Popsugar Living Trading Spaces Old Trading Spaces Pictures 25 Vintage Trading Spaces Pictures That Will Give You Serious TLC Flashbacks 6 April 2018 by Maggie Panos Image Source: Everett Collection Once upon a time, before Honey Boo Boo, Jon and Kate, and even Cody and his wives, TLC was commonly known as The Learning Channel. It was a magical place where you learned to revamp rooms in your neighbours' homes using materials that a wacky designer may have found at a party store. (That's if you were lucky and didn't get Hildi, who wanted to use sand or something.) Trading Spaces ran from 2000 to 2008, and gave us such treasures as carpenter Ty Pennington, who went on to host Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Paige Davis was the face of the series, and she blessed us with her winning smile and clever one-liners beginning in season two. (True fans remember Alex McLeod as the host of the first season!) Now that the channel is rebooting the design series for another go-around, we're looking back on the original episodes. Be warned that these pictures will remind you just how much has changed since the series first premiered! 1 Here's (Part of) the Crew: Vern, Larie, Frank, Ty, and Paige Image Source: Everett Collection Each show only used two designers from its pool; one for each room. 1 / 25 2 Paige Davis Was the Host With the Most, and Her Short Haircut Was Inspiring Image Source: Everett Collection 2 / 25 3 I Always Liked Frank, Because He Reminded Me of Al From Home Improvement Image Source: Everett Collection 3 / 25 4 There's Also Genevieve and Douglas, aka the Cool Ones Image Source: Everett Collection 4 / 25 5 Look at This Badass Image Source: Everett Collection 5 / 25 6 Rick Rifle (Real Name) Loved Shiny Shirts Image Source: Everett Collection 6 / 25 7 Kia Steave Was Tasteful AF, Despite Whatever Is Happening Here Image Source: Everett Collection 7 / 25 8 Carter Was the Carpenter Who Wasn't Ty Pennington Image Source: Everett Collection Who orchestrated this gallery photo?? 8 / 25 9 And Then There Was the Crown Jewel, Ty Pennington Image Source: Everett Collection 9 / 25 10 Aka Cable TV's Sexiest Carpenter Image Source: Everett Collection 10 / 25 11 Hildi Freakin' Santo-Tomas Image Source: Everett Collection 11 / 25 12 This Woman Is a Trading Spaces Legend Image Source: Everett Collection I will never, NEVER, forget the room she covered in hay. 12 / 25 13 Here's Paige and Hildi in the Early Years Image Source: Everett Collection Rockin' those bobs. 13 / 25 14 Give Me a Picture That Screams "Early 2000s TLC" More Than This One Image Source: Everett Collection 14 / 25 15 They Used Hi-Tech Design Strategies, Like Gluing Things to Other Things Image Source: Everett Collection 15 / 25 16 Honestly, They Were Always Doing Unforgivable Things to Ceilings Image Source: Everett Collection 16 / 25 17 . . . and Lamps Image Source: Everett Collection 17 / 25 18 At Least Frank Tried to Work With His Clients (er, Their Neighbors) Image Source: Everett Collection Unlike some people who just did whatever they wanted . . . yeah, you, Hildi. 18 / 25 19 Every Episode, They Had to Pose For Pictures Like This Image Source: Everett Collection 19 / 25 20 And Then, There Were the Rooms Image Source: Everett Collection MY GOD, THE ROOMS. 20 / 25 21 This Is an After Photo Image Source: Everett Collection Can you imagine seeing this on TLC today? 21 / 25 22 This Is Also an After Photo Image Source: Everett Collection Where circus dreams go to die. 22 / 25 23 THIS IS AN AFTER PHOTO! Image Source: Everett Collection 23 / 25 24 Here's Another Angle, Because You Need to See That Wardrobe Image Source: Everett Collection 24 / 25 25 And Finally, Here's a Palatte Cleanser Image Source: Everett Collection Go ahead, save this image for your desktop background. 25 / 25 Trading SpacesTLCNostalgiaShirtless