Trading Spaces: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Trading Spaces Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
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Quakertown: Quaker's Way
Oct 6, 2001 · 60 min
Doug Wilson goes ""ballistic"" while taking an ordinary living room back to the 1970s. Across the street, Hilda Santo-Tomas maps out a plan to modernize a basement playroom. They b
New Jersey: Tall Pines Drive
Oct 13, 2001 · 60 min
It's all about love and art in this New Jersey neighborhood! Laurie Smith takes a cue from Henri Matisse in designing a colorful basement playroom. Up the street, Vern Yip introduc
Maple Glen: Fiedler Road
Oct 20, 2001 · 60 min
Goodbye ceiling fan, hello controversy! That's the drama playing out in this suburb of Philadelphia. Beth and Michael made their neighbors promise not to lose their bedroom ceiling
Northampton: James Avenue
Oct 27, 2001 · 60 min
Time is definitely a factor in this episode, as Hilda Santo-Tomas and Frank Bielec try to give two old-fashioned living rooms some modern-day flair. Hilda pulls up carpets, paints
Providence: Wallis Avenue
Nov 10, 2001 · 60 min
When you've only got 48 hours to redo a room, you probably shouldn't try to scrape wallpaper off walls that measure 11 feet high! But that's just what Genevieve Gorder has in store
Boston: Ashfield Street
Nov 17, 2001 · 60 min
It's all about girl power in this Boston episode. Designers Laurie Hickson-Smith and Genevieve Gorder race against the clock (and against each other!) to create two new bedrooms fo
Springfield: Sunset Terrace
Nov 24, 2001 · 60 min
It's a whole new ""Old World"" for Hilda Santo-Tomas and Vern Yip! Our normally contemporary-loving designers go back in time to create two Victorian living rooms for these Massach
Boston: Institute Road
Dec 1, 2001 · 60 min
It's much ado about something as the Trading Spaces crew celebrates Shakespeare! Our Massachusetts homeowners are big fans of the Bard, and our design team joins in the spirit. Dou
Philadelphia: Jeanes Street
Dec 9, 2001 · 60 min
It's all fun and games on this urban episode of Trading Spaces. Designer Genevieve Gorder tackles a male sanctuary — the basement rec room where the husband and his friends play
New Jersey: Perth Road
Dec 15, 2001 · 60 min
Come see the softer side of designer Frank Bielec in this New Jersey couple's living room. Frank shows us a whole new design side as he colors a room using only soft beiges, golds
Maryland: Village Green
Dec 22, 2001 · 60 min
Romance is in the air in Maryland as designers Genevieve Gorder and Doug Wilson go head-to-head in master bedroom decorating. Both spaces share the same floor plan, but they'll hav
Maryland: Fairway Court
Dec 25, 2001 · 60 min
Transformation doesn't begin to describe what happens in this installment of Trading Spaces — perhaps our most ambitious episode yet! Designer Vern Yip outdoes himself while rema
Chicago: Edward Road
Dec 25, 2001 · 60 min
The stakes are high on this episode of Trading Spaces because our homeowners aren't just neighbors — they're sisters! Designer Frank Bielec helps Joy and her husband bring her si
Chicago: Spaulding Avenue
Dec 29, 2001 · 60 min
Join us in downtown Chicago for this episode of Trading Spaces. Designer Doug Wilson jazzes up a condo living room with bright yellow paint and zebra prints. One floor down, Hilda
Chicago: Fairview Avenue
Dec 31, 2001 · 60 min
The rooms in this Chicago episode of Trading Spaces need some serious help. And designers Vern Yip and Genevieve Gorder answer the call with redesigns you won't believe. See how Ge
Colorado: Berry Avenue
Jan 3, 2002 · 60 min
The usual Trading Spaces hijinks reach new heights as our homeowners race against the clock and play some big practical jokes on each other. Designer Genevieve Gorder wants to join
Colorado: Cherry Street
Jan 5, 2002 · 60 min
Return to the Wild West in this rocking episode of Trading Spaces! Designer Genevieve Gorder hangs antlers on the wall and helps carpenter Amy Wynn Pastor build a massive wooden st
Colorado: Andes Way
Jan 5, 2002 · 60 min
Rev up your engines for this action-packed episode of Trading Spaces! Our Colorado homeowners love to ride motorcycles and walk on the wild side, but are they ready for us? Designe
Colorado: Stoneflower Drive
Jan 12, 2002 · 60 min
Travel with us to Colorado where one living room gets a taste of the outdoors while another lets the light shine in. Designer Frank Bielec falls in love with the Colorado skyline a
Seattle: 137th Street
Jan 19, 2002 · 60 min
A storm is brewing on this episode of Trading Spaces as designer Doug Wilson butts heads with his team over a living room fireplace. Doug wants to update the brick face but his tea
Seattle: Dakota Street
Jan 23, 2002 · 60 min
Carpentry is the big story in this explosive episode of Trading Spaces! When Carpenter Ty Pennington can't finish Vern Yip's cabinet doors, Vern picks up the power tools and tries
Seattle: 56th Place
