Every forever home has its own story.
[Drew] And we can't wait to help tell it.
It's been in my family for generations.
Let me smash. Let me smash.
[man 1] This is the next ste
[woman 1] The next chapter in my life.
Hiyah!
-[Jonathan] Love it. -Whoo.
[Jonathan] After you.
Welcome home.
-[woman 2] Oh my goodness! -[man 2] Look at this!
-Oh, wow. -[gasping laugh]
Let's go!
It feels like home.
-[grunting] -[laughs]
-[cheering] -Come on. Group hug. [laughs]
[upbeat music playing]
Call Drew Scott.
[phone ringing]
-[Drew on phone] Hey. -[Jonathan] You almost ready?
I'm on my way to pick you up,
head over to Marlon and Katrina's place?
[Drew] Yep. I am good to go
It's a 70s home with a 90s vibe.
Something just doesn't fit.
[Drew] I watched the video. This might be very awesome
and I love that there are a lot of memories in this house.
We would like to make this our forever home.
Marlon and I met many years ago
at our high school Filipino cultural club's practice...
- [Marlon] Practice, yea - [Katrina] ...at his hou
which happens to be the home that we're looking to renovate.
It was in my bedroom where we met.
-Which sound very weird out of context. -[chuckles]
[Marlon] There was a group of people in my room. Katrina was there too.
[Katrina] The VCR to show the dances
that needed to be done were in Marlon's room.
We've been together practically ever since.
-[Marlon] We call each othe our favorite. - [Katrina] Oh, yeah.
[Marlon] Our daughter Maddi will be able to go
to the same high school that we both went to
and grow up in the same house that I grew up in too.
My parents bought the house in 1986.
It was the hub.
My favorite memories growing up is having all the family over
at like, 30 or 40 people.
But in 2020, my mom passed away unexpectedly.
And it made sense for us to move in.
[Katrina] The emptiness in the house is kind of...
Kind of shocking?
To be able to fill that home again with family is so important to us.
And to do that, it has to transform.
My parents did a renovation mid-90s,
but now it's much dated.
[Katrina] The bedroom where we met has stayed the same since 20 years ago
This is the main upstairs bathroom.
Um, as you can see, it's a full bath, which is nice.
It's a little cramped.
My parents redid this, but they didn't really do
a great job with the tiling back then.
Hopefully, we can make this Maddie's forever home as wel
So we appreciate and hope that you can help us do that.
That was horrible.
[both laugh]
[rhythmic knocking]
-Hey. -Hello.
-Come in. -What's happening?
-Thank you. -Come on in.
-Welcome. -It is toasty out there.
Maybe it's hot in here. I don't know.
Oh, it's kinda cool in here, but a little crowded.
Yeah, a little bit.
Welcome to our living room.
[Jonathan] I love the architecture of the home.
You got so much height.
And the largest TV ever made.
This is where the TV's been since like, I've lived here since I was a kid.
So, it just gets... Continually gotten bigger
and bigger and bigger over the years.
There's always been a couch here
and people watching TV on the stairs.
I mean, it's always been a big problem. It's always standing room only here, so.
Have you thought about just not having a TV?
No, that's not possible.
[all laughing]
-Nah? No, no. -[Katrina] That's not possible
'cause we like to host a lot of big events.
We host Super Bowl every year.
Have you ever thought about flipping it around
so that you can have like, a sectional
and have the TV over here on this side?
Maybe even close up some of this
so that you can actually have a larger TV on that surface?
Well, um, my dad is actually the one that put in these stairs.
And we want to like, modernize things,
but at the same time, like, just knowing the memory of helping my dad
as he liked with measurements and when to go cut it.
Is your father still around?
No, my dad passed away in 2018.
-Um, so, it's just... -Yeah.
It'd be nice to... To keep that if we could.
As a kid, I helped build our family ranch with my dad
and I remember beautiful memories
and that's why I think it's so great that you guys are renovating this house
because those aren't memories that you'll be able to find in any other home.
But I think there's gonna be a balance too, right?
'Cause I think there are a lot of things you could do
to make the house really function so much better for you
while still keeping great memories.
We can keep the stairs because that's something your dad installed,
-but maybe we can work with the railing. -[Marlon] Definitely, yeah.
Like, if we can close it up just to make a wall work better with a bigger TV,
-that sounds like something we can... -Yeah.
Like, it would actually allow for more seating this way.
-[Katrina] That would be great. -[Drew] Yeah.
The problem has always been this wall as well.
Like, if someone's in the kitchen...
And then, Maddie is here and so, we can't really see what's going on.
So that would be perfect if there was a way through.
There's definitely going to be a load right there.
You can tell the way it's structured.
So, it depends on what the budget is
and how you want to open it up.
Can we talk about the dining area?
-You said you use that during entertaining? -Yeah, let's go.
Yes, this is where all of the food is
for every event that we host.
-So it's completely covered in food. -[all laugh]
We also use this dining table for like, we play board games a lot with my family.
I'm a little nervous about the safety of this light fixture.
-Oh, it's... -Yeah, it looks like it's falling apart.
Oh, I never even noticed.
-[Jonathan] Is it supposed to be angled like that? -[Katrina] No.
[Drew] Let's get something in here that makes the space feel like you guys.
-[Katrina] That would be excellent. -[Marlon] That sounds amazing.
Can you paint that picture of what you're looking for design-wise?
What really needs to change?
[both] The kitchen.
-Okay. -Yes, I can see why.
[all laughing]
[Marlon] So, my parents got this redone in the 90s.
It hasn't been really touched since then.
[Jonathan] I love the pink sink and the pink countertops.
That's wild.
Why do you have chairs on this side?
