I’ll be the first to admit it, when my girlfriend first sat down and put HGTV’s "Fixer Upper" on the television over dinner, I was a little conflicted about the change from "SportsCenter" to a television show about fixing up old houses, but once I sat down and watched an episode or two, I realized that the program was excellent on account of one thing and one thing alone, Chip Gaines.
At first, I wrongly judged Chip, thinking he was going to be some fruity interior decorator with an HGTV show, but as I began to watch the program more, I learned that my assumption was far from the truth. He is a family man, a staunchly practicing Christian, and most surprisingly to me, a Texan. He is the complete antithesis of what you would think of if you thought, “What would a leading character on an HGTV show about fixing up houses look like and act like?”
To describe Chip Gaines at all would be doing him an injustice, as I am sure I would leave out many wonderful qualities that the man possesses simply because he possesses so many. He is just a stand up gentleman, and here are some of the reasons why.
Chip Gaines, first and foremost, is a loving husband and father. Chip and Joanna Gaines are the featured duo on HGTV’s "Fixer Upper," and as a husband and wife combination, they have a great chemistry and play off of each other so well. They uses each others strengths and weaknesses so well to make the perfect home for their clients. Chip, before anything else, is a family man, he loves his wife and his kids to death and it is extremely evident to anyone who watches the show.
Chip doesn’t take himself too seriously. He is a grade-A goofball, and he embraces it. Now that he has reached semi-celebrity status, one would think that he would get move away from his goofball persona, but he has stayed the course, and is goofier that ever.
He is really good at his job. Chip is the construction and demo specialist of the duo, and he does a marvelous job. While Joanna may get most of the credit due to her designer brilliance, Chip pulls his fair share of weight at the beginning of the redesign with his demolition and construction expertise. He also absolutely loves his job, which is also evident from the first moment someone watches him do his thing on "Fixer Upper."
As I said, describing Chip Gaines is futile, because he's just such a good guy that inevitably, even if you write a book on the guy, you would probably leave out something great about him just because he has so many redeeming qualities. Every man should aspire to be Chip Gaines, if only in these three ways.
