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Trading Spaces: Season 4

60 episodes Premiered Sep 6, 2003 Updated Sep 28, 2026
Previously on Trading Spaces

Season 4 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 3.
  • ⚡ 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.
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Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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S4·E1 Mytharc

Minneapolis: 11th Avenue

Sep 6, 2003 · 60 min

Flirting and Fighting is the theme of this episode of Trading Spaces when four single ladies put on the Minnesota charm! Designer Genevieve Gorder is happy to return to her hometow

S4·E2 Mytharc

Louisville: Fall Harvest Court

Sep 6, 2003 · 60 min

Whatever happened to well-behaved homeowners? It seems that designers Hildi Santo-Tomas and Edward Walker can't do anything to please these finicky folks. Hildi tackles a very cont

S4·E3 Core

Minnesota: Pleasure Creek Circle

Sep 13, 2003 · 60 min

Always the thinker, Designer Doug Wilson transforms a hodge-podge of an office space into a lovely lavender workplace. Amy Wynn Pastor shows her skills in full force by accomplishi

S4·E4 Core

Louisville: Fallen Timber Drive

Sep 13, 2003 · 60 min

In this episode of Trading Spaces we discover why we should have paid attention in metal-shop class during eighth grade. Designer Kia Steave-Dickerson runs into a little snag while

S4·E5 Core

Ohio: Stratford Road

Sep 20, 2003 · 60 min

We're in the heartland for this episode, where designers Rick Rifle and Laurie Hickson-Smith tackle a dining room and a family room. Laurie has big plans to transform this ordinary

S4·E6 Core

Ohio: Shelby Avenue

Sep 20, 2003 · 60 min

Trading Spaces is all about room transformation; and there's no better example of that principle than this show. Our athletic Ohio homeowners are looking for a new look and feel fo

S4·E7 Core

Pittsburgh: Penn Avenue

Sep 27, 2003 · 60 min

We're in the heart of old Pittsburgh where a 130-year-old classic sits right next to a new townhouse. The design challenge couldn't be more different as designer Christi Proctor ta

S4·E8 Core

Louisville: Forest Bend Circle

Sep 27, 2003 · 60 min

Trading Spaces heads south to Louisville, Ky., land of fierce college loyalties. Former University of Louisville cheerleaders switch houses with their fun-loving, active neighbors

S4·E9 Core

Pensylvania: Hillcrest Drive

Oct 4, 2003 · 60 min

Friends don't let friends have Beanie Babies, especially when those adorable creatures completely take over the master bedroom! Even though certain people (like the neighbors) have

S4·E10 Core

Pennsylvania: Madison Circle

Oct 4, 2003 · 60 min

""Trading Spaces got game""... a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game to be specific. Host Paige Davis opens the show by throwing out the first pitch at PNC Park but after that all th

S4·E11 Core

Boston: Dartmouth Street

Oct 11, 2003 · 60 min

We're in a beautiful, restored, historic home in Boston for this one and we have to contend with a lack of space but a boatload of homeowner opinions about what looks good. Best f

S4·E12 Core

Massachusetts: Indian Ridge Road

Oct 18, 2003 · 60 min

Trading Spaces is all about doing a lot with a little and designers Frank Bielec and Christi Proctor are up to the challenge. One of our teams wants to unify their large master bed

S4·E13 Core

New York: Presidio Place

Oct 18, 2003 · 60 min

We're in Buffalo, New York for this episode with designers Barry Wood and Edward Walker. Will Barry's homeowners go along with his design or will they split (like Barry's pants) to

S4·E14 Mytharc

New York: Taft Avenue

Oct 25, 2003 · 60 min

Don't miss a minute of this episode, from the stunning open at Niagara Falls to one of the most bizarre reveals in the shows recent history. Watch as Designers Barry Wood and Edwar

S4·E15 Core

Pennsylvania: Lloyd Lane

Oct 25, 2003 · 60 min

Batten down the hatches there's a storm a' comin! Hurricanes notwithstanding, Trading Spaces weathers a storm of design activity in suburban Philadelphia. Designer Edward Walker ta

S4·E16 Core

Jersey Shore: South Laurel Drive (British Invasion)

Nov 1, 2003 · 60 min

Surf's up along the Jersey shore for this Trading Spaces episode and ""Handy"" Andy of BBC America's Changing Rooms has hopped the Big Pond to give a hand to Doug Wilson and Frank

S4·E17 Core

Jersey Shore: Rainbow Drive (British Invasion)

Nov 8, 2003 · 60 min

Knock. Knock. Who's there? Orange. Orange, who? Orange you glad Hildi didn't paint your kitchen orange? Hildi Santo-Tomas is given the task of re-designing a plain white k

S4·E18 Core

Pennsylvania: Wynnewood Drive (British Invasion)

Nov 15, 2003 · 60 min

Designer Laurence Llewelyn Bowen of the BBC America's Changing Rooms has arrived with a few tricks, some snappy suits, and his revered ""Book of Powers."" (In America we call them

S4·E19 Mytharc

Pennsylvania: Conway Avenue (British Invasion)

