Clean Sweep — Season 1, Episode 14: Depressed over Depression Glass
44 min • 2 seasons, 121 episodes • ★ 4.5/10
Episode synopsis
Adam and Chris Hand have been married for six years and have two young sons, Matthew and Jack. The dining room is filled with glass, sports memorabilia and way too much furniture, while the bedroom has piles of clothing and no place to walk. As the homeowners go through sorting their stuff, Shelli Alexander gets to the bottom of their clutter problems. She talks feng shui with them and has Chris go through her thing such as her glass collection, convincing her to keep only the things she's truly attached to. She also convinces Chris to take a harsh look as his sports collection, paring that down as well. Molly Luetkemeyer handles the design aspect, having some initial problems with a pink color that she thinks will shock the homeowners. In the end, the color becomes less shocking. The dining room is renovated with a buffet, a new cabinet for glass and, naturally, dining functionality. The bedroom is given a new headboard, a display of basketballs and a computer desk.
About Clean Sweep
Clean Sweep was an American television series that involved a team consisting of a host, an organizer, designer, and carpenter who help homeowners clear one or two rooms of clutter in a two-day process. Original episodes of Clean Sweep aired on TLC in 2003 through 2005. In each episode of Clean Sweep, the host meets with the homeowners in the rooms to be cleaned. The production crew then moves the entire contents of the room outdoors. The host then assists the homeowners with an initial half-hour sort of all the items into three areas: “keep”, “sell” and “toss”. The process is then repeated by the organizer, in a much more thorough manner. Meanwhile, the designer and carpenter renovate the rooms, usually painting the rooms and constructing storage units such as closets, entertainment units, or cabinets. On the second day, a yard sale is held to dispose of the items in the “sell” category. The homeowners compete to sell the most, with the loser having to give up a sentimental item from the “keep” category. Once the rooms are renovated and the remaining items from the “keep” category moved back into the house, the homeowners are brought in to be surprised by the final results.