House Crashers - Season 1

First aired: 8/5/2009 14 episodes
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Episodes

1. Family Kitchen Facelift

Aired: 8/5/2009

Dingy white cabinets and broken appliances made this twenty-year-old kitchen the perfect candidate for a modern makeover. See how a stunning faux finish instantly disguises beat up white cabinets. Chipped white tile gets demoed and replaced with a granite countertop accented with a tumbled travertine tile backsplash. Shiny stainless steel appliances, sink, and faucet top off this modern kitchen makeover.

2. Media Room Makeover

Aired: 8/12/2009

Moving furniture and squinting from the TV glare made video gaming more of a chore for these homeowners. See how the glare disappears behind unique window treatments made from doors hung on a track system. A flat fireplace gets dimension and character with a raised hearth and floating mantel. And the center of attention, the TV, gets framed around a built-in media cabinet loaded with storage space.

3. Rock Out Room

Aired: 8/19/2009

With a house full of kids, these homeowners were in desperate need of an inviting adult hangout. A 60s rock wall gets blasted to the past behind a new wall with floating mantel. Broken blinds and dim lighting made this rock walled room feel like a cave. The room brightens up as windows get outfitted with French doors and motorized blinds along with all new lighting.

4. Green Garage

Aired: 8/26/2009

This garage goes green when salvaged materials make their way back into the garage as workbenches, storage and seating. Customized his and her workbenches get a butcher block and poured concrete countertop. Stained concrete flooring completes this fun and versatile garage.

5. Bedroom Oasis

Aired: 9/2/2009

These homeowners needed a mature place to retreat but their unexciting bedroom looked more like a college dorm room. White walls get covered with a metallic bamboo faux finish and turquoise carpet gets replaced with hardwood flooring. Also, dressers disappear as the closet grows bigger and is fitted with a customized organizational system. But, the real magic happens when stained distressed wood becomes a custom headboard and bed.

6. Kitchen Chaos

Aired: 9/9/2009

An ugly, outdated and closed-in 1950's galley kitchen is completely renovated when an interior wall and crummy cabinets get demolished. Along the way, the House Crashers team discovers many unwanted surprises that result in total chaos. In the end, new tile floors, sleek appliances, granite countertops and an onyx bar for entertaining make this the ultimate kitchen overhaul.

7. Kitchen Expansion

Aired: 9/16/2009

A matchbox-sized cluttered kitchen circa 1970's goes to demo-heaven to add tons of much needed space, storage, light, and style. This floor to ceiling renovation demos two walls: an exterior patio wall that's replaced by a sliding glass door and brand new air conditioner and a kitchen wall that's rebuilt as a pony wall/bar. Add new countertops, maple cabinets, vinyl floors, appliances, skylight, sink and faucet and you've got a comfortable space --full of style and grace.

8. Window Waterfall Family Room

Aired: 9/23/2009

A house built in the 50's gets a cool modern makeover. A young family transforms a window that separates the living room and family room into an amazing glass window waterfall. The cool new grown-up space also includes wood flooring on the wall, built in bench and shelves and a modern glass mosaic tiled fireplace.

9. Living Room Lounge

Aired: 9/30/2009

A catch-all room addition undergoes a mood altering transformation cool enugh to make Sinatra proud. Broken windows gets replaced by floor to ceiling double pane beauties, a boring wall gets bricked over with thin veneer, a raggedy 40 year old linoleum floor gets a plush tile carpet upgrade, the fire hole gets a fire feature, recycled countertops with hammered copper sink and 2 under-counter refrigerators create the lounge vibe cooled by the installation of a new air conditioner.

10. Rock 'n Roll Loft Lounge

Aired: 10/7/2009

A single young bartender transforms his plain loft into a place to mix up drinks, fun and edgy style.

11. Mosaic Peninsula Fireplace

Aired: 10/14/2009

An outdated, bulky fireplace is completely remodeled into an art piece that connects an office and living room. The cabinetry behind it is busted out to create a pass-through and the new three-sided fireplace is wrapped in a granite mosaic. Cork floors are installed throughout and the living room is opened up to the back patio with mahogany glass doors that fold out to create an eight-foot opening.

12. Garage Gym

Aired: 10/14/2009

A fitness fanatic gets his empty garage transformed into a multi-functional workout area complete with wall-to-wall storage, rubber flooring and a motorized garage sunscreen.

13. Indoor/Outdoor Lounge

Aired: 10/21/2009

An ugly covered patio is taken to the next level as the ultimate indoor/outdoor lounge experience when it's rebuilt and finished off with pebble flooring, a modern water and fire combination coffee table and folding glass doors. Plus, a bonus room transform into a modern bar.

14. Disney Holiday Special

Aired: 12/23/2009

The Mering family flies cross-country to help Josh and Trey transform an empty event space into a Holiday Oasis for guests in time for opening night. The build includes four tiki huts that need to be framed, painted, covered in bamboo and thatching, then decorated.