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Can ‘Trading Spaces’ redesign itself?
By Kim Reed
MSNBC.com (Oct. 3, 2003)
Comment:
Home decorating shows satisfy: Tantalizing TV transformations offer background goodies online
By Theresa Hogue
Albany Democrat-Herald (July 25, 2003)
Comment: A review of Trading Spaces and all they have to say about Doug is that he once decorated for Liza Minelli? Oh wait, they also mentioned the homeowner who "burst into tears." Sheesh.
Win a room redesign
By Judy Stark
St. Petersburg Times (July 12, 2003)
Comment: Win a design consultation with Genevieve Gorder and $5000 to implement her suggestions. Fine, but did they have to add "You notice no one is offering a visit from bad boy Doug Wilson"? How rude! Did Gen write that copy?
Star Sightings
Extra (June 24, 2003)
Comment: Text of a short segment on the Entertainment Tonight clone Extra about Doug decorating an Entertainment Weekly party and pretending he's a supermodel for a photo shoot with a fashion photographer.
In the Vern-acular
By Ruby Mata-Viti
Honolulu Star-Bulletin (June 16, 2003)
Comment: Vern appears at a home store opening in Hawaii. When asked what's up with Doug and brown, Vern admits, "I didn't know he had an obsession with brown." You tell 'em, Vern.
Be on the lookout
By C.J.
Star Tribune (June 5, 2003)
Comment: See a reporter diss everyone on Trading Spaces except Ty, Amy Wynn… and Alex McLeod.
Ty Dishes 'Trading Spaces' Designers
By Kate O'Hare
Zap2it.com (May 22, 2003)
Comment: Ty speaks out on his co-stars. He thinks Doug was left behind at gas stations as a child and Hildi has ADD. He won't talk about Kia and would like to see Vern's receipts for his "deals."
SOUTHERN 'SPACES' Decorator Laurie Smith hits town and talks about her hit show 'Trading Spaces'
By Karen Anderson
New Orleans Times-Picayune (May 10, 2003)
Comment: Interview with Laurie. She mentions the Today Show segment. Sadly, although Matt Lauer loved Doug design when the segment aired, he later had it all redone.
TLC Expands to Sunday 'Spaces'
Zap2it.com (May 9, 2003)
Comment: Brief article on the new family edition of Trading Spaces.
Mining 'Spaces'
By Pamela Sherrod
Chicago Tribune (Mar. 23, 2003)
Comment: Article on the upcoming Trading Spaces line of home decorating products. Brief references to Doug.
TV's 'Spaces' has designs on DVDs, books
By Jay Dedrick
Rocky Mountain News (Mar. 22, 2003)
Comment: Despite the title, the article is not about Trading Spaces products but the appeal of the show. Doug and Paige are interviewed.
Paige Davis Interview
TVShowsOnDVD.com (Mar. 18, 2003)
Comment: Interview with Paige. She briefly mentions Doug's "TV Land" (LA: Willoughby Ave) and Spanish fireplace (Austin: Wampton Way) eps and goes into more detail about… Crying Pam. ARGH!
'Trading Spaces' Spins Off Kids' Series
Zap2it.com (Mar. 17, 2003)
Comment: Trading Spaces spawns a spinoff where kids do the redecorating. The article's author is overjoyed that since the designers on the spinoff will be different, "Doug Wilson, who's reduced a few adults to tears, won't do the same with children." Bah humbug.
How Fast Can You Remodel?
Wheeling News-Register (Mar. 11, 2003)
Comment: Brief article on Trading Spaces and While You Were Out with quotes from Doug and WYWO's Chayse Dacoda.
Ty Pennington:
‘Trading Spaces’ carpenter
and a whole lot more
Greater Milwaukee Today (Mar. 6, 2003)
Comment: See Ty diss Doug at a home show!
Trading Places Creative, Sexy, Sardonic, Hammer-wielding, Surfer Dude TY PENNINGTON may invade YOUR home! How Lucky Can You Get?
By Marjie McGraw
Dish Magazine (Mar. 2003)
Comment: Long interview with Ty. Keep turning the page "for more dish" to get to the mentions of Crying Pam (of course) and Doug's Pullman car room (Maryland: Fairway Court).
No Fear Factor:
Trading Spaces eases anxiety about doing home decorating yourself
By Geoff Schumacher
Finishing Touches (Mar. 2003)
Comment: Doug, Gen and Amy Wynn talk about how Trading Spaces inspires.
Designing dynamo gets rock star's welcome among wanna-be renovators
By Judy Monchuk
Canadian Press (Feb. 27, 2003)
Comment: See Vern diss Doug at the Calgary (Alberta, Canada) home show!
