This is the house from HGTVs "The Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge," but as soon as the show wrapped they changed it. “The investors thought it would have higher resale value being a modern, beautiful, newly renovated home,” said the real estate agent, “They obviously weren’t going for the serious Barbie fans.” I'm a Barbie collector and there are lots of us. Someone would've bought it. Here are the befores and afters.
This is what it looks like now, and priced at $2,049,995 it just sold for $1.845M. I am so disappointed. Built in 1997, the 5bd, 5ba home is located in Canyon Country, California. HGTV looked at about 50 houses and finally bought this one for $1.750M. Each designer star team did a room and the team of Mika and Brian Kleinschmidt of “100 Day Dream Home” won. When I was looking for before pics, a lot of the sites were no longer available- they didn't want us Barbie people to see the befores, I bet.
The family room before. I don't really care for the retro look.
Family room after. But, I don't like this white, either.
In the living room, the major features that the designers installed remain, like the two-story fireplace and the updated circular staircase. Everything else was changed to neutral gray, black & white.
The dining room. Man, they must've used an awful lot of white paint to cover up the deep colors.
The ’50s kitchen was stripped of the pastels and replaced with neutrals, but the retro Big Chill appliances—refrigerator, oven, dishwasher, stove, even the hood—are still in place, b/c they're very expensive. And, the pop-up appliance lifts on the island are still in place, too.
Ken's den wasn't changed much b/c it was cool, but they did remove the disco floor. Allison Victoria & Ty Pennington dancing on the disco floor.
Looks like they turned the walk-in closet/dressing room into an office.
It already had an office, so now it has two. Wow, they left the striped ceiling intact.
The new dull bedroom.
And, home gym.
The realtor wanted to buy the big brush on the wall, but was told that all the props had to go back to Mattel Toys.
And, finally, the pool. Mika and Brian Kleinschmidt won for their design on the pool and yard. Well, I see they kept the pink spiral stairs, yellow lifesaver and umbrella.
The dog elevator went back to Mattel, too.
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Barbiecore Interiors: The New Colorful & Fun Design Trend
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In new recent editions to the Jen & Jute Candle Shop:
Dream House smells of champagne, berries, and the hopes and dreams of little girls everywhere. Mojo Dojo smells of citrus, the woods, and patriarchy (according to Ken).
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Very special house for my fellow pink lovers. (Already I don't like the modern windows, though.) Victorian Barbie is a 1900 home in Hudson, Wisconsin. 7bds, 4ba, $1.1M. Let's go inside! Barbie Dreamhouse, Victorian Style! But, that's not all- half the house is goth. I NEED this house!
OMG, natural wood lovers will faint! (I kinda love it, though.) It's a single family residence, but also a licensed Airbnb, so there's a separate owner's living quarters.
I want the furniture and everything.
Full wall of built-ins in the dining room.
Barbie wallpaper in the powder room.
One of 2 kitchens. Look at the black farm sink. This is too cool.
Gorgeous landing.
Pink hallway. Look at that, they have a vintage hairdryer chair.
Barbie's Victorian bedroom.
This is the owner's kitchen. Nope.
Owner's living room. I want the pink side.
The owner's bedroom is huge, decorated in gothic style, and has a stripper's pole. I would rent this out as the Airbnb.
Owner's en-suite.
The owner likes gothic decor. Hmmm, this is so cool, though, the best of both worlds (but that kitchen has to be redone).
Goth bathroom.
The attic has bedrooms and a theater decorated in a gothic theme.
Beautiful attic room.
Another beautiful attic bedroom.
Home cinema.
Double bedroom. Oooh, gold and black. This is nice- a jungle theme.
Outside is a deck with a large above-ground pool, and a hot tub.
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