Brian Kramer > Quotes

“If you want your home to look like a bland furniture showroom, then move into one. Otherwise, decorate in a way that reflects you. (Frank Bielec)”
― Brian Kramer

“If Laurie busts a budget, it's usually fabric that puts her over. While most of the other designers spen $5 to $7 a yard for their fabrics, the crewelwork for Laurie's pillows cost $45 a yard - on sale.”
― Brian Kramer, Trading Spaces Behind the Scenes: Includes Decorating Tips and Tricks

“Paige's full name is Mindy Paige Davis, and until Tradung Spaces, that was her showbiz name too. She likes the name Paige and tacked it onto her first name, so her family and friends still call her Mindy Paige. When she got the Trading Spaces job, the producers asked her I'd "Mindy" was short for anything more mature-sounding. Paige decided to drop her first name. That solved one problem, but it caused another when her boyfriend, Patrick, proposed: his last name is Page. So Paige kept her maiden name. Patrick had always called her Mindy, but for her 32nd birthday, he gave his wife a unique gift: He started calling her Paige.”
― Brian Kramer, Trading Spaces Behind the Scenes: Includes Decorating Tips and Tricks

“Franks goal of pleasing his homeowners is almost an obsession, so he took it to heart when Pam, the female homeowner on his team for the Seattle:137th St episode, saw her own living room and ran out sobbing. Frank had worked with Pam and her husband for two days, and he sympthetisized entirely: "Every time I see that show, I just physically tighten up, " he says. "I know how much that reaction ruined her life." That's why Frank's makeovers are often less drastic and retain elements of the old room. "Many times people don't have the money to put it back, so you don't want to screw up their house just for a TV show," he says. "That's why I don't take down ceiling fans, because it costs to put them back up.”
― Brian Kramer, Trading Spaces Behind the Scenes: Includes Decorating Tips and Tricks

“Doug has experimented with materials as diverse as crayons, convex mirrors, and tinted plaster.His rooms received write-ups in the New York Times as well as a bit in House and Garden, which quoted Doug as an expert on color and reproduced his preferred palette - one ranging from bubble gum pink and fiery reds to royal blues and brilliant purples....The write up caught the attention of Trading Spaces producers.”
― Brian Kramer, Trading Spaces Behind the Scenes: Includes Decorating Tips and Tricks