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Does Doug ever listen to homeowners?
Doug likes to defend his design choices. He doesn't give in to every whim that the neighbors express, but he does compromise if met with firm objections or if he feels the change will still work with his planned design. Doug has compromised on several occasions:
- Knoxville: Forest Glen ("Country Urbane" bedroom): The neighbors wanted the homeowner's antique vanity brought back into the bedroom even though there wasn't really any room for it in the redesign. Doug eventually relented and showed them how to refinish the wood to get the distressed effect they wanted.
- Washington DC: Cleveland Park (Retro beanbag sofa basement): Doug originally hung the ceiling lights in a straight line but changed them when the neighbors suggested that a zig zag would be more interesting.
- San Diego: Wilbur St ("Tuscan mango" kitchen): The homeowners' friend thought the Venetian plaster color Doug planned to use was too orange and too bright so he toned down the color.
- New Jersey: Lincroft Rd ("Country Kalaidescope" living room): Doug wanted to add an antique colorwash to the fireplace. The neighbors vetoed any kind of paint on the fireplace. Doug left it alone.
- Quakertown: Quaker's Way ("Going Ballistic" living room): After admitting that the brownish paint finish he was trying to apply wasn't working, Doug took the neighbors' advice and left the walls the solid green color.
- Chicago: Spaulding Ave ("Swank doodle" living room): Two in this episode. Doug wanted to paint an armoire. The neighbors said no so he didn't. Doug wanted to stain a stripe border on the room's hardwood floors. The neighbors said no. Doug did a test stripe in a corner of the room. After a second veto, he relented and left the floor unstriped.
- Seattle: 137th St ("Denim Deluxe" living room): Well, he didn't paint the fireplace, did he?
- Portland: Everett St (Home theater): Admittedly reluctantly, Doug eventually found a space for the homeowners' computer in his redesign.
- Berkeley: Prospect St ("DU-clectic" fraternity chapter room): Doug wanted to get rid of the beer lights. The sorority girls wanted to keep the beer lights. Doug caved.
- California: Peralta St (Ice cream dining room): When the neighbors expressed doubt over Doug's bubble-gum pink wall color, he went out and bought a darker, funkier shade.
- Los Angeles: Willoughby Ave ("TV Land" living room): When Ty didn't have time to do all of the carpentry work requested by the designers, Doug offered to nix his ceiling art so that Gen could get all her carpentry finished.
- Plano: Shady Valley Rd ("Moss Madness" game room): The neighbor wanted some patterned fabrics in the room instead of the solid colors Doug had planned. Doug went shopping with her and bought new fabrics for the room.
Note, however, that sometimes the neighbors don't know best, so listening to them is no guarantee that homeowners will love a room:
- Maryland: Village Green ("Strip Stripe" bedroom): The female neighbor totally objected to Doug's art as being too pornographic. Thankfully, Doug didn't give in because the homeowners loved the room with the art.
- Maryland: Fairway Court (Pullman car bedroom): The idea to make a train-car-themed bedroom came from the neighbors and they totally and happily went along with Doug's plan without objection.
Sometimes Doug doesn't need to compromise because he gives the homeowners just what they ask for:
- New York: Sherwood Dr ("Zensational" bedroom): The homeowner wanted a peaceful place to get away from the stress of her job and thought a fountain would be nice. Doug have her a meditative Asian-inspired bedroom, complete with fountain.
- Boston: Institute Rd ("Autumnal Bliss" bedroom): It's not mentioned in the episode what exactly the homeowners were hoping for but Doug's quoted in the episode as saying sometimes you have to give them what they want.
- Seattle: 137th St ("Denim Deluxe" living room): The homeowners claimed they were open to change and wanted something different from the rest of the house. They requested that their fireplace not be painted. Their neighbors suggested a mocha color for the walls of the room. Doug gave them a fireplace facade and painted the walls chocolate brown.
- Houston: Sawdust St ("Blood-red Zen-Goth" living room): The homeowners wanted a wild, funky room, but didn't want their animal print chair touched. Doug gave them a red-walled funky room and left the chair alone.
- North Carolina: Southerby Dr ("China Blue" bedroom): The homeowners wanted something Asian. Doug painted a Chinoiserie mural on their wall.
- Maine: George Rd ("Maine Attraction" kitchen): The homeowners wanted their fireplace brick hidden and wanted a pantry for more storage space. Doug have them a pantry that covered the fireplace brick.
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