Makeovers We Love From 'Property Brothers: Forever Home'

The Property Brothers transform the homes of four more families who wish to turn their current homes into Forever homes. This fresh take on home renovation and design demonstrates how it's possible to get the home of your dreams without having to move.

By: Emily Fazio

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Forever Home: Four Remodels

In harmony with the show opener, Drew and Jonathan Scott believe that "A house is four walls. A home is where memories are made." In Property Brothers: Forever Home, they work to help families who want to remodel and improve their current home, and make it into a space that they can dwell in forever. Whether it's improving a floorplan, adding storage or making changes to enhance overall accessibility, the Brothers work with the homeowners to understand what needs to happen to optimize their home for the long haul, and then set about making that full potential a reality.

Florence and Humberto: A Kitchen and Dining Room Facelift

Homeowners Florence, Humberto and their children stand in their remodeled kitchen. Drew and Jonathan made dramatic changes in their home to better utilize the kitchen, dining area, living room and office space that the family shares.

Florence and Humberto: A Kitchen and Dining Room Facelift

Before: Florence and Humberto have a combination kitchen and office space with a footprint that feels terribly unused. The cabinets, flooring and appliances are also all outdated. The family looks to the designers to reinvent the floor plan to incorporate more kitchen prep space and storage.

Florence and Humberto: A Kitchen and Dining Room Facelift

After: Drew and Jonathan installed a peninsula in Florence and Humberto's kitchen to make better use of the square footage. The peninsula gives them extra counter space, storage and seating. The modern finishes help make the space one that’s functional for their family. The office is still incorporated in the room, but it no longer dominates their kitchen.

Florence and Humberto: A Kitchen and Dining Room Facelift

Before: With vaulted ceilings and an existing open-concept space, Florence and Humberto have a living area that can be updated aesthetically to suit their family. In addition to brightening the space, the homeowners want to remove the dirty carpet in the main living area and replace it with consistent, durable flooring.

Florence and Humberto: A Kitchen and Dining Room Facelift

After: Drew and Jonathan replaced the old carpeting with beautiful, durable engineered hardwood. Florence and Humberto's living and dining area was also updated with clean, white paint, a bold new front door with a sidelight, new lighting and modern furniture.

Fanny and Cooper: An Open Concept Space With Vintage Charm

Homeowners Fanny and Cooper stand with Drew and Jonathan in their new kitchen. The family sought ways to improve the traffic flow in their forever home, and make it a space where they could more easily gather and live with their children.

Fanny and Cooper: An Open Concept Space With Vintage Charm

Before: Fanny and Cooper’s family room is clearly a family room, but they wish that it was more connected to the rest of the house. To think through the flow of their floor plan, they lean to Drew and Jonathan to reinvent their home into a more functional, open concept space.

Fanny and Cooper: An Open Concept Space With Vintage Charm

After: Drew and Jonathan kept the vintage charm of Fanny and Cooper's family room, but provided them a better furniture arrangement and storage opportunities to suit their family’s needs. To satisfy the desire of an open floor plan, they widened the opening to the dining room to create an open concept split-level space.

Fanny and Cooper: An Open Concept Space With Vintage Charm

Before: While a formal dining room existed in the home, Fanny and Cooper had only used the room a handful of times, favoring less-formal dining instead. They sought to use the space differently to match their lifestyle.

Fanny and Cooper: An Open Concept Space With Vintage Charm

After: Drew and Jonathan used the square footage from Fanny and Cooper's dining room and extended the kitchen to provide a counter-height eat-in island area, ample counter space and expanded kitchen storage.

Fanny and Cooper: An Open Concept Space With Vintage Charm

Before: Fanny and Cooper’s existing kitchen layout is small and choppy with extra doorways that inhibit its potential, and it lacks adequate counter space.

Fanny and Cooper: An Open Concept Space With Vintage Charm

After: Drew and Jonathan simplified the traffic flow through the new kitchen, and closed the doorway that previously led into the hallway. This additional wall space allowed them to incorporate more countertops and cabinets, and optimize the configuration of the top-of-the-line appliances.

