About this season
A ferry. A train depot. An ice cream factory. With imagination, tenacity and a few bucks, people have turned the most unlikely places into personal palaces. Meet gutsy visionaries who found beauty in dilapidated commercial spaces, turning them into wonderful one-of-a-kind homes.
Episodes (12)
1. Lighthouse, Train, Brothel
Aired 10 March 2013 • 43 min
Old, historic structures are transformed to modern, luxurious homes! A lighthouse, WWII bunker, shipping containers, old jail house, historic federal bank, barn, grist mill and even a train are converted into amazing homes.
2. Plane, Bus, Gas Station
Aired 22 March 2013 • 43 min
These amazing home conversions have quite a history including a Catholic schoolhouse, WW II bunker, gas station, grocery, horse barn, firehouse and church. Some homes used to be modes of transportation including a bus and a plane.
3. Cemetery, Sugar Mill, Railcar
Aired 29 March 2013 • 43 min
Not all amazing homes are traditional suburbia dwellings. Some start out as a cemetery chapel, a sugar mill, a doctor's office, a railcar, a church, a firehouse, a pump house or even a historic schoolhouse.
4. Caboose, Fuselage, Gas Station
Aired 31 March 2013 • 43 min
Homes from around the world have quite the history including an old caboose, a historic red mill, a fuselage, a fur factory, a gas station, an auto body shop, a paint warehouse, a Mexican restaurant and even a hayloft!
5. Dumpster, Mill, Theatre
Aired 7 April 2013 • 43 min
One couple gave a modern touch to a historic grist mill, while another family made a dilapidated barn their dream home. Who knew you could make a comfortable home out of a lighthouse? One man set up his house in a rundown theatre.
6. Restaurant, Trailer, Cave
Aired 26 April 2013 • 43 min
Converted homes from around the world have history including a schoolhouse, a 100-yr-old barn and even a missile silo. A man found his dream home in an old submarine, while a family made themselves comfortable in a historic mill.
7. Greenhouse, Winery, Bank
Aired 26 April 2013 • 43 min
Take a look at the incredible home conversions from around the world that include a winery, a tobacco warehouse and a castle. A family found their dream home in an old greenhouse, while a woman in Idaho keeps shop in a sheep wagon.
8. Windmill, Speakeasy, Goat Shed
Aired 2 May 2013 • 43 min
Stunning home conversions from around the world include a windmill, a goat shed, a dovecote and a speakeasy. Discover all of these unique homes plus an airstream, a washateria and a WWII Quonset hut.
9. Oast House, Bank, Charter Bus
Aired 21 May 2013 • 43 min
Discover home conversions from around the world with a various histories including an oast house and an airplane hangar. Who knew you could make a comfortable home out of a bank, a grocery store and old whiskey barrels?
10. Movie House, Dairy, Soda Plant
Aired 23 May 2013
Not everyone lives in a suburban tract home, or wants to! Take a tour of some amazing home transformations, including a home made out of tomato cans, a former grocery store, soda bottling factory and even a vintage movie house.
11. Mission, Stables, Camp
Aired 24 May 2013 • 43 min
These amazing home conversions from around the world have quite a history, including a 17th-century Mission, an old train depot, a former summer camp and 19th-century horse stables.
12. Bar, School House, Market
Aired 26 May 2013 • 43 min
Take a tour of some intriguing spaces homeowners have transformed into their own abodes, including a firehouse, a charcoal distribution center, an old pool hall and a former meat market!