Sarah Richardson is back! Step inside Sarah’s life with husband Alex and co-conspirator Tommy, as they attempt to build an off the grid dream home from the ground up for her most important client ever: her family. With unparalleled access to the “behind the scenes” Sarah, the stakes couldn’t be higher as she takes on her biggest challenge yet. With guest appearances from Mike Holmes Sr. and Jr., it’s a race of time and money to complete the build on schedule on a remote piece of property while Sarah juggles the demands of running a design business in Toronto and raising two kids.
The heart of the Old South has a new set of faces taking the city by storm in Bravo Media's docu-series, The New Atlanta. The series follows the next generation of the city's trailblazing young professionals who are hungry to achieve their dreams and find love as they struggle to resolve heartbreaks from the past.
Paris Hilton's British Best Friend is a British reality television show where Paris Hilton searches for her new British best friend and is the second incarnation of the My New BFF franchise. The series aired on ITV2. Filmed in December 2008 and premiered on 29 January 2009 and consisted of eight episodes. The first episode received 428,000 viewers with 2% share, according to overnight figures.
Each week, the show explores one person’s three-month journey to lose a targeted amount of weight and unearth the conviction to finally confess hidden feelings to a special someone they’ve never had the courage to approach. With the help of a professional trainer, they confront the scale — and some emotional roadblocks — while they learn to love themselves again and find the courage to put their hearts on the line for a chance at love.
Living Smaller is a whole new way to make money, a new way to vacation, and even a new way to work. See how creative folks have transformed their lives in big ways by turning unconventional and unique spaces into amazing short term rental businesses, uber-functional smaller spaces to call home, and vacation destinations you’d never want to leave. Explore the amazing abodes of luxury little treehouses, modern container houseboats, vintage trailers, and everything in-between! Living Smaller shows you how these homeowners have incorporated the best small-solutions and creative inventions into the way they live, and just may inspire you to change yours. When innovation and imagination collide, the opportunities to change your life are endless! So, think big and live smaller!
Shea and her husband Terry want to see their native Detroit blossom into the crowning gem of Michigan, and now they've made it their mission to help the next generation of Detroiters buy their first homes and bring back the community they know and love.
Since coming to the United States from Ireland in 1990, real estate mogul Sean Conlon has worked hard to achieve the American dream. The Chicago-based developer has built up a large portfolio of properties and become a multimillionaire in the process. Now he's using his wealth and experience to help others in need. Conlon comes to the aid of struggling property investors whose projects are failing, putting them on the verge of financial ruin. He infuses each project with his own cash, but that lifeline isn't free as he gets a piece of the property and a percentage of the profits in return. With a deal reached, Conlon does whatever is needed to get the property out of the red, even if doing so requires getting rid of the existing contractors and doing the work himself. He falls back on all of his experience to get the properties, which range from single-family homes to multiunit developments, back on track and headed toward the finish line.
Modern-day building codes and materials challenge mother and daughter team, Sarah and Debbie Dykstra, as they take on the challenge of constructing a house from the last set of drawings completed by Frank Lloyd Wright before his death in 1959.
Running Russell Simmons is an American reality television series on Oxygen that premiered on November 2, 2010. The series chronicles the lives of Russell Simmons and his assistants as they manage his business deals, family life and party planning.
From the steps of the courthouse to the "oohs" and "aahs" of an open house, five teams of expert flippers bid against each other for abandoned houses sight unseen. It's a high-stakes hour in which three auctions are won, three houses are renovated and then all three houses go on the market for top dollar. Which team took the biggest risk, worked the hardest and overcame the biggest challenges? Find out on Flip It to Win It.
Award-winning pastry chef Stephanie Boswell and her team focus on one crashing bakery and figure out how to completely makeover their business. To stop these pastry shops from bleeding money, she must freshen up stale recipes and revamp dingy storefronts, along with HGTV designers Lauren Makk and Breegan Jane, to get customers back in the door. Stephanie does not sugarcoat the truth from the bakery owners as she diagnoses their problems. With her sharp eyes, razor wit and loving compassion, Stephanie can transform these battered pastry shops and bakeries into gleaming showrooms filled with delicious sweets and vibrant, eye-popping desserts.
Organizing expert Cas Aarssen helps overwhelmed clients with their messy spaces. After identifying their distinct organizing style, she uses video calls and online conferencing to guide them through the process of bringing flow back to their homes.
House of Glam is a television series from Oxygen that premiered on October, 5, 2010. The show follows the interactions of the B. Lynn Group, a group of stylists and image consultants. B. Lynn fashion stylists, makeup artists and hairstylists have worked with some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry including Nelly, Jermaine Dupri, Mario, and JoJo.
There is a fortune buried deep in the ancient forests surrounding the small town of Falls City, Oregon...but only a few men know how to find it. For 10 weeks every year, they are on the hunt for one of the most expensive foods in the world, a delicacy that the Roman emperor Nero dubbed the "Food of the Gods:" black truffles. For the foragers of Oregon, truffles are more valuable than gold. For the first time ever, we've gained exclusive access to a secret underworld of foragers and backwoods entrepreneurs. This season, an historic drought ravages Oregon, choking off the usually abundant wild black truffle crop, and winter arrives early. With the truffle supply at an all time low, the price is predicted to hit an all time high. With increased competition between the foragers and even more diggers seeking riches, the truffle men of Oregon will be pushed to their limits to survive.
Cindy Stumpo is one of Boston's best luxury home builders. And even with the recession in full swing, she's as busy as ever. When her broker tells her the time is right to list her 90 Brookline property, Cindy and her team race against the clock to finish construction in time for a broker's Open House. But between managing her crew, dealing with her ex-husband, and training her daughter to one day take over the business, Cindy has got her work cut out for her.
A five-episode docuseries, "Missing Kenley" explores the case of Kenley Matheson, who vanished after leaving his dorm for a party on September 21, 1992. The series includes interviews with people who knew Kenley and possible suspects.
Street Art Throwdown pits 10 promising artists against one another. The series tests not only their physical stamina, but also pushes their artistic skills to the limit in hopes of jumpstarting their career with a $100,000 grand prize. Furiously scaling walls, climbing fences and navigating underground tunnels, these artists must have the talent, style and hustle to battle it out to the end.