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Summary

This Montrealer Flips Houses & The Before-And-After Shots Will Blow Your Mind (PHOTOS)

These rooms are unrecognizable!
Senior Writer

Jennifer Jackson says she has "always been absolutely fascinated by home design and architecture." After renovating a 200-year-old farmhouse with her father at age 16, she says she knew she wanted to flip houses.

Jackson has been living her dream in the Montreal area since 2014. And you have to see her transformations to believe them! 

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Before

Jackson tells MTL Blog that a real-estate broker asked her to redo her grandmother's home in Kirkland when she passed away. 

"So scooped it up," Jackson says. 

Jennifer Jackson

After

"It was fun to show her the reveal of this home when it was complete as it had been in her family for as long as she was alive," says Jackson.

"The family that bought it are absolutely in love!"

Jennifer Jackson

Before

This is actually the house in which Jackson is currently living. She and her family will be moving in a few months after renovating the turn-of-the-century home. 

Jennifer Jackson

After

We can only tell it's the same kitchen by the windows! 

Jennifer Jackson

Before

This is the living room from the same home pictured above, pre-renovations. 

Jennifer Jackson

After

And here it is looking like a whole other living room.

Jennifer Jackson

This home was actually used as a set in an upcoming film called Crisis, which stars Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer and Evangeline Lilly. Jackson says it was Evangeline Lilly's home in the movie.

Before

One more from the same home. Jackson turned an office into... 

Jennifer Jackson

After

A walk-in closet leading to a beautiful en-suite master bathroom. 

Jennifer Jackson

Before

Now onto a different home. This carpeted purple bedroom in Beaconsfield was in dire need of refreshing.

Jennifer Jackson

After

We can't believe this is the same bedroom albeit from a slightly different angle. Bright, clean, with a modern farmhouse feel... we wish we could claim it for ourselves.

Jennifer Jackson

You can follow @jenjacksonflipsmtl on Instagram for more amazing, local house-flipping transformations.

  • Editor

    Ilana Belfer (she/her) was an editor for MTL Blog. She's obsessed with great storytelling in all its forms having worked in print, radio, television, theatre, and digital media over the past decade. A graduate of Carleton University’s journalism program, her words have appeared in The Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, The Kit, VICE, Salon, Foodism TO & more — covering everything from cam girls to COVID-19. Ilana can usually be found with her dog André, tracking down Montreal’s prettiest ruelles vertes and tastiest treats.

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