“In reality, it was literally things stuck together with staples and tape.”
it was done super cheap and fast.
The projects to repair the house totaled double-digit thousands of dollars.
Lesson learned on my part."
I think it wasChanging Roomsor possibly another show by the same cast and producers.
Not a fun few weeks."
A show where they build or hugely remake a home for a needy person/owner?
This was like 10-plus years ago, when the show was at the height of its popularity.
to help pay the property taxes."
We did the hookups for the new laundry room.
They took it all down and painted the room a neutral color within months.
It was poorly done.
The paint lines were terrible, and some of it was on the ceiling.
The decorations they used seemed like just really cheap stuff.
They didn’t touch the out-of-date bathroom, but they didn’t put that part on the show.
Looked terrible within the year."
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19.On the bright side, not ALL the stories were negative.
It’s been great.
The HGTV host chose the better room to renovate.
The brothers who actually do the work came back on an off-shoot month and did another room.
Wife staged the house like a boss when we sold five years later.
Moved to a quiet town and bought land and a much bigger house.
Havent watched a home renovation show in years, but that experience was fun and helpful."
The house held up super well."
