Do The Clients On HGTV's Home Town Get To Keep The Furniture?

If you've ever seen HGTV's Home Town, with hosts Erin and Ben Napier, you know that they've got some serious renovation skills. Working their way through Laurel, Mississippi, they love renovating old historical homes for their clients. Once the initial makeover is complete, their team gets to work staging the space with pieces from local artists and stores to make it really feel like a home (per HGTV.)

However, when watching the show, perhaps you've wondered: do the clients get to keep all the furniture? In every space they renovate, they incorporate new pieces, from full dining sets to couches to coffee tables. They also decorate the spaces with things like books, artwork, candles, baskets, and sculptural elements. But what happens to all these items once the show is filmed? The answer's not as simple as you might think. While some of the items are guaranteed to stay in the home, the rest depends upon how much the clients are willing to spend above their budget.

If you've been wondering about this question, know that you're not alone. So many people pondered this that Erin Napier took it upon herself to answer it in the caption of an Instagram post in 2017. She explained that some pieces are factored into the renovation budget, which includes the custom ones built by Ben and some other select items. Further, Erin often uses some of the pieces that were already in the home, which the client obviously keeps.

However, not everything is covered by the budget, so if the homeowners want to keep some extra pieces, they'll need to pay for them. Erin explains that "we fill the houses with goods from all our favorite local shops around Laurel and the homeowners get a cataloged binder of everything we use that shows the special price our shop owners offer... It's a kind of 'welcome to the neighborhood!' from locals to these sweet new folks." Therefore, it's really all up to the homeowners to decide what to do with most of the pieces, and if desired, they could send it all back and furnish the home themselves.

In the same Instagram post from 2017, Erin Napier then goes on to talk about her personal style: "Some may say my style is maximalist or cluttered, but I say it's real life. We all have stuff, or at least I do — and those things are the pieces that comfort us on a stormy night (literally and figuratively) and welcome us home when we walk in the door." She then finishes her post with the hashtag, #moreismore, a common saying among maximalists.

Since the show aired in 2016, a style has emerged that perfectly explains Erin's design choices: Grandmillennial Vintage. According to HGTV, key elements include vintage decorations, patterned pieces, woven elements, wallpaper, porch swings, antiques, knick-knacks, eclectic and mismatched features, and rich tones, which are all extremely prevalent in every space Erin designs. However, while this is a common style nowadays, some clients may be more into modern or minimalist spaces, in which case they may choose to send back many of the items Erin styled with.