Get to know the hosts of HGTV's '100 Day Dream Home' Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt. All rights reserved. In addition, the couple has a daughter named Jade Kleinschmidt. I think the part I like to focus on is lets make it pretty, but lets make it functional. So I dont like creating something thats pretty, but in a year you have to replace it, or its just not going to stand the test time. We enjoy every step of the process, and as soon as we lose sight of that, we have to remember why we're doing it. Brian: Its almost like going to look at a car and the car looks beautiful; but when you turn the key, the engines not working. Brian and his first wife, Ericka, were actually on the 15th season of The Amazing Race in 2009. As Brian Kleinschmidt told The Observer News, the wife of his former boss worked for HGTV. Thats the part that can get dragged along a lot with projects., Brian said, Another thing weve streamlined and perfected is ordering materials. Have Chip and Joanna Gaines Just Met a Money Pit They Cannot Fix? In addition to telling more personal stories, the couple learned a lot about time management during their first season. They got married in 2007 and parted ways by 2011. Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt are proud parents to an adorable baby girl, Jade. And two years later, 2011, they split up. The year before, he and his then-wife, Ericka Dunlap, competed on the globe-trotting travel contestThe Amazing Race. Fixer-uppers make for riveting reality TV, but what about building a house from the ground up in 100 days? If youre in downtown Tampa, 30 minutes to the north, or 30 minutes to the east or west, there are all different styles of land and neighborhoods, Brian said. She is famous for appearing in the HGTV show, 100 Day Dream Home alongside her husband, Brian Kleinschmidt. Bday fun w Brian#florida#clearwater#speedboat pic.twitter.com/pe3YfmrqNq, Mika Mcgee Kleinschmidt (@mikamakesmoves) April 20, 2016. Brian instantly fell for her. 2023 GRV Media Ltd. All Rights Reserved. The Bauemlers are well aware of the kind of damage hurricanes can cause, after Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas in 2019, devastating parts of the Bahamas where their resort is located; while the resort only sustained minor damage, the show paused filming so the Bauemlers could help with clean-up efforts in the area. The renowned real estate development and interior design expert raises her daughter with her husband, Brian Kleinschmidt, an actor, entrepreneur, and home designing expert. We just did a house with black lower cabinets and white upper ones. Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt have created an affluent life for themselves with a well-established construction business and multiple TV appearances. We were surprised to find out that Mika and Brian did not start dating right away. It shows the country how diverse our area is. The pressure was on to design multiple homes . Go behind the scenes at HGTV with your favorite show and host news, delivered straight to your inbox. I think maintaining those really critical systems like your HVAC, for example, is key. Before they got together, Brian had been thrust into the limelight for his stint on the Amazing Race.. Though Hurricane Ian is expected to weaken by the time it reaches there, National Weather Service meteorologist Derrick Weiglich told the Orlando-Sentinel it still has the potential to be a Category 1 hurricane by then, with heavy rains, wind gusts and possible tornadoes. But despite that fact, [] Brian, together with his wife, hosts HGTV's reality show '100 Days Dream House'. Brian Kleinschmidt is a loving husband of Mika Kleinschmichel. Apparently, production realized that it was best to play it safe and go with 100 Day Dream Home instead. On October 10, 2021, Mika and Brian celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary. (Each episode shows the entire process from preparing the land to revealing the finished home to the buyers. A Harlem Globetrotter is ready to settle down with his girlfriend in their dream home. Brian Kleinschmidt walked down the aisle with the former Miss America Erika Dunlap in 2007. Those kind of disagreements and compromises are completely normal, Brian said. With 14 million viewers tuning in for the show's freshman season, it's clear that the Kleinschmidts have found an audience. Brian and Mika Met in High School. And it makes the show relatable. We are really side by side with them during those selections. As Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt explained in an interview withPeople, they undertake a special project ranging from a dedicated craft room to a tricked-out backyard of which the homeowner is completely unaware. When they weren't busy building spec homes, Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt of HGTV's100 Day Dream Home were apparently watching HGTV. They have streamlined the entire process . Happily married for half a decade, the Tampa, Florida-based couple takes on the challenge . "We've been good at delegating tasks," Mika told the Herald-Tribune. Season 3 of 100 Day Dream Home is currently airing on HGTV, where the Kleinschmidt's make dreams come true. Shes now the CEO of Crown Communications Group, which is a consulting firm based in Orlando, while staying active in numerous civic organizations as a Coach, Mentor, and a Role Model., Brian and Ericka divorced not too long after being on The Amazing Race, but he claimed that their stint on the show had nothing to do with why their marriage didnt work out. They hire Brian and Mika to demolish the old house and use the clean slate to . However, Brian never got up the courage to ask . Not only are they not updated on the progress of construction, they're not even allowed to return to the property until it's time for the big reveal. Having "risen through the ranks of production,"she thought their concept had enough merit to get their ideato the right people, and100 Day Dream