Clean Sweep — Season 1, Episode 5: Sentimental Value
44 min • 2 seasons, 121 episodes • ★ 4.5/10
Episode synopsis
John and Annette have been married for five years andh ave two small boys, Eedy and Pebbles. They're in disagreement about who's responsible for the clutter that has taken over their office and bedroom and are having trouble letting go. Peter Walsh, organizer, is there to help them purge through clothes, old papers, photos and more. Everything seems to go rather well until Annette has a breakdown and Peter convinces her that in order to move in with her life, it would be best to donate her sons' old crib to her friend Andrea. While Peter's working on that, Angelo gets on with the renovation. He brings in new features to the fairly small rooms that will help them to feel larger. The office includes a new computer desk, shelving and a shredder to help prevent possible future clutter that could lead to identity theft. The bedroom is given a splash of color, photo displays, new closets, beautiful curtains, and finally a useful shirt folding board.
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.