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I'm Christina.

You may know me from flipping houses.

Every time I walk in, I just can't get enough.

- It's a sexy house. - Yeah.

That is just plain beautiful.

But there's a lot more sides to me than that.

I'm a mother of two with a new business venture...

- We're embarrassed of this area. - Okay. We're going to change that.

...a new man... It's perfect.

Whew....and a new point of view.

We need help.

We will make it so you both love it.

I'm helping people create beautiful new spaces

to spend time with their families...

- This is incredible. - It's beautiful.

I love this.

...and branching out into some new spaces of my own.

It's time that we're going to sell the house.

I can imagine being in the kitchen

and checking out the view.

- Very Zen. - I know. Hello, Bali.

♪ This is just the start ♪

There's something wonderful

about reinventing someone's world.

- Oh, my God. - Wow.

Christina, I love you. This is amazing.

- Thank you so much. - You're welcome.

♪ We've just begun ♪

And so far, I'm loving the ride.

- Hello? - Hey, Izzy. How's it going?

- Hey. What's happening? - I'm super excited.

I just got a new project to work on.

Yeah. Yeah. Let's hear it.

So I'm headed to meet Sam and Hana Lee,

and I saw pictures of what they're currently working with.

Their whole house has been redone except the kitchen,

and it's straight out of the '70s.

It's like someone did this weird paint job

to the cabinets and counters, and it just needs a lot of help.

So I wanted to find out what your availability is like.

Later in the week, I'm good. Okay, perfect.

I'll keep in touch with you, and then we can make a plan.

It's definitely going to be a good project.

- Sounds good. Yeah. Let's do it. - Can't wait.

♪ Tearing down walls ♪

♪ And I'm breaking through ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ What, what, what, what ♪

Hi.

- Hey, Christina. - How are you?

How are you? - Good to see you again. - Good to see you.

Good to see you again.

Oh. I get to see Reagan.

Reagan, say, "Hi, Christina."

- Hi. -"Hi, Christina."

- Hi. - Oh.

Look at you in a good mood.

Are you excited to go with Grandma?

Guess what?

Are you ready to get a new kitchen?

"Yeah."You want a new kitchen?

Yeah! There's my baby girl, big old smile.

- All right. You ready? - Okay.

- Have fun with Grandma. - Bye, Grandma.

- Say, "Bye." - Bye.

Bye, Reagan.

- All right. You guys excited? - Yes.

Yes, we are.

Okay, so we have a very similar style.

I love the gray flooring and the gray walls,

and I love how you have, like, a really chic look going.

- Thank you. - Yes.

It is so cute, and then it just leads right into--

- Dun, dun, dun. - It's a disaster. I know.

Yeah, it's not our favorite room.

The salmon on the brown, I just--

I'm not really sure what look the previous

- owner was going with. - Mm-hmm.

You know, we moved in about 6 months ago,

and my wife was pregnant,

and by the time we got to the kitchen,

we just ran out of time, and the baby was born,

and we just didn't know what to do with the kitchen.

- Yeah. - Right, makes total sense.

And it is really good timing that we met.

- Yes. - Yes. Thank you.

Regarding this door...

It rattles every time we open.

Yes.

So it wakes up the baby?

Yeah, and when you close it, it gets even louder, so...

Yes. There it is.

How do you guys open and close this?

Yeah. It gets--

Yeah. There it goes.

It almost sounds like a lawn mower.

- Okay. - So not baby-friendly, exactly.

No matter what, - the door has to go. - Yes.

So describe for me, like, how you utilize the space,

so I can kind of envision what the best plan would be.

Well, I'm usually about right here,

and I'm looking at the TV

while I'm having my morning breakfast.

- Got it. - Goes on--

We live here. Like, this is a lot of

family time spent right here.

- Okay. - We love to host parties,

and so we'll keep our guests over there,

and then if they ask for another drink,

I'll usually volunteer to rush over here,

grab a couple drinks and rush back

'cause we're embarrassed and super shameful of this area.

