1 00:00:01,560 --> 00:00:02,939 - Do you have it? - I have it. 2 00:00:03,043 --> 00:00:04,180 You-- I'm sorry-- 3 00:00:04,284 --> 00:00:05,767 Well, I would say a lot of times on these renovations, 4 00:00:05,870 --> 00:00:06,732 we have to-- 5 00:00:06,836 --> 00:00:07,525 a lot of times-- 6 00:00:07,629 --> 00:00:08,422 Uh-oh. 7 00:00:08,525 --> 00:00:09,525 Oh-oh, oh-oh. 8 00:00:09,629 --> 00:00:10,353 Wait, what? 9 00:00:10,456 --> 00:00:11,422 You do have it or you don't? 10 00:00:11,525 --> 00:00:12,387 [laughs] 11 00:00:12,491 --> 00:00:13,836 [loud bangs] 12 00:00:14,905 --> 00:00:16,629 What have you gotten me into? 13 00:00:16,732 --> 00:00:18,077 So it was love at first sight? 14 00:00:18,180 --> 00:00:19,180 Yeah. 15 00:00:19,284 --> 00:00:21,353 Like our first date in your case, you know. 16 00:00:21,456 --> 00:00:23,387 JOANNA GAINES: If this is all the space we're working with, 17 00:00:23,491 --> 00:00:24,801 we'll have to get creative. 18 00:00:24,905 --> 00:00:25,974 [joanna screams] 19 00:00:26,077 --> 00:00:27,249 You want to beat your chest like a gorilla? 20 00:00:27,353 --> 00:00:28,732 JOANNA GAINES: No. Do you know why we're here? 21 00:00:28,836 --> 00:00:31,560 No, but I'm starting to feel a little uneasy. 22 00:00:31,663 --> 00:00:34,870 Jo's got this thing where you thought you wanted something. 23 00:00:34,974 --> 00:00:37,249 But then she does this thing, and next thing you know, 24 00:00:37,353 --> 00:00:38,353 you don't want that. 25 00:00:38,456 --> 00:00:40,249 I'm hoping that the Lord speaks to you 26 00:00:40,353 --> 00:00:41,663 through this ray of light. - Stop. 27 00:00:41,767 --> 00:00:43,387 CHIP GAINES: You ready to check out your fixer upper? 28 00:00:44,974 --> 00:00:45,836 Ah! 29 00:00:45,939 --> 00:00:47,318 [music playing] 30 00:00:50,387 --> 00:00:52,767 WOMAN: [SINGING] Oh, I love me some home. 31 00:00:54,284 --> 00:00:55,111 [birdsong] 32 00:00:55,215 --> 00:00:56,491 [rooster crows] 33 00:00:57,939 --> 00:00:58,629 OK. 34 00:00:58,732 --> 00:01:00,663 We're at the farm. 35 00:01:00,767 --> 00:01:02,698 The renovation is done. 36 00:01:02,801 --> 00:01:05,318 We finally made it, and the room is done. 37 00:01:05,422 --> 00:01:06,111 Hi, Crew! 38 00:01:07,698 --> 00:01:09,422 He's having a rough morning. 39 00:01:09,525 --> 00:01:10,698 There's Chip. 40 00:01:10,801 --> 00:01:13,629 The kids are putting together a fun little puzzle. 41 00:01:13,732 --> 00:01:14,456 Mom? 42 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:15,249 JOANNA GAINES: Yes. 43 00:01:15,353 --> 00:01:16,076 Hi. 44 00:01:16,180 --> 00:01:17,525 Momma. 45 00:01:17,629 --> 00:01:19,180 JOANNA GAINES: Do you like the new room? 46 00:01:19,284 --> 00:01:20,284 [children giggling] 47 00:01:21,594 --> 00:01:26,249 Here is the new old bookcase that we built in. 48 00:01:26,353 --> 00:01:28,249 The laundry room is now over there. 49 00:01:28,353 --> 00:01:31,387 We've got our fire going, and I would 50 00:01:31,491 --> 00:01:33,491 say this is our new favorite room 51 00:01:33,594 --> 00:01:34,698 in the house with this fire. 52 00:01:34,801 --> 00:01:37,249 Everyone loves to be in here so. 53 00:01:37,353 --> 00:01:38,491 CHIP GAINES: This is our happy place. 54 00:01:38,594 --> 00:01:39,766 JOANNA GAINES: This is our happy place. 55 00:01:39,870 --> 00:01:41,387 I'd say it was worth it. 56 00:01:41,491 --> 00:01:42,939 We love it. 57 00:01:43,043 --> 00:01:44,353 [music playing] 58 00:01:52,732 --> 00:01:53,629 I love this area. 59 00:01:53,732 --> 00:01:57,111 Man, big beautiful mature trees. 60 00:01:57,215 --> 00:01:58,525 JOANNA GAINES: And you taught me this. 61 00:01:58,629 --> 00:01:59,663 CHIP GAINES: What did I teach you? 62 00:01:59,766 --> 00:02:01,422 When you go down these streets and you 63 00:02:01,525 --> 00:02:03,836 see all these pecan trees lined up, 64 00:02:03,939 --> 00:02:08,353 it was at one point a pecan orchard, right? 65 00:02:08,456 --> 00:02:10,870 Well, I mean, or I was a liar. 66 00:02:10,974 --> 00:02:12,180 Huh, har-har-har. 67 00:02:12,284 --> 00:02:13,456 [chuckles] 68 00:02:14,698 --> 00:02:17,077 CHIP GAINES: So what have you got me into? 69 00:02:17,180 --> 00:02:18,870 Today is going to be a fun day. 70 00:02:18,974 --> 00:02:21,008 We're going to meet with Nicole and her parents. 71 00:02:21,111 --> 00:02:23,111 They have gone in together. 72 00:02:23,215 --> 00:02:24,629 She's buying her first house. 73 00:02:24,732 --> 00:02:26,077 It's like a co-investment. 74 00:02:26,180 --> 00:02:28,077 CHIP GAINES: I see, well, here's the million dollar question. 75 00:02:28,180 --> 00:02:28,870 JOANNA GAINES: OK. 76 00:02:28,974 --> 00:02:30,180 Who's the client? 77 00:02:30,284 --> 00:02:32,284 Like, who are we going to have to actually answer to? 78 00:02:32,387 --> 00:02:33,629 I think it's Nicole. 79 00:02:33,732 --> 00:02:34,629 CHIP GAINES: All right. 80 00:02:34,732 --> 00:02:36,215 Because she's going to live there. 81 00:02:36,318 --> 00:02:37,870 Mom and dad just along for the ride, 82 00:02:37,973 --> 00:02:39,146 to kind of help her make sure she, uh-- 83 00:02:39,249 --> 00:02:40,767 JOANNA GAINES: Yeah, she was out of the country. 84 00:02:40,870 --> 00:02:42,732 She's moving back to the States, starting nursing school. 85 00:02:42,836 --> 00:02:44,422 She's got so many things going on. 86 00:02:44,525 --> 00:02:45,215 Man, busy young lady. 87 00:02:45,318 --> 00:02:46,008 Yes. 88 00:02:50,043 --> 00:02:51,146 Excuse me. 89 00:02:51,249 --> 00:02:52,422 Now we're all bumping into each other. 90 00:02:52,525 --> 00:02:53,732 This is the real life stuff here. 91 00:02:53,836 --> 00:02:54,905 This is true. 92 00:02:55,008 --> 00:02:57,249 My name's Nicole, and my parents and I just 93 00:02:57,353 --> 00:02:59,629 bought a house in Waco, Texas. 94 00:02:59,732 --> 00:03:01,180 NICOLE [VOICEOVER]: For the past five years, 95 00:03:01,284 --> 00:03:03,180 I was working overseas in ministry 96 00:03:03,284 --> 00:03:05,146 to get services to the community, 97 00:03:05,249 --> 00:03:06,698 and it was the best time of my life. 98 00:03:08,111 --> 00:03:10,146 But I'm thankful to be back to put 99 00:03:10,249 --> 00:03:12,146 some roots down in one place. 100 00:03:12,249 --> 00:03:13,939 Soon I'll be able to host you guys in my house. 101 00:03:15,594 --> 00:03:19,387 I chose Waco because I'm applying for a nursing program 102 00:03:19,491 --> 00:03:22,939 here but also because I'm very close with my family, 103 00:03:23,043 --> 00:03:25,594 so it just feels like home to me. 104 00:03:25,698 --> 00:03:26,663 Something does smell good. 105 00:03:26,767 --> 00:03:28,077 What is that? 106 00:03:28,180 --> 00:03:30,111 JONI: It was hard on us and her brother Blake 107 00:03:30,215 --> 00:03:31,422 when she was gone. 108 00:03:31,525 --> 00:03:33,870 It took me probably a year to say 109 00:03:33,973 --> 00:03:35,801 her name without crying so-- 110 00:03:35,905 --> 00:03:38,973 DAVID: We are thrilled that Nicole's back in Texas. 111 00:03:39,077 --> 00:03:41,767 This is a big deal for me to buy a house, 112 00:03:41,870 --> 00:03:44,629 and I'm so excited to move in. 113 00:03:44,732 --> 00:03:46,110 I can't wait. 114 00:03:46,215 --> 00:03:48,422 I don't know. 115 00:03:48,525 --> 00:03:49,629 [truck horn honking] 116 00:03:49,732 --> 00:03:50,456 Hi. 117 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:52,318 [truck doors closing] 118 00:03:52,422 --> 00:03:54,560 CHIP GAINES: Goodness gracious, look at this house. 119 00:03:54,663 --> 00:03:55,870 JOANNA GAINES: How are y'all doing? 120 00:03:55,973 --> 00:03:57,387 NICOLE: Good. CHIP GAINES: OK, Nicole. 121 00:03:57,491 --> 00:03:58,353 JOANNA GAINES: Nice to meet you. 122 00:03:58,456 --> 00:03:59,456 CHIP GAINES: Pleasure to meet you. 123 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:00,594 NICOLE: This is my mom Joni, my dad, Dave. 124 00:04:00,698 --> 00:04:01,525 JOANNA GAINES: Hi, Joni. CHIP GAINES: All right. 125 00:04:01,629 --> 00:04:02,663 We're dying to know. 126 00:04:02,767 --> 00:04:04,663 We've been debating the entire drive over. 127 00:04:04,767 --> 00:04:05,629 JONI: Huh-uh. 128 00:04:05,732 --> 00:04:08,594 Who is the boss in this situation? 129 00:04:08,698 --> 00:04:09,525 Have y'all debated this yet? 130 00:04:09,629 --> 00:04:10,663 Uh. 131 00:04:10,767 --> 00:04:11,698 CHIP GAINES: You've come to a conclusion? 132 00:04:11,801 --> 00:04:12,836 Probably me. 133 00:04:12,939 --> 00:04:14,422 I think it's going to be Nicole, yeah. 134 00:04:14,525 --> 00:04:16,249 Oh, Mom and Dad conceded. 135 00:04:16,353 --> 00:04:18,560 I'm really proud of y'all for trusting 136 00:04:18,663 --> 00:04:20,905 each other to-- to make a decision like this. 137 00:04:21,007 --> 00:04:24,008 OK, Nicole, let's talk about your house for a bit. 138 00:04:24,111 --> 00:04:26,111 It's a three bedroom, one and 1/2 bath, right? 139 00:04:26,215 --> 00:04:27,215 NICOLE: Yes. 140 00:04:27,318 --> 00:04:28,491 CHIP GAINES: And it's approximately 1,500 141 00:04:28,594 --> 00:04:30,353 square feet, built in 1955. 142 00:04:30,456 --> 00:04:31,387 NICOLE: Yeah. 143 00:04:31,491 --> 00:04:32,456 CHIP GAINES: Cool thing about it to me 144 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:34,215 is it sits on just over a quarter 145 00:04:34,318 --> 00:04:35,870 acre, which is one of the largest 146 00:04:35,974 --> 00:04:37,077 lots on this entire block. 147 00:04:38,732 --> 00:04:41,525 Other than those facts, is there anything else that really 148 00:04:41,629 --> 00:04:43,215 made you say this is the one? 149 00:04:43,318 --> 00:04:44,215 I love the blue door. 150 00:04:44,318 --> 00:04:45,560 Yes. 151 00:04:45,663 --> 00:04:47,629 I've always kind of dreamed of a house with a blue door. 152 00:04:47,732 --> 00:04:49,801 So first glance, it was like love at first sight 153 00:04:49,905 --> 00:04:51,180 over the door to some extent? 154 00:04:51,284 --> 00:04:53,353 Yeah, this is actually the first house I looked at and-- 155 00:04:53,456 --> 00:04:54,560 And the only house? 156 00:04:54,663 --> 00:04:55,732 The only house I looked at. 157 00:04:55,836 --> 00:04:57,215 JOANNA GAINES: So it was love at first sight. 158 00:04:57,318 --> 00:04:58,456 Yeah. 159 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:00,008 It was like our first date in your case, you know. 160 00:05:00,111 --> 00:05:00,905 JOANNA GAINES: Right. 161 00:05:01,008 --> 00:05:02,249 That's how he tells that story. 162 00:05:02,353 --> 00:05:03,491 CHIP GAINES: Jo was right off the bat. 163 00:05:03,594 --> 00:05:04,318 Oh, yeah. 164 00:05:04,422 --> 00:05:05,594 She was smitten. 165 00:05:05,698 --> 00:05:09,008 JOANNA GAINES: So I'm wondering, what is your style. 166 00:05:09,111 --> 00:05:11,387 So this house was '50s. 167 00:05:11,491 --> 00:05:12,905 It seems very authentic. 168 00:05:13,008 --> 00:05:14,043 NICOLE: Yes. 169 00:05:14,146 --> 00:05:17,663 I like kind of like a European cottage vibe. 170 00:05:17,767 --> 00:05:18,525 JOANNA GAINES: OK. 171 00:05:18,629 --> 00:05:20,008 NICOLE: I love all the windows. 172 00:05:20,111 --> 00:05:21,491 I love the natural light in it. 173 00:05:21,594 --> 00:05:22,905 JOANNA GAINES: When you say cottage, 174 00:05:23,008 --> 00:05:26,422 you know, that's definitely more inviting and cozy dimensions. 175 00:05:26,525 --> 00:05:28,491 When I see the mid-century, it's kind of flat. 176 00:05:28,594 --> 00:05:29,905 NICOLE: Uh-huh. 177 00:05:30,008 --> 00:05:32,111 CHIP GAINES: It's funny that she said European because I've 178 00:05:32,215 --> 00:05:33,284 got an interesting story. 179 00:05:33,387 --> 00:05:35,180 When you go into the bathroom and you're 180 00:05:35,284 --> 00:05:38,732 Russian but you come out of the bathroom and you're Finnish, 181 00:05:38,836 --> 00:05:41,215 what were you when you were going to the bathroom? 