Trading Spaces: Season 3
Season 3 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 2.
- 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
Season 3 Progress Shield
Maine: Joseph Drive
Aug 24, 2002 · 60 min
It's swinging singles time on Trading Spaces! Designer Laurie Hickson-Smith works with single-guy Ed to redo his neighbor's master bedroom. Meantime, single gal Laurie fixes up Ed'
Berkeley: Prospect Street
Aug 31, 2002 · 60 min
Designers Doug Wilson and Genevieve Gorder and carpenter Ty Pennington are on hand to help as the Delta Upsilon fraternity trades rooms with the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. After as
Maine: George Road
Sep 7, 2002 · 60 min
It's kitchen chaos as two sisters take on the Trading Spaces challenge! Doug Wilson adds deep color and a new butcher-block countertop to one sister's kitchen. Down the street, Gen
Portland: Rosemont Avenue
Sep 7, 2002 · 60 min
We hit a sour note in this episode when a music teacher's piano gets left out of his newly-redecorated living room. See how Laurie Hickson-Smith convinces her team that the piano h
Long Island: Steuben Boulevard
Sep 14, 2002 · 60 min
It's a designer debut for Edward Walker, who transforms a bland master bedroom into an Art-Deco masterpiece. Ty Pennington welcomes Edward by building his armoire just a little bit
Long Island: Split Rock Road
Sep 14, 2002 · 60 min
The decorating editor for a national magazine gets a lesson in design on this episode of Trading Spaces. Genevieve Gorder teaches a class in country chic as she transforms the edit
New York: Whitlock Road
Sep 21, 2002 · 60 min
Genevieve Gorder's team fights her every decision - from paint to pillows! Doug Wilson fights his own battles on bed placement in the master bedroom. Doug can usually hold his own
New York: Half Hollow Turn
Sep 21, 2002 · 60 min
Two generations of the same family mean double trouble for Frank Bielec and debutante designer Kia Steave-Dickerson. The mom-son team help Kia create a funky new hang-out space. Th
Philadelphia: 22nd Street
Sep 28, 2002 · 60 min
In this episode, we head to the heart of the city, only to find a little bit of Cuba and a lot of elegance. Designer Genevieve Gorder is en fuego as she transforms a master bedroom
Philadelphia: Gettysburg Lane
Sep 28, 2002 · 60 min
When we say 48 hours, we mean 48 hours in this epic episode of Trading Spaces. Designer Vern Yip wants a three-piece entertainment center that takes a full day to build. Then Handy
Pennsylvania: Gorski Lane
Oct 5, 2002 · 60 min
It's a jungle outside and inside on this episode of Trading Spaces. Designer Doug Wilson and his team go ape turning a master bedroom into Suburban Safari. Meantime, across the cul
Long Island: Dover Court
Oct 5, 2002 · 60 min
Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines!! Our Trading Spaces teams literally race against the clock on this one as designer Vern Yip transforms a guest bedroom into a planes, trai
Pennsylvania: Victoria Drive
Oct 12, 2002 · 60 min
Mother Nature takes the reins in this episode of Trading Townhouses. Doug Wilson uses one of his famous plaster techniques to create suede walls for a rustic cabin feel in the livi
New Jersey: Manitoba Trail
Oct 12, 2002 · 60 min
There's something for everyone in this episode of Trading Spaces! If you like country, we've got Frank Bielec sewing dolls and painting rugs in a living/dining room. If you like co
Nazareth: First Street
Oct 19, 2002 · 60 min
It's a race to the finish line in this speedy episode of Trading Spaces! We'll take you to Nazareth, PA — home to racing's Andretti family and the famous Nazareth Speedway. But t
New Jersey: Catania Court
Oct 19, 2002 · 60 min
Hop on board for this episode as Trading Spaces goes international! Designer Hildi Santo-Tomas takes us to India where she's found fabrics to transform a boring bedroom into an exo
Philadelphia: East Avenue
Oct 26, 2002 · 60 min
You'll get a kick out of this episode as four women's professional soccer players switch houses with one goal in mind — to redecorate each other's rooms! Designer Frank Bielec gi
Virginia: Gentle Heights Court
Oct 26, 2002 · 60 min
It's a wild ride on this episode of Trading Spaces! From magic carpet riding to mountain climbing, this episode will keep you moving! Designer Kia Steave-Dickerson is flying high i
Arlington: First Road
Nov 2, 2002 · 60 min
It's a war zone on this episode of Trading Spaces. Designer Doug Wilson and his team go to the mats over the question of whether or not to paint the hardwood floor. Things aren't p
DC: Quebec Place
Nov 16, 2002 · 60 min
