Aired: 1/1/2019
Alison and Donovan take a huge risk when they buy an oddball, boxlike house from the '90s. A flooded basement is just the beginning of a myriad of problems they encounter.
Aired: 1/8/2019
Alison and Donovan enter uncharted territory with a converted four-unit historic home in Lincoln Park. They must decide whether to leave it as a four-unit, or turn it back into a single-family home.
Aired: 1/15/2019
Alison Victoria and Donovan Eckhardt take on a penthouse with the potential for some serious profit. What seems like an easy renovation quickly goes off the rails, when an inexperienced superintendent tries to hide his shoddy work.
Aired: 1/22/2019
Alison Victoria and Donovan Eckhardt take their chances on a split-level home that is full of disasters; faced with numerous setbacks, they must put their differences aside to turn the nightmare into a dream home for potential buyers.
Aired: 1/29/2019
Alison and Donovan decide to renovate a huge, early-1900s home in Lincoln Square that's been split into a two-flat and convert it back to a single-family home. The enormous size comes with additional expenses and delays that threaten their profit.
Aired: 2/5/2019
Alison and Donovan land one of the first landmarked cottages in Chicago's Ukrainian Village neighborhood. They hope to return the property to its former glory, but strict historical build guidelines and expensive property loss may hinder that.
Aired: 2/12/2019
Alison Victoria wants to give a neglected Bucktown home an upscale, English-style makeover; she faces a tough financial decision when a potential buyer makes a full-price offer that requires her to change the entire design.
Aired: 2/19/2019
Alison and Donovan tackle an 1800s landmarked home in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood, but major structural issues and a tenant who won't vacate cause them to lose control of the already maxed-out budget.
Aired: 2/26/2019
While looking for a property in Wicker Park, designer Alison and Donovan discover what seems like a great deal on an 1885 triplex with fire damage; soon, hidden structural damage from the fire starts burning up their hopes for a profit.
Aired: 3/5/2019
Alison finds a Civil War-era house on a corner lot, with only 112 square metres of living space. They try to get enough additional space and a fresh design from the home to get their price point without destroying its original history and charm.
Aired: 3/12/2019
Alison Victoria buys a run-down historic home in the heart of Chicago that comes with many surprises. When the house unexpectedly has to be taken down to the studs, Alison must do whatever it takes to stay on time and on budget.
