Bringing Up Bates

‘Bringing Up Bates’ Josie Bates Shares Inside of Dream Home

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1 week ago

October 2, 2026

Bringing Up Bates star Josie Bates returns with exciting updates about her dream home. It’s been a few months since Josie announced that she and Kelton Balka will be building their own home. Everything started with a huge plot of land. Josie documented everything from it, including the excavation and foundation building. But Josie can’t help but get emotional in her latest update, as they get one step closer to finally living in their dream home. Keep reading to see her post.

‘Bringing Up Bates‘: Josie Bates Shares Beautiful Life As A Mom

Josie recently took to IG to share photos of how her day goes as a mother of four kids. She wrote, “Sunday mornings ⛪️🔔🫶🏻 Pre-church smoothie crew 🍧 Barista miles always ☕️ Moms salon is open 🎀 Back to back appointments ✨ Fit loading 💭 Off to worship with my people 🫶🏻⛪️🙏.” Josie has certain activities for each of her kids. However, she remains strong and calm, even with their tight schedule while building their own house.

Josie Bates – Instagram

Josie even left many Bringing Up Bates fans entertained when she helped Kelton do the plumbing work on their dream home. In one of the clips she uploaded, Josie realized that she didn’t inherit her family’s building skills. Regardless, Kelton praised her for her hard work, even though she nearly messed up her face with a chemical.

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Josie Shares Massive Progress On Dream Home

In an Instagram post, Josie shared photos from the interior of their dream home. The Bringing Up Bates star wrote, “getting closer and closer to home 🥹.” The walls are now primed and sanded. It has also covered some parts of the house where she and the kids wrote Bible verses. It seems the progress has reached its final stage, and fans can expect painting sessions in the coming days. Many fans were also impressed by how fast the building was. Several commenters also praised the archway doors. Kelly Jo even expressed her excitement for her daughter, saying, “Can’t wait to re-tour and see all the progress in person 😍.”

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“I feel like this build is going so fast! Wow it is going to be beautiful! I am in love with the curvey archway!”
“I loved the home building process, so exciting to see each stage. Excited for you guys!”
“Love the archway doors and how the windows are set in large nooks. Cannot wait to see it all unfold. 💗💗💗💗💗”
“Are you going to hire an interior decorator? It’ll be so great, if you choose to do so. ❤️”
“Love the curved wall. So interesting. Look forward to see it completed.”
“It’s really coming together nicely!!!!!”