Clean Sweep — Season 1, Episode 17: Teachers Learn a Lesson
44 min • 2 seasons, 121 episodes • ★ 4.5/10
Episode synopsis
Mark and Kristen O'Riordan have been married two years and have a baby daughter named Olive. Their bedroom is so full of clothing and other clutter that Mark can't even get dressed in it and the office is overrun with things that Kristen has ""absorbed"" from her parents. They're very much in need of help and Peter shows them how it can be done. He helps them in shredding old unneeded documents, picking out sensible clothing to keep and losing family items that they don't have any attachment to. Angelo Surmelis redesigns the rooms. The bedroom gains two closets, fabric and drapes, a comfortable bed and an overall peaceful feeling. The office includes an l-shaped desk, a family picture hanging on the wall and bright, energetic colors.
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.