Are you a fan of HGTV's hit show Fixer Upper? I am! I just love Chip and Joanna's style and every time I see a show I think that's my favorite one. And then I see another show and I'm like, no, that's my favorite one! With every new {old} home The Gaines's put their hands on, magic happens.
It seems like everyone has a new found love of shiplap thanks to Joanna Gaines and no wall seems safe anymore with the fun loving sledgehammer wielding Chip Gaines on the scene. Once that huge picture is split open and the new home is revealed to the family by the sweet syrupy words of Joanna saying "are y'all ready to see your fixer upper?" the viewing audience oh's and ah's right along with the clients who are getting to see their home for the first time.
What many of the viewers don't know is that most of what you see on Fixer Upper's reveal day doesn't actually stay with the house. The home is staged by Joanna, sometimes with items from the client's current home supplemented with some items from Joanna's shop Magnolia Market and other items that have been purchased for the home for staging. After the reveal, the clients have to make the hard decision on what items they want to purchase to keep in their home and what they want the crew to take with them. Remember, these clients are making these decisions usually after their budget has been spent on a complete home renovation. There are some tough decisions that have to be made!
My new friend Jaime Ferguson from season 3 of Fixer Upper {A Big Fix for a House in the Woods} has graciously offered to give us a little peek inside her home after the show. I know you want to peek inside, so come join me as Jaime opens her doors for us.
In case you needed a refresher, this is how we saw the Ferguson's living room staged on the show.
If you remember from the exclusive interview with Jaime, the blue buffet is one of the Ferguson's personal items that Joanna used when she staged the home.
This is what the living room looks like after the family moved in.
The Ferguson family has added their own touches and while they kept some of the items from the reveal {you may recall seeing those striped armchairs during the reveal. They were in the formal dining area} what I notice is the Bible under the chair and the comfy sofa that's probably seen lots of snuggles with their two kids.
I notice Jaime's plate collection on the walls. If you remember from the show Joanna had designed the glass cabinets for Jaime to use to display her collection. I love that those plates have spilled out and are on the walls. What a great way to display them!
The bar stools still have that same industrial feel, but they have been changed out for a style that doesn't have a back.
Look at sweet Charlie the puppy hanging out in his new digs. He seems to really like his new home.
I'm pretty sure those topiary's on the fireplace were on the blue buffet during the reveal. And of course, staging rarely includes the big black hole of a television that most homes have, but I love that we get to see how functional the Ferguson's living room is for them.
Just like those pictures from the kids magazines we love, can you spot the differences? I've got a side by side from the reveal and from the current view now.
And another. This time facing into the open kitchen area.
If you remember from the interview with Jaime, not much has changed in the music room. The guitars were Kyle's from his personal collection.
The art that was made for the walls from graphic artist Clayton Thompson was gifted to the Ferguson family by Joanna and the sofa used in staging was from the Ferguson's home.
How much fun was that?! I loved getting an inside peek inside the Ferguson home and I hope you did too! Jaime has done such a great job making their new house a home and I want to thank her for giving us this special opportunity to look inside.
In case you missed it
Find the exclusive Fixer Upper interview with Jaime Ferguson!
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If you can't get enough Fixer Upper and want to visit Magnolia Market, here are 5 things you should know before you go. You can also binge watch old episodes of Fixer Upper if you haven't gotten enough!
If you make it to Waco, don't forget to stop into Shorty's Pizza shack. You just might run into the Ferguson family! Thanks again Jaime for the inside look. You are the best!
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