182 00:05:41,318 --> 00:05:42,560 [chuckling] 183 00:05:43,525 --> 00:05:44,732 European. 184 00:05:44,836 --> 00:05:47,180 You can't say the word European because it's a trigger. 185 00:05:47,284 --> 00:05:48,284 CHIP GAINES: And you want to hear 186 00:05:48,387 --> 00:05:49,249 something else interesting? - No. 187 00:05:49,353 --> 00:05:50,249 Yes. 188 00:05:50,353 --> 00:05:53,215 I've said that joke like 300 times 189 00:05:53,318 --> 00:05:55,525 and never has it made a single episode. 190 00:05:55,629 --> 00:05:56,663 NICOLE: Maybe this time it will. 191 00:05:56,767 --> 00:05:57,698 Maybe it'll make it. 192 00:05:57,801 --> 00:05:58,974 Maybe it'll make it. 193 00:05:59,077 --> 00:06:01,249 It has this mid-century vibe with the lines, 194 00:06:01,353 --> 00:06:02,043 the windows, the door. 195 00:06:02,146 --> 00:06:02,974 Even the door, yeah. 196 00:06:03,077 --> 00:06:04,353 JOANNA GAINES: I love the windows. 197 00:06:04,456 --> 00:06:08,836 But is mid-century anywhere in your like design wheelhouse? 198 00:06:08,939 --> 00:06:11,491 I'm just wanting to know, like what is it that you love. 199 00:06:11,594 --> 00:06:13,353 So I like mid-century. 200 00:06:13,456 --> 00:06:15,180 I like the European cottage feel. 201 00:06:15,284 --> 00:06:16,560 If you know how to put it together-- 202 00:06:16,663 --> 00:06:18,111 - Just combine it all. - Combine it. 203 00:06:18,215 --> 00:06:19,111 I trust you guys. - Thank you. 204 00:06:19,215 --> 00:06:19,905 Well-- 205 00:06:20,008 --> 00:06:21,077 She's given us the reins. 206 00:06:21,180 --> 00:06:22,249 OK. 207 00:06:22,353 --> 00:06:23,974 The only insecurity I've got is those windows, 208 00:06:24,077 --> 00:06:26,663 especially when you get into the monthly bills 209 00:06:26,767 --> 00:06:27,629 of a house like this. 210 00:06:27,732 --> 00:06:28,629 They're original. 211 00:06:28,732 --> 00:06:30,387 And them being older and obviously 212 00:06:30,491 --> 00:06:32,767 not very energy efficient, it's somewhat 213 00:06:32,870 --> 00:06:34,353 of a costly investment. 214 00:06:34,456 --> 00:06:35,491 What do you think? 215 00:06:35,594 --> 00:06:36,801 If we were to redo all the windows, how much? 216 00:06:36,905 --> 00:06:38,698 I'd say $5,000 to $7,000. 217 00:06:38,801 --> 00:06:40,146 CHIP GAINES: OK. 218 00:06:40,249 --> 00:06:42,491 Now the great news is you get a huge return on your investment 219 00:06:42,594 --> 00:06:44,077 from an energy standpoint. 220 00:06:44,180 --> 00:06:45,318 I say, go for windows. 221 00:06:45,422 --> 00:06:47,525 Even if it's somewhere between $5,000 and $10,000, 222 00:06:47,629 --> 00:06:48,353 you feel like, OK, good. 223 00:06:48,456 --> 00:06:49,180 Yeah. 224 00:06:49,284 --> 00:06:50,836 So the exterior is so cute. 225 00:06:50,939 --> 00:06:51,663 I want to see the inside. 226 00:06:51,767 --> 00:06:53,111 NICOLE: OK. - After y'all. 227 00:06:53,215 --> 00:06:53,974 Come on in. 228 00:06:54,077 --> 00:06:54,767 JOANNA GAINES: OK. 229 00:06:56,801 --> 00:06:59,525 NICOLE: So this is the entrance. 230 00:06:59,629 --> 00:07:01,422 Wow, look at this floor. 231 00:07:01,525 --> 00:07:02,284 Uh-huh. 232 00:07:02,387 --> 00:07:04,353 I really like terracotta tile. 233 00:07:04,456 --> 00:07:05,491 JOANNA GAINES: Like saltillo tiles? 234 00:07:05,594 --> 00:07:06,594 NICOLE: Uh-huh. 235 00:07:06,698 --> 00:07:07,974 So this, I think, is really interesting. 236 00:07:08,077 --> 00:07:09,663 Oh, I love this planter. 237 00:07:09,767 --> 00:07:10,801 NICOLE: Yeah, I like it, too. 238 00:07:10,905 --> 00:07:12,146 I've never seen anything like it. 239 00:07:12,249 --> 00:07:13,387 [sheet metal rattles] Oh! 240 00:07:13,491 --> 00:07:14,215 CHIP GAINES: Sorry. 241 00:07:14,318 --> 00:07:15,353 NICOLE: Oh, what's under there? 242 00:07:15,456 --> 00:07:16,732 CHIP GAINES: Wow! 243 00:07:16,836 --> 00:07:18,249 You ever, you know, win the lottery, you could hide all-- 244 00:07:18,353 --> 00:07:19,043 That's true. 245 00:07:19,146 --> 00:07:20,111 Your cash down in that. 246 00:07:20,215 --> 00:07:21,249 NICOLE: That is the perfect hiding spot. 247 00:07:21,353 --> 00:07:22,767 CHIP GAINES: Nobody would ever look there. 248 00:07:22,870 --> 00:07:24,594 It's kind of a unique thing. 249 00:07:24,698 --> 00:07:25,732 I love it. 250 00:07:25,836 --> 00:07:27,836 Just so I know because I saw the plans, 251 00:07:27,939 --> 00:07:31,249 on this side of the wall here, where does this lead? 252 00:07:31,353 --> 00:07:33,767 So there is two bedrooms, and then there's 253 00:07:33,870 --> 00:07:34,870 a full bath in the middle. 254 00:07:34,974 --> 00:07:36,146 That needs just a little bit of an update. 255 00:07:36,249 --> 00:07:36,939 CHIP GAINES: Sure. 256 00:07:37,043 --> 00:07:38,077 Obviously, this is living. 257 00:07:38,180 --> 00:07:39,284 That's dining. 258 00:07:39,387 --> 00:07:41,318 I'm just wanting to hear from you, is there 259 00:07:41,422 --> 00:07:43,077 anything about this set-up-- 260 00:07:43,180 --> 00:07:45,491 other than the flooring and paint and stuff-- 261 00:07:45,594 --> 00:07:46,939 that you'd like to change. 262 00:07:47,043 --> 00:07:48,836 I'm not dead set on we have to keep this closet. 263 00:07:48,939 --> 00:07:49,801 JOANNA GAINES: Got it. 264 00:07:49,905 --> 00:07:51,146 NICOLE: Just to make it more open. 265 00:07:51,249 --> 00:07:52,077 JOANNA GAINES: OK. 266 00:07:52,180 --> 00:07:54,387 Say this does go away but to create 267 00:07:54,491 --> 00:07:59,215 some definition in here so it's not just like a long open box. 268 00:07:59,318 --> 00:08:01,077 I really like the, like, arches. 269 00:08:01,180 --> 00:08:02,077 OK. 270 00:08:02,180 --> 00:08:03,491 If we could incorporate an arch, that's 271 00:08:03,594 --> 00:08:04,974 kind of that European thing you're liking. 272 00:08:05,077 --> 00:08:06,387 It's funny that she says European-- 273 00:08:06,491 --> 00:08:07,215 No, no. 274 00:08:07,318 --> 00:08:08,284 No, no? 275 00:08:08,387 --> 00:08:09,560 I'm never going to hear that the same. 276 00:08:09,663 --> 00:08:10,767 - I think-- - Arch. 277 00:08:10,870 --> 00:08:12,456 My point is, I think from this wall to that wall, 278 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:16,594 we have enough of a run to be able to do a soft arch, 279 00:08:16,698 --> 00:08:18,870 which I think would be beautiful when you walk in. 280 00:08:18,974 --> 00:08:21,180 I think the flooring will be all new throughout, 281 00:08:21,284 --> 00:08:22,905 and then I'm thinking lighter and earthier. 282 00:08:23,008 --> 00:08:24,318 NICOLE: Yeah. 283 00:08:24,422 --> 00:08:26,353 JOANNA GAINES: So that when you step in, it just feels natural, 284 00:08:26,456 --> 00:08:27,974 and it feels warm. 285 00:08:28,077 --> 00:08:29,215 You take us into the kitchen. 286 00:08:29,318 --> 00:08:30,353 JONI: We'll follow behind y'all. 287 00:08:30,456 --> 00:08:31,801 JOANNA GAINES: I love these big windows here. 288 00:08:31,905 --> 00:08:32,594 NICOLE: I know. 289 00:08:32,698 --> 00:08:33,767 I love this, too. 290 00:08:33,870 --> 00:08:35,904 CHIP GAINES: Wow, great backyard, kid. 291 00:08:36,938 --> 00:08:37,663 OK. 292 00:08:37,767 --> 00:08:39,870 So stepping into this kitchen. 293 00:08:39,974 --> 00:08:40,731 CHIP GAINES: Holy smokes. 294 00:08:40,836 --> 00:08:41,974 NICOLE: Yes, awesome, right? 295 00:08:42,077 --> 00:08:44,179 This thing-- this thing might be original as well. 296 00:08:44,284 --> 00:08:45,663 NICOLE: Look at the color, yellow and white. 297 00:08:45,767 --> 00:08:46,870 Golly. 298 00:08:46,974 --> 00:08:48,767 JOANNA GAINES: So, Nicole, what is your dream? 299 00:08:50,456 --> 00:08:52,284 I think to open it up. 300 00:08:52,387 --> 00:08:53,318 JOANNA GAINES: So open this up. 301 00:08:53,422 --> 00:08:54,732 NICOLE: Open the kitchen up, yeah. 302 00:08:54,836 --> 00:08:57,732 I like the window and like the natural light in the kitchen. 303 00:08:57,836 --> 00:08:58,525 Yeah. 304 00:08:58,629 --> 00:08:59,801 So open this up. 305 00:08:59,905 --> 00:09:01,146 Do you want an island? 306 00:09:01,249 --> 00:09:02,284 I do want an island. 307 00:09:02,387 --> 00:09:03,422 OK. 308 00:09:03,525 --> 00:09:05,525 And then cabinets, I would like a mixture 309 00:09:05,629 --> 00:09:06,974 maybe of open and closed. 310 00:09:07,077 --> 00:09:08,284 JOANNA GAINES: OK. 311 00:09:08,387 --> 00:09:10,043 Maybe more closed cabinets just to hide things more. 312 00:09:10,146 --> 00:09:11,043 JOANNA GAINES: Yes. 313 00:09:11,146 --> 00:09:12,698 Man, she really knows what she wants, 314 00:09:12,801 --> 00:09:15,111 and she's a lot smarter than I was in my 30s. 315 00:09:15,215 --> 00:09:16,318 [laughter] 316 00:09:16,422 --> 00:09:18,698 Don't you worry sometimes about the current state 317 00:09:18,801 --> 00:09:20,111 of the universe? 318 00:09:20,215 --> 00:09:22,180 And then you find young ladies like this, and you're like-- 319 00:09:22,284 --> 00:09:23,318 We're all going to be OK. 320 00:09:23,422 --> 00:09:25,077 I think we're going to be all right, you know? 321 00:09:25,180 --> 00:09:26,284 JOANNA GAINES: Yeah. - Thanks. 322 00:09:26,387 --> 00:09:29,422 So if we take this wall out, play with this window 323 00:09:29,525 --> 00:09:31,008 and bring even more natural light in, 324 00:09:31,111 --> 00:09:32,974 this is going to feel a lot bigger than it does right now. 325 00:09:33,077 --> 00:09:33,974 NICOLE: Right. 326 00:09:34,077 --> 00:09:35,560 JOANNA GAINES: Cabinets all along here 327 00:09:35,663 --> 00:09:37,043 and then your island in the center. 328 00:09:37,146 --> 00:09:39,215 Even making your island, round it a little 329 00:09:39,318 --> 00:09:42,456 so we nod back to these original cabinets. 330 00:09:42,560 --> 00:09:44,146 Your stove can stay there. 331 00:09:44,249 --> 00:09:45,491 That leads to your back yard. 332 00:09:45,594 --> 00:09:46,560 Mm-hmm. This-- 333 00:09:46,663 --> 00:09:47,387 JONI: Yeah. 334 00:09:47,491 --> 00:09:48,629 Where is your laundry room? 335 00:09:48,732 --> 00:09:51,249 So it's not attached to the house. 336 00:09:51,353 --> 00:09:53,043 - So there's like a breezeway. - Attached to the garage. 337 00:09:53,146 --> 00:09:54,318 JOANNA GAINES: OK. 338 00:09:54,422 --> 00:09:55,939 NICOLE: So I think like dream world would be to have-- 339 00:09:56,043 --> 00:09:56,974 JOANNA GAINES: To enclose that. 340 00:09:57,077 --> 00:09:58,215 NICOLE: Yeah, like a mud room. 341 00:09:58,318 --> 00:09:59,594 JOANNA GAINES: Yeah, so you're not walking outside. 342 00:09:59,698 --> 00:10:00,836 NICOLE: Yeah. - OK. 343 00:10:00,939 --> 00:10:02,387 I want to see the main bedroom and then bathroom. 344 00:10:02,491 --> 00:10:04,698 CHIP GAINES: Let's go check it out. 345 00:10:04,801 --> 00:10:06,180 NICOLE: So this is the half-bath. 346 00:10:06,284 --> 00:10:07,456 JOANNA GAINES: Cute. 347 00:10:07,560 --> 00:10:08,939 NICOLE: I would love, you know, obviously a shower. 348 00:10:09,043 --> 00:10:10,560 And then this is-- 349 00:10:10,663 --> 00:10:12,180 JOANNA GAINES: This is the pantry. 350 00:10:12,284 --> 00:10:14,008 We'll have to get creative if this 351 00:10:14,111 --> 00:10:16,111 is all the space we're working with for the main bathroom 352 00:10:16,215 --> 00:10:17,284 and closet. NICOLE: Right. 353 00:10:17,387 --> 00:10:18,284 JOANNA GAINES: OK. 354 00:10:18,387 --> 00:10:20,111 NICOLE: So this would be the bedroom. 355 00:10:20,215 --> 00:10:22,180 JOANNA GAINES: So let's talk about this really quick. 356 00:10:22,284 --> 00:10:23,560 Yeah, you've got to think through this. 357 00:10:23,663 --> 00:10:26,698 We need as much space as we can have for your bathroom. 358 00:10:26,801 --> 00:10:28,077 Right. 