All language subtitles for Christina.On.The.Coast.S04E05.English

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

- Uh...
- 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.

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?
- This looks incredible!

And three kids

that definitely keep me
on my toes.

Bray-bray.

Let's eat your breakfast
without a pool toy.

♪ This is just the start ♪

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. I never
thought I'd have such
a beautiful space.

And so far,
I'm loving the ride.

I always get so overwhelmed
when I'm in this stone yard.

- Look at all these
beautiful slabs out here.
- I know, it's gorgeous.

- Hey, guys.
- Hey.

- How're you guys doing?
- Is this us?

Yup, that's you guys.

Aw, sweet.

- Oh, good. So you're going
to load it in, George?
- Yeah, I'll load you guys up.

James and I have known
George for years.

He runs a tile shop
and stone yard
in Orange County.

We joke that we can never
stop by without him

showing us everything
new in stock.

So all of this
is meant to look like that.

- Vintage ceramic tile.
- That's
really pretty.

So these are
my new mosaics.

Bling, bling.
I love this.

- Oh, my gosh.
- This is like,

- the entire shower floor.
- Can you mix and match
or are they on sheets?

No, no, no, they're on sheets,
but you can definitely mix
and match if you wanted to.

So what's going on
with your house?

- Did you close? Are you in?
- Yeah, I finally
closed, but

it's just very hectic
right now.

George and his
wife Adri just bought
a total fixer

in the city of Orange
and I think he might
need my help.

When you work in the business
and you're not a designer,

it can actually make it harder
to design your own space.

Being surrounded by so many
tile and countertop options
can be overwhelming.

It's really tough.
Like so tough to just

choose materials.
It's like the hardest part
ever, you know.

How is Adri doing
with everything?

Are you guys like on
the same page,

- 'cause you have
everything here.
- Not really.

That's the hardest
part of it all.

We're at a complete
standstill at home.

Her style is way different
from my style.

And anytime I suggest
something, it automatically
becomes a no.

And the house
is already demolished.

So we started demo

a few weeks ago, and we can't
do anything because we can't
come to an agreement.

That's like pretty much
the main thing that happens
between every couple.

- Let's help you.
- Yeah.

- Really?
- I mean,
we would love to.

- You would love...
that would be amazing.
- Yeah.

I mean, you've done so much
stuff for us. Like we would
love to help.

- It would be fun too.
- That would be so nice.

- I mean, fun clients.
- Yes.

- That's so awesome.
- Exactly.

It's a good, like, therapy
session. That way,
no one argues.

I'm so stoked.

We're good?

- Yeah.
- We're good.

♪ Hey, yeah, hey, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Are you ready? ♪

- Hi!
- Hey.

- How are you?
- How are you?

- I'm so happy you're here.
- Yay, me too.

- It's nice to see you.
Thank you so much for coming.
- Wow. You weren't kidding.

You are really in
a construction zone.

- Yes, we are.
- Literally living
in one, yes.

- You guys live in
here right now.
- Mmm-hmm.

- Wow. Okay.
- In all its glory.

This is the only furniture
you have?

- Yes, this is everything.
- Why didn't you put
a couch in here?

We have five-course meals
in this right here.

Where does everyone sit?
There's only two chairs.

On each other's laps?

- This is for, like--
- The girls like sitting
on the counter for now.

- Yeah.
- How long have
you been in here?

- It's been about
three months already.
- Three months!

- And it's going to take you
another few months.
- I know.

But so far, we've tried to do
as much as we can
where we can agree

so we've painted the outside,
we've painted the roof black.

It used to be red.

We've stripped the house.
There was...

over 12 types of wallpaper...

everywhere.

- So that's come down.
- And this is open, I take it,

because you were trying
to check for loadbearing?

- Yeah, exactly. So none
of it is loadbearing.
- And...

We've been calling
in favors for

the work being done
around the house.

which is why it's been
taking so long.

My contractor friend
took a look inside
the walls and said

we should have no issues
with opening everything up.

- That's amazing.
- I know, right?

- None of it?
- So technically, we can
open up everything.

All this?

- All of it.
- And that too?

Mmm-hmm.

- Wow.
- If we
want to, yeah.

- Spacy.
- We also found

apparently they used
to have a bar here.

Oh,
so there's plumbing.

So if you can
incorporate a bar...

Bring in the bar back.

- Yes.
- I love it.

All right.
So kitchen...

- Yup.
- Yes.

Okay.
This is very interesting.

- Right?
- Got your work
cut out for you.

Red.

I've never seen, like,
red on red...

- On red
on red on red.
- ...on yellow.

George mentioned
that you guys
have different styles.

- To say
the least... yes.
- Okay.

Like when we want...

a new dining room table
or a chair,

it takes us forever
to come to a decision.

I like organic feel,

just flowy, effortless...

I don't know. I just like it
very comfortable
but still like,

Coastal California

- pops of... Yeah.
- It's vague.

- Very much my style.
- You. What you do, yes.

I would love to have like
a mid-century modern
kind of feel.

- When you say mid-century,
like what are you imagining?
- Natural, raw, wood.

You know, like paneling, some...

oak, walnut...

So like the natural colors,
the flat panels...