Home was born. Brian: One of the funniest things is Im 6-foot-4 and shes not quite 5-foot-4, so when they dont have a box for her to stand on, I have to stand with my legs spread so Im lower down. The long career of the couple in real estate, along with their growing popularity in the television industry, is only going to make them richer and add to their overall impressive net worth in the coming years. But before they reconnected to become the dreamy HGTV couple we know them as today, Brian was married to his first wife, Ericka Dunlap. It has to work well, too. Were building a team.. Although Mika turned Brian down for their high school homecoming, the two reconnected 10 years later shortly after Brians divorce from his first wife. Before he and wife Mika embarked on building spec homes which ultimately led them to 100Day Dream Home Brian Kleinschmidt had an earlier experience with flipping houses. A romance and business were born.. 1:10. Brian and Mika create homes on HGTV with 100 Day Dream Home but also work on projects outside of the show. Unfortunately, the decorations provided are just for the show and the families do not get to keep these after the show. Check out the video of Bian Kleinschmidt & his wife Mika Kleinschmidt speaking about his show below. Brian and Mika first met in high school chorus and it was love at first sightat least it was for Brian. Naturally, Brian and Mikas actual first meeting was a complete stroke of luck as they did not simply catch each others attention in the assembly hall. Brians mother, Ellen, is a retired music teacher. She's the realtor, he's the developer and together they help clients both design and build the perfect house from the ground up in 100 days or less. According to HGTV's description, each episode documents their efforts as they undertake the daunting task of "designing and building a completely custom home from the ground up in 100 days or less" after meeting extensively with the home's future owners in order to gain a sense of their likes and dislikes. They dont have a true 100% aesthetic; it ends up being a combination of multiple styles. After building for hundreds of clients, Brian and Mika are ready for their OWN dream home, but agreeing on a style is proving to be a challenge! In 2019 HGTV debuted their new show 100 Day Dream Home which was a little different to their usual programmes as it focuses on the husband and wife duo Mika and Brian Kleinschmidt as they challenge themselves to take on the task of, "designing and building a completely custom home from the ground up in 100 days or less.". "We're not looking to build 500 houses a year,"Mika admitted. They spend all this money making it look good, but it all has to work well. This change in focus has resulted in a very different process than what they'd been accustomed to. While Brian and Mika are now a perfect couple on 100 Day Dream Home, Brian and his first wife, Ericka, were a record-breaking couple. But theyve also recently clinched bragging rights as the winners of Season 2s Rock the Block.. {"slide_show":3,"slide_scroll":1,"dots":"true","arrows":"true","autoplay":"true","autoplay_interval":3000,"speed":600,"loop":"true","design":"design-1"}. After trying to squeeze their large, blended family into a tiny two-bedroom house, a couple finally decides they need to build bigger. The application process is actually very simple but in order to be considered, certain criteria must be met. GRV Media Ltd, 18 Mulberry Avenue, Widnes. As mushily confessed on Instagram, Brians timidness had restrained him from asking her to homecoming around 1999. Mika: Its really preplanning and having the homeowners ready to make decisions in regard to those interior finishes, flooring, and cabinets. On September 27, she posted a photo on Instagram of her laptop on her desk and wrote, Finishing up some work for an exciting project on the horizon, now its time to pack my suitcase! This time she said YES! A lot of these renovated homes are hundreds of years old, they have a ton of problems. Bellevida + Dirt2Design = Dream Homes. The Kleinschmidts, who did not win a single . A post shared by Mika Kleinschmidt HGTV (@mikamakesmoves). ", When it's time for the big reveal, the homeowners not only see their new house for the first time, they also discover the secret project, while viewers find out whether they like what the Kleinschmidts have created. We're sorry, there seems to be an issue playing this video. Brian and Mika didnt connect romantically in high school but 12 years later, in 2011, they met again and started dating, Mika revealed on her Instagram account. And, as Brian pointed out, they'll also hire far more tradespeople than a normal job would require, in order to get each job done faster. Brian: Yeah, we surprised them! And while the show's 100-day time limit may appear challenging, the couple had actually been able to build homes in far less time than that. They also figured that it would be a distinctive addition to HGTV's existing roster of programming while most HGTV offerings featured some type of renovation or redesign project, the Kleinschmidts envisioned a series with a different premise, in which they'd build customized homes from the ground up under a strict timeline. While networks approach most people to set up television, Brain and Mika go in a different direction. Later, it inspired him to open his own show based on building beautiful houses. They can say, This over here isnt working, youre going to have to get that to code before you start. I think that itll make some of the stress come off, because youll be more prepared. "I mean, there's always gonna be a middle ground of compromise, and you just have to figure out what that is with that particular client.". Building on sentimental property is an exciting task for Brian and Mika, but first they'll have to clear a lot filled with decades of collectibles. So we like starting from scratch with everything brand-new, and giving the customer exactly what they want.
