Home renovation power couple Chip and Joanna Gaines are moving to the Rocky Mountains and, true to form, they are buying a fixer-upper.
Their journey to turn a 1960s build into the alpine abode of their dreams is featured on a new limited HGTV series called “Fixer Upper: Colorado Mountain House.” The three-episode series premieres Tuesday night on HGTV, Magnolia TV and HBO Max.
This is the Gaines’ first project outside of central Texas, and as Joanna alludes to in a blog post, there are unique challenges that come with the location, “like the fact that it snows about six months out of the year, and material deliveries on mountain roads can get a bit dicey.” Add in the fact that the home currently has zero – that’s right, zero! – bedrooms, and the couple clearly has their work cut out for them.
The trailer (below) doesn’t disclose exactly where the property is, but there are clues that it is located in the high country. For one, there’s about a foot of snow on the ground and a river walking distance from the deck down a hill. Oh, and also bears.
The cast and crew apparently cross paths with a bear during their project, as evidenced by the title of the second episode, “Bear With Us.” This year, bear-human conflicts reached their highest level since 2019 and Colorado Parks and Wildlife attributed the increase, in part, to the animals investigating unoccupied homes.
“Fixer Upper” is hardly the first show to renovate mountain homes. In 2022, a program called “Building Roots” showcased home reno projects in Pagosa Springs, which were also led by a transplant couple from Texas. And last year, the HGTV design competition “Battle on the Mountain” came to Breckenridge.
Representatives from HGTV previously told The Denver Post that it films a lot in Colorado because of the diversity of “towns and communities that range from mountain towns to desert communities, traditional neighborhoods, thriving urban centers and more.” Turns out, the state’s natural beauty also makes for great television.
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