HOUSE OF BAEUMLER
Then, there’s the online blog, the subscription
gift box business, and her different avenues
of social media. Add to the miscellaneous
activities and chores every Canadian woman
deals with; it seems Baeumler lives two days
in one. Speaking with her, she sounds sweet,
bright and full of life. There is no trace
of exhaustion, it’s 1 in the afternoon on a
beautiful summer day in late May, and it
seems everybody’s already had their lunchtime
coffee. Warm and charming, it’s very easy to
tell why HGTV Canada and Canadian media
audiences are drawn to her - Baeumler simply
exudes vivacity. “I’m an energetic, busy
woman [who] tries to balance a lot,” she says
of herself. “I don’t always succeed but I have
a lot of fun trying!”Watch any of her HGTV
shows with her husband and her four rowdy
kids - it will be apparent.When it all comes
down to it though, Baeumler’s number one
priority are her children. Her motherly affectionate for those mini-Baeumlers is palpable
through the phone line. Her voice lights up in
pride. When she and Bryan decided to have
a family, she says she wanted to emulate the
close bond and family values she experienced
with her parents growing up. “Neither of us
inherited a family company. We were both
taught that hard work and long hours and
putting your family first basically pays off
in the end.”Clearly, these are some valuable
life lessons - they may be cliche, but it rings
so true. And it’s evidenced by the children’s
actions and attitude throughout the filming
process of the Baeumler’s shows. For the uninformed, Sarah and Bryan Baeumler brought
their children into a renovation home, whilst
being filmed. Think any home improvement
show meets Keeping Up With The Kardashians, except with a whole lot less media
extravaganza and crazy antics. The Baeumlers
made their television debut in 2010 with
House of Bryan, and they continued to make
HGTV waves with each new iteration of the
series. Throughout each show, the husbandand-wife duo lug around their growing family
through a renovation. Not an easy task, but
Baeumler attributes the children’s easy adaptation to Bryan. “If you’re sharing these experiences as a family, it makes it much easier to
endure.”This year, the Baeumlers are taking
on a different type of project, sans children.
In tow. According to Baeumler, the new show
evolved from the people that followed and
supported them.