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Designers, builders and old-home enthusiasts in small towns and big cities across America reimagine and transform abandoned structures by preserving their historical integrity while giving them new purpose.
2023
After building her career in New York and LA, a woman fulfills her dream of returning home to Iowa to renovate a beloved old house. She found the perfect one, an Englishman's manor on the National Registry known as Horn Hollow.
Revitalizing the historic St. Francis Xavier Church in Landenburg, Pennsylvania, a couple restores its iconic features from sacristies to stained glass, creating a warm family home that welcomes the community.
With a big vision and six short months to transform an iconic hotel in the western Catskills, Derek Curl must lean into his friends and the community to keep this heart of the town open while undertaking the renovation.
A couple saves a dilapidated, French-inspired 1840s storefront home on Main Street in historic Madison, Indiana. While restoring this time capsule property, they welcome a baby girl to the family.
In Palmer, Alaska, two sisters buy 90-year-old barns to turn into homes. With a harsh Alaskan winter approaching, they rush to move and renovate the barns in just 12 weeks.
After years searching for their forever home, this couple finally found it in Detroit's historic neighborhood of Boston-Edison. The previous owner was an antiques dealer and the couple continue to uncover many treasures during their renovation.
2024
2023
A Connecticut couple renovates a beloved little cabin in Weston.
Preserving a historic Baltimore home reveals a unique Civil Rights story.
A couple takes on a once in a lifetime project: a Federalist Revival in Provo, Utah, paying homage to the amazing legacy and calling upon friends, family and local artisans to help create a forever home.
Carpenter Jeff Devlin and his fiancé Janelle spend their life savings to restore an 1800s inn and tavern back to its roots so visitors can stay in an authentic space just as it would have been for travelers during the foundation of the United States.
Builder Carter Oosterhouse transforms a 1860s barn on his property outside of Traverse City, Michigan; together with his wife, Amy Smart, he turns the inside of the barn into a full four-season living space to enjoy with their family year-round.
With the help of their extended family, a couple transforms a 200-year-old Spanish Colonial that's listed on the National Register of Historic Places as one of the oldest existing homes in the United States.
When a man gets the opportunity to buy his family's historic farmhouse in Belle Plaine, Iowa, he, his wife, and their six children work to return it to its former glory, preserving their family history for generations to come.
2022
A designer and her husband restore a breathtaking coastal home in Maine.
A family leaves California to restore and renovate their expansive, 120-year-old ancestral home in Colorado; they work to preserve the history of the house while adding modern design elements that make it functional for their young family.
Home rescuer Kym Petrie restores a 1940s Cape Cod in the heart of Greenville, South Carolina. Previously flagged by the city to be torn down, Kym and her team are determined to uncover the beauty of this long-forgotten home.
Designer and developer Darius Smith, whose life's work is renovating and reviving homes and neighborhoods in Detroit, takes on his most personal project to date by renovating his grandmother's house where he grew up.
A couple restores an an 1899 Victorian in Georgetown, Texas.
A Brooklyn, New York carriage house becomes a modern family home.
An Indiana couple relocates to renovate a 1900s Queen Anne Victorian.
2021
Mandi and Court Gubler turn an adobe building into their Utah dream home.
Brian and Rachelle Lazzaro renovate the Creek House in Railroad, PA.
Betsy Sweeny restores West Virginia's McLain House to its former glory.
A family restores a house at Henry River Mill Village in North Carolina.
2024
Couple Susan and Michael Dunsmoor attempt to restore a 1910 fire-damaged Victorian farmhouse in rural Missouri while facing challenges, aiming to create a family homestead for their six children.
A young couple takes on their first restoration project, a 130-year-old Victorian mansion in the historic neighborhood known as Louisville's Harlem. They breathe new life into their home and community by honoring the house's rich history.
A hoarder home in upstate New York gets a new life, but it comes at a cost.
Actor Corbin Bernsen and his wife, designer Amanda Pays-Bernsen, completely revitalize a 1910 Hudson Valley farmhouse that sits on eight acres of farmland dating back to before the Revolutionary War.
A married couple rescues a 1902 Colonial Revival tear-down on Syracuse, New York's south side. Bought for $4,000, the couple transforms the neglected house into a charming family home.
A couple transforms a 1940s Art Deco industrial warehouse in Detroit.
A brother and sister duo transforms an 1883 schoolhouse in Nova Scotia.
A couple restores a beautiful folk Victorian house outside Nashville, TN in the lovely hamlet of Mt. Juliet.
A couple lovingly restores a historic home in picturesque New England.
In memory of her late father, a woman sets out to restore her families crumbling 1910 beachside home in historic Cape Charles, VA and transform it into a heartfelt tribute to her father’s cherished childhood memories.
A couple braves winter in Nova Scotia, Canada to renovate an abandoned 1896 Acadian Colonial house located next to an apple orchard and one of only two UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) protected land areas.
A family transforms a beautiful but falling down church along the Grand River in Ontario, Canada into their home; in addition to the renovation, the family must maintain the cemetery, which is older than Canada. English
A young couple fixes up a 19th century farmhouse on the outskirts of Detroit
A couple transforms a dilapidated 1830s house in Charleston, S.C. into their dream home
A woman aims to save her family's century-old North Carolina farmhouse, vacant for 30 years and near collapse.
2023
Christina Salway and John Moskowitz restore a gorgeous farmhouse on the beautiful coast of Maine.
Joel Edmondson and his wife, Mimia Johnson, rescue a community landmark in rural upstate New York.
A designer and her husband restore an 1854 home with a rich history in Geneva, Ill.; the two transform this neglected house that's been abandoned for years into their very own forever home.
A middle school teacher restores a charming cottage in Silver Lake, NY.
A husband and wife team restore an early 1900s Tudor home in Philadelphia.
A mother-daughter design team restore a home on Maryland's eastern shore.
An iconic 1905 Louisiana home filled with secrets comes back to life.
The Vanoven family restores a small town's crown jewel to its former glory.
Husband and wife renovators restore an 1800s farmhouse in New Orleans.
