[Luke Marrs speaking]
It's a fire.
[Dave Marrs] Where is the emergency fire truck?
- [Luke] Hello? - [Dave imitating siren]
Emergency!
It's sinking in the sand!
[Jenny Marrs] Hey, guys. What you doing?
- Are you working? - We are...
Well, there's a lot of crashing going on...
- [Jenny] Uh-huh. - [Dave] ...and not a lot of recue.
- [Luke exclaiming] - [Jenny] Whoa! You're saving him!
Oh, wow, you threw him in the ravine!
[Dave] What were you up to?
[Jenny] Oh, I was talking to Chris and Necole.
So they're coming to town in, like, a month or so...
[Dave] Oh, awesome.
...and they are planning to stay for a couple months.
He was asking if we had a place for them to stay,
and I said we don't,
but I was thinking, "What if we finished up the apartment
- above in that old building in Centerton?" - Yeah.
- Well, we gotta finish it anyway. - Yeah.
- [Dave] It's just been sitting. - Exactly.
About 10 years ago, Jenny and I bought
a historic building in downtown Centerton.
Really old bank, super cool.
Upstairs is currently an empty apartment,
and we hope to make it a place where friends and family
and out-of-town guests can use, they can stay there.
Yeah, and it kinda gets, um, them away from
the chaos of our family, even for the night.
You know, you've got, like, the little
- wrecking crew, Luke... - [Luke exclaiming]
[Dave] ...um, you got the family of seven,
you got a lot going on, so it's a quiet place.
Maybe tomorrow we'll run over there.
- Mom, tomorrow. - Okay.
I love the idea, 'cause we gotta fix it up anyway.
Oh, wait, you're pulling me backwards!
- Ow! [laughs] - [Luke] Ow.
What are we gonna do with this place?
It's a mess, I know that,
but it's an up-and-coming location
Was I up-and-coming when you married me?
- There was potential, but-- - Whatever.
- I was already solid gold, yo. - [laughs]
Here's the deal, we always have people coming into town,
I really want to fix up that and the building below.
The goal is to create a really cozy place
for guests and friends to stay.
[Jenny] On the bottom floor,
we're dreaming about creating a store
- [Dave] The Mercantile, we're calling it. - [Jenny] Mmm-hmm,
which would feature artisans that we love,
people that we love to work with.
[Dave] So guests, they're gonna have the shop downstairs,
they've got a bakery next door,
there's a park literally across the street.
It's 10 minutes from downtown Bentonville.
I mean, it's really the perfect place to stay.
I love the building, look at it.
- [Jenny] Yeah, the building's cool. - [Dave] Isn't she a beaut?
Right?
So you can see on the outside on the front,
what the glory was.
[Jenny] It is cool that it says Bank of Centerton up there.
- That's cool. -[Dave] I know.
I have pictures of this old 1905 Bank of Centerton.
I want to bring some of that old history back into this building.
Taking it back.
You can see the potential that could be.
I mean, the brick goes behind there. Look.
Oh, cool.
Why would they cover that up?
- That's weird. - I have no idea.
So the entrance to the apartment
is in the back of the building.
All the parking we need right back here.
So when you pull up and park,
that's what you're looking at.
I don't know, it needs something.
Look how rotten those boards all look.
I know.
So Jenny and I bought this building
about 10 years ago for $130,000.
I hope that we can put $80,000 to $100,000
in the apartment upstairs and make it real nice.
Look at this.
Right?
Oh, it's so much better up here.
This is worse.
- But what I want to do is you come up... - [Jenny] Okay.
[Dave] ...to this amazing terrace.
This deck is as big as the inside.
[Jenny] It is. I mean, I think we can do a lot with it,
but it's just,
- it needs some work. - It's scary right now,
- I'm gonna make it less scary. - Okay.
[Dave] Here's what I'm thinking.
From here to there,
you know that 16-foot big slider I have?
I say we put that right here.
From about this point right here
all the way to the end of the building is sold brick.
- [Jenny] Okay. - So we expose the brick wall,
you know, New York style, if you will.
Oh, yes.
We have a beautiful wood front door
that goes into our apartment.
- Why... [laughs] - And I don't know why I said it that way.
Into our apartment.
Maybe you have a little garden up here.
If you make this space really cool,
I could see us being able to use this for dinners,
for friends and...
- That's the Jenny Marrs I know. - ...hosting.
So replace the deck, replace all the hand rail,
try to update the ceiling,
and then put a slider in here.
Add a vintage front door here,
and maybe some gas lanterns.
[Dave] Okay, since we're moving the front door,
I'm thinking this becomes the main bedroom.
[Jenny] Hmm.
Well, this is weird.
Why is there, like, an elevated stage
- and a faux fireplace? - [Dave] Yes.
So we don't need the stage.
So I think this has to go out.
Is this even brick?
Or that's just a piece of...
Look at this, it's just like a...
That's a faux brick with a faux shmear,
- fo-sho. - [laughing]
Okay, so I would like to limit the glass over here
because this is all western sun,
and it gets brutally hot over here in the afternoon.
