Go Inside the Iconic 'Brady Bunch' House for Sale That HGTV Renovated Exclusive Entertainment Tonight

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• HGTV’s Brady Bunch house renovation series: A Very Brady Renovation brought the house back to its glory days
• ABC News Live
• A Brief History of Scent With Saskia Wilson-Brown
• Classic kitchen
• You can now live in 'The Brady Bunch' house for nearly $2 million
• 'Dance Moms' Cast Slams Co-Stars Who Skipped Out on Reunion Special
• Lance Bass wins then loses bid for 'Brady Bunch house': 'I'm feeling heartbroken'

In 2019, standing outside Dilling St where a staggering renovation of The Brady Bunch house was now complete, Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti officially recognized May 23rd as ‘Brady Bunch day’. As for the rest of the space, amazingly, the team didn’t have any of the original plans so had to design the interiors from images and video of the set. As for the kitchen where the Bradys shared their breakfast and their woes every morning before skewl, it stands proud in all of its sage green and tangerine orange glory, with complimenting floral glassware and a fully stocked fridge.

HGTV’s Brady Bunch house renovation series: A Very Brady Renovation brought the house back to its glory days

HGTV’s reproduction of the fictional Brady house has mangled the real-deal, late-’50s split-level home designed by Harry M. Londelius. A portion of the proceeds from the sale will “help provide up to 250,000 meals for Turn Up! Fight Hunger, an initiative that aims to helps kids living with hunger in the U.S. through No Kid Hungry,” the Warner Bros. Fifty years ago the first episode of ‘The Brady Bunch’ premiered Sept. 26 on ABC.

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Maureen McCormick (Marcia Brady) offered her consultation to the Property Brothers for the staircase—approving 11 stairs instead of 12. She and Susan Olsen (Cindy Brady) also worked on perfecting the living room’s sofa design, along with giving the thumbs up for the thrifted dining room table set. Meanwhile, Knight called up his tech contact to rebuild the iconic horse statue by the stairs. While the show's interior house scenes were shot on a soundstage, HGTV bought the property in 2018 and rebuilt it to replicate the set from the 1970s sitcom. The renovation was documented in a four-part series titled "A Very Brady Renovation." “Once in a lifetime opportunity to own one of the most iconic single family residences in the world.

A Brief History of Scent With Saskia Wilson-Brown

As a refresher, "The Brady Bunch" TV series ran from 1969 to 1974 and consisted of nearly 120 episodes, according to IMDb. And while we don’t know the final sale price quite yet (nor do we know who the lucky buyer might be), we’ll make sure to update you as soon as the sale goes through and more information becomes available. Firstly, I can’t stress enough the painstaking detail that went into bringing the original Brady Bunch house back to life in just 307 days.

Classic kitchen

This was important to her because "Alice was sort of a selfless character in the show, we saw some of her life, but it’s really nice to think we could pamper Alice a little bit," Plumb told "GMA." With exactly eight chairs at the dining room table (sorry, Alice!), the Brady's dining set on "The Brady Bunch" coordinated with the kitchen and was the focal point of many family discussions worked into the various episode plots. Lighter wood hues paired with brightly colored cushions was a popular look for 1970s families. The Brady's kitchen was classic 1970s all the way with orange countertops and green cabinets. This groovy design was fun for HGTV's designers to replicate with its bright and cheerful colors.

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You can now live in 'The Brady Bunch' house for nearly $2 million

Leanne and Steve Ford, who star in Restored By the Fords, will be in charge of the kitchen, according to People. "We want someone who's gonna be a steward for the property for the next hundred years and really, really pay homage to the legacy and the spirit of the show," Brown says. "So that will probably be an investor or collector, some combination of the both." Brown tells ET he's confident he'll unload the home for the asking price, adding that the house has already commanded attention from high-profile figures.

Meticulously rebuilt and designed to replicate the set of the home from the beloved 1970s sitcom ‘The Brady Bunch,’” the Redfin listing for the property said in May. And as House Digest regularly explores, many famous homes in the United States share aesthetically pleasing architectural elements and broader film and TV origin stories. These film and TV origin stories inspire scores of visitors to stop by the properties in person for inspiration and a fantastic photo opportunity. Previous art-based real estate examples that people visit include Sam's house from "Sixteen Candles," the famous loft from "New Girl," and the Brentwood, California-based, ivory-hued, colonial house that regaled viewers of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." The process ended up being a trip down memory lane for not only them but millions of television viewers who grew up watching the classic show.

“It’s the definition of surreal," he added. "They created a home that we only have in our memory now because it was just a set." Eve Plumb, who played Jan Brady on the 70s TV show, helped re-create Alice's bedroom. The Bradys had a stone fireplace on "The Brady Bunch," which is still a popular home feature today. It was a focal point of the show, and a fun part of the recreation process for both the renovators and cast members.

