A home without personality is transformed into an artists' abode for a fun, creative couple.

A home infamous for its overgrown weeds and lack of style is transformed into a modern masterpiece.

A couple wants to give their bungalow more character.

Tim and Karen live with their children in an area of San Francisco that looks more like a 1950s suburb; their home, the ugly duckling of the street, has been in their family for three generations and is starting to show signs of neglect.

Frank and Angel live in the Berkeley Hills, but their dated home is anything but beautiful; the neighbors describe it as a drab, monochromatic box, and Angel's least favorite feature is the random strip of terra cotta tiles lining the top of facade.

Recently engaged couple Dallis and Whitney live in the Maxwell Park neighborhood of Oakland, Calif.; their neighbors put a lot of effort into their front yards, and Whitney and Dallis worry their neighbors feel they fall short.

A tucked away, charming neighborhood in San Francisco benefits when a home with decrepit shingles and a dilapidated fence is transformed.

An entire street benefits when a blank and boring facade is reinvented into a charming cottage.

Jeffrey and Kim's neighbors describe their home as bland and barren, and they themselves admit that they're embarrassed by their home; Kim even comments that it looks as if someone literally put up walls and plastered it all together.

Homeowners Jana and Krista live in a 1970s-style neighborhood; their home is dated, and Jana and Krista would love to see it given new life; their neighbors also agree the home could use more pizzazz, more color and more personality.

New parents feel their house does not have the charm of the rest of the neighborhood.

A family's Victorian home gets a $20,000 makeover.

A general store from the 1970s becomes a comfortable home.

Sisters with contractor problems need help with their fixer-upper.

A woman's attempts to bring color and life to her exterior fail.

Transplanted New Yorkers are unsure of how to handle having a yard.

A couple wants to turn a boring facade into a contemporary masterpiece.

New parents want to transform their home from the neglected eyesore of the neighborhood.

Newlyweds want to overcome a challenging year and restore the curb appeal of their manor home.

A couple is overwhelmed by the renovations of a family home.

An architect's dream of a modern home falls short.

Beautifying the interior of a home hoping to catch the eye of prospective buyers won't do any good if those same buyers are turned away by the drab exterior. Landscape contractors and hosts Chris Lambton ("Yard Crashers") and Sara Bendrick ("I Hate My Yard") bring their version of "Lawn & Order" to on-the-market properties that are guilty of bland curb appeal. By adding attractive elements such as fresh landscaping, calming water features, new shutters and garage doors, and inviting walkways, Chris and Sara help values skyrocket and homes sell.

If you're lucky enough to run into an HGTV/DIY Network personality while shopping for grass seed, don't run the other way. The happenstance could be your ticket to a brand new backyard. Licensed landscape contractors search home improvement stores for weekend warriors who could use a pro's expertise. Willing participants are then followed home to commence the "crash" -- for two days, the landscape pro and his team of contractors and artisans completely remake the drab backyard into a relaxing retreat worth thousands of dollars. Ahmad Hassan, Matt Blashaw and Chris Lambton alternate as hosts.

Steve Watson visits harried homeowners around the country and helps them check off long-delayed tasks on their "honey do" lists in just a matter of hours. Watson usually helps take care of the biggest problem on the homeowners' docket and sometimes tackles a smaller side project as well.

The first-ever "Design Star" winner, David Bromstad, shows how to revitalize tired rooms and transform them into vital new spaces through his mantra: Color is the root of great design.

In this companion series to one of HGTV's most popular programs ever, "Fixer Upper" star Joanna Gaines presents fans with special reveals, pulling the curtain back to show intimate design details not shown on original episodes. She shares insider secrets on a particular renovation, from the first moments that she meets the homeowners to her magazine-worthy styling and staging methods. Why did you pick that color palette? Where did that accent piece come from? And what do the rooms that aren't seen on TV look like now? Along with answering those types of questions, Joanna introduces members of her design team.

Many homeowners may tolerate unattractive or lackluster areas in their house simply because they believe they can't afford a makeover. In this long-running series, a design team demonstrates how problem areas can be revitalized on a budget of only $1,000. Later episodes feature designer Casey Noble (a season five "Design Star" contestant) using innovative solutions to the toughest makeover scenarios, and with a bigger budget of $2,500.

Designers, carpenters and landscapers are brought into an unsuspecting homeowner's house while they're "out" to redecorate and reinvent all sorts of living spaces. There's an accomplice that keeps the other guest out of the house while the work is done and finds out all sorts of information to be used later in a prize trivia segment where they have the chance to win extra luxuries for their new space.

Created by viewer demand, the series is a spinoff of "This Old House" and answers specific remodeling questions that viewers send in. The cast includes host Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, heating/plumbing master Richard Trethewey and landscaper Roger Cook, who spend the hour focusing on various topics for the do-it-yourself homeowner.