Trading Spaces
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Trading Spaces is an hour-long American television reality program that 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 show ran for eight seasons.
1,000, (later $2,000) and the services of a designer. Although the producers generally allowed the teams to go over budget slightly, there was one instance when a designer went $150 over budget and the producers forced her to return a rug she bought for the project she was working on.
The teams have no say over what happens in their own homes, but are able to give input into what happened in the home they are redecorating. The teams are not allowed to enter their own home for the duration of the show, and the transformed rooms are revealed only at the end of the final day.
The show was generally credited with sparking a nationwide interest in home decorating and improvement television shows in the United States. At the peak of its popularity, it inspired ancillary products such as two Trading Spaces books and a computer software program. The show also served as the launching pad for Ty Pennington
, one of the show's original carpenters who went on to become host of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
on ABC
.
and some designers who never returned to the show such as Dez Ryan and Roderick Shade, and was produced by Knoxville, Tennessee
-based Ross Productions. Beginning with the second season in 2001, Paige Davis
took over as host, with the new production company being Banyan Productions
of Philadelphia. It was a tradition for early-season episodes to be videotaped in and around the production company's home base.
Beginning in the show's fifth season, homeowners chose up to three rooms for their neighbors to fix up, and the rooms were selected randomly, with some rooms having increased budgets of $2000 or $3000. Midway through this season, Paige Davis left as host, and episodes now often featured two carpenters. This change allowed the two homes to be farther apart, with the most extreme case featuring homes in New York and Oklahoma in the same episode.
On November 13, 2007, it was announced that Paige Davis
would be returning as the host of Trading Spaces beginning in January 2008. The first episode with Davis as host aired on January 26, 2008. The show also changed production companies, from Banyan Productions
to A. Smith & Co. Productions.
On February 6, 2009, Paige Davis announced that Trading Spaces was not picked up for a ninth season.
airs as a part of Discovery Kids
(and also formerly aired on the network's Saturday morning
block on NBC
). Unlike the original, this version uses the same two designers and two carpenters for each episode. In addition, there is no budget limit, and the rooms are rebuilt into theme rooms, making the show look more like Monster House. Reruns premiered on The Hub (TV channel) until New Years Eve 2010.
in 2004. It is a spin-off series from Trading Spaces, Trading Spaces: Family, and Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls, in which the winning couple received their home, mortgage
-free.
's sister channel OWN debuted The Best Of Trading Spaces, which revisits some of the traded spaces from the series. Paige Davis hosts the new segments, including interviews with the people who traded spaces in each episode and what has been changed in the spaces since the original episode aired.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
TV series Changing Rooms. The show ran for eight seasons.
Premise
In each episode, two sets of neighbors redecorated one room in each other's home. Each two-person team had two (later, three) days, a budget of US$United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
1,000, (later $2,000) and the services of a designer. Although the producers generally allowed the teams to go over budget slightly, there was one instance when a designer went $150 over budget and the producers forced her to return a rug she bought for the project she was working on.
The teams have no say over what happens in their own homes, but are able to give input into what happened in the home they are redecorating. The teams are not allowed to enter their own home for the duration of the show, and the transformed rooms are revealed only at the end of the final day.
The show was generally credited with sparking a nationwide interest in home decorating and improvement television shows in the United States. At the peak of its popularity, it inspired ancillary products such as two Trading Spaces books and a computer software program. The show also served as the launching pad for Ty Pennington
Ty Pennington
Tygert Bruton "Ty" Pennington is an American television host, model, philanthropist and carpenter. He is most notable for being the host of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition which currently airs on ABC in the US and Ty's Great British Adventure, which airs on UKTV home in the UK and TV LAND...
, one of the show's original carpenters who went on to become host of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is a reality television series providing home renovations for less fortunate families and community schools etc...
on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
.
Changes
First season episodes featured host Alex McLeodAlex McLeod
Alexandra Ann McLeod is an American television host and entertainment news correspondent best known for being the original host of TLC’s hit cable show, Trading Spaces...
and some designers who never returned to the show such as Dez Ryan and Roderick Shade, and was produced by Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
-based Ross Productions. Beginning with the second season in 2001, Paige Davis
Paige Davis
Mindy Paige Davis , billed as Paige Davis, is an American actress best known as a host of the reality television series Trading Spaces.-Early life and career:...
took over as host, with the new production company being Banyan Productions
Banyan Productions
Banyan Productions is a production company located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Clients include TLC, Fox, NBC, Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite, Travel Channel, Lifetime, HGTV, Discovery Channel, and the Food Network...
of Philadelphia. It was a tradition for early-season episodes to be videotaped in and around the production company's home base.
Beginning in the show's fifth season, homeowners chose up to three rooms for their neighbors to fix up, and the rooms were selected randomly, with some rooms having increased budgets of $2000 or $3000. Midway through this season, Paige Davis left as host, and episodes now often featured two carpenters. This change allowed the two homes to be farther apart, with the most extreme case featuring homes in New York and Oklahoma in the same episode.
