the ICONIC Trading Spaces episode (and how we would fix the design)

[@meghanbrede]

Okay but imagine: a TSG From the Workshop Floor episode of Trading Spaces where each of you designs a space in each other's homes. 👀 Even just drawn, with hypothetical budgets and all the amazing DIY flair.

[@donnabacon4681]

That would be cool! No costs... I think since these ladies all work together do closely, it would be easier to design for each other, since they are familiar with each other's styles.

[@CecilyMireles]

Ooo I love this, plus the WILDCARD could be some element they have to use in their redesign of the room

[@THEWLLAS97]

That’s what I thought this was gonna be especially since I’ve never heard of trading spaces!

[@whynotbekind1957]

Yes would be better than watching them critique Shows from the past .I'm not a big fan of using somebody else's content Instead of making your own

[@dannakuhr9718]

I used to watch a show called Design On A Dime. You might enjoy seeing a few episodes of that one.

[@krickette5569]

YES!

[@cordeliastrizak6628]

Yes I loved that show

[@jenl.4051]

Yes, that was a good one!

[@infinitetanner]

That show was THE BEST!!!! Loved the host

[@heathersmith8549]

I loved Design on a Dime

[@the_potato_herald]

rochelle gently saying "it was 20 years ago guys" just brilliant

[@saramalakov2395]

What did she say it in response to? I couldn’t hear! Haha

[@FloatOn23]

But he’s a renaissance man!!!

[@rebmichelle]

@@saramalakov2395it was at 12:23 in response to the rest of them being shocked that Frank passed away

[@BreezyRenee333]

@@saramalakov2395 them being told that Frank passed away

[@alexandras5347]

Genevieve Gorder and Vern Yip were my favorite designers. My mom and I watched every episode. I remember Genevieve having more of a boho vibe but wonder if we would consider it boho now. 🤔

[@Alcnwndrlnd25]

OMG I LOVED Genevieve! Not only were her rooms my favorite but she was just a gem! I also watched the show with my mom and some times my sister bc we would watch it after school. I also remember Heidi. She had some bold designs and…interesting choices lol

[@christina.fictionality]

Genevieve was my favorite too!

[@avjohnson]

Mine too. Vern was the all time fav of mine.

[@betty_haynes]

Those 2 were the only ones I would’ve wanted on my own house.

[@donnabacon4681]

Yes! Vern Yip and David Bromstad...I loved that David always painted a picture for the home - his own creation.

[@lisapoulsen5452]

Doug’s job was to destroy friendships…his rooms were always ones that the neighbours hated (and Hildy…she always made a crazy room too). This is giving me so much anxiety🤢. We used to watch this every weekend and Paige did her best to keep the peace😆

[@justjo7282]

I thought this design was one of Doug's better ones. I remember him "designing" a bedroom to look like a prison cell, including a prison toilet. He called it 'Prisoner of Love'. I would have been furious if I were those home owners

[@rumorsgoods]

I cannot hear Trading Spaces without immediately thinking of the time they filled someone’s living room with sand because they liked the beach 😂

[@lindseybelanger7186]

YES! I was a child and thought it was amazing….I now think I would be horrified!

[@mermaiddiyartist8119]

😂😂😂😂 horrible

[@danasalinger5247]

Or the episode where hilde stapled a thousand fake flowers to the walls in a bathroom… this show was wild 😆

[@DoinItForJohnny]

@@danasalinger5247 This is the one I remember the most, THOUSANDS of tiny holes in a bathroom wall, all those flowers to get moldy, Hildi was pure chaos. She also glued hay to a wall once. Classic.

[@riana4180]

I thought they hated the beach!

[@HGPrime]

The two things on that show that were never safe (in living rooms) were ceiling fans and TVs, which used to drive my mother up the wall because the designers seemed to hate the two things that made a living room a *living room*, especially when they were redoing houses in warmer states. What I didn't like was that the description of the show was that the neighbors were supposed to redo the rooms with the help of a designer, but the designers always seemed to think they were the ones who had final say. Because it quickly became clear that the designers already had in mind what they were going to do before the show started so asking the neighbors what they wanted to do meant nothing. And I always wanted an after action special where they went back to some of the couples 6 months or a year later to see how much of the redesign they kept, etc.

