Hey, how are you?
[Jenny] What are you doing? What time did you get up?
Three or four hours ago.
Why?
Jenny and I are on different sleep schedules.
I love working in the shop
before the sun comes up.
In three hours without my phone ringing at all,
- I've gotten the whole shop clean. - Mmm-hmm.
All of the firewood cut up.
I started on your frame.
- You don't like to sleep. That's the difference. - It's overrated.
It's not. It's... It's rated, like, by doctors.
- We gotta get going, 15 minutes. - Okay.
- I showered. The kids are getting dressed right now. - Okay.
Are you about done out here?
- [Dave] Yeah. - Okay.
Looks good though, right?
- [Jenny] We have to go, babe. - [Dave] All right. I'll get this later. Okay.
[Jenny] This is really pretty. Wow, look at all the trees.
[Dave] It's so cool.
Dusty and Hannah, they just moved here from California.
So I think they're just renting something for now.
So, we are meeting with Hannah and Dusty Layugan
They recently bought a house,
and they're not yet living in it
because they need it renovated.
It's a pretty neighborhood.
That's it right there.
- Okay. This is cute. - Yeah.
Very ranch-style. I like it.
[car door opens]
- Hey, guys, this is it! - [Hannah] Hey!
[Dusty] Hey, thanks for coming.
- Nice to see you guys. - All right. So this is the house.
- Hi. Yes. - This is the house.
- This is an amazing lot. - It's amazing.
- [Jenny] First of all, I love the lot. - [Dave] Yes, it's definitely
- one of the better selling points for us. - We do too.
- I'm Hannah. - And I'm Dusty. And we're the Layugans.
[Hannah] We have a seven-year-old named Waylon.
A five-year-old named Sage.
And then we have a baby, and his name's Nash.
We just moved here from California.
We were ready for a change,
and my sister's here in Northwest Arkansas.
I work for the City of Bentonville as a lineman,
working on powerlines, and I did the same thing out in California.
It's a lot different.
I worked for a huge corporation out there
and covered miles and miles and miles of powerlines.
And here, I'm home every night
and get to spend a lot more time with the kids and family.
It's been a hectic six months, not gonna lie.
We've been bouncing from house to house,
renting properties and just trying to get by
until we can get the house redone to the way we want it.
The kids have taken it so well.
But getting into the house and having it all done will be so exciting for them.
The biggest thing that attracted us to this house
was being close to town,
having a little bit of land,
[Hannah] It needs a large amount of work.
Our house in California needed work,
but we did it ourselves, and it was a long process.
I don't really like picking out carpet, or flooring, or paint,
- or door knobs - Yeah.
Having someone come in and do it is gonna be super fun and exciting,
and way less stressful.
[Dusty] Dave and Jenny, we've seen a lot that they've done,
- and I know that they can just... - Handle anything.
So we're just ready to make it our dream home.
First of all, we gotta talk about the not fun stuff.
What do you have to spend on this project?
We're thinking right around $150,000.
Okay. So, with that in mind...
- [Hannah] Yeah. - ...let's talk about what we have to do outside.
What do you hope to change?
Our landscaping needs a little help.
- [Hannah chuckles] - [Jenny] Yeah, it's sad.
[Dusty] Pretty sad-looking over there.
I don't love the dull,
- uh, brick color on the exterior. - Okay.
- [Hannah] I'm thinking something bright. - [Jenny] Mmm-hmm.
- [Hannah] Just like white. - Along with the white brick, you put some new lighting on.
- [Hannah] Mmm-hmm. - [Dave] The roof is great
- because it will go with pretty much any color. - [Hannah] Any color, yes.
The one thing I notice is that huge chunk of brick in between those windows.
Maybe some shutters, or something to just
- break up all that brick. - Right.
And the front door, I mean, I like that it has a sidelight
'cause it gives you some light,
- but it also is pretty dated. - [Jenny] Mmm-hmm.
I mean, the lighting's kinda weird.
- We've got a lot of gold in this house. - Yeah.
It's not the, like, pretty brass.
- It's, like, '90s. gold. - [Dusty and Hannah] No.
- If only it was worth some money. - [laughing] Yeah.
So, the plan out here is to paint the house.
And we'll go white, very traditional.
We'll add some shutters to break up some of this brick.
And then, get you a new front door, new lighting,
and new landscaping.
- All right. Should we go check out the inside? - Yes.
- Let's go. - All right. Let's go, after you.
- [Dave] Thanks. - [Dusty] Come on in.
All right.
Okay. So, this is the living room.
This is a giant room too.
- Good-sized space. - [Dave] Big living room.
- [Hannah] Very big. - [Dusty] Yeah.
[Hannah] We just want it airy with, like,
- earth tones, open. - Mmm-hmm.
- The dark walls in here right now... - [Jenny] Yeah.
...kinda make it feel, you know?
- [Jenny] Very dark. Yeah. - [Hannah] Yeah.
What about the floors? You guys like the tile?
Do you want wood? Do you want something different?
- Not tile. - Not tile.
- Mmm-hmm. - Just with the kids, it's a little hard.
- [Jenny] Like a light-look. - [Hannah] Yeah.
[Jenny] And I think lighter floors will help it to breathe.
- Something to feel lighter and brighter. - Of course.
[Jenny] What about the ceiling?
- What do you think of this little tray situation? - [Hannah chuckles]
- The tray ceiling's gotta go. - [all laughing]
[Jenny] So, lighting-wise,
I think we could just do, like, some recessed lighting in here.
We'll get a new fan.
Probably not any sort of chandelier, pendant
- 'cause it's just... - Yes, yeah.
