'Trading Spaces' mixes paint and friends
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| Description: | Watching amateurs peel off wallpaper, paint old chairs and create art out of tissue paper doesn't sound like must-see TV, but it's a plot line that's keeping as many as 6 million people glued to their screens weekly -- and in some cases, daily. The neighbors trade houses and carry out the projects -- projects that usually involve hours of painting, sewing, and refashioning a room that, they hope, their friends and neighbors will enjoy when complete. The makeover team arrived in December to do the Tarrs' family room and the Puetz's living room for a show that ran in February. John says their family room was "pretty average" with blue walls, stereo, TV and slipcovered sofas. "Spaces," the American version of a British show called "Changing Rooms," made its debut in 2000. [...] 95 episodes have been shot -- episodes that are replayed throughout the week with new episodes premiering on Saturday nights. While the viewer numbers are surprising, it's audience mix that has network officials and advertisers smiling. Add a host fresh from Broadway (Paige Davis) and a mix of designers with a wide range of styles (from countrified Frank Bielec to urbane Vern Yip), personality quirks and work habits, and "Trading Spaces" is one colorful show. Kathy Moser, a Seattle mom in that coveted 25-54 bracket, says she and her teenage daughter often watch it together. The TV show also can set up unrealistic expectations because in the interior design field, $1,000 renovations are rare. Tara Playfair-Scott, spokeswoman for the show, says paint is almost always from Lowe's (a show sponsor) and both Pottery Barn and Ikea are favorites with the team for accessories and other pieces. Playfair-Scott says designer Genevieve Gorder was en route to one "Trading Spaces" assignment when she spotted something at a flea market that she could use. |
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