[@bridgettebollig2649]

I loved this show back in the day. Many homeowners hoped they didn’t get Doug or Hildy because they were always terrible or over the top.

[@TheSorryGirls]

😂🙈

[@jennifergraham3752]

Do you remember the episode where (I think it was Doug) installed toilets as decor?!

[@bridgettebollig2649]

@@jennifergraham3752 oh my gosh no! I’ll have to search for that. I remember when Hildy glued faux flowers all over the walls, it was so bad!

[@jemma50]

@@bridgettebollig2649 Changing Rooms has an episode like that, too, I think. Probably Laura was the designer, as her designs were always crazy. Maybe that's where TS got the idea. Or perhaps I just got the two shows mixed up for that episode. LOL

[@sandieedward993]

Hilda was over the top, now Doug was just used to a different economic bracket more geared to those who could afford to do upscale designs and his attitudes and results always were very interesting...just remember this was the beginning of Designer's on HGTV and middle classes realizing anyone with a little effort, and some money and a great style sense could achieve a great look even when income was on a lower budget..and these shows encouraged creativity 👍 ❤❤miss these shows.. Sorry, girls but all of you, would fit right into that era easily as many of your skills are extremely creatively achieved and also interesting to watch

[@kwong06]

Do the straw/hay room next

[@TheSorryGirls]

Hahaha iconic

[@nikkimajean]

That's honestly the one I thought this would be with "the ICONIC" episode. Pleaaaaase do that one next hahaha

[@amyweaver4946]

😂😂😂

[@ChristinaMcIvorTina]

I will always remember that episode. I cringed the whole way through it and it made me question the qualifications required to be an interior designer.

[@Larameme]

Or how about the one with plastic flowers on every inch of that bathroom? Or the seed packets?!!! Or THE SAND!

[@cburgos09]

PLEASE DO ANOTHER EPISODE LIKE THIS!!!! The memories of this show!! Remover the lady who HATED THE BROWN AND ORANGE!!

[@Dbear1977]

I watched Trading Spaces religiously. Frank, Genevieve & Vern were the best. Doug & Hildi were sh*t disturbers. Sadly Frank Bilec passed in 2020 at 72 🙁

[@OrganizeCreateDecorate]

I could have written your comment other than your exact description of Doug and Hildi. They were both snobs on the show. I don't know if that was set up, or their real personalities. I was so sad when hear about Frank. He was such a sweetheart.

[@ArtByDesign80]

Vern and Genevieve usually did great jobs! And their rooms looked less DIY.

[@erinmoore9681]

Doug and Hildi just watched the world burn 🔥

[@sabbby100]

One of the designers from extreme make over home edition has died. Eduardo Xol was the one who died.

[@OrganizeCreateDecorate]

@@sabbby100 Yes, I read about that. He was stabbed. So tragic.

[@jodiemim8584]

I found watching this weirdly stressful. Not y’all, but the decisions and personalities and made me so uncomfortable.

[@kelzbelz313]

Trading spaces was SO stressful. I remember once they painted someone’s dining room black.

[@chriskollar2731]

You need to check out Changing Rooms….the British show Trading Spaces is based on Many more HORRENDOUS makeovers!!!

[@dianegriffen2756]

Lawrence Llewellyn Bowen was always so over the top, but at least he wasn't a villian

[@jemma50]

@@dianegriffen2756 You're right. He was hilarious! And always got his comeuppance. I remember one show where he got pushed into a backyard pool and another where he sewed the project he was working on to his outrageous cuffs!!! LOL

[@Larameme]

@@chriskollar2731 yes! That was the one that Trading Spaces was based on. I thought they’d be watching that one given they’re Canadian.

