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DIY influencer Kristen Coutts' home makeover show is about getting it done on a 'beer budget.' Share Save for later Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In Create Free Account

The pretense of so many home renovation shows is that money is no object. Not so for Kristen Coutts. The Toronto-based DIY influencer and TV personality is all about getting it done on a tiny budget.

Her own home makeover show, aptly named Beer Budget Reno , which ran in the U.S. earlier this year, premieres in Canada on Sept. 4 on Home Network and streaming on STACKTV. Here’s an e-mail Q&A I did recently with Ms. Coutts:

Q: Kristen, let’s start with your origin story. You got into DIY by renovating your own home on a budget. How did you get started?

A: I always had an

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