Changing Rooms
BBC (ended 2004)
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Season 14
- Ep 20Hither Green
- Ep 19Plymouth
- Ep 18Hammersmith
- Ep 17Penarth
- Ep 16Cricket in Surrey
- Ep 15Basingston
- Ep 14Bournemouth
- Ep 13Shropshire
- Ep 12Ilkeston12/8/03
- Ep 11Torquay12/1/03
- Ep 10Tolworth11/24/03
Sanya has a living room that is used for many social and family gatherings, but it doesn't seem to do much else.''''Paula and Divian, Sanya's brother, need their living room looked at by a professional.''''Linda Barker is in Sanya's living room. She paints the walls in a burnt orange then adds a glaze over that. They trace henna designs from a projector onto the wall in brown. The fireplace's bricks are taken out and then the area is covered with a cupboard. The carpet is taken out and the existing floorboards are stained. They place two rugs over that. The existing lighting is changed to reflect the style of the room and art work is created from fabric banners that have been stenciled on the wall.''''Anna Ryder Richardson is in the living room and she has a plan, as she always does. She starts by painting the walls completely white. Then adds a large horizontal band across the room in turquoise and a smaller one above that in pink. This entire room is going modern, so this is just the beginning. The table is created from an existing table with various color squares all over it. They take inspiration from Andy Warhol and create art with photos in different shades and putting them on canvis. Another art piece is created out of silver christmas ornaments glued onto an acrylic sheet. The chandelier is made from spray painted ping pong balls and fishing wire. This is quite a piece of work.moreless - Ep 9Mottingham
Chris and Sue's dining room is very bland, with nothing exciting to offer.''''Carol and Martin's room is just a disaster. They tried to decorate but it didn't quite make it.''''Linda Barker is in Chris and Sue's dining room and covers the existing wallpaper in a primer, then it's painted a shade of brown. Then touches of bamboo wallpaper are added for texture. Instead of the usual window treatment, they create three panels that will slide on a track in order to slide over the window. A new table top is made out of reclaimed oak floorboards, and the chairs are covered in red Chinese silk.''''Graham Wynne is in the bedroom. The walls get painted in two colors -- tan and a chocolate brown. Makeover the existing bed into a four poster bed by using bamboo. It is then covered in gold raw silk and white linens. The existing wardrobes are also madeover by getting a new coat of cream paint. The panels are cut out then bamboo sheets are used to replace that. The lighting is changed and new wall lamps are created with bamboo mats.moreless - Ep 8Chinnor
Lynne's bedroom has multiple patterns and they don't even come close to matching.''''Sue and Jack have a very well designed but modern living room. However, they think it is boring.''''Laura McCree is in Lynne's bedroom. They paint the walls a soft lilac. They wrap MDF in turquoise fabric and then fix them to the wall. The bed is recreated by taking off the head and foot boards. Artwork is created out of MDF and handpainted design. The bed is dressed with a velvet throw and new cushions. The headboard is made of acrylic then decorated with silver leafing, then painted.''''Graham Wynne is in Sue and Jack's living room. The walls do not get entirely painted, instead, large blocks of color are added. Light boxes are put in on the orange square on the wall. New coffee tables are made out of MDF and veneer, and they are made to save space also, where one fits under the other. A sliding screen covered in random primary colors is put up to divide rooms.moreless - Ep 7Warrington
Sharon and Ben have a sitting room that is small, cramped, and cluttered.''''Carol and Keith's home office seems a bit confused in what it wants to be.''''Linda Barker is in Sharon and Ben's room. They paint the walls a light bright yellow and the trim in cream. Artwork is created with blown-up black & white photocopies from a botanical book and then they are colored in with watercolor paints. The existing table and chairs are painted in cream. The radiator is covered, and a new bench coffee tble is made. A mirror is hung to help with light and space.''''Oliver Heath is in the office. They paint the wall white, then a light gray. The trim is also painted in the same color. The floorboards is painted a lighter shade of gray. A new, very large, table is created that will be the table for computer work and play. It is created with scaffolding planks, then painted in the light gray. Other random pieces of furniture are added and sprayed the same color to match. A map is added to the room for color, art, and fun.moreless - Ep 6Chessington
Mitchell and Vicky's living room is stuck in a different decade. ''''Jane and Ed's living room just can't quite get it together.''''Gordon Whistance is in Mitchell and Vicky's living room and he starts with a suede-effect of paint on the walls. They dye the existing couch and add different fabrics and colors for throws. For storage, floating shelves are hung, a toy chest/coffee table is made from veneered MDF and stained dark, and a long bench seat with storage inside is built. A large mirror is placed opposite the window to reflect light and create a larger feeling space. An art feature is created on the wall by painting multi-colored squares. ''''Anna Ryder Richardson is in Jane and Ed's living room. She paints the walls in white but then paints a paint of orange around one corner. They rip out the carpet and replace it with cork. New storage is created and a new mirror is made. A new dining table is created with chrome legs, MDF and a piece of an acrylic. The curtains are made from white velvet and orange organza.moreless - Ep 5Buxton
John and Rachel's kitchen is dark and dismal. They want this room to have more life.''''Tony and Judith bedroom is bland. However, they have a really non-bland bed.''''Gordon Whistance is in John and Rachel's kitchen. He paints the walls above the chair rail a pale blue, then uses a whitewash over that with a dry brush. They use an MDF tongue and groove paneling along the bottom of the walls. Then they paint the concrete floor they found under the carpet with black and terracotta in a tile effect. They create more work space by adding an island. Lighting is added via baby jars and tea lights. The dining table is overhauled with a new scaffold plank top. ''''Laura McCree has quite a task on her hands in Tony and Judith's bedroom. However, you can look at is a blank slate, and she treats it just like that. She covers the wall in black and the trim in taupe. On one wall, they hand paint a cherry blossom tree using gold paint. They continue the oriental look with the headboard and ceiling board. Red and green banners hang from the ceiling board. A new window bench is created in the same style as the headboard. New window treatements are made from natual linen, and floor lamps are revamped.moreless - Ep 4Shoreham
Judy's bedroom is a bit outdated and she's hoping she has the right people to help her.''''Martin and Jenny's bedroom feels unpersonal and more like a hotel room in the woods.''''Linda Barker is whipping things together in Judy's bedroom. Think TOILE TOILE TOILE for this room. Toile fabric covers three out of the four walls, cabinet doors, and even makes an appearance on the lamp shades with black and white photos. Judy's bed is transformed by having an MDF cover over the existing frame and then painted all black. Most of the furniture is kept, but painted with a black gloss.''''Graham Wynne definitely has some ideas for Martin and Jenny's room. He paints all the walls sky blue, then paints varying size vertical strips of colors like fuchsia pink, sugar pink, peppermint green, sunshine yellow, lime green and ocean blue. He does something similar on the floor. Artwork is created using black and white photos and enlarging them and putting them on squares of MDF.moreless - Ep 3Thame
Paul and Jo need their living room updated. The room has many different influences as it is now.''''Helen and Trevor want their dining room designed with their tables and chairs being the focal points.''''Oliver Heath is in Paul and Jo's living room. They may have wanted "rustic outdoor", but surely they didn't consider that it would be Oliver Heath's interpretation. His version includes painting the walls a soft fern color. Then using a cherry blossom stencil in a couple spots. They transfer nature photos to canvas for art. They reupholster existing furniture to spruce up the room with lots of plants.''''Laura McCree is off and running in the dining room. She paints to entire room in an off-white paint then uses varied colored materials to stretch from ceiling to floor. She paints the staircase a dark purple and puts small lights on the underside of the stairs. This is very much against what Helen and Trevor asked for. They wanted rustic... and they didn't want their staircase touched. This could be dramatic indeed!moreless - Ep 2Heybridge
Jill has a living room in her cottage that looks just like that. Nothing awful about it, but nother great either. ''''Marian has a bedroom in her 1920's house that is in a bit of a state. She knows it needs work, but now she has the right team to help her out.''''Linda Barker is in Jill's living room and she's changing it up for sure. She uses two colors on the wall, one at the bottom and a lighter one at the top. Then they create different sizes and colors of circles. They repeat the pattern on window treatments using a cream colored material and then dipping a styrofoam cup into paint and using it as a stamp. They added bi-fold doors and touches of nautical trinkets.''''Gordon Whistance has to take a very pink, yet very boring room and make it better. He does it very well with painting the walls with three shades of cream. He has a very large headboard centerpiece created in art-deco fashion. Added lighting is different than the norm, by taking a cylindrical lampshade and attaching long netting.moreless - Ep 1Conisbrough
Julie has a house from the 1900s that she has been trying to renovate for the past three years. One place that has gone un-touched his her bedroom. ''''Sam would also like her bedroom redone. She feels the room is boring and needs energy injected.''''Anna Ryder Richardson is in Sam's bedroom and has quite a few ideas. In true Anna fashion, the color is pink, pink, and pink. She is frilling the room up with floral patterns, pink shades, new headboard, some very interesting artwork.''''Over in Julie's bedroom Gordon has his work cut out for him. The walls are bare plaster. He will be creating a cool relaxing bedroom by painting the entire room (including the floor) one solid color. Andy creates a new headboard with mohogany laminate flooring and a ply panel. It looks much nicer than it sounds. They create better storage and add some shelving that aides in design as well as storage.moreless
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Season 12
- Ep 20St. Leonards
Lorraine has owned her beach hut for almost a year. It looks like a bit of a shed and needs a bit of style. Her friend Sally Anne will be assisting her.''''Jean and daughter Nicola love their hut, but hate the colors in it. They would like a nautical theme in their hut. ''''Linda Barker is in Lorraine's beach hut. Linda's colors are different shades of lilac. Linda wants to take the one door of the hut and fit it with two doors. Andy disagrees and eventually storms off. Linda has her team creating a gingham look on the wall with paint. Linda and her team create some art while sitting on the beach for the room. They put seashells around a mirror. Linda likes it so much, she wants seashells around her side tables too. ''''Oliver Heath is in Jean and Nicola's hut. Oliver wants to go with a beachcomber feel. Oliver reveals his colors of brown and magnolia and a light pink. His team doesn't really like the colors. Oliver has a difficult time convincing his team of his vision for the room. Oliver uses boiling flasks around a lamp to create light reflection. Andy creates new cabinet units for the hut. Oliver uses a liquor dispenser and is filling it with sun tan lotion to create a dispenser for lotion. He will put it just outside the door. They use sail fabric to cover the cabinet door area.moreless - Ep 19Basildon
In Essex''''Basildon's Fire Station Russell and Mick don't like their institutional staff room.''''Next door at the Ambulance Station, paramedic Trish and ambulance technician Jackie would also like to come back to something much warmer and doesn't look like a waiting room. ''''Anna Ryder Richardson is in ambulance station with the blokes. Anna's first reveal is a nice purple. She'll then combine it with a lighter shade of the same color. The last color is a very loud and vibrant pink that will go with the existing chairs in the room. Anna is using a bit of a new treatment. She will be masking off an area of the walls and painting it with a special paint that will attract magnets. She will then paint another coat of the original wall paint over that, then do magnet art in the area. Anna has two stools and has Carol make them look like paracetamols (?). Carol says it's the hardest thing she's ever done for the show. Anna has apparently decided on a medical theme for the paramedics room. She puts stripes on the walls to look like a heart monitor.. a flatlined one though. On the second day, Anna puts the lads down in front of two sewing machines. Anna and Mick go to a fish store to get two fish for the room. Anna creates some art work with metal mirrored-ish squares.''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is in the fire station with the ladies. The ladies's brief was for a gentlemen's club. He will be doing a bit of a wood paneling. He wants to balance the dark wood with a bright color, so he chooses a light blue. On the first day they pretty much just paint. On the second day, they continue to paint. Laurence attempted to dye some curtains green, but they turned out a dreadful brown. He enlists Carol's help with the situation. She suggests using dust sheets. Laurence creates a tapestry by painting the station's coat of arms. Laurence creates art on chianti bottles that are then used as lamp bases.moreless - Ep 18Willenhall
West Midlands''''Simon and Claire have lived in their terrace house for a year a half. They will be having their dining room changed.''''Mark and Sarah are slowly renovating their entire home. They think their bedroom has a lot of potential. ''''Anna Ryder Richardson is in Mark and Sarah's bedroom. Simon's idea is something inspired from Moulin Rouge. He wants bright colors and lots of fabric. Anna reveals her interpretation of that with shades of pink paint. The paint seems to match Simon's hair. Anna visits Andy to tell him the things she will need of him. She needs a bed and a trapeze. Anna and Claire start tracing a projected pattern on the wall that Claire doesn't really like. Anna and her team cannot agree on what to do with the wooden floor. Anna wants to paint it but her team wants to sand it and stain it. They end the day by painting the floor black.''''Graham Wynne is in Simon and Claire's dining room. Mark and Sarah suggest a Moroccan feel for the room. Graham reveals a white paint but it's just for covering the existing red walls. The real color is a warm yellow. They use garden blocks to cover the radiator. After painting the walls, Graham starts to put a plaster material on parts of the walls. They end the first day with painting the floor. Graham and Mark put pebbles into a concrete border on a table. Mark doesn't like it, but after he waxes up the wood, he doesn't hate it as much.moreless - Ep 17Weston Super Mare
Mike and wife Megan hate their bedroom. ''''Sisters Katie and Sarah live next door. Katie's bedroom desperately needs help. ''''Laurence is in Mike and Megan's bedroom. His color is bright orange (he calls it terra cotta). His next color is a darker orange-y terra cotta. Laurence wants to put the bed in the middle of the room. Andy will be making a canopy for over the bed. Laurence paints a stencil on the wall with varnish so that it just glistens in the light. ''''Laura McCree is in Katie's bedroom. The first color is a grayish pink, the second is a a bit darker shade. Andy will be making a desk, a shelf, and a fireguard with a new bendy wood.moreless - Ep 16Camberwell