Okay. We're going to change that.

My suggestion is to bring the kitchen out

maybe to about right here,

and then over here, this whole back wall,

basically a pantry, and put a nice cabinet right here.

Center this, and then do the uppers right here, cool?

- Yeah. - So we plan to keep this.

- No. - Just kidding.

This is actually nonfunctioning.

It's just for looks. The oven doesn't work.

This is the original from - the '60s, I believe, right? - Yeah.

- Wow. - From the original owner.

- That's why it doesn't work. - Yes.

If we could possibly get a gas stove in here,

I think that would kind of just be the cherry

- on top of everything. - Yeah.

Okay, so I think the reason it is electric

is because there's no gas line.

Izzy, my contractor,

will definitely get you a bid on that,

and then you guys can decide from there.

- Okay. - Awesome.

The Lees have $38,000 to spend on this project,

and if nothing big comes up,

I think we can get it done for that.

So Izzy and his crew will be here bright and early Monday,

and we're going to - demo this baby out. - Yes!

Nice. I'll help.

♪ La, la, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la, la ♪

So there's certain things that I'm going to be loading up

at the same time that I'm going - to take to my rental. - Okay.

I never thought that when I listed the house

that it would sell this quickly.

It listed and sold in just one week.

I'll be putting everything in the car

while you guys package up the rest.

- Okay. - Thank you.

And while I'm super excited to just close this chapter

of my life after the divorce, it's also bittersweet.

There are just so many memories wrapped up in it.

You want to sit down with your teacup?

You want to sit in the big chair?

Brayden was born in this home.

It's really the only house that Taylor knows and remembers.

I know that it's going to be really hard

on Taylor to move as well.

There's been a lot of change for her

over the past couple years.

So I'm going to pack really sentimental things

like photographs

and some of her favorite cards and favorite books

just to make it feel as much like home as possible.

Mm.

Can't forget the night-light.

Mm, I love this room.

So the movers came over and got everything out of the house,

and that was hard to watch,

but now everything is going in storage.

Taylor wanted to go back the next day

and say bye to the house,

so I had to walk her into a completely empty house.

She did cry, and it was heartbreaking for me

as a mom to watch her go through it.

So while it is going to be an amazing fresh start for us all,

it's also very emotional.

Because I haven't found the right home to buy,

I'm doing a short-term rental.

It's a small three-bed, two-bath, but it's by the beach,

and it's going to be fine for the short-term

while I look for a place.

Hopefully, we won't be there too long.

♪ I smile ♪

♪ That's what I do ♪ That's what I do ♪

♪ Can't steal my happiness ♪ Can't steal my happiness ♪

♪ Can't steal my happiness ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

Oh-- Yeah.

Oh, my God!

I'm just going to wait over here.

Ugh!

Buh-bye.

- Hi, boys. - Hey.

- How's it going, Chrissy? - Wow.

- Hey. - Hey, Christina.

It looks so much bigger here already.

- Yeah. - All right.

So what is the news on the gas stove?

So in order to get that line, which is totally

on the other side of the house, I've got to break out walls.

I've got to break open ceilings,

got to run it all through here,

and then on top of that,

I've got to put it all back together,

but you won't see the gas line,

and that's going to hit your wallet for about $4,200.

♪ La, la, la, la ♪

♪ Look at me now ♪

All right. So what's the news on the gas stove?

To bring it in through the wall

and through the ceiling, it's a total nightmare.

You're looking at about $4,200.

Is there any other way?

There is another solution-- running it through the outside,

bring it underneath the patio cover,

and then shooting it straight through that wall.

It's not going to look as clean as the first option.

How much is that option?$1,700.

- I don't know. - What do you think?

We can paint it, right, so it matches the house?

Definitely.

I think honestly, it's just going to disappear.

You're going to have your gas stove, and for $1,700,

I think that's the best way to go.

- I agree. - Let's do it, Izzy.

- Done. - Got your gas stove.

- Thanks, Izzy. - It's a big day.