- ...it's gonna be low. - Yeah, too low.
We update this fireplace.
- I'm assuming you don't like the brick, yeah? - [Hannah] Yeah.
- [Jenny] 'Cause you didn't like it outside. - [laughing]
So, I think we just update everything.
Make it lighter in here so then it feels more like you guys.
So, the plan for the living room
is to get a nice, light floor in here.
Close in the tray ceiling.
Give you some recessed lighting. Paint.
And then update the facade of the fireplace.
- [Hannah] Perfect. Yeah. - [Dusty] That sounds great. Yep.
So, let's go check out the kitchen.
- Is it this, I'm assuming? - Yes.
- [Dusty] Kitchen. - Kitchen.
It's a big kitchen.
- Yeah, it's really big. - [Dusty] It is.
- [Hannah] It really is, yeah. - [Dusty] It is.
[Jenny] With a very small, narrow island.
Someone started taking some of that wallpaper down.
Yeah, that might have been me.
- Oh. - [all laughing]
- [Hannah] I couldn't take it, yeah.[chuckles] - [Dusty] That would be Hannah.
Okay. We'll finish that off for you.
- We'll get it down. - [Hannah laughing]
[Jenny] How do you envision this space functioning?
And then we can figure out how to lay it out.
We are hoping to have a bigger island.
- Mmm-hmm. - So, maybe with the sink over here
and the stove over here.
Open... Open this wall up into the living room.
[Jenny] Okay. So if you lose this wall,
you lose an entire wall of cabinet space.
- [Hannah] I think with a bigger island... - [Jenny] Mmm-hmm.
...we could do away with this side of the cabinets, yeah.
[Jenny] As long as you're okay with that.
- I think it'll help the room. - [Hannah] Yeah.
- Flow. - And it'll make it feel a lot better
- and look a lot better. - Yes.
[Jenny] But this is a lot of cabinets
- that you'll be losing. - [Hannah] Yes.
And this flooring's different than the flooring in the living room
- which, I think, obviously we'd wanna keep it consistent. - [Hannah] Yes. Throughout.
- Yes. - Throughout, especially if we're opening up the wall.
And this floor is so dark,
that if we have a lighter floor in here,
and lighter walls, and lighter cabinets,
- everything will feel bigger and brighter... - Mmm-hmm.
- Right. - ...which will help.
And I think it'd be nice to do a darker color on the island
for a little contrast.
- Yes. Perfect. - [Dusty] Perfect.
[Jenny] So, the plan for the kitchen is to open up this wall
into the living room.
Replace the flooring so that it's consistent.
We'll take down the wallpaper. Paint.
Do new cabinets, countertops,
appliances, new lighting.
Would you want a little dining space here?
Yeah, I feel like that would be nice. Unless it was
- able to be here. - Unless we needed it for cabinets.
- Even if this wall was gone. - Right.
- And we're not a formal family. - [Hannah] Yeah.
- [Jenny] Okay. - [Dusty] So we don't really need the formal dining room.
- Yeah. [chuckles] - [Dusty] So we could steal this space for
- the cabinets that you need. - [Hannah] The kids' room.
- Yeah. - [Jenny] Ooh.
- Or maybe a pantry. A pantry there. - [Dusty] Or a pantry maybe.
[Jenny] Or maybe on this other side of the wall,
I think we need to figure it out once the kitchen's opened up.
I know you mentioned making a kids' room.
- Yeah. - Like, a bedroom, or you want, like, a play space?
- Just a play... - Somewhere to keep all their toys
- somewhat organized. - [Jenny] Yes.
- You might as well frame off what we need for pantry... - Right
...and then, yeah, we'll make something fun
- with the rest of it. - Yeah. And you have...
I mean, your youngest is two?
- Yes. - [Jenny] So you have a while...
- Yep. - ...but then you're gonna need a play area.
[Hannah] Yes, they steal all the toys.
[Jenny] But... And, whatever, 10 years from now,
when they don't need as many toys,
this could also be an office or a guest bedroom.
[Dave] Did you modify the wallpaper here as well?
- [Jenny] That was a lot of work. You were busy. - [both] Yeah.
- Wow. do you wanna come for demo? - Sure.
Okay. So, the plan for the kids' playroom
is to maybe steal some space from here
or on the other side of the wall
to create a pantry for the kitchen.
And then, to just give them a fun area for them
to have their own little space.
- [Dusty] Definitely. That sounds great. - [Hannah] Great. Yes.
- [Jenny] So what's next? - Let's go see our bedroom.
- [Jenny] Okay. - [Dave] Okay.
Okay. Oh, we don't even have flooring in here.
- Is this you again? - No. I... Yep.
Okay. I got to the floor because it stunk so bad.
- Oh, that's the worst. - I had to get the carpet out.
- You did the hardest job. - I saved you some work, yeah.
- [chuckles] - I know. That is my least favorite thing
- is taking out carpets, so thank you. - [Hannah] I know.[chuckles]
Okay. What are you thinking for flooring in here?
- Do you wanna keep everything consistent? - I think a good flow, yeah.
- [Jenny] What about colors in here? - [Hannah] Earth tones.
- Make it feel very California and casual. Earthy. - Sure thing. Yes.
Okay. So, this room's pretty straightforward.
New flooring. Paint.
Really just make it a peaceful, calming retreat
- for the two of you. - [Hannah] Perfect.
- [Jenny] Okay. - So there's only one door?
- Yeah. - Is... The closet's in the bathroom, I'm guessing?
- Yes. - There's two closets in the bathroom.