- Correct.
- And like the real woods.

Yes, I would love to see that.

What are you guys looking
to spend here?

We have about 100K.

I would say, with $100,000,

you guys are good.

- Love it.
- And I know like you both
have amazing taste

and obviously you have
everything at your fingertips, so...

we want to use a lot of
that budget to do more
high-end stuff.

- Yes.
- We're game for that.

So,
I mean, right away,
we definitely need to

expand the kitchen.

So what I'm thinking is...

- let's remove that wall
and vault the ceilings.
- That sounds amazing.

And I noticed that, like
most of the view is
to the side-yard,

when it really should be
towards the backyard
and the pool.

- Right.
- That would be nice.

So my idea is
like, to flip it.

- Okay.
- So basically,

to extend the kitchen, we'll
steal some square footage
from the living room area

and create a great room.
We move a door down here
where the windows are

- remove this window...
- Okay.

...and then we create
a large L-shape.

So we can do pantry, refrigerator,

do the stove right here.
That way, we create
an even bigger kitchen

uppers and lowers.

Not fond on uppers.

If we could do just
like, no uppers,

that would be,
like clean and like,

- a little bit--
- So, you're thinking like
all floating shelves.

- Mmm-hmm.
- You don't like that?

Not really. I would love
to have some cabinets.

I mean, double cabinets just
look so nice to me.

- We'll see. You'll decide.
- Okay, we can
decide that later.

- You can decide that.
- Okay. We'll make
a group decision.

And then over here,
we could do the sink

and the dishwasher,
and a really large
picture window.

And if you're game, we can
do one of these really cool
flip windows,

- that opens out, sort of like
an old-school garage door?
- Okay.

- And we can have like,
Thea stools out there.
- Yes.

So, that way, instead
of the view being over
there to the side yard,

this whole view would
be of the pool.

We're game.

And then we
can do a nice, big island
in the middle.

- Wow.
- And do away
with the peninsula.

Right. No
peninsula. Big island. Totally
open to the family room.

- Yes.
- That is nice.

I mean, it's actually
pretty simple.

- Especially 'cause everything
is not loadbearing, but...
- That is very nice.

...I would just get Mike
over here to confirm.

But I would say with
$100,000, this place
is going to be amazing.

And especially with
your hookups, I'm sure

you know, the design is
going to be impeccable.

- All right.
- Thank you.

- Thank you so much.
- You're welcome.
I'm so excited.

I'm headed to
George and Adri's right now.

Mike called me and apparently
there's a problem, so

headed over there
to see what's up.

Hey, guys.

- What's up?
- Hey.

I'm all right. So what's up?

So we called the engineer out,

to make sure that nothing
was loadbearing and now that
the demo guys have exposed it,

we've realized that
it actually is supporting
half of the roof.

To now open
both walls up,

we need a beam here,

and then, we need
a beam here.

And we have footings,

more engineering...

We're looking at another ten.

- That's...
- Insane.

...a lot.

George and Adri
thought that these kitchen
and living room walls

could come out without
any problem.

But it turns out,
the structure of their house
is more complicated than that.

And it's not going to be easy
to get the open floor plan,
they've been hoping for.

What are you guys thinking?

I'm thinking, what did I get
myself into.

If we don't do it,
there goes...

our vision, there goes
your beautiful design.
There goes

the flow of, you know,

entertainment and kids
and running around.

Now, we're still going
to be boxed in.

- And...
- And this is what
I wanted gone.

- I know.
- This wall
is the main thing for me.

- Right.
- Yeah.

I mean, I want it.

- Let's do it.
- Is that a yes?

- I hope so.
- Yes.

Okay.

You're not going to regret
having to open
a floor plan with

- super high vaulted ceilings.
- Yeah.

Knowing we're
overhauling an older home,

we did set aside
contingency money.

I know it's going to be
worth it, but it still stinks.

I want to make sure that
the project isn't at
a total standstill

at George and Adri's,
which means

it's time to talk design.

This should be interesting.

Okay.

So our goal here today
is to try to combine

California coastal...

- Mmm-hmm.
- ...and mid-century modern.

- Yeah.
- Here's what I want
you guys to do.

- Okay. This is what me
and Tarek do sometimes.
- Okay.

- So you guys are
going to split up.
- Okay.

You're each going to choose
material that you love.

Bring it back here and...

- I'll take a look and we can
work something out.
- Okay.

I like this one.

All right.

Pretty. Counters?

Yes.

- It's bold.
- Maybe.

George, you're
taking an awfully long time,

considering this
is your store.

- I know, right.
- Oh. Wow.

It's harder when it's
your own house, huh?

- It's a lot harder.
- Because when I'm
in here with you,

you're just like, okay,
look at this, look at that,
look at that.

Okay, now that you're here,
like honestly,

you guys have a very similar
color palette. I would have
thought that George,

- you would have picked this.
- No.

- But Adri picked it. Okay.
- Yes.

Which countertop did
you choose, George?

- Did you choose one?
- I haven't chosen one.

- Oh, you didn't pick a--
- I just want white.

Oh, you just want white.

Okay, well. Grab that,
so that we have it.

Okay so these
are George's.

Yes.

