Changing Rooms

I absolutely love Changing Rooms on the BBC America. Hilarious, fast paced, yet you learn something. Much better than the American knock off version, Trading Spaces, which is twice as long (1 hour) and slowly paced. Plus I'd rather watch Handy Andy Kane over Ty Pennington anytime! Andy can build me furniture!

A fascinating example of a show that was a massive hit for the BBC, that they used in the schedules to defeat all opposition, before bleeding the format dry and then axing it when people got sick to death of it.

The worse TV programme ever A woman disgustingly flashing her bottom to show her tattoo. Artwork with hair wigs! Terrible.

I use to watch each & every show that aired of Changing Rooms. They were great!!! You could watch them take nothing & turn it into something. When I watched the American version, I was disappointed because all they did was go to the store & buy things to decorate a room. Changing Rooms showed how to actually create a new room on a limited budget using what was there & sometimes found items they picked up for free! It was fun, informative & got your mind working. You didn't think "hey, let's go to the store & buy everything we need for a make over" - you thought "hey, I can go to the store, buy a few materials & really make this room look better than what it does now" - Generally, when they wanted pillows, curtains or even a new look for the couch, they purchased material & made their own. I haven't seen it in years, but look forward to picking up the DVD & enjoying it all over again.

...while the Brits may come up with the initial idea we Americans can improve it. Recently watching the "Changing Rooms' for the first time one word kept coming to mind bland. This show has no personality and is inferior to "Trading Spaces".