- Oh, okay. - Yeah.
- [Dave] Wow. - [Jenny] Ooh, look at that brown.
You've got your earth tones in here.
- Ooh. - Yeah, pretty dark.
It's just a huge waste of space. Look at this.
- [Hannah] Yes. - [Jenny] All this space wasted.
- Okay. So what's this? This is closet. - [Dusty] One closet.
- [Jenny] Two closets. - [Dusty] Two closets.
Okay. Then you have a small...
- This is a really small shower. - Shower.
Okay. So, this...
Oh, it's a bathroom and a sink.
- [Dave] Let me look. - [Jenny] Oh, well, that's interesting.
[Dave] It's not interesting. It's weird.
[all laughing]
When you go into the bathroom,
we are back to that, like, '90s, early 2000s trend of wasting space.
This bathroom has so much wasted space.
For some reason, back in the day,
it was, like, whoever could have the biggest bathroom
- felt like they were really... - It didn't matter
- if it was functional. - ...cool.
Do you remember the bathroom? Our first bathroom in the house that you built?
The bathroom was so ridiculous.
- We thought we were so cool. - Oh, yeah.
[Jenny] If you were to actually square this room off, it's giant.
- So, I just think we need to reconfigure everything. - [Hannah] It is.
So, what do you guys need?
- A big closet. - Big closet.
Big shower for me.
- [Hannah] Right. - Wait. Do you want a tub also?
I'd like a free-standing.
What about vanity? Do you like two sinks? One sink?
I think for how big the room is...
- Mmm-hmm. - ...it'd be nice to have the two.
- Yeah. - I agree.
[Jenny] So, in this bathroom, we just need to reconfigure everything.
You know, wall off a space. You have a closet so they're separate.
Do a double-vanity.
A big shower. A tub.
We'll paint. New tile.
New lighting. Everything new.
- This will be a huge transformation. - Yeah.
We can make this way better in here.
We gotta get rolling on this.
They wanna get their kids settled.
When you have three kiddos and you move to a new state,
it's a big deal, it's a big move.
- Yeah. - And I feel like it's a little bit of pressure on us.
Because right now, they're in this weird transition stage.
We are gonna be doing this as quickly as we can
so you guys can get in here
and you can feel like you're really living here, not just transient.
- That's awesome. - Yay. Well, we appreciate it.
They need this house to feel like home,
so that when they move in with their kids,
- their kids can feel like, "Okay, we are home." - Yeah.
- All right. Thank you, guys. - Thank you.
- Great to meet you, man. - [Dusty] Thank you.
- We'll see you soon. Thanks for that demo. - [Jenny] Thank you.
- That was awesome. - [Hannah] Oh, yeah, of course.
[all laughing]
Jenny should be here in just a minute.
- [Chase] Is that Jenny? - [Dave] Yeah.
- Hot dang. The boss is here. - [both laughing]
That's right.
We are at the Layugan house today doing demo.
All right. Kitchen.
So, what we're doing in here is we are taking everything out.
We're gonna open up this wall.
Before we do anything, like to make a note
that the boys are now in cross-country,
and they talked me into running with them last night.
And I am in a lot of pain today,
- so I'm gonna have to take it easy. - [Chase chuckles]
Just so you know, my back's really sore.
We're gonna really need you guys to pick up the slack today.
That's all I gotta say.
I mean, I think this is the first demo
where we haven't smashed anything yet.
[Dave] Okay, Rob, are you ready?
I need you.
One, two, three.
Whoa!
- One-piece wonder. I love it. - [Chase] Yeah.
[Chase] You... You kind of got it down in one piece.
I feel like we did pretty good there.
Let's get this wall opened up between the kitchen and the living room.
[all laughing]
We gave the big guy the littlest hammer in the house.
- Well, I mean... - [all laughing]
Dave, you and I could probably go to lunch,
- and Rob might have that done when we get back. - [all chuckling]
We are the Layugan house today doing demo.
We gotta get the kitchen out of there,
open up a wall,
and then all of the flooring up.
Joe, I think we should take a break.
This is too much for you, Joe.
Don't... No. Let them... Let them do it.
- Okay. Let's go. - [Jenny] Let's go.
[Dave] See, all this comes off and we'll build new.
This is a little... a little dated. Yeah.
- [laughing] And there he goes. - [laughs]
Oh, my gosh.
- I have never dunked in my life. - [Jenny] Look at this.
- Oh, God. - [Jenny] Oh!
- [Joe] Oh. - [Jenny] We did it. Are you okay?
- I thought your back was hurt. His back's hurt, babe. - [Joe] Oh. Oh.
- Two people that should not get on the trampoline. - [chuckles]
- Oh, crap, I'm done. - [both chuckle]
- First of all, can we... - The one that complains about her back all the time.
- My back does... - And then the other one whose back actually is hurt.
Mine is hurting too.
Carrying a lot of weight on these shoulders. [laughing]
Keeping you young, Joe. [chuckles]
- I'll tell you what... - [both laughing]
[Dave] I'm going to work.
All right, bathroom, and then we got it.
Sounds good to me.
[Jenny] The main bathroom, right now there's just all of these angles
and things happening.
Then we just need to get everything out of there
so that we go back to just having a square.
And then we can reorient the entire space.
More space. Like a nice, big square now.
- [Dave] I know. Isn't it nice? - Get rid of all the crazy angles.
- This is really a big bathroom to soak that up. - [Dave] Oh, it's huge.
We'll get this out of here and call it a day.
Okay. You still got the bath tub out front.
Oh, well, we like to keep it classy.
