When Cindy Crawford’s private trainer-turned-close good friend, Sarah, and Sarah’s husband, Rick, introduced that they have been lastly transferring into a house of their very own after years of renting, Cindy knew precisely how she needed to offer again. Within the newest episode of HGTV’s “Celeb IOU,” Cindy referred to as on Drew and Jonathan Scott to assist her renovate her pals’ dwelling within the weeks main as much as their move-in date.
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The largest renovations befell within the kitchen and household room. The 2 areas lacked character, colour, and have been disconnected by a wall. “The principle factor that doesn’t work on this home is that the kitchen is separate from the household room, which I do know was the way in which issues was, however that isn’t how households reside right now,” Cindy stated. “It’s about creating an open space the place you cook dinner, you hang around, you watch TV.”
The kitchen started as a cramped room with outdated cupboards, counter tops, and {hardware}. Whereas the house had positively been renovated sooner or later, the design was nonetheless too previous for Sarah, Rick, and their household. The general format of the kitchen wasn’t conducive to their cooking and internet hosting wants and required a renovation extra in keeping with the couple’s heat and welcoming life-style. A poorly positioned laundry room was positioned off of the kitchen, so Cindy needed to maneuver it to a different spot in the home with a view to lengthen the kitchen into a bigger entertaining house.
Jonathan, Drew, and Cindy kicked off the renovation by ripping out the previous cupboards and counter tops. They demolished the partitions between the household room and laundry room, which opened up the house. The staff changed the previous cupboards with heat brown wooden and put in quartz counter tops for a clear and fashionable look. In addition they introduced in modern new home equipment and a kitchen island, which featured built-in grey bench seating. From there, they introduced in a wood desk and 4 extra chairs, which maximized the variety of individuals that would comfortably dine within the kitchen on the identical time.
The staff tore up the previous flooring and put in medium tone hardwood flooring all through the home. Cindy needed to select flooring that was lighter than the unique, however darkish sufficient that it wouldn’t present each single canine hair or scuff mark. Later, they painted the entire partitions a tender white colour. In addition they switched the massive window and door within the kitchen and front room space. “We love reusing what we will so it doesn’t find yourself in a landfill, and the backdoors and window are in nice form, however for us to maximise the operate and circulation on this house, swapping them is a should,” Jonathan stated.
The household room was in comparable form because the kitchen and was in biggest want of beauty updates. After tearing down the wall between the kitchen and front room, Cindy needed to make the remaining wall into the brand new point of interest of the household room. She opted to have the staff lengthen the wall and construct in a trio of arches (together with white cabinets and cupboards). They put a big flat-screen TV within the heart arch and added numerous equipment to the others. In addition they introduced in comfy grey furnishings, a small espresso desk, and a brand new rug. “To place in arches and customized bookshelves, it simply introduced this depth and heat,” Sarah stated. “It simply actually took my breath away.”
“Celeb IOU” airs Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HGTV and discovery+.
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