This show is dedicated to filling the home with classic elements that have the quality and design to withstand both trend and time. A trip to Ethan Allen shows that classic doesn't have to mean old-fashioned. Quality and traditional lines will make the big ticket items last. Romantic Home magazine editor Eileen Paulin gives a studio sitting area the feel of romance by accessorizing with personal mementos and warm fabrics. After asking viewers on Universal's City Walk what their favorite piece of furniture is, Christopher demonstrates how scale is an important part of creating a classic arrangement while placing items on a dresser. Next he gives step-by-step instruction on making an old-fashioned clock for under $100. Steve Enkeboll of Raymond Enkeboll Designs shows off some of the moldings, onlays and corbels his company makes and how they can be used in the home and on furniture to add architectural interest.Then, it's into the kitchen where chef Prince Akins of L.A.'s Georgia Restaur Air Date : 6th-Sep-1999  Read More

Find out how to maximize function and space in small rooms through the transformation of a 10 X 7 empty room into a luxurious girl's room. Christopher first demonstrates how to build a daybed with a storage drawer and upholstered fold down headboard/desk top. Next, Pam Hastings teaches a basic technique for making a fabric and Velcro vanity/desk cover with skirt to hide storage areas under tables. Christopher constructs a cardboard valance, then tours the completed girl's room pointing out how different space saving ideas are incorporated into it. He also shows the sketch boards he used to design the room, offering tips for choosing fabrics and colors. The episode ends with instruction on building a standing wardrobe with a rotating base seen in the show. Air Date : 6th-Sep-1999  Read More

Discover a variety of creative ways paint can be used to brighten up the home including a Corinthian door pediment stencil from Jeff Raum, Christopher's floor cloth and Jan Dressler's stenciled armoire. Air Date : 1st-Jan-1970  Read More

See how the approach of the year 2000 is affecting furniture and home design with this peek into the future. Air Date : 6th-Sep-1999  Read More

Explore a variety of clever storage ideas to help organize and un-clutter the home. First up, is a little inspiration from McKenzie-Childs, Ltd. in NYC where Christopher shows us their extraordinary armoires, one housing a workstation with a pull out desk and another containing a mini kitchen. Next, he demonstrates how to create storage space in corners of rooms with the simple construction of a triangular hutch. He also shows us how to build a wall rack to hold large platters. Frank Burkard, Jr. of Burkard Nurseries illustrates how different items around the home can be used as containers for unique indoor garden arrangements. Christopher presents a wall sculpture/shelf unit made from furniture parts. Viewer Laura Schilling gives a tour of the one room home she redesigned to fit her lifestyle needs in a ""You Did It"" segment. Viewer mail brings a photo of an ottoman with storage space inside and a plea for help from a grandmother wanting to organize and better store her grandson's toys Air Date : 1st-Jan-1970  Read More

Discover how to separate the ""gems from the junk"" at flea markets, and how to turn them into fabulous home furnishings. First, Sheila Zubrod, author of Flea, gives smart shopper tips while touring the Santa Monica Airport Flea Market. Christopher shows some easy ways to rescue tarnished metals and stained cloth, then Mauri Bailey, decorative artist, demonstrates how to spruce up metals with acrylic paints and powders. A fun trip to an antiques store with Christopher proves that if an item looks good in a gift box, it's a good gift! Wood is the next element covered, as Christopher explains the marbleizing and fabric lamination techniques he used to fix-up an old desk. Next, it's off to New York City, where Christopher takes the viewer on an inspiring visit to the home of designer Craig Seebach, who completely decorated his apartment with refurbished flea market finds. Sheila Zubrod returns with little more advice from Santa Monica — this time with the best ways for people to present the Air Date : 1st-Jan-1970  Read More

See how a single room can be transformed into a multitude of separate living environments. Christopher uses the telestrator to illustrate how a number of designers have tackled the problems of one room living, then points out all the wasted space in the ""before"" studio room he will redo. Explaining how the bed can be used to divide the room, he constructs a center island bedroom with a plywood platform and shelving unit, a core door headboard/wall, and a luan and pine footboard. Christopher also shows how to make a circular opening in the headboard and a hidden magazine rack. Decorative artist Joe Fenzel demonstrates how to achieve a faux finish linen look for walls with texture paste, sand, glaze and a rag. Touring the finished room, Christopher defines the separate areas he created (living room, work station, vanity, kitchen, and bedroom) and he describes the functional furnishings he chose. He also discusses how monochromatic colors and a variety of decorative additions help make th Air Date : 1st-Jan-1970  Read More

