{"id":1801,"date":"2023-03-07T01:39:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T01:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/07\/rock-the-block-season-4-stars-reveal-the-home-trends-that-are-in-and-out-and-the-new-room-we-all-need\/"},"modified":"2023-03-07T01:39:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T01:39:39","slug":"rock-the-block-season-4-stars-reveal-the-home-trends-that-are-in-and-out-and-the-new-room-we-all-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/07\/rock-the-block-season-4-stars-reveal-the-home-trends-that-are-in-and-out-and-the-new-room-we-all-need\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Rock the Block\u2019 Season 4 Stars Reveal the Home Trends That Are In and Out\u2014and the New Room We All Need"},"content":{"rendered":"

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HGTV<\/p>\n

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HGTV\u2019s hit home renovation competition \u201cRock the Block<\/a>\u201d is back for Season 4, with four new groups of all-star designers going head to head remodeling homes in Berthoud, CO<\/a>. This time, no expense will be spared, as they\u2019re using the biggest budgets on the biggest houses in the show\u2019s history!<\/p>\n

Each team gets $250,000 and six weeks to renovate one of four identical 5,000-square-foot homes; the property that fetches the highest appraised value at the end wins.<\/p>\n

No doubt, it will be a tight race between Bryan and Sarah Baeumler<\/strong><\/a> from \u201cRenovation Island,\u201d Michel Smith Boyd<\/strong><\/a> and Anthony Elle<\/strong> from \u201cLuxe for Less<\/a>,\u201d Jonathan Knight<\/strong><\/a> and Kristina Crestin<\/strong><\/a> from \u201cFarmhouse Fixer<\/a>,\u201d and Page Turner<\/strong><\/a> and Mitch Glew<\/strong><\/a> from \u201cFix My Flip<\/a>.\u201d Meanwhile, Ty Pennington<\/strong><\/a> has returned as emcee\/referee.<\/p>\n

We had a chat with the \u201cRock the Block\u201d host and competitors to hear what the competition was like behind the scenes. Here\u2019s what they had to say about their experiences, as well as which design trends are all the rage today (and a few that are on the chopping block). Bonus: Pennington introduces a new type of room he thinks every house should have, particularly when you\u2019re renovating.<\/p>\n

The \u201cRock the Block\u201d Season 4 teams gather outside the homes they\u2019re renovating in Berthoud, CO.<\/p>\n

HGTV<\/p>\n

Renovations are stressful no matter the circumstances. What\u2019s the best advice for keeping your cool through construction?<\/h3>\n

Bryan Baeumler:<\/strong> Don\u2019t work with your spouse!<\/p>\n

Kristina Crestin:<\/strong> Just keep smiling. That\u2019s it, just keep smiling.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Knight:<\/strong> Spiked coffee.<\/p>\n

Michel Smith Boyd:<\/strong> I\u2019d say do it with your best friend. That helps.<\/p>\n

Anthony Elle:<\/strong> Be OK with pivoting. You know how people say adversity builds character? It really reveals<\/em> character, because you have to show up in those moments.<\/p>\n

Ty Pennington:<\/strong> If you\u2019re really smart, you\u2019ll put in your plan a little room, maybe it\u2019s underneath your staircase, but it\u2019s a place to cry [and] scream. It\u2019s called the \u201cpivot room,\u201d where you pivot emotionally, and you let out every single bit of energy you have. Then you come back and you\u2019re like, \u201cI\u2019m ready.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michel Smith Boyd and Anthony Elle use DIY techniques in their design.<\/p>\n

HGTV<\/p>\n

With such tough competition, what did you try to get an edge and make your house stand out?<\/h3>\n

Boyd:<\/strong> We were designing from a bachelor, sexy, escape kind of point of view. [With] Anthony\u2019s fashion background and my design background, we thought we might have an edge with that POV.<\/p>\n

Elle:<\/strong> On \u201cLuxe for Less,\u201d I contribute in the DIY space and that\u2019s something we did a lot of\u2014although it doesn\u2019t look like it!<\/p>\n

Page Turner:<\/strong> For us on \u201cFix My Flip,\u201d we help struggling flippers save their flips, so we had that same superpower: Let\u2019s go in, and we are going to save this house and give it the most added value. If we can save everybody else on our show, we can definitely save ourselves for the win.<\/p>\n

Mitch Glew:<\/strong> Working in high-end real estate and construction, we know what people want, so that was a bit of an upper hand coming into the competition.<\/p>\n

