Chip and Joanna Gaines are well known for the dramatic changes they can bring to a home. But wait until you see what their next project will be! It’s bigger, much bigger.
Rather than flipping a house, the couple is now aiming to totally transform a major hotel!
The Gaines are renovating the nearly 100-year-old Grand Karem Shrine building in Waco, Texas, where the couple lives. They plan to turn it into a hotel called Hotel 1928.
Fans will be able to watch the magnificent transformation as they attempt to move into the hospitality business in their next show: “Fixer Upper: The Hotel.”
The new project is a spinoff on the Gaines’ wildly popular series, “Fixer Upper.” This show aired for five seasons on HGTV and ended in 2018. The new show will debut this fall on the couple’s Magnolia Network.
The couple announced their new project on Wednesday during Warner Bros. Discovery MAX Streaming Day. Warner Bros. Discovery also unveiled its new streaming service — Max — which will combine content from the HBO Max and Discovery+ streaming services.
Starting on May 23, Magnolia Network programming will be available on Max, rather than Discovery+.
The Gaines gave their fans a tease of their new show in a one-minute trailer. At the beginning of the clip, Joanna sets the scene for the announcement by saying, “We are excited we finally get to share some news with you.”
Then she looks expectantly at her husband, Chip, and says “Share the news!”
“Hold on one second,” the 48-year-old replies before exiting the frame.
Chip comes back to his wife, now wearing a classic hotel employee’s uniform. He salutes and says, “How can I help you? Can I take your bags?”
Chip then makes the big announcement, “Y’all, we’re gonna have a hotel in downtown Waco, Texas,” he says.
“What?” Joanna replies in mock shock.
The clip shifts to footage from the show with Chip narrating, “When you think about a 50 thousand square foot hotel remodel, I mean, this is the big leagues. This is what you dream about. I think Jo and I are out of our element to some extent. But I think we’re up for the challenge.”
No doubt they will be!
