Take This House and Sell It
| Take This House and Sell It | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Reality renovations, Real Estate, |
| Created by | Judy Shard |
| Directed by | Kai Hartwig |
| Starring |
Margaret Doyle White Glenn Dixon Glen Peloso Eveleyn Eshun Frank Di Leo Peter Khatami Jenny Greco Raf Patricia Martinez Nick Lasey Jason Caspien |
| Narrated by | Kimberly Carroll |
| Theme music composer | Lou Pomanti |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 151 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Kate Howard Chris Dawson |
| Producer(s) | Kimberly Carroll |
| Location(s) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Running time | 22 Minutes |
| Production company(s) | Berlin Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | W Network |
| Original run | September 2, 2004 – May 18, 2010 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Take This House and Sell It is a Canadian Home and renovation reality show that originally ran from September 2, 2004 to May 18, 2010 on the W Network. The show was formerly produced by Grace Productions until Berlin Productions took over, and ran until the show ended.
Storyline
In each episode of "Take This House and Sell It" a designer is chosen to visit a family or couple's home that is having trouble selling. He or she makes comments before meeting with the home owners. Once meeting with the homeowners, the designer humorously criticizes the home owner's home and then dispatches their crew, which includes a painter, a contractor, a handyman and seamstress, and in less than 2 days prepare for a "last chance open house". The designer and crew work hard to give the homeowner's home a good impression in order to get a sale. The show then reveals if the homeowener sold their house or not[1]
Host Bios
Margaret Doyle White- After completing her Bachelor of Arts at Carleton University, Margie Doyle-White worked for 10 years as a project manager in the marketing and promotions field. When she decided it was time to have a family she still wanted a career and she chose to immerse herself in the decorating and design world. One of her passions became the transformation of a house in need of major renovations into a home that evokes charm, personality and beauty. With Glenn Dixon, Margie co-founded Dixon Doyle Design-not just an average interior design company, but one with a division that would take advantage of the booming real estate market and help people maximize their return on investment by staging their home prior to it going up for sale.Many of Margie's high profile projects have been featured in magazines in both Canada and the United States, including Canadian Living, Style at Home, and Better Homes and Gardens. She has also recently completed a commercial promoting home staging for Scotia Bank and is featured on the W Network's hit design show, Take This House and Sell It!
Glenn Dixon- Glenn Dixon defines himself as a true design junkie. In 1995, Glenn teamed up with his brother David Dixon to form and develop David Dixon Inc, an internationally successful Canadian clothing design firm. Glenn's fashion profile and expertise facilitated a natural evolution into interior design work, his true passion. Established in 2000 and owned and operated by Glenn Dixon and Margie Doyle White (also of Take This House and Sell It!), Dixon Doyle Design has quickly grown into a well-known firm, specializing in residential design and decorating. The philosophy of the organization is to assist clients in creating a space that reflects not only their personal taste, but also incorporates beauty, function and form, resulting in a unique and utterly elegant home.Glenn has garnered media acclaim in print and television. His work has been profiled in several magazines in Canada and the U.S and he is one of the interior design stars on W Network's Take This House and Sell It!.
Glen Peloso- Glen, an eternal student of the creative process, seriously began his design career after achieving his Masters Degree in Fine Arts at York University. During his more than 10-year career, Glen has worked on over 300 design contracts, in both commercial and residential design, in countries such as England, France, Italy and the USA, as well as Canada. His success led to his appointment as Sr. Designer and VP of a thriving Corporate Housing Company. Eventually he started his own firm, Glen Peloso Interiors. Driven by the thought that one must see what everyone has seen, and think what no one has yet thought, Glen is inspired by a perpetual need to redesign his surroundings. Applying a philosophy of "form following function," he strives to be on the cutting edge with restaurants, homes, offices and retail spaces, while never losing sight of the needs and desires of his clients.
Evelyn Eshun- one of Canada's best modern designers, Evelyn completed her degree at Ryerson University school of arts and interior designs after graduating she worked for numerous clients in the greater Toronto area, when she was signed in the show "Take This House and Sell It". Eshun was seen as one of the kindest designer out of the four she left the show 2 years before the show ended to pursue a partnership design firm which she eventually launched in 2010.
Show format
Introduction- the homeowners are introduced along with their home, commonly they would refer a lot of positive features of their house, when the negative features are clearly presented in the show, such as the spycam showing the open house viewer's reactions to the home along with the homeowner's real estate agent pointing out the problems.
Inspection- the designer chosen for the task is seen making his or her way to the home and makes his or her comments on it, the show then shows the home owners presenting their views of pros in their home, while the designer point outs the opposite. The designer then scans the home for any problem, preventing the house of getting any offers, after the full inspection is complete the designer comes out and meets with the homeowners and tour the their house once again. The homeowner is asked various questions to see if they can detect the problems in their home and once the meeting is over, the couple makes comments and impressions of what they think of their designer and what they will plan to do.
Renovations- the designer dispatches her crew and starts making plans to the home owner's home. The home owners are expected to help fix their home doing various jobs around their house, various activities included DIY (do it yourself) project that include one of the homeowner and the designer to complete. Then the designer insists the home owner leave and do not return to their house in 2 days as the designer and her crew prepares to finish renovating their house with a budget under $5000.
Grand Opening - after completing the renovations the designer welcomes the home owner back and gives them a grand viewing allowing them to see the changes made in their house. After that the homeowner make their impressions, they then leave as the designer and her crew prepares for a last chance open house. The spycam is once again used, showing the same open house viewers and their reactions along with the home owner's real estates opinions, the tally chart is shown covering the cost for the materials needed to renovate the home and then the house is revealed to either been sold or not.
Crew
Host
- Kimberly Carroll, Host (2004–2010)
Designer
- Margaret Doyle White, Designer (2004–2010)
- Glenn Dixon, Designer (2004–2010)
- Gleen Peloso, Designer (2004–2010)
- Evelyn Eshun, Designer (2004–2008)
Contractors
- Frank Di Leo, Contractor (2004–2010)
- Peter Khatami, Contractor (2007–2010)
- Jason Caspien, Contractor (2007–2010)
- Rolando Garcia, Contractor (2004–2007)
Painter
- Jenny Greco, Painter (2004–2010)
- Dino Leo, Painter (2004–2005)
- Raf, Painter (2007–2010)
- Greg Radi, Painter (2004–2007)
- Joe Mersanko, Painter (2004–2007)
Handy Man
- Nick Lasey, Handy Man (2004–2010)
Seamstress
- Patrcia Martinez, Seamstress (2004–2010)
- Terry Edward Briceland, Seamster (2004–2007) also on Divine Design
Reception
The show was W Network's Top rated show in a home improvement and reality series until the show "Love it or List it" took the title in 2009 after its 2008 debut.
See also
- Property Brothers
- Divine Design
- Love it or List it
- Love It or List It Vancouver