However, with Jamies mother frequently staying over minding Iain, and baby number two the way, its clear that the Thomsons are running out of space fast. First shown: Wed 11 Jan 2023 | 47 mins. Krista moved in and has never felt like it was hers. Right when we pulled up to it, we got that feeling. Sarena and Flare are an active couple whose artistic endeavors (Sarena is a musician, Flare performs as a drag king) fill much of their free time and much of their space in their tiny home. Will, David find them a home ready for entertaining without the to do list or will Hilary, make them fall in love all over again by reinventing many of the homes hotly. Busy professionals Megan and Jeff both feel that their work-from-home life is no longer working for them. Kathy struggles with the functional issues in the kitchen, living room and master bathroom, but John is certain there are solutions to her problems. Raleigh, NC 27601 (919) 733-4111 (Main) (919) 715-7586 (Fax) With their third baby due any day and nowhere to put it the Douglas family is desperate for a domestic do-over. Merl is hoping that Hilary can cater to Dianes specific design needs so they can stay in his private oasis forever. Hilary must create a private space for Jade to call her own while David must find a more central location with dedicated spaces for everyone in the family. But one decade and 2 growing kids later, Siobhan and Duncan no longer see eye to eye on their tiny home. They loved the vaulted ceilings that made the space feel light and airy and all the extra space they had for guests. In 2015, producers of Love It or List It decided to broaden its geographical horizons beyond Toronto. Now the battle has found its way to Hilary and David who have their work cut out for them, scaling unrealistic expectations at home and a fear of relocation abroad, on their quest to unite this family under one mutually agreed upon roof. Busy professionals, Anne and Nathan traded in their high-end condominium for an open living mid century house. The kitchen is cramped and dated, there is no private space for Lola or the kids to relax or for LaShawn to work from home, and LaShawn shares the master suite with her mother. Its cluttered, has a tiny, inefficient kitchen, and an unfinished basement. With huge hopes, but tiny budgets, Hilary and David duke it out to find this family some long sought after peace of mind. However, the family soon realized the duplex layout was not conducive to a single family. Not wanting to move, Brian needs Hilarys help in convincing Andrea to live through just one more renovation. Over time the couple realized that the home was no longer functioning for them, Rachel and Adams family is clearly outgrowing their home. With a history of flipping houses, Kellys convinced this house can be made to work, but Robin only wants out. A growing family planned on renovating the layout of their home, but six years later, theyve had no time to focus on fixes. For Jennifer, the house still feels like a bachelor pad and just doesnt work for their family of five. Amanda and Grif purchased their home before starting their family. reinventing many of the homes hotly debated spaces. Now completely dysfunctional, Delilah wants a house thats done from top to bottom while Dan is clinging to his hopes for this house like a life raft. Can Hilary create the growing room that would keep Richard in this house? Couple Mieke and Geoff are divided when it comes to their suburban house. Blinded by the beauty of the ravine backed yard, the Browns rushed to buy their cute urban cottage. David must find a more manageable home that is move-in ready while Hilary is tasked with making this century-old heritage home more functional for this family. Will Hilary be able to expand and organize the Turners home to address their multiple needs, or will David be able to convince them to list and move to a home that offers them the much needed space they crave. Jade wants to move, but Darlene loves their homes character. The layout has the Pliskats living in essentially half the house, and leaves Hilary with a big job. Kim and Richard Challenger were newly weds when they bought their two bedroom Toronto home. Can Hilary reinvent this house to make Cam feel good about his impulsive purchase? When Christine and her daughter moved in with Rick and his 2 kids she thought it was only temporary. They loved the beautiful, large lot, the three-car garage and how private the house felt despite its close proximity to downtown, Susanne and Brian bought their home nearly ten years ago before they had a family. Amanda is ready to go; there are not enough closets and bathrooms, and there is no privacy to work, as her office is currently in the living room and everyone uses her desk. The couple lived in a 1990s house based in Raleigh and while it was a great space for them initially, it was no longer functional after the arrival of their son By Yasmin Tinwala Published on : 18:00 PST, Aug 10, 2020. Claire Freeland . He dislikes the small, dated bathrooms, the cramped kitchen and the lack of closet space but he hates the idea of renovations even more. The exterior is charming and the landscaping is immaculate. Wendie has had it with her home, but Dave believes it can be reconfigured to function well enough to keep them from leaving their beautiful neighborhood. Love It or List It is already a hugely successful global franchise, and the all-Australian version of the show teams up Lifestyle's much-loved real es . Shortly after, he met Sharon and his life changed. Cindy moved out because she did not enjoy living in the dark, and, Dawayne and Joi purchased their charming two-story home with a dream office that was perfect for Dawayne to run his business in. Sadly, shortly after moving in the Kowaliks suffered a miscarriage and struggled ever since. Despite renovating his home only four years ago, Peter feels the house can be renovated once more to accommodate everyone in the family, while Stephanie feels its time to find a home better suited to their new lifestyle. Their love affair with their house started almost immediately. 