Today, at the Layugan house,
I have her undivided attention on what she needs me to build
and what we need to get done.
We need to get some shutters on these windows.
This whole wall of brick is just a lot.
Outside, we're not doing a ton of structural change.
We're really just painting and updating and refreshing.
But I think it'd be nice to add some shutters in between the two windows.
We'll obviously have some landscaping,
but I think it'll help break some of this up.
- Just like standard pickets and then the crossbars. - Mmm-hmm.
So, in here, let's talk about the fireplace.
- All right. - I think we just do a nice smear,
cover it up, get rid of the brick.
- Okay. - They don't like the brick.
I think we make it look like a concrete facade all over.
And then, bring a nice wood mantel
that wraps around it to just warm it up.
But I think it'd be cool to have some sort of,
maybe an angle to the wood, and then have the trim.
But up to the angle. Does that make sense? Like this?
[groans] That... That really spelt it out for you, didn't it?
So, you basically... We're gonna bring...
Yes.
- Then that's at an angle. - [Jenny] Right.
So, luckily, Jenny and I can really get in each other's headspace
because our drawing skills would never show that.
Let me just show you how you do a three-dimensional shape, Dave.
Did you ever do this when you were a kid?
[Dave] What does a cube have to do with this?
Nothing. But you see how it feels three-dimensional?
[laughs] That's one of my great art skills, right there.
It'll come out a little bit and have, like, a nice face frame...
- Mmm-hmm. - ...and then that angle piece will tuck up underneath it.
It's gonna basically be, you know, a full shelf surround.
And then we will run, like, a 45-degree angle...
- [Jenny] Mmm-hmm. - ...plywood board on the inside.
I can build the exterior frame at the shop,
and then I'll come over here and finish the inside.
- Just a little bit different than a traditional mantel. - Yeah.
Not overly modern because I don't think that's right for this family.
But we do want some modern touches.
[Dave] Okay. So, quit drawing on the walls. I've gotta paint all these.
I know, but imagine when it's all filled.
It's gonna be really great.
- Gosh. - [both chuckling]
[Dave] We are at the Layugan house.
The crew is flying.
We've installed the header which will allow us
to remove the load-bearing wall in the kitchen.
We got all of that tile off the rest of the flooring out.
We finished gutting the entire main bathroom.
So now we can start framing out new spaces
like the portion of the bathroom
we're turning into a walk-in closet off the main bedroom
and the Layugan's new kitchen pantry.
- All right, last one. - [Rob] Yep.
[Jenny] Hey.
Oh, the pantry!
- This is really a nice pantry. Look at this thing. - This is sweet.
Imagine you're in the kitchen, you're like, "Honey, go get me a can of beans."
And you're, like, way back here.
- This is... - They can put a lot of cans of beans in here.
- A lot of cans of beans. Look at this. - [laughing]
[Jenny] I think it's perfect. I love it.
Let's talk about this room.
- This is gonna be... - A playroom.
- Extraordinaire. - [Jenny] I tell you what I want.
I want to do a little circus theme.
So, on the ceiling, we're gonna paint the ceiling to look like a circus tent.
- Okay. - When you move to a new state, that is a big deal.
It's a lot of emotion also tied up into that move.
The kids' space, I want it to be so fun...
- Yeah. - ...because I want the kids to just be like,
"Oh, I'm so glad we moved to Arkansas."
And this little bay window, it's so low.
- [Dave] Yeah, with those windows. - You can't really have a seat.
But what if we did, like, a little stage for the kids to get up and perform?
[Rob] Mmm.
- That's a good idea. - You know?
- I like that. - You and Angie used to perform on stage.
- I know. We used to always... We'd make little stages... - [Dave] Oh, gosh.
...and make up dances.
How far out do you wanna go?
- [Jenny] Um... - [Dave] Four? Three?
- Two? - [Jenny] Four maybe at the most.
Yeah, four's good 'cause you can get a couple of kids up there,
do a little performance. And you can also put pillows,
and it can be like a cute, little, like, reading nook.
Or they can put on a play.
Okay. So, this is gonna be a very cool bathroom.
Look at this vanity. It's gigantic.
- You're standing in the shower. - Mmm-hmm.
[Jenny] It's gonna be beautiful.
And then, you're standing in the tub, Rob.
- And then look at that closet. - Giant.
Giant closet. This is amazing.
I love it. I think it's great. Youse did great.
This house is rolling.
Oh, yeah, this is so fun!
Whoo!
It's going really, really well.
Not gonna jinx myself. But I'm happy.
[Jenny] Whoo!
Dusty and Hannah, they just moved here.
They wanna get their kids settled.
So we're working as fast as we can
to get them into their new home.
Outside, we're transforming the old brick
with a fresh coat of white paint.
Inside, the electrical work is done
and drywall is going up.
[Jenny] It's gonna be great and beautiful.
I feel like Hannah and Dusty,
I don't think they're gonna really understand, like,
how big of a change it's gonna be.
- Yeah. - It's gonna be really cool.
[Dave] Okay. So, I just wanted to verify
at the Layugan house, this mantel before I built it.
Do you know what, like, what color you're wanting it? Dark? Light?
I want it medium.
The Layugan house, we just need to give some character.
And the fireplace is really key
to making the living room work.
So, Dave's gonna build a really cool mantel.
This design is really gonna feel a little bit modern
but also very warm and welcoming.
And I think that's really reflective of the Layugan family.
That'll be one side. We're gonna go across and then down.
Life happens around that, right?
You have, like, your holidays,
you have, like, the warm fires,
you have the pictures of the kids up there.
