HGTV has designs on the generation gap

HGTV is combining family dynamics with design as two twentysomething offspring enlist a couple of young designers to redo an outdated room in their parents' house. Called, oddly enough, My Parents' House, the show will air Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. beginning April 5. Will the eccentric characters, sometimes charged family interaction and chic design transformations make for compelling viewing? HGTV is hoping both generations will tune in to find out.

HGTV is combining family dynamics with design as two twentysomething offspring enlist a couple of young designers to redo an outdated room in their parents’ house. Called, oddly enough, My Parents’ House, the show will air Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. beginning April 5. Will the eccentric characters, sometimes charged family interaction and chic design transformations make for compelling viewing? HGTV is hoping both generations will tune in to find out.