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“The Worst House We’ve Ever Seen”
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02of 16BEFORE: The ExteriorMagnolia NetworkIn a departure from the originalFixer Upper,there’s no real estate component for the first episode’s makeover. The homeowners, Lucas and Laney, have already purchased a house in a terrifying state: full of the old homeowners' trash, plenty of animal droppings and a smell that makes Joanna’s eyes burn.The overgrown exterior was the home’s least problematic area.
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BEFORE: The Exterior
In a departure from the originalFixer Upper,there’s no real estate component for the first episode’s makeover. The homeowners, Lucas and Laney, have already purchased a house in a terrifying state: full of the old homeowners' trash, plenty of animal droppings and a smell that makes Joanna’s eyes burn.
The overgrown exterior was the home’s least problematic area.
03of 16AFTER: The ExteriorMagnolia NetworkChip and Joanna simply painted the brick white, ripped out the old bushes, added new landscaping, and squared off several rounded windows to give the 1999 build a more contemporary feel.
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AFTER: The Exterior
Chip and Joanna simply painted the brick white, ripped out the old bushes, added new landscaping, and squared off several rounded windows to give the 1999 build a more contemporary feel.
04of 16BEFORE: The EntrywayMagnolia NetworkChip’s first thought when entering the house? “Oh crud.” Even Joanna couldn’t contain her reaction, plugging her nose and exclaiming. “Wait, the smell y’all!” The “before” photos here were snappedafterthe house was emptied out of two dumpsters worth of trash.“The first time I went inside, I walked in and I walked out,” Laney admits to the Gaineses.
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BEFORE: The Entryway
Chip’s first thought when entering the house? “Oh crud.” Even Joanna couldn’t contain her reaction, plugging her nose and exclaiming. “Wait, the smell y’all!” The “before” photos here were snappedafterthe house was emptied out of two dumpsters worth of trash.
“The first time I went inside, I walked in and I walked out,” Laney admits to the Gaineses.
05of 16AFTER: The EntrywayMagnolia NetworkLaney told Joanna she likes midcentury and Scandinavian design. In the entry, Joanna added paneling to a portion of the walls and lined the top section and ceiling in an eye-catching Cole & Son cloud-print wallpaper, ticking off two of Laney’s other requests for a “funky” look with dark colors.
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AFTER: The Entryway
Laney told Joanna she likes midcentury and Scandinavian design. In the entry, Joanna added paneling to a portion of the walls and lined the top section and ceiling in an eye-catching Cole & Son cloud-print wallpaper, ticking off two of Laney’s other requests for a “funky” look with dark colors.
06of 16BEFORE: Living RoomMagnolia NetworkWhen the foursome first toured the living room it was home to a mountain of trash bags, a soiled carpet and a forgotten Christmas tree. “It feels like a contaminated environment,” Lucas admitted.
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BEFORE: Living Room
When the foursome first toured the living room it was home to a mountain of trash bags, a soiled carpet and a forgotten Christmas tree. “It feels like a contaminated environment,” Lucas admitted.
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AFTER: Living Room
08of 16BEFORE: KitchenMagnolia NetworkOn their initial tour, the partially closed-in kitchen hadn’t been touched since the owners vacated, down to the food in the fridge. Naturally, Chip had to investigate its contents. “Are those maggots?!” Joanna exclaimed at the mysterious piles inside. He replied of the previous tenants, “Babe, they were the original composters.”
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BEFORE: Kitchen
On their initial tour, the partially closed-in kitchen hadn’t been touched since the owners vacated, down to the food in the fridge. Naturally, Chip had to investigate its contents. “Are those maggots?!” Joanna exclaimed at the mysterious piles inside. He replied of the previous tenants, “Babe, they were the original composters.”
09of 16AFTER: KitchenMagnolia NetworkThe Gaineses removed a section of the wall to completely open up the kitchen and added modern, painted cabinets as well as an island with a contemporary waterfall edge.
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AFTER: Kitchen
The Gaineses removed a section of the wall to completely open up the kitchen and added modern, painted cabinets as well as an island with a contemporary waterfall edge.
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BEFORE: Office
Even without the trash, the space that would become Lucas’s office wasn’t the couple’s style, with arched windows, formal molding and a gold chandelier.
11of 16AFTER: OfficeMagnolia NetworkJoanna had a vintage sputnik-style pendant she found at Texas’s famous Round Top flea market rewired as the room’s focal point. To the right, she installed an old factory window to allow light to pass from the office to the kitchen.
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AFTER: Office
Joanna had a vintage sputnik-style pendant she found at Texas’s famous Round Top flea market rewired as the room’s focal point. To the right, she installed an old factory window to allow light to pass from the office to the kitchen.
12of 16BEFORE: BedroomMagnolia NetworkBefore the cleanout, Joanna said the bedroom “kinda looks like a tornado hit.” Even empty, the smell was unpleasant.
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BEFORE: Bedroom
Before the cleanout, Joanna said the bedroom “kinda looks like a tornado hit.” Even empty, the smell was unpleasant.
13of 16AFTER: BedroomMagnolia NetworkThe main suite got a feature wall made of slats of white pine that seamlessly incorporated the door to the adjoining bathroom, which also recieved a much-needed update.
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AFTER: Bedroom
The main suite got a feature wall made of slats of white pine that seamlessly incorporated the door to the adjoining bathroom, which also recieved a much-needed update.
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BEFORE: Bathroom
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AFTER: Bathroom
16of 16A Fixer Upper AccoladeMagnolia Network"Is that the worst house we’ve ever seen?" Chip asked Joanna after their first tour with the homeowners. To which Joanna replied, “I would have to say, y’all won the award for the bravest couple to take on a fixer-upper.“The first four episodes ofFixer Upper: Welcome Homewill be available to stream on Discovery+ weekly starting Friday, January 29, in a special preview of the Gaineses' Magnolia Network, set to debut this spring.
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A Fixer Upper Accolade
“Is that the worst house we’ve ever seen?” Chip asked Joanna after their first tour with the homeowners. To which Joanna replied, “I would have to say, y’all won the award for the bravest couple to take on a fixer-upper.”
The first four episodes ofFixer Upper: Welcome Homewill be available to stream on Discovery+ weekly starting Friday, January 29, in a special preview of the Gaineses' Magnolia Network, set to debut this spring.
source: people.com
