Minha Casa Repaginada

I really love the hacks - like at the end of the episode and stuff. Always cool to see what they come up with and how they transform the spaces... but man is it hard to sit through when they are at "the headquarters" and how they communicate with eachother. It has this forced excitement and almost feels like they are being fed dialogue off screen to say. It doesn't feel authentic.

I wish they had a better cast of people that vibe better. The guy with the curly big hair is a little much. I really get turned off by people trying to force comedy. And this show has a lot of that...

Other than that though - the creative of these people is pretty impressive.

This show is charming, kind of like Queer Eye but for home solutions. I do find some of the hosts a tad annoying, but I have seen much worse (plus I'm British, so my threshold for American TV presenters is pretty low).

The best parts are the first 5 mins and the last 5 mins - meeting and family and their problems and then going through the final reveal. The bit in-between is where I tune out and scroll through my phone and glance up everytime they say "HACK!" And that's fine, not every show has to be a 5* blockbuster.

The designs are pretty clever, and there's 4 hosts with different things to consider so they all work together to make sure things are safe and functional.

The styling is a bit underwhelming, but for a (presumably) free makeover (money is not mentioned once in this show) it's not bad really.

Everyone in the reviews asking "why don't they just move house, why did they have so many kids" is so ignorant. There are tonnes of valid reasons for people to upgrade their current home than move to a different one.

The very best part is the joy of the homeowners when they see the reveal. It's really humble and heartwarming. I would continue to watch this forever if I could!

This team genuinely helped people's lives with their craft and it was very emotional to see, especially since the participants were so endearing! A home is so much more than just a building and we all deserve to feel as comfortable and happy as possible in it.

Plus the team's ideas were so smart and innovative, both in concept and execution, which made watching the show unique and very entertaining. The casting diversity both in participant and team members was also really refreshing to see!

My only negative point would be that some parts of the creative/construction process dragged a bit too long at times and that the team often feel a bit too stiff/unnatural in their delivery, but these negatives are easy to ignore.

Except I guess for the first episode, the rest of the "hacks" are just throw away all your garbage, and tear down a wall to have more space and light.

You see families that cannot have anything organized asking for help, when the only thing they need is a proper furniture. I wonder what would be the look of all those places a month after the renovation.

Basically they have more than they can store, so in all the "afters" you see a lot less crap. Like the teenage girl's room. Her room had personality and junk, so they got rid of everything and turned it into some generic Barbie house. Don't talk to me about the guitar storage, it didn't make sense.

Anyway, it is a nice show to watch, maybe get a few ideas, and wonder all the time why are they doing what they do.

Ropes that hang from the ceiling in the kid's room? Spinning mirrors with shelves where bottles can fall off into a black hole and hands can get stuck? Moving closets that can be used as impromptus amusement park rides? Yas, let the lawsuits begin.

And it has not escaped my notice that these homes end up with a lot less stuff than they started with. And where is all this stuff? Sitting in storage containing on the curb, most likely, where it will all be dumped someplace inside the house, and they'll be right back where they started.

Seriously, I do appreciate what the show is doing for these families. But there are so many safety hazards I cringe with each episode.