Inside Chip and Joanna Gaines' charming Texan B&B
By Sonia Taylor|1:11am Jan 10, 2018
This week, HGTV stars Chip and Joanna Gaines, announced they were pregnant with their fifth child. Due to their impending baby, the pair have decided that season five of their wildly popular show Fixer Upper (on 9Life) will be their last.
Image: Magnolia Market
The couple do some of the most beautiful renovations on TV, one of which you can rent for yourself: Magnolia House. This charming Texan B&B was featured on the show (along with the caretakers property next door), and since then, has been booked out more than six months in advance.
"Chip and Joanna discovered this house in the historic town of McGregor, just 20 minutes outside of Waco," according to their site. The couple live in Waco, Texas and have been transforming many run-down homes for years. They also run multiple businesses in addition to Magnolia Homes: Magnolia Bakery and Magnolia Market located in The Silos (where you can buy Joanna-style homewares and decor and try her signature baked goods, plus there are gardens and food trucks).
The Magnolia House was designed to be a unique retreat for out-of-town visitors.
This home sleeps up to eight comfortably, and there is a two-night minimum stay.
Each room is intentionally designed in Joanna's classic style, and is intended to be comfortable and inviting for guests.
"They fell in love with the property and knew it would be the perfect place for our visitors to call home while on their trip to Waco."
"The design inspiration for this house was taken from my own home, I wanted it to feel like our farmhouse so when guests stay here they feel especially welcome," Joanna wrote on her blog. Welcome to the world of wooden floors, soothing tones and shiplap.
You'll also get to experience Joanna's furniture line -- the majority of the pieces in the home come from her collection.
If you can tear yourself away from your stunning accommodations, explore the charming downtown McGregor area and, of course, head to the Silos to shop at Magnolia Market and grab a cupcake at Joanna's Silos Baking co.
Since the couple have skyrocketed in popularity due to Fixer Upper, 'The Silos' has seen a record number of tourists since it opened in the fall of 2015. (In 2016 alone, well over 1.9 million people visited Waco, according to the Waco Tribune -- that's triple the number of visitors reported in 2015).
Magnolia House has proved to be so popular, Chip and Joanna opened another rental home called Hillcrest Estate in the heart of Waco. Unsurprisingly, when reservations opened for that property, they were gone in record time (just 45 minutes).
Despite it being called a bed and breakfast, it's more of a holiday rental because you can't book individual rooms (it has to be booked as a whole). Either way, it's a beautiful place to stay and gets fans one step closer to living the Fixer Upper dream.