South London''''Jack and James live in a 3 story Victorian house. James wants a bit more in the attic bedroom.''''Natasha and housemate Sheridan can't decide what to do with the dining room.''''Gordon Whistance is in the attic with a light aqua blue, putty taupe, and a deep green. Carol goes to check out the freezer and the entire thing is full of frozen pizzas and nothing else. They make impressions of hand prints for art work. Gordon sketches the shadow of carol and Natasha on the walls. ''''Anna Ryder Richardon is in the dining room. Light lilac, darker shade and a next darker shade. All are purpley gray. They rip out the fireplace. Anna have a pack of a glass ice clubes that she is going to make some curtains with. They rip part of the wood floors up to have gravel troughs. Anna and Jack go to a glass place to make things out of glass for the room.moreless - Ep 15Stourbridge
West Midlands''''Mauve and best friend Sally agree that Mauve's living room is in need of a total revamp.''''Nurses Gina and Ben have lived next door and would like a more adventurous dining room.''''Linda Barker is in the living room. Linda reveals a pale blue gray and a blue. They start to try to take off the plaster on the fireplace but seems too much work. Linda asks Andy to take off the molding around the bookcases. Linda has a new wood floor to lay down. ''''Laurence is in the dining room. He has a rich butter color and then different shades of the same color. Laurence add an odd shape stencil to the walls. Laurence has Andy making quite a bit of projects which include storage units, radiator covers and 2 tables. They attempt to do tiling, but they have to redo it because all the tiles fall.moreless - Ep 14Putney
In London''''Nikki and husband Bill live on the first floor of a Victorian conversion. They would like the lime green out of their bedroom.''''Kate and flatmate Lindsay live on the ground floor of a terrace conversion. Kate would like her living room more striking.''''Graham Wynne is in the bedroom Kate and Lindsay. They will keep the original floorboards and just strip and paint them. The color for the walls is a blue. Andy is going to make new doors for the wardrobe. They do not like the darker blue that Graham has for an opposite wall, so Graham agrees to lighten it a bit. Graham has Kate call Nikki to ask if it is okay if they drill a couple holes in the legs to make it taller. Nikki agrees reluctantly.''''Oliver Heath is in the living room. First paint is aqua then a purple. Oliver is going to flock a chandelier with pink velvet shavings. He gets quite addicted to the flocking and they flock a few other things around the room. Andy builds a partition for the room to divide the dining area from the living area.moreless - Ep 13Formby
Northwest Coast of England''''Bernice and cousin Helga want Bernice's bedroom stylish, classy, and quiet. They want it to look good, but practical.''''Angela and daughter Linda live down the road. They would like Angela's bedroom cozy and comfortable. ''''Anna Ryder Richardson is in Bernice's bedroom with Angela and Linda. Anna's colors are slight whites and creams. They will do a paint-effect and create stones on the wall. They also make a marble-esque piece. ''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is in Angela's bedroom with Bernice and Helga. The colors Laurence has chosen are "pale frenchy blues and ivories". Andy will be making odds and ends for the room decorative tops for the wardrobes, pelmet board, headboard, and perhaps a window seat. LLB paints French countryside murals on a piece of wood. One goes over the bed and the other on another wall.moreless - Ep 12Chertsey
Chertsey in Surrey.''''Shannon would like her very messy and cluttered bedroom more romantic and fluffy. Her sister Tracy will be helping her today. ''''Nina and Dominic have a large open plan living room that is very busy. ''''Oliver Heath is in Nina and Dominic's sitting room. His chosen color palette is pale taupe, and a grayish mossy green. Oliver gets a guy to clear off the paint on the brick fireplace via sand blasting. His team doesn't like the look of it afterwards.''''Gordon Whistance is in the bedroom with light green and light lilac. The team paints the wardrobes and making them look worn. They sand the floor and they put a dark oak stain on it.moreless - Ep 11West Hampstead
North London''''Sharon is going to be setting up a consultancy business from the home, so Andy and her would like the Attic as an office and guest bedroom.''''Angus and his friend Alison hate everything about his groundfloor kitchen. ''''Linda Barker is in the kitchen. She is going with a bright neon yellow for one feature wall. Linda's project for Andy are two large circles and two smaller circle, storage units, concrete flagstones. After putting the bright yellow on the wall, the team does not like it, and Linda agrees to change the tone a bit. The circles that Andy will be cutting are for an art project. Andy poors down a skreed (liquid concrete) floor at night. Linda will then attempt to make it looks like flagstones with a three-layered paint effect. Linda is making side tables out of concrete slabs and rods. ''''Anna Ryder Richardson is in the attic. The colors she has chosen are a butterscotch and cream. Anna reveals some cow fur fabric for some cube seating. Anna is going to have the wall clad with some wood. She will be laying down an orange rubber/vinyl floor. She also paints some art onto a pull-down blind.moreless - Ep 10Paignton
Paignton Zoo in Devon''''Julian is the senior head keeper of mammals at the zoo and his partner Vicki is an animal researcher. They live in a bungalow on the zoo grounds. They want their living room redone. ''''Brian is Julian's deputy and with his assistant Amanda. The living room is heavily used and looks a mess. ''''Laura McCree reveals colors of terra cotta and a pale yellow and a bright orange. Laura doesn't like the floor, the sofa or the fireplace but she cannot mess with them. Laura is going to use copper fishes and an odd leathery fishy fabric for art. Graham reveals a new wooden-ish floor for the room. Laura's team cruises the zoo for peacock feathers and bamboo shoots. ''''Graham Wynne is in Brian's living room. They are going to go for a subtle Egyptian look. The color is a sandy yellow, a darker gold, and a taupe. Graham helps Andy with his projects. Graham makes cube seating for a dining area. He will take a utility table from the zoo for a dining table and redo it. They make art out of Styrofoam and sand and paint to look like carved out stone hyroglyphics. Graham also makes a nefertiti bust out of a wig head, cardboard and mudrock.moreless - Ep 9Birmingham
England's second largest city.''''Marin and wife Dina are in a 98-year old house. They have 7 children. They want their living room to be a more relaxing space. ''''Across the road, in a 19th century home, Tim and Sonya want bolder color in their living room. They have 5 kids.''''Laurence is in Tim and Sonya's room. The colors are plum. She doesn't like it, so Laurence adds black to it to tone it down. They paint reddish strips along the bottom of the walls. Then the next day, they paint a stencil on the strips with the wall color. They have 2 maidens out of mdf that will be holding lamps. They make cherub art work of their children pictures. ''''Oliver Heath is in Martin and wife's living room. The paint is brown and cream. Oliver has a ton of old rustic wood to make things for the room. He'll be using fence panels for doors on the bookcase. Oliver bought three chairs and will dye them a purpley color. Oliver burns blocks of wood to bring out the grain and look like more nature. They paint the piano the brown color. They take the wood blocks and glue them onto an mdf frame which will be the fireplace surround.moreless - Ep 8Ripley Castle
Ripley Castle is in North Yorkshire and is the home of ome of Sir Thomas and Lady Emma Ingilby. ''''The homes for this episode are from two of their employees.''Patsy is the receptionist in Sir Thomas' hotel and she lives in the gatehouse. Sir Thomas will be Patsy's partner. The gatehouse was built 1450 and is grade-one listed. ''''Steve is the hotel manager and he lives in Chantry House. Lady Emma teams up with Steve. This house was built in the 1800's but the room feels very 70s-ish. ''''NEW DESIGNER Gordon Whistance is in Steve's bedroom. They will use textured paint to cover the walls. The color of the wall will be a deep red and rich creamy color. Sir Thomas has old doors in storage so Andy grabs one for paneling under the windows. Andy makes a pelmet for over the bed, new shelves for the wall and a circular table in the middle of the room. They sand and stain the floor.''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is in the Gatehouse. The paint is fresh lilac, white for the ceiling, different shades of blue, pale green, and a darker shade of lilac. They will be building screens to separate the doorway from the sitting room because tourists tend to walk in whenever they want thinking it's not where someone lives. Laurence wants to paint the floor a slate color and does a rainbowy/barcode effect over the fireplace.moreless - Ep 7Hackney
London borough of Hackney.''''Simon and Adam bought their ground floor flat two years ago. Simon's bedroom needs help. He wants more color but nice and simple. He doesn't want his floor or fireplace touched.''''Kate and friend Heather would like Kate's living room to reflect her personality.''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is in Simon's bedroom. The paint is white and blue. Andy will build two wardrobes and open storage units on casters. Walls are blue, and will have a red stripe at the bottom of the floor. They use old photographs for transfers onto glass. They put numbers on the Perspex wardrobe doors, then etch the Perspex around it.''''Anna Ryder Richardson is in Heather's living room. The paint is pale blue. Anna also has a flowery wallpaper. She's going for a 50s-ish look. Andy will make window seating that will also be storage. The floor is currently painted white. They make a snow shaker out of a plate, a bowl, and a toy car stuck on the plate.moreless - Ep 6Chelsea
In Chelsea.''''Claire, a busy mom and artist will have friend Marie help. They would like Claire's children's old room into her own bedroom because it's a large room.''''Antonia lives in a ground floor studio flat. Elena's friend & business partner will be helping her out. They room Antonia would like done is a sitting room and a bedroom in one.''''Graham Wynne is in the combo room. The paint is pale blue and a darker blue. Andy will built a wardrobe and a pretend fireplace surround. Graham wants to make fake limestone looking floor out of wood. Graham found a chair that matches one in the room already. Carol will recover them both to match. They do a stone effect on the wooden floor to make it look like stone.''''Oliver Heath is in the bedroom. They sand floors first thing. The paint is pea green, very light cream, and dusky pink. Andy is doing his work at a local community center nearby because of the lack of space. Carol will be sewing in a caravan. Claire and Marie will sleep in the caravan so Carol has to vacuum up any evidence of material she's been using for them. They build a huge shelving unit. The wardrobe doors are recycled floor boards. They paint the floor. The room is very organic and nature-y.moreless - Ep 5Whitstable
In Kent.''''Peter and wife Paula would like their living room to be a place where they can relax in and something their kids can play in.''''Sue and husband Steve would like their living room to have more color. Peter and Steve are brothers. Steve doesn't want his Jukebox messed with.''''Laura McCree is in Sue and Steve's living room. The paint is pink, blue, yellow, purple to match the jukebox. They put stripes on the wall. They create a coffee table out of water bottles, then fill the bottles with broken windscreen. They make artwork out of champagne bottles.''''Linda Barker is in Peter and Paula's living room. The paint is green, but Linda would prefer blue instead of green. Linda will put paneling up on the walls. They make concrete bases for tables. Linda finds an old wooden boat and wants to make it nicer and put it in the kids area. The homeowners don't seem to like it. The wood in the boat is really bad. They have light boxes with pebble pictures on them.moreless - Ep 4Southhampton
Gary and wife Nicky have lived in their house for four years. They are slowly renovating their house and can't agree about colors in their bedroom.''''Sue and Alan have lived across the road the past 5 years. They would like their bedroom changed.''''Graham Wynne is in Sue and Alan's Bedroom. The paint is pale aqua and a light taupe. Graham needs Andy to build two wardrobes, a dressing table, chest of drawers, and a bed. They dye curtains to match the wall color. To change up an existing chest of drawers they add a top, add side fins, and a mirror top. They make side tables out of cable drums and mirrors. The wardrobes are lined with fabric and lit from behind. The headboard was made of half carpet tubes and covered in foam and fabric. ''''Linda Barker is in Gary and Nicky's Bedroom. The paint is taupe, pea green, and bright hot pink. Linda wants a lot made from Andy too. They cut out a section in a wall to place a light. White sheets are dyed hot pink for the bedding. Andy makes an egg shape seat for the room.moreless - Ep 3Urmston
Near Manchester.''''John and Lorna's bedroom hasn't been decorated for 8 years. It doesn't get much sun in the room. They don't want the furniture touched. ''''Across the street is Duncan and Stephanie also want their bedroom done. They would like more storage.''''Laura McCree is in John and Lorna's bedroom. The paint is cream, purple, and a slatey green. Laura will have Andy make 2 side tables, 2 pelmets, a false top for chester drawer, and a headboard. The walls are the green and then they apply a gold appliqu to it also. The floors are stained and varnished. They make art work with watercolors and cut-out petals. An old mirror is wrapped in leather and gold material around it. They paint some stencils on some blinds and put some fishnet stockings over an existing lamp to sauce it up. ''''Oliver Heath is in Duncan and Stephanie's bedroom. The paint is cream, darker cream, and a bright pinkish red. He will use three shades of fabric in the room and they will be very dominant. The walls in this room are in extremely bad shape, so they will have a lot of work to do on them. Oliver has John help him make some side tables for the bedroom. The floors are stained and varnished. Andy makes a huge wardrobe for the room with a lot of detail. He cuts out rectangles in the doors of the wardrobes and place clear plastic bits in it. They make art pieces out of pictures of Duncan and Stephanie. They create two intersecting circles that have fairy lights stuck in holes through all of it.moreless - Ep 2100th Episode
Linda Barker and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen do a room in each other's house. The key swap is done at Meridian Line at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich because it's the halfway point between the two houses.''''Linda and husband Chris have been renovating their house for the past 3 years. They will allow Laurence into their living room.''''Laurence and wife Jackie have been in their place for the last 2 years. Linda will be renovating their kitchen.''''Laurence has Linda's friend Richard Lash to help in the room. The colors are cream, light pink, light peach. They start by making lamps out of plaster, but it goes a bit haywire. Jackie has a sewing machine that takes floppies and they sew out words without doing a thing.''''Laurence's friend Nicky helps in Laurence's kitchen with Linda. The colors are cream, light blue and a brighter turquoise. Linda bleaches the countertops to freshen them up. They do some fret work for an alcove. ''''Linda doesn't seem to like hers very much.moreless - Ep 1Barnstaple
