13 Home Improvement Shows on Netflix That Will Inspire You to Change Things Up

Does getting halfway through 2020 make you feel ambitious? After last year’s hit, Tidying Up With Marie Kondo, you’re probably looking for new ways not only to tackle your drawers and closets but also to take on a bigger project. Well, watching a home improvement show can really inspire, especially when staying at home and binge watching has become part of the new normal.  From simple fixes to major overhauls, home renovation series are both wildly entertaining and incredibly inspirational.

Lucky for you, Netflix has some standout offerings for both novice and professional DIYers. If you are looking for your latest project (or simply want to watch other people transform their spaces from the comfort of your own), try binging one of these series now. Check out our favorite home renovation shows on Netflix, courtesy the editors at Pop Sugar, ahead!

1) Tiny House Nation

Renovation experts John Weisbarth and Zack Giffin travel across America, designing and building tiny houses. And by tiny, we mean tiny: all the houses are under 500 square feet!

2) Interior Design Masters

In this new competition series, aspiring interior designers attempt to transform spaces in the hope of securing a design position at a top London hotel.

3) Grand Designs

Presented by designer and writer Kevin McCloud, this series features the stories of people who created a vision for their dream home and achieved it themselves. Even if you don’t see yourself building a house from the ground up anytime soon, this series will definitely have you feeling inspired.

4) Selling Sunset

If you love luxurious real estate, then you’ll love this new reality series, which follows elite real estate brokers at The Oppenheim Group who cater to affluent buyers in Los Angeles.

5) Tidying Up With Marie Kondo

Marie Kondo, author of Spark Joy and The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, hosts this series as she pays visits to disorganized participants and helps them take the clutter out of their lives, one home makeover at a time. Organization has never been so satisfying or mesmerizing (especially when you’re under the influence of the devil’s lettuce).

6) The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes

f you love all things unique, then you’ll love The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes. This British docuseries follows award-winning architect Piers Taylor and actress Caroline Quentin as they explore some of the most extraordinary architectural feats in the world.

7) Amazing Interiors

You should never judge a book by its cover, and — as this series proves — you should never judge a home by its exterior. This show offers looks at homes that may look ordinary from the outside but feature incredible and unique designs behind their doors.

8) Stay Here Makeover Make Money

As renting out rooms and homes to short-term renters becomes increasingly popular, getting those potential vacationers to stay in your property becomes increasingly competitive. This series — hosted by designer Genevieve Gorder and real estate expert Peter Lorimer — shows property owners how they can turn their rentals into moneymakers.

9) The Apartment

This Singaporean reality series (which is also the longest running reality competition television show in Asia) sees contestants design and decorate a room each week, with the best designers moving on to the next week and closer to the final prize. Past series-end prizes have included cash prizes and luxury apartments in Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

10) Instant Hotel

Looking to step up your host game? This reality competition series follows teams of Australian homeowners as they stay overnight in one another’s rentals and rate their experiences, all hoping to earn the title of best Instant Hotel.

11) Queer Eye

In this reality makeover show, five gay men known as the Fab Five help new “heroes” turn around their lives, helping them improve their knowledge of fashion, food and wine, interior design, grooming, and culture.

12) Styling Hollywood

Stylist and interior designer Jason Bolden and his husband, Adair Curtis of JSN Studio, star in this reality series about the people behind the scenes who do the work to make celebs look red carpet ready.

13) Cabins in the Wild

If you’re a fan of relaxing British reality TV, you’ll love Cabins in the Wild. Viewers take a journey with engineer Dick Strawbridge and craftsman Will Hardie as they first explore a pop-up hotel in the wilderness of Wales made up of wildly inventive cabins — before they embark on building their own.

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