Other Variations
Over the series, the producers have created different formats of the show including:
- Bringing in designers or carpenters from Trading Spaces (and vice versa--the carpenters from While You Were Out have made several appearances on Trading Spaces)
- Having "on the fly" designs in which the designer does not see the room until the day before the makeover begins, although the carpenters and host are sometimes allowed to see it early. Recently, they have started filming the carpenters and designers shopping for supplies on what is called day 0 (the day before general taping).
- Remaking a room with a celebrity guest. These guests have included Penn Jillette (for his partner, Teller), Shannon Elizabeth (for her then-husband), and football player LaVar Arrington, for his brother.
- While You Were out/What Not To Wear Double Crossed: For this show the homeowner was unaware that the "surprisee" was also getting a makeover from another TLC show, What Not To Wear; for this episode the budget was $5,000.
- Royal Renovation: An entire home was redecorated; the episode featured 3 designers: Nadia Gellar, John Bruce and Chayse Dacoda, celebrity guest Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson and a budget of $10,000.
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