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Nazareth: First Street
Trading Spaces - S3 - E15
It's a race to the finish line in this speedy episode of Trading Spaces! We'll take you to Nazareth, PA — home to racing's Andretti family and the famous Nazareth Speedway. But the surroundings don't seem to help Doug Wilson as he and his team run late with a new floor and glazed cabinets in their kitchen. Across the street, Vern Yip's got the pedal to the metal laying a new floor of his own and hanging fish from the ceiling! Amy Wynn's keeping up the pace in carpentry, building a new coffee table for Vern and a pie safe for Doug. Bring your stopwatches for this one!
Trading Spaces: Season 3 - 60 Episode s
3x1 - Maine: Joseph Drive
August 24, 2002
It's swinging singles time on Trading Spaces! Designer Laurie Hickson-Smith works with single-guy Ed to redo his neighbor's master bedroom. Meantime, single gal Laurie fixes up Ed's master bedroom with the design help of Frank Bielec. Ty Pennington works in both rooms, making a big armoire for Laurie and a manly dresser for Frank. Swing on over for the fun!
3x2 - Berkeley: Prospect Street
August 31, 2002
Designers Doug Wilson and Genevieve Gorder and carpenter Ty Pennington are on hand to help as the Delta Upsilon fraternity trades rooms with the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. After assessing each other's digs (while the girls find the boys' place gross, the frat boys deem the female abode unwelcoming), the remodeling begins with the standard rules: two days, a budget and no peeking. The results are as extraordinary as the measures taken, which include throwing everything in the frat room out the window and lighting a bonfire of discarded stuff at the sorority house.
3x3 - Maine: George Road
September 7, 2002
It's kitchen chaos as two sisters take on the Trading Spaces challenge! Doug Wilson adds deep color and a new butcher-block countertop to one sister's kitchen. Down the street, Genevieve Gorder is tiling her own new counter top and using leftover butcher block for a kitchen island. It's up to carpenter Ty Pennington to get all this butcher block business complete. See if he gets it done.
3x4 - Portland: Rosemont Avenue
September 7, 2002
We hit a sour note in this episode when a music teacher's piano gets left out of his newly-redecorated living room. See how Laurie Hickson-Smith convinces her team that the piano has to go in the kitchen! Meanwhile, Vern Yip and Ty Pennington stay busy framing out space for new French doors in a family room. See how our music teacher's reacts to a room without a piano!
3x5 - Long Island: Steuben Boulevard
September 14, 2002
It's a designer debut for Edward Walker, who transforms a bland master bedroom into an Art-Deco masterpiece. Ty Pennington welcomes Edward by building his armoire just a little bit too tall to fit in the room. Frank paints trees from floor to ceiling.
3x6 - Long Island: Split Rock Road
September 14, 2002
The decorating editor for a national magazine gets a lesson in design on this episode of Trading Spaces. Genevieve Gorder teaches a class in country chic as she transforms the editor's outdated kitchen. Vern Yip installs new wood floor in the kitchen.
3x7 - New York: Whitlock Road
September 21, 2002
Genevieve Gorder's team fights her every decision - from paint to pillows! Doug Wilson fights his own battles on bed placement in the master bedroom. Doug can usually hold his own but, this time, both members of his team are lawyers.
3x8 - New York: Half Hollow Turn
September 21, 2002
Two generations of the same family mean double trouble for Frank Bielec and debutante designer Kia Steave-Dickerson. The mom-son team help Kia create a funky new hang-out space. The mother-daughter team create a ""cautious contemporary"" living/dining room.
3x9 - Philadelphia: 22nd Street
September 28, 2002
In this episode, we head to the heart of the city, only to find a little bit of Cuba and a lot of elegance. Designer Genevieve Gorder is en fuego as she transforms a master bedroom into a big cigar box. Just around a city corner, Edward Walker does a faux finish on the fireplace in his trademark elegant style. There's nothing elegant about Ty Pennington's work space crammed into a parking lot! Still, he manages a symmetrical entertainment center for Edward and lucite-topped side tables for Gen.
3x10 - Philadelphia: Gettysburg Lane
September 28, 2002
When we say 48 hours, we mean 48 hours in this epic episode of Trading Spaces. Designer Vern Yip wants a three-piece entertainment center that takes a full day to build. Then Handy-Guy Ty Pennington and the homeowner build it wrong - that means it takes another whole day to build it right!! Next door, Frank Bielec waits very patiently for Ty to come and create a new serving bar for his redecorated kitchen. Paige counts us down to the last minute in this episode - don't miss it!
