1 00:00:03,318 --> 00:00:06,180 - We're playing the question game, Mom. - Question game. 2 00:00:06,180 --> 00:00:07,249 We're hanging out. 3 00:00:07,249 --> 00:00:09,111 My parents are over which is awesome 4 00:00:09,111 --> 00:00:11,629 and we are playing our favorite game. 5 00:00:11,629 --> 00:00:14,698 Charlotte, what would you like to change about your school? 6 00:00:14,698 --> 00:00:16,008 No dress code. 7 00:00:17,008 --> 00:00:18,215 - Oh. - Ooh. 8 00:00:18,215 --> 00:00:20,043 So you'd just wear your underwear to school? 9 00:00:20,043 --> 00:00:21,870 No! 10 00:00:21,870 --> 00:00:23,422 Literally, it's just a stack of questions. 11 00:00:23,422 --> 00:00:25,629 - Any question you can think of. - Like, all sorts, yeah. 12 00:00:28,594 --> 00:00:30,387 - Cookies and cream. - Good one. 13 00:00:30,387 --> 00:00:33,111 It's just a nice conversation starter and just gets them talking... 14 00:00:33,111 --> 00:00:35,491 - Yep. - ...and gets them thinking about different things. 15 00:00:35,491 --> 00:00:38,629 How was your grandparents' childhood different from yours? 16 00:00:38,629 --> 00:00:40,318 Well, I don't think my grandparents 17 00:00:40,318 --> 00:00:42,525 really had a lot of electricity and stuff. 18 00:00:42,525 --> 00:00:43,767 It's like an icebreaker, almost. 19 00:00:43,767 --> 00:00:46,249 You know, it gets everybody talking and feeling comfortable. 20 00:00:46,249 --> 00:00:47,560 - All right, we gotta go. - All right. 21 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:49,836 - You guys keep going. - We gotta go meet the Elleman's, guys. 22 00:00:49,836 --> 00:00:50,939 We'll see you in a little bit. 23 00:00:50,939 --> 00:00:52,215 Be good for Nan and Papa. 24 00:00:59,801 --> 00:01:01,146 We're heading to Allyn and Aaron's, right? 25 00:01:01,146 --> 00:01:02,698 Yeah, this is interesting up here. 26 00:01:02,698 --> 00:01:05,043 - We're like in the woods. - In the mountains. 27 00:01:05,043 --> 00:01:07,525 So, they're right... I think they're right on the lake. 28 00:01:07,525 --> 00:01:09,043 We'll see what they want, 29 00:01:09,043 --> 00:01:12,180 but I think it'd be really fun to make it more like a cabin in the woods 30 00:01:12,180 --> 00:01:13,180 - 'cause they're... - Like a lodge? 31 00:01:13,180 --> 00:01:14,629 Yeah, kind of lodgy. 32 00:01:14,629 --> 00:01:17,387 But not overly lodgy. Not cheesy, but... 33 00:01:17,387 --> 00:01:19,594 Not... not lodgy lodgy, just lodgy. 34 00:01:20,008 --> 00:01:20,801 Yeah. 35 00:01:22,387 --> 00:01:23,353 All right, here they are. 36 00:01:23,353 --> 00:01:25,008 Oh, this is it. 37 00:01:25,008 --> 00:01:27,111 - Doesn't feel like a lake house, you know? - No, it doesn't. 38 00:01:27,111 --> 00:01:28,594 - Yeah. - It feels like it should be in a subdivision. 39 00:01:28,594 --> 00:01:30,043 Yeah. I think we should change it. 40 00:01:30,043 --> 00:01:31,353 Hi! 41 00:01:31,353 --> 00:01:33,456 - Hello! - Hello! 42 00:01:33,456 --> 00:01:35,387 - It's good to see you. - You too. 43 00:01:35,387 --> 00:01:36,767 - How are you? - Hey, good to see you. 44 00:01:36,767 --> 00:01:37,836 - Good to see you too. - All right. 45 00:01:37,836 --> 00:01:39,284 - Come on in. - This is so cool, you guys. 46 00:01:39,284 --> 00:01:41,043 All right. Oh, we can see the lake over there. 47 00:01:41,043 --> 00:01:43,974 - So, we're super excited about the location. - Yes, yes. 48 00:01:43,974 --> 00:01:46,180 But we would like to maybe spruce it up a little bit 49 00:01:46,180 --> 00:01:48,422 - and make it fit more to our personality. - Yeah. 50 00:01:48,422 --> 00:01:49,629 - Yeah, okay. - Okay. 51 00:01:49,629 --> 00:01:52,974 We bought this house to be a, like, house for us for fun 52 00:01:52,974 --> 00:01:54,525 with our family and our friends. 53 00:01:54,525 --> 00:01:57,180 However, the space is just oddly shaped for us 54 00:01:57,180 --> 00:02:00,939 and we don't really know how to set it up to be our forever house. 55 00:02:00,939 --> 00:02:02,525 But what I do love, 56 00:02:02,525 --> 00:02:05,146 you walk in and the first thing you see is the lake and the trees, 57 00:02:05,146 --> 00:02:07,387 so you feel like you're in a treehouse 58 00:02:07,387 --> 00:02:11,043 and you feel like you're secluded and away from a neighborhood. 59 00:02:11,043 --> 00:02:12,456 And that's why we love coming out here. 60 00:02:12,456 --> 00:02:15,111 It's a great place to recharge, reconnect 61 00:02:15,111 --> 00:02:17,146 and relax, and have a lot of fun too. 62 00:02:17,146 --> 00:02:18,353 So, we have three kids. 63 00:02:18,353 --> 00:02:19,629 Davis is 18. 64 00:02:19,629 --> 00:02:20,974 Carly is 17. 65 00:02:20,974 --> 00:02:22,594 And Lleyton is 13. 66 00:02:22,594 --> 00:02:27,043 This house is a place to create memories for us and for our kids. 67 00:02:27,043 --> 00:02:28,939 They're gonna be leaving the nest pretty soon, 68 00:02:28,939 --> 00:02:32,284 and so we wanna create a place where our kids can come back and join us, 69 00:02:32,284 --> 00:02:33,905 whether they're in college with their friends, 70 00:02:33,905 --> 00:02:36,560 or once they, you know, go off and start families of their own 71 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:38,284 and... and bring our grandkids back. 72 00:02:38,284 --> 00:02:41,836 So, we look forward to this space as a destination. 73 00:02:41,836 --> 00:02:43,870 So, you guys just bought this recently, right? 74 00:02:43,870 --> 00:02:45,939 - Yep, we did. - We did. We bought it recently. 75 00:02:45,939 --> 00:02:48,422 But when we came and saw this property, 76 00:02:48,422 --> 00:02:50,111 we were taking a tour of the backyard 77 00:02:50,111 --> 00:02:53,974 and these two huge pileated woodpeckers 78 00:02:53,974 --> 00:02:55,836 came to a tree that we were standing under. 79 00:02:57,525 --> 00:02:59,249 It's black and white with this beautiful red head. 80 00:02:59,249 --> 00:03:01,077 - Okay. - And it's about the size of a hawk. 81 00:03:01,077 --> 00:03:02,249 And that was really special to us 82 00:03:02,249 --> 00:03:05,525 because my mom passed away just a couple of years ago, 83 00:03:05,525 --> 00:03:07,525 and it was her favorite creature in the whole world. 84 00:03:07,525 --> 00:03:09,215 - And now two of them. - And so, it was just kind of a sign 85 00:03:09,215 --> 00:03:12,870 that maybe this was where we were supposed to spend our forever. 86 00:03:12,870 --> 00:03:14,008 - Oh, my gosh. - Create memories. 87 00:03:14,008 --> 00:03:16,284 - Love that. I love that. Wow. - Wow. 88 00:03:16,284 --> 00:03:19,387 Okay. So, what do you guys have to spend on this renovation? 89 00:03:19,387 --> 00:03:22,629 - Uh, we've set aside $180,000... - Okay. 90 00:03:22,629 --> 00:03:23,732 - ...um, for the renovation. - That's a lot, yeah. 91 00:03:23,732 --> 00:03:25,008 Okay. Well, let's talk about outside. 92 00:03:25,008 --> 00:03:27,043 We want it to blend in, feel very natural... 93 00:03:27,043 --> 00:03:28,767 - Mmm-hmm. - ...feel like the nature around the trees... 94 00:03:28,767 --> 00:03:29,698 - Mmm-hmm. - ...the lake. 95 00:03:29,698 --> 00:03:32,146 And then, the exterior I think just needs 96 00:03:32,146 --> 00:03:34,422 an updating from 1990. 97 00:03:34,422 --> 00:03:37,111 Like, being here in the woods, up in the mountains, 98 00:03:37,111 --> 00:03:39,387 we should really lean into that 99 00:03:39,387 --> 00:03:42,318 and try to make it look like it really belongs. 100 00:03:42,318 --> 00:03:44,318 It's never gonna be a log cabin, 101 00:03:44,318 --> 00:03:46,387 - but if you can get some wood columns. - Yeah. 102 00:03:46,387 --> 00:03:48,353 And some... maybe some cedar accents, 103 00:03:48,353 --> 00:03:50,629 kind of makes it feel like it's in the woods. 104 00:03:50,629 --> 00:03:51,594 - Yeah. - We love that. 105 00:03:51,594 --> 00:03:54,249 Okay, So, plan for the exterior, 106 00:03:54,249 --> 00:03:56,801 first of all, we've gotta fix up this landscaping. 107 00:03:56,801 --> 00:03:59,422 We'll paint. We'll figure out what to do with the brick. 108 00:03:59,422 --> 00:04:00,767 Add some cedar posts. 109 00:04:00,767 --> 00:04:04,456 And really just create kind of a modern lodge in the woods. 110 00:04:04,456 --> 00:04:05,491 - I love it. - Sounds great. 111 00:04:05,491 --> 00:04:06,594 - Okay. All right Let's go in. - Let's go inside. 112 00:04:06,594 --> 00:04:07,732 - All right. - All right. We'll follow you guys. 113 00:04:08,767 --> 00:04:10,698 Okay. Try not to trip. 114 00:04:10,698 --> 00:04:12,215 - Sorry. - It is kind of a treacherous walkway here. 115 00:04:12,215 --> 00:04:13,491 - Yes. - It is. 116 00:04:13,491 --> 00:04:15,111 We'll create a better pathway to the house. 117 00:04:15,111 --> 00:04:16,422 Well, speaking of treacherous, 118 00:04:16,422 --> 00:04:18,318 - be careful when you walk in the front door. - Okay. 119 00:04:18,318 --> 00:04:20,767 Oh, wow, there's a hole. 120 00:04:20,767 --> 00:04:23,249 That is. You almost have to just go down a little bit 121 00:04:23,249 --> 00:04:26,008 - to get the door closed. - Wow, that's crazy. 122 00:04:26,008 --> 00:04:29,111 - Okay. - Okay. So, let's just talk about this entry. 123 00:04:29,111 --> 00:04:31,111 We love natural wood elements. 124 00:04:31,111 --> 00:04:32,353 - Uh-huh. - Okay. 125 00:04:32,353 --> 00:04:34,077 But as far as, like, the door and the bannister 126 00:04:34,077 --> 00:04:35,318 - might be able to... - Take it all out. 127 00:04:35,318 --> 00:04:36,284 - It's dark. - Mmm-hmm. 128 00:04:36,284 --> 00:04:37,456 You like it, but take it all out. 129 00:04:37,456 --> 00:04:40,767 - Yeah. - We like natural, but maybe updated. 