20 Signs You Should Host an HGTV Show

Does your heart flutter when you hear the words, “light, bright and airy?" Do you talk about the furniture in your house as though it's your own child? Are you addicted to redecorating your living room once every few months? Do you find yourself yelling in frustration when the designer on TV chooses the wrong shade of granite? Consider these and other signs of HGTV host potential. Ahead: major signs design stardom may be in your future.

If you’re a serious interior design buff, you’ve either made a habit of — or decided you hate — giving cushions a Chuck-Norris-esque whack to fluff them up. No pillow aficionado can be neutral about The Chop.

A great host can design and execute. If you're always ready to get down and dirty in the trenches during a home reno — whether it's a simple task like painting your fireplace surround or as complicated as demolishing old kitchen cabinets — it might be your time to shine.

Meryl Streep might have more “traditional” acting triumphs to her name, but no one can top your ability to convince flea-market sellers that you couldn’t possibly bring something home unless it cost just a bit less.

"I had pretty much given up hope of ever finding a sofa I could really love, and then one afternoon I ducked in out of the rain at this little vintage place in my home town ... and there he was."

There’s no shame in appreciating an object’s looks without fancying its taste, mind you. Plenty of people like subway tile in their kitchens, and they’re not eating it, now are they?

“I was 18 when I first saw Farrow & Ball’s Down Pipe, and it changed my life — it’s been all over my bedroom walls ever since.”

...Along with a list of your home’s key dimensions. When the perfect accent table for that pesky space between your living room window and the bookcase turns up, you’ll be ready for it.

Who knows? You might need the inside scoop on the rental scene in Cincinnati or London someday.

Most people balk at the idea of building their own furniture, but for you, the thrill is in the journey — nuts, bolts, mini screwdrivers and all.

A little black dress, a chic outfit you can still host capably in, whatever; you’re more interested in what you’re going to do with your mantel, front door and table settings this season.

Who wouldn't want to spend the weekend stripping and hanging wallpaper or using a sledgehammer on an ugly garden wall?

Few of us who are not Martha Stewart actually have matchy-matchy properties and animal pals, but the dream is real. It’s hard to deny how great, say, a white dog looks on a white-and-blue rug (and how convenient it is when pet hair blends in with the furniture).

You wander into the kitchen in search of food but the magical pull of the backsplash is too strong to ignore — so, you spend ample time admiring it. When other guests ask what took you so long to grab the chips, you shrug while visions of white subway tile dance through your mind.

David Bromstad quite literally resembles a unicorn in real life, and who doesn’t love watching unicorns? Think you'd get along with David? Better yet, does your outgoing personality rival his? You might be just as captivating to watch on-screen.