‘Brady Bunch’ house in Studio City sells for $3.2 million, more than $2 million below May list price

Typically, they are structurally versatile and have an open concept floorplan, sliding glass doors, and a low-pitched roofline with wide eaves. The TV-PG-rated, 30-minutes-long sitcom remains a fan favorite in many American households and has viewers across social backgrounds. "The Brady Bunch" also helped to cinematically normalize blended families by showcasing the experiences of a widow and widower who shared six children between them. Created by Sherwood Schwartz, the show starred Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, and Ann B. Davis, via IMDb. Jasmine Roth, Karen E Laine, Mina Starsiak Hawk, Leanne Ford, Steve Ford and Lara Spencer were also brought in to help transform every room of the house.

The property is not open to the public and it doesn’t seem like it will be anytime soon. As you’ll see in tour videos available online, the house has also been made to feel lived in. There’s era-appropriate clothing hanging in the bedroom closets, plenty of nostalgic knick-knacks on nightstands, and colorful hairbrushes (I’m guessing ‘Marcia Marcia Marcia’s’) lined up next to the bathroom sink. However, though the exterior shot of the home is certainly one of the show’s most used and most recognizable, it’s the only one actually filmed here. All of the action that takes place inside the house and in the garden was recorded on stage five at Paramount Studios in Hollywood.

Back when HGTV bought the classic TV home back in 2018, many people wondered what the TV network was planning to do with the house. The Brady Bunch house renovation series partly answered this question but left fans wondering whether HGTV and Discovery planned on keeping it for future shows. There were concerns that the staircase could not be installed in the house without ruining the front elevation, which everyone recognizes from the exterior shots. HGTV is selling the Studio City home pictured in hundreds of establishing shots on the famous sitcom not five years after purchasing it for $3.5 million. And given the competitive Los Angeles housing market and the dramatic changes the property’s undergone, it’s going to cost the next buyer a bit more.

Located in Studio City, California, the sprawling five-bedroom, five-bath residence hit the market with an original asking price of $5.5 million, or more money than Johnny Bravo could have ever imagined making. Brown added that no intellectual property rights of "The Brady Brunch" were included in the sale but that Trahan, the home's new owner, was a big "Brady Brunch" fan who also happened to be a collector of architecturally interesting homes. Aside from Trahan, other interested parties who had come to see the house included potential buyers who wanted to turn the property into a rental home. The single-family house, located in Los Angeles' Studio City neighborhood, dates back to 1959 and was rebuilt by the HGTV network.

The Brady Bunch first aired on September 26, 1969, and ran until March 8, 1974. It was based on a blended family with Carol Martin Brady having three girls, and Mike Brady having three sons. The family also had a live-in maid named Alice Nelson, whose character was a major part of the show’s success and appeal. Notable cameos during the show’s run included Davy Jones, Don Drysdale, Jim Backus (Mr. Howell), Joe Namath, Don Ho, Vincent Price, Marion Ross, Ken Berry, Wes Parker, and Desi Arnaz Jr. In the fourth and final episode, titled, “A Sunshine Day on Clinton Way,” Williams worked with Roth and Flea Market Flip's Lara Spencer to recreate his legendary room. Because it was built in the home's basement instead of an attic, Roth and Williams had to paint the ceiling a dark color, install rafters, and even hang a fake window.

In addition to bringing in talented HGTV design experts to transform the residence into a ’70s-style haven, former cast members of The Brady Bunch also lent a hand. Barry Williams, Maureen McCormick, Christopher Knight, Eve Plumb, Mike Lookinland and Susan Olsen all appeared in the seven-episode reality program. In May 2023, HGTV’s parent company (Discovery) listed the renovated Brady Bunch house for $5,500,000 (Danny Brown of Compass held the listing). By late July, the property was already under contract, but no information was made available on the final sale price or the identity of the buyer.

One family was sitting in front of the house so we just had to wait until they moved out of the way. In the TV series, Mike Brady was an architect supporting a family of eight and a live-in maid on a single income. Williams added, "One of the biggest problems we had was with nine people in the cast, how do you stage them so that you can see everybody's faces, and the staircase answered the question. Pulling double duty, The Fords also created the family room, concentrating on the ‘70s-style wood paneling and plaid-patterned daybeds. Knight and Plumb stepped in when it was time to search for additional furnishing, like the chairs. The final detail was contributed by Plumb, who painted her own versions of the street scenes that were seen on the show.

With help from the Property Brothers and some of the network's other biggest stars and designers, the North Hollywood home (Location! Location! Location!) underwent a massive renovation, which was documented on HGTV's 2019 special, A Very Brady Renovation. The Brady Bunch house just hit the market, and only ET is giving fans an inside look at the iconic house! ET's Cassie DiLaura spoke with Danny Brown, the luxury real estate agent who landed the coveted listing, and he shares deets on the renovations that totaled nearly $2 million, the potential buyers and what it would mean to own a home of this magnitude.