New Kids on the Block Star Jonathan Knight Is a ‘Farmhouse Fixer’ for HGTV

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Though he’s best known as one-fifth of the ’80s boy band New Kids on the Block (still touring!), Jonathan Knight was born to do this show, Farmhouse Fixer, premiering March 3.

As a kid, he recalls, “my mom used to drive me around [the Boston area] to look at old homes.” Armed with her love of history plus skills gained from his contractor dad, Knight spruces up aged farmhouses over six episodes. Here’s what to expect.

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Surprises

Crawling deep into a Hollis, New Hampshire, basement brings “the most unusual find of my whole career”—a well hidden underneath the house, predating running water.

Lows and Highs

An experienced flipper, Knight was new to working with clients — and making calls about cost overruns. (“It’s never a comfortable situation.”) But the results! Happy homeowners “still send me pictures of the kids at the breakfast bar.”

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Respect

Preserving the past — say, listing the names of previous and current owners on wooden ceiling beams — is key. “It’s fun to be able to look back so that we can look forward.”

Farmhouse Fixer, Series Premiere, Wednesday, March 3, 9/8c, HGTV

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    GreenButton

    I couldnt wait to see this show! I was a new kid fan growing up and was even in the fan club. Jon's my favorite and this show is awesome. I grew up on a farm in rural South Carolina so alot of what he talks about and does hits home with me. I hope his show is on for many more years! Jon is awesome!

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    RedSushi

    Come on $180 for wallpaper in a chicken house. How ridiculous! Someone should have told someone NO ON THE STAIRCASE AND STEPS

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    PurpleBlowdryer

    I think you could have done a new foundation under the additions & kept those older sections.

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    CyanRaindrop

    Ditch Kristina Creston. Season 1 episode 3...She failed to embrace the "curve" which was an architectural gift...then the colors she chose for this reno were not in keeping with a historical home such this. I feel sorry for this couple who sank 200k into this reno. Any amateur designer could have done better.

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    OliveSnow

    12 inch wide solid maple (?) floors from 1738, pulled out and cut to use to wall a chicken coup and replaced with manufactured hardwood. Was this preservation at all, or a tear up? Why not refinish those floors? A navy blue stair case in a 1738 house. I’m surprised that the historical board of Hollis, NH would allow this to happen. Instead of using the original well as a yard fountain (hand dug in 1730s) was filled in. What????

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