About this season
Nicole Curtis works in Minneapolis and Detroit discovering houses that were once the best part of their neighborhood but are starting to fall apart. She recruits her crew to come out and rebuild the houses to their original glory days. is a sweet-talking, hammer-swinging whirlwind.
Episodes (13)
1. A Bathroom to Impress
Aired 14 October 2010 • 23 min
Nicole Curtis takes on a run-down, 1902 Victorian-style home. When her contractor walks off the job, she manages to keep up the renovation work on her own, but falls behind schedule. In need of cash, she goes after an investor. To win him over, she transforms the bathroom, laying every tile herself and designing and constructing a beautiful vanity from an estate sale find.
2. Woodworking Miracles
Aired 14 October 2010 • 23 min
Frustrated by unreliable workers and shoddy work, Nicole Curtis turns for help to her brother and cousin, both skilled carpenters. Together the family tackles the second floor, working miracles with salvaged wood to add detailed trim and repair the rotting entryway floor.
3. Kitchen Confusion
Aired 21 October 2010 • 23 min
Frustrated by unreliable workers and shoddy work, Nicole Curtis turns for help to her brother and cousin, both skilled carpenters. Together the family tackles the second floor, working miracles with salvaged wood to add detailed trim and repair the rotting entryway floor.
4. Curb Appeal Crackdown
Aired 28 October 2010 • 23 min
Cash flow and contractor problems have caused serious delays, but with the Lyndale house finally on the market, Nicole Curtis tackles the Minnehaha house head on. To start a buzz in the neighborhood, she first creates curb appeal with ambitious landscaping, painting and concrete work. The Minnesota winter is fast approaching and she wants the house to shine before the snow falls. The massive neighborhood eyesore is transformed into an elegant landscape with new sod, brick-lined walkways, trimmed trees, manicured flowerbeds and new window boxes. Plus, a fresh coat of paint returns the home to its original color scheme.
5. Plumbing Nightmares and Entryway Dreams
Aired 4 November 2010 • 23 min
When the lights finally go on and the water flows, the walls go up throughout the house and Nicole completes her entryway restoration.
6. The Trouble with Tile
Aired 27 January 2011 • 23 min
The upstairs guest bathroom & main-floor powder room are in horrible shape. But underneath the grime is valuable ceramic tile, antique fixtures & unique character you just can't buy. Nicole is determined to save everything she can.
7. Nikki's Underground Rehab
Aired 3 February 2011 • 23 min
For a year and half, Nicole Curtis has been painstakingly restoring a 1916 mansion. Her plan is to build out the dark, dingy, old cellar, creating new living space that adds nearly 1,000 square feet to the home.
8. Garage 2.0
Aired 10 February 2011 • 23 min
Every old house has its quirks, and for Nicole Curtis' grand Minneapolis mansion, it's the garage.
9. Master Suite Makeover
Aired 17 February 2011 • 23 min
Nicole Curtis - the tough-talking, hard-working entrepreneur - indulges her most glamorous fantasy in the master suite.
10. Dining Room Detail
Aired 24 February 2011 • 23 min
One of the great old features of Nicole Curtis' big house in Minneapolis is the dining room.
11. Kitchen Design Dilemmas
Aired 3 March 2011 • 23 min
Going on year two, Nicole Curtis tackles the most important room in the house - the kitchen. She restores her favorite existing feature - the stunning marble tile floors.
12. A Living Room to Remember
Aired 10 March 2011 • 23 min
Nicole painstakingly paints the border around her favorite feature in the house - that amazing living room fireplace.
13. Total Restoration
Aired 17 March 2011 • 23 min
Nicole puts the finishing touches on the mansion and hosts an open house, at which her neighbors weigh-in on the renovations.