The Brady Bunch House Renovation Revealed - Part 4: Master Bedroom & Greg's Attic

For the final phases of the Brady house restoration, Mike Lookinland, Maureen McCormick, Barry Williams and Chris Knight team up with Jasmine Roth and Lara Spencer to create Mike and Carol Brady's master suite and Greg's super-groovy teen bachelor pad.

By: David L. Haynes

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A Very Brady Homecoming

With the restoration of the Brady house complete, Brady Bunch cast members and members of the HGTV family pose for a picture as they are presented with a certificate of recognition by Kevin James, director of the Office of Film and Television Production with the Los Angeles mayor's office.

Left to right, Susan Olsen, Mike Lookinland, Eve Plumb, Christopher Knight, Maureen McCormick, Barry Williams, Kevin James and HGTV hosts Jonathan Scott, Karen Laine, Drew Scott, Leanne Ford, Jasmine Roth, Steve Ford, Mina Starsiak and Lara Spencer.

Building Brady

Part of the final stretch of the Brady house restoration, Mike Lookinland and Jasmine Roth team up to work together on the Brady master bedroom, including the ornate room divider that was part of Mike and Carol's room.

Building Brady

Property Brothers Drew and Jonathan Scott work with Maureen McCormick and Chris Knight to create a new window for the master bedroom.

Building Brady

While searching for vintage salvage pieces for the Brady restoration, Mike and Jasmine took time out to create this impromptu art installation.

Building Brady

Maureen McCormick and Lara Spencer hit up the antique malls in their quest for Brady-esque '70s artifacts. Here they found a table lamp, vintage camera and world globe for Greg's attic bedroom.

Building Brady

Barry and Jasmine remove old wood flooring in the basement space that will become a replica of Greg's attic.

Building Brady

Barry and Jasmine work together installing wood paneling Greg's "attic" bedroom. The reclaimed wood planks were salvaged from some of the earlier demolition in the original home.

Pretty In Pink?

Mike Lookinland's initial reaction to the original wallpaper in the first-floor bedroom is understandable. The intensity of the pink toile print is practically blinding. This is the space that will ultimately be transformed to re-create the Brady master bedroom.

Building Brady

Since the floor plan of the master bedroom will be revised somewhat, Mike and Jasmine get busy with demolition of one of the original bedroom walls.

Building Brady

Mike and Jasmine work to create the lower cabinet portion of the master bedroom's familiar room divider.

Master Bedroom, Before

The home's original master suite, seen here, was completely reframed to transform it into a replica of Mike and Carol Brady's bedroom and bath.

Master Bedroom, After

Master Bedroom, Before

In order to match the floor plan of Mike and Carol Brady's bedroom the interior door seen here on the right would need to be closed off.

Master Bedroom, After

Master Bedroom, Before

Master Bedroom, After

Master Bedroom, Before

Master Bedroom, After

Master Bedroom, Before

A portion of this wall is what gets demolished and removed to make way for the entrance to the Brady master bath.

Master Bedroom, After

Removal of the old wall also opened up space for the creation the screen room divider, his-and-hers closets and Carol's bedroom vanity.

Building Brady

Jasmine and Mike worked to create a precise replica of the brick feature adjacent to the screen divider in the master bedroom. The brick was later painted white to match what was seen in the Brady set.

Master Bedroom, Detail

Designer and Brady build manager Dylan Eastman was instrumental in re-creating the shoji style screen that was part of the master suite's room divider. "The pattern for the screen wall that goes in the master," he said is super important to the room because it's right behind the master bed, so it was in [so many] shots." Mike and Jasmine built the frame for the screen and Dylan was able to replicate the look and pattern of the rice-paper screen that was seen in the oriignal series.

Master Bedroom, Detail

Maureen and Lara found a bedside table lamp that was an exact match to the one seen in the original series at a local antique mall. Lara was able to find a second one via an online auction. The vintage lamp was manufactured by Laurel Lamp Company which made midcentury style lamps and light fixtures which are highly sought after today.

Master Bedroom, Detail

The heart paperweight on the vanity belonged to Florence Henderson who played Carol Brady. Florence's birthday was Valentine's Day and she always collected heart decorations and mementos. The heart paperweight was provided by Barbara Chase, Florence's daughter

Master Bedroom, Detail

The master-bedroom furnishings were purchased from auctions and vintage shops or were custom built.

