The real-life Brady Bunch House: Then & Now

Table Of Content

• Mike's Den
• Sources Gave an Update on Hugh Jackman's 'Love Life' After Fans Raised Concerns About His Well-Being
• The real-life Brady Bunch House: Then & Now
• 'RHOC' Alum Taylor Armstrong Reacts to Shannon Beador and John Janssen-Alexis Bellino Romance Drama
• HGTV Flips ‘Brady Bunch’ House, Lists It for $5.5M (Exclusive)

The same episode also featured the construction of the Brady's signature avocado green-and-orange kitchen. Restored by the Fords stars, Leanne and Steve Ford, took the lead and worked alongside Plumb. The actress picked out the green paint for the kitchen table's tulip-style chairs and chose a matte orange laminate from a curated selection. The kitchen toaster, the huge stuffed giraffe in the girls’ bedroom, a miniature bust figurine on Mr. and Mrs. Brady’s headboard, and even a set of oversized plastic orange grapes were displayed neatly on the living room coffee table. With exactly eight chairs at the dining room table (sorry, Alice!), the Brady's dining set on "The Brady Bunch" coordinated with the kitchen and was the focal point of many family discussions worked into the various episode plots.

Mike's Den

Before joining Better Homes & Gardens, Sharon began her career as a blogger, then became a freelance writer, focusing on home design and organization, midlife and empty nesting, and seniors and eldercare. Her work has been published on a range of websites, including Angi, Purple Clover, HuffPost, Grown and Flown, Seniors Matter, AARP’s the Girlfriend and the Ethel, and many other outlets. Actress Maureen McCormick—who played oldest sister, Marcia Brady—shared that she would have loved to have bought the house for herself. Although the house was built in 1959, every room has a retro vibe⁠—just in case you couldn't tell from the bedroom. Drew Weisholtz is a reporter for TODAY Digital, focusing on pop culture, nostalgia and trending stories.

Sources Gave an Update on Hugh Jackman's 'Love Life' After Fans Raised Concerns About His Well-Being

Redfin shows similar-sized homes in the same zip code ranging from $2.2 million to $7.8 million, so if a completely updated, state-of-the-art look combined with '70s design are what you’re into, the price isn’t too bad. Although the show had tame plot lines, its eye-catching interior hues were definitely not tame. The Brady house had everything from avocado wood paneling to green baseboards, reported Hooked On Houses.

The real-life Brady Bunch House: Then & Now

“This whole show is filled with so much love,” Maureen McCormick, who played Marcia, told TODAY in 2019. This entertainment space looks identical to the one fans saw on TV for five seasons. The HGTV stars nailed every detail of replicating the iconic Brady home entrance. The name of the fictional street where the action of The Brady Bunch TV show took place was Clinton Way. Mr. Brady and his three sons lived at 4222 Clinton Way, but the name of the town/city was never specified on the show.

But after the massive renovation, the interiors are an exact match to the original "Brady Bunch" set. The Brady's kitchen was classic 1970s all the way with orange countertops and green cabinets. This groovy design was fun for HGTV's designers to replicate with its bright and cheerful colors. There were concerns that the staircase could not be installed in the house without ruining the front elevation, which everyone recognizes from the exterior shots. While you could cover a painted wall or build a partition with real bricks, there are other options. Technology has provided us with brick veneers, tiles, and brick wallpapers, says Decoist.

‘Worst investment ever’: fan buys Brady Bunch house for $3.2m – 42% under asking price - The Guardian

‘Worst investment ever’: fan buys Brady Bunch house for $3.2m – 42% under asking price.

Posted: Tue, 12 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]

Meticulously rebuilt and designed to replicate the set of the home from the beloved 1970s sitcom ‘The Brady Bunch,’” the Redfin listing for the property said in May. A Very Brady Renovation has officially come to an end, and although HGTV’s hit new show only had four episodes total, the series covered so much ground. To viewers, the top-to-bottom transformation of The Brady Bunch house was unveiled over a one-month period, but in reality, the ambitious project took six months and more than 9,000 work hours. Of course, none of it would have been possible without the six Brady kids—each one more than ready to pick up tools and share their knowledge of their years spent on the original set. Here’s exactly how The Brady Bunch cast left their imprint in the iconic Studio City home that’ll forever be part of TV history.

The home is more than 5,000 square feet and sits on a 12,000-square-foot lot with citrus trees. The "Brady Bunch" house, one of the most recognizable homes in TV history, is officially off the market. The Brady Bunch first aired on September 26, 1969, and ran until March 8, 1974.