130 00:04:40,767 --> 00:04:43,318 Okay. Well, we'll deal with this. 131 00:04:43,318 --> 00:04:44,456 But what do we have out here? 132 00:04:44,456 --> 00:04:46,043 - This is where all the fun happens. - Okay. 133 00:04:46,870 --> 00:04:48,905 Oh, this is cool. How cute. 134 00:04:48,905 --> 00:04:50,284 It's a big room. Wow! 135 00:04:50,284 --> 00:04:51,698 - It is a big room. - Oh, my gosh, it's a huge room. 136 00:04:51,698 --> 00:04:53,077 - It's almost too big 'cause we don't... - Yeah. 137 00:04:53,077 --> 00:04:54,077 ...even really know what to do with it. 138 00:04:54,077 --> 00:04:55,318 - And we're afraid for wasting. - Right. 139 00:04:55,318 --> 00:04:57,905 - You have Skee-ball. - We have Skee-ball. 140 00:04:57,905 --> 00:05:00,422 - Oh, that's fun. - I don't know if you've ever had a Skee-ball in your house. 141 00:05:00,422 --> 00:05:01,974 - I like it. - What? That's awesome. 142 00:05:03,043 --> 00:05:04,939 Wait, this is, like, legit Skee-ball. 143 00:05:06,698 --> 00:05:07,491 Now go for it. 144 00:05:08,836 --> 00:05:10,284 - Oh! - That's pretty good. 145 00:05:10,284 --> 00:05:12,111 Okay, you do one. See if you can beat me. 146 00:05:12,111 --> 00:05:13,525 Come on. 147 00:05:13,525 --> 00:05:15,491 - Oh! - I think Jenny wins. 148 00:05:15,491 --> 00:05:17,077 Winner. Winner, winner. 149 00:05:17,077 --> 00:05:18,422 So, yeah, it's an odd space 150 00:05:18,422 --> 00:05:20,215 - that we've never really... - Sorry. Back to it. 151 00:05:20,215 --> 00:05:22,043 ...figured out what to do with. 152 00:05:22,043 --> 00:05:23,456 Yeah. And what about the fireplace? 153 00:05:23,456 --> 00:05:24,974 Let's go check this out. 154 00:05:24,974 --> 00:05:26,663 - So, we love fire. - Okay. 155 00:05:26,663 --> 00:05:28,663 - We love lighting fire here. - Okay. Ooh! I love fire too. 156 00:05:28,663 --> 00:05:31,732 - We're not afraid of rustic, or masculine, or... - Yeah. 157 00:05:31,732 --> 00:05:33,215 - This is cute. - Like, we love wood. 158 00:05:33,215 --> 00:05:34,146 Does it work? 159 00:05:34,146 --> 00:05:35,077 - Oh, yeah. - Works really well. 160 00:05:35,077 --> 00:05:36,008 - Okay. - Okay, great. 161 00:05:36,008 --> 00:05:37,008 What about flooring? 162 00:05:37,008 --> 00:05:39,111 We do not love the carpet. 163 00:05:39,111 --> 00:05:40,594 Yeah, especially 'cause you're at the lake. 164 00:05:40,594 --> 00:05:43,732 - We would be fine with even, like, a nice LVP. - Engineered or something? 165 00:05:43,732 --> 00:05:44,732 - Yeah, oh yeah. - Yeah. 166 00:05:44,732 --> 00:05:46,767 I think if we just make this really cozy. 167 00:05:46,767 --> 00:05:49,249 'Cause I see this, like, little space here and the fire. 168 00:05:49,249 --> 00:05:50,698 I don't know. I just think that we can do something 169 00:05:50,698 --> 00:05:52,560 - nice in here, so... - Okay. 170 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:56,801 The plan for the living room is to start with new flooring, 171 00:05:56,801 --> 00:05:59,525 and then paint, new lighting, 172 00:05:59,525 --> 00:06:01,456 and then, really the biggest thing 173 00:06:01,456 --> 00:06:04,594 is to update this fireplace and built-in wall 174 00:06:04,594 --> 00:06:07,732 to give it a more modern cabin feel. 175 00:06:07,732 --> 00:06:09,974 - All right, what's next? - I love it. 176 00:06:09,974 --> 00:06:11,387 I think we'll take you to the dining room next. 177 00:06:11,387 --> 00:06:12,767 - Okay. - Dining room, okay, let's go. 178 00:06:12,767 --> 00:06:15,560 So, we do plan to have large gatherings 179 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:17,594 - with our friends and family. - Okay. 180 00:06:17,594 --> 00:06:20,008 So we like the idea of having a longer table. 181 00:06:20,008 --> 00:06:21,629 This room is just really strange to me. 182 00:06:21,629 --> 00:06:23,491 - Okay. - I think it'd be great if we could 183 00:06:23,491 --> 00:06:26,422 - see into the living room where everyone's gathering... - Yes. 184 00:06:26,422 --> 00:06:27,732 ...and kind of come and go. 185 00:06:27,732 --> 00:06:30,732 So, what if we opened up this wall out to the living room, 186 00:06:30,732 --> 00:06:32,629 and then I think that could help it feel... 187 00:06:32,629 --> 00:06:33,767 - Yeah. - ...a little more open as well. 188 00:06:33,767 --> 00:06:35,836 - All right. - Okay. So, this is a giant room. 189 00:06:35,836 --> 00:06:37,456 - What is... What is this? - What is this? 190 00:06:37,456 --> 00:06:39,560 This is our oversized laundry room. 191 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:41,043 Wow, it's huge. 192 00:06:41,043 --> 00:06:42,215 - There's the two... - Is that a little bathroom too? 193 00:06:42,215 --> 00:06:44,560 It is. A little half bath back there. 194 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:45,905 And this is, like, the best view. 195 00:06:45,905 --> 00:06:48,663 It really is the best view of the lake from the whole house. 196 00:06:48,663 --> 00:06:51,215 - Right. - So it's a shame that it's in the laundry room. 197 00:06:51,215 --> 00:06:54,008 - Yeah, seems like a waste of space. - So where is the main bedroom? 198 00:06:54,008 --> 00:06:55,974 Our main bedroom is downstairs. 199 00:06:55,974 --> 00:06:58,629 - Okay. - And there is no view of the lake. 200 00:06:58,629 --> 00:07:00,560 Okay. Should we go back into the dining room? 201 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:01,801 - Sure. - Okay. 202 00:07:01,801 --> 00:07:04,732 What if we took some of this, like, we open all this up, 203 00:07:05,698 --> 00:07:08,249 took this dining room space, 204 00:07:08,249 --> 00:07:10,629 and created the bedroom from all of that, 205 00:07:10,629 --> 00:07:12,318 and then moved your dining room out 206 00:07:12,318 --> 00:07:14,146 - where the Skee ball is? - Skee-ball? 207 00:07:14,146 --> 00:07:15,525 Uh, we love that idea. 208 00:07:15,525 --> 00:07:17,663 - I mean, a way to open up, you know, that space. - Okay. 209 00:07:17,663 --> 00:07:19,043 Make this more functional. 210 00:07:19,043 --> 00:07:21,491 Okay. So with that in mind, 211 00:07:21,491 --> 00:07:24,249 let's look at the kitchen, and then we can figure all this out, this puzzle. 212 00:07:24,249 --> 00:07:25,560 Find a cohesive plan for it. 213 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:29,077 - Yeah, all right. - The kitchen is actually a large space. 214 00:07:29,077 --> 00:07:30,180 Oh, wow, this is. 215 00:07:30,180 --> 00:07:31,594 - It's really nice. - Yeah, really. 216 00:07:31,594 --> 00:07:34,146 But there really is no view here. 217 00:07:34,146 --> 00:07:35,215 Can we open this up? 218 00:07:37,008 --> 00:07:38,801 It could open all the way up to here, right? 219 00:07:38,801 --> 00:07:39,836 Over here. 220 00:07:40,836 --> 00:07:42,870 Yeah. So, we've got basically 221 00:07:44,043 --> 00:07:45,698 - like, seven feet. - The span of my arms. 222 00:07:45,698 --> 00:07:47,180 - ...Oh, that's what I was just... - Six to seven feet. 223 00:07:47,180 --> 00:07:48,629 I was just coming to do that. 224 00:07:48,629 --> 00:07:51,146 - Dave, it's like we're thinking alike. - Thinking alike. 225 00:07:51,146 --> 00:07:53,525 - Are you hugging me? - No, but I was just gonna say 226 00:07:53,525 --> 00:07:55,387 I measured it over there. 227 00:07:55,387 --> 00:07:57,732 So open it up to here and you can see out there. 228 00:07:57,732 --> 00:07:59,318 - That would help. - We love that idea. 229 00:07:59,318 --> 00:08:00,767 - What do you guys think? - We would love that, mmm-hmm. 230 00:08:00,767 --> 00:08:02,284 - So, what do you need in your kitchen? - Yeah. 231 00:08:02,284 --> 00:08:03,974 Like, tell us your ideal kitchen. 232 00:08:03,974 --> 00:08:05,836 We love to cook together as a family, 233 00:08:05,836 --> 00:08:07,974 so ideally we would have new appliances. 234 00:08:07,974 --> 00:08:08,974 - Okay. - Okay. 235 00:08:08,974 --> 00:08:10,215 If we're getting rid of our pantry, 236 00:08:10,215 --> 00:08:12,180 - we would need some food storage. - Storage. 237 00:08:12,180 --> 00:08:14,525 - Yep. - We'll bring the cabinets up to the ceiling. 238 00:08:14,525 --> 00:08:16,077 'Cause that's wasted space right now. 239 00:08:16,077 --> 00:08:18,525 - Yep. - Put some lighting in other than just one light. 240 00:08:18,525 --> 00:08:20,422 The biggest thing out of all of these spaces 241 00:08:20,422 --> 00:08:23,215 is just gonna be giving it a personality 242 00:08:23,215 --> 00:08:26,249 and taking the... our inspiration from outside. 243 00:08:26,249 --> 00:08:28,008 So making it feel like when you come here, 244 00:08:28,008 --> 00:08:29,284 you're not just at any house. 245 00:08:29,284 --> 00:08:33,249 You're specifically at a lake house surrounded by trees. 246 00:08:33,249 --> 00:08:37,111 Yeah, so the plan in here, I think we open this wall up as much as we can, 247 00:08:37,111 --> 00:08:39,525 and then really just reconfigure the whole space. 248 00:08:39,525 --> 00:08:41,491 So we have new cabinetry, new appliances, 249 00:08:41,491 --> 00:08:43,146 new countertops, 250 00:08:43,146 --> 00:08:47,077 really giving it a modern cabin in the woods feel. 251 00:08:47,077 --> 00:08:49,525 - Just making it up. - You're going to do architectural design. 252 00:08:49,525 --> 00:08:51,318 - I do. I keep making things up. - Right. 253 00:08:51,318 --> 00:08:52,215 Okay. I gotta see outside. 254 00:08:52,215 --> 00:08:53,491 We haven't even seen the outside yet. 255 00:08:53,491 --> 00:08:55,284 That's our favorite part. - Yes, let's do that. Okay. 256 00:08:56,767 --> 00:09:00,043 So, you know, thinking about what we need to do, 257 00:09:00,043 --> 00:09:02,491 - um, we love the space. - Oh, you guys, this is amazing. 258 00:09:02,491 --> 00:09:03,974 Okay. Let's talk about the deck, though. 259 00:09:03,974 --> 00:09:05,974 So, yeah, it just needs to be updated. 260 00:09:05,974 --> 00:09:08,353 I mean, really. So I think when they put the railing in 261 00:09:08,353 --> 00:09:09,698 - it wasn't to code. - No. 262 00:09:09,698 --> 00:09:11,318 I could even fall through that. It's not to code. 263 00:09:11,318 --> 00:09:12,905 Whatever we can do to get rid of the lattice 264 00:09:12,905 --> 00:09:14,732 - would be amazing. - Yes, we'll get rid of the lattice. 