EA and HGTV kick off a special collaboration between the popular interior design game Design Home and the hit TV series Fixer to Fabulous, which will be live on February 19—with House Hunters also joining the collaboration. But, for me, it’s the former that marks the standout in this collaboration, given that much of my choices in real-life decor have come from Dave and Jenny.
The home-renovating couple Dave & Jenny Marrs are the people behind Fixer to Fabulous, a series where they renovate classic homes around their hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas. And now, they’re bringing the Marrs Barn to games. In this collaboration with HGTV, players can compete in new weekly challenges inspired by the series, including “Bentonville Beauty” and “Arkansas Amazement.”
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Additionally, they can complete weekly challenges based on rooms in House Hunters. All of which invite them to create their best designs using real-world brands, furniture & decor, and submit their work to be voted on by other players for in-game rewards.
EA’s Design Home will also be featured in an upcoming Season 6 episode of Fixer to Fabulous airing on March 25 at 8|7c on HGTV and available to stream the next day on Max and Discovery+, where hosts Dave and Jenny Marrs take a break from their building and design jobs to play challenges and show off their creativity to each other.
Want to learn more about Design Home?
With more than 131M players globally since launch, Design Home uses well-known brands and designers like West Elm, Jonathan Adler, Williams Sonoma, Kathy Kuo, and more for players to express their creative vision! Featuring 18,000 challenges, nearly 100 partnered brands, 61,000 furniture and decor items, and over 3,000 locations since launch, the game is the perfect place for players to become the interior designer of their dreams. For even more, you can sign up to become a VIP.
Want to watch Fixer to Fabulous on HGTV?
The series takes viewers into Dave and Jenny Marrs’ renovation business but also their daily lives. From Jenny’s pasture full of animals to spin-off series about their renovation in Italy and of the Welcome Inn, the family business is a blast to watch. In the main series, the couple uses a bit of love and a lot of talent to transform historic houses in desperate need of an update and turn them into charming forever homes.
New episodes of the HGTV series are available the day after release on MAX (formerly HBO Max) and Discovery+.
