Bargain Mansions

Tamara tackles the battered kitchen of her new property, an 1897 Craftsman-style bungalow. She enlarges and modernizes the space while preserving traditional elements of a bungalow kitchen.

While renovating a French château, Tamara Day discovers that a recent renovation left the kitchen looking outdated and tacky; Tamara and her father go shopping for a Dutch door, then she restores plantation shutters.

While working on a French château, Tamara overhauls a master suite covered in the tackiest wallpaper she's ever ripped out of a home; to preserve a backyard kitchenette and cobblestone pavers, Tamara will be forced to make budget-wrecking decisions.

Tamara gets the opportunity to renovate a French chateau she's wanted to tackle for years. A recent renovation left the kitchen looking outdated and tacky, but she's determined to create a home full of authentic details.

After a contractor abandons an 1890s Craftsman-style home, Tamara Day steps in to finish its renovation; she repairs structural damage and tears down a load-bearing wall to enlarge the kitchen; an exterior iron staircase presents problems.

Tamara enlarges the master bedroom in the Craftsman-style home and creates a study with a unique light fixture; she cannot salvage enough antique tiles for the bathroom floor but finds a way to reuse the old glass in the master bath.

A contractor ripped an 1890s home down to the studs before abandoning it, and Tamara Day is stepping in to finish the renovation. She repairs structural damage and creates exact replicas to replace missing staircase spindles.

Tamara seeks to transform a multifamily 1892 brick Craftsman into a single-family dwelling while keeping its original details; she and her father attempt to recover a vintage pocket door trapped inside a wall and update the home's electricity.

Tamara continues working on an 1892 Craftsman and struggles to add a master bathroom; then, she finds a way to reuse floor boards as a porch swing, but her plan to reuse a claw-foot bathtub hits a snag because of a narrow doorway.

Tamara restores an 1892 Craftsman-turned-apartment building back into a single-family dwelling while keeping its original details.

Tamara Day works on restoring a 1909 Craftsman home, opening up its meandering layout and ripping out the tacky additions that have stripped the house of its original charm; she saves vintage light switches and a wallpaper mural.

Tamara continues renovating a 1909 Craftsman home, transforming a small bedroom into the master bath; she refurbishes French doors, vintage sinks and a tub; during the walk-through, Tamara discovers the creepiest thing she's ever found in a home.

Tamara struggles to add a master bathroom and repurposes floorboards for a unique porch swing in an 1892 Craftsman home.

Tamara annexes an oversized dining room to enlarge a tiny kitchen in a 1926 English Tudor; she rips out a tacky mantel to create a stunning fireplace surround; using a piece of reclaimed walnut, she creates a large desktop for an in-home office.

Tamara Day struggles to create a more spacious master suite until deciding to add a second deck to a 1926 English Tudor; Tamara strips off numerous coats of paint to restore original doors; she adds an outdoor living area with a fire pit.

While renovating a single-story ranch, Tamara transforms its master bedroom into a stunning, open kitchen; however, she and her father run into problems during demolition.

Tamara continues renovations on a one-story ranch, creating a master suite; to enlarge the bath, she tears out a wall and moves the door; while polishing the copper fireplace hood, Tamara and her father use a familiar solution with unusual results.

Tamara tackles the battered kitchen of her new property, an 1897 bungalow; she enlarges and modernizes the space while preserving traditional elements of the bungalow kitchen; Tamara and her father hunt for a suitably sized island.

Tamara transforms a bedroom as she continues renovating a bungalow; knowing buyers expect a master suite, Tamara annexes a second room to enlarge the tiny closet and add a bathroom; Tamara and her father find the perfect tub, but it's painted black.