Property Brothers at Home

           After watching Jonathan and Drew Scott work on other people’s houses for the past few years, I was really interested to see what they would do to their own house.  Now I know.  Property Brothers at Home shows the renovations Jonathan and Drew did to the house they share in Las Vegas.  As they work they come across unpleasant surprises just as they do on their other shows, Property Brothers and Buying and Selling.  They also have to deal with difficult home owners; each other.  Jonathan and Drew definitely do not always agree about what and on how things should be done.  It never gets too heated between the two brothers, but you can tell when one is driving the other crazy. 

Watching the interactions between the two brothers is quite fascinating.  On the other shows only a little of their personalities get to come out.  This is especially true of Drew who spends most of his time in business mode.  Jonathan gets the opportunity to show some of his personality during the renovations, but he stays businesslike a lot as well.  Without home owners other than themselves to deal with, the brothers are able to show more of their quirks and how they interact with each other.  Everything becomes even more interesting when their older brother JD comes into the picture.  He pops in every once in awhile as the renovations are being done.  When I watch JD I can tell he’s the older brother.  His behavior is one of a person who has spent most of his life dealing with the antics of his two younger brothers.  There is more than once that I felt JD was mentally shaking his head at something one or both of his brothers did.           

                While I find the personalities and relationships interesting, the reason I’m really watching the show is to see the renovation.  It is incredible how differently they treat their house versus others’.  On Property Brothers, Jonathan usually helps the home owners destroy cabinets, countertops, and most of whatever else is being removed.  This sends me through the roof.  So many of these items could be donated or repurposed in some way.  They do not need to be destroyed just for the sake of destruction.  (I must say here that Jonathan is not the only person who does this.  Most of the home renovation shows do, driving me absolutely crazy in the process.)  In Jonathan’s own home, however, he and Drew take care with everything in the house.  If they’re not going to keep something, they remove it carefully and keep it in good condition for donation.  Another thing the brothers didn’t do was immediately paint their cabinets.  It seems like every time Jonathan walks into a house on Buying and Selling he paints wood cabinets white.  The wood molding and trim gets painted on Property Brothers.  I grit my teeth a lot during these moments.  On Property Brothers at Home I didn’t have to!  While the cabinets were eventually painted, they were done with a wood grain effect to give an appearance of actual wood.  I also don’t think the cabinets were made of hardwood (they kept talking about veneers) so seeing them painted was not such a thing for me.  The point is, unlike usual, painting was not the immediate solution for changing how the cabinets looked in the kitchen.   

                The entire show isn’t all about work.  There is fun too.  In the first episode Jonathan and Drew were fitted for custom-made suits of armor to be put on display in their living room.  By the end of the episode the completed suits arrived.  It must have been thrilling to try them on.  To have your own personal suit of armor is not something everyone can claim. 

                 Since there is only one property to renovate, I’m not sure how long this series is going to last. I thought I read somewhere that there will be four episodes, but don’t quote me on that. It would be great if there were more episodes because I am finding myself enjoying this show more than I do the others. I like being able to see more of whom Jonathan and Drew truly are. When JD gets into the picture I enjoy the show even more. He adds another element that is never seen in the other shows because he’s not on them. I’m hoping when this series ends another show will be thought of that all three brothers can do together.