But there’s a lot about this Texas boy we don’t see on the show.
Let’s take a look at some things you didn’t know about the renovation pro.
I would lean on her What color do we do this wall?
How can we do this floor plan?"
As Joanna described toTODAY, he had a few other businesses going when they were first dating as well.
From landscape to wash-and-fold, Gaines was a man of many talents.
But was this the throw in of businesses he had always wanted to do?
That’s a no.
We’re sorry to hear that but then again, not really.
Whatever it took to get the Chip we’ve got today.
And there was some pressure from the family as well.
The first home they bought for themselves was, in fact, a fixer upper.
And we have to say, their track record since then for these houses seems pretty solid.
He believes hard work is the key to success
So how has Chip Gaines been so successful?
Natural talent is a factor, but Gaines believes it’s way more than that.
As he toldHouse Beautiful, “Hard work is the key ingredient.
And that is not just with the business, but family as well.
He went on to say, “Jo and I are believers in that.
We enjoy work as a family, we enjoy work as a couple.
And that means a lot to Jo and I as a couple.”
She was fearful of failure, but Gaines had a different view of it.
He thought taking a chance on this was something she should go for.
He toldTODAY, “Everybody’s scared of something, but I have a very high fear tolerance.
With her husband’s support, she went for it and the rest is history.
Snakes, skydiving, and one more thing.
Gaines said, “If you’re going to wrestle a grizzly bear, that’s a nine.”
All good things to know about Gaines.
Gaines was pretty open about how he did that week.
“I was awful…terrible.”
Gaines described this moment, saying, “I got all jazzed about the equipment itself.
So how did it all turn around?
Gaines had a surprise for his wife on the last day of filming.
After seeing Joanna’s reaction, Chip knew he’d messed up on this one.
Gaines said it well.
And solving the boat problem also led to the solution for their problem in front of the camera.
So it was a special moment.”
If he weren’t in Waco, he could see his family living in … What was Gaines' first choice?
He had to make a joke or two to kick it off: “Mine would be Las Vegas…
I think the kids would really appreciate it.”
We talk about it.
Obviously New York City for Jo.
like bring that Magnolia Market charm to as many cities as possible!
He said, “Joanna and I have personal convictions.
He went on to say he and Joanna want to be “bridge builders” in society.
“We want to help initiate conversations between people that don’t think alike.
Listen to me, we do not all have to agree with each other.
Disagreement is not the same thing as hate, don’t believe that lie.”
This was a powerful post from Gaines that gave us deeper insight into his beliefs and concerns.
Gaines has stayed humble throughout all the fame, and that is what makes the show so great.
He has a great attitude and puts his wife and family above all else.
We had dreams and aspirations like most folks, but this has really been something else.”
When I hear those little suckers, hooping and hollering, I’m always like ‘Oh no!
There’s a coyote, I better go check on them.’
It’s more agricultural concerns that keep me up at night.”
And what is one thing he doesn’t stress about?
He said, “I don’t worry about the kids at all.”
As he toldThe Hollywood Reporter (THR), people are dedicated.
And Gaines must do a lot of waving.
Even with the fame, Gaines and his wife Joanna still want to have a normal life.
We went up to 11.
They went down to 47.”
Speaking withHouse Beautiful, he laid it all on the table.
“When I love my wife, I love her all the way.
This isn’t a sales pitch, this isn’t a tagline.
You’ll see us in our 80s and we’ll be sitting together on a rocking chair.
That’s how it is.
That’s how it ends for us.
He launched a whole other business
Landscaping, fixing up houses, and … running a restaurant?
There seems to be little Chip Gaines can’t do.
And just like always, Gaines is taking on this new project hand in hand with his wife.
I always do a heavy, bigger breakfast, but Jo is the exact opposite.
And Gaines isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty.
An establishment that has been open since 1919, he knew there would be some intense renovating needed.
And like he has always said, hard work is key.
“The restaurant itself is literally one big giant kitchen,” he said.
But if I took you in there today, you’d be like ‘Oh!
This is so clean, everything smells so great.’
While that happened organically, Chip later came to regret it.
He and his wife landed on the same page when it came to featuring their kids on television.
As Joanna explained in an interview withYahoo!
On the flight home, Gaines had plenty of time to contemplate his feelings and came to a decision.
“I walked off that plane hell-bent on making that young woman my wife,” he recalled.
When Amy returned to Texas, he began pulling out all the stops.
He also left a note explaining the significance of the structure.
“I really wanted that 50 dollars from John!”
“That’s the only reason I didn’t call.”
When the long-awaited call finally arrived, Chip invited Joanna to accompany him to a basketball game.
As the title suggests, Gaines shares the wisdom he picked up along the way.
Gaines' next book “No Pain, No Gaines” arrived in 2021.
This time, he stresses the importance of the relationships he’s built in contributing to his success.
Can you go out there, talk to him, and find him a job?”
In another portion of the book, he penshis own epitaph, jokingly describing (or predicting?)
wife Joana’s two terms in the White House, where he serves as her vice president.
This problem is one that he’s eager to have a go at solve.
He’s also a stickler when it comes to painting.
“For me, preparation is everything,” he said.
“People hate that.
They hate spending time taping off walls and trim and windows.
So a lot of people skip steps.
When you skip steps, just like with any industry, bad things typically tend to happen.”
That declaration comes from no surprise Chip Gaines himself.
“There really is no difference,” he said of his on- and off-screen personas.
“TV was a funny thing for me.
I’m an authentic, sincere person.
That was the most important lesson he’s ever learned in his life courtesy of his father.
