Grin and Build It (2010)
Grin and Build It
2010 / TV-PGA reality/home renovation series with a twist! Designer Heather Smillie and contractor Jon Giacomellitake couples out of the comfort zones in their relationships through the renovation of one room in their home.
Seasons & Episode
Home owner Allisun has had to drop out of the dinner party club, because she is so embarrassed by the state of her dining room. Husband Remo is comfortable at the kitchen table but has committed to doing the reno with the Grin and Build It team…that is until Designer/Host Heather arrives and pulls a switch…we get to see just how badly Allisun wants a dining room make-over! Will Allisun stop swooning over contractor Jon long enough to get the work done?
Real life renovators Melany and Ascanio are newlyweds building their dream home. Mel is on nerve’s edge with all the construction, but when Heather takes her handy husband off the site and puts Melany in a tool belt, contractor Jon has his hands full… it turns out that Mel is NOT into manual labour. Will she get it together long enough to learn the ways of plumbing and tile? Will the perfectionist Ascanio be able to cool his jets and not interfere with her work?
Rob is a business man with no love for tools or DIY projects, while Melissa is a bit of a control junkie who loves to take the lead on projects at home. Their two boys, ages 5 and 6, need bedroom renos badly; Dad wants to turn the rooms into sports and super-hero wonderlands but mom is all about function and longevity…. who will win this design tug-o-war? Will Heather’s designs suit them both and delight the kids? How will Jon get along with Rob and his “tool allergy”?
Dana and Amir are a young married couple with 2 great kids, a busy family, and an ugly kitchen that Amir has not yet gotten around to updating. There is a lot of love in this house but with day-to-day life, romance has been on the down-low. He loves ‘minimal modern’, she likes ‘warm and cozy’ with a real emphasis on function. Will Heather’s design be able to please them both? What will happen when Dana finds out just how far she will have to go to get that new kitchen? Will this reno be the spark that rekindles their romance?
Marc is a handy engineer who is not afraid of any home-reno project and Lydie is a working wife and mother: competent and capable until someone turns on a power tool! In this reality/design episode Heather designs a home office for Lydie, but there are twists and turns! Will Heather and Lydie leave room for Marc in this design? Will Jon have what it takes to inspire and encourage and still make the three-day reno deadline?
A reality/home renovation series with a twist! Designer Heather Smillie and contractor Jon Giacomellitake couples out of the comfort zones in their relationships through the renovation of one room in their home.