[Bamboozled]

I did get a chance to catch Kia's debut and I thought she did well. I don't know if I'm feeling her personality yet, but her designing skills seem up to par. Something that I did like about her is her shape. I mean, she's actually shaped like an average black woman (*gasp*)!!! Hips and all! I agree with what everyone said about the border. Her color scheme was very nice, but borders are just kind of passe to me. I've seen borders come down on Trading Spaces, but never go up. I also liked the fact that she listened to her homeowners opinions, unlike Doug. I hate the beginning of the show when the designer asks the homeowners what they want to see done in the room, knowing that they don't give a rat's a$$ about what they want. They've already bought all the paint, picked out all the fabric and given the carpenters all their sketchings, so why even front like they're going to incorporate the homeowner's ideas? I haven't seen the other new designer yet, but I'll be back to comment after I do.

Now I don't know about how cute Ty is, but he CMTFU. I swear, the man is crazy. The carpenter on While You Were Out always seems to have a stank attitude to me and he's never able to accomplish the tasks set out before him. There's always one project they have to scrap at the end because he runs out of time. I can't stand the host of the show, Anna Bocci (sp?). She's just annoying. And I agree that the rooms often look cheap and nowhere near the $1000 Trading Spaces rooms. Has anyone seen the show on The Discovery Channel called Surprise by Design? The format is similar to While You Were Out and I believe it only comes on M-F, during the day. I played hookey from work yesterday, so I caught it somewhere in the middle. I think that too many of these shows are popping up now. Just give me my Trading Spaces and I'll be happy.