359 00:10:28,180 --> 00:10:30,422 What if your bedroom is on the other side of the house, 360 00:10:30,525 --> 00:10:32,318 and this becomes an office? 361 00:10:32,422 --> 00:10:33,905 This is something we can think about. 362 00:10:34,008 --> 00:10:35,629 But I think the priority is to have 363 00:10:35,732 --> 00:10:37,491 this dreamy bathroom where you've 364 00:10:37,594 --> 00:10:40,353 got this great sized closet. 365 00:10:40,456 --> 00:10:43,387 So I think I would love to try to make this work for you 366 00:10:43,491 --> 00:10:44,422 first. 367 00:10:44,525 --> 00:10:45,870 You've got the half-bath here that we 368 00:10:45,974 --> 00:10:47,663 need to turn into a full bath. 369 00:10:47,767 --> 00:10:48,629 NICOLE: Uh-huh. 370 00:10:48,732 --> 00:10:50,008 JOANNA GAINES: And then we'll also 371 00:10:50,111 --> 00:10:51,525 push back this wall to give you more space for your bedroom. 372 00:10:51,629 --> 00:10:52,836 NICOLE: That's great. 373 00:10:52,939 --> 00:10:53,974 Backyard and then-- 374 00:10:54,077 --> 00:10:54,663 CHIP GAINES: I've got to see this backyard. 375 00:10:54,767 --> 00:10:55,560 JOANNA GAINES: Yeah. 376 00:10:55,663 --> 00:10:57,215 I need a puppy in this backyard 377 00:10:57,318 --> 00:10:59,525 by the time this is all said and done. 378 00:10:59,629 --> 00:11:01,043 [screen door rattles] 379 00:11:02,180 --> 00:11:03,318 CHIP GAINES: Gosh, this back yard. 380 00:11:03,422 --> 00:11:04,732 NICOLE: I know. 381 00:11:04,836 --> 00:11:06,491 JOANNA GAINES: I love that you have this covered back porch. 382 00:11:06,594 --> 00:11:07,905 NICOLE: Uh-huh. 383 00:11:08,008 --> 00:11:09,318 JOANNA GAINES: You could have great gatherings back here. 384 00:11:09,422 --> 00:11:11,008 You've got such a nice space for that. 385 00:11:11,111 --> 00:11:12,008 You've got the covered patio. 386 00:11:12,111 --> 00:11:13,077 NICOLE: Right. 387 00:11:13,180 --> 00:11:14,284 Well, I was thinking in the back there, 388 00:11:14,387 --> 00:11:16,111 we can do some lights, and we could 389 00:11:16,215 --> 00:11:17,767 do a couple of washer pits in the way 390 00:11:17,870 --> 00:11:19,077 back with some big screen TVs. 391 00:11:19,180 --> 00:11:20,111 JOANNA GAINES: She's probably-- 392 00:11:20,215 --> 00:11:20,905 Girls love that. 393 00:11:21,008 --> 00:11:22,284 --really into those games. 394 00:11:22,387 --> 00:11:23,525 CHIP GAINES: No? 395 00:11:23,629 --> 00:11:25,043 NICOLE: I mean, maybe if you come over and hang out, 396 00:11:25,146 --> 00:11:26,560 we could do that. - Y'all are the worst. 397 00:11:26,663 --> 00:11:28,491 Jo's got this thing she does. 398 00:11:28,594 --> 00:11:30,836 It's like a friggin' Ninja warrior. 399 00:11:30,939 --> 00:11:33,318 And where you thought you wanted something, 400 00:11:33,422 --> 00:11:34,974 but then she does this thing. 401 00:11:35,077 --> 00:11:37,008 And next thing you know, you don't want that, 402 00:11:37,111 --> 00:11:41,146 and Nicole, I could tell she was like trying to resist that. 403 00:11:41,249 --> 00:11:42,836 I love the windows. 404 00:11:42,939 --> 00:11:46,249 Nicole and her parents want new windows, so that didn't work. 405 00:11:46,353 --> 00:11:48,318 And I didn't try to Jedi mind trick them. 406 00:11:48,422 --> 00:11:50,215 Yeah, but you Jedi mind tricked her about that thing 407 00:11:50,318 --> 00:11:51,629 in the entryway. - The planter? 408 00:11:51,732 --> 00:11:54,870 We can roll back the footage, but Nicole mentioned it first. 409 00:11:54,974 --> 00:11:56,974 And I said, oh, I love this. 410 00:11:57,905 --> 00:11:58,801 OK. 411 00:11:58,905 --> 00:12:01,111 So here's where the sort of reality 412 00:12:01,215 --> 00:12:02,560 sets in on a project like this. 413 00:12:02,663 --> 00:12:04,215 You bought a great house. 414 00:12:04,318 --> 00:12:06,974 Have you wrestled with what your budget's going to be as far 415 00:12:07,077 --> 00:12:08,629 as the renovation's concerned? 416 00:12:08,732 --> 00:12:11,284 We've talked about it, just what we're all putting in. 417 00:12:11,387 --> 00:12:15,215 And $75,000 to $100,000 was kind of our budget 418 00:12:15,318 --> 00:12:16,560 for the renovation. 419 00:12:16,663 --> 00:12:19,008 I think that's a great budget, and I think that's doable. 420 00:12:19,111 --> 00:12:21,939 What we'll do is go back to the drawing board. 421 00:12:22,043 --> 00:12:23,663 And we will start planning it out, 422 00:12:23,767 --> 00:12:25,905 give you a couple of different options to choose from. 423 00:12:26,008 --> 00:12:28,663 But I think this is when it's going to start getting fun. 424 00:12:28,767 --> 00:12:31,422 You've picked a great house, great neighborhood. 425 00:12:31,525 --> 00:12:33,180 We'll put some plans together, and we'll 426 00:12:33,284 --> 00:12:34,215 see how it all shakes out. 427 00:12:34,318 --> 00:12:35,008 NICOLE: Great. 428 00:12:35,111 --> 00:12:36,353 JONI: Thank you. 429 00:12:36,456 --> 00:12:38,525 We had a great walk-through with Nicole and her parents. 430 00:12:38,629 --> 00:12:41,905 And they were great people, and they bought a great house. 431 00:12:42,008 --> 00:12:44,215 Structurally, it seems like a really sound house. 432 00:12:44,318 --> 00:12:46,043 That $75,000 to $100,000 budget, I 433 00:12:46,146 --> 00:12:47,249 think it's going to be perfect. 434 00:12:47,353 --> 00:12:48,560 JOANNA GAINES: Let's go. 435 00:12:48,663 --> 00:12:50,215 We got to start working on this house. 436 00:12:50,318 --> 00:12:51,146 All right. 437 00:12:53,629 --> 00:12:54,939 Is that how you punch? 438 00:12:55,043 --> 00:12:55,905 [quick breaths] 439 00:12:56,008 --> 00:12:57,422 That could be your problem at JuCo. 440 00:12:57,525 --> 00:12:58,525 That's why I lost all my fights. 441 00:12:58,629 --> 00:12:59,525 [chuckles] 442 00:12:59,629 --> 00:13:00,491 All my fist fights. 443 00:13:00,594 --> 00:13:01,801 You know what I'm good at though? 444 00:13:01,905 --> 00:13:02,594 Debate. 445 00:13:11,077 --> 00:13:11,974 [music playing] 446 00:13:16,560 --> 00:13:17,525 CHIP GAINES: Guys. 447 00:13:17,629 --> 00:13:19,284 Hey, we're in here. 448 00:13:19,387 --> 00:13:21,318 JOANNA GAINES: We're about to get this project started. 449 00:13:21,422 --> 00:13:23,111 Chip's going to get in there and make a mess. 450 00:13:23,215 --> 00:13:26,111 Start a project off right is the way I refer to it. 451 00:13:26,215 --> 00:13:28,215 In my younger days, I'd call it "Demo Day." 452 00:13:28,318 --> 00:13:30,939 But now I'm just, like, no, it's getting a project started 453 00:13:31,043 --> 00:13:32,801 off correctly and accurately. 454 00:13:34,939 --> 00:13:36,560 You're so mature these days. 455 00:13:36,663 --> 00:13:38,767 I'm going to get a shirt that says hashtag 456 00:13:38,870 --> 00:13:43,111 appropriately, accurately, and destructively, 457 00:13:43,215 --> 00:13:44,456 or something like that. 458 00:13:44,560 --> 00:13:45,870 Day. 459 00:13:45,974 --> 00:13:47,732 Or you can just say "Demo Day." 460 00:13:47,836 --> 00:13:49,180 [loud bangs and scrapes] 461 00:13:54,698 --> 00:13:55,732 Woo! 462 00:13:55,836 --> 00:13:57,422 I wish I had that kind of door at my house. 463 00:13:57,525 --> 00:13:58,905 That would definitely keep the kids out. 464 00:14:01,318 --> 00:14:02,801 Demo Day is one of these things to where 465 00:14:02,905 --> 00:14:04,801 it's like it never gets old. 466 00:14:04,905 --> 00:14:06,215 [loud bangs] 467 00:14:09,767 --> 00:14:10,629 All right. 468 00:14:10,732 --> 00:14:13,698 So this is appropriately installed. 469 00:14:13,801 --> 00:14:15,905 We're calling this the Demo Day Camera. 470 00:14:16,008 --> 00:14:17,836 [loud thuds] 471 00:14:19,870 --> 00:14:22,180 I did that. 472 00:14:22,284 --> 00:14:23,284 [loud crash] 473 00:14:24,215 --> 00:14:25,043 Woo, erg! 474 00:14:26,629 --> 00:14:28,077 JOANNA GAINES: What needs to go is basically 475 00:14:28,180 --> 00:14:30,629 everything in the kitchen, the bathroom, 476 00:14:30,732 --> 00:14:32,422 any built-ins that exist. 477 00:14:32,525 --> 00:14:36,146 And then on the back porch, there's a wall to push down. 478 00:14:37,767 --> 00:14:39,525 Listen, babe, you know how I'm always the one 479 00:14:39,629 --> 00:14:41,284 doing all the hard stuff, and all you have to do 480 00:14:41,387 --> 00:14:43,525 is like pick out paint colors. 481 00:14:43,629 --> 00:14:44,974 JOANNA GAINES: Yeah, that's not hard at all. 482 00:14:45,077 --> 00:14:46,077 Listen to me. 483 00:14:46,180 --> 00:14:47,560 Get on the other side of this and push it 484 00:14:47,663 --> 00:14:49,594 this way with all your muscles. 485 00:14:49,698 --> 00:14:52,249 You know I don't have that kind of strength with my-- 486 00:14:52,353 --> 00:14:53,043 You ready? 487 00:14:53,146 --> 00:14:54,629 Oh, I can't do this. 488 00:14:54,732 --> 00:14:56,180 You got it. Come on. 489 00:14:56,284 --> 00:14:57,387 I don't want you standing there. 490 00:14:57,491 --> 00:14:59,353 Baby, I'm in perfect place. 491 00:14:59,456 --> 00:15:01,491 Now, remember, smarter, not harder. 492 00:15:03,111 --> 00:15:04,801 There you go. 493 00:15:04,905 --> 00:15:05,974 JOANNA GAINES: Oh, yeah. 494 00:15:06,077 --> 00:15:08,008 CHIP GAINES: Come on, Jo, be smart. 495 00:15:08,111 --> 00:15:10,284 There you go, right there, right there. 496 00:15:10,387 --> 00:15:11,077 [screams] 497 00:15:11,180 --> 00:15:12,077 [loud thud] 498 00:15:12,180 --> 00:15:12,870 CHIP GAINES: Dang. 499 00:15:12,974 --> 00:15:13,663 [clapping] 500 00:15:13,767 --> 00:15:15,939 Babe, well done, right? 501 00:15:16,043 --> 00:15:17,629 JOANNA GAINES: I'm going to go back in the car now. 502 00:15:17,732 --> 00:15:18,422 CHIP GAINES: But doesn't it feel good? 503 00:15:18,525 --> 00:15:19,594 JOANNA GAINES: That felt good. 504 00:15:19,698 --> 00:15:20,905 Do you want to beat your chest like a gorilla? 505 00:15:21,008 --> 00:15:22,491 JOANNA GAINES: No. Bud, look what I did. 506 00:15:22,594 --> 00:15:23,767 I knocked that down all by myself. 507 00:15:25,663 --> 00:15:26,560 He's tearing up carpet. 508 00:15:27,491 --> 00:15:28,180 OK. 509 00:15:37,180 --> 00:15:41,525 [music playing] 510 00:15:42,905 --> 00:15:47,456 [SINGING] You say you can get the things 511 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:50,905 you need when you're alone. 512 00:15:52,491 --> 00:15:57,284 So please tell me what you need and I will bring it for you. 513 00:16:00,974 --> 00:16:02,111 - Hi, Nicole. - Hi. 514 00:16:02,215 --> 00:16:03,111 How are you? JOANNA GAINES: Good. 515 00:16:03,215 --> 00:16:04,525 How are you? - Good. 516 00:16:04,629 --> 00:16:05,732 Does this look fun to you? 517 00:16:05,836 --> 00:16:06,801 - So fun. - OK. 518 00:16:06,905 --> 00:16:08,215 I love all the colors already. 519 00:16:08,318 --> 00:16:09,663 And you-- you are-- you match. 520 00:16:09,767 --> 00:16:12,249 You match the palette of what we were going for with your house. 521 00:16:12,353 --> 00:16:13,077 Perfect. 522 00:16:13,180 --> 00:16:14,146 OK. 523 00:16:14,249 --> 00:16:16,836 I think big picture today is showing you 524 00:16:16,939 --> 00:16:19,111 the layout, the plans, and then kind 525 00:16:19,215 --> 00:16:22,215 of getting into the fine details of some of the design. 526 00:16:22,318 --> 00:16:25,629 Some of the words that you used, like the European, soft, 527 00:16:25,732 --> 00:16:28,077 trying to take those keywords and then 528 00:16:28,180 --> 00:16:29,353 creating a design for you. 529 00:16:29,456 --> 00:16:30,801 OK. 530 00:16:30,905 --> 00:16:32,215 I always like to start here, which is kind of a bird's eye 531 00:16:32,318 --> 00:16:36,767 view, so you understand like the layout of your house, step in. 532 00:16:36,870 --> 00:16:39,043 So we're going to add some architectural details, 533 00:16:39,146 --> 00:16:41,594 some things that really make it feel a little more elevated. 