‘Dwelling City’ stars Erin and Ben Napier share why HGTV hit embodies spirit of the vacation season: ‘Nothing is past restore’

For a lot of of their shoppers, Erin and Ben Napier are presents that carry on giving. Now the husband and spouse crew and stars of HGTV’s Home Town are discovering new methods to unfold vacation cheer at house.

The couple tells Yahoo Leisure that Christmastime is their favourite time of yr — not simply because it’s the season of giving, however as a result of it’s a possibility for change and rebirth.

That’s additionally how they describe the spirit of Dwelling City, returning to HGTV for its seventh season on Jan. 7.

“It’s comforting,” Erin says of the present, which debuted in 2016 and showcases the Napiers as they create new life to older houses and historic areas of their house city city of Laurel, Miss., all whereas they proceed navigating their busy household life with daughters, Helen, 5, and Mae, 2.

The vacations are a particular time of yr to Ben, who says their newest particular Dwelling City Holidays, which aired Dec. 17, sought to remind viewers in regards to the significance of household, pals and residential — one thing the world wants proper now, he says.

“With every thing within the information, it’s actually tough,” he explains. “It’s tumultuous and there’s a lot division.”

That is the place Dwelling Tome is available in, explains Erin.

“‘We give attention to: What do we’ve in frequent? What will we all love? All of us need to really feel at house,” she says. “We’re all individuals of Dwelling City as a result of everyone seems to be from someplace. It is perhaps a small city, or you could have some particular connection to a small city, and also you need to see it do properly.”

In contrast to different design exhibits, Erin factors out, they by no means implement designer tendencies whereas revitalizing houses. As a substitute, they give attention to giving “second probabilities” to households by bringing new life to their current decor — be it a playroom, lounge, an outside patio and even easy furnishings items.

That philosophy is an extension of their religion, Ben explains.

“All of us need to know that second probabilities can be found. We’ve all tousled, however what we’re saying is, ‘Have a look at these homes. They need to have been bulldozed down however they haven’t,’” he says. “Nothing is past restore and nothing is irredeemable.”

The concepts of rebirth and rebuilding, Ben explains, are evident in one of many episodes of the upcoming season, the place the couple knocks down a home. It’s the primary time within the present’s historical past that they’ve constructed a brand new house from scratch.

One other milestone renovation viewers can count on within the new season is “the most important residence in Dwelling City historical past,” says Ben.

“It’s very glamorous,” Erin teases. “And it’s not a barn, both!”

For Erin, the consolation of house is a non secular observe.

“Homes are reflections of human longing,” she says. “I imply, why do we’ve a lounge if to not be collectively in it and to cuddle on a sofa collectively?”

To not point out binge-watching holiday movies, which they admit to doing almost each evening in December with their youngsters.

“Up to now, we’ve seen all of them,” Erin says of Christmas motion pictures they’ve been cozying up with, together with It’s a Great Life, A Christmas Story and its reunion sequel, A Christmas Story Christmas.

The couple hopes that, like a few of these vacation classics, their present will remind viewers that the very best present is one you may give your self: “Dream large.”

“Now we have the dream of at all times having the ability to inform the story of how issues are made in small-town America,” she says. “Small cities solely survive if trade there survives.”

“We’re sitting in our cubby proper now,” Ben says, “However behind [the wall], in our world, there’s 75 individuals working proper now, constructing issues. That’s the story we’re at all times attempting to inform: What’s made right here, who’s making it and the way, after we help them, our cities thrive.”

Dwelling City Season 7 premieres Jan. 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on HGTV.