Carpenter Ty
By Mary Beth Breckenridge
Ohio Beacon Journal (Feb. 22, 2003)
Comment: Interview with Ty. He says Doug really is a jerk. But Ty also claims to style his hair with mucous and sawdust. Serious? I don't think so.
Television finds there's no place like someone else's home for a bit of redecorating
By Robert P. Laurence
San Diego Union-Tribune (Feb. 18, 2003)
Comment: General article on reality TV design shows, including VH1's Rock the House and MTV's Crib Crashers. Crying Pam gets a mention, of course.
TRADING SPACES Goes to Work on NBC's 'Today'
Dezignaré Interior Design Collective (Feb. 13, 2003)
Comment: Press release for Doug and Laurie's makeover of the Today Show hosts' offices.
Backstage with... Frank Bielec
By Ed Condran
Philadelphia Inquirer (Jan. 31, 2003)
Comment: Brief interview with Frank that mentions Doug. Frank says, "People know Doug is going to be trouble… If Doug [is] at your door you know it's not going to be a Pottery Barn moment." Not a regular barn moment either, Mr. I-like-painting-chickens-and-pigs.
Trading Spaces
By J. Roger Cheng
Athenaeum (Jan. 22, 2003)
Comment: General review of Trading Spaces in a college newspaper. The reviewer finds Doug unforgettable — as in "Who could forget the numerous times designer Doug Wilson has made homeowners cry (and not for joy)?" Numerous??? It was one time!
Home and Garden: Bright ideas from color
By Chris Watson
Santa Cruz Style (Jan. 16, 2003)
Comment: A book review that compares the author's bad decorating ideas to Trading Spaces. Even though Doug's "Denim Deluxe" room (Seattle: 137th St aka crying homeowner) was hardly a disaster, they just couldn't resist mentioning it anyway. A pox on them!
Internalizing
By Bandit Tyrone Smith
Omaha Weekly Reader (Jan. 16, 2003)
Comment: A gay columnist reviews Trading Spaces and engages in much speculation about the cast's sexuality. Hey, I thought only the fans are allowed to do that!
See what our guest designer, Doug Wilson, has imagined for you!
By Doug Wilson
PaintIdeas.com (Jan. 1, 2003)
Comment: Doug describes how to duplicate craft projects from Knoxville: Stubb's Bluff ("Cocteau Country" kitchen), New Jersey: Lindcroft Rd ("Country Kalaidescope" living room) and Colorado: Stoneflower Dr ("Smoke Screen" family room).
'Trading Spaces' Designs without Fear
By Kate O'Hare
Zap2it.com (Dec. 30, 2002)
Comment: Doug avoids a dissing (he only gets a mention) as Gen and Hildi toss cheap shots at Vern instead. Meow!
'Trading Spaces' takes on locals
By Cathy Lubenski
San Diego Union-Tribune (Dec. 12, 2002)
Comment: Homeowners from Vern and Frank's San Diego: Duenda Rd episode declare, "No one wants Doug," when asked about their designer dream-team. They want "Vern Kip" instead.
As seen on TV
By Christina Minor
Waco Tribune-Herald (Nov. 18, 2002)
Comment: General article on the popularity of new home decorating shows. Some brief quotes from Frank and a TS fan who likes watching Doug because "he doesn't care what the people think. He listens to what the homeowners say, then does exactly what he wants."
Idiot Box: Design Time
By Devin D. O'Leary
Weekly Alibi (Nov. 14, 2002)
Comment: Trading Spaces and its British predecessor Changing Rooms are compared. According to the writer, TS has the sexiest cast of any TV show currently on the air, and you can always count on "cranktacular" Doug to get in entertaining fights.
TV's 'Spaces' are improving
By Christian Toto
Washington Times (Nov. 12, 2002)
Comment: General article on TS that (of course) mentions Crying Pam and describes Doug as "the erstwhile actor [who] can shake off viewer criticisms of his sardonic comments by blinking those camera-friendly blue eyes."
'Trading Spaces' Going To Print
Zap2it.com (Oct. 29, 2002)
Comment: Coming soon: three Trading Spaces books. First up: Trading Spaces: Behind the Scenes, which will focus on the designers.
'Trading Spaces' takes on season three
By Linda Bien
Syracuse Post-Standard (Sept. 13, 2002)
Comment: A preview of season three and the new designers. Guess which one of Doug's rooms gets mentioned? Seattle: 137th St ("Denim Deluxe" living room aka crying homeowner). What a surprise. Hey, you reporter types, Doug has designed other rooms, you know.
Gaywatch: Trading Spaces
By Christine Champagne
Gay.com (Sept. 4, 2002)
Comment: General review of TS that calls Doug a "smartass." At least that's better than being a dumbass.
Space Cadets
By Joey Sweeney
Philadelphia Weekly (Sept. 4, 2002)
Comment: A look at Trading Spaces and its fans on the TLC bulletin board. What do they say about Doug? "Doug's arrogant, conceited, self-centered…" Gee, how original.