265 00:09:14,732 --> 00:09:15,905 It blocks the view too. 266 00:09:17,146 --> 00:09:18,525 This is amazing. 267 00:09:18,525 --> 00:09:21,594 This, like, firepit area and this flat piece of ground, 268 00:09:21,594 --> 00:09:23,663 this part of your property is so cool. 269 00:09:23,663 --> 00:09:26,077 - Look at this, you can sit here and look out at the lake. - Watch the lake. 270 00:09:26,077 --> 00:09:29,560 - Yeah, it just needs a total overhaul, a fire pit. - Yeah. 271 00:09:29,560 --> 00:09:31,215 - Um, Hammocks. - And we'd like a place to sit. 272 00:09:31,215 --> 00:09:32,146 A swing. 273 00:09:32,146 --> 00:09:33,767 Inside, I didn't see you light up at all. 274 00:09:33,767 --> 00:09:35,801 - But we get out here, this is your space. - This is my space. 275 00:09:35,801 --> 00:09:36,974 - This is your space. - This is my space. 276 00:09:36,974 --> 00:09:39,146 Yep, you can see, I like to collect driftwood. 277 00:09:39,146 --> 00:09:41,491 This is a great one. It's like a very straight piece. 278 00:09:41,491 --> 00:09:43,422 My kids would say this is a perfect walking stick. 279 00:09:43,422 --> 00:09:45,077 Yeah, we, we can't go on the lake, though, 280 00:09:45,077 --> 00:09:47,008 without me seeing a piece of driftwood on the shore... 281 00:09:47,008 --> 00:09:48,801 - Yes. - ...and taking the whole family over 282 00:09:48,801 --> 00:09:50,111 and loading the boat up with a... 283 00:09:50,111 --> 00:09:51,698 - with a big piece of driftwood. - That's awesome. 284 00:09:51,698 --> 00:09:53,663 Okay. We'll clean up this backyard. 285 00:09:53,663 --> 00:09:55,353 We'll give you a nice new fire pit. 286 00:09:55,353 --> 00:09:58,422 Create a space for hammocks and a dining area. 287 00:09:58,422 --> 00:10:00,525 And then we'll replace this lattice railing 288 00:10:00,525 --> 00:10:02,663 with something to really maximize the view. 289 00:10:02,663 --> 00:10:04,698 We just really need to take what's already here 290 00:10:04,698 --> 00:10:06,387 - and just kind of elevate it a little bit... - Yeah. 291 00:10:06,387 --> 00:10:07,836 ...'cause when you're here, you wanna be outside. 292 00:10:07,836 --> 00:10:09,111 That's the beauty of this place. 293 00:10:09,111 --> 00:10:11,939 Probably kitchen or fire pit are the two places 294 00:10:11,939 --> 00:10:13,387 - that we'll spend the most time. - Spend the most time. 295 00:10:13,387 --> 00:10:14,698 - Okay. - Okay. 296 00:10:14,698 --> 00:10:17,732 This backyard that looks into the trees... 297 00:10:17,732 --> 00:10:18,801 - Mmm-hmm. - ...down to the lake. 298 00:10:18,801 --> 00:10:20,318 - Amazing fire pit. - Yeah. 299 00:10:20,318 --> 00:10:23,905 I can tell, like, Aaron is excited about this. 300 00:10:23,905 --> 00:10:26,387 Yeah, Allyn and Aaron really wanna get here before summer starts. 301 00:10:26,387 --> 00:10:27,663 - Yeah. - They're kids are getting older, 302 00:10:27,663 --> 00:10:29,491 and the oldest is about to go to college. 303 00:10:29,491 --> 00:10:31,525 They wanna have summer here together, 304 00:10:31,525 --> 00:10:33,836 which means it'll be here before we know it, 305 00:10:33,836 --> 00:10:35,077 and we have a lot of work to do. 306 00:10:35,077 --> 00:10:36,732 All right. Well, thank you so much for showing us around. 307 00:10:36,732 --> 00:10:38,249 - Yeah, cheers man. - It's exciting. Thank you. 308 00:10:38,249 --> 00:10:39,767 Pressure's on, Dave, let's go. - Pressure's on. 309 00:10:39,767 --> 00:10:40,905 All right. Bye, guys. 310 00:10:50,353 --> 00:10:51,387 All right. 311 00:10:51,387 --> 00:10:53,939 Oh, my gosh. So, everybody's here. Wow. 312 00:10:53,939 --> 00:10:55,180 Jenny Marrs. 313 00:10:55,180 --> 00:10:56,732 - Oh, you... Oh, you gotta be kidding me. - All right. 314 00:10:56,732 --> 00:10:58,974 So, I'm ready. 315 00:10:58,974 --> 00:11:01,180 I'm ready for the first demo. 316 00:11:01,180 --> 00:11:03,111 I really need to get everybody pumped up. 317 00:11:03,111 --> 00:11:04,767 So, how do you do that, Jenny? 318 00:11:04,767 --> 00:11:07,077 I don't know, Dave. I've got a few idea. 319 00:11:08,387 --> 00:11:09,836 Get to work. 320 00:11:09,836 --> 00:11:11,905 For my birthday, my friend Cindy gave me 321 00:11:11,905 --> 00:11:15,525 one of my favorite gifts I've ever received quite possibly, 322 00:11:15,525 --> 00:11:16,387 tiny hands. 323 00:11:17,353 --> 00:11:18,974 So, it's demo day. It's a lot of work. 324 00:11:18,974 --> 00:11:22,422 - I need to get the team ready, fired up. - Pumped up. 325 00:11:22,422 --> 00:11:25,111 Jazz hands, let's do it. 326 00:11:25,111 --> 00:11:27,456 - We gotta get going. - I know, but everybody's in a better mood, right? 327 00:11:27,456 --> 00:11:28,456 All right, should we go inside? 328 00:11:28,456 --> 00:11:29,663 - Right. - Please. 329 00:11:29,663 --> 00:11:32,146 So, really out here, we're gonna change the door, 330 00:11:32,146 --> 00:11:33,594 but watch your step when you come in... 331 00:11:33,594 --> 00:11:35,767 - Yeah. - ...because there is a staircase. 332 00:11:35,767 --> 00:11:37,215 All right. So, in here... 333 00:11:37,215 --> 00:11:38,767 - Carpet is gone. - ...all the flooring, 334 00:11:38,767 --> 00:11:40,801 the mantel, the built-in. 335 00:11:40,801 --> 00:11:42,525 Yeah, I wanna talk about this fireplace. 336 00:11:42,525 --> 00:11:47,594 So, I want to give them a stone fireplace 337 00:11:47,594 --> 00:11:48,732 with, like, round, smooth stones, 338 00:11:48,732 --> 00:11:51,629 so it kind of looks like an old lodge. 339 00:11:51,629 --> 00:11:56,008 But the question is, can this brick come down? 340 00:11:56,008 --> 00:11:58,698 I want to create a more natural-looking fireplace 341 00:11:58,698 --> 00:12:02,870 that fits in better with the surroundings out here in the woods. 342 00:12:02,870 --> 00:12:06,180 So I would love to get this brick taken off. 343 00:12:06,180 --> 00:12:08,249 Jenny, this is the same brick as outside, 344 00:12:08,249 --> 00:12:10,008 you can see from the color. 345 00:12:10,008 --> 00:12:11,801 I'm worried if we take this down, 346 00:12:11,801 --> 00:12:14,077 all that brick that goes up out through the chimney, 347 00:12:14,077 --> 00:12:15,663 you're gonna lose that whole structure 348 00:12:15,663 --> 00:12:17,008 - that goes out through the roof. - Yeah. 349 00:12:17,008 --> 00:12:18,698 We're gonna have to cover it in something. 350 00:12:25,111 --> 00:12:27,043 Jenny, this is the same brick as outside. 351 00:12:27,043 --> 00:12:30,215 - We're gonna have to cover it in something. - Okay. 352 00:12:30,215 --> 00:12:33,008 So, I was really hoping that the brick on this fireplace 353 00:12:33,008 --> 00:12:34,146 was just a facade. 354 00:12:34,560 --> 00:12:35,525 It's not. 355 00:12:35,525 --> 00:12:39,249 It is integrated in the entire fireplace 356 00:12:39,249 --> 00:12:42,974 from basement all the way through the roof. 357 00:12:42,974 --> 00:12:44,974 So in order to take the brick down, 358 00:12:44,974 --> 00:12:47,422 we're gonna have to start at the chimney, work our way down. 359 00:12:47,422 --> 00:12:49,353 - Mmm-hmm. - And we don't have the budget for it. 360 00:12:49,353 --> 00:12:50,801 We don't have the time for it. 361 00:12:50,801 --> 00:12:52,008 What do you think? 362 00:12:52,008 --> 00:12:53,767 Well, if you cover it with stone, 363 00:12:53,767 --> 00:12:56,180 what happens to these edges here? 364 00:12:56,180 --> 00:12:57,905 Well, so if you do a sticky stone, 365 00:12:58,491 --> 00:12:59,629 they make corners. 366 00:12:59,629 --> 00:13:00,801 All right. I'll just have to go look 367 00:13:00,801 --> 00:13:02,249 'cause I don't want them to look fake. 368 00:13:02,249 --> 00:13:03,870 All right. So, let's get the rest of these cabinets out. 369 00:13:07,284 --> 00:13:08,594 It's terrifying in there. 370 00:13:08,594 --> 00:13:10,422 - That's... That's why we're in here. - Oh, my gosh. 371 00:13:18,836 --> 00:13:21,284 First day of demolition for the Elleman family. 372 00:13:21,284 --> 00:13:24,077 - Cabinets are coming out really easily. - Mmm-hmm. 373 00:13:24,077 --> 00:13:25,698 Appliances have all been salvaged 374 00:13:25,698 --> 00:13:27,387 and are going to go to a new home. 375 00:13:27,387 --> 00:13:29,215 - We are just clipping along. - Yep. 376 00:13:31,698 --> 00:13:33,318 Crazy! Whoo! 377 00:13:34,146 --> 00:13:35,180 You guys! 378 00:13:35,180 --> 00:13:36,939 - Yeah, I'm telling you. - Way to knock it out. 379 00:13:36,939 --> 00:13:38,353 Well, I wish I had my tiny hands. 380 00:13:38,353 --> 00:13:39,594 - Where'd they go? - I don't know. 381 00:13:39,594 --> 00:13:40,698 - This is where we leave you... - This is good. 382 00:13:40,698 --> 00:13:41,767 ...and move onto another section. 383 00:13:41,767 --> 00:13:43,215 Well, we also need to open this little wall up. 384 00:13:43,215 --> 00:13:44,353 About seven foot of it. 385 00:13:44,353 --> 00:13:46,077 Yeah, let's open it and then I'll be able to... 386 00:13:46,836 --> 00:13:48,525 be able to get creative. 387 00:13:48,525 --> 00:13:50,525 Right now, it's just too tight in here. 388 00:13:55,698 --> 00:13:57,629 She needs the tiny hands so you can reach through there. 389 00:13:57,629 --> 00:13:59,939 Where's my tiny hammer and my tiny hands? 390 00:13:59,939 --> 00:14:03,215 - I got the appropriate tools. - Okay, thanks. 391 00:14:03,215 --> 00:14:05,111 Oh, much better, much better. 392 00:14:08,215 --> 00:14:11,698 Chase, I'm gonna let you take over this job. 393 00:14:16,767 --> 00:14:19,318 Yeah. Oh, look at that! So much light. 394 00:14:19,974 --> 00:14:21,008 - So much better. - Yeah. 395 00:14:21,008 --> 00:14:22,456 OK, now... But look at this. 396 00:14:22,456 --> 00:14:26,663 So, this guy... I mean, what do we think is happening here? 397 00:14:26,663 --> 00:14:28,077 Well, I'm sure it's a header, Jen. 398 00:14:28,077 --> 00:14:30,456 I know, but can it be a little shorter? 