-Is this where... So you can watch the TV in the mirror? -Yep, in the mirror.
[Marlon] So, yeah. So definitely nice little reflection there.
Hopefully it's not a spelling show you're watching
-or everything would be in reverse. -That's true.
I will say, if this wall's opened up,
the TV location by the stairs would be a lot easier to watch.
-That's true. -It would, yes.
Opening this up would transform how you use it.
We can wrap your cabinetry around the perimeter here,
give you a nice big island.
How cool would it be to have an island for some prep
in addition to your dining table to use during a party?
-[Katrina] That would be excellent. -[Marlon] That sounds amazing.
[Katrina] If we do move the TV,
then we'd be able to watch i
while we're working in here too.
And then, we could see Maddie playing. That would be so nice.
[Marlon] Yeah, this kitchen has a lot of memories.
Before my mom passed away, uh, I asked her to help me cook some Filipino recipes.
And um, any legit Filipino like... Like...
They... They don't do measurements.
-No. -They don't do that. It's all by feel.
"Just put this much salt in there."
And we're like, "How much is this much?"
She's like, "You'll know." And we're, "No one knows."
-Is that why there's splashing on the ceiling? -[Katrina laughs]
[Marlon] We haven't had anyone tall enough to help us clean this up.
Thank you. That's good.
Oh, wow. It just comes off.
-[Drew] It is wiping off. It comes right off. -[Karina laughing]
[Drew] The renovation has begun.
-We've started already. Yeah. -[Jonathan] Wow.
May we see the room where you met?
Yes. [giggles]
Oh, wow.
-[Katrina] So... [laughs] -[Drew] This is where the magic happens.
[Katrina] So, this is the room where we met.
And actually it's our bedroom now.
-That's where your story began. -Yeah.
-[Marlon] Over 20 years ago. -[Katrina] Yeah.
[Marlon] Long spikey hair, actually still having hair.
-[Katrina] Yeah, that's true. -[Jonathan laughing]
I would love a huge closet.
Um, there isn't that much space here.
[Marlon] Even though it's a walk-in, it's still kind of small.
So we were thinking of opening it up to the hallway closet.
-And that bathroom remodel, really excited. -[Katrina] Yes.
So, what is your design style?
I would say simple and like, minimalist.
We like a lot of clean lines, neutral colors.
I like modern.
There's so much out there I can show you to give you ideas for your house
and also help me understand a little bit better what your style is.
Okay. That sounds great.
What do you think the budget is going to be for the renovation?
It's at $170,000.
[Drew] Okay, so $170,000 is a lot of money.
But there's a lot to do downstairs
and you want to do something up here.
So, we might have to pick and choose a little bit.
[Jonathan] We don't even have to wait for that stuff to jump in with demolition.
As soon as you guys have everything out, we'll hit the ground running.
-Okay. -Sounds good.
-[Drew] Alright. -Got some work to do.
Show us the gun show. You ready for it?
-[grunts] -[Katrina laughs]
I love that this is already a home that's been passed through the generations.
And their hope is that Maddie will take it over and keep that tradition alive.
That's exactly what Zooey and I want with our house.
The kids we want to take the home and passing it on.
I want my kids to earn their own way.
-They're not touching my house. -[chuckling]
[Jonathan] With the age of Marlon and Katrina's home
I was pretty confident that there was gonna be asbestos in the walls.
Sure enough there is.
So we will not be able to take down the wall
between the kitchen and the living room now.
But there's definitely a lot of other smashing to be had.
Who's ready to bust up an old kitchen?
Turn this kitchen to rumble?
-Me, me, me. -We should all be doing this.
Ready, ready? [hooting]
-Ow. She's very aggressive when she does it. -[all laughing]
Well, we have a little bit to do, but not a heck of a lot to do
because we cannot touch that wall yet.
It has asbestos in it.
We'll have that removed by the abatement team if we chose to open things up.
In the meantime, I'd love to get
all the cabinets and pink counters out.
There's this little burn mark
that my mom got mad at me about, so we can get rid of that.
I don't know what I was burning. [laughs]
I was burning something and yeah. It's still there.
So, sorry, mom.
Because you did that, now we're gonna have to take the counters out.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
-Alright. -Wait, wait, wait.
-Oh my gosh. It's not-- -It's not even connected.
Wow.
Have you been using this for 25 plus years and it's not even connected?
I never noticed.
That is ridiculous. Hold on a second.
-[laughing] -Oh, my gosh.
You guys. For real?
-It wasn't me. -First part of the demo.
One, two, three.
Now, pull my way.
That's how fast we do it.
[strains]
[Marlon] It's scary that it's gonna be completely new
Like, I've known this house exactly the layout.
But now it's gonna be completely different
and that's kind of terrifying,
-but we need that fresh start. -Right.
[Katrina exclaims]
When's the last time you guys did this together?
-Like demolition? -[Katrina] Yeah.
-Uh... Actually, it's been-- -Was it...
Was it when we broke ourselves out of the womb?
-[Drew] Yeah, possibly. -[both laughing]
No. We literally have been doing this for so long
that we already know without talking
about what pieces we want to take,
what screws need to come out.
[Drew] It's nice to get in to smash a little.
I can arrange for more demo if you really want to get those hands dirty.
Some demo. Can I pick and choose the ones I want to do?
You want to have hands like these?
No. No, I don't.
-Come on, let me see those. -Look at that. Split, split.
I mean, I got... I'm starting to get hands like yours.
That was tiling that did that.
Who wants soft and supple when you can have scratchy and sore?
-[laughs] -Gross.
-Zooey, hold me. -There's an ointment for that.
