Kidspace

1. E1. Den of Creativity

   30m

   Camille s a spunky ballet dancer who loves to playact and swordfight with her artsy older brother, Malcolm. But their blah basement doesn’t match their imaginations. They want a bigger art center, a ballet mirror and bright colors. See how designer Val Thwing turns the basement into an inspired space suited to the kids' creativity.

2. E2. Kid's Theater

   30m

   Back in the ‘50s, this room on the lower level of a suburban Washington, DC, home was used by J. Edgar Hoover’s #4 man, to pre-screen Hollywood movies for subversive content. But Hank and Emma don’t care. They’re total hams, and want a nicer place to perform, complete with a stage. Mom and Dad want to get the heirloom furniture out of there and create a cozy playroom that will grow with the kids. See how designer James Koster creates a comfy movie-watching den in one direction, and a kid’s theater in another.

3. E3. Room for Three Rambunctious Boys

   30m

   What do you do with three boys with a world of energy? Get them involved in wrestling, soccer, baseball, and when all else fails, wind sprints! These kids are so active that when you ask who's been to the emergency room recently, three hands shoot up. Dad is a wrestling coach and has installed a wrestling mat downstairs, but the kids still need more in the wide-open room. Drew Seskunas–who is a rock climbing instructor as well as a designer–creates a boy’s fantasy room, with a climbing wall and a zip line that they can ride from one end of the room to the other.

4. E4. Sports-Inspired Basement

   30m

   The Magner basement is nothing but clutter with an upended TV, piles of LPs and bins of sports equipment. Designer Val Thwing turns it into a livable sports destination for Ellie, Quinn, and Cullen, three kids who live and breathe sports. There’s enough room for bouncing around harmlessly, but Ellie also gets "The Ellie Zone," her own private space to do homework and work on her computer.

5. E5. Ocean Fantasy

   30m

   Six-year old Dahnbi Ng knows exactly what she wants. An adorable only child, she spells out her vision for her very own fantasy space: she loves her blue bedroom walls and her light-drenched arts-and-crafts table in the bay window, but she really wants to live in the ocean. Designer Chelsea Norton comes in with a whimsical design that fills these rooms with sea-inspired magic, complete with seahorses and other undersea marvels.

6. E6. Soothing Colors

   30m

   This is a color makeover for the bedroom shared by six-year-old Adrian, who has Asperger’s Syndrome, and his eight-year old brother, John Russ. The bedroom’s current mango yellow is not the soothing palette that brings Adrian tranquility, and John Russ and he both LOVE the color blue. Designer Lauren Henry comes up with a psychologically-correct design for Adrian that also suits his older brother.

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