A couple have spent $20k turning the "worst house on the block" into their dream home - with skills they learned watching YouTube. <br /><br />Chris Hennessey, 36, and his wife, Athena, 34, bought their three-bedroom house in Chicago, Illinois, US, in June 2023, for $370k.<br /><br />They claim it was the "worst house on the block" - as it was outdated and unkept - and started renovating by ripping up the flooring.<br /><br />After refurbishing the original wood flooring and making the kitchen functional, the pair moved into the house in September 2023 and have been living in it while renovating.<br /><br />Since buying the house, the couple have rewired all the electrics, reworked the plumbing, and added a bathroom - through skills that Chris learnt in education and YouTube videos.
