Celebrity Amy Smart and Carter Oosterhouse Are Engaged The actress and the TV handyman have been dating since November By Sara Hammel Sara Hammel Sara Hammel is a former writer/reporter at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2016. People Editorial Guidelines and Julie Jordan Julie Jordan Julie Jordan is an Editor at Large for PEOPLE. She has been with the brand for 25 years, writing cover stories and features and managing special issues including the Beautiful Issue and Sexiest Man Alive. People Editorial Guidelines Published on April 21, 2011 06:25PM EDT Photo: Byron Purvis/AdMedia It looks like TV handyman Carter Oosterhouse can build more than shelves – he’s also building a lasting relationship with actress Amy Smart. The couple are engaged, Smart’s rep confirms to PEOPLE. The comely couple began dating last November and were first spotted together in January, with a source telling PEOPLE at the time that they made a good match. Amy Smart Flashes Her Engagement Ring! “They have lots of common interests,” the source said. “It’s still pretty new, but they seem to be having a blast together.” Smart, 35, is known for her roles in The Butterfly Effect and Varsity Blues. Oosterhouse, 34, is best known for his turn as a carpenter on TLC’s Trading Spaces and as host of the home improvement show Carter Can. Up next for Smart: She stars with Mark-Paul Gosselaar in the romantic comedy 12 Dates of Christmas, which will premiere during ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas in December.