Chip and Joanna Gaines: 'Fixer Upper' Season Finale Brings Tears. Grab the hankies, folks: Chip and Joanna Gaines, the lovable home renovation duo behind HGTV's most popular show, . No pressure, guys! Jessie and Michael Matsumoto had moved from Los Angeles to Texas two years earlier to produce . But now, the real estate bug has bitten them (how could it not, working on a show like this?) and they want a home for them and their two kids.
They think the tiny town of Crawford, TX—yes, home to former President George W. Bush—would be perfect. The problem is, there aren't many houses available there that don't come with massive tracts of land. Yet Chip and Joanna are undaunted, and manage to teach these city slickers a thing or two about buying a home in the sticks, and renovating even the homeliest shack into something worthy of reality TV royalty. Watch and learn, folks! Lesson No. 1: Never set your heart on one house.
Knowing that the pickings are slim in Crawford, the Matsumotos are eager to jump on the first property they see. Watch Sounder Dailymotion. The three- bedroom, two- bath house will be easy to renovate, but it comes with 2.
It also has a $2. Chip suggests trying to buy the house and just 2 acres, and seeing if the owner will sell the remaining 1. The Matsumotos are all over this—so much so that they stop house hunting entirely with the hopes that this deal will go through. But it doesn't. Ultimately the property gets sold to another party who wants the total package. Now Chip and Joanna have to start all over again. Lesson No. 2: Don't judge a house by its exterior.
Even Chip cringes when he shows the Matsumotos their next option, and he's the one who found it: a dilapidated, 1. B- 5. 2s would have loved it). The inside is filled with garbage and a bag of creepy dolls . The greatest thing about it is that the Matsumotos can get the shack, and the gorgeous acre of land it sits on, for a mere $1. Joanna and Chip think they can do the renovation, which would include adding three bedrooms and two baths, for about $1. Matsumoto's $2. 50,0.
Onward! Lesson No. Salvage everything! Chip and Joanna take this shack down to the studs and salvage almost everything, especially the shiplap ceiling. Jennifer Boomer/HGTVThe shack appears at first to be a tear- down, but savvy Chip and Joanna really know how to recycle! They reduce the shack to studs and save all the materials, cleverly reusing them in novel ways: Tin roof: Chip and Joanna take the old tin roof panels, turn them over so the rust doesn't show, and use them for the ceiling above the back porch outdoor dining room. Weathered wood siding: Chip and Joanna use it on the ceiling of the new master bedroom to give it an authentic, rustic look. Shiplap ceiling: Since the Gaines are going to raise the roof and gable the ceiling, the shiplap paneling on the original low ceiling is used, well, everywhere (and by now, you're aware of Joanna's penchant for shiplap).
The HGTV series Fixer Upper pairs renovation, design and real estate pros Chip and Joanna Gaines with home buyers to renovate homes that are in great locations, but. Its a staging scam. After the pictures and video, the staged stuff comes out and the homeowners' real furniture goes in. That is the only explanation that makes sense.

Beadboard paneling: They find one of the walls has beadboard paneling, so they use it on the ceiling of their clients' 2- year- old daughter's new bedroom. The shiplap on this wall was reclaimed from the ceiling of the old shack.
Jennifer Boomer/HGTVLesson No. The earlier you change plans, the better. Originally the Matsumotos had asked Chip and Joanna if they could add a master bedroom, two children's rooms, and two baths. But giving it a little more thought, they request an extra bedroom be added to the plans, because they're a growing family. Since they make the request before the new foundation is poured, this is an easy addition, and ups the budget by only $1. After: From shiftless shack to chic chateau. Jennifer Boomer/HGTVIn the end, it seems that the Matsumotos were keeping a little secret from Chip and Joanna.
After they oooh and ahhh over their new home and gush about how perfect it is, they reveal that they're pregnant .. Thank goodness for that extra bedroom. Sad to see Chip and Jo go? Watch Jesus In India Online Ibtimes more. There's hope for you yet. For those of you who can't get enough of.