Hidden Potential is a television series originally hosted by Peggy Bunker, but later hosted by Brandie Malay, that helps home buyers visualize what their dream home could look like before they buy it. The series premiered on HGTV on October 1, 2007. In each episode, a home buyer looks at three homes that need renovation in order to meet their needs for the house. As they tour each home, a design expert show the home buyer computer-generated graphics that showcase the home's "hidden potential." In the end, the home buyer chooses one to turn into their dream home.
When the series initially started, Barry Wood was the design expert, however in later episodes Paige Rien, from another HGTV series Curb Appeal, is also seen in this role.
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1 (13 Episodes) ▼
E1: Dual Renovation Aspirations▶ PLAY
E2: Wanted: Open Floor Plan▶ PLAY
E3: Additional Room Required▶ PLAY
E4: A House For Gracie▶ PLAY
E5: Growing Family Needs More Room▶ PLAY
E6: Seeking Safer Ground▶ PLAY
E7: Looking on Long Island▶ PLAY
E8: New Place, More Space▶ PLAY
E9: More Space Required▶ PLAY
E10: Trio Looks to Downsize▶ PLAY
E11: Beyond the Apartment▶ PLAY
E12: Too Tight for Comfort▶ PLAY
E13: Searching for a Starter Home▶ PLAY
Season 2 (13 Episodes) ▼
E1: Downsizing for a Fresh Start▶ PLAY
E2: First Home Together▶ PLAY
E3: More Room for Baby▶ PLAY
E4: City to Suburbs▶ PLAY
E5: Branching Out to the 'Burbs▶ PLAY
E6: Artists Need More Space▶ PLAY
E7: First Single-Family House▶ PLAY
E8: First Place of Their Own▶ PLAY
E9: Time for a Two-Family Home▶ PLAY
E10: Branching Out in Brooklyn▶ PLAY
E11: Kicking the Condo to the Curb▶ PLAY
E12: Nomads No More▶ PLAY
E13: Leaving the Nest▶ PLAY
Season 3 (13 Episodes) ▼
E1: Bye-Bye Basement▶ PLAY
E2: Cutting Down on the Commute▶ PLAY
E3: A Budget That Won't Budge▶ PLAY
E4: Ready, Set, Move!▶ PLAY
E5: Room To Grow▶ PLAY
E6: Connecticut Costs Big Bucks▶ PLAY
E7: Look Homeward▶ PLAY
E8: Newlyweds Need Their Space▶ PLAY
E9: Just Say NO To Rent!▶ PLAY
E10: House Poor▶ PLAY
E11: Windy City Woes▶ PLAY
E12: Trading The South Side for the Suburbs▶ PLAY
E13: A Beach House on the Jersey Shore▶ PLAY
Season 4 (14 Episodes) ▼
E1: Buying in Brooklyn▶ PLAY
E2: Too Small for Two▶ PLAY
E3: Safer Surroundings▶ PLAY
E4: Finding a Fixer-Upper▶ PLAY
E5: 800 Houses and Counting!▶ PLAY
E6: Creating a Dream Kitchen▶ PLAY
E7: First-Time Buyers▶ PLAY
E8: Looking for a Green House▶ PLAY
E9: Big Plans, Small Budget▶ PLAY
E10: Living Out of a Suitcase▶ PLAY
E11: Classic Versus Contemporary▶ PLAY
E12: Three's Company!▶ PLAY
E13: In Need of a Nursery▶ PLAY
E14: Safer Surroundings▶ PLAY
Season 5 (9 Episodes) ▼
E1: Seeing Green▶ PLAY
E2: Making the Grade▶ PLAY
E6: Adaptable Abode▶ PLAY
E7: Twice the Office Space▶ PLAY
E8: Young Investors▶ PLAY
E9: Octagon House▶ PLAY
E10: Starter Home for a Single Home▶ PLAY
E11: More Room in Florida▶ PLAY
E12: Something Smaller▶ PLAY
Season 6 (11 Episodes) ▼
E1: Doggie Daycare▶ PLAY
E3: One Size Fits All▶ PLAY
E4: Back to the Future▶ PLAY
E5: Make Room for the Twins▶ PLAY
E6: Small Budget Reno▶ PLAY
E7: Ready To Retire▶ PLAY
E9: Time for Change▶ PLAY
E10: Starter Home▶ PLAY
E11: From Two Condos to One Home▶ PLAY
E12: A Rosy Relocation Outlook▶ PLAY
E13: Keeping the Family Together▶ PLAY
Season 7 (12 Episodes) ▼
E1: Entertaining Essentials▶ PLAY
E2: Surf's Up?▶ PLAY
E3: Four Generations, One Move▶ PLAY
E4: Wooed by the Water▶ PLAY
E5: Snags in Suberbia▶ PLAY
E7: A Greener Way of Life▶ PLAY
E8: A Family Chooses City Charm Over Suburban Life▶ PLAY
E9: Personality Plus▶ PLAY
E10: Doctors Doolittle▶ PLAY
E11: New Life on the Great Lakes▶ PLAY
E12: Sticker Shock▶ PLAY
E13: Voting for Renovation▶ PLAY
Season 8 (7 Episodes) ▼
E1: Creative City Dwellers▶ PLAY
E2: Exploring Options for a New Master Suite▶ PLAY
E3: Major Possibilities▶ PLAY
E4: A Pair of Milwaukee Doctors Search for a House That Fits the Bill▶ PLAY
E5: Mr. & Mrs. Style▶ PLAY
E6: A Young Chicago Couple Looks for a Home With Good Bones▶ PLAY
E8: Marketing a Home They Inherited▶ PLAY
Season 9 (12 Episodes) ▼
E1: Updates to the kitchen would boost this home's sales potential▶ PLAY
E2: A Boisterous Family Sees Design Suggestions for Their Great Room▶ PLAY
E3: An Arizona Couple Seek Modern Design Ideas As They Search for a Home▶ PLAY
E4: A Basement in a New Home Might Be a Space Just for Dad▶ PLAY
E5: A Large Family Needs Room for Themselves and Their Many Vehicles▶ PLAY
E6: Austin City Limits▶ PLAY
E7: Wardrobe for Two▶ PLAY
E8: A Big Family Makes a Big Move▶ PLAY
E9: A Downtown Apartment for Two Brothers▶ PLAY
E10: Finding a Property Suitable for an Outdoor Sports Park▶ PLAY
E11: Making Space for Twins to Each Have Their Own Rooms▶ PLAY