North Devon''''Mark & wife Sally live in a converted brewery and want a different dining room. ''''Mark's brother Shane and wife Trish would like their attic bedroom to be a bit more useful and organized.''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is in the attic with his several shades of a warm pale blue. Mark is supposedly a good carpenter, so he will attempt to make some of their projects, like new wardrobes for either side of the bed. Laurence goes shopping for a few tidbits and he makes "toile de jouy" on the walls. ''''Graham Wynne is in the dining room. His color is a very bright pink. The homeowners don't make a sound after the reveal of the paint. They want to make some more focal points in the room such as a bigger table and alcove cabinetry. They break down the existing alcove shape and stain and sand existing floors. They rough up the table to look older with chains and nails. Makes photocopies of an arch design to put over the fireplace.moreless
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Season 11
- Ep 13Fulham
West London''''This week, all the participants are rowers.''''Gold Medalers Steve and Simon would like to see Simon's living room changed.''''Luka & friend Louis would like a change in Luka's bedroom. ''''Laura McCree is in Luka's bedroom. Her colors are taupe, lighter taupe, brown, bright green, bright orange, and red copper. Laura takes black & white pictures of the boy's body parts for artwork. Laura gets on top of one of the guy's shoulders and throws paint down onto a canvas for art. ''''Anna Ryder Richardson is in Simon's living room. Her chosen colors are deep plum, lighter plum, and a grey. They have padded squares to put on the wall the sofa is on. They cover the sofas. The opposite wall will have a bunch of curved mirrors on it. For art, they use a projector to trace an image of a lizard onto a blind. They transfers an image of a naked woman's backside to cushions.moreless - Ep 12North Cheam
Cheam in Surrey''''Jackie and husband Sean hate the color scheme in their living room.''''Alan and wife Jo's living room used to be a dentist's waiting room before they moved in. ''''Linda Barker tackles Jackie and Sean's living room. Her colors are cream and biscuit color. They rip off the wallpaper border. Linda took a picture of tulips and blew it up into a huge sectional picture that they place on the wall. They also make make throws with a loom and have new shelves on the wall. Linda spends 474.14.''''Graham Wynne is in Alan and Jo's living room. The color he has chosen is a lilac which he will lighten by adding white paint to it. He also has the fancy idea of a water feature they will have to put together. While the team paints art work for the walls, the tanks for the water feature start to leak. They end up fixing it with bathroom sealant. Later, while working on other things, one of the tanks completely cracks open. and they end up replacing them with tanks from a proper fish tank place. They do a frosting effect on the sliding glass doors.moreless - Ep 11Birmingham
A stone's throw away from Birmingham in Great Barr.''''Clancy and husband Mark moved into their home three years ago. Their living room is very long and narrow.''''Clancy's sister Diane and husband Bob have an almost identically shaped sitting room as Clancy and Mark's living room.''''Linda Barker is in Clancy and Mark's living room. The colors are sky blue & cream. They will also be stenciling on the walls. They tear out the fireplace and take up the carpet to paint floorboards later at night. They cover the fireplace with a new boxy cover. They also drill holes into the table and place aluminum nuggets inside in a spiral patterns. They also stencil up the curtains.''''Graham Wynne is in Diane and Bob's living room. His color is a very pale cream green. Andy starts on some shelving units while the team tears out the fireplace. They create curtains out of Hessian and a strip of maroon velvet. Graham dyes some fabric a burgundy and they cover the fireplace with slate-colored floor tiles. Graham creates new art work.moreless - Ep 10Essex
Bocking in Essex''''Mark and wife Vicky would like some bright colors in their living room.''''Chris and wife Faye hate their furniture in their living room.''''Oliver Heath is in Chris and Faye's living room. His colors are brown and gray. They build a stage that will serve as seating. Vicky's doesn't like the seating at all. They paint the floor. He has a niche wall, that hides things and swings out. It's a very modern look. (Chris and Faye HATE it)''''Graham Wynne is in Mark and Vicky's living room. They are going to paint over the wallpaper a denim blue. There's also a grayer blue for the wood floor. They have very bright pink fabric for reupholstering. They tye dye some art work. They end day one with painting the floor. They decide to not paint the floor because it just doesn't look nice in the room.moreless - Ep 9Germany
Everything on this episode is done in a Mission:Impossible military-type theme. They have their orders to follow.''''The episode is at a British Army Base in Padderborn, Germany near Hannover where 12000 troops are deployed. Troops are trained and deployed from here.''''Sergeant Ken Jenkins, 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Wales & Jeannine Jenkins, Army Base Hairdresser would like a focal point in their living room.''''Sergeant Del Brown of 35 Engineer Regiment & Corporal Theresa Brown of 16 Signal Regiment would like more character in their living room.''''Linda Barker is in Ken and Jeannine's living room. The paint she reveals is an orangey yellow. They will panel the walls with a bit of wood to give it a modern cottage look. Linda puts down a new seagrass carpet. They also put up a new light piece. ''''Anna Ryder Richardson is in Del & Theresa's living room. Her chosen paints are heather (light purple), blue, and green. Andy will put down a plywood floor that will be scored to look like wood floors. They paint one wall in a tartan pattern and put curtains on a tree branch.moreless - Ep 8Leicester
Sam and friend Rebecca are nurses together. Sam would like to see her bedroom with less clutter.''''Keely & business partner Maria are artists. They will be swapping Keely's dining room. They live right next door to each other and share a wall.''''Laura McCree is in the bedroom. She reveals her colors of greenish gray, taupe, and cream. Laura will be doing a trompe l'oeiul on the floor. Andy makes radiator covers and shutter shades. The room is very light and airy and whimsical looking. It has a very autumn natural feel. Laura spends 557.00.''''Linda Barker is in the dining room. Her colors are aqua, paler blue, and cream. The aqua will be on the ceiling and then gradually get lighter on the way down. They take down the woodchip and it gets really difficult as it starts to take plaster off. The new shelves will go over the top of the fireplace. They put images on the front of the new cabinet doors. Laura calls is an Enchanted Forest. They place a tree up the side of the wall and the branches go up the ceiling. Linda spends 568.18.moreless - Ep 7Barges
Two Barges on the Thames River''''Totty & Rod live on the barge named Michael. They have lived there for five years. The barge is over 100 years old and 24 meters long. Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen will be making over their open kitchen and living room.''''Brit & Paul are on the Dutch barge named The Black Pig. They are both legal eagles and have lived on the barge for three years with their daughter. At 50 meters long, the barge is one of the largest in Britain. Graham Wynne will be doing the dining room of this 113-year old barge. They would like to see the room more modern because the rest of the place is quite old.''''Laurence's colors are white, slate, and a very bright terra cotta. They take out the railing that divides the rooms. Laurence has some dark wood laminate floor that his team does not like, but they let Laurence do it anyway. Laurence is making light lamp shades with string to mimic the river. Brit makes art with "Atlantic Leather" from Iceland which is Fish Skins. Andy builds bookshelves out of old wood scaffolding.''''Oliver Heath's colors are three shades of light blue and white for the ceiling. Andy will create banquette seating and a new ceiling out of wood planks overlapped. Oliver goes out along the Thames' shore for bits and pieces that have come from the river itself to put on his Thames wall. He puts mirrored tiles around a column to get the reflective light further in the room. They lay the floor last thing. Oliver spends 740.90.moreless - Ep 6Chesham
In Buckinghamshire''''Georgina and husband Kim hate the way their living room is decorated.''''Jean and husband Jeff met the other couple three years ago. They have changed the color in their living room three times in the past three years. ''''Linda Barker is in Jean and Jeff's living room. They start right up with ripping up the carpet and revealing the orange and beige paints. They place copper leafing on the existing red walls. Linda has some leathery looking tiles that she found in the garbage. Georgina hates them and Kim likes them; they argue for a bit about them. After they lay it all down, and clean it, Georgina likes it. They will also polish the floor too. They use the leftover floor tiles to put on a new coffeetable. Linda spends 550.14.''''Graham Wynne is in Georgina & Kim's living room. The paint is a dusky blue. They will put paneling on the walls also. They rip apart the existing couches to redo them. They rip up the carpet. His team doesn't like the carpet he's picked out. There is a carpet fitter that lives nearby, they are going to see if he has some spare carpet. They lay a fake laminate wood tile around the room and will lay the rug inside it. They create a marble effect on the new face of the fireplace with teabags and pencils. It's a georgian looking room that cost Graham 633.43.''''Georgina is very upset about the fireplace, doesn't seem to like the room at all really.moreless - Ep 5West Drayton
In Middlesex near Heathrow Airport''''Lodger Steve and Landlady Fiona think the living room is a blank canvas that they can have fun with. ''''Jane and fiancee Richard have an identical living room as Fiona's next door. They would like a screen to block out the kitchen.''''Anna Ryder Richardson is in Fiona's living room. She is going to go for a "Beach Hut on Mars". The colors she uses to attempt to achieve this are bright light orange, a very bright fuschia, and bright bright blue. They place fairy lights in mdf with holes for a light piece. They lay down a purple wood floor. Anna rips up the carpet on the stairs and likes the wood that they have. They make a coat rack out of wood and rubber balls. Andy makes roundish cabinets out of the existing alcove. Anna spends 480.74.''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is in the other living room. His paints are linen, light gray purple, a darker shade of purple, and then a light bright blue. The art project he doles out is to draw a design then use glue to trace it out. Laurence leaves at the end of the day to go to a photo shoot. The next day, they put pieces of paper around the windows to look like tile. Fiona doesn't like it but lets him continue anyway. They reuse the existing CD rack by hanging it horizontally. Laurence spends 467.28.moreless - Ep 4Milton Keynes
Paul and wife Felippa have lived in their house for 10 years. They have a long narrow sitting room they would like updated.''''Kevin and wife Laurel would like a new look in their kitchen. ''''Linda Barker is in the sitting room. Her team wants an aubergine on one wall. Linda has a mauveiish plaster. She also has a wallpaper. Andy will build her a console table and wants a planting insert in the center. Carol helps recover the couch. She spends 499.24.''''Oliver Heath is in the kitchen. He wants to make it a modernize eclectic. The colors are Honolulu blue, which is a light blue, a little darker blue, a gray, and a bright light pink. Oliver has Andy take a bit off of one of the countertops so it is less obtrusive into the eating area. Oliver is building a wire mesh unit to go in the center of the room. Oliver is also making a table with old mountain bike wheels so that it can be rolled outside too. Andy is making some blinds out of plumbing chains. He spends 525.22.moreless - Ep 3Dover
Paul and Wife Penny just moved into their house a year ago and want something different in their living room.''''Sarah and husband Paul moved in 4 years ago. Paul has lived in Dover all his life. Sarah trained in gymnastics in America. They are swapping their bedroom.''''Graham Wynne is in the living room. He chooses orange for under the dado rail, and a light pinkish above it. Graham's team hates the pinkish color, so they argue a bit, but then they do a trial patch and they don't mind how it dries. They use oil paint and water to do a marbleizing of some paper to frame some pictures. They use a painted pyrex plate and a piece of carved wood for curtain tye-backs. Graham spends 514.73.''''Anna Ryder Richardson chooses some very different colors for the bedroom lilac, pale lilac, & raspberry. They ask Andy to build out the existing wardrobe and do an identical one on the other side of the fireplace. They dye sheepskin rugs lilac. They use a projection to trace cherubs on the blinds. Andy builds a big bed that will raise the mattress higher. Anna spends 527.18 in her "romanto panto" bedroom.moreless - Ep 2Manchester
Levenshulme a rough neighborhood. A letter was written to the show requesting that 2 churches be changed.''''St. Peters Church of England. Started renovation, but ran out of money. Needs it to be a multifunctional room. Reverend Les, (who wrote to the show), has been at the church for 2 years. Francella has been worshipping at the church for 20 years and will be helping out.''''Chris (female) is the minister of the Lenenshulme Baptist Church. She has the help of the first person she ever baptized.''''Linda Barker is in the Church of England main color is red. The ceiling in the church is 150 feet tall. Linda has blue carpet, and she pays for carpet fitters. They spray paint chairs blue. Linda paints a sticky emulsion on the wall, then sprays a gold flake onto it. They display projection on the wall to paint art. They have six towers of lights around the room and hang banners from the tall ceiling. Her team spends 2524.00.''''Laurence is in the Baptist church. He opens 14 cans of paint, all of which are different colors. Reds, oranges, purples, creams, yellow, pink, blue. They paint blocks of paint all over the walls. They use gold leaf for a sun centerpiece. They have carpet tiles in different colors on the floor. They run out of them at one point, but Laurence finds some more locally real quick. He spends 2462.91.moreless - Ep 1Cheltenham
Mark and Wife Sophie would like a radical change in their bedroom. ''''Anna and Husband Simon would also like their bedroom changed.''''Oliver Heath is in Mark and Sophie's bedroom. Paint is olive, Aegean teal, taupe, darker taupe. His theme is "Tent-House Penthouse". Andy is building decking for around the bed. They trace out a pattern on the wall and will varnish it so that it is visible on reflection. Andy creates a bench for the room, they place liner in it, gravel, dirty, then some sod. Tree branches as screens. Oliver spends 525.13.''''Laura McCree is in Anna and Simon's bedroom. Color is red, teal, orange. They paint flowers on the wall. They place some fake flowers in frames. They are also creating a Perspex box to display Anna's wedding dress. Laura spends 535.25.moreless
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Season 10
- Ep 7Beckenham