On November 13, 2007, it was announced that Paige Davis
Paige Davis
Mindy Paige Davis , billed as Paige Davis, is an American actress best known as a host of the reality television series Trading Spaces.-Early life and career:...
would be returning as the host of Trading Spaces beginning in January 2008. The first episode with Davis as host aired on January 26, 2008. The show also changed production companies, from Banyan Productions
Banyan Productions
Banyan Productions is a production company located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Clients include TLC, Fox, NBC, Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite, Travel Channel, Lifetime, HGTV, Discovery Channel, and the Food Network...
to A. Smith & Co. Productions.
On February 6, 2009, Paige Davis announced that Trading Spaces was not picked up for a ninth season.
Cast
The show featured different participants each episode. The designers and carpenters alternate for each show.Designers
- Goil Amornvivat (2007–2008; from Bravo's Top DesignTop DesignTop Design is an American reality television series. Interior designers compete to win cash and receive a spot in New York's Designer showcases....
) - Frank Bielec (2000–2008)
- Nancy Hadley (2008)
- Laurie Hickson-Smith (2000–2008)
- Gordon Holmes (2008)
- Lauren Makk (2007–2008)
- Hildi Santo-TomasHildi Santo-TomasHildi Santo-Tomas is an interior decorator best known for her appearances on the TLC home renovation TV series Trading Spaces...
(2000–2008) - Edward Walker (2002–2008), originally a fabric coordinator for the show
- Douglas WilsonDouglas Wilson (interior designer)Douglas Wilson is best known for appearing as an interior designer on Trading Spaces. He is the former host of "Moving Up", which also airs on TLC. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign....
(2000–2008) - Laura Day (2004, 2007)
- Mario DeArmas (2007)
- Nadia GellerNadia GellerNadia Geller is an American interior designer, artist and television personality from Schaumburg, Illinois, near Chicago. She is best known for her roles as a host and designer on The Learning Channel While You Were Out, Home Made Simple and Trading Spaces...
(one episode in 2007) - Genevieve GorderGenevieve GorderGenevieve Gorder is an American television host, is an interior decorator, and actress. She is currently the host of Dear Genevieve on the HGTV cable channel.-Early life:...
(2000–2003, 2005–2007; now on Dear GenevieveDear GenevieveDear Genevieve is a television show on the U.S. cable network HGTV, hosted by Genevieve Gorder.The series debuted on January 2009, on HGTV. The show focuses on how Gorder designs a room or an area for a family, after they have written to the show asking for help.-Season 1:-Season 2:-Season...
) - Jon Laymon (2005–2007; winner of Pick the Next Designer competition)
- Christi Proctor (2003–2007)
- Rick Rifle (pseudonym for Richard Whiteford II) (2003–2004)
- Dez Ryan (2000–2001)
- Leslie SegreteLeslie SegreteLeslie Segrete is an American designer, seamstress, carpenter, and television personality. She is best known for her work on the TLC show While You Were Out, which concluded a four-year run in 2006, She also appeared as a designer on Trading Spaces and Ugliest House on the Block.-Biography:Segrete...
(2005–2007) - Roderick Shade (one episode in 2000)
- Kia Steave-Dickerson (2002–2004, 2007)
- Barry WoodBarry Wood (interior designer)Barry Wood is a model, American television host, and Architect. He was one of the designers featured in the fourth season of TLC series Trading Spaces and is now one of the design experts seen in HGTV's series Hidden Potential...
(2004–2007; now on Hidden PotentialHidden PotentialHidden Potential is a television series originally hosted by Peggy Bunker, but later hosted by Brandie Malay, that helps home buyers visualize what their dream home could look like before they buy it. The series premiered on HGTV on October 1, 2007. In each episode, a home buyer looks at three...
) - Vern YipVern YipVern Yip is an American interior designer based in Atlanta, Georgia. He periodically appeared on TLC's Trading Spaces through its fourth season, and was known for frequently including silk, candles and flowers in the rooms he designed. He is one of the panel of judges on HGTV's Design Star...
(2001–2003, 2007; now on Deserving DesignDeserving DesignDeserving Design is a half-hour show on the Home and Garden TV network, starring Vern Yip. In each episode an inspirational family or individual is visited by Yip, who show him two different rooms they would like to have redesigned. Yip will pick one of the rooms to do and have the person or...
) - Anna Ryder RichardsonAnna Ryder RichardsonAnna Caroline Ryder Richardson , is a British interior designer and television presenter. She is known for being a designer on the BBC shows Changing Rooms, House Invaders and Staying Put.-Biography:...
(one episode; from Changing RoomsChanging RoomsChanging room may refer to:*changeroom, a room or enclosure in a clothing store where customers may try on clothes before purchasing them*Changing Rooms, a BBC television series*The Changing Room, a stage play by David Storey...
; rebroadcast as "British Invasion" on The Best Of Trading Spaces episode 17, January 18, 2011)
Carpenters
- Amy Devers (2008)
- Faber Dewar (2004–2008)
- Thad Mills (2007–2008)
- Brandon Russell (2007–2008)
- Patty Benson (2007)
- Jason CameronJason CameronJason Cameron is an American television presenter and actor most notable for his role on the TLC reality show, While You Were Out and is currently hosting for the DIY Network.-Acting & modelling:...