[Jenny] This flooring slopes. I mean, is that an issue?
- Are we worried-- - Yeah, I mean, I'm gonna have to level everything up.
[Jenny] All right, so the fireplace is gone,
we do new flooring, a window over here,
maybe some nice panel trim on the walls...
- [Dave] Okay. - [Jenny] ...and do some wall paper,
something just to make it feel cozy.
[Dave] I love it.
Just something different and fun and cozy and cute.
Okay, like it.
I don't know, it needs some coziness
'cause this is such a cavernous room.
It's gonna feel weird otherwise.
[Dave] With the Jenny Marrs touch,
it's gonna be amazing.
We're making a really nice bedroom,
a great living room, great bathroom.
Like, this is a short-term,
someone comes and stays.
This room here has no window to the outside,
but it's a nice-sized room.
So I say we make this, like, a study.
Where you walk in the front door,
and maybe you have, like, some French doors
that look to a really cool study.
Yeah, I would like to find some old doors.
I think old doors for the entire place.
Okay, I'm so excited for this next part.
This bathroom is right now currently a hot mess.
[Jenny] I mean, these green tubs are all over town.
- [Dave] They keep showing up. -[Jenny] I know.
[Dave] I think green was a hot thing in Arkansas.
[Jenny] We have one in our house
[Dave] So I think we gut it.
[Jenny] Everything is out, yes.
We'll make a separate water closet in the back,
we'll get rid of the tub, so that we can have a big tile shower,
and then we'll put in a new vanity a and a new tile floor.
Okay.
- This... - Look at this kitchen.
[Jenny] Eh, it's dark, and it's just kinda meh.
Is that better?
[laughing] Oh, yeah, it's much better now.
I've got another room here...
- [Jenny] Okay. - ...and then I've got a living room here,
[Jenny] I like this room,
this room has the most character of the whole place.
Well, could we open this room up?
We don't need this room.
Can we make this the kitchen?
This wall goes, and this wall goes.
All the way back to the bathroom?
[Jenny] Yeah, my only concern
is that even with these two walls gone,
that's still pretty dark.
- ...more light. - So I found some pictures
of the original building,
and there were windows in the side.
I'll take them back to glass 'cause the whole point
- is to get it back to the original. - [Jenny] Yeah.
We'll open all this up.
If we can, we'll add windows along the side wall,
we'll create a kitchen, create a living room,
we'll have custom trim and cabinetry...
- [Dave] Love it -[Jenny] ...just really bring in touches
of history throughout.
You start ordering things,
I can back a dumpster right up to those garage doors.
- [Jenny sighs] It's so hot. - I don't even have to walk down steps.
[Jenny] Let's get out of here.
[Dave] We're gonna take an old building
that has been run down...
- [Jenny] Mmm-hmm. - [Dave] ...over the last century,
and we're going to bring it back to its original glory.
You know, we've had this building for about 10 years,
but here in the last few years,
it's just been sitting there.
It's gonna take a lot of time and money,
but we're finally ready to take on the challenge.
Oh, wait, we have, like, limbo.
You knew they were there, and you still got stuck on them.
It's gonna take a lot of work,
but helping to revitalize this little downtown
is really important to us.
- Yes. - Um, you know, this is a historic building.
It's a part of a few little historic buildings on a small street,
but we're hoping that by starting revitalizing this building,
it'll really kind of start the spark
that'll help the entire community along.
- [Chase Looney] What's up, man? - Good morning!
Way too much energy, man.
I'm early, this is my place.
Today, we are getting ready to demo our apartment.
- We're taking it back just the way it was. - [laughing] Taking it back.
It's take back day.
- Yeah, it's real nice. - [Dave] All right.
Well, it is gonna be real nice.
We are focusing on the upstairs,
just to finish it out.
But I actually told the dumpster guys
to get this underneath, and they didn't.
So I have a feeling I'm gonna be picking up a million things
if I don't back this in. So Chase, will you guide me?
I don't want to take out the corner.
[Matt Marrs] We'll let the one-eyed guy guide you.
[Dave laughing] The one-eyed guy guide me.
[Matt] Which eye you gonna use?
[laughing]
[Dave] You think I need it in four-wheel-drive?
[Chase] No.
All right, spin them!
[Matt] That's good!
[Dave] Whoo-hoo! All right!
Let's go check it out.
Oh, that's perfect now.
Pretty much everything on this deck
goes down to that dumpster.
- [Jenny] Hey! - [Dave] Where's the enthusiasm, excitement?
- [Chase] It's our favorite day. - It's demo day.
I brought a roach spray though just in case
I felt like we might need it here.
Oh, you're fine.
How's it going?
[Dave] We need your help, come on.
In here, just gutting it out.
[Jenny] Yes, all this has to go,
the fireplace has to go.
[Dave] Kitchen, everything goes.
[Jenny] Everything goes, yep.
So these two walls are coming out, right?
Yes.
Once we can get these walls opened up,
then I can lay out what this is gonna look like,
and that, I'm excited for.
Let's go for it.
Big boom.
[grunts]
- [Dave laughing] - [Jenny] This is fun.
