To make a profit on the affordable homes they sell, Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas have to keep to a pretty tight budget on "Bargain Block." But, on "Rock The Block," just like the house's square footage, their budget was also a lot more generous.
"That was a dream come true to have a budget, to be able to express some of the fun ideas that we've had when you're standing around, and you're like, 'Oh, if I had $10,000, this is what I would do,'" Keith said. "Well, you do," Evan quipped.
Working with the "Rock The Block" budget allowed them to try ideas they'd wanted to execute for a long time but couldn't afford. "All sorts of features that we had never put in houses before we got to do, like outdoor kitchens, and beams in living rooms, and huge fireplace features," Evan said.
But, in some ways, all those options introduced new challenges. Keith explained how designing with that huge budget made decision-making harder.
"Suddenly, the whole world opened up in terms of design possibilities, [and] it was hard for me to pick because I love doing so many different things that it was really a challenge for me to find something and make it cohesive for that much square footage and those big impacts," he said.
"Rock The Block" Season 3 airs Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HGTV and streams on Discovery+.
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