-[Jenny] Hey. What are you doing up? -[Dave] Making coffee.
With my girl.
I know, but we have to get going, babe.
-I hear boiling. We're good. -[Jenny] Okay.
Did you read Charlotte's thing?
"One thing that would make school more enjoyable?"
"One thing that would make school more enjoyable
would be if there were horses here."
[Dave] I think she would love to go back
-to the 1800s. -I love it.
[Dave] Man, this takes a lot longer than I thought.
We've got to make our coffee maker fixed.
I gotta go get ready.
Hold on. Hold on.
The coffee's not done.
[Dave chuckling]
-Takin' my cup out to the truck. -It's a very small cup.
It's a very strong coffee.
Cheers.
-All right. I gotta go get dressed. -Okay.
[slurps]
-It's hot. [laughs] -It's hot.
-It's really good though. -[Jenny] Mm-hmm.
[Dave] I'll see you out in the truck.
[birds chirping]
It's a really pretty neighborhood.
[Jenny] Mm-hmm.
So, Tom and Sahara Hoskins.
They've lived in this house for 29 years.
-That is crazy. Raise their family here. -[Jenny] It's a lot. Yeah.
But... So Tom's...
parents recently passed away and they left...
money to Tom and Sahara
to put towards renovating their home.
-[Dave] Oh, wow. That's amazing. -So, it's a really big...
-[Dave] Big deal. -...emotional project.
[Dave] That's it, right there.
[Jenny] Perfect.
-[Dave] The roof looks pretty good. -[Jenny] Mm-hmm.
[Dave] I like the brick color.
[Jenny] All right.
-[Jenny] Hi. -Hey.
-[Jenny] How are you?
-[Dave] How are y'all? -[Sahara] Welcome. So glad to see you.
-Hi. -[Dave] How are you, sir?
-Good, good. Thanks. Good to see you. -[Dave] Good to see you.
-[Jenny] Look at you. -[Dave] So this is it.
-This is it. -[Sahara] This is it.
So how long have you guys lived here?
[Tom and Sahara] Twenty-nine years.
-Raised your babies here. -[Sahara] And... Yup.
We have two sons.
They grew up in this house
and now we are enjoying it.
[Tom] So we had this house built.
Best thing we ever did.
[Sahara] We love this area.
The neighborhood...
Just the quietness of it.
[birds chirping]
-Needs some upgrading but... -[Jenny] Yeah.
-Well, that's normal after 30 years. -And that's why we're here.
-So tell us, like, what do you guys wanna do? -We waited that long.
-But... -[Jenny] Yeah.
Just, uh, pretty up the front.
You know, our columns are...
-dated and old and... -[Jenny] Yeah.
-[Dave] Right. -[Tom] The windows are plain right now.
We had... [chuckles]
at one time, had shutters on it and...
-Yeah. -...the wind blew 'em away.
-[Dave] Yeah. -Oh, yeah. Okay.
-[all laughing] -What about the front door?
-I'd love a new front door. -Okay.
[Tom] Little more light through it maybe somehow.
-[Dave] Okay. We can do that. -[Jenny] Yeah. That'd be nice.
-Is... -But do you like the brick?
-I love the brick. Like, I... -Okay.
[Tom] We never had to do any maintenance on it.
-[Jenny] Right. That is nice. -[Tom] Yeah, which was a big deal.
[Jenny and Sahara] Yeah.
I mean, if we're not doing a ton out here structurally
and we're not painting, it really does save a lot of the budget
-to be able to be used inside. Which is nice. -Yes.
-That's where we really want it updated. So... -[Jenny] Okay. Perfect.
So what are you guys planning to spend on this renovation?
-$175,000. -Okay.
So the plan for outside is to get you a new front door,
a new lighting,
update these posts.
Maybe something wooden to add some warmth.
Give you new shutters.
-Freshen everything up and then... -[Dave] Yeah.
- ...freshen up the landscaping as well. -[Tom] Perfect.
-[Sahara] Perfect. Sounds wonderful. -[Jenny] Okay. All right.
-All right. Let's check the inside of his house now. -Let's go in.
-[Jenny] All right. -[Sahara] Please come in.
[Tom]It has been just about...
30 years that we moved into it.
If we would've knew then,
what we know now, it would've been...
-[Sahara] Little bit different. -...a different story.
The way it's laid out is bad.
-Okay. Lovely. -Okay. Here's our living room.
-[Dave] I love it. -[Sahara] We love that it's...
open to the patio
-where we spend a lot of time. -[Jenny] Yes.
All right. So tell me about this fireplace.
Do you want to see it updated?
I know you like the brick outside.
But would you be open to...
lightning this up or changing this out some...
-in some way? -[Sahara] Yes. I think it'd be great.
[Jenny] Okay. You kinda--
[Dave] I love your picture here.
-Did you take that? -[Tom] I took that, yeah.
[Sahara] Yeah, he did. In Santorini.
-[Jenny] Yeah. -[Dave] So do you travel a lot?
Um, yes, I have actually.
-My dad was a physicist and I was born... -[Dave] Okay.
...in Benghazi, Libya.
-Hence the name Sahara. -[Jenny] Oh, wow.
And I was a travel agent for 30 years.
-Oh, nice. -So, yeah.
So with this renovation, I mean, what inspired this?
Well, my father passed away in December.
-Oh, I'm sorry. -I'm sorry.
And Mom passed away in January.
-Aww. -Wow.
