Home Makeover Fan Gifts

Waiting to do the second coat was the worst part. It was like watching paint dry.

Demand for reclaimed barn wood causes wave of new barn construction.

'Now, it does require some modernisation. . . .'

'Can I invite my friends round to watch, Mom?'

"Didn't we have a door over there?"

couple replacing lightbulb in chandelier.

"So what did you do with your lottery win?"

Young Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen: 'Terracotta and turmeric and fuchsia and jade ... I can sing a rainbow'.

'I liked the Pompidou Center too, Melvin, but I'm not obsessed with it.'

"Anything worth doing is worth hiring someone to do it well."

Cartoon showing a group snails, one has a large shell underneath him. Another snail, observing, says to his mate: "Another basement conversion.".

Let's get organized

Lady using paint roller as rolling pin for baking dough.

"I spilled a red dot of paint, so I painted the whole room so you wouldn't notice it."

"I agree, the place was a tear-down, but I just remembered we were only renting it."

"I said to myself, 'Maybe I can't change the world, but I can remodel my bathroom.' "

A new you. 'First, you've got to stop lying about you age.' It didn't start off well.

'We want it painted the colour of money!'

A holiday at home

"We needed to replace our kitchen floor and it kind of grew from there."

'You had to put a skylight in didn't you?'

"Hon, do you think the accent wall was a mistake?"

'For our next party, let's invite a carpenter, a painter and an upholsterer so they can help us clean up afterward.'

'I WANTED to paint the room a shade of green, but gave up somewhere between chartreuse and citrine.'

"...when you're through in there, my kids room could use a demonstration too."

'So, how much to remove this ugly old tree? $1750. It's not THAT ugly.'

Paint/Paint Remover, Glue/Glue Remover...

'For heaven's sake Janet - where have you disappeared to now?'

"I look kind of nice today. . . How long have I been this ugly?"

"Hello, and welcome to 'Homes Under the Hammer. . .'"

'Letting him buy the stupid guns was the only way I'd ever get him to paint the house.'

MD - Cosmetic Surgery and Investment Portfolio Makeovers.

"Well, you could wish for a new kitchen and a bathroom renovation; or alternatively you could just wish for a less idle husband."

"Would you go nuts if I paint EVERYTHING pink!?"

Lady using paint roller as rolling pin for baking dough.