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mcjesq 37 desperate attention whore postings
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11-20-03, 01:01 PM (EST)
 
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31. "RE: Trading Spaces" |
I watched Changing Rooms for a while--loved Lawrence Luwellen Bowen (however it is spelled)--did you catch the "tart's palace" episode with the hot pink and zebra striped living room? And you gotta love Carol Smiley--I don't think I have seen the show since you left to have her baby.
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12-04-03, 11:43 AM (EST)
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33. "RE: Vern" |
Vern's rooms are absolutely the best! I'd love to have him add some class to my house!
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FarmBoy 2618 desperate attention whore postings
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10-06-03, 02:38 PM (EST)
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7. "RE: Trading Spaces" |
I watched.....I was disappointed to see it was just another episode with a bigger budget and about 1 1/2 hours too long. The rooms looked nice, but it was nothing innovative. I was hoping they would do the entire house. It was just a 2 hour commercial for Home Depot At Home Services.
(By the way- get ready to bend over the table if you use them.) I think Doug had some kind of Freudian Frustration thing going on with that pointer. Things I liked: The homeowners got to shop. The designers stole from each other. They used some of the $$$ for professionals. I will never, ever, not under any circumstances, be on this show.
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AZ_Leo 3526 desperate attention whore postings
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10-06-03, 03:58 PM (EST)
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9. "RE: Trading Spaces" |
Speaking of silk curtains and $4,900 sofas, if I remember correctly this was supposed to be a family room, not formal living room and the homeowners have a really big friendly dog that's used to sitting in there with them. Since I didn't catch the color of the dog, it's anyones guess as to whether Laurie's fabrics will look good with the addition of the dog's hair.
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10-06-03, 04:37 PM (EST)
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11. "RE: Trading Spaces" |
As soon as I saw Laurie was one of the designers, I knew $25,000 of her budget would go on fabric alone. I agree that these rooms did not look like they cost $50,000, with the exception of having professionals do things and Ty and Amy Wynn getting to build stuff out of real wood. (It was nice to see each designer get their own carpenter too...seemed to make things less stressful on Ty and Amy Wynn.) It would have been cooler to see the designers spread the $50,000 out over several rooms (If I had $50,000 to spend I could do my whole apartment and still have $40,000 leftover!) As far as the rooms, I liked Doug's better than Laurie's, mostly because Laurie's was just so cluttered with knick-knacks and furniture. I have plenty of knick-knacks myself, but I hate to have every single thing covered with them.
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Tilwee 143 desperate attention whore postings
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10-07-03, 07:58 PM (EST)
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15. "RE: In My Neighborhood" |
LAST EDITED ON 10-08-03 AT 06:21 PM (EST)On the TS Family Show, the episode that was shot in Virginia Beach, Va.. "Talbot Court".. is 2 streets over from me. I wasn't here when they came this summer, but my neighbor told me that they REALLY have more than one carpenter ! There is a second guy that helps out the carpenter. She also said that they were real nice to the kids that showed up....I was really sad I missed that opportunity, but who knew ??? They wrote it up in the paper afterwards. I guess so that the place would not be mobbed ???
Anyway, I wasn't impressed with the $100,000 show. I checked in, checked out, checked back in at the end..
I agree with someone who said that Vern would have done well. I love him. He is the ONLY one I would let in my house. He does do great things with little money...
Yeah, That dittzy woman was named Dez...thanks.. You know, you sign up for a show, you see what happens, you have to be ready to come up with $1,000 to undo the damage if you don't like it. Maybe more, if they do something wild.
Hildee in her high heels painting and clutching her designer shaw is a kick in the pants. I can see myself trying to paint the laundry room in high heels and holding onto my designer shaw. Yeah. Right, Hildee. She sure is in love with herself. She has never done anything that I like or appreciate.
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dangerkitty 1913 desperate attention whore postings
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10-08-03, 09:24 PM (EST)
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16. "Hildy" |
Hildy.Plastic flowers stapled to the bathroom walls. Need I say more? I guess if you didn't see that show, I need to say more. She stapled plastic flowers all over the bathroom walls.
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Tilwee 143 desperate attention whore postings
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10-08-03, 10:16 PM (EST)
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17. "RE: Hildy" |
Hildy, thank you.
Anyway, yep I remember. It was a disaster. And she cut out the middle panel of the cabinets and put in red plastic panels. Hello.. ROXANNE....
And painted everything else that God awful gold. Even the guy helping complained !
You know that those flowers would be covered in dust in no time. How would you keep them clean?
Bottom line: The flowers were ugly, ugly ugly.. And cheap looking.
