Kendra’s First Completed Flip House of 2021

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This is Kendra’s first completed flip house of 2021. She worked very hard on this one, adding 600 square feet for a master bedroom and bath. This was something she hadn’t done before.

This is the house as it was when she purchased it, before her renovation.

Below is the finished house after she put her heart and soul into making it all she thought it could be. That takes love and dedication.

A Real Estate Agent & House Flipper:

She’s been a real estate agent for over 20 years, and in that time, she has seen many unloved houses.

My daughter loves houses. She envelopes them in her arms and whispers: I will fix you up and make you shine again.

I enjoy decorating houses, but Kendra goes further. She completely renovates them and strips them down to their innards, making them beautiful from top to bottom, inside and out. This takes a specific type of creativity, and I don’t possess it.

The House In Brookside:

Kendra stained the small porch ceiling to match the wooden flower containers she had one of her team members construct.

She painted the door and accents gray and resurfaced the porch. She also added a new light near the front door, a street number, and a mailbox to make the house look updated and modern.

Inside the Flip House:

Below is the interior of the house. It opens from the small front porch into the living room, as in many homes built during that era.

On the other side is the staged living room. As you can see, the living room opens up to the dining area. She removed the wall and opened up this space.

Here is the dining space, and then the kitchen right next to it. It was once a small kitchen, but she reconfigured the layout.

She added molding to the dining room ceiling and then painted it gray. Kendra likes to add a featured detail for every flip house she renovates, and the ceiling is the feature in this one.

The dining space opens up to the French doors, which then lead to the backyard.

The Commissioned Chandelier:

She commissioned someone she found on Etsy to create the chandelier over the dining table. I love that chandelier!

The Updated Kitchen:

The kitchen is all white with stainless steel appliances. She tells me that when she’s helping someone purchase a house, everyone asks to see only white kitchens.

She chose gold hardware for the cabinet doors and drawers, which complements the color of the dining-area chandelier.

The Added Square Footage:

This is the area that is the new square footage she added to this house. She decided to put chairs here and style it as a conversation area. But the homeowner could turn this space into any room they desire. For instance, it could also be used as an office or a playroom.

This space opens to the laundry room, the master bedroom, and the bathroom she added.

The Master Bedroom:

This is the master bedroom. It, along with the closet, is the only room where she added carpet.

The Master Bathroom:

The master bathroom accommodates two people getting ready, with each having a sink and a mirror. She chose silver detailing in the second bathroom she added to the home. The silver complements the gray-and-white marble countertop.

There’s an oversized walk-in shower.

The Other Two Bedrooms:

Here is one of the two other bedrooms, which overlooks the street.

The Other Bathroom:

This is the fully remodeled bathroom. Kendra had the bathtub resurfaced to look brand new. A resurfaced tub makes a significant, appealing difference to home buyers.

This is the third bedroom. She didn’t stage this bedroom with furniture. It has two windows that let in ample natural light.

The Backyard:

Here is the new deck and air conditioning system she added. The air conditioning system had to be larger to accommodate the additional square footage that was added to the house.

This house has a large backyard that can accommodate a swimming pool, a pond, or a similar feature. As you can see, she added sod to the area of the yard that was torn up to make way for construction.

She’s already at work on her next flip house. This flip is a favor to a realtor whose mother originally owned the house.

The woman’s sister lives across the street, and she asked Kendra if she’d be willing to buy and renovate it. She knows how much love Kendra puts into these flip houses.

As you can imagine, I’m very proud of Kendra. She certainly knows how to look at a home, see its promise, and make it a reality.