It's metro mania in this urban episode of Trading Spaces. Our design team travels into the heart of Washington, D.C., to help two sisters and their husbands trade spaces. Designer
Indiana: River Valley Drive
Nov 23, 2002 · 60 min
Mum's the word in Doug Wilson's room on this episode. Our ever-creative designer takes inspiration from his recent visit to Brazil in creating sarong-covered pillows and flower-ste
London: Garden Flat
Nov 30, 2002 · 60 min
Travel with us across the pond as Trading Spaces meets Changing Rooms for an international redecorating challenge! Designers Hilda Santo Tomas and Genevieve Gorder take their decor
Indianapolis: Halleck Way
Dec 7, 2002 · 60 min
There are three designers on this episode — Kia, Edward, and Noelle! Noelle is one of our homeowners and she's also an interior decorator. Watch Edward Walker try to convince her
Missouri: Sunburst Drive
Dec 14, 2002 · 60 min
Love is in the air as Trading Spaces tries to sex up some bedrooms for two newly-engaged couples. Designers Vern Yip and Genevieve Gorder both turn to leather to help make the tran
Scott Air Force Base: Ash Creek
Dec 21, 2002 · 60 min
The U.S. Military has never seen an operation like Trading Spaces! Designers Doug Wilson and Kia Steave-Dickerson travel to Scott Air Force Base to undertake a search and design mi
Missouri: Sweetbriar Lane
Dec 25, 2002 · 60 min
It's a laugh a minute on this episode of Trading Spaces! Our design team starts off gambling on a Mississippi riverboat and the games never stop. Frank Bielec rolls the dice that a
Indiana: Fieldhurst Lane
Dec 25, 2002 · 60 min
It's patience, painting and practical jokes on this episode. Our design team steps right into the middle of a joke war raging between our neighbors. And, of course, they quickly jo
Mississippi: Golden Pond
Dec 28, 2002 · 60 min
It's an historic episode of Trading Spaces — our very first bathroom. And designer Hildi Santo Tomas is sowing the seeds of a plan that will blossom into ... Okay, okay, sorry. F
Mississippi: Winsmere Way
Jan 4, 2003 · 60 min
It's all about new beginnings in these two master bedroom makeovers. Designer Laurie Hickson-Smith helps Shannon exorcise the ghost of her ex-husband while giving her a new single-
Texas: Ghostbridge
Jan 11, 2003 · 60 min
Don't throw out your old albums just yet. Designer Hildi Santo-Tomas shows us a new way to use them while transforming a countrified living room into a retro rainbow. Next door, Ve
Austin: Wyoming Valley Drive
Jan 18, 2003 · 45 min
Designer Hildi Santo-Tomas' kitchen is up against Laurie Smith's dining room in an Austin, Texas, match-up that leaves everyone with an appetite for great design. Carpenter Ty Penn
Vegas [Live Reveal]
Jan 18, 2003 · 60 min
Vegas, baby, Vegas. Doug, Hildi and Amy Wynn descend on Sin City to work their magic (whether it's black or white is in the eye of the beholder) on a family and bedroom. If that's
Austin: Aire Libre Drive
Jan 25, 2003 · 60 min
We're really pinching pennies on this episode! Designer Frank Bielec battles the budget while trying to add color and comfort to an all-white living room with tile floors. Next doo
Austin: Wampton Way
Jan 25, 2003 · 60 min
It's all about entertainment on this episode. We start off in a Texas comedy club and the laughs just keep coming. Designer Genevieve Gorder and her team do a faux finish to make t
San Clemente: Camino Mojado
Feb 1, 2003 · 60 min
Trading Spaces hits Southern California with plans to bring beach into a bedroom; and old Hollywood movies into a media room. Vern Yip uses upholstered panels and movie star imager
California: Dusty Trail
Feb 8, 2003 · 60 min
The renovations almost didn't happen in this episode of Trading Spaces! Genevieve Gorder and her team wait until the last second for the arrival of a tin ceiling for the kitchen. B
California: Farfield
Feb 15, 2003 · 60 min
Opposites attract in this episode of Trading Spaces! Our conservative couple hopes for a conservative designer in their game room. Instead, they get Kia Steave Dickerson, who gives
San Diego: Duenda Road
Feb 22, 2003 · 60 min
It's all about the materials on this episode of Trading Spaces! Designer Vern Yip strengthens a family room fireplace by covering it with slate tiles. Across the street, designer F
Los Angeles: Murietta Avenue
Mar 1, 2003 · 60 min
It's a rocking good time in sunny California as our designers join forces with a rock musician, his comedian wife, and their wacky neighbors. Both teams are looking for new living
Scottsdale: Bell Road
Mar 8, 2003 · 60 min
We're designing for the generations on this episode of Trading Spaces! Vern Yip takes a cue from his newlywed homeowners who want more romance in their bedroom. He responds with wa
