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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 2:04 pm
So she is probably away from home more with this schedule. It looks like she did not quit for something better at all. I had hoped that to be the case.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 3:32 pm
Theater has always been a love of Paige's. That's how she met her husband, also. I'm glad to see that she's doing something she loves. More power to her.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, May 23, 2005 - 9:40 am
I thought that the skateboard room was very cool. The kid loved it. But the other room didn't look very different at all. The shelves over the television but that was about it.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, May 23, 2005 - 10:00 am
Yeah that's all they did was the shelves and paint the other walls gray.
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Jennabeesmommy
Member
06-06-2004
| Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - 6:51 pm
I think Frank and Gen have always been about creating wonderful rooms that will suit the homeowners, and some people aren't and never will be. A couple weeks ago, I think it was that one where Laurie was really trying to do a room the girl would like, Kia goes, "It's not about what she wants, it's about what we want." That totally turned me off to her, because I HATE when designers have that attitude. I understand that TS has always been about the luck of the draw, and getting something great that you never would have done on your own, but come on! They should at least give the homeowners taste and style SOME weight. It's not supposed to be about making a room they can't stand to be in either.
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Jennabeesmommy
Member
06-06-2004
| Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - 6:58 pm
I just re-read that and realized it needed a little clarification. I don't like when the homeowner tries to dictate exactly what they want they own room to look like, and I understand that that's not the point, but I do think that now that the other team actually has to pick the room they do in the other house they should consider which room the homeowner would want done. When they say "Oh well she really likes this room, but she'd love for us to do the other room," and the designer says, "Who cares what she wants?" that's what bugs me. You don't want to ruin a room they just re-did and like.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 2:43 pm
I really don't like this whole format of choosing a room at all. But TS' original premise was that neighbors get to decorate a specific room the way they want to see it done, not how the homeowner wants to do it. If it's how the homeowner wants it done then they need to hire their own decorator and do it themselves. Not saying to totally disregard what the homeowner wants cause then you end up with a cardboard room that will go up in flames. They do deserve some consideration but in the end it's what the neighbors and designer decides.
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Jennabeesmommy
Member
06-06-2004
| Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 3:44 pm
I understand that it's not about doing the room exactly the way the homeowner wants it, but lately, more often than not the designers have just been doing whatever they feel like, regardless of the neighbors opinions, either. That's what I have the problem with.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 4:41 pm
Yeah I feel ya on that.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Saturday, June 04, 2005 - 6:10 pm
cross country trading. seems interesting and like a vacation too.
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Jennabeesmommy
Member
06-06-2004
| Saturday, June 11, 2005 - 8:13 pm
The town and country thing was ok, but not anymore spectacular than any other regular old episode, although it was cool that Frank got to design for his friends, and that we got to see his wife.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Sunday, June 12, 2005 - 5:13 am
I thought the kitchen looked gorgeous. Couldn't believe that the h/o's tore it all apart. I loved the wall color in Frank's room but hated all of the furniture.
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Jennabeesmommy
Member
06-06-2004
| Sunday, June 12, 2005 - 5:58 am
I hated Frank's room in the town and country thing, and I usually love his stuff, but I thought it was the before at first.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, June 12, 2005 - 2:16 pm
I thought the kitchen was very nice, very understated for Hildie, very classy. What the hay was that woman talking about - "it didn't flow?" They didn't change anything except cosmetics from 80's busy-bee to 00's chic. Sure, it was a tad blah, but it could be spiffed right up with colorful accessories. I think the woman was just pissy because she was mad about getting Hildie. After her reaction, I was sorry Hildie didn't do a REAL Hildie on her. Agree with Jennabeesmom about Frank's room. It didn't look a lot different from when he started except they had a better place for the teevee, and a cool antique hand-made coffee table. I think it must have been the green carpet that they couldn't do anything about. But maybe he should have done a green room to hide the carpet in plain sight.
