She is desperate for a life free of renovations while Aaron has grown attached to the space hes poured 10 years of blood, sweat and tears into. David must find an affordable home that keeps the homeowners close to the city, while Hilary must manage a kitchen renovation while creating dedicated spaces for in-laws and kids. As their stuff stacked up, so did Davids issues with the family home. Hilary tries to bring Rahuls vision to life while David tries to satisfy a new home vision. Bijal and Sunita purchased their downtown starter home before they had children. Several years after purchasing their urban row-house, Matt and Kelly make no bones about becoming completely divided over its future. Erik and Kim Tallmeister moved into their Toronto duplex in 1997. Taylor is a Hip Hop artist and Whitney has a vintage furniture rehab company and they both use the same cramped office, right next to their infant sons room. Steve however loves the big house and knows it has the potential to be transformed. Unlike some of the other series that are set in Canada or the Bahamas, Love It Or List It actually takes place in a charming city you really could move to today. Will realtor David find them a family ready home? Both David and Hilary are on the hotseat to please this particular pair with green solutions that are beautiful, practical and on budget. She is a home designer from Toronto, Ontario. Dan and Kristas family of seven is pushing their 1100 square foot home to the brink of bursting. Only the Elliotts can decide. The young couple has welcomed a new baby into their house and Stephanies Dad has moved in for good. Ryan and Ashley purchased their home when Ashley was a few months pregnant. Or will David coax Mieke to move? Roxy also uses the basement for her business, which leaves no room for Dee to entertain. She just needs Hilary to create three completely finished separate spaces that will allow them to rent out the basement, as well as improve the heating throughout the house. The couple feels their unfinished third floor is the perfect solution for their bedroom drama. Nine years ago, teenage sweethearts Jay and Shari Doudelet moved to the city with their two sons. Can Hilary overcome years of abuse and overhaul the main floor to make Danielle stay? Steven and Stephanie live in a fabulous part of town in a seriously dated home. They loved the character of the homes and luckily were able to find a house, New parents, Whitney and Taylor are an ambitious and driven couple, both starting side businesses in their home. Can Hilary re-imagine this house to make Sarah stay? Then along came Lorraine. But along came baby Bella and now the house seems too small. Or will David find the space that allows them to blend seamlessly? Helen and Jamie Thomson moved into their quaint home when their son, Iain, was just three weeks old. It had great historic character and plenty of room for the two of them and Danas mother, and they managed to make the house work despite all its shortcomings. Their two daughters have started pleading for their own bedrooms, and the basement has been an albatross around their neck for seven years, as continuous construction problems kept them from creating the space they so desperately need. He feels that Catherine deserves better and wants her to have the house of her dreams NOW. It began in 2013 as a spin-off of the Toronto-based . Hilary will have to completely reconfigure their second floor to make Andrea stay while David will have to find immaculate, family sized space to convince Brian to move. A decade after lawyer Alice and real estate agent Desmond bought their home off of builders plans, theyve become split down the middle. Own a house in Vancouver. Will Hilary finally finish the Tallmeisters basement and add bedroom space to give their daughters much needed breathing room, or will David be able to woo the family into a larger home that comfortably fits this family of four? Love It or List It. John and Brent purchased this 3-storey historic Victorian home 19 years ago and have not had the money to prevent it from slipping into decline. With its divided layout, low basement and poor sightlines, Trish thinks the house is downright hazardous, while Brians big ideas for his well-situated home have his feet nearly nailed to its floor. Chris and Stephanie bought their charming starter home 5 years ago. Will realtor David find them a family ready home that gives them family sized function without the headaches, or will designer Hilary make daily life immeasurably easier by reinventing many of the homes hotly debated spaces? Will Hilary be able to find the space they now desperately need or will David convince Laka another home is the ultimate solution to their predicament. Helen and her four teens run a home business thats taking over all their space. The house was a foreclosure and needed a lot of work, but having dabbled with DIY renos in the past, thought they, While living overseas, Jeff bought a house online without ever stepping foot in it. Will designer Hilary transform this house and create all the function Ashley believes it can have, or will realtor David find them the ideal move-in ready home in a desirable neighborhood? work when their basement flooded, Chris and Maria thought they had it all figured out when they moved into a newer home Stephanie wants to move to a larger home to raise Bella and hopefully more children, but handyman Chris wants to fix this place up and stay. With their third baby due any day and nowhere to put it the Douglas family is desperate for a domestic do-over. Can David make Krista move by finding her brood of seven a bigger space within their neighborhood? Or will David sweep this family away into the worry-free house they deserve? For two years, Cates been looking for better space for her family of 6 but Paul has stubbornly held on to their charming, city home. Like many other reality TV renovation shows, Love It or List It follows a strict formula. As soon as Jamelle and Lauren found a house in a neighbourhood they adored, they made a very fast purchasing decision. Calum is convinced the house can be fixed and finds the idea of moving out of the city in search of bigger homes less than savory. Dana and Dave purchased a 100-year-old triplex because of the unlimited potential and space it would afford them once it was renovated and converted into a duplex. 