3x11 - Pennsylvania: Gorski Lane
October 5, 2002
It's a jungle outside and inside on this episode of Trading Spaces. Designer Doug Wilson and his team go ape turning a master bedroom into Suburban Safari. Meantime, across the cul-de-sac, Frank Bielec gets fuming mad when handy guy Ty Pennington is not so handy and breaks one of Frank's pieces. Ty makes good with Frank and does some dumpster diving to build a new table for Doug's room. Sound like madness? Tune in and see for yourself.
3x12 - Long Island: Dover Court
October 5, 2002
Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines!! Our Trading Spaces teams literally race against the clock on this one as designer Vern Yip transforms a guest bedroom into a planes, trains and automobiles bedroom for a little boy. Up the street, Edward Walker turns trash into treasure, using old shutters he found for as his inspiration for master bedroom elegance. Amy Wynn's building up Edward's bookcases, and climbing up into Vern's attic to hang a motorcycle swing. Watch for the checkered flag!
3x13 - Pennsylvania: Victoria Drive
October 12, 2002
Mother Nature takes the reins in this episode of Trading Townhouses. Doug Wilson uses one of his famous plaster techniques to create suede walls for a rustic cabin feel in the living room. Carpenter Amy Wynn gets in the spirit by attaching tree bark to the outside of an entertainment center, and building a garden arbor swing for Kia's bedroom. Speaking of designer Kia Steave-Dickerson, she's busy creating a bedspread of artificial turf and fake flowers. Is it a bed of flowers? Or a grave? You be the judge!
3x14 - New Jersey: Manitoba Trail
October 12, 2002
There's something for everyone in this episode of Trading Spaces! If you like country, we've got Frank Bielec sewing dolls and painting rugs in a living/dining room. If you like contemporary, just go next door where Doug Wilson is painting everything (including the fireplace!) white. Amy Wynn's bringing in the best of both worlds, building a serving bar for Frank and a funky new coffee table for Doug. No matter what your taste, you'll find something to love on this episode!
3x15 - Nazareth: First Street
October 19, 2002
It's a race to the finish line in this speedy episode of Trading Spaces! We'll take you to Nazareth, PA — home to racing's Andretti family and the famous Nazareth Speedway. But the surroundings don't seem to help Doug Wilson as he and his team run late with a new floor and glazed cabinets in their kitchen. Across the street, Vern Yip's got the pedal to the metal laying a new floor of his own and hanging fish from the ceiling! Amy Wynn's keeping up the pace in carpentry, building a new coffee table for Vern and a pie safe for Doug. Bring your stopwatches for this one!
3x16 - New Jersey: Catania Court
October 19, 2002
Hop on board for this episode as Trading Spaces goes international! Designer Hildi Santo-Tomas takes us to India where she's found fabrics to transform a boring bedroom into an exotic romantic hideaway. Not to be outdone, Genevieve Gorder gets a little inspiration from Afghanistan to use in recreating a dining room. Carpenter Amy Wynn's still stuck in New Jersey, making buffet tables for Gen and an opium couch for Hildi. Come travel with us!
3x17 - Philadelphia: East Avenue
October 26, 2002
You'll get a kick out of this episode as four women's professional soccer players switch houses with one goal in mind — to redecorate each other's rooms! Designer Frank Bielec gives the veterans in his house a contemporary living room with purple walls and a red ceiling! Over at the other house, the rookies might wish their walls were purple — when they see the life-sized portrait Hildi Santo Tomas paints on their wall. Amy Wynn Pastor's missing out on the fun as she tries to make furniture from rain-soaked wood. This one might take us into overtime!
3x18 - Virginia: Gentle Heights Court
October 26, 2002
It's a wild ride on this episode of Trading Spaces! From magic carpet riding to mountain climbing, this episode will keep you moving! Designer Kia Steave-Dickerson is flying high in her master bedroom where she plans to suspend the bed from the ceiling. Not to be outdone, Hildi Santo Tomas is sculpting a rock-climbing wall in a little boy's bedroom. All these plans mean big trouble for carpenter Ty Pennington who pulls an all-nighter just to finish installing columns for Kia and stones for Hildi. Join us for the journey!
