Ben and Erin Napier have welcomed followers again to Laurel, Mississippi for an additional season of Dwelling City. The HGTV sequence that includes the house renovating energy couple bringing new life to outdated properties and historic areas has turn out to be a juggernaut for the community. After nearly a decade, they’ve lent a hand to fellow residents of their beloved small city, which has a inhabitants of underneath 20,000.
Cameras have adopted the Napiers as they work with their crew to carry plans to life inside a shopper’s price range. If that wasn’t sufficient the enterprise homeowners additionally steadiness their careers whereas being dad and mom to daughters Helen and Mae. Episodes to come back embrace the enlargement of a cramped lake home, a difficult effort to avoid wasting a historic homestead, and a callback to a previous transformation.
Through the premiere, these typically miracle staff meet up with a pair who’ve confronted challenges securing their dream dwelling. Then they’ll be tasked to construct an expansive backyard with a greenhouse and specialty kitchen that may serve the brand new home-owner’s budding salsa and scorching sauce enterprise.
We caught up with Ben and Erin to get the inside track on what’s to come back.
What stands out about going into this season?
Erin Napier: That is an uncommon season as a result of all the pieces that occurs within the first six episodes is a primary for us. We’ve by no means executed a backyard and a greenhouse. We’ve by no means constructed a faculty. We’ve by no means constructed an addition to a home we did years in the past. We’ve by no means needed to tear a home down.
Ben Napier: We’ve torn a home down earlier than, however this one the place we thought we had been going to repair it. We’ve constructed a greenhouse for us. That is really for a home-owner’s small enterprise. It’s an enormous job. We’ve the small city wonderfulness that Dwelling City at all times has.
Erin: There are many tearjerkers.
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I’m sorry. You mentioned a faculty?!
Erin: Nicely, we convert a landmark historic home in downtown Laurel. It has been there for the reason that city was based principally. We convert it into a faculty for underserved children. It’s one of the vital particular initiatives we’ve ever received to do.
Through the premiere, it’s form of an emotional rollercoaster for this couple. They’re enthusiastic about this one home. Then earlier than closing, all these points with the property come to mild. How was it working with them by means of this disappointment?
Erin: It was unhappy truthfully. They thought they discovered the proper place for them. They felt they had been dwelling. Then to have the rug pulled out underneath you. That was additionally a primary. I really feel like what finally occurred ended up being higher than their first plan anyway. The home they landed on was a sleeper. Not one you actually discover. Then, ultimately, it was so good. It’s a very cool home.
What do you need to say to viewers earlier than they watch this season?
Erin: I feel it’s going to be fascinating the best way Laurel retains evolving. It retains rising. The initiatives we’re doing are extra numerous. It’s not simply dwelling renovations. It’s a bit of bit greater than that. It’s going to be, I feel heartfelt. I feel it’s emblematic of small-town life throughout America. I hope to see that in Laurel from wherever they stay.
Ben: I feel when Dwelling City first began, I feel individuals latched on to the concept that Erin and Ben doing homes for $100,000 and it’s loopy they usually’re stunning. A small city is extra numerous than that. Sure, there are very small-budget properties, however we even have surgeons and docs and attorneys and colleges and gardens. It’s fascinating to see the variety of a small city performed out on a present.
Dwelling City Takeover is about to return for Season 3 subsequent 12 months. As a Floridian, I’m excited for this! What are you able to inform us about what goes down in Sebring?
Erin: We’re so enthusiastic about it.
Ben: Erin and I didn’t need to depart.
Erin: We had the dream staff the place our director from the primary 4 seasons of Dwelling City was accessible. We’ve an extended friendship.
Ben: I can’t wait for everybody to see it.
Dwelling City premiere, December 29, 8/7c, HGTV
Dwelling City Takeover, 2025, HGTV