Season 3 2001

Explore unusual homes and the design dilemmas that come with them.

Learn how to make kitsch work in your home.

It's time to turn on your light-love!

Learn great industrial ideas.

Want to learn the art of transformation? First, we take a tour of Mosaic Tile Supply in El Monte, CA. Owners Minerva Smith and Steven Baer discuss and demonstrate the art of mosaics and tile making. Back at the house, Annie Sloan demonstrates for Christopher how to create some unusual paint from colored powders, yogurt and eggs. Then, for another demo, Annie shows us how to decoupage mixing bowls into fancy serving dishes. Next, Gary Lord sings the praises of Aqua Finishing Solutions showing how to use their glazes for a textured metallic look. Another demo with Gary follows, this time to create an embossed look with a stencil and Aqua Finishing Solutions. Then Christopher transforms a ceiling with rattan blinds and wood paneling. Finally, stencil artist Jan Dressler demonstrates how to create 3D maps for your walls.

Learn how to make those large chain stores work for your design needs. First, Christopher navigates through Burlington Coat Factory and uses the ""Seven Layers of Design"" to put together a great bedroom. Back at the house, Christopher Lowell Show staffer, Michael Murphy does a show-and-tell of some mass market displays. Michael shows us just how creative one can be with furnishings from Cost Plus, Ikea, and Target. Next, Christopher looks through home design photos and describes how to get similar looks from chain stores. Then CL transforms a bedroom into an Asian inspired space using super-store merchandise. The end result is romantic, ""zen-sational"" space that is very affordable! Back in studio, Christopher shows how to create the faux windows used in the Asian room re-do. For today's You Did It! we visit the Dallas home of Sue Ritzman. Sue had the inspired idea to carry patterns from a single item in a room onto the walls and space around it. Finally, Christopher ends with a little v

Learn sewing tricks and cheats.

Learn ways to clear out the cutter in your home and life!

A favorite Christopher Lowell Show theme: coastal living! To begin today's show, Christopher looks through photos of beach and ocean themed spaces. Then Christopher transforms a guest room into a seaside inspired space. In addition to building a great headboard, Christopher uses furniture from the owner's former beachfront home to help create a real coastal feeling. Back in studio, Christopher shows various color combinations of paint for whimsical and serious seaside themes. Next, Christopher demonstrates how to make the rowboat-like headboard from his guestroom re-do. Coast Living Magazine's Cathy Still Johnson joins Christopher to look through pictures of waterfront homes and discuss what items really bring out that seaside look. Finally, we get a visit from another Coast Living employee. Lacey Howard puts together a couple of beach-inspired tablescapes.

Create spaces that inspire romance in your own home!

Today we celebrate those little embellishments that can really make a home. First, Christopher shows how to make your own tassels that are perfect for furniture, lamps, and more. Next, Lisa Morice creates a French vignette that focuses on a variety of fabulous trims. Rob Young from Van Dyke's Restorers visits to demonstrate how to use lin crusta on your walls. Then, Lisa Shepard, author of African Accents, stops by to show us how to make an African inspired coiled-cloth basket. Lisa also puts together a lovely table setting with more African influences. Nima Oberoi follows by bringing in a variety of sleek aluminum objects like dishes, frames and flower vases. Next, Romantic Homes' Kelly Lloyd shows us how to dress-ordinary objects with beads. For today's You Did It! we visit Pamela Czerwin in Oceanside, New York. Pamela loves Christmas and every year puts together elaborate trees with her children. Lastly, Christopher takes some time to read his viewer mail.

Explore your personal style by becoming your own designer. First, Christopher explains his theory of the Seven Psychological Layers that could help set your personal creativity free. Then, Diane Lane, author of the book Yes/No Design discusses her methods for trying to discover your own style. Christopher takes one of Diane's personality tests and the two discuss Christopher's tastes. In a Christopher Classic we re-visit a designer round table session with Harry Segil, Van-Martin Rowe, Francis Schultz, and Alexandra Stoddard. Next, Richard H. Emannele does a show-and-tell of his ironwork and discusses how he makes pieces from clients' designs. Christopher Lowell Show staffer Dana Neillie joins Christopher and Richard to demonstrate that metal work is something that your average person can learn. Together, she and Richard put together an iron mirror frame. Then, it's off to visit the Hawaiian home of stencil large artist Jan Dressler. Jan describes the stenciling techniques used in her

Sensational parties; classy centerpieces; tabletop designs; picnics.

Calming decor; tranquil studio; Asian-inspired items.

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of ""The Christopher Lowell Show"".

