Home Tour of the Waco Airbnb Fixer Upper
I loved remodeling our home in Waco, Texas. It was the most amazing project and now you can stay at our Airbnb Waco Fixer Upper!
I poured my heart and soul into the remodel of our home in Waco, Texas and I am so proud of how our home looks now. Take a tour and check out the finished product!
I am so in love with our finished 100 year old home in Waco, Texas. We bought a small two-bedroom, one bath home on half an acre and remodeled it to a three-bedroom, two-bath home. Today I am going to take you on a tour of our Waco Airbnb fixer upper and I can’t wait to show every room to you.
Tour Our Waco Fixer Upper Home
I get asked all of the time if Chip and Joanna Gaines remodeled our home. Sadly, they did not.
Actually, I wanted to do remodel our house myself. I never applied for the show, which probably would have been a fun thing to do. So I took on a huge project myself. I certainly had bumps along the way but I love how it came out.
We remodeled this home to share with all of you as an Airbnb. For rental information, click here.
Click on the link if you would like to see some of the BEFORE photos of our Waco Fixer Upper Upper Home.
One thing I haven’t shared is the General Store Register that sits just inside our front door. I found this amazing vintage piece at the Round Top Antiques Fair. Years ago, this was used by a storekeeper to keep tabs for all of their customers. You can see some of the original receipts on the left side of the register. On the right are the comment cards that our guests fill out after their stay.
I also wanted to share the new vintage sign we had made for our porch. This is the place where we hope our guests will take a photo and tag me on their Instagram! The sign is from Walls of Wisdom.
I thought you might enjoy this video which shares what our home looked like when we bought it. I almost forget how bad it looked when we bought it!
Front Exterior
We did a lot to the exterior of our home. We added an entire wrap around porch to the home and added a new roof. And when I say we added a new roof, we took off the old one and added an entirely new roof. We also added a new fence across the front and a parking area on the left-hand side.
I partnered with Home Depot to finish the front of our home. You can find all of the details and resources that I used in the front yard and porch here.
Open Living Area
The entire left side of our home represents the open living area. We have a living room, dining room and kitchen with an island. My goal for our home was to mix new decor with vintage pieces. I love how well this worked in our home and hope to encourage you to do the same.
The ceilings and the floors are one original, except in the master bedroom. The master bedroom and bath were an addition but fortunately, I was able to find matching old wood that worked perfectly.
The chandelier was made by yours truly. I teamed up with an electrician and hung the three chandelier lights from an old vintage ladder.
Living Room
The living room overlooks the side porch and a huge oak tree. It is a great area for reading, conversation, or watching TV. The furniture, lighting, and rug are from Overstock. Click here for details.
The coffee table trunk, armoire, side table, and decor pieces are all from the Round Top Vintage Antique show.
Dining Room
I am so in love with our dining room. The vintage pieces perfectly accent the new furniture.
The vintage railing above the french doors pulls the door height up to match the height of the windows. It was a minor fix but I love that it works so well.
The dining table, chairs, and rug are from Overstock. You can find all of the product details and links here.
Kitchen
You all know how much I love a kitchen with a big island. I found the island at Round Top. It was from an old general store. I took the thin dark wood top off and replaced it with a butcher block that was off the shelf at Home Depot in Waco. The backside of the island has huge pull-out bins which are great for storage.
Next week I will be sharing blog posts with all the details about our kitchen. All of the sources will be linked, I promise.
Master Bedroom and Bath
This is the master bedroom and it is spacious and bright and cozy. I absolutely love it.
The bed is from Overstock and the bedding is from The Company Store.
The master bath is huge. It has double sinks and a full walk-in double shower. The vanity is from The Findery which is one of my favorite stores in Waco. The mirrors are from Round Top.
I purchased this vintage shelf and green glass pieces at Round Top last week. It stores our monogrammed linens perfectly.
Front Bedroom
I think our front bedroom is a favorite of almost everyone. The entire room was furnished by Bed, Bath and Beyond (including the rug and chandelier).
This room is so bright and cozy and the rug is just amazing! You can find all of the details and links from Bed, Bath and Beyond here.
Middle Bedroom
This bedroom used to be the “project” room because I didn’t think it looked finished. When I added the vintage railings and white chest last week and it really pulled the bedroom together.
These beds were on clearance at Soft Surroundings and had planned on painting them. I still might paint them, but we shall see. They look pretty good now.
The bedding is from The Company Store.
Guest Bath
I designed this bathroom with its purpose in mind. As a Waco Airbnb, it is likely there will be many women getting ready in this bathroom at the same time. So I have two vanity areas, two mirrors, and great lighting. Also, the toilet and shower are in a separate area.
The vintage chest of drawers is also from The Findery.
Coffee Station
I love my morning coffee and I knew I needed a great coffee station, I repurposed a vintage crib mattress spring to hold the cups and I love it. And yes, that is an old mailbox holding the condiments for the coffee.
Laundry Room
Our laundry room in our Waco Fixer Upper Airbnb is nice that the laundry room we have back home. I love how it came out and all of the details can be found here.