When you say goodnight to Zooey, you go, "Goodnight,"
is it like [mimics scratching]
-Yeah, it's exfoliating. -Oh.
[Drew] Jonathan brought in the wrecking machine
and I couldn't even take down that wall.
-But cabinets. You know. Got the cabinets. -I mean, I got the cabinets.
-I took care of some stuff. -You got stuff.
[Jonathan] I also give you the opportunity to skip the gym
because this is a good workout.
This is a very good workout. I sweat a lot.
-[Jonathan] Clean up your mess, Drew. -[Katrina laughs]
[upbeat music playing]
[Jonathan] There's flooring that we need to rip up.
-You do flooring. I'll finish cabinets. -Alright.
-Come on, mom. -I know.
I thought that I would be better at this, to be honest
I thought I would be better, but I was not.
-You did great. -[groans]
I know!
I mean, is it 'cause I'm two feet shorter than them that it's harder?
-Yeah, you don't have the leverage. -I don't have the leverage.
That's what it is.
Why can't I do it?
[Jonathan] Not your... This is the trick.
-Straighten your arm out. -Okay.
-You're bending your arm. -Like you're shooting a pool cue.
Oh!
There it is. Yeah.
[Jonathan] We're uh... We're going to go for lunch.
You just keep going. We'll come see you in a little while.
-See you later, sweetie. -See you later. Bye.
No, what are you talking about? You guys are out.
You guys have been great.
Sometimes you have to mess things up a bit
before you make them pretty again.
At least that's what, you know...
-That's what Drew says about my hairstyles, you know. -[giggles]
Alright, you say you like modern?
I have a little something modern to show you.
Ooh, I'm excited 'cause I'm a very visual person.
-So I'm excited to see everything. -That's why we're here.
[Marlon] Uh, I'm really excited to see some modern,
um, minimalistic. Also smooth lines.
[Drew] Oh, there's minimalistic here. You're gonna like that.
[Marlon exhales] Yes. Very much so.
-Ooh. -[Drew] Come on in.
-Wow. Oh, my goodness. -There you go.
How beautiful.
[whispers] Oh wow. Oh my gosh.
-[Marlon] Man, this is-- -[Katrina] Amazing.
Do you want us to just pick this up and take it over to your house?
-[laughs] Yeah, sounds good. Just wrap it up. -Yes, I would.
[Marlon] I like the clean lines in here.
[Katrina] Right. And not too busy.
Grab a seat on the sofa.
-[sighs] -[Drew] So...
-[gasps] -Woah! [giggles]
-[Drew] Is it comfy? -It like...
-It is comfy. -It like, sucked me in like that.
I do like that there's so much space
-that, you know, Maddie can crawl around. -Yeah.
Having more seating options would be ideal.
We like to entertain a lot of people.
Well then, we definitely need a large sectional.
-[Marlon] Oh, yeah. That'd be great. -[Drew] Yeah.
When you say modern and minimalistic,
is this what that means to you?
Yeah, this nails it on the head.
But just a little pop of color
-here and there would be nice. -[Katrina] Right.
I think when we... When we say minimalistic,
the simplicity of it, um, not too busy.
Um, the ease that you feel
because there's not a lot happening.
-That's what we like. -Okay.
I want to ask you a question over here. Come on over.
-[laughs] Thank you. -Mmm-hmm. Yeah.
[Drew] So, for dining room light,
what do you think about the light fixture?
-[Katrina] I do like the black. -[Marlon] Black over gold.
'Cause then it's contrasts for all of the minimalistic stuff we like.
-Yeah. -So then, for the table,
knowing that you like modern, what type of a table would you like?
Good for entertaining and all the food that we would like to place on that table.
-Or game night too. Something like that. -Yeah.
How does that look to you?
-[Katrina] Wow. That looks really nice. -Yeah, nice.
Wouldn't you say like, whoever lives there is probably super sexy?
-[chuckles] Yeah. Yeah, I'd say that. -[laughing]
-It's my dining room. -[laughing]
Uh, yeah. Lin and I wanted this table
'cause we like game nights, big family get togethers,
get lots of people around the table
and just the fact that you have that open flow to your kitchen is perfect.
This will definitely contrast the black.
-[Katrina] Yeah. Oh my gosh. -[Marlon] Wow. This is... Oh my.
[Katrina] Talk about minimalistic.
[Drew] Yeah.
I don't know. I just think it kind of looks too cold
-if that makes sense. -Yeah.
A little contrast would be nice.
One way to do that is choose a countertop
that actually has some veining,
-has some beautiful warm tones that run through it. -[Katrina] Okay.
-[Marlon] You like that right? -[Katrina] I do like that.
This is a slightly warmer, more casual look than the front.
-Oh yeah. -[Katrina] Wow, I love this couch.
It's beautiful.
[groaning] Oh, yeah. Pick your spot.
[sighs] I really like this color.
[Drew] Warmer tones makes it feel like, lived in.
Makes it feel inviting.
That's ideal just because making it our space is really important
so that it's for me, Katrina and Maddie,
not just my old home.
I'll pass that info to Jonathan.
We'll come up with some great options for you,
and then, the next time you see your house will be for options.
Oh, we're so excited.
I'm a complete visual person
And so, it was nice to see minimalistic.
They are able to like, help us shape our vision of what we want
-and it couldn't be more exciting. -Yeah.
Pillow fight!
Oh my gosh. [chuckles]
Don't ever just randomly throw a pillow at a man.
I mean, it could be flooring samples instead.
Okay, stick with throwing pillows. That would be good.
Marlon and Katrina, they didn't choose a lot of what was there before.
That was Marlon's family.
So now we're trying to move into a new era
of what this house could look like.