I'll just stand here and throw stuff.
[grunting]
- You about missed. - [Dave laughing]
[Chase] That makes demo so much more fun.
[Dave] I'm gonna start pulling some of this siding,
see what we're looking at.
I know Jenny doesn't want the vinyl on here anymore.
This is all plywood, but I know at some point,
the old building's gotta start.
[Chase] Where the brick starts.
It's gotta be on here somewhere.
[Dave] Uh-oh.
I got a feeling Jenny Marrs is gonna like this.
I heard my name, what?
[Dave] Well, here's your brick, babe.
It's been covered in plaster.
No bueno.
Why did they do that?
I don't know.
We know that the brick is under the stucco.
The stucco just needs to be removed,
that is going to cost time and money.
More importantly, money.
[exclaiming]
Right now with the exterior of this building,
we don't have a lot of options.
[sighs]
Well, here's your brick, babe.
It's been covered in plaster.
[sighs]
Wait a minute, I got it, I got it, I got it.
I can smooth coat it all,
and then we can either paint it...
I mean, how expensive is smooth-coating it?
Is that a big deal?
It's just masonry and someone with a trowel.
Mostly labor at that point.
I don't mind doing that. I think that'd be fine
'cause then you could just do that and paint it.
Okay.
We'll pull all of the furring strips off
and then I think it's really just a
point of seeing how far the stucco goes.
If we can get it off easily,
we'll restore the original brick.
If not, maybe we'll go the skim coat route.
I don't know yet, um, but we're gonna figure out something
- 'cause we have to. - When there's a will...
- You're supposed to finish my sentence. - There's a way.
Here comes the fun part, Chase, the walls.
We gotta get both of these walls out of here
- for the new kitchen. -[Jenny] Yeah.
[exclaiming]
- [Matt] Thank you. - [Jenny] Hang on!
[exclaims]
Okay, carry on.
That was a good one.
[Dave] Demo day is amazing.
We have literally filled a 30-yard dumpster
in about an hour and a half.
We are crushing through this thing.
- Chase, we made quick work, my friend. - [Chase] Dude.
[Jenny] And now that those walls are gone,
I'm gonna meet with Chris, our cabinet maker.
So I want it to just be a little bit more of a formal kitchen
than we normally do, not super modern.
White oak cabinets...
- Okay. - ...and inset doors.
I like it.
All right, so you just get your measurements,
I'll follow up with exact details.
- Thanks, Chris. - [Chris Latham] Thank you.
- [Jenny] Hey. - [Dave] Hey.
[Jenny] I am headed out,
but I need to make sure you start on the bed
for the apartment above the Mercantile
- before I leave. - Okay.
So the ceilings in that bedroom are super low.
I originally wanted to do, like, a four-poster bed,
- but they're too low. - Yeah, they're, like, seven and a half feet.
So what if we do, like, a little sleigh bed,
like, the sides go like that, you feel tucked in.
So if I'm looking at the headboard...
- [Jenny] Mmm-hmm. - [Dave] ...you've got, like, the finials.
[Jenny] Mmm-hmm,
and then you add the little curves on the side.
- [Dave] Yeah. - [Jenny] This bedroom at the apartment,
it's gonna be a little more traditional,
we're gonna have paneling on the wall, wallpaper,
want it to feel really cozy...
- Yeah. - ...and very classic.
It's amazing, this is really good
[Dave] It's actually not bad.
So king-sized bed, what...
Kind of wood, I want, like, a warm wood...
- Warm wood? - ...not too white.
[Dave] Okay, what about this guy?
[Jenny] Ooh, I like that, that's pretty. Love it.
You know, I'm really excited about this build.
I'd love to be able to build as much furniture as possible,
and I don't always get to do that.
Really, the pretty parts of this bed
are going to be the headboard
and the side skirts.
First, I'm gonna work on the side skirts.
So if I cut these right at 81,
then I can build out from there.
Do the same here.
I like that, I think that'll look good.
All right, I can start sanding and work on the second one,
[laughing] while sanding two.
We are moving so fast on this project.
We're putting in a 16-foot sliding door
by hoisting it over the balcony railing.
I've got the sheet rock done,
I've got trim done in the main bedroom.
We're really giving it a historic, elevated feel.
I've got salvaged doors hung,
I'm ready to start setting tile,
and I'm feeling good.
- Dave, hey! - Hey, I'm in here.
[Jenny] Here, I brought up some floor tile.
Oh, sweet.
So, here, you want to help me?
I think we'll do a little herring bone.
[Dave] Well, that's not how you do a herring bone.
[Jenny] No, I know it's not.
- [Dave] Like this. - [Jenny] There you go.
- [Dave] No. - No, there.
- [Dave] There. - See, I'm not good with geometry.
[Dave] Nope, not that.
- It's every other one, babe, literally. - [Jenny] I got it, I got it.
Old door from the house, old door from the house...
- [Jenny] Cute, perfect. - [Dave] Toilet room.
[Jenny] It's a giant toilet room.
We could fit a bidet.
A urinal.