(from While You Were OutWhile You Were OutWhile You Were Out was an hour-long American television reality program that aired episodes on the cable channel TLC. The format of the show is similar to TLC's Trading Spaces...
) - Andrew Dan-JumboAndrew Dan-JumboAndrew Dan-Jumbo co-starred as a carpenter on the TV home makeover show While You Were Out, and is the current host of Take Home Handyman on TLC....
(one episode in 2007; from While You Were OutWhile You Were OutWhile You Were Out was an hour-long American television reality program that aired episodes on the cable channel TLC. The format of the show is similar to TLC's Trading Spaces...
) - Andy KaneAndy KaneAndy Kane , nicknamed Handy Andy, is a British television personality best known for his work on the BBC's DIY programme Changing Rooms.-Background:...
(2002–2003, 2007; a.k.a. Handy Andy of Changing Rooms) - Jimmy LittleJimmy Little (Carpenter)Jimmy Little is a carpenter, stagehand and TV personality.Jimmy is currently a co-host and carpenter on HGTV's Don't Sweat It with Steve Watson and HGTV's Dear Genevieve starring Genevieve Gorder...
(several episodes in a row after Town HaulTown HaulTown Haul is a television program on TLC, hosted by Genevieve Gorder. It makes-over old towns to give them a new look. Its first town was Jeffersonville, New York. Its second town was Laurens, South Carolina. In the first two seasons, they typically made over family-run businesses...
ended) - Carter OosterhouseCarter OosterhouseCarter Oosterhouse is an American television personality and model, who was born in Traverse City, Michigan. Oosterhouse first gained national fame as a carpenter on the TLC series Trading Spaces and has hosted other home improvement and how-to television shows...
(2003–2007; now host of Carter Can) - Amy Wynn PastorAmy Wynn PastorAmy Wynn Pastor is best known as a carpenter on the TLC reality shows Trading Spaces and Trading Spaces: Family Edition. She is currently under contract with the DIY Network, starring in two shows, Backyard Stadiums, hosted by Michael Strahan, and Make A Move...
(2000–2007) - Ty PenningtonTy PenningtonTygert Bruton "Ty" Pennington is an American television host, model, philanthropist and carpenter. He is most notable for being the host of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition which currently airs on ABC in the US and Ty's Great British Adventure, which airs on UKTV home in the UK and TV LAND...
(2000–2003, 2007; now host of Extreme Makeover: Home EditionExtreme Makeover: Home EditionExtreme Makeover: Home Edition is a reality television series providing home renovations for less fortunate families and community schools etc...
) - Leslie SegreteLeslie SegreteLeslie Segrete is an American designer, seamstress, carpenter, and television personality. She is best known for her work on the TLC show While You Were Out, which concluded a four-year run in 2006, She also appeared as a designer on Trading Spaces and Ugliest House on the Block.-Biography:Segrete...
(2005–2007; from While You Were OutWhile You Were OutWhile You Were Out was an hour-long American television reality program that aired episodes on the cable channel TLC. The format of the show is similar to TLC's Trading Spaces...
)
Trading Spaces: Family
The first spin-off, entitled Trading Spaces: Family, also aired on TLC (2003–2005). It allowed larger teams of three or four, including children considered too young to participate in the original Trading Spaces program. The same designers and carpenters (one per episode, shared by the two teams) worked with host Joe Farrell.Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls
Another spin-off, Trading Spaces: Boys vs. GirlsTrading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls
Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls is a 2003 reality television series spin-off of the home redecorating series, Trading Spaces, hosted by Diane Mizota. During the fourth season, Chuck Cureau hosted seven episodes until the show ended in 2005...
airs as a part of Discovery Kids
Discovery Kids
Discovery Kids is an American website owned by Discovery Communications, Inc. created for children. Until October 10, 2010, it was an American digital cable specialty channel, owned by Discovery Communications with television programming for education of children. It was launched in October 1996...
(and also formerly aired on the network's Saturday morning
Saturday Morning
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block on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
). Unlike the original, this version uses the same two designers and two carpenters for each episode. In addition, there is no budget limit, and the rooms are rebuilt into theme rooms, making the show look more like Monster House. Reruns premiered on The Hub (TV channel) until New Years Eve 2010.
Trading Spaces: Home Free
A spun off series produced for TLCTLC (TV channel)
TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...
in 2004. It is a spin-off series from Trading Spaces, Trading Spaces: Family, and Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls, in which the winning couple received their home, mortgage
Mortgage loan
A mortgage loan is a loan secured by real property through the use of a mortgage note which evidences the existence of the loan and the encumbrance of that realty through the granting of a mortgage which secures the loan...
-free.
Trading Spaces: 100 Grand
This was a single episode where they increased the budget (but not the time limit) to $50,000 per team.The Best Of Trading Spaces
In January, 2011, TLCTLC (TV channel)
TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...
's sister channel OWN debuted The Best Of Trading Spaces, which revisits some of the traded spaces from the series. Paige Davis hosts the new segments, including interviews with the people who traded spaces in each episode and what has been changed in the spaces since the original episode aired.