Feb 2, 2002 · 60 min
The circus comes to town in this rollicking episode of Trading Spaces! Designer Hildi Santo Tomas leads the way by transforming a family rec room into a fabric-draped tent! Across
Oregon: Alyssum Avenue
Feb 9, 2002 · 60 min
It's all about the angles in this episode of Trading Spaces. Designer Hildi Santo-Tomas attempts to add romance to a master bedroom by giving the homeowners a cubed bed. Across the
Oregon: Alsea Court
Feb 9, 2002 · 60 min
It's Adios! old kitchen in this Oregon episode of Trading Spaces. Designer Frank Bielec gives a kitchen new life by painting a serape on the ceiling and stringing chili pepper ligh
Portland: Everett Street
Feb 16, 2002 · 60 min
Designer Doug Wilson is up to transformation tricks in this episode of Trading Spaces! He's turning a family rec room into an art deco movie theatre. The project is fascinating but
Santa Clara: Lafayette Street
Feb 20, 2002 · 60 min
It's back to school for Trading Spaces as our design team hooks up with four sorority sisters to redo their college homes. Frank teaches a class in wall painting and crafts for the
California: Corte Rosa
Feb 27, 2002 · 60 min
It's a battle of the bedrooms in this Northern California episode of Trading Spaces! Vern softens up a wrought iron bed with fabulous fabrics and a shear curtain. Down the street,
California: Grenadine Way
Mar 2, 2002 · 60 min
Trading Spaces travels to Hercules, California, where it will take some herculean strength to finish these rooms on time. Vern and his team stay up late laying a floor and weaving
Oakland: Webster Street
Mar 9, 2002 · 60 min
You won't believe what Hildi's got in store for her homeowners on this episode! There's no sewing or painting in the room but there's definitely a change — see for yourself. Acro
California: Peralta Street
Mar 13, 2002 · 60 min
Trading Spaces colors the world pink in this California episode. Hildi is divided over what color to paint her living room — tune in to see her creative solution. Around the corn
Los Angeles: Willoughby Avenue
Mar 16, 2002 · 60 min
Trading Spaces heads for the hills — the Hollywood Hills, that is! We sent designers Doug Wilson and Genevieve Gorder out to California to create new living rooms for some aspiri
California: Abbeywood Lane
Mar 23, 2002 · 60 min
Our homeowners in this episode are taking a break from the beach to trade living rooms. Frank Bielec has some fun pulling up carpet and painting a rug image on the cement floor. Hi
Los Angeles: Springdale Drive
Apr 6, 2002 · 60 min
It's a struggle beneath the sunny skies in this Los Angeles episode. Vern Yip works hard to remove a built-in counter in his dining room. Around the block, Laurie Hickson-Smith str
Texas: Sherwood Street
Apr 17, 2002 · 60 min
Frank attempts to bring a drab kitchen to life with paint, paint and more paint. Genevieve has a bull of a time trying to brighten up a bedroom and seating area. Amy Wynn Pastor is
Austin: La Costa Drive
Apr 20, 2002 · 60 min
Trading Spaces goes a little bit country in this first-ever celebrity episode. Country music star Natalie Maines trades her multipurpose room with her mom's sewing room, and sparks
Houston: Appalachian Trail
Apr 24, 2002 · 60 min
See a new side of one of our designers in this very pretty episode of Trading Spaces. Doug Wilson unveils his sensitive side while creating a genteel, pastel-colored master bedroom
Houston: Sawdust Street
Apr 27, 2002 · 60 min
These two young couples didn't know what they were in for when they offered their apartments to Trading Spaces! Laurie Hickson-Smith goes for the gold in her living room, using the
Plano: Bent Horn Court
May 4, 2002 · 60 min
You saw the reveals on the TODAY show. Now see the whole drama play out in this Texas episode of Trading Spaces. Genevieve Gorder goes dotty designing a new children's playroom whi
Plano: Shady Valley Road
May 8, 2002 · 60 min
It's a good old-fashioned duel in this Texas episode. Hildi plans to dye a master bedroom carpet orange but her team has other ideas. See who wins out! Things are a little more pea
Texas: Sutton Court
May 11, 2002 · 60 min
Change is in the eye of the beholder on this episode of Trading Spaces! Laurie does a beautiful kitchen/dining area in a surprising color. Around the corner, Frank is taking Southw
Raleigh: Legging Lane
May 18, 2002 · 60 min
Frank's famous ""emergency fund"" finally runs out of cash in this crazy episode of Trading Spaces! Trying to fix up a playroom that used to be a garage pushes Frank oh-so-close to
North Carolina: Southerby Drive
May 22, 2002 · 60 min
It's a battle of the bedrooms on Trading Spaces, and Asian influence is the strategy. Doug pulls out his handy overhead projector to create artwork on the walls. And Hildi uses sho
Wake Forest: Rodney Bay
May 25, 2002 · 60 min
It's carpentry crisis on this episode of Trading Spaces! Bad luck follows Amy Wynn and Vern as they try to remold a bedroom dresser into a sleek new desk. Will they get it done bef