The show focuses on the husband-and-wife team of Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt.
As Brian Kleinschmidt toldThe Observer News, the wife of his former boss worked for HGTV.
Kleinschmidt also credits his own tenacity for100 Day Dream Homeultimately making it on the air.
Brian described the process that goes into brainstorming ideas for the show’s special projects.
“There hasn’t really been a time when they’ve hated it,” Brian revealed toPeople.
“Or at least they haven’t said anything to us yet.”
“Mika handles most of the design,” Brian told theLos Angeles Times.
“I handle most of the dirt.”
That wasn’t his only experience on data pipe television.
As theHerald-Tribunereported, the couple narrowly missed winning the entire season.
“We made it all the way to the finish line,” he said.
This change in focus has resulted in a very different process than what they’d been accustomed to.
“Working with homeowners is a totally different angle,” Mika toldPeople.
“It’s almost like you’re a counselor in a sense,” she explained.
“For drywall, rather than have three guys we’ll have eight.
We’ll knock it out in a day, half a day,” he explained.
Despite the speed, he added, quality is a priority.
“We’re not just slapping these up for a TV show,” he said.
“We double-check they’re perfect.”
As Brian told theHerald-Tribune, the couple tries to remind themselves “every day that this should be fun.
It can become stressful, but we do love what we’re doing.”
“We’re not looking to build 500 houses a year,” Mika admitted.
“It’s all about finding a good work-life balance.”
“We’ve been good at delegating tasks,” Mika told theHerald-Tribune.
“We hired a project coordinator because if we’re out filming, we’re not answering the phones.
We’re building a team.”
One of these protocols required members of the crew to wear face masks.
As he toldUCF Alumni, that experience did not go well.
“It just feels good to get that back.”
