Jonathan Scott Quotes

I've always admired the kind of guy who moves into a place and restores it. Thanks to my efforts, the guy who moves into mine will have a chance to do just that.

I watch a lot of home stuff; I like seeing things go from one thing to another and get fixed up.

I've always been interested in DIY and home renovation - even from my first student flat. I've always left places better than when I moved in.

I find home renovations almost traumatic. But people can create something great.

Buying a house that needs work can be one of the best ways to stretch your budget. Why pay for someone else's upgrade?

We became amazed with Property Brothers at how many kids watch and love the show. We'll even have 4- and 5-year-olds walk up on the street and say, 'Mom and Dad, look: it's the Property Brothers.'

I love seeing a house and thinking about how it should be redone or restored.

I'm not an interior designer - I'm a normal working mum who wants her house to look good and doesn't need a man to do it for her.

My guilty pleasure is I like to watch a lot of HGTV. I really like watching design shows about houses, like extreme homes. Like buying a bridge and turning it into a house or something like that. I really am interested in home design or something like that... architecture.

I love doing kitchen renovations where we're opening up the kitchen and creating open-concept main floors. I think that's one renovation that really changes the way people live in their homes.

I love HGTV. I love working on my house and have really been bit by the 'luxury remodeling' bug. 'Million Dollar Rooms,' 'Million Dollar Listing'... any show that can give me design inspiration, I soak it in and try my hand at it. Home Depot is my second home!

I like people to really get a feel for the house before they do anything to it.

If you leave me in a room long enough, I'll redecorate the room.

I gave the couple a hint of a design that would work great with the bones of their home. They weren't ready for it, and they embarrassed themselves and that's too bad.

I also had a hosting position on a home and garden television show - which is a joke if you ever see my apartment.

I tend to renovate properties when I'm not working.

I love to watch 'Property Brothers.'

A fixer-upper is good for your business if you are the guy who fixes it up.

I visited Minnie Pearl's home down in Nashville, and I liked it so much I asked the same man to help fix up my place.

I renovate homes and buildings and residences in Detroit.

You have to take the time to live in a place to collect all the pieces, develop a vision. You can't just go to Home Depot and buy everything.

I'm a serial renovator of apartments and old houses, so I'm in daily need of doorknobs, subway tiles, and 14-foot-tall pier mirrors.

When someone wants to freshen up their home a bit, and they don't want to spend a ton of money on construction, I always tell them to start off with paint. A fresh coat can really change the whole look of a home.

I can't stand those shows that come in and make things over and leave the homeowner with a mess to fix afterwards. Not my style!

And personally, one of the secrets I guess you can say with success on HGTV, for not only myself and a lot of other individuals who have shows, is that we truly do love what we do. We're passionate about real estate. We love design. We love seeing transformations. We love working with our hands.