This Desert Home Remodel in Joshua Tree, California Will Blow Your Mind
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- Опубліковано 22 чер 2020
- Designer Karen McAloon of x8 Property and Design shows Rick Spence how she dramatically updated a 650 sqft desert home. It went from unlivable to a modern show stopper. McAloon ripped up old linoleum on the floor and then polished the concrete slab foundation to create new flooring. In the kitchen, she took down a peninsula to open up the space to the living area, and walled over an entry door to create more room for countertops and a new range. In the bathroom, she ditched the tub to create a larger shower. And she enclosed a former patio to add a new bedroom that can double as a lounge space.
McAloon also shares several of her favorite design tips, including how to install ceiling lights to make a small room look larger, using clerestory windows to make a space more versatile, wall mounts sinks for more counter space and window placement to take advantage of the best views.
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Who needs a huge house with marble and gold fixtures when you can have a cozy, calming place like this... not me for sure! I would take this beautiful house over any mansion any day. Love it! ❤️
Me, me...I want a big house, we living in a bi-level ranch is too small for my family....4 children, plus my in laws, 2 dogs, 2 cats....
@@Aliciaek we raised our seven kids and helped raise a couple others in our 1,365 sq ft home. We homeschooled five of them too so our home was always full. Besides being small, our house has a terrible floorplan. Not open at all but we converted the two car garage into two bedrooms, had average so the kids had tons of room to play outside, and bought a 60 ft mobile building to use as a classroom with a separate playroom inside.
This is built-over not make-over!!! Wooow! Simply amazing 😍
Damn Karen, Rick didn't say you were a magician. The house is beautiful. I loved everything you did, especially adding a second bedroom. You took a tiny house and glamorized it. Well done. Thank you for sharing.
Love this house. Love the desert look, no matter where it is. She did a great job.
The designer seems very nice and down to earth - lovely!
Good for her! We drive thru Joshua Tree quite often & there are so many houses that need TLC! Who would "thumbs down" this?!?
It’s beautiful now. Love the decor. I love a small home. I love a polished concrete. In Tennessee it’s not a big hit. But this Tennessee girl likes them. The perfect size kitchen. I love a 10x 10. With nice appliances. I am thinking about blue tiles in my kitchen. I bought a small country home three yrs ago. Been slowly making it my own. And you can do quality in a small space without going over your budget. Love the guest room. It’s perfect. I want to do the exact same thing with the twin beds in our cabin lake house. To serve two purposes. This was awesome Karen ! Leslye
This must be the best before and after ever.
She really had the vision for a little diamond in the rough. Great job. And your interviews are fun. Thanks for being a bright spot during the quarantine.
Adorable little home concrete slab floors keeps it cooler in the summer and easy to maintain
I love spaces that are homey, comfortable and fresh, so tick, tick and tick.
I've never heard of Joshua Tree. But I like the name. I also like that she created a second bedroom that can also be a hangout space. I'm a reader. So I instantly imagined myself just sitting there with a lot of comfy pillows around me and reading a good book. Ideally I would have liked to see a separate tub and shower. But there wasn't space for that. That house was desperately in need of some love and attention. And she made a lot of improvements. She did a great job.
Los Angeles and Hollywood has long been a magnet for some of the most creative people in the world. But it's also a business. So, when they need to "get away" they come to Joshua Tree.
It's why you see Joshua Trees in the background of so many movies TV shows and adverts.
The main attraction is Joshua Tree National Park, established in 1936.
I really really enjoy this series and the host is charming and well versed in the renos featured
I’m in love with this home 🙏🏿
Oh my starz!! I love what you did here!!Thanks for sharing this with us!!;)🌵💙🌵💙🌵💙🌵💙🌵
Love Joshua Tree and the drive up there. We lived in 29Palms and drove through Joshua Tree ..miss the views for sure. Lovely home 👏
you might enjoy our sizzle reel featuring the beauty of Joshua Tree: ua-cam.com/video/evTrU2TOVLs/v-deo.html
How i luv this the dry desert sunny climate and a small house like this !!
Love every aspect of this desert home. You maximized the space and gave it the illusion of being larger than it really is with large windows, lighting, etc. The decor is great too. I think you must have saved a lot of money by merely polishing the cement floors instead of alternative floor options. Really nice final result!
Absolutely beautiful!
Such a great job! The home looks so comforting and comfortable, and perfect for the desert.
This is so cute and practical!! It’s a space I can see myself in! Got a lot of ideas.
I looks great! There is not enough storage with out upper cabinets. You can make having open shelves in the kitchen sound like a great idea but it is messy and everything gets dusty! Overall you did a good job on a low budget. I love the desert.
Wow@ I'd love to live there. Great job. And I love the bedroom Quilt
This house is perfect!
She accidentally says “shub tower” instead of “tub shower” and it made me smile
Really lovely, light and open. Framing a view and great lighting choices are super tips!
Love it. Well done. Cozy spot.
She did such a great job💕
Love what she did! Looks great 😍
Wooww I LOVE it 😍😍😍 good for the eyes especially the style 🙂☺
Gorgeous remodel
Stunning!
Wow, BEAUTIFUL!!❤ If only
Beautiful home renovation. :) Thanks for sharing. :)
Love this house
Very pretty. I love the stove/oven! I think the only thing that I would change to stage better would be the plumbing in the bathroom. Maybe spray paint it to match the faucet?
exactly. I m looking for something like that!!!! good video and great re model .. awesome place! Thanks
Karen great design and loved hearing how you made your design decisions.