HGTV Flips ‘Brady Bunch’ House, Lists It for $5.5M (Exclusive)

When choosing large pieces for your own home, Big Wall Decor suggests starting with a budget, choosing your style, then letting your personality be your guide. If you're feeling adventuresome, invest in some large plants in glazed ceramic, terracotta, or cement pots. Monrovia recommends decorating the living room with oversized plants to make the space simultaneously feel cozier and more luxurious. Try big-leaf houseplants like hardy monstera or dumb cane trees to achieve the bushy look. In 2019, when HGTV undertook "The Very Brady Renovation," TV's Marcia Brady, actor Maureen McCormick, took the reins on the design decisions when it came to updating the living room staircase. The angle of the stairs had to be changed because of the ceiling height of the new addition, which would be a significant renovation.

Real-Life ‘Baby Reindeer’ Stalker Speaks Out Following Netflix Show Success

In the end, she came up with a simpler solution, and simply removed the twelfth step (via Los Angeles Times). "They added it and rebuilt the kitchen based on exactly what they saw on the set and the frames from the TV," Brown says. "They matched every color, every cabinet, everything we could, everything they could to look perfect." "I think most people are just blown away when they walk in and see the iconic staircase," Brown tells ET.

The home design network decided to turn the interior into a spitting image of the show’s set, enlisting several stars like Drew and Jonathan Scott to assist in the renovation. The home transformed on HGTV’s A Very Brady Renovation hit the market in May 2023 for a listing price of $5.5 million! The house, which was purchased by Tina Trahan for $3.2 million in September 2023, was designed to look like an exact replica of The Brady Bunch set. Photos of the North Hollywood, California, property will bring nostalgia to loyal fans of the ABC sitcom.

In 2019, standing outside Dilling St where a staggering renovation of The Brady Bunch house was now complete, Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti officially recognized May 23rd as ‘Brady Bunch day’. A man named Brady might have been busy with three boys of his own but he still managed to carve out enough time to build the dream ’70s family home. Before HGTV bought the home in 2018, NSYNC singer Lance Bass reportedly bid on the famous house and thought he had initially won the bid. "HGTV spent about $5.5M+ purchasing and building the house which is why we listed it at $5.5M even though we knew it was an aspirational list price," Brown said in a statement. "HGTV did very well with 'The Very Brady Renovation' show and several other shows and ancillary revenue streams." They even outsourced through fans to find rare items that were on display in the house.

Knight and Plumb stepped in when it was time to search for additional furnishing, like the chairs. The final detail was contributed by Plumb, who painted her own versions of the street scenes that were seen on the show. In the second episode, “Here’s the Story,” Hidden Potential host Jasmine Roth worked closely with Barry Williams (Greg Brady) to create Mike’s Den from three existing spaces—living room, hallway, and kitchen. The actor fully immersed himself in the process, helping with demo, construction, and furnishing, including updating a donated drafting table. Mike Lookinland (Bobby Brady) joined them for a bit to help build the home's two-sided fireplace.

All of the action that takes place inside the house and in the garden was recorded on stage five at Paramount Studios in Hollywood. It was built in 1959 and shot to fame exactly a decade later when The Brady Bunch aired the first of its 117 episodes on ABC on September 26th, 1969. Trahan told "The Wall Street Journal" she plans on hosting charitable events and fundraisers at her new home, which she described as "a life-size dollhouse." "It was strange being the 2nd floor because our bedroom was really on the other side on the ground floor of the set," said Mike Lookinland, who played Bobby Brady. This was important to her because "Alice was sort of a selfless character in the show, we saw some of her life, but it’s really nice to think we could pamper Alice a little bit," Plumb told "GMA."

Aside from Trahan, other interested parties who had come to see the house included potential buyers who wanted to turn the property into a rental home. The single-family house, located in Los Angeles' Studio City neighborhood, dates back to 1959 and was rebuilt by the HGTV network. He said the team eventually came up with the home value by basing their estimate on the values of the land the property stood on and the structure of the house itself. According to Retro Renovations, these colors were introduced to appliances in the mid-1960s, when color was important for the fashionable. KitchenAid has created several updated and attractive avocado-toned appliances like this range from Best Buy. Bright orange appliances, amazingly enough, are available from Appliances Connection.

Greg also had velour pillows in his crib, but you can upgrade your room with the far-out cushions from Society6. When the property hit the market in 2018, it was for the first time in 45 years — having not changed hands since 1973. The original asking price was $1.85 million and some speculated that it might be knocked down and redeveloped.