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A contractor friend asks Tamara to work her magic on a 1948 ranch house. She installs a herringbone walkway and solves a dilemma while whitewashing the brick. Then, she adds a study space and upgrades a shared bathroom for kids.

Tamara tackles a 1952 Traditional home with a massive open concept living space. She triples the size of the mudroom and chooses a stunning surround for the living room fireplace. Later, Tamara and her dad race to find the perfect dining table.

Tamara renovates an '80s home in need of some TLC by adding her unique style to the front and back yards. Then, she removes dated elements throughout the house and creates a breathtaking kitchen and main suite bathroom.

Tamara renovates a 1960s Colonial home that's lacking character. She brings the property's potential to life by designing spaces to enjoy the outdoors and incredible views. Then, she creates a stunning kitchen and makes sure light pours into every room.

Tamara takes on a 1979 property with a confusing style. She opens up sight lines by removing soffits in the living room and kitchen, and she pulls out the midcentury modern design with elements like shiplap and brass.

Tamara takes on a water-damaged French Provincial in Leawood, Kansas, and must completely overhaul the neglected basement. Then, she infuses French flair throughout the house while creating a large open floor plan that’s perfect for entertaining.

Tamara renovates a 1908 Shirtwaist home that was abandoned by the previous renovator. She refurbishes original corbels for the walls and builds a custom range hood for the open plan kitchen. Later, she creates a charming den using wainscoting and tile.

Tamara Day gets the opportunity to renovate a French chateau she’s wanted to tackle for years. She finds that a recent renovation left the kitchen looking outdated and tacky, but she’s determined to create a home full of authentic details. Tamara and her dad go shopping for a Dutch door, then she restores plantation shutters to preserve the home’s vintage French e

Continuing renovations on a large and bland contemporary home, Tamara Day tackles the master suite and replaces lots of dated cabinetry to make a stylish bathroom. She also creates a home theater, immense deck and patio to turn the home into an entertaining showpiece.

Tamara Day continues work on a French chateau as she overhauls a large master suite covered in the tackiest wallpaper she’s ever ripped out of a home. She plans to move an entire bathroom to create an additional bedroom and extend a hallway with floor boards saved from downstairs. But to preserve a backyard kitchenette and cobblestone pavers, she will be forced to make decisions that may wreck her budget.

Tamara Day uses her 1,400-square-foot second-story addition to create three new bedrooms in a 1950 ranch home; she guts the master suite to ref-rame it for a massive closet, but her plans to reuse the shower doors may fracture her design.

In the second phase of Tamara's 1905 Colonial renovation, she creates a 900-square-foot master suite and converts one of the home's seven sun porches into a closet. However, her budget takes a hit when she needs to install a new HVAC unit and her plan to save a vintage fireplace might have run out of gas.

After restoring a fourth bedroom in the 3100-square-foot Shirtwaist home, Tamara creates a reading nook and closet to complete the room. Then the Kansas City weather creates a problem in the front yard, while two brand new vanities might not fit in the master bath.

A previous contractor ripped an 1890s Craftsman-style home down to the studs before abandoning it, and Tamara Day is stepping in to finish the renovation and save the house. She repairs substantial structural damage and tears down a load-bearing wall to enlarge the tiny kitchen. An exterior iron staircase presents problems for both the curb appeal and progress on the renovations, and missing spindles from the original staircase send Tamara to the wood shop to create exact replicas.

Tamara takes an 1892 brick Craftsman that was converted into three apartments and tries to restore it back into a single-family dwelling while keeping original details. She and her dad attempt to recover a vintage pocket door that was enclosed inside a wall and update the home's electricity without destroying the brick walls or using conduit.

Tamara continues working on an 1892 Craftsman and struggles to add a master bathroom. Then, she finds a way to repurpose floor boards into a porch swing, but her plan to reuse a clawfoot tub hits a snag because of a narrow doorway.

Tamara Day annexes an oversized dining room to enlarge a tiny kitchen in a 1926 English Tudor. She rips out an outdated and tacky mantel to create a stunning fireplace surround. Using a piece of reclaimed walnut, she then creates a large desktop for an in-home office. Tamara also restores an original mail slot from the home and solves a problem with the old knob-and-tube electrical.

Tamara renovates a single-story ranch and tackles her biggest challenge to date, transforming the former master bedroom into a stunning, open kitchen. However, she and her dad run into problems during demolition.

Tamara Day continues renovations on a one-story ranch by creating a new master suite. To enlarge the tiny bath, she must first tear out a wall and move the door. While polishing the copper fireplace hood, Tamara and her dad use a familiar solution that has unusual results. Her plans to create a sunroom and patio then run into problems due to weather.

Tamara Day tackles a 1905 Kansas City Shirtwaist home that's short on bathrooms but not short on charm. She restores the front door, updates the fireplace and renovates the kitchen, but struggles with sewer and roof issues that cause her to rework her plans.