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Monday, June 13, 2005 - 5:41 am
I understand why she didn't like the kitchen. On TV it looked like a big improvement but there were some giant flaws. Tile counters are difficult to keep clean and you cannot role dough on it, which is a big deal for her. That tile is about the cheapest tile you can get at Home Depot and is not attractive in person, at all. It certainly is not in style now either. She liked her natural wood cabinets too. That is enough right there to do it over. Frank, sigh. Those little wooden things he nailed to the couches, and everywhere else, were hideous. I am tired of red walls too. I have never liked his rooms so there is that, with me.
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Hummingbird
Member
08-21-2002
| Tuesday, June 21, 2005 - 2:29 pm
I used to love this show but just can't stand it anymore. I don't like any of the new designers and the only old one I like is Laurie Smith who may have quit for all I know because I haven't seen her in ages. I wouldn't allow this group anywhere near my house and resent the disregard they have for homes people have paid a lot of money for and have to repair after feathers, hay, etc. have been glued on walls. To do those things or to turn someone's bedroom into a prison cell is sadistic. This is NOT good tv.
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Jennabeesmommy
Member
06-06-2004
| Tuesday, June 21, 2005 - 6:22 pm
I agree with you hummingbird. A lot of the things they do now are just plain bad, and intended to be controversial. It seems like they design to make the people unhappy. Some of these designers act as if it is their job to make the people unhappy and wreck their rooms. I understand the premise of the show, and in the beginning, I had no sympathy for the people who flipped out (unless they had Hildi or Doug), but now, I don't understand why anyone would sign up to be on this show. That must be why they had to use Frank's friends.
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Jennabeesmommy
Member
06-06-2004
| Sunday, June 26, 2005 - 5:09 pm
I saw a few reruns from this season today and the rooms just keep getting lamer and lamer. Sheesh.
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Hummingbird
Member
08-21-2002
| Sunday, June 26, 2005 - 5:24 pm
The new designers are terrible! And of course, They still have Doug and Hildi. I did see one this week that was new to me where Laurie did a really nice bedroom for a farm family, but Laurie is always good. I only watch now and then these days because the show has just lost my interest.
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Monday, June 27, 2005 - 4:26 am
I just put this show back on my Tivo. I took a looooooong break. The new format is lacking. It would have been wise to keep Paige and just change her role. Paige may have quit, we never heard the real story there. The key swap was old, as was the time crunch and budget talk. She was the glue that held it together though. I do like them checking in a week later. 4 weeks would be even better. Barry putting stainless steel in that old Victorian house was nuts, especially seeing how she had decorated the rest of the room. Gen managed to create the dullest living room ever, in the other half of that duplex. ho hum Laurie is the only one left who is a trained designer and it shows. I would let her loose in my house any day. Frank remains my least favorite and that is a strong statement given the choices.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, June 27, 2005 - 7:19 am
I concur Ms Bat.
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Monday, June 27, 2005 - 3:41 pm
Of course you do darlin', I am right. 
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Jennabeesmommy
Member
06-06-2004
| Saturday, July 09, 2005 - 9:30 pm
Both of those rooms were baby poop green, yuck! The rest was ok, and it was the homeowner's style, but the colors were nasty!
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Sunday, July 10, 2005 - 4:02 am
I liked Edwards room. The color came across as tan on my TV. He does a consistantly good job. Frank. Frank. You can't even do it with $2000. I don't like that dark sage green on anything, especially walls. The color combo of burgandy, forest green and tan is late 80's/90's. On decorating shows that design to sell get rid of those colors immediately. It was the home owners taste so that is all that counts.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Sunday, July 10, 2005 - 8:25 am
Once again I totally concur with Ms Bat. Frank's room was just, I couldn't even tell you each specific of what I didn't like. But the one thing that bugged me was keeping that metal gate in front of the wood stove. They could've made a nice wooden one which would have been consistant in that room. Edwards room was a 100% improvement. And of course any h/o that gets Faber will get great wood.
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