- Okay.
- I just like this.

Just white.

So where is like...

the character?

Which countertop
did you choose, George?

I just like this.

Just white.

So where is like...

the character?

In the cabinets.

Him wanting
character in the cabinets
might be hard,

because she doesn't want
upper cabinets at all.

So I need them to table
that decision

and focus on countertops
and backsplash right now.

How do you feel
like this one?

Uh, no.

- That backsplash
would be cool.
- No.

Definitely not.
Maybe for a floor,

but not a backsplash.

- This is beautiful.
- That's okay. I picked that.

- I like that a lot actually.
- And actually, this looks
nice with...

- any cabinet option.
- That looks
really nice.

I do like that.

Okay. So before I, like dive
in deep right here, is there
anything that

either of you are like,
"Absolutely not, I hate it."

Definitely none of these.

Okay. Uh... hate this.

And I don't know
that I love the gray...

in the kitchen.

I'm glad I had them
pull some materials.

I can tell that she's leaning
toward something
with character,

whereas he wants
a more neutral,
mid-century vibe.

I'm going to take these,
I may pull something else,

but I'm going to mess around
with all these looks

and let's regroup.

I'll bring some options
back to your house.

- Okay.
- Neutral ground.

- Yes.
- And we can talk it over.

- Cool?
- Yep. I'm game.

Okay. All right. Got my work
cut out for me.

You do.

I actually have a side project
that came up

which means I need
James' help.

So I got this random lead
on social media.

This guy named Brian
reached out to me.

He's a lawyer.
He' a single dad, he has
a teenaged daughter...

- Mmm-hmm.
- ...and he recently bought

a second home...

Yes?

in La Jolla.

Ooh!

So he reached out and asked

if I would

furnish it for him.

La Jolla is a really gorgeous
part of San Diego.

It's about an hour or so
from Newport Beach.

This project will be decor
only. Nothing structural,

which means I think this is
definitely something that
James and I can take on.

- Okay, this is the kitchen.
- Oh, wow.

But this is the view.

Oh, my gosh.

So it's super
modern and everything
is just like

gray right now so
it definitely needs...

our touch.

- Here's the main bathroom.
- Okay.

- Look at the view from
the bedroom.
- That is...

- That's amazing.
- It's like being
on a cruise ship.

Absolutely.

And this
is the deck.

Oh, that could be
completely dialed out.

Okay. So normally, I would
always say like,

obviously San Diego
is way too far.

- But in this case...
- Yeah. Let's just...

- do it.
- All right. I mean,

- seriously if you're in then--
- No, I'm totally in, I would
love to do it. I think...

- it's a great project.
- All right.

- It's going to be
a great year.
- Yep.

Things are moving
along at George and Adri's.

The walls are opening up,

and the beams are going in.

Oh, my gosh, it looks
so good in here.

- Such a difference.
- Right?

It looks huge.

Ceilings do make a difference.

Ceilings look amazing.

Aren't you so glad
we spent the money?

- Not really.
- Oh, my gosh,

it looks so much better
in here, it's crazy.

- Oh, it's going to
be beautiful.
- So what you got?

All right.

Okay. So what I'm thinking
is we do a flooring,

like around the lines
of this color.

- Nice mid-century feel to it.
- Okay.

So,
lowers all white

and...

what I'm thinking is...

no uppers...

and floating shelves.

I know you're not super
into floating shelves,

but this is like,
a mid-century color.

Okay. The oak.

So you're trying to bribe me.

- Yes.
- It's so mid-century.

- Yes.
- All right.

No, I love the color,
but I mean...

I wanted some uppers.

So when we accessorize,

we can add mid-century
modern elements.

And honestly like,

it looks like a huge space,
but it's not even
that many shelves.

So you're going to have
shelving right here and then
you have the window, you know

and then some more shelves
that wrap around.

and then you're going to have
a break for the vent.

And then they're going
to continue over there.

- Okay. I mean, I trust you.
- It will...

- It'll yell
George's mid-century.
- It will.

Okay. So,

remember you guys pulled
this countertop?

- Mmm-hmm.
- So the cool thing about

this product is, is that
because it's so durable,

it's not going to
leave watermarks
or anything like that.

A place where we can add like,
a really, really unique factor

would be doing

the entire sink in
the composite material
which we can

which that's very rare.
Because of this particular
type of material

we are enabled to do like,

a 36-inch sink that's
made out of it.

Now that's hot.

- I like that.
- Yeah, so no
stainless, right?

- Right.
- It would just be that.

- Yes.
- I like that.

- Yeah.
- That's nice.

- I love that.
- Okay.

Composite countertops are made
with all natural and recycled
materials like crushed stone.

It's designed to look
like marble,
but is less porous

making it much more resistant
to chemicals and scratching.

And then if we do
the island black.

Get that modern vibe.

- Yeah.
- And to add more
of a mid-century look,

we can even do
a waterfall edge with
those beautiful counters.

I mean, I love
the waterfall edge.

You would know better
than anyone,

isn't it always used, like,
doesn't everybody have
a waterfall edge?

- I mean...
- I don't.

Because where I'm going with
it is we see it all the time.

Well, okay, so I totally
hear what you're saying.