534 00:16:41,698 --> 00:16:42,732 OK. 535 00:16:42,836 --> 00:16:45,180 So I like to start with just the renderings 536 00:16:45,284 --> 00:16:46,560 so that you can see it. 537 00:16:46,663 --> 00:16:49,870 You don't feel like we're stuck on a certain color. 538 00:16:49,974 --> 00:16:51,111 - Oh, my gosh. - OK. 539 00:16:51,215 --> 00:16:51,905 Living room. 540 00:16:52,008 --> 00:16:53,870 Oh, my gosh. 541 00:16:53,974 --> 00:16:55,525 Isn't this arch so fun? 542 00:16:55,629 --> 00:16:56,525 Yes. 543 00:16:56,629 --> 00:16:58,387 I can't believe this is that. 544 00:16:58,491 --> 00:17:00,870 Chip would say I'm like the worst in that when there's 545 00:17:00,974 --> 00:17:02,008 walls, I want to take them out. 546 00:17:02,111 --> 00:17:03,284 When there's not walls, I want to put them in. 547 00:17:03,387 --> 00:17:04,077 NICOLE: Just change it. 548 00:17:04,180 --> 00:17:04,905 It's confusing. 549 00:17:05,007 --> 00:17:06,248 I get that. 550 00:17:06,353 --> 00:17:10,284 But for this space, your style, it needed more character. 551 00:17:10,387 --> 00:17:11,387 Yeah. 552 00:17:11,491 --> 00:17:13,215 JOANNA GAINES: So this is the main view 553 00:17:13,318 --> 00:17:16,077 of the living and the dining, the couch 554 00:17:16,180 --> 00:17:17,284 going along that long wall. 555 00:17:17,387 --> 00:17:20,732 And then I was thinking for TV wall to be here. 556 00:17:20,835 --> 00:17:22,870 If you don't want a TV, you just do a cool piece of furniture. 557 00:17:22,974 --> 00:17:24,284 NICOLE: Cool. 558 00:17:24,387 --> 00:17:26,215 JOANNA GAINES: Creamy walls, I'm adding trim up here because I 559 00:17:26,318 --> 00:17:27,766 want it to feel just finished. 560 00:17:27,870 --> 00:17:29,215 NICOLE: Yeah. 561 00:17:29,318 --> 00:17:31,180 JOANNA GAINES: The flooring, I know you liked terracotta tile. 562 00:17:31,284 --> 00:17:32,525 This is the tone I picked. 563 00:17:32,629 --> 00:17:33,525 This is not the shape. 564 00:17:33,629 --> 00:17:34,801 NICOLE: Cool, I like this color. 565 00:17:34,905 --> 00:17:35,870 OK, great. 566 00:17:35,974 --> 00:17:38,422 We're going to invest some of the budget 567 00:17:38,525 --> 00:17:40,525 on this really beautiful flooring 568 00:17:40,629 --> 00:17:42,836 that's going to carry all the way through to the kitchen. 569 00:17:42,939 --> 00:17:44,180 Yes. 570 00:17:44,284 --> 00:17:46,077 That was something that I really wanted so I think that I 571 00:17:46,180 --> 00:17:47,525 feel real excited about that. JOANNA GAINES: Awesome. 572 00:17:47,629 --> 00:17:48,732 Then moving into the kitchen. 573 00:17:48,836 --> 00:17:49,870 Oh, my god. 574 00:17:49,974 --> 00:17:51,180 JOANNA GAINES: These cabinets are just 575 00:17:51,284 --> 00:17:54,249 going to be a neutral color with brass accents, marble 576 00:17:54,353 --> 00:17:56,974 countertops, larger window. 577 00:17:57,077 --> 00:17:59,974 And then I loved the curved cabinets that you had, 578 00:18:00,077 --> 00:18:02,698 so the island will be a nod back to that. 579 00:18:02,801 --> 00:18:04,077 NICOLE: That's really cool. 580 00:18:04,180 --> 00:18:06,525 JOANNA GAINES: This door, I'm going to hopefully find 581 00:18:06,629 --> 00:18:09,180 an antique door that feels like, you know, 582 00:18:09,284 --> 00:18:10,767 that raw European wood. 583 00:18:10,870 --> 00:18:11,939 NICOLE: Mm-hmm. 584 00:18:12,043 --> 00:18:13,525 JOANNA GAINES: And then this as a backsplash. 585 00:18:13,629 --> 00:18:15,698 It makes it all come together. 586 00:18:15,801 --> 00:18:16,974 This is amazing. 587 00:18:17,077 --> 00:18:18,008 It feels really unique. 588 00:18:18,111 --> 00:18:19,353 JOANNA GAINES: OK. 589 00:18:19,456 --> 00:18:24,146 Moving into your bedroom, your bed's a little off-center, 590 00:18:24,249 --> 00:18:25,974 but it creates this little nook. 591 00:18:26,077 --> 00:18:27,905 We have this built-in arched bookshelf. 592 00:18:28,008 --> 00:18:29,043 NICOLE: That's great. 593 00:18:29,146 --> 00:18:30,456 JOANNA GAINES: This is going to be light oak 594 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:31,939 that ties into your floors. 595 00:18:32,043 --> 00:18:33,249 NICOLE: Cool. 596 00:18:33,353 --> 00:18:35,077 JOANNA GAINES: I don't know what you think about this. 597 00:18:35,180 --> 00:18:37,939 We thought it would be really fun to put this on the ceiling. 598 00:18:38,043 --> 00:18:38,732 Yes! 599 00:18:38,836 --> 00:18:39,698 JOANNA GAINES: OK. 600 00:18:39,801 --> 00:18:40,525 Yes! 601 00:18:40,629 --> 00:18:41,387 JOANNA GAINES: You promise? 602 00:18:41,491 --> 00:18:42,215 I love that. 603 00:18:42,318 --> 00:18:43,111 You can say you hate it. 604 00:18:43,215 --> 00:18:44,318 We can do it on the walls. 605 00:18:44,422 --> 00:18:45,560 No, I love it. 606 00:18:45,663 --> 00:18:49,077 But trying to tie in some of your story with, 607 00:18:49,180 --> 00:18:50,698 you love the blue door. 608 00:18:50,801 --> 00:18:53,836 But you also like that feminine kind of that softness. 609 00:18:53,939 --> 00:18:57,629 And so to me this is the right color scheme, where it's 610 00:18:57,732 --> 00:18:59,491 like the creams, the blues. 611 00:18:59,594 --> 00:19:01,077 Potentially, this would be the color 612 00:19:01,180 --> 00:19:02,974 that we put just on this backdrop 613 00:19:03,077 --> 00:19:05,146 here and then everything else just 614 00:19:05,249 --> 00:19:06,870 be a really pretty cream wall. 615 00:19:06,974 --> 00:19:08,146 You see the blanched color. 616 00:19:08,249 --> 00:19:08,939 NICOLE: This one? 617 00:19:09,043 --> 00:19:10,111 Yeah. 618 00:19:10,215 --> 00:19:13,284 JOANNA GAINES: And then this be on the ceiling, 619 00:19:13,387 --> 00:19:15,905 so it just feels like there's a lot of visual interest 620 00:19:16,008 --> 00:19:16,836 kind of everywhere you look. 621 00:19:16,939 --> 00:19:18,836 But it is still subtle and simple. 622 00:19:18,939 --> 00:19:19,767 Yeah, I love it. 623 00:19:19,870 --> 00:19:20,560 JOANNA GAINES: Yeah! 624 00:19:20,663 --> 00:19:21,525 OK. 625 00:19:21,629 --> 00:19:24,974 Bathroom, got the round flooring. 626 00:19:25,077 --> 00:19:29,318 I liked this color, marble countertops, 627 00:19:29,422 --> 00:19:31,491 a light wood vanity. 628 00:19:31,594 --> 00:19:34,180 This built-in here is light wood. 629 00:19:34,284 --> 00:19:36,732 Stack this tile like this, so this 630 00:19:36,836 --> 00:19:39,491 and this is kind of a this color, 631 00:19:39,594 --> 00:19:41,560 which is like a tonal play. 632 00:19:41,663 --> 00:19:43,180 NICOLE: I like that a lot. 633 00:19:43,284 --> 00:19:45,111 JOANNA GAINES: Brass hardware. 634 00:19:45,215 --> 00:19:46,525 Better than I could have dreamed. 635 00:19:46,629 --> 00:19:47,698 Yeah. 636 00:19:47,801 --> 00:19:51,456 OK, so overall, this is the look. 637 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:54,801 If you go home today and are thinking, oh, this tile 638 00:19:54,905 --> 00:19:57,663 or this color and whatever, anything that you want 639 00:19:57,767 --> 00:20:00,663 me to reconsider or give you other options for, 640 00:20:00,767 --> 00:20:02,629 you're not going to hurt my feelings, I promise. 641 00:20:02,732 --> 00:20:04,043 I highly doubt that I'll change anything. 642 00:20:04,146 --> 00:20:04,974 JOANNA GAINES: OK. 643 00:20:05,077 --> 00:20:06,077 So if I don't hear from you, we're 644 00:20:06,180 --> 00:20:08,939 going to push go and start ordering all this 645 00:20:09,043 --> 00:20:10,491 and start putting your house back together. 646 00:20:10,594 --> 00:20:11,767 - Great. - OK. 647 00:20:11,870 --> 00:20:12,801 Yes, please, move forward. 648 00:20:12,905 --> 00:20:13,594 I love it. 649 00:20:13,698 --> 00:20:14,560 Thank you, Nicole. 650 00:20:14,663 --> 00:20:15,939 NICOLE: Thank you so much. 651 00:20:16,043 --> 00:20:19,422 I think Jo really captured everything that I had wanted. 652 00:20:19,525 --> 00:20:21,905 I love the primary bedroom, bathroom. 653 00:20:22,008 --> 00:20:24,663 I feel like that it just expanded so much, 654 00:20:24,767 --> 00:20:26,111 took out the empty space. 655 00:20:26,215 --> 00:20:27,525 And I can't believe she was able to make 656 00:20:27,629 --> 00:20:29,215 that bathroom work, too. 657 00:20:29,318 --> 00:20:31,422 I mean, before, it was like a half-bath. 658 00:20:31,525 --> 00:20:35,870 The whole vibe and feel of the house feels perfect. 659 00:20:35,974 --> 00:20:40,732 It just feels so inviting and cozy and beautiful. 660 00:20:40,836 --> 00:20:43,525 I'm a little nervous that I'll never want to leave the house. 661 00:20:43,629 --> 00:20:44,491 [chuckles] 662 00:20:48,525 --> 00:20:49,870 [music playing] 663 00:20:52,422 --> 00:20:54,249 [construction noise] 664 00:20:58,077 --> 00:20:59,284 CHIP GAINES: Now that the demo is done, 665 00:20:59,387 --> 00:21:01,939 we're finally making some headway with the reframing 666 00:21:02,043 --> 00:21:04,663 of the primary suite, rerouting the plumbing, 667 00:21:04,767 --> 00:21:06,491 and building the arch between the living 668 00:21:06,594 --> 00:21:07,456 room and the dining room. 669 00:21:10,663 --> 00:21:12,629 But all this rain we've gotten recently 670 00:21:12,732 --> 00:21:14,905 has uncovered an unexpected issue. 671 00:21:18,732 --> 00:21:21,870 So here we've got an exterior planter. 672 00:21:21,974 --> 00:21:24,836 There's no significant cracks in the exterior. 673 00:21:24,939 --> 00:21:28,318 But the other day, as it was raining more torrentially 674 00:21:28,422 --> 00:21:31,146 than it is today, this flower box literally 675 00:21:31,249 --> 00:21:33,318 filled up with water, causing the water 676 00:21:33,422 --> 00:21:35,318 to come inside of the house. 677 00:21:35,422 --> 00:21:37,594 And basically the water, you can kind of 678 00:21:37,698 --> 00:21:41,525 see just a little remnant right here, 679 00:21:41,629 --> 00:21:44,629 how it not only has kind of fallen in a little, 680 00:21:44,732 --> 00:21:47,491 but it's even-- you can see a little water damage. 681 00:21:47,594 --> 00:21:50,456 And then it was basically coming underneath this bench seat. 682 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:52,008 And then here's another perfect example. 683 00:21:52,111 --> 00:21:53,215 Look at this. 684 00:21:53,318 --> 00:21:57,560 Everything generally speaking looks pretty solid 685 00:21:57,663 --> 00:21:59,180 till you get over here. 686 00:21:59,284 --> 00:22:02,387 And magically everything's a lot softer. 687 00:22:02,491 --> 00:22:05,318 I hope we can get lucky and not have to tear it down 688 00:22:05,422 --> 00:22:06,111 and rebuild it. 689 00:22:06,215 --> 00:22:08,077 [music playing] 690 00:22:17,146 --> 00:22:20,008 [hinged door closes] 691 00:22:20,111 --> 00:22:21,111 Anybody seen my hat? 692 00:22:35,043 --> 00:22:36,077 [music playing] 693 00:22:40,525 --> 00:22:42,353 CHIP GAINES [VOICEOVER]: Things are really starting to pick 694 00:22:42,456 --> 00:22:44,111 up over here at Nicole's house. 695 00:22:44,215 --> 00:22:45,077 [saw whirring] 696 00:22:46,180 --> 00:22:48,974 The concrete is poured and leveled. 697 00:22:49,077 --> 00:22:52,836 The primary bath is framed and has all new plumbing. 698 00:22:52,939 --> 00:22:55,594 And the new arch has finally been drywalled. 699 00:22:58,215 --> 00:22:58,905 Ta-da. 700 00:23:01,008 --> 00:23:02,629 JOANNA GAINES: It is perfect. 701 00:23:02,732 --> 00:23:03,905 CHIP GAINES: How do you feel? 702 00:23:04,008 --> 00:23:05,905 JOANNA GAINES: I love this, Chip. 703 00:23:06,008 --> 00:23:07,594 Ooh, I want to show you one more arch I finished. 704 00:23:07,698 --> 00:23:08,939 JOANNA GAINES: Yes, I wanted to see that. 705 00:23:10,387 --> 00:23:12,318 That looks so good. 706 00:23:12,422 --> 00:23:13,767 I love it. 707 00:23:13,870 --> 00:23:15,698 CHIP GAINES: Now that we see it, no way that this 708 00:23:15,801 --> 00:23:17,043 is the office or the study? 