All language subtitles for Christina.On.The.Coast.S04E03.English

I'm Christina.
You may know me
from flipping houses.

This is way worse than
I thought it was.

My gosh,
it's like the whole house.

But it turns out,
flipping houses
was just the beginning.

Are you ready
for the fun part?

- Absolutely, let's do it.
- Ha.

This is very hacienda.
It's a poured cement.

Whoa!

I've got
a growing design business
with an amazing team.

- Whoo!
- Nice.

This is pretty.

- I'm obsessed.
- You love it?

It looks incredible.

And three kids
that definitely keep me
on my toes.

Bray-Bray,
let's eat your breakfast
without a pool toy.

I'm helping people
create beautiful new spaces

to spend time
with their families.

Wow.
I can't believe
this is my house.

Oh, my God, Christina,
I'm blown away.

I can't believe it.

Never thought I'd have
such a beautiful space.

And so far,
I'm loving the ride.

Hey, girl.
How are you?

Good.
I heard about the flood.

Oh, friend,
it's a mess.

So sorry.

My friends Jared and Marissa
reached out to me
for some design help.

We used to be neighbors back
in Yorba Linda.

Our homes were
both Mediterranean

and we had
the exact same floor plan.

Apparently they just had
a huge flood in their home,

I feel super bad
and I want to help out
in any way that I can.

- So what happened?
- Yes.

Well, we went to Mammoth
and we were gone
for a little over a week

and we came home
to find out that the boys

must have left the shower on.

- Oh, my gosh, it's brutal.
- Yeah.

So what is the, like,
extent of the damage?

The water went everywhere.

It came from the upstairs bath

and went through all the walls
and all through the flooring,

like, we just walked in
and wanted to cry

and walked back out.
So I need your help.

I would love, love, love
to help you.

As you know,
I had the same floor plan

and I have a ton of ideas
that can totally
modernize the space.

If it was up to Jared,

he would just like copy
and paste
and go back Mediterranean.

I'm available this week,
if you want me to come by?

Yes, please.

This is terrible
that their house flooded,

but I'm actually
really excited
to help Jared and Marissa.

There are always things
that I wanted to update

in our house back in the day
and there are
a lot of things we can do.

Hi.

- Hey, girl.
- What's up?

So nice to be back
in my old hood.

I know, huh.
You can walk home.

Hi.

- Hey.
- Where are you living?

Not that far from here,

- near Melissa's
parent's house.
- Yeah, we got a rental.

- We got a rental.
- I know you guys were in Mammoth,

you come home
and it's like water's
coming out the front door?

We walked in and literally,
like, I was kicking water.

- What?
- And you can see
the whole ceiling

was completely gone.

Nobody has fessed up to it, obviously,

- you know we have four boys.
- Yeah.

But, like,
we have two showerheads
in our shower

- and one was the handle,
you know?
- Uh-huh.

Well, the handle
was stuck in the corner.

Somebody turned it off
but didn't turn it off
all the way.

Oh, so the body sprayer.

- Yeah, the body sprayer.
- Yes, exactly.

And it was like left
in the corner

- so you wouldn't notice it
being on.
- Yeah.

It was like constant flow
for seven days.

Huh,
so is it bad-bad in there?

- Yeah.
- Yeah, it's bad.

- All right.
You ready to show me?
- Yep.

- Okay.
- Let's do this.

Oh, my gosh.

I know it's so sad.

Oh, wow.

- So the water got
all of the space?
- Mm-hmm.

- Oh, my gosh.
- And into the floor, too,
like, you can see.

The water just came,
water like
came down the stairs,

like the stairs
and down the walls
and from up there,

all the doors
were all swollen.

Wow. Oh, my...
oh, my gosh.

- Wow.
- Like, when we came home,

like, our couch was, like,

you know, all right here
and this thing, like,

it was completely soaked, like,

if you stepped on it,
it was like a sponge,

- you know.
- Oh, brutal.

Our bedroom's right
above this, obviously,

you know,
because it's same floor plan,

but you can tell
where it came down and then...

and then it came,
you know, through here,

like this whole area was, like,

the ceiling was completely out
when we walked in the house.

What did the kids say
when you guys got home?

- What are we gonna do now?
- They all...

they all pointed
at each other,
"It wasn't me, wasn't me."

You know, in shame.

Well, obviously,
this was very style-specific,

- now they're like
a blank slate...
- Mm-hmm.

...what's your
ultimate dream kitchen?

Light and bright,
and just neutral,
nothing too wild.

- Yeah.
- So it'll just stand
the test of time.

Do you want
to go totally opposite?

I mean, I do.

I mean, honestly, like,
I wouldn't change anything,

- I like the way it is.
- He would copy and paste

and put it all back together.

I would like
to keep the floors.
I love these floors.

The only thing is, is they are
very style-specific.

- Yeah, we're locked into that.
- You're locked.

And this was like
the hottest style ever
in 2005, six, seven.

I guess
I like to hold on
to things, I don't know.

I know, I know.

I'm just gonna say that
while you have the opportunity

to do something more updated,
I would suggest...

- Yeah.
- Ripping it out?

Because then you have
so much more choices,

we can come up
with a lot of options,

- but still both
of your styles.
- Okay.