- [Jenny] It's a lot going on. - It's the centerpiece of the living room.
All right, let's glue this up and nail her together.
There's one side.
So, this here will face-frame everything.
Kind of give the look that Jenny wants.
Then it looks like solid hardwood all the way through.
And it looks like something that's an inch and a half thick,
not just a piddly three-quarters.
Okay.
So, then I'll put these last two sides on.
And then I can start running the 45 brackets,
but essentially the whole exterior of the mantle will be built.
[Jenny] While Dave's hard at work building the stage in the kids' playroom,
I'm heading over to see Tom.
He is our flooring expert. We've worked with him for years.
- Hey! - [Tom] Hey, what's happenin'?
- Ah, how's it going? - [Tom chuckling] It's good.
I am going to have Tom create a beautiful wood floor for the stage.
So I'm thinking you need to do something they could, like,
tap dance on, if they want, and they can dance,
- and it's indestructible. - Okay.
- So, maple really is kinda traditional 'cause it's... - [Jenny] Okay.
...uh, a little harder a little more dense.
We don't have a lotta time, so I need him to get this show on the road.
Then, what I think would be cute is taking a darker, small wood,
and maybe inlaying some sort a shape like a star.
- Their last name begins with an "L"... - [Tom chuckling]
...so we could always do an "L."
- Yeah, we can do whatever-- - [Jenny] What's easier, an "L" or a star?
- [exhaling] An "L." - An "L," yeah.
[laughing] That would be much easier.
- Okay, so-- - But what's cooler?
- An "L" or a star? - What's cooler? A star is cooler.
Definitely if we do that, we wanna do a darker wood.
- We want a contrast, so she can see it. - [Jenny] Right. Yes.
- [Tom] We have walnut right over here. Um... - [Jenny] Love it!
- An "L" would be definitely easier but... - [Tom] Yeah.
...that's boring. This is not really testing your skills, Tom.
- We're puttin' your skills to work. - Yeah.
- And then, uh, it's elevated, right? - Yep, mmm-hmm.
We would need some kind of a nosing,
- some kind of a finished dash. - Right.
We can do a wall on the front also,
- sort a make it stand out. - [Jenny] Yeah.
What if you did the front, and then did, like, a little border around
- the whole thing... - That went all the way around it? Sure.
...and then a star in the middle?
Tied it all together.
We can do that.
- You just thought you had an easy project... - We just keep addin' walnut,
- and addin' walnut. - You thought this...
- I just made it really complicated. - So...
This little playroom is going to be so fun, and so sweet.
Such a surprise for the kids and, you know, I think they're gonna love it.
I can kinda lay it out. Get a template and then I can...
you know, I can send you what I think and then,
you know, we'll fine-tune it before I put it in.
- I love it! I love it! I love it! All right. - [Tom] Good?
- Thanks, Tom. - Nothing else?
- That's it for now. - [Tom] Okay.
All right, thank you!
- Thank you. Bye. - [Jenny] Okay, bye.
All right, we just have to watch goin' in the front door
that we're not too tall, evan.
Today I'm installing the fireplace mantle at the Layugan house.
[Evan] Watch that gutter.
The whole crew is here so we can figure this thing out,
and see if we can get it to fit.
So, my hope is that it sits on top a this, and then we can trim the hearth out.
So then I gotta notch that out,
and then it'll slide down over the top of it.
- Think it's gonna work? - Yeah.
- For sure. - Famous last words.
Jenny was very specific about what she wanted.
Let's lift it off.
Lay it down flat, and then we'll see if we can cut somethin'.
Everything is on a 45 degree angle.
Because of that, I've gotta cut everything exact, and I have one shot to do it.
At least I... You know, if I screw it up here, I'll just rebuild the whole thing.
[all laughing]
[saw whirring]
[Dave] Okay, there's one.
Now the hard one, because my saw will only go one way at a 45.
There's just no other way to do it besides this.
If we pick it up and put it at a different angle, does that help?
No.
[clicking tongue]
- You got a jigsaw here? - Yeah.
- Can we set it on 45? - I think so, yeah.
- Grab the jigsaw. - Yep.
So luckily, I've got Nick here, who's also a trim carpenter.
Nick has got a jigsaw in his truck.
[Nick] All right.
[Dave] Man, that's perfect. Let's see if it fits.
- First time. - [grunting]
- First time's the charm? - Yeah.
[Dave] We will see.
That's it.
Oh, dude, I think Jenny's gonna love that.
It fits. Everything is good.
Perfect.
I'm not going to mount it yet,
because Jenny wants to do a concrete finish over the whole top of this mantle.
So, we'll get all of the brick work done, set it in place, done.
- Everyone walk away very quietly, and slowly. - Yeah.
- [Dave] It fits. - [all laughing]
[nail gun firing]
[Jenny] What you working on?
I am working on the angled storage for the Layugan kids',
- for the playroom. - Oh, for the bookshelf.
- Oh, cute! - Yeah, the bookshelf.
The kids' room is going to be super-cute.
All right, we have the stage, but we also need something on the wall
opposite the stage just for fun.
So, we're creating a funky, whimsical bookcase.
I've got 130 inches, and so I'm gonna build two squares that are 65.
I can't build it as one, or I won't be able to get it in the house.
We don't have a ton of room,
- there's only about 10 inches... - Right.
...on this back wall that backs up to the pantry, but it goes for 11 feet.
So, we could do somethin' really cool
that gives the family functional storage space.
- What do you want for angles? - I think the more random, the better, you know?
You put some in there, and then you do some that way.
Do you want all the angles to be the same angle, though? Once we do one?
