About Home Revival
Get ready for Home Revival, a home renovation show with a twist! Follow hosts, James and Jennifer Johnson, a married couple with a home design business and history of taking on houses that have been abandoned for many years, and bringing them back to life. The series will not only showcase amazing renovations, it will feature James and Jen getting to know the unique history of each house, and bringing in amazing and sometimes quirky local artisans, tradesmen and businesses to truly renew and revive each home.
It’s not just construction — it’s total transformation!
The Hosts
James Johnson, The Whiskey Priest
James Johnson, aka “The Whiskey Priest,” is an eighth generation Bahamian, born under the British Crown in Nassau. His great-grandmother was born and raised in the southernmost district/island in the Bahamas, Inagua. His family moved to Florida when James was 11. He is the youngest of five children and shares his father’s passion for entertainment, art, poetry and Jesus.
James is no stranger to television. In 2013, he was a lead cast member in the docu-reality series, Neale Bayly Rides – Peru, which aired on the Speed Channel (now Fox Sports One). He was one of three non- professional motorcycle riders accompanying a motorcycle journalist on an amazing journey from Lima, Peru, to its southern border, solely on motorcycles. The show highlighted the beautiful, yet dangerous, terrain of South America, and focused on an orphanage for disabled children.
Jen Johnson, Designer
Jennifer Johnson, aka...too many nicknames to recount, is the youngest of three girls. She was born in the Big Star state of Texas and raised in Indiana, but it’s in Florida that she found her tan and eventual home. Jen moved to the Sunshine State at the age of 22 and settled in the accounting/financial sector, where she eventually grew her own successful bookkeeping business.
Jennifer, who was also featured in Speed Channel’s Neale Bayly Rides – Peru, loves taking risks and is an avid photographer with a special eye for landscapes and black and white compositions. Two of her photos were featured in the annual Indian River County Photography Club’s contest where the photos were displayed inside the Vero Beach Art Museum.
Jen’s artistic eye and appreciation for detail has been key as she and James have traveled up and down the Eastern seaboard, renovating homes. While James brings the muscle and the poetic soul, Jennifer specializes in thoughtful touches and details that truly transform a house to a home. In 2018, they took their talents to the public, starting Island Breeze Kitchens, a quickly-growing kitchen renovation business.
In 2017, Jen spotted an old, rundown 100-year-old home near downtown Vero Beach. She convinced James to give it a whirl, and together they transformed a neglected property into a gem…a real showstopper that was featured in the Vero News. Now, as Jen likes to say, the “crazy Johnsons” are at it again with their biggest challenge to date…a 6-acre ranch!
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