Home Show Owners Americans Tv People Make Change

Many Americans like to fix up their homes, but even more Americans like to watch TV shows about home improvement. In the past, there were many TV shows where people could learn how to make basic home repairs. Probably the most popular "classic" (old, but well-known and popular) show was This Old House.

"Nowadays" (in current times), Americans are more interested in home "makeovers" (transformations that show how something or someone looked before and after), where professional "contractors" (people who build and/or improve homes) and "interior designers" (people who decorate homes to make them beautiful) change an old home in a very short period of time.

In one popular show called Trading Spaces, people fix up each other's homes, but the owners aren't allowed to see the home until it is done. The owners of home "A" work with a professional designer to change the "look and feel" (appearance and the way that one feels when one is inside a home) of home "B," while the owners of home "B" work with a different designer to change the look and feel of home "A." The owners have only a few days and a very "limited budget" (a small amount of money) to do their work.

Another show, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, chooses a "deserving family" (a family that needs help because it is in a difficult situation) and completely changes their home, often making it much larger and more beautiful. Again, it is a "race against time" (something that needs to be done quickly) and the TV show lets people see how difficult it is to make so many changes so quickly.