Yep, I'm game for options
but we're a little nuts,

obviously
with all of our boys,
and we let our boys--

Don't drag me into that.

- That's you being nuts.
- I've been here when the boys

are riding motorcycles
through the front door
and outside,

so don't act like
I haven't seen it.

So we have four boys
and three of them love
to ride their bikes,

and our fourth
is not far behind.

And I don't really like
to say no to them.

Maybe we'll draw the line,
"No motorized vehicle
in the house."

So whatever we get,
it's gonna have to be like--

It's got to be durable.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

The style all continues
into this room.

Obviously, the fireplace,
very much went
with the old style as well.

Yeah, it's bad.
It's real bad.

I'm thinking this is gonna go.

Go, yeah, gone.

So redo all this
and I see something else.

Everything is
very style-specific.

And then now
we have the powder bath,

- which, this is a lot
of stone in here, too.
- Yeah.

So you're saying
to rip this out?

I think whatever we do
is not gonna match this.

I mean, would you leave
the same faucet and stuff?

No? I like that faucet.

I didn't realize that

we needed to change everything
on the first floor.

Well, it wouldn't make sense
if we did some updated
and some stayed old world.

I get it but I just,

it's a bummer.

To do all of that
what I just suggested

and to redo all the flooring,
you're probably looking at,

pfft, upwards of $150,000.

Oh, really?

And that depends
on the quality of materials.

So that could go up
to $200,000
depending on what we pick.

And with all your connections,
maybe you can get that down.

That's with my connections.

Yeah, we're gonna need
like a--

- I'm gonna call
in all my favors.
- Okay.

My dad's a contractor

and we've already
discussed everything

and he's already ripped
into the house

and we're ready to go.

I know wood's
gonna cost us a lot, so.

Yeah, and we have to do it
and I want to do it.

And now since it's like this,

I mean, there might be changes

- that you guys want
to make along the way.
- Mm-hmm.

Just the kitchen that you...

- built yourself.
- Yeah, our dream.

- Yes, exactly.
- Or my dream.

- Yes.
- Yeah, there's definitely
a lot of things

that I've wanted in the past

- that I definitely think that
we need to incorporate now.
- Yeah.

Okay,
so here's what I'm thinking.

I would say we do
a massive island here.

This is
where you guys hang out.

- I know the kids always sit
at the table here.
- Yep.

So something big.

Yeah, robust.

- Yeah.
- I think we definitely
want a big island.

And by getting rid
of the molding,

we can do all the cabinets
all the way up to the ceiling.

And I think what could look
really cool right here

is if we do
a massive refrigerator.

- Ooh, I love that.
- Like
industrial size.

- Yeah.
- Over here,
we run uppers and lowers,

give you a nice,
big farm sink.

- Yes, love that.
- Something really pretty.

Yeah, love that.

Over here,
I think it'd be cute
to do like a beverage center,

- make it like
a little bar area.
- Yes.

And then
kind of take out

these cabinets
and do floating shelves.

Yeah, love that.

Okay, well,
I'm sure you guys want

- to get back
in your house, so.
- Yeah.

Honestly,
I think with your help,

I think that and with my dad
and everybody be involved,

I think it'll help us get
into the house faster.
I'm excited.

Me, too.
I'm so excited.
It's gonna be so fun.

Jared and Marissa asked
if I could stop by

to go over another change
of their thinking
in the living room.

With the house down
to the studs,

it's the perfect time
to add things on.

All right, what's up?

So one thing
I've always wanted to do here

is put accordion doors in,

and now that the wall's open
and we're doing
all sorts of stuff,

I think it's
a perfect opportunity.

So I wanted to see
what you thought about that,

I also wanted to see

what you thought
it would cost us to do it,

because I know
you went through it

at your house up the street.

It's a big job.
The doors themselves
are really expensive.

- Yeah.
- The labor is expensive.

It's load bearing,
so you have to put the beam up

and that's expensive.
It's... it's...

it was, I think,
$60,000 all in.

Really, that much
for just this door?

Yeah.

So one thing
I've always wanted to do here
is open this wall

and put accordion doors in.

I know you went through it
at your house up the street.

It's a big job.
It was, I think, $60,000.

That's why no one has it.

Like, you walk
into model homes
and you see them,

but nobody has them, like,
they are very expensive.

I'll say this, I have it
in my house now, like,

your kids are active,
they're outside,

sometimes you want
to be inside, like,

with those doors,
you open them up,

you have that
indoor/outdoor feel.

And we've been
talking about it for,

- yeah, a long time.
- Long time, yeah.

I want to do it,
but I also want
to be able to eat dinner.

Yeah, exactly.
Dinner or the doors.

Yeah.
I don't know.

I mean, I definitely think
that while we're doing it,

we should do it,
no matter what.

I think
it's definitely the best thing
I did at that house.

Yes.

- That would be fun.
- Yeah, I'm excited.

Boys will be excited, too.

Yeah,
they'll be so excited.

They can ride
those motorcycles

all the way
through those doors.

- That's right, that's right.
- So open those doors,

they're gonna use it
like run out right here.

- Put a little ramp.
- Yeah.

- Oh, oh, no.
- Oh, my god.

