After living and renting all over the world, the Manassehs found an international city that feels like home, and are ready for their first property purchase in Brussels. With their two young daughters in tow, they find their budget in the best family areas can only offer them varying levels of renovation. Stephanie is excited about customizing a dream home, but Andrew spent his childhood in half-done renovation projects and doesn't want to relive the nightmare. In the end, it's up to Stephanie to complete Andrew's office and the family's home when House Hunters International renovates in Brussels, Belgium.
Only six months into their relationship, Grant and Sara are ready to take a leap of faith and buy a new home together. Confident that he can undertake any renovation challenge, Grant opts to handle the construction and design himself with the help of his girlfriend, Sara. It's not an easy task, and such a large project is a risky move for this new couple. Together, they transform this quirky one bedroom into a stunning personalized home where they can begin a new future.
A recent inheritance is allowing Carolyn and Tom to fulfill their lifelong dream of buying a vacation home in France. But the heritage village of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain presents harsh renovation realities requiring the expertise of Design Architect Lisa Bond to achieve 400 years of fixes. Lisa does everything she can to watch the pocketbook, but the Bent's home springs unseen costs and untold extra work. Find out if their fairy tale will end grimly or happily ever after in Flavigny, France.
After meeting in Capetown, South Africa eleven years ago, Cobus and Jaco have been inseparable ever since. Now, they've decided to follow their longtime dream of an active lifestyle biking and walking alongside Amsterdam's famous canals. But with Cobus being a 'head in the clouds' idealist whilst Jaco is a pragmatist with a keen eye on the budget, they clash from the onset. With a separate mortgage in addition to the new renovation project, Jaco knows they have little room for error and delay. As the renovation gets underway, however, the combination of expensive unforeseen problems and Cobus' extravagant dreams are driving Jaco, and his budget, crazyand threatens to leave them out of money with an unfinished house.
With their daughter graduated and moved out, Rick and Susan are ready to leave Canada's cold winters for a return to Rick's homeland of Australia. Hoping to enjoy a life of leisure in the area's year-round beautiful weather, they quickly learn obtaining this goal won't be a breeze. Knowing they'll be doing much of the renovations themselves to fit into budget, Rick and Susan disagree for most of the house hunt, arguing over how much work they can handle. When they finally make a decision and start the renovation, problems and fatigue quickly set in. They quickly find themselves tired, bickering and over-budget. It's not just the house that's at stakethis renovation could rip apart their marriage.
After surviving too many cold Maine winters, David and Carolyn are ready to return to their honeymoon site in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. Entranced by the wine, beach and charm of the south of France, this couple is ready to renovate a large home for their future together. Along with a trove of treasures left from the previous owners, they discover many a renovation hiccup along the way.