And, I thought about it a few times, but I’m glad I kept it,” Anderson said. “I had so many offers to develop the property and I almost lost the property so many times to stupidity because people were offering to buy it. I always knew if I had this place, I would keep a little bit of my sanity and a little bit of my feet on the ground.”Īnderson said her plan from the time she purchased the property from her grandmother about 30 years ago was to return and “create a masterpiece.”ĭone in what Anderson calls a “rustic-modern” style, the renovation even earned a Ladysmith Heritage Award from the Ladysmith and District Historical Society, bringing it a long way from the down-on-its-heels property that Anderson came home to in 2019 after, admittedly, neglecting the property for a couple of decades after her grandmother died. “I always knew that I would come back here. I came back in one piece, which is a miracle,” Anderson said. “I just kind of sit around sometimes and go, ‘How did I get here? What happened?’ I just left here, I went around the world and I came back slightly unscathed. The Vancouver Island property stars alongside the model/actor/activist and tabloid target in the new HGTV Canada eight-part home renovation show Pamela’s Garden of Eden, which premieres today at 10 p.m. “When you grow up on the beach, you just expect it every morning. “I think I was really spoiled,” Anderson said. Anderson’s parents lived in a cabin there when they were first married, and Anderson, now 55, grew up there. The Baywatch alum’s grandparents purchased the property, known as the Arcady Auto Court, in the 1950s. It’s a beautiful day,” said Anderson during a recent conversation over Zoom from her six-acre oceanfront property in Ladysmith. “We really have the most beautiful sunrises here on the Island. You may not feel that the first time that you decide you’re going to tackle all the laundry, but when you realize how happy you’re making everyone else in your household because they have beautiful, fresh, clean clothes to wear, it gets easier.Pamela Anderson is in a good place right now, literally. Part two, which to me is the bigger part, is the love that goes into laundry. If you go in with the attitude that you’re going to have success, then you are. Richardson: First, decide that you can do it. Home: How can people change their perspective when it comes to doing laundry?.Clothing tags are so good at making it seem so hard. Richardson: I think the most common misconception is that you can’t do it yourself. ![]() Home: What do you think is the most common misconception we have about laundry?.Richardson: I mean, who knows? We might find another use for vodka. Home: Do you have any other surprises in store?.So it’s not things you need to necessarily buy there - they are probably things you have at home. Richardson: Most of the things I use aren’t specialty items it’s like vinegar and baking soda. Home: What must-have laundry items can we expect to see?.I’m going to let the audience dictate where it goes, because I want everyone to leave with the information that they want. I’m going to bring my tools, and hopefully somebody will bring something with them, and we’ll talk about it. Richardson: I’m going to do a mini version of it. Home: Will we get to see a preview of what your popular laundry camps are like?.I don’t believe that anything goes to the dry cleaner I believe that you can wash everything you own. Patric Richardson: I’m going to tell you, in a quick nutshell version, how to do your laundry at home. Home: What can Richmonders expect when they come to see you at the Richmond Home Show?.21 and 22 at the Richmond Home Show at the Richmond Raceway Complex. He later realized the chore was a task you did for people you loved.Ī hobby turned into a movement that transformed Richardson into “The Laundry Evangelist,” prompting his book “Laundry Love” and the HGTV and Discovery+ television series “The Laundry Guy.” He will be sharing his best laundry secrets Oct. ![]() Taking an early interest in clothing, Richardson recalls fond memories of hanging laundry on the clothesline with his granny. ![]() Whether you’re adding a disco ball to your laundry room or simply adopting a new attitude, Patric Richardson believes you can make laundry fun. Patric Richardson, The Laundry Guy (Photo by Jared Fessler Photography)
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