Nothing struck more fear into the contestants of this TLC show than knowing that Hildi was redecorating a room in their home.
Long before Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, My Strange Addiction and Toddlers & Tiaras, there was only one beloved TLC show: Trading Spaces.
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Hosted by the perky Paige Davis, the series had a simple premise: Two neighbors swap homes and then redesign a room in the other's house with a budget of $1,000 (each), a carpenter, and an interior designer.
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Contestants always hoped they would get designers Genevieve Gorder, Vern Yip, or Laurie Smith. But there was one designer nobody wanted: HILDI. SANTOS. TOMAS.
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The reason? Hildi had strong visions for the spaces she was redecorating, and she was not afraid to execute them (no matter how ridiculous). Below are five designs that left the homeowners and us viewers scratching our heads:
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