Down Home Fab

I HATE this show.... Chelsea sees no other color than black. There is always a majority that has to be black, whether the client wants it or not. She does not like to listen to the client. I dare you to do an episode with no black anything. Yes, she was one of the "Teen Moms" doesn't make her a designer. And the husband, super nice guy, but whipped. He agrees with everything, never a challenge to her choices. She is not all that. Yes, I have watched the show and in the intro, there is no info about how she is now deserving of a show....just a social media of building her mega house with apparently rich hubby, does not make designer.

Repetitive, dull, painful at times... feel badly if these people actually had to pay for these renovations. Some of the home owners just look like they are being polite. She needs more education or should work with someone to teach her how to help create what the clients are looking for. Nothing original about the show, many of her mistakes will be expensive and difficult to change. Please find someone with personality & knowledge to make the transformation impressive. This couple does not have the chemistry like Tarek & Christina nor Chip and Joanna, they got to have that to keep the an audience interested.

Can we please bring back shows that have actual designers and not influencers? I'm well aware she was on a ridiculous show on MTV and then turned influencer on Instagram, but really HGTV? You give them a show? This is Insta Deigners and you can tell. I'm a Sioux Falls woman and was excited our city would be the backdrop but oh my goodness. Out of all the incredible interior designers here, this is who you chose? They destroyed a historical Craftsman, black and white are the only colors she knows and why in the world do they speak to one another like that? We have lost touch with what's real with content creators and influencers. I'm disappointed in HGTV.

Chelsea & Cole are fresh and fun. Cole is sweet, agreeable, talented, dedicated, and demonstrates a desire to learn and grow. Chelsea is empathetic, creative, stylish, inquisitive, sensitive, proud, excited, and demonstrates compassion and care for her clients. They are both learning as they leap and honestly, it's refreshing. So often, we say we want to do "x thing" if only we had the time or knowledge. And then there are people like Chelsea and Cole who said the same thing and took action.

Yes, Chelsea loves black... so do I. Sure, I'm a bit biased because I love the color. That's neither here nor there. Every designer, has an aesthetic and their "go-to" preferences. That's the point!

The show is fun, showing bits and pieces of family life in between their work. I love that they incorporate their parents and the community. I also enjoy the partnerships they are building with local businesses. It's a reality of growing a business that often goes unknown because it's less glam.

Give it chance to grow and develop.

I like watching the show, because it shows me what NOT to do. Every house they renovate gets black and white design. Not every house looks good with that. In addition, there are some very wild designs incorporated in some of the houses. So far, I don't like anything they have done. One of the houses they did, they put light colored wooden shutters and "pergolas" above the garage doors. These don't go well with the colors (black and white, of course) they painted the house. I know the homeowners come in and look very happy with the renovations, but is that really true, or are they just doing that for the show.