22 Oct. 2018. When a house no longer feels like home, homeowners are left with a big financial and emotional question: renovate or sell it? Laka feels with a little work the house has the potential to fit the bill but Gerard is not convinced and feels their money would be more useful elsewhere like moving! Sachi and Cam purchased their lakeside home sight unseen while living on the other side of the continent. Blinded by the beauty of the ravine backed yard, the Browns rushed to buy their cute urban cottage. Before Andrew and Julie Mitchell bought their current home, they lived across the street for seven years. Love It or List Itis back!The HGTV fan favorite returned for its 15th season in November 2019, and it came back in a big way: The show earned its highest ratings ever for its 201st episode Dec. 30 . Facing lofty expectations and their combative nature the hosts patience are pushed to the brink. Will Hilary be able to convince Parveen that this is the right place for these 2 families to live together or will David find them the perfect family home that they can just move into? But Parveen is not convinced that renovations will make this house what she needs it to be. Jessica found her forever home and went into a bidding war to secure the charming 1985 home, only blocks from downtown. Jim, however, grew up in the city and became accustomed to the conveniences of downtown living. Can Hilary renovate the house enough to get this family finally living above ground? After two years, life dedicated to his masterful work on the show has left Eddie with little time to complete the mountain of must haves needed to transform their cramped quarters into the open oasis Martine deserves. And their son and a daughter are having a battle of the sexes sharing a bedroom. Tracie knew she wanted a lot of land in the country for her beloved horses. Hilary updates a couple's vintage home while David tempts them with a pool.Subscribe http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=hgtvCheck out our . Will David find them a family ready home with enough space to stretch out or will Hilary expand their outlook by reinventing many of the homes hotly debated spaces. With the birth of their daughter Olivia, in March 2007, the Thomsons were left feeling cramped and overwhelmed. When he and his wife Callie moved in, she was not too pleased with the house that seemed much smaller than it had in pictures. Can Hilary squeeze enough function out of their limited footprint to keep Jody at home? Will Hilary be able to give the Woods the access and openness they desire or will David be able to convince this young family of four that moving is their best bet? Now that they are expecting a second child, they have a need for more space, but do not want to compromise on location. Can Hilary transform their basement to provide the much needed breathing space? Jamey still loves the house four years after moving back in, but Leah has had enough of the dated dysfunction and is ready to sell for good! Can Hilary resuscitate the love for the seemingly unreachable Rita? not part ways with the camp and all the memories. Cam wants out in favour of a house with space, while Sachi thinks the house can be fixed. With still much to do, Eric wants to list it and profit from their investment where as Kelly sees it as an investment for their family. Ron and Mishelle purchased Rons heritage family home one year ago. Anu and Samir made a fast, first house purchasing decision shortly after getting married. Kevvie and Nicole bought their fantasy 70s style dream house only to find that dream full of problems. While Tyler and their son Liam are in outdoor heaven, Katherine is not feeling the love for the inside of their house. She has lived in Australia, California, England and New York City. As well, the kitchen is overloaded from the demands of creating multiple meals every day to cater to everyones specific needs. Josh and Lisa blended their family and have four girls between them with two who still live at home. Jamelle is confident Hilary can renovate and reconfigure their house so that Lauren will feel at home. After adopting their teenage daughter, Carmen, they felt as though their house may be a little too small for a family of four. Love It or List It is a home design TV show on HGTV, W Network, and OWN Canada. After two years at the house they welcomed daughter Avery and then son Oliver. frustrations with the functional issues of the home. But the good energy came to a halt when the 3 kids came along highlighting a lack of bathrooms,poor sight lines, and an 80s main floor. Jamelle loved the office/dropzone space off the garage, and all the potential the 2,500 square foot house had to offer them and their daughter. Will Hilary be able to turn this duplex into a home thats single-family friendly or will David find a place thats already ready to accommodate this family of three. Realizing that the house has some major flaws, Ryan wants to pack up and find a place that is perfect, but Sarah has become attached to this house and has no intention of moving. 33,355 people like this. is over capacity, When they first married, Kerry and Dave purchased their 1800 square foot home, tucked away on a private street in a desirable neighborhood. In need of a bedroom for their toddler and a space for their teens, Vince is desperate to find more space to accommodate their large brood. Now 20 years old and over six feet tall Brandon and his mom cant continue to live in a home thats become overcrowded from top to bottom. LIVE IT! A couple thought their home was the perfect size when they moved in, but three kids later, theyve completely run out of space. She never wants to leave. Restaurateurs Becky and Junior have been so busy for the last few years, their family of four has been living in the basement of their three-story centrally located home. Ryan saw this downtown house as first step on the property ladder: Sarah however has settled in for the long haul. Lifestyle Home. David is determined to deliver the perfect marriage of location, style, and family sized function to persuade Matt to leave, while Hilary tackles this house from basement to attic to convince Kelly to stay. With one baby sleeping in the hallway and the rest of the family stacked on top of each other, Dan is desperate to leave this house behind. 2012. Will, David find them a home ready for entertaining without the to do list or will Hilary, make them fall in love all over again by reinventing many of the homes hotly. Hilary and David show them the ropes of how it can be done. Season 11, Episode 11, "A Couple Is Torn Between Fixing Up Their Home in the City or . When Steven and Rita first purchased this 2000 square foot suburban home they were in full agreement that this was the house for their family, but only a few years and 2 kids later their home has become a battlefield fueled by frustration over its lack of function. Or will David coax Sachi into something new? Mieke loves her home, while Geoff wanted out from day one. With borderline budgets, and lofty lists, can Hilary bring back the love to make Ryan see a future here or will David save the day with a suitable family space?