You’ve heard of The Honest Company, Jessica Alba’s personal care business that offers a wide range of socially conscious and eco-minded products. Well, now she and Lizzy Mathis have teamed up to bring those values to the home renovation space with Honest Renovations.

In each episode, the besties work together with an honest and eco-friendly approach to help families make their homes work for them. Want to learn more about Home Network’s latest aspirational series? Read on for everything you need to know.

Watch new episodes every Thursday at 9 p.m. on Home Network, also available on STACKTV. Try it free today!

What Is Honest Renovations?

Honest Renovations is a home improvement show starring real-life best friends Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis. As moms, the women know it can be tough to be functional in a home that doesn’t change as your family grows. So, in each episode, they get to know the deserving family in question before overhauling their space in a thoughtful and practical way. Watch out for plenty of tears of gratitude.

How Do Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis Know Each Other?

The women first met when their kids were in preschool and became fast friends. They have a lot in common, like their business sense, the fact that they both have three kids and their love of design. They also balance each other out, which is why they’re now besties for life.

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How Is Honest Renovations Different Than Other Home Reno Shows?

There are many feel-good home renovation shows out there, but this one differs because it’s hosted by two mompreneurs who know how a functional home can bring harmony to a family. They’re just as inspired by the moms they meet as they are by each other, and their overall mission is to do some good. If that means convincing a mom she shouldn’t have a home office in the same space as her newborn’s bedroom, so be it. It doesn’t hurt that the renovations are gorgeous, of course.

What Kind of Products Do They Use on Honest Renovations?

Jessica and Lizzy roll their sleeves up and help with the work on these renovations, but they’re also extremely conscious about the products they use. Just like The Honest Company is all about products that are good for people and the planet, the flooring, paint and other products used in the show are as eco-friendly as possible.

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What Types of Families Appear on Honest Renovations?

Diversity is important to these hosts; they welcome families from all walks of life onto the screen. That doesn’t just mean representation, either. They also seek families with kids of different ages and different needs. The goal is to inspire viewers to transform their spaces into ones that work for their families and not to chase trends or knock down walls just because it looks good.

Are There Other Experts on Home Renovations?

There sure are, but they’re primarily behind-the-scenes. Jessica and Lizzy work with a team of contractors, organization experts, consultants and other professionals to get the job done. Because while the duo has bold ideas and great design solutions to offer, it takes an entire team to execute renovations like these.

Are There Before and After Shots on Honest Renovations?

Of course! Part of the fun is seeing what the space looked like before and how it looks after the renovation. Some of these homeowners don’t even recognize their former rooms!

Where Can I Catch New Episodes of Honest Renovations?

See Lizzy and Jessica work their mompreneur magic in Honest Renovations, Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Home Network, also available on STACKTV. Try it free today!

 

It’s not often that you get a chance to pursue a dream project with your best friend, but that’s exactly what Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis do in every single episode of Home Network’s aspirational home improvement series, Honest Renovations.

The series follows the co-hosts as they meet with families whose homes no longer suit their needs. Jessica and Lizzy get to know the parents and kids in each installment before putting together a thoughtful, eco-friendly and functional design that helps them thrive at home.

Want to know more about these mompreneurs and their ground-breaking series? Read on to learn more and catch them every Thursday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Home Network, also available on STACKTV. Try it free today!

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Who is Jessica Alba?

Many know Jessica Alba for her acting career. She’s starred in big box-office films like Sin City and was the lead character in the TV series Dark Angel. Many also know her as Sue Storm from The Fantastic Four.

Others know Jessica as the face behind The Honest Company, a personal care company that she founded in 2011 with the goal of creating safe, effective and eco-friendly products for families.

Who is Lizzy Mathis?

Elizabeth “Lizzy” Mathis is a former actor who has done films like Enchanted and Blue Crush 2. These days, she leans more into her business side, having launched The Cool Mom Co during the pandemic to help moms navigate beauty, food, style, and more.

How Did They Become Friends?

These women get along so well you’d think they grew up together. But that’s far from the case. They first met because their kids were friends in preschool, and they formed a bond. From there, they realized they have a ton in common, from their parenting style to acting to their life philosophies. They’ve since become besties, and launching this show further proves their strong bond.

“If you have a surface-level relationship with a friend, you probably shouldn’t do [something like this],” Lizzy told theSkimm. “Because you won’t be able to get into the weeds and then come back from it. Jess and I literally have had tears-streaming-down-our-face arguments in parking lots, in bathrooms, and we’ve gotten past it because when we have something that’s with each other, I don’t like carrying it on. I’m like, ‘Let’s attack it. Let’s figure it out.’ If we are best friends, if we are sisters, then we get past everything. There’s nothing that can come between us.”

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What Are Some of Their Common Interests?

Aside from their love of home renovations, Jessica and Lizzy each have three kids. They’ve also launched companies with moms in mind, emphasize mental health, and seem to want to leave the world a better place.

These ladies have their differences, too. Lizzy is the outgoing one, while Jessica is more reserved. But they feel that together, they balance each other out and make an even stronger team.

Why Did Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis Team up for Honest Renovations?

During COVID, Jessica and Lizzy realized just how much clutter there was in their homes and how their living spaces hadn’t adapted to their growing families’ needs. They realized that if they felt this way, other parents probably had similar frustrations. So they put their heads together and came up with Honest Renovations.

“A lot of times, we all hang on to things from the past that aren’t necessarily relevant for us today, such as decluttering, organizing and having beautiful solutions so when you look around at your home, you’re so happy to be there,” Jessica explained to Today’s Parent.

“It’s your escape from the world, and you can really hunker down and create amazing memories, and it can really be a sanctuary. So that, for us, was what we wanted to create with every family.”

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How Has Motherhood Changed Their Ideas About Design?

Although Jessica and Lizzy both loved design and home renovations before having kids, becoming moms changed their understanding of the projects and what they could accomplish.

“Before you have kids, you don’t realize how much stuff you’re going to have,” Lizzy told Elle Canada. “Obviously you go through different stages with kids—babies, then toddlers and then teenagers—but every stage needs something different. I just don’t think you really understand how much stuff there will be. So it changes the way you think about design. I think Jess hit the nail on the head with functional storage solutions that are beautiful.”

What Do They Hope to Accomplish on the Show?

At the end of the day, Jessica and Lizzy want mothers to feel seen and heard. They’ve both been through the motherhood journey and realized that their needs were usually the last to be met, so they intuitively wanted to help moms achieve what they needed in their own spaces.

“We came in knowing that even us as mothers, as parents, as wives, as working women, we realized that no one–not even in our lives–will stop and say ‘Hey, what do you need?’” Lizzy told Today’s Parent.

Why Do They Feel Honest Renovations is so Impactful?

It’s clear families and viewers are responding to this unique, feel-good home reno show. And the hosts think they know why: this is a real show made by real women with the goal of helping others.

“The fact that we’re both women of colour, and able to executive produce, host and co-create this show is a big deal,” Lizzy told CBC. “When we can celebrate moments like that, especially together, it amplifies it that much more. Another thing is that we’re just so supportive of each other—there’s no competition between us. This is a real, honest relationship that you’re seeing on screen.”

Check out new episodes of Honest Renovations Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Home Network, also available on STACKTV. Try it free today!