Oh, a urinal on one side, that'd be great,
- classy. - [Dave] Want to do that?
No.
[Dave] So you haven' even noticed it yet.
[Jenny] What?
Look what I found behind those walls.
[Jenny] Yeah?
[Dave] Window!
[Jenny] Oh, that's awesome. Great.
So they're gonna come next week, saw cut this out.
- [Jenny] Okay. - So I will have seven windows in here
from our original three.
- That's awesome, okay, so what are you doing... - [Dave] How about that?
...with the HVAC? That's the other thing I'm worried about.
That's something we have to talk about. Okay,
so this ceiling right here...
...is attached to the joists that are then attached to the roof.
So I cannot run duct work.
So I'm gonna do a mini split here.
My options are
this wall here...
...which is not ideal,
or there.
[Jenny] No, not in the kitchen.
- They're so ugly. -[Dave] What about like...
You're gonna be looking at this pretty kitchen,
- and it's gonna look really ugly against the brick. - [Dave] I'll do what you want.
[Dave] I mean, it is what it is.
I just want you to tell me whether it's
right here
or over on the sheet rock.
I'll just tell you, and the answer is no.
[Jenny] Okay, so what are you doing with the HVAC?
I just want you to tell me whether it's
right here
or over on the sheet rock.
- [sighs] I don't know. - I mean, Jenny,
it's either that or like we are now, sweating.
I think it's better over there,
it's a little more hidden
They come out probably 10-12 inches,
and they're about two and a half feet wide.
All right, okay.
[Dave] Good? Okay, cool.
Next steps, outside is going to be
a complete transformation.
[Jenny] I was wanting to do, like, a live wall
to fill in this space so it gives you more privacy.
I think it'd be perfect, and you wouldn't have to listen to all that.
I know, I think it would help.
And then what are we doing on the ceiling?
[Dave] Ceiling's cedar.
[Jenny] Yeah, I think that would be good.
- Um, I got new decking coming. - Okay.
I've got new hand rail coming.
This apartment for our friends
is going to be next, next, next level.
I just need about 17 more hours per day...
- [Jenny] Yeah. - ...and I'm in a good place with this thing.
Dave Marrs...
[Dave] See you later.
[laughs]
- Bye! - [Dave] Thank you!
We are at the apartment, which is my happy place.
We are laying down that handmade clay tile in the bathroom
and cedar shake siding is going on the exterior walls
of the main bedroom.
But today is extra special
because we are going to install a door
that has been waiting patiently
for the last five years in my barn for its home.
And its home is the apartment.
You know what I was just thinking?
You know what word I don't use nearly enough?
- [Dave] What? - Touche.
- [Dave] Ooh, that is a good word. - It's a really good word,
I just thought about it.
Yep, all right, let me go grab some screws.
It's not that I'm not listening to you,
I just have a lot to do.
Touche. See?
[Dave] Touche.
Well, no turning back now.
I just need you to hold the door.
- [contractor] You got it. - Just throw your boot under it right now,
and I'll tell you height.
[contractor] Okay.
[Dave] That's actually perfect you have a good-sized boot.
[contractor] Hey, thanks.
[exclaims]
[Jenny] Hello! Looks so good!
[Dave] Every time we use something out of my barn,
just a little redemption.
It's a little bit of,
"Yes, Jenny, that barn purchase has been worth it."
Touche.
[laughing] Touche, touche.
Luke, can you help me with dishes?
Come here.
- [Jenny] Hey, babe. - [Dave] Hey.
[Jenny] What are you guys doing?
[Dave] We're doing, what are we doing, Luke?
- [Luke] Dishes. - [Jenny] Dishes.
Dishes.
Clip that shut, good job.
- All right. - You want to clean this one?
Here, you do this. We gotta call Chris and Necole real quick, babe.
- So I was thinking about the apartment, right? - [Dave] Yeah.
We're renovating it.
Chris and Necole are coming soon,
it feels like the perfect spot for them.
- All right, should we call them? - They're coming
in a couple months anyway, right?
Yeah, I think so. Do you... I was gonna call them, okay.
[Dave] So our friends, Chris and Necole,
they actually founded a non-profit called Help One Now
that really focuses on trying to eliminate poverty
all over the world.
They have a big presence here in Northwest Arkansas, especially Bentonville.
You know, Chris and Necole had called us a while back
before we started this renovation
to ask if we had any places in town
that they could do, like, a long term rental...
- Yeah. - ...when they're in town, and we didn't.
So now we get to call them and surprise them
and tell them we do have a space.
Hey.
[Dave] So we have a surprise for you.
You know how we talked about the space above the bank?
Oh, yeah. Of course, yeah.
So we were thinking what if we make it an apartment
that feels like home
'cause we know you guys come here a lot,
and we thought it'd be nice to have a place
where you're not just staying in a hotel,
you actually have your own kinda home "away from home."
And it will be done by the time you guys get here.
[Dave] All the work that we've on it,
it just keeps...
Like, we keep coming back to you guys,
to the work that y'all do.
And we think it would be a perfect space
for you guys whenever you're in town.