3x19 - Arlington: First Road
November 2, 2002
It's a war zone on this episode of Trading Spaces. Designer Doug Wilson and his team go to the mats over the question of whether or not to paint the hardwood floor. Things aren't peaceful across the street either, as Hildi Santo-Tomas tries to get her team to airbrush a design on the master bedroom walls. Ty Pennington's world is the neutral zone where Hildi comes for a bench and Doug orders an armoire and a headboard. We don't call these two the Gruesome Twosome for nothing!
3x20 - DC: Quebec Place
November 16, 2002
It's metro mania in this urban episode of Trading Spaces. Our design team travels into the heart of Washington, D.C., to help two sisters and their husbands trade spaces. Designer Vern Yip turns a beige master bedroom into a romantic lair for his newlywed homeowners. Down the street, Genevieve Gorder boxes herself out of a corner by finding a unique way to house a big-screen TV. Carpenter Ty Pennington builds stuff and sews — upholstering an ottoman for Gen and constructing a huge headboard for Vern. See you in America's capital!
3x21 - Indiana: River Valley Drive
November 23, 2002
Mum's the word in Doug Wilson's room on this episode. Our ever-creative designer takes inspiration from his recent visit to Brazil in creating sarong-covered pillows and flower-stenciled walls for a couple's living room. Meantime, Genevieve Gorder tries to tame a rainbow explosion to create a family room that's colorful and tasteful. Carpenter Amy Wynn keeps busy building a fireplace extension for Doug and a new hip-to-be-square entertainment center for Gen. Oh ... and there's something about a foot fetish — you'll have to tune in to find out.
3x22 - London: Garden Flat
November 30, 2002
Travel with us across the pond as Trading Spaces meets Changing Rooms for an international redecorating challenge! Designers Hilda Santo Tomas and Genevieve Gorder take their decorating designs to London, England, where they'll seek the help of Britain's most famous carpenter, Handy Andy. Andy's got his hands full on this show, building a wall of closet doors for Hildi's child bedroom, and a box of drawers for under the bed in Gen's master bedroom. We don't get much help from the weather — 90 mile per hour gusts of wind knock over our work tent and threaten to send us into overtime. You won't want to miss this very special episode of Trading Spaces!
3x23 - Indianapolis: Halleck Way
December 7, 2002
There are three designers on this episode — Kia, Edward, and Noelle! Noelle is one of our homeowners and she's also an interior decorator. Watch Edward Walker try to convince her to create a fake window and float the bed in the center of a master bedroom. Kia's got her hands full with a different problem — trying to recreate one of the wonders of the world, while making sure it doesn't leak all over the master bedroom. Amy Wynn tries to take some of the burden, building a television cabinet out of spare parts for Edward and, of course, struggling with that wonder of the world order from Kia. There could be a flood of emotions on this episode.
3x24 - Missouri: Sunburst Drive
December 14, 2002
Love is in the air as Trading Spaces tries to sex up some bedrooms for two newly-engaged couples. Designers Vern Yip and Genevieve Gorder both turn to leather to help make the transformation. Gen weaves leather into a tall headboard for her master bedroom; while Vern attaches leather panels to the wall to make the headboard in his room. Ty Pennington isn't feeling much love as he races to complete a double armoire/desk for Vern, and to hang — and re-hang — Gen's headboard. Find out if these couples will say I DO to their new bedrooms!
3x25 - Scott Air Force Base: Ash Creek
December 21, 2002
The U.S. Military has never seen an operation like Trading Spaces! Designers Doug Wilson and Kia Steave-Dickerson travel to Scott Air Force Base to undertake a search and design mission. Doug's keeping it all in the family as he tries to transform a real automobile into a bed and toy chest for a boy's bedroom. Meanwhile, Kia parachutes in to her living/dining room, bringing a touch of camouflage down with her. Carpenter Ty Pennington is certainly not missing roll call — he stays up all night working on Doug's car and Kia's faux fireplace. Will our homeowners go to Def Con Five when they see their new rooms? Tune in and find out!
3x26 - Missouri: Sweetbriar Lane
December 25, 2002
It's a laugh a minute on this episode of Trading Spaces! Our design team starts off gambling on a Mississippi riverboat and the games never stop. Frank Bielec rolls the dice that a homeowner who asked for serenity really wants a headboard made of padded red lips. Edward Walker plays the slight of hand — floating a bed in the middle of the room, and making a TV disappear! And Ty Pennington's dealing out his usual fun — in a neck brace — while building an entertainment partition for Edward and a new bed for Frank. We bet you'll like this episode.