Kent''''Carrie and husband Richard would like their Dining Room done. Nothing is off-limits.''''Kate and husband Andy would like their bedroom to gain a bit of soul.''''Anna Ryder Richardson will be in Carrie and Richard's dining room. Anna reveals her paint colors - red, maroon, peach, dark cream. Floor paint is a chocolate color. Her color choices are inspired by sweets. Art work is painted squares on the wall, and also MDF squares alternated with those to provide depth. ''''Laurence is in the bedroom. They start by getting the wallpaper off. Andy will build out the wardrobes. Richard gets sick and cannot help. Colors are aqua and purple. The walls are aqua. Right as Carol is about to leave, Laurence corners her into some sewing projects. The next day Richard is feeling much better. Laurence makes candle holders out of sea-urchins and plaster.moreless - Ep 6Maidstone
In Kent''''Richard & Partner Alice have lived in their 3-bedroom Edwardian house for 2 years. Their bedroom needs a touch of elegance.''''Andy & Wife Susan live 5 doors down. Andy and Richard have been best friends since the age of 10 and they are both dental technicians. Andy & Susan would like their bedroom changed.''''Linda Barker is in Andy & Susan's bedroom. She has chosen a greenish/grayish color. They dye the existing curtains, but Carol couldn't stand the smell of the dye, so she has to leave. Linda takes a small piece of the old wallpaper and frames it as art. They make fret work to go on the ceiling to frame the bed area. Carol helps make a chandelier of MDF, acetate and silver leaf. Linda spends 492.75.''''Graham Wynne is in Richard & Alice's bedroom. He's got some colorful colors bright pink or cerise, light pink, and light blue. Graham wants to build a new wardrobe around the fireplace. They make gradiant art on the wall, the rest of wall is white. Fifteen squares make up a padded headboard. They paint the floor white. They use dental casting material to make a cast of hands held together. They also make a mirror for the ceiling out of theater gel. ''''Carol is quite hoarse at the end of the show when interviewing the designers.moreless - Ep 5Painswick
In the Cotswalds''''Trudy & husband Bill live in a converted 17th century bakery with a double height living room.''''Mike & wife Karen are in a new family house built out of old cotswald stone. They would like a change in their bedroom.''''Anna Ryder Richardson is in the bedroom with a bright yellow and a bright orange paint. Andy will make a new bed with a huge headboard. It's Trudy and Bill's 13th wedding anniversary on the first day, so Carol brings in champagne at the end of the day. To separate the dressing area from the bedroom, Anna has Andy build some very interesting arches. Trudy took some photos of Mike and Karen's children sneakily, and Anna blew them up in black and white, but only in sections. They cut off part of the bed to put up the huge padded headboard.''''Oliver Heath starts in the living room by taking all the furniture out via the windows because it will not fit out any doors. They keep the wood floors and the stone fireplace. The paint Oliver reveals is a bright reddish orange. They have to paint the ceiling with scaffolding. They decorate the ceiling by hanging drapes off the huge beams. They paint fleur-de-lis on the walls everywhere -- large ones & small ones. They place curved mirrors on top of the fireplace all the way up to the ceiling.moreless - Ep 4Winchester
Katie lives on the middle floor of a house. She will have friend Julia help out. Katie and Julia have known each other for 17 years. Katie's bedroom used to be the living room until recently.''''Louise would like her living room changed. Her husband is currently in India so she enlists friend Caroline to help. ''''Graham Wynne is in Louise's living room. Louise has fabrics from India she bought and Graham loves them. Linda and Louise do not like the first paint Graham chooses. He has a second color, yellowy gold, and they like it. They sand the floor and paint stripes on a carpet. They have a lot of trouble getting a piece Andy made up the stairs. They have to cut a chunk out of the wardrobe to get it into the door. The create Artwork of leftover sari material.''''Laura McCree is in Katie's living room. Andy chips away at the fireplace and makes a cubic coffee table. Laura will set pebbles into concrete on top of it. They paint the pebbles some bright colors. The top of the tables have been mixed with PVA glue to be waterproofed. Laura paints block of very bright colors at the very top of the walls. Andy will also make a large L shaped sofa. The walls are all based in white and the curtains are colored banners of material.moreless - Ep 3Taunton
Somerset''''This week, the houses are brand new. The couples have only known each other for less than a year. Lisa and husband Stewart would like their living room to have a natual outdoorsy feel. Stewart is a secondary school science teacher and Lisa is physiotherapist.''''Pete and fiance Louise will be getting married next year. Louise is also a physiotherapist and Pete is a firefighter. They moved into their 3 bedroom house just over a year ago. The 2 houses are very similar. They would also like their living room changed. ''''Linda Barker is in Pete and Louise's living room. She is not going to touch the floor. The paint is a soft baby blue and a soft red, and a lilac. She wants to do a geometric pattern on some of the walls. They have a fireplace with a plugged in heater. They are going to take it all out. Art work of geometric patterns with red paint. Andy makes a coffee table with 3 round tiers. Electrician comes in and installs some lights in the geometric patterns on ply.''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, who's hair is shorter, chooses pale lavender, and a slightly darker shade of lavender for color. Pete's firefighter friends catch him sewing organza cushions. They make a lamp out of soil tubing. He uses texture to make the fireplace more stone-like. They put masking fluid on the wall in small stripes, then paint a glaze on it, just to catch the light. The team have a hard time getting the masking fluid off. They can't get it off completely, so they have to paint it all over again.moreless - Ep 2New Maiden
Sunny Surrey.''''Faith and husband Mark moved into their home almost a year ago. They would like their attic room changed. ''''Nick and wife sarah moved into their home seven years ago. They are tired of all the secondhand furniture in their bedroom and they hate the decor. They like pale neutral colors.''''Anna Ryder Richardson is in the attic room. The paints she has are light blue, paler blue, and deeper light blue. Anna wants Andy to create a four poster bed, a make-up table, and seat. They will paint different stripes of colors. They don't like the horizontal stripes, they don't mind the vertical stripes though. So they suggest painting different walls different shades. Anna has scraps of material to make a quilt and creates a new light shade. She spends 534.28.''''Oliver Heath is in the bedroom. He starts by taking up the carpet. The paint is a very dark purple. Oliver says the dark color on the far wall will make the wall feel further than it is, because it's such a small room. He then reveals shades of lighter tones of the same purple. Oliver has a very complicated design for a bed in the room. They have an electrician come up and put up a bunch of lights -- under the bed and wardrobe. They use fairy lights to create a star light effect in wood. Black voile in front of the dark wall. Oliver creates side cabinets out of old suitcases and puts new covers on the wardrobes. He spends 528.77.''''Changing Room visited Nick and Sarah two weeks later and they had ripped out almost everything Oliver had done and put their house up for sale.moreless - Ep 1Liverpool
Wallasey, Merseyside''''Jenny and husband John, who is a builder, met through a scooter club. They think their dining room is dark and narrow. They would like it alot lighter and warmer.''''Linda lives with her mother Joan. They've been neighbors with Jenny and John for eight years. Linda would like her den changed. It is currently very bohemian. Linda has enlisted her sister Diane to help her out.''''Laura McCree is in the dining room. They pull the carpet up. Laura will be going for a "runaway art deco" look. They are going to paint the floor boards pink, and baseboards purple. Andy builds an arch type thing to cover the fake beams that are on the ceiling and to separate the entrance with the dining room. Laura paints a very modern piece of artwork for the room. Laura buys a table and chair set. She spends 535.21.''''Laurence Llewelyn Bowen is in the den. The paint is different shades of pale greens. The walls have a bit of a grid pattern in molding, so they mimic that same pattern on the floor with black paint and tape. Laurence paints a French landspace on the front of the piano. Andy builds 2 benches and a table out of pine. He spends 478.29.moreless
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Season 9
- Ep 11Ealing
West London''''This episode has two pub landlords.''''From The Plough, there is Delores & Friend Janette. Delores' living room is in dire need of a facelift. ''''From Drayton Court, there is Mark and fiance Haley who would like their master bedroom to have a touch more style. ''''Anna Ryder Richardson is in Delores' master bedroom. The team suggests a medieval theme. Anna reveals a very bright red color. On two walls, they will be putting wood panels on the bottom half of the wall, then a brick effect on the top. They go to stain the woodwork and the stain looks a bit more orange than they wanted. Andy opens the fireplace and will put a huge mantelpiece on it out of railway sleepers. They will redo a pub bench seat for extra seating in the room. Anna spends 506.48.''''Linda Barker is in the Mark and Haley's master bedroom. The team suggests a big Hollywood 30s glamor. Andy will be making a large bed for the room. Delores wants Andy to make a replica of the bed for the dog, but Andy would rather not. Linda spends 542.moreless - Ep 10Peckham
South London''''In #31, Amelia and mother Heather would like their Pool Room changed. Amelia is 17, youngest of 5. Heather has lived there for 18 years. The pool room was built 6 years ago and has not been decorated. ''''Karen and Steve Ashley are in #25. They have lived there for one year. They want their dining room changed. ''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is in the Pool Room. He is going for a Cuban style. The paint is a dark blueish green. They will build new chandeliers and mural panels in a Cuban style. They make arches with mosaic tiles to go over the murals. Carol makes a bunch of curtains. The murals mirror the windows on the other side of the pool. They jump in the pool after they are done. Laurence spends 479.19.''''Graham Wynne is in the dining room. They strip the floor, and will stain it a rich dark color. They use an antique cream color for paneling on lower half of wall, and a darkisk red terra cotta on the top half. They have some problems with the fireplace. They may have to build an MDF fireplace instead of using the marble one. They make a console table out of planters and plinths. The top is MDF and Graham uses a dot effect to create a granite effect. He spends 562.00.moreless - Ep 9Blackpool
Home to ballroom dancing.''''Julia and her Husband Allen, live in #249. It's the house that Julia was born and raised in. Julia is a tax-inspector who would like her bedroom changed.''''Her brother Kenny lives next door. #1 Burch Way. His mate Simon is going to help him. They work together in the local sports center. He would like his living room redone.''''Graham Wynne is in the living room. Graham asked the team beforehand how mad they want to go on a scale of 1 to 10. They said 11, so he gives them black walls. He wants to go for an old-school Hollywood look. They take apart the sofa suite to reupholster in a silver satin. Andy is creating a 50's bar. They also paint the floor black. Graham decides to put silver grid on the black floor. They put a black and white picture of Kenny impersonating Charlie Chaplin. The picture is very large and in a mosaic pattern. Graham spends 526.75 and does not seem to like the room very much.''''Linda Barker is in the bedroom. They take up the carpet and peel off wallpaper borders. She brings out a new wallpaper that is a bright rich yellow. Andy is going to make a four poster bed with stair posts. Linda has Andy take off mirrors from the wardrobe doors. She tries to put bamboo on it, but they fall off. She goes and gets a bamboo mat at the store to put on it. They also have Andy make a chair that goes in front of the window. Linda spends 473.91.moreless - Ep 8St. Ives
Dave and partner Claire have lived in their house for 3 years. They would like their sitting room changed.''''Dizzy and partner Stefan have lived in their place for 8 and a half years. Their sitting room was originally a kitchen and a walkway.''''Anna Ryder Richardson helps in Dizzy and Stefan's sitting room. The paint Anna has chosen is aqua blue, sky blue, and raspberry. Anna wants Andy to make some shelves from old beach wood and glass. Anna's team makes some wavy furniture with flexi mdf. Dave makes an abtract piece of art for the room. Everything in the room is very large in scale. Andy makes a coffee table out of wood and 2 huge decorative balls. Andy says he's never one to like Anna's designs, but he likes this one.''''Oliver Heath is in Dave and Claire's sitting room paint is a pale blueish purple. (Dave is color blind). They paint stripes with different shades of blue, but not in stripes, kind of jagged waves. Dye some fabric to make sofa covers (yellow). Puts wires on the top of the floor in a similar design to the jagged waves. 7pm on Day 2, and the teams are not yet finished. Andy says they are usually well finished by now. Oliver makes screens out of some plastic material and paints the floorboards a cream color. Dizzy reupholsters in her bra and shorts.moreless - Ep 7Woodford Green
Essex''''Wayne & Kaye would like their blank and stark bedroom redone.''''Gary & Rowen want something more stylish for their living room. They do not want their couch covers touched.''''Graham Wynne starts in the living room by taking up the carpet, stripping the floor, and taking off the fireplace. The paint he has chosen is a yellowy taupe, bright yellow, and some other shades of yellow. The team doesn't seem to like the colors. Graham suggests dying the covers. The floor tends to be more of a nightmare, because they can't get the tile glue up. They can't figure out the paint colors either. They have to buy a throw for the sofas because they can't dye them. They make a very abstract art project out of mdf frame and rope/string. Graham Wynne tries to dye 2 arm chairs but it doesn't turn out at all. They say it's an heirloom, their best chair. He says he will have them reupholster because of the mistake. Takes off the orange covers on the other sofas, and find a perfect cover they like. ''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is in the bedroom. Gary builds a new strong table. Laurence's paint choice is an earthy orange. The team likes the paint. Laurence brings out artex for a touch of texture on the walls. Rowen doesn't like artex at all. "It's really foul". She then suggests instead of the artex, to put a varnish in place of it to just put a shiny feel, which would provide a textured bit to it. Laurence absolutely loves the idea. They also make a mosaic mirror out of sticky mosaics. Rowen makes 3 art pieces. The team also creates new shutters.moreless - Ep 6Camberwall