1. Rory, however, thinks they made a big mistake. Michelle Love's most popular book is The Forbidden Sitter (Nightclub Sins, #1). Kathy and John fell in love with their large, private yard when they purchased their house almost three decades ago. or. Diane fantisizes about buying a perfectly sized townhouse thats closer to the hustle and bustle of downtown and much closer to her workplace. Can Hilarys main floor makeover convince Bevin that this house is worth keeping? Their two daughters have started pleading for their own bedrooms, and the basement has been an albatross around their neck for seven years, as continuous construction problems kept them from creating the space they so desperately need. With tight budgets in hand, Hilary and David will have to race against the clock if they hope to provide this feuding family with some much needed breathing space before baby number four arrives! See more. Upon arriving they discovered it was far smaller than the wide-angled real estate photos had suggested. A North Carolina couple is suing the producers of Love It Or List It, saying the show left them with a house that was shoddily constructed. The homeowners have $100,000 to renovate the home, and Farr uses it wisely, sprucing up the . Stephane has never really liked the house, only the location, but Rachel is attached to its character and community. The dynamic between the two hosts often raises the question - are Hilary and David married? Grandmother, Katherine cares for the home and her grandkids when daughter Natialia and her husband Paolo travel for work in the Caribbean. Knowing they need more space to accommodate their ever growing creative ventures, guests and office needs, this couple finds themselves at a crossroads. relationship but has not been able to mend the issues of their house. Can Hilary reclaim every inch of their unfinished basement and prove to Rachel this home can accommodate their incoming kids? Now its a race against time to create a residential renaissance that can please the entire family. While music teacher Marty has sentimental attachments to his familys legacy, soon-to-be mom Shannan feels, there is too much work needed to make the home modern and baby ready. Valerie wants Sam to keep an open mind and is certain that a few changes will have a large impact on their home and daily life. With dangerously unfinished renovations, a freezing cold kitchen and a laundry lined basement it has become painfully clear to Chris and Petrea that their one time dream home no longer works for this environmentally conscious couple. Moving from a country home to the city , the OHaras bought a character filled fixer upper. film comissioner (36 episodes, 2015-2018) Sullivan owned the house at 7212 Catamount Court in North Raleigh and had been leasing it as a rental property before contacting the show. Jamelle loved the office/dropzone space off the garage, and all the potential the 2,500 square foot house had to offer them and their daughter. "Love It or List It" has recently returned to HGTV for its 18th seasonand the competition brewing between its stars is more intense than ever.. On the show, real estate agent David Visentin . Can Hilary make the most of every overtaxed inch to make Bruce want to stay? Josmell is determined to make the house work for their growingfamily. With their first child on the way, two young artists decide their frozen second floor has got to go. Cam wants out in favour of a house with space, while Sachi thinks the house can be fixed. Divided, Megan and Jeff are looking for expert help from Hilary and David. Helen and Jamie Thomson moved into their quaint home when their son, Iain, was just three weeks old. Or will designer Hilary make daily life immeasurably easier by reinventing many of the homes hotly debated spaces? The Nguyens feel the time has come to make a change and convert their house back to a single family home. When BJ and Joe discovered they were expecting their first child, the expectation mounted for Joe to trade his beloved condo for a house. Or will David deliver the house that has room for all? Posted 6:20 a.m. Nov 24, 2015 Updated 6:20 a.m. Nov 24, 2015. Lives in Bedford Park, Illinois. Not to mention Victorias lack of suitable office space for her burgeoning business, and the lack of a play area for the kids, the Turners know something has got to give. 4.35 avg rating 252 ratings. But her husband Chris feels that now that they are a family of five, they are being squeezed-out. He has gone so far as to demo the bathroom to make her happy, but they havent been able to agree on a newfloor plan. Will realtor David find them a family ready home? Roxanne and her daughter Dee are outgrowing their tiny bungalow. When Mother Nature informed them they were expecting twins Rachel knew theyd made a huge error in their purchase. With only two bedrooms in the house, the 2nd bedroom is currently competed over as not only their hobby space, but a guest room and office. now that they have four, the house feels cramped and cluttered and their tiny kitchen Five years in, Aaron is still in love with the location while Jessicas priorities have changed. them to buy their first house and put down roots. After repeatedly being outbid in the real-estate market, Cole and Ashley took an aggressive gamble and purchased their first home sight unseen in an up and coming neighborhood. Bringing in Hilary and David to find the