In January 2021,HGTVannounced a new addition to its lineup of home improvement series:Farmhouse Fixer.
Lending their expertise to this endeavor are Jonathan Knight and designer Kristina Crestin.
“I love a good old farmhouse,” said Knight in the announcement.
“To me, being on a farm is a way of life.
It’s the real deal.
Old farmhouses are disappearing off the landscape, but these are American treasures that should be saved.”
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“It’s so easy to just go knock down an old house.
It’s way harder to renovate them so that families can enjoy them for years to come.
That’s the reason this work is so worth it.”
“Old farmhouses are American treasures,” Knight said in the announcement.
“Most have been in the same family for 200 years and have never been renovated.
And they’re disappearing fast.
If we don’t save them, they’re going to be gone.”
According toHGTV’s announcement, Knight had his hands full filming that first season.
As herInstagram profileexplained, Crestin runs a residential interior design firm that’s based in New England.
“I have a love affair with architectural salvage,” Crestin explained in an interview withScout & Nimble.
After it was painstakingly restored, it was then shipped back and reassembled.
The sprawling property is Knight’s pride and joy, but he admitted it also keeps him relentlessly busy.
“It’s never-ending,” he shared of his homeowner’s workload.
“I always get these romantic notions.”
In fact, Knight’sInstagram pagewas chock full of updates and teasers during those years.
Looking forward to sharing this pilot with everyone."
According toIMDb, Knight also starred in the 2015 to 2016 NKOTB reality showRock This Boat.
According to Crestin, she loved the experience.
“That was my moment of feeling like I wanted to do more,” she added.
Crestin’s appearance on the show didn’t go unnoticed, and producers reached out to her.
Not only was the premise right in her wheelhouse, she and Knight were already friends.
When she was pitched the show, she recalled, “the answer was OF COURSE!”
“It almost didn’t feel real my first national award!”
For designer Kristina Crestin, this can a bit of a balancing act.
According to Crestin, she treats each home’s planes as the starting point.
“So before thinking about decor we start with walls, ceilings, lighting etc.
Other important elements in Crestin’s designer toolbox are paint and lighting.
