[Chip] We now have the opportunity to take
on the biggest Fixer Upper of our careers.
Look at this.
This feels like a big rusty tin can.
I've got a feeling we're going
to do something special with it. You know?
[Joanna] I'm excited. Something about those Silos
and just this whole operation
that is now abandoned,
it just reminds me of time passed
and that's really what inspires me.
[Chip] All the projects that we've done.
Let's make this our best yet.
-Let's do it. -Okay.
Cheers.
♪ Oh I love me some home
♪ Love me some home
♪ Love me some home!
♪ Oh, I love me some home
I'll start and then--
'Cause I think is going to take a second to...
I can already think of some stuff.
Go!
I remember those days vivid... fondly.
[both laugh]
Okay.
Hold on. I almost had it.
[Joanna] When I think back to 2003.
We had just gotten married,
and we spent that whole summer
renovating that Little Shop on Bosque.
Just the two of us.
Just the one of us.
Just the two of us.
And then we opened that little shop.
And I was terrified, but it's one
of the best days of my life.
We are so excited!
The grand opening has officially commenced!
[cheering]
[Chip] The more successful the business became
Jo and I's passion
was for the experience for the guests.
[Joanna] They're coming to our hometown Waco, Texas.
And so that felt like such an honor
and so we want to host these people well.
[Chip] Waco has a special place in Jo and I's heart
because it's become an adopted part
of the family.
We love this community.
We love the history,
and we love our business as it relates to this town.
They're really interwoven.
[Joanna] This town has supported us.
They've gotten behind our dreams.
It's home.
[Chip] So, we started planning
on expanding the footprint of the Silos
and we're really excited to give people
more things to experience
and to see when they're here to visit us in Waco.
We were standing right here five years ago.
And what's currently the Magnolia Market
at the Silos and now
we are about to... Golly!
Look at the dirt. They dropped off the dirty.
Babe, not only that but just look at how cool
everything looks now that the templates
kind of been set.
[Joanna] We bought the Silos about five years ago,
and we have completely maxed out
every square inch of this space.
And so, a couple of years ago
we purchased the full block, which is this big lot
with a vacant building and an old gym.
So, walk me through it. We got the coffee shop...
[Joanna] Coffee shop. Furniture showroom.
The retail cottages.
We've gotten this beautiful green space
that all leads up to this historic church.
We've got the Wiffle ball field
and then a bunch of, like, covered seating,
so people are in the shade.
What a dream.
The vision was kind of taking all the things
we both love, also hearing a lot
of what the guests were asking for
and that's what became the space too.
-Babe, right there-- -So, this gonna be
-the Wiffle ball field. -[Joanna] We're standing
on what used to be Katy Park.
[Chip] Babe Ruth stood right here.
I mean, can you imagine?
-Baby, that's so funny. -He's famous for calling
his own shot.
[Joanna] And how much you love baseball
and the fact that this is part
of the history of this ground.
[Chip] We used to have a ballpark in Waco
called Katy Park.
And some of the greatest players
that have ever played the game of baseball
have been through Waco, Texas of all places.
And the more we learned about the history of that, realizing
that the Silos and Katy Park were once neighbors.
Obviously, we didn't have
the real estate to build an entire baseball field.
But a Wiffle ball field always made sense.
Now where this big mound is,
is where the church is gonna go.
[Chip] We've got a beautiful church that
Jo fell in love with along the way.
Then we thought, "Could we move it
to the Silos, and could that be
a bit of a historical portion
of the entire block
that sort of counterbalances the Silos themselves?"
And Jo and I thought, "Yeah! Why not?"
[Joanna] You've got the Silos,
you've got the Wiffle ball,
and you've got this church that are really
kind of anchoring the story of Waco's past.
I think that's really special.
Babe, look at the coffee shop.
It gives you plenty of room for those pods,
which is gonna be just on the other side
of this dirt hill, right?
-Yep. -When we thought
about somebody coming from out of town,
stopping in at the Silos.
What would we want if we were them?
So, we thought about a coffee shop.
That's like my favorite thing to do
when I just want to go somewhere
and get inspired. I get a break.
I love to go get a coffee somewhere
and then go to a little place downtown
and just shop a few stores.
The markets get a bigger space
and there's a lot going on in there.
This was a way to just simplify it a little bit
and make it feel a little more quaint.
And then something else I've always wanted
was a furniture showroom where we could really
show people a bigger idea of home.
Hey, you wanna see if you can get to the top?
You don't wanna see me get to the top.
Let's race!
[Joanna whispers] Okay, okay, okay.
-You got it? -Go!
I don't wanna do it!
[Chip laughs]
Nope.
Chip, this reminds me
of the hill that you fell off of.
[Joanna] So, Drake was probably...
six months old, and
Chip's on his four-wheeler. I'm in my car
following him down and I pull up to the site.
It was taller than the mound
that was at the Silos.
And not nearly that soft.
And Chip was flying,
and I kept thinking I hope he knows
like that thing's ending.
And off Chip goes headfirst.
Most of my brains exited my skull cavity.
