Changing Rooms

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Summary: The Absolute Best Show on Home-Renovation!
Review: BBC's "Changing Rooms" is without a doubt, one of the best shows around. Sadly, you have to have a TV Dish to pick up the shows but, luckily, you can get the books here. The ideas are amazing, creative and so easy to follow. Each project is handled "step-by-step" and anyone with a hammer, and a bit of paint could do it. There are styles for everyone, whether you're bold and crazy or smart and conservative. The set of designers used on the show are so amazingly brilliant and creative it blows my mind. I would never think of some of these things in a million years. I'm so glad they did. GET THIS BOOK TODAY! You won't be sorry.

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Summary: the best show on the bbc and now a book!
Review: changing room is an amazing show. possible the best (on tvo at 7pm on tuesdays) it allows anyone to have a fun time making a chage with your friends room for under 500 pounds. this book shows how great it is.when you buy this book it will become your bible.

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Summary: Changing Rooms
Review: Changing Rooms did for me what Linda Barker's book about designers secrets didn't do. There's plenty of pictures, before & after and lots of tips about the projects. Glossary of terms is rather helpful. Especially nice are the mini-stories about the people involved and their goals for the rooms. After this book arrived I read it cover to cover. It doesn't live on the bookshelf. You can find it either on the coffee table, my desk or my bedside table. Yaaaaayy!! Linda and all your cohorts!

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Summary: Changing Rooms: The Best Home Improvement Show and Books
Review: I absolutetly adore the show "Changing Rooms" (and "Ground Force" as well), it's so much better than "trading Spaces", the American remake because they are a lot more daring and know how to bring their creativeness to the rooms (plus it does'nt drag on for an entire hour, only thirty minutes). If you have BBC America, watch Changing Rooms, and if you want to revive a dead look in your house buy this book! ...

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Summary: I don't see this book yet... but.....
Review: I did watch "Changing Rooms" 6 days a week on BBCAmerica(no friday)as same as "Trading Spaces" in US verison full week on The Learning Channel ( I must be addicted!)Handy Andy is outnumbered by two carpenters Ty and Amy Wynn (they remind me of Xena's goof sidekick <I don't remember his name, sorry> and Wonder Woman in carpenter's apron) I ask why Laurence wore the leather pants during remodeling??? leather pant is used for party or kinky-looking! (shhh, wink) I love so much to see each team from Changing Rooms and Trading Spaces challenge others for tranform ugly rooms to beautiful rooms to make their viewers glued to their shows!

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Summary: HOORAY FOR THE NON-BLAND ENGLISH DESIGNERS!
Review: I got hooked on Changing Rooms from the beginning when Direct TV first put BBCA on our system.

I believe this British (the original) show is so much better than the American version of the show, Trading Spaces. I believe it is because the designers are so much daring in their creations and are not as bland (and I really mean bland) as the American counterpart.

But being an American, I don't know if I could do a complete make over from Changing Rooms, but the ideas that Linda Barker gives are so inspirational so hopefully it will me to break out of my own "bland" mold. I could maybe let Laurence redo a room and not cry when I see it.

Handy Andy, where are you, my house needs fixing?

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Summary: HOORAY FOR THE NON-BLAND ENGLISH DESIGNERS!
Review: I got hooked on Changing Rooms from the beginning when Direct TV first put BBCA on our system.

I believe this British (the original) show is so much better than the American version of the show, Trading Spaces. I believe it is because the designers are so much daring in their creations and are not as bland (and I really mean bland) as the American counterpart.

But being an American, I don't know if I could do a complete make over from Changing Rooms, but the ideas that Linda Barker gives are so inspirational so hopefully it will me to break out of my own "bland" mold. I could maybe let Laurence redo a room and not cry when I see it.

Handy Andy, where are you, my house needs fixing?

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Summary: I LOVE THIS BRITISH DIY PROGRAM!
Review: I watch this program every morning! I really enjoy it a lot. I bought this book while we were in Scotland a couple of months ago. I was searching for the "Handy Andy's Weekend Workbook" book, also from this series. I found that one (which I enjoyed also) and this one at the same time. I'd like to see more books from this series, showing the before and after, as well as detailed project information. If you like the program, you'll love the book and if you like the book, you'll love the program on BBC.

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Summary: The best ever, must-have book for DIY decorating
Review: I've been an obsessive fan of BBC's Changing Rooms series for several years now, so I went totally nuts when I heard there was a Changing Rooms book available! And what a book it is!! Basically, it gives indepth instructions for many of the techniques and processes seen on the show, but in greater detail than you get on TV. I was especially excited to learn about the antiquing wax Linda Barker used to age a fireplace, and I was totally inspired by her use of black-and-white copies to create your own wall border. If you like Changing Rooms (or even the whiny American knockoff, Trading Spaces), this book is a must-have. It's also great if you're looking for inexpensive do-it-yourself projects that pack a lot of punch in a short amount of time. I give it 4 stars instead of 5 only because a few of the rooms just don't meet with my taste.

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Summary: Simply the Best!!
Review: This book will inspire you beyond belief into transforming dull rooms into beautiful ones! This book is fantastic -- it goes through various rooms the Changing Rooms TV show has made over during the past few years, giving you step-by-step info for how to do what they've done. Best of all, the designers on Changing Rooms are just so darn creative and innovative...and what I like is that the makeovers are completely do-able, even for novices. It's worth it for the inspiration alone!