3x27 - Indiana: Fieldhurst Lane
December 25, 2002
It's patience, painting and practical jokes on this episode. Our design team steps right into the middle of a joke war raging between our neighbors. And, of course, they quickly join the fray. Doug Wilson's got the last laugh as he makes his team paint the master bedroom orange ... or maybe green ... And Vern Yip's team is chuckling over a very special secret they reveal while working on their master bedroom. Amy Wynn plays her own joke on Doug and his armoire project. Everyone will get a giggle out of this episode.
3x28 - Mississippi: Golden Pond
December 28, 2002
It's an historic episode of Trading Spaces — our very first bathroom. And designer Hildi Santo Tomas is sowing the seeds of a plan that will blossom into ... Okay, okay, sorry. Forget the bad puns! She's stapling flowers all over the walls — don't miss it. Next door, Laurie Hickson-Smith takes a geometric approach to her master bedroom makeover. She and her team square off over a new headboard and mirror. Carpenter Amy Wynn Pastor adds a bench to Hildi's garden bath, and two new bookshelves to Laurie's bedroom. Tune in and smell the roses!
3x29 - Mississippi: Winsmere Way
January 4, 2003
It's all about new beginnings in these two master bedroom makeovers. Designer Laurie Hickson-Smith helps Shannon exorcise the ghost of her ex-husband while giving her a new single-girl, spicy hot bedroom. Across the cul-de-sac Hildi Santo-Tomas wipes away 11 years of the same design by wrapping Debbie and Tom's bedroom in red toile. Carpenter Amy Wynn Pastor battles rain and cold to make a curvy armoire for Hildi and a chaise lounge for Laurie. Start over again with our homeowners on this episode.
3x30 - Texas: Ghostbridge
January 11, 2003
Don't throw out your old albums just yet. Designer Hildi Santo-Tomas shows us a new way to use them while transforming a countrified living room into a retro rainbow. Next door, Vern Yip's got a surprise in store for his team — they're hanging wallpaper! Wallpaper's a new thing for Vern — see how it works in his redone living room. Carpenter Ty Pennington is seeing squares while building a coffee table for Vern and a horizontal entertainment unit for Hildi. Will our homeowners sing for joy — or sing the blues — when they see their new rooms? Find out.
3x31 - Austin: Wyoming Valley Drive
January 18, 2003
3x32 - Vegas [Live Reveal]
January 18, 2003
Vegas, baby, Vegas. Doug, Hildi and Amy Wynn descend on Sin City to work their magic (whether it's black or white is in the eye of the beholder) on a family and bedroom. If that's not decadent enough for you, for the first time ever the reveal will be done 100 percent live. Considering Doug and Hildi are the designers, tears could be involved -- especially if Hildi insists on spray painting something.
3x33 - Austin: Aire Libre Drive
January 25, 2003
We're really pinching pennies on this episode! Designer Frank Bielec battles the budget while trying to add color and comfort to an all-white living room with tile floors. Next door, Kia Steave-Dickerson spends half her budget on window treatments and needs to borrow furniture from other rooms to dress up her new living room. Carpenter Ty Pennington is the only one who's NOT stressed out. With no money to spare, our designers haven't given him any projects. See how he spends his two days of leisure!
3x34 - Austin: Wampton Way
January 25, 2003
It's all about entertainment on this episode. We start off in a Texas comedy club and the laughs just keep coming. Designer Genevieve Gorder and her team do a faux finish to make the new living room walls look like champagne. Meanwhile, Doug Wilson makes news with a new chair and a graphic art project in his living room. Our usually-entertaining Ty Pennington isn't laughing now as he builds not one, but TWO, new fireplace surrounds. Tune in and let us entertain you.
3x35 - San Clemente: Camino Mojado
February 1, 2003
Trading Spaces hits Southern California with plans to bring beach into a bedroom; and old Hollywood movies into a media room. Vern Yip uses upholstered panels and movie star imagery to turn a bland loft into an elegant home theater space. Up the street, Genevieve transforms a plain master bedroom into a resort hideaway, complete with a mosquito net canopy. Ty Pennington gets himself into hot water with Paige, as he adds too much time-consuming detail to Gen's storage unit project. Join us for this episode of fun in the sun.