And I was like, "Oh that can't be good."
This is what... this is all about.
-[Chip] Ah! -[Joanna laughs]
-[claps] -What?
Babe, careful coming down.
You are not ten anymore.
Did that hurt?
You made it!
You're such a dork.
So, when you're here looking in the entire concept,
does it feel like it's going to be enough space?
Yeah.
[Chip] Expanding the footprint
of the Silos here,
the entire experience from our perspective
has felt almost artistic in a way,
and that as we started messing with this canvas,
things really started coming to life.
[Joanna] Completing this block
is completing the vision
and so it feels really special that
now once this portion is done this whole block is just
this, hopefully, beautiful experience
that people get to come and enjoy with their family.
[Chip] We're going to make it happen.
What a dream, babe.
The alcove...
[Joanna] What's funny, our kids would be
the most excited about that dirt pile.
[Chip] I know.
-[Joanna] Going to the church. -[Chip] Church.
[Joanna] And I'm basically going to figure out
how much of that are we moving
because the whole structure--
I think we need to move the whole church.
[Joanna] This is a huge church with a big steeple.
[Chip] One of the oldest churches in Central, Texas.
[Joanna] I love the steeple.
[Chip] That thing is 30 feet.
Things that interest Jo and I,
typically come from some historical route.
And in this particular case, the church as a whole
was just an amazing project to be a part of.
When we move this, I would love for it to
just feel just like this.
[Chip] Look at that wood-shake shingle.
Do we know the age of this one?
[Joanna] Feels like 1880.
[Chip] All right. Let's get in there
and we'll get to the bottom of it.
Golly!
Look at these pews.
Golly, babe. That's a dream.
[Joanna] This church is over a hundred years old.
So, there's definitely going to be some things
we have to fully replace like the foundation,
the windows, and a lot of the internal elements.
But overall, we're preserving the integrity
of as many of these old details as possible
like the pews, the floors, and a lot of the trim work.
This is all add-on.
I'm imagining... Are you ready?
-Yes. -Open the door,
step down.
There's a Wiffle ball field and the Silos.
[Chip] Wow, now you're talking my language.
[Joanna] Yeah. I knew if I said Wiffle ball.
[Chip] Now, you're talking my language.
One of the things that we knew we wanted to add
was a church bell.
And so, we found one in New York built in 1834.
I love it so much. The color, the shape.
We thought that would be really...
-I don't know, kind of nostalgic. -Oh, for sure.
It would be so sweet on the grounds.
Okay, I think the story that I want
to tell is those like you've stepped back
a hundred years.
People were going to kind of step in
and just kind of reflect.
This is a part of Waco history.
So, I want to pick this thing up and honor it.
And put it at the Silos.
I think this is going to be simple
from a design standpoint.
There's not going to be any change orders.
-[Chip] Yeah, right. -[all laugh]
-[Joanna] I mean... -[Chip] Heard that before.
[Joanna] Aww... shoot!
In tight, on three, "don't screw this up."
-Okay. -One,
two, three.
[all] Don't screw this up!
[all laugh]
[Joanna] I think it's kind of crazy
that we are starting demo
on this coffee shop this week.
This whole building was a gym that was next to the Silos.
Knowing that that coffee shop was the first thing
you see on that block. We felt like that
was the most important thing to get finished first.
And so that project moved really quick.
All this will be
the prettiest courtyard you've ever seen.
-Yeah? -So, it goes from this
to... you wait.
You're gonna like it.
I haven't been in here yet.
I like this.
-[Joanna] I like it, too. -[Chip] This is cool.
A lot of the times when we're designing
these projects, I let the projects
kind of tell me what it needs to become
and what we need to preserve.
Chip, all this stuff leaving it...
-Yeah. -[Joanna] ...exposed.
Little bit of an industrial vibe.
I think with this coffee shop
when you start from a very boring 80's
cinderblock building and then you get to create
this experience.
Sometimes it's even more rewarding.
[Chip] Wow, Jo.
Cinder block.
-You serious? -Yeah.
Do you know that I want cinder block in the coffee shop?
-Cinder block! -Oh... sweet!
[Chip] Oh, babe. This ain't even the corner.
You don't want the coffee shop on the corner.
Umm... no because we need to keep the bathrooms
where they are because there's
so much plumbing that was already done.
-I see. -Since it's a slab
we were trying to keep with that.
-I like this-- -Can I see the plans?
-Do you have them? -I have them, yes.
Chip has gotten so opinionated
-in his older age. -I've gotten quite opinionated.
I don't know how to deal with it.
The more I've watched you, I know a lot of stuff now.
It's just constant second-guessing myself now.
It was just easier before. It was like, "I love it!"
Now it's like, "Why are you doing it like that?"
-Does it make any sense? -He's challenging me.
[Chip] Wow, that looks amazing.
So, right now this is everything
we have that's coffee shop related.
These are our bathrooms, and you see they're pretty big.
And then this little break room.
-[Chip] Let's flop everything. -[Joanna] I'm not flopping it
because I need that. You walk out
on this courtyard.
