TV’s Ty Pennington flips Venice charmer onto the market
Ty Pennington, the Emmy-winning host behind “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,†is offering up a house of his own. His remodeled spot in Venice just came to market for $2.8 million.
He stands to make a big profit if he gets his price. Records show he bought the property for $1.11 million in 2004.
Pennington, a longtime carpenter who found fame on the home improvement show “Trading Spaces,†put plenty of work into the house during his 16-year stay. Once a drab shade of tan both inside and out, the two-story home now boasts a bright blue exterior and crisp white interiors.
Inside, he added bamboo floors in the living spaces, concrete countertops in the kitchen and a wraparound porch lined with porcelain tile. In the primary suite — one of three bedrooms — there’s an antique cast-iron tub.
Billed as a “contemporary Craftsman,†the 2,100-square-foot floor plan also features a living room with a decorative fireplace and a sunken family room overlooking the backyard — a landscaped space complete with a dining patio and koi pond.
Pennington, 56, won two Primetime Emmys for “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,†which ran from 2003 to 2012. In the years since, his other hosting gigs have included “The Revolution,†“On the Menu†and “American Diner Revival.â€
Patrice Meepos of Compass holds the listing.
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