''Design Rivals'' was a Canadian design show, which premiered on HGTV in 2004. The series featured designers Chris Hyndman and

Steven Sabados Steven Sabados is a Canadian television host, designer and writer, who frequently appeared in television programs with his husband and business partner Chris Hyndman and as one of the hosts of ''The Goods'', a daytime talk show on CBC Television. ...

redesigning living spaces for clients. Following from the duo's earlier series ''

Designer Guys ''Designer Guys'' was a Canadian design show on HGTV, created by Mary Darling and produced by WestWind Pictures. Debuting in 2001, the first seasons were hosted by Chris Hyndman and Steven Sabados. They hosted until 2004, when they were offered ...

'', in which they allowed their debates and disagreements over design choices to be depicted as part of the series, the format of ''Design Rivals'' saw the duo meeting the homeowner in a neutral space away from the home, so that their initial design plans would be based solely on their impressions of the client's personality rather than familiarity with the space. They would each then come up with their own design ideas before finally seeing the home, thus setting up potential debates and conflicts as they decided how to proceed with the design. Sabados described this format as having been inspired by the fact that families often disagree about design decisions in their home, so he and Hyndman wanted to depict their process of resolving their differences of opinion to arrive at a design plan they were both happy with. The series aired for three seasons, ending in 2007. The duo subsequently moved to CBC Television to create the daytime talk show '' Steven and Chris''."Steven and Chris have new designs on daily life". ''

Victoria Times-Colonist The ''Times Colonist'' is an English-language daily newspaper in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It was formed by the Sept. 2, 1980 merger of the ''Victoria Daily Times'', established in 1884, and the ''British Colonist'' (later the ''Daily C ...

'', January 5, 2008.

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