See how finishing touches help give a sophisticated and unique look to any home with Tassel Magic and a tour of Pamela Fritz' home. Air Date : 1st-Jan-1970  Read More

This show explores easy maintenance home designs and tips for making everyday chores fun. Air Date : 1st-Jan-1970  Read More

Through the exploration of natural materials, learn how to design a room with an outdoorsy look. Christopher visits a San Diego home filled with organic materials to show a variety of texture and design options. Back at the studio, he introduces the ""before"" bedroom he will makeover, then starts the redo by constructing a four poster canopy bed with pipes. Using a display of fabrics from Loose Ends and his design boards, Christopher illustrates his method for choosing fabrics while emphasizing the difference between texture and pattern. Next, he describes the process for building a window treatment with a foam and luan valance and the simple sewing technique for making fabric pipe sleeves and curtains for the canopy bed. Chef Nell Newman does a little organic cooking in the kitchen, whipping up an orange-chocolate angel food cake. Christopher then unveils the completed bedroom, pointing out how the different fabrics are used and his thinking behind the arrangement of various furniture Air Date : 1st-Jan-1970  Read More

Creating atmosphere and drama in the home through lighting design is the goal of today's show. On a trip to Lamps Plus, Christopher shows the variety of options available in accent, task, and decorative lighting while discussing their uses in creating an overall lighting plan. He next explains how different light sources can mix together, using the living room set as an example. To simulate a natural light source, Christopher builds a light box (also featured in show #107, segment 5) with wood and plexi-glass, then makes two different lamps out of stacked kitchen colanders and lampshades. Professional lighting secrets about shadowing and highlighting are shared on the set of the sitcom, ""Brother's Keeper,"" by Rick Maas of Universal Studio's Set Lighting and Grip Department. Home entertaining expert/author Deborah Fabricant sets up a romantic tablescape with a floating candle centerpiece. Stencil artist Jeff Raum demonstrates covering self-adhesive lampshades with beautifully stenciled Air Date : 29th-Sep-1999  Read More

This show offers wonderful ways to add color and texture to walls with Sandi Reinke of Loose Ends and Christopher's faux wallpaper painting technique. Air Date : 1st-Jan-1970  Read More

Discover how to accessorize your home like a professional in this show dedicated to one of Christopher's top decorating musts — merchandising. Air Date : 4th-Oct-1999  Read More

Explore the wide world of decorating while learning how to integrate foreign designs and cultures into the home. Air Date : 1st-Jan-1970  Read More

The show offers fast and inexpensive design facelifts to update the home including how to shop at superstores and mail order furniture. Air Date : 1st-Jan-1970  Read More

Christopher explores ways to bring classic architectural influences into your own home design. Air Date : 1st-Jan-1970  Read More

Christopher transforms a small space with a bay window into a cozy English nook. Air Date : 7th-Oct-1999  Read More

Fun and functional ideas for decorating children's rooms fill today's show. With the aid of the telestrator, Christopher revisits some of the simple and clever ideas used in kid's room re-dos from past seasons. Designer Michael Buchanan shows off four bedrooms he decorated with input from their occupants - the young daughters of a New Jersey family. Christopher next builds a canopy headboard made from plywood, batting, and half of a sports umbrella. At LA's Enchanted Attic store, co-owners Ken Appel and his wife, Sue Tornetta discuss the inspiration behind their unique handmade and hand painted furniture they design for their family owned business. Kathy Peterson, crafts designer, shares some creative freehand and stenciling techniques usable in painting your own festive furniture. Designer Pam Hastings from Waverly Fabrics uses basic fabric rectangles and drawer pull hooks to make simple but interesting window treatments. Spiderman surprises Christopher outside of Marvel Mania at Univ Air Date : 7th-Oct-1999  Read More

Explore some creative ways to convert the furniture and accessories you no longer like around your home into new treasures. Air Date : 8th-Oct-1999  Read More

Discover how to turn a plain front hall into a grand and inviting entryway as Christopher makes over the entrance of his home. Air Date : 8th-Oct-1999  Read More

Learn how to make your home so comfortable, you'll never want to leave it. First, Cecil Adams, Creative Director of Expressions Custom Furniture, shares some rules-of-thumb advice for investing in high-price ticket items like sofas and shows how to customize a basic frame couch by mixing and matching a variety of arm, leg and cushion options. Christopher offers a simple solution to organizing all couch-potato necessities (like the remote control) by placing everything in a decorative basket to keep at the ready. Next, he displays the latest designs in fashionable recliners and hides a television in a large pedestal shaped cabinet. Universal City Walk visitors answer the man-on-the-street question ""what's the longest amount of time you've ever spent on a couch?"" Lee Moore, Set Designer for ""The Bold and the Beautiful"" takes us behind-the-scenes of this daytime drama and explains how he designs the many different looks for the variety of characters and scenarios in the show. Christopher Air Date : 11th-Oct-1999  Read More