Bentonville's like a second home to us,
but usually we're not in a home home,
- we're just with people... -[Jenny] Yeah.
...that we care about,
and so that would be just amazing.
Now you're at a home home.
- Yes! - Well, an apartment home home.
Yeah.
So we, you guys said a couple months, right?
You'll be here in a couple months?
Uh, well, I don't know if we told you guys this,
but, um, we just found out probably a couple days ago
that we'll be there in
three or four weeks from now.
- Oh. - [Chris Marlow] Probably less than a month for sure.
- Oh, okay. - [Chris Marlow] I don't know.
[laughs]
- That's fine. - Chris, you're killing me.
That's fine.
We thought they were gonna be here in a couple months,
but they're actually coming in about three and a half, four weeks.
So, whew,
the time table just got pushed up.
So I love a deadline, I love that.
So this is gonna make Jenny get off her butt...
- and finish ordering... - What?
- ...everything for this apartment that we need. - [Luke laughing]
Luke though that that was hilarious.
- Luke! - Luke, was that funny?
- Don't listen to your dad! - [laughing]
Get off your booty!
We gotta move fast, we got a lot to do.
- Yes. - Uh, we want to get this done right
- for Chris and Necole. - Yeah.
But also, this is a 1905 building
that is, like, the center of Main Street in Centerton.
So we want to do this right,
- um, do it well... - Yeah.
...because everyone will see this,
and it's important to the city.
- This is gonna be great. - Yeah.
I think it'll be perfect for them.
I know, I'm excited.
I think it'll be a fun space for them,
it'll make them feel like they're home
'cause they come here all the time,
but we only have now a month. So...
All right, I'm gonna go load up the truck,
get to work.
Here's my ceiling, my love.
I'll lay it like a floor, where it'll be laced together.
It'll run this way.
- Mmm-hmm. - It's a beautiful day.
I'm gonna just cruise along,
get a bunch of that cedar put up on the ceiling,
which will look so much better than the vinyl that was there.
But now that we only have three to four weeks to get this done,
we have to kick this renovation into high gear.
I'll just start rolling.
All right, well, let's stop talking and start doing.
First one's the worst one, Jenny Marrs.
[Jenny] Dave, please get down.
Please be careful.
I'm just gonna hold your pants right here.
Ooh, that's my butt crack!
- I know, just-- - Stay away from my butt crack!
I'm gonna hold your pants.
You're literally-- [laughs]
- If I make you fall-- Okay. - You're literally gonna make me fall.
I know, I know, I know.
[Dave] I think this is gonna be cool.
All right, bubba.
Jenny Marrs, you're not gonna believe this.
What?
-[Dave] Brock is about done. -[Jenny] Oh, it's very exciting.
[Dave] Full disclosure,
I would never hire anyone to do work at my house...
Exactly, that's why nothing ever gets done.
...because I can do everything.
- But do you have time? - No.
So this has been on our to-do list now for, how many years?
Probably four.
[Dave] So, Jenny Marrs
has taken something off of my plate
that I was supposed to do at our house.
- All right, so just lift 'em up? - [Brock] Yes, sir.
Life that one, it'll catch the next one underneath it, so.
[Jenny] This vinyl window system
will help us to use our porch in the winter
because it's our favorite spot in the house,
- the one we use the most. - Yeah.
Front porch, back porch.
- Yeah, so-- - That's kinda people we are.
Boys,
look at this.
Hey, you're not supposed to be squirting.
- No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. [screams] - [Jenny] Luke.
- Get Daddy. - Luke, you better not squirt me. [screams]
- [laughs] - Get him, get him.
- Ha-ha. - [Luke and Jenny giggling]
[Jenny] Go to the side. Oh, get him, get him.
[screams]
All right, I'm coming out.
[screams]
[Dave laughing]
Okay.
You guys, I'm soaked.
Kids, one. Dave, zero.
- [kids cheer] - [Dave laughing]
[Joe] Finally a door I feel comfortable going through.
I love this little door, isn't it cute?
We have got a huge,
huge, huge, huge,
huge build day at the apartment.
In the kitchen, we're cutting out the brick to bring back the windows.
All right, guys, get started.
All right.
[Matt] Hey.
Hey.
Like, do you think that's falling down?
Oh, yeah.
Everything is going good until he gets to the top.
The weight of the roof starts baring down,
and that blade kinks up.
Is it crimping it?
- Yes. - Yeah.
[Dave] If there is too much weight pushing down,
the whole wall could collapse.
- You're just making yourself worse. - Yeah.
Drive that shim in there.
I'm thinking,
"Okay, how much of this building, it,
what's the pressure that's sitting on top of this blade
to cause it to kink?"
I think you gotta take the stress off, cut three relief cuts.
- We're gonna try to pull it, push it out. - No.
He didn't even think about it.
He's like, "Nope."
Someone got really shut down.
You know what, though?
- He's an engineer. - [Matt] Yeah.
He tells me yes or no, and I'm good with that.
I want it done the right way,
so I'm paying the experts to come in,
and we're gonna just supervise
and then do work elsewhere
while they figure out a way to safely cut out the brick.