3x36 - California: Dusty Trail
February 8, 2003
The renovations almost didn't happen in this episode of Trading Spaces! Genevieve Gorder and her team wait until the last second for the arrival of a tin ceiling for the kitchen. By the time the tin arrives, Ty Pennington isn't sure he can get the whole thing installed. Find out if they finish. Over at Doug Wilson's house, things are much calmer as he teaches his team a serene faux finish treatment for the master bedroom. It's soothing but it takes forever! This time, the clock may beat us!
3x37 - California: Farfield
February 15, 2003
Opposites attract in this episode of Trading Spaces! Our conservative couple hopes for a conservative designer in their game room. Instead, they get Kia Steave Dickerson, who gives them a chess board made of fire and plumbing products. Across the street, our crazy couple hopes for a crazy designer in their master bedroom. Instead, they get Frank Bielec, who gives them romance made from mosquito netting and coffee beans! Carpenter Ty Pennington's just hoping to get done as he builds a game table and stools for Kia and a coffee bar for Frank. Find out if our homeowners like their ""opposite"" designs.
3x38 - San Diego: Duenda Road
February 22, 2003
It's all about the materials on this episode of Trading Spaces! Designer Vern Yip strengthens a family room fireplace by covering it with slate tiles. Across the street, designer Frank Bielec softens up the master bedroom by hanging a silk canopy. Carpenter Amy Wynn Pastor is, unfortunately, stuck between a rock and a hard place as she can't find time to finish the armoire for Frank AND the entertainment center doors for Vern. Looks like we'll leave one set of homeowners with more work to do!
3x39 - Los Angeles: Murietta Avenue
March 1, 2003
It's a rocking good time in sunny California as our designers join forces with a rock musician, his comedian wife, and their wacky neighbors. Both teams are looking for new living rooms and our group does not disappoint. Designer Genevieve Gorder paints the town red, and shops in the garage for new furniture! Meanwhile, Laurie Hickson-Smith sings the blues when her rug doesn't arrive in time. Can she find a new one for the same price? Amy Wynn's not worried about money; she needs more time to build huge wall-sized cabinets for Laurie's living room. Tune in for one of our most memorable reveals!
3x40 - Scottsdale: Bell Road
March 8, 2003
We're designing for the generations on this episode of Trading Spaces! Vern Yip takes a cue from his newlywed homeowners who want more romance in their bedroom. He responds with wall-to-ceiling maple paneling and an uplifting new bed! Next door, Frank Bielec reverts back to childhood to remake a bedroom for a 9-year-old girl. With bright colors and fun furniture, it's the room of a young girl's dreams. Ty Pennington's hard at work building a monkey desk for Frank, and a new bed frame for Vern. It's an episode for the ages — don't miss it!
3x41 - Scottsdale: Windrose Drive
March 15, 2003
It's a wild ride through the Old West as designers Doug Wilson and Frank Bielec square off in a bedroom redecorating duel. Frank goes deep purple to create a royal master bedroom suite, while Doug divides his room into sleeping and reading quarters. Of course, no duel would be complete without drill-slinging carpenter Ty Pennington, who's so busy building Doug's dividing wall that he forgets all about Frank's house. See if our homeowners think we hit the target in this design showdown!
3x42 - Vegas: Smokemont Court
March 22, 2003
It's an explosive episode of Trading Spaces when one homeowner walks out of her reveal. Jesse told her neighbor she didn't like the color brown, but designer Laurie Smith had other ideas for this living room. See what happens when Jesse returns to her least favorite color! Designer Edward Walker is having a color debate of his own — he wants a purple ceiling in the new office but his homeowners aren't so sure. Amy Wynn stays above the color fray, building a desk for Edward and a new entertainment center for Laurie. Don't miss the fireworks on this reveal!
3x43 - Vegas: Woodmore Street
March 29, 2003
Everything's a little off-center in this episode of Trading Spaces. Genevieve Gorder redesigns a family room with a fireplace stuck in a side corner, while Vern Yip battles a long, skinny family room with three tiny windows. See how they paint and build their way into a balanced look for the new rooms. And speaking of building ... Amy Wynn's got her hands full constructing a fireplace surround for Gen, and a huge media cabinet for Vern. See if our homeowners like their new space plans.
