HGTV‘s “Home Town” star Erin Napier is clearing up one of her design choices after some fans expressed confusion. Find out why Napier said she’s not a fan of the choice, but she has to do it.
Erin Napier Shares Reason Behind Those Backward Books
On June 2, Napier took to Instagram to share some highlights of their season 9 finale renovation. Alongside the images of their work, she wrote, “That’s a wrap, and the vinyl wrapped appliances are my favorite idea I’ve ever had. I love the way Rose is unafraid of color and living out loud, and I wish it for us all. See y’all with more episodes in the winter!”
One person commented that they aren’t a fan of the way the books were placed on the shelves. “Erin, Erin, Erin … I have always loved everything you do, but shelving books spine-in is a crime against humanity … or at least against bookanity,” they wrote.
Another fan guessed, “It’s just for staging on television. I think it has something to do with showing the titles and possibly licensing?”
Napier cleared it up, writing, “No, it’s copyright issues. Legal team won’t let us show spines.”
Another fan commented, “Beautiful kitchen, love the color choices throughout. But could we normalize placing books with their bindings forward? I don’t know when it became cool to put them in ‘backwards’ but it bugs me.”
Napier responded, sharing how it’s not her choice to position the books in this way. “It’s not cool, it’s a legal requirement for TV,” she wrote. “I hate it, but we have to do it this way.”
Fans appreciated hearing Napier’s perspective. “Had NO idea, thank you for clearing it up. I know how much you love books and it just made no sense,” one person wrote. “Now I know. HUGZ.”
Ben & Erin Napier Take a Break … Sort Of
On June 1, Napier posted a teaser of the finale episode on Instagram. “TONIGHT it’s the season finale of ‘Home Town,’ and you’re going to loooove Rose’s colorful jeweltoned retro hippie cowgirl style, even if you hate the way that contractor took her money and ran,” the HGTV star wrote in the caption.
She shared, “It’s your last chance for a new ‘Home Town’ until winter” and included a note about how their “break” works.
“PS I love that y’all think this means we are getting a break, but it mostly just means it takes a whole year to renovate all the houses you watch in 6 months, so the work never stops, the viewing just does,” Napier explained.
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Erin Napier Shares the 1 Design Choice She’s Required to Do: ‘I Hate It’