Summary
The name on everybody’s lips is going to be: Hildi.
WhenTrading Spacesdebuted on TLC in 2000, many of the stars from the show became household names.
Many for their brilliant work on the show.
Image from TLC
Others for creating some of the wildest designs in the history of home renovation television.
And the constant culprit of this feat wasHildi Santo Tomas.
Most of the couples who received a Doug room ended up pleased.
Joined by a dedicated designer and shared carpenter,Trading Spaceswas appointment television in the heyday of reality television.
Reality television is known for having heroes and villains.
While there wasn’t a clear-cut villain on a show likeTrading Spaces, there were certainly antagonists.
Those designers who really came in looking to entertain.
Part of the intrigue ofTrading Spaceswas for viewers to see the final reveal.
With reality television striving for entertainment,Doug was there to entertain.He was eager to provide some razzle-dazzle.
Don’t tell a reality star something you don’t want to happen.
They’ll make it happen.
That’s what the contract stated.
The couples were pawns in the designer’s game.
They knew how much Pam would be infuriated, but Doug didn’t care.
He loved to push the boundaries until his toes touched the line.
What she got instead was a beautiful new fireplace she wanted nothing to do with.
As Pam stated,“You guys are going to be fixing that in a little bit.
A completely valid point.
That is the jist of the show.
At least what Doug gave her could be changed.
She should be thankful Hildi didn’t get her mitts on her room.
That fireplace would probably have been destroyed!
The Great Christmas Light Fight is back!
Collider spoke with host Carter Oosterhouse about the exciting new season and the holiday spirit of giving.
To not get in the way of those feelings and emotions.
Almost every reveal was happy; 90 percent of the time.
There were very few out of the hundreds of rooms that we did that were truly unhappy.
The infamous reveals.”
To be fair, Pam’s family room looked good.
It was a change.
For Frank Bielec,he insisted thatTrading Spaceswas not a home improvement show.
It’s not meant to be instructional.Trading Spaces was about trauma, angst, and voyeurism.
He said, “It’s very real.
It’s like being at the scene of an accident.
You know you’re not supposed to look, but when you get up close, you do.”
Welcome to reality television!
The amount of sand that was put into those poor couple’s house.
But Hildi was eager to give them a beach vacation!
Fans saw a murder nightmare kitchen.
An entire room lacked practicality with the furniture placed on the ceiling.
Some episodes ofTrading Spacesare available to stream on Philo.
