If youre spending this stressful time confined to a small, lackluster apartment like me, youve probably considered some vicarious viewing options.

For me, that has mostly manifested in travel shows. But as Ive worked my way through the classics of that genre, Im finding myself perusing a different escapist category the home renovation field.

HGTV obviously leads this type of programming, but Im not really a fan. The homogenous HGTV aesthetic tends to (in my mind) feature rich white people making tacky suggestions that rely on expensive imitations of bric-a-brac such as expensive, oversized brass jack game pieces .

Netflix has tried to compete in this genre over the last few years and offers some semblance of an alternative.