While few might think of Sioux Falls, SD, as a glamorous place to live, resident Chelsea DeBoer of “Teen Mom” fame is working to change that perception on her new home renovation show, “Down Home Fab.”
On this new series, Chelsea and her husband, Cole DeBoer, have been renovating homes in the area, pulling off some daring decor moves that her clients adore. On the latest episode, “Industrial Glam,” the DeBoers visit the home of Matt and Sara, who live on a 6-acre ranch in the nearby town of Del Rapids. Yet country elements such as farmhouse sinks and barn doors are the exact opposite of how these clients hope their new home will look.
Both are dentists, inspiring Cole to quip, “This is something we can really sink our teeth into.”
That gets an eye roll from Chelsea, but she agrees with him.
“Matt and Sara are game to take some design risks, so this makes us very excited for this project,” she says.
With a budget of $150,000, the DeBoers aim to remodel the kitchen, living and dining areas, and the primary suite. Here’s how they pull it off in a style all their own that could serve as a fresh alternative to the old standbys. (Anyone tired of modern farmhouse yet?)
Love black and gold? ‘Modern industrial glam’ could be for you
A gold sink in a black countertop
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Chelsea calls this new style “modern industrial glam,” and one of its basic tenets is not shying away from dark colors.
“Modern industrial glam is really coming from Matt and Sara’s love of black,” she explains. Indeed, much of their living room and kitchen is already ebony.
To brighten things up, “We’ll bring in those glam finishes with some gold accents, some shiny, glossy tiles,” Chelsea continues.
“It’s all about mixing those unexpected textures—some cement options, some metals,” she adds. “There is some edge there, but it’s still very sophisticated.”
They even install a gold sink, which looks trés chic.
Bathrooms don’t have to have doors
Open bathroom entrance
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“I’m not loving that this door just leads right into the toilet,” says Chelsea of the current primary suite layout. “We’ve got to change that.”
So she tucks the fixture farther back in the bathroom in its own water closet. Then, she boldly removes the bathroom door and replaces it with an open archway.
While standing in the bedroom, Chelsea explains, “When you’re in here, you can see the vanity. No door. And the toilet is going to have its own room and door. It’s very spalike.”
Her decision raises eyebrows among the workers.
“Adding an arch in the bathroom is a risky move, but Matt and Sara said they wanted kind of like a hotel vibe to their bathroom, so I feel like that is a good staple that you see in a hotel,” she explains.
“It totally feels like a nice hotel,” says Matt when it’s done.
Sara agrees when she sees the final results.
“I love how it’s just open to the bedroom. It makes everything feel bigger,” she says.
Arches add softness and style
Bar under an arch
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Chelsea at first plans on adding one arch at the bathroom entrance, but then decides to add two more—one at the entrance to the shower and one in the bar area off the dining room.
“These arches are on that glam side of the spectrum. They really add a softness to the house, and I feel like that just allows us to go more bold in other areas,” she says. “There is nothing more glamorous than a cute little bar under an arch.”
Kitchens work best against a wall
Dated kitchen in the center of a home
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“I don’t even know if I’ve ever seen a kitchen in the middle of the house,” says Chelsea as she enters Matt and Sara’s place and spots a kitchen in the center of the main floor.
“When you walk in here, you can see through it, but it actually blocks everything,” says Sara.
“It looks like they built this house, and then were like, ‘Oh, my god! We forgot the kitchen,'” exclaims Chelsea.
The remedy?
“We’ll pretty much take out your little half-circle kitchen, and we’ll place everything along that wall,” says Chelsea. “We felt like that’s the best way we could give you the most storage and space out of this room.”
The kitchen is now positioned along a wall.
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Soffits above cabinets are so over
Cabinets that reach to the ceiling
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While working on the ceiling above the center kitchen, Cole sees the space above the cabinets and remarks, “I always hated it, but it seems like there was always a soffit right above the cabinets. Nowadays the cabinets go right up to the ceiling, like it should be.”
Even though putting things in the highest cabinets is difficult and you need to have a stepladder handy, eliminating that dead space above the cabinets gives you far more storage and far less dust.
In the end, the couple seem mighty pleased with all the changes Chelsea and Cole have pulled off in their house.
“We’re blown away. I can’t believe this is our house,” affirms Sara.
“This project has been so fun, and I just feel like we were able to get so creative,” says Chelsea. “It did feel good that you guys trusted us so much to just go for it.”
Who knows? Maybe Chelsea will make Sioux Falls famous much like Chip and Joanna Gaines did for their hometown of Waco, TX.
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