Everything light,
but I know they would love a contrast.
I think we can get away with a lot of contrast.
Dark floors, light walls.
Light perimeter, dark island.
Soften things up as well with some of the furniture.
I think something like this, which is a little bit of a more grey base.
Woah, this is the color.
-This is? -Can we do this color?
Do you want me to just take this off?
No, I don't want you to take that off.
We'll just stretch my sweater [chuckles] over a sofa for them.
But I think this because there's a little bit of that warm tone.
This is their style.
[Jonathan] All the samples, they play very well together
We'll bring in a lot of colo with the fabrics that we use
It seems to me that they're a little more modern
and a little more sophisticated than the house was letting on.
This is just gonna be a gorgeous space. I like it.
-I love it! -[laughs] Stop.
Why are you like, pillow fight obsessed today?
No, I think this is all just going to be...
[shouts]
-[cackles] -Hey! I got the flooring.
[laughing] Hey! No! Get outta here!
[upbeat music playing]
[Drew] Come on in.
[Marlon] Woah.
-How's it looking? -Different.
-There's nothing there. [laughs] -[Marlon] Oh, man.
-[Drew] Missing floors, missing cabinets. -[chuckling]
-[Marlon] What? -[Katrina] What happened here?
So you made a mess. We cleaned it up.
-[chuckles] -Yeah.
Seeing it torn up, there is some emotion there.
Um, but it's allowing us to look towards the future
and making it our home.
I think I'm more excited about that than how sad I am about it being torn up.
Thinking of all the memories we had,
but also all the memories that we will have,
that's the exciting part. Yes.
And obviously, there are certain things we did not break out yet...
-Yes. -...because that's where the options come in.
Okay.
Removing this wall, it's a pretty big undertaking
because there is asbestos, so we have to have that professionally abated.
There's structure involved, beam work.
It's something where there's a big chunk of the budget
that would go towards this.
But you guys were talking about a few different things that were important to you
and I want you to tell us where you want to put your money.
-Okay. -So, option one would involve opening this up
as much as we possibly can.
You walk in the front door, you can see what's on the stove.
Brand new flooring all the way through,
stone counters, beautiful everything.
[Drew] We need to keep a point load, but it would blend right in
[Jonathan] You want to have a space where everybody feels connected.
You got sightlines, you got natural light.
We would shift your TV over to this section over here,
close off the railing on the upper portion
so we have a flat surface where the TV goes
and it'll just give you the most optimal seating and viewing area.
You would love not only enjoying the space yourselve
but having as many friends and family over as possible
So, option one would be $170,000,
would take six weeks to complete.
Do you see the size of the smiles?
[all laughing]
-Oh man. That sounds amazing. -It sounds perfect.
Being able to see into the kitchen,
that would be fantastic.
And I do really like the idea
of, you know, putting the TV here so there's more seating.
Oh, definitely. You don't have to use the mirror any more
-to watch the TV in the kitchen. -To watch television.
So... And then, as long as we still have this little piece
to have the homage to my dad,
-I think that... That'll look perfect. -[Katrina] I like that.
And six weeks.
-Yeah. Good, yeah. -[Jonathan] Yeah.
If you like the six week timeline,
then you're gonna love option two as well.
All of the finishes are the same,
except instead of removing this wall,
we'll take the money that was gonna pay for removing the asbestos,
for opening things up, for doing the structure
and we would completely redo the bedroom.
[Drew] Walking into your bedroom would be
a completely different experience.
Your furniture would be sleek and modern, the way you like it,
but we'd add earth tones and a pop of color
to make it super cozy and inviting.
[Katrina] That would be so great.
[Drew] And we'd expand your walk-in closet
so it's literally twice its current size.
We're talking beautiful custom storage, a bench,
just a place for everything
- [Katrina] Oh, that would excellent. - [Marlon] That sounds amaz
[Drew] And we'd upgrade your upstairs bathroom
so you no longer feel like you're stuck in the 90s
The fixtures and finishes would be beautiful and moder
and you'd have a gorgeous walk-in shower.
[Jonathan] You guys deserve a relaxing personal oasis
and this option would give it to you.
And keeping this wall as is is perfectly okay
-because if asbestos is contained, it's harmless. -Okay.
Option two has the same six weeks,
the same $170,000.
-I know. Yeah. -That would be a nice space.
We have so many memories. We met in that room,
so then, you know, that would be so exciting.
[both laughing]
Definitely having that space done would be really nice as well.
But you know, we're here more often. I...
We really want to get this wall.
Like, I'm so excited to get this wall down.
-Yeah, this has always been a problem here. -Yeah.
-But I would love a huge closet room too. -Yeah, that's true.
And that bathroom remodel sounds amazing.
-[Jonathan] I mean-- -And then we...
I was gonna do that!
[Jonathan] Wait, what does that mean?
Nose goes?
-Whoever does that first gets to choose? -[Katrina] Yeah.
-If you-- -No, whoever does it first doesn't get to choose.
-The other person has to choose. -Yeah.
-So that's like, "Not it!" -[Katrina] Yes. Yeah.
Oh, I get it. Okay.
-So who was last? -You were.
-No, I don't believe it. No, I wasn't. No. -I definitely beat you.
Go check the tape. We'll check the tape.
[all laughing]
[Drew] Instant playback!
[tape whining]
[slowed down] And then we...
I was gonna do that!
[tape whining]
So what do you think?
Um...
-Ah! -[all laughing]
Yeah, you got this.
-Uh... option one. -Yeah.
-[Jonathan] Total the wall. -[Drew] All right. There it is.
-Boom, boom, boom. -Option one.