[@Larameme]

@@dianegriffen2756 omg I’d totally forgotten about him! The host was really sweet I remember. Paige was just annoying.

[@quokkakola1722]

Was it changing rooms that hung the entire teapot (pottery??) collection from the ceiling and it came crashing down immediately? I was likely 8-10 years old and still remember my heart stopping.

[@sarakiiru]

Super fun to revisit TS with TSG! I'm old enough to have watched every episode back in the day and this one was definitely notorious! Would be fun to see you watch an episode with Genevieve Gorder and Vern Yip as the designers, since they generally had a more sophisticated sense of design that might have stood the test of time better. This show truly was groundbreaking, though. HGTV and TSG should give Trading Spaces its laurels because the popularity of that show spawned the whole renovation-as-entertainment genre.

[@cathylavorante6871]

Yes! I loved Genevieve and Vern! Hopefully they do another episode. Oh who was the one with the dark hair. She was kind of like Doug. I remember she did a kitchen with wine labels lol

[@chemistryflavored]

Agreed! They were my favorites too!

[@lorijacobs7078]

@@cathylavorante6871Hildy!!!!! She’s the one who covered a living room wall with hay (for a family who had kids with allergies) and a bathroom wall with silk flowers. 😮

[@jodiemim8584]

@@lorijacobs7078omg

[@cathylavorante6871]

@@lorijacobs7078 oh my ! I forgot all about those episodes! Me and my mom would watch it together. I miss that. Hildy , yes she’s the one . I also liked Laura( I think) she had curly red hair, maybe it was Lori lol. It’s been awhile since I’ve watched. I agree. It was ground breaking. I mean they did not have a lot of time or money to rehash a design. It had to be stressful, especially when the people don’t like the design concept. I would love to see Doug and Hildy rewatch some of their episodes and see what they think now. It was super fun to watch and I miss it.

[@ArtByDesign80]

0:59 I used to think the people should have pretended the live in the others house in preproduction … so the could work on their own house.

[@ninareagan8373]

Gosh. I used to watch trading space. Design On a Dime AND the Christopher Lowell show. Christopher Lowell is where I learned "three of something is a collection". Man. Where is a version of Nick at Night for all the old decorating shows?

[@johnny1966ish]

That would be amazing! It would be fun to see what was so cool at the time and see how much our personal styles have changed or not! 😂😂😂

[@pgtrish]

Yes!! I'm here for it! And the old craft shows!

[@bethfioritto]

LOL the Christopher Lowell show! He was forever "adding architecture."

[@NatashaCreatesThings]

I loved watching Christopher lowell :) that’s where i learned what trompe loiel was!!

[@kathryngal3]

Christopher Lowell OMG!!!!

[@kathrynledger]

We painted a sofa bed with wall paint, using loads of water, and it ended up looking leatherette. We did it 6 years ago, sit in it, sleep on it occasionally, still looks great. I'm so surprised!

[@jackandpiper]

I remember that episode!! Both rooms were bad to start with, and ten times worse after!😂

[@cjoy57]

Doug was rude but Hildi was the true villian. The hay walls room. The Hildi pop art of her own face room. The room with real bananas hanging from the ceiling....

[@artladybluntzer4112]

that was horrible!! I would of found a lawyer really fast!!

[@brittanymontague5084]

Hanging bananas is absolutely unhinged 😂😂 I have to find that one

[@johnny1966ish]

Do you remember the Doug and Hildi black and white episode! Commit and color drench!

[@RebeccaHunt-wv8bc]

@@johnny1966ish Or the Doug episode with the toilets and prison theme?

[@paulabuerger3465]

Hilda was a lunatic but Doug was evil. He didn’t care about anything but his ego.

[@olbird7647]

Ah, this was based on the BBC's Changing Rooms...I remember some of the designs being quite hideous and a LOT of MDF being used. There were also some great successes, but I never really understood rooms being 'themed'.

[@Larameme]

@@olbird7647 everything was MDF.

