Top 10 Trading Spaces Fails

Top 10 Trading Spaces Fails Are they serious right now? Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the top ten “Trading Spaces” fails. For this list, we’ll be looking at ten of the most embarrassing fails from the home improvement show “Trading Spaces,” both from its original run and the 2018 reboot. This list will be a combination of terrible rooms and disappointed reactions, and we’ll be ranking the list based on the horridness of the room and/or the couple’s reaction to their re-done room. #10: Hildi’s Face Room When you hire a professional interior decorator, you usually don’t expect them to put their own face on your wall. But then again, this is Hildi, so you never really know what you’re going to get. This couple got an admittedly good room, minus one glaring flaw: a massive mural mosaic of Hildi’s face across their dining room wall. What was she thinking!? We don’t know if it’s egotism or Hildi’s idea of a memento, but either way, it is hideous and absolutely inappropriate. We can only assume that they got rid of this the second the “Trading Spaces” team left the driveway. #9: DIY Rope Fixture Gone Wrong The reboot has already gifted us with a spectacular fail. In Vern Yip’s first appearance, he’s trying to teach a woman how to create a light fixture out of yarn and an exercise ball. It sounds like a pain in the butt, and Yip openly admits that it is. And while Yip’s creation admittedly looks pretty cool, the homeowner’s is a droopy mess, complete with loosely hanging yarn, knots, and a general lack of cohesion. It’s a complete disaster, and it’s a great example of why you should never force DIY-averse people into doing DIY projects. It just becomes a D. I. S. A. S. T. E. R. #8: The Murder Room “Hello everyone, please, step into our murder room. We had it done on ‘Trading Spaces.’ Isn’t it wonderful?” No. No it isn’t. This couple got a bloody surprise when they stepped into their “renovated” kitchen. The walls were painted a horrifying and disgusting blood red, and an exquisite art project (which looks like Dexter’s discarded bloody tarp) was hung on the wall. If that wasn’t all, the room also came with a coffin-shaped spice rack, complete with creepy candles and figurines. Even if they keep the room as is, that horrid art fixture has got to go, less they want guests to think that they murdered someone in their kitchen. #7: Concrete Floors and Baby Poop Walls Sounds like a terrible name for a memoir doesn’t it?. This couple got a pretty room from Hildi, complete with rather nice furniture and a cute fireplace adorned with sunflowers. And while they liked it upon first glance, they slowly rooted out its flaws. First, they noticed the concrete floor, with Susie stating that they would have to put helmets on their kids’ heads when they play in the room. Susie then stopped the celebration short by criticizing the wall color, stating that she “changed some diapers that were that color.” Sounds like they didn’t like it so much, after all. #6: “The Thing Above the Bed” When your customer calls your decoration a “thing,” you know they’re not exactly happy with your work. Chris and Casey had some opposing views on the renovation of their bedroom. Chris rather enjoyed the new look, while Casey had a few problems. Upon first glance, Casey was visibly taken aback before issuing a pained “ohhhh,” the universal sign of disappointment. She then stated that “the thing above the bed” needed to go, before harshly criticizing the partitions and color. She then asked her chipper neighbor if he wanted to help her take down the partitions. But hey, at least she liked the dresser and the drapes! That’s something, right? #5: She’s Just Gotta Get Used to It And here we see another universal sign of disappointment – the words, “I just got to get used to it.” We think it’s safe to say that Elaine didn’t exactly like her new bedroom. She originally refused to open her eyes, and upon seeing her new room, criticized its “Egyptian” look and painted ceiling. This clip is just full of awkwardness, from the forced smile on Elaine’s face to Paige desperately asking Elaine if she likes various aspects of the room . . . only for Elaine to say no. And then the neighbors come in and it gets even worse. We wonder if she ever got used to it… #4: The Asian-Inspired Room OK Hildi, here’s the deal. When a couple tells you to do anything BUT Asian-inspired décor, that is not code for “I want Asian-inspired décor.” Unfortunately, that is exactly what happened to this poor couple. Nancy and Lenny wanted ANYTHING but Asian décor . . .and guess what they got? Nancy hated absolutely everything about the room and even started to tear up from her disappointment. Paige then asks them to turn around, knowing full well that they’re going to hate the wall behind them. Well, they do. The only thing Lenny could say was that it was “bright.” “Trading Spaces” is full of fails, but this one is just heartbreaking. #3: The Straw Room This room came from the glorious mind of Hildi, and it has to be one of the worst rooms in “Trading Spaces” history. The ceiling was painted an ungodly pink, and, oh yeah, straw was stuck to the walls! Not like a wallpaper design. No, straw was literally stuck to the walls. We can’t even imagine what leads a designer to do this, but here you have it. Naturally, they hated it, claiming that they would be cleaning up straw for the rest of their lives and that it posed a danger to their child. You know it’s bad when even Paige gets in on the jokes. #2: The Beach Room We think Hildi is some sort of evil mastermind or something, because some of her ideas are just atrocious. If the abhorrent straw room wasn’t bad enough, here we have a literal beach room. The walls were painted with very ugly red and yellow stripes and SAND was put on the floor! Not, like, a little sand pit in the corner or something. No, the entire floor was covered in inches of sand. And it’s like the homeowners thought it was a joke, because they just laughed along with Paige while staring at the room in disbelief. We don’t blame them. We wouldn’t believe it was real, either. Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions. #1: The Fireplace Fiasco This is one of the funniest and most heartbreaking reveals in reality TV history, and for good reason. It hits every possible awkward note and is a brilliant mixture of comedy and cringe. Yep, it’s just a crescendo of awkward, from John’s bemused head shakes to Pam telling Paige that the fireplace needs to be fixed to Pam excusing herself from the room to cry. And then the pièce-de-résistance: John shaking his head in disappointment while Pam loudly cries off-camera. It’s easily the most famous clip in “Trading Spaces” history, and we don’t know whether we should laugh or cry while watching it.