HGTV's Nicole Curtis Is An Airbnb Host on the Side

From Country Living

What's even better than watching a home go from dated to dreamy on TV? Seeing the results in real life. It turns out, Nicole Curtis, host of HGTV's Rehab Addict, is another kind of host: on Airbnb! Meaning you could actually stay in some of the gorgeous homes shown on the show.

"I absolutely refuse to sell my favorite houses, plus, it's such a pain moving all my antiques (that's my latest excuse for hoarding them),"Curtis recently revealed on Facebook and Twitter along with a link to her listing on 14 Mile Road in Birmingham, Michigan, a two-bedroom for $204/night.

We already knew you could find houses featured on Fixer Upper on Airbnb - the owners on the series often list their Joanna Gaines-designed spaces as short-term rentals. But this is the first time we've heard of an HGTV star taking on the profitable side-gig for herself.

"Birmingham Farmhouse - Luxury Home" (seen in photos above) is one of four of Curtis's Airbnb properties available for visitors. There's also the three-bedroom cottage ($129/night) and two-bedroom cottage ($120/night, photo below), both in Orion Township, Michigan, as well as "The Country Hideout," a five-bedroom luxury home in Oxford Charter Township ($400/night).

Curtis goes by "Lucy" on the site, but her photo is very clearly from the cover of her book, Better Than New. Still, the alias seems to have allowed her a little anonymity, judging by guest reviews like this one: "Our local sources tell us this was a decrepit property that the current owners have rehabbed."

Apparently, the star actually handles much of the hosting duties herself. "I had a last minute renter this week and found myself up there making beds - having a good laugh that there is probably one million possible other things I should be doing, but there I was," she wrote. "If you find yourself anywhere near our great state of Michigan, come stay at one of our homes. I promise you they are even more fabulous in person thanks to the talents of my amazing team."

Just make sure the house you rent is one of "Lucy's" listings. As the Rehab Addict host explains, "I found a few houses listed on Airbnb as 'Nicole Curtis designed' - not one of them was ours:):) Unless you see a picture of my gramps on a wall - we don't own it:):)."

When Curtis acquired the Birmingham house, it required a complete overhaul, including additional repairs after it was hit by a car last spring. The process was detailed for Season 8's episode "Adding Style to 14 Mile." According to Curbed Detroit, Curtis also hosted an open house at the property that same month to raise money for a playground honoring Tessa Prothero, her friends' 9-year-old daughter who died after losing her battle with neuroblastoma.

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