709 00:23:17,146 --> 00:23:19,318 No, this bathroom, closet, it works out better 710 00:23:19,422 --> 00:23:20,629 than it would have over there. 711 00:23:20,732 --> 00:23:22,043 What do you have that copper there for? 712 00:23:22,146 --> 00:23:23,111 JOANNA GAINES: OK. 713 00:23:23,215 --> 00:23:24,180 So I have to ask you a question outside. 714 00:23:27,767 --> 00:23:28,974 CHIP GAINES: So this is the planter. 715 00:23:29,077 --> 00:23:30,111 We've got a leak. 716 00:23:30,215 --> 00:23:31,318 JOANNA GAINES: But we can keep the planter. 717 00:23:31,422 --> 00:23:32,939 CHIP GAINES: Yeah, I think we've-- 718 00:23:33,043 --> 00:23:34,629 we've dodged a bullet. 719 00:23:34,732 --> 00:23:36,905 At first, I was bummed when Chip told me about the leak. 720 00:23:37,008 --> 00:23:38,111 And I thought we were going to have 721 00:23:38,215 --> 00:23:40,387 to remove that whole planter, which is a feature 722 00:23:40,491 --> 00:23:41,663 that I wanted to keep. 723 00:23:41,767 --> 00:23:43,767 It turned out that all we needed to do 724 00:23:43,870 --> 00:23:47,663 was add gutters and water seal the interior of that box. 725 00:23:47,767 --> 00:23:50,456 Then I got bummed out because I was thinking vinyl gutters 726 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:52,146 doesn't feel special. 727 00:23:52,249 --> 00:23:56,146 And something that feels very special is copper. 728 00:23:56,249 --> 00:23:57,387 I was thinking aluminum. 729 00:23:57,491 --> 00:23:58,215 I was thinking-- 730 00:23:58,318 --> 00:24:00,491 Creamy white European house. 731 00:24:00,594 --> 00:24:02,491 CHIP GAINES: An amazing vinyl product. 732 00:24:02,594 --> 00:24:03,525 Vinyl is final. 733 00:24:03,629 --> 00:24:04,318 You know me. 734 00:24:04,422 --> 00:24:05,111 [laughter] 735 00:24:06,043 --> 00:24:06,939 Vinyl's final. 736 00:24:07,043 --> 00:24:09,111 But yet, no, she comes in with copper. 737 00:24:09,215 --> 00:24:12,836 And, I mean, copper is a showstopper, a budget dropper, 738 00:24:12,939 --> 00:24:13,732 I'll tell you that. 739 00:24:13,836 --> 00:24:15,629 Oh, my Lord, you're so dorky. 740 00:24:15,732 --> 00:24:16,491 [laughing] 741 00:24:17,422 --> 00:24:18,249 Stop it. CHIP GAINES: What? 742 00:24:18,353 --> 00:24:19,560 You're trying to blind me. 743 00:24:19,663 --> 00:24:21,111 No, I'm trying to listen. 744 00:24:21,215 --> 00:24:23,043 And I'm hoping that the Lord speaks to you 745 00:24:23,146 --> 00:24:24,732 through this ray of light-- JOANNA GAINES: Stop! 746 00:24:24,836 --> 00:24:25,698 - Coming into your eyeballs. - So let me see this. 747 00:24:25,801 --> 00:24:26,905 I've got to make sure I like it. OK. 748 00:24:27,008 --> 00:24:28,146 I'd rather you do aluminum. 749 00:24:28,249 --> 00:24:29,594 When you're done, you don't have to worry-- 750 00:24:29,698 --> 00:24:31,732 You like copper more than I like copper. 751 00:24:31,836 --> 00:24:33,180 I love copper. 752 00:24:33,284 --> 00:24:38,663 But I will say this project has very limited available dollars. 753 00:24:38,767 --> 00:24:41,249 To me, when I think about this cream exterior 754 00:24:41,353 --> 00:24:45,353 with these antique shutters, a Frenchy blue door, 755 00:24:45,456 --> 00:24:47,663 copper gutters is like perfect. 756 00:24:47,767 --> 00:24:49,491 I don't see how we're going to find it in the budget. 757 00:24:49,594 --> 00:24:51,767 Babe, I found it in the budget because the window 758 00:24:51,870 --> 00:24:54,836 package came in less expensive, something I-- 759 00:24:54,939 --> 00:24:55,974 Do you promise? 760 00:24:56,077 --> 00:24:57,284 I'm not going to make that stuff up. 761 00:24:57,387 --> 00:24:59,111 It seems like something you would make up. 762 00:24:59,215 --> 00:25:01,905 I would say in real life, Chip is the spender. 763 00:25:02,008 --> 00:25:03,008 I'm the saver. - I'm the spender. 764 00:25:03,111 --> 00:25:04,043 She's the saver. 765 00:25:04,146 --> 00:25:05,456 That's-- it works well for us in this 766 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:08,180 business relationship because I love crunching the numbers. 767 00:25:08,284 --> 00:25:09,836 I love working with budget. 768 00:25:09,939 --> 00:25:13,905 Every now and then, I like to splurge a little bit. 769 00:25:14,008 --> 00:25:17,043 But at the end of the day, he's going to give me what I need. 770 00:25:17,146 --> 00:25:18,387 So you've crunched the numbers, 771 00:25:18,491 --> 00:25:19,629 and we've got the money for copper? 772 00:25:19,732 --> 00:25:20,456 I did this. 773 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:21,387 Doo-doo, doo, doo. 774 00:25:21,491 --> 00:25:22,180 We've got it. 775 00:25:22,284 --> 00:25:23,560 OK. Bye, Chip. 776 00:25:23,663 --> 00:25:24,560 Bye, Jo. 777 00:25:24,663 --> 00:25:28,456 Ooh, copper gutters, geez, almighty. 778 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:30,456 [music playing] 779 00:25:36,077 --> 00:25:37,629 JOANNA GAINES: So today I'm meeting with Liz. 780 00:25:37,732 --> 00:25:40,284 She works on the visual display team here at Magnolia, 781 00:25:40,387 --> 00:25:43,525 and she's also an amazing artist and illustrator. 782 00:25:43,629 --> 00:25:45,698 I'm going to ask if she can help me with a little surprise 783 00:25:45,801 --> 00:25:46,491 for Nicole. 784 00:25:47,008 --> 00:25:47,629 Hey. 785 00:25:47,732 --> 00:25:48,767 Hey. 786 00:25:48,870 --> 00:25:49,560 How are you? 787 00:25:49,663 --> 00:25:51,043 I'm good. 788 00:25:51,146 --> 00:25:51,836 OK. 789 00:25:51,939 --> 00:25:54,491 So I have a homeowner. 790 00:25:54,594 --> 00:25:55,284 Her name is Nicole. 791 00:25:55,387 --> 00:25:56,491 LIZ: OK, cool. 792 00:25:56,594 --> 00:25:58,939 And she's coming back to Waco, calling it home, 793 00:25:59,043 --> 00:26:01,456 but she's been all over the world. 794 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:04,146 So I just kind of casually said, hey, can you send me a couple 795 00:26:04,249 --> 00:26:06,594 pictures of your travels. 796 00:26:06,698 --> 00:26:07,939 And so that's what I've got. 797 00:26:08,043 --> 00:26:10,215 I didn't want to just like frame her photos. 798 00:26:10,318 --> 00:26:12,698 I wanted it to feel a little more artistic. 799 00:26:12,801 --> 00:26:13,801 And so I'm just-- 800 00:26:13,905 --> 00:26:16,008 I'm going to leave you with these photos. 801 00:26:16,111 --> 00:26:17,525 You don't have to sketch her in it. 802 00:26:17,629 --> 00:26:19,801 It's more just about the architecture. 803 00:26:19,905 --> 00:26:20,905 OK. 804 00:26:21,008 --> 00:26:22,525 I brought some of the drawings that I've 805 00:26:22,629 --> 00:26:24,525 done when I've traveled. 806 00:26:24,629 --> 00:26:27,215 So this is more of a gestural sketch drawing. 807 00:26:28,629 --> 00:26:30,043 This is more of an ink drawing. 808 00:26:32,422 --> 00:26:33,491 Oh, great. 809 00:26:33,594 --> 00:26:35,801 Now I don't know because I like all of them. 810 00:26:35,905 --> 00:26:39,939 OK, so when you see this architecture, what would 811 00:26:40,043 --> 00:26:43,629 you suggest on the renderings where there's like more detail? 812 00:26:43,732 --> 00:26:46,974 I think the more architectural building style 813 00:26:47,077 --> 00:26:50,767 lends itself better to something more like this, where either 814 00:26:50,870 --> 00:26:52,939 I'm taking the graphite so I can get those fine lines, 815 00:26:53,043 --> 00:26:55,560 and we can get more of that detail and variation. 816 00:26:55,663 --> 00:26:57,629 And then the landscape, I actually 817 00:26:57,732 --> 00:26:59,732 prefer more charcoal based. 818 00:26:59,836 --> 00:27:02,801 So I could definitely marry these two to get more of that. 819 00:27:02,905 --> 00:27:04,146 Because I think I like the sketchy kind 820 00:27:04,249 --> 00:27:06,249 of effortless renderings. 821 00:27:06,353 --> 00:27:07,836 I think you can play with this, and we'll 822 00:27:07,939 --> 00:27:13,249 do charcoal for landscape, graphite for buildings, 823 00:27:13,353 --> 00:27:14,043 and I'm done. 824 00:27:14,146 --> 00:27:14,974 Perfect. 825 00:27:15,077 --> 00:27:16,043 JOANNA GAINES: Thank you so much. 826 00:27:16,146 --> 00:27:17,077 Thanks, Jo. JOANNA GAINES: Bye-bye. 827 00:27:17,180 --> 00:27:17,870 Have a good day. 828 00:27:21,594 --> 00:27:23,422 [music playing] 829 00:27:28,422 --> 00:27:30,077 JOANNA GAINES: So I'm at Nicole's. 830 00:27:30,180 --> 00:27:31,974 I wanted to stop by really quick. 831 00:27:32,077 --> 00:27:37,146 Chip told me he had some paint samples up here. 832 00:27:37,249 --> 00:27:43,974 We are painting this weekend, and he has put up three creams. 833 00:27:44,077 --> 00:27:46,111 I'm going for a creamy vibe here, so let 834 00:27:46,215 --> 00:27:47,146 me show you what we've got. 835 00:27:47,249 --> 00:27:53,284 We've got three options, and it's very hard 836 00:27:53,387 --> 00:27:55,767 to tell the difference. 837 00:27:55,870 --> 00:27:58,318 But one is right, so I'm going to-- 838 00:27:58,422 --> 00:28:00,180 I'm going to FaceTime Chip really quick 839 00:28:00,284 --> 00:28:03,215 and see if I can land on the perfect cream 840 00:28:03,318 --> 00:28:04,629 for Nicole's house. 841 00:28:04,732 --> 00:28:05,594 [phone ringing] 842 00:28:06,353 --> 00:28:07,594 Hi. 843 00:28:07,698 --> 00:28:09,111 CHIP GAINES: How do you-- how do you hold this thing? 844 00:28:09,215 --> 00:28:11,318 JOANNA GAINES [ON PHONE]: I think like up, like look. 845 00:28:11,422 --> 00:28:12,456 CHIP GAINES: What about the light? 846 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:13,663 Do my eyes look nice? 847 00:28:13,767 --> 00:28:15,043 JOANNA GAINES [ON PHONE]: You look like an angel. 848 00:28:15,146 --> 00:28:16,663 CHIP GAINES: Well, you look like a fox. 849 00:28:16,767 --> 00:28:17,663 Are you at Nicole's place? 850 00:28:17,767 --> 00:28:18,836 JOANNA GAINES [ON PHONE]: Yes. 851 00:28:18,939 --> 00:28:20,491 I'm going to show you what paint color I like. 852 00:28:20,594 --> 00:28:22,801 They're all really good cream options. 853 00:28:22,905 --> 00:28:25,974 But this top left one, that's the one I want. 854 00:28:26,077 --> 00:28:27,801 CHIP GAINES: Top left-hand corner, Baby, that's easy. 855 00:28:27,905 --> 00:28:28,905 JOANNA GAINES [ON PHONE]: I know. 856 00:28:29,008 --> 00:28:30,146 Thanks for getting these samples up. 857 00:28:30,249 --> 00:28:31,111 CHIP GAINES: I'm on it, Girl. 858 00:28:31,215 --> 00:28:32,284 We'll see you back at the house. 859 00:28:32,387 --> 00:28:33,491 JOANNA GAINES [ON PHONE]: I love you. 860 00:28:33,594 --> 00:28:34,284 Bye. 861 00:28:35,629 --> 00:28:36,974 [truck door closes] 862 00:28:41,870 --> 00:28:43,387 CHIP GAINES [VOICEOVER]: Everything's progressing 863 00:28:43,491 --> 00:28:44,974 really nicely at Nicole's. 864 00:28:45,077 --> 00:28:47,249 The drywall is done. 865 00:28:47,353 --> 00:28:48,560 The windows are installed. 866 00:28:48,663 --> 00:28:49,560 [saw whirring] 867 00:28:50,801 --> 00:28:54,215 That primary suite is getting trimmed out, 868 00:28:54,318 --> 00:28:56,456 and the painters have just finished the exterior. 869 00:28:57,870 --> 00:28:59,215 Paint! 870 00:28:59,318 --> 00:29:01,836 JOANNA GAINES: The paint looks awesome. 871 00:29:01,939 --> 00:29:03,387 This was the perfect cream. 872 00:29:03,491 --> 00:29:04,663 Is it? JOANNA GAINES: Yeah. 873 00:29:04,767 --> 00:29:05,801 CHIP GAINES: It looks peachy. 874 00:29:05,905 --> 00:29:06,939 JOANNA GAINES: Babe, will you stop? 875 00:29:07,043 --> 00:29:08,077 [laughter] 876 00:29:10,387 --> 00:29:12,146 Nicole's house is looking so good. 877 00:29:12,249 --> 00:29:14,491 I think right when we walked up, that cream, 878 00:29:14,594 --> 00:29:16,663 knowing we've got some antique shutters, a blue door. 879 00:29:16,767 --> 00:29:18,353 [chip sneezes] 880 00:29:18,456 --> 00:29:19,732 [joanna laughing] 881 00:29:22,180 --> 00:29:24,456 Why do you sneeze like that? 882 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:28,698 That's like-- you could blow some stuff one way wrongly. 