- Don't give them any ideas.
- Oh, no,
I can't memorize that.

- Yeah.
- Please send me videos.

Yeah.
You know they will.

While Jared's dad
preps the doors
and begins the permit process,

we have to nail down
the materials in the kitchen.

Marissa wants a big change,
Jared, not so much,

but I pulled some materials
that I think
they'll both love.

Big, strong man.

I got it. Don't worry.

- Hi.
- Hi, guys.

- So, flooring.
- Oh, my gosh.

I had them make this mock up

because what I propose
for you guys to do

is do herringbone
in these two rooms.

I love it.
It's so bitchin'.

I mean, I guess
I really can't have
my tile anymore.

- So that
would be gone.
- It's gone.

We can't
bring it back.

The good thing is that
we could do white cabinets.

- I actually like it a lot.
- Yay.

Okay, good.
So we got white

because we could
not have done white

- with the old flooring.
- Mm-hmm.

So my idea
is to do white
uppers and lowers

and then a black island.

Black island, awesome.

- Hundred percent.
- I think
that's so cool.

What about doing gray
on the uppers
and then a black island?

- He's trying
to go back into that dark...
- The dark zone?

- Uh-huh. Yeah.
- I think it'll be too dark.

The reason I'm suggesting
that they don't do gray
and black cabinets is, well,

I think it'll look great,

it'll definitely way too dark
for Marissa.

Sticking with white and black
will really combine
what they're both after.

So if I want to do
a black center island,
don't do gray at all?

Right.

Well, then,
I definitely want
to do a black center island.

- Yeah, me too.
I think it will look rad.
- Looks awesome.

And also,
because I know you like black,

I thought
it would be really cool

to incorporate the black
in the pantry area,
the bar area.

- Ooh, yeah.
- So we could do, like,
a nice bar in there.

We could do black lowers
and black floating shelves.

- That'd look cool.
- Ooh, yeah,
that'd look cool.

These counters I brought

- are awesome because
this is a new material.
- Ooh.

- It's manmade recycled stone.
- Okay.

And it looks totally
like kind of marble,

- but it's much more durable.
- Ooh, that's cool.

That's not porous,

- and you guys
have the four boys, so.
- Yeah.

- They only had
small samples of the mat.
- Okay.

So I brought
the big samples, the shiny,

- just so you can see it.
- Oh, okay.

But this is basically--

- Are these different?
- Yes.

- Okay, because that has like
a little bit of--
- We'll avoid the yellow.

- Yeah, but I like this
bit of gold.
- I like the matte.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.
Me too, the matte for sure.

- Me, too.
- Yeah.

So for the island,
I was thinking
we could do waterfall edge.

So basically like the marble
be flowing down the sides,

but if that's too modern
for you guys,

we could do like a thick cut.

- No, I like...
It's better than before.
- I think I like it.

Okay, so far so good.

Pull handles.

I love that.
Simple, modern.

So backsplash.
I love this.

Oh, I like that.

I like how that looks.

And then for the bar area...

- This is cool.
- Kind of unique but,

so I saw this design.

Ooh.

So basically, in that room,

all like going up
around the window
and on the side of the walls,

we could do this X pattern
and then it'll have white
in the middle.

- I love that.
- You like that?

- Yeah, that's super cool.
- And I like,
like a feature wall.

Yeah, it can be kind of funky
because it's like,

- it's separate
and it's not huge.
- Yep.

- I think that would look rad.
- I think that
would look awesome.

I like that.

So what do you guys think
about this design?

- I like it. Me, too.
- Okay, yay.

- Good? We're good?
- Yeah.

- Perfect. Yeah.
- Go forward?

- Yeah.
- Yeah, let's do it.

All right, sweet.
Oh, my gosh, I'm so excited.

- I love it.
It's gonna look amazing.
- Yay. Me, too.

And unless you want
to carry it out,

we can just leave it here
for now,

- let someone else
deal with it.
- Yeah.

This is a big change
for somebody

who didn't want change
in the first place,

but I'm gonna keep
an open mind.

The materials are very nice
and I know this is
what Marissa wants.

- All right, why don't you guys
have a race?
- Yeah.

Great.
Here, start here.

All right, and then
whoever can get
to the gate first wins.

- Ready?
- Yep.

Go.

Yay! All right.
Mommy's phone's ringing.

Hey, Marissa, how's it going?

Hey, girl, how are you?

Good.
What's going on?

Okay.
So, new dilemma,
the permit score,

the slider is like
totally pushed back.

Oh, no.

- I know. So that will be
probably three weeks or so...
- Shoot.

...of delays there.

I've been in Marissa's shoes

and delays
like this so early on
are so frustrating.

In the meantime,
I'm gonna push
everything else forward

as quickly as I can. Bye.

It's been three long weeks,

but the city finally gave us
the go-ahead for the doors.

So I'm stopping by to check
on the progress

and I brought the kids
for a little playdate.

- Do you remember my dad, Les?
- Yeah, of course.

- Hi.
- He's the one
that's obviously...

- How's it going?
- Christina, how are you doing?

- ...heading up
this whole project.
- How are you?

- Thank you.
- What's up?

So what are you
doing right now?

Poured a little
concrete today,
got steel in yesterday.

