Wow thanks for having me on, it was a lot of fun! Hopefully people come check out my channel too 😎

@oraaaaange

5 ай бұрын

please collab again! you really help lighten up scott's humor

@Texamak

5 ай бұрын

We know its you pumpernickel.

@APersonOfEarth

5 ай бұрын

You were so complimentary to Scott’s comedic commentary! Do come again! ❤

@strikerblitz2164

5 ай бұрын

Honestly you really carried this video. Scott's humor just ain't on your level.

@shioq.

5 ай бұрын

hint hint hint

This actually made me SO sad! The straw on the walls? The lady crying over her sad brown room? The BROKEN TEAPOTS?! 😭

@thebrad1134

5 ай бұрын

Regarding the straw (straw dust). Good thing the owners didn't seem to be allergic. Hopefully they weren't planning on having guests with said allergies.

@mkmason7727

5 ай бұрын

I have wondered for years how the straw house ladies fared

@cesararzola8380

5 ай бұрын

​@@thebrad1134But their kids were allergic to hay and that was said during the initial interview. They literally started to choke when they got in that space.

@thebrad1134

5 ай бұрын

@@cesararzola8380 I figured the baby was putting the straw in their mouth and choking on it. I must have not paid enough attention.

@MadScientist267

5 ай бұрын

When the budget is a thousand bucks, it's kinda hard to do anything serious. Even back then 🤣

I felt so bad about the ladys fireplace 🙁 why did they do that to her.. and the teapot clip is iconic and so distressing, that is a literal crime. I hope to god she was compensated.

@realbrooklyn2093

5 ай бұрын

I hope she had a list of each teapot and their value so they could either track replacements down or compensate her.

@katc2040

5 ай бұрын

​@@realbrooklyn2093 they probably made them sign something saying they can't be sued for property damage

@SaintShion

5 ай бұрын

As a teapot collecter, I would have flipped my lid. If she said the hanging shelf bit to me, I would've been like "well sounds like your idea was shit and you broke my stuff."

@pilar8323

5 ай бұрын

My heart broke for the teapot lady, but I can't imagine what possessed her to allow strangers on a tv show to handle such a precious and expensive collection.

@orca3432

5 ай бұрын

​@pilar8323 from the premise of the show, there should have been an expert there. I could see someone believing the expert to be more responsible and for the experience to be more trustworthy than it actually was

The one that always gets me is when one of the designers removed a ceiling fan. And the homeowner's first response was "where's my fan?" and the designer went on about some designer level chandelier was better and the fan didnt fit the asthetic. And the homeowner was like "dont care. This is the south, ceiling fan is a must-have fixture.

@riggs20

4 ай бұрын

That was Doug! He hated ceiling fans and would always remove them, regardless of the clients’ wishes.

@morganizedwithkelly45

4 ай бұрын

I installed fandeliers! I hate how fans look too but I love using fans 😂 so this was my solution. The blades are retractable.

@trustworthydan

4 ай бұрын

I'd be pissed if you took my ceiling fans, I get pissed when someone turns them off. 😂😂😂

@austinhernandez2716

4 ай бұрын

As someone who's lived his whole life in the deep south, I second this. It's not just the heat, it gets extremely humid here too, and combined with the heat, it can be torture. Ceiling fans are mandatory. Removing them is a crime!

@cityboikev

4 ай бұрын

I remember this one and was screaming the same thing!!

As an interior designer, the #1 rule is to LISTEN to your client and give them what they want. If you can’t do that, you have no integrity as a professional and should not be entrusted with anyone’s project.

@staciecarrel4492

2 ай бұрын

Frank and Vern rarely had a design that the homeowner didn’t like, and when they did it was because of something small that was easily undone. Hildy and Doug seemed to want to piss the homeowners off and put the neighbors they worked with in a precarious spot. I always felt so bad for the people who gave their neighbors an awesome room with Vern or Frank, only to come home to a Doug or Hildy monstrosity. I’m fairly certain a lot of neighbor friendships ended because of that show.

@eskimberly7424

Ай бұрын

@@staciecarrel4492I totally agree. Doug and Hildy could be downright cruel. I wonder why the neighbors of the disaster rooms didn’t ever put their feet down and refuse to do awful things to the other couple’s rooms. Maybe they had to contractually commit to doing whatever the designers wanted them to do.

@staciecarrel4492

Ай бұрын

@@eskimberly7424 there were a few times when they did. For the famous fireplace one, Doug wanted to rip apart the fireplace and rebuild it. The neighbors fought tooth and nail to try to get him to change the design so he agreed to build a fake wall in front of it to “hide” the brick. The neighbors figured that at least they could undo it after the show ended, so they conceded to let him have his fun with that concession. That’s why at the end of the episode, right before the camera cuts off, you can hear the neighbor tell her during the sign off chatter “it’s removable, we can undo it”.

@theshipper5797

17 күн бұрын

Oh if it was my house they screwed up? I'd make it clear they either put it back the same way, or I sue them.

@icu3869

13 күн бұрын

The thing is, these aren't decorators educating and instructing a class, These are Commentators instigating, and explioting a crisis for an audience. (It's a dirty, but effective trick to get more viewers- it's working right now as everyone watches on KZread.

That teapot one was insane... like what?!?! Not only is that thousands upon thousands of dollars, but the sentimental value is probably unimaginable. And to put all that on a shelf that immediately breaks is crazy, and they just breezed right past it

@Luminocite

5 ай бұрын

And like who the fuck thinks that having really fragile objects dangling in unstable shelves in the middle of the room is a wise decision?????

@IW3527

5 ай бұрын

It honestly wouldn't surprise me if some of these "renovations" completely disregarding the residents stipulations were done on purpose and/or encouraged by producers in an attempt to gain and retain viewers. At the end of the day drama will get people talking about the show. Even if a large chunk of the conversation is outrage and condemnation there's going to be people curious enough to check out the show to see what's up if its interisting or just a dumpster fire, either way the production makes money. There's also the matter of how the contracts for participants may be deceptive or exploitative and difficult to settle in court due to legal fees. As well as the likelihood of production companies being insured against stuff like this and measuring that against how much they stand to gain from increased publicity and viewership.

@TheMrZombified

5 ай бұрын

@@IW3527or it was fake and setup.