South London''''Joshua & friend Natalie live on the third floor of Davenport House, which was originally opened in the 30s by the Queen Mother. Josh has lived there for 4 years and would like to see a difference in his living room.''''Laura & business partner Mimi have lived in their house for 3 years. It's also a center for artistic exhibitions and live performance art. Laura runs the house with friend Mimi and would like her bedroom to be more beautiful and more functional.''''Anna Ryder Richardson assists in the living room. First thing is to scrape up flooring. They paint the whole room white, then Anna has an idea of cutting MDF squares and putting those on the walls and painting them gloss white paint. The team says NO. Then suggests leather on the walls. Josh also stated not covering his sofa, but anna is going to, and will make sure it can be taken off. Anna did end up building a white leatherette padded wall. They paint the floor white, however the next morning the white floor is chipped up. The team argues with her about how much money she's spent. They get Carol to try to give them more money. Anna gets quite tired of her teams arguing with her and wants no more of it, so carol gives her the extra money because she feels sorry for Anna. Anna has another argument with her team and they get very angry and start screaming at Anna. Anna starts to scream back and Laura demands the camera be shut off. Anna spent 520.92 and Josh really likes the room after all.''''Laura McCree is in the bedroom. She has chosen grayish purple, off-white, and a light pink paint colors. Josh is very adamant about what he likes and doesn't like. Laura makes a mold of Josh's face. Andy makes chunky curvy shelves for the very top of the room. They are going to pad the whole room with foam and fabric. Laura spent 507.90. Laura and Mimi like the color, not what Laura wanted at all. She wanted more storage and properly made cupboards so it doesn't fulfill her functional needs.moreless - Ep 5Devon & New Zealand
A very unique episode for Changing Rooms. Instead of homeowner's being next door neighbors, this episode has two brothers from two different continents.''''Bryce and British Joanne met while she was on holiday in New Zealand. They have lived in their 1920's cottage for two years.''They would like their bedroom redone, but they do not want the furniture touched. It was a wedding present''''In New Zealand, Simon and wife Judith have lived in their home for 2 1/2 years. Their living room is in desperate need of attention as they don't like anything about it.''''Linda Barker & Handy Andy (still in England), are going for a medieval feel. Linda breaks out a mauve paint color that is a bit bright. Andy builds a new big fireplace covered in huge stone blocks that are just an effect, made with mdf. Andy thinks the paint color is Barbie pink. Linda was going for a burgundy, so she ends up going to the store to get a better shade. Linda has colored gels that she will use to make a fake stained glass window. They do a stippling effect on the stone work mdf to achieve stone look they want. They place swords above the fireplace to top off the scottish medieval castle look. ''''Donald Grant Sunderland & Handy Andy Dye (still in new Zealand) start by using schist rock, which is a local rock, on a lot of the designs. The paint revealed is a pale dusky blue, orange sorbet, very light orange, taupe, and thyme (slight grayish purple-y pink). Bottom half of the wall is the blue, top is taupe, and a touch of a slight thyme color in a stripe between. Joanne does a lot of sewing for the room specifically checkered pattern curtains.''''They have to fly back to their countries to take a look at their rooms. Both hosts chat at the end of day one via web cams.moreless - Ep 4Wales
Machynlleth in Wales''''This episode is at the Center for Alternative Technology or CAT. It was set up 25 years ago to educate people on how to make nature and technology work together. Ten staff members live here in self-built houses.''''Andy and good friend Blanche would like to see Andy's living room/kitchen area brightened up.''''John and partner Phiona (Phi) would also like to see their sitting room/kitchen area redone.''''Anna Ryder Richardson is in Andy's living room with John and Phi. Phi had a friend that was to come over to help her look after their baby while filming, but that friend took ill and is in the hospital. Phi also goes to the hospital to look after her and it ends up being just John and Anna. They make a screen out of natural cotton and futon filling - which is made of recycled jumpers). Anna says it will be a "squiggy" wall. Handy Andy starts putting galvanized steel in the kitchen. Anna gets together some of the other members of the CAT community to help get back in order. The paint is yellow and the carpet is taken up.''''Oliver Heath is in John and Phi's sitting room. They use a local welsh ash wood for the flooring. Blanche will be doing all the install and doesn't need Handy Andy's help. Generally a floor like this would cost 400, but since it is leftover bits from another project at CAT, Oliver gets it for 150. Hazel hurdles are being made by some local people to seperate the kitchen area. They paint on the wall is a bit yellow with a reddish stripe in the middle of the wall. Handy Andy builds a couch that turns into a bed.moreless - Ep 3Haxey, Trading Spaces
Jackie and Nick are enthusiastic musicians and party-throwers. Their dining room has been turned into a bar but they would like to see it look more bar-like.''''Sally and Mark have never done anything to their living room in the 4 years they've lived in the house. They love their fireplace and would like nothing done to it.''''Handy Andy Kane will be the designer this week in the dining room. He reveals the colors of light and dark shades of green. Laurence starts working on the things Andy needs -- a seating unit to go around the window. Laurence also makes shutters and nails them to the work bench. Andy gives Laurence a shirt says (Bodge-it Bowen). Linda Barker, this weeks host, informs andy he has spent 578.96 on this room.''''Carol Smillie is the decorator du jour in the living room. The colors she has chosen are sky blue and aqua. They are going to make a tongue and groove cover for the top of the fireplace. They are going to cover all the sofas in a very nice fabric. They also lay down a tongue and groove floor. Carol goes and asks Andy to help with the floor, and he says no. She has a cold and needs assistance. Andy ends up showing up later. They create coffee table of rough wood and pelmets too out of the same rough wood. Carol spends a whopping 593.96moreless - Ep 2Disney
Disneyland Paris''''David and flatmate Katie have lived in France working at Disney for the past 7 years. Katie is a park choreographer and David deals with customer complaints. They have been flatmates for 2 years and would like to see their very often used living room become more stylish.''''David and flatmate James have been working at Disney for 5 years. This David works in Frontierland and James also works in complaints. Both David and James are from Scotland. They would also like their living room redone as they think it is too dark. They would like it to look more alive. Both teams live a 20 minute train ride from the park. ''''Graham Wynne will be assisting in David and James' living room. He reveals the color of aqua. The team isn't sure whether David and James will like it. They combine 2 existing sofas to make one L-shape sofa. They lay down a wooden laminate floor around the perimeter and a rug will be in the center.''''Linda Barker is in David and Katie's sitting room. They start by scraping up whatever is on the floor. They will have one wall painted aubergine. David and James don't like the aubergine color, they do like the other color of a light blue. Linda replaces the color with a lighter shade, lilac. Andy builds a curvy shelf. James paints a few cubes. David sews. They lay a white vinyl tile floor. David and James had originally wanted an English garden but then saw a note from david and Katie that said no flowers so they paniced.moreless - Ep 1Loughborough
Leafy Leicester market town of Loughborough''''Dawn has lived in her house with her family for the past seven years. Her Sister-in-law Carrie will help her out. Dawn's kitchen is very minimal and would a Mediterranean look.''''Amanda has lived in her house with her family for the past 11 years. Her Sister-in-law Lisa will be heping her. Amanda's living room is in desperate need of a facelift.''''Laura McCree is in Amanda's living room. They start by pealing off the wallpaper border. Her team wants the fireplace out immediately. Andy discovers maggots in the fireplace when he pulls it out. She finally reveals her different shades of lilac for the room. Laura's team doesn't want the big unit Laura has planned, they feel it will look like an alter. ''''Oliver Heath is in Dawn's Kitchen and whips out his paint colors quickly light blue-green, darker shade of blue-green, and earthy red. Oliver's team starts arguing with him off the bat and doesn't want him to paint the cabinet doors. They want them cut out. Oliver has a plant shadow traced on the wall and then painted red around it for art. Oliver's team argue with him about what to do with the floor. Oliver wants to sand down the concrete and his team wants something new put down on it. They end up putting down vinyl floor tiles.moreless
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Season 8
- Ep 9Inverness
In the wilds of northern Scotland, this episode is in the tiny village of Edderton, not far from Inverness in the highlands.''''Brazilian Inez met her husband while backpacking 15 years ago. They would like their living room to be more stylish and intimate. ''''Huggy met wife Kaye while he was in the air force. They've lived in their house for the past 4 years. Their house used to be an old railway station. They would like their bedroom freshened up.''''Graham Wynne starts in the living room by taking the furnace out. The paint color is cream. Graham says they will add other colors too. He has sweaters and will make cushions out of them. The paint the brick on the fireplace white. Andy makes shelving out of rough wood and metal poles. Graham has Kaye make an art project with an air compressor painter. And the team makes an art piece from different colors of sand. ''''Laura McCree is in the bedroom. Some walls will be a darker taupe, others a cream, and then a creamy blue stripe. They make art work with oil paints. Andy makes a radiator cover and new wardrobes. They makes new bedside tables and place cloth over the lights to give a sail effect.moreless - Ep 8Stoke Newington
North London''''Norma is in a ground floor flat and would like her living room done. She has enlisted the help of her cousin Lesley.''''Josephine, who is Norma's cousin too, would like her bedroom done in a japanese garden motif. She has enlisted the help of Marlene who is her cousin and Norma's sister.''''Linda Barker starts out quickly in the bedroom by sanding the floors. The walls will be a light yellow with blocks of vertical stripes in other colors on top of that. It looks much like a barcode. The floor is painted brown. They recover the couches. Linda does a very odd feature wall with inspirational sayings taped on it.''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen knocks out a wall in front of an old fireplace in the dining room. They drill holes in the center of the existing dining room table. They will also cut parts of the end off it and put a mosaic tile top on it. They paint the floor in diagonal stripes. Andy moves the stairs to face a different direction so the room can be moved around differently. They make a tv stand out of glass blocks. Laurence calls the room Metro Mediterranean.moreless - Ep 7Northamptonshire
Motorcycle fanatics in a small village near Corby in Northhamptonshire.''''Phil and pregnant wife Fiona have lived in their house for 3 years. They have a bimonthly bike magazine where Fiona is the publisher and Phil is the editor. They would like a change in their bedroom.''''Jas and husband John have lived in their home for 2 years and would like wooden floors in their dining room.''''Graham Wynne begins in the bedroom by opening up a covered fireplace. Then they decide it's too much work to do. The paint is a mint green for the walls and a darker green for furniture and other bits. They take up the carpet and paint the floor one of the green. They paint the bed Andy created green also.''''Laura McCree starts sanding down the big beam over the fireplace in the dining room. The paint is a beige. Laura wants to concrete the whole floor and then place bits of pebbles on it. They paint stencils of wisteria on the walls with white, purple, and green. Andy creates benches on either side of the fireplace.moreless - Ep 6Merseyside
Prescot, near Liverpool''''Steve and partner Elaine have a 2-story, 3-bedroom Victorian terrace. They would like a more relaxing, romantic bedroom.''''Barbara has lived in her family home for six years. Barbara will enlist the help of best friend Jane.''''Linda Barker is in Barbara's living room. They keep the blue carpet in the room, but Linda wants to get rid of the baroque fireplace, but her team won't let her. The colors for the wall are a light orange, cream, taupe, and a light yellow. They mark a grid pattern on the walls, and paint them different colors. Andy makes a radiator cover out of reclaimed wood. Andy them goes looking for more scrap wood to finish the tabletop for Linda.''''Oliver Heath is in the bedroom. He breaks out the dark purple for the walls and a light voile that will hang in front of the walls. Andy is using a church hall as a work place because of the weather. Andy makes a new bed, then Oliver drills holes in it everywhere, then places eyes (of hook & eyes) in each hole. They paint the floors white and make a copper art piece for over the fireplace. Oliver picked up a portion of a used male mannequin to stand in the room as art. They make a rug out of huge scrubbing pads and place fur over the comforter.moreless - Ep 5Maidstone
Yalding in Kent''''In #2, Tracy and Chris' home was built in the 1880s and would like their sitting room to be more interesting.''''Right next door, in an 1890s house, Brian and Susan would like their bedroom done.''''Graham Wynne is in the bedroom and begins by taking up the carpet and sanding down the existing wood floors. They find really bad plaster on the walls, and start to peel it off, but the ceiling starts to come away too. They think it will be a huge job and Graham starts to think of the things to fix the part they uncovered. His team, of course, do not like this idea. They also fight Graham on where to put certain colors on the walls, and about having only one door on the cupboards. They also argue about the curtains, so Graham goes and buys the voile to satisfy his homeowners.''''Anna Ryder Richardson has a bit of an easier time in the living room. There's an african picture that is the homeowner's favorite, so Anna is going to get her inspiration from that. She takes up the carpet and then reveals very earthy, yet bright, colors. For the walls, there will be an orange color. They cover the existing sofa and make curtains out of a rucksack-type material. Anna gets a deal on some fur coats so she wants to take them apart to cover foam sitting cubes. Carol interrupts the proceedings because the toilets have been backed up because of so many visitors. They had to get a cesspit man to come in and fix it. We return to Anna's room and they have covered the floor with some laminate of some kind.moreless - Ep 4Wandsworth
High-rise flats in South London''''Chlodagh and daughter Julia would like their 14th-floor living room more versatile.''''Jane and friend Karen want Jane's 7th floor living room changed.''''Linda Barker is in Chlodagh and Julia's living room. They first rip up the carpet and scrape up whatever is on the floor. The color Linda reveals is very yellow. They will sand down some existing furniture. Linda also has a very unique idea of hanging shelves with tensile wire. That decision may come back to haunt her. They paint the floor, and use a wallpaper strip around the room. The wallpaper cost 16 a meter, so they must use it sparingly. Linda bought a trellis that will be a tabletop. They then create light pedestals out of waste baskets. Finally, when they are setting up the room, they place Chlodagh's teapots on the tensile wire shelves. To add a last touch, they put books on the bottom shelf. The added weight causes the shelves to collapse and destroy all of Chlodagh's teapots. Jane gets very upset, but before any of the reveals are done, Linda goes to deliver the bad news to Chlodagh. She seems to take it in stride.''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is going for Hollywood 50s glamour in Jane's living room. They strip the wallpaper and the fireplace comes off. The walls will be a baby blue, and Andy will be building a new fireplace. Because he has more money this episode, Laurence spends 400 on curtains alone. However, one of the patterns Laurence chooses is not to Chlodagh's liking, so she goes out to find new ones. They end up doing a section of the curtain so that Jane could choose which one she likes and can change it on the fly.moreless - Ep 3Glasgow
