Renovation Realities

Expectant parents plan to gut and renovate their 1980s kitchen before their baby arrives.

An unprepared homeowner attempts a bathroom access renovation that ends a friendship in the process.

A homeowner is desperate to have his own "man space" free of his girlfriend's girlie decor.

A professional photographer wants to change her basement studio into a client-friendly space.

A couple in Chelmsford, MA, must renovate their kitchen before they can move into their first home.

A sunroom renovation proves to be more than expected for a homeowner of a 1920s home.

A couple sets out to turn their self-described "blue nightmare" kitchen into an updated space.

Chris and Patty Seabolt love their 150-year-old home. The only thing they're not crazy about is their small first-floor bathroom with an entryway barely big enough for Chris to fit through.

Stephen and Pam are an eclectic couple living in a 1920s pink stucco castle in St. Petersburg, Florida. Built to match the house, the garage is in desperate shape.

Luke and Sarah Allen live in a home that was built in the 1950s when rooms were small and choppy. Luke is a youth leader at a local high school and they need an open space to hold meetings with the kids.

Matt has spent countless hours and dollars renovating his fixer-upper home. The only thing left to fix is the unsightly old roof. It is full of leaks that threaten to ruin the rest of the work he has completed inside.

With the bathroom project just over half complete, and no vacation time left for either of them, Vicki and Mark decide to call the renovation to a halt while they still have half a bathroom standing.

Jon Sheard is a family man with a passion for playing music. He decided to renovate the detached garage and convert it into a space where he can rock out without waking up the newest addition to the family.