@lisamareepritchard6375

5 ай бұрын

I agree ! These people were so disrespectful & you cant replace sentimental items 😢

@swedishmeatball4382

5 ай бұрын

@@Luminocite Don't forget that they also added heaps of books to this flimsy hanging shelf. It was a disaster waiting to happen anyway, but with the books it stood no chance.

So the fireplace. I saw that episode when it first aired. There was a note in the fireplace not to touch it. The designer wanted to paint the bricks. The neighbors refused but was bullied into doing it so the insisted whatever they did had to be reversible, which is why the neighbors said that. They really did try to defend the owners wishes while being bullied.

@annep.1905

5 ай бұрын

Seems like the designers said "well, we already went out and spent the money, so we're stuck with this now." Which was probably dishonest in the extreme.

@rainbowsuspendrs

5 ай бұрын

Omg she said bye Felicia, from Friday! I saw this episode in real life when it first aired. Me and my mama would watch it every weekend. And I felt so bad for that lady who cried. She was traumatized for sure. I think I assumed that whatever was bad would be fixed before it was over and everybody left. I guess they must've signed a contract and they knowingly took a gamble because a lot of the projects done for or to the space were cheap, gaudy, and not "designer" in anyway. But we kept watching just to see what happened next... good or bad but it finally got old and we moved on

@CBass-mn5dy

5 ай бұрын

The neighbors really did try to stop it...the show bullied them relentlessly tho....

@pollypockets508

5 ай бұрын

They just wanted ratings and drama

@LillikoiSeed

5 ай бұрын

I remember that. Awful. Just a blatant disregard for someone else’s Very important wishes. Dropped the value, too.

I heard this show also destroyed the garden of a neighbor who wasn't even involved. The homeowner straight up said that part of the yard wasn't theirs and to stay out of it, and the crew went over, ripped up plants, and destroyed a baby lemon tree to use the neighbor's plants as decor in the remodel. Apparently it destroyed the relationship between the two neighbors because one one who owned the plants was an expert gardener and took their plants seriously.

@sab5076

2 ай бұрын

I hope the neighbor that had their garden destroyed sued the show. They would have had the right to sense they weren't involved in the show.

@adriana27100

2 ай бұрын

I would be so upset knowing how much time and care you put into growing your own plants.... They are like apart of the family that you care and love for so I would be so very upset as well!

@daphnia9664

Ай бұрын

shows in the early 2000's really had the absolute audacity

If I’m remembering correctly there was one where the husband was in the military and the wife really wanted her own space that didn’t make her feel like “just a military wife”. They put Camo print everywhere…

@Azaelris

Ай бұрын

Straight up malicious

@user-ks5bw6po9r

Ай бұрын

😢

How do you make being your own guest, feel so natural... Its so uncanny, i cant imagine it being just you

@CaptainQQQ

5 ай бұрын

What do you mean? They are clearly two different individuals, how can you think they are the same person?

@tylertownsend4074

5 ай бұрын

Bros trippin

@redwiltshire1816

5 ай бұрын

I thought everyone did this? I always have conversations with myself sometimes I’ll even throw some extra characters in

@shaentteriamcp7669

5 ай бұрын

Literally for a split second when I wasn't looking at the video, I was like "who is Scott talking to?"....it was him.......self

@redwiltshire1816

5 ай бұрын

@@notyourda you know what I might make a podcast like that where I just have mad rants to myself and see how people take it

It’s almost like Hildy thinks that she’s making art installations rather than renovating a room.

@Missab4000

5 ай бұрын

You’re spot on. That’s how she approached every design she did. Some were actually decent but most were batshit.

@unemilifleur

5 ай бұрын

Yo the bloody kitchen. The bloody kitchen!!! 😱

@hibikuokudan

5 ай бұрын

Didn't she make an upside down room once?

@screwyourhandle

5 ай бұрын

This is even more accurate when you remember that a majority of art installations kinda look like garbage that somebody spent way too much money on

@genericname2747

5 ай бұрын

You know, if I was crazy rich I would have a room with circus walls and make the floor sand. That'd be the circus room. I'd fill it with clowns. But as a room in a house you have to actually live in? No.

The trick is to tell Hilde what you don’t want done really be what you do want done, “ugh whatever you do, DO NOT give me a clean white modern look with modern appliances and in-unit washer/dryer.”

@leifang1211

3 ай бұрын

Have both your wants and don't wants as things you like. Prevents the show creating drama and they won't realise they were tricked to the reveal.

@mettatonex7221

3 ай бұрын

Even that might not work out. You might just end up having license plates nailed to the walls and be forced to pay for it.

@codyhanson1344

3 ай бұрын

you have to remember that half the time the people DO get what they ask for. This means it's a 50/50 either way, but if you're honest about it, at least you have the ability to say they didn't listen.

@Crystalluss

15 күн бұрын

@@codyhanson1344 Yeah, but imagine how amazing you would feel if you played the reverse psychology card and it worked. Think of the anime monologue you could have about how you _knew_ their tendency to do what the homeowners _didn't_ want; therefore, all you had to do was switch things around to get what you really wanted. They were none the wiser while you rolled the dice and won the gamble before they even set foot on your threshold. You played them like a fiddle. They thought they were the masters, but the whole time, _you_ were the one in control.

@FrogsForBreakfast

14 күн бұрын

Remember to remove any beloved furniture or sentimental items from the room beforehand. Antique mahogany desk? Painted with black and white prison stripes. Heirloom crystal chandelier? Smashed and the pieces turned into an impractical mosaic countertop. Beautiful old rug that grandpa brought with him from the old country? NOW IT'S TIE DYE

Hildy deserves a fitting punishment for deliberately causing anguish to these people.

@rdred8693

4 ай бұрын

I hated her.

@djp8487

4 ай бұрын

​@@rdred8693Ditto!

@supkirsten

Ай бұрын

100% - What was her issue?????

@Lilly_the_Snek

Ай бұрын

She has a house It can be redecorated I hear fire is very fashionable these days

@snowmiaow

16 күн бұрын

I wonder what her own house looks like.

When I ruin people's houses I get a felony, but when this lady does it she gets her own TV show? Hardly seems fair to me.

@rgbok5453

5 ай бұрын

The difference is you honestly went in to do it meanwhile this lady coerced people into signing an agreement to allow her to do it.

@yurisei6732

5 ай бұрын

That's because you're not an "artist".

