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'Bargain Block' Partners Evan and Keith on Painting Tilda Swinton, Obsessing Over Oprah (Exclusive)

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. In an ongoing effort to restore Detroit, Michigan’s surrounding neighborhoods, the duo turns rundown and abandoned homes on the same block into affordable, stylish and ideal starter homes that invite people back into the area. “Our goal is to help bring up the value to a point where the people who have been in those neighborhoods for so long actually have value in their home,” Thomas tells ET. “And we have been seeing that actually in a lot of the neighborhoods that we’re working in, which is really gratifying.”Not only that, but they infuse each property with original and artful designs not often seen on many of the shows that dominate the channel.

And it’s that unexpected pop of color or use of pattern that really sets their aesthetic apart from their HGTV counterparts. “I think people really responded well to the fact that we were doing something kind of different,” Thomas says of becoming known as “the show that was doing color,” which has paid off. “We’ve had very strong reactions from fans who’ve just appreciated that we do things from an ‘art first’ point of view rather than just ‘sell first.’” Besides, it’s not often that a house comes complete with an oversized original portrait of Tilda Swinton, as featured in the season 1 premiere.

Bynum breathed new life into the property by transforming it from a cavernous space into an open, well-lit home filled with original art, including the 4x4 foot painting, that gave it a museum vibe.

When it comes to painting Swinton in particular, Bynum was inspired by one of her photo shoots. “It was just unbelievable,” he says, explaining that she is someone who “represents being authentic and being who you are.” “I do lots of paintings just kind of at random.

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