Hilary Brings Functionality Into A Modern Home | Tough Love With Hilary Farr

Hilary helps this couple make their house more functional for their daily lives, including their bathroom from the 60s!

From Season 2 Episode 10

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[anna-taniatransylove]

for the first time I have to say, there are some things I liked better befor...for instance that room with the fireplace ...the sofa couch was perfect the other way around lentgth wise.

[mxnobxnp]

i don't like the kitchen or bathroom tiles personally, but THE HOUSE IS GORGEOUS!! And Hillary did a great job updating the functionality by 100

[dolorescordell]

The fridge is as far as ;possible from the sink. Somebody is going to get really annoyed after a while. The original kitchen looked fine. Also, now the couch is facing sideways from the fabulous outdoor view. And the blue wall tiles in the kitchen would drive me crazy. This was not one of HIlary's best.

[ArtbyOscarMejia]

Yeah is a no for me, Hilary is great but I don’t think mid century is here forte. The kitchen doesn’t feel mid century, that backsplash looks like a after thought, she should have gone with a full teal backsplash, the use of bold colors (like the orange entry door) is something characteristic of the mid century modern style. I did like the configuration of the original sofa but the way Hilary did it makes more sense if it’s going to be a tv centric room

[marywiklander-williams]

the fireplace should have stayed the big sofa actually looked out to the viw. The back splash is terrible. I am really disappointed with this redo.

[KENTUCKYUSA]

23 weeks just stuns me! And no fireplace? Why not switch to gas or electric logs? This reno is largely a big waste of a lot of time and money. I even dislike the black sink, will show every speck of dirt and water marks. I agree with nearly all the other comments, really a disappointment.

[sharonkaysnowton]

Hilary always does a great job. I love what she did with this home. Love it!!!

[jeannineterese]

Are they KIDDING? That house was fine! It needed nothing!

[CherryAdora]

One of her and her team's best project. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Super love the teal tiles in the back splash.

[lilygypzyslabs]

When she said the kitchen wasn't functional, I thought she was referring to the island in the middle of the kitchen "triangle" blocking the fridge from the sink and stove. But apparently not, because there is now an even bigger island to walk around to get to the fridge.

[L.Spencer]

I like it, especially that she kept the integrity and feel of the home. I don't care for some of the tile but that's ok. I think the sofa facing the tv is good, because it would be hard to watch tv with the afternoon light coming in behind it. Unless they watch it at night, but then they probably wouldn't be looking outside at night anyway. I'd have kept a fireplace, like a midcentury one.

[jimm]

This is absolutely stunning! Forget the naysayers. I love it.

[gammyshouse]

Hmm, Interesting. I generally love Hillary's designs, but I don't think I care much for this one.

[lindakilson-adeyemi]

Totally nailed the mid century modern aesthetic of the home, which understandably, is not everyone’s (or my) cup of tea. I love the consistency of style and all the pops of colour. The client’s excitement says it all!

[ANGELAVITULLI]

That reno is outstanding 👏 love everything especially the kitchen 😍 ❤❤

[DixieC-vjsg]

I liked this reno - Hilary had so much to work with, the design and layout of the house was already stunning - but she made it much warmer and stylish and added a lot of functionality. Wasn't a fan of the tiles but they look like nice quality and added some missing color and interest. Agree I would have kept the fireplace but I think she did a great job on this overall - she didn't try to compete with the original design or view of the house, which is what makes it stunning. She focused on areas that could be livened up and stylized better and some real improvements to the bathroom layout and lighting.

[legoqueen]

Not sure why everyone's complaining! Love the changes, gives a lot of personality to the sophistication of the architecture and the flow and function is greatly improved!

[lw]

Owner walks into the the original huge kitchen with a beautiful island: "The functionality for me, is not there". WTH? Such a first world "problem". It was perfectly fine.
The blue tiles were a turn off. Nice touches like the black sink, pot filler, and drawer microwave, but not a win, in my opinion.

[katanyajason]

I fear the tiles in the kitchen and bathroom won't age well. They are very busy and they might get tired of them after a while.
And shudder when I look at all those sharp cornered handles in the kitchen! My thighs would be blue and just imagine if a toddler walks into that kitchen. I like that style of handle but they make the same ones with rounded corners.
Even the cloakroom handles have sharp corners but that is less of a problem asI think there's less possibility of bumping into them.

[tool-nhmk]

Sink, dishwasher & window?! What happened 😂