Fanny and Cooper: An Open Concept Space With Vintage Charm

Before: Fanny and Cooper sought to make better use of a built-in breakfast nook. In the absence of their formal dining room, maximizing the use potential in this square footage was important.

Fanny and Cooper: An Open Concept Space With Vintage Charm

After: Drew and Jonathan refreshed the kitchen nook to make the most of the space in the absence of a formal dining room. The large built-in bench seating offers wraparound seating so that it’s easy for the family to gather and dine together. A matte black light fixture and textured pillows help the space feel just as modern as its adjacent kitchen.

Josefina: Accessibility Upgrades for Hosting Family Gatherings

Designers Drew and Jonathan Scott stand with homeowner Josefina and her family in the newly remodeled kitchen. One of Josefina’s biggest objectives with the remodel was to improve accessibility in her home to make it more comfortable for her disabled sister, Sophia.

Josefina: Accessibility Upgrades for Hosting Family Gatherings

Before: The floors are uneven throughout the main floor of the home which makes it more difficult for Josefina's sister Sophia to navigate the space and feel included. To make a cohesive living space, the designers were challenged to eliminate ramps and improve accessibility in their design.

Josefina: Open Concept Upgrades for Hosting Large Family Gatherings

After: Drew and Jonathan reconstructed the main floor for Josefina and Sophia so that it was one continuous level with no step-ups or ramps. They widened doorways to improve the traffic flow, and redesigned the living area to incorporate plentiful storage.

Josefina: Accessibility Upgrades for Hosting Family Gatherings

Before: Josefina loves hosting family meals and she wants her dining room to be more open and accessible. The dining room and kitchen areas were divided and constrained by narrow doorways, which made it difficult to entertain while cooking. Furthermore, the narrow doorways made it challenging to allow Sophia to participate in cooking.

Josefina: Accessibility Upgrades for Hosting Family Gatherings

After: Drew and Jonathan dramatically transformed Josefina's dining room and kitchen by knocking down a wall that divided the two spaces. In addition to making the space more accessible and conducive to family gatherings, the new space is brightly lit and flows almost seamlessly into the backyard of the home.

Josefina: Accessibility Upgrades for Hosting Family Gatherings

Before: Josefina may have been focused on fixing the hole in her kitchen floor, but Drew and Jonathan had bigger plans in mind. The old kitchen was outdated and poorly oriented from an accessibility standpoint, making navigation into the backyard cumbersome. In addition to fixing the floor, the designers sought to maximize the function of the space for the homeowner and her family.

Josefina: Accessibility Upgrades for Hosting Family Gatherings

After: Drew and Jonathan were able to make better use of the kitchen’s square footage by installing a long island to give her even more counter space and storage. They also installed a large accordion sliding door to maximize the natural light in the kitchen and improve accessibility to the outdoors.

Josefina: Accessibility Upgrades for Hosting Family Gatherings

Before: Josefina is a professional musician, and to make this home her Forever Home, she wants to make the most of her music room by soundproofing it so that it’s easier to rehearse without disrupting anyone else.

Josefina: Accessibility Upgrades for Hosting Family Gatherings

After: Drew and Jonathan redesigned Josefina's music room and added soundproofing insulation into the walls to prevent her rehearsals from drawing an audience. Adorned with photographs and accessories from her travels, this comfortable space will make it easier for her to take the next steps in her musical career.

Jen and Alex: Style and Function in a Scandinavian Remodel

Homeowners Alex and Jen look to Drew and Jonathan to transform their dated home into a functional space where they could raise their kids. The family already decorates with a classic midcentury style, so the design team is challenged to elevate their living room, dining room and kitchen into family-friendly spaces where the kids can grow and the family can congregate.

Jen and Alex: Style and Function in a Scandinavian Remodel

Before: Small rooms and narrow doorways inhibit a functional workflow, so Jen and Alex were very open to the idea of expanding their existing dining room into the kitchen by removing walls. Not only will this update improve function, but it will brighten the room and help make the main living area feel more cohesive.