So what if instead of
the waterfall edge,

we make the island look more
like a piece of furniture

and we do like,
shelving on the side?

That way when you walk in,
it doesn't just feel like
a basic countertop.

Okay. I mean,
I like that.

That would be cool.

And for
backsplash. I want to do
something kind of unique here.

- Okay.
- Okay. So we know the Zellige.

What I'm thinking is, we run
the same countertop up

about 14-inch backsplash
and then incorporate
the Zellige.

So it's a nice blend of
the California contemporary
look and

- mid-century modern vibe.
- I love that.

I like it. I like
the countertop going halfway
up the wall. It's really nice.

- I've never seen it before.
- Right.

FInally, I think we need to
take advantage of these
amazing vaulted ceilings.

I'm suggesting white shiplap,

to bring in more of
the coastal vibe
that she likes.

That's cool.

Okay. So, George...

obviously you
run a tile store.

- and you see material
all the time.
- Mmm-hmm.

So how are you feeling
about this design?

- as far as the uniqueness... everything.
- I love it. I love it.

- We trust everything you say.
- I think it's going
to look amazing.

And timeless. Something
that you're not going
to get sick of.

When new materials constantly
coming in, you're not going to
look back and be like,

-"We should have picked that."
- Yeah.

- Are you going to write it up?
- Yeah, you want to just...
let's just go write it up.

Why not?

Hey, Christina.

Hey, George,
how are you?

I'm doing well,
thank you.

Ah, unfortunately, I have
a little bit of bad news.

Aw, man.
What happened now?

So, I just got off
the phone with Mike

and he said, you know,
with all the new lighting,

and everything that we're
doing at the house,

your electrical system is
under too much stress

and we're going to need
a new electrical box
and some rewiring.

Oh, no.
You serious?

- Yeah.
- How much
are we talking about?

- $8,000.
-$8,000!

Yeah.

Unfortunately, I have
a little bit of bad news.

You're going to need
a new electrical box
and some rewiring.

How much
are we talking about?

$8,000.

Mike had thought there'd be
a chance that the current
panel would do the job.

But once the electrician
started work,

it became clear that
the house needed an upgrade.

With the old house, it
just was not set up,

for all the new lighting
and everything
we're adding in there.

I mean, if it has to be done,
I mean, I guess, yeah,

It has to get done, right?

Yup, it's one of those costs
that's just the worst because
you can't even see anything

- when you fix it, it's just
all behind the scenes.
- Yeah.

But yeah, it's
a big hit. Sorry.

Okay. Well, yeah.

Go ahead.
I'll let Adri know.

All right.
I'll let Mike know.

New renovations come
with unexpected expenses,

but the hits just keep on
coming and coming.

This honestly is costing way
more than we ever thought.

♪ The time is now
The time has come ♪

♪ The time is now ♪

With the electrical taken care of,
the crew is pushing ahead

and digging utility lines
for the kitchen island.

And in the meantime,
I'm headed to La Jolla

to meet with Brian
and his daughter Alana.

♪ The time is now
The time has come ♪

♪ The time is now ♪

Wow!

- Hello.
- Hi.

- Hey, Christina,
how are you?
- Wow.

- You have
quite the view!
- How's it going?

- Hi!
- This is Alana. Good
seeing you again.

- Thanks for coming.
- Thanks. Oh, my gosh.

Yeah. So look straight ahead.
That is...

the most epic view
you've ever seen, right?

Wow,
it's breathtaking.

My daughter and I have
dreamed of owning

a beach house in California
for years.

I moved out here with
$50 in my pocket

and now Christina's helping me
make this a reality.

Couldn't be more excited.

I came in to look
at this place

and I walked up into
this room. I looked
straight out there,

and I said to myself, I'm
doing everything in my power

to get this place.

Tell her about
the second dream we had.

if we ever got a beach home.

We would have
you do it for us.

Oh! Thank y'all.

You have... full...

- authority to do whatever
you want with this place.
- Oh, yeah?

I wish every client
was just like you.

- This is going to be
the best project ever. Okay.
- All right.

I've been so busy
of late with work.

really want to connect with
my daughter more,

and she and I really
need a retreat.

So I need Christina's help
to dial it up, top to bottom.

I mean, sheets,

silverware, cups,
you name it,

we need her help.

So, a couple
of questions. One,

I noticed just a tiny bit of
furniture in here.

Is this your stuff
or it was left here
with the house?

- It was left here.
- Okay.

It is very modern and I feel
like, by the beach, we should
be a little more beachy.

Yeah. We want...
tell her what we want.

Oh, something more unique,
maybe like colorful even

but still kind of like
beachy, you know.

What's your style?

Uh...

- He doesn't really know
much about style.
- We have...

Okay, let me clarify this.
We have never owned
a beach home.

Maybe, you know, a cross
between eclectic, fun...

Something warm that's going
to mirror this beautiful view
that we have here.

Okay.

So many don't know what
their style is.

So that's my job sometimes.

Finding that style and guiding
people to what they didn't
even know they wanted.

So I'm thinking
a much bigger table,

lots of outdoor furniture.

In here, I felt like
it just needs to be
a little bit softened.