I think while they're finishing that cut,
let's just get these out.
[man speaking]
Ooh.
I have the perfect person for that.
What do you want us to do? Start at the top or...
Yeah, the top corners, and we'll cut the bottom.
I don't want that cartoon to happen
where this is standing here and all this goes down.
- Ready? - Yup.
[Matt] Chase, that whole wall is shaking.
Woo, doggie.
[Chase] Oh, yeah.
Is it gone? There it is.
- We got a hole. - One hole.
Almost there.
And nothing happens.
Once we took that last little piece of brick out,
and it didn't shift at all,
I knew we were good,
but the block, uh, slash brick
was a little bit thicker than we anticipated,
I think it's about
12, 14 inches thick,
so we gotta get this going,
we gotta get these things out of here.
Maybe we should cut it down to one window up there.
There it goes.
- [Chase] Whoo-hoo. - [Dave laughs]
It let some breeze in. Whoo!
There's gonna be so much light in here.
We can get all these windows out today, you watch.
Get these other windows cut.
Okay, got vases.
Oh, it's our old table.
Hey, Dave.
Yeah.
- What's up? - Is this our old table?
You know I can't throw anything away.
- Where is the legs? - I think they're back here.
[Jenny] I was going to have Dave
build a dining table for the apartment,
but I think this table might work.
'Cause we need something narrow there
- because of the kitchen. - Yeah, this is, it's over eight feet,
so length isn't a problem at all.
Do you want the top stripped?
Yeah, I would like it lighter.
Luke, okay, what are you doing in there?
- Hey, you need help? - [indistinct]
- No, I got it. - You got all this--
- Okay, watch out, Daddy is carrying a table. - Go this way, Luke.
[Jenny] We got this table when we moved to the farm.
We ate around this table every night...
- Yeah. - ...with four little ones under four,
- so it holds so many memories. -[Dave] Yeah.
So many good, good times.
What, what do you got going on here?
- [Dave] He's working in the shop. - Okay.
Never question a man with excavator saw dust
and bucket that's actually getting stuff cleaned.
- Look at that. Good boy. - [Jenny] Good job, buddy.
All right, let me sand this real quick.
- This thing is legit. - Do you wanna try it?
It'll run from you, you gotta be careful.
Don't stay in one spot, keep moving.
Too hard.
It'll dig a hole if you stay in one spot.
I know, I can't-- Oh, my gosh.
- Did I ruin it? - Uh, you made a...
You made another story.
- Here we go. - That's what you made, you made another story.
- All right, I'll get it sanded down. - All right.
Hey, thanks.
[Dave] We've got a lot going on at the apartment,
and only a few more weeks to get it all done.
It turns out that the exterior stucco
is coming off much easier than expected.
Which means, we're still on track
within our original $100,000 budget,
and we can restore that beautiful original brick.
Inside, we're finishing off the shower
with a cool handmade tile in a creamy natural color.
Faux beams are going up on the kitchen ceiling
to give a slight separation from the living room.
And in the kitchen,
we're putting in light oak cabinets with a matte stain.
You got a cabinet, Chris?
- Yeah - [Dave] Bring it in.
And unfinished custom cabinetry for the living room
that will eventually get painted.
Look at that.
Are we doing a wood top here? Are we doing...
I don't know. I know Jenny wants it to be like a little window seat.
So I'll just do a three quarter thick top then.
Cool man, love it.
- Thanks, man. - All right, thanks, guys.
[Jenny] We really want this apartment
to be a special place for Chris and Necole to stay.
They're gonna be here in two weeks,
and our amazing team has been pushing hard to get it all done.
We're sanding down the floors and putting in the windows,
but we still have a lot to do.
[Dave] We got that gas line through here,
let's continue pulling this 'cause I actually have decking coming...
Okay, sweet.
...later today or first thing in the morning.
It's probably been here 25 years,
so it's time.
This one you can probably pull out.
[Nick] Hey, Dave.
- Hey. - How is it going?
Bringing your lanterns.
This is awesome.
- [Jenny] Hi. Oh, my gosh, look at these things. - How are you?
- Wow, it's a beast. - [Nick] Lanterns are here.
- [Dave] Oh, my gosh. - [Jenny] Oh, those are beautiful.
All handmade in Mississippi.
- So, yeah. - So cool.
- They're beautiful. - [Nick] Thank you.
Okay, I wanna see it, let's see it. Let's hold 'em up.
They're just pure natural coppers, so they'll patina.
Well, if you wanna grab the other one,
I'll start, I'll start mounting this one.
[Nick] Sounds good.
[Dave] I love it.
[Jenny] We have this beautiful vintage front door,
- these handmade lanterns. -[Dave] Right.
[Jenny] So not only are we giving them handmade elements,
but we're also adding to this building's historic charm.
All right, I love it, I love it, I love it.
Wow.
This is amazing.
[Dave] We really wanted it to feel like home
- away from home. -[Jenny] Yes.
[Chris] We may just stay here forever.
[Jenny] At the apartment, we're in the final push
before our friends, Chris and Necole, come to stay.