Incorporate organic elements into your home with inspiration from today's show. First, soap star Nicholas Walker joins Christopher to discuss how his landscaping company worked with our host to re-do a courtyard and garden. Then, we're off to Washington State where artists George Little and David Lewis created an enchanting garden filled with beautiful plants that are actually made of concrete. Back in studio, Jean-Francois Paccanari gives a lesson in the palm-fiber furniture that his company makes. Next, Kaye Omeroid and Greg Freeman show us how custom carpets can work in conjunction with organic fiber rugs. Christopher follows with a demo of how you can layer organic rugs over not-so-nice carpeting. Then, Christopher shows how to create a padded headboard made from wood and rattan. Next, Sylvie Gil and Christopher review how Bolivar Tile made over the entryway of the Showcase House. Finally, Christopher answers a little viewer mail.

Learn some innovative updates and treatments for your windows.

We explore how to make the most of kitchens and other gathering places of the home.

Learn how to create a stress-free home environment using Asian influences. First, Christopher looks through photos of rooms from 3 books that have a very meditative feeling. Then, Christopher does a show-and-tell of a few items that can really help create a ""zen-sational"" space. Next, Christopher shows the ""before"" of a Manhattan Beach small, plain bedroom to be transformed into a tranquil guest room. Back in studio, Christopher looks through tapestry and chenille paisley fabrics and discusses how they can be used to bring some calm to your home. Craig Olsen shows how combine various cultures to create a classic Asian-inspired room vignette. Christopher reveals the completed guest bedroom. Back in studio, he then shows how to distress and finish the cornice featured in the room re-do. Finally, Dawn Frankfort-Yun joins Christopher to show how to make candles and various pot-pourri mixtures.

Learn how to adapt your home to life's little challenges. First, we visit Susan and her husband who had some major disagreements about how to decorate their new home. Fortunately, designer Michael Buchanan saved the day and their marriage. For today's room makeover, Christopher turns a 10 by 10-foot room into a 50s retro-inspired ""His and Hers"" office space. Shelves and a Plexiglas divider provide privacy and storage. Back in studio, Christopher demonstrates how to make the Prouve shelves used in the previous office re-do. Then, Cliff Levin visits to discuss the need for proper ergonomics and do a show-and-tell of some body-friendly furniture. Next, we're off to Islamarada, Florida for another You Did It! segment. Dana Hope had to create a 100% dust and chemical free home as a result of her environmental allergies. Finally, Christopher wraps things up with some viewer mail.

In this episode we spotlight some new and upcoming designers. First, we visit the Los Angeles home of lawyer turned designer David Desmond. David shows us how he has exercised his newly found talents in his own apartment. Back in studio, Sherry Payne joins Christopher to discuss how she got interested in interior design and what organizations are out there to help you get started. Then, David Shearer stops by and fills us in on the recent trend toward 1950's American design. David brings by a few new pieces inspired by that era. Michael Buchanan follows with a walk through of a room vignette that he put together at the Christopher Lowell Show house. Michael also takes a moment to tell how he got involved in interior design. For this episode's You Did It!. we see the home of Darlene Tompt in Huntington Beach, California. Darlene took-on her overpowering white walls and transformed her house into a cozy space that she's very proud of. Finally, Bill Newkirk demonstrates how he does his ""w

The spotlight is on viewers who had the courage to transform their homes and their lives with the first annual ""You Did It"" awards.

This show focuses on the front door. How to get to it and how to get through it.

Add a touch of Hollywood style glamour to your home. Now reproducing the famous Dunbar furniture line is the Area Store in Los Angeles. Owner Bil Wilson gives us a guided tour full of classically styled pieces. Author of the book, ""The Last Remaining Seats"", Robert Berger joins Christopher to talk about his study of spectacular old movie houses. A visit to the famous James Oviat building in Los Angeles introduces us to the Cicada Restaurant which features dramatic glass décor. Stephanie Haymes made the most of the original space when she created the restaurant. Another glamour destination is, of course, Las Vegas. The Red Square restaurant in the Mandalay Bay Hotel inspires Christopher to demonstrate how to transform a chandelier into a dramatic fixture with fabric cascading from the ceiling down to the dining room table. Dragonette Decorative Arts celebrates the best of mid-century style. Owner Patrick Dragonette explains how the work of movie designers inspired the look of this perio

This show is devoted to revisiting one of the most popular themes: ways to pamper ourselves.

This show features surface ideas from the past, along with new savvy suggestions.

Revisit your favorite ""One Room Wonders"" from the past.

In-home entertaining tops the list of requests for this collection of Christopher's classic special occasions.