This crumbling shack was transformed into a fabulous family home

By Business News Updates on November 2, 2021

This crumbling shack was transformed into a fabulous family home

The ultimate home remodel

You’d be forgiven for thinking that this crumbling shack was beyond rescue! Located in the town of Crawford, Texas, it was bought for just $12,500 and was given an almost unbelievable renovation on season four of HGTV’s Fixer Upper. The ramshackle building is now a beautiful and bespoke family home that’s worth a staggering $400,000. Click or scroll through to see how Chip and Joanna Gaines pulled off one of the greatest property transformations of all time…

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It’s all about who you know

The shack was bought by Michael Matsumoto, the show’s executive producer. Michael, his wife Jessie, and their four children moved to Texas for Fixer Upper in 2015 but chose to rent for several years. Finally, the couple decided it was time to buy a place that they could call home – and luckily, they knew just the people to turn to to make their dream a reality.

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A crumbling interior

Nicknamed ‘The Little Shack on the Prairie’, the structure was nearly derelict, with crumbling walls and windows, sloping floors, slanting ceilings, decaying foundations and a leaking roof. But the building did offer some plus points! As well as its small price tag, the property benefited from being located just a 20 minutes’ drive from the city of Waco and offered over an acre of land with plenty of development potential.

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Seeing its potential

Luckily, Michael’s years of experience on Fixer Upper enabled him to see more positives than negatives and he saw the potential where no one else could – even Chip and Joanna! “We couldn’t believe it when the Matsumotos chose this old shack to be their home,” Joanna commented on her website Magnolia. Yet having these two as colleagues ultimately put Michael’s mind at ease – after all, he’d witnessed firsthand the incredible transformations they’d already achieved.

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Deconstruct and rebuild

Due to the building’s countless issues, Chip and Joanna decided to take a different approach to this renovation. Instead of trying to improve what was already there, they decided to deconstruct it and recycle as many materials as possible. The couple’s first step was to take the building apart, being careful to preserve its original shiplap cladding, which they were keen to utilize. They used the shack as the central space and added new bedrooms and bathrooms to turn it into a modern four-bed.

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A mine of materials

By recycling the bones of the property, the budget was kept in check at $150,000. Wood from the exterior, the old rusty tin roof and the shell of the shack itself were all reused in the build. “People think that in order to create spaces you truly love, you have to spend a fortune… I don’t believe that’s true,” Joanna said in her book, Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave.

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A dramatic reveal

Wow! It’s hard to believe that this stunning modern farmhouse was once a disintegrating shack. As well as being totally reimagined, the home’s value has also changed dramatically, increasing from $12,500 to $400,000 – that’s 33 times the original asking price. Surrounded by a mature yard and enhanced with a quaint covered porch, it’s the perfect spot for watching the world go by.

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A modern farmhouse

Following the makeover, white-washed shiplap clads the façade, while a sleek steel roof gives the exterior an industrial finish while aiding with durability and weatherproofing. Offering 1,700 square feet of inside space, the modern farmhouse now boasts four bedrooms and two bathrooms, making it fit for Michael and his entire family.

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Selecting an interior palette

For the interior, Joanna chose materials and colors that matched the tastes and needs of the Matsumoto family. Since Michael and Jessie were fans of industrial farmhouse, Joanna opted for details that offered a twist on the traditional. She chose characterful shiplap, concrete countertops and repurposed wood, adding in monochrome fabrics to make the interior both cool and practical for a family of six. Let’s take a look inside…

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Modern and bright

The home is now light, bright and beautiful – a far cry away from crumbling walls and rotting timber. The Matsumotos’ living room blends floor-to-ceiling white paneling with chocolate-colored bamboo floors. Modern and traditional in equal measure, every design element sits comfortably alongside one another, including Scandinavian soft furnishings, charcoal fixtures, rustic wooden crates and a vintage wall map.

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