3x44 - Miami: Ten Court
April 5, 2003
Beach bums unite on this episode of Trading Spaces! Our design team catches some rays before breaking into work. Kia Steave-Dickerson decides to bring the beach with her, making over a bedroom with bamboo accents and a clamshell bed. Hildi Santo Tomas takes a more low-key approach, turning a family room into an art gallery with soothing blue walls and tropical-colored artwork. There's nothing soothing about Ty Pennington's schedule — he's making a shell bed for Kia and laying tile floor for Hildi. Join us for this fun in the sun!
3x45 - Miami: Miami Place
April 12, 2003
Oh NO! Hildi Santo Tomas has one of the biggest rooms in Trading Spaces history. And it needs lots of repair. See how she and carpenter Ty Pennington rebuild and redecorate this enormous family room. Next door, things are smaller in scale as Laurie Hickson-Smith jazzes up a bland living room with bright yellow and orange tones and a new closet for the big-screen TV. Ty saves the day with this construction-heavy episode — see if our homeowners want to thank him or throw him out!
3x46 - Los Angeles: Elm Street
April 13, 2003
There's much more laughter than work in this Trading Spaces celebrity episode. It's our own fault — letting comedians Andy Dick and Sara Rue trade spaces is just asking for trouble! Genevieve Gorder had the toughest job — trying to get Andy to actually do some work in remaking Sara's home office. Over at Andy's house, Vern Yip was having no such problem as he, Sara and her husband laid down tile floor in Andy's kitchen. Carpenter Ty Pennington built a sofa/bench for Gen, finished countertops for Vern, and kept Andy Dick on his comedian's toes. Join us for the laughs.
3x47 - Los Angeles: Seventh Street
April 13, 2003
We pulled in some youthful star power for this episode of Trading Spaces. The four young stars of 7th Heaven agreed to trade their set for ours, and offered up their homes for redecoration. Hildi Santo Tomas, Beverley Mitchell and Jessica Biel spent the weekend transforming the living room of brothers George and Geoff Stults. But we think they spent more time cleaning than anything else! Meanwhile, Edward Walker and the guys redesigned Beverley's game room/den. The hardest part for them was trying to hide Beverley's huge basketball shoot-out game. So Amy Wynn came to the rescue — with a massive carpentry plan. Tune in for the final take!
3x48 - Miramar: Avenue 164
April 26, 2003
Paint, Paint and More Paint make up the theme for this Florida episode of Trading Spaces. Doug Wilson's redoing a kitchen and needs to paint 40 cabinets three different colors. Across the street, Frank Bielec paints the walls of a huge master bedroom in several coats of fire-engine red. And, speaking of fire engines, Paige and Ty get a surprise visit when they accidentally trip the alarm! We've got all the bells and whistles on this episode — don't miss it!
3x49 - Orlando: Smith Street
May 3, 2003
We've got new beds everywhere but NO ONE is sleeping on this episode of Trading Spaces. Hildi Santo-Tomas tackles a studio apartment space that needs two new beds for a father and his young daughter. Plus it needs a TV area, an eating area, an office area — see how Hildi designs four rooms in one! Across the street, Kia Steave-Dickerson has a bed plan of her own in a Moroccan-themed bedroom built for young newlyweds. You know, all this construction can only mean one thing — Amy Wynn's table saw is working overtime! See if she can get it all done.
3x50 - Santa Monica: Ocean Park
May 10, 2003
We've got hot and heavy debates on this episode of Trading Spaces. Laurie Smith's team thinks they hear cattle calls when they see her new artwork for the living room walls. But she tends to disagree. Upstairs in this condominium building by the sea, Vern Yip is bringing the outside IN to a bachelor's master bedroom. But HIS team is having a little problem with the baby-blue colors. Ty Pennington seems to be the only one who's NOT debating — he has too much work and he knows it!
3x51 - Los Angeles: Irving Street
May 17, 2003
It never rains in Southern California ... until the Trading Spaces crew pulls into town! We've got a downpour on our hands in this episode and it's making Ty Pennington's job a lot harder than usual. He's building a bar for Frank Bielec's new lounge living room, and a low-riding coffee table for Genevieve Gorder's orchid-inspired living room. See how he tries to work AND stay dry at the same time. And find out if our apartment-dwelling homeowners rain down praise on their newly-redecorated rooms.