[Tom] So, and she had left
my brother and I some inheritance and...
she designated she wanted us
redoing our house. 'Cause I, you know,
-she knew we'd been here and... -Aww.
-That's amazing. -[Tom] And it needs to be done and...
-[Dave] Aww. I love that. -[Jenny] Aww.
[Tom] Mom and Dad were very conservative
and they liked very civil things.
So it was not easy for me to...
commit to spending my mom and dad's money.
But it's what she wanted and...
and... and it's okay.
[Jenny] Overall, how do you want
this space to feel?
Like, what... tell me what you guys are envisioning.
Comfortable. Um...
-More light. -Just loungy.
-Yeah. Hang out. -Yeah.
And what about color?
Obviously you like neutrals.
[Sahara] Neutrals. We like some whites...
-[Tom] Like, lighter color. -...and lighter colors, yeah.
-I think whiter would have... -With wood accent.
[Jenny] And are you thinking of maybe a vinyl flooring
-or something that looks like wood? -[Tom] We don't want it...
rock-hard.
-Right, right. So... -We want it to have some pliability.
-Soft. Okay. Okay. -I got you. Okay.
Okay. You got the popcorn ceilings.
-Back in the day... -[Sahara] Please take the popcorn ceiling off.
Okay. So the plan for the living room...
is to replace the flooring.
Have new wood-like flooring.
We'll update the look of the fireplace
but keep the fireplace itself
and make this just a little brighter, a little more modern.
-Um, and update the mantle. -[Sahara] Yeah. Absolutely.
[Jenny] Paint, scrape off the popcorn ceilings,
-and replace the ceiling fan. -[Dave] Yeah.
We have a room over here.
-Okay. -Our fourth bedroom.
-[Jenny and Dave] Okay. -That we would like to incorporate
and make it more livable with the rest of the house.
-Oh. So maybe open up this wall? Okay. -[Sahara] Yes.
-Oh, nice. -[Dave] Oh, so cool.
-Pieces of furniture in here. -[Jenny] This is cool.
-[Sahara] Um, this bar was from Peru. -[Jenny] Okay.
-[Dave] So cool. -[Sahara] Um, it's got
Aztec drawings on there which is...
-Wow. -That is inlaid in leather is what that is.
-[Jenny] Wow. That is amazing. Very cool. -[Dave] That's amazing.
We'd like to have a place that...
you could come and, you know, set up a card table.
Like a loungy place.
I want people to be able to touch...
-the stuff that I've collected and look at it. -[Jenny] Yeah.
-See it. -[Sahara] And...
-if not be jumped. -[Jenny] Not just have it hidden.
-[Dave] Right. -[Jenny] Yeah.
So we'll have Bar Hoskins.
Kind of a moody, bold, loungy space.
-We'll open up this wall, case it out. -[Sahara] Yes.
So that it feels connected to
but a little bit separate from the living room.
-And then... -[Sahara] That would be awesome.
What's next?
-I'd like to show you the bedroom. -[Jenny] All right.
-[Tom laughing] -[Sahara] Come on in.
-[Jenny] This is a nice size bedroom. -[Dave] It is.
-[Sahara] Thank you. -[Jenny] Yeah.
-Okay. So what... -[Sahara] It definitely has the popcorn as well.
-[Jenny] Yes. We'll get rid of the popcorn. -[Sahara] Yeah.
Obviously we'll replace the flooring as well to go through, but...
-Yeah. -...what about color in here?
Is there anything in particular you want to see?
[Sahara] We'd like for it to be light, you know.
-[Jenny] Okay. -[Dave] Yeah
[Jenny] I mean, this'll be a pretty easy refresh of this space.
-It's a nice big space. -[Dave] Yeah.
I'm assuming that most of the work in here
needs to happen in the bathroom, right?
-[Sahara] Yes, please. -Okay. Let's go
-check it out. -[Sahara] Come on in.
All right. Here's our bathroom.
[Jenny] Okay. Yes.
[Sahara] It's been about four different colors.
Dark gray, pink.
-It's time for it to get a total makeover. -[Jenny] Okay.
And what would you like to see in here?
I would like to see some wild tile.
-[Jenny] Okay. -[Dave] Oh.
[Sahara] Wild tile.
[Jenny] Do you want a tub or do you want just a shower?
Just a shower would be fine.
-So get rid of the tub? -Yeah.
-Okay. So we're gonna do a bigger shower. -Yes.
[Jenny] What about the vanity?
[Sahara] Love two sinks.
-[Dave] Okay. -[Jenny] Yes.
[Sahara] And the rest of it
-can be spa-like, and... -Yeah.
-Okay. -Or...
you know, but have a little character.
-[Dave] Great. -[Jenny] Okay. So really,
the bathroom, we're gonna reorient everything.
-Replace the carpet in here with tile. -[Sahara] Mm-hmm.
[Jenny] And give you a water closet
where you're gonna have a door for your toilet.
Um, we'll replace the vanity, the lighting.
Take out the tub, give you a nice big shower.
And have a fun standout tile.
-[Tom] That'd be super. -[Sahara] Love that.
-Feel like tile will fit. -Okay.
-Absolutely. -All right. Now...
-Yes. -We're gotta talk about the kitchen.
-We haven't talked about the kitchen yet. -Oh.
-Let's go. -The kitchen is the biggest.
-Let's go. -[Tom] That's her pride and joy.
Yes.
-[Sahara] Here's the kitchen. -[Jenny] Okay.
