Design on a Dime

Karen lives, sleeps, eats and works in one very confined studio apartment. The design team steps in to give her a multifunctional living space that meets all her needs and works with her natural, organic design style.

A family needs help with the patio transition from their living room to their pool. The design team comes up with a plan to bring the indoors out with pottery, plants, fabric and tile.

Joyce's bedroom is filled with remnants from her childhood, hand-me-downs and college leftovers. The design team's plan includes wall color and art accents as well as custom furniture pieces for storage, working and relaxing.

A family's enormous eat-in kitchen lacks style and warmth, so the designers build furniture and storage to fill the space and warm up the room with paint and window treatments.

A couple's master bedroom lacks personality, so the design team comes up with a plan to give it a tropical vibe with wall color, textiles, artwork and more.

Two bachelors feel like cellmates in the prison of their sterile apartment. They would like a swanky, more contemporary pad, so they call in the design team to turn their living room into a comfortable den for entertaining.

The designers come to the rescue of a couple dreaming of an art deco-style dining room. The design plan includes 1930s furniture, a two-tone color scheme and new art.

A couple's blank slate of a kitchen and dining room needs design help. The designers come up with a plan to create a midcentury modern vibe with storage, stylish accents and a dining table and chairs.

A couple's dining room is unfinished and underutilized, so the designers come up with a plan to give it new life, mixing existing furniture with new pieces and adding color to give the room the feel of a French country retreat.

An adventurous couple's master bedroom lacks personality, so the designers bring in lots of color, new seating and a showpiece headboard.

Newlyweds have a neglected sunroom that has turned into a cluttered storage space. The designers create a floor plan that maximizes the view. They also bring in color and dress up the fireplace as a focal point.

Rebecca is a teenager stuck with a little girl's bedroom. The design team comes up with a plan for giving her a more grown-up space with a Moroccan vibe.

An artist and a photographer have struggled to bring any creative elements to their living room. The designers give it a sleek, urban vibe by replacing furniture and creating a display for the roommates' artwork.