[@shootemupportraits4008]

The British versions like Changing Rooms were amazing too and I think were the inspiration for the American versions. Whole other vibe and the designer tries to make the homeowner happy. I watched them all when they were popular. As a young stay at home wife and mom I watched them all. With no budget I needed all of the inspiration I could get. Love what you girls do and look forward to Saturdays and hanging out with you ladies.

[@Sanflo78]

I think we have a lot of shows that were copies of British shows. A lot of my favorite shows are on Britbox and Acorn. I especially love British crime shows because they don’t feed you the info, you get to follow along and try to figure out who did it. I’m always shocked at the end of the show.

[@jemma50]

Yes! I loved Changing Rooms and it was much better than Trading Spaces. It's true that many American shows were based on the British versions.

[@lisalally]

Laurence Llewelyn Bowen was the designer that people were weary of on Changing Rooms. His style was always WAYYYY to out there, and most of his redesigning was atrocious. 😂

[@debbiehoughton5680]

If you haven't seen the Changing Rooms episode with the teapot collection, you have to watch it! 😱🙈

[@jemma50]

@@lisalally Yes, but Lawrence's entertainment value was excellent! He was always quite funny and willing to laugh at himself. And he was definitely not as 'out there' as Laura and Oliver. I pretty much always hated Laura's designs and she never seemed to care if the homeowners would not like it. And Oliver - remember the bed on a platform that would have been a nightmare to get into? With all those 'thingies' screwed into the frame? Talk about 'out there'! 😬

[@chemistryflavored]

I’ve revisiting old shows like this. I would love to see this continue with Property Brothers!

[@haleighen]

I was 10ish when they show came out. I remember that mocha brown color was so popular. And darker reds. DIY paint textures became an epidemic because of this show. 😂

[@LisaSeamsWell]

This was SO FUN to rewatch with you guys. Oh Doug was such a troll, and Frank is adorably unhinged. All of these cheesy shows are absolutely what got me into design & diy at a young age. Thanks for bringing back these memories! More of these vids please!

[@FleaÉire]

I want that Frank portrait. What a piece to have. RIP Frank you legend

[@marshahaas1422]

So this show was famous for this. I'm sure they got compensated for this. I was 20 when this show aired. I loved seeing how people reacted. They had a few villian designers. It was fun. Ty comes into his own quickly on the show. My favorite designers were Genevieve and Vern. All of these designers moved on to other design shows that were way better.

[@hildeschmid8400]

I remember Hildy. She had no taste. People would cry unhappy tears!

[@erinbabbey8261]

Trading Spaces is a fever dream for me. Literally. I remember watching this whenever I had a sick day in elementary school. Consumed by fever, I never noticed how atrocious some of the makeovers were.

[@Karlayhey]

I was obsessed with trading spaces as a kid and even had the book! It inspired me to do a faux denim effect on my bedroom walls (mixing both the denim and textured wall trends of the time). I was so proud of it haha

[@mmhmm1974]

This was great I was obsessed with this show and Frank was a sweetheart, he has passed on now, may he be resting peacefully. The real guru of DIY and awesome design that soooo many channels replicate without realizing it would be the Christopher Lowell show.

[@nixi-bixi]

Changing rooms (uk version) had a couple of villian designers too, Lawrence Llewellyn Bowen did gothic, bright colours (purple) and animal print (zebra) in the same room! They also had some disastrous episodes one i remember, they built a shelving unit to show off the owners tea pot collection (20+ expensive teapots). The shelves were floating and supported via wires from the ceiling through the shelves. When they were doing the end decoration bit the whole shelving unit collapsed breaking all of the teapots...😮 The majority of the designers made comfy home designs but you knew if you got Lawrence or this one woman your were in for it. We had handy andy instead of ty, average looking British bloke that was working class with a regional accent vs the majority of the designers and presenters who spoke more southern English/posh.

[@JaimeLee-b7t]

I remember the teapot collection. They were devastated.

[@blazevarone2344]

I love this Nostalgia series! More please!

