About this season
When a kitchen is so dysfunctional and ugly that every night is take-out, Spice Up My Kitchen steps in to cook up a hot new space. Designer Lauren Lake and her carpenter duo, Jeff Devlin and Mark McGraw, take kitchens that the homeowners think are outdated or ugly, tear them down and rebuild them from scratch -- providing the homeowners with brand-new kitchens. Designer Lauren Lake presents the homeowners with two design plans based on their budget and wish list. The homeowners choose a plan then before they know it, their old kitchen is transformed into a delicious new space.
Episodes (13)
1. DIY Disaster
Aired 7 October 2008 • 23 min
A couple gets help turning a DIY nightmare into a Victorian dream kitchen.
2. Rusty Metal Cabinets
Aired 14 October 2008 • 23 min
Rebecca and Ryan Northington have a kitchen from the 1930's with metal cabinets so rusty that they are dangerous.
3. The Pink Nightmare
Aired 21 October 2008 • 23 min
These homeowners are on the verge of a pink kitchen meltdown. A kitchen drowning in pink gets resuscitated.
4. DIY Done Wrong
Aired 28 October 2008 • 23 min
The Deppe's kitchen is a DIY design gone wrong. It lacks enough storage space for all their dishes, glasses, pots and pans -- as well as a vent hood, garbage disposal and dishwasher.
5. Cramped, Color Catastrophe
Aired 11 November 2008 • 23 min
Avocado green appliances and pink bathroom tile -- one of the worst color combinations to grace any kitchen! In addition, this kitchen has a cramped floorplan, very little storage and two different kinds of laminate flooring.
6. A Retro Wreck
Aired 18 November 2008 • 23 min
Even June Cleaver would say this kitchen is dysfuctional. Blue-green metal cabinets provide insufficient storage, old appliances are inefficient, countertops are easily scratched and the sink is outdated and rusty.
7. Drawerless Domicile
Aired 25 November 2008 • 23 min
A kitchen with no drawers is hardly a kitchen at all.
8. From Outdated to Outstanding
Aired 2 December 2008 • 23 min
Poorly laid out cabinets, an old cooktop, laminate countertops, backsplash and floors and a garish light fixture have the McNichol's simmering over their kitchen.
9. A Kitchen With a Maze-Like Layout
Aired 9 December 2008 • 23 min
The Stojek's kitchen is something like a giant maze. On top of the bad layout, there are peeling linoleum floors, fake brick vinyl sheets, a serious lack of storage and an oven sitting right in the middle of the room.
10. 50-Year Old Kitchen Gets a 21st Century Update
Aired 16 December 2008 • 23 min
The Russo's kitchen is more than 50 years old and full of unwelcoming qualities. The cabinets are crammed to the brim, with doors that won't close and splintery sides. Outdated appliances, wood paneling, a dropped ceiling and yellowing linoleum floors add to the horror.
11. This Kitchen's For the Birds
Aired 23 December 2008 • 23 min
Bobet and Gary Marshall not only have outdated cabinets, ancient appliances, cracked flooring and a lack of storage, but their kitchen is home to a family of birds. Recently, some birds made a home in the Marshall's exhaust fan, and Bobet hasn't had the heart to kick them out. However, after having to clean feathers off the countertops, they agree that it's time for the birds to go -- along with the rest of their kitchen.
12. Kitchen Remodel Infused With Eclectic Style
Aired 30 December 2008 • 23 min
The Kovacs are ready to rid their kitchen of its stainless steel countertops, metal cabinets painted to look like wood and old and broken appliances.
13. Narrow, Dysfunctional Kitchen Gets a Tuscan Style Transformation
Aired 3 January 2009 • 23 min
Marc and Jen Sanfrancesco live in a home full of fond memories. Unfortunately, the kitchen is not one of them. The room is too narrow and filled with red countertops and red laminate flooring. There's no dishwasher, but there is a washer and dryer right next to the refrigerator.