While You Were Out
Season 3
The "While You Were Out" crew conspire with one member of a household to get their spouse/partner/roommate out of the way so that they can perform a 48-hour makeover on a room or outdoor area. They also trail the party who is away, asking all sorts of questions. The person at home then has a chance to win prizes--which integrate into the new design--for correctly guessing how their spouse/partner/roommate answered.
Where to Watch Season 3
60 Episodes
- Providence: Queen Marie's QuartersE2
Providence: Queen Marie's QuartersMarie is an amazing mother and grandmother. She came to the rescue for her daughter Lisa, who has two daughters, when Lisa fell ill. Now they're all roomies! To show her love and appreciation, Lisa wants to give Marie's basement a complete makeover. Chayse decides to add another element to this episode: it's all a surprise! She decides to keep the entire theme a secret until the actual reveal. - Providence: Stripe It Rich
E3Providence: Stripe It RichKristin and Gideon have recently purchased a home that needs a lot of work. Because Gideon is an artist, Kristin wants to give the outdated dining room an updated redo. Things get really interesting when Gideon finds out what's really going on. Thanks to some quick thinking - and action - by Evan, Gideon actually believes that WYWO is doing a makeover in the backyard - for $50 ! - Seekonk: Beijing Bedroom
E4Seekonk: Beijing BedroomRemembering some of the designs from the '70s is scary enough, but Mary and Jim are living it! Jennifer, their daughter, thinks it's time to update her parents' outdated bedroom. Jennifer's dad, Jim, is in on the surprise for Mary, and has several specific requests. But with Mark's design, it looks like Mary isn't the only one in for a surprise! - Ivorytown: Pit Stop
E5Ivorytown: Pit StopJackie wants to create a hangout haven for her husband and his young sons, her stepsons. She would like to turn their basement into a boys' bonding room where they can goof off, play, and just spend time together. There's a special twist to this episode: Our host, Evan, is now the designer. That gives John Bruce the opportunity to host - and see if Evan can take it as well as he dishes it out. - Milford: Blue, White & Beach
E6Milford: Blue, White & BeachAudrey wants to give a beach house a much-needed facelift for her husband, Mark. The cottage has been in Mark's family for generations, and holds a lot of family history and memories. Nadia and the WYWO team are careful to respect the history and integrity of the house, yet still manage to turn it into a nautical paradise. - Fairfield: Welcome Home
E7Fairfield: Welcome HomeAngelina wants to make a special master bedroom for her ex-husband, John. After 15 years of marriage and 5 years apart, Angelina and John have rekindled their relationship. Now Angelina is ready to invite John to come back home. To welcome John back home, Nadia decides to turn the master bedroom into a cozy, welcoming room straight out of a photograph of Tuscany. A word of caution: You'll need a tissue for this reveal! - New York: Inside Out
E8New York: Inside OutJayne is a survivor of the best kind. Jayne conquered brain surgery, which included surgery twice. A single mom, Jayne also raised her daughter, Megan, through the ordeal. To relax, Jayne loves to spend time in her backyard patio area. Unfortunately, it's far from welcoming. Jayne's friend Cindy wants to change that and give her a peaceful, tranquil space, which she calls a ""Healing Oasis"". With Mark Montano's inspiration, the WYWO team transforms the gloomy patio into a beautiful, serene sanctuary. - West Point: Red, White and NewE9
West Point: Red, White and NewApril wants to give her parents a special room because of all they've given to so many others. April's dad, Colonel Mundie, is loved by his West Point cadet students. As is the custom with West Point families, the Colonel and Jenny, his wife, sponsor cadets. While most families sponsor one or two, the Mundies sponsor 40 or more cadets - each year! The third floor of the Mundie's home is the ""common room"" where the cadets hang out on weekends, but it needs a serious upgrade. Mark Montano sticks with the military theme and goes patriotic with his design in this room, and the results will surely make you stand at attention! - New York: FDNY; Fan Department New York
E10New York: FDNY; Fan Department New YorkTom is an American hero who works for the Fire Department of New York. He spends much of his free time fixing up what his wife, Deborah, refers to as ""the money pit"" - their home. To say thank you, Deborah wants to convert a garage game room into a home-at-home retreat for Tom and his buddies. - Annapolis: The Good Ship WYWO