-[Drew] This is exciting. -[Jonathan] It will be amazing.
It will transform how it feels when you walk in.
So I think you're making the right decision.
Yeah. So, Maddie keeps calling you the tall guys.
-The tall guys. -We get that.
And so we heard it was you birthday. So she made you a card.
[both] Aww.
[Katrina] Well, she's three, so I wrote that. And then she did all the...
-I was gonna say, the cursive is amazing. -[all laughing]
-Really good writing. -"Happy birthday, tall guys."
"Thanks for fixing our home. Maddie."
-Aww. -Well, that is adorable.
She even got Drew's beard right.
-[Katrina] Right, perfect. -[laughing]
-[Drew] Thank you very much. -[Katrina] Happy almost birthday.
[Jonathan] Let her know one thing, though.
Twins hate it when people amalgamate their birthdays into one gift, so...
Okay. So we should have done two.
Yeah, no, we have twin nephews. I should have realized.
You should have known that. Yeah.
-Next time. Love it. -All right. You guys are out.
Give that wall one last hug.
[Katrina] Aww.
Because next time you see it...
[Katrina] Bye, wall. I'll miss you so much.
[Marlon] Bye, wall. I won't miss you.
[all laughing]
Option one was the right choice. I think that at the end of the day,
this is what's gonna make them happiest.
Comes in at a clean $170,000.
With that, we'll be able to do the asbestos abatement.
[Drew] And once our team has that under control,
we can open up this wall and hit the ground running.
Giving Marlon and Katrina the flow they've been cravin since they were teens
takes a couple of steps.
First, we build a temporary wall to support the structure of the house.
And then we can put up a massive beam that allows u to open everything up.
It's a significant chunk of the budget, but it's worth it.
And no more mirrors needed to watch TV.
I can tell by your body language, you're nervous.
-[laughing] Yeah. -What are you nervous about?
-Um... -I told you it's good news.
-I want you to see something. -Okay, then I'm excited to see.
-Yes. -Very much so. Excited to see it.
-Whoa. My God. -What?
-What happened here? Oh, my gosh, it's gone. -What?
[Katrina laughing] This is incredible.
[Marlon] It's so opened up. Being able to see in here is amazing.
Can I walk through here and be the first time ever walking through this no longer...
Hold on. Lemme... Hold on. Wait, wait.
[laughing]
-Come, come with me. -Oh, okay.
-What? -[laughing]
-Where's the wall? -It's the kitchen!
You know what? Usually, I don't let the homeowners back in at this point,
'cause it's all open, but I'm like, you guys have to see this.
-[Katrina] Yes. -[Marlon] This, this is exciting.
[Katrina] This is really cool. [laughing]
I had one other idea for you guys while you're here if you want.
But I completely understand if it's too emotional.
We talked about removing a section of railing.
If you're down for it, 'cause you were part of building the railing, right?
I thought maybe you wanna be part of taking it down.
[Jonathan] We talked about removing a section of railing.
Do you wanna work with me to do that right now?
-Ohh! -We're taking this section down
so we have a surface for the TV.
Okay, yeah. This is so exciting.
This is really cool. He's been really kind of, you know,
thinking about the memories about his dad and the staircase,
so this will be really good.
Yeah. I think it will be, too.
So come on up, here.
-All right. -So you're essentially just gonna go there like that.
How do you feel, first of all?
[laughing] Uh, nervous but excited.
-Yeah? -Oh, in closer?
Yeah, you wanna keep it tight against that.
All right. All right. Here we go.
[Jonathan] All right. Up here, we're gonna pull up.
All right? It might not go easily, so, one, two, three.
-[both grunting] -[Jonathan] Here we go. Three, two, one.
[wood smacks floor]
[Marlon] Did it.
[Jonathan] How you feel?
I can tell that this is emotional for you.
-Yeah. -What was it like working with your dad?
[laughing] It was fun. Um...
...he wasn't the best at giving, uh, instructions.
He would just tell me to hold something.
And then when I was doing it wrong, he'd let me know that I was doing it wrong. [laughing]
Oh, my God. Wait, do we have the same dad?
-[laughing] -"No, you're doing it wrong!"
I'm like...
...how am I doing it wrong? Tell me. I wanna learn.
But we got through it. And those are memories
that I would never, ever trade for anything.
Yeah.
You actually have the house that still has all those memories.
And though some of it's getting adapted...
-...the stories and memories are still here. -Yeah.
[Marlon] Definitely had good times.
We will make it beautiful. We'll keep this and we'll polish it all up,
but from this point forward, I think you guys are officially out.
You're not gonna be allowed to come back 'til it's done.
All right?
Bye, home.
[Katrina laughing]
I think that we need to anchor the island on the corner, here.
-Got it. Okay. -Let's throw some...
-Let's do it. -...some lines down here and see what we're dealing with.
[Drew] Away with the peninsula. We're done with that.
We have more sight line, we have more island.
This is the kind of kitchen they wanna have.
[Jonathan] We are gonna go with a square island that gives us seating on two side
We'll integrate the post into it.
And then, they'll just have tons of storage and prep space.
It's just gonna have a much more updated aesthetic.
Even when we get old. I mean, already Drew's had some work done.
Yeah, it's an updated aesthetic. And I feel great.
All right, let's see if we can pop some of this off.
Let's do it.
[Drew] In order to continue our drywall surface up on the stairs,
we have to peel back the treads and the risers and the drywall on top,
and it'll be nice and clean
Marlon will still have these memories and this home
It's gonna be a thousand times better.
This means a lot to Marlon, to make sure that we keep the original rail.
I know we wanna have a wall behind our TV.
But I'm having a hard time figuring out how the post
should integrate into the wall properly.
