Fixer Upper: Behind the Design Season 1, Episode 5: The Ivy House

Little Shack on the Prairie

Joanna Gaines learns that the biggest challenge in designing a dream home for Michael and Jessie will be combining the couple's industrial and farmhouse styles.

The Baker House

Joanna turns a little bungalow into a cozy cottage retreat for a woman after the passing of her husband; Jo gets to work creating a dream home with light neutral colors, natural wood elements and spaces to hang photos and memorabilia.

The Lunar Lander

World-travelers Matt and Samantha call on Joanna Gaines to infuse Parisian style elements into their home's design; Jo incorporates a fun surprise not featured in the original episode.

The Scrivano House

Joanna and her team transform an antiquated house into a Tudor-style dream home for Joey and Courtney Scrivano; in addition to restoring the home's original 1920s charm, the Scrivanos want to see a blend of their personal styles.

The Holmes Home

Chip and Joanna help their friend turn a small house on his land into a youthful bachelor retreat for his son; Jo gives the home a modern mountain cabin feel with black metal and warm wood accents, pass-through kitchen windows and a rock fire pit.

The Lee House

Joanna teams up with the Lee family to turn their outdated, plain house into a classic beauty; the Lees' mutual love for clean, traditional style presents a challenge for Jo, who must find a way to fill the home with the rich details and character.

The Morrison House

Joanna helps a family turn their outdated ranch home into a French country retreat; she uses soft neutral colors, lots of texture, natural wood tones and floor-to-ceiling windows to blend the existing traditional elements with the new.

The Sandvall House

Joanna Gaines and her team take on The Mountain House, a 1980s-era home in Woodway that's lacking character and charm; With a mutual love for traditional style, Joanna gets to work balancing clean, traditional style with necessary spaciousness.

From Lackluster to Retro-Modern

Joanna designs a house for her sister and brother-in-law, Mikey and David, and their five children; Jo blends elements of vintage, modern and retro styles in a cohesive way and designs three unique rooms for the kids.

The Ramsey House

Joanna blends the clean and simple look of Scandinavian design with the textures and patterns of Moroccan style in an 1890's farmhouse; she also finds a way to fit five kids by adding a beautiful second bathroom and a cozy attic bedroom.

Ranch to Modern Mediterranean

Joanna Gaines and her team turn a 1970s brick ranch house into a one-of-a-kind retreat for the Aguilar family; Jo learns that they want to inject modern and Mediterranean style into the house.

The Pahmiyer House

Joanna Gaines faces the challenge of making a newly constructed home feel like a cozy, European cottage for the Pahmiyer family; from antique doors and mantles to warm woods and soft paint colors, Jo goes all out to infuse some Old-World charm.

The Herrera House

Joanna restores a 100-year-old home for the Herrera family; in addition to preserving the charm of the original house, they ask Jo to create a modern farmhouse-style design and implement a library wall as well as the number nine into the decor.

The Ballas Loft

Joanna converts a bland, industrial-style loft in downtown Waco into an industrial modern dream home; Jo and her team have to remove many layers to reveal the space's original industrial elements and add back in touches of modern design and decor.

The Brooks House

Joanna Gaines is tasked with creating a modern farmhouse design inside an old barn for a wounded veteran, TJ, and his girlfriend, Stephanie; Jo transforms the barn with modern elements, including concrete countertops and stainless steel fixtures.

30 min