-[Sahara] The old kitchen. -[Dave] Okay.
-[Jenny] Yeah. -[Sahara] With a beautiful box.
-[Jenny] Those lights. I tell you. -[Sahara] Yes.
-Aren't they lovely? -[Jenny] Always. I know.
If this wall was gone,
-that'd be awesome. -[Dave] Do you remember...
like, how the rafters up in the ceiling
-or the trusses run? -The rafters run this way
-up there, believe it or not. -Really?
[Tom] Yes.
[Dave] If that's the case, then it's probably not load-bearing at all.
-We can probably take it out. -[Tom] That's what I was hoping.
-That's what I was hoping. -[Sahara] That would be great.
[Jenny] That would be nice. Yeah. Okay.
So what about colors and feel?
My dream kitchen would have a...
new stove.
[Jenny and Dave] Okay.
[Sahara] And a big vent.
-[Dave] Okay. -[Jenny] Okay. Yes.
-Okay. -[Sahara] I'd like for the cupboards
to go all the way to the ceiling.
-[Dave] They should. -[Jenny] Yes.
[Sahara] These white counters...
[Jenny] Mm-hmm.
[Sahara] I would like them to be white but upgraded.
[Jenny] Okay. Yeah.
-Yeah. -[Tom] Just a little character.
-[Dave] Yeah. -Then a big sink.
-Okay. -Um, a bigger island.
And if it could be moved out...
-Yeah. For sure. -Well, with this wall gone,
-you definitely could. -[Sahara] Mm-hmm.
-[Jenny] Yes. -[Dave] I mean, you've got...
Well, it's just... you're just dependent
-on your table then. -[Sahara] Yup.
Well because if this dishwasher is open,
-there's no getting around. -[Jenny] It's tight. Yeah.
-And it's just... -[Jenny] Yes.
-We bump into each other here. -[Dave] Sure.
-[Jenny] Okay. -[Sahara] Yeah.
[Jenny] So basically the plan for the kitchen and dining room
is to open up these walls through the living room
-as much as we can. -[Sahara] Mm-hmm.
[Jenny]Um, replace the flooring
so it's consistent with everywhere else.
Update all of the cabinets, the countertops,
the tile, the appliances.
Bring the kitchen cabinetry further down
-closer to the dining room. -[Sahara] Mm-hmm.
[Jenny]Give you a bigger island.
Scooch it forward
and over so that you have more functionality
and people can sit there.
And then replace your lighting and paint.
[Sahara] Then we'll go out in the patio.
[Jenny] Oh, the patio.
-[Tom] Pride and joy. Show it to 'em. -[Sahara] Yes.
[Jenny] What a great space.
[Sahara] Thank you. We spend a lot of time out here.
[Jenny] Oh, I'm sure.
Looks like the deck needs to be updated.
-Yeah. The deck has seen better days, for sure. -Yeah.
[Jenny] Really, the biggest thing is updating all of this decking.
-This is a lot of decking. -[Sahara] Yes.
-It is a lot. -[Jenny] So to be honest,
that's gonna take up some of the budget.
Anything else.
Anything else before we go that you guys can think of that we need to do.
I would love, um,
I have something to give you.
-Okay. -Uh, to use in the house.
-Oh. Okay. -Okay. Decided about...
-Well, we're headed this way anyway. -Okay.
-[Tom laughing] -[Jenny] All right.
Tom's parents gave them this generous inheritance
to use towards this renovation.
So we wanna make sure we're spending the money really well.
And we think it'll take around two months.
I know that you put a...
flag up at every house that you redo.
-Absolutely. -And I would really like it if you'd used my dad's flag.
-Oh, wow. -Absolutely.
-This is your dad's? -[Sahara] Yeah.
Yes. He was in World War II.
-I'm honored to do that. -Yes.
-[Sahara] Thank you.
[Dave] What branch was he in?
-[Sahara] He was in the navy. -[Dave] Okay.
My dad was in the navy as well.
-[Sahara] Was he really? -Yes.
-Vietnam. Yeah. Fighter. So, um... -Yeah.
There's such an emotional attachment
to this entire renovation, right?
Of course, the inheritance.
And we are incorporating pieces that are collected
from around the world.
We want it to really reflect her love of travels.
[Dave] Puts a little pressure on this one though.
Because it's not a new home that they just bought
and they're moving here from another state.
-There are a ton of memories. -[Jenny] Mm-hmm.
[Dave]Obviously great memories
-from this home that we want to preserve and enhance. -Yeah.
And not screw up.
-Well, we are so excited. -[Sahara] Uh-huh.
-Thank you. -You guys get packing.
We'll be off to get to work.
-Okay. -[Jenny] Okay?
-[laughing] -[Dave] All right.
-Well, buh-bye. Thank you, guys. -All right. Bye.
-Bye, guys. -Buh-bye.
-We're really excited to... -Yeah.
...hand it over to them.
Feel very confident about it.
[birds chirping]
[Jenny] Okay.
[Dave] Well, this is a first, Jenny Marrs.
-[Jenny] Hey, guys. Well, uh... -[man] Hey.
[Jenny] They're still moving out.
We're here at Tom and Sahara's house.
It is time to get started on this project.
♪ You gotta move♪
Okay. The Hoskins have lived here for 29 years.
So it took a little while to get everything out.
-It's a lot to pack up and get out. -It's a lot to pack up.