399 00:14:30,456 --> 00:14:32,146 I don't know. I gotta go up in the attic and look. 400 00:14:32,146 --> 00:14:35,353 We're really trying to open up the kitchen to the living room, 401 00:14:35,353 --> 00:14:38,318 - but that beam is right in your face. - Yeah. 402 00:14:38,318 --> 00:14:40,146 I think the only way we're gonna fix this 403 00:14:40,146 --> 00:14:43,870 is hopefully we have trusses upstairs where we can remove the beam. 404 00:14:43,870 --> 00:14:48,043 Jenny, it's not really looking that good for losing that beam. 405 00:14:48,043 --> 00:14:51,318 - So it is all open rafters as you can see. - This is pretty. 406 00:14:51,318 --> 00:14:52,663 Hey, what if we did this, though? 407 00:14:52,663 --> 00:14:57,456 - The beam has to stay below the wall, unless... - Okay. 408 00:14:57,456 --> 00:14:59,974 Like, if you look up here, I'm... I've got tons of room. 409 00:14:59,974 --> 00:15:02,939 - Yeah. - I wonder if we could just take and vault 410 00:15:02,939 --> 00:15:04,422 that whole living room. 411 00:15:04,422 --> 00:15:07,387 Then we could set the beam up here 412 00:15:07,387 --> 00:15:09,215 and then just do a vault. 413 00:15:09,215 --> 00:15:10,767 Oh, my gosh. It would be amazing. 414 00:15:10,767 --> 00:15:12,767 - It'd give the whole cabin look. - Mmm-hmm. 415 00:15:12,767 --> 00:15:14,525 We got nothing but good news. 416 00:15:14,525 --> 00:15:16,318 - Nothing but good news. - No, nothing. It's good. Really good. 417 00:15:16,318 --> 00:15:17,767 - And that never happens. - Never. 418 00:15:17,767 --> 00:15:19,560 So, we have rafters. 419 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:21,767 We have a stick-built roof. 420 00:15:21,767 --> 00:15:23,284 And what can we do with this roof? 421 00:15:23,284 --> 00:15:25,043 Raise it. Raise the roof. 422 00:15:26,353 --> 00:15:28,767 - Is that good? - Yeah, perfect. 423 00:15:28,767 --> 00:15:32,284 So, the easiest way to take down a ceiling is from up above. 424 00:15:33,422 --> 00:15:35,043 Whoa! Wow! 425 00:15:35,698 --> 00:15:36,767 Whoa! 426 00:15:36,767 --> 00:15:38,663 That was a good one, man. 427 00:15:38,663 --> 00:15:41,111 The Elleman's have no idea that this is happening. 428 00:15:41,939 --> 00:15:43,422 Whoa! Oh, my gosh. 429 00:15:43,422 --> 00:15:44,767 It's like a foam party out there. 430 00:15:45,456 --> 00:15:46,525 Oh! 431 00:15:46,525 --> 00:15:47,801 It's gonna make a huge difference. 432 00:15:47,801 --> 00:15:52,215 This entire space is going to feel so much bigger. 433 00:15:52,215 --> 00:15:53,870 Yeah, it's gonna be like 15 feet. 434 00:15:53,870 --> 00:15:55,146 - It's gonna be sweet. - It's gonna be awesome. 435 00:15:55,146 --> 00:15:57,974 And we're gonna have a nice, smooth transition... 436 00:15:57,974 --> 00:15:59,560 - Yes. - ...from kitchen to living. 437 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:00,974 You can look right out to the lake. 438 00:16:00,974 --> 00:16:03,043 A little winter wonderland down here. 439 00:16:03,043 --> 00:16:04,249 Ah! 440 00:16:11,146 --> 00:16:14,525 It's a new day and things are looking great at the Elleman house. 441 00:16:14,525 --> 00:16:19,387 The living room ceiling is exposed and ready for a hidden header beam. 442 00:16:19,387 --> 00:16:22,215 The new main bedroom and bathroom have been framed out, 443 00:16:22,215 --> 00:16:24,629 which both look out to an incredible view. 444 00:16:25,663 --> 00:16:27,008 And to capture those views, 445 00:16:27,008 --> 00:16:29,215 we're replacing all of the windows in the house, 446 00:16:29,215 --> 00:16:31,111 in the back and in the front. 447 00:16:32,629 --> 00:16:34,284 Chris, what are you doing? 448 00:16:34,284 --> 00:16:36,353 - Just about to pull this front door. - I love it. 449 00:16:36,353 --> 00:16:38,525 I wanna see if we can get this outta here 450 00:16:38,525 --> 00:16:41,077 and really, we gotta change the swing on this. 451 00:16:41,077 --> 00:16:42,284 That's what I was thinking too. 452 00:16:45,111 --> 00:16:46,077 Good. 453 00:16:49,767 --> 00:16:51,249 I like it. 454 00:16:51,249 --> 00:16:52,939 Hey, Chris, do you know what I'm noticing here? 455 00:16:52,939 --> 00:16:54,974 - This is fiberboard siding. - Oh, no. 456 00:16:54,974 --> 00:16:56,318 Like, it's literally... 457 00:16:56,318 --> 00:16:57,974 - I can see it. - It just kind of falls apart. 458 00:16:57,974 --> 00:17:00,215 Look at it. We're gonna have to fix this. 459 00:17:00,215 --> 00:17:03,249 And fixing it is not using this stuff anymore. 460 00:17:03,249 --> 00:17:04,456 I think at this point, 461 00:17:04,456 --> 00:17:07,974 - we know we're not gonna be able to salvage this. - Mmm-hmm. 462 00:17:07,974 --> 00:17:10,318 - We start pulling it off. - Yeah. 463 00:17:10,318 --> 00:17:13,353 It'll make it easier to break the news to Jenny if it's all off of here. 464 00:17:16,698 --> 00:17:18,456 Can literally break it in two. 465 00:17:22,422 --> 00:17:23,663 Last piece. 466 00:17:24,456 --> 00:17:25,905 Dave? 467 00:17:25,905 --> 00:17:27,663 Where's the siding? What are you doing? 468 00:17:27,663 --> 00:17:30,629 Okay. So, we ran into a small problem. 469 00:17:33,525 --> 00:17:35,560 Wait. Like, there's no siding. 470 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:36,629 - I know. - We don't have it in the budget 471 00:17:36,629 --> 00:17:37,698 to replace the siding. 472 00:17:37,698 --> 00:17:38,801 I know. We're gonna have to find it somewhere. 473 00:17:38,801 --> 00:17:39,698 This was rotten. 474 00:17:44,836 --> 00:17:47,043 Look, this was the siding that was on the house. 475 00:17:49,284 --> 00:17:50,732 - So... - Is it like this on the whole house? 476 00:17:50,732 --> 00:17:52,284 'Cause this is a lot of siding. 477 00:17:52,284 --> 00:17:55,732 No. Just under the covered porch where it never got sunlight. 478 00:17:55,732 --> 00:17:57,560 I knew we had to remove the front door. 479 00:17:57,560 --> 00:17:58,974 I knew we were replacing it. 480 00:17:58,974 --> 00:18:01,353 But I also thought we were just gonna be able to patch the siding. 481 00:18:01,353 --> 00:18:04,698 So I didn't know all of the siding was going to come off. 482 00:18:04,698 --> 00:18:06,836 - Of course, neither of us knew that. - No. 483 00:18:06,836 --> 00:18:09,146 But it has to come off 'cause it's damaged. 484 00:18:09,146 --> 00:18:13,456 - We can't look at this in a totally negative light... - No. 485 00:18:13,456 --> 00:18:15,905 ...because I don't think you ever really loved that. 486 00:18:15,905 --> 00:18:19,284 But if I see if we can find like a split log siding. 487 00:18:19,284 --> 00:18:20,594 Okay. I mean, I like that, 488 00:18:20,594 --> 00:18:23,077 but is it gonna look weird just having it in this one spot? 489 00:18:23,077 --> 00:18:24,939 'Cause it's not consistent. 490 00:18:24,939 --> 00:18:26,318 So you wanna replace that as well? 491 00:18:27,111 --> 00:18:28,974 We don't' have any money. 492 00:18:28,974 --> 00:18:30,939 - Can't replace that. - We're gonna figure that out. 493 00:18:30,939 --> 00:18:32,663 - Okay. - But I know we have to replace that. 494 00:18:32,663 --> 00:18:35,043 - We don't have to do anything with that right now. - Okay. 495 00:18:35,043 --> 00:18:37,801 So, let's just do this section, 496 00:18:37,801 --> 00:18:39,594 see how it looks, 497 00:18:39,594 --> 00:18:41,077 and then I'll have to make a choice. 498 00:18:48,629 --> 00:18:50,111 Oh, good, they got the boat out. 499 00:18:50,111 --> 00:18:53,698 - Okay. So, we should be fueled up and ready to go. - All right. 500 00:18:53,698 --> 00:18:56,146 Aaron Elleman was so passionate 501 00:18:56,146 --> 00:18:58,422 when he was telling us about driftwood. 502 00:18:58,422 --> 00:18:59,732 I really want the Elleman's house 503 00:18:59,732 --> 00:19:02,146 to feel like a cabin in the woods. 504 00:19:02,146 --> 00:19:05,732 And bringing elements from the lake into the house 505 00:19:05,732 --> 00:19:07,491 is really gonna help give us that feel. 506 00:19:07,491 --> 00:19:12,284 I'm thinking we try to make the handrail on the new staircase, 507 00:19:12,284 --> 00:19:14,180 and create it out of driftwood. 508 00:19:14,180 --> 00:19:16,111 - That'd be kind of cool. - We've just gotta find the right pieces. 509 00:19:16,111 --> 00:19:17,180 Is that legal? 510 00:19:17,180 --> 00:19:19,043 Yeah, it's all... It's all public shore. 511 00:19:20,008 --> 00:19:21,008 Okay. 512 00:19:22,249 --> 00:19:23,905 Babe, look at this. You could... 513 00:19:23,905 --> 00:19:25,663 We could use this, or we could cut it. 514 00:19:25,663 --> 00:19:28,249 Any of those. I like that. Grab that. 515 00:19:28,249 --> 00:19:30,008 - Ooh, that one's perfect. - Oh, this one is perfect. 516 00:19:30,008 --> 00:19:33,180 - Oh, yeah, that's nice. That's perfect. - That's like five posts. 517 00:19:33,180 --> 00:19:34,560 Yeah, nice. 518 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:35,456 This is a good one. 519 00:19:37,146 --> 00:19:38,422 'Cause you could cut this one in half. 520 00:19:38,422 --> 00:19:39,767 This could be the top and bottom. 521 00:19:39,767 --> 00:19:41,111 - I think this is a really good one. - Oh, I like that a lot. 522 00:19:41,111 --> 00:19:43,008 What about something like this for the mantel? 523 00:19:43,008 --> 00:19:45,594 Oh, that might actually work for a mantel. 524 00:19:45,594 --> 00:19:47,525 I didn't know we were talking about a mantel. 525 00:19:47,525 --> 00:19:49,353 Well, I'm just thinking. 526 00:19:49,353 --> 00:19:52,353 So, I gotta say the mantel was never on my radar 527 00:19:52,353 --> 00:19:56,491 until Jenny Marrs spotted this perfectly round log. 528 00:19:56,491 --> 00:19:57,560 - Yeah. - I guess I could cut it. 529 00:19:57,560 --> 00:19:58,767 I just don't know how we'd mount it, 530 00:19:58,767 --> 00:20:01,387 - you know, take it and cut it in half. - Yeah. 531 00:20:01,387 --> 00:20:04,180 - Yeah, I think it's gonna be really, really cool. - I do too. 532 00:20:04,180 --> 00:20:06,698 It's gonna be the perfect finishing touch on this new fireplace. 