C'era una volta casa

This show is such a welcome breath of fresh, real air on HGTV. So many of the other shows are full of flashy plastic people who represent the worst forms of greed, but this show is wonderful because they deal with people who have realistic and relatable budgets and the hosts are respectful of their clients' wishes and budgets.

I really appreciate the creative ways they SAVE money on this show instead of creatively spending MORE like what is done on other HGTV shows.

Love their motivation to make their town nicer, and their interaction. Seem like a very sweet couple!

Seems they really care about their clients doing things like putting in a single sink to keep costs down for a single homeowner in a small house, using butcher block counters instead of granite/quartz once in a while (assuming that's less expensive because he's a woodworker & does some amazing work!).

Having said that, when they have the budget they also do nice work with higher end materials. Like any of these shows, I can see some issues like a loose stair tread (and I know that not every room gets done due to time/budget issues) but honestly I'd be happy to have them remodel my place if I wanted someone to do that for me.

Bottom line, uplifting show with some interesting befores and/or afters

I love this show. What I like is that the Napier's live in this town and they take pride in it. I get a kick out of it when Ben brings his two buddies along on a project and that Ben builds something in his wood shop for the homes. It's also cool that they do houses for people of all income levels. I mean, they do a project for $75,000.

The only issue I have is that the producers don't show the rooms that they weren't able to renovate for either time or money. If that's the case, just tell us. "We weren't able to finish the upstairs bedrooms because it wasn't in the budget." Or "Due to time constraints, we couldn't show the upstairs renovation." etc. Don't just pretend that the rooms aren't there. It's kind of insulting.

Sitting here watching another show of this type, I realise Ben and Erin have much nicer clients than the other show. They come in on or under budget each time. I do wonder how the buyers afford the rooms that are not renovated, however. I love the recycling element of the show.

I never really gave this show a chance and when I did I'm hooked they are the cutest most in love couple and the houses are absolutely timeless and they do it for so cheap I want to move there!