You're home is amazing! I love it
Beautiful
This is awesome!
I love this house!
OMG THANKS JUST GAVE ME AN GREAT IDEA TO MAKE A SECTIONAL BED IN MY BEDROOM YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS
😍 REALLY NICE
Lovely place.
Beautiful 😍
I love it!
Very well done!
It's an absolute party pad now! A perfect place to blast off with good friends .
Love this, wish it were mine!
So beautiful. The only thing missing is a laundry room. Would be wonderful...love this!!!
Hi Gretchen, you'll be happy to know there is a laundry closet with stackables, just wasn't much to showcase in terms of video
Luv the design
great design with function well done. Almost a tiny home. lol
👍😍🙋⛺
She's good!
Rick Spence is looking good! I like the house too.
Super cute house
Nice!
Well done! Tip: Next project consider louvered doors for bedroom closet. Adds another layer of texture and charm inexpensively. Cheers!
These new lockdown videos are good but I really miss the old houzz videos with professional shots where I can feel like I'm touring the house. Ugh pandemic 😣
I'd love to know what it cost, now to own? My brother sold a property out there and made a nice profit. He's living off grid in AZ now. His needed a bit of work but had great bones too.
I enjoyed that
I really want to see the work crew!!!!
This is a nice rehab. But not installing upper cabinets was definitely a cost-saving measure. Houses are always more desirable with substantial storage.
This is definitely a beautiful home...
#houzzgoals
That would make me a perfect Fernando's hide-away. But I am sure the price is shocking. Great job!
Feels very French
Love it:)
The space is much improved. Love the white kitchen appliances, but the choice of the blue geometric backsplash tile is clashing with the calm vibe of the rest of the kitchen.
Nice do over... however would miss the big overhang roof, not only for in season in out living but they also help keep the house cool and protect the house during monsoon season.
whoa
Love the remodel! Looking to remodel a place in Joshua Tree and flooring will be the first improvement. Can you recommend a contractor? Thanks!
Do you have a shopping link for the entrance door? it looks amazing.
Looks great! Why didn’t you fix the fireplace pad, it’s still nicked up even though you painted it, couldn’t you have covered it with cement?
Hi - any chance someone can tell where the bed frame is from? Really liked it. Thanks!
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Does anyone know how the plumbing and water supply works out in the desert? I’m not from that region, so I’m not familiar if homeowners have to tap into a pre-existing water main source or if you have to dig wells, etc.?? Just curious, if anyone knows. Thx!
I live in Joshua Tree and hipsters from LA flood this place every weekend. Which is totally cool.
Nice house. Location. Mmmm
my kentucky home is one level on a concrete slab. the concrete is covered with hardwood and carpet. so can we take all that up and “polish” the concrete? is it as simple as that? any tips/ideas will be so appreciated!
If the slab is in a bad state you could consider applying a polythene damp proof membrane over and pouring a fresh 2" concrete topping which can have a aggregate that will polish up beautifully. I worked for Phase IV contractors in Lexington for a while. Contact them.
Nice house but I saw what those little houses are going for. Crazy money
This is great, but oh god the cracked grout at the bottom of the kitchen backsplash. Somebody's gonna' have a nasty surprise later if that doesn't get fixed.
I didn't see any views? Or great landscape
I wonder if water is easily accessible in there. Knowing, it's a desert.
If they have the money they can dig a well. There is water because there are the palm trees.
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How much did you pay for the house. And then the remodel?
Beautifully done, except kitchen tile is hideous.
err ... what established landscape?
Fab … it suits the house. If you tried to overdo that house it would not work.
Would rather have an adobe or earthen
All it takes is money.
And plenty of it.
It looks beautiful, but no storage. Where does your food processor go, your mixer, your stock pots, your toaster, your instant pot, colanders, on and on...any time you see these houses with open shelves they just have a few pretty plates, wine glasses and knick-knacks displayed, but no real kitchen devices. Obviously these people don't cook. And that's fine. But for those of us that do, these kitchens won't work. Everything's not just about how a space looks and photographs, some of us care about how it actually functions. Plus open shelves collect dust. I've had them, I'll never have them again.
very nice.but carpet in a bathroom is a no no
This house is very stylish. The perfect little getaway for a cool couple. But the picture in the bedroom is an awful style.
I thought the same, it seemed very out of place.
Looks great but, there is ZERO storage.
Concrete floors, not cement. Cement is only one ingredient in concrete. Now you know. :)
I don't get why you would cover that great floor with rugs. They are NOT easy to clean. The polished concrete is easy to clean. The dining room chairs especially should be able to slide on the floor. Pitch the rugs.
Any simmer in here?
This designer is not a cook. The bottom cabinets in the kitchen should be drawers, not having doors at all; they’re much more efficient to use. If she wants to design a better kitchen to cook in, she should do some movement studies. Also, when one cooks, oil and water fly up and coat everything on those open shelves, and coat that macrame mirror frame!!😮 That’d be a nightmare to clean! In my small kitchen, all are drawers except below the sink, and I have no upper shelves or cabinets at all, except around the microwave and refrigerator. I left them as deeper storage; they’re from the 1930s. I have enough storage in my kitchen.
Meh. Not "blown away". I was expecting something special. Looks like a very basic flip. Way too many furnishings. Looks cluttered.