“But, sometimes, all the homes look identical.
I’m on a mission to take these homes from cookie cutter to custom made.
Jasmine Roth eventually concluded they weren’t making much headway.
“Two years in, I realized we really knew nothing.
Roth’s since picked up lots of valuable knowledge from contractors.
“At first, I think they were like, ‘Why is this girl on this job site?
And why does she not know anything?'”
She added, “It’s possible to learn if you let yourself be taught.”
“I just finished oneyesterdaythat is a Tiki house,” she toldHouston Chronicle.
“The theme was ‘atomic Tiki.’
Very retro and very futuristic at the same time.
It was so much fun!”
I ask, ‘What do younotlike?’
and that is the question people always know.”
In fact, whenHGTVproducers first reached out to her, she thought she was being pranked.
“When they contacted me, I thought it was a joke,” she told theOrange County Register.
I was like: ‘Betsy, brush yourhair.
We got an interview.'”
“It’d be the most boring TV,” Roth toldHouse Beautiful.
“‘What do you do that doesn’t take two years?’
This led to a change of direction to showcase her knack for transforming bland properties into dream homes.
“It’sreality TVto the max.
“Do the homeowners pay for the renovations?”
Jasmine Roth shared on her website’s FAQ.
“Yes, they do.”
“It runs the gamut,” she said.
“In some shows, we come in and we pay for everything.
In others we are following along on a regularly scheduled renovation anyway.
In some cases, we share costs with the homeowner.
There is no hard-and-fast rule.”
Even when thehomeowners do foot the bill, they still receive an amazing deal.
“Each of these families I treat like my own,” she explained.
She continued, “No two families are the same; why should their houses be?”
She elaborated on that theme in an interview withHouston Chronicle.
“In so many suburbs, the houses look the same basic cookie-cutter design,” Roth explained.
“Having a TV show has opened a lot of doors,” she told theLos Angeles Times.
“My goal is to just keep my head down and be open to whatever opportunities it brings.”
“I’m definitely more of a functional designer,” she toldHouse Beautifulregarding her role on HGTV’sHidden Potential.
“My focus is more, ‘Does the house work for the family?
What will they do with their stroller?
Where will the toys go?'”
A home should not only look great, she believes, but it also needs to be livable.
“Why not have your house be fun, playful and happy?”
“If it works for the family, I’m going to do it.”
“They’re not allowed to even drive by,” Roth added.
You only get so many surprises in your life as an adult.
This is kind of creating one of those moments.”
This is not to say that producers didn’t take a stab at get Jasmine Roth’s husband involved.
“He’s running a business a big business and I’m doing my own thing.”
“Buyers see right through that.
Rather, think of a timeless design, something that is functional.
“I’ve been using a lot of luxury vinyl right now for my flooring,” she explained.
“I think people hear ‘vinyl flooring’ and they cringe.
But vinyl has come a long, long way.
“At a minimum these projects would take six to seven months.
We have it so dialed in.”
“Each design is custom for the family, and it’s also custom for the neighborhood.
I literally sit out front on the curb and take in the surroundings, the way everything flows together.
Just trying to make a house look different is never the answer.”
“It was cool to see it through theBradykids’ eyes,” she toldMediaVillage.
TheBrady Bunchstarsso enjoyed working with Roth that they decided to make her an honorary member of their TV family.
“It’s official!”
“When theBradykids tell you you are now the seventh Brady, it feels really good!”