We did change
the door a little bit.

Yeah, this slider.

Initially, we talked
about accordion doors,

but then we realized
with multi-slide doors,

we could put a pocket in
and hide them completely.

The problem now is
that there's a delay
with the manufacturer.

So it's gonna move
our project back
about three or four weeks.

So what are you
doing right now?

Poured little concrete today,
got steel in yesterday.

We did change
the door a little bit.

So it's gonna move
our project back
about three or four weeks.

Jared and Marissa
just got the okay
from the city to go ahead

and move forward
with installing
the accordion doors,

but they now want
to change them
to pocket doors

so that when they open them,
they're totally hidden.

It's a cool change except,
of course,

the doors are on backorder,
yet another delay.

Brayden and Jack
are getting along.

Oh.

Now we have
backflips coming.

Oops.

- Did you guys miss the pool?
- Yes.

Seriously, I brought the boys
over here just to play
in the pool a couple times.

- A hundred percent.
- Yeah.

This is perfect.

Yeah,
we just like come in the side
'cause it's too messy here,

like, don't even go inside.

- Just don't look over there.
- Yeah.

- Put up a tarp,
act like it's not happening.
- Yeah.

So how are you guys doing
through all this?

It's freaking nuts.

- It's nuts. It got real.
- It's a big project.

Yeah. It had to, though,
because everything else

- is like outdated, you know.
- Totally, I know.
It's worth it, no matter what.

Yeah, and everything

- just kind of
and if you don't, then--
- Yeah, yeah, of course.

- And yeah, you're not
gonna want to do it later.
- Yes.

- You're not living here,
now's the time.
- Yeah.

Oh, don't mind them.

Look at Taylor.

Taylor,
you want another brother?

No!

- You sure?
- I have too many,
I don't want more!

- Okay.
- You have too many.

- No worries.
- You're outnumbered.

- Shop's closed.
- Yes.

Before the new sliding doors
can go in,

the crew first needs
to install a new support beam.

This thing is massive
and runs over 20-feet long

across the entire living room.

- Hi, Christina.
- Hey, how's it going?

Good.
How are you doing?

Good. You know
how that Merrell's like,

the project keeps growing.

Yeah.

So they asked me to help them
do the bathroom as well.

- Okay.
- I was wondering

if you could help me source
some materials?

Of course.
What are you thinking?

Something
that's still like bold
and has some flair to it,

but something
they're not gonna get sick of.

Okay, perfect.
Yeah, that's not a problem.

So I was thinking
maybe like a cement tile
that's a little bit bold.

Oh, yeah.
I think a pattern
would look great on the floor.

And then I was thinking
for the shower
something kind of simple,

like, a take on
like a white subway,
but not a white subway.

Yeah,
there's so many right now,

let me pull up to you
and I will take care of it.

Right, thanks.

- Okay, thanks. Bye, bye.
- Bye.

We can't forget
about this upstairs bath
where the whole flood started.

It's already been
completely gutted,

which means
we have a blank slate.

So, as long as we're on board
with everything
I'm bringing today,

we should be good to go,
and Jared's dad
can order all the materials.

Oh, my gosh, it looks
so much better in here.

Crazy, right?

With that bathtub gone,
that massive spa tub
is huge in here.

Mm-hmm,
opened it up so much.

So this, is this the new tub?

- Yeah,
so it's this smaller line.
- Nice.

- Hardware will come up,
you know, there.
- Yep.

And then for the shower,
are you doing
an extra large drain?

- Yeah.
- So no water comes out.

- Yeah.
- Yes.

That was
the first thing
our tile guy suggested.

...drain
like right into the pool.

Totally.
Let's look at what I brought

and then we can start
like editing things. Perfect.

I found this for the floor.

It's a brand new one, like,
it literally just came out.

Oh, that's rad.

- So--
- And then it picks up
and does the same thing?

- Exactly.
- Oh, that's cool.

And I was thinking this
for the shower walls.

I love that.
That's cool.
It's like kind of rustic.

- Yeah.
- Ooh, that's neat.

Yeah, I like it a lot.

With this kind of
like rustic wood.

- Vanity.
- Yeah, because
that's basically like the--

These will be the cabinets.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

And then a countertop.

Oh, I love that.

Which also
looks nice with all this.

Yeah, that's cool.

And then we have hardware,
where you can go
with like a brass.

Oh, I love the brass.

- Jared's still not in--
- I like the black.

Yeah, see, he's still not in
with the brass.

Okay, so what like
about this combination,

do you like, not like,
what are you guys feeling?

I'm just worried like,
like a design
with the patterns, like,

if I would get sick of it
in a year,

- year and a half, two years?
- So particularly the floor?

Just the floor, yeah.

- I know, I know.
- I... I really like it.

I know it's a lot of pattern,
but it's kind of,

everything else
is pretty neutral

that we could go kind of funky
with the flooring.

What I like about it too
is it still has like a bit of
a masculinity flair to it

and I like
the combination of like
all these different textures

because I feel like it really
represents both of your style.

And also like,
if you guys, like,

don't you want
to have a cool pattern
versus just like a basic?

- No, I do. Yeah, for sure.
- No basic.