@Pihsrosnec

2 күн бұрын

see the trick is getting the neighbours involved so you can blame them instead

The kitchen with the walls covered in wine labels was in the house of a couple who DID NOT DRINK. The neighbors literally BEGGED HER not to put them in there

12:16 Hildi decorated a family's kitchen walls with wine labels. The family didn't drink. That's why Ty Pennington helped them.

@aburns1999

2 ай бұрын

If I remember correctly the home owner was a pastor.

@John_the_Paul

4 күн бұрын

@@aburns1999 don’t churches serve wine?

Just got to the “hay room” part **how on EARTH** did they think that would go over well. That may be the most hideous room I’ve ever seen.

@joywolf83

5 ай бұрын

I have severe hay allergies so I would have straight died 😂

@MeepsNcheese

5 ай бұрын

The walls look...pube-y

@potato-whiz

5 ай бұрын

What if one of them was allergic?! Did no one think of this??

@Darkprosper

5 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure they expected, and even wanted, it not go over well.

@jspihlman

5 ай бұрын

Even someone who is 1000% into farmhouse would not go that far!

I think she's just got the rich person "mindset" and doesn't understand that her playing around equals someone's life getting ruined.

@richardw3470

5 ай бұрын

Narcissist? My way. I know best.

@readysetno8853

5 ай бұрын

@@richardw3470definitely the work of a narcissist! They’re sadists.

@marylut6077

4 ай бұрын

Rich person? Maybe rather an attitude of I do what I want, which is prevalent regardless of income level

@StoutShako

4 ай бұрын

​@@readysetno8853 Stop throwing around the word "narcissist" like it's not an actual psychiatric diagnosis oh my gooood. Someone can be a jerk without being a narcissist!

@readysetno8853

4 ай бұрын

@@StoutShako When I think of a jerk, I think of someone feeling acutely insecure, maybe ill-mannered or just plain crass. This is a "professional" that was trusted because of her expertise and she abused that trust for cruel fun. From her behavior and using the DSM 5 criteria (you only need 5/9 to be diagnosed with NPD), a sense of entitlement, no empathy, egotistical behavior and from her colleagues comments a likelihood of interpersonally oppressive behavior. Its something she routinely did do the behavior is pervasive. For comparison's sake, 1 in 100 people are psychopaths and roughly 1 in 6 people have NPD, that's a lot. It's not too far-fetched to say that her behavior likely stems from NPD.

To this day, I can’t believe one of those homeowners didn’t physically assault Hildy on camera. I remember the episode where she stapled records all over someone’s walls. I think that one would’ve pushed me over the line. What an unhappy human being she must’ve been to gleefully deliberately cause people that much misery

@AFarmerCalledChicken

Ай бұрын

I would gladly be that homeowner

the ruined fireplace and brocken teapots made me angry, and i had 0 loss in any type of value i cant even fully comprehend the pain the owners felt

when my family and i first saw the 'sand room' episode we were so convinced it was fake because there is no goddamn way in hell somebody would think putting hundreds of pounds of loose sand inside of a children's bedroom would be even close to a good idea.

@ThatRPGuywithtoomanyOCs

5 ай бұрын

My best friend is a realtor. Ordinary people make horrible design choices all the time. Add onto that some ego and misplaced skills, maybe a dash of "artistry," and you get egotistic psychopaths doing home remodeling. He sees them all the time, both from professionals and normal people. At a certain point, the ego jut stops them from thinking, "Is this really a good idea?"

@annikan42

5 ай бұрын

IT WAS IN A BEDROOM???

@woolybroth

5 ай бұрын

would it be better in any other room :.>@@annikan42

@dweebcentric

5 ай бұрын

Probably not the best idea in any room of the house, regardless who is using it. Even houses built into the side of caves wouldn’t warrant dumping sand all over the floor.

@nikkimcdonald4562

5 ай бұрын

How about the show that put an actual working hot tub in a teen age boy's bedroom. 😂😂😂😂

That lady upset at the fireplace change has been a core childhood memory stuck in my head for years.

@jdraven0890

5 ай бұрын

Same, I remember watching that show like it was yesterday.

@pinlight97

5 ай бұрын

That and the poop brown with the super poorly marked and painted white stripes. Ugh. I actually watched it as a young adult and to this day I don’t know why.

@Crowski

5 ай бұрын

I think their neighbors hated them.

There's no way someone do so many f's ups by mistake. In my opinion she is malicious and do it knowing she is making other people suffer. She is sadistic and evil.

@snowmiaow

16 күн бұрын

It is the show. They hire her to do that.

I worked with a kid who was on Trading Spaces Family, he had to take off work for like a week. After he got back we could all tell it was bad, real bad. But they couldn't change it or talk about it yet. After everyone saw the episode we all got to see it was awful. They said they liked reading, so the designer decided to make a private reading room. The doorways to the room would be sliding bookshelves. Seems kind of like a neat idea. But then they wallpapered the entire wall in newspaper, cause they like reading, get it. The bookshelves were also covered in newspaper. The floor and ceiling were painted white with letters stenciled onto them. The furniture was also white with text letters. It was just a sealed off white room with newspapers everywhere. It literally hurt to look at. I stood in the room and it made you feel anxious and trapped. It was awful, and all based of them saying they like to read.

I really wanna see a documentary on where the people who were victims of this show are now I wanna hear what their retrospective is

@MsAubrey

5 ай бұрын

That would be interesting.

@kimcham9949

4 ай бұрын

Scott!!! Do this!!! Interview these people!!! 😀

@TheArcherette

3 ай бұрын

YES! I also would love this

@obsoletepoc7050

3 ай бұрын

I would love that!

@TheSongwritingCat

Ай бұрын

I would absolutely watch that

I used to watch this show. The worst one ever was a couple who had spent a crap-ton of money on a special bed that was medically necessary for them…I think one had a bad back, maybe had surgery, I don’t remember…and told the show the bed was off limits. Then the designer not only threw out their brand new super expensive bed, but then replaced it with a circular bed that may or may not have rotated. I don’t even think a single person could fit on it, never mind two. I felt so bad for them.

@gsmith5140

5 ай бұрын

😮😮😮

@hylvic6707

5 ай бұрын

Noo....... That is so bad.....