It's really modern,

so just, you know, adding
some accessories
and stuff, but

really the kitchen
doesn't need much.

So up or down?

- Where's your bedroom?
- Okay. So we're going
to go upstairs now.

I see the ocean
from here.

- Yes.
- This is

peace and tranquility.

- So--
- But it really doesn't feel
like our own place.

- I'm going to
really soften it up a lot.
- Yeah.

- 'Cause it does feel
a bit cold.
- Yeah.

Which is crazy, because...

you have the ocean
right there. So don't worry,

it's going to be wonderful.
It's going to feel like home.

- So obviously a female
didn't design this bathroom.
- Wow. Okay.

This is part luxurious
bathroom and part peep show.
It's very odd.

There you go. Okay.
I was going to say, like...

makes more sense.

That's a massive closet.

Good for you.

So would you do
anything else with
the bathroom?

Could you maybe

- lift this up or--
- Where?

Do you think this is
too low here or...

Honestly, I would
just leave it.
Everything looks good.

It's clean, it's nice,
it's modern.

Wow.

So you have a spa,
I noticed.

It's a little spa,
but it's a spa.
Do you guys want to keep it?

- Yeah, maybe.
- I'd rather use this space
to create like a...

- comfortable
entertainment area.
- Okay.

So up here, I'm thinking
like, sitting area,
lounge chairs.

Maybe like a firepit.
Just total social area.
I'm going to bring

- my design partner
James out here.
- Okay. Cool.

We're going to, like,
take some notes,

dial it, and then we'll get
stuff ordered and hopefully

I would say it would be done
in six weeks or less.

Wow. You're the best.
Thanks for helping us.

I don't get projects
like this very often.

Pure design, no reno work
and I get to do
whatever I want.

I can't wait to get James
down here.

Now that
George and Adri

have seen progress happening
in the main living spaces,

they want me to take a look at
some of the other areas to see
what's not working for them.

Um, George.

Yes?

Now I see how you've gotten
through renovation.

Is this like,
your gaming chair?

- Stop.
- It's the bane of my
existence. I hate that thing.

This has had some, like,
major wear and tear.

- The dogs use it all the time.
- Oh, the dogs.

Yeah, it's for the dogs. They
love to sit next to me
and stuff like that when

- I'm laying in bed...
- Is this is your
mid-century modern?

- Argh.
- I want to see you like,
at home in this chair.

- Can I see the setup?
- Sheesh.

- You really--
- I mean I get it.

- This is my spot, dude.
Like, look at this.
- Awful.

- Oh, yeah.
- You look very comfortable.

Dude. It's like the perfect
setup. Look at this.

I'm good.

- Oh, George.
- A whole other side of you,
George. But I like it.

You're a good sport.

All right. Let's go look at
this bathroom. Now you have
dog hair all over you.

- The dog really does
sit in your chair.
- They do.

She's a pug so
hair is everywhere.

Oh, wow.

Okay, so let's
figure this out.

I feel like layout wise...

there's not a lot of change
we can make here,

- but we can just go
super high design.
- Mmm-hmm.

So how tied
to a tub are you?

- Not really. I mean,
I don't really use the tub.
- No.

- Is there another tub
in the house?
- There is.

I would say we
just really do
a nice shower here,

make a smaller window.

Here, still do double sinks,

but if you would like
a makeup vanity,

we could do that.

And then...

You have a nice toilet
over there.

That was
a must, before.

Okay.
So, toilet stays.

And, I mean,
besides that
we'll just go

super high in finishes and...

I think in here we can
get this done

for like, 20,000?

That's another chunk
of change but

this is whoa...

well worth it
and well needed.

I'm game.

Let's do it. Yeah.

It's a huge relief knowing
Christina's going to take
this over for us.

Just to get this off
my plate, it was so big.

Things are really
moving forward now
at George and Adri's.

Mike's guys are installing
bifold doors off
the living room

and they're also pouring
a new, concrete deck.

So the whole family can enjoy
indoor-outdoor living.

And in the kitchen,
they are installing shiplap

on the ceilings to give her
the coastal feel
that she wants.

Hi.

- Why are you--
- What are you doing, babe?

It's a dirty table.

The guys were eating
on it yesterday.

This is a construction zone!

Well, yeah, but it still
can't be dirty.

It's coming along in here.
I love the shiplap.

- I'll get some materials to
work on the bar area.
- Okay.

So I have a question.
Why are you so fancy?

I just came from work
from a meeting.

We just launched
some new materials.

- You launched some
new materials.
- Yep.

Why do you have them here?

- Because originally...
- Oh, no.

...you...

- ...said that you
wanted us to do this.
- George, remember we said

- there is always going to
be new materials?
- Yeah.

But this is
something different.

George, remember we said
there is always going to be
new materials?

Yeah, but this is
something different.

So what I'm thinking is we can
use this for the top half

of the backsplash
instead of the Zellige.

I know this is a change.

But this is the problem I run
into running a tile store.

I see something new
and I want it.

It's just like...

- It's the new thing, right?
- ...awesome. I wanna get
with the times.

- I want to get with
the times.
- But there's always

- going to be the next
new thing.
- It's one of those things.