I think she really doesn't give any practical thought to what she does. I get the feeling that she does these wild ideas because she get away with it. No one would actually pay her to do the stuff she does.
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Tilwee 143 desperate attention whore postings
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10-09-03, 08:54 AM (EST)
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20. "RE: Hi" |
Hi DangerKitty !
Don't worry I didn't take it that way ! I am a phonetic speller and I used two ee's because it reminds me of Twindle Dee Hildee !! 
I forgot about her face on the wall!! That's one show where the owners will be repainting. I wonder how many people were unhappy but faked it. We know about the people that had the courage (or anger) to speak up.
Remember that orthagonol (sp ??) room in the basement with all the lines going back and forth and up and down ?? Geez, I would have to think after a couple of beers in that room one might think they had been slipped some LSD. I thought that that room was already small and boxy, being a basement with lower ceilings, why would she use all those lines and make it smaller ?? And she compensated for the smallness of the room by scaling down the furniture. It looked like a scene from Alice in Wonderland.
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10-08-03, 10:17 PM (EST)
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18. "RE: Hildy" |
I saw that show. So tacky!!!!!
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10-09-03, 04:48 PM (EST)
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21. "RE: Hildy" |
95% of Hildi's episodes are tacky.
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OceansAngel16 172 desperate attention whore postings
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10-09-03, 07:30 PM (EST)
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22. "RE: Hildy" |
Anyone see the episode where she did the kitchen walls with wine lables? in the house of someone who doesn't drink anything containing alcohol? I think he was a priest..
And yes, Hildy does tend to do tacky rooms..
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DB 1 desperate attention whore postings
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12-22-03, 05:35 PM (EST)
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34. "RE: Hildy:" |
>I'm looking forward to the episode
>where Hildi glues trash to
>the walls.
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>"In this room, Paige, I'm going
>for a shabby chic kind
>of thing..."
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It has happened! Did you see the recent episode where she covered all the walls and ceilings of a lovely guest room in packing-box cardboard? Hildy noted this look was not for everyone -- the couple involved among them, it turned out -- but said the design was "the height of sophistication." The family did get a very nice bed from the deal, but the wife looked like she wanted to clock her next-door neighboor for going along with the room design, which included cardboard chairs. (Better not spill anything on it!)
Paige noted that they don't typically decorate rooms with packing materials on the show. I note that in recent episodes, I've heard two designers admit that the walls of their own houses are painted white. Ha! One of them was Frank, who I think is a hoot. The homeowner he was working with said: So, you put all these colors in other people's houses but your own walls are white. To which he replied: That's because my wife does all the decorating at my house. Hmmm. I think that dear Hildy was the other white-wall designer. She copped to this after covering a couple's bedroom walls with feathers, of the chicken variety, I believe.
I'm hooked on these shows, as well as "Clean Sweep" and "What Not To wear." Actually, they can be somewhat inspiring and educational, corny as it sounds.
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Tilwee 143 desperate attention whore postings
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12-22-03, 05:58 PM (EST)
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35. "RE: Hildy:" |
DB.. you are right. Hildy was the one designer that had white walls. No wonder she comes up with the stuff she does. As a designer I would imagine that one would get tired of white walls very quickly.
I happen to have white walls with a very light light taupe color on the trim. I find that when I want to change the decor of a room it is cheaper and more fun changing the color of the pillows ( I recover them) and other things..like the matting in picture frames (I do it myself). This way I can experiment with differt color schemes and if I don't like it I haven't invested a lot of money on paint and repaint!!
But feathers and cardboard ?? Never on your life.
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12-29-03, 08:35 AM (EST)
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38. "RE: Hildy:" |
Ever wonder why TS never re-visits the homeowners, say, 6 months after the re-do? They did recently. They re-aired a couple of the shows with the title "Trading Spaces - They Hated It!" and spent a few minutes on interviews with the homeowners to see what they did with the rooms after the folks left. I only saw the first one. Laurie had done a modern room with a lot of brown for a woman who hated brown. They ended up not changing the room because so many of their friends told them it looked nice. I can't stand Hildy. I turned off the gumball room episode because I'm sick of watching her crappy rooms.  I am the embodiement of snarky, sarcastic and smart. I am also the S7 Anti-Bootee co-champion!
