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On “No Demo Reno,” Jennifer Todryk stands firm in her belief that most homeowners can get the look they want without making changes to the floor plan—and the show’s latest episode proves her point by working around a truly strange layout.
In the Season 3 episode, “House of Quirks,” Todryk meets Karson and Sharon, a couple who love the location of their Dallas home. The place is surrounded by trees and even has a little creek flowing nearby, making it the perfect place to raise their young kids.
However, Karson and Sharon don’t love the odd ’80s features throughout the house. From the yellow-brick fireplace to the strangely small kitchen, this space certainly needs some updates. Still, the homeowners want to retain some of the dwelling’s charm.
Todryk is given a $200,000 budget and eight weeks to make changes that are big enough to pull the home into the 21st century, while still keeping a traditional vibe. Here’s how she pulls it off, with plenty of take-home lessons that might inspire some improvements around your own abode.
Choose one focal feature per room Before: With a statement ceiling and huge fireplace, this living room had too much going on.
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When Todryk first steps into this house, she’s hit with two striking features: a huge brick fireplace and a tall ceiling covered in beadboard. Each feature would be lovely on its own, but together, they compete for attention.
After some deliberation, Todryk decides to improve the ceiling, with new stain, a beam, and a new light fixture. At the same time, she covers the top portion of the fireplace with drywall.
“This fireplace has been a focal point. I don’t want this to be a focal point,” she explains. “I want the focal point to be the awesome wood treatment, that awesome new beam, the awesome new chandelier.”
After: With a toned-down fireplace feature, the tall ceiling is able to shine.
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But even with most of the fireplace covered, this designer has the color of the remaining brick to consider. She decides to paint it white.
“I really wanted to try to keep this brick,” she says. “Painting brick is not my first option in, really, any home. However, this is really yellow and orange, and I don’t like that.”
In the end, the ceiling is able to take center stage, with Todryk saying, “Painting the brick neutralized this big orange beast and now this is really our focal point, this ceiling.”
Get furniture to fit your layout Before: This dining table was tucked off to the corner, leaving a wide, open space by the kitchen.
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This home has a moderately sized kitchen right next to a strangely giant dining area, which Todryk jokingly refers to as a “dining hall.”
With one little table pushed against the window and a huge empty space, the room isn’t being used to its full potential—and Todryk knows it. She reimagines this space, bringing a larger dining table into the middle of the room and hanging a chandelier.
After: The homeowners now have a space to dine and lounge.
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However, with the dining table away from the window, Todryk has to ask herself: How should she use that now empty space?
“If I lived in this house, what would I do here?” she asks. “It’s the best view of the whole home. I’d wanna sit here and drink my coffee in the morning.”
So the HGTV star creates a small seating area with two chairs, the perfect place to start the day and enjoy the scenery! It shows that sometimes all a room needs is a fresh perspective and new furnishings.
This sitting area has a great view of the property.
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Reeded glass brings a traditional feel Jennifer Todryk used reeded glass on this appliance garage.
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Karson and Sharon want their home to feel less dated, but they don’t necessarily want it to feel brand new. So, Todryk takes care to skip modern finishes in favor of more homey, traditional touches like reeded glass in the new appliance garage.
“I love using reeded glass, because it adds a unique charm; it makes something feel a little older than it actually is,” she explains. “And it’s just character that you don’t see in every other home.”
A bold countertop belongs in the bathroom Jennifer Todryk inspects a slab of Blue Roma quartzite.
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Karson has an odd request when it comes to his kitchen: Blue Roma quartzite countertops. This type of counter has a distinct blue color and can make a big statement.
The Blue Roma quartzite counters look beautiful in the main bathroom.
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Todryk is happy to use this material but suggests using it in the primary bathroom instead of the kitchen. Karson agrees, and when Todryk is shopping for counters, she says she’s glad she’s using this quartzite in a smaller space.
“It’s just a little too bold for a kitchen, ‘cause it would distract from everything else,” she explains. “But I think they are gonna add an element of class and really expensive-looking touches to this bathroom.”
New cabinet knobs are a cheapo upgrade everyone should try This bathroom cabinet feels like a custom, and expensive, addition.
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All in all, this renovation is a huge project with many big-ticket upgrades, but some of the most meaningful updates, Todryk points out, are the details.
After installing simple, prefab cabinets in the bathroom, Todryk selects two types of hardware for the doors: a round knob and a long pull.
“I love mix-matching hardware; as long as they’re the same tone of brass, I am game,” she says. “They don’t even have to be the exact manufacturer, if our colors align, mix-matching knobs and hardware makes it seem really expensive and not like we just bought a 10-pack of something.”
Best of all, cabinet knobs and pulls cost as little as 10 bucks (actually, sometimes even less!). But they really add some bling to any space.
“We’re really bringing some life and some customization to what could be a pretty basic cabinet,” Todryk says.
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