- Sure. - Yes. It's a victory.

I'm excited for you guys.♪ Hey ♪

♪ Hey ♪

You guys are actually living in a full-on construction zone.

I remember these days.

Yeah.

It's a little like World War III, but it's okay.

Yes. I remember the days of the zip

and keep the debris out.

It'll be over soon.

Oh, wow. Looking good.

- I see the vision. - Yes.

Okay, so I pulled some samples I think you're going to love,

and I'm super excited to show you. Yay!

- White shaker cabinet. - I'm already in love with it.

It's really going to brighten up the space.

Yes!

And to go with the white cabinet--

white quartz counters.

It already looks like our dream kitchen.

Perfect.

Backsplash-- I know that you love a white subway.

I hear a "but" coming.

But I'm thinking,

why don't we add a little color?

- Okay. - Can you roll with... navy?

- Oh, my word. - That's pretty blue.

The color makes me a little uncomfortable

just because the house is so... neutral.

I think with this house and your decor, you can add

small pops of navy in, like, throw pillows, blankets,

and it's really going to make it feel very farmhouse chic,

and I think it could be amazing

to carry the backsplash up around the window

to really frame it out and look like a work of art.

My only thing is, I just want it to look like

that modern farmhouse look.

Okay, so I have an idea. We can go shopping.

We'll explore a bunch of different options.

Yeah. Let's do it.

I mean, that's why we have her here, get her expert opinion.

- It doesn't hurt to look. - Yeah. Come on.

It doesn't hurt to look. All right.

♪ Are you ready ♪ Hey ♪

♪ Are you ready for this? ♪

♪ Bring it, bring it, bring it on ♪

♪ Are you ready for this? ♪

Hi. Hi, Kashi.

Hi, baby. Hi.

- Home sweet home. - This is so cute.

- Yeah, it is cute. - Oh, my God. I love it.

- Do you like it? - Yep. It works.

I'm just a little stressed moving in, but...

- Hi. - No, it is cute.

- I miss you. - I miss you too.

All right. - Welcome to my room. - Come in.

I feel like I kind of know why it became available.

- Why? - Because they're rebuilding the house right there.

But, I mean, the location is, like, so amazing.

I wouldn't even have thought about that.

Because it's a short-term rental, like,

all of the owner's stuff is still in the closets,

and, you know, none of this stuff's mine, so--

Like, look how much shoes I have.

- I know. - I mean, what do I do? Do I leave them in a box?

Do I unpack them?

Do you really want to unpack and repack everything?

Mostly, I just want to find the other one of this.

This is what I want to wear today.

Oh, my God. It's right here.

Oh...

Stupid.

So have you found anywhere

that you're, like, interested in?

Like, it is price shock.

You know, I came from a big house on a big property,

and here, I'm looking at smaller houses

on way smaller properties for twice the price.

- Yeah. - It's a whole 'nother world.

There's, like, so many cute houses.

Want to start looking with me?

Are you kidding? I love house-hunting.

I'm going to take the kids to the beach later.

In the meantime, want to help me put some away?

Yes. I will.

♪ If you want it, come and get it ♪

All right. We're getting put back together.

- Yes. - What do you guys think?

It looks so good so far.

So the kitchen is coming along.

It's looking absolutely beautiful,

but I think you guys can agree that the fireplace,

it's just totally an eyesore now.

Yeah. It's not our favorite part of the house.

Okay, so I want to whitewash the brick.

- Sounds good. - Sounds good.

There's no right or wrong,

just whatever feels good to you guys.

Just put it on.

This is kind of therapeutic.

I actually really enjoy painting.

This is such a big improvement from just,

like, the old red bricks. Cool.

Once we get a couple more coats on this,

- it's going to look amazing. - Yeah. That sounds good.

I'm glad you're happy. I love it. Awesome.

♪ Hey ♪So let's pick a backsplash

that really makes that kitchen pop.

Why don't you guys start over here?

- I'll go that way. - Sounds good.

