‘Down Home Fab’: Chelsea & Cole Dish on Balancing Work & Family, Season 3 Surprises, and More

Chelsea DeBoer and Cole DeBoer certainly have their hands full in Season 3 of Down Home Fab. Not only is the couple continuing to run their design business, renovating homes in the Sioux Falls, South Dakota, area, but they’re also in the process of opening up their brick-and-mortar store, all while raising four children.

Somehow, though, they’ve managed to make it work. “We don’t have a set schedule where we’re like, ‘Oh, we do date nights once a week.’ We don’t have that,” Chelsea tells TV Insider. “We probably should, just to keep us in check, but any time we can do anything with the family, we do. Weekends, that’s family time. I do feel like we’re good about it. We do try to sneak in date nights, but a lot of times during the day, because we work together, we’ll go sneak off and have a lunch date. We’re super lucky in that aspect. It’s definitely unorganized chaos around here, but somehow things just get done.”

Cole agrees, adding, “Very unorganized, but we get it done. I’ve learned to not have a schedule, like she said. We just tackle each day as it comes because there’s something new every day. We divide and conquer and block off our weekends. Sometimes we need to connect with our family and make time for that.”

Below, Chelsea and Cole dish on what to expect in Season 3, the latest on their kids, and more.

You have your hands full with your store and design business. Which has been more challenging?

Chelsea DeBoer: That’s a good question. This last year it would have to be the store because we’ve never done that before. I do feel like we’re in a good routine when it comes to the renovations. We’ve got our team members, we’ve got our routine, but opening a storefront location, there’s a lot that goes into it that you don’t even think about.

Cole DeBoer: It’s just something new every day.

Especially when a car crashes into the front window…

Chelsea: Exactly! That wasn’t on my list of possibilities. 

We get a little bit of everything on this show, but the main thing is the renovations. How would you say your style has evolved over time?

Chelsea: I definitely feel like I really settled into what I think my personal style is. I think that has just happened over time. I think doing Rock the Block really pushed outside our comfort zone and really honed in what our style is. Having the store, we’re buying things and having to stay on top of trends and what’s in, I think that helped me, as well. I think everything all together just worked in building confidence and really honing in on what our style is. I feel like when we first came onto the scene, it was just trying to figure it out a little bit, but I think it’s really evolved into what I would say is our true sense of design style.

The show touches on your personal life in addition to the professional stuff. What’s the balance between what you share personally and professionally, and is there anything that’s off limits?

Chelsea: Yeah, I feel like I’ve done the route where it was, like, anything and everything personal [on Teen Mom 2]. I never want it to be that again. The network is so good about that. They are never pushing boundaries at all. I love showing happy moments, I love showing milestones. I would never deep-dive into personal business of the kiddos, but I think it’s cool to share milestones and happy things happening within our families because I think other people can relate to that.