It's... a little weird to have the post sticking out like this,
where, like, how do we finish this?
I think actually, if we maybe just put another layer of drywall on top of here,
it'll come out another inch, you won't even...
This post will cancel out from this view.
So it's just a little bit more of a modern profile?
It's modern, you still have the sentimental for Marlon and Katrina.
I like it. Then we'll plan to have a gap here
between this new half wall and the original railing.
'Cause this is pretty solid, the way this is attached.
-Yeah. -We're so close to having this done.
But I can see already, this is gonna be so much better for the backdrop of the TV.
It's tricky when you have something that's this emotionally important.
-Mmm-hmm. -Um... [sucks teeth]
You don't wanna get it wrong.
You know one of the things that's actually great about this flooring?
'Cause Marlon and Katrina wanted durable. Really, really durable.
They wanna entertain, they wanna host.
Luxury vinyl, gonna be way tougher than any species of wood.
-But these also all come in nice, long boards. -Yeah.
So we can just fly through here and get it all laid.
And the weight of it, you could get a couple curls in here.
-Skip the gym today. -Right?
Boom, give it a couple of those.
-Let's do it. -[laughing]
[Jonathan] The nuts and bolt of this renovation, actuall pretty straightforward,
so while the team takes car of the basics, Drew and I are working on something
that will highlight the memories that bind Marlo and Katrina to this home.
Obviously, Marlon has a whol history in this home,
projects he's done with his dad.
It's just, you know, sometimes, modern can make a space
feel a little cold and uninviting.
This has to have those warm memories.
It has to feel inviting the second they walk through the door.
If we use family photos, it will feel more like home.
[Drew] This is like, uh, an easy go-to for a modern look. Just a thin, black frame.
But I think we can still get away with a little character.
I like this sort of brushed metal look.
I believe...
-In magic? -...in your ability...
-Oh. -...to pull the frames together.
If I can focus on the photos, then we'll find a combination of both.
If we're portraying big, beautiful frames,
those need to be...
...slightly more professional-looking photos.
-Okay. -'Cause, like, some of the photos,
I'm going through all of theirs, and I love seeing, like,
the family gatherings, that's pretty cool.
-[Jonathan laughing] -[Drew] Early on when they started dating.
-[Jonathan] Ohh, oh my gosh yes, adorable. -[Drew] That's cute.
I don't know how I'm gonna handle this for our house,
because Linda already takes thousands and thousands of photos.
In fact, if you look on her phone, it's over 100,000 photos.
And that's just from the last year.
-[Drew laughing] -[Jonathan] We're gonna have to do a similar sort of thing,
because we wanna be able to display those moments,
have the romantic Linda and Drew moments.
[Drew] I do have good pictur of you guys from your early dates and stuff like that.
-[Jonathan] When you were third wheeling? -[Drew] Yeah.
The main reason I third wheel is so that I had all of this great photography of you guys.
-Oh. -So that at some point in the future I can, you know,
sell a book about you or something.
-I was gonna say, you did it for us? -[both laughing]
All right, well, if we are going to a wall too close to the kitchen,
I say we do the black frame because of the hardware in the kitchen.
-Okay. -Otherwise, let's get fancy.
Ohh, this is another good one.
Wedding!
Don't waste too much time. There's a lot of work to do inside, though.
I'm really good at photoshopping, too,
if they want me to put them, like, on a dolphin or something?
[Jonathan] All the work you're doing with the frame
I wanna make sure that it's showcasing the perfect photos.
I need to give you a buzzer with a time limit. Here is 20 minutes.
Once that's up, you've made your decisions, or you're out of luck.
Sorry, I wasn't paying attention.
I was fixated on that bird over there that's eating something.
[Drew] Cabinets are looking good. We can pop these in place.
-Hmm? A nice frame. -Ahh. Hey, we should add that to the gallery wall.
[laughing] Just a nice picture of me.
I'm so happy that we have the island now instead of the peninsula.
It's gonna make this look so much better.
I feel like you're having island envy or something.
Are you wanting to spend a little time on the island?
At home, I live at the island, whether it's,
say they're eating breakfast, whether it's just hanging out.
Linda's mom is visiting and loves cooking, so when she's there...
I've even walked in on you just...
-I lay on the island. -...laying on the island, just like,
-I love you, I love you. -I put a pillow there. I sleep there.
The little light fixture above me, I'm like a baby on my back.
Ahh! It's just amazing.
That's a creepy visual.
I love the island.
[Jonathan] How gorgeous is this kitchen gonna be?
Light white upper cabinets
combined with beautiful statement gray lowers and black fixtures.
That'll give them the contra they really want.
Ohh. It's gonna be sexy.
Marlon and Katrina want a little two tone, they're gonna get that two tone.
They wanna have something that feels a little bit more modern, but still comfortable,
they're gonna get that.
So if we are gonna go for a giant sectional,
I think that we have to at least have it come to here,
because we need to be in front of the TV.
Why do a sectional when they could get a great ab workout
and just do what you're doing right now?
Why is it that my shirt also looks way too tight on me now?
Because you buy all your shirts from, like, the,
you know, kids' 12 and under section.
No, I don't. I buy regular shirts,
and then I tailor them to the kids' 12 and under section.
[laughing] So now that they're gonna have this great open entertaining space,
putting a sectional in this corner now means your guests
are facing the entertaining space.
They used to have people sitting on the floor and sitting on the stairs.
-Yeah. -Let's actually [laughing] let them have this.
So for the sectional, we were talking about...
That's a nice, clean look.
Yeah, we want something that's gonna be fresh.
I love the upholstered look. We talked about that before.