[clattering]
-Oh, I hear a door closing. We're close. -[Matt] There is it.
I mean, moving just takes a long time.
So I'm impressed...
they did it as quickly as they did.
But we're now overlapping.
So we're gonna just have to work around each other.
Okay. Out here...
we're not really doing anything.
We're gonna swap out these poles.
Probably just wrap 'em.
So no demo out here.
But inside...
-is a different story. Yeah. -[Dave] We got some work to do inside.
-[Matt] You ready for this, Joe? -No.
[Matt laughing]
[Jenny] So this whole kitchen's going.
We're getting everything out.
We are knocking down this wall
-if we can, hopefully. -Wait.
He says it's trusses up there.
Well, we need to know for sure.
Typically with a renovation,
our clients want to move walls and open things up.
To do that though, we have to make sure
that the roof can support that.
-You wanna go up there? -[Dave] Yeah.
Tom thought that it was trusses.
Can you get over there?
[Dave] It's trusses right here.
But until we make sure
that there is no weight bearing down,
I don't wanna take anything out.
You want me to hit up in the ceiling a hole
so you can tell where you're looking or what do you want?
-Hey, Jenny! -[Jenny] What?
[Dave] Can you look at this?
What's up, Dave? What's up?
-[Dave] Jenny. -[Jenny] What?
[Dave] What do I always tell you?
I... There's a lot of things. I don't know.
When I go up in an attic.
Bad news.
This is great news.
-We can take the walls out. It's all trusses. -Oh.
-Oh, good. -[Dave] Yeah.
-So we can take that whole wall out in the middle... -[Jenny] Okay.
...and everything all the way to the wall.
-Okay. -[Dave] Open up the kitchen to the living room.
Everything is...
-[vocalizing] perfect. -Perfect.
[whirring]
There we go, Dave. I got some air movement in here now.
Oh, boy.
I like that.
-[Joe] You got it? -[Jenny] Got it?
[clattering]
Joe! I don't know why that's in the dumpster
but it was calling your name.
[Joe] Looks pretty comfy actually.
[Jenny] Here. You need help climbing up there?
[Joe] I got it.
-[Joe grunting] -[Jenny] Oh, gosh.
Aah!
-[Matt] Step. Oh, my God. -[Jenny] Careful.
-[Matt laughing] -I'm empty.
[all laughing]
[Joe] Somebody refill me?
[all laughing]
You know, Joe deserves a little rest.
He's worked really hard for a really long time.
-You're taking dumpster diving to a new level in there. -I was wondering.
-That's got a little living room set up in there. -[Jenny] I know.
It's classy, right?
I am, uh, empty though.
-[Jenny] You're empty. -[Dave] It's empty.
He's starting to slur a little already.
[Matt laughing]
[Jenny] That's perfect, Joe. I love it.
The whole front, nailed.
Oh, yeah.
This looks so good.
-It's gonna be really nice. -[Dave] Yeah.
Should we try to open that wall into the bar?
Technically they're going
to lose a little resale value by getting rid of an extra bedroom.
But they live here.
They wanna use it.
Bop that.
Go ahead and open that now 'cause we're gonna have to frame it in.
But, I mean, I think, I'm picturing
just casing that out with something so it...
it's not completely wide open.
I don't want it to just be...
two spaces that flow from one to the other completely
because they're gonna have very different feels.
This bar, I want it to feel a little more cozy.
It's gonna have dark colors.
It's gonna be a place kind of like a lounge feel
where the living room's bright and open and light and cheery.
This was a good day. We got a lot done.
-Yeah. -[Jenny] Love it.
-It looks good in here. Wow, it's wide open. -[Jenny] It does.
[birds chirping]
[Dave] So I'm headed over to Hoskins today.
Jenny is not feeling well. She is...
She's struggling right now.
We have to keep going. We have stuff that we've got to get done on this house.
Uh, we've gotta wrap up the framing
because I've got plumbers
and I've got electricians at the house,
waiting to work until
we're done with what we need to do.
All right. Charlie.
[Charlie] Yes, sir.
-We are going in 18 inches on either sides. -Okay.
Bring it in enough where we can get switches.
Then we have a wall
and it cases in it a little bit.
But leaves it open as much as possible.
Make it its own room.
All right. I'm gonna grab my nail gun and then let's get rolling.
We've gotta finish up the framing
of the bar area.
We're taking out and old closet that we don't need...
Looks good.
...and we've got now an eight-foot wide opening.
And I know Jenny wants to put something.
I don't know if it's wine storage.
I'm not really sure what, but...
I think she's gonna love it.
Jenny's home sick and so
I'll send the picture to the boss real quick.
All right, man. I'm gonna send her this picture
and we'll move forward.
-Looks good. -I like it.
[Jenny] Okay. So now I'm thinking
in the kitchen, I wanna go...
really Moroccan. Like we're on vacation in the kitchen.
[Dave] Today we're at the Hoskins house.
I wasn't feeling well the other day. I was home sick.
Dave was here, opening up
-the wall between the living room and the new bar. -Yup.
You know, normally, after we get all of the demo done,
Jenny and I will kinda, you know, little meeting
of the minds decide how's it gonna finish out.
[Jenny] Also I wanna incorporate
her love of travels and we want the home
to feel like that when you walk in.
So I'm thinking I'll do a Moroccan tile backsplash.
-What about cabinets? -And then, I'll...
Oh. The cabinets are gonna be actually really cool.
I've already talked to Chris.
