The Best TV Shows on Canal Vie

The expert design team from Des idées de grandeur (Big Ideas) is moving out of the house, and taking over the backyard. From a tiny balcony to a spacious suburban garden, there’s no project too big or too small that can’t be transformed into a welcoming, stylish, and functional part of any home.

In-demand designer Marie-Christine Lavoie works with many famous faces including athletes, actors comedians, and singers who put their faith in her keen eye for décor and creative solutions. When she is in charge it’s all hands on deck, and the celebs have to throw off the mantle of stardom for the day to get down and dirty and help makeover their own space. In the end, it’s Marie-Christine who has the last word, and a few surprises up her sleeve, as she turns their space from D-List to A-List.

Actress Brigitte Lafleur and her spouse Mario Provencher share a passion for home renovation. They take on their 13th and biggest ever project.

A show that helps homeowners re-imagine the most difficult rooms in their house, allowing them to 'shop' for the design that best meets their needs. After issuing their brief, homeowners are presented with three concepts brilliantly concocted by three mystery designers. Once they pick their favourite concept, they discover which star designer was the creator and then give that designer the green light to make it a reality.

Six pairs of ordinary people are ready to do anything to win. Every week, these amateur renovators face elimination, and try to win challenges to get privileges. Cool nights, mosquitoes, lack of personal space: the candidates have to live in rough conditions during the adventure. At the end, a single team will win the cottage, fully renovated and furnished.

Designer Daniel Corbin and real estate agent Maïka Desnoyers get into a friendly competition in every episode to help a couple make a big decision: sell or renovate?

A funny and intimate insight into the bigger-than-life Groulx family. Tara and Pascal, two dynamic thirty-year-olds who might both be somewhat of perfectionists, are parents to 10 children.

Five mothers are trying to find that previous balance between work, family and their lives as women.

Ten couples needing a home face off in an epic construction competition. To become homeowners, they’ll have to get through all the construction steps from what is basically the framework of a new house, all while doing everything they can to avoid getting eliminated.

Eight teams of two artists answer ridiculous, hilarious and embarrassing questions from the public.

The series follows Karine Vanasse's latest project: renovating an ancestral home she bought on a whim in the Eastern Townships. Having fallen under the spell of this old residence in the heart of nature, Karine dives headfirst into this challenge with the desire to create a space that truly reflects her. No more magazine-style houses; now she wants a home that defies convention, where every imperfection tells a story. Surrounded by artisans from all walks of life, Karine also hopes to make it a place where art plays an important role.