[@leeleeskiski]

I'm so glad you watched Trading Spaces! My family watched this show together, and it's how my mom shared her love of design. Would love to see your redos.

[@shelleyelise8963]

The gasp I gusped when Anne said Frank died 😢 watching this show as a kid he was literally the reason I became interested in decor/design/diy!

[@avjohnson]

Great episode! Great idea! I watched trading Spaces religiously. I remember this episode and the woman’s tears and felt terrible for her. I hope she got the living room of her dreams eventually. Doug and Hildy always did rooms that had not quite this severe but similar reactions. Paige was a pro.

[@alduinc]

Let’s watch more of these 😂 i cannot believe i used to like these makeovers as a kid, and hoping to be on these shows 😂😂😂

[@jennifergraham3752]

I would LOVE for this to be a series! Reviewing TS episodes and then suggestions and renderings of how you would fix the final looks. Also, it is a fantastic idea to choose a craft/art project from the episode and make a Sorry Girls version using the techniques.

[@Dexy83]

Have Paige on an episode! This episode may be my favorite! More TS! 💙

[@susieinthesouth1931]

The reveal of this episode breaks my heart every time I see it. I remember watching it when it originally aired.

[@cathylavorante6871]

Omg I loved Trading Spaces!! I can’t wait to see which episode it is!!!

[@laurensnider8209]

Best from the workshop floor yet!!! Hope you do more trading spaces episodes!!!

[@TheSorryGirls]

🥰🥰🥰

[@tramagee]

Frank did comfortable and more didn't push anyone too far from where it already was. You are right Doug was a villain. This show was more entertainment than design. And $1000 in 2004 is $1666 in 2024

[@marywilson7669]

My sister-n-law knew Frank and they did rug hooking together here in Texas. He was very artistic! And yes I have seen monster house,design on a dime, all the shows ha!

[@ninaradio]

As someone who was in my 20s and obsessed with this show back in the day, this is the iconic Trading Spaces reaction, but I’d love you to see the most quintessential all-around episode - the one where Hildy used hay on the walls. You called it in the designers. Frank was basically a craft guy who was was obsessed with kitschy paint techniques. Sweet, but I always cringed at his Grandma-went-to-the-bargain-craft-fair aesthetic. Doug was one of the biggest villains, along with Hildy. They did have a few designers who both had skill and seemed to genuinely want the homeowner to like the end result. Genevieve Gorder was my favorite of those. She managed to spin out from this show to have a solid solo career with a different TV show, a line of home decor products, etc. But Doug and Hildy both seemed to be there primarily to manufacture these horrified reactions in the reveal. Those drove a lot of interest in the show f oh r a shirt while, but it also killed the show, IMO, because it was so obviously mean-spirited.

[@becorations1]

This needs to be a regular type of episode! I loved TS! You need to pull in some Hildi designs! She was all about things like feathers and straw and ick! 😝 😊

[@Loulou-hv2cx]

Omg I’d love if you had Lorie and Amy Winn as guest. This was fun. BTW I actually had those 2 brown colors as a foe finish in my living room. It was truly awful, especially to paint over it.

[@Dexy83]

Watching TS with TSG made me realize, I've been watching home decor shows for YEARS! I just bought my first home that I can make all the choices without a parent, partner, or landlord makes this hit different. The episode where Hildi (always lol) put SAND on the walls and floors... 🤦🏼The look on Kelsey's face at 7:03 🤣

[@becorations1]

Sand…straw…feathers….She was cuckoo! 😂

[@TheSorryGirls]

😂😂😂

[@lisadiamondstein4256]

OMG this was my favorite episode, especially in the end when she starts to cry. I guess I’m old enough to have a watched all those episodes.

[@emilyscott2066]

This was such a funny video, I was literally giggling to myself drinking my coffee and my partner had to come see what was so funny to me. I love this Saturday series!

[@serendipityawaits4768]

I SO miss this show!! I would binge watch it while nursing my baby who now has a baby of their own. I remember this episode as well. It was rare there was a room Doug did that was liked at the end.