We're gonna do, like, a white...
kind of filled out of the countertops
and then the inserts are going to be wood.
They're gonna be really cool. Hopefully.
If it works out the way I have it in my head.
-Okay. -But... Okay, so think of that.
And then think of... Okay, I'll do a natural...
fiber, like, a textured light.
Moroccan style.
-Okay. -The woven shade pendant.
-[Dave] Okay. -So you just kinda feel... it feels very...
eclectic. World-inspired. How about that?
Globally-inspired. Oh. There we go.
If anyone's gonna, like, appreciate
eclectic and fun, it's Tom and Sahara.
-Oh, wow. Oh. -[Dave] What do you think?
[Jenny] It's all open.
-[Dave] All open. You're welcome. -[Jenny] So...
-we'll do... -See what happens when you're sick?
Things get done.
I know, but I don't like it so open.
I don't think this feels right.
I wanna get something Moroccan-themed.
-Like natural wood. -Ninety-inch opening.
I want the bar to feel like its own separate space.
So it's a little too open.
I would like to case this in with some... something.
To make it feel a little unique. I want it to feel different.
I don't think we're anywhere in the same place on this.
This just feels too open.
So I would like to case this in with some... something.
I want it to feel different.
Like, "Oh, I'm stepping into a really interesting space.
What's in here?"
Okay.
-Sahara loves to travel. -Yeah.
She loves to collect things from around the globe.
-Yeah. -So we're going with this kind of globally-inspired
bar area.
Look. You could do something like this.
And the entryway needs to...
kind of set the tone
for walking into that space.
What if you find me some really cool corbels,
I'll build the woodwork around them.
And we'll paint it a fun color
and then we'll just make it seem like an intentional opening.
Yeah. I think that's the idea.
-Just needs to seem intentional. -Okay.
[bird screeching]
[clattering]
All right, Charlie.
It's a good day. Cabinets are being delivered.
This always helps make
an empty shell of a home
start to feel like a home again.
-[Dave] That's right. -[Jenny] Kitchen's coming together.
And these cabinets are really...
[both] Unique.
That's my word.
How'd you know I was gonna say that?
I don't know. Just... I know you, boo.
Paint-grade cabinets.
And then inset...
-hardwood doors. -[Matt] Uh-huh.
[Dave] I'm seeing these beautiful white oak doors
with poplar surrounds.
[Jenny] Because we're gonna paint the surrounds with that crisp white,
and then we're gonna leave the doors and the drawers stained.
White oak. Basically clear coat.
-Uh, this goes in the corner. -Yep.
It's gonna be really cool.
♪ Wake up and do the right thing ♪
♪ Get on the right track ♪
♪ Where the good time's at ♪
♪ Wake up and do the right thing ♪
♪ Get on the right track ♪
♪ Where the good time's at ♪
♪ Oh! Wake up... ♪
I can hold it here.
Now we're good.
Cabinets!
-Hey, how's it going? -Yay!
Oh, they look so pretty.
I got everything ordered for this kitchen.
So...
it's on its way.
[Dave] I'm ready. Let's see it.
It's going to be really pretty.
Okay, so this is our tile,
which has this kind of Moroccan feel.
-That's cool. -It's kind of fun.
We have sink and faucet in the island.
And how fun are these little pendants?
Don't those feel like you're on vacation?
-[Dave] Feels like a little sun hat on the beach. -Uh-huh.
It's gonna be good.
Whoo.
True Treasures is a local shop here in town.
My friend Debbie runs it.
I am on the hunt for something.
I'm thinking probably some cool corbels,
um, for the Hoskins' bar.
So she's texted me and said she has a lot of big pieces.
I mean, this could work.
Just have someone standing there.
"Hello, welcome to the bar."
What is-- Oh, my gosh, these are huge.
These are awesome.
Wow.
Oh, my gosh, that's heavy.
That could be really cool.
I've never actually seen corbels this big, um, here locally.
So these will be perfect.
These are really cool.
I'm gonna go ask Debbie about these.
Oh, my gosh, they're giant.
We'll put them in each corner,
so they'll kind of flank the space.
"Very old."
$100. I like very old.
That gives it character.
Sahara and Tom's house, you know,
doesn't have a lot of architectural detail in it.
But I know Sahara loves old things.
She loves history. She loves to travel.
-Good to see you. -You too.
Okay, I found some corbels here.
They're beauts.
They're huge. I love it.
So bringing in a piece like this
will really give that feeling
of it having this story to tell,
and before, it didn't.
-They're unique. -They're very cool.
-Can I get them? -You can.
All right.
Tom will put them in the car for you.
Oh, perfect. Yeah, they're heavy.
-Yes, they are. -All right, let's go pay.
-Okay. Let's do it. -Thank you!
It's a successful day. Yay!
Charlie, it's 88 all the way around.
[Charlie] 88.
Inside cut at 5.5.
That will give us a little wiggle room.
We've got structural columns that, aesthetically,
they're not pleasing to the eye anymore,
just 'cause they're just dated.
So we're gonna do craftsman style.
Uh, just simple wrap around these columns.
It'll totally update it,
and it'll do it for a couple hundred bucks.
We got that...
that...
-Yeah, it looks good. -It looks good?
Yeah.
I think that these columns will give
a little bit of scale to what, you know, these--
The columns were just so skinny.
They really just...
It didn't have any substance.
Are we gonna do trim work at all on the bottom of it?
-Or just straight out the way? -We can.