- Yeah,
but definitely not basic.
- No basic.

I'm so happy
that Christina helped us
with the bathroom

because she picked
some fun materials

that I know Jared
would never have gone for.

I'm really happy
that he's able to trust her

and just have an open mind.

I don't think
you're gonna get sick of it.

Yeah, you're right, you just
talked me into it after that.

See?

- That's how you think.
- What are you gonna do?

- You don't want to be basic.
- Yeah.

All right.

It's time to focus
on the living room fireplace.

The old design made
it feel like an afterthought,

but I think we can
really make it stand out.

Did you guys see this?

No. Isn't it cute?

- You have birdy eggs.
- Uh-huh.

There was a baby, too,
it must have
flown away already.

- Oh, they're so cute.
- Oh, they're sitting
on the fence over there.

- Oh, my gosh.
- I know
but one already hatched.

- The mom and dad.
- Yeah.

- They're just staring at us.
- They're waiting for us
to leave.

Okay, so as you know,
I had the same setup before.

- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah.

And personally, like,
it always bothered me

- that the fireplace
was off center.
- Yeah.

Because the fireplace
is so big

and then there was like
no way to, like,

position your TV correctly
and it was just like,

I felt like it was
just kind of awkward.

So something
I always wanted to do

was create like a more
of a modern wall back here

and do an elongated fireplace,

put the TV above it,
everything centered.

I like that idea.

That sounds
really cool.

How big would you
do the fireplace though?

I mean, minimum
of like 60 inches
and then whatever size we do,

do like
a similar size TV on top,
but we could go bigger.

I think it would be awesome
if we could go
as long as we possibly could.

I'd say for like the 60 inch,

- you're looking
at maybe $5,000.
- Mm-hmm.

But a 100 inch,
because it's rare
and not many people

have the space for it,

I think you're looking
at like $15,000.

Wow, it's crazy.

It just seems like everything
just keeps adding up

- and adding up and adding up,
so you know, but.
- I know.

And I just feel like
the smaller
one's gonna get lost,

I definitely think
the bigger the better.

Okay, I'm with you.

Big fireplace, big TV.

So what I was thinking
is we do the whole back wall
in a stone.

I think that'll
really incorporate

what you guys
have going outside, too,

with that stone look.

There's three options.

One has a little more gray
on the right,

the middle has
a little more sparkle, bling,

and then this left one
has a little bit
of the gold in it.

I would say my two favorites
are the middle one
and the one to the left.

Yeah.
Which one's your favorite?

Personally, I'm obsessed
with the middle one.

I think it's so pretty, like,

- I like how--
- It's so sparkly.
I love that.

I just think
when the sun hits this one,

I mean,
it's gloomy outside today,

- but when the sun hits
this one, awesome.
- It's so pretty.

And I like the fact, too,

that it doesn't really
have like other colors in it

because that way, like,
whatever you guys do
in the family room,

- this one will look nice.
- Yes, it's super neutral.

- Yeah, I do like that one.
- Yeah, I think you're right.

- Let's go for it.
- Yeah, let's do it.

- Yay.
- We can order.

- It looks so pretty.
- Yeah, so excited.

Marissa sent me a
text that the shower tile's
going up in the bathroom,

but there's something
she needs to run by me.

Hey, girl, how are you?

Good.
How are you?

I'm good. Thanks.

I got your text.
What's up?

Oh, my gosh.
Okay, so I need your help.

That floor that you picked out
for me was sold out.

- Oh, no.
- I didn't want to bug you.

So I went with something
that looks really similar,

but it has like
some gray in it, too.

So it looks
really, really busy

and I'm afraid that
it's not gonna look good.

Okay, well, first of all...
first of all,

you're never bothering me,
you can call me any time.

Have they...
have they installed all of it?

No,
so it's just like the entry
into the bathroom.

Okay, perfect.
Well, you know,
I'm only like 20 minutes away.

Are you gonna be there in like
a half hour I can come by?

Yeah, yeah, I'm here.
Yeah, I'm here, come by.

- Okay, awesome.
- Yay!

Okay, so what do you think?

- Nope.
- It's...
it's not all the way down,

we could take it out
and switch it out,
what do you think?

Okay, so what do you think?

- Oh.
- It's...
it's not all the way down,

we could take it out
and switch it out,
what do you think?

No, it almost looks exactly
the same as the yellow one.

- Oh, you gave me
a heart attack.
- I'm sorry.

No, no,
I was just thinking like,

no, it almost look
exactly the same,

it's just
a little bit of gray.

I think it looks...
it looks beautiful.

- Okay. Yay.
- Yeah, you did a great job.

Yay.
Thank you.

So pretty.
It looks perfect
with the cabinets, too.

- Oh, my gosh.
- Yeah, looks good, right?

Yes, we've actually like made
a lot of progress in here.

- Uh-huh.
- Yeah.

- Finally.
- Look all the storage
you have.

Yes, I know.

And the cabinets
look beautiful floating.

- Love that.
- And the shower, oh, my gosh.

- This is a beautiful shower.
- Yes.

It's huge.

So I was thinking
the gray grout

kind of pulled the gray
in the floor,

so kind of all went together.

Look at you, you're becoming
such a designer.

