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DIY Shows

Need time to relax? Then this is the place. These sites provide how-to tips and product reviews. Many include interactive decorating programs, detailed project overviews and guest appearances.

Bob Vila's Home Again

Extensive home renovations from the ground-up. Includes interviews with manufacturers, suppliers, designers and installers.

Decorating Challenge

A light hearted decorating competition. Projects must be completed within a limited time frame and budget. Great examples of low cost DIY decorating.

HGTVPro.com

Holmes on Homes

This program focuses on homeowners who have have experienced poorly done or incompleted home renovations. The host, Mike Holmes, explains the problems and performs the neccessay corrective work. 

Home & Garden Television (HGTV)

Home Time

Full home renovation from the ground-up. Includes interviews with manufacturers, suppliers, designers and installers. Excellent do-it-yourself information in their "online project advice" section.

Lynette Jennings

A broad spectrum home decorating and lifestyle show. Includes cooking and gardening segments. Interviews and guests.

Martha Stewart Living

A broad spectrum home decorating and lifestyle show. Includes cooking and gardening segments. Interviews and guests.

Real Renos

Quite likely the most realistic home renovation show currently running. If you are considering a major addition or custom home, then this is a must see. You will gain considerable insight into the design, construction, decision making process along with the inevitable problems and challenges the homeowner and contractor will face over the coarse of the project.

The New Yankee Workshop

A comprehensive wood working program focused on cabinetry, furniture and miscellaneous projects. Great tips and techniques. Each show features a particular project from start to finish.

The Painted House

Painting tips and techniques, with a high emphasis on faux and other specialty painting applications. Highly DIY oriented.

This Old House

Complete home renovation from the ground-up. Includes interviews with manufacturer's, suppliers, designers and installers.

Trading Spaces

Two neighbours or friends decorate each others home within a specified time frame and budget. Supervised and supported by a design team. Emotions run high as time and money runs out.

While You Were Out

Unique concept, a spouse or partner arranges the decorating of a room or area while the other, not knowing what is taking place, is away for the weekend. See their surprise when they discover what's happened to their favorite room.