533 00:20:12,077 --> 00:20:13,767 Whoa! Yes! 534 00:20:13,767 --> 00:20:15,387 I think we're done for the day, Jenny Marrs. 535 00:20:15,387 --> 00:20:16,422 I'm tired. 536 00:20:26,215 --> 00:20:27,629 - Jenny, are you in here? - Yeah. 537 00:20:28,663 --> 00:20:30,180 - Oh. - This handrail idea. 538 00:20:30,180 --> 00:20:33,249 - I got all these cut to 34. - Mmm-hmm. 539 00:20:33,249 --> 00:20:34,491 Here's the original, 540 00:20:34,491 --> 00:20:37,043 and so I planed the bottom side of this cedar 541 00:20:38,077 --> 00:20:39,284 so it's flat. 542 00:20:40,008 --> 00:20:41,629 So... 543 00:20:44,870 --> 00:20:45,870 I don't know. 544 00:20:47,387 --> 00:20:48,767 So, I think... 545 00:20:48,767 --> 00:20:50,767 I mean, I really still really like this 546 00:20:50,767 --> 00:20:52,594 'cause I think it's really fun. 547 00:20:52,594 --> 00:20:55,594 But I feel like, maybe we should save the idea 548 00:20:55,594 --> 00:20:58,284 for, like, a playhouse, or something. 549 00:20:58,284 --> 00:21:00,560 - I've literally been... - I know. I know. 550 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:02,663 ...planing and cutting wood. 551 00:21:03,698 --> 00:21:04,698 I know, Dave. 552 00:21:06,318 --> 00:21:07,077 It's okay. 553 00:21:13,801 --> 00:21:15,767 I mean, I really still really like this, 554 00:21:15,767 --> 00:21:17,387 'cause I think it's really fun. 555 00:21:17,387 --> 00:21:18,698 But now seeing it, 556 00:21:18,698 --> 00:21:20,663 and now the way the rest of the house is coming together, 557 00:21:21,870 --> 00:21:23,146 I don't know. 558 00:21:23,146 --> 00:21:24,594 And also the fact that we did find 559 00:21:24,594 --> 00:21:26,284 that really cool driftwood mantel, 560 00:21:26,284 --> 00:21:28,905 - I think we're giving him the driftwood that he wants. - Yeah. 561 00:21:28,905 --> 00:21:29,836 It's subtle. 562 00:21:29,836 --> 00:21:31,111 This feels a little... 563 00:21:31,111 --> 00:21:32,284 - Much. - ...much. 564 00:21:32,284 --> 00:21:34,560 - Well, here's the thing. Aaron loves driftwood. - Yeah. 565 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:36,939 - He made that abundantly clear to us. - Yes. 566 00:21:36,939 --> 00:21:39,560 So, if there's a way that we can figure out 567 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:42,663 how to implement it in this entry handrail, 568 00:21:42,663 --> 00:21:43,525 I think it'd be really cool. 569 00:21:43,525 --> 00:21:45,456 So, what would you like? 570 00:21:45,456 --> 00:21:48,629 You think we just do horizontal iron. 571 00:21:48,629 --> 00:21:50,422 - Go with the same idea, but just do iron. - I think that'd be cool. 572 00:21:50,422 --> 00:21:51,387 Okay. 573 00:21:57,146 --> 00:21:59,491 Let's place these in here like so, 574 00:21:59,491 --> 00:22:00,560 and then we'll weld them up. 575 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:01,836 This'll go pretty fast. 576 00:22:03,284 --> 00:22:04,180 Let's do this. 577 00:22:10,801 --> 00:22:11,939 All right. And that... 578 00:22:13,146 --> 00:22:14,008 is all there is to it. 579 00:22:14,008 --> 00:22:16,422 And we've got a really cool handrail. 580 00:22:16,422 --> 00:22:17,560 I mean, Aaron's gonna love it. 581 00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:18,905 And holy cow, that's hot! 582 00:22:20,422 --> 00:22:22,043 I'm gonna let that cool for a minute. 583 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:28,732 Back at the Elleman's, crews are finishing the light wood vinyl flooring 584 00:22:28,732 --> 00:22:30,974 to really brighten up the entire house. 585 00:22:30,974 --> 00:22:34,870 And electric and insulation have been completed in the vaulted living room. 586 00:22:37,180 --> 00:22:39,767 A full trailer from you usually means good things. 587 00:22:42,077 --> 00:22:44,043 - Oh! - Oh! You're kidding me! 588 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:48,353 It's real log siding. 589 00:22:48,939 --> 00:22:49,732 Look at this. 590 00:22:49,732 --> 00:22:51,560 So, basically, it'll stand up, 591 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:55,008 and then the little flat piece where it looks like chinked logs. 592 00:22:55,008 --> 00:22:59,801 We'll stack some up right now and show you how amazing it's gonna look. 593 00:22:59,801 --> 00:23:02,491 Like, you'll start to see the dimension as we get more of them. 594 00:23:02,491 --> 00:23:03,801 - Yeah. - Let's stack three or four up. 595 00:23:05,077 --> 00:23:07,180 It's so much better than the siding that was there. 596 00:23:07,180 --> 00:23:09,077 Oh, I know, I agree. 597 00:23:09,077 --> 00:23:11,111 So, I'm thinking of doing the brick... 598 00:23:11,111 --> 00:23:13,043 painting the brick a dark green 599 00:23:13,043 --> 00:23:15,387 to give it that, like, cabin feel, 600 00:23:15,387 --> 00:23:18,560 - kind of a moody, dramatic... - I love that. 601 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:20,836 - Love you. - Love you. 602 00:23:20,836 --> 00:23:22,594 Oh, this worked out well. It's almost all unloaded. 603 00:23:22,594 --> 00:23:23,525 Thanks, Daryl. 604 00:23:24,767 --> 00:23:26,284 Oh, there is quite a bit more. Ooh. 605 00:23:28,146 --> 00:23:30,146 So, Chris, I'm looking at this, 606 00:23:30,146 --> 00:23:32,318 we have four pieces and we were... 607 00:23:32,318 --> 00:23:33,905 - Yeah. - ...a third of the way up that wall. 608 00:23:33,905 --> 00:23:36,491 - We've got way more than we need here. - Yeah. 609 00:23:36,491 --> 00:23:38,008 Do you think we've got enough to do the gable? 610 00:23:38,008 --> 00:23:40,387 I mean, I'm really thinking that we might have enough. 611 00:23:40,387 --> 00:23:42,767 That would make Jenny Marrs so happy. 612 00:23:42,767 --> 00:23:45,698 If we could start the log here 613 00:23:46,939 --> 00:23:50,111 and then go up. I've got a cedar gable vent. 614 00:23:50,111 --> 00:23:52,111 Make a real big statement piece up here 615 00:23:52,111 --> 00:23:53,284 on the front side of the house. 616 00:23:53,284 --> 00:23:55,732 Uh, the great part is we've already got the material. 617 00:23:55,732 --> 00:23:57,939 - It's here. - Let's go for it. Let's go for it. 618 00:23:59,456 --> 00:24:00,456 What do you think? 619 00:24:00,456 --> 00:24:02,180 Oh, my gosh. Look! 620 00:24:02,180 --> 00:24:05,111 - Look at the living room. It looks so good! - Right! 621 00:24:05,663 --> 00:24:06,560 I love it. 622 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:08,180 Oh, look at the floor! 623 00:24:08,180 --> 00:24:09,456 Okay. You wanna see the kitchen real quick? 624 00:24:09,456 --> 00:24:11,180 Yeah. Do you know what I like about this kitchen? 625 00:24:11,870 --> 00:24:12,905 I can see the lake. 626 00:24:12,905 --> 00:24:14,801 I know. And now, look how open it is now. 627 00:24:14,801 --> 00:24:16,422 It really is nice. 628 00:24:16,422 --> 00:24:19,456 Built-in fridge. A little counter space. 629 00:24:20,456 --> 00:24:21,974 - Pantry. - Pizza oven. 630 00:24:21,974 --> 00:24:24,180 - Pizza oven? - Pizza oven. 631 00:24:24,180 --> 00:24:26,284 The Elleman's really wanted a special kitchen here. 632 00:24:26,284 --> 00:24:28,732 They love to have friends and family up here at the lake. 633 00:24:28,732 --> 00:24:29,870 They love to cook. 634 00:24:29,870 --> 00:24:31,318 I also know they love fire. 635 00:24:31,318 --> 00:24:34,008 They love the fireplace. They love the fire pit out back. 636 00:24:34,008 --> 00:24:37,284 - So we're gonna give them a wood-burning... - More fire. 637 00:24:37,284 --> 00:24:39,491 Yeah, pizza oven in their kitchen. 638 00:24:39,491 --> 00:24:41,629 They are going to love it. 639 00:24:41,629 --> 00:24:45,387 Crews get to work setting block in the kitchen for the new pizza oven. 640 00:24:45,387 --> 00:24:49,456 Drywall's going up in all the reconfigured spaces. 641 00:24:49,456 --> 00:24:52,594 And a calming water-like tile goes up in the new main bathroom. 642 00:24:54,043 --> 00:24:56,732 Back outside, we're putting up the split log siding 643 00:24:56,732 --> 00:24:58,698 with plenty to spare for the garage. 644 00:25:05,525 --> 00:25:07,249 Hey, buddy, did you see the new baby? 645 00:25:08,456 --> 00:25:10,111 We've been working hard on the Elleman's house, 646 00:25:10,111 --> 00:25:12,663 but that doesn't mean everything back home just... just stops, right? 647 00:25:12,663 --> 00:25:16,111 So, um, this morning, we had a very exciting event. 648 00:25:16,111 --> 00:25:19,043 It always is exciting when we have a baby sheep born. 649 00:25:19,043 --> 00:25:23,491 And we've never had a baby born that's solid black without any spotting. 650 00:25:23,491 --> 00:25:26,698 So, she is a solid baby doll black sheep. 651 00:25:26,698 --> 00:25:28,629 And it's also so teeny-tiny. 652 00:25:28,629 --> 00:25:29,629 - So cute. - Mmm-hmm, cute. 653 00:25:31,525 --> 00:25:34,491 And just when... Mom, whenever you're coming we're like, "Maa!" 654 00:25:34,491 --> 00:25:36,215 - I know. - It said, "Maa." 655 00:25:36,215 --> 00:25:38,525 Oh, she's so cute. 656 00:25:38,525 --> 00:25:41,525 I got to get her in the barn to dry off, babe. 657 00:25:41,525 --> 00:25:44,456 She's saying "Maa"! 658 00:25:44,456 --> 00:25:46,249 Charlotte, what are we gonna name her? 659 00:25:47,801 --> 00:25:48,939 It's a girl, right? Did you check? 660 00:25:48,939 --> 00:25:51,111 - Layla. Mmm-hmm. - Oh, Layla. Okay. 661 00:25:51,111 --> 00:25:53,077 - Aw. - Because she likes to lay down a lot. 662 00:25:57,801 --> 00:26:00,939 - Whoa! - Yeah! Are you excited? 663 00:26:00,939 --> 00:26:03,111 - I love it. - We had enough. 