3x52 - California: Via Jardin
May 24, 2003
The tears flow freely during these reveals, but are they tears of joy or sorrow? You'll have to tune in and find out. What I CAN tell you is that our design team will need good animal instincts to survive this episode. We've got Vern Yip staying up all night with his team to lay down wood floor in the new kitchen. Across the way, Laurie Hickson-Smith is staying up all night trying to figure out how to paint the ceiling AND still stay under budget. Amy Wynn Pastor's sleeping good at night because she's working all day, building a kitchen island for Vern, and a fireplace facade for Laurie. Bring your tissues to the last five minutes of this show!
3x53 - Orlando: Winter Song Drive
May 31, 2003
We decided to try two new things on this episode of Trading Spaces. First, Doug Wilson's redecorating a room that's actually OUTSIDE the house — our first-ever patio re-do. And Vern Yip's breaking new ground by taking his team shopping for a new sofa in the living room. Amy Wynn's got her usual overload of work — building banquet seats for Doug and a coffeetable for Vern. Will our homeowners appreciate the new things we've done in their rooms? See for yourself.
3x54 - Florida: Night Owl Lane
June 7, 2003
Things start out very artistic on this episode of Trading Spaces. Hildi Santo Tomas creates art gallery space in the formerly-cluttered living room of two avid art collectors. While Edward Walker uses Buddha as a Muse to create a master bedroom full of serenity. But, as always on Trading Spaces, serenity doesn't last long. Amy Wynn's the first to stress out, trying to build a new bed for Edward and a whole new wall for Hildi. Then Hildi and her team strike a sour note while moving a family's heirloom piano back into place. See how art turns to tension in this episode!
3x55 - Pennsylvania: Bryant Court
June 14, 2003
We have to plead temporary insanity on this episode of Trading Spaces. Laurie declares herself ""zany for zinnias"" in a floral painted bedroom for two little girls. Meanwhile, Hildi's homeowners think she's gone plain crazy when she paints a dining room black. Amy Wynn brightens everyone's day with a megawatt light fixture for Hildi and a pair of matching headboards for Laurie.
3x56 - South Carolina: Innisbrook Lane
June 21, 2003
South Carolina rolls out the welcome mat for the Trading Spaces crew in the episode! Our designers welcome new carpenter Carter Oosterhouse as they dare to redecorate. Frank tries to make a very kid infused family room a little more adult. Laurie adds a dash of southern comfort into her outdated living room. Let's hope that her homeowner's reaction to their new space doesn't make them turn ""green.""
3x57 - South Carolina: Sherborne Drive
June 28, 2003
Trading Spaces tries to throw curve balls at these straight hitting homeowners as our designing duo looks to amp up the theme of these blah and basic rooms. Will Edward's homeowners love his exotic Moroccan themed dining room? Will the reaction to Doug's ark-inspired den be flooded with tears of joy or sadness?
3x58 - Pennsylvania: Tremont Drive
July 5, 2003
This episode brings us to the outskirts of the sports-crazed city of Philadelphia and designer Genevieve Gorder is redecorating the bedroom of a 9-year-old sports fanatic. Across the street Vern Yip infuses casual, hip elegance into a very classic and formal living room. Out in Carpentry World, Amy Wynn Pastor helps keep our designers in check by sawing her heart out. Will Gen score big in her sport-crazed bedroom? Will Vern's casual new living room seem more comfy or more frumpy?
3x59 - Orlando: Whisper Lakes
July 12, 2003
We've got Frank versus Hildi in this episode of Trading Spaces and, as you might expect, the rooms couldn't be more different! Frank turns a family room into a Nantucket beach cottage, complete with shells and fish netting while Hildi demolishes walls and builds new ones on her way to a spicy Asian-inspired living room. Amy Wynn's got to work in both worlds — building a seaworthy coffee table for Frank and that new wall for Hildi. See which design world you prefer!
3x60 - Pennsylvania: Cresheim Road
July 19, 2003
Trading Spaces has landed us in the heart of the city and our designers are trying to help these hip Philadelphia teams turn their spaces up a notch. But they'll have to watch out for the ghosts of decorating mistakes past! Kia is sent in to try and spice up of a rather bland kitchen. Will her homeowners see coriander and chili when they open their eyes? Next door, Hildi throws in some hot, vibrant colors and does a new floor technique on their old gray floors. Will these fun, wacky homeowners love their new hip and happening spaces? Watch and see!