Lost in Spaces: A Trading Spaces fanatic confesses
By Alyssa Kolsky
Renew Magazine (Sept. 1, 2002)
Comment: Short review of Trading Spaces. The author tries out some projects seen on the show, including Doug's plank-of-wood candelabra in "Country Kalaidescope" (New Jersey: Lindcroft Rd).
Hunky handyman from TV's 'Trading Spaces' wows BR audience
By Karen Martin
Advocate (Aug. 26, 2002)
Comment: Yes, a Ty article — a report on a personal appearance he made in Baton Rouge, LA — but he talks about his Trading Spaces co-stars and says "Doug changes plans midway through. I'll start out building a table, and he'll turn it into a door."
'Trading Spaces' decorating guru adored by fans
By Kyra Kirkwood
Los Angeles Daily News (Aug. 24, 2002)
Comment: A Frankism-filled interview with Frank who, while describing the other designers, says that Doug "is there to wreak carnage."
'Trading Spaces' star draws long lines of fans
By Rhonda Stansberry
Omaha World-Herald (Aug. 17, 2002)
Comment: Ty makes a personal appearance in Omaha. In a Q&A session, he says that Doug is the spaciest of the designers when it comes to design plans — he gives them to Ty on paper napkins. Hey, at least it's not toilet paper…
'Spaces' Fever Is Sweeping The Country
By Faye Dasen
Pilot Newspaper (July 31, 2002)
Comment: General intro to Trading Spaces that describes Doug as "young and apt to be a little more contemporary and trendy, sometimes leading to controversy."
Trading Spaces
Extra (July 24, 2002)
Comment: Extra looks at the heartthrobs of TS: Paige, Gen, Ty and, of course, our Doug. If you missed it on TV you can view the video segment online.
The "Trading Spaces" Questionnaire:
"King of Country" Frank Bielec has a different take on decorating
By Diana Lundin
Homestore.com (July 19, 2002)
Comment: First Gen, now Frank, wants Doug to cry: "We're talking chickens, eyelet lace, gingham fabric. I'd put a cute faux finish on the wall and a great big mirror that says, 'You are the fairest of them all, don't worry about it.' He'd be weeping for weeks."
'Trading Spaces' show spins beige into gold
By Thurston Hatcher
CNN (July 16, 2002)
Comment: Interview with Gen, but they must like Doug because several of his rooms are featured in the article's before-and-after gallery tour!
Brits add edgy touch to home show
By Judy Bergeron
Advocate (July 7, 2002)
Comment: Something you don't see very often: a short article comparing Trading Spaces and its antecedent, Changing Rooms.
The "Trading Spaces" Questionnaire: Designer Genevieve Gorder reveals her tricks of the trade
By Diana Lundin
Homestore.com (June 20, 2002)
Comment: Interview with Genevieve Gorder. Gen knows what makes Doug cry! (Um, having Frank decorate his apartment?)
Neighborly
By Michael Abernethy
PopMatters (June 18, 2002)
Comment: This fact-deficient reviewer calls Doug TS's "most visibly stubborn and argumentative designer" and says the "man who wanted his fireplace untouched got his wish only after host Davis stopped Doug from ripping it out and throwing it away." Not a Doug ep!
'Trading Spaces' vs. Ceiling Fans
By Kate O'Hare
Zap2it.com (June 14, 2002)
Comment: TS producer Denise Cramsey talks about Laurie's quest to rid America of ceiling fans. What about Doug's crusade against floral print fabrics?
Hit TV show spawns a spin off
By Stephen Smith
Calgary Real Estate News (June 13, 2002)
Comment: General intro to Trading Spaces and While You Were Out. Doug is called a "prickly outlandish designer." Prickly?
Do you trust your friends’ taste? TLC’s “Trading Spaces” puts friendships and taste to the test
By Don Dale
Style Weekly (May 29, 2002)
Comment: Short introduction to Trading Spaces that includes commentary on Plano: Shady Valley Rd ("Moss Madness" game room). Hey, at least it doesn’t mention the crying homeowner!
'Trading Spaces' mixes paint and friends
By Susan Phinney
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (May 27, 2002)
Comment: Seattle Post-Intelligencer? Is this a spy paper? A general introduction to Trading Spaces. Of course, the crying homeowner (Seattle: 137th St, "Denim Deluxe" living room) gets mentioned.
6 room designers. 2 crafty carpenters. 1 hot cable show host.
50 great ideas from 'Trading Spaces'
By Bob Longino
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (May 23, 2002)
Comment: 50 home decorating tips from the cast of Trading Spaces.