Jared and Marissa's
sliding doors finally arrived

and are been installed
and the kitchen cabinets
are next.

With everything
coming together,

James and I are checking in
to see the progress.

So it's been a minute
since you've been here, look.

Wow.
It's amazing.

- Crazy, right?
- It's all opened up
to the backyard.

- Now those doors made...
- No obstruction.

- ...all the difference.
- Yeah.

Let's talk about the elephant
in the room.

- Yeah.
- Or like as I call it,
the spaceship.

Yeah, it's a huge elephant.

Look, I mean,
you're standing here
and, like,

- you can't even
see the filler.
- Plus, I mean...

When it was dark
and everything,
you kind of notice it less,

but now that it's light
and bright in here,

I just feel like
it's literally taken away
from the entire design.

It's horrible.

What are your thoughts?

I think the flush mount
is our best choice,

but with the second floor,
I don't know
how much room is between,

so we'll find out.

I had this at my old house,

and I didn't like it
and I wanted
to get rid of it, so...

So you kept this?

- Yeah.
- Was it that low?

I don't remember,
I know I did it like it.

If we can't do a flush mount,
we need to do something
like slimline.

- I agree.
- Just very slim, maybe glass,

so it doesn't take up
any visual space.

Totally, because once
the cabinets are painted white

and the islands black, like,
this room's gonna look really,

just so much
more contemporary,
and this thing is just,

it's... it's not fitting.

- Flyaway.
- Yeah.
So you can handle that?

- Yep, I can.
- And I'll get moving
on everything else.

- Yes.
- And hopefully
we get a flush mount.

That's my first choice,

- your first choice,
so we'll make it happen.
- Yes, okay.

- Hopefully.
- Thank you.

While James
sorts out a hood vent,

Les and his team have
totally transformed
the fireplace wall.

To keep the house on track,

I pulled some materials
for the powder room

that really worked well
with the fireplace.

Oh, wow.

- It looks amazing.
- Gorgeous.

- It's awesome.
- Right.

- Beautiful.
- It like has
the perfect amount of like...

- Bling.
- Yep, the bling.

- Nailed it.
- Always need a little bling.

- That's amazing.
- Gorgeous.

That was my, like,
biggest regret
of redoing my house

was leaving the fireplace off
to the side.

So I feel like this is
how it should have been done
in the first place.

- Yeah.
- I agree.
Yeah, it looks great.

I like it a lot,
it looks rad.

So, TV size, good?

I mean,
I wish that it was been
a little bit bigger.

- Bigger?
- Like maybe a 100 inch?

How would you,
you'd like have to sit there,

couch way back there
in order to like

actually see the TV
if it was any bigger?

- Yeah, isn't that how
it's supposed to be?
- No.

Where would we put this?

I mean, I think
it would have been fine

if it would have
matched, like,

in line with the fireplace
and it would
have came to here,

down to here,
all the way across to there.

So where do you
put the couch then,
like, in the kitchen?

We just push the couch back.

So are you good with this?
Are you want
to like cut out the wall?

Well,
let's cut out the wall--
no, I'm just kidding.

- Not possible.
- I'm fine with it,
I'm fine with it.

I like it.
I think it'll sit in nice.

So I can get
the 85-inch TV installed?

- Yep.
- Yeah. Good?

- Good with it.
- Okay.

I actually brought
some samples
for the powder bathroom.

We can either go
with this same tile
on the back wall,

- just behind the vanity.
- Okay.

Or we can mix it up
and go with the stone,

like,
this kind of stagger set,
different sizes and shapes.

- It's like rustic.
- Yeah, I like that.

I actually have
something similar
to this in my dining room

- at the old house.
- Oh, okay.

And I loved it,
it kind of, like,

it kind of just ties back
to like the original
style of the house,

but because of the color
and like the shape
and everything,

it's more contemporary.

And I think
this would look really pretty

if we did it
the whole bathroom.

Yeah,
ooh, that'd be cool.

Yeah,
that'd be awesome.
I like that idea.

And then
it's something different.

- Yeah, I agree.
- Yeah.

Might as well mix it up
and that stone's beautiful.

- Let's do it.
- All right.
Next time you guys come back,

- there will be
more stuff done.
- Yay.

We're getting close.

- We need to get it done,
so we can move back.
- I know, I know.

We all loved
the herringbone patterns

of the wood floor
that I pitched,

but since this project keeps
growing and growing,

we're gonna ditch
the herringbone pattern
and just lay in like normal.

The herringbone pattern,
it costs a lot more,

usually up to 40%
because of the labor,

it takes a lot of cuts
to lay it in that pattern.

We weren't able to get
a flush mount hood,

but we were
able to get a low profile one
that's barely visible.

Once it's in place,
we can add
the new quartz countertops

and the picket-style
backsplash.

Hey, James, how's it going?

Good.
How are you doing?

Ah, not that great

because I just got a message
from Marissa saying

that they changed
the countertops
in the kitchen,

and I'm gonna head over there
to see what is going on.

Any chance you can meet me
over there?

I'm actually in the area,
so I'll be there
in about ten minutes.

All right, perfect.

Wow,
it's coming along.

- The white paint makes
such a difference.
- Wow, it really does.

