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A man has transformed his old farmhouse into a "Barbie dreamhouse" and added $100k in value.<\/p>\n

Jonny Carmack, 31, bought the three-bedroom home in October 2020 for $256,000 and knew it would be a fixer-upper.<\/p>\n


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Jonny got to work on the day he moved in, starting off by painting the bathroom pink.<\/p>\n

He has spent $20,000 on the place by buying second-hand items at estate sales and vintage dealers.<\/p>\n

The 1800s farmhouse, which he lives in with partner Mitchell Pozo, 29, has fluffy pink walls and grass doors.<\/p>\n

He's filled with 1980s furniture, colorful accents, and even a few Barbie-themed accessories.<\/p>\n

Jonny, a small business owner, from Danbury, Connecticut, said: "My earliest memories of growing up I always leaned towards feminine in my style.<\/p>\n

"I come from a blue-collar family, I had always wanted Barbie dolls and it was not widely accepted for me to have those interests.<\/p>\n

"I remember being young and having to hide my toys knowing I wanted to live in a doll house one day."<\/p>\n

Jonny moved into his house at the height of the pandemic, after living in New York, because he wanted to escape the city.<\/p>\n

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When he bought the home, he said, it was crumbling and filled with mold.<\/p>\n

"It was the first and only house I toured \u2014 it is my first home," he said.<\/p>\n

"It's got three bedrooms and one and a half bathrooms, it is the perfect size for me my partner.<\/p>\n

"When I bought the house I knew I wanted to use it as a landing pad for my creativity.<\/p>\n

"I was still a bit nervous as I didn't know how my family and friends would react."<\/p>\n

Some of Jonny's second-hand items included a $50 Murano light, a $1,000 bedroom set, a $900 big chill fridge, and a couch he bought for $1,000.<\/p>\n

"The day I moved in, I just wanted to transform the place as soon as I could," he recalled.<\/p>\n

"After I painted the bathroom, my first major project was the living room.<\/p>\n

"I really wanted to get it looking right. I started that and it looks completely different to what it looked like originally.<\/p>\n

"Each room has changed five or six times in the course of a few years."<\/p>\n

Jonny said he is content with how the house looks and often collaborates with his partner Mitchell, a visual merchandiser when he wants to change the rooms around.<\/p>\n

"Me and Mitchell share the same brain," he said.<\/p>\n

"He is super creative like me and visual, he is in tune with the whole process.<\/p>\n

"He loves color, it is super fun, and he helps me with a lot of what I do.<\/p>\n

"Before I start changing a room, we will brainstorm with each other."<\/p>\n

Since moving in, Jonny has added $100,000 in value to the property and only spent $20,000 renovating it, he claims.<\/p>\n

He admitted that his family isn't so sure about his interior design skills but his friends love his style.<\/p>\n

"My family will come over and be like: 'What the hell did you do?' he said.<\/p>\n

"My family is more conservative \u2014 they don't say anything rude but it is a non-reaction.<\/p>\n

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"My friends love it though, this last summer we watched the Barbie movie here.<\/p>\n

"Also when we are out, people will approach me about the house and my friends get a little kick out of it."<\/p>\n


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