This episode is in Carol's hometown of Glasgow at the University of Strathclyde. The designers will be doing 2 dormrooms.''''The two sets of dorm-mates are Neil and Jerry, and Vicky and Carol.''''New designer, Oliver Heath, is in the boys room. The colors he has chosen are a lilac purple and a dusty blue. Oliver's idea is that this room will be a tribute to movement. They lay sterling board on the floors, and Andy will create seating in the window area. They use old scaffolding to create high raised beds and put the desk chairs on the wall, but they can still be taken down to be used.''''Linda Barker is in the girls' dorm room. This room will be a tribute to pink it seems. The first shade of pink is very barbie. Andy will create beds that will also double as couched. She wants the wood to be an old driftwood look. These beds are also raised. In the middle of doing the room, Linda somehow sets off the fire alarm with her sander, so everyone in the building, including the teams, has to be evacuated for a bit. Once they get started again, they create a table made of old color swatches for the top. They also paint blocks of lighter pink around the room.moreless - Ep 2Northumberland
In the pretty village of Ellingham''''Heather and husband John live in a 17-room vicarage. The previous owners were the Church of England. They would like their second bedroom changed.''''Nearby in Ellingham Hall, a 45-room mansion, Aiden and Helen would like their master bedroom revamped.''''Laura McCree is in Heather and John's bedroom and begins by taking the carpet up. Laura is going for a very modern art gallery look. They paint the walls white, and the floor boards a white wash. They paint large squares of MDF boards solid colors, such as bronze or teal, and place them on the walls. They shave Aiden's chest to make a cast and place it as artwork in the room. They create seats out of 3 cinder blocks and foam tops.''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is going ultra dramatic in Aiden and Helen's bedroom. The start by painting the walls a bit of creamy orange. Since John is an artist, he is tasked with creating a very large mural for the wall. Andy's task is to create an extremely romantic and large bed. They have women in the four corners of the bed that look as though they are holding the bed up. Laurence says this could be his best room ever with the best team he's ever had.moreless - Ep 1Doncaster
This episode is at a former RAF base near Doncaster.''''Laraine and Stuart live in #2 and would like a change in their living room.''''In #21, Simon and partner Ian would also like to see their living room changed.''''Anna Ryder Richardson is going for a space odyssey, curvy room in Laraine and Stuart's living room. The paint will be a blue-ish gray and a white cream. They have a gas man take out the existing gas fireplace heater. Andy creates a big half circle for one wall, and they will mimic that half circle by cutting half a circle out of the carpet and insert a different color carpet. To finish the look, Anna brings in some rubber rings and will spray them silver.''''Graham Wynne is in Simon and Ian's living room. To start, the paints are cream and taupe. They will paint blocks of color on the existing wall color of magnolia. They reupholster some armchairs in leatherette. They lay a wood floor down and clean up an existing copper bench. They also paint the fireplace silver, even though Simon and Ian didn't want anything done with it.moreless
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Season 7
- Ep 6Cardington
Bedfordshire Village of Cardington - Ep 5West Norwood
Southeast London''''In #54, Tom and Carrie would like something more stylish in their front room.''''Father and son Jeff and James Bellamy in #52 are open to change in their guest bedroom.''''Linda Barker assists in the guest bedroom and starts by taking off the wallpaper. While doing that, it starts to take off the plaster, so they have to replaster before they begin painting. They also mix up concrete to use for the coffee table and other assorted bits. They use chinese newspaper to cover an existing bookshelf. They paint the walls gray and Andy makes screens for the windows.''''Anna Ryder Richardson is in Tom and Carrie's front room. They paint a white primer on the existing green and red walls. The new color for the walls will be mint, cream and white. They clean the wood around the fireplace and wax it. Andy uses flexy MDF for some covers. Anna buys a ready made book shelf, then has Andy cut it in half to make two bookshelves for the alcoves. Anna also creates drapes with pockets to cover the front of the new bookshelves.moreless - Ep 4Maidenhead
Berkshire''''Sue and Kevin in #27 would like a change in their dining room.''''Reg and Yvonne, who are deaf, are just next door in #25 and would also like their dining room done.''''Linda Barker is in Sue and Kevin's dining room. She reveals the wall color - yellow. On one wall, they put a copper leafing. And on another, they just paint over the wood paneling. They also weave some fabric together to make a rug. Linda creates a bowl from paper mache and a wok lid. They place copper accents all over the room.''''Graham Wynne starts in Reg and Yvonne's room by removing the wood chip from the walls. Andy will be building a dining room table that will light up in the center. Since the couple are blind, it will help them to be able to see people face's at night. The paint the walls lilac and put stick down tiles on the floor. They create a display for over the fireplace with display boxes in an abstract pattern.moreless - Ep 3Carlisle
Cumbria, outside Carlisle''''Patty Swenson and daughter Wendy live on a farm and would like Patty's bedroom done.''''Patty's son Gary and wife Julie live in a caravan (mobile home). They live at a Bird of Prey center that Gary set it up 5 years ago.''''Anna Ryder Richardson helps in the farm's bedroom. They begin by taking up the carpet and pulling off the wallpaper border. They also tear down the existing wardrobe to move the bed to that wall. They have a cream color for the ceiling. The side walls get a darker shade of cream. The window wall gets a creamy orange color that is suppose to like wet sand. Anna has Andy route out some grooves in plywood to look like planks of wood for the flooring. Andy also creates a headboard for the bed. The end look is very Out of Africa.''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen helps in the caravan. He is a bit worried about removing fixed furniture in a caravan so he grabs Andy's advice who then takes down cupboards. Laurence breaks out a number of different colors that could be terra cotta. They have a bit of problems with the walls, because the surface of the walls is odd, so the paint isn't drying because it is so cold. They also lay down a new floor but they leave a hole in the floor to insert a rug.moreless - Ep 2County Wicklow
Ireland''''Hugh Arkin built his own house and now his Mum lives with him. They would like the sitting room brightened up.''''Janet and Eddie Kenny also built their own house and would like their bedroom changed.''''Michael Jewitt has an old church theme in mind for the Arkin household. The colors are pale green, pale blue, and a slighter darker shade of pale blue. They also have a walnut stain for the floor. They lay down a design in tape on the floor, then stain over it, leaving the design in the old stain color. They put all the bookcases together and build a bit extra onto it for design. They paint a red stripe at the top of the ceiling and put a pole in front of that. They then paint a design on top of that, they call "bishop's hat". More designs in between the bishop's hat too.''''Linda Barker is in the bedroom. They start with Hugh applying a bonding material on the walls. Hugh's Mum is an expert sewer, so Linda puts her to work quickly sewing all the new fabrics for the room. Linda picks out a very luxurious wallpaper for one wall in the room and the rest of the walls are painted a lilac and pale blue. They paint square hardboard into a stoney effect and then varnish them. Linda says it should look leather-y. Hugh also builds them a brand new bed.moreless - Ep 1Sheffield
Sheffield Buddhist Center is a communal living place for sixteen people.''''Matt and Debs live at the Gyaltsabje Buddhist Center. They want something serene for the center's communal living room.''''Husband Steve and wife Debbie moved out of the center two years ago. They live next door and want to tidy up their twins bedroom.''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is in the children's bedroom. They will do the room in four segments - earth, wind, fire, and water. Near the window it will be sky, with a sky blue paint and some clouds. The opposite wall from the window will be earth and is a muted green. They use stamps of trees and leaves on the earth wall. Another wall is fire and is painted yellow with flame stencils sprayed on. The last wall is water and is a different shade of light blue. They paint wisps of white paint to create the water effect and have little fishes on the wall too. Laurence bought some pre-made bookcases and all Andy has to do is put them together.''''Graham Wynne is in the sitting room. They paint the whole room white. Andy will need to do a lot of construction in this room because of it's size. Carol reupholsters five chairs. They also have to take up the glue off the floor. The glue won't come off, so he ends up getting a rug. Andy makes a screen for over the fireplace, a table, bench seating, and another bench for seating.moreless
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Season 6
- Ep 10Blackford
Scotland''''Lorna Seign lives and works in her parents hotel. She enlists her friend Jimmy. She desperately hates her bedroom.''''Two doors down, Nurse Barbara and Joiner husband Matt Ballingham don't want to see the terra cotta in their bedroom any longer. ''''Linda Barker is in Barbara and Matt's bedroom. Her paints are orange, and a creamy stone color. Andy is buiding a new bed. Linda has some nice fabrics for the room. Andy builds a display case where Linda will insert kid's artwork in it. They make a mosaic pattern around an existing mirror. ''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is in Lorna's bedroom. He reveals a red for the walls. They sew buttons on a lamp shade, but then run out of buttons. They have to take Matt's buttons off his Changing Rooms shirt. Andy builds a new bed for this room also. They paint a grid on the wall, then paste acetate circles into grid boxes. They varnishes on top of the circles, and then take the circle off. For artwork, they take pictures of black roses against a wide background.moreless - Ep 9Clapham
South London''''Marianne Rodney and 14 year old daughter Kate have an attic/guest room they would like cleaned up and organized.''''Another 14 year old, James Long and his mum Nikki would like a more grown-up look for James' bedroom.''''Anna Ryder Richardson tries to get a man's outlook for James' bedroom, but starts by revealing two shades of purple for the room. The team disagrees, but they forge on. They uncover a very nice fireplace that Anna doesn't want to destroy. Instead, they will build a large mantel and put a fish tank on top of that. They paint the wood floor white, but when they come back the next day, the floor still hasn't dried. They perform all their work outside until the very last minute. They make shutters out of a metal material.''''Michael Jewitt is going for a modern japanese look in the attic. They do a ton of knitting for the room. They make shutter doors for the bed niche. Andy makes a long shelf for the room, but cannot get it into the room. They have to bring the shelf through the skylight. They also create a low sitting frame for the bed and use glass blocks in the frame to help illuminate the bed from underneath.moreless - Ep 8Hull
East Yorkshire''''In this episode we have 2 vicars. ''''Father Mike Burley and Daughter Irene would like the kitchen at St. Michael's Vicarage changed.''''Reverend Sue Sharif and husband Gary at St. Hilda's would also like the kitchen done.''''Michael Jewitt is in St. Michael's kitchen. They uncover what used to be a fireplace and will try to convert that into a hiding hole for the family dog. The colors Michael has chosen are pale green, sage green, cream and a deep red. Andy creates barn doors for the entrance to the kitchen and mimics that look onto the cabinet doors. After painting the doors, they sand the edges a bit to give it a distressed look. They make a clock out of a collander and use wooden spoons for cabinet pulls.''''Linda Barker is going for a retro 50s look in St. Hilda's kitchen. The colors are icy blue and cream. The team likes the blue, but not the cream. They use a new technique on the cabinets that sprays silver metal flakes on it to give it a fresh new look. They fake frost the windows and use bathmats for seat cusions.moreless - Ep 7St. Leonards-on-Sea
Flatmates & fellow artists, Mel and Kath, would like their sitting room changed.''''Mother Lynn and daughter Holly would like a change in their living room. They want it to be friendly for adults and children.''''Linda Barker helps in Mel and Kath's sitting room. She would like a conservatory feel to the room. She starts by painting the walls a faded green. She then paints squares of gray on the ceiling and squares of blue on the floor to match. They do some artwork with leaves on the walls.''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is in the living room next door. They sand the floors and strip the ceiling of wallpaper. They use numerous colors of paint on the walls in blocks and mimic that look in curtains to hide all the childrens toys.moreless - Ep 6Glasgow
In #22, Joe and Elza would like a change in their living/dining room area.''''In #37, Scott and Karen would like to see their sitting room overhauled.''''Graham Wynne assists Joe and Elza in the sitting room. He whips out the color -- Corsican Blue. They paint the room once, and Elza really doesn't like the color. She makes Graham get a lighter shade and they repaint the whole room. They rip up the carpet and spend 300 pounds on a laminate wood floor. Andy helps in putting up some wainscoting on the bottom half of the walls. The paint the furniture yellow and attempt some sand art, but the plastic containing it shatters.''''Anna Ryder Richardson is in the living and dining room. The wall color will be a pale green. Andy builds a room divider that will also help diffuse light. Anna had Karen buy some blankets and towels, and they will dye those aubergine to go into the room. The dye job is a bit tragic, so Anna takes some extra money and goes shopping for new ones. They paint the floor brown. Andy makes matching dining room table and coffee table.moreless - Ep 5Benenden
The Kent village of Benenden''''Retired teacher Glenn and her 23 year old daughter Caroline Bowen would like a change in their living room.''''Around the corner, Jo and Steve Thompson would also like a change in their living room.''''Graham Wynne does his magic in Glenn's living room. He chooses paint colors of white and aqua. Graham would like to attempt a water wall and lay down a wood floor. After some work, they do get the water wall working. They create an art piece out of sand paper sheets. The room is very stark and white, which is exactly what the homeowner's did not want. When shown the room. Glenn and Caroline do not like it at all.''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is in the Thompson's living room. Laurence needs Andy to create a coffee table that has storage in it. Andy will also be creating some shutters for the windows. They paint a brown border around the room and do aboriginal-esque stencils on it. They also do similar artwork for the walls. Laurence paints a mural of Ayer's Rock on doors they've put on an existing bookshelf. This room is very much a themed room of Australia, and the homeowner specifically stated no themed rooms. True to form, Jo and Steve really hate everything about the room.moreless - Ep 4Eastbourne
