And Laurens, it definitely made me want to go on to the next region and the next region - because it's very much a cultural study.
I'm lucky enough to have a really positive following, and I'm so grateful for that. It's a fantastic platform to launch a new show from.
That's the best thing I like about the show is that from concept to execution, it works. People actually like it and it's helping people.
I had been to the South many times and I thought I knew what the South was, but not until you live with people and live through their lives do you know what it's really about.
I'm a designer, I love it, and I haven't worked this hard to do bad work.
So by the end of this series, I'll probably have like 40 houses - and be broke - around the country, because you get so attached emotionally.
I think people come to visit these towns not to see the design, but to see the people who live there, so this has a definite real-world aspect.