Traumhaus-Makeover

I'll start by saying that I'm British so our home design shows are very different I think. I actually quite enjoyed watching this, and the family that the show features are really sweet. However, the interior design is a bit samey... white and boho seems to be the theme for every property. I love that style don't get me wrong but that's a bit boring after a while. Also, I would say that a house that is 2000 square feet would be considered fairly big for most Brits, I don't know if it's the same for Americans or not but I assume not everyone in America lives in a mansion. The people on this programme have like 8000 square feet houses...and one of them is 22,000 square feet. I've never even heard of a property that big in my life. How could one family need that much space I don't understand. Anyway, I find that this makes it really hard to watch because the houses are really unrelatable for the vast majority of people. To be fair there were a few more normal houses but I actually don't think enough of the actual design was shown in the episode.

In the first episode I thought this could be watchable. But after 2,3 episodes you realized, that you have already seen everything. This woman can do only one trick- paint everything white. I don't know how she can be a successfull interior designer with that lack of creativity? Ok, some clients really like her all white style and want their house to look that certain way. But what about the episode with the wooden house in the forest? The owners said, that she likes it colourful, boho with a little bit of cottage in the woods style. And what did she get? They gave here a completeley white and grey room with 2 "colourful" brown ottomans and some white and grey throw pillows? Are you kidding me? And the owner's reaction to it was- wooow, so beautiul! Is this a joke?? But the biggest problem is, that the show is not about interior design, not about tips & tricks or the process of changing a room! Most time is spent on showing us the super boring life of this couple, that lives in a huge house with their 2 kids. Why?? They are not that interesting and if they were- I wouldn't want to watch a reality show about someone's kids playing in the backyard or her husband trying to put up the christmas tree. I wa expecting to see some design, inspiration, creativity, learn something new about design or at least a shocking before and after. But I got nothing.

This show isn't about interior design but the lives of the Shea and Syd. Happy for them in their success but insanely boring as a show.

I really liked the show. I think Shea and Syd have really bubbly and nice personalities that work so well with the show. I've seen a lot of people complaining about how it's all the same style over and over. THAT IS THE POINT!! They hired Shea because they love her style and what she does, so I don't really care for that kinda criticism. Having said that, I would've liked to see more about the renovation process / building their own house.

This is the blandest show I have ever seen. I love design and architecture shows, but the utter sameness of everything was more than just dull, it was downright annoying. The couple seem nice enough, but dull, dull, dull. Everyone in the show looks the same, talks the same, wants the same boring stuff. It's all upper middle class white people in their 30s who inexplicably want white living rooms although they have kids under 10, who have giant screen TVs over the mantle, instead of, say art, whose idea of a dream house is a McMansion. All the colors are neutral, there is no color anywhere, either in the people or the designs. They have a warehouse of supposedly high-end accessories that all look like Ikea, but all beige and twice the price. The couple spends a lot of time talking to the camera, but they're just not that interesting. There is no originality, whimsy, personality, creativity, or imagination anywhere to be found. Shallow, bland, and boring.