This episode includes the famous Belle Toute Lighthouse. Earlier this year, the lighthouse was moved 50 feet back to keep it from falling off the cliff. Carol does the intro from a helicopter to get a better view of the houses.''''In the lighthouse, Australian-born Mark and wife Louise. They bought the lighthouse 3 years ago and they own the pub down the road. They are having the old lantern room redone. The lantern is no longer there, it was lost in WWII.''''During the into, Carol points out Sari and Vince's very large pool in their backyard. They would like something new in their bedroom.''''Linda Barker is in the bedroom. The paint Linda chooses is inspired from a box of chocolates -- a strong raspberry and a caramel color. They put some dried rose heads in resin to make bed post tops. Linda photocopies some flowers and then transfers it to the bottom of the curtains. They use a lot of nice luxurious fabrics also.''''Michael Jewitt is in the lantern room. The paint is bright dark blue, aqua, and bright green. He also has an antique copper tinting that he will use to do an aging effect on the paneling around the room. Andy is creating new seating for the area. Sari will sew curtains out of shower curtains. They drill holes in the sitting area to provide access to storage under the seating. They hang a sail from the ceiling also with Belle Toute embroidered on it.moreless - Ep 3Stately Home
This episode is in a stately home in Shropshire that has been converted into flats. The homeowners this week live out back in the servant's quarters.''''Joe and Jana would like their very plain bedroom turned into something more stylish.''''Anthony and Jill would like their bathroom changed. Since Anthony wrote into Changing Rooms, he went climbing in Alaska, got frost bite and cannot use his hands. So, Anthony's brother, James helps the team out.''''Anna Ryder Richardson will give her designer's touched in Joe and Jana's bedroom. They start by taking up the carpet and discover a very interesting and unique floor underneath. Anna reveals the room's colors - creamy yellow and a bright rich red. They use a wig head and mudrock to create some sculptures for the room to add to the roman neo-classical look they are attempting to create. Andy will create a new bed for the room; Anna would like it to resemble an old boat that will go with the era. Once Andy finishes the bed, they do a flogging paint effect on it.''''Graham Wynne will tackle Changing Rooms' first bathroom. The paint chosen is a dark terra cotta and a midnight blue. They put a picture rail around the top of the room to lower the look of the ceiling. They place a grass bamboo matting on the lower half of the walls and paint the upper part of the wall white. They order a round shower rail from the local blacksmith and then discover they need a 12mm drill bit for it and don't have one. Graham panics a bit, then goes running around to the neighbors and eventually finds one. Jana had a painting for the room, but Graham doesn't like it, so he wiggles out of using it. The look that is achieved is a an African Jungle.moreless - Ep 2Elstree
Home of the famous BBC studios''''In #12, we have Lucy and Roger who will be getting their sitting room done.''''In #9, Karen and Garth would also be looking to find their sitting room changed.''''Michael Jewitt helps in Karen and Garth's sitting room. His goal is a mexican spiritual look. The colors he has chosen for the room are white, pale green, and a bright deep orange. Andy builds a false wall where CD racks will be inserted. Andy also builds a long wall unit for the room and an oval door that will swivel when opened.''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen helps in the other sitting room. He would like Andy to create arches in the room to seperate the two areas and lend to the gothic look. They will be painting a stone block effect on the walls with a light brown paint. They draw a mural on the wall also. Laurence describes the room as eclectic mixing in with gothic.moreless - Ep 1Huddersfield
71 year old Spanish artist Marta Herrero and daughter Clementina would like a lighter brighter dining room.''''Marta's other daughter - Marta - and friend Felix would like her living room done. It hasn't been painted in 20 years.''''(Note: At first, Felix was a family friend, now, he and Clementina are engaged to be married)''''Graham Wynne lends a helping hand in the dining room. First task is to take down the border on the top of the wall. He also breaks out a type of plaster/texture to the walls. They do a tile mosaic on the fireplace and create a new mantel. They cover the existing chair seats in seagrass.''''Linda Barker is in the living room. The colors for this room are aubergine, orange, and yellow. Very crazy, Very bright. They cover the alcove walls by the fireplace in a copper leafing. With Andy's help, Linda create a new light fixture with a bowl and a sun cutout. Linda also creates a sunburst mirror and paints it copper too.moreless
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Season 5
- Ep 8France
Pas De Calais region in the north of France. Just under an hour from the channel tunnel.''''Dining Room - Richard and Caroline Poole from Barnet in 30 Rue Depue Marie. Richard is a chartered surveyor. Caroline is a physiotherapist. They have three young daughters. ''''Sitting Room - David and Jo Nichols in #12. They have been married for 2 years. David is a self-confessed tidiness freak.''''Laurence lends a decorating hand to the dining room. The paint is orange. They put up artex on a couple small walls to appear like stone. He also paints stencil on the walls and do a mural on the table top (they were told not to touch). They go for a Louis the 14th look.''''Linda Barker is in the sitting room. She reveals a yellow color, then takes Richard off to go shopping, while Andy and Caroline are left to paint. They paint trees on the walls all around the room. They put down a slate bordered wood floor. They create a shelf with a wine rack and glass bricks. They go for a very outdoorsy-garden look.moreless - Ep 7Knebworth
Hertfordshire''''Patti and lodger Sarah are in a 400 year old house and want a basement sitting room redone. Patti helps out at the Knebworth rock concerts and has met all the stars including Mick Jagger, who once taught her some of his dance moves.''''Juliet and Steve have triplets and would like to convert their sitting room into a traditional nursery.''''Graham Wynne sets out towards a gothic look in the sitting room. They create a cover for some bookshelves, paint mud onto the fireplace and slip cover the sofas. They want to make it a mini-Knebworth house.''''Anna Ryder Richardon helps in the nursery and goes towards a "Wind in the Willows" theme. They paint murals all over the walls and create little niches. They make a chaise into Toady's car.moreless - Ep 6East Dulwich
In the 1930's house, Ken and Manuela want their son's bedroom grown up a bit. They met when she was a waitress and she tried to throw Ken out for ordering coffee and no food.''''Around the corner, Terrie and Brian want to see their bedroom done. It has huse built-in wardrobes. Terrie was born an Essex girl and describes Brian as her "bit of posh".''''Michael Dewitt helps in the child's room. They go for primary colors - orange, blue, yellow. They also build a climbing wall. Builds seating/storage area for in front of the window. They also create bedding for when he has mates stayover. It looks like being inside of a huge construction vehicle.''''Linda Barker assists in the bedroom. They take out the built-ins and discover a rotted wall behind it. They build a false wall for an open plan wardrobe system. Paint is different shades of lilac. Paints a stripe in the middle of wall around the room. Make a collage of kids drawings and they make a new headboard.moreless - Ep 5Bolton
Valerie and Derek have 3 children and have fostered over 50 children. They want their dining room redone.''''Daughter Leslie and husband Rowland - now own parents previous house - want the living room redone. Leslie is a primary school teacher and Rowland is a personnel director. They met at Leeds studying Zoology.''''Anna Ryder Richardson helps in the dining room. They rip up the pink carpet and put wood on the walls. They choose chocolate and red for the room colors. They put down wood floors and stain them and create new curtains.''''Graham Wynne helps in the living room. They rip up the old patterned carpet and take off the wallpaper. They also knock out parts of the existing fireplace. They paint the room a sky blue. Valerie wanted green and Derek wanted terra cotta. They end up painting the existing wood paneling white. They create art and put in wooden floors. Andy also creates new shelving for storage.moreless - Ep 4Hitchin
Bedfordshire''''In #17, Beverley & Yogesh Patel want their sitting room attacked. They have lived in their house for 7 years. Beverley and Carol next door both play in the local netball team.''''In #21 Carol and Gene Holmes would like to see some change in their living room. When Carol first knew Gene, he was a punk with pink hair.''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen helps in the Patel's sitting room. They sand down the walls and paint it all a very pale biscuit color. They lay out a tongue & groove border on the floor. They make new curtains for the room. Laurence uses a felt tip pen and creates a fake panel effect on the walls. They also build a dummy door to balance the wall out and hand paint some curtains.''''Graham Wynne helps in the other room. Graham is a bit nervous about color so he gives his team some choices. However, they cannot seem to choose what color they want. They finally choose orange and use a wipedown technique. Graham and host Carol take apart a sofa to recover. Andy builds a fireplace to give a focal point for the room. The team also creates some abstract art to add. Graham does a stone effect on the fireplace and they make a cover for the existing fireplace.moreless - Ep 3Catford
Southeast London''''Stephen, an evangelical minister, met his wife Paulette in church. Stephen proposed while on holiday in Guyana on a postcard.''''Paulette's brother Donovan and wife Jennifer live just around the corner. Don is keen on DIY but accident prone. He recently came through the ceiling while doing the bathroom floor.''''Anna Ryder Richardson helps in Don and Jen's sitting rooms. They strip the walls, and put up a lilac paint color. They slip cover the sofas. They pull up the carpet and find a very nice floor underneat. Andy makes a cover for the fireplace.''''Michael Dewitt tackles Stephen and Paulette's sitting room. They sand down the fireplace and makes arches to go on either side of it. They install an oak floor border around the room and paint the room a pale greenish-yellow.moreless - Ep 2Gower Pennisula
South Wales''''Kip and Sue would like to see their living room, that they don't use too often, revamped. Kip is a self-employed builder who also keeps calves. Sue is a medical receptionist and knows everyone in the village.''''Nearby in Ash Cottage, we have Ann and Andrew. Andrew is multi-talented. He's a chiropodist and surfs for Wales. Anne is studying for a PHD in marine biology. They also want their living room done.''''Linda Barker helps Kip and Sue with Ann and Andrew's cottage. Linda reveals pale blue and green paints for the room. They add a bit of gray to the paint to tone it down. They redo the sofa a bit, reupholster a chair and create new shutters. They line the top of the walls with pond liner and little squared mirror tiles. Andy builds a new coffee table with slate and leftover bits of wood.''''Graham Wynne is the designer in Kip and Sue's living room. They rip off cabinets from the wall. They start taking out a wall and find huge wasps nests, however all the wasps are dead. Andrew asks friends to help build out the newly discovered fireplace. Ann and Andrew are part of the lifeboat crew and during filming were called away to sea to help the crew. Graham and Andy are left to finish up. They mix up a bit of self-leveling concrete for the floor. Graham outlines a flagstone look into the concrete. They also built a new dining room table.moreless - Ep 1St. Ives
St. Ives just outside Cambridge''''Jennifer and Richard live in #39. Richard works as a carpenter/builder, but Jennifer finds it very hard to get him working on their own house.''''Kim and Pete will be helping their neighbors out. Pete is training to be a carpenter during the week and at weekends both he and Kim are bouncers at their local night club.''''Linda Barker is in to assist Jennifer and Richard with Kim and Pete's kitchen. They choose a gray color for the tile work and a yellow for the walls. Linda has Andy create a mobile kitchen island. Linda also takes a number of poloroid pictures and will use them in an art project. Kim and Pete hate bright colors, so they could end up hating this kitchen completely.''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen helps out in Jennifer & Richard's kitchen. He chooses a very light blue color with a slighter darker shade too on the walls. He creates a new workspace and paints white blocks on cabinet doors. Andy creates a new breakfast bar. They also brighten up the floor with some new vinyl flooring.moreless
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Season 4
- Ep 10Newcastle
Ian and Anna are in Gesmond, just outside the city center in a top floor flat and would like their bedroom overhauled. They have a lot of bare space and blank walls. Ian moved to Newcastle for a six-month work placement, met Anna and decides to stay. They have been together for 3 years.''''Five minutes down the road, Fiona and Amanda would like to see their sitting room done. Both girls love to travel. Whereas Fiona is happy backpacking, Amands likes the five star treatment.''''Linda Barker assists in Fiona & Amanda's sitting room. First thing, they take out the fireplace. The color revealed in a bright yellow. They paint stripes on the bottom half of the room. The look of the room will be a bit African. Andy builds a new window seat for the room and they make a table top out of bamboo.''''Michael Dewitt helps in the bedroom. He has a plethora of colors -- turquoise, lime, and midnight blue. They cut out panels on the door to add frosted glass. They make a curved canopy that will be midnight blue and have Christmas lights for Anna when she wakes up in the middle of the night.moreless - Ep 9Liverpool
Sisters Charlotte and Harriet both live in an early victorian house on the outskirts of town.''''Charlotte and husband Darren would like to see their attic room transformed. Darren is a nightclub entrepeneur and often works unsocial hours. Charlotte is a textile designer who loves colorful artistic decor.''''Harriet and friend Gerard are in the basement. They dislike their sitting room. Gerard and Harriet grew up together in Huddersfield and met on the school bus and have remained friends ever since.''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen helps in the basement. He opens the paint and realizes it's the wrong kind. It's oil based and that's not what they want. They go for an art gallery look about the room. Andy builds a new couch that also doubles as a dining table on the back of it. ''''Graham Wynne is the designer du-jour in the attic. They head for a moroccan theme by painting the walls a dark blue and newly created mirrors. They hide the DJ equipment with a new unit, and make a new sofa of two mattresses.moreless - Ep 8Nunhead
Southeast London''''Kathy Walker and Lynn Thomas live in #265. Kathy works at the London College of Fashion and Lynn manages a residential unit for young people.''''In #25, we have David Cheetham and David Alan Burgoyne. David works for a picture agency and Alan is a retired teacher.''''Linda Barker helps the guys with the girls' room. Linda wants to cut up one futon to make two chairs, but the guys vehemently DENY it. They sand the floors and paint a light blue on the walls. They paint cream on the floorboards. They also create horizontal blue stripes on the wall. They paint squares on the walls, and put chinese lucky paper in the center of the squares. They also makes a mirror out of theatrical material.''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen helps the girls. They use a pink base color. Before the show, the homeowners made a sofa cover. On the walls, they tape off squares and paint them red. They think it's too pink, so Laurence makes it a bit redder. They also make columns out of pipes.moreless - Ep 7Kimbolton
