House porn is not a new phrase, friend of my has been using it for years. My phrase is tool competent. After watching 20 years of TOH and Hometime, I "think" I could build one from the ground up. Alas, thinking and doing are two different things. But I can complete tasks around the house and don't have to call a handyman anymore. LOL
I never heard the term, but I am so out of the loop that I thought the loop was gone.