At the end of one episode, a decidedly eccentric husband almost collapsed in tears after seeing a long-slovenly room transformed into the studio space he'd craved for a decade. Parting is sometimes sorrowful - one man refused to give up his lava lamps because they represented his 'independence,' much to the consternation of his wife - but more often, the participants are grateful to lose the weight.
Ad hoc therapy sessions unveil the trauma behind the mess a yard sale gives them a chance to reclaim both floor space and sense of self. On 'Clean House,' a trauma team is dispatched to help couples who've misplaced their connubial bliss under shockingly large piles of stuff. The Style Network, owned and operated by E! Entertainment Television, seems increasingly committed to exposing domestic idylls' fraying seams - emotional, psychological and even spatial. Infidelity, of course, but also grooms-to-be who skip out on the wedding bills, and marriages on the verge of collapse because one partner refuses to let go of the Chinese-character lithographs.
WHAT lurks behind innocuous suburban doors? More scandal than you'd think, actually.
