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Deck out everything from your walls to your curtains with some groovy flowers. Earlier this year, the iconic home from The Brady Bunch was put up for sale and bought by HGTV. Now, the house and its famous facade are getting a total remodel from your favorite stars—including the Property Brothers!
Mike's Den
Props like the Brady family's tan rotary phone needed to be located and restored. The contrast between modern technology and communication decades ago became apparent to viewers as the renovation took us a step back in time. Practically obsolete technology made its comeback over the course of the show.
Greg's Groovy Attic
'Brady Bunch' house in Studio City sells for $3.2 million, more than $2 million below May list price - Los Angeles Times
'Brady Bunch' house in Studio City sells for $3.2 million, more than $2 million below May list price.
Posted: Mon, 11 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]
— and HGTV’s bold move to dramatically renovate it into the ultimate Brady enthusiast’s abode ensured that would not be the case. The home has now been re-landscaped, in an attempt to keep trespassers and avid Brady fans at bay. So if you plan to visit the house to get a glimpse into the life of a Brady family member, you may be disappointed to see that the property looks a little different than it used to. "Mid-century is such a massive part of what we do and how we design, so this is our main influence," she told People.
The Brady Bunch house was recently put up for sale (again)
A city was never specifically mentioned as to where the Brady’s actually lived, but it’s pretty much a given that they reside in LA. There’s always mentions of the city’s main sports teams such as Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Dodgers. The room that belonged to Jan, Marcia, and Cindy will be designed by Karen E. Laine, Mina Starsiak Hawk, and Susan Olsen, who played Cindy, People reports.
The Good Bones hosts built the bathroom with a tub, small-scale yellow tiles, and added a toilet—not originally seen in the sitcom 'cause it was the '70s. And while we don’t know the final sale price quite yet (nor do we know who the lucky buyer might be), we’ll make sure to update you as soon as the sale goes through and more information becomes available. According to writer Joel Stein (who was lucky enough to get a private tour of the home) even the famous horse statue, found in a Paramount storage facility and promptly mended with a 3D printer, made an appearance. Soon after HGTV bought the Brady Bunch house, HGTV took us a trip down memory lane with the limited series A Very Brady Renovation which brought together the actors from the popular TV show to renovate their fictional childhood home.
HGTV sells ‘Brady Bunch’ house for $3.2M — 'nobody is going to live in it' - New York Post
HGTV sells ‘Brady Bunch’ house for $3.2M — 'nobody is going to live in it'.
Posted: Tue, 12 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]
In August 2018, HGTV purchased the house—located at Dilling Street in Studio City, California through Douglas Elliman Real Estate—and fully transformed it into a replica of the original TV set that once stood at Paramount Studios. Last, but not least, the third episode showed viewers how the Good Bones hosts, plus Olsen and Lookinland, reimagined the backyard. The two actors recalled childhood memories of playing on the teeter-totter and spending time inside the doghouse, which they helped build. Olsen also picked out the artificial turf that was installed, and her TV siblings loved it. In May 2023, HGTV’s parent company (Discovery) listed the renovated Brady Bunch house for $5,500,000 (Danny Brown of Compass held the listing). By late July, the property was already under contract, but no information was made available on the final sale price or the identity of the buyer.
When recreating the home on "A Very Brady Renovation," HGTV needed assistance procuring accessories and asked Paramount Studios for help. According to Los Angeles Times, the Brady renovators found pieces in the warehouse, including that vase. From kids at camp to home ceramicists, creating your own pottery was a fad in the '70s. Country Living says that every home featured big ceramic lamps, vases, plates, and sculptures. Get the same retro look in your home by decorating it with bold and eye-catching ceramics. The Brady household is known for its vibrant colors and large statement furniture, so the window coverings and lighting take on supporting roles, accenting the room with neutral hues.
The Kitchen
As for the rest of the space, amazingly, the team didn’t have any of the original plans so had to design the interiors from images and video of the set. Firstly, I can’t stress enough the painstaking detail that went into bringing the original Brady Bunch house back to life in just 307 days. Everything has been recreated down to the finest detail and I mean the absolute finest. However, though the exterior shot of the home is certainly one of the show’s most used and most recognizable, it’s the only one actually filmed here.
"As part of the massive renovation, HGTV invested $1.9 million and added 2,000 square feet to the property's original footprint, including a full second story," the network said in a statement about the house being put up for sale. "Standout features in the completed home include the iconic floating staircase, the burnt orange-and-avocado green kitchen, the kids' Jack-n-Jill bathroom and a backyard with a swing set, teeter totter and Tiger's dog house." Located at Dilling Street in North Hollywood, the house was used on the classic show mainly for exterior shots. In 2018, HGTV bought the 2,500-square foot ranch house for $3.5 million—double the original listing price. Another $2 million was spent on the remodeling project, which was documented in the four-part series A Very Brady Renovation. Now a 5,500-square-foot McMansion with five bedrooms and bathrooms, the original front facade was maintained to appease nostalgic fans.
People reports that Property Brothers Drew and Jonathan Scott will be in charge of designing this room—which includes installing the staircase. They'll be assisted by Maureen McCormick, who played Marcia, and Christopher Knight, who portrayed Peter. Once HGTV started filming A Very Brady Renovation, a video released by the network showed the six Brady kids sending out an all-call to help source recognizable items from the home. The treasures that have been found are rounded-up in a A Very Brady Scavenger Hunt gallery, but there's still more memorabilia to be found. It's also located on the Los Angeles River, which gives the home "a unique street-to-river orientation," according to the listing. The actual home only has three bedrooms, so we can imagine the amount of sibling squabbling there would be if this were the Bradys' home IRL.
And over a year later, on September 9, 2019, A Very Brady Renovation officially premiered on HGTV, bringing in a whopping 8.1 million viewers for its first episode—an all-time record for the network. Each week, the limited TV series focuses on different spaces within The Brady Bunch house, worked on by a different combination of Brady kids and HGTV stars—culminating to incredible reveals. By the final episode, HGTV viewers will see the entire house unveiled with all its ‘70s charm. The original house, located at Dilling St. in Studio City, was built in 1959.
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