- Yeah.
- Oh, my gosh.

Okay.

Oh-oh.

Oh, wow.

It's the backsplash, too.

Wait, what...

She didn't tell me
that they did
the entire backsplash.

It's a lot of marble.

It's a lot of marble.

Okay, so she called me
and said
they switched counters

to a very thick veining,

but what
she didn't tell me is that

they're no longer using
our backsplash choice

and that they're running
the marble up the walls.

The most important thing to me
is that Jared and Marissa

are happy with their kitchen.

I don't have an issue
with their choice,

I'm just trying
to understand it.

Personally, like,

it's not that
I don't like it, it's just,

um, first of all,
I wasn't expecting it,

- so I'm kind of in shock.
- Right.

And I really think the pickets
would have looked
really beautiful

and just like softened it
a little bit.

- It's very formal.
- Yeah.

They're a very casual,
down-to-earth family,

and it really is very formal.

So we're just gonna have
to bring it down a bit
when we stage.

- We can soften it up,
I mean...
- Oh, we totally can.

...that's our specialty is
to do our best with staging

to make it look beautiful
and make it match
with the rest of the house.

Whoa,
this is a change as well.

And what changed
would that be?

- Ah, the cabinets
were supposed to be black.
- Uh-huh.

I don't think the X
is gonna look good
in here anymore,

I think it's gonna
look too harsh.

You have
to tell her that.

- All right.
Would you call me back?
- These things happen.

Yeah, they do happen.

This was... this was actually
probably one of
the most shocking ones,

for me,
and happens to be my friends,
so it's even more funny.

And what did you say?

Exactly.
Love it.

Well, it looks a million times

- better than it did before.
- It does.

I love the hood vent.
It's a classic look.

Okay, seriously,
what happened?

Okay, so Jared's dad
had a countertop guy

and showed us this slab
and it was so beautiful

that we decided to run it up
the backsplash, too,

and then after that
decided to carry it

into the butler pantry area
and just keep it light
and bright in there, too.

Totally understand.

- Thank you.
- I'm not mad.

Good, thanks.

Have you seen
the powder bathroom yet?

- I have not.
- I hope you like it.

Oh, looks beautiful.

- I love it.
- Wow.

This looks rad.

You like it, then?

- Yeah, it's amazing.
- He said
the magic word.

- Yeah, rad.
- Yeah, it's amazing.

- Okay, good, good.
- I love it, too.

I like how it goes
all the way around,
not just one sided.

- Me, too.
- It's amazing.

- Yeah, we did good.
- Yeah, for sure,
all four walls looks good.

- We like it.
- Love it, too.

Okay, so glad you like it.

Here's what I'm thinking,

instead of doing
just like a basic cabinet
in here,

I'm basically thinking like
a piece of furniture
with a vessel sink,

- something more modern.
- Ooh.

And then we can either
do the vanity in, like,

this color wood
or we can stick

with a light oak,
like the flooring.

Okay.

Probably the lighter,
just because
everything else is.

- I agree.
- Yeah.

I think that'd
look really pretty.

- This is... this is awesome.
- Yeah.

And this is like
one of the first things
you see.

- I love it.
- Yeah, I love it.

- All right,
glad you like it.
- Yay.

Since Jared and Marissa
want to change

the butler pantry cabinets
to white,

I think that X pattern tiles
will look out of place.

Marissa and her family
are coming over
for a playdate today,

so I'll show her
what I'm thinking
for this space.

- Ooh.
- So since we went

with the full
marble backsplash,

I feel like
this is a better option
for the butler's pantry.

- Ooh, that's cool.
- They're pretty.

I love that.

- The herringbone marble.
- Yeah, yeah.

- You want to show it to Jared?
- Oh, that's perfect. Jay?

That's perfect.

- Butler's pantry!
- Don't worry about it!

- Actually do, I like that.
- You like it?

- Yeah!
- All right. Okay, cool.

- Do a goal.
- Kick it in.

- You can do it.
- So cute.

- He's like
on a mission now, huh?
- Totally, yeah.

- But into everything.
- Nonstop, literally.

He wakes up at 6:30,
and from the second
he wakes up,

- into everything.
- Just ready to go.

Yeah, I've never had
to baby proof until him.

- Thank you.
- Anyways, how's it going?

I can't wait for it
to all be done.

- Finished and pretty
and back in, you know?
- Oh, 100 percent.

How much longer
do you have at the rental?

- Well--
- Watch him
do a handstand.

- Okay, I'm watching.
- Let's see it.

The rental just told us
we have like days to go.

- Days?
- Yeah.

Oh.
Well, we're not done.

I know.

The rental just told us
we have like days to go.

- Days?
- Yeah.

Oh.
Well, we're not done.

I know.

Otherwise, we'd have to extend
our lease like
another six months.

Six months?

And we don't need six months,
we need like a month.

But honestly,
it might be a good thing

because it'll
just put a fire in everybody
and to just get it all done.

- Little bit close.
- Yeah.

As if they needed
any more stress in their life,

having to get out
of the rental
is a huge letdown.

So I'm gonna do everything
I can to speed things
along for them.

Whoo!

Dad's still got it!

- Where am I supposed
to put all this stuff?
- Oh, my gosh.

