There are a number of what we could rightfully call “golden couples” when it comes to HGTV. People who partner in love and home renovation are all over the network, but one of the earliest success stories definitely belongs to Chip and Joanna Gaines of Fixer Upper fame. While the original series only ran from 2014 to 2018, and the couple has since moved on to other ventures, fans still have very fond memories of the show.
Now, the Gaineses talk about making it out alive” at the end of their renovation series and some of their weird finds. Though theirs was far from the longest-running home renovation show on HGTV, it was certainly among one of the most popular, and viewers were beside themselves when the Waco, Texas-based couple left Fixer Upper behind after only five seasons and decamped for the greener pastures of their own Magnolia Network , which began in 2021. At the time, they noted that the decision was simply so they could take a “break” and refocus on themselves and their growing family, and with them back on TV within a few years that did turn out to be true.
They recently spoke to Variety about their new series, Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse , which serves as a kind of 10-year anniversary present to all the fans who’ve loved them since the first day of the show that made them famous. When discussing the work they do, Chip revealed that making Fixer Upper all those years ago taught him that “television and construction” are “not terribly compatible,�.