Jen and Alex: Style and Function in a Scandinavian Remodel

After: True to vision, Drew and Jonathan knocked down the wall in Jen and Alex’s dining room to create an open dining room and kitchen floor plan. Their design incorporated a mid-century aesthetic to marry to their home’s existing style, and created more space for the family to gather at a kitchen island. Natural woodgrain kitchen cabinet doors and assorted pendant lights are standout features in this new open-concept space.

Jen and Alex: Style and Function in a Scandinavian Remodel

Before: Jen and Alex had been living with a very outdated galley kitchen. With limited natural light, ceramic tile countertops and outdated cabinetry, the old kitchen struggled to marry with the homeowner’s personal style. To make it a space they could enjoy forever, the kitchen needed to be optimized for function and to marry with their personal aesthetic.

Jen and Alex: Style and Function in a Scandinavian Remodel

After: Drew and Jonathan transformed Jen and Alex’s kitchen by opening walls to make it a more functional and family-friendly layout. They also installed new cabinetry and top of the line applianced and replaced the outdated floors and countertops with finishes to connect the Scandinavian style to that presented in the rest of the home.

Jen and Alex: Style and Function in a Scandinavian Remodel

Before: Jen and Alex have a charming living room, but as a family-friendly space, the family knew that it was in need of an update. The painted floor was the victim of natural wear, and while the family tried to incorporate space for the kids to play, they sacrificed layout to make it suitable.

Jen and Alex: Style and Function in a Scandinavian Remodel

After: Inspired by the original fireplace, Drew and Jonathan elevated Jen and Alex’s design with Scandinavian touches. They removed the shutters to create more natural light and upgraded the lighting to create a focal point. They also updated and upgraded the floors. The new furnishings are not only better oriented for the room, but guaranteed to be kid-friendly.

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Property Brothers: Forever Home

Makeovers We Love From 'Property Brothers: Forever Home'

Related To:

Forever Home: Four Remodels

Florence and Humberto: A Kitchen and Dining Room Facelift

Florence and Humberto: A Kitchen and Dining Room Facelift

Florence and Humberto: A Kitchen and Dining Room Facelift

Florence and Humberto: A Kitchen and Dining Room Facelift

Florence and Humberto: A Kitchen and Dining Room Facelift

Fanny and Cooper: An Open Concept Space With Vintage Charm

Fanny and Cooper: An Open Concept Space With Vintage Charm

Fanny and Cooper: An Open Concept Space With Vintage Charm

Fanny and Cooper: An Open Concept Space With Vintage Charm

Fanny and Cooper: An Open Concept Space With Vintage Charm

Fanny and Cooper: An Open Concept Space With Vintage Charm

Fanny and Cooper: An Open Concept Space With Vintage Charm

Fanny and Cooper: An Open Concept Space With Vintage Charm

Fanny and Cooper: An Open Concept Space With Vintage Charm

Josefina: Accessibility Upgrades for Hosting Family Gatherings

Josefina: Accessibility Upgrades for Hosting Family Gatherings

Josefina: Open Concept Upgrades for Hosting Large Family Gatherings

Josefina: Accessibility Upgrades for Hosting Family Gatherings

Josefina: Accessibility Upgrades for Hosting Family Gatherings

Josefina: Accessibility Upgrades for Hosting Family Gatherings

Josefina: Accessibility Upgrades for Hosting Family Gatherings

Josefina: Accessibility Upgrades for Hosting Family Gatherings

Josefina: Accessibility Upgrades for Hosting Family Gatherings

Jen and Alex: Style and Function in a Scandinavian Remodel

Jen and Alex: Style and Function in a Scandinavian Remodel

Jen and Alex: Style and Function in a Scandinavian Remodel

Jen and Alex: Style and Function in a Scandinavian Remodel

Jen and Alex: Style and Function in a Scandinavian Remodel

Jen and Alex: Style and Function in a Scandinavian Remodel

Jen and Alex: Style and Function in a Scandinavian Remodel

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