About this season
From HGTV Website: Decorating Cents is for homeowners who care about and want variety in home decor, but are trying to stay within an affordable budget. In each episode, host Joan Steffend and guest designers provide room makeovers costing less than $500, ways to turn trash into treasures and tips on making a room feel and look fresh just by rearranging furniture and adding a few inexpensive accessories. Decorating Cents is intended to inspire viewers to use inexpensive objects and their own ingenuity to decorate. The program is not designed to give specific step-by-step instructions or resources. Details are provided on HGTV.com when available.
Episodes (13)
1. Bedroom/Playroom Makeover
Aired 6 October 2001 • 22 min
Decorating a bedroom shared by a boy and girl; how to make a laundry station from an old table; custom stencils.
2. Botanical Urban Dining Room
Aired 13 October 2001 • 22 min
Making over a dining room with a garden feel; turning an enamel washbasin into a birdbath; decorative floral sconces.
3. Big Girl's Bedroom Makeover
Aired 20 October 2001 • 22 min
Transforming a little girl's nursery into a "big girl's" room; table lamps; corner cupboard.
4. Guest Bedroom/Nursery
Aired 27 October 2001 • 22 min
Redoing a guest room and soon-to-be nursery; Turning a watering can into a patio fountain; spoon candleholder.
5. Contemporary Living Room Makeover
Aired 3 November 2001 • 22 min
Using jewel tone colors and a graphic design for a more contemporary look; framed wall art.
6. Southwestern Laundry Room Makeover
Aired 10 November 2001 • 22 min
Adding a Southwestern flair to a laundry room; turning tin pieces into wall pockets; cowboy boot lamps.
7. Boys' Jungle Room Makeover
Aired 17 November 2001 • 22 min
Use kitchen items to make decorative garden stakes; drum nightstand; redecorating a bedroom using a jungle theme.
8. Sunroom Makeover
Aired 8 December 2001 • 22 min
A unused four-season porch is turned into a sun room; making a rolling tea cart; custom border for sisal rug.
9. Girl's Bedroom Makeover
Aired 15 December 2001 • 22 min
Nursery is turned into an older girl's bedroom; votive patio display; playful tea table set.
10. Girl's Playroom Makeover
Aired 22 December 2001 • 22 min
A spare room becomes a play room for a little girl; lap desk made from an old drawer; henkie lamp.
11. Game Room Makeover
Aired 29 December 2001 • 22 min
Plain pool room turned into a family gaming room; how to make fun coasters.
12. Sewing Room Makeover
Aired 2 February 2002 • 22 min
Guest room serves as a sewing room; bathroom storage unit.
13. Preteen Girl's Room Makeover
Aired 31 May 2003 • 22 min
Two sisters' bedroom is decorated in antique cottage style.