664 00:26:03,111 --> 00:26:05,180 I had that vent in the shop. 665 00:26:05,180 --> 00:26:07,077 And, look, you squared off the garage. 666 00:26:07,077 --> 00:26:09,663 I love the cedar posts. 667 00:26:09,663 --> 00:26:13,249 Pulling up to the surprise of the split log siding on the garage was amazing, 668 00:26:13,249 --> 00:26:14,870 and it's just the start. 669 00:26:14,870 --> 00:26:16,456 The cabinets have arrived, 670 00:26:16,456 --> 00:26:19,870 giving the Elleman's plenty of storage and a classic Shaker style. 671 00:26:19,870 --> 00:26:23,422 We're also covering the newly vaulted ceiling with pine planks 672 00:26:23,422 --> 00:26:24,732 for that lodgy feel... 673 00:26:26,318 --> 00:26:29,077 ...with similar wood planks on the kitchen walls and the vent hood. 674 00:26:29,077 --> 00:26:33,180 And I have an idea to make the new bedroom feel like a treehouse escape. 675 00:26:33,180 --> 00:26:34,180 Look out here. 676 00:26:35,008 --> 00:26:36,353 What do you see out these windows? 677 00:26:36,353 --> 00:26:37,422 Tons of green. 678 00:26:37,422 --> 00:26:38,974 - Trees. It's beautiful. - Mmm-hmm. 679 00:26:38,974 --> 00:26:41,560 Like, you're just in the treehouse now, right? 680 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:44,560 So, I thought this room needs something cool. 681 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:46,836 We need to make it feel 682 00:26:46,836 --> 00:26:48,974 - like it's the treehouse, right? - Okay. 683 00:26:48,974 --> 00:26:51,215 - So I got some wallpaper. - Fun. 684 00:26:51,215 --> 00:26:55,456 It's gonna look like trees are growing in the room. 685 00:26:55,456 --> 00:26:57,215 All right. So, here's my other idea. 686 00:26:57,215 --> 00:26:59,939 Remember when we did the walkthrough at the house with Allyn and Aaron... 687 00:26:59,939 --> 00:27:02,698 - Yeah. - ...and Allyn was telling us the story about 688 00:27:02,698 --> 00:27:05,491 - her mom's love of pileated woodpeckers. - Yeah. 689 00:27:05,491 --> 00:27:07,353 So, what if I have a local artist come in 690 00:27:08,215 --> 00:27:10,836 and add just small details. 691 00:27:10,836 --> 00:27:13,353 We draw in a little woodpecker, hidden in there. 692 00:27:13,353 --> 00:27:15,594 I think it needs to be really subtle. 693 00:27:15,594 --> 00:27:16,870 I mean, I probably don't need the artist. 694 00:27:16,870 --> 00:27:18,698 I could do it myself. 695 00:27:18,698 --> 00:27:21,215 Why not just find wallpaper with a woodpecker on it? 696 00:27:21,215 --> 00:27:23,663 - Because I don't really know if that's available. - That's a little too, like, 697 00:27:23,663 --> 00:27:25,008 - five-year-old kid. - Yeah. 698 00:27:25,008 --> 00:27:26,732 - Okay. - So, we need a really nice, 699 00:27:26,732 --> 00:27:29,974 kind of sophisticated, calming, soothing scene. 700 00:27:29,974 --> 00:27:32,456 And then I'm gonna have a local artist come in, 701 00:27:32,456 --> 00:27:34,732 and it's gonna match the colors of the wallpaper. 702 00:27:35,594 --> 00:27:36,939 Yeah, it could be cool. 703 00:27:36,939 --> 00:27:38,387 - Yeah, it's just basically... - It's a big risk because... 704 00:27:38,387 --> 00:27:39,594 - It is. - ...because if it goes wrong, 705 00:27:39,594 --> 00:27:41,836 - you have to rip the wallpaper off. - I know. 706 00:27:41,836 --> 00:27:43,387 Can you tell that's a woodpecker? 707 00:27:43,387 --> 00:27:44,629 No, not at all. 708 00:27:44,629 --> 00:27:46,594 See, that's the woodpecker's hair, right there. 709 00:27:46,594 --> 00:27:47,491 Okay. 710 00:27:51,560 --> 00:27:53,939 - All right, Chase. - What's happening? 711 00:27:53,939 --> 00:27:55,491 - Got the posts. - Okay. 712 00:27:55,491 --> 00:27:57,215 I have all this prep. 713 00:27:57,215 --> 00:28:00,146 We have got to make this deck safe. 714 00:28:00,146 --> 00:28:02,146 We gotta get the glass handrailing in. 715 00:28:02,146 --> 00:28:04,215 Look at this. You're gonna have this view. 716 00:28:05,249 --> 00:28:07,043 Don't look at me. Look out there. 717 00:28:07,043 --> 00:28:09,318 This is definitely the better view of the two, but... 718 00:28:12,146 --> 00:28:13,456 - Dude. - All right. Get those put on, 719 00:28:13,456 --> 00:28:14,870 and then I'll go grab the glass panels. 720 00:28:14,870 --> 00:28:16,077 It's like we know what we're doing. 721 00:28:16,077 --> 00:28:17,284 Come on, man, 722 00:28:17,284 --> 00:28:18,456 this isn't our first rodeo. 723 00:28:24,594 --> 00:28:25,491 Oh. 724 00:28:26,284 --> 00:28:27,077 Argh. 725 00:28:28,008 --> 00:28:29,801 May have screwed that one up. 726 00:28:29,801 --> 00:28:32,284 - Did you? - Oh, the bottom rail was inside of it. 727 00:28:36,180 --> 00:28:37,353 What did you do to this? 728 00:28:37,353 --> 00:28:39,560 If it's the last thing we do, we're gonna get this. 729 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:41,732 Phew. Measured that one. 730 00:28:41,732 --> 00:28:43,767 - Let's go. - Oh, my glasses! 731 00:28:43,767 --> 00:28:46,249 Oh, we're so dumb. 732 00:28:46,249 --> 00:28:48,111 All right, get me the rail. Let's do this thing. 733 00:28:49,594 --> 00:28:50,801 Right. 734 00:28:50,801 --> 00:28:53,146 - Wait a minute. - That is wrong. 735 00:28:53,146 --> 00:28:55,284 What size is that one? Is that 42? 736 00:28:55,284 --> 00:28:57,456 It said 35 and seven-eighths, I thought. 737 00:28:57,456 --> 00:28:58,836 Hold, please. 738 00:28:59,905 --> 00:29:01,939 Must be 35 and seven-eighths tall. 739 00:29:03,111 --> 00:29:06,905 - Okay. What happened here? - I don't know. 740 00:29:06,905 --> 00:29:10,836 Well, this is tempered glass so there is no cutting this glass. 741 00:29:10,836 --> 00:29:13,560 All right, I got to go see if we have the right stuff. 742 00:29:13,560 --> 00:29:16,353 If we've got to reorder all this glass... No bueno. 743 00:29:16,353 --> 00:29:17,663 There's no way it will get done in time. 744 00:29:20,663 --> 00:29:22,249 I really do love this house. 745 00:29:22,249 --> 00:29:27,801 This charming, cozy cabin in the woods is a win. 746 00:29:27,801 --> 00:29:29,939 - Oh, my gosh. - Oh, my God. 747 00:29:29,939 --> 00:29:31,111 It's going to make me cry. 748 00:29:39,353 --> 00:29:41,422 - What happened here? - I don't know. 749 00:29:41,422 --> 00:29:43,525 All right, I got to go see if we have the right stuff. 750 00:29:43,525 --> 00:29:46,594 If we've got to reorder all this glass, no bueno. 751 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:51,836 Whoo, all right, Chase. They're all different sizes 752 00:29:51,836 --> 00:29:53,146 and the one we needed was in the back. 753 00:29:54,318 --> 00:29:56,870 Hopefully we need a bunch more 42 inch panels. 754 00:29:56,870 --> 00:29:58,422 I did see the 35 and seven-eighths, 755 00:29:58,422 --> 00:30:00,456 - I just did not-- - You didn't read past that. 756 00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:03,111 - You got it? - Yep. 757 00:30:04,629 --> 00:30:06,284 - It's good? - Yep, I'm in. 758 00:30:07,629 --> 00:30:10,456 - You good? - Yeah. 759 00:30:10,456 --> 00:30:12,491 - You in? You like it? - Yeah, I like it. 760 00:30:12,491 --> 00:30:15,698 Now we just got to get the rest of the materials and finish. 761 00:30:19,594 --> 00:30:22,456 I got the rubber blocks, we'll set those in. 762 00:30:22,456 --> 00:30:26,077 - Ooh, look at this. - Making magic. 763 00:30:26,077 --> 00:30:27,698 It looks good. 764 00:30:27,698 --> 00:30:31,077 I love the cedar, too. Look at this, how pretty it is right now. 765 00:30:31,077 --> 00:30:34,284 It's so bright and green. I love it. 766 00:30:34,284 --> 00:30:36,077 And it's safe. That's the most important thing. 767 00:30:36,077 --> 00:30:38,456 Yeah. It's really like we're in a treehouse now. 768 00:30:40,525 --> 00:30:41,801 Dave and Chase have a busy afternoon 769 00:30:41,801 --> 00:30:43,870 installing the driftwood handrail. 770 00:30:43,870 --> 00:30:47,284 Look at that! That is pretty cool. 771 00:30:47,284 --> 00:30:49,491 and putting together the new pizza oven. 772 00:30:49,491 --> 00:30:51,767 My gosh, this is awesome. Look at this thing. 773 00:30:51,767 --> 00:30:53,043 So then there should be a door. 774 00:30:53,043 --> 00:30:54,767 - This is it. Wait for it. - I'm waiting. 775 00:30:54,767 --> 00:30:58,594 - Oh, it's so cute. - What do you think of that? 776 00:30:58,594 --> 00:31:01,594 I just really think Allyn and Aaron are going to love this. 777 00:31:01,594 --> 00:31:04,422 What is more fun than pizza night? 778 00:31:04,422 --> 00:31:06,663 - Make your own pizzas-- - At the lake. 779 00:31:06,663 --> 00:31:08,767 ...at the lake. They have teenagers 780 00:31:08,767 --> 00:31:10,939 and you know teenagers don't like to hang out with their parents... 781 00:31:10,939 --> 00:31:12,111 - No. - ...historically. 782 00:31:12,111 --> 00:31:14,939 However, they now have a pizza oven 783 00:31:14,939 --> 00:31:16,456 so they're going to want to hang out with their parents. 784 00:31:16,456 --> 00:31:18,836 - We're buying the kids over. - We're buying the kids. 785 00:31:18,836 --> 00:31:20,560 - We're buying their love. - We're buying their love. 786 00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:21,801 - I respect that. - I'm not above it. 787 00:31:26,767 --> 00:31:28,870 Jenny, you got to get in here and lay some of this. 788 00:31:28,870 --> 00:31:29,939 I will. 789 00:31:29,939 --> 00:31:33,146 - I love this stone fireplace. - Me too. 790 00:31:33,146 --> 00:31:34,801 - It's so cool. - So cool. 791 00:31:34,801 --> 00:31:36,801 And it's just going to get better. 792 00:31:36,801 --> 00:31:38,698 I was worried about it 'cause it's just half the stone. 793 00:31:38,698 --> 00:31:39,939 I was worried if it would look real. 794 00:31:39,939 --> 00:31:41,801 No, it's amazing. It looks so good, 795 00:31:41,801 --> 00:31:44,698 how these kind of cover up the brick so you can't even see it. 796 00:31:44,698 --> 00:31:46,491 I think we just leave this open. 797 00:31:46,491 --> 00:31:48,836 - I agree. It looks so good. - You know? Yeah. 798 00:31:48,836 --> 00:31:51,939 When we get that mantel on there, Jenny. It's going to be perfect. 