-You want us to-- -Probably put a...
-Like a base. -You wanna put a baseboard around it?
-I think so. -Okay.
-We'll do it. -Okay.
Now we just need to build three more.
-Let's get to it. -[Charlie] All right.
[Jenny] Oh, I love the blue glass.
-That's nice. -You like that?
[Jenny] We're at Sahara and Tom Hoskins' house,
and it feels like we're at that point
where there's a lot of things happening
and we're about to get to the next stage
where everything starts to come together.
[Dave] The flooring is not completely done yet,
but what we have in looks great.
[Jenny] Things are moving.
[Dave] We have a brand-new mahogany front door,
side lights, lots of light to let into the front of this house.
Whoo-hoo-hoo.
[Jenny] In the bathroom,
we've got a mix of different tiles
in kind of a funky pattern with a Moroccan feel.
But there's still a lot of decisions that need to be made.
We don't have a lot of time,
but we still have a lot to do.
I got to sample some stains for the posts
on the front porch.
I want these to look like cedar posts,
but...
we're using pine.
So I need to, uh, try out some samples here.
There you go. What's this for?
[Jenny] Uh, these posts.
[Dave] Oh, wow.
[Jenny] Oh, look at that.
Hmm.
It's not much change, is it?
Hmm, no. Okay, not that one.
Maybe we are spinning 'em.
[Dave] It looks good, actually.
[Jenny] It brings out the grain.
-Yeah. -I just don't know if I like it next to the door.
[Jenny] And then if you have wood on the shutters...
I kind of feel like if we paint these posts white,
then we can tie in that paint on the shutters
and it might brighten things up.
I don't like to do more than three colors or materials
on the outside of a house, 'cause it just gets too busy.
So if we have the white and then we have wood,
then we have brick, that's enough.
White shutters feels like a risk.
So are we using any of these?
No.
Maybe we do mahogany shutters.
There's 12 shutters.
-But what about-- -If you want mahogany shutters,
you're gonna have to find me some money in the budget.
I think we just need to paint the beams.
We'll paint the columns white
to match the soffit and fascia,
keep the front door.
The nice mahogany, we'll just clear coat it,
so it has that nice wood texture and add some warmth.
And then the shutters, I don't know yet.
-I'll get back to you. -Okay.
This last one to install.
-It's heavy. -It's really heavy.
[grunts] There we go.
This Hoskins bar that we are building,
it's so cool.
-[Jenny] Oh, look! -[Dave] That shelf's open.
This is gonna be cool!
Wow.
And I just picked out a color for this, too.
The nice thing about this one compared to your parents' is--
-[Jenny] Oh, I love this. -...you can put little knickknacks in some,
and you can put wine in some,
and you can put party cups in another.
These cubbies are supposed to look like wine crates
built into the walls.
It's nice storage.
So I have my wallpaper coming for this room.
-It's kind of funky, huh? A little '70s. -Yeah.
We have a fun light.
It's gonna be cool.
Sahara has traveled her whole life.
She has tons of mementos from around the world.
So she can use these little cubbies,
you know, one per country if she wants,
and store all of her treasures in there.
It's really great storage, unique and different.
There was just a regular coat closet there.
Now it's just something a little bit different.
Okay, sweet.
[Jenny] I love it.
-It looks good. -[Chris] You got a wall of drawers.
[Jenny] We're here at Tom and Sahara's house.
The glass door for their sleek shower is going in.
[Dave] And the kitchen countertop guy's here,
and it's gonna look amazing.
And then outside,
Tyler and the guys are working on the landscaping.
We've got the new composite decking on.
It looks so great.
All we have left to finish up is the railing.
We're gonna go with a cable system.
So we've got to drill about 4,000 holes,
cut the cable, crimp it,
connect it all up.
I've got Chris and a couple of guys helping out.
We're doing all stainless steel,
so there's no maintenance.
They can just come back here and enjoy this deck
with this backyard.
It's amazing.
-[Chris] Oh, yeah. -I mean, look at the space they have.
I know how much the Hoskins love their back deck,
and now it's brand-new
and it's going to be like this for a long time.
-About 70 more of these and we'll have 'er. -Yup.
There you go.
Oh, my gosh.
[Sahara] This is beautiful.
Oh, wow!
[Jenny] Hey, babe.
-Hey. -So this is Sahara's dad's flag.
-So I think we have to... -Oh, I agree.
...build something and just keep it as is,
and display it just like a normal-- a regular flag box,
but made in wood.
[Dave] This is from his military service.
He was in the World War II invasion
-on Normandy during D-Day. -Yeah.
-Pretty amazing. -Um...
This is pretty amazing.
I'm obviously not hanging this flag outside.
It will not see a flagpole outside
because, I mean, this is precious.
And we can put it in the house.
I've got some old glass I could put in there.
It'd be kind of cool.
Yeah. Okay. I'm gonna keep it
so it doesn't get dirty.
-I think that's smart. Um, what do you want? -Okay.
I think the white oak's good.
-[Dave] White oak's good. -All right. I love it. Thanks.
[Dave] Kitchen cabinets that we did are all white oak,
so it'll kind of tie everything together.
That is my frame I'm actually gonna take
and cut a channel in it.
Just glue the glass right in
half of an inch in from the top.
I'll nail this corner, slide the glass in the bottom.
Don't ever throw away an old window.
You never know when you're gonna need some glass.
Looks good.
The glass,
I gotta get it cleaned.
