Fixer Upper Season 5 Sneak Peek PLUS DIY Fixer Upper Inspired Ideas AND Create Link Inspire Party

Last week, I opened my inbox and smiled. It was a sly little smile. Sort of validating. You know why? Almost exactly a year ago {September of 2016 to be exact!}, I wrote a post called "Could This Be the Next Fixer Upper on Season 4?" I had just dropped my son off at school in Waco, Texas and was driving around the area. I had heard that Chip and Joanna Gaines had just purchased a 100 year old home known as The Bradshaw Estate. I found the address, set my GPS and stumbled upon this gem set back from a fairly busy road a few miles away from Magnolia Market and downtown Waco. 

There was a dumpster and a trailer parked in the long driveway giving me every indication that someone was working on the home. I happened to tweet about it with one of the producers on HGTV Fixer Upper about how my guess is that this was the next home on season 4 yet to be aired. He commented back that I had an "interesting theory." 

Fast forward a nearly a year and my theory wasn't too far off. Maybe I'm more of a Fixer Upper Prophetess. 

That e-mail in my inbox? Well, it was an e-mail from Magnolia informing all of their e-mail subscribers that they have a new home for rent in the Waco area. The Bradshaw Estate is now being called Hillcrest Estate, for the street it resides on. 

The exterior got a little bit of an update, though not much of one, but what has really changed is the inside of the home. I've got some first looks with some before and after images you can see before this home airs on season 5 of HGTV Fixer Upper. 

Fixer Upper Season 5 Sneak Peek

I found images of the home from the real estate listing. While it's not a total gut job, Joanna has a style, and this just isn't it. It's kind of fun to see how some of the details from the home before were kept in tact. Take a quick peek at some before pictures and see if you can pick out any of the details from the Bradshaw Estate that have been kept in the newly named Hillcrest Estate.

The den looks a bit like the red room above. It got a bold new color but kept many of it's architectural details. 

Take a look at the side by side before and after:

The kitchen got a light and bright makeover and while it looks like the layout has remained the same {similar to the kitchen face lift that Chip and Joanna did in the flip that made them famous}, updates have given the home a very Fixer Upper feel.

Most of the other rooms are virtually unrecognizable to me. I can't wait to see the show when it airs!

The bedrooms have all been updated and the whole home has been taken from dark and dated to light and bright. You can see more home images on the Magnolia Market website and book your stay in the coming weeks. 

What do you think? Does this make you want to go visit? Have you been to Waco, Texas before? I'd love to hear about your experience. Drop me a line in the comments!

Want more Fixer Upper insider? Come check out my interview with Season 3 homeowner and client Jaime Ferguson. 

Did you know you don't get to keep the furniture when your home is completed? See what The Ferguson home looked like after the cameras left.  

Find my original post where I predicted that the Hillcrest Estate would be featured on Fixer Upper {though I was off a season} and if you are thinking of visiting Waco, I have a few posts on visiting. 

You can find: 

How to Plan the Perfect Trip to Waco, 

5 Things to Know Before you Visit Magnolia Market

20 Places you Should Visit in Waco, TX {Thinking Beyond Magnolia Market}

Think you are the ultimate Fixer Upper fan? See how many things you knew about the show from this fan guide or see if you knew these 11 things about Waco, TX and Fixer Upper. I bet you don't know them all!

After all that Fixer Upper fun, why not carry this on with some Fixer Upper Inspired Farmhouse DIY ideas. 

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Every week, at the Create, Link, Inspire party we get some great DIY ideas. And every week, we get some that are inspired by the Fixer Upper Inspired Farmhouse look as well. I've put together just a few of the ones that were linked up last week.

DIY Cotton Stems by Rachel Teodoro DIY Three Tiered Serving Stand by Rachel Teodoro DIY Industrial Pipe Paper Towel Holder from Simply Beautiful by Angela DIY Metal Chandelier Light Shade from House Homemade Embroidery Hoop Chandelier by Rachel Teodoro

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