'Love It or List It': Becky and Michael choose to 'love' their house after Hilary Farr's incredible renovation
Becky, Michael and their 1970s style home featured in tonight's episode of 'Love It or List It'. The house was built in 1976 over three acres of land and the couple purchased it six years ago. While Becky had ceased to see any potential in the house anymore, Michael believes that all they need is a plan to make the space look cohesive.
Will Hilary Farr be able to come through with the plan and make them "love" their house or will David Visentin be able to find a new house for the couple to move into and make them "list" their existing home?
Some of the problems with Becky and Michael's home were: a dated kitchen with the oven and stove right at the entrance making it a possible safety hazard for people who might enter the kitchen unexpectedly and stand a risk to be burnt, the couple was big on entertaining but their dining room was good enough just for a group of eight people, their guest room didn't have an ensuite bathroom, their master bathroom was not upgraded, Becky branded their master closet as an "embarrassment" and she added that she had no idea how to fix the house.
The existing value of their home was $515,000 and the budget for their new home was $750,000. They were ready to shell out $200,000 for the renovations for their existing house but they needed an open space kitchen, upgraded bathroom, master closet and guest room bathroom along with their main bathroom. They also needed an upgraded dining area as well as a home office added to the house as part of the renovations.
While $200,000 was a decent enough budget, Hilary hit a roadblock as her contractor told her that in order to tick off everything on the list, they'd need at least an extension of $25K on the budget and she was just accounting the main floor renovations at this point and not counting the other levels in the house. After a lot of back and forth, the couple did extend the budget.
David on the other hand was having trouble with getting Michael on his side. He showed the couple a number of houses but none of them were good enough for Michael. However, he kept pushing and was finally able to show them a house that ticked all the boxes and even though it was listed at $800,000, which is $50K over their budget, Michael said he wouldn't mind spending extra, in case Hilary's renovations to their existing house didn't speak to them.
It was now time for the final reveal and the couple was left gasping in happiness. There were a few happy tears and even though it felt like the couple would "list" the house, they chose to "love" it. 'Love It or List It' airs on Mondays at 9 pm on HGTV.