I was trying to work within a specific budget
and the biggest challenge was the plumbing
and that was already there, and it is a concrete slab.
Is the entry your biggest regret?
Don't listen to him.
[Joanna] I think what I like from a design standpoint
is centering this entry that doesn't feel cramped.
And you feel okay with the entry
being off the corner.
You have to trust my gut.
No, I love your gut.
It's gonna be good.
All right, that was a good concession.
We met in the middle.
[Chip] Expanding the footprint
of the Silos here was the biggest thing
we could possibly fathom five years ago.
We got so many moving parts,
so many things happening at once.
And this church, taking those pieces down.
There was almost some sort of an honor to it.
Then to restore those pieces
and then to bring them back
and reassemble them from the Silos' grounds.
I mean, what an opportunity of a lifetime.
From here, doesn't look like all that much,
but it's literally about 25 feet tall.
We're gonna take this thing off.
Pop it off like a cap.
Put it on this big rig. Haul it over to the Silos.
We got a lot of work to restore this thing.
But this is the kickstart to a sweet, sweet project,
that really has got Jo and I by the heartstrings.
Speaking of...
-[Chip laughs] -[Joanna] Wow!
-This is fun! -We've been waiting on you.
Are you ready?
[Joanna] Are you ready? You look ready.
What are you talking about? I'm ready, babe.
Go do your thing. I'm gonna watch.
Are you ready or not?
I have been ready.
Stand out of the danger zone.
-I've been ready for years on this one. -All right.
-See you in a minute. -Okay.
Hey, tell me how my butt looks.
-Babe... no. -What? I feel good!
Are these like chaps?
You know how Cowboys always look cool in their chaps.
All right, boys, we're ready.
[Joanna] He's excited about this
and I wouldn't go up there.
Normally he makes me do this stuff with him.
That thing shaking and this wind.
[Chip screams] What?
Look at the pitch.
Look at the angles.
[Joanna] So, with this church heritage restoration,
they were the first people we thought of
when we decided we're going to take this building apart
and we need every piece of this preserved
and restored back to their former glory.
[Chip] They do this this all over the country.
-[Joanna] All over. -[Chip] Here they are
in Waco, Texas.
Jo!
[Joanna] I'm watching.
Come on, baby.
We have liftoff.
Woo!
Babe!
Woo hoo!
Well done, guys.
Look at this!
It's so pretty.
Oh my, oh my.
Whoa. That was close.
This is going to be interesting seeing them
putting this thing down.
[Chip] Wow!
6,000 pounds.
That is crazy.
When we were up there. I mean you can feel the...
-I was going to say... -...pressure of everything.
A once in a lifetime experience.
-[Joanna] That was awesome. -Baby, look at this!
Now, we've got it on the ground.
It's secure and we're essentially going to just tip
this thing over.
Strap it down on this flatbed
and it's gonna be off to the races.
We did it!
We did it.
[truck honks]
[Chip] Okay, buddy.
Crew, you ready to go?
Okay, let's go. We're going to go
to the Silos and we're going to check on the concrete.
Okay, Bubba?
-[Crew] Okay. -[Chip] I woke up
early this morning and I made some coffee
and I started here, and Crew rustling about
six o'clock and I went in there and that boy
had made some huevos rancheros and his pants.
-Woo hoo! -Right.
Crew, what did you eat last night?
Eggs!
So, bad news is, about a week ago,
we had such terrible weather conditions
that when we poured the slab
the thing didn't cure correctly.
So, they had to pull the slab back up.
-That's sad. -And we had to pour it again.
-That's hard. -But the good news is
today we have the slab foundations
that the Silos for all those cuties little pods
-you've got going. -So, we've got six slabs
-that I can walk on today? -Walk on today.
That's exciting. This kind of happened fast.
Yeah. No kidding.
All right. Let's go check these slabs out.
Crew, you ready to go show us.
They feel good.
[Chip] They feel perfect.
And each one of these pods is basically gonna be
a little retail shop of its own.
[Joanna] I just like that experience
of like holding that cup of coffee,
going into these plant little boutiques.
[Chip] I mean, you can crush a Wiffle ball
and to hit it from here to that silver truck is like,
you know the bomb of all bombs.
We used to have a ballpark in Waco called Katy Park
and I always knew that interesting people
played at that ballpark,
but I didn't know that it was actually Babe Ruth
and I didn't know that it was actually Lou Gehrig.
And to have the opportunity to sort of recreate that
in a Wiffle ball field experience.
Maybe ol' Babe and Lou would be proud.
And I think with that along with the green space
-in the middle... -[Joanna] Beautiful.
And the church and then obviously the Silos
which already exist. I mean this place
is gonna be killer, babe.
I feel even more optimistic about it now,
seeing it in this condition than I did before I got here.
It feels real now.
[Chip] Jo's gotten a lot better at this than me
over the years.
Jo saw this entire property.
And now to see it coming together and the footprint,
and the flow, and the feel
of this property, it's incredible.
Hey, one of these days, son, I'm going to get you
a skid steer just like that,
and you're going to be running