February on The Home Channel is all about falling in love with the spaces we call home. This month invites you to dream bigger, cook fresher, and design bolder – celebrating not just romance, but our love affair with great homes, beautiful interiors and the joy of creating them. From heart-led renovations and brave transformations to dazzling design challenges and soul-soothing cooking, these new shows remind us that the best relationships are often the ones we build with our homes.
Sarah Beeny’s Little House Big Plans
Sarah Beeny’s Little House Big Plans follows property expert Sarah Beeny as she meets homeowners who have bought small, modest, or overlooked properties but have bold ambitions to transform them into extraordinary homes. Each episode centres on a different couple or family tackling a challenging renovation, extension, or rebuild, often within tight budgets and restrictive planning rules.
Viewers are taken behind the scenes of the design and building process, from early ideas to construction setbacks and breakthroughs. Sarah guides homeowners through key decisions around layout, materials, and cost, offering practical insight while helping them refine their vision.
More than just a property show, the series captures the emotional journey of creating a dream home. By the end of each episode, audiences see how creativity and determination can turn even the smallest house into something truly special.
Wednesdays 21:00 / Saturdays 16:00
Gut Job!
When seasoned builder Sebastian Clovis discovered the ‘dream home’ he had just purchased required a nightmare total gut job, he tackled it all in! Stripping his house back to the studs to rebuild it safer and more stunning than ever, Seb knows how overwhelming the process can be.
For less prepared homeowners, a paralyzing barrage of decisions and surprises can put them months behind and wildly over budget! Whether it’s a one room reno, or an entire house gut, this most trusted coach is on a mission to guide homeowners through the biggest renovation of their lives on Gut Job! Bringing creativity, support, and his talented team to each project, together they design, demolish, rebuild, and beautify nightmare properties into jaw-dropping dream homes.
Tuesdays 17:00 / Saturdays 18:00
Interior Design Masters
Interior Design Masters, hosted by Alan Carr, sees ten talented new designers all looking for their big break in the fast-paced world of commercial interior design. They will be competing to win a career-defining contract with one of the UK’s top boutique hotels.
Every week, the designers will be set a new commercial design challenge, to take on the interiors of show homes, offices, hotels, shops, beach huts, salons, restaurants and luxury holiday villas. Their skill and expertise will hopefully create design magic to impress the discerning judges. Design expert and former editor of Elle Decoration, Michelle Ogundehin, returns as the series judge, and each week she’s joined by a different guest expert, on hand to offer their advice and appraisal. The series includes appearances by Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Linda Boronkay, Kit Kemp, Ross Bailey, Sophie Robinson, Abigail Ahern and Matthew Williamson.
Thursdays 20:00 / Sundays 16:30
Donal Skehan Home Cook
The kitchen is the heart of Donal Skehan’s home. It’s where delicious recipes and happy memories are made against a backdrop of busy family life. Whether that’s quick-fix meals, lazy weekend dinners, or those special celebration feasts for when the whole gang comes around.
Each week on Donal Skehan Home Cook, Donal shares recipes to suit every kind of busy household, from weekday winners like speedy teriyaki salmon and cacio e pepe gnocchi to slow weekend meals to savour, like his roasted pork shoulder with crispy crackling and slow cooker butter chicken. He’s also got one-pot-wonders like his Moroccan spiced meatballs and show-stopping dishes, perfect for entertaining like his confit garlic chicken with hasselback potatoes, and an impressive gold dusted meringue swish with hazelnuts and chocolate.
So, whether you’re a whizz in the kitchen, or a culinary novice, Donal will show you how to make the most of those little moments in the kitchen, embrace the chaos and make something truly delicious in the process!
Thursdays 18:00 / Sundays 13:30
For all the best in home interiors, DIY, property, food and health, tune in to The Home Channel on DStv Channel 176, and The Home Channel + on Openview Channel 113.
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