799 00:31:51,939 --> 00:31:55,629 - Yeah, I think like that, yeah. - Mmm-hmm. 800 00:31:55,629 --> 00:31:59,905 There we go. 801 00:32:08,939 --> 00:32:14,043 All right, so this driftwood is going to be the mantel for the Elleman's fireplace. 802 00:32:14,043 --> 00:32:17,560 I'm going to have to take just a little bit of the bottom off 803 00:32:17,560 --> 00:32:20,422 so I can then flip it over and get the top side, 804 00:32:20,422 --> 00:32:22,870 which is going to be this right here, flat. 805 00:32:25,353 --> 00:32:28,836 Run this through the rest of the way, take off just that edge. 806 00:32:35,905 --> 00:32:39,870 Man, look at that grain. It's going to be beautiful. 807 00:32:39,870 --> 00:32:43,836 All right, so this will then become my back. 808 00:32:43,836 --> 00:32:46,629 Front is rounded and at the end of the day, 809 00:32:46,629 --> 00:32:48,663 this right here is what they're going to see 810 00:32:48,663 --> 00:32:50,043 when they walk into their home. 811 00:32:50,043 --> 00:32:52,629 If that is not bringing the outside in, I don't know what is. 812 00:32:54,043 --> 00:32:55,077 Aaron's going to love it. 813 00:33:00,284 --> 00:33:02,043 The driftwood mantel is finished 814 00:33:02,043 --> 00:33:04,939 and it looks perfect against the new fireplace. 815 00:33:04,939 --> 00:33:06,353 Dark, honed granite countertops 816 00:33:06,353 --> 00:33:08,974 compliment the hunter green cabinets. 817 00:33:08,974 --> 00:33:12,560 Landscaping crews have started to level out the backyard 818 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:16,836 and we're building a relaxation corner where we can hang hammocks. 819 00:33:16,836 --> 00:33:20,043 The muted tree wallpaper is going up in the bedroom, 820 00:33:20,043 --> 00:33:21,974 while I meet with someone who's a little better 821 00:33:21,974 --> 00:33:23,387 at painting woodpeckers than I am. 822 00:33:23,387 --> 00:33:25,939 - Hi. - Hi. How's it going? 823 00:33:25,939 --> 00:33:28,008 - Okay, you must be Michelle. - Yes. Nice to meet you. 824 00:33:28,008 --> 00:33:29,663 Nice to meet you. 825 00:33:29,663 --> 00:33:32,698 So, I'm here to meet with a local artist 826 00:33:32,698 --> 00:33:36,249 that I've been emailing with, that I've shared the story of the pileated woodpecker, 827 00:33:36,249 --> 00:33:38,318 I've shared a sample of the wallpaper 828 00:33:38,318 --> 00:33:41,215 and I'm hoping that she can kind of take this idea 829 00:33:41,215 --> 00:33:44,318 and make it come to life because I am actually kind of worried 830 00:33:44,318 --> 00:33:47,008 about having this really beautiful, 831 00:33:47,008 --> 00:33:53,905 muted, sepia-toned wallpaper and then having a woodpecker painted onto it 832 00:33:53,905 --> 00:33:55,732 because a woodpecker has bright red hair. 833 00:33:55,732 --> 00:33:58,249 - Yeah, so I've got a few paintings I made. - Okay. 834 00:33:58,249 --> 00:34:01,353 This is obviously the original color of the woodpecker, 835 00:34:01,353 --> 00:34:04,525 but because of this palette, I really wanted to go with more muted tones. 836 00:34:04,525 --> 00:34:06,422 - Yes. - So we still have the same structure 837 00:34:06,422 --> 00:34:08,698 - but it's sepia tone. - So, that's another one. 838 00:34:08,698 --> 00:34:10,284 - That's another option. - Love that. 839 00:34:10,284 --> 00:34:14,215 - Obviously, I think the red might be a little too much. - Yeah. 840 00:34:14,215 --> 00:34:16,663 I mean... How can we mute it with the red? I don't know. 841 00:34:16,663 --> 00:34:19,870 So, we've got some, like, burnt sienna, instead. 842 00:34:19,870 --> 00:34:22,836 - Mmm-hmm. - So, we've got, like, this color 843 00:34:22,836 --> 00:34:24,905 - and we mix some of these-- - Oh, that's nice. Yeah, that's better. 844 00:34:24,905 --> 00:34:27,043 - ...these together. - and you'll still be able to tell 845 00:34:27,043 --> 00:34:28,698 - that it's a woodpecker. - Yeah, exactly. 846 00:34:28,698 --> 00:34:30,698 ...it's just in the glow of dusk. 847 00:34:30,698 --> 00:34:34,249 Are you thinking you'll come after this is installed 848 00:34:34,249 --> 00:34:36,560 and just paint right on the wallpaper? 849 00:34:36,560 --> 00:34:38,491 Yeah, acrylic will be good for that 850 00:34:38,491 --> 00:34:41,111 and I will do dry brush so it won't be any water-- 851 00:34:41,111 --> 00:34:44,387 - Okay, yes. Perfect. - So that we don't have to worry. 852 00:34:44,387 --> 00:34:46,146 - I'm looking forward to it. - Yeah, me too. Thank you. 853 00:34:46,146 --> 00:34:48,456 And I know this is going to be really special for Aaron and Allyn 854 00:34:48,456 --> 00:34:49,594 so that's what's important. 855 00:34:49,594 --> 00:34:51,870 Do you want to keep this and that way you can practice? 856 00:34:51,870 --> 00:34:53,629 That would be great and I'd love to have some of your artwork. 857 00:34:53,629 --> 00:34:55,422 Well, yes, thank you. let me know if you need me to sign it. 858 00:34:55,422 --> 00:34:56,974 - Okay. - Okay. 859 00:35:02,043 --> 00:35:03,870 The Elleman's house has been transformed 860 00:35:03,870 --> 00:35:06,249 with forest green paint on the brick 861 00:35:06,249 --> 00:35:09,043 and light stain on the split log siding. 862 00:35:09,043 --> 00:35:11,491 Michelle is painting the woodpeckers on the wallpaper, 863 00:35:11,491 --> 00:35:14,215 while finishing touches take place in the kitchen, 864 00:35:14,215 --> 00:35:18,180 bathroom, and especially the yard, 865 00:35:18,180 --> 00:35:19,767 back and front. 866 00:35:25,456 --> 00:35:26,836 - Jen? - Yeah? 867 00:35:26,836 --> 00:35:30,111 - How goes it? - Look. Look at the mantel. 868 00:35:30,111 --> 00:35:32,353 - It looks so cool. - Doesn't it look so good? 869 00:35:32,353 --> 00:35:34,629 - I really do love this house. - I do, too. 870 00:35:34,629 --> 00:35:35,974 This is one that I was really excited about. 871 00:35:35,974 --> 00:35:38,525 I loved being able to take a house 872 00:35:38,525 --> 00:35:40,284 that really didn't have much of an identity. 873 00:35:40,284 --> 00:35:42,905 What do you think of this last piece of driftwood? 874 00:35:42,905 --> 00:35:46,456 - We definitely have a driftwood theme going on. - Yes we do. 875 00:35:46,456 --> 00:35:51,422 But we just really gave it this charming, cozy 876 00:35:51,422 --> 00:35:55,974 cabin in the woods feel and it's very serene in there... 877 00:35:55,974 --> 00:35:57,318 - Yeah. - ...and very warm 878 00:35:57,318 --> 00:36:00,870 and then, of course, outside is just this amazing space 879 00:36:00,870 --> 00:36:02,836 that they can use, the can invite friends over, 880 00:36:02,836 --> 00:36:05,215 they can have their family here. It's a win. 881 00:36:05,215 --> 00:36:07,318 - All right, we got to go. - Okay, all right, did you hang the flag? 882 00:36:07,318 --> 00:36:09,043 - No, I got to put that up. - Oh, gosh. Let's go. 883 00:36:12,353 --> 00:36:13,801 Let's go, baby. 884 00:36:15,698 --> 00:36:17,594 Stomach is, like, in my throat. 885 00:36:17,594 --> 00:36:20,146 Really going to be when you turn the corner up here. 886 00:36:20,146 --> 00:36:22,870 Forever house, here we come. 887 00:36:22,870 --> 00:36:24,939 - Oh, my gosh. - That's amazing. 888 00:36:24,939 --> 00:36:27,318 - Oh! - Oh, my gosh. That's them. 889 00:36:28,974 --> 00:36:30,767 - Wow. - Oh, my gosh. 890 00:36:36,111 --> 00:36:37,422 Oh, my gosh. That's them. 891 00:36:39,180 --> 00:36:40,836 - Wow. - Oh, my gosh. 892 00:36:40,836 --> 00:36:43,422 - Hello. - Hello, how are you? 893 00:36:43,422 --> 00:36:45,215 - So good. - Oh, that wood! 894 00:36:45,215 --> 00:36:47,111 - You like it? - I love it. 895 00:36:47,111 --> 00:36:51,594 - A little different. - Wow, I love the color of the brick and the wood. 896 00:36:51,594 --> 00:36:53,284 - Oh, the wood is just perfect. - Oh, yay. 897 00:36:53,284 --> 00:36:54,974 So, we talked about making this feel like 898 00:36:54,974 --> 00:36:57,077 a cabin and treehouse in the woods and-- 899 00:36:57,077 --> 00:36:59,111 - Yeah. - ...and we replaced the old siding, 900 00:36:59,111 --> 00:37:01,594 which actually needed replacing 901 00:37:01,594 --> 00:37:04,456 and really, it just feels like it belongs. 902 00:37:04,456 --> 00:37:06,387 - We're going to be front porch sitters. - Yay. 903 00:37:06,387 --> 00:37:07,974 - Yes, I love it. - Until we see the back porch, 904 00:37:07,974 --> 00:37:09,043 then we'll probably change our mind. 905 00:37:09,043 --> 00:37:10,318 Yeah, you actually might. 906 00:37:10,318 --> 00:37:11,629 - You actually might. - I think it's time. 907 00:37:11,629 --> 00:37:12,974 - Let's go, come on. - We got to go show you your house. 908 00:37:12,974 --> 00:37:14,387 Let's go, go, go. 909 00:37:14,387 --> 00:37:16,663 - Wow. - Oh, my gosh. 910 00:37:16,663 --> 00:37:17,801 Oh, my gosh. 911 00:37:17,801 --> 00:37:22,249 - Look how cool. - That is amazing. 912 00:37:22,249 --> 00:37:24,387 Did you guys notice this? Look at this. 913 00:37:24,387 --> 00:37:25,663 - Wow. - Oh, the door-- 914 00:37:25,663 --> 00:37:28,008 - To protect you from... - It's like self-protective measure. 915 00:37:28,008 --> 00:37:29,698 - Yes! - That's so great. 916 00:37:29,698 --> 00:37:32,284 - Look how cool this is. - I love the driftwood, that is amazing. 917 00:37:32,284 --> 00:37:33,698 - Yes, you noticed. - I love it. 918 00:37:33,698 --> 00:37:35,249 Well, we went out on the lake 919 00:37:35,249 --> 00:37:36,767 and found a bunch of driftwood 920 00:37:36,767 --> 00:37:38,525 - 'cause we know how much you love driftwood. - Oh, yeah. 921 00:37:38,525 --> 00:37:41,594 So, Dave actually made this handrail 922 00:37:41,594 --> 00:37:43,767 out of driftwood that we found out on the lake. 923 00:37:43,767 --> 00:37:44,870 So, let's go into the living room. 924 00:37:44,870 --> 00:37:46,491 Go to the living room and turn right. 