So what makes this show stand out from all those other HGTV series?
The real-life couple, in fact, have been fiancees for some time now.
“We’re the only two queer-identifying female hosts,” Thomasula proudly declared.
The couple shared their gratitude for the opportunity presented by HGTV in a heartfeltInstagrampost.
“This is what grateful looks like,” Thomasula wrote in the caption.
“Sitting in the experience of a lifetime and trying to just take it all in.
What a ride so far.
Coming soon to a [television emoji] near you!”
In the latter, the duo creates an artist’s studio from an old attic.
“Anyone with an imagination can restore some pretty amazing properties here,” Thomasula added.
Thomasula tended bar for more than 10 years, and had always fantasized about owning her own watering hole.
“It’s a little bar only about 700 square feet,” added Leitheuser.
“When you’re there you feel like you’re hanging out with people in your living room.”
In its current incarnation, Thomasula is keen to let the place establish its own identity.
Television, she pointed out, wasn’t necessarily his forte.
“I will always look up to my family.
They’re just so hardworking,” she said.
“I’m so fortunate to have them in my life.”
“A small room has such personality.
I say embrace the low ceilings.”
“There is nothing more rewarding than hearing someone say, ‘Thank you for your help.'”
Meanwhile, Thomasula has also made her mark as a food blogger.
Several years earlier, Thomasula wrote about food on her site,ForkNPlate.
The site originally reflected Thomasula’s surroundings in New York City.
She also indulged her foodie passions via herYouTubechannel, which was also titled ForkNPlate.
“A place for food and drinks tips, neighborhood eats & beautiful homes with beautiful kitchens!”
she wrote in the channel’s description.
“Most of my life I had long, blonde hair,” she told HGTV.
“I chopped it off almost five years ago.”
