If you’ve been daydreaming about fresh air, wide-open spaces, and raising animals out where the stars shine bright, you’re not alone. Interest in ranch living has been growing, and the Property Brothers—yep, Drew and Jonathan—are leaning into it with their HGTV series Chasing the West. But before you trade traffic for tractors, it’s worth listening…
The Property Brothers built a brand around sleek makeovers and clean, polished finishes. Their renovations always look finished and photo-ready—and for a while, their go-to design choices were everywhere. But now that some time has passed, a few of those picks aren’t holding up as well in real life. Whether it’s high-maintenance materials or trends…
HGTV makes home makeovers look effortless—fast timelines, flawless finishes, and smiling families walking into their “dream homes.” But off-camera, things can look a lot different. Some homeowners have come forward to share how they were left with unfinished projects, unexpected costs, or designs that didn’t hold up once the cameras stopped rolling. These are real…
Some celebrities don’t just step back from city life—they leave the grid altogether. For them, privacy, self-sufficiency, and quiet are worth more than red carpets. A few still keep city homes, but these off-grid or semi-off-grid setups show how fame doesn’t always mean flashy living. Darryl Hannah Actress Darryl Hannah has lived on a solar-powered…
Celebrities don’t exactly settle for cozy cottages. When they buy a house, it usually means sprawling estates, private gyms, entire wings for entertaining, and views most of us only see on vacation. Some of these places are so massive they feel more like resorts than homes. But behind the jaw-dropping price tags, a lot of…
The ’90s gifted us unforgettable homes—from the snowy suburbs of Home Alone to the iconic Painted Lady in Full House—and a handful of those places are still standing. Some became tourist stops, others quietly endure in neighborhoods, unchanged or gently restored. Here’s a look at seven of those homes that survived time and pop-culture’s lens….
Chip Gaines isn’t just a TV personality—he’s living proof that common sense and solid planning work better than flashy shortcuts. Whether you’re jumping into your first fixer or mapping out a big project, his advice still applies today. Here’s a look at seven tips from Chip that work when you’re investing sweat equity in your…
HGTV has turned home renovations into entertainment, and while a lot of their ideas look great on camera, real life isn’t a perfectly staged reveal. Some of the upgrades that keep showing up on their shows are either too high-maintenance, too expensive to maintain, or simply don’t fit the way actual families live day to…