@nleem3361

5 ай бұрын

Oh wow, that's terrible. Gotta read the contract before signing up for a show like this. They likely waived all their rights to be on the show, but still the neighbors or show staff should have at least saved the expensive bed to give it back after the horror TV reveal. That's crazy that they would dispose of a medical bed. The show should be held liable for damages since they capture the homeowners saying, "do not touch" a certain element, that should be adequate evidence in a cort of law, but still small claims court may not be worth legal actions. Although, if I were a judge, I'd fine the show for the damages.

@charleskimson2288

4 ай бұрын

That is beyond horrific to do to someone. The show should be held responsible for things like that!

@Phoenixhunter157

4 ай бұрын

Not only should they be able to get a cash settlement from the show, they should be allowed to have a professional mma fighter of their choice take care of the designer who did that

I would NEVER, ever, let another human being design a room in my house without my input and direction! ESPECIALLY not one of my neighbors!

The one I remember is where they PAINTED a couch. Barbie pink. I so wanted to see someone sit on that thing. You know the paint would crack and come off in tiny bits and end up everywhere. Who paints a couch?!?

My Aunt was on this show. They turned her dining room dark purple with lots of gems and sparkles. She HATED it xD Changed it back immediately.

@shannonceleste5557

5 ай бұрын

Please, spill more! Hopefully Scott will pin your comment if you don't mind elaborating- I know a lot of us would absolutely appreciate hearing all the deets! I hope your aunt is feeling better with her space these days 💜

@animeartist888

5 ай бұрын

That sounds really awesome and pretty to me, but I can absolutely understand why someone wouldn't like it. Seriously seems like they intentionally ignored the homeowners' wishes, so I wouldn't be surprised if your poor Aunt specifically told them she hated dark colors, purple, and anything sparkly and they went and did that anyways. Yeesh.

@MK-hh1vo

5 ай бұрын

Did the show pay to change it back?

@annep.1905

5 ай бұрын

@@MK-hh1vo Not likely.

@Elizabeth-rq1vi

4 ай бұрын

@@animeartist888I know that when someone will describe something non-mainstream & often it looks tasteful in my mind, then I see what was actually done & “oooohhhh my that is in no way close to being tasteful”. I’m betting that you can see a beautiful rendition but the reality is more a craft store after a hurricane.

I can’t believe Scott didn’t credit his guest. Man. I really liked the other guy’s input, I would’ve loved to follow him on every social media.

@UnholyShade

5 ай бұрын

I bet he didn't credit him because he's so obviously more entertaining than Scott

@pvic6959

5 ай бұрын

the banter between scott and his guest is so good!!

@pajamaramayt

5 ай бұрын

@@UnholyShade smhhh

@12Tie

5 ай бұрын

So be fair, his guest did do a full ad read.

@abluemug

5 ай бұрын

I paid attention the whole video and still was convinced the guest was his twin and I just somehow kept forgetting. It’s uncanny and i truly believe Scott has a twin.

Went from watching this on tv and jumped to my phone just to comment. As a collector, if those had been my teapots, I would be on the monday morning news as a wanted criminal bc I would have lost it and hurt someone. Words can not describe how sentimental things can be, and some things go beyond monetary value. The time, effort, and work put into building a collection, the joy of remembering when and how each piece was acquired, the visual representation of my hard work. I. Would. Hurt. Someone. 😅

A competing network should have made a "surviving TLC" documentary tearing down TLC for all the pain.

This show feels like an excellent way to make neighbors into enemies.

@donutchan8114

5 ай бұрын

I mean if they weren't already, judging by the disastrous reveals...

Hildy acts like a one-off antagonist in a sitcom that the writers based on a stuck-up and clueless artist they met once.

My daughter and I always watched this. We were horrified that the designers always insisted that they take out the ceiling fans. Where we live ceiling fans are not optional. I remember the brown room. There was also one where there request was ANYTHING but orange. What did they get? Yep. Orange. The shows designers had the final say on what they were going to do.

Oh Yes! I used to watch Changing Rooms. We got a Dutch spin-off as well that resultd in several courtcases. The episode I remember most is the one where they changed the room into a stable, with straw on the floor and LIVESTOCK IN THE ROOM.

@Sanicfan9192

2 ай бұрын

Damn, that’s crazy!

Fun story: I once worked at a furniture company who lent stuff to a home renovation show that was filming in town. After the episode aired we had to go and take all the stuff back - it had only been rented for filming and the homeowners hated it anyway. On TV, though, it appeared as if the furniture had been given to the homeowners and that everything was gravy.

@ssunsspott5170

5 ай бұрын

That makes soooo much sense. Some of those shows have such elaborate set pieces by the end, it never added up to me

@EmunahFL

4 ай бұрын

I used to work at a Pier 1 Imports in Dania Beach (it's no longer there; this was back in the early 1990s). We had people who would come in and do the same thing, but then bring everything back. It was always a pain to process those returns. They didn't just get furniture; they would purchase dishes and nick-nacks, etc. It would be a madhouse!

@winterzealot

4 ай бұрын

That's crazy... What is even "reality" about reality TV? I knew it was bad, but...

@cidrain

4 ай бұрын

@winterzealot the majority of reality TV is more akin to improv. Storyline are written, actors are asked to perform, and sometimes alternate takes are made. Game shows can be a little more real due to gaming regulations but even they find ways to skirt around the restrictions.

@wandat7275

3 ай бұрын

@Emunah13819 I forgot Pier 1 existed

that clip of the wife crying in the other room while the designer lady quietly asks the clearly furious husband "what they should do next" is smth out of a psychological drama.

What could go wrong with hay? I don't know. Maybe dust build up, breeding ground for bugs, or, maybe even something called a FIRE! Just a thought, I'm no home inspector.

I had a family member we stayed with for a week who left their detergent on the floor. When I moved it so my twin daughters didnt try to eat it at every moment. They got mad at me and said, "Just tell them not too. They need to learn." My kids are not even a year old. You've had 4 children. How did they think that would work.

"Survivors of Home Decorating TV Show" feels like it should be the title of an Onion article, but with this show... I can see why it was part of a real article's title.

as a someone who collects things the broken teapots really broke my heart what if those came from deceased family members she can’t get those back

@dazzlingdexter5060

3 ай бұрын

😢 true

@rosariocastro6386

3 ай бұрын

I would have sued the hell out of that show.