I saw this,

and I automatically thought,

it goes with your style,
but it just adds
a little bit more texture.

So I thought it would go
amazing with this.

What do you think of it?

I love it.

I always wanted to keep
it organic,

and it's more

- boho...
- It is.

...California living,
as opposed to what you guys
had originally picked.

I actually love it too
and I do like it better.
I just worry

we're going to have to pay
a restocking fee.

Come on now. Really?

I know someone that
can just waive it.

- You know someone that knows
someone that knows someone?
- That knows somebody else?

So no restocking fee.
We're good.

We'll be fine in that sense.
As long as you approve this
and you say this is a go,

- we're great.
- I love it.

Let's get it ordered.

♪ Ooh-la-la-la ♪

♪ Let's take you up ♪

♪ Ooh-la-la-la ♪

♪ Place in our bar ♪

♪ Ooh-la-la-la ♪

♪ Let's tune that attitude ♪

♪ Ooh-la-la-la ♪

♪ Go get it real good ♪

To keep the home
looking cohesive,
we're running

the same wood floors
throughout the entire house.

including the bathroom.

- Bathroom design.
- We're ready.

I brought some options,

So...

let's first discuss

- flooring.
- Okay.

This is totally waterproof.

I would love to

carry that flooring
into the shower...

- Okay.
- ...so it feels bigger.

I also brought another option
that we can do the same

type of thing with.

- Okay.
- So...

It's this material,

but in this color.

- So not the orangy.
- Okay.

So me I'm gonna
gravitate to them.

- Porcelain.
- I mean,
that works for me too.

And then I was thinking
about doing a different

kind of shower door. So not
your basic glass.

Like one of those really cool,
like black, iron-gridded ones.

Like, you know, like
the big rectangles?

Okay...

So it wouldn't be frameless,
it would have like

- the metal, like, rectangles.
- Yes.

- That's nice.
- Yeah.

- I like that a lot.
- And the reason why
I like that

is because

I think that...

this would look beautiful
to do as your counters and
all the shower walls.

And I think the black iron,
like this behind it
will look really pretty.

- Would it be that small?
Everywhere?
- No. Big slabs.

- Oh.
- Big slabs.

I'm game with all that.

Here is... cabinets.

And know you guys
loved this...

- Mmm-hmm.
- ...for the backsplash
so I was thinking we can do

this whole wall behind
the mirrors, but do it in like
a herringbone pattern.

Love me
some herringbone.

Speaking my language.

Yes.

I love it. I mean,
it's perfect for me.

- Cool.
- You know we do
have a CNC machine.

And we have a water jet.

So what do you think
about maybe,

getting this porcelain tile,

and making a nice pattern
at least for the shower pan.

We can get any tile
or anything that you want,

- and cut it into any pattern
that you want.
- You have that here?

No, I mean at the shop.

- That'd be cool.
- Okay.

- I'm good with that.
- I'm good with that.

The main bathroom
is coming together.

but we have
a few more design
decisions to make.

George and Adri have
also asked for my help

in the powder room
and the bar area.

All right.
What do you got?

So...

we got this new material
that actually

- just got in--
- You got a new material.

- Yup.
- That just came in.

Okay. That is beautiful.

Yeah. The browns
and the purples in it.

- Ooh, my gosh.
- So...

- We have--
- What's the material?

It's
a porcelain slab.

Really nice.

Every time I come here now,
you guys are making me

want to redo something
in my house.

I'm like, "Ooh!"

- Well...
- Where can I add this?

So I think like the fun thing
about a powder room,

is you can do
something super wild

and...

- It's like, it just
looks cool.
- I agree.

'Cause it's like
the one place
that guests use

that doesn't have to match
the rest of the house.

Since they don't need
under sink storage,

I think a really cool idea
to highlight the material
that he picked,

would be a floating vanity
with no cabinet underneath.

And we can give him
a little bit of that
waterfall edge that he loves.

We could do...

paneling.

Like a wainscoting...

- Mmm-hmm.
- ...say like a charcoal
or a black.

Everywhere that this isn't...

Would it
make it look...

too small?

- No, I don't think so at all.
- Or is it like a good
enough size?

I think it's a good size.
And then this,

this counter is really
going to pop if we do that.

I think it will just draw
your eye in. I think
it's going to be a statement.

I'm envisioning it. I think
that it would really look...

amazing.

- Now let's talk about your
bar area really quick.
- Okay.

I would love to do
either like

a black or white lower,

and then incorporate
the white oak with
some floating shelves.

- Okay.
- And then we could just
decorate it super cute

and make it
an awesome bar.

- Shelfie.
- Yes. The shelfie.

Yes.

George and Adri's
new kitchen window
is going in today.

This is something that
he ordered on his own
through one of his contacts.

And he just called to say
there's a problem.

So what happened?

- I ordered this...
- This window.

Mmm-hmm.
And when I ordered it,

I said it was
new construction.

- Okay.
- And it should have
been a retrofit.

Okay.

So since it's not
a retrofit,

pretty much have to cut
some of the stucco out

in order for them to
nail it into the studs.

Let me make
a quick phone call.

So basically
what happened is

George ordered that
huge window.