Bringing a little bit of warmth into the space.
That's the cream. And this is the slate.
This is a little more modern.
They did wanna mix things up a little bit, have that more modern feel,
something that's still comfortable.
So as long as that is not too beige, I think we could.
People are gonna be sitting, they're gonna be watching the game, entertaining.
Maybe they still wanna do their ab workout a little bit.
Are we doing a competition with this?
-Oh, my gosh. -Wait, lower.
[laughing] Okay. Whoo. [clicks tongue]
You know, the longer we do this, the less work we'll be getting done.
That's fine. I'm comfortable.
-Really? You look like you're shaking already. -Shh.
[sighs] I've got all day. I just have to order this sofa.
[Drew] You realize I worked out yesterday, right?
-[Jonathan] Hmm. -[Drew] Leg day.
[Drew] We are almost finished on the inside of Marlon's childhood home,
making it look beautiful. But then we're realizing the outside
is a little stuck in the past out front.
Maybe that's something we can change.
I kinda wanna surprise the family with a little exterior facelift.
We're not stuck in the past. We're always looking to the future.
So, my thought is, have a couple of these planter boxes,
line the front door once we get the new door in.
Everything will look better, we'll have a new light, spray the mailbox.
New first impression, lots of beauty, and I'll get some,
some nice florals and some colors and stuff in here, too.
-It'll look good. It has curb appeal. -Yeah. Just wanna make sure
that everything feels like Marlon and Katrina have really put their stamp on things.
[Drew] The house has felt very empty since Marlon's mom's passing
and they wanted a new breat of life into the house,
and all these finishing touches that we're putting in,
it's just gonna make it feel so welcoming.
[Drew] Yeah, it feels warm, it feels welcoming, and it also feels safe and secure.
Now, Maddie's gonna have a beautiful home
where she can grow up with her family and friends all around her.
Okay.
Do you like it? Just lengthened like that?
Yeah, as long as it's symmetrical.
-I think that would be nice. -Yeah.
Look at the new approach. I mean, it's so simple.
You've got some plants, some greenery, you've got a beautiful new door.
-This says welcome home. -Exactly.
[Drew] This home no longer feels like the one Marlon grew up in.
We've opened it up and given it the modern styl and warm finishes
that Marlon and Katrina asked for,
as well as the personal touches that will always connect them and Maddie
to the home's rich history.
[Jonathan] Oh, my gosh. I love this.
This doesn't just feel like a new and improved Marlon home.
This actually feels like Katrina's home, too.
[Drew] And we designed this little space for Maddie
so she feels at home, as wel
Oh, my gosh. Everything. The personal touches, the artwork, the vibe?
Everything in here just feel totally like them.
[Drew] This is a house that's been in the family for so long, too.
And you know what? You're my favorite.
-Aww! -[laughing]
-[Drew] I really... I couldn sleep last night. Yeah. -[Katrina] I really...
This is like the ultimate game show.
-And behind the brand-new door... -Oh, my God!
-[Katrina] Oh, it's beautiful. -[Marlon] Oh, yes.
-[Jonathan] What do you think? First impression? -[Katrina] Oh, the light!
-Wow. -Wow. It looks...
-completely different out here... -[Marlon] Oh, yes.
...with just the door.
-[Drew] Yeah. -[Katrina] And the lights.
Oh, and everything. Oh, and the planters! Oh, my gos
It looks like a completely different house already.
A little stunned. Very... Oh, my God.
-And this is just a little teaser. -Yeah.
I mean, I love the first impression,
but inside is where it's at.
[Katrina] Oh, my gosh. I'm so excited.
[Drew] When you left this house,
it was Marlon's family home
Now stepping back into it,
-it is officially both your home. -Yay.
Come on in.
-[Drew] All right. Take a deep breath. -[Jonathan] After you.
-Ladies first. -[Katrina] Uhhh.
-Oh, my God. -Oh, my God. [laughing]
-Oh, my God. -[laughing] What?
-[Katrina] Whose house is this? -[Marlon laughing]
[Drew] Come on in.
-Oh, my God. -Oh, my God. [laughing]
-Oh, my God. -[laughing] What?
This is amazing!
-[Katrina] Oh, my God. -[Marlon] What? What? How?
-Whose house is this? -What?
-[laughing] -This is our house.
Oh, my gosh.
[Katrina] Oh, it looks perfect.
Oh, I love it so much. [laughs]
Oh, my gosh. And all the toys for Maddie.
-[Jonathan] Of course! -[Katrina] Aww.
[Katrina] This is really where Maddie plays most of the time.
Just to make this, like, a new space for her is just incredible.
How you guys did this transformation in that amount of time is...
-It boggles my mind. -[Katrina] Yeah.
-[Marlon] I don't know this house. -[Katrina laughs]
-[Marlon laughs] -[Katrina] Oh, wow.
-Yeah. Um... -Oh!
-[Katrina] Oh. -[Marlon] Oh, my gosh.
-[Katrina] This is... -You guys crushed it with this.
-Yeah. -Especially with these...
-Oh, and then our moms. -Yeah.
-[Katrina] Oh, amazing. -[Marlon] It's amazing.
-Wow. -This is, like, one of our first dates.
-[Katrina] Oh, yes. Here. -[Drew chuckling]
That's what I love about a gallery wall is
it's an instant rush back to good times, to loved ones
and hopefully you'll make even more of those memories now in your space.
-[Marlon] We can just have plenty of people to host... -[Katrina] Yeah.
How many people did you say you typically have over?
-One side of the family could be up to 30 people. -30 to 50 people.
-But then if it's both sides then it would be closer to 80. -Yeah.
