A Bryk At A Time

Danielle's first project as a designer, an updated bathroom for a family of five, is not without its problems. Danielle must battle through delays in materials, ill-fitting products and an irregular layout of an old house. But no matter what, this bathroom renovation has to be absolutely amazing, since it will become her calling card to entice prospective clients.

A contractor has recently taken advantage of Sammy, a mentor and father figure to Danielle's family, taking his money and leaving his main floor a construction zone. With her husband Greg still out of town, Danielle rallies the troops together to make this a true family affair.

At her consultation with Annie, the homeowner, Danielle finds out that she has one month to do a huge basement project. The family needs this space to become a playroom, a bathroom, and a nanny suite! Not only does Danielle think she's taken on too much for one person to handle, the deadline is set in stone, because at the end of the month the family is moving in!

Danielle's sister Terry is about to ask her for a big favor: after 10 years of owning a rental home, and with all the wear and tear that comes with that, Terry wants to renovate and sell it. They want to start with the backyard first and it will be a complete overhaul - replacing the deck, fencing, plants, trees, new aluminum siding and redoing the stonework.

Ingrid's basement is Danielle's first major renovation that involves serious construction and structural work. Plus, she'll be wearing two hats, as both a designer and project manager. Ingrid wants a multi-functional basement with a washroom, guest room, and media area. In order for Ingrid to get everything she wants, Danielle needs to convince her to raise her budget.

Danielle has a big project ahead of her when she's approached by Jenny to do a massive overhaul on a house's original facade. This is an important job because Jenny is a brand new client and Danielle's neighbor! With a healthy budget, Danielle thinks this will be easy to pull off, but instead, she finds herself battling the nasty weather, material delays and testy workers.

To her delight, Danielle has her first repeat customer after less than a year in business. After completely transforming her basement, Ingrid is eager to have Danielle completely gut her kitchen and make it more conducive to her family's lifestyle. Everything is on track, until the budget is completely derailed by Ingrid's champagne tastes. Will Danielle be able to reel her in?

Danielle's first cold call clients, Darlene and Mark, want a complete kitchen and dining room overhaul...but in the middle of renovations, they decide to take it to the next level and add an entire extension to the back of the house. Danielle scrambles at the last minute to make sure the design is modern, stylish and fully functional.

Danielle's schoolyard friend and latest client, Naela, needs a renovation revamp when the layout of her ten-year-old house doesn't work with her family of six. Along with moving the stairs, installing a bi-folding door, budgetary constraints and an HVAC scare, Danielle creatively comes up with a plan that could solve all of Naela's layout issues.

Sabrina and Daryl once described their house as "cute" and "adorable", but after two years, their dysfunctional space has left them in disarray. Cooking out of the garage and midnight bathroom trips to the main floor with their two young children has become tiresome. An unforeseen hazard could derail the whole project and send them running!

Danielle is facing her craziest deadline yet. Her clients, Val and Ben, are expecting their first baby in a month and need a reno before the baby arrives. Danielle has just weeks to turn the master bedroom into a custom nursery and convert the third-floor loft into a lavish new bedroom, but design challenges are impeding her tight timeline.

Danielle's latest project proves that nothing is ever as easy as it seems. During a simple bathtub remodelling, Danielle realizes the entire bathroom needs a major structural overhaul. To make matters worse her clients, Sean and Catherine, can't seem to agree on any design elements. How will this reno ever get done?

Danielle is delighted when she has the opportunity to redesign the kitchen, dining room and powder room in the home of her neighbours, Roger and Lisa. The renovation would be a snap except that Lisa reveals that she's already sent out invitations to their daughter's wedding shower that will be held at the house...in only six weeks.

Danielle loves fun projects so when Will and Hailey ask her to create a playroom for their two daughters, she can't wait to start. The only problem is, their budget is pretty tiny and their expectations are pretty big. Danielle knows she can't afford to run into any of the issues she usually encounters in older homes...she just can't afford it.