'Spaces' Odyssey
By Bob Longino
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (May 11, 2002)
Comment: Meet TS' Atlanta-based crew: Hildi, Ty and Vern. Plus Laurie on her worst reveal, where Doug really got the sexy photo in Houston: Sawdust St ("Blood-red Zen-Goth"), and behind-the-scenes on North Carolina: Southerby Dr ("China Blue" bedroom).
Amy Wynn Pastor
By Frank Lewis
Philadelphia City Paper (May 9, 2002)
Comment: Interview with Amy Wynn. She describes Doug as "not organized, so he definitely makes it a challenge to understand what it is that he wants, but his creativity is just off the charts."
"Trading Spaces:" a great hour of afternoon TV
By Meghan Bard
Daily Campus (May 1, 2002)
Comment: General article introducing the Trading Spaces designers. Doug is likened to "a bull in a china shop" (and that's the complimentary part!). You have to sign up with the newspaper to view this.
'Trading' Cards
By Lisa Constantini
Entertainment Weekly (Apr. 25, 2002)
Comment: Trading-card-style profiles of the cast (except for Frank and Laurie!). Includes quotes and really nice photos (except for Doug's, which looks goofy!). Read only Doug's profile.
Designer Drug: Trading Spaces Offers an Addictive Dose of Potential Disaster
By Benn Ray
Baltimore City Paper (Apr. 24, 2002)
Comment: General intro to the show that calls Doug ruthless and his designs dark and slick. Obviously they missed the groovy red and white mod room of loooove.
Love Those Curtains!
By James Poniewozik
Time Magazine (Apr. 14, 2002)
Comment: A look at the Portland: Everett St (home theater) and Seattle: 137th St ("Denim Deluxe" aka crying homeowner) where Doug gets compared to Survivor's Richard Hatch. Well, eeew.
'Trading Spaces' is a switch-hit
By Daniel J. Vargas (Houston Chronicle)
Orlando Sentinel (Apr. 14, 2002)
Comment: Reposing of the Apr. 7, 2002 article in the Houston Chronicle. But this time you can read it on the web!
This is Trading Spaces
By Linda Matchan
Boston Globe (Apr. 11, 2002)
Comment: A general introduction to the show. The designer profiles that came in the print version are much more interesting. (See the Print page for scans.)
Neighborly advice: When your house needs a new look, it's time to trade spaces
By Daniel J. Vargas
Houston Chronicle (Apr. 7, 2002)
Comment: An interview with Frank, but you-know-who is described in passing as "handsome Doug Wilson, who's a bit on the sassy side." Sassy? Isn't that another way of saying "doesn't know when to keep mouth shut?"
'Trading Spaces' brings neighborly help to a new level
By Laura Urbani
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Mar. 31, 2002)
Comment: Yet another article mentioning the Episode That Won't Go Away — Seattle: 137th St ("Denim Deluxe" living room aka crying homeowner).
So Many Rooms, So Little Time
By Kate O'Hare
Zap2it.com (Mar. 29, 2002)
Comment: Paige and TS producer Denise Cramsey discuss bad reveals. Guess which episode is mentioned.
The Learning Channel Takes a different approach to design
By Andrea Salisbury
Beacon (Mar. 28, 2002)
Comment: Kind of boring overview of Trading Spaces and the cast. Nothing new here.
Designer Genes
By Liane Bonin
Entertainment Weekly (Mar. 20, 2002)
Comment: Q&A with Trading Spaces producer Denise Cramsey. Mentions the New York: Sherwood Dr ("Zensational" bedroom aka Long Island Lolitas), Seattle: 137th St ("Denim Deluxe" living room aka crying homeowner), and what happens when a designer goes over budget.
'Trading Spaces': Paige Davis
USAToday.com (Mar. 8, 2002)
Comment: Q&A with Paige. Brief mention of Doug giving up his art project in the LA: Willoughby Ave ("TV Land" living room) episode so Ty could finish Gen's carpentry projects.
Trading spaces: Decorating show hooks fans of all ages with mix of reality TV drama, game show challenge and redecorating savvy
Shreveport Times (Jan. 5, 2002)
Comment: Interview with several Trading Spaces fans about their love for the show. Well, fans of Gen, Ty and Frank. Doug just gets a mention. They should have contacted us.
Holiday Decorating on a Budget
Washington Post (Dec. 10, 2001)
Comment: Transcript of an online chat with Laurie.
'Spaces' carpenter capture teen hearts
By Kathy Flanigan
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal (Oct. 1, 2001)
Comment: Really an interview with Ty about his hottie-ness (and also Frank — go figure) but Doug gets a brief mention as one of the "others" on the show. Hey, I object…
Trading Spaces: This Old House Meets Martha Stewart Living!
By daisymae76
Epinions.com (July 15, 2001)
Comment: Review of TS that mentions Doug.
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