- It's overwhelming. - You got this.

I actually like that style.

- The herringbone? - Yeah.

When I'm picking tile for a flip, it's so much easier

because we're designing for the masses,

and there's no one telling us

that we like it or don't like it.

But I think that's more like a bathroom.

That's more like no.

Designing for a client, you really have to pay attention

to what their style is.

You have multiple influences involved.

It's a whole different ball game.

- All right, Christina. - I know this is really bold.

But at least, like, it's a statement.

I really like it. The only thing is that

it could feel a little vintage

when you do it - very black-and-white. - Mm-hmm.

But... Okay.

So I went with a blue.

- Look. We're sort of matching. - See? Look at that.

Oh!

- Well, you're winning so far. - I know. See?

This was a competition.

So how did we do?

I did say that I want to see some color in the kitchen,

so I chose a wild card,

but I don't know how you're going to feel about it, but...

I'm really excited about this one.

Let's take a look.

So I chose a wild card.

It's not my favorite. Yeah.

You don't like this?

It's not the style we're going for.

- I was just kidding. - Okay. Thank God. Oh, my gosh.

But I really do have a wild card. It's bold.

However, it has a very modern farmhouse look.

I think it's geometric,

which makes it a little bit more modern,

but at the same time, it's distressed.

- I like it. - I can see it.

I like it a lot.

So you're looking at around $600.

I don't know. It just gives it that, like, special pop.

Yeah. I do want something unique.

In the long run, I think it's a good investment.

It's going to look nice, I think.

I'm so glad.

- All right. Perfect. - Let's do it.

I will let them know, and we'll ring it up.

Ah.

♪ I'll take you somewhere over the rainbow ♪

- The grand entrance. - I know.

Ooh.

- Wow. - Wow.

- So Zen. - Very Zen.

Shannon and I are checking out a place in Corona del Mar.

The schools are amazing, and the neighborhood is beautiful.

I'm just really hoping that this might be the house for me

and the kids because I just hate the feeling of being unsettled,

and we're just so ready to have a home.

If you have any questions, just let me know.

Thank you. Wow.

- I can feel the ocean breeze. - Oh, my gosh.

- Welcome. - I know. ♪ Ah! ♪

- The view is amazing. - Wow.

The fireplace is very unique.

I do see something that I love,

and when you see it, you'll know it's me.

What?

Oh, the crystals!

♪ Ah! ♪ I really love the energy.

Well, that's one part of the house that was made for you.

I know. At least it has energy already.

Oh, my gosh. The kitchen's huge.

Yeah. Wow. It is. The cabinets are interesting.

Let's go look at this side of the house.

Oh. Oh, my gosh.

Hello... Oh, wow.

Very Zen.

- I know. Hello, Bali, right? - I know.

While I like the vibe, it's not a very good layout.

Not only that, but, like,

Taylor and Brayden shower in my shower...

Oh, my God. Yeah. It will be a mess.

I mean, this whole thing would be covered in water.

- Yeah. - Like-- Yeah, not good.

It's pretty, though.

Here's the bedroom over here. Did you see this?

I think this might be the master. Ah.

- Ah. - No big deal.

I could definitely get used to waking up to that.

The only thing is-- that in the front yard--

That's all you get. You're paying for the ocean.

I don't think the kids care about the view as much as we do.

- It's so peaceful. - I will say this--

- When I'm older and retired... - Yes.

- ...this will be my view. - Yes, definitely.

So serene, so, like, peaceful.

This house is nice, but it's definitely not the house for us.

I don't want to get discouraged,

so I'm just going to keep on looking.

All right. Well... Yeah. We tried.

Bye, house. Yeah.

♪ Aim high, dream big ♪

♪ We got to make it Top of the world ♪

♪ This is our empire ♪

What do you guys think?

- Do you love it? - I'm in love.

It was kind of hard to imagine before,

but now that it's on the wall, it's nice.

It is so pretty.

You know what makes a big difference?

The slider.