- It all angles like this. - No.
- I think... - So, they're gonna go, like, perpendicular to it?
- Yeah. - Okay, gotcha.
Yeah, so we could do this,
and I can set one randomly, like, I can cut one to fit in there.
- I can cut one, like, there... - [Jenny] Mmm-hmm.
- And I think you don't want too many giant spaces... - ...and over here.
...because then that's gonna be hard to fill.
- So, I think-- - So, no bigger than about 12 inches?
Yeah, like little cubbies.
- Whew, that's gonna be a lotta pieces. - [Jenny] Yeah, cute.
The more random, the better.
Do you remember this one? Did you ever do this?
I think I was playin' football when people were doin' this.
No... Okay... No, focus. Oh, we added an extra, I like it.
- All right, I love it. Good work! - Okay.
[hammering]
We are at the Layugan house, and we're startin' on the pretty stuff.
[Jenny] The new flooring's in, and we're finishing up trim work.
In the bathroom, we're adding large format porcelain tile
that gives off a Calcutta marble feel.
We're covering the fireplace brick with concrete
to give it a modern, more streamlined finish.
And we're ready to install the unique, custom kids shelving that Dave built.
[Dave] Do you wanna carry it flat?
- Wouldn't that be easier until we get over there? - It could be.
- Let's do... Let's do it. - All right.
- I like that better. - Ooh, yeah.
- [Dave] Since I'm the one goin' backwards again. - I mean, you're good at it.
[Dave] Glad I built this in two sections,
- it would a been a bear otherwise. - [panting] Oh, yeah.
I'd be rippin' it apart.
- [Dave] And it's gotta go this way. - Whoop.
- [Dave] You got it? - Yep.
- [grunting] Okay, hold on. - Watch your fingers.
- So then, are you just gonna put a piece of trim, here? - [Dave straining] All right.
Yeah, I'll trim that. We'll shim it up level.
- Cute! - So, it'll set just like that.
I love it! It's so cute. I hope they have a lotta books.
It's so fun to have an idea that's a little bit outside the box,
and have Dave be able to create it.
- Thanks. - They're so cute.
- All right, see if we can pull this out. - All right, it looks good.
It looks really good, but we gotta get this thing done.
[Jenny] They need this house to feel like home, so they can move in with their kids.
- It's comin'. Comin' along. - We're gettin' there.
- Oh, my goodness. Wow! - Oh, my God.
- Wow! - [all laughing]
[nail gun firing]
Things are coming together, we're in the home stretch.
The new paint gives the main bedroom a more relaxing feel.
The tile work is nearly complete in the main bathroom.
The kids' playroom is really starting to take form,
as we install our new custom stage made for a star.
But we still need a few finishing touches outside the Layugan home.
So, anytime we paint a house, a really good edition to the house is shudders.
They're pretty easy to make.
Like Jenny would say, "It's good jewelry."
Um, so, at the Layugan house, we're gonna put shudders where the kitchen windows are,
and then where the two bedrooms are on the side a the house.
So, it's just a lot of brick showing.
Gonna try to clean that up a little bit.
The windows are a 72-inch tall window.
Jenny wants some standard, like, ranch-style shutter,
literally, three pieces, like so, and then, we keep it simple.
Lots a glue.
I'll put a little bit of a spacing in-between them,
so you can see the white brick behind.
Nail this guy...
One of six shutters.
Take this one to dry, and go get more.
- You know, this came out good, Jeff. - Yeah, it looks good.
- Hello! - [Dave] Hey!
Oh, that looks good!
- You like it? - Yeah.
- All right. - I love that.
Looks like a little disco ball with the light comin' outta there.
We're here at Dusty and Hannah's.
This is the point where all of the... The fun details come,
the lights, cabinet hardware, paint, it's comin' together.
All right, I got hardware.
- So we have black, goes on the white cabinets. - Okay. All right.
- And then, I also have some gold. - Oh, wow.
Isn't that pretty? I love them.
- [Rob] So, that's gonna-- - Go on the drawers, just the center.
- [Rob] That looks sharp. - That's so pretty. I love good hardware.
- It makes me happy. - Yeah, I've got the kids room painted.
Ooh, I can't wait to see it, I'm kind... I'm nervous because it's a little bold.
I've never painted a bookshelf red.
I decided to go with kind of a risky color, red.
As a parent, you want your kids to be happy.
So, you just want to do something fun and cool.
So, we're gonna have this circus tent theme on the ceiling.
I wanted to take the same color from the ceiling,
and bring it down onto the bookshelves.
Kinda nervous.
I don't know, could be just too much.
Oh, gosh. Oh, my gosh.
I love it!
Yes!
Oh, it looks so good. I was so nervous about this.
- Me too, 'cause I didn't want to repaint it. - It's... I know.
- And you have to cover red, that's hard to do. - Yeah.
Dave and I, the first kitchen that we had, I insisted on painting it red.
- I was into a red phase at the time. - Right.
Red is very hard to paint over.
We were renting the house, and so we had to paint it before we left.
- Oh, sure. - It was a pain in the butt.
It looks so good.
- We have the star? - Yep.
- Ahhh. - You wanted to see it?
Yes, I do.
[Rob] I think it came out amazing.
- [Jenny] Oh, my gosh! - Doesn't that look good?
Wow! How in the world did he do this?
Tom was here. He created the star that I requested.
And, oh my gosh! It looks better than I imagined it would.
He did an amazing job.
Can't wait for them to get here and see it.
Oh, my light! It's so cute!
Okay, so I have a light that goes here in the middle of the room,
but this is just a fun, little guy.