[@Hart-Strings]

First time viewer for you. Husband and I loved this show. Frank was our favorite designer. He seemed to legit care what the home owners wanted. Doug was a tool. Period. He pouted, manipulated, and forced his ideas against the home owners’ request. We always hated to find he was one of the designers on the episode. Oh wait, just saw another’s comment. Vern Yip was amazing and classy. Genevieve was playful and fun. There was a tall, dark haired lady whose designs were insane. Homeowners were always freaked out to learn she was working on their house. I think I remember her having them glue actual hay to someone’s master bedroom.

[@dianegriffen2756]

My heart goes out to Pam, I think that brown room is hideous too... Thank goodness they didn't paint the fireplace, and it can all be reversed. We had a show like this here in the UK in the 90s, called Changing Rooms. As I recall not all the designs were enjoyed by 'our' home owners either. One of our couples had a very expensive teapot collection, and the designer created a hanging mantle/shelf unit to show them off. It broke and every teapot was destroyed. Oops. We also had a show similar called 60 Minute Makeover, and yes any painting/wallpapering was done within that time too. It was to surprise someone who was due home, and had no idea a makeover was even happening. The 60 minute makeover team was massive - lots of people in multiple rooms to get it done, and the 60 minutes took place in two segments of 30 minutes each, with a 'tea break' in between. All painting/wallpapering was done in the first half to give it at least a chance to dry for the second half.

[@MusicalRobot]

If you’re looking for more classic design shows, I remember being in elementary school watching a show called Room by Room. I loved it! Especially the “Sew Simple” segment where there was a quick tutorial to make an easy sewing-based DIY. I’ve watched HGTV for basically my whole 32 years of life and it started with that show.

[@justme5544]

Pick the straw room!!! Also Vern's designs were pretty good, if I recall correctly.

[@TeresaSlivinski]

This is so fun. I can't believe I never saw this episode because I watched this all the time.

[@eydiefalkenhagen4434]

Fantastic! This was one of my first home improvement shows that I watched and loved! It is true that Frank's primary focus was art. And your ick feelings about Doug are true. Please do more!!!

[@taylorjohnson2909]

Iv been excited for this video! Trading spaces was such a big part of my childhood! We watched it as a family every time😄

[@wendybremen1771]

I was OBSESSED with Trading Spaces! I love that you guys are doing this! Just reviewing Hildi’s room will provide TONS of content! Vern and Genevieve were my favorites.

[@ichikonagai]

Oh man this took me right back! I watched allllll of these shows! Thank god we have evolved sooo much in DIY!

[@RebeccaVinyard-h1c]

This show was such a iconic moment for me and in its time, it was a big hit! So excited to watch y’all watch this!!! ❤😂

[@Momoney-ob6xp]

Please do more of these!!! I desperately need to watch yall react to the hay wall!!!

[@shellyanderson2848]

This is one of my favorite episodes you have done. I loved Trading Spaces, would never want to be on it but this is a memory. Fun

[@aimsly86]

I love how - as Doug is describing the wall colour as mocha and ivory - Rachel is TOTALLY wearing that palette 😅

[@colleenwnek3404]

Loved this!!! I watched TS back in the day and I remember this episode. I was thinking 1. HOW DID PAIGE HANDLE THAT SO WELL and 2. Does ANYBODY like those rooms? Back then it wasn't so easy to get on your desktop computer and find random forums to get the fan's reactions. So you are giving me life. MORE MORE MORE! Can you do the hay episode?

[@SmallwoodHomestead-u2l]

BECKY I used to have a pink version of your mug when I lived in Germany. I'd share a picture, but it was broken 20+ years ago. SORRY GIRLS FYI I've met Doug. He still designs in Champaign, Illinois USA He wasn't a very pleasant man when I met him. Maybe he was having a bad day, but he gave the air of being better than everyone else. I ❤️❤️❤️ your show, and even though I'm old enough to be mother to you all, I am amazed at what I've learnt from you (hey, ROCHELLE!). Keep 'em coming and I'll keep watching! Blessings, Gypsy from Smallwood Homestead (southern Illinois, USA)😊

[@otakelblanchemanor0659]

I remember one episode vividly! Hildi Santo-Tomas was one of the designers... she painted the room all black. It was a disaster! I felt so bad for the couple!