The new railing is up,
the new deck is going in,
trim is being painted,
and the countertops are going in
in the bathroom and kitchen.
That looks amazing.
Is this a bad time for me to tell you it's the wrong color?
- [all laughing] - I'm just-- [laughs]
[Jenny] But one really unique feature
is gonna make this a true oasis for our friends,
a hydroponic garden wall.
All right.
Are these the plants over here?
- They are, yeah, yeah. - Holy Moley.
- Dave, look at this. - Come and, come and check these out.
[Jenny] What? This is amazing.
So on the outside,
- this is your ornamental, it's Sedum. - Oh, this is so pretty.
- It's a succulent. - [Dave] Okay.
- [Jenny] Yes. - It likes it hot and dry.
Perfect.
This is thyme.
- And-- - [Jenny] Oh, is this rosemary?
- [Mark] Yup, yeah. - Mmm.
So that's what's gonna be on the inside.
Since this is a second floor apartment,
we don't have a yard or a garden,
but we wanted to include a lot of greenery,
so this is a really great solution.
What about weeds?
That's the biggest problem we have is weeds.
You're not gonna have 'em.
- Not even coming through here? - Well-- Yeah.
Nope, 'cause this was sterile...
- Yeah. - ...so the only thing it's gonna grow
- is what you introduce. - Yeah.
And then the mesh is so tight
- that it keeps anything out. - Brilliant.
- So no weeding, no digging, no nothing. - [laughs] What a relief.
Best. Can you come do our whole yard?
- [Dave laughs] - We're ready to go.
- [Mark] So... - So these are just gonna go all along here.
You just kinda put it in there, huh?
- [Mark] Yup. - Like this.
[Mark] You can just put it in any one of these trays there.
[Jenny] Perfect...
- Yeah. - ...'cause when people are out here downstairs,
looking up, this is what they're gonna see.
- Yeah. - I love it, so cool.
[Dave] We wanted it to be total retreat.
- Yeah. - And they get a garden right up front.
- I love it. Yeah. - I love it.
- All right, thank you. - We'll be back.
Okay.
So at the apartment, I'm building everything.
I'm building everything I possibly can,
I mean, if it doesn't have upholstery on it,
I'm building it.
And now I gotta focus on some stools.
Okay.
So I drilled all these at a ten degree angle.
I got two lefts and two rights.
I'm gonna assemble this...
...this...
...then I'll have verticals going this way.
One nail just to hold 'em in place until the glue sets up.
Do the same.
All right, feel test.
Like it.
I love it.
Let that dry. Build few more.
It is coming together amazing.
[Jenny] Chris and Necole fly in tomorrow...
...so we've gotta get everything done today.
A little window nook to read
and then turn on your little light.
It's pretty cute.
I'm literally so proud of how this building turned out.
[Jenny] Mmm-hmm.
The bench is perfect.
- They turned out good. - For this--
- And our old table is being put back into use. - Our old table.
I think everything we incorporated,
Chris and Necole will really appreciate.
All the lighting is very historic feeling, all the hardware...
[Dave] When Jenny and I take on these projects,
they really become part of us.
And this is something I've dreamt about for a long time.
I've dreamt about taking this building back for a long time...
- Yeah. - ...and now that we're there,
- I'm so happy we did. - Yeah.
- Great. - All right, cool.
How was the flight in?
Easy breezy.
We're glad to be back here in,
- in Northwest Arkansas. - [Jenny] Yeah?
- So we picked Chris and Necole up from the airport. -[Dave] Yup.
[Jenny] And we're heading to the apartment.
So we have a place for you now.
- [Necole] We are excited to see it. - [Jenny] Yeah.
Here we are.
So, downstairs is gonna be
the mercantile that we told you guys about.
- Yeah. - Eventually, it's a work in progress.
And then,
upstairs, an apartment.
- All the things. - So let's go see it.
- So exciting. - Let's go up there.
- All right, let's go. - All right.
Okay. Wow!
This is amazing.
- All right, let's go. - All right.
Wow!
This is amazing.
[Chris] This is beautiful.
-[Dave] The difference now from what it was. -[Necole] Yes. Yeah.
[Dave] Everything had to be replaced and redone.
[Chris] Unbelievable.
She's gonna love those plants.
- Oh, my God. - That's, like, her passion right there.
[Necole] I love that.
[Jenny] There's kale, Swiss chard, all the herbs.
On timers, so we don't have to worry about watering.
- Yes. - You just come out, make your salad.
Oh, my goodness, this is beautiful.
I think nature helps you feel peaceful,
and that's what we wanted for you guys
'cause you do so much hard work,
- you travel all the time. - [Dave] Yeah.
And so when you're here, we wanted it to be a place
- where you can just exhale. - Awesome.
That's, that's what I need.
Well, the challenge is, like, where would you be?
Like, I wanna be here, I wanna be over there.
Where ever the conversation needs to happen.
[Chris] One of our themes of course is
what does it mean to build friendships around a table?
I can imagine all the different stories we can share,
friends we can connect with
from the Help One Now world to, to happen right here.
