In the past, whenever someone wished to have a home improvement project done or even a bigger scaled renovation tackled, they found the most capable professional to handle all of the work. This was also true if they wanted design or decorating assistance. That is not true anymore, thanks to the many home improvement TV shows that are on now assisting the viewers to do the work and projects on their own. This is even more true now, with the poor economy and homeowners needing to save their money by doing the work on their own. Whether it is putting in a new bathroom with beautiful tiling and bathroom lighting or designing a new art room in the recently finished basement space usingprogress lighting, the choices go on and on for the new generation of do-it-yourselfers.
One of the very first TV programs to show regular homeowners attempting a renovation and decorating project was a program named Trading Spaces. This had two families, usually next door neighbors that had 48 hours to completely redo one of the rooms in their neighbors house with the help of a professional designer and carpenter. There had never been a show that showed non-professionals doing this kind of work before and how the designers taught these people how to do things in such a simplified way with terrific results. They also were given a low budget of only $1000 to do the room so not only did the renovations have to be done by beginners but they had to be less expensive too. This show alone inspired several Americans to realize they also can tackle home improvement projects.
Trading Spaces then inspired similar shows to become popular showing the viewer a total transformation in a quick 30 minute segment. Many of the shows involved money saving techniques that could be used like on the cable program Design on a Dime. This has professionals come into a space and completely transform it in one day for a tiny budget of just $500. The homeowners then come back to see how much could be done on so little money and a few good ideas. The professionals teach how to do each project making it simple to follow for the viewer who probably has no experience at all.
Another helpful home improvement show that addresses how to make your house for sale better visually and ways to get more money for the house you want to sell. This show is known as Designed to Sell and is quite helpful to people watching from home because of the very slow real estate market that is going on in America currently. It takes a $2000 budget, a realtor to assess the property’s value and a designer and construction crew to get the home ready for an open house.
All of these shows inspire home owners to not be afraid to take on these projects alone in order to improve their homes. The information from these shows in addition to help from home improvement stores have completely empowered people to get to work.
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