Hometown

FANS of Beauty And The Beast will never be able to enjoy Belle’s library in the castle or dance with a candlestick, but they CAN prance through the heroine’s home village of Villeneuve. It turns ou…

Erin and Ben Napier love their small Mississippi hometown, especially the old historical houses. Using found materials and old textiles, they're keeping the character of these classic homes but giving them modern and affordable updates. From Erin's imaginative hand sketches to Ben's custom handiwork, this couple is bringing homes back to life and making sure their small town's future is as bright as its past.

“Now Main Street’s white-washed windows and vacant stores Seems like there ain’t nobody wants to come down here no more They’re closing down the textile mill across the rail…

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We've travelled to the homes, landscapes and cities that have inspired some of the UK's most prolific literary legends. From the seaside town that inspired Dickens, the moody moors that birthed Dracula and the city that gave us Harry Potter, follow in these writers' footsteps.

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One summer evening, my husband and I got in our old truck and drove down a remote dirt road. We drove and drove and drove and didn't see a soul. I always wonder where the telephone poles go--no one seems to live out here. We explored the backroads for almost four hours and didn't see a single person. We saw abandoned farm equipment and an old truck but no people. As the sun was setting I jumped out of the truck and took this photo of the country road. I thought it was just a nice country…

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Erin and Ben Napier, hosts of HGTV's "Home Town," tell the story of how they found their Craftsman Cottage in Laurel, Mississippi, and made it their own.