The competition is officially over halfway completed on “Battle on the Beach.” The hit HGTV series, which is currently in its second season, charts the progress of three teams of aspiring home renovators as they make over houses in Surfside Beach, Texas. Network stars Taniya Nayak (“Build It Forward”), Ty Pennington (“Ty Breaker”), and Alison … Read more
The competition is well under way in “Battle on the Beach.” The HGTV series, which returned for its second season earlier this month, follows three of the network’s design superstars as they coach teams of up-and-coming renovators through three identical beachside home renovations. In the latest episode, the teams — led by Taniya Nayak (“Build … Read more
Before she was an Academy Award-winning actress, Halle Berry was a little girl attending school in Cleveland, Ohio. She credits Yvonne, her local fifth grade teacher and longtime mentor, with changing her life and being like “a second mother.” In the latest episode of HGTV’s “Celebrity IOU,” Halle gave Yvonne’s 1920s Cleveland heritage home a … Read more
Erin and Pete Connor spent seven years in their Tudor-style home waiting for their kids to get a bit older so that they could “make it nice.” When the time came, they enlisted Meg and Joe Piercy to help give the living space — including the kitchen, dining room, and office — some much needed … Read more
While it can be easy to obsess over your property when preparing to list it for sale, sometimes the best thing you can do is look at the house next door for inspiration and guidance. Twins Leslie Davis and Lyndsay Lamb often check out nearby properties when working on a new house in HGTV’s “Unsellable … Read more
While Anita and Andre’s home in River Forest, IL was already up-to-date in the main living area, the two doctors wanted nothing more than a modern sanctuary in their outdated basement. The busy parents of two hoped for an adults-only sanctuary that they could relax in after a long day. In the latest episode of … Read more
Lisa Kudrow understands the importance of being a good friend, which is why she decided to give her cousin and best friend Thea a thorough condominium renovation in the latest episode of HGTV’s “Celebrity IOU.” The “Friends” star wanted to craft an updated condo that was also pet friendly for Thea’s many adopted animals. The … Read more
Restoration can be a labor of love — and a real money saver — if done right. Joe and Meg Piercy, stars of “Renovation Goldmine,” have made a career out of it. In their new show, airing Saturdays starting April 30 on HGTV, the Chicago-based couple put upcycling first as they help people renovate specific … Read more
One of the most common questions that homeowners face when renovating is whether their design choices will be palatable to potential future buyers. Is this wall color too dark? Are those fixtures too flashy? Style decisions often become about other people, even for homeowners who have no immediate plans to put their houses on the … Read more
It’s a tale as old as time: a couple buys a new house or decides to renovate their longtime home, only to realize that they have very different design ideas. The situation is common enough that Christina Valencia and Kele Dobrinski, the couple behind the Sacramento-based creative studio Colossus Mfg., have created a new HGTV … Read more