And the problem is
he paid all this money
to do this super nice stucco

and he thought the window
was just going to pop in.

But he ordered
the wrong type of window.

So meanwhile, he needs
a retrofit window which

if he decides to go
that route is going
to take maybe six weeks.

And we only have a few
weeks left of this house.
So that's a big delay.

Or he can decide
to mess up
all that stucco work,

which may never looks
the same,

because it's a nice,
smooth plaster.

So right now he's kind of
freaking out deciding
what he what's to do.

- What's up?
- The window doesn't fit.

- The main window?
- Yeah.

- That took forever?
- That beautiful,
custom window.

- So...
- So we can either wait
six weeks for a new window.

- Uh-huh.
- Or they have to cut into
your brand-new, like,

smooth plaster
you guys did.

Okay.

What's the better option?

I just spoke
to the stucco guy.

So he's on his way.
He's going
to do it right now.

So the
window's going
in today or no?

The window's going to
be going in today.

- I'm done. I just want
to finish this...
- Good.

...and move on.

Makes sense.

Poor George. I mean,
it's literally been

one problem after
another over here.

And he has
so many connections
and hookups,

but there's just... there's
a lot of things going wrong.

The composite
countertops are going in today
at George and Adri's,

which means that Mike can get
started on the farmhouse sink,

using the same material.

It's going to look amazing.

Meanwhile, I'm concerned about
how the stucco's going to look
around the kitchen window.

Stucco patching can be tricky.
More often than not, you can

tell which area
has been patched

and that never looks good.

Okay. So let's talk about
this window.

- Obviously, this is quite
the problem.
- It is.

And obviously, this isn't
your fault.

So George ordered
the wrong size window,

and they had
to cut the stucco.

Is there any way
to reblend it
back in?

Normally,
I would say yes,
but in this case,

- he had just recently
did smooth stucco.
- Right.

And when you do that,

it's going to be really hard

- to blend it. You're going
to always see the patch.
- Really?

Yeah.

What if we did some type
of like, a trim piece,

and painted it black and just
sort of made it blend in?

Okay. So stucco it,

waterproof it and then
afterwards add a wood trim

- over it?
- Yeah. Exactly.

- Yeah, we could
definitely do that.
- Think that will blend?

I mean, it matches
the front windows.

The front windows
have a black trim around it.

- Right? Okay. Exactly.
- All right.

I feel that's the best option
right? I feel no one would
ever know the difference.

- Yeah.
- All right.

- Cool. We're close.
- We have a plan.

- We're close. That's going
to look really nice.
- All right.

♪ I'm a legend in the making ♪

♪ Don't you know
I never speak it ♪

♪ I'm a legend in the making ♪

We're in
the home stretch.

The floating sink is being
installed in the powder room,

and the main bathroom
is coming together.

Meanwhile, back
at George's shop,

they're using the water jet
to cut the shower pan tile
into small mosaic pieces.

First, they program
the shape they want
into the computer.

Then, a high powered
stream of water

cuts right through the tile.

This thing is so powerful,
it will cut through steel.

The rectangular shape
they chose is going
to look great.

Looks so spa-ish
in here.

So I can't believe how much
this looks like plaster
and it's a slab. Right?

- Love that.
- I love it.

So pretty. Okay.

- So, I know that we're doing
the black metal frame.
- Mmm-hmm.

So I thought that
the brass would look
really pretty,

blending with that.
I mean, check out that
rain shower head.

- That's a really nice--
- It's massive.

Isn't that pretty?
- Yes.

Love this.

- The guys did a great job
cutting this.
- Perfect.

- Looks so nice.
- I do love it.

- I'm crying.
- It's going
to look beautiful.

- Hi.
- Hi.

- Hi. Oh, wow.
- Hey.

It looks so good.

Oh, it's beautiful.

- I love it.
- Ah, is this
the queen's chair?

- You seem right at home,
- There you go. It's my
new gaming chair.

- This is the new
gaming chair?
- Yeah.

I like it. It's comfy.

It looks beautiful.

I just want
to take it all in.

- Wow.
- It looks so good.
I love the look.

- The sink.
- The sink, I know.

- The sink, oh!
- Is awesome.

- Gosh... right?
- So different.

We're so close to being done.
We're like what? A week out?

- Yeah.
- As long as there's
no more changes,

which the backsplash
was a good one.

But as long as something new
doesn't come into the shop...

No, no more changes.

We're ready
to enjoy our home.

I can't even imagine how
amazing it's going to look
when it's done-done.

Like you guys
are going to die.

We'll be outside.

- Yes.
- Taking drinks.

And they're going to be
inside making the drinks.

- Oh, I'm down. All right.
- Let's do it.

- Next week. I'll be back.
Same time, same place.
- I'll warm up the pool.

I can see how
exhausted they are.

They've been living through
reno for almost ten months
and it can be such an ordeal.

But there's light at
the end of the tunnel.
We're so close to finishing.

♪ It's about to off
Like a firework ♪

♪ Off like a firework ♪

George and Adri's
home is finally done and

and now it's time for me
and James to put
our final touches on it.

♪ It's about to off
Like a firework ♪

I am so happy to
finally do this...

