Who is Anitra Mecadon? HGTV alum teams up with Lil Jon to bring amazing designs to reality

The purpose of the show 'Lil Jon Wants to Do What?' purpose is for Lil Jon and Mecadon to leave the homeowners satisfied with their refurbishment
Anitra Mecadon & Lil Jon in 'Lil Jon Wants to do What?' (HGTV)
Anitra Mecadon & Lil Jon in 'Lil Jon Wants to do What?' (HGTV)

HGTV's new series 'Lil Jon Wants to Do What?' with see Lil Jon teaming up with Anitra Mecadon, who will help bring amazing designs to reality. She uses her maximalist design abilities to assist homeowners in embracing their inner designer.

When Lil Jon provides an out-of-the-box creative concept, Anitra, a seasoned renovator, makes it a reality. She's also a budgetary expert who can help Jon realize his often bold (and pricey!) ideas cost-effectively. His ideas will center on utilizing elements of the homes that are often overlooked or never examined. The designs will appear hard to carry out, but it is up to Mecadon and her team to bring the creative vision to life. Lil Jon will come up with "startlingly unusual refurbishment ideas" for skeptics during the show. His ideas will center on utilizing elements of the homes that are often overlooked or never examined. The designs will appear hard to carry out, but it is up to Mecadon and her team to bring the creative vision to life.

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But don't think of 'Lil Jon Wants to Do What?' as a carryover of 'Trading Spaces' wacky interior ideas from the first season. The show's purpose is for Lil Jon and Mecadon to leave the homeowners satisfied with their refurbishment. Options range from removing a ceiling to extending the height of the living room to accommodate large new windows to demolishing the basement to build a fully decked-out speakeasy for parties. Homeowners will be jolted out of their comfort zones by Lil Jon and Mecadon, who will leave them with "daring and dramatic transformations" that will affect the way they live in their homes.

Anitra isn't alien to either HGTV or home renovation series'

Anitra Mecadon, a TV personality, and award-winning interior designer, is a creative force of nature. She is dynamic, cutting-edge, and completely hands-on. She has appeared in five seasons of the DIY Network's 'Mega Dens' and numerous other DIY and HGTV shows, including HGTV's 'Raise the Roof College Challenge', HGTV's 'Behind the Build Smart Home', HGTV's 'Behind the Build Dream House', Esquire Magazine's 'Ultimate Bachelor Pad', HGTV's 'All American Handyman', among others. Anitra has made wonderful interiors designs in the worlds of both residential and commercial design in her 15 years as an interior designer. From chic and edgy restaurants to apartments, boutiques, galleries, and more, there's something for everyone.

She produces fascinating interiors and exteriors with a strong background in art and theater, as well as a degree in interior design. Anitra's rock 'n' roll style offers her an edge not found in most designers, whether she's dangling from a scaffold or smashing down a concrete wall. Anitra designs and creates the ultimate leisure room sanctuaries that are beyond any family's greatest imaginations on DIY Network's 'Mega Dens'. Extraordinary customized builds recovered and repaired furniture, home theaters, inventive gaming rooms, ingenious storage solutions, and more can all be found in these incredible room renovations.

The series begins on Monday, May 2, at 10/9c, so tune in to see Anitra in action.

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