A mom from Halewood, in Liverpool, has captivated the internet’s attention with her lovingly-done renovation of a three-bedroom semi. Now, 42-year-old Lyndsey Gynane has over 154k followers on her Instagram page, Home at 242, and claims that the home that she bought for 170k pounds a couple of years ago is now worth 280k pounds.
Lyndsey saw the purchase of the property as an opportunity to turn it into a modern-looking and stylish family home. And you know what, we think she succeeded! And she’s a real inspiration for our own future fixer-upper projects. But what do you think, dear Pandas? Check out the before-and-afters below and share your thoughts with us in the comment section.
Lyndsey and her partner bought the house in Halewood in April 2018. Immediately afterward, they started working on transforming it and bringing out its hidden potential.
Lyndsey from Liverpool fixed up an old three-bedroom semi along with her partner and turned it into a stylish family home
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The dreary pebble-dash exterior was renovated and now looks very inviting
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Meanwhile, the back yard is unrecognizable!
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Once you enter the home, you're greeted with a modern-looking interior. The carpet looks loads better
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While the bathroom was expanded by knocking down the wall separating the toilet and the tub
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The garden looks like something out of a movie and the shed's the star of the show
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Notice how the new door is made of the same type of wood as some of the design accents inside the home
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Here are a couple more before-and-after pictures showing just how big the transformation was
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An electric fireplace now warms up the living room (though we had a soft spot for the old fireplace, too)
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“We’d not renovated before, it was our first time doing it but with the vision we had, we knew we could make it into more than a three-bed semi. People look at it on Instagram and think it's a half-a-million-pound house, but it’s not, it’s just a three-bed semi in Liverpool,” Lyndsey told the Liverpool Echo. “It just shows what you can do when you put your mind to it.”
She added: “While we have hired people to do the major renovations, I've done most of it myself, all the decor is done by me.”
They started the renovation from the outside and turned the pebble-dash exterior into bright white walls and added a gorgeous wooden door that matches the interior of the house.
Once you’re inside, you’ll notice the modern white tiles, a soft gray plush carpet that you want to get lost in, and a glass banister on the stairs leading up.
What’s more, the Liverpudlian replaced the old fireplace with an electric fire and completely revamped the living room. While we’re fans of ancient British fireplaces, the modern version of the living room looks great, too.
Meanwhile, the bathroom got a complete makeover, too (notice how the wall separating the toilet and the bath is no longer there. We also absolutely adore the plants there and how they tie in with the natural aesthetic peppered everywhere else in the home. And one of the biggest changes has got to be the backyard terrace which is making us drool with jealousy.
The difference is like night and day (quite literally in this case)
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The stairs have had a massive upgrade
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The entire home had an overhaul that completely changed the energy inside
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Here's what the renovation looked like mid-process and afterward
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The kitchen is wide-open, gorgeous, and stylish in its minimalism
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Plants can be found all around the house, including in the bedrooms, and they help bring a bit of nature into the interior
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The kitchen and the living room are linked together, but separated by the counter
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Cozy? We definitely think so. But what do you think, dear Pandas?
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