E12Annapolis: The Good Ship WYWOA show of firsts, WYWO has another one - making over a house boat?! Vicki and Tony live aboard ""Lifestyles"", a pleasure cruiser that Tony owned long before he and Vicki were married. Vicki wants to convert a bachelor-style living room, the ""saloon"" as seafarers call it, into a room more fit for a couple. - Annapolis: Lighthouse Keeper's CottageE13
Annapolis: Lighthouse Keeper's CottageEd wants to liven up an uninspired great room for his wife, Dianne. The room has a fireplace that seems to take over, so she doesn't know what to do with it. Chayse decides to cozy up the room with a beachy cottage design. Unfortunately, the projects associated with the theme cause some serious waves with the WYWO team. - Annapolis: Canopy RetreatE14
Annapolis: Canopy RetreatKerri and Kristen are sisters and roommates in Kristen's townhouse. After Kerri was in a car accident, Kristen had to use her savings account and put a hold on her plans to create a garden. So Kerri wants to say thank you to Kristen by giving her the beautiful garden area, and more. Paybacks are a sis. - Annapolis: Silver Maple MansionE15
Annapolis: Silver Maple MansionWYWO has had many firsts, but this episode is a first first! Sarah wants to create a special outdoor space for her husband, Ted. Not just any space, a tree house! Sarah and Ted home-school their children, so she thought it would be an exciting extension of their normal classroom to help make learning a bit more fun. This massive construction job even required extra help from Andrew Dan-Jumbo's brother, Raymond. - Bayview: A Cozzie CommunityE16
Bayview: A Cozzie CommunityBayview is a community on the eastern shore of Virginia, with a population of approximately 100. Folks in Bayview were accustomed to living in small shacks without electricity or plumbing until Cozzie (pronounced Cozy) Lockwood rallied Bayview's residents to get the community back on its feet. Wanting to give Cozzie the recognition she so richly deserves, Alice and Nikita want to create a community center to further enrich the lives and futures of the Bayview's citizens. With Nadia's vision and the crew's hard work, Bayview gets more than just a social hall. They receive a development center complete with books, a children's book nook, a meeting table which also breaks apart into individual desks, and a computer learning center. - Bayview: A Gift of Zen
E17Bayview: A Gift of ZenChildhood sweethearts Harold and Teresa have struggled, but their love has seen them through the tough times. Now, they find themselves the proud owners of a new home. Unfortunately, it's an empty home. To help them start off on the right foot, Harold wants to give Teresa a beautiful design - whatever Nadia and the WYWO team deem appropriate. - Washington DC: SOSE18
Washington DC: SOSSOS, Share Our Strength, is an anti-hunger organization that has been in ""business"" for 20 years. Their purpose is to allocate money to different organizations around the world to help fight hunger. Ivy works at the SOS branch in Washington, DC, but their offices are bland and uninspiring. She would like to give the conference room a makeover for the Associate Director, Cathy, who, in addition to having been with SOS for 17 years, founded the DC branch. Mark Montano takes the ""SOS"" theme and runs with it - in the form of Morse Code. He also uses red to bring out creativity in the new SOS think tank. - Norfolk: Dining DynastyE20
Norfolk: Dining DynastyTehilla wants to turn a boring dining room into a royal banquet chamber for her Rabbi husband, Sholom. Sholom oversees all of the kosher food distribution in the Virginia area, and he always puts others first. Tehilla thinks it's time for Sholom to have something done for him. - Atlanta: Freedom SquareE22
Atlanta: Freedom SquareCharlene is a breast cancer survivor and elementary school principal. Through all of her cancer treatments, she didn't miss a single day of work. Jennifer, Charlene's Assistant Principal, wants to give something back to Charlene for her love and commitment to the children. Chayse and the WYWO team, with lots of help from students and parents, help Jennifer convert the school's bland courtyard into a beautiful escape. - New Orleans: Anything Can Happen in a DayE23