I don't know if I want him on this side or this side.
- You wanna stand back, I'll hold it up. - Hold it... Yeah.
Isn't that so cute?
- [Rob] You like it? - I'm just now thinking though,
if the kids are dancing and stuff will they hit that?
'Cause it's kind of lower than I was expecting it to be.
[Rob chuckling] My arm's gonna drop it.
- You can put your... - I dropped paint.
Maybe we should put it over by the bookshelf.
Right about there, but, like, lower.
No, not that low.
Poor Rob, I think he thinks I'm joking.
But I'm being serious, I want it to be in just the right spot,
and I have to see it there, so that I can see if I really like it.
Oh, what if we just stick it, like, right here, like, in front of the stage?
- Yeah! Done. Right there, yep, right there. - Okay. Done? Okay.
- Mark the spot. Are you just gonna stand there? - Okay.
[Jenny] We're getting down to the wire at the Layugan house.
Outside, the new shutters are being painted and installed to break up the white brick.
And we're giving the landscaping an update.
Inside, we're adding fun, circus tent-inspired paint to the kids' playroom ceiling.
We're putting the finishing touches on the kitchen and the bathroom,
with new, white quartz countertops,
and we're installing some inviting new lighting.
The clock's ticking, but it's coming together so well,
and I really think... Not only Hannah and Dusty are gonna love it,
but I think their kids are gonna love it, and I cannot wait to bring them home.
- ...Just put these there, and this looks so good. - Yeah.
Today is the day Dusty and Hannah are gettin' their house back.
I feel like the giraffe needs to sing.
- Take it away! - [Dave] That was easy.
Within keeping, you know, the same footprint a the house,
what we've been able to give them for their family,
it's a night and day difference.
[exhaling] Okay, they're gonna love it.
It's modern, and it's also just
- really beautiful and bright. - Yeah.
And just feels more like Hannah and Dusty.
That light is amazing.
I think it's so fun.
- Just nice and clean. - Classic and timeless.
And I think the change
- is exactly what they were wanting. - Yeah.
Super-excited. I can't wait for them to get back.
I cannot wait for them to see it.
- [Dusty] Are you ready? - Super excited.
Me too, I can't wait to see what they did with the kitchen.
See through into the living room, it'd be so nice.
- Any minute, gettin' close. - [softly] I know.
- There it is. Oh, my gosh. - Oh, my gosh.
It looks completely different.
- Wow. - Wow.
Oh, my gosh.
- I can't believe this. - It's so fun.
- Hey, guys! - Oh, wow.
- [Hannah] Oh, my goodness. - You guys outdid yourselves.
- Hello! Good to see you again. - [Dusty] Hey! Good to see you.
- [Jenny] Come on over! - [Hannah] Yes, you guys...
- [Jenny] Okay, welcome home! - [Hannah] Wow!
- [Dusty] Wow! - Gosh, I'm shaking.
- We love it. - I know you loved black and white...
- Yes, yes. - ...so we just leaned into that...
- [Dusty] Yeah. - ...and tried to get a really timeless, classic house.
We brightened it up with paint...
- [Hannah softly] Oh, my. - ...we added these shutters, and new landscaping.
- You have a new front door... - [Hannah] Yeah. [exhaling]
- ...with a big piece a glass... - [Dusty] Uh-huh.
- ...instead of the dated side- lights that were here before. - [Hannah] Oh.
- Yes, that really brightens it up. - Wow, yeah.
Oh, my goodness.
I mean, the cool thing about this house, like, really the outside,
- changing the color made it look updated... - [Jenny] Yes, yes.
- ...and kinda modern, and... - Yeah, right.
- ...really, the business all happened inside. - Some paint.
- So far... We-- - We're impressed.
- Okay. - It's awesome!
- All right, after you guys. - [Hannah] Let's do it. Okay.
Beautiful.
[door squeaking]
- Oh, my goodness. - Oh, my gosh!
- [Dusty] Look at that. - This is beautiful.
[Dusty] Looks like a different house.
Oh, my gosh, I love it.
- Yay! - Yay.
Oh, my goodness.
- That fireplace... - [Dave] Isn't it cool?
[Dusty] That's awesome.
- [Jenny] So, we covered the brick with this concrete. - [Hannah] Yes.
And then Dave built the mantle, so it has this,
- like, more modern touch to it. - [Dusty] Wow.
[Jenny] It feels a little bit California casual in here...
- Ah, I love it. I love it. - ...just really warm, and inviting.
We have new floors throughout, indestructible.
[Hannah] Wow! So amazing.
New lighting, of course, the recessed lighting, and ceiling fan.
And we don't have the octagon.
- Ceiling, yeah! - [all laughing]
- [Jenny] Yes, we finally got the ceiling in there. - [Dusty] Thank you.
Also, this is such a big room, so we split it up, and made a dining room.
- [Hannah] Wow. - So, you have space to eat
- as a family. - [Dusty] Wow, that's perfect.
- I love it. - [Jenny] And it all just flows really nicely.
- Yes, it does. - And you have the... The natural fiber lighting.
So, it kinda just brings in that , like, little bit of California, again.
Yay! Yeah!
This'll be perfect.
You can have meals right here, where all life is happening...
- [Hannah] Yes. - ...in this space, you know?
- [Dusty] Right, yes. - [Jenny] Living room, dining and kitchen.
So, go check out your kitchen.
- This is what I've been waiting for. - Oh, yeah.
- Go ahead. - You can walk straight to it, you don't have to go around.
- [Jenny] Exactly! - [Dave] That's right.
