Fresh News for 'Fixer Upper' Fans: Chip and Joanna to Open 'Hillcrest Estate' in Waco

Chip and Joanna Gaines announce their latest project — a beautifully restored colonial style home that will open as a vacation rental property.

Photo by: Jennifer Boomer/Getty Images

Jennifer Boomer/Getty Images

Never underestimate the fortitude and tenacity of Chip and Jo. Just when you think they've maxed out on new ventures, the dynamo duo drops another bombshell. Just how many rabbits are in that hat? Magnolia Market, The Silos, a bakery, a bed-and-breakfast, a magazine, a working farm with who-knows-how-many critters at this point — not to mention a hit TV series on HGTV, and a new spinoff series headed your way in the coming year — what could be next?

Here’s what. Followers of Joanna Gaines on Instagram have been getting cryptic messages lately about a mysterious new project in the works. Now the story can be told. The couple’s been restoring a majestic turn-of-the-century home in Waco, and will be opening it to visitors for vacation rentals beginning in September. It Joins Magnolia House,  the B&B they opened in 2015, as the couple’s second vacation rental endeavor.

This house dates back to 1903. and we definitely kept its old-world charm.
Joanna

Details on the house, rentals and booking are available at the Magnolia Market website. And keep checking back here for more Fixer Upper news and updates on the new season, coming in December 2017.

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