Back and Side Exterior Photos
I know I have said it a million times, but our wrap-around porch is my absolute favorite part of our Waco Airbnb.
The porch has dining and additional seating areas for ten. There is also a gas barbecue and cooking area.
The last time I was at our home I spent more time on the porch than in our home! It was simply amazing.
I hope you love our Waco Fixer Upper Airbnb home as much as I do. For rental information, click here.
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Oh my gosh – I could live here – permanently!
That makes me so happy to hear!
This place is totally amazing. You did such an amazing job on the remodel. I love, love, love it all.
Thank you! I am so glad you all are loving it as well.
What a beautiful transformation! No wonder you are so in love with it.
Thank you so much!
Oh my goodness! This is literally my idea of a dream home 😍 Every room, every piece of EVERYTHING, top to bottom…perfection. Thank you for sharing! What an incredible job and so much work. You have to be so pleased and proud. I’m sorry if I missed it but wondered if you would mind sharing your paint colors, please.
That is such a huge compliment, Thank you! For the paint colors, the outside is Benjamin Moore “Pure White” and the inside of the home is Benjamin Moore “Simply White”.
You did a beautiful job on the remodel! You are so talented, and an amazing lady! Love all you do and look forward to your interesting posts each day.
Wow! I am flattered, thank you so much! I am grateful that you follow along.
So beautiful Leslie, it was fun to see the before and after to be able to fully appreciate….. don’t paint those beds, they look great just the way they are. My 2 cents….
Thank you! I always love hearing everyone’s thoughts before I make these decisions!
Hi Leslie was wondering if you are planning on breaking down the financials like they do on fixer upper shows? You did a lot of repurposing but it seems like there was sooo much structural and labor cost added – curious how it all ended up. It is fantastic and I know it will be very heavily rented – great foresight to see Waco as a place to invest in 👍🏼
Was hoping you could share what stain brand and color you used on your floors. Getting ready to refinish our heart of pine floors and love the color of your floors.
If I ever should visit USA, this would be the place. Gives me so much inspiration how to intergrate old pieces/furniture with New. Could live in this house. What an effort and love you put in this house.
Helene from Norway
Thank you so much, Helene. That means so much to me, and thank you for following along.
Hi Leslie, Absolutely beautiful! My sister and I have been talking about a girlfriend’s trip to Waco when traveling/shopping gets easier. Your gorgeous home is now where we plan to book!
Quick question…..what sheen did you use on your shiplap walls? The first photo of the kitchen shows a soft sheen reflected from the lights that I love. I am painting my own shiplapped walls with Benjamin Moore White Dove next week, but can’t decide on the sheen to acheive this look.
Thank you, Leslie
IF I ever get to Waco, this is definitely where I want to stay. Beautiful.
MaryLou, I hope that you do! It is such a great space. Put it on your wish list!
Beautiful house!! Quick question…where did you find the lamp between the two beds in the Middle Bedroom? I’m looking for something similar. Thanks in advance for sharing!! 🙂
Thank you for reaching out Samantha. Here is a link to the lamp if you want to check it out! https://amzn.to/3aAfzKj
I love it, it’s amazing! You did an exceptional job with everything!
Oh my gosh Dahlia, thank you so much!
Oh I love this house! Your vision was fantastic – it’s such a wonderful cozy and perfect space for a vacation home! I’ve been dying to go there since the moment it opened. One day soon!
Thank you so much Barbara. This truly was a labor of love and I am so happy with how it turned out. I hope that you are able to stay there soon!
Y’all did an amazing job! It reminds me of my great-grandparents’ home in East Texas in the 1950s. The beauty is in the simplicity — what a great escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life! If you could, please comment on your source for the fencing around the house. It is the exact fencing that surrounded my great-grandparent’s yard and I have been trying to find it for a long time.
Thank you for sharing your story. I have really enjoyed following along!
Judi, first, thank you for your kind comments, I am so glad you enjoy what I have to share. Regarding the fence, I found a local fence builder in Waco to build a fence for me that matched the one in front of the Magnolia AirBnB. Coincidentally, he turned out to be the same person who built the one in front of the Magnolia AirBnB! I wanted it to be very authentic to Texas, I guess I got it right! 😊
We were so glad that when we had time to travel to Waco for a couple of days this house was available. We loved the vintage pieces, open spaces, bedroom decor, side porch . . . well, we loved it all, to be honest. The before/after pictures bring home the vision that made all of this possible, and we were delighted to be a part of the story. Thanks for sharing this post.
I’m so happy Rusha that you were able to stay at the Waco house!
Holy Cow, you knocked it out of the park with this home! It is so pretty, so well designed and cozy! I’d be so excited to stay here if I could!
Thank you Brenda! If you are ever planning a trip to Waco, check the availbility at AirBnB or VRBO. It is a great plae to stay if you are going to Magnolia Silos!
Beautifully done. I admire you for saving this beauty. I hope to stay here and spend time with friends on that side porch. Time there would be time we’ll spent.
Oh Julie, I hope that you do. I love the Waco house so much. It is a great girls week or weekend spot (wink, wink!)