[@TheSorryGirls]

Nooooo

[@cathylavorante6871]

lol I keep remembering the one with the black wine labels she used as wallpaper. I do think they loved it tho

[@KimSimful]

@@cathylavorante6871 I think they were non drinkers. I’m thinking they didn’t like it.

[@ArtByDesign80]

11:18 100% the designers had “character roles”…some were nice and others were pure chaos! Doug was chaos…and so was Hildi Santo Tomas!

[@alexandratracey8252]

This is the Saturday Morning moment that makes this hellish week alllll worth it! ❤

[@TheSorryGirls]

❤❤❤❤

[@RachelShadoan]

I hope their friendship recovered! Also I hope that they are compensated enough to cover the cost of fixing all the terribleness

[@aprilgolston1021]

I used to watch that show, and I remember that episode! You're absolutely right-the producers definitely created conflict on purpose, with no regard for what the homeowners actually wanted. They just used it to stir up drama. I hated that about the show back then, and I love that today, we have you four and other content creators who truly care about the people whose spaces you're transforming. What you do is empowering; what they did was the opposite.

[@saboonthaa]

I loveddddd these shows as a kid, I’m living for the reaction videos from my current fav designers 💗

[@berilbasako]

Here in my country , in the 2000s, there was a TV program with the theme of interior design and decoration. In one episode, the architect designed a wall ornament with the name of the owner's deceased husband written on it, and a blood-dripping effect of paint was flowing from that decoration. The woman cried her eyes out. Daytime broadcast is wild.

[@becorations1]

What. The. Eff?!? lol Thats horrible!

[@stoker1931jane]

😯😓😐

[@mpty3]

this was an entertaining ftwf! i'd never seen trading spaces so that was wild to say the least... but would love to see more of your reactions/commentary to other episodes!

[@TheSorryGirls]

❤❤

[@26Bluegb]

For Pam''s room if they would've done the oatmeal as the grid and the mocha wainscotting, she could've easily brought in her old wall decor (& some different pillows) and bring back some personality.

[@erinnorris]

I love this series, it feels like watching saturday morning cartoons with friends! Also shoutout to the editors, they really went off on this one.

[@TheSorryGirls]

TSG Editors 💯❤

[@helenecorbett7487]

Rachel's facial expressions are EVERYTHING!! 😂

[@lovelyness05]

More of these please!!! So much entertainment and nostalgia!

[@NixBurkett1984]

We had a version of this in the UK called Changing Rooms, and my family (mum, dad, brother, and sister & i) would watch this religiously every week. It was all the rage back then, but it makes me laugh watching back and seeing how tacky & outdated the designs and diy hacks are. God, the designs in the 90s/2000s are so cringe worthy. At least most designs from the 80s and before are still retro and cool Love this series 🤍

[@izzywoods794]

Christ, this was so fun. I grew up watching this show with my mom too, Becky. This was a nice trip down memory lane. Please do more!

[@susancrotto6428]

This was your best episode!!! You picked the one trading spaces that I hoped you’d pick. It was an epic fail and the woman was sooo mad. Once again ladies, you added to great women, added new and fresh ideas and brought this channel to a new level. Now I can’t wait til Friday comes! Great job👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@lynnh3710]

This episode gave me the laugh that I needed today. All of your reactions were so on point. 😂

[@jackandlill]

I loved it when shows started appearing that had some type of transformative element - whether it be decor or beauty related. I remember watching Trading Spaces & thinking the premise was how well do you know your neighbors, so the makeover would represent that. And I always enjoyed it the most when they did something that made the other happy! But the more uncomfortable episodes created more drama naturally & since audiences tend to like drama - that's probably what the producers hoped for.

