), Our #kitchen was the only room in the house that got a total renovation when we bought it in 2011. "Not two weeks later, Mrs. Mary Lyn's daughter called to ask if we would seriously like to buy it because she's tired of keeping up a yard and is thinking of moving into a condo where she won't have to worry about a thing." The office is where Erin has written a majority of her blog posts about the best things that happen daily, where she plays gorgeous covers on the piano (yep, she's gifted musically, too! Be weird! We painted the walls high gloss Dover White, the ceiling Nantucket Gray like the hallway and @scotsman.co made a shelf around the top that keeps our collection of travel jars that hold pebbles, sand and tags with the location of all the places we've been. Take a cue from the masters of inviting exteriors, Ben and Erin Napier. He has been married to Giselle Weber since April 21, 2015. The story of how the Napiers acquired their 1925 Craftsman-style house in their beloved town of Laurel, Mississippi, is like something straight out of a movie. When they arenât renovating homes for new residents, the couple keeps themselves busy with their four best friends operating a shop that sells heirloom wares and durable goods made in the U.S.A. Talkin' Shop features Home Townâs Ben Napier and HGTVâs Jason Pickens in a fun digital series that brings comic-relief to the wood shop. The butcher block countertops were a steal from ikea and we found the antique drawer and door pulls at an architectural salvage shop in Boston. …, Erin and Ben Napier help a long-time friend with a special personal connection craft the perfect home for her new family and the s It's weird, but when I daydream about #home, I imagine cutting lemons at the sink. A high shelf holds "travel jars" filled with sand and pebbles, labeled for the locations where they were gathered. As long as they were super sturdy and had a nice, early American shape, we bought them all for around $20 each. Here are some reasons why fans can't get I believe your home should reflect your history more than decor trends. ( by @jallsopp) #HGTVHomeTown #iliveinlaurel #HGTV, A post shared by Erin Napier (@erinapier) on Jan 8, 2016 at 9:09am PST, Covered in nostalgic family photos, the foyer looks like a great big hug greeting you as you walk in the door. #HGTV #iliveinlaurel, A post shared by Erin Napier (@erinapier) on Jan 12, 2016 at 4:44pm PST, On the other side of the dining room sits an oak buffet Erin scored at a flea market. A bungalow-style cottage that the Napiers renovated in season two just hit the market. "When your #wife says she wants #builtins in her laundry room, you give her built-ins," Ben wrote in this photo's caption. You've seen Erin's designs and Ben's handiwork on Home Town, but now you can get a behind-the-scenes peek at the house the HGTV stars call home. This is the office, but for whatever reason this is the room people always gravitate to when they come over. Above it, "My aunt Mae thinks that's a painting of [Ben]'s dad and a race horse, but it was actually a prop from a certain TV series and if you recognize it I'll give you $5 and a bowl of chili," Erin wrote. Our dinner table was the first piece of furniture @scotsman.co ever built. Sconces. The Napiers think paint is often an underrated renovation tool. Expertly layered rugs lead to a home office (straight) and the living room (left). Learn more about Ben Napier, host of HGTV's Home Town. …, Erin and Ben remake a long-vacant and crumbling property to create a country cottage that, though small, is a welcoming abode with …, In a stretch from their usual frugal approach to renovation, Ben and Erin are thrilled â and a bit anxious â when a Laurel newcome HGTV is launching a nationwide call to find towns that could use some of the 'Home Town' touch. Country Living editors select each product featured. We hung art from my favorite old @thedecemberists album, The Crane Wife, and filled the stairs with black and white photos of our parents and siblings. The glass doors on our stairs are original to the house from 1925.