[Dusty] Amazing.
- Wow! This island is amazing! - Wow.
It's huge!
- [Dusty] That is the biggest island I've ever seen. - [Hannah laughing]
- And your sink is no longer facing the wall. - [Hannah] Ah.
[all laughing]
Instead of being at the wall, you're here looking out at the dining and living room.
- So, when you have guests over, or your kids are here... - [Dave] Right.
...you guys are all living in the same space now.
I love that light, and the brass knobs, I love it.
Oh, it's so beautiful!
We did think about storage for you.
- [Dusty] Oh, my goodness! - [Hannah laughing] Wow!
Oh, this is awesome.
- So much storage. - [Dusty] That's way bigger than I was expecting.
We did take out a lot of cabinet space,
- so with the bigger pantry, all the storage here... - Yes.
...and then behind, underneath the island,
- that's all storage, as well. - Yes.
Lots a storage, but also still a ton a space to flow,
and have kids running around, and people over.
- Love this. - This was, like, definitely our major concern
- about this house, and you fixed it. - Right. Yeah.
But there were more concerns.
- Your bedroom, I know. That was a big concern. - Oh, yeah.
Yes.
So, we gotta go check that out.
- Yes! - Okay, after you guys.
- It can't be worse than it was. - Yes, yes.
Oh, my goodness.
- This is amazing. - [Hannah] Wow!
- I love the color. - What a fun color.
- [Jenny] Isn't it pretty? - That's kinda awesome.
- [Hannah] Yes! Beautiful. - [Jenny] I love this color.
So, you now have the new flooring in here that flows with the rest a the house.
We painted, and updated lighting, and really just refreshed the space.
- So that it's a really serene bedroom for you guys. - [Dave] Yeah.
- Love it, I love it. - But the bulk of the work in this main suite, here,
was in the bathroom.
- Behind door number one, and door number two. - [Jenny] Yes!
[Hannah] Let's go this way.
[gasping]
- Oh, my goodness. Is this every girl's dream? - [Dusty] Wow.
Incredible.
A his and a hers side.
- I love this. - [Dusty] This is great.
- There was a closet here at one point, but it's... - But it was tiny.
- ...it was a bit smaller. - It was tiny, yes.
- Oh, I love it. - [Dusty] Wow.
- Now, remember how crazy the bathroom was. - [Dusty] Oh, definitely.
Oh, my gosh.
- This is amazing. - It is.
- A tub and a shower? Wow! - Huge vanity.
- Tile just up the walls. - [Jenny] Yes.
- And then you have the handmade tile in the shower... - That is gorgeous.
...so it just has some texture.
We went with the white oak on the vanities.
I wanted this space to just feel really sophisticated and elegant.
Just like you're at a spa, or...
- [Hannah] Yes! It does! - [Dusty] It feels that way. It does.
It was just a matter of reorientating
- the entire space to make it actually... - [Dusty] Yes.
- ...function better for you guys. - [Hannah] Right.
- [Dusty] Exactly what you did. - [Hannah] It's way more usable.
Okay, we have one more space.
- Okay. - [Dave] Up front, that we gotta go check out.
- [Hannah] Let's do it! - Let's go back to the living room.
- [Hannah] I'll foray. - [Dave] Back to the living room.
We wanted a space for your kids.
- We don't wanna forget about them. - [Hannah] Yes.
- Wow! - Oh, my goodness.
- [Hannah] Oh, wow. - [Dusty chuckling] It's like a circus tent.
- [Jenny] It is! - That's awesome!
- [Hannah] This is so fun! - [Dusty] Oh, they're gonna love this.
- I can't wait to see their faces when they see this. - Oh, my.
[Jenny] Every kid wants a stage, and our flooring guy, Tom,
- put a star in the stage for us. - [Hannah] Aw.
- Oh, how fun! - So, they can perform under the circus tent.
And then Dave built an amazing bookshelf.
It has some fun angles, just something different.
Add a little modern twist on a traditional bookcase.
And then, I went ahead, and just went crazy, and painted it a bold color.
Tying in with the ceiling.
I know that it's kinda crazy, but the kids are young,
and I thought, just have a fun space.
- So, you guys just moved to town, and I wanted this... - [Dusty] Yes.
...to feel like a really cool home for them.
- We'll use this way more than a formal dining room. - Yeah, yeah.
- [Jenny] Yes. - It'll get used.
- [Jenny] Yes. - Yes.
[Dave] You move here from another state,
you wanna make it someplace that your kids love.
- Yeah. - And that your kids really enjoy,
and I feel like this is a really good start to that.
It's just perfect for their family.
We are gonna leave you guys, so that you can bring your kids over,
and they can see the space.
And I hope they love it. I hope you guys love it.
- Yeah, we love it. - We love it.
Welcome to Arkansas. Enjoy your new home.
- And... - Thank you, so much.
- ...make lots a memories here. - [Dusty] Thank you, so much.
- Thank you! - [Jenny] You're so welcome!
- [Jenny] Bye, guys! - [Hannah] Thank you!
- Enjoy! - See you later.
- Everything was... - Beautiful.
They really turned our house into a home, and we're so grateful for that.
- Come on in! - What's up kiddos?
What do you think, bud?
[Dusty] You got a stage up here.
- You can sing. - [Hannah] Sing and dance.
We look forward to many years just raisin' our kids here.
- [boy] Oh, it is a big a closet. - [Hannah] Yeah.
- We can't be happier. - Yes.
- You ready to move in? - Mmm-hmm.
Me too.
- Feels like a home now. - [Hannah] Yep.