In Cambridgeshire.''''In #25, we have Maggie and Theo and their sitting room. Maggie is very keen on DIY. Her biggest project has been converting her loft. Theo is 16 and can juggle with fire.''''In #21, we have Sarah and Becca. Sarah has known Maggie for nearly three years. Together they have setup a DIY society to share tools and knowledge.''''Linda Barker breaks out the bright yellow for Maggie's sitting room. She also has very nice lush fabrics. They stencil a border at the top of the walls. They add a slighter darker color to the top of the stencils. They make a fireplace screen with aluminum wire and MDF. ''''Anna Ryder Richardson will be assisting in Sarah's sitting room. Sarah feels very strong about Feng Shui, so they don't want to mess the balance up. The color chosen is a sea/sky blue. They do a thin bit of plaster around the window for a villa look. They paint a throw with "angel words" with metallic gold fabric paint. They put a nice wood shutter on the windows to add to the villa effect.moreless - Ep 6Plymouth
Nigel and Sarah live at #7 and would like their bedroom changed.''''Graham and Roisin would like their living room redone. Roisin is a Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse with a passion for traditional irish music. Graham is a bit of a party animal.''''Anna Ryder Richardson helps Nigel and Sarah in Graham and Roisin's living room. Their idea is for a Thai Palace. They paint the walls a cream colored over the wallpaper. They paint the trim a bright red. Anna creates elephant side tables with chicken wire and plaster. They also paint stencils on the walls and spray the crown molding a metallic gold. They bring some friends in - Cadzui and Kuga - to help with oriental lettering at the top of the wall. They find an old door in the garage and use it as a coffee table.''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen helps out Graham and Roisin. They are going for a Madame Butterfly theme in this bedroom. They paint the walls white and spray paint a stencil along the bottom of the wall with a dark purple paint. They also paint the floors in a similar design to the walls. They cover the sofas with a very bright pink material. And Andy creates a wardrobe that looks like a theater.moreless - Ep 5Guiseley
Just outside Leeds.''''In #22, Kathy Dennis and son Richard would like Richard's room redone. Kathyis the local post mistress and Richard is studying radiography in Birmingham.''''In #22-A, Jennifer Siswick and daughter Deborah are hoping for a overhaul of Jennifer and her husband's room. Jennifer teaches children with special needs. Deborah is horse mad and is about to graduate in business and equine studies.''''This week introduces us to a new designer - Michael Dewitt. He starts off with lots of projects for Richard's bedroom. The colors he has chosen are pale yellow & icy blue & bright red. They have some problems getting a unit that Andy built upstairs. They also make a very unique sliding door that adds to the unique-ness of the room.''''Linda Barker goes for a bit of an asian flair in Jennifer's bedroom. While ripping up floorboards, the house alarm goes off. After dealing with that, they notice a wall that has some hollow space behind it. They knock it out and discover an unused door. The make bookshelves to cover the hole they made in the wall. To add to the asian look, they have japanese writing on the walls.moreless - Ep 4Isleworth
Isleworth in London on the Thames.''''Becky Webb and Kevin Cahill live aboard House Boat Jenny. The living room is a cabin attached to the top of the boat. They moved to the houseboat a year ago because they wanted some peace and quiet for their young son Finn. Kevin is chief executive of comic relief.''''Helen and Martin Price living along the tow path. Helen and Martin have been married for 8 years and have 2 children. Helen is a caterer and Martin is a sponsorship consultant to various charities.''''Anna Ryder Richardson helps out with the Price's bedroom. They paint the ceiling a very dark blue and the walls a very bright red. They are going for a moroccan look. It rains while they are painting their cupboards and they have to start them over. While putting up the mirror, they break it, and Carol has to take it to the glaziers to get fixed.''''Linda Barker lends a hand on the houseboat. They put up Larch Lap for the walls. They paint the ceiling a light turquoise and the walls a baby pink color. Andy helps put the wood planks up on the wall. Andy and Martin argue with Linda about painting the planks pink. Eventually she compromises, and agrees to wash them with white paint. They paint the floor a turquoise and a big diamond with a darker shade.moreless - Ep 3Hull
Sunny North Cave just outside Hull''''Susan and Russell Davis own a Fish & Chip shop. They have been married for 12 years and live with their son Thomas in their 300 year old cottage.''''Phil and Caroline Cocken, own an antique shop. Phil and Caroline met when he employed her to pick radishes in his market garden. They also run a bed & breakfast.''''Graham Wynne helps Susan & Russell with the Cocken's living room. They go for an adult Noah's Ark theme. They do a tongue-and-groove effect with white and use a light blue-ish green paint.''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen helps with the Davis' extension room. They paint the walls a purplish reddish pink color. They use stencils and it's extremely theatric. They paint the floors a black and white square pattern. ''''Once shown her room, Susan Dukes says she does not like it at all.moreless - Ep 2Birmingham
Etaine and Michael are moving their children into the attic for more space and would like to turn the old bedroom into a dining room. Michael works as a bailiff and Etaine manages an old people's home.''''Gail and James would like to see their sitting room redecorated. They met while Gail worked in a florist and James came in to order flowers for 2 years -- one of which was Gail's friend.''''Graham Wynne help in the sitting room and begins by taking the carpet out. They then sand the floor. They move a sofa from the bedroom into this room because it would look better. However, the homeowners specifically said not to do that, but expected them too anyway.''''Anna Ryder Richardson is in the dining room. They cover the chairs so as not to do anything irreversible. The idea for this room is medieval/king arthur-ish. They paint the walls a cream and an orange. They also create a round table and Handy Andy creates a new light piece for tealights to go in.moreless - Ep 1Chingford
Northeast London''''In #18 Jim and Terry, who have 3 children, would like their kitchen done. They have been married since Terry was 17. Jim is a glazier and Terry is a human resources consultant.''''In #41 Paul and Lesley have 2 children and would like to see their front room done anew. Paul designs and installs kitchens. Lesley is an assistant in a special needs school.''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen breaks out a decorating hand in Paul and Lesley's front room. He is headed for an aztec motif. They take down the wallpaper and splash up some purple paint -- which the team doesn't seem to like. Silver leafing is added to panels of glass and a mirror is made out of lead-on-a-roll and tissue paper.''''Over in Jim and Terry's kitchen, Linda Barker reveals some green paint for the cabinets. However, the homeowners really did not want their cabinets painted. Andy creates a unit to go over the washer and become more counterspace. They also paint the fridge green and put up a new tile splashback.moreless
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Season 3
- Ep 6Edinburgh
We have mothers and their children in Portebello, just outside the center of Edinburgh, Scotland. ''''James and his mother Jeannie live in #33. Jeannie is a social worker in a psychiatric hospital and has a passion for leopard skin. James is 14 and loves his computer.''''In #37, Louise and her mother Aileen have very different style views, but they both would like to see Louise's bedroom transformed. Louise goes to the same school as James. They have known each other for 11 years and "got married" when they were 4.''''Anna Ryder Richardson breaks out some very purple colors in Louise's bedroom. She has a dark purple for the ceiling, and then will fade the color down the walls, getting lighter at the bottom. After painting the ceiling, her team of James and Jeannie say they can't stand the purple and they want blue. Anna gives them their wish. Andy makes a new bed that and a bookshelf. The bed will go on top of the bookshelf, and underneath the bed is a nicely hidden closet area.''''Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is in the kitchen with Louise & Aileen. They begin by ripping off the very pastel wallpaper. They do an odd technique on the walls by adding sand to the paint. It gives the walls more of a mediterranean feel. Laurence also paints some diamond shapes around the room. However, he does it in a rather different manner. He sprays a small spot on the wall one color, puts a stencil diamond shape over that spot, then paints a different color all over it. Once the stencil is removed, there is a diamond shape of the original color. He does this on the walls and cabinet doors.moreless - Ep 5Denford
Sandra and Cliff Smith live at Millstream Cottage in Denford in Northamptonshire. They have been married for 34 years and run a shoe business together.''''Nearby, their daughter Sami and her boyfriend Matt live in Veylow Cottage. Sami moved out of her parents house 9 months ago to move in with her boyfriend. He is a computer engineer. ''''Linda Barker gets to work on Sandra & Cliff's living room. Linda gives her team a choice of two shades of purple, they choose the darker of the two. Andy gets started on mudding the floors for a stone effect. One the 2nd day, Linda decides she doesn't like the color they went with and makes a designer decision and says they have to use the lighter color. Andy also creates a new coffee table for the room.''''Graham Wynne is over in Sami's living room with her parents. Graham gets his team to agree on taking the fake fireplace down. It isn't in the center of the room, and it makes it difficult to design around. They paint the walls a bright orange, then use a scumble glaze over it to wear it down. Graham removes the carpet and exposes some very nice floor boards. He uses a blue paint and water mix to give the floor a smidge of color but still allowing the grain to come through. For an art project, Graham wants to have a piece that looks like a mosaic floor that has been ripped up and put on the wall.moreless - Ep 4Aberdeen
Cults, just outside Aberdeen, in the northeast of Scotland''''Carol & Keith Leslie live in #41 with children Kate and Jennifer. They have been married for 7 years and are big DIY enthusiasts. Carol starts projects and Keith finishes them.''''Hilary and Alan Esson are in #3 with children Eric, Gavin, and Harry. They have been married for 11 years. Hilary is a part-time teacher and Alan is a surveyor.''''Laurence assists Hilary & Alan with Carol & Keith's family room. Laurence whips out some wood paneling that they put up, then paint over with yellow. Laurence cuts out a stencil based on a Claris Cliff-esque design. They will be used on pillow covers. Laurence also photo copoies some plates and tile work and puts then on the wall. Andy cuts out some door hinges from zinc sheets, then takes a torch to them to antique them. Laurence makes another stencil to place on the top of the wall that says "Our Door Is Always Open" in Doric Scots.''''Linda Barker is with Carol & Keith in Hilary & Alan bedroom. They cover the old wallpaper with the blue paint. The wallpaper proves to be difficult to cover, so a couple of coats will be necessary. They open a closet and get quite a surprise -- Party poppers and a poem of warning. They shampoo the carpets and dye 2 wool jumpers to make pillows.moreless - Ep 3Pembrey
Pembrey in South Wales''''In #3 Andrea & Alun have a very regular magnolia living room. The couple is very serious about their football. The got married two and a half years ago at Chelsea football grounds and named their daughter after their favourite team -- Chelsea.''''Next door in #2, we have Mandy & Chris with their 13 year old daughter Sara Jane. Their home is a former show house. The room they want decorated is a converted garage which was used as the sales office for that area. They moved in 6 months ago. Mandy works with Andrea selling new houses.''''Anna Ryder Richardson helps in Andrea & Alun's family room. Anna gets Andy working on a bookshelf/cabinet unit for the space under the stairs. Andy also helps out with some crown molding around the room. Anna makes some molds for cherubs and they then put them on a mantelpiece. The walls are given a pinkish/mauve coloring. The fabrics used throughout the room are toile.''''Graham Wynne assists in the converted garage. Graham's idea is to make it like a New York loft. Graham gets wood floor paneling for a meter length perimeter around the room. They also take down the drop ceiling and replace with something a bit more traditional. With Carol's help, Graham makes a mirror out of some theatrical material -- a cheaper alternative to the real thing. They also make some shelves with wood and concrete blocks.moreless - Ep 2Eltham
Elthan in Southeast London''''Daniel and Natascha live in #63. Natascha is a fashion consultant whose favourite color is shocking pink. Daniel is a telecommunications engineer and part-time DJ.''''Julie and Stuart and their 3 dogs live in #36. Julie is a banker and Daniel is a welder. Daniel also is a part-time DJ.''''Laurence assists in Natascha & Daniel's living room. He breaks out the crazy color - WHITE. For the slightly separated room, he has a bright red. Laurence uses a lot of zebra patterns in rugs, cushions and a stencil along the bottom of the walls. They also paint a fake curtain on the wall.''''Graham Wynne is in Julie and Stuart's family room with Natascha and Daniel. He decides on some purple shades, then discovers the homeowners don't like purple. Despite that, they plow forward. The sand down the precious pine stairs, prime it, and add some metal bits to make it more modern. ''''Quite shockingly, Natascha & Daniel absolutely hate their room. They say they will redo it that very night. Julie & Stuart seem quite shockingly pleased.moreless - Ep 1Ashford
Ashford in Kent''''Twin sisters live next to each other. In #10, Amber and Kevin have been married for 11 years. They have 2 boys. They renovated this house for 3 years before they moved in. They would like to see their living room livened up.''''In #9 Tracy and Bruno have an extension room that is very bland. They moved into the house 8 years ago.''''Anna Ryder Richardson assists in #9. They start by putting plaster on the walls to give it a more distressed, older look. They also paint tiles squares on the floor. The wall color is a terra cotta color and the tiles are a similar color just slightly darker. A fake mosaic tile pattern is done on the bottom of the walls with sponges. An existing cabinet is added to and painted. Andy creates wooden shutters to help cover the sliding glass door.''''Linda Barker lends a hand next door in #10. They cover the brick fireplace with some fake tongue&groove. They do a yellow on the top half of the walls, and a blue-green shade on the bottom portion. The find some existing furniture and give it a new look with some paint. Linda has some Doris Day pictures copied and they use them on pillows. The room has a very New England feel which is just what the homeowners like.moreless
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Season 2
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