Some people devote their whole lives working toward a career in television.
Not so for Kim Wolfe, about as unassuming a TV star that the medium has ever produced.
Wolfe, on the other hand, rebranded herself as an interior designer and landed at HGTV.
As star of her own home reno show, “Why the Heck Did I Buy This House?”
Wolfe helps homeowners with buyers' remorse remodel the houses they purchased before realizing how dysfunctional they actually were.
Once they became aware of the franchise opportunity that existed with Bella Bridesmaids, it was a no-brainer.
“I loved the concept: truly cool, fashionable, re-wearable bridesmaid dresses,” she explained.
“When you’ve been in five-plus weddings, you get the brilliance of it.”
As a faithful viewer, Wolfe wondered how she would fare in that challenge.
“I’m a crazed fan!
I’ve always watched and loved the show,” she told San Antonio magazine.
“I finally went from ‘should apply’ to ‘did,’ and I heard back pretty quickly.
It goes without saying that I was pumped!”
“We chose a private beach near our hotel,” she toldPeopleof the nuptials.
“It’s by a cove.
I just wanted it to feel very organic and natural.”
Then, in June 2016, the family was joined by son Walt.
“The appropriate surgeries will be had to ensure that,” she quipped.
“This is a hard one, actually,” she admitted.
“They are both horrible and wonderful at the same time.
At least there is peanut butter in motherhood.”
She was arrested by accident
That did not go well for her at all.
She also jokingly provided a warning.
“Bring a jacket,” she said, “it’s cold in jail.”
It was the first real construction project I worked on," she toldHGTV.
“But eventually we got there.
That was kind of the jumping-off point for me.
While renovating the place, Wolfe began to realize that she had a knack for interior design.
They ended up selling that house and buying another in need of TLC, repeating the process.
Her husband eventually convinced her to strike out and begin offering her interior-design talents to others.
she told TLC, recalling her husband’s words to her.
“And so that was really kind of the birth of this as a career for me.”
“I’m a nature girl ‘Survivor’ speaks to that,” Wolfe toldSouthern Living.
“I looked for ways to bring the outdoors in like installing skylights.
I wanted our home to feel organic and laid-back but also modern and special.”
That hasn’t been the only aspect of “Survivor” that overlaps with her career in design.
“Now I compete at estate sales and garage sales and auctions,” she told HGTV.
Among the champs returning to the show was Kim Wolfe.
She had no regrets, however.
Regardless, “Survivor” has remained a big part of the person that she’s ultimately become.
She stars alongside husband Brian Wolfe in Why the Heck Did I Buy This House?
each of the seven episodes featured Kim Wolfe and husband Bryan Wolfe tackling a different home.
“There’s no words to describe it,” she told HGTV.
“But it takes a village.
Honestly, it was humbling to need so many people.”
“No, definitely not,” she told The List.
However, she’d also gained the wisdom to realize one should never say never.
“Who knows?”