During the course of today's show, Christopher turns an underused dining room into a dual purpose family room and formal eating area. He first revisits some makeover projects from past shows on the telestrator, then goes through the ""before"" of the dining room, explaining the basic design elements he will add. Next, he introduces bookcases, a shelf and deacon's bench constructed to utilize a wall with windows, along with rolling carts to serve as both a sofa table and the base for a dining room table. He also offers tips on painting over wallpaper and discusses picking out dual purpose furniture like armoires. Visitors at Universal City Walk answer the man-on-the-street question ""what's your idea of the perfect family room?"" The deacon's bench is broken down into easy to build steps, and Christopher shows how to add decoupage designs to it. He also gives a quick lesson on painting over inexpensive furniture materials, such as particle board, and using old paintbrushes to create a wood Air Date : 11th-Oct-1999  Read More

The show focuses on ways to create your own personal decorating style. Air Date : 12th-Oct-1999  Read More

This show is devoted to carving out a private refuge for yourself in a small space. Air Date : 12th-Oct-1999  Read More

Unlock your hidden creative potential with inspiration from the fun ideas found in today's show. Christopher first meets Victoria MacKenzie-Childs on wild trip to her MacKenzie-Childs, Ltd. store in New York City where they discuss the joys of adding traditional whimsey to the home and rekindling the child inside yourself. He then shows how to emulate their designs on your own items. Next, Mosaic artist Rose Portillo opens up her home to share the colorful tile designs that fill every room and demonstrates at Christopher's house how to create a mosaic tray. For quick ways to fix up wooden flea market finds, Scott J. Sallinger, owner of Sunny Boy Designs, presents three easy and decorative finishes made with an assortment of paints. Wylie, TX chef and restaurant owner Cammie Spillyards makes two desserts — poached pear and a brownie — in under four minutes which have a presentation that makes them a feast for the eyes. A fruit and flower arrangement is next on the plate, as Dokhi Mirmir Air Date : 13th-Oct-1999  Read More

Explore Americana design elements such as quilting and shredded paper bowls. Air Date : 13th-Oct-1999  Read More

Find out how to carve out a space in your home where you can explore your own creativity through seeing a spare room transformed into a dual functioning workspace and guest bedroom. Air Date : 14th-Oct-1999  Read More

Discover how bold designing in black and white can be. Air Date : 14th-Oct-1999  Read More

This show is filled with top designers who share their secrets for stylish success. First, designers Alexandra Stoddard, Van-Martin Rowe, Frances Schultz and HaRry Segil join Christopher at his house for a roundtable discussion about forming relationships with their clients. At a NYC workshop, we meet the ""Prince of Chintz"", Mario Buatta and see how his designs are taken from a paper sketch to a finished piece of furniture. Universal City Walk visitors answer the question ""what's the biggest decorating mistake you ever made?"" Christopher's designer roundtable continues their conversation, this time focusing on some of the common decorating problem areas people run into while working on their own homes. Jan Jessup of Calico Corners shows how her company's catalog allows you to design your own custom furniture through mix and match frame styles and fabrics. The members of the roundtable define their personal styles and inspirations. A visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art store offers Air Date : 15th-Oct-1999  Read More

In this show, Christopher shows us how to disguise unsightly items around the home and turn them into beautiful design elements. Air Date : 15th-Oct-1999  Read More

Christopher offers up some easy and fun ideas which allow kids to help make design decisions for their own space. Checking out a school supply store, he points out the many colorful and useful items that can be used for decorating while simultaneously creating a stimulating learning environment at home. Next, he shows off a study nook with furnishings that are easily replaced as a child grows into more adult needs. In a Design Doctor segment, viewer Sean McMahon's dilemma of transforming his son's old room into a new one for his daughter is tackled. First, Christopher visits the home to assess the room, then Sean comes to Christopher's house to receive a design board of Christopher's ideas along with a headboard shelving unit to get him started. A trip to New Orleans introduces Jana Napoli, founder of the Ya/Ya Foundation, and a group of young artists who have now become famous for their hand-painted, storytelling furniture. From the viewer mailbag, we see a photo of a PVC pipe canopy Air Date : 18th-Oct-1999  Read More