Whwn Hildy nailed all those fabric flowers to the bathroom walls -- all I could think was, "A few showers from now, and those flowers will be loaded with black mold, and the homeowners will start dying from mold exposure."

The "Talking to yourself as a different person" thing was *super* weird for all of thirty seconds, and then it felt so natural and normal. How?!?

My mom's friend was on one of these home renovation shows, they renovated their house while they were away on vacation, and threw out everything. All the kids toys, baby photos, family memories was all gone.

@emilyyamasaki4968

5 ай бұрын

Oh my god! That’s insane

@Ssylphie

5 ай бұрын

Oh my god, that’s horrible! Did she take them to court or anything?

@livywithane

5 ай бұрын

Omg WHAT!? How are ppl so insensitive!😭 oml im filing a law suit. Those photos are irreplaceable!

@KingOfGaymes

5 ай бұрын

Sounds like a court case

@BenShapirosLowerLip

5 ай бұрын

Pres X for doubt, this didn't happen.

Hildy Santos Tomas was the reason I only watched episodes of Trading Spaces that didn't feature her after her fourth crappy project. The house that had hay glued to the walls was declared a health threat. I think a health inspector was called out, and the production company had to pay fines.

@ShakepearesDaughter

5 ай бұрын

Pleased to hear it. I too learned to not watch her shows when they cycled her in. The other designers weren't fabulous but as a rule, they were not toxic, just childish. The kinda people you wouldn't leave in charge as a parent or a boss 'cause they'd just get drunk.

@knockeledup

4 ай бұрын

Was she the one that painted the walls and ceiling of a room black?

@nicolekosch4429

4 ай бұрын

I remember that episode... I was like who the frick thought this was a great idea. I think the background was a poopy brown too.

@jaymogrified

4 ай бұрын

Same; I hated her designs, it was clear she did things just for the shock (even if she wants to claim otherwise) and there was nothing enjoyable about watching the homeowners be horribly disappointed at the reveal-I don’t know why TLC thought that was a good tactic to pursue.

@ellicooper2323

4 ай бұрын

@@knockeledup. Yes and the home owner asked if that was how she saw him. The neighbors chose all white. Numbingly boring.

I remember another female designer on this show who did a bedroom, and had the finished bed and bedding at floor level. The top coverlet was green and fuzzy, replicating moss, and there was a small white picket fence around it. It looked like a grave! Never saw this one mentioned again. Horrible!

Great video! My hubby and I watched this show back then and were horrified by Hildi and of few of the other designers. It was a rare episode when both couples were very happy. My husband who is handy around the house, constantly pointed out that some things they did were shoddy and sometimes blatantly unsafe. We eventually stopped watching this trainwreck because it just wasn’t fun to watch people’s homes be turned into something they hated.

I saw an episode once where a family that strictly didn't drink had their kitchen done by gluing wine labels to the wall. They had to individually steam off the labels 😬

@kadee40

5 ай бұрын

If I remember right, they were a clergy family. I'm thinking that was a Doug job, but not sure.

@Alici_Evans

5 ай бұрын

@@kadee40 Is Doug one of the other designers? Because Scott showed the clip about the labels in the video and it was Hildy.

@kadee40

5 ай бұрын

@@Alici_Evans Yes! He could do really good work, but could also have terrible rooms. I couldn't remember for sure who designed the wine label kitchen, but it's just like Hildi to say (I'm imagining here), "So they don't drink and as a clergy family are against it, so I'll just glue wine labels over their cupboards anyhow!"

@wawaicedcoffee

5 ай бұрын

That was mentioned in this video! The part where Ty Pennington said he helped them take it off

@LauraJdogmom

5 ай бұрын

@@kadee40 No, it was Hildy. Again. Not only that, but she put a wine rack above the range. Even if the homeowners had been drinkers, that would have been a terrible decision--the worst possible conditions for storing wine and a huge fire hazard to boot. IIRC, the neighbors told the homeowners that they hoped it could be used as a pot rack.

There was another series around the same time called "While You Were Out" where the premise was they'd find a reason to send someone out of town for a few days, and then surprise them by renovating/making over a room in their house. Most of them were good. But I remember one episode in particular where the person came home and was like, "...what the fuck?" and just absolutely HATED IT. It was one of the most awkward things I've ever seen on TV. The hosts didn't know what to do.

@skydragonslayer9820

5 ай бұрын

Wait,so did the people who actually owned and lived in the houses not actually give consent for this? Am I understanding that correctly? If so how is that even legal?

@mrbork7218

5 ай бұрын

@@skydragonslayer9820 Someone would have applied. Probably... Hopefully...

@JeffKelly03

5 ай бұрын

@@skydragonslayer9820 I think it was usually like a friend or family member who was doing it as a "surprise" for them, if I recall correctly. Not sure if it was always like a wife or husband or anything, I haven't seen the show in like 20 years so that's a detail I'm foggy on.

@bethanysolimine5428

5 ай бұрын

On both of these shows, they would rifle through the homeowner's things. I think While You Were Out would do a "bonus" area and sometimes they would just go through people's stuff to see what they had. Opening drawers and everything.

@kadee40

5 ай бұрын

I remember that one! The guy was low-key aggressive about it and the hosts were worried for the wife's safety.

I particularly felt bad for the lady with the teapot collection. When you have a collection like that you form an emotional attachment to many of the pieces in your collection. I collect dog figurine, and for probably 95% of them I can pick it up and say "Oh this was an ebay find, I paid X amount for it, what a deal!" or "My brother and his wife gave me this for Christmas." or "My niece gave me this one for my birthday" or "I found this beauty at that Estate Sale I went to 2 summers ago." Each piece holds memories and sentimental attachments, so even if she was lucky enough to find all of the same teapots again, they're not quite the same.

@ameliaduncan3236

15 күн бұрын

Apparently, she never started collecting again, due to fear of what could happen to them. This show literally traumatized people.

In the nineties England had a horrific home renovation show, "Home on Their Own", where they let the youngest kids in the family redesign the family house and go nuts. They always mucked up the parents bedroom to put them in seperate beds.

I always felt sooo bad for the couples that got Hildi as their designer. Absolute nightmare.

@daisukidatotoro

5 ай бұрын

And Doug. He was always so arrogant and snarky with his disregard for what the homeowners wanted.

