Douglas Wilson is best known for his controversial designs on Trading Spaces. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Douglas Wilson or Doug Wilson may refer to: Douglas Wilson (aviator), (Douglas Ernest Lancelot Wilson) senior Australian air force officer during World War II Douglas Wilson (interior designer), star of the television program Trading Spaces Douglas Wilson (theologian), Christian pastor and author Doug Wilson (ice hockey), professional hockey player Douglas... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Trading Spaces is an hour-long television reality program on the cable channel The Learning Channel. ... A Corner of Main Quad The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, or simply Illinois), is the oldest, largest, and most prestigious campus in the University of Illinois system. ...

Wilson has created paint, plaster, furniture, and lighting for some of the most noteworthy homes in the United States, and has collaborated with such interior designers as Albert Hadley and Alexa Hampton. His work can be seen in the homes and offices of Brooke Astor, Michael Bloomberg, Barbara Walters, and others. Wilson appears frequently on the television program Trading Spaces on TLC, creating unique rooms on a budget. His work has been covered by many magazines and newspapers. Albert Hadley (1921 - ) is an influential American interior decorator born in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Brooke Astor (March 30, 1902 - August 13, 2007) was an American socialite and philanthropist who was the chairwoman of the Vincent Astor Foundation, which had been established by her third husband. ... Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born 14 February 1942) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and the founder of Bloomberg L.P., currently serving as the Mayor of New York City. ... Barbara Jill Walters[1] (born September 25, 1929[2]) is an American journalist, writer and media personality who has been a regular fixture on morning television shows (Today and The View), an evening news magazine (20/20), and on The ABC Evening News as the first female evening news anchor. ...

Wilson is well-known to Trading Spaces fans for his flamboyant and confrontational manner and for sometimes completely disregarding the homeowner's wishes. One memorable example: Wilson once redesigned a bedroom to literally resemble a prison cell, complete with a crude mural depicting some suffering prisoners. On several occasions, his designs have reduced the homeowners to tears. When questioned about some of his decisions by former Trading Spaces host Paige Davis, Wilson often said that he is there to make an interesting, entertaining show, and the homeowner's wishes are secondary. Mindy Paige Davis (born October 15, 1969 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actress and theater arts performer living in Manhattan. ...

In addition to Trading Spaces, Doug has hosted two other shows on TLC. Doug hosts Moving Up, a show where three couples move from one house to another, remodel the new spaces, then the old owners are invited back for reactions. He has also participated in an America's Ugliest Rooms series in which the winners of such a contest get the rooms made over by Doug. Probably the most dramatic transformation on that series was of the "Boom Boom Room", which resembled a wood-paneled, 1970s-era roller disco complete with nuagahyde-covered bar, which Doug turned into what resembled an elegant hotel suite.

He has reportedly 'dated' What Not to Wear co-host Stacy London. This article is about the UK version. ... Stacy London (born May 25, 1969 in New York City, New York) is an American fashion consultant and media personality, known best for her role as a co-host on the makeover reality program What Not to Wear, which broadcasts on TLC in the United States and Canada. ...