From HGTV to Homeschooling: Erin Napier on Building a Life, Not a Brand

Dadville with Dave Barnes and Jon McLaughlin

That Sounds Fun Network

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Today, we’re hanging out with our friend Erin Napier, who is busy saving Laurel, Mississippi, one 25,000-square-foot hotel at a time. We dive into the "unfortunate" (that’s code for ugly) projects and the heart behind her latest restoration, The Heirloom, which survived a "devastating" fire just weeks before opening. Erin spills the tea on her first year as a homeschooling mom—turns out it only takes two hours a day, leaving plenty of time for her daughter to job-shadow a vet. We also discuss her strict "no-weekend-work" policy and why Ben is a nearly perfect husband, despite his chaotic habit of leaving every single cabinet door open. From air-conditioned mattresses to dodging a massive Great Pyrenees puppy at the breakfast table, Erin reminds us that—no matter what the world says—not everything is an emergency. Come for the design tips, stay for the wisdom on building a life, not just a brand. Follow Erin: https://erinandben.co/ Quince - Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://quince.com/dadville⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Cove - Check out Cove at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://covesmart.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code DAD for an additional 10% off your first order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:07.3	And I'm John McLaughlin
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1:24.4	okay okay so aram we're gonna start with your brag sheet like we always do just Just to give people a scoop, what's going on? Because everybody is clawing at us. Just like, what's going on? Okay, so here we go. Today on Dadville, we've got our friend Aaron Napier with us, one half of the team behind hometown, which is 10 seasons in. Is this true number one on the network? Look at Ann in our hearts. Come our hearts and all built out of a small town in
1:46.2	laura mississippi aaron and her husband ben who we love and is massive six six uh and handsome
1:50.9	have this way of not just renovating houses but actually helping bring whole communities back to life
1:55.4	and now they're taking on what might be their bidgeous project yet with a new series called
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