883 00:29:28,801 --> 00:29:29,905 I accidentally-- I accidentally 884 00:29:30,008 --> 00:29:31,077 pooped in my pants. 885 00:29:31,180 --> 00:29:33,111 OK, sorry, folks. 886 00:29:33,215 --> 00:29:34,491 Gosh, doggit. 887 00:29:34,594 --> 00:29:35,284 [chuckles] 888 00:29:36,249 --> 00:29:37,594 I got to change my undies. 889 00:29:41,077 --> 00:29:42,387 So this is the flooring. 890 00:29:42,491 --> 00:29:43,249 CHIP GAINES: OK. 891 00:29:43,353 --> 00:29:44,629 So we're painting this brick. 892 00:29:44,732 --> 00:29:47,801 So that with this paver is going to look incredible. 893 00:29:47,905 --> 00:29:49,698 JOANNA GAINES: But I'm just going to show you the pattern. 894 00:29:49,801 --> 00:29:50,974 CHIP GAINES: OK, like that? 895 00:29:51,077 --> 00:29:53,594 I've already got the pattern worked out in my mind. 896 00:29:53,698 --> 00:29:54,698 JOANNA GAINES: You got it? 897 00:29:54,801 --> 00:29:55,663 CHIP GAINES: Babe, that's easy. 898 00:29:55,767 --> 00:29:57,008 I got this. 899 00:29:57,111 --> 00:29:59,111 JOANNA GAINES: We settled on the basket-weave pattern. 900 00:29:59,215 --> 00:30:01,318 I think with the size of this terracotta, 901 00:30:01,422 --> 00:30:03,387 brick is going to just be really pretty. 902 00:30:03,491 --> 00:30:05,594 Great material, definitely is going 903 00:30:05,698 --> 00:30:07,284 to give her a European feel. 904 00:30:07,387 --> 00:30:09,974 And speaking of European, it's funny that we said this. 905 00:30:10,077 --> 00:30:10,767 You did so good. 906 00:30:10,870 --> 00:30:12,629 Well, I was biting my lip. 907 00:30:12,732 --> 00:30:15,594 You know how I was telling you that this primary bedroom 908 00:30:15,698 --> 00:30:18,560 was a bad idea because, A, it's right off the entry. 909 00:30:18,663 --> 00:30:20,629 It doesn't have a great closet. 910 00:30:20,732 --> 00:30:23,008 The natural light makes the room feel bigger. 911 00:30:23,111 --> 00:30:24,146 This is the right spot. 912 00:30:24,249 --> 00:30:25,387 Where else was it going to be? 913 00:30:25,491 --> 00:30:27,180 So sweet, I like it. 914 00:30:27,284 --> 00:30:28,594 Bottom line, I lost. 915 00:30:28,698 --> 00:30:31,939 I'm man enough to say, when I lose a bet, I pay up. 916 00:30:32,043 --> 00:30:33,249 This is my money clip. 917 00:30:33,353 --> 00:30:34,456 Where is your money? 918 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:37,284 I used to have money in it, but I continue to lose 919 00:30:37,387 --> 00:30:39,284 bet after bet after bet. 920 00:30:39,387 --> 00:30:40,043 That's it. 921 00:30:41,974 --> 00:30:43,008 What? 922 00:30:43,111 --> 00:30:44,698 Just curious. 923 00:30:44,801 --> 00:30:47,698 Our kids are not as tall as I expected them to be. 924 00:30:47,801 --> 00:30:50,870 And there's somebody at fault, and I can't figure it out. 925 00:30:50,974 --> 00:30:53,905 I think I'm taller for a girl than you are taller for a boy. 926 00:30:54,008 --> 00:30:54,870 You're 5 foot, 6. 927 00:30:54,974 --> 00:30:55,870 Right. 928 00:30:55,974 --> 00:30:56,939 Is that what you thought you were? 929 00:30:57,043 --> 00:30:57,767 Yeah. 930 00:30:57,870 --> 00:30:59,111 Or 5 foot, 8 like you told me. 931 00:30:59,215 --> 00:31:00,629 I've never been 5 foot, 8. 932 00:31:00,732 --> 00:31:03,146 Babe, in your Tinder profile when we first started dating, 933 00:31:03,249 --> 00:31:04,077 you said 5' 8". 934 00:31:04,180 --> 00:31:05,215 JOANNA GAINES: No, I didn't. 935 00:31:05,318 --> 00:31:07,077 OK, so I'm glad you like this room. 936 00:31:07,180 --> 00:31:08,146 Yes. [claps] 937 00:31:08,249 --> 00:31:09,387 All right, Babe, I'll see you later. 938 00:31:09,491 --> 00:31:10,284 Adios. 939 00:31:10,387 --> 00:31:11,215 So I'm going to leave you here. 940 00:31:11,318 --> 00:31:12,318 I love you, Babe. 941 00:31:12,422 --> 00:31:15,249 Don't forget lunch or some type of a snack 942 00:31:15,353 --> 00:31:17,111 wouldn't kill anybody. 943 00:31:17,215 --> 00:31:17,905 Bye. 944 00:31:23,836 --> 00:31:25,387 [music playing] 945 00:31:33,422 --> 00:31:35,008 Follow my lead. 946 00:31:35,111 --> 00:31:36,215 Oh, what's over here? 947 00:31:36,318 --> 00:31:37,318 No. 948 00:31:37,422 --> 00:31:38,525 Babe, you're not going to believe this. 949 00:31:38,629 --> 00:31:39,974 JOANNA GAINES: Today, you're just following me. 950 00:31:40,077 --> 00:31:41,594 We're going to be efficient. 951 00:31:41,698 --> 00:31:43,215 CHIP GAINES: I've got to hunt down some doors 952 00:31:43,318 --> 00:31:44,629 for Nicole's project. 953 00:31:44,732 --> 00:31:48,698 So today we're at the warehouse, what the Gaines family lovingly 954 00:31:48,801 --> 00:31:51,767 refers to is where you go when you've done 955 00:31:51,870 --> 00:31:53,525 something that's unforgivable. 956 00:31:53,629 --> 00:31:56,111 No, it's the best place. 957 00:31:56,215 --> 00:31:57,663 Oh, Babe, I remember this. 958 00:31:57,767 --> 00:31:59,146 Remember these butcher blocks? 959 00:31:59,249 --> 00:32:00,146 You can smell the meat. 960 00:32:00,249 --> 00:32:01,422 JOANNA GAINES: I'm not smelling that. 961 00:32:01,525 --> 00:32:05,077 It's-- gosh, that's crazy, Babe. 962 00:32:06,767 --> 00:32:09,870 I want to do antique European shutters 963 00:32:09,974 --> 00:32:11,767 that we're going to put on the exterior of her house-- 964 00:32:11,870 --> 00:32:12,698 CHIP GAINES: I got that, OK. 965 00:32:12,801 --> 00:32:13,870 To give it that E-vibe. 966 00:32:13,974 --> 00:32:17,077 Oh, oh, oh, that's funny you say that. 967 00:32:17,180 --> 00:32:19,663 See, no, and then on the interior, 968 00:32:19,767 --> 00:32:21,456 we have doors that are in her kitchen 969 00:32:21,560 --> 00:32:24,594 that leads to her new mud room and laundry room. 970 00:32:24,698 --> 00:32:27,870 And I want those same E-vibe doors there as well. 971 00:32:31,043 --> 00:32:32,043 Let's start with the shutters. 972 00:32:33,836 --> 00:32:34,974 CHIP GAINES: Let's use this. 973 00:32:35,077 --> 00:32:36,905 Do you know that you have this? 974 00:32:37,008 --> 00:32:38,146 JOANNA GAINES: Yeah, I know. 975 00:32:38,249 --> 00:32:39,698 Let's not worry about that right now though. 976 00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:43,422 CHIP GAINES: Let's just take this off, 977 00:32:43,525 --> 00:32:45,180 and then we'll keep that cool decorative little hook. 978 00:32:45,284 --> 00:32:46,387 JOANNA GAINES: I like that. 979 00:32:46,491 --> 00:32:48,111 CHIP GAINES: But it's not worth it to keep this. 980 00:32:48,215 --> 00:32:49,870 You don't think it's worth it. CHIP GAINES: It's up to you. 981 00:32:49,974 --> 00:32:51,284 JOANNA GAINES: That little detail 982 00:32:51,387 --> 00:32:53,043 will make it not look like we just chopped it off at the end. 983 00:32:53,146 --> 00:32:53,870 CHIP GAINES: OK. 984 00:32:53,974 --> 00:32:55,111 Yes, I would love to do that. 985 00:32:55,215 --> 00:32:56,146 You're doing good. 986 00:32:56,249 --> 00:32:58,008 The counseling's worked. 987 00:32:58,111 --> 00:32:59,560 I'd like a counselor that tells me 988 00:32:59,663 --> 00:33:00,836 that I'm right once in a while. 989 00:33:00,939 --> 00:33:03,077 You know, that's the counselor I need. 990 00:33:03,180 --> 00:33:04,284 So that is your-- 991 00:33:04,387 --> 00:33:05,698 that is what you've got going there. 992 00:33:05,801 --> 00:33:07,180 We got four of these. CHIP GAINES: OK, got it. 993 00:33:07,284 --> 00:33:08,146 JOANNA GAINES: But aren't they pretty? 994 00:33:08,249 --> 00:33:09,146 CHIP GAINES: They're so pretty, Babe. 995 00:33:09,249 --> 00:33:10,836 I was nervous that you were bringing 996 00:33:10,939 --> 00:33:14,353 me on a wild goose chase, but this is amazing, and I love it. 997 00:33:14,456 --> 00:33:15,974 Can you pull out one of these? 998 00:33:17,939 --> 00:33:19,353 That's the side I want to show. 999 00:33:19,456 --> 00:33:20,594 CHIP GAINES: Here, yeah, there you go. 1000 00:33:20,698 --> 00:33:25,905 And you this way, OK, OK. 1001 00:33:26,008 --> 00:33:28,146 What's happening here actually? 1002 00:33:28,249 --> 00:33:31,353 Is this door taller on one side or am I losing my mind? 1003 00:33:31,456 --> 00:33:33,560 CHIP GAINES: Sit down, there you go, so you can see it level. 1004 00:33:33,663 --> 00:33:36,560 If I bring this up, does this all match magically? 1005 00:33:36,663 --> 00:33:37,767 JOANNA GAINES: Yep. 1006 00:33:37,870 --> 00:33:39,180 Trim the bottom. 1007 00:33:39,284 --> 00:33:40,905 And you're saying that that now all of a sudden magically 1008 00:33:41,008 --> 00:33:41,698 works? 1009 00:33:41,801 --> 00:33:42,525 JOANNA GAINES: It does. 1010 00:33:42,629 --> 00:33:43,353 Even the height? 1011 00:33:43,456 --> 00:33:44,732 JOANNA GAINES: Yeah. 1012 00:33:44,836 --> 00:33:46,146 CHIP GAINES: OK, well, I got it, but I got some work to do. 1013 00:33:46,249 --> 00:33:48,801 So this isn't a no-brainer, and then you want me to work. 1014 00:33:48,905 --> 00:33:50,974 I mean, it's talking two hours per shutter 1015 00:33:51,077 --> 00:33:52,801 for a little thing that's like a little elbow. 1016 00:33:52,905 --> 00:33:55,870 It costs some time to give it a European vibe. 1017 00:33:55,974 --> 00:33:56,767 Funny you said European. 1018 00:34:00,698 --> 00:34:02,043 [music playing] 1019 00:34:04,732 --> 00:34:06,456 CHIP GAINES [VOICEOVER]: Construction at Nicole's house 1020 00:34:06,560 --> 00:34:07,560 is almost complete. 1021 00:34:07,663 --> 00:34:08,387 [crashes] 1022 00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:11,594 The old roof was removed, of course, 1023 00:34:11,698 --> 00:34:13,456 to make room for the new one. 1024 00:34:13,559 --> 00:34:15,628 The copper gutters are finished. 1025 00:34:15,731 --> 00:34:17,905 The bench has been updated. 1026 00:34:18,008 --> 00:34:19,353 Everything's been painted. 1027 00:34:19,456 --> 00:34:21,767 The tile's going up in that new shower. 1028 00:34:21,870 --> 00:34:24,559 The cabinets and backsplash are finally finished, 1029 00:34:24,663 --> 00:34:27,387 and the light fixtures have been installed. 1030 00:34:27,490 --> 00:34:30,800 JOANNA GAINES: Hey, Dustin, oh, the glass is going in today. 1031 00:34:30,905 --> 00:34:31,974 CHIP GAINES: Hey, long time, no see. 1032 00:34:32,077 --> 00:34:32,974 Doing good, dang. 1033 00:34:33,077 --> 00:34:33,767 JOANNA GAINES: Wow. 1034 00:34:33,870 --> 00:34:34,731 CHIP GAINES: Looks great. 1035 00:34:34,836 --> 00:34:35,836 I love it. 1036 00:34:35,939 --> 00:34:36,698 I do, too, man. 1037 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:38,077 That's sharp. 1038 00:34:38,180 --> 00:34:39,905 I think any time we roll up and we see Dustin's truck, 1039 00:34:40,008 --> 00:34:42,077 we know, oh, we're almost there. 1040 00:34:42,180 --> 00:34:45,387 Because what he does is always the last-minute stuff. 1041 00:34:45,490 --> 00:34:47,215 I think once we put all the hardware 1042 00:34:47,318 --> 00:34:50,836 and the French doors up, we're really, really close. 1043 00:34:50,939 --> 00:34:55,663 Dustin, I've got some doors that I just found at the warehouse. 1044 00:34:55,767 --> 00:34:57,525 I need to replace the glass in those. 1045 00:34:57,629 --> 00:34:58,353 OK. 1046 00:34:58,456 --> 00:34:59,560 They're going here. 1047 00:34:59,663 --> 00:35:01,284 They're French doors, and I just want clear glass. 1048 00:35:01,387 --> 00:35:02,353 Just clear glass? OK. 1049 00:35:02,456 --> 00:35:03,146 Bring them by, and we'll get it ordered. 1050 00:35:03,249 --> 00:35:04,077 Good to see you, my friend. 1051 00:35:04,180 --> 00:35:05,353 You look great. - Thanks. 