Lauren Oster

New York

Freelance Writer and Editor at Freelance

writer / editor / stalwart. instagram: lmo_nyc. website: https://t.co/qKJcTwwG0H.

Articles

Tour Alison Victoria and Michel Smith Boyd’s ‘Rock the Block’ Season 6 House

1 week ago | hgtv.com | Lauren Oster

For all their combined experience, Alison and Michel were nevertheless in for surprises. A second team of veterans — Season 4 competitor Jonathan Knight (Farmhouse Fixer) and his brother and bandmate, Jordan Knight, who served as a judge in Season 3 and pitched in on Jonathan’s Camp Revamp property flip — rounded out the slate of veterans. Kamohai and Tristyn Kalama of Renovation Aloha and Chelsea and Cole DeBoer of Down Home Fab arrived to compete as rookies.
Tour Chelsea and Cole DeBoer’s 'Rock the Block’ Season 6 House

1 week ago | hgtv.com | Lauren Oster

This is their first design competition, but hardly their first rodeo. The ‘Down Home Fab’ stars brought cowboy-contemporary style with Sioux Falls, South Dakota heart to HGTV’s biggest bragging-rights brawl.
Tour Jonathan and Jordan Knight’s Season 6 ‘Rock the Block’ Home

1 week ago | hgtv.com | Lauren Oster

Victory eluded Jon on his first trip to the block — and he’s back with his brother and bandmate to settle the score. Combining Jon’s ‘Farmhouse Fixer’ style and Jordan’s modern aesthetic required some creative choreography, but the Knights know how to harmonize. Have a look at all the spaces in their Utah project.
Tour Tristyn and Kamohai Kalama’s ‘Rock the Block’ Season 6 House

1 week ago | hgtv.com | Lauren Oster

The ‘Renovation Aloha’ stars brought their signature Hawaiian style to Utah for their first-ever HGTV competition — and this house is just as paradise-worthy as their projects back home on Oahu. Ready to see how the tropics translate to the mountains?
Tour the Atlanta Home Mike and Egypt Transformed to Help Cocoa Brown Rise From Tragedy

3 weeks ago | hgtv.com | Lauren Oster

Next Up After comedian Cocoa Brown’s house burned down, the Married to Real Estate team helped her dream up a new one. We’ve got all the inspirational before-and-after photos. Photo: Tomas Espinoza Photography Scroll For More Photos 1 / 15 Starting Over With a New Dream In February 2024, comedian Cocoa Brown and her 11-year-old son, Phoenix, lost almost everything.
Top 12 Locals-Approved Activities to Try on O’ahu

4 weeks ago | hgtv.com | Lauren Oster

Next Up Want to visit the island of O'ahu where Renovation Aloha takes place? Hawaii’s most populous island has no shortage of activities or admirers, so HGTV’s travel experts crafted a cheat sheet of its best food, activities and destinations.
All About Egypt Sherrod

1 month ago | hgtv.com | Lauren Oster

A pioneering real estate entrepreneur, author and designer, live-out-loud TV host, expert competitor and married mom who welcomes the cameras into her own home Egypt Sherrod is a true Renaissance woman. She’s currently the co-host (with her husband, builder Mike Jackson) of HGTV’s Married to Real Estate; she's also hosted Property Virginsand Flipping Virgins. Egypt and Mike competed together in HGTV’s Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge and were crowned Season 3 champions of Rock the Block.
Erin Napier Weighs in on Parker Posey’s Southern ‘White Lotus’ Accent

1 month ago | hgtv.com | Lauren Oster

The third season of HBO’s The White Lotus — writer and director Mike White’s anthology series that satirizes ultra-privileged guests at lavish resorts — is every bit as delectable (and viral) as the two seasons that preceded it. Characters in this installment prowl a lush wellness retreat in Thailand, and actress Parker Posey — who happens to hail from Home Town's Laurel, Mississippi — plays a haughty matriarch vacationing with her wealthy North Carolina family.
Are 'Christina Haack and Heather El Moussa Design Twinning on 'The Flip Off'?

1 month ago | hgtv.com | Lauren Oster

Real estate competition shows have a well-deserved reputation for playful pranks, high-spirited trash talk and professional ego clashes. That said, The Flip Off — during which Tarek and Heather El Moussa go head to head in a house flipping battle against Tarek's ex-wife and former flipping partner, Christina Haack — happens to be a standout, even within the genre itself.
Tour All the Finished Spaces in Tarek and Heather Rae El Moussa’s ‘Flip Off’ House

2 months ago | hgtv.com | Lauren Oster

Next Up Tarek and Heather are facing off against Tarek’s ex, Christina Haack, to find out whose real-estate skills reign supreme. Step inside Tarek and Heather's impressive home renovation. Scroll For More Photos 1 / 7 Who's the Real Powerhouse Here?