It looks like a different house.

I feel like it's so light in here.

- Yeah. - I also think that we can add a pendant light.

I think that will just look a lot better in this space

- and also more your style. - I'm in love.

And I feel like these are going to make a big difference.

Do you want to help me - put them on? - Yeah.

There it goes. All right.

Oh, I love it.

Maybe we could put, like, a light stain on it...

Yeah. ...to just darken it a little bit.

- So cute. - I like it.

Some let's talk pull handles and fixtures.

- Yay! - Okay.

Most people go with the brushed nickel.

This is something that I would probably choose.

Or we have the brushed brass.

That's so beautiful, so much better than this.

Okay. I get it. I get it. Yeah.

- I get it. I get it. - Yeah!

I love it!

And to go with it--

brushed-brass faucet.

- Look how beautiful it looks. - Yeah.

- Oh! - It looks really nice.

It's totally that modern farmhouse style.

I think it looks absolutely beautiful.

This totally is my jam - right here, yes. - Magical.

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

Nice work, guys. Thanks.

What do you think?

Yeah, I'm not a big fan right now.

What is throwing you off?

I think the height's a little low.

It's definitely right at eye level.

It looks kind of weird being bunched up.

I don't think it goes with the kitchen.

What do you think?

I don't think it goes with the kitchen.

Yeah. Hmm.

I agree. Doesn't quite look like the picture,

and I didn't know - it was this color brown. - Yeah.

What do you like and not like about this?

I don't like the bunched-up-ness.

I really like that Edison-style bulb,

but I think it matches with our theme of the kitchen.

Okay. No problem.

We will take it down, and I will send you guys some photos,

and we will get a new one up.

- Bye-bye, light. - Awesome.

- Thank you. - Awesome.

I'll take it down.

I'm so excited that it's reveal day

for Sam and Hana's kitchen.

I can't wait for them to see the house all put together.

I think they're going to love it.

All right. You ready?

Oh, my gosh! Whose kitchen is this?

This doesn't even feel - like our home. - Oh, my gosh.

♪ Oh, oh ♪

- Oh, my goodness. - It looks really good.

It looks so amazing!

The entire space looks bigger. It's amazing.

It's come a long way from brown faux finish and salmon.

I don't even want to think about those days.

I know we had issues with the light...

...but at the end, I think it turned out so cute.

It adds a little dramatic flair,

- and it just looks awesome. - Yeah.

This one is way better, and the open shelving is perfect.

Yeah. I agree.

I can't keep my eyes off the backsplash.

I absolutely love it.

And I like the fact that we have an appliance from this decade.

With your designer's eye, it really all came together.

With all the combinations that we did here,

it works perfectly.

And how fabulous does the family room look?

I know. I love it ties in so seamlessly,

which is what we kind of were going for.

It actually feels even - brighter in a way. - Mm-hmm.

I just can't believe that this is our kitchen.

I'm glad you guys love everything.

I have a surprise for you, so if you don't mind,

I'm going to have you stand right here.

I'll be right back.

What's the surprise?!

Surprise. Aw!

Oh, my gosh!

That is so cute. Christina, thank you.

That is so thoughtful of you.

Oh.

It is so cute.

Oh, my gosh. I'm gonna cry!

I don't want to cry!

Thank you for just bringing the kitchen together

and for this beautiful gift.

I think it could not have turned out better,

and I'm just so happy you guys are happy,

and it's officially time to give you back your home.

- What?! - You guys can get settled.

I hope you have some amazing parties here

and create awesome memories.

I'm so excited that the Lees' house is finished,

and they love it, and they're so excited to entertain now

and not be embarrassed about their outdated kitchen.

I still can't believe this is our kitchen... Yeah.

...that we're going to come home,

we're actually going to use this.

I mean, it was just so sweet of her.

This is a new start for Hana, Sam,

and their baby, Reagan.

As for me, I have just 8 more weeks in my rental,

so the clock is ticking on the house-hunt.

♪ Hey ♪