10 Things You Need To Know About The Making Of Love It Or List It – Screen Rant

Fans of home renovation reality TV love binging Love It Or List It, but how much of the show is real? Check out these facts about the hit show.

Many have found themselves binge-watching multiple episodes of HGTVs hit show, Love It or List It. The show features Hilary Farr, an interior designer, and David Visentin, a real estate agent, who are competing to either transform a couples house into the home of their dreams or convince them to list it on the market and move. Hilary and her design team work hard to renovate homes, while David hopes the couple will realize its time to move.

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You might watch the show for the home renovations, but Hilary and David make the show enjoyable while they bicker in competition with one another. However, how much of the show is actually true? Its a reality TV show like all others, so it has some secrets. Take a look at 10 behind-the-scenes secrets about the making of Love It or List It.

Hilary and David have great onscreen chemistry. Fans would think they have known each other for years before they started filming the show, but thats not true. In fact, they never met until they auditioned to appear on the HGTV show.

Before auditioning for the show, David had a successful real estate career, and Hilary had her own interior design career. Hilary was the first to be cast for the show, and David followed closely after. He recalled the producers telling him, Youre brilliant. We want you. We think youre going to make Hilary look good. The producers werent wrong. Theyre a dynamic duo.

Many costars dont actually get along behind-the-scenesand when fans find out about this, it can be disappointing. But the audience doesn't have to worry about Hilary and Davids real-life chemistry. Theyre even best friends when the cameras stop rolling. Their affection isnt fake, and they dont bicker as much as they do on the show.

Hilary and I have a lot of fun together. I think people enjoy watching us having a lot of fun, David remarked. Hilary added, We adore each other. We make each other laugh a lot. Doesnt that make you love the show even more?

The show makes you think that the homeowners meet with Hilary and David numerous times during the renovation process. Unfortunately, this isnt true. Hilary and David rarely meet with the homeowners during the filming of an episode. For when they meet and discuss the home or Davids property prospects, the scenes are short and rehearsed.

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While this seems disappointing, its standard practice for most home renovation shows on HGTV. Other shows, including Fixer Upper, Curb Appeal: The Block,and others, rarely have the hosts interact with the homeowners. Instead, they interact more with the shows producers and film crew.

Like many other realityTVrenovation shows, Love It or List It follows a strict formula. Every episode has the same premise: a couple wants Hilary to renovate their home within their budget, while David shows them houses on the market. One partner in the couple usually wants to stay at their home, while the other is desperate to move. Hilary has design complications and then the couple makes a decision at the end of the episode if theyre going to love it or list it.

This is the script every episode follows. Its what sells the show to viewers, and some participants have revealed that the show is even scripted in what the couples can say. However, Hilary has denied some of these remarks. She said, The show is not at all scripted and the reactions of the homeowners to renovation realities and bad news is very real.

This might be disappointing to fans, but the endings of the show are usually faked and scripted for the camera. The producers have everyone film two different endings: one where the couple chooses to love their home, and another where they decide to list it.

Then, during the post-production and editing process, the producers decide which ending works best for the episode. Which one will be more satisfying and entertaining for viewers? So, if a couple decides to love or list their home on the show, it might not actually be true.

In 2016, Raleigh, North Carolina, couple Deena Murphy and Timothy Sullivan took the shows producers to court after they were dissatisfied with a home renovation. They paid $140,00 for the project and in return, Hilary and her design team painted shut windows and performed low-grade industrial carpeting. They even damaged the home.

The couple said, [Farr and Visentin] are actors or television personalities playing a role In this case, none of them played more than a casual role in the actual renovation process. Yikes!

According to many show participants, Hilarys renovation team leaves many of their jobs undone. They start a project but they dont finish them. Instead, some rooms are professionally finished to look presentable for the cameras. Then, after the episode is filmed, the furniture and additional renovation designs are removed from the home.

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So, what one sees on the show isnt necessarily what you truly get. With tight budgets and time constraints, it would be difficult for Hilary and her team to renovate the entire house, but fans wish it was possible.

While Hilary is renovating the couples home, David shows them three possible homes on the real estate market. One of them (usually the last home) is nearly perfect and meets the couples needs.

However, just like House Hunters, some of the homes arent even for sale. They might be friends homes or homes the shows producers find. This fact may make some fans look at the show differently.

If you have watched countless episodes of Love It or List It, then you might know that more people tend to love their renovated home than list it. Hilary wins the competition, even though David does a good job trying to convince the couple to move.

Some couples even sign on to be featured on the show when they already know what their decision is going to be. They are going to love their home, but they simply want Hilary and her team of interior designers to renovate the home. They also enjoy the 30 minutes of fame.

When a couple decides to list their home, it might not mean what you think. If they dont love the renovations Hilary and her team made on their house, they decide to list it on the market. However, these couples might not actually list their homes at all.

According to some participants, they decided to announce that theyre going to list their home, but they dont decide to do that once the filming is wrapped up. They had a professional renovation on their home, and they decide to keep it that way.

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