New Orleans: Anything Can Happen in a DayYet another first on WYWO - a room gets made over in ONE day! Amy wants to convert a room in the house for Mike, but he's on a 12 hour shift as a firefighter, and he won't leave town! Nadia and the WYWO team are ready for the challenge! - New Orleans: The Drop ZoneE24
New Orleans: The Drop ZoneLaurel wants to convert a 1974 Airstream into a weekend retreat for herself and newlywed husband William, a skydiving instructor. The two will live in the Airstream on weekends when they're not jumping out of airplanes. Can Mark and the team turn this house on wheels into a weekend home? - New Orleans: View to the PastE26
New Orleans: View to the PastIn another WYWO first, the Carpenter becomes the Designer. And this time it's Leslie's turn! Ira wants to convert a living room/dining room turned den/office into a home office for her husband, Andre. To give the room an interesting twist, Leslie couples historic New Orleans with African heritage. - New Orleans: SwamptasticE27
New Orleans: SwamptasticIt's WYWO gone wild! The team is updating a classroom in the Audubon Nature Center in New Orleans. Ashley wants to give a boring classroom an exciting facelift for her boss, Kirt, the Nature Center's Director. Kirt has put a lot of time and work into the center, and Ashley wants to give him something back. It's also the center's 25th anniversary, so what better time than now to fix it up? Kirt's wish for the classroom would be a more interesting, interactive theater for animal shows. Enter Nadia and the WYWO team to make Kirt's dream come true. - Houston: Rocket to the RescueE28
Houston: Rocket to the RescueChris and Chad Comer have had it rough. Shortly after Chad had a liver transplant due to a rare liver disease, Chris' wife/Chad's mother lost her battle with breast cancer. Consequently, Chris is having a hard time making ends meet, which only adds to the difficulty. Their friend and social worker Jennifer found these guys to be perfect, deserving candidates for a WYWO pick-me-up. The WYWO team is experiencing yet another new first - they're breathing life into an entire 2-bedroom condo, which is brand new and currently unfurnished. Chris and Chad are blissfully unaware that anything is going on. Much more to their surprise, they're not just receiving a newly decorated room, they're receiving a brand new HOME. - Houston: South American Salsa ParlorE29
Houston: South American Salsa ParlorCarmen wants to renovate a garage space-turned-family room into a bright and lively hacienda for her husband, Julian. Julian is so busy being a great husband and father, he never has the time to complete his dream room, so Carmen wants to take care of it for him. - Tulsa: KivaE30
Tulsa: KivaDave has made a huge sacrifice with his career and decided to work from home in order to be with his kids. He also does laundry! Because he's such a great family man, his wife, Becky, wants to give him a special space. Dave and Becky were married in Red River, New Mexico, so she would like to give him a room that will remind him of their beautiful wedding. Enter Mark Montano and the WYWO crew to turn a basement (currently being used for storage) into a kiva - a southwest Native American ceremonial gathering room - all for Dave! - Houston: Re-Purpose for the PeopleE33
Houston: Re-Purpose for the People""Project Row Houses"" is a non-profit organization that breathed new life into a run-down community, turning it into an art district. These inspired citizens are also giving young mothers and their children a helping hand with their affordable housing reserved just for them. But their headquarters office needs some help, too. John Bruce and the WYWO crew will be working with architects and artists on this project. Will it be a meeting of the minds or a war of wills? - Tulsa: Pipe DreamsE34
Tulsa: Pipe DreamsNick is a normal 15-year-old kid with an obsession for skateboarding. His parents know he's a good kid, but they're also normal: they're nags! To show Nick how much they love him, they want to give him a cool new bedroom. John Bruce and the WYWO team build Nick a skate park room, complete with a quarter-pipe bed and handrail bookcase. They even recruit the help of Nick's idol, world-class skater Alex Broskow. The results are a teenage skater's pipe-dream come true! - Tulsa: Little Bedroom on the PrairieE35
Tulsa: Little Bedroom on the PrairieShaun and his wife Karri are, well, packrats. Their bedroom is so cluttered, there's barely room to walk. After years of putting off the task, Shaun decides it's best to bring in WYWO to help him. Nadia and the team are in for a surprise. Not only are they designing a new room, they're in for demolition, reconstruction, and shoveling! Nadia's largest goal with this room: organization! - Kansas City: Chaos in ProgressE36