1052 00:35:05,456 --> 00:35:06,284 Life going OK? 1053 00:35:06,387 --> 00:35:07,629 Yeah, just raising kids. 1054 00:35:07,732 --> 00:35:09,043 That's the way to go, man. All right. 1055 00:35:09,146 --> 00:35:09,836 Good to see you. 1056 00:35:09,939 --> 00:35:10,801 See you, my man. 1057 00:35:19,767 --> 00:35:21,629 [music playing] 1058 00:35:32,111 --> 00:35:33,974 [truck horn honking] 1059 00:35:40,043 --> 00:35:43,870 Jo, notice anything about this particular payload? 1060 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:46,801 JOANNA GAINES: Yes! 1061 00:35:46,905 --> 00:35:48,111 CHIP GAINES: You know what I'm talking about, the doors. 1062 00:35:48,215 --> 00:35:49,353 JOANNA GAINES: I need the doors. 1063 00:35:49,456 --> 00:35:51,870 That's the only thing left, and we're done, Chip. 1064 00:35:53,663 --> 00:35:55,008 It is move-in day. 1065 00:35:55,111 --> 00:35:57,180 Chip is almost finished. 1066 00:35:57,284 --> 00:35:57,974 Done. 1067 00:35:58,077 --> 00:35:58,732 Hello. 1068 00:35:58,836 --> 00:36:00,008 That's so pretty. 1069 00:36:00,111 --> 00:36:00,870 I love it. 1070 00:36:00,974 --> 00:36:02,422 Let's install them now. 1071 00:36:02,525 --> 00:36:04,629 When we found these doors at the warehouse, 1072 00:36:04,732 --> 00:36:06,284 they needed a little TLC. 1073 00:36:06,387 --> 00:36:07,939 Once I get these things hung-- 1074 00:36:08,043 --> 00:36:09,525 This house is all mine. 1075 00:36:13,422 --> 00:36:14,594 Babe, I've got some bad news. 1076 00:36:14,698 --> 00:36:15,767 What? 1077 00:36:15,870 --> 00:36:18,215 You know how I never help you with setting 1078 00:36:18,318 --> 00:36:19,525 dishes in the cabinets? 1079 00:36:19,629 --> 00:36:20,698 You need me to help you with this? 1080 00:36:20,801 --> 00:36:21,594 I need you to help me. 1081 00:36:21,698 --> 00:36:22,491 What do I need to do to? 1082 00:36:22,594 --> 00:36:23,560 Get that drill, Babe. 1083 00:36:23,663 --> 00:36:25,043 I'm going to hold this bad boy up. 1084 00:36:25,146 --> 00:36:26,836 And you're going to start with the middle one here. 1085 00:36:26,939 --> 00:36:27,767 Mm-hmm. 1086 00:36:27,870 --> 00:36:29,146 CHIP GAINES: You ready? 1087 00:36:29,249 --> 00:36:30,146 Oh, my God. 1088 00:36:30,249 --> 00:36:31,870 There you go and don't-- don't overdo it. 1089 00:36:33,732 --> 00:36:35,801 OK, now go up, all the way up. 1090 00:36:35,905 --> 00:36:36,836 Pressure on the back. 1091 00:36:38,318 --> 00:36:39,836 I did not come to work for this. 1092 00:36:39,939 --> 00:36:41,525 I know but this is ridiculous, Babe. 1093 00:36:41,629 --> 00:36:43,353 Put the screw in the hole. 1094 00:36:43,456 --> 00:36:44,111 [jo laughs] 1095 00:36:45,456 --> 00:36:47,939 We've got very strict rules in our relationship. 1096 00:36:48,043 --> 00:36:52,318 I do certain things, and she does certain things. 1097 00:36:52,422 --> 00:36:53,215 Pressure on the back. 1098 00:36:55,422 --> 00:36:56,146 Well done, well done. 1099 00:36:56,249 --> 00:36:57,111 Yeah, right. 1100 00:36:57,215 --> 00:36:58,525 CHIP GAINES: No, really, I mean, that 1101 00:36:58,629 --> 00:37:00,215 could have gone a lot quicker and infinitely more efficient. 1102 00:37:00,318 --> 00:37:01,077 I'm here for dishes. 1103 00:37:01,180 --> 00:37:02,318 But I will take it. 1104 00:37:02,422 --> 00:37:05,698 And then when we work together, circumstances can 1105 00:37:05,801 --> 00:37:07,594 get very dicey very quickly. 1106 00:37:07,698 --> 00:37:09,077 You've got to hold it, though, hold it. 1107 00:37:09,180 --> 00:37:10,111 I know. 1108 00:37:10,215 --> 00:37:11,836 But sometimes when you're really good, 1109 00:37:11,939 --> 00:37:12,836 you don't need to hold it. 1110 00:37:12,939 --> 00:37:14,318 You just go right in like this. 1111 00:37:14,422 --> 00:37:16,215 I-- I'm finding that out the hard way. 1112 00:37:16,318 --> 00:37:19,491 Now go-- I actually needed an extra hand. 1113 00:37:19,594 --> 00:37:21,422 I mean, those doors are stout. 1114 00:37:21,525 --> 00:37:22,318 Beautiful, Babe. 1115 00:37:24,249 --> 00:37:26,249 So Jo came in handy, and I was very 1116 00:37:26,353 --> 00:37:27,284 thankful that she was here. 1117 00:37:30,387 --> 00:37:31,180 Thank you. 1118 00:37:31,284 --> 00:37:32,215 You're welcome. 1119 00:37:32,318 --> 00:37:33,353 Hit me as hard as you can in the 1120 00:37:33,456 --> 00:37:34,767 stomach and see how hard it is. 1121 00:37:34,870 --> 00:37:35,767 You don't want me to hit you in the stomach. 1122 00:37:35,870 --> 00:37:37,077 No, I-- I really do. I really do. 1123 00:37:37,180 --> 00:37:38,491 I think I'm in the mood. [thud] 1124 00:37:38,594 --> 00:37:39,594 - There, there. - No, I mean as hard as you can. 1125 00:37:39,698 --> 00:37:40,525 - You don't want me to. - Blow it up. 1126 00:37:40,629 --> 00:37:41,629 Babe, I can punch. 1127 00:37:41,732 --> 00:37:43,905 You don't want a limp biscuit for a wrist 1128 00:37:44,008 --> 00:37:45,629 because you'll break it against this steel. 1129 00:37:45,732 --> 00:37:46,629 I don't want to hurt you. 1130 00:37:46,732 --> 00:37:47,594 You can't hurt steel, Babe. 1131 00:37:47,698 --> 00:37:48,594 Now practice. 1132 00:37:48,698 --> 00:37:49,905 Why would you want me to do this? 1133 00:37:50,008 --> 00:37:51,008 Boom. 1134 00:37:51,111 --> 00:37:52,629 Because I want to show you how strong I am. 1135 00:37:52,732 --> 00:37:53,456 OK. 1136 00:37:53,560 --> 00:37:55,249 I mean, really lay into it. 1137 00:37:55,353 --> 00:37:57,111 I don't want to. 1138 00:37:57,215 --> 00:37:59,111 I don't know how to punch. 1139 00:37:59,215 --> 00:38:00,456 What-- do you really not know? 1140 00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:01,491 I know how to upper cut. 1141 00:38:01,594 --> 00:38:02,594 I'll show you. 1142 00:38:02,698 --> 00:38:04,077 See, but that wouldn't work either, Babe. 1143 00:38:04,180 --> 00:38:05,629 I can kick like a donkey. 1144 00:38:05,732 --> 00:38:06,629 Well, kick me. 1145 00:38:06,732 --> 00:38:08,663 I can kick real hard and real fast. 1146 00:38:08,767 --> 00:38:09,663 That was actually legit. 1147 00:38:09,767 --> 00:38:10,939 Like I could kick your face. 1148 00:38:11,043 --> 00:38:12,698 What the freak? 1149 00:38:12,801 --> 00:38:15,043 Babe, you're a freak. 1150 00:38:15,146 --> 00:38:15,836 [laughing] 1151 00:38:16,767 --> 00:38:17,870 Good job, Chip. 1152 00:38:17,974 --> 00:38:18,663 CHIP GAINES: Bye, Jo. 1153 00:38:20,836 --> 00:38:22,594 Dang, that was impressive. 1154 00:38:24,111 --> 00:38:25,939 [music playing] 1155 00:38:30,905 --> 00:38:33,146 JOANNA GAINES: Chip has finished all of his projects. 1156 00:38:33,249 --> 00:38:35,111 It looks so good in there. 1157 00:38:35,215 --> 00:38:40,905 And now all the furniture is coming in, all the accessories. 1158 00:38:45,594 --> 00:38:48,077 I'm going to try the sofa along this wall. 1159 00:38:50,111 --> 00:38:51,767 I always love meeting the clients 1160 00:38:51,870 --> 00:38:53,422 and figuring out what it is that they're 1161 00:38:53,525 --> 00:38:54,767 wanting the space to become. 1162 00:38:54,870 --> 00:38:56,594 That neutral color rug goes in the bedroom. 1163 00:38:58,939 --> 00:39:01,525 This moment is always my favorite. 1164 00:39:01,629 --> 00:39:04,146 I ordered this stuff weeks ago, so now I'm seeing a lot of it 1165 00:39:04,249 --> 00:39:05,146 for the first time. 1166 00:39:05,249 --> 00:39:06,560 It's kind of like a guessing game 1167 00:39:06,663 --> 00:39:10,525 of, hey, will Nicole like this bed, the sofa, these pillows. 1168 00:39:10,629 --> 00:39:13,456 But as it's coming in, it's starting to feel complete. 1169 00:39:14,836 --> 00:39:18,491 So can we try the oval antique one instead? 1170 00:39:18,594 --> 00:39:20,698 With the dining table, I had a new option 1171 00:39:20,801 --> 00:39:22,732 and an antique option. 1172 00:39:22,836 --> 00:39:24,560 I really thought the new option was going to work, 1173 00:39:24,663 --> 00:39:26,146 but I just feel like it didn't fit the space. 1174 00:39:26,249 --> 00:39:28,560 And so I brought in a round top table, 1175 00:39:28,663 --> 00:39:31,629 and I feel like it really ties into the shutters and that door 1176 00:39:31,732 --> 00:39:32,939 in the kitchen. 1177 00:39:33,043 --> 00:39:36,249 And so now it just makes that full European statement. 1178 00:39:39,353 --> 00:39:41,732 I picked this subtle cream-colored velvet cushion. 1179 00:39:43,284 --> 00:39:45,663 I'm going to layer it with some really nice textural pillows, 1180 00:39:45,767 --> 00:39:48,491 but I just feel like it makes that little nook feel complete. 1181 00:39:48,594 --> 00:39:50,663 This is where I would sit and hang out. 1182 00:40:02,284 --> 00:40:03,422 I really love her house. 1183 00:40:06,318 --> 00:40:09,008 Each space just has its own unique little thing 1184 00:40:09,111 --> 00:40:11,353 that I think is fun to kind of decorate into. 1185 00:40:11,456 --> 00:40:14,249 So as we're setting the living room or the kitchen, 1186 00:40:14,353 --> 00:40:16,077 just playing off that style even more 1187 00:40:16,180 --> 00:40:17,560 with a lot of the accessories that we're 1188 00:40:17,663 --> 00:40:20,318 putting into the space, but it's coming together. 1189 00:40:20,422 --> 00:40:22,629 My hope is that it's a reflection of Nicole's style. 1190 00:40:24,146 --> 00:40:27,456 So when she steps in, it really feels like, ah, they got it. 1191 00:40:27,560 --> 00:40:28,870 This is exactly what I wanted. 1192 00:40:37,249 --> 00:40:38,215 [music playing] 1193 00:40:48,146 --> 00:40:51,422 Holy smokes, here we are again, back to square one. 1194 00:40:51,525 --> 00:40:52,525 JOANNA GAINES: Cutey little house. 1195 00:40:52,629 --> 00:40:53,456 NICOLE: The cutest. 1196 00:40:53,560 --> 00:40:55,629 Remind me what drew you to it. 1197 00:40:55,732 --> 00:40:56,629 I love the neighborhood. 1198 00:40:56,732 --> 00:40:58,663 I love the big trees. 1199 00:40:58,767 --> 00:40:59,939 Yes, ma'am. 1200 00:41:00,043 --> 00:41:03,663 It just feels homey and like a little perfect home. 1201 00:41:03,767 --> 00:41:06,111 CHIP GAINES: For your first home, this is a great purchase. 1202 00:41:06,215 --> 00:41:07,525 It's just got great bones. 1203 00:41:07,629 --> 00:41:10,249 Sometimes you screw up when you buy a first home. 1204 00:41:10,353 --> 00:41:12,801 But, Nicole, in this particular case, you killed it. 1205 00:41:12,905 --> 00:41:14,594 And hopefully we did all the right things 1206 00:41:14,698 --> 00:41:15,939 as far as the improvement. 1207 00:41:16,043 --> 00:41:17,663 And I'm so excited to show you your fixer upper. 1208 00:41:17,767 --> 00:41:18,456 You want to see it? 1209 00:41:18,560 --> 00:41:19,353 Yes. 1210 00:41:19,456 --> 00:41:20,801 CHIP GAINES: All right, stay put. 1211 00:41:20,905 --> 00:41:23,422 All right, Nicole, today is the day. 1212 00:41:23,525 --> 00:41:25,111 You ready to check out your fixer upper? 1213 00:41:25,215 --> 00:41:25,905 JOANNA GAINES: OK. 1214 00:41:26,008 --> 00:41:26,698 CHIP GAINES: Let's go. 1215 00:41:30,732 --> 00:41:31,422 Ah! 1216 00:41:36,043 --> 00:41:37,353 JOANNA GAINES: It's so different. 1217 00:41:38,284 --> 00:41:40,387 NICOLE: It is so different. 1218 00:41:40,491 --> 00:41:41,387 It's perfect! 1219 00:41:45,215 --> 00:41:45,905 CHIP GAINES: What? 1220 00:41:46,008 --> 00:41:47,905 How did you do this? 1221 00:41:48,008 --> 00:41:49,767 JOANNA GAINES: A little European cottage. 1222 00:41:49,870 --> 00:41:50,560 CHIP GAINES: Ta-da! 1223 00:41:51,836 --> 00:41:52,974 JOANNA GAINES: Look at your blue door. 1224 00:41:53,077 --> 00:41:56,146 NICOLE: Blue door, the trim, it's white. 1225 00:41:56,249 --> 00:41:59,043 JOANNA GAINES: Those are copper gutters, antique shutters. 1226 00:41:59,146 --> 00:42:00,422 CHIP GAINES: The landscape, obviously, we 1227 00:42:00,525 --> 00:42:01,732 freshened that up a bit. 1228 00:42:03,146 --> 00:42:04,594 JOANNA GAINES: Kept the planter box, did new windows. 