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10-17-03, 11:56 AM (EST)
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27. "$100,000 episode rant" |
Hi everyone,Sorry this is so belated, but I just found out about you guys. I used to do rants and commentary on the TV series "Martial Law"
(http://archonrealm.tripod.com/mlaw/index.htm), and I decided to turn my (dubious) talents towards the TS $100,000 special. It took a week, but I did a roughly scene-by-scene rant. I've decided to put my first draft up for perusal: "Ten Thousand Words on One Hundred Grand" is available here:
http://archonrealm.tripod.com/ts/index.htm Disclaimers: I'm not a regular viewer of Trading Spaces. I've seen some episodes from the last two seasons, but only about three or so per designer (though I keep hitting Laurie and missing Doug, for some reason - I'll need to aim better). I'm also insulting, libellous, and often tasteless. And I couldn't design my way out of a paper bag, so I spend more time talking about the events of the show than the actual designs. I've also been called "Snotty but funny" for some of my other comments. Take that as you will.
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mcjesq 37 desperate attention whore postings
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11-20-03, 12:54 PM (EST)
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30. "RE: Trading Spaces" |
Big fan here for quite a while. I remember Dez--didn't she make a lamp out of a galvanized steel trash can for someone's living room? She was always making lamps out of junk--not chic, kitschy stuff, just junk. Vern--LOVE HIM!! I just can't seem to catch enough of his episodes anymore! I just love the clean lines and the class and sophistaction--remember the pear inspired kitchen? Inspired! What else can I comment on? I do think Doug is gay (not that there's anything wrong with that). He can pitch such a fit sometimes! Grow a set, man!! Most people seem to agree on Hildi--she is nuts! Speaking of nuts, no one has mentioned Kia and her grave site bedroom! She used ASTROTURF with plastic flowers inserted...for a bedspread! Uggh!!!I could go on...
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Tilwee 143 desperate attention whore postings
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11-20-03, 02:17 PM (EST)
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32. "RE: Hildi's New Addition" |
Is it me or has Hildi gotten a boob job?? I saw her last week wearing a tight fitting shirt. Let me be political correct in saying that I swear she has gotten a breast enhancement !!
I have never seen her wearing anything that brings attention to her chest before last week's show.
I saw her in a cocktail dress when there was a makeover for the carpenters for the Daytime Emmy Awards. She looked nice in her little black dress, and it was then that I noticed that she was small breasted.
Please someone else out give me some feedback !!
By the way, I think she does some God awful stuff just because she can. I don't see her living with astro turf and plastic flowers on her bed !! Did she really think someone would appreciate that??
Vern is my man. His designs are classy, clean, all in good taste and actually reflect some design education.
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01-14-04, 06:57 PM (EST)
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41. "Laurie" |
Am I the only one who hates Laurie? I can't stand her! Everything that ever comes out of her mouth is "clean, crisp lines" or "this will look really sharp" or "I got this fabric in (insert country here) for such a bargain" Just the way she talks is so irritating, and don't even get me started on her lipstick! I agree with everyone else- Vern is the best! But I actually have liked some of the rooms that Hildi does (like that London episode with the paint splattered walls) and I usually like whatever artwork she makes, no matter if the room is awful or not. Frank irritates me with his painting of EVERYTHING! And he always distresses things. I know that some people like the old, antique look, but I am certainly not one of them. If I buy something new, I want it to look NEW! Genevieve is cool, love Ty, hate Kia, hate Edward, like Doug (most of the time). Who am I missing? SilverStar
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01-20-04, 11:51 AM (EST)
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42. "RE: Laurie" |
Am I the only one who hates Laurie? I can't stand her! Put me on that list, SilverStar. I have liked some of her designs, but, man, is she annoying. Faaaaaaaaaabric!!!! and twenty different names for the same ugly light brown paint. It's "caramel"! No, it's "maple sugar"! No, wait, it's "corn"! Actually, Laurie, it looks more like "babysh**". Her princess attitude is what really bugs me. Watch her when they are moving stuff out of a room. She'll grab one pillow while the homeowners are taking the couch. She just seems like a rich sorority girl who went into design as a hobby to keep daddy happy. Hildi is a genuine DAW. She can't be serious with some of the things she does - they must have been done just for the shock value. Cardboard walls? Flowers glued to the bathroom walls? Broken glass on the fireplace? Straw on the walls? Record albums nailed to the walls? Wanting to dye a carpet orange? I wouldn't let her near my house, but it's fun (in a train wreck kind of way) to watch her slowly and deliberately ruin another room. Strangely enough, she was responsible for one of my favorite things on this series. She was redoing an apartment that had an ugly dropped ceiling - and she replaced the old, ugly panels with stained wood. It was really beautiful (to my amazement). I also have to say that I think her "Tiffany" room would have been nice, but the homeowners did a more graffiti approach with the airbrush, when I think Hildi had a more "lacy" effect in mind. That doesn't change the fact that she is a menace . 
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