Kansas City: Chaos in ProgressTrinh, Phong, and their children live on the first floor of Trinh's parents' house. Their multi-purpose living room is well, chaos. The clutter ranges from furniture to toiletries. In an effort to make their living room more liveable, Trinh's sister, Linh, wants to get them organized with a WYWO intervention. Chayse and the WYWO team tackle this challenge, with only one carpenter to boot, and add a little flair to this cluttered space. The bold, kid-friendly colors and dark wood worry Linh; they're everything Trinh hates. But that's not all: Phong has an upgrade of his own, complete with a special piece of jewelry. - Kansas City: Girls Gone WYWOE38
Kansas City: Girls Gone WYWOKelly and her finace, Shawn, purchased a house several months ago, and have since gutted it. Unfortunately, not much progress has been made since. In order to take the load off of Sean's shoulders, Kelly wants to make over the kitchen. As a special treat, WYWO also makes over the dining room. Enter Nadia and Leslie to help Kelly change these two rooms from sparse to spiffy. The remaining question: Is Evan outnumbered by all these women, or is he one lucky guy? - Kansas City: Temple of the godsE39
Kansas City: Temple of the godsIn WYWO's largest ever space, they're about to tackle another first - an underground home. Diana and Ed live in a former missle silo, beneath the Kansas City plains. The couple uses the area as a sacred temple space and would like to continue to do so, but Ed wants to give it an extra touch of flair for Diana. Battling time and budget constraints aren't the only challenges for Nadia and the team; they also battle wind and wildfires. This will definitely be an episode for the books, but will the team finish in time? - Chicago: Dan-Jumbo on TopE40
Chicago: Dan-Jumbo on TopIn another WYWO first, Andrew gets his designing day in the sun. He has a huge, bare patio to turn into a beautiful outdoor space for Lisa and Matt, who own the downtown Chicago condo that needs an exterior facelift. Andrew has great plans for turning this bare gray slab of concrete into a beautiful terrace dining space. - Chicago: Sam's Sexy, Sporty StudioE41
Chicago: Sam's Sexy, Sporty StudioSam is a cancer survivor who has been unable to climb the stairs to his second floor bedroom due to his chemotherapy. Now he's got a bright prognosis, but he's living in a dull space. To help brighten up his living situation, Sam's girfriend, Cheryl, calls in Chayse and the WYWO team. Their plan? To give Sam a studio-type apartment of his own. - Madison: Nadia Sees Red!E45
Madison: Nadia Sees Red!Erica and Gary have recently bought their first home together. Having met on the internet, the two are now engaged, and are completely renovating their new house. One huge undertaking is their kitchen, and it's all red! The previous owners are both artists, and they used their house as an expression of their artistic creativity. But it doesn't suit Erica and Gary. Enter Nadia and the team to do a complete overhaul, complete with cabinets, countertops and a built-in table. Will the result be a fit for the farm home, or will Erica and Gary be seeing red? - Royal RenovationE48
Royal RenovationThe entire cast and crew of WYWO show up for this one, because they're redoing an entire house! SOS Children's Village in Lockport, IL is the home for this makeover, and the deserving recipient is Sandra Marbeth, a 10-year foster mom to EIGHT children. They are all siblings, and because of Sandra and SOS, they were not split up and placed into different homes - they get to grow up together. Also showing up for the fun is Sarah Ferguson, the Royal Duchess of York, who is the US Spokesperson for SOS Children's Village. - Milwaukee: A Rousing ReceptionE51
Milwaukee: A Rousing ReceptionBecause WYWO likes firsts, this show is another first. Instead of redecorating someone's home, this episode centers around an office. Add Chayse's on-the-spot introduction to this new type of space, and this episode is sure to provide lots of surprises. - Eagle Rock: How Reuben Got His Funk BackE60
Eagle Rock: How Reuben Got His Funk BackAngela is a writer who spends most of her ""working"" time alone and quiet. To communicate in words, she tends to cut off communication from everyone else. To thank her husband, record producer Reuben, for his patience with her, Angela wants to change their boring basement bedroom from blah to funky.