Scottsdale: Windrose Drive
Mar 15, 2003 · 60 min
It's a wild ride through the Old West as designers Doug Wilson and Frank Bielec square off in a bedroom redecorating duel. Frank goes deep purple to create a royal master bedroom s
Vegas: Smokemont Court
Mar 22, 2003 · 60 min
It's an explosive episode of Trading Spaces when one homeowner walks out of her reveal. Jesse told her neighbor she didn't like the color brown, but designer Laurie Smith had other
Vegas: Woodmore Street
Mar 29, 2003 · 60 min
Everything's a little off-center in this episode of Trading Spaces. Genevieve Gorder redesigns a family room with a fireplace stuck in a side corner, while Vern Yip battles a long,
Miami: Ten Court
Apr 5, 2003 · 60 min
Beach bums unite on this episode of Trading Spaces! Our design team catches some rays before breaking into work. Kia Steave-Dickerson decides to bring the beach with her, making ov
Miami: Miami Place
Apr 12, 2003 · 60 min
Oh NO! Hildi Santo Tomas has one of the biggest rooms in Trading Spaces history. And it needs lots of repair. See how she and carpenter Ty Pennington rebuild and redecorate this en
Los Angeles: Elm Street
Apr 13, 2003 · 60 min
There's much more laughter than work in this Trading Spaces celebrity episode. It's our own fault — letting comedians Andy Dick and Sara Rue trade spaces is just asking for troub
Los Angeles: Seventh Street
Apr 13, 2003 · 60 min
We pulled in some youthful star power for this episode of Trading Spaces. The four young stars of 7th Heaven agreed to trade their set for ours, and offered up their homes for rede
Miramar: Avenue 164
Apr 26, 2003 · 60 min
Paint, Paint and More Paint make up the theme for this Florida episode of Trading Spaces. Doug Wilson's redoing a kitchen and needs to paint 40 cabinets three different colors. Acr
Orlando: Smith Street
May 3, 2003 · 60 min
We've got new beds everywhere but NO ONE is sleeping on this episode of Trading Spaces. Hildi Santo-Tomas tackles a studio apartment space that needs two new beds for a father and
Santa Monica: Ocean Park
May 10, 2003 · 60 min
We've got hot and heavy debates on this episode of Trading Spaces. Laurie Smith's team thinks they hear cattle calls when they see her new artwork for the living room walls. But sh
Los Angeles: Irving Street
May 17, 2003 · 60 min
It never rains in Southern California ... until the Trading Spaces crew pulls into town! We've got a downpour on our hands in this episode and it's making Ty Pennington's job a lot
California: Via Jardin
May 24, 2003 · 60 min
The tears flow freely during these reveals, but are they tears of joy or sorrow? You'll have to tune in and find out. What I CAN tell you is that our design team will need good ani
Orlando: Winter Song Drive
May 31, 2003 · 60 min
We decided to try two new things on this episode of Trading Spaces. First, Doug Wilson's redecorating a room that's actually OUTSIDE the house — our first-ever patio re-do. And V
Florida: Night Owl Lane
Jun 7, 2003 · 60 min
Things start out very artistic on this episode of Trading Spaces. Hildi Santo Tomas creates art gallery space in the formerly-cluttered living room of two avid art collectors. Whil
Pennsylvania: Bryant Court
Jun 14, 2003 · 60 min
We have to plead temporary insanity on this episode of Trading Spaces. Laurie declares herself ""zany for zinnias"" in a floral painted bedroom for two little girls. Meanwhile, Hil
South Carolina: Innisbrook Lane
Jun 21, 2003 · 60 min
South Carolina rolls out the welcome mat for the Trading Spaces crew in the episode! Our designers welcome new carpenter Carter Oosterhouse as they dare to redecorate. Frank tries
South Carolina: Sherborne Drive
Jun 28, 2003 · 60 min
Trading Spaces tries to throw curve balls at these straight hitting homeowners as our designing duo looks to amp up the theme of these blah and basic rooms. Will Edward's homeowner
Pennsylvania: Tremont Drive
Jul 5, 2003 · 60 min
This episode brings us to the outskirts of the sports-crazed city of Philadelphia and designer Genevieve Gorder is redecorating the bedroom of a 9-year-old sports fanatic. Across t
Orlando: Whisper Lakes
Jul 12, 2003 · 60 min
We've got Frank versus Hildi in this episode of Trading Spaces and, as you might expect, the rooms couldn't be more different! Frank turns a family room into a Nantucket beach cott
Pennsylvania: Cresheim Road
Jul 19, 2003 · 60 min
Trading Spaces has landed us in the heart of the city and our designers are trying to help these hip Philadelphia teams turn their spaces up a notch. But they'll have to watch out