I'll silicone it in, set the flag in there
and put the back on.
We're rollin'.
She got this in Peru, I think.
We are wrapping up everything at the Hoskins' house.
We had to swing by the storage unit and grab a few things,
you know, just to kind of bring some of the stuff
that they've gotten all around the world
back into their home.
All right, where is this going?
[Jenny] This bar is special, and it's meaningful to Sahara.
Her parents brought it back from Peru.
They used to travel around and move around a lot when she was a kid.
-I got it. Thanks, Chris. -All right.
[Jenny] And, actually, this whole bar room
-was built around this specific piece of furniture. -Bar. Yeah.
-Dave's got the mantle. -[Dave] Jenny Marrs, this mantle
-has got to go on this line. -I...
Okay.
-[Jenny gasps] It Iooks so good. -It's all right.
Don't screw it up.
[Jenny] This fireplace really complements the rest of the house now.
-[Dave] It does. -It feels like it fits.
[Dave]The tile looks incredible.
-The surface-- -[Jenny] It looks good.
I mean, to think that we had the house brick there before
and we were able to just cover that up.
It wasn't super-expensive,
but it looks really, really good.
It's a huge update.
Yeah, this is all being done in memory of his parents.
So we want it to be super-cognizant of that.
We want to make sure we're spending the money really well.
-[Dave] Thank you. -It looks perfect.
It looks so good.
So good.
[Jenny] The process of getting everything moved back in takes a while.
You kind of have to place things, step back, look at 'em.
-Oh, look, this is what we need. Yeah. -[woman] Do you like that?
[Jenny]It's just trial and error.
Yeah, I think that one that you have in your hand is perfect.
[Dave] It's just a lot we have to finish up.
The shutters match the front door perfectly.
So I'm gonna get those installed
on the front of this house.
One down...
eleven to go.
And it looks great.
It really does.
♪ We turned it all around ♪
There we go.
-There you go. -Can I have one?
[Jenny] I love this bathroom.
We're here at Tom and Sahara's house.
We are getting everything ready,
all the last-minute details.
They will be here shortly.
-[Dave] Yes. -And we get to give them back their house.
Aw, he's so cute!
I love it!
The bar fits perfectly,
looks amazing.
The wine storage, all of it.
The wallpaper, the lights.
Everything looks right in this room.
All right, babe. There are officially no more magnolia clippings.
They've lived in this house for 29 years.
They built this house.
They raised their kids in this house.
So this transformation is big.
-[Dave] It's a big deal. -The house feels totally different.
So I hope they love it.
But I cannot wait for them to come see this place.
Look, babe, the plaque looks so good.
Yeah, that looks good.
Okay.
No, it looks good. It's perfect.
It looks really good.
-It's special. Okay. -All right.
I'll get this stuff put away, and they will be here.
[Jenny] Let's go!
[Sahara] Here we go.
Oh, my gosh.
-[Tom] Oh, wow! -[laughing] Oh, look at those shutters!
[gasps] My gosh!
Oh, there they are.
-Hello! -Welcome home!
-Thank you! -Yay!
-How are you doing, sir? -Good, buddy.
Good to see you.
[Jenny] Come on, guys.
-[Tom] Oh, my God. -[Sahara] Oh, look at our--
[gasps] It's so beautiful.
Absolutely.
Oh, wow.
[Tom] It's been so long for our shutters.
-[Jenny cheering] Yay! -[Tom laughing]
[Sahara laughing] It's been a long way a long time ago.
[Jenny] I didn't want the house to feel dark,
so we brightened things up with the posts,
we made them white,
we cleaned up the soffit and fascia,
and then gave you a beautiful new front door.
-It is spectacular! -It's natural wood.
[Jenny] A lot of natural light's coming in the house
-because of the glass. -[Dave] Yes.
-[Jenny] Updated the lighting and, of course... -[Sahara] It's gorgeous.
-Oh, that lighting is really pretty. -...the landscaping as well.
[Tom] Wow.
This is awesome, guys.
[Jenny] Aw!
-This is too awesome. -I'm so glad.
Okay, there's so much more.
-So much to see inside. -So...
-You ready? -That's what we've been waiting for.
We're ready. We're ready.
[Jenny] All right.
-[Tom] Oh, my God. -Gosh!
Oh, my God.
Oh, wow!
[Sahara] Oh, that's exactly what I wanted!
-[Tom] Oh, wow! -Oh, it's just spectacular.
[Tom] And the lighting, the everything.
-[Sahara] Look at that! -[Jenny] It's a drawer microwave.
-It opens. -[Sahara and Tom] Oh!
Wow!
Wow is right.
[Jenny] You have storage in the front of the island.
[Sahara] Oh, that's awesome.
[Jenny] People can sit at the island.
You have space to cook.
[Sahara] Oh, and look at this sink.
[Jenny] Big sink.
-[Sahara]Oh, like the hardware and... -Yes!
-...a really big sink. -[Jenny] The cabinetry,
it was-- the white bases with the wood fronts.
Instead of just all wood cabinetry,
this has that sort of Moroccan feel to it
that I think this kitchen needed
to go along with your beautiful tile
and the colors that I know you love.
-And it seemed like-- -[Sahara] And the range!
-It's beautiful. -[Jenny] Yeah, like the range, all new appliances.
Standing at this range or the sink and looking back,
-now you're here with everyone. -[Sahara] Part of it all.
I love that.