[@WBCRO]

I was in my early 30’s when this episode aired and I clearly remember my reaction. Doug oozed arrogance and rarely listened. That brown room design was jarring to our eyes after the country kitch of the Nineties. Also, the husband mentioned to Paige that the room didn’t flow with the rest of their home. I think that’s a valid issue - it should all flow together somehow. I can imagine they had a big painting party and scrapped the fireplace surround. The brown denim might have survived but I think those walls were painted a pastel…maybe soft blue or green.

[@jencopeland8449]

You’ve got to review the episode with Hildi doing the room in flowers!

[@AllieAngel]

❤ love this idea of this, please 🙏🏻 do another one as soon as possible! Much better than the other OG of um… I can’t remember the name of the show. The one with those crazy, HIGH energy looking bedrooms that you won’t be able to sleep in them! Also, GOOD MORNING!

[@timpettcreations1282]

I used to watch the show religiously. There was the one designer, I forget her name, but every time she would do an episode I would cringe. I think the one time she put like or something on the wall oh my gosh. but I used to love the show. I don’t think that it was on HGTV, but I wish they would bring it back. Thanks for bringing me back the happy memories.❤

[@anthonypecorara]

The brown room needs (a lot) robin’s egg blue! Something with life! OR flip the colors, put the brown on the bottom and the off white on top.

[@beckyrubin3754]

You guys need to watch the one where Heidi puts grass, (hay)all over the wall.

[@Loulou-hv2cx]

Or the one where she painted cross sections of pink and purple even on the ceiling 😮

[@vunesa14]

I REALLY hope they do this episode because we all need to discuss this as a community 😆

[@meg1736]

Loved Trading Spaces! I used to watch it every day after school & While You Were Out was on after. That would be a great one to rewatch too!

[@jerinapatel9161]

I watched this with my mom every week. Doug and Hildi were the villains!!! The one with straw in the wall was one of the most outrageous episodes. Oh and the jungle themed bedroom. Do more videos on the BAD Trading Spaces episodes!

[@jazbaygrapes]

I remember Monster House! My brother and I still sing the theme song sometimes.

[@chelseashurmantine8153]

The editing on this video is HILARIOUS

[@serenakoleno9338]

Design on a Dime and Small Spaces, Big Style are two of my favorites. TFS ❤❤😊😊

[@Inna-sa]

Huh, spaghetti strap top over a sleeveless top 🤔 as a busty girl who struggles to get coverage up top, this could be a game changer! Thanks Rachel! 😘

[@vernieplummer5148]

Yes, you described that wallpapering tool perfectly. It really does work well to get all those little holes in the wallpaper and then when you steam it or wet it, it comes off easier.

[@vanessap386]

YESS!!!!!!!!! All the Trading Spaces Episode commentary PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!

[@Huggible11]

I remember Trading Spaces. I loved watching it growing up. I feel like I recall an episode where they had cardboard furniture 🤔

[@dawnliphard9591]

I love Monster House. Design On A Dime and While You Were Out were similar to Trading Spaces.

[@karmanjones8346]

OMG i need more of this for sure!!! So entertaining make my morning!!

[@roxiepoe9586]

We loved Doug. Looking back - I can see similarities to my screwed up relationship history!!!

[@ArtByDesign80]

34:35 Need Trading Spaces episodes with the other designers…there were others who had more successful less DIY designs. If you think Doug was chaos…you need to see Hildi Santo Tomas!!

[@teresacunningham7975]

I LOVED Trading Spaces. I am 100% sure Doug designed that room. I think he purposely did these kind of controversial designs which usually upset the homeowners. I'm also 100% sure he did not, absolutely did not, feel bad. He and Hildy were crap-shoots. Laurie was my favorite. Always classy. Frank was a very nice man but not a great designer. However, his esthetic was kind of popular at the time. Actually met him and own a piece of his art, which is very good, BTW.