Master Bedroom, Detail

Master Bath, Before

Master Bath, After

Master Bath, Before

Master Bath, After

Master Bath, Detail

Building Brady

Barry Williams and Jasmine Roth work on re-creating some of the details in Greg's attic bedroom, including the very Brady-era beaded door curtain.

Building Brady

Lara, Jasmine and Barry fashion a portion of the wooden headboard for Greg's attic bedroom.

Building Brady

The three collaborators on the attic project take time out for a quick selfie.

Greg's Attic, Before

Greg Brady's "attic" bedroom was, in fact, re-created in what had been the home's basement rec-room. In the planning phase for the reno, it was determined that adding on an attic to acommodate the replica of the attic bedroom would have altered the familiar street-view and roof line of the house. Since it was important to keep the familiar exterior profile exactly as seen on the show, the floor plan of the attic bedroom was re-created in this space.

Greg's Attic, After

Greg's attic was only seen in the Brady Bunch series in later-season episodes, but it is one of the spaces that is most memorable and resonates most strongly with fans of the show.

Greg's Attic, Before

To convert this space to make it visually resemble Greg's bedroom, the existing stairs would need to be removed and existing entry closed off. The existing small bathroom on the right would be removed as well.

Greg's Attic, After

A new hidden staircase on the right now leads to the upstairs master bedroom, and new concealed steel beams were added to provide structural support for the stairs and master suite. The old support beams are now concealed and the ceiling is altered to mimic the look of a pitched attic ceiling. The roof-board ceiling is actually lumber reclaimed from the basement's original wall paneling.

Greg's Attic, Before

Greg's Attic, After

The twin bed with wooden headboard and room divider, along with the beaded curtain, helps reinforce the room's classic '70s look.

Greg's Attic, Before

In the home's original floor plan, the basement level had once been a carport and was later converted to a rec room.

Greg's Attic, After

The room's original sliding glass doors and windows have been covered over to help disguise the appearance of a lower-level space. Artificial rafters were added and the flat portion of the ceiling was painted brown to help reinforce the illusion of an attic space.

Greg's Attic, Before

Greg's Attic, After

Lara Spencer and designer Dylan Eastman worked diligently to replicate the exact look of the patchwork rug in Greg's attic using carefully selected vintage-carpet remnants.

Greg's Attic, Detail

The window behind the bed is actually a fake window that was made to look like the prop window that was part of the set of Greg's bedroom. The treetop scene in the faux window help's foster the impression of an attic space. Jasmine and Barry worked together to build the window frame and attach the photographic image to create the "outdoor" illusion.

Greg's Attic, Detail

The Reveal

Though the "attic" is now in the "basement", the space itself seems all-too-familiar to Barry Williams.

The Reveal

Barry tests out the single bed in the attic bedroom to see if if feels the same as he remembers it from his teenage years.

The Reveal

Barry resolves that life is good as he continues to indulge in some relaxation in the newly completed attic bedroom.

The Reveal

Brady fans will recall that Greg Brady had ambitions of fame and a career in music.

The Reveal

Mike and Maureen get their first look at the faithfully re-created master bedroom.

The Reveal

Maureen checks out Carol Brady's makeup vanity in the master bedroom.

The Reveal

In the master bedroom closet, Jasmine points out the pink robe identical to the one worn by Florence Henderson in The Brady Bunch. Florence's real-life daughter Barbara Chase assisted Lara Spencer in locating some of the wardrobe for the closet.

The Reveal

Drew and Jonathan Scott pose with Brady Bunch producer Lloyd J. Schwartz in the renovated girls' bedroom.

The Reveal

Mike Lookinland reminisces about life as a Brady kid with HGTV hosts Drew and Jonathan Scott, Steve Ford and Jasmine Roth.

The Reveal

With the renovation complete, Brady cast members and the HGTV crew, and some special guests, convened on the "red shag carpet" for the ribbon cutting in celebration of the now fully restored Brady house. In a special proclamation, this special day was declared "Brady Bunch Day" by the mayor Los Angeles.

The Reveal

In honor of the restoratio by HGTV, the Brady cast members and other participants in the project, the street where the house is located was renamed by the City of Los Angeles as "Clinton Way" — the name of the street as it was known in The Brady Bunch.

This is a real-life version of the house that we all feel like we grew up in.
—Drew Scott

Love Is All You Need

The Brady Bunch renovation may be complete, but the story's not over yet. Two special "Behind the Build" episodes provide additional insights and unrevealed moments from the Brady project. And keep checking back at HGTV's 'Brady Central' for exclusive video extras, after-show interviews, additional photography and updates on upcoming Very Brady specials.