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GREAT AMERICAN HOME & GARDEN REFRESH
‘ FIXER TO FABULOUS ’ hosts on DIY :
‘ Experiment , don ’ t be afraid to fail ’
Rebecca Treon Special to The Tennessean
Dave and Jenny Marrs have gone back and forth to Italy at least half a dozen times over the past year with their five kids in tow . The reason ? The hosts of HGTV ’ s “ Fixer to Fabulous ” have just finished renovating a 400-year-old Italian villa — their most challenging project yet . h The six-episode “ Fixer to Fabulous : Italiano ” aired on Tuesday , March 12 . h “ We were completely out of our element , and it was very stressful ,” Jenny Marrs said . “ But it was an adventure . I think it was the most creatively fulfilling project we ’ ve done .”
The couple , married for 18 years , abandoned corporate jobs in 2004 and moved to Arkansas . Dave Marrs launched his own construction company and the couple started working together renovating houses .
“ We were really young at the time and didn ’ t know any better ,” Jenny Marrs joked , but the couple knew they wanted the creativity their business would give them . Before settling in Arkansas , they ’ d moved six times , experimenting with different renovations and designs along the way , and since launching their business , they ’ ve renovated hundreds of homes together .
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HGTV ’ s “ Fixer to Fabulous ” hosts Jenny and Dave Marrs .
PHOTO PROVIDED BY MIKE DAVELLO ; PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY RACHEL VAN BLANKENSHIP / USA TODAY NETWORK
David and Jenny Marrs ’ participation in the Great American Home & Garden Refresh is part of a paid promotional agreement . In order to avoid any conflicts of interest , a freelancer wrote this article .