Why Erin Napier Sometimes Feels At Odds With What Is Shown On HGTV’s Home Town

HGTV star Erin Napier revealed that she’s hesitant about the perfect home reveals featured in her renovation show, admitting that “Home Town” doesn’t reflect most people’s reality. “I’m conflicted about this because on ‘Home Town’ you see [houses] on reveal day when everything is so perfect,” she said on “Good Morning America.” “I’m so much more interested in what happens after that day.”

In an interview with Realtor, Napier expanded on this idea, explaining that she’s afraid these perfect-looking reveals negatively impact viewers’ idea of what their own homes should look like, something she’s experienced herself. While she said that there’s nothing wrong in depictions of pristine homes, they shouldn’t make people feel bad about their own homes looking less immaculate. “It can inspire decor and design, and we should use it as such,” she said. “But not use it as like, ‘This is what my house should be.’”

Besides fearing the unrealistic expectations that picture-perfect interior design photos can create, Napier has expressed a growing disinterest in the staged flawlessness of these snapshots. “We stopped following social media accounts where everything is always staged and beautiful and perfect because it is so boring to me,” Napier told Yahoo. “Perfection is deeply boring and unrelatable to me.”