
| Summary: "DIY
to the Rescue" helps brings in a team of experts to help real
homeowners finish a problem project in around 48 hours. |
| Web Links:
DIY to the Rescue |
|
| Title: Do It Yourself |
Network: NBC (Situation Comedy) |
| Year: 1955 |
Host: Dave Willock and
Cliff Arquette (aka "Charley Weaver") |
| Summary: "Do It Yourself" is a
light-hearted home repair series. CoHosts: Willock and Weaver had
previously appeared in the fifteen-minute 1952 NBC comedy series "Dave and
Charley". Note: Do It Yourself was also the name of an 1957 series
starring Barry Bucknell who hosted a home improvement series in Great
Britain. |
| Web Links: N/A |
|
| Title: Double Agents |
Network: Discovery Channel |
| Year: N/A |
Host: Jillian Hamilton |
| Summary: "Double Agents" is a
fly-on-the-wall program that gives you a front-row seat on the emotional
roller coaster of buying a home. In each show we'll meet a new buyer and
give them the advantage over the competition by putting not one, but two
agents on the case. We'll learn their different tricks of the trade, get
their tips for buyers, and see inside some great houses along the way.
|
| Web Links:
Double Agents |
|
| Title: Double Vision |
Network: Discovery Channel |
| Year: N/A |
Hosts: Jayne and Joan Michaels |
| Summary: "Double Vision" is
half-hour design show, starring identical twin interior designers Jayne
and Joan Michaels. At the beginning of each episode, our twin hosts are
paired with individual homeowners and neighbors who share the challenge of
designing an empty, identical room in each of their homes. Each twin
designer joins forces with their homeowner /partner to tackle the exciting
design challenge of transforming identical spaces into incredibly
different and unique rooms. |
| Web Links:
Double Vision |
|
| Title:
Dr. Fix-Um |
Network: ABC |
| Year: 1949-50 |
Host: Arthur Youngquist |
Summary: "Dr. Fix-UM" is a home
repair show hosted by Arthur Youngquist (aka "Dr. Fix-um"). This program
was the precursor of such home improvement gurus as:
- THAT'S O'TOOLE/ABC/1949 with Arthur Peterson as handyman Tinker
O'Toole;
- Norman Brokenshire, an ex-radio announcer from THE BETTER HOME SHOW
(ABC) 1951-52;
- HANDYMAN (SYN) 1955, a program for home-workshop addicts;
- Bob Vila from THIS OLD HOUSE (PBS) 1979+;
- HOMETIME (PBS) 1987+ with Dean Johnson (and assorted female
assistants);
- HOME AGAIN WITH BOB VILA (SYN) 1990+;
- HOME IMPROVEMENT (ABC) 1991-99 starring comedian Tim Allen as
klutzy TV Fix-It Show host Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor.
|
| Web Links:
Dr. Fix-um |
|
| Title: Dream Drives |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: N/A |
Host: Tia Marlier |
| Summary: "Dream Drives" explores
the architectural and design elements of some of America's most treasured
neighborhoods. Each episode features three intriguing homes and includes
interviews with homeowners, historians, preservationists and restoration
architects. Locations vary, from elegant and hip to historical and trendy.
Examples include Canyon Road in Santa Fe, St. Charles Avenue in New
Orleans and Boston's Commonwealth Avenue. Host: |
| Web Links:
Dream Drives |
|
| Title: Dream House |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: N/A |
Host: Jose Marrero |
| Summary: "Dream House" chronicles
the joys and dramas of one couple as they build the house of their dreams.
From the foundation to the final touches, watch and learn as the couple
meets with builders, architects and interior designers. |
| Web Links:
Dream
House |
|
| Title: Dream Builders |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: 1997 |
Host: Scott Morgan |
| Summary: "Dream Builders"
produced in association with the National Association of Home Builders,
profiles innovative builders in the construction and home design
industries. Each episode provides in-depth information about all aspects
of home design and construction, from planned communities to affordable
housing. The series travels across the country to see the latest trends,
styles and techniques. |
| Web Links:
Dream Builders |
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