answers to their domestic dysfunction, these nearly empty nesters get more than they bargained for when Hilary discovers disastrous damage in their basement and David exposes the uneasy economic realities of their hard earned budget. Over time, Dave noticed the limitations of their home, Steve and Lesley found their home online after researching the top towns to live, work and raise a family in. Tracie knew she wanted a lot of land in the country for her beloved horses. Alice loves the lakeside location, while Desmond is desperate for more space for their family of five. The kitchen is the biggest issueacting as the main entry point for the home theres an overflow of hats, shoes and coats cluttering what little space the kitchen has. He hopes that Hilary can make this all-original home feel new again, while shes excited by the possibilities David has to offer. I grew up in a red brick house and seeing this one felt like home almost instantly. David is confident hell score a List It, with a real estate allie on his side, while Hilary knows her love of dogs may give her a leg up! Diane and Merl purchased their family home 25 years ago. Unfortunately, the finishes inside the house are artifacts of the 1970s and their plans to update it have taken a back seat to their busy family life. In just a few short years, Jacquelines inherited, centrally located home has gone from housing one to a family of seven! With Kira and Andrew planning to add another little one to the family, can Hilary make the Thomsons main floor a more family functional space or will David be able to persuade this frustrated couple to go? Or will David coax Mieke to move? Colin has many brilliant ideas on how their house can be made to work, but Aileen feels her husband is a dreamer and wants to move their family to a larger home with more space for their hockey-centric family. Laka feels with a little work the house has the potential to fit the bill but Gerard is not convinced and feels their money would be more useful elsewhere like moving! Two kids later however Emily is ready to move. Now 20 years old and over six feet tall Brandon and his mom cant continue to live in a home thats become overcrowded from top to bottom. No front hall closet makes for a cluttered entranceway, the closed-off-ness of the dining/kitchen area means that their daughters food allergies cannot be monitored when they are not in the room. However, Brigida is too entrenched in her community to feel moving is a possibility. Things have changed since their family doubled in size when they adopted two young siblings, Todd and Robyn blended their families seven years ago when Robyn and her kids moved into Todds house with his kids. Meanwhile, designer Hilary will prove the true potential of their house by redesigning and expanding many of its highly debated spaces. Can Hilary resuscitate the love for the seemingly unreachable Rita? For two years, Cates been looking for better space for her family of 6 but Paul has stubbornly held on to their charming, city home. Can Hilary re-imagine this house to make Sarah stay? (Google Maps) They signed a . Or will David convince BJ that condo convenience functions better for their family? Jody needs space to breathe, while Sam thinks their current home can be made to work. But Ildas in love with her fixer upper while Ryans ready to run out the door to a new home. 15 months later with hopes of another baby on the way, their two bedroom home has split this couple down the middle. But Heidi is always away on business and Greg has been unable to deal with the homes countless plumbing, electrical, tiling, and structural issues on his own. For John, this house is too big, too dark and way too difficult to maintain. While Valerie loved the unique style, Sam has regretted this decision from the minute they moved in. Can Hilary renovate the house enough to get this family finally living above ground? With the master bedroom on the other side of the house from the kids, Wendie is exhausted, spending most nights watching a video monitor for signs of seizures. Can Hilary transform their homestead? The house was a foreclosure and needed a lot of work, but having dabbled with DIY renos in the past, thought they, While living overseas, Jeff bought a house online without ever stepping foot in it. However, after only one year, the Prestons are starting to feel the country charm is wearing off. Over a short period of time they discovered that owning an older home would mean battling with flooded basements, leaky roofs and a whole host of other deficiencies. Duncan, the self- proclaimed handyman, has big ideas about how to make the house work, while Siobhan sees no end to the unfinished projects and daily function-related frustrations. The lack of access to their huge backyard, along with their tiny, closed off kitchen creates a constant source of anxiety. Helen and Andrew Yee have lived in their large suburban home for 15 years. Now after less than a year of trying to make it work, the combination of tight spaces, insufficient storage and no room for guests has only cemented Trevors position: he wants out! After a year of wrangling in the courts, through documents that created a file nearly four-inches thick, Murphy, Sullivan and the "Love It or List It" production company settled the case . When it comes to Ontario, Toronto has . However the house was a disaster, and upon entering Cole immediately hated the choppy layout of the space. Now David must team up with Desmond to convince Alice to trade her dream location for family-friendly function, while Hilary goes to extremes on their main floor to convince Desmond to stay. Blended family Sandra and Sharon are at odds over their bungalow. 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