Clean Sweep — Season 1, Episode 21: Two Lovebirds, One Messy Nest
44 min • 2 seasons, 121 episodes • ★ 4.5/10
Episode synopsis
Mark Wallrapp and Jackie Hurley have been living together for a year now. Mark works in ad sales, while Jackie is a jewelry designer, but their cluttered bedroom and office aren't helping them to thrive in either trade. The bedroom is filled with clothes and shoes, the office is filled with beads and fax materials and everything is covered in dog hair. Peter Walsh senses some hesitancy from them about sorting through the clutter, especially when it comes to a cherished collection of books. He sets firm rules for them and helps to break attachments to needless things, getting the size reduced by over 50%. Valerie Bickford gets straight to work on redesigning the rooms. The bedroom is made over with a ""bed and breakfast"" theme, compelte with a game / book caddy, a new armoire for clothes and a headboard for the bed. The office is made into a ""streamlined artist's workspace"" with a new desk build, an order tracking board for Jackie and a remodel of the existing bookshelf.
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.