- for George and Adri.
- Right. Floating shelves,
they're everything.

The complicated part
of putting shelves
are, though,

is that they always have
to look neat.

Is this island
as big as yours?
I can't remember.

Mine's two
of these, James.

Mine's two full slabs.

I mean, it's big enough
to dance on. Why don't you

get up and show us
a little something?

Why don't you
get up and show
me something?

- Stop that.
- You're the one
in the band.

- I was trying--
- Are you the dancer?

- or just the... what was
the instrument?
- Okay.

I don't know, but we're
moving forward with
this conversation.

Look at this.

It's the cookie
of the day.

The cookies.

Oh! You mixed it up
with animal crackers?

With the white ones.

- Those are the best.
- It's very hard to find
the white ones.

Oh, here you go again.

- They're my favorite.
- There's no cookie safe.

You guys ready?

- Yes and no. I'm ready.
- I'm hyperventilating
right now.

Oh, my gosh,
I can't wait to walk
through those doors,

and finally have a home
to look at. Not just a huge
construction site.

It hasn't felt like
a home this entire time.

so I'm super excited
and stoked to see
what it looks like.

Here we are.

Whoa!

Are you joking?

Like is this our house?

Yes, can you
believe it?

- This is...
- No.

You had like a small, red,
like very country kitchen
going on in here.

It was totally closed off.
The ceilings were low.

- Oh, my God, Christina.
- It's a huge transformation.

It's just one
big open space now.

We can have people over.
And everyone's gonna just
be in every part of the house

and still be together.

I know, George,
you weren't sold on
the floating shelves.

But now that they're in,
what do you think?

- I love them.
- Yes!

You guys have
the most unique backsplash.

I love how we
ran the counters
up halfway,

originally we were going
to do the Zellige and then
you got a new product in.

- So...
- Worth it though.
I love it.

But I think it was
the better choice anyways.

I'm beyond words. To be honest
with you, I'm trying to take
all this in and...

it's amazing.

Your guys' sink
is the most unique.

And do the honors and let's
open up this beautiful window.

Whoo!

- Yay. It has the best
indoor-outdoor vibe now.
- Yeah!

- Oh, my gosh.
- Whoo!

This is insane
that I get to call this home.

- I love this.
- Oh, my gosh,
this is so pretty.

I love it all.

- I love how the bar is such
a focal feature now too.
- Mmm-hmm.

Ties into
the kitchen so nicely.

And I feel like you're
actually going to use this.

Um...

- Come on now.
- Maybe a little
too much!

Do you not know
who this is?

You're actually going
to use this. Not only
does it look great,

it's actually functional.

We have
the beautiful shelves
in the family room.

I love it.

I'm so glad we did
the shiplap.

Definitely draws
your eye up.

- There's only one thing
missing though.
- What?

I'm gonna just
grab it real quick.

Oh, no.

- I don't... Do you know what
he's going to go get?
- No, I'm scared.

No!

- No. No!
- No, no, no, no...

It's like a...

- Ew...
- I won't be getting
up for days.

You need to take that with you
and throw it in the dumpster.

- No.
- It's perfect.

You know how horrible
that looks
in this beautiful space?

This powder bathroom is
literally the most gorgeous
bathroom I've ever seen.

Look at this sink.
I can't!

It's a work of art.

When you walk in here,
and it's like... wow!

It matches
the rest of the house,

it flows with it but it's just
different and unexpected.

That powder room.
It's the gem in the crown.

It stops you
in your tracks.

It definitely feels
like you're walking into
a mid-century hotel.

There you go.

This can't...

- Look at
that shower door.
- ...be our...

bathroom. Are you kidding!

- Holy cow.
- I'm so glad

we went with
the black-gridded
shower door. I feel like

that completely transformed
the whole space

We kind of flowed the kitchen
here a bit by going with

the same backsplash but in
the herringbone pattern.

- Yes.
- How do you feel now
about the shower pan?

It looks great.
It ties in,

- it flows.
- It feels luxurious,

a bit boho,
a bit mid-century.

I feel like this bathroom
really combined

- your guys' styles.
- I love it.

Okay, George, there's just
one thing I need you to do.

We need to get the chair
out of here before I leave

- or else I won't be able
to sleep tonight.
- Thank you.

- All right.
- Back to the garage or
he'll sleep in the garage.

I mean, maybe some day
you'll have a game room.

Let's get rid
of it forever.

I've known Christina
enough for a long time, right.

So to have her to able to come
to my house and help me

finish my house.

She took such a huge load

from everything that
I was doing.

We really felt that she took
this one personally.

And what she did
was just...

amazing.

That was really fun, guys.

And I'm going to
miss you, but...

I'll see you soon.

- I love it. Thank you.
I really appreciate it.
- Thank you, guys.

We can't thank you enough.
Thanks for everything.

- You're so fun
to work with.
- Perfect.

- Thank you.
- See you at the shop.

See you soon.

I'm thrilled that
I was able to male this house
a home for my good friends,

but with this base
wrapped up,

I've got a ton
of new projects
in the works.

Next up, taking James down
to La Jolla to get started
on that project.

- This is it.
- Right?

- Heaven on earth, huh?
- I love it.