1229 00:42:04,698 --> 00:42:07,456 I think it feels a little more cottagey. 1230 00:42:07,560 --> 00:42:08,387 Now it just feels right. 1231 00:42:08,491 --> 00:42:09,180 It feels like your home. 1232 00:42:09,284 --> 00:42:11,284 It is so dreamy. 1233 00:42:11,387 --> 00:42:12,939 JOANNA GAINES: If you like the outside this much, 1234 00:42:13,043 --> 00:42:15,043 I can't wait for you to see what's going on on the inside. 1235 00:42:15,146 --> 00:42:16,008 CHIP GAINES: Let's go see it. 1236 00:42:16,111 --> 00:42:17,801 Come on, after y'all. 1237 00:42:17,905 --> 00:42:20,077 NICOLE: Oh, my gosh. 1238 00:42:20,180 --> 00:42:22,077 JOANNA GAINES: Now you've got to look at these copper gutters 1239 00:42:22,180 --> 00:42:23,284 as we get a little closer. 1240 00:42:23,387 --> 00:42:24,111 Look how pretty they are. 1241 00:42:24,215 --> 00:42:26,249 NICOLE: Oh, my goodness. 1242 00:42:26,353 --> 00:42:28,456 And with the shutters, they look so good. 1243 00:42:30,629 --> 00:42:31,284 CHIP GAINES: Let us see! 1244 00:42:32,732 --> 00:42:33,629 [exclaiming] 1245 00:42:33,732 --> 00:42:34,594 That floor! 1246 00:42:34,698 --> 00:42:35,594 JOANNA GAINES: Come in. 1247 00:42:35,698 --> 00:42:36,594 Look at your floor. 1248 00:42:36,698 --> 00:42:37,422 Come in. 1249 00:42:37,525 --> 00:42:38,594 The art! 1250 00:42:38,698 --> 00:42:39,387 The art! 1251 00:42:43,974 --> 00:42:46,284 Remember the closet that was here? 1252 00:42:46,387 --> 00:42:47,939 So then we opened it out of the arch 1253 00:42:48,043 --> 00:42:50,215 to just make it feel a little more special. 1254 00:42:50,318 --> 00:42:51,732 NICOLE: No way! 1255 00:42:51,836 --> 00:42:52,594 JOANNA GAINES: Take it in. 1256 00:42:52,698 --> 00:42:53,491 This floor. 1257 00:42:53,594 --> 00:42:54,456 Breathe. 1258 00:42:54,560 --> 00:42:55,767 You've got your terracotta floors. 1259 00:42:55,870 --> 00:42:57,008 I'm going to pass out. 1260 00:42:57,111 --> 00:42:59,387 JOANNA GAINES: We liked the arch theme in your house 1261 00:42:59,491 --> 00:43:03,111 and like the rounded theme, so you'll see that throughout. 1262 00:43:04,525 --> 00:43:06,318 So nice. 1263 00:43:06,422 --> 00:43:07,905 JOANNA GAINES: I wanted you to look over 1264 00:43:08,008 --> 00:43:09,698 here and see if you noticed-- 1265 00:43:09,801 --> 00:43:10,525 NICOLE: No way! 1266 00:43:10,629 --> 00:43:11,767 JOANNA GAINES: The scenery. 1267 00:43:11,870 --> 00:43:13,146 NICOLE: That's all London! 1268 00:43:13,249 --> 00:43:14,077 JOANNA GAINES: Yes. 1269 00:43:14,180 --> 00:43:14,974 CHIP GAINES: Now we were debating-- 1270 00:43:15,077 --> 00:43:15,767 I took that picture! 1271 00:43:15,870 --> 00:43:17,008 JOANNA GAINES: I know. 1272 00:43:17,111 --> 00:43:19,801 We took some of your pictures from your travels. 1273 00:43:19,905 --> 00:43:21,663 That's so special. 1274 00:43:21,767 --> 00:43:23,077 I love it. 1275 00:43:23,180 --> 00:43:24,491 Well, what's the next stop? 1276 00:43:24,594 --> 00:43:26,387 Into the dining room. 1277 00:43:26,491 --> 00:43:27,180 CHIP GAINES: Dining room. 1278 00:43:29,629 --> 00:43:30,974 A-ha. 1279 00:43:31,077 --> 00:43:33,215 JOANNA GAINES: And your beautiful backyard. 1280 00:43:33,318 --> 00:43:35,284 Oh, my goodness. 1281 00:43:38,905 --> 00:43:41,456 JOANNA GAINES: The slider was original. 1282 00:43:41,560 --> 00:43:44,870 We just trimmed it out, did new crown molding in here, 1283 00:43:44,974 --> 00:43:46,905 just loved the view in your backyard 1284 00:43:47,008 --> 00:43:48,180 so we didn't want to mess with that. 1285 00:43:48,284 --> 00:43:49,008 NICOLE: Yeah. 1286 00:43:49,111 --> 00:43:50,905 CHIP GAINES: Gosh, so charming. 1287 00:43:51,008 --> 00:43:53,525 But I'd say my favorite room in the house is the kitchen. 1288 00:43:53,629 --> 00:43:54,698 CHIP GAINES: Come on. - Do I turn? 1289 00:43:54,801 --> 00:43:56,215 Do I turn? JOANNA GAINES: You can look! 1290 00:43:56,318 --> 00:43:57,560 [laughs joyously] 1291 00:43:57,663 --> 00:43:58,939 Look at your kitchen. 1292 00:43:59,043 --> 00:44:00,663 Why am I clapping at every room? 1293 00:44:00,767 --> 00:44:01,491 You need to stop. 1294 00:44:01,594 --> 00:44:02,836 - I am ridiculous. - What? 1295 00:44:02,939 --> 00:44:03,732 What? 1296 00:44:03,836 --> 00:44:04,594 What? 1297 00:44:04,698 --> 00:44:05,663 This is not the same kitchen. 1298 00:44:05,767 --> 00:44:06,698 JOANNA GAINES: Isn't this crazy? 1299 00:44:07,974 --> 00:44:08,663 NICOLE: What? 1300 00:44:10,732 --> 00:44:11,939 JOANNA GAINES: I just remember standing 1301 00:44:12,043 --> 00:44:15,215 here with your parents, and it just felt so tight. 1302 00:44:15,318 --> 00:44:16,836 NICOLE: This is unreal. 1303 00:44:16,939 --> 00:44:18,180 JOANNA GAINES: All of us were in here, 1304 00:44:18,284 --> 00:44:19,698 shoved in this tiny little space. 1305 00:44:21,318 --> 00:44:22,008 [laughs joyously] 1306 00:44:22,111 --> 00:44:23,560 Look at your island. 1307 00:44:23,663 --> 00:44:25,353 It's round. 1308 00:44:25,456 --> 00:44:26,353 So many things. 1309 00:44:26,456 --> 00:44:27,146 JOANNA GAINES: Yeah. 1310 00:44:27,249 --> 00:44:28,043 There's more windows. 1311 00:44:28,146 --> 00:44:28,836 These are new. 1312 00:44:28,939 --> 00:44:29,801 NICOLE: Oh, my word. 1313 00:44:29,905 --> 00:44:30,905 CHIP GAINES: Sit at your island. 1314 00:44:31,008 --> 00:44:31,698 See what you think. 1315 00:44:31,801 --> 00:44:32,939 Does it feel like home? 1316 00:44:33,043 --> 00:44:34,387 Oh, my goodness, yes. 1317 00:44:34,491 --> 00:44:36,180 CHIP GAINES: Tell her a little bit about the cabinet. 1318 00:44:36,284 --> 00:44:38,801 JOANNA GAINES: I just wanted to do kind of this glass texture 1319 00:44:38,905 --> 00:44:39,905 there. 1320 00:44:40,008 --> 00:44:41,491 Like, I wanted it to feel kind of special 1321 00:44:41,594 --> 00:44:45,491 and then even the paneling on that side to tie in there. 1322 00:44:45,594 --> 00:44:48,180 Instead of can lights, we did these cute little flush mounts. 1323 00:44:48,284 --> 00:44:49,422 NICOLE: I love those. 1324 00:44:49,525 --> 00:44:51,180 JOANNA GAINES: And then custom-made brass brackets. 1325 00:44:52,698 --> 00:44:55,077 One of the things that I know was really important to you 1326 00:44:55,180 --> 00:44:57,249 was the idea of not walking outside 1327 00:44:57,353 --> 00:44:59,077 to go into your laundry room. 1328 00:44:59,180 --> 00:45:00,974 So once we walk through those doors, 1329 00:45:01,077 --> 00:45:03,043 I want to show you kind of how we brought it all inside 1330 00:45:03,146 --> 00:45:05,284 so now it's a part of your interior. 1331 00:45:05,387 --> 00:45:07,318 These doors are amazing. 1332 00:45:07,422 --> 00:45:08,525 JOANNA GAINES: Dare I say, European. 1333 00:45:10,974 --> 00:45:12,318 [gasps] 1334 00:45:14,422 --> 00:45:16,422 JOANNA GAINES: So you've got door to garage, 1335 00:45:16,525 --> 00:45:17,905 door to your backyard. 1336 00:45:18,008 --> 00:45:18,836 This was exterior. 1337 00:45:20,560 --> 00:45:21,594 Now it's interior. 1338 00:45:21,698 --> 00:45:22,974 Look at your pantry. 1339 00:45:23,077 --> 00:45:24,767 You've got so much storage space. 1340 00:45:24,870 --> 00:45:26,077 NICOLE: No way. 1341 00:45:26,180 --> 00:45:29,353 Now you have your indoor laundry room. 1342 00:45:29,456 --> 00:45:31,491 You've got a little folding table top. 1343 00:45:31,594 --> 00:45:32,560 NICOLE: I love that. 1344 00:45:34,111 --> 00:45:35,870 JOANNA GAINES: OK, Babe, let's show her her bedroom. 1345 00:45:35,974 --> 00:45:36,732 CHIP GAINES: Come on, Nicole. NICOLE: OK. 1346 00:45:36,836 --> 00:45:37,525 CHIP GAINES: Follow us. 1347 00:45:40,180 --> 00:45:42,663 You just wait, young lady. 1348 00:45:42,767 --> 00:45:43,939 [laughs joyously] 1349 00:45:44,043 --> 00:45:45,215 JOANNA GAINES: Look at your pretty little bedroom. 1350 00:45:45,318 --> 00:45:46,663 NICOLE: No way! 1351 00:45:50,767 --> 00:45:51,836 CHIP GAINES: What a doll. 1352 00:45:51,939 --> 00:45:52,629 NICOLE: The window. 1353 00:45:52,732 --> 00:45:53,732 CHIP GAINES: Look at this. 1354 00:45:58,387 --> 00:45:59,146 JOANNA GAINES: New windows. 1355 00:46:00,939 --> 00:46:02,215 Oh, my gosh. 1356 00:46:02,318 --> 00:46:04,077 JOANNA GAINES: I love the wallpaper on the ceiling. 1357 00:46:04,180 --> 00:46:05,456 I'm, like, when you wake up, you're like, 1358 00:46:05,560 --> 00:46:07,836 oh, it's a happy day. 1359 00:46:07,939 --> 00:46:10,180 NICOLE: Oh, my goodness. 1360 00:46:10,284 --> 00:46:11,491 Oh, my goodness. 1361 00:46:13,525 --> 00:46:14,836 This! 1362 00:46:14,939 --> 00:46:17,801 You guys, you took like everything 1363 00:46:17,905 --> 00:46:21,215 that I even thought I knew what I wanted and made 1364 00:46:21,318 --> 00:46:23,422 it five million times better. 1365 00:46:30,491 --> 00:46:31,456 You ready to see your bathroom? 1366 00:46:31,560 --> 00:46:32,284 NICOLE: Yeah. 1367 00:46:32,387 --> 00:46:33,284 CHIP GAINES: OK, come on. 1368 00:46:33,387 --> 00:46:34,560 Enjoy yourself. 1369 00:46:34,663 --> 00:46:35,560 [gasps] 1370 00:46:35,663 --> 00:46:36,387 Uh-huh. 1371 00:46:36,491 --> 00:46:39,077 What is this floor? 1372 00:46:39,180 --> 00:46:40,525 [laughing] 1373 00:46:43,663 --> 00:46:45,698 Oh, my goodness, and the shower. 1374 00:46:45,801 --> 00:46:47,905 JOANNA GAINES: The shower is huge. 1375 00:46:48,008 --> 00:46:49,870 Remember, right, where you're standing was the hallway. 1376 00:46:51,629 --> 00:46:52,767 NICOLE: Oh, my gosh. 1377 00:46:52,870 --> 00:46:54,008 JOANNA GAINES: So you've got tons of storage here. 1378 00:46:54,111 --> 00:46:55,353 You can do creative basket storage. 1379 00:46:55,456 --> 00:46:58,663 The floor's kind of a fun take on that terracotta look. 1380 00:46:58,767 --> 00:47:01,560 This whole situation now just feels a little more seamless. 1381 00:47:01,663 --> 00:47:03,594 CHIP GAINES: Who needs a day at the spa when you've got 1382 00:47:03,698 --> 00:47:06,594 this place all day every day? 1383 00:47:06,698 --> 00:47:09,111 NICOLE: Oh, I love it, all of it. 1384 00:47:10,836 --> 00:47:12,249 JOANNA GAINES: OK, Nicole. 1385 00:47:12,353 --> 00:47:13,525 We're going to wrap this up. 1386 00:47:13,629 --> 00:47:14,698 NICOLE: OK. 1387 00:47:14,801 --> 00:47:17,801 Take this all in under fresh eyes and a fresh-- 1388 00:47:17,905 --> 00:47:19,353 Let's just go outside. CHIP GAINES: Let's just go-- 1389 00:47:19,456 --> 00:47:20,111 forget all that. 1390 00:47:27,318 --> 00:47:30,594 OK, now that you saw it from the inside, how are you feeling? 1391 00:47:30,698 --> 00:47:31,663 What do you love? 1392 00:47:31,767 --> 00:47:33,767 What-- what could we have done better? 1393 00:47:33,870 --> 00:47:35,008 Nothing. 1394 00:47:35,111 --> 00:47:37,767 It's like better than I could have ever imagined, 1395 00:47:37,870 --> 00:47:40,043 all the little details, the pictures. 1396 00:47:40,146 --> 00:47:41,077 It's perfect. 1397 00:47:41,180 --> 00:47:41,870 I love it. 1398 00:47:41,974 --> 00:47:43,008 I want to move in right now. 1399 00:47:43,111 --> 00:47:44,215 - Yes, ma'am. - You're close. 1400 00:47:44,318 --> 00:47:45,215 We need to get you in. 1401 00:47:45,318 --> 00:47:46,560 Yes. 1402 00:47:46,663 --> 00:47:48,732 We think the house really represents you in so many ways. 1403 00:47:48,836 --> 00:47:52,043 We can imagine all the life that you'll bring to this property. 1404 00:47:52,146 --> 00:47:56,215 So, Nicole, you are a first-time home owner. 1405 00:47:56,318 --> 00:47:57,008 Congratulations. 1406 00:47:57,111 --> 00:47:58,077 NICOLE: Thank you. 1407 00:47:58,180 --> 00:47:59,215 Thanks for letting us be a part of it. 1408 00:47:59,318 --> 00:48:00,905 Thank you guys so much. 1409 00:48:01,008 --> 00:48:02,249 CHIP GAINES: Welcome home. 1410 00:48:02,353 --> 00:48:04,663 [music playing]