Sleep on it is an HGTV show that lets house hunters spend the night in a home they are considering buying. In the morning they have to make a decision. Will they buy it or pass it by?

I think it’s a great idea because they get to take the house for a test drive. Buyers get to see things like can they sleep through the noise of a nearby street? (They never can) I think it’s a novel idea. I don’t know if I’d be brave enough to try it. It would just feel weird to be living in someone else’s house with all of their things. Plus, I’d be mildly afraid that the place was haunted. Would you try it?

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It used to be that when there was nothing on I turned to HGTV & got some decorating tips.  Now whenever I turn on HGTV it’s just another house show about people trying to sell their homes & taking big losses.  This used to be fun to watch, people making lots of cash.  Now, it’s depressing. First time home buyers can’t buy houses, sellers can’t sell their houses.  I don’t know if they were effected by the writer’s strike or they just decided to make the same show 20,000 times.  I miss HGTV.

I would love to be posting about the new/old version of Trading Spaces. However, instead I have to post about how Douglas Wilson is a jerk. I was wondering about how they would bring Paige Davis back. Would they just act like she’d never been forced off the show? Would they just pretend that she’d been in the bathroom for years on end? From what I’ve seen of episode previews it seems like most of the designers are really glad to have Paige back. I think she brings some life & order back to the show. She says what the people at home are thinking “Should we really put 2,000 holes in the drywall?”

Doug seemed to keep making snide remarks last night. He said he wasn’t sure he was glad Paige was back because she always messed up the projects. He didn’t seem to be too happy to be talking to her at the reveal either. It could’ve been like a teasing thing, but it felt more like being a bully. Maybe he wanted her job. Either way, Douglas Wilson is a jerk. Did anyone else see this? What are your thoughts?

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I was disappointed to find out that Trading Spaces had raised their budget to $2,000. Plus, they are still giving away $500 gift cards to Home Depot. Plus, they don’t have to pay for labor. Plus, there have always been rumors that Home Depot gives the designer’s deals on their products. I don’t know whether that’s true or not. With all of that, it’s just not practical for the average home owner to replicate a Trading Spaces room on a budget. If you aren’t on a budget, there’s no point in trying to have a Trading Spaces room. There are a lot of stylish, high end, non Trading Spaces rooms that you can have if you aren’t on a budget.

It’s good for the homeowners, but bad for the viewers. Most anyone can do a room makeover for $2,000. You should be able to buy new furniture & install flooring for that price. It’s not a challenge & the rooms all look very similar now. The designers don’t have to push themselves like they used to on the $1,000 budget. The only way I’m ok with the change is if they come to my house. (Just kidding, I wouldn’t let them in the door).

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