Nov 22, 2003 · 60 min

The British Invasion continues on Trading Spaces. Changing Rooms' designer Anna Ryder Richardson teams up with our own Laurie Smith in this suburban Philadelphia episode. Anna bri

S4·E20 Core

Pennsylvania: Woodland Avenue

Nov 29, 2003 · 60 min

This could be a Trading Spaces first. We always have two designers, one host, one carpenter and four homeowners. But in this episode we have three designers! John and Roz want the

S4·E21 Core

Nashville: Rosella Court

Dec 6, 2003 · 60 min

Just when you thought you were safe ... Designers Hildi Santo-Tomas and Barry Wood land in Nashville, Tenn., and are ready to shake up two master bedrooms. With the help of carpen

S4·E22 Core

Atlanta: Highlands Trace

Dec 13, 2003 · 60 min

Designer Frank Bielec channels in some calm and meditative vibes for this master bedroom that's chock full of do it yourself craft projects. Carpenter Ty Pennington is given free

S4·E23 Core

Atlanta: Bluffview Drive

Dec 20, 2003 · 60 min

Atlanta welcomes home its favorite handy man Ty Pennington who gets a surprise serenade from his alma mater's marching band. Yet, once the music's over, it seems Kia Steave-Dickers

S4·E24 Core

Nashville: Cold Stream Drive

Dec 27, 2003 · 60 min

Trading Spaces has hit Nashville and it's time for a home redecoration hoe down. Two steppin' their way into the neighborhood are designers Hildi Santo-Tomas and Edward Walker, wi

S4·E25 Core

Nashville: Murphywood Crossing

Jan 3, 2004 · 60 min

Rick Rifle and Laurie Smith arrive in Nashville with tools in hand ready to cut, saw, and build their way through these rooms on the Trading Spaces chopping block. With the help o

S4·E26 Core

New Orleans: Melrose Drive

Jan 10, 2004 · 60 min

The Trading Spaces team has headed down to New Orleans and our designers have invoked the Mardi Gras Spirit for a little bit of inspiration. Designer Edward Walker is devilishly d

S4·E27 Core

New Orleans: Carriage Road

Jan 17, 2004 · 60 min

Old world meets new world in this Trading Spaces episode. Carpenter Amy Wynn Pastor and designers Christi Proctor and Hildi Santo-Tomas have descended on New Orleans and are determ

S4·E28 Core

New Orleans: Freret Street

Jan 24, 2004 · 60 min

""What voodoo would you do?"" With a little help from the supernatural, our designers Barry Wood and Laura Day have descended on New Orleans to redecorate and design two new rooms.

S4·E29 Core

Houston: Mulberry Lane

Jan 31, 2004 · 60 min

A ""Jumbo"" guest star for Trading Spaces? Can designers Frank Bielec and Hildi Santos Tomas handle While You Were Out's carpenter Andrew Dan-Jumbo? And can he handle double the ho

S4·E30 Core

Austin: Round Rock Trail

Feb 7, 2004 · 60 min

Trading Spaces brings the fine arts to Texas. Or at least that's what designer Doug Wilson is trying to convince his homeowners he's up to. Either way he wants to paint nude figure

S4·E31 Mytharc

Austin: Govalle Avenue

Feb 14, 2004 · 60 min

The Trading Spaces crew has rolled into Austin, Texas. Capitalizing on their talents are designers Kia Steave-Dickerson and Laurie Smith who have brought big plans to the Lone Star

S4·E32 Core

Austin: Mather Trail

Feb 21, 2004 · 60 min

Deep in the heart of Kyle, Texas, is where we find designers Christi Proctor and Frank Bielec who are saddling up with some innovative plans for our homeowners. Frank gives new me

S4·E33 Core

Tampa: Winding Willow Drive

Feb 28, 2004 · 60 min

Trading Spaces heads to Tampa and takes on two master bedrooms. Designer Edward Walker is going for big time classic romance in his master bedroom makeover for a former Mrs. Florid

S4·E34 Core

Tampa: Horatio Street

Mar 6, 2004 · 60 min

Four lively, attractive single young women, two designers, one carpenter, 1,000 bucks and two days... oh, and did we mention two condos right across from each other with no space,

S4·E35 Core

Minnesota: Lakeside Circle

Mar 13, 2004 · 60 min

Vern & Gen both redo master bedrooms. The secrecy issue is not that great in this episode, as Gen's flooring is delivered before the Key Swap on Day 1.