[Dave] We really wanted it to feel like home
- away from home. -[Jenny] Yes.
We have these gas lanterns
custom made by a company out in Mississippi,
and I love how they're just kinda oversized,
it's such a statement right when you walk up here.
Everything feels very historic and era appropriate.
Well, that door is gorgeous, those lanterns are amazing, it's so beautiful.
- All right, you ready to go inside? - Let's do it.
Oh, my goodness.
So beautiful, like, I'm such a fan of the brick.
[Necole] I love the brick.
[Dave] All of this brick was completely covered.
-[Dave] I love it. - [Necole] It's beautiful.
[Jenny] This table was in our old house.
Dave stripped it, brought it back to its natural finish,
build some benches, so we can fit more people,
I found some old chairs.
So basically, if memory serves me right,
some of the first moments where we met
- were around this table. - Yeah.
- Okay, so the kitchen, let's talk kitchen now. - Yes.
So amazing.
[Jenny] I wanted it to feel old, it's historic,
like this kitchen has been here for a long time.
I love all the old pieces, all the detail.
[Jenny] The hardware is handmade.
The lights are handmade.
Dave handmade those stools on the other side.
It's important to us to support makers,
and so that's what we wanted to do in this space.
And also, this kitchen used to be on the other side,
and it was a tiny little tight galley.
We really wanted it to be more open
because, again, we wanted to facilitate
conversations and meetings.
- We'll fit 30 people in this little room, - [Jenny] Exactly.
- and have conversations for hours. - Yes.
[Necole] So light in here, it's beautiful.
None of these windows were here.
- So they had all been bricked and blocked in... - [Jenny] Yeah.
[Dave] ...so we cut 'em all back out and opened it up.
[Jenny] I had these little lights made,
I love these little lights.
Because I love a good window seat
- where you can just sit and read. -[Necole] Yes.
I'm not gonna leave, you're gonna have to kick me out.
[all laughing]
It feels so open
- and, and intimate at the same time. - [Jenny] Yeah.
And so I love that, it's so beautiful.
- Thanks, thank you. - Love this.
- That's a good compliment. - [Dave] Yeah.
All right, we've got more space to see.
- Okay. - Wow.
- Oh, my goodness, it's beautiful. - [Chris] Unbelievable.
[Jenny] We had a big tub in here that we took out,
and we just basically reoriented the space,
so it feels bigger.
- So, again, with the theme of handmade. - Wow.
[Jenny] Handmade tile,
handmade hardware.
- Yeah, when you open the door-- - Look at the details.
[Chris] Beautiful.
But you also have to do work, right?
So you leave the bathroom and you go to the next space.
- So these little doors-- - These doors are so cool.
[Jenny] Aren't they so cute?
-[Necole] Yes. -[Chris] They're beautiful.
This office doesn't have any windows
'cause it's just an interior room,
so I wanted to keep the glass on the doors,
- so you can still get natural light in the office. - [Dave] Right.
- [Necole] Oh, my goodness. This is amazing. - [Chris] Wow.
This is perfect for you to work in.
Get your work done and get out of here.
[Jenny] Before, this room was a dark cave.
Now it actually serves a function.
[Dave] Storage, washer, dryer in there,
- so when you're here you have everything. - Yes.
[Chris] Maybe I'll actually write something.
- I don't know, it's been a long time. - Yeah.
[Dave] There you go.
Finally, you gotta sleep somewhere.
- Gotta sleep. - Oh, yeah, sleep.
Yes, go on.
- Oh, man. - Oh, my goodness.
- Wow. -[Chris] Unbelievable.
- [Necole] Wow. - [Jenny] This room had this super weird stage
and a fake fireplace that didn't work.
We took all that out,
we put new flooring.
We added all this trim and the chair rail
and this beautiful hand painted wallpaper
just to make it soothing and calm.
The wallpaper...
- Isn't it cool? - So beautiful.
- Isn't it amazing? - You're right.
And I love the door...
- [Dave] Oh, open those up. -[Necole] ...to outside.
In the morning, you, like, you just open it up,
let the fresh air in.
So amazing, guys.
[Jenny] And Dave made this beautiful bed.
Very traditional feel, but also it has a little bit of a modern touch.
- I think you did a great job. - Thank you.
We may not leave now.
- I know! - Amazing.
- We may just stay here forever. - Perfect.
[Chris] We're very excited to have a space
where we can gather people.
Dave and Jenny, we love you, and,
and we can't wait to hang out more in Centerton.
Cheers to many good stories,
taking place in this apartment.
- And it will for sure. - That's right. Cheers.
- The apartment is done. Whoo, feels good. - Celebration.
Celebrate,
but only briefly
because we still have a lot of work to do downstairs
on the mercantile.
[Dave] Yeah, I agree.
[Jenny] I don't even know what it's gonna be, but it'll be something good.
[Dave] In doing so I really think
we're gonna help this little downtown of Centerton,
help this little community.
Centerton, here we come.
We got an amazing apartment,
pretty soon we're gonna have an amazing mercantile.
- Cheers, guys. - Cheers.
Love you guys.