What did you do to the fireplace?
Oh, my gosh, it's beautiful.
-It is stunning. -[Tom] Wow.
[Jenny] We ended up going with this tile
because it feels really clean and modern,
and it's complementary to what's going on in the kitchen.
[Sahara] It totally does.
Yippee!
Wow.
Oh!
Oh, wow.
[Sahara] Oh!
It is so beautiful.
-[Tom] Oh, my God! -Oh, wow.
What'll it be?
[all laugh]
[Jenny] This storage, you know,
you can just pull out, have your bottles in there.
It's just a nice way to organize your storage,
a little different than just an ordinary closet.
Yeah, there was a little closet there,
and we thought, "You know what?
-Let's..." -[Jenny] Yeah.
[Sahara]"Let's make it bigger"?
[Dave] Let's make it your personality.
Obviously, we took your bar as the inspiration.
So we wanted it to feel like a place where this bar belongs,
and it feels very tropical, but also, uh,
-you know, this Peruvian feel. -[Sahara] Very cool. Yes.
[Jenny] Very funky and eclectic.
And the corbels.
-Yes. -[Tom] You put in old corbels?
-[Jenny] Yes. I found those at an antique store. -[Sahara] They're beautiful.
[Jenny] And I love the size of them, the scale of them.
And they really help frame in this room
and set it apart
-and make it feel like a really unique space. -They really do.
-Oh, I love that. -Oh, good, good.
-Let's go. I want to see more. -'Cause, I mean, that is a big deal.
Yeah, we're not done.
-Okay, come on, yes. -Go down the hallway.
-New trim. -[Sahara] This hallway's gorgeous.
[Tom] Everything.
-Holy mackerel. -Oh, boy.
-[Sahara]Oh, it's so beautiful. -Oh, my gosh.
-[Tom] Beautiful. -Absolutely gorgeous.
[Dave] It was a great room. I mean, you've got good high ceilings.
-[Sahara] Yeah. -It's big.
[Dave]It just needed updating.
[Jenny] Yeah, everything in this house has these--
you know, I wanted these organic elements.
-And so this color feels that way as well. -[Sahara] Absolutely.
-Like, very natural. -You nailed it.
-[Jenny] Yay! -[Tom] Yeah.
I couldn't hang it.
-[Jenny] No. -We just couldn't.
-[Sahara] Oh, you couldn't? -We couldn't.
[laughing] You did the right thing, you!
-[Tom] I knew that. -I'll just build a case.
Oh, my gosh, it's just beautiful.
-It's perfect. Thank you. -[Tom] Everything is.
I can keep it forever there.
[Jenny] Yes.
Wow.
-[Dave] Okay, your bathroom. -[Jenny] Check out your bathroom.
-[gasping] -Oh.
-[Tom] Holy mackerel. -[Sahara] Wow.
-[Sahara] Look... -Look at that shower!
[Sahara] I love the textures.
-[Jenny] Mmm-hmm. -It is gorgeous.
[Jenny] This shower to me feels like you're at a spa somewhere.
And this has like a terracotta feel.
[Sahara] Yes, it's very beautiful.
Wow.
And that matches the kitchen.
I love that.
Good.
And they did the rock in the bottom,
and that's exactly what I wanted.
[Jenny] Yeah. It just feels so nice on your feet.
[Sahara] Yep. Very, very cool.
-[Jenny] Okay. One more space. -[Dave] All right.
-Should we go outside? -We gotta head outside.
Let's go out back.
-[Tom] Sliders. -[Jenny] Yes.
[Sahara] Whoa!
Wow.
-Wow. -It's just beautiful.
Look at that.
[Dave] So this decking is all tongue and groove composite decking.
-[Tom] Uh-huh. -I love that you could see through.
-[Jenny] Yes! -That's so great, isn't it?
-[Tom] It's better than before, isn't it? -[Sahara laughing] Yup.
[Jenny] It's safe.
All you see are the trees.
You don't see the cables.
You got just a great space to spend time.
-We do. -This is an amazing backyard.
-[Sahara] It really is. Love it. -[Dave] I would be here--
well, I don't know now.
In the bar or out here
-or... -Yeah. Both.
Well, you start there and then walk out here.
-Yes. -You bring your glass.
Yes!
To have it all brand-new and all fresh again,
where they can kind of start over with their,
you know, welcoming their friends over
and having parties here and enjoying the space,
is pretty cool.
We need to come over and just share a drink together...
-Anytime you want. -...and celebrate.
-Yes! -Anytime you want.
You don't even-- In fact, we're always here.
You don't even have to call.
-[laughs] Just come on. -Just come on over.
They love to host. They love to be around people.
And this house feels like that.
It's a happy, happy house.
-[Dave] It does. -I love it.
And we want them to use it well for another 29 years.
-I'm so glad. You're so welcome. -Hey, I appreciate you.
-Thank you, buddy. -Appreciate you.
Wonderful job.
It is beyond what I imagined it could be.
It truly is.
Hey!
[all laughing]
[gasps]
[Sahara] It's gorgeous.
And the bar is just like...
[imitates angelic choir]
I mean...
Oh, the tile in the back!
-[Sahara] Look at that. -Oh!
You know, 29 years ago, when we had the house built,
it was what we wanted.
But they have brought it to a new level.
My parents would have been ecstatic.
-Love you all. -Thank you, everybody.
-Love you, guys. -Yup.
-Gorgeous. -[Tom] Oh, yes.