Sarah Baeumler:<\/strong> Colorado is all about the landscape, and I think that has been what we focused on: how important it is to enjoy the outdoors and bring that inside to have a comfortable environment indoors and out.<\/p>\n

And on the hospitality side, we like to create spaces that feel calming and welcoming. We think our home is not just how it looks, but how it smells, how it feels\u2014all of the different senses coming together.<\/p>\n

Crestin:<\/strong> I\u2019d say level of organization and preparedness is pretty huge for us. I don\u2019t know how I shifted current clients around, but we hit it so hard that the weeks before leaving, there wasn\u2019t anything else to decide or do because we actually got all of our ducks in a row, every last thing. I got there being like, \u201cOh we\u2019re good!\u201d<\/p>\n

Knight:<\/strong> Obviously, we had to pick a lot of things upfront and have them ready to go. I think organization was big [and] pre-planning.<\/p>\n

The \u201cRock the Block\u201d teams are tasked with renovating the biggest homes using the biggest budget in the show\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

HGTV<\/p>\n

What approach did you use to add value to your properties?<\/h3>\n

Glew:<\/strong> We lived by functionality. Everything we did had to be functional, had to be family-friendly. We took more of a sensible approach to it.<\/p>\n

Boyd:<\/strong> It was like forensic files. Obviously, all things have to be functional, but we always land on something beautiful. It was how are we adding value in this room? How is this getting us closer to that win? It\u2019s a different approach to design. We\u2019re all different designers for having had this experience.<\/p>\n

Sarah:<\/strong> Who is going to be that future homeowner, and what would they find a value add in that space? We all had to wear that hat. We don\u2019t live in Colorado, but we had to go into each project and really dig into what that person would want in their own home. I think that would go for anyone, wherever you\u2019re doing a project, to really know the environment and the neighborhood that you\u2019re building in.<\/p>\n

Bryan:<\/strong> When you\u2019re building and developing for sale, you can\u2019t build your dream home. You have to try and have [the] perspective of the potential buyer, and some emotional design elements as well that you put in there.<\/p>\n

Sarah and Bryan Baeumler take a peek at the competition on \u201cRock the Block\u201d Season 4.<\/p>\n

HGTV<\/p>\n

Pennington:<\/strong> That\u2019s the real challenge of \u201cRock the Block.\u201d You\u2019ve got to add something that any Realtor\u00ae or any buyer can look at and be like, \u201cThat\u2019s really going to add value. That\u2019s going to be more expensive than a house across the street.\u201d But it\u2019s also a design show, which means you\u2019ve got to be really clever and come up with something unique that none of the other houses have.<\/p>\n

Crestin:<\/strong> It was an interesting point of getting through the design before we got there, where we were so focused [on] what do we need to do for value? And at a certain point, we were like, we just want to do good design. We\u2019re going to do the best we can with box-checking. But whether we win or not, I still want to present a unified, beautiful project and let go a little bit about the real estate part. At that point, it became more fun.<\/p>\n

Turner:<\/strong> I\u2019ve been a broker for 20 years, so I did a deep dive with comps in the area<\/a> as soon as we found out where we were going. I almost wanted to fly there! We did a deep dive on that buyer.<\/p>\n

Mitch Glew and Page Turner get judged on their kitchen renovation during \u201cRock the Block\u201d Season 4.<\/p>\n

HGTV<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s talk about some home trends. Some design forecasts say buyers no longer prefer open floor plans. What\u2019s your opinion?<\/h3>\n

Turner:<\/strong> All those dining rooms you guys are trying to put back, they\u2019re going to take the wall down anyway, so I\u2019m still open concept.<\/p>\n

White marble countertops were a point of contention in Season 3. Where do you all stand on them?<\/h3>\n

Pennington: <\/strong>It\u2019s a little basic.<\/p>\n

Sarah:<\/strong> Marble<\/a> is safe.<\/p>\n

Knight:<\/strong> It has to be classic, not boring white.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your take on traditional subway tiles?<\/h3>\n

Bryan:<\/strong> Get rid of them. We\u2019re over it! They\u2019re done.<\/p>\n

How about stainless-steel appliances?<\/h3>\n

Boyd:<\/strong> Ready to move on.<\/p>\n

To what?<\/h3>\n

Turner:<\/strong> Black, white, pink!<\/p>\n

Kristina Crestin and Jonathan Knight deal with design setbacks on \u201cRock the Block.\u201d<\/p>\n

HGTV<\/p>\n

\u201cRock the Block\u201d airs Monday nights on HGTV and streams on discovery+.<\/p>\n

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