Chip and Joanna thought this house was in good shape but they weren't expecting these unpleasant surprises. Viewing from the 🇬🇧UK? Watch full episodes Fixer Upper here: bit.ly/2PNtgKB Catch HGTV on - Sky 158, Virgin 279, BT TV 43
I didn't like the stair banisters...too ornate and twee. The dining room needed a massive window to let in more light to both the dining room, kitchen and back great room. Plus all the colour absorbed the light rather than reflected it. Overall felt very dungeon like to me.
I remember that house. I like Joanna's design sense and space planning but I am sick sick sick of subway tile, and would a touch of color kill her? Maybe her clients don't want any but again, I'm sick of white and cream, white and cream., with a "pop" of gray. It's all subjective.
Design is like a pendulum. Craftsman was a response to Victorian. MCM led to "early American" then green/gold appliances/shag carpet... You get the picture. I think we were all tired of cluttered Welcome Friends geese decor and Jo's clean look was so refreshing. It's still a good starting place to add your color to warm it and make it your own. Never forget this clip is several years old now and Jo is going back to more color, less "country".
When you are doing other people's house with out telling them how exactly you are doing it those are the best color choices imagine picking other colors and they didn't like the color
How can these "professionals" not figure out ahead of time where the drain lines are? This is either a "surprise" created for dramatic effect, or simple incompetence. And these "surprises" happen in pretty much every house. Hmm.
So do he actually do any work on the show? Sometimes it looks like he just on there hammering a little here or there yet Joann actually shows her craft.
