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Hummingbird
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08-21-2002

Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 2:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hummingbird a private message Print Post    
I agree that Lawrence can do some amazing work. Some of the most beautiful room transformations I have seen on a show like this were done by Lawrence. But... you never know which Lawrence you are going to get. Some of his Goth stuff is just awful! Edward leaves me cold. Agree with Fruitbat on the ceiling cording. Also he can go wild with cherubs, tassels, and drapery fabric. Results can look like a French wh***house. Not my taste at all.

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 5:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051203/ENTERTAINMENT12/512030316/1339/ENTERTAINMENT06

Davis turns a new Paige

Former 'Trading Spaces' host playing Roxie, working with Dr. Phil

By MEGAN SEXTON
Knight Ridder News Service

Published: Saturday, 12/03/05

For many, Paige Davis was the face of Trading Spaces, the mega-hit on TLC that spawned dozens of other home-improvement and decorating shows.

Davis left the show earlier this year when it moved to a "host-less" format. But that doesn't mean the actress who had previously appeared on Broadway in Beauty and the Beast and Chicago hasn't been busy.

We caught up with her by phone recently to see what she has been up to since leaving Trading Spaces.


On what she's doing now:

She's staying busy developing new shows, "and it looks like I'll be doing some contributing work on the Dr. Phil show. . . . . We have some fun activities planned for people who have written in. I really can't say more than that."

She's also done regional theater and has been playing Roxie in the musical Chicago in Chicago (show runs through tomorrow).

Davis is involved in charity work, including Operation Backpack, which raised awareness and school supplies for more than 11,000 children.

"Time to hang out has really been a true joy and it's been at a premium over the last four years of my life. I've had some time to be with my husband (stage actor Patrick Page). He has taken a leave of absence from the Lion King (on Broadway) to play Othello in D.C. I get to come down here with him and I can fly in and out of D.C. when I need to work. It's been a very, very, very special time for the two of us and our little dog."


On no longer being the host of Trading Spaces:

"I miss my friends very much. And I loved doing the show. I'm not ashamed to say I was extremely proud of what we did and of the market we made. I was really proud of the amount of commitment everybody brought to the show each day.

"If you went behind the scenes, what was very obvious, there wasn't one person — not a cameraman or a decorator or a producer — who wasn't giving 200% every minute of the day. That level of camaraderie and work was great. I knew it would end eventually. Even M*A*S*H ended. But I definitely miss it."


On what she learned about human nature during Trading Spaces:

"I learned that people aren't as willing to change as they think they are. For the most part, 98% of the people (who had rooms redecorated) were ecstatically happy. But going through the experience, I saw the intense connection people have to home and what that really, really means to people.

"That stupid, ugly couch their baby threw up on or where that daughter had an intimate talk with her mom. Whether it's ugly or disgusting, everything in a home has a memory.

". . . Even people who willingly will part with it, they have that little shudder. People would say, "I didn't know I'd feel that.' "


On what she learned about people:

"Not to be too sappy, but . . . people across our country _ regardless of north, south, east or west or socioeconomic level — we are all so much more alike than we are unalike . . . Everybody has the same feelings and emotions. . . . I've looked through more photo albums and scrapbooks around America than probably anybody. And we've all got the same stuff. We all have the same second-year birthday-party picture of our kids. We all go through the same experiences. We're bonded by a shared journey of life.

". . . And 62% of America has the same shower curtain. That navy — dark green — maroon one."


On the unhappy homeowners on Trading Spaces:

"What I found most interesting, the people who were most upset — memorably upset — were never the people who had the really bizarre makeovers. It wasn't the movie theater room. It wasn't the feathers on the wall. It was the color brown. . . . or (covering up) a fireplace.

"It didn't have anything to do with what design eventually ended up there. . . . It was the level of change you were willing to accept."


On home-improvement television:

"We really sort of set the bar. It was a catalyst for a whole new genre of reality home-improvement television.

"(People watched Trading Spaces) to see a group of people having fun. It was two designers and a carpenter, but clearly it was a rotating group of friends. . . . Like Cheers or M*A*S*H, people want to identify with a group. You want to feel as if those people are in your home."

On what she learned about her own home while working on Trading Spaces:

"I learned how to be more brave from Trading Spaces. It's all a process. You can tear something all apart and it looks like it's not going to be OK, but it's all OK. . . . I learned not to be afraid of color. I was a sucker for the whole Pottery Barn wave. There's nothing wrong with Pottery Barn. It's all comforting and warm and inviting. But all the antique gold living rooms and sage bedrooms . . . there are so many more colors out there." •

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 5:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Yay Paige! Othello? Should be interesting.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 7:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Patrick is an amazing actor. I could see him in Othello easily.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 4:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Nice rooms by Gen and Edward. Just didn't like the sofa in Edward's room. Loved the bed in Gen's room.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 7:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
I liked the colors this week -- Did anyone see Moving Up with the Indian and Middle Eastern families? I LOVED the earth tones (goldens, rusts, etc.) but the blue room was a bit too much for me.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 7:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Yep I liked the rooms.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 11:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
They had a marathon on over the weekend and it was soooo good to see Paige again.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 11:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I thought the same thing, Mocha.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 2:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Have you noted that they are being booted over to another network?

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 2:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
No I didn't. Which network?

Fruitbat
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08-07-2000

Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 5:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Fruitbat a private message Print Post    
Roxip, where did you read this? Seems all cable shows want to be picked up by a network. They were probably negotiated away and with glee! The show seemed to be on it's way out but maybe not.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 8:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I didn't read it. I was watching the show this weekend and it was a commercial "Trading Spaces is trading spaces." They are going to one of the other Discover networks - I tried to find it but I couldn't. It is like "Discover Home" or something like that (this is on DirectTV by the way). I figure it is the end of the show. They will just rerun the same old shows over and over and over - which is what they already do anyway, right?

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 8:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Oh ok, I have that channel.

Fruitbat
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08-07-2000

Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 9:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Fruitbat a private message Print Post    
I bet you are right, Discovery probably bought the reruns.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 10:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
It was funny - they show Doug and Laurie promoting the move - aside from Genevieve (who I note has been making an occasional appearance) aren't those the only two designers worth anything (and Doug is optional) anymore?

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 10:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
TLC is part of the Discovery network.

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 11:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
It's called "sharing the corporate assets."

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 11:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Ahhhh

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 2:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Well, darn, now I'll have to go back and adjust my "favorite channels" list -- anyone w/DirecTV know what channel Discovery Home is???

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 3:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Sorry, Ionly noted it was in the 300s (for some reason 352 or 359 sticks in my head....)

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 11:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Crap I missed half of the show last night and they had another new carpenter.

Fruitbat
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08-07-2000

Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 12:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Fruitbat a private message Print Post    
You missed two lousy rooms. Franks was just plain bad and Dougs kitchen was dark and not special despite $2000.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 1:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Oh ok.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 1:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Different POV -- Frank's room was terribly special, but it was pretty and functional AND the family liked it. The dresser/buffet that Amy made was quite pretty - -but then, I have a thing for woodwork. The kitchen renovation I actually liked, except for the darker gray countertop. The warm russet/brown color walls were pretty and it was a 100% improvement over the 50s kitchen. That family absolutely adored their new kitchen and didn't change a thing. The bed 'n breakfast room lady only changed a couple of the things that were sitting on top of the dresser, but left everything else the same.

I liked both of them, but wasn't "blown away" by either one. Just homey rooms that seemed to fit the families.