925 00:37:46,491 --> 00:37:48,629 - This ceiling, Al. - Oh, my goodness. 926 00:37:48,629 --> 00:37:49,905 No. 927 00:37:49,905 --> 00:37:51,905 Look at the fireplace. 928 00:37:51,905 --> 00:37:53,284 This is insane. 929 00:37:55,215 --> 00:37:58,974 I love it. Oh, my goodness. 930 00:37:58,974 --> 00:38:02,249 The ceiling is amazing. 931 00:38:02,249 --> 00:38:04,249 It makes it feel so much lighter and airier. 932 00:38:04,249 --> 00:38:06,456 - I know. - And bigger. 933 00:38:06,456 --> 00:38:07,870 - Yes. - It does. 934 00:38:07,870 --> 00:38:09,594 - But still cozy. - It's like a different house. 935 00:38:09,594 --> 00:38:12,456 I love the rock. That's amazing. 936 00:38:12,456 --> 00:38:15,698 Isn't it beautiful? And we really wanted this to just feel like a cozy cabin 937 00:38:15,698 --> 00:38:18,870 and have some identity like that and I think this fireplace 938 00:38:18,870 --> 00:38:21,146 set the tone for the entire space 939 00:38:21,146 --> 00:38:24,215 and we actually found this. It was a big... 940 00:38:24,215 --> 00:38:25,387 - Log. - Just a log 941 00:38:25,387 --> 00:38:26,905 that we found washed up on the shore. 942 00:38:26,905 --> 00:38:28,939 - Are you serious? - Isn't it cool how you can find amazing pieces of wood? 943 00:38:28,939 --> 00:38:30,146 Yes! 944 00:38:30,146 --> 00:38:33,111 I think you're going to see, like, wood and fire and... 945 00:38:33,111 --> 00:38:34,318 - it's a theme. - Trees. 946 00:38:36,767 --> 00:38:40,594 We have a dining space here that is functional 947 00:38:40,594 --> 00:38:42,387 and it makes the... It breaks this room up 948 00:38:42,387 --> 00:38:44,387 so that you have, you know, living and dining. 949 00:38:44,387 --> 00:38:46,663 - We love the round table. - Ah, it's perfect. 950 00:38:46,663 --> 00:38:48,387 So, we took out this giant wall 951 00:38:48,387 --> 00:38:51,629 so then you could see out to the lake and go check out your kitchen. 952 00:38:51,629 --> 00:38:54,491 - You got to take a look at it. - The kitchen, awesome. Oh! 953 00:38:54,491 --> 00:38:56,663 - A little different. - Oh, my goodness. 954 00:39:00,111 --> 00:39:02,767 - I... Oh, my. Look at this! What is that? - Wow! 955 00:39:02,767 --> 00:39:06,594 - It's a pizza oven. - A wood-burning pizza oven! 956 00:39:06,594 --> 00:39:08,422 - No way! - Look at this. 957 00:39:08,422 --> 00:39:09,629 - More fire! - How fun is that? 958 00:39:09,629 --> 00:39:11,594 - More fire. No way! - More fire. 959 00:39:11,594 --> 00:39:15,353 So, you build a fire in there. It's got nits own chimney up through the roof, 960 00:39:15,353 --> 00:39:17,594 - all concrete around it. - Oh, my gosh. 961 00:39:17,594 --> 00:39:19,077 What other lake house has a pizza oven? 962 00:39:19,077 --> 00:39:20,353 - Not many. Not any. I don't know. - Not many. 963 00:39:20,353 --> 00:39:22,180 - I've never seen one. - I know! 964 00:39:22,180 --> 00:39:24,939 And the stone ties in with your stone fireplace. 965 00:39:24,939 --> 00:39:27,663 Oh, my gosh! Now that is definitely cozy cabin in the woods. 966 00:39:27,663 --> 00:39:28,732 - Right? - Yes! 967 00:39:28,732 --> 00:39:29,870 I love that. 968 00:39:32,249 --> 00:39:36,284 The color is perfect. It's what I had envisioned in my head, 969 00:39:36,284 --> 00:39:38,215 but I don't know how you've gotten in my head so well 970 00:39:38,215 --> 00:39:40,491 - but you're doing a great job. - Oh, good. 971 00:39:40,491 --> 00:39:43,974 - Look at how many drawers and cabinets. - Oh, my gosh. So much storage. 972 00:39:43,974 --> 00:39:47,456 And we did the walls with the wood 973 00:39:47,456 --> 00:39:49,318 and the green, again, like we did outside, 974 00:39:49,318 --> 00:39:51,974 where it just really feels like a cabin in the woods. 975 00:39:51,974 --> 00:39:54,353 It's reflective of what's going on outside, 976 00:39:54,353 --> 00:39:56,594 like the stone, all of these natural elements. 977 00:39:56,594 --> 00:39:58,284 We haven't even talked about the floors, 978 00:39:58,284 --> 00:39:59,594 but I love the color of the floors. 979 00:39:59,594 --> 00:40:01,043 - Yes, oh, yes! - Oh, I know. I do, too. 980 00:40:01,043 --> 00:40:02,387 Didn't they turn out cool? - Absolutely perfect. 981 00:40:02,387 --> 00:40:05,077 And I love that we can be in the kitchen but still see everybody 982 00:40:05,077 --> 00:40:06,353 - in the living room. - Right. 983 00:40:06,353 --> 00:40:08,353 - You can even see outside. - I know. 984 00:40:08,353 --> 00:40:12,560 We took your old dining room, but we gave you something way better. 985 00:40:12,560 --> 00:40:13,629 Go ahead, yes. 986 00:40:16,318 --> 00:40:18,249 Oh. Oh. 987 00:40:20,732 --> 00:40:22,939 - Oh. It's the bird in the tree. - Wow. 988 00:40:22,939 --> 00:40:26,249 - That is so cool. - That is really special, you guys. 989 00:40:26,249 --> 00:40:28,284 That's going to make me cry. 990 00:40:28,284 --> 00:40:30,008 - It is the bird in the tree. - It's looking over us. 991 00:40:30,008 --> 00:40:32,974 - Oh, thank you. - You're welcome. 992 00:40:32,974 --> 00:40:35,801 - That is amazing. - This is gorgeous. 993 00:40:38,525 --> 00:40:40,215 - I'm so glad you noticed it. - She saw it right when we walked in. 994 00:40:40,215 --> 00:40:42,422 - I know, I'm so glad. - I think my mom would love this. 995 00:40:42,422 --> 00:40:44,043 - Thank you. - Oh, I'm so glad. You're welcome. 996 00:40:44,043 --> 00:40:46,698 I love this and I hope you like it 997 00:40:46,698 --> 00:40:48,491 because it feels like, really, an escape. 998 00:40:48,491 --> 00:40:51,008 - Like a true retreat. - It does. It does. 999 00:40:51,008 --> 00:40:52,422 - Because you have this-- - It's a bird's nest, 1000 00:40:52,422 --> 00:40:53,974 - it really is like a little bird's nest. - I know. 1001 00:40:53,974 --> 00:40:55,215 - Colors are muted enough-- - Yes. 1002 00:40:55,215 --> 00:40:57,077 ...and it just makes it, like, soothing. 1003 00:40:57,077 --> 00:40:58,456 Yes, yes! Good. 1004 00:40:58,456 --> 00:41:00,801 All right. Go check out your bathroom. 1005 00:41:00,801 --> 00:41:02,043 - Wow. - Okay. 1006 00:41:05,836 --> 00:41:07,939 Oh, my gosh. Oh, this is cool. 1007 00:41:07,939 --> 00:41:09,594 Look at the big shower. 1008 00:41:11,663 --> 00:41:13,663 That's amazing. 1009 00:41:13,663 --> 00:41:15,008 - I love it. - That's gorgeous. 1010 00:41:15,008 --> 00:41:17,077 I love how the little rocks tie in with the... 1011 00:41:17,077 --> 00:41:18,594 - I know, I know. - Yes. 1012 00:41:18,594 --> 00:41:20,387 Think what this was, a random-- 1013 00:41:20,387 --> 00:41:22,905 - Laundry room. - ...laundry room. Wasted space. 1014 00:41:22,905 --> 00:41:25,974 - Yep. - All right. Get out of there. 1015 00:41:25,974 --> 00:41:28,594 - We got a final space. - Come on, let's go out back. 1016 00:41:28,594 --> 00:41:30,732 - You guys go on. - Go ahead. 1017 00:41:30,732 --> 00:41:32,560 - I'm super excited. - Wow. 1018 00:41:32,560 --> 00:41:37,249 - Oh, my gosh. - I love the glass. You can see through. 1019 00:41:37,249 --> 00:41:39,077 - That firepit is amazing. - Wow. 1020 00:41:39,077 --> 00:41:41,525 - Isn't that so cool? - It's so cool! 1021 00:41:41,525 --> 00:41:44,077 - This is fantastic. - We were struggling with, like, 1022 00:41:44,077 --> 00:41:45,870 something that blocks your view and now... 1023 00:41:45,870 --> 00:41:47,905 - Such an improvement. - How open it is. 1024 00:41:47,905 --> 00:41:49,905 I mean, well, you can see through while you're sitting down. 1025 00:41:49,905 --> 00:41:51,560 - That was a big deal. - Yes, yes! 1026 00:41:51,560 --> 00:41:54,422 You can even see people hanging out down below. 1027 00:41:54,422 --> 00:41:58,939 - That is amazing. - Look at these huge pavers. 1028 00:41:58,939 --> 00:42:00,387 - Those are awesome. - Aren't these beautiful? 1029 00:42:00,387 --> 00:42:03,525 I love these. All very, just, natural. 1030 00:42:03,525 --> 00:42:04,801 - That's cool. - That's really cool. 1031 00:42:04,801 --> 00:42:07,456 I love how it just, like, blends in right into the hill. 1032 00:42:07,456 --> 00:42:09,663 Take a step back and look at that house. 1033 00:42:12,974 --> 00:42:16,215 - That is amazing. - It's absolutely incredible. 1034 00:42:16,215 --> 00:42:18,663 - All right, I have to say I think we nailed it. - I agree. 1035 00:42:18,663 --> 00:42:23,525 This house is exactly what Allyn and Aaron wanted. 1036 00:42:23,525 --> 00:42:26,146 I mean, this is the life. 1037 00:42:26,146 --> 00:42:27,525 This is the life right there. 1038 00:42:27,525 --> 00:42:31,180 - This is it. - The mantel, the fireplace, the stone, 1039 00:42:31,180 --> 00:42:34,043 the ceiling... I just saying everything I like about this house. 1040 00:42:34,043 --> 00:42:37,732 I love this house. It really is just such a really warm house. 1041 00:42:37,732 --> 00:42:39,594 - It is. - I want to live here. I love it. 1042 00:42:39,594 --> 00:42:41,077 - Hey, hey! - Oh, my goodness. 1043 00:42:41,077 --> 00:42:43,111 - This is crazy. - What? 1044 00:42:43,111 --> 00:42:45,146 It's literally a dream come true, 1045 00:42:45,146 --> 00:42:46,525 like, we knew that it had a lot of potential, 1046 00:42:46,525 --> 00:42:48,905 but just to see the new flow 1047 00:42:48,905 --> 00:42:51,146 and different people can hang out at the same time 1048 00:42:51,146 --> 00:42:53,732 in different locations, it's absolutely perfect. 1049 00:42:53,732 --> 00:42:57,525 - Woah! - We have a pizza oven. 1050 00:42:57,525 --> 00:43:01,249 I'm ready to make some memories here and some pizza. 1051 00:43:01,249 --> 00:43:03,111 I'm ready to eat some pizza. 1052 00:43:03,111 --> 00:43:05,043 - Think you could sleep out here? - Yes. 1053 00:43:05,043 --> 00:43:06,525 I could spend the night out here.