[Katrina] You fit in more seating
and it somehow feels bigger
-[Marlon] It's amazing. -[Katrina] Amazing.
Take a seat.
-[Katrina] Ahhh. -What do you think?
There was a lot of debate...
-Oh, wow. -...about the TV, the location, the flip.
-This is perfect. -Yeah. This is amazing.
-[Katrina] The way that you used the space... -[Marlon] Yes.
...I wouldn't even be able to think of this
without this idea that you came up with.
The TV is tucked off to the side,
but we also managed to pay an homage
to the work that you had don with your father.
I love it. Like, it's still there
and it shows the work that we did
but then it's still updated and clean.
-[Katrina] Yeah. -Mmm-hmm.
[Drew] This is what it's all about, right? Right here?
-Yeah. -Yeah.
-[Drew] It's all about family. -[Katrina] Yeah. It looks great.
[Marlon] Now we get to make more memories.
[Jonathan] The biggest thing for us was opening up the main floor
because then we're opening up all the possibilities.
[Katrina] Ohh.
[Jonathan] You realize that you're going to be walking in this door
-forever now moving forward... -Yeah.
...seeing this. Not a wall. Seeing this.
-[Katrina] It's huge! -[Marlon] Yes.
[Katrina] This is so cool!
[Marlon] So much prep space I'm so excited.
I'm just taking it all in.
Oh, and it... The way that it flows though.
-Yes. -Like, 'cause it felt disjointed before.
-[Drew] Yeah. -[Katrina] And now it just feels like so different.
-[Drew] Yeah. -[Katrina] And fresh.
-There are no burn marks. -[Katrina] No.
There are no splashes on the ceiling.
I'm sure Maddie can throw something up there very soon, but...
-Come on all the way in. Get in your new kitchen. -Oh, my gosh. [gasps]
[Marlon] I like the black accents and the clean lines in here.
[Katrina] But it's also minimalistic
and that's what we like. Oh, my gosh.
[Marlon] Yes. Oh, that's so cool.
And I love... Honestly, then looking back over here,
it's just so open. We can see everything.
-We'll be able to see Maddie... -[Katrina] Yeah.
-... while I'm, like, prepping or cooking. -[Katrina] Yeah.
And it's just... Oh, that's amazing.
She can have breakfast here in the morning.
We don't have to use the mirror
- to see what's going on around the corner. -[Katrina] To see the TV
- or what's going on. -[Marlon chuckling] Yeah.
[Jonathan] You have this beautiful modern aesthetic now,
-but it still feels very warm and very inviting. -[Katrina] Right.
-Very bright. -I'm still overwhelmed.
Like, it's so new and so unfamiliar,
but it's still the same spac and I'm just really excited
to make new memories in here with Maddie and Katrina
and just have you guys get out so we can move back in.
-Oh! Okay, okay. -[laughing]
All right.
To be honest,
I was really hesitant to move here
'cause, you know, it's so important to Marlon's family
and, you know, extended family.
And so to be able to continue that tradition in a way
that respects your family and, like, in a way we can remember them,
but also, like, make this our space
and for Maddie is so important.
So that's... It's just so impactful.
[Jonathan] That was a big thing for us to try and get right.
It has to feel like your space.
And knowing you wanna do game nights and you wanna entertain
-and also just make it still feel cozy. -[Katrina] Yeah.
Honestly, even the size of that table...
-[Katrina] Perfect. -[Marlon] Yeah.
I can see us actually being able to reach the dice.
[Drew] This is a set up for entertaining
- and game nights. It's perfect. -[Katrina] Yeah.
-[giggling] I love it. -Oh, my gosh.
This is so cute. Oh, my gosh.
[Katrina] We had an outdated dining room
- to say the least. -[Marlon] Yeah.
-[Katrina] It looks modern. -[Marlon] I love this neon.
[Katrina] Oh, I love the neo I'm so excited about it.
-[Marlon] Yes. -[Katrina] Yeah.
-[Marlon] We call each other our favorite. -[Katrina] Oh, yeah.
I say you're my favorite all the time to Marlon. It's gross, yeah.
-Yeah... -Even when he's not I'll say it to him.
-Yeah. -It's true.
I'm lucky.
You have your game area. Maddie has her hangout area.
Aww. Oh, my gosh!
[Drew] Another little surprise.
[Katrina] Wow! Oh, she's gonna love it.
-She's gonna love it. -Yeah, she's gonna be able to hang out in here
while we play boardgames, food prep over there
and then be able to see what's going on in the living room
This is amazing. Yes.
There's just one thing we need to do to truly make this feel like home.
-Eat the food. -[Katrina] Okay.
Two things we need to do to truly make this feel like home.
-[Katrina] Which is... -Why don't we bring the family in?
-Oh, yes! -Shall we? This will be the first shindig.
It's like opening the door to, like, Narnia.
Like a different dimension.
-[Drew] Hey! -Hi!
-[Drew] Welcome family and friends. Hey, Maddie. -[Jonathan] Hello! What?
Yay! Go, go, go.
-[man] What is this place? -[Drew] Wild, right?
-We came through the wrong door. -[laughing]
My goodness.
-Cheers. -[Katrina] Drew, thank you so much.
[Marlon] This place has always felt like home,
but the warmth and openness now when you walk in
makes it feel like forever home.
Not just us, but for Maddie, but for our extended family and our friends.
We couldn't ask for more.
[Drew] Can we see if the entire family can fit
-on the sectionals? -Oh, yeah.
-We do fit. -You know what? Hey, we are family now.
-Yeah, get in. -Yeah, come in!
-Come on. There we go. All right. -All right.
-I'm just gonna dive across everybody. -Ahhh! [laughing]