Fixer Upper: A First Home for Avid Dog Lovers
Chip and Joanna Gaines help create an ideal forever home for a young couple and their canine family members. A late 1950s-era ranch home is transformed with an open, free-flowing floor plan, soaring vaulted ceilings — and something special for the pooches.

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Photo By: Rachel Whyte
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Raise the Roof
Home Exterior, BEFORE
Andrew and Brittany's home wish list included a large main living area, lots of space for their dogs and four bedrooms to one day accommodate a growing family.
Home Exterior, AFTER
Cool Contrast
Redefined Dining
Open Flow
Gracefully Gray
A Hint of Treehouse
Kitchen, BEFORE
Kitchen, AFTER
Kitchen, BEFORE
Kitchen, AFTER
Kitchen, AFTER
Kitchen, Detail
Kitchen, Detail
Kitchen, Detail
Kitchen, Detail
Kitchen, Detail
Dining Room, BEFORE
Dining Room, AFTER
Dining Room, Detail
Living Room, BEFORE
Living Room, AFTER
Living Room, BEFORE
Living Room, AFTER
Foyer, AFTER
Living Room, Detail
Living Room, Detail
Living Room, AFTER
Sun Room, AFTER
Sun Room, Detail
Sun Room, Detail
Sun Room, Detail
Sun Room, Detail
Sun Room, Detail
Sun Room, Detail
The Mud Room and "Dog Spa"
The Mud Room and "Dog Spa"
"This was a fun room to design," says Joanna. "One of the things [Andrew and Brittany] kept asking was to make sure that what I was incorporating was dog-friendly. So not only did we want to make it super functional and practical for our clients, but we also wanted to just throw in a little extra surprise for them."
The Mud Room and "Dog Spa"
The Mud Room and "Dog Spa"
Want to read more about the Dog Spa Mudroom? Check out this post on our I-Heart-HGTV blog for more info, and meet two new four-footed members of the Gaines family.