Dale Jr., Amy Hit Prime Time with Renovation Realities DIY Show

Ron Lemasters | JR Motorsports | 6/1/2018

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At long last, Dale and Amy Earnhardt's Key West renovation project will be revealed to the world Saturday on DIY Network in "Renovation Realities: Dale Jr. & Amy."

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (June 1, 2018) – If you follow Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Twitter (and let’s face it, who doesn’t?), you’ll have an inkling that the 15-time NASCAR Most Popular Driver and third-generation NASCAR superstar has a thing for restoration. He and wife Amy took that to a whole new level in their adoptive enclave of Key West, Fla., and the result will be broadcast June 2 on DIY Network’s Renovation Realities: Dale Jr. & Amy. The broadcast, the first of four episodes of the show, is set for 9 p.m. ET/PT.

The Earnhardts found a dilapidated 150-year-old historic house in Key West that was in pretty bad shape—a crumbling foundation, rotted walls infested with termites and bees—and took on the project. Not only was the house in poor shape, the arrival of Hurricane Irma set back the renovation even farther.

“We saw this rundown old house in the Key West historic district—it was a cat sanctuary,” said Dale Jr. “It was the only house within blocks that was in this shape.” Amy Earnhardt, an interior designer, echoed Dale Jr.’s comments. “It’s a huge eyesore,” she said, “but I have a vision for how we can bring it back to life.”

That vision included excavating faulty plumbing, whitewashing century-old bricks to be used to build a bathroom accent wall and more. To create the perfect vacation home, the couple and their construction team will open the main level to provide a large entertaining space and will reconfigure the two-story floorplan to add a guest bedroom and two bathrooms. In addition, the backyard will be converted into an idyllic tropical getaway complete with an outdoor kitchen, dining area, pool and hot tub.

Fans can visit diynetwork.com/DaleandAmy for before-and-after photo galleries of the home and exclusive videos highlighting the renovated spaces. They also will find behind-the-scenes moments with Dale Jr. and Amy. Viewers can interact via social using #DaleAndAmysReno.