S4·E36 Core

Florida: 99 Terrace

Mar 20, 2004 · 60 min

Round and round and round we go, how these rooms look after Day 2, nobody knows. Well actually, designers Hildi Santo-Tomas and Kia Steave-Dickerson have a very good idea how they

S4·E37 Core

Hollywood: Fletcher Street

Mar 27, 2004 · 60 min

The Trading Spaces Redecoration Rescue Squad has arrived on the scene in Hollywood, Fla., responding to reports of two rooms in great distress. Room Savers Hildi Santo-Tomas and La

S4·E38 Core

Florida: Fairway Road

Apr 3, 2004 · 60 min

Question: What happens when you take two designers and turn them loose inside a big ol' house Trading Spaces ""style?"" Answer: Anything!! This episode finds us in two huge, enor

S4·E39 Core

Tampa: Amelia Avenue

Apr 10, 2004 · 60 min

What happens if you hold an episode of Trading Spaces and nobody comes? Well, not nobody exactly, but what if all four show carpenters are busy and the homeowners can only shoot th

S4·E40 Mytharc

Oklahoma City: Kentucky Avenue

Apr 17, 2004 · 60 min

It's double trouble on the next episode of Trading Spaces as the crew invades Oklahoma City. Paige has her hands full four energetic college girls, two of whom happen to be identic

S4·E41 Core

Oklahoma: Clinkenbeard Road

Apr 24, 2004 · 60 min

Trading Spaces and the crew head out to the wilds of Norman, Oklahoma. Host Paige Davis finds herself ""down on the farm"" with one of the more unique settings we have ever visited

S4·E42 Core

Oklahoma: Osborne Drive

May 1, 2004 · 60 min

Trading Spaces is back in Norman, Oklahoma with two families of American Indian heritage. Host Paige Davis tries to make sure that our designers work a Native American flavor into

S4·E43 Core

Los Angeles: Belton Drive

May 8, 2004 · 60 min

We're in the heart of Los Angeles, and this episode finds us California dreamin' our way through two rooms, two days and a 1,000 bucks. Designers Christi Proctor and Edward Walker

S4·E44 Core

Los Angeles: North Cherokee Avenue

May 15, 2004 · 60 min

Doug Wilson and Hildi Santo-Tomas... To some, their designs might be considered on the extreme end of the spectrum. But when their forces combine they are each others yin and yang

S4·E45 Core

Manhattan Beach: 20th Street

May 22, 2004 · 60 min

This episode finds us in the bodacious city of Manhattan Beach, California with some young sun and surf loving folks. Designers Genevieve Gorder and Hildi Santo-Tomas are ready to

S4·E46 Filler

Orlando: East Lake Mary Drive

May 29, 2004 · 60 min

Trading Spaces always looks for neighbors who live right next to each other. These homeowners do... if you don't count the very large lake that stands between them! The utility veh

S4·E47 Core

Orlando: Spring Glen Drive

Jun 5, 2004 · 60 min

Double Trouble. There's no other way to describe an episode with identical twin sisters, living in identical houses only 10 feet apart, redecorating the exact same room. The only r

S4·E48 Core

Philadelphia: Brown Street

Jun 12, 2004 · 60 min

Trading Spaces has taken over the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia, one of the new hip and trendy neighborhoods being reclaimed in the city. In this episode, we have four

S4·E49 Core

Pennsylvania: Noble Street

Jun 19, 2004 · 60 min

The neighbors take over on this episode of Trading Spaces. Our two sets of homeowners bring some interesting ideas of their own to the table. The only question is: will our designe

S4·E50 Core

Philadelphia: Durfor Street

Jun 26, 2004 · 60 min

YO! Trading Spaces has arrived in South Philly! Space is tight, and the only thing that is separating our two homes is the TS trailer. Paige will have to make sure that our homeown

S4·E51 Core

Utah: Mountain Berry Drive

Jul 31, 2004 · 60 min

Trading Spaces gets in the mood for the upcoming summer Games with a special episode featuring Olympian gold medallist Jimmy Shea trading spaces with his coach in his sport of ""sk

S4·E53 Core

Evanston: Northwestern University

Aug 7, 2004 · 60 min

It's dining hall decorating academia, as two sororities at Northwestern University tackle each other's houses. With the largest rooms ever and the same deadline, it's a race to the

S4·E54 Core

Salt Lake City: Linda Vista Drive

Aug 14, 2004 · 60 min

Trading trailers! Designers Laurie Smith and Laura Day with the help of carpenter Ty Pennington, transform the limited space in a mobile home into an open and roomy living area. It

S4·E55 Core

Salt Lake City: Fleetwood Drive

Sep 4, 2004 · 60 min

In Salt Lake City, designers Frank Bielec and Edward Walker tackle two basement living spaces, each with unique design challenges. And guts get savvy, as homeowner and Paralympian

S4·E56 Core

New York City: Harlem

Sep 11, 2004 · 60 min

Trading Spaces redecorates two Harlem rooms in this episode. Designers Laurie Smith and Kia Steave Dickerson want to create a second renaissance of their own for these out-dated ro

S4·E57 Core

New York City: West 85th Street

Sep 11, 2004 · 60 min

The Trading Spaces crew has arrived on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Will the unpredictability of the city that never sleeps be too much for designers Frank Bielec and Doug Wil

S4·E58 Core

Columbus: Camden Road

Sep 18, 2004 · 60 min

These homeowners are hoping for a new look to their living room and master bedroom. Up for the challenge are designers Vern Yip and Doug Wilson. But the women are the power tool ex

S4·E59 Mytharc

Illinois: County Road

Sep 25, 2004 · 60 min

It's a family affair on the next episode of Trading Spaces. Designer Doug Wilson travels home to his family's farm to re-decorate two of his brother's living rooms. That's right; D

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