I don't know, babe.

So our lease is up
and it's move-in day

and we still have workers
throughout the entire house.

It's all good because
it's gonna be temporary, right?

- We're not adding on anymore.
- Yeah.

Right, okay.

So, um, you know,
the boys need to get out
and ride their bikes

and be boys and not live
through the chaos.

When they told us
that they wanted us out

and didn't want to give us
any more extensions,

like, literally, I just made
everybody push way harder

so that we could get in

and so that we didn't have
to live through so much
in the construction.

Although,
we kind of still are.

You better not even come here,
don't even think about it.

Chill.

It stalled.

Whoa!

Will I let them ride
in the house? No.

Will he?
That's a different story.

He'll be like,
"Wait, wait, dude,
let me get my phone."

I'm like,
whose side are you on?

Bye-bye.

With Jared and Marissa back
in the house with their kids,

it's time to pull
everything together

so they can finally enjoy
their finished home.

I'm headed out of town
with the kids for a week,

so James is stopping by
to go over
all the final details.

Yo-yo, you got some junk
in your trunk?

I got a lot of junk
in my trunk.

What do you got?

Oh, I got a bunch of stuff.

Lots of goodies.

Ooh.

Marissa is gonna love these.

Oh, she is,
she's totally gonna love it.

Honestly,
I would not have planned
this trip with the kids

if I knew that
we were gonna be rushing
to get them back in.

I assumed they'd be
in the rental
a little bit longer.

So I feel really bad
I'm not gonna be there
for the reveal.

It's cold today.

- It's cold.
- There's nothing you can do.

- It's better to get them in.
- We need to get back them in.

Yes,
we need to get them back in,

so we do need
what we need to do.

Okay.

Got some baskets for the bath
to make it luxurious
for Marissa.

- Gonna pop.
- It's gonna pop.

- I like it.
- Oh, look at this.

This is a rug.

- That's a rug?
- But they have a white sofa,

so I'm gonna drape it
over the back.

I want that.
Can you get me one?

- Yes.
- Every time I... every time

your trunk's filled
with stuff,

I just want
to like shop in it.

- I sell stuff out the back
of my truck.
- You really do.

Well,
it's gonna look beautiful.
Send me pics.

I will.
Have a safe trip.

Oh, yes.
Love you.

- I love you.
- Love you.

- All right. Thank you.
- All righty.

After almost ten months
and a lot of ups and downs,

Jared and Marissa's house
is finally finished.

But first, James is putting
on the final touches,

I know they're gonna love it.

I love
how modern it turned out.

I really do like
our new style way better.

It definitely seems
more energetic and light.

This kitchen
has totally transformed.

It went from an old-school,
dark, Mediterranean space,

to a light-and-bright,
modern kitchen.

I love having
the more streamlined hood

that we have in now.

I just like
how it doesn't sit so low

and it makes the kitchen seem
so much more open.

Once we saw
the marble on the countertop,

it just looked so beautiful,
to run it up
just kind of made sense.

So that's
why we bet on that.

Yeah,
I just thought it would look

cleaner if it just,

the countertop
and the backsplash was all one

and it just went
all the way up the wall.

I love it.

The stone that Christina
helped us pick out is gorgeous

and it sparkles
when the sun hits it.

It just made it so bright
and symmetrical.

Before, you know,
the fireplace is off
to the side

and the TV, and now everything
is just kind of makes sense.

The slider doors have been
just a game changer
for the room,

just opened
that space up so much.

The powder bath
turned out amazing.

It's so bright and I just,
I love everything in there.

So pretty and clean.

Feel like
I'm in a cave.

Yeah, yeah, like a grotto
that you can wash your hands.

In Jared
and Marissa's bathroom,

we swapped out
the dark materials

for a lighter
and brighter feel,

and added a floor
that's anything but basic,

and it feels like a spa
that you aren't afraid to use.

I'm so glad Christina came
to help
with the bathroom upstairs.

The design
of the floor is so fun
and out of our comfort zone

and yet, I love it.

Christina chose
a black and white

and I was so bummed
that it was sold out,

but the one we ended up
with was very similar.

I was worried about the floors
when Christina
showed it to us,

to begin with,
because I thought that
maybe it would be too busy,

but I actually
really do love it.

And it's just
such a cool, modern,

you know,
just a different vibe
in that whole bathroom

that it just makes me happy
when I walk in there.

I smile, like,
I just am happy.

It was rough to live through
and we were so bummed

and it kind of hurt
to like rip everything out,

but now being back in there,

it just feel like it's exactly
what I wanted.

We are so grateful
for Christina's help.

We could not have done it
without her.

So now that
the travertine's out,

what do you think
of this floor?

I mean, look,
I like the travertine,

I still like it,
but I like the wood floors
better now.

- Huh, better?
- I do, yeah,
I like them better.

Huh, I didn't know
if you'd ever admit it,

like, I knew you thought that

but I just didn't know
if you'd admit it.

Well, I like them, I mean,
it's a little different now

because our kids aren't riding
their motorcycles
inside the house.

This started out
as a tough break
for Jared and Marissa,

but they turned that around
and created the house
of their dreams.

And I'm so glad
I was able to help them out
along the way.