@dissipatedcloud

5 ай бұрын

@@daisukidatotoro yeah! Honestly the only one I consistently liked was Vern.

@MaryMamaAshlee

5 ай бұрын

@@dissipatedcloudand Laurie. Her stuff was traditional, tasteful, and easy to reverse if you didn’t like it.

@dissipatedcloud

5 ай бұрын

@@MaryMamaAshlee oh yeah Laurie was good too!

@lindap.p.1337

5 ай бұрын

Didn’t she put straw on someones walls?k

I am in absolute shock at the hay glued to the walls. Just... why??? I seriously cannot understand why you would think that would EVER be a good idea

@mightymeatymech

5 ай бұрын

that was an evil evil decision, i would have been arrested if someone did that to my house

@saladglove

5 ай бұрын

@@mightymeatymech For real though!

@trippingthelight

5 ай бұрын

what? you _don't_ want your walls to be explosively flammable?

@wufflerdance9481

5 ай бұрын

dust catching on it is a horrible enough thing

@emilylike-the-soup2502

5 ай бұрын

⁠@@trippingthelightAnd rotting!

That "designer" Hildi Santo-Tomas glued artificial flowers on all of the bathroom walls in one house on a show she worked on. It looked tacky and sure wouldn't hold up long. She didn't know what she was doing and was not a knowledgeable and capable designer.

Hilde Santo-Tomas is EXACTLY the first-year tutor who says "yes" to the first idea, even if it's the worst idea and encourages idiots to "just go crazy!" 😂

i love how the fireplace couple had the look of 'I'm just bearly holding back cause of the cameras.;

@WlatPziupp

5 ай бұрын

I was so sure we'd see the rare reversal of a classic. "I'm not just disappointed, I'm mad"

@stellviahohenheim

4 ай бұрын

That's why the producers think they could get away with anything

@dazzlingdexter5060

3 ай бұрын

So why was the woman so sad about the fire place?

@maddyc2412

3 ай бұрын

Barely

@ameliaduncan3236

15 күн бұрын

The lady's hands were clenched *so hard*. Her crying in the background was heartbreaking.

If i'm remembering correctly, the neighbors of the woman with the fireplace room had to fight the designer really hard to only use like a façade covering over their original fireplace, and not to dismantle it to put the white one up so that it could be removed later. i remember them being afraid the whole time their neighbors were going to hate it, but seemed powerless to really change much. idk what the contracts were like being on the show, but it seemed like if they didn't go along with it and do the work, they'd be sued.

@jessicaolson490

4 ай бұрын

That designer was a genuine jerk. But the producers that allowed her or even chose her to do that are also AHs. 😱 Like literally she chose to do the exact opposite of anything they said they didn't want. She seems like a passive aggressive sadist. 😬

@maddragonqueen_

4 ай бұрын

I don't think they HAD to go along with it because I saw other episodes where the designers wanted to do things the homeowners explicitly didn't want, and the neighbors absolutely refused. I think the people that went along with it may have just caved to the pressure. Which I don't really blame them for, that's a shitty situation they shouldn't have been put in the first place.

@thetalkingstick9214

4 ай бұрын

@@maddragonqueen_​​⁠ Remember the message when they’re doing the straw? It’s ultimately the designer’s final say, now the designer(s) definitely doesn’t want to look too much like a AH on tv, so if literally everyone involved says “DON’T DO THAT” and holds firm they’ll probably back down, but before they get there. They gonna try to pressure and gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss they’re way through the process with or without the neighbors says or wishes.

@gizzyg5337

3 ай бұрын

That may be after lawsuits​@@maddragonqueen_

the teapot destruction was sooo brutal. had to end video early!

Friends of mine went on the Australian version of this show. The couple they did the show with were horrified at the outcome and tried to sue the producers. However they were told they had no case because it was a "game show" - not a "home improvement show"

The flower wall actually did look quite gorgeous, but why the heck did she pick a room that is prone to moisture? 100% banking on hildi having zero hindsight

@hazey_dazey

5 ай бұрын

It was beautiful, but my immediate thought was "what about when the flowers die?" And if they're dried flowers then, like you said, the moisture will destroy them. Not to mention the potential for mold

@allisin9743

5 ай бұрын

oh yea I give it about a week before there is mold all over those flowers. Fake ones will keep the moisture on them and real ones will literally just rot in a day

@phoenixgirl70

5 ай бұрын

The flowers were fake. But just imagine the dust they’d collect. The moisture. Anyone with allergies wouldn’t be able to be in there long. Not to mention if you want to change it you’d have about a thousand thick staples you’d have to remove from the walls and then get the drywall redone. I heard when the show was on that the show would fix rooms back to their original state. I mean Hildy completely ignored everything and there’s no way she went to school for interior design.

@bluchismoon

5 ай бұрын

​@@phoenixgirl70they must have lost so much money having her on the show.

@XWierdThingsHappenX

5 ай бұрын

Im glad the hosts hate Hilde to.

The weirdest part about this video is just Scott going entirely ape shit by laughing with himself.

@Feburg

5 ай бұрын

what are you talking about he had an un named guest for this episode

I would NEVER allow someone to do something in my house without me checking periodically!

During the time it was on the air, my then wife watched Trading Spaces. I stopped, and refused to even be within earshot while she watched after the episode where this one woman SPECIFICALLY said do not touch this piano that was in the room. The DESIGNER on the team re-doing the room slapped a coat of paint on it the very FIRST thing. The home owner was nice about it, I was thinking "YELL AT HER!! TELL HER HOW YOU REALLY FEEL ABOUT IT!!"

All of that having been said, Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls that was on Discovery Kids was a direct spinoff of this show, and it was a GEM. Truly awesome renovations that the kids absolutely loved. Even back then, my family couldn't believe that the original show did stuff this heinous and the spinoff was so great.

@Nada__Mohammed

5 ай бұрын

I dunno if all the Boys v Girls renovations were "awesome." I remember them specifically choosing one aspect of this kid's interests or personality and making that the whole room. Like a girl who liked bagels, so they made her room a cafe and glued bagels to the wall??

@breawycker

5 ай бұрын

This unlocked a memory in me. I haven't thought of that show in forever

@pdxdonut

5 ай бұрын

​@@Nada__Mohammed The bagel episode lives in my head rent free.

@ectober

5 ай бұрын

i was thinking abt that show a few months ago and couldnt remember the name for the life of me so tysm

@amandac.s.9452

5 ай бұрын

​@Nada__Mohammed Omfg, I was starting to think the bagel room was a figment of my imagination!!! So glad I'm not the only one!!

Thank you for the call out that destroying real people is so on brand for TLC, they don't care who gets hurt.

@derpedfox

3 ай бұрын

The learning channel

I think I know *why* she does the opposite. In college, we were asked to write an opinion essay about something you feel strongly about. Teacher said “just don’t do ‘weed should be legalized’ I’ve heard every argument about hemp and medicinal and every other thing, and the point of this essay is to give you a chance to impress me - you won’t impress me with something I’ve heard a million times.” I took it as a challenge and wrote an essay about why weed should be legalized. I did not touch the usual talking points, but instead talked about how legalizing and commercializing weed would cripple the cartels (assuming both Mexico and the US legalized it), for the first time giving the Mexican government a fighting chance against its biggest source of organized crime, and ultimately saving civilian lives, all told through the ethos of myself, a Mexican living in the US with strong ties to home. In other words, I don’t care about all the things he said before, I care about the strategic wartime value of legalizing it. Gave me an A+, I did impress him… and it was all the sweeter because I impressed him with exactly what he told me would not work. I’m guessing it was the same for that woman, she probably thought “Imagine how cool I’m gonna look if I make the room all white and they end up actually loving it, it’s gonna look like I knew what they wanted better than even they did”

These two have such great chemistry together. True friends.

@avathorman5781

7 күн бұрын

Who?

oh my god my heart shattered when the teapots fell

@joywolf83

5 ай бұрын

Right? My stomach flipped 😢

@Kaytlynne

5 ай бұрын

Pun intended

@genericname2747

5 ай бұрын

I knew what was coming and I still got sad

@zzzzzzz7zzzzzzz7

5 ай бұрын

No but same… why in the world would they not test it first. Rather, how did they think that chicken wire looking rig would be safe for delicate items?!

@annikkirahko6714

4 ай бұрын

They seriously get her the shittiest ricketiest shelf ever when she wanted a good corner one. It was so awful

“Hell to the no” Omg I love that lady’s reaction

@mortimerbrewster3671

5 ай бұрын

That reaction was terrific but she should be happy that it wasn't the worst room in this video.

@nbhd_deadpoet

5 ай бұрын

​@mortimerbrewster3671 an absolutely insane comment to make

@Grayson-tk5hn

4 ай бұрын

@@mortimerbrewster3671 you make no sense

The owners of the homes should always have frequent daily updates on what they're doing to the house with pictures and they should be able to direct it

The episode that Ty mentions, where he spent his own time removing wine labels from a wall is one that will forever stand out in my mind. Hildi flat our said she'd been sitting on a design for whatever kitchen she did next, regardless of who it was for or what their wishes were. Vineyard themed decor, ie fake grapes and wine labels glued to the walls instead of wallpaper or paint. Tacky at the best of times, but the house belonged to a minister of some dry denomination. It was offensive and actively represented something opposed to his beliefs. And when Paige asked her if she would consider altering the design (just using paint and swapping the wine rack for a pan rack), she shrugged it off, and said that their beliefs and needs have nothing to do with her "vision." And probably made a dumb joke about more wine for her.

I remember this show, and I remember Hildy's hideous designs. She and Doug were two of the most arrogant, contemptible persons on reality TV, and they were allowed to behave that way week after week.

@margricks

4 ай бұрын

I felt exactly the same way!

@minnienoodle8552

3 ай бұрын

They were definitely the top two WORST designers on TV. Crappy, horrible, unprofessional designs.

@TheSongwritingCat

Ай бұрын

Why would you let yourself be filmed being such a horrible designer?

@SmilingLlama-qt4kq

12 күн бұрын

Yes, Doug Wilson was the one who covered the brick fireplace and made the room brown. If I remember correctly, the neighbors practically pleaded with him not to do his design because of the fireplace and the brown color, and he replied something along the lines of that the parties signed a contract and had to abide by what the designers chose to do, so too bad! So smug and arrogant! I couldn't stand Hildi either! She was the same way! If I saw her within ten feet of my house, I'd get a restraining order to keep her away! 😡

Holy moly did that shelf look very "I did DIY, but no nothing about building things." It looked like planks of wood being held up by dental floss and dreams. It's no wonder it could hold up the weight of her teapots. And why did they add heavy books?! What the actual f! lol.

I’m a new subscriber after watching your America’s Got Talent video, I bloomin’ love that you’re reacting to this show!! Trading spaces disasters are some of my favourites but so hard to find footage. Your commentary is also so funny, you’ve made me chuckle a few times!

I watched this show, and remember there were a lot of TERRIBLE designs that the owners hated. Some of the “designers” railroaded and forced their vision onto people that knew their neighbors/ friends would hate. I felt so bad for some of these people

Scott Cramer really does sound like a house renovator you’d see on TV.

I remember an episode where Hildi made all the furniture out of cardboard and put cardboard on the walls and the owners said it looked like a glamorous homeless man’s home. It was truly horrifying.

@jordanlind1944

4 ай бұрын

Omg I was searching for this comment. An episode I’ll never forget 😂

@pattij8908

4 ай бұрын

It was awful, and glued in a way that sheet rock would have to be removed to get rid of it

@teddybearkiller5271

3 ай бұрын

"OMG Its totally giving poverty core!! I'm such a trend setter!!" Hildi probably.

@debbieray5629

3 ай бұрын

I remember the episode where they turned a family room into a circus tent , complete with red and white e stripes all over . Awful

Watching Trading Spaces back when it was on was very much like driving past a car wreck and not being able to look away. I remember joking with friends that if we were ever on, just put the thing you did want under the list of *don'ts* because of how often they used that as exactly what they were going to do. They had one, and only one, decent "designer" who was an artist that I think tried to incorporate something personal to that family. The rest were hacks. I remember one that had a personal vendetta against ceiling fans. Every ceiling fan in every house had to go. And they kept sending that guy to the hottest cities in the country - think New Orleans or Houston. Places where ceiling fans aren't a design aesthetic, but a necessity if you want to have reasonable electric bills. If you told him you don't like blue, he would make sure you got floor to ceiling blue. I'm not sure what show Paige remembers, but homeowners who actually liked their rooms were the rare exception. I think I saw later that the "What the (bleep)??" lady had to do multiple "reveal" takes before they even managed to get that one with how bad their room was. The one true shining light from Trading Spaces were the neighbors who put their foot down and refused to do any work on something their neighbor didn't want. They still had to live next to these people and interact with them daily. They were the truly rare individuals and episodes.

The OG British version was sooo good. They messed up all the time. There were a lot of tears😢

Just as I'm thinking "Man, he should see the moment on the UK version with the teapots", lo and behold, there it is.

i feel bad for both families that involved in the vase accident. Neither side will forget that moment and regret it for the rest of their life

@shannonceleste5557

5 ай бұрын

The teapot thing? It's difficult to believe anyone would think that shelf would be a good idea- I just don't understand most of these.

@mr.bingusthecat

5 ай бұрын

@@shannonceleste5557i think what makes it worse is that this is their job. i don’t really blame the neighbors but like the people behind the show do renovations and remodeling for a living, how did they not see that coming.

4:23 - "A priceless collection of teapots. No. no. no. Oh the dread I am feeling right now. Oh god that bookshelf does not look sturdy in the slightest. That thing is too flimsy. ᴺᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒ

I watched this show with my parents when it first came out. I was like 7 or 8, and even then, every time Hildi was on an episode, I was like “ohhhh. Oh, no. That poor couple.”

@SaintShion

5 ай бұрын

Fr, there were always those designers on HGTV where it was like you knew it'd be a shit show.

@XWierdThingsHappenX

5 ай бұрын

Pretty fucking sad a young kid knew better than a grown ass adult

I saw an episode once where the one family said DO NOT paint the wood furniture. They said it again and again. And you guessed it, their neighbors painted all their furniture white. They were really pissed and caused a scene.

I'm so devastated for that woman with the teapot collection... that is, indeed, priceless. No amount of money is going to give her that collection back.

I've never seen anyone so seemlessly edit a conversation with himself. Really well done

there's no way they didn't screw everything up on purpose

@SaintShion

5 ай бұрын

I'd wanna talk to the designers, not Paige. Like, nah, bring her out!

@blizzard_the_seal9863

5 ай бұрын

literally how on fucking EARTH do you hear “no brown. do not touch the fireplace.” and then put shit-brown tiles and completely change everything about the fireplace without TRYING to ruin people’s houses

I remember an episode when one of the couples absolutely HATED what was done to their home. The orange paint job got to them and there were other issues, too. I'm pretty sure it was Trading Spaces but it could've been another competitive makeover show. This show not only ruined people's houses, it definitely ended some friendships. It's good to see your unnamed guest again and I have a suggestion for another show for you to look into: What Not to Wear. It's a classic!

@potato-whiz

5 ай бұрын

Ooh what not to wear would be great lol

@uglyaniimals

5 ай бұрын

YES would love an episode on what not to wear, i grew up watching that show

@nikkireigns

5 ай бұрын

Didn’t Stacy and Clinton secretly hate each other or something? I’d love a deep dive on that 😂

@shannonceleste5557

5 ай бұрын

@nikkireigns no!! It's similar to Queer Eye- these folks are co-workers, at the end of the day. But they all seem to have a general respect for one another.

3:50 Imagine being their neighbors and noticing how the green couple became cold towards blue couples, and you don't know why until this episode airs.

I remember one where they tried to make more space for them. They put the dinning room furniture on the ceiling. They had to unhook their furniture and flip it over to be able to sit down. It was a disaster.

When Trading Spaces first came out, I loved it! Some of the designers did a really good job on the rooms. Hildy ruined the show for me. She went way too far and I stopped watching. Plus Doug was such a little B. He would throw fits when the neighbors would say "That's not what they want!" I do remember that all white room. So awful! The couple had spent months stripping paint off the beautiful woodwork, and Hildy came in and painted right over it. I remember one of them ran from the room sobbing. Then Paige got fired for showing her underwear at some event, and even though I had already stopped watching, I never went back.

@jodivandyk3649

5 ай бұрын

Same. I was watching for ideas, not trama.

@krissy35

5 ай бұрын

I used to love the show as well. When Hildy did the all white room, Doug did the other couples’ room all black. It was horrible!

@nicoleackerman205

5 ай бұрын

I would watch to see the awful rooms.

@Zzyzzyx

5 ай бұрын

Hildy is a bad person. She's a sociopath. Only sociopaths *paint over beautiful wood* !! 🤯

I have been looking for someone to remember a horrible Hilde room. The couple said they did NOT want her to work on their room and she took revenge. Their dining room was painted black with an egg shaped light fixure. A table was cut in the shape of an egg and painted black. I haven't found phot evidence of this room, but it lives in my head rent free.

@kikiblue7169

5 ай бұрын

would you want her working on your room? she is evil

@knockeledup

4 ай бұрын

I remember that! She even had the ceiling painted black!

2:51 "We don't like brown" they say as they have brown doors, trimming, flooring, and some brown furniture. If anything I'd do them a favor and get new doors, trimming & flooring with different colored wood.

It kind of freaks me out that Scott managed to have very fluid conversation and body language with himself in the podcast-style segments. Like, if I were a new viewer, I would've thought he had an identical twin. Not just the editing, but keeping up the energy and tone. Genuinely nuts

One of my ex-girlfriends at that time worked at Home Depot in Austin in the paint department (as well as doing faux finishing for high end homes). One day she said a couple went in asking how to take off glued felt on sheetrock. They mentioned it was from being on Trading Spaces.

@Littlebit1031

2 ай бұрын

That was such a bad episode! It looked like crap and was glued all over the walls and maybe ceiling…

I watched the kid version of this show back in the day and I distinctly remember one where it was a hamster-themed bedroom. They painted a kid on one of the walls that was supposed to be a combination of the two kids the room was for, so he had two different colored eyes. It was supposed to look like the kid was looking into the hamster cage, but it didn't give off that effect at all because they didn't paint the wiring the cage would have. It just looked like a giant creepy kid with non-matching eyes was staring down at them for no reason.

I still have nightmares about the "Wall Straw" insanity. She should have made it onto Milk Cartons for that move.

Just stumbled upon this video. Now I am hooked on your channel. Thank you!

I can't believe the one with the teapots. How could you build something so flimsy and then not test the weight first? I hope she sued them for that.