HGTV’s HOME TOWN hosts, woodworker Ben Napier and designer Erin Napier, have a few surprises tucked behind those old-house makeovers in Laurel, Mississippi.
“I think home is the best place on earth,” Erin wrote while introducing the show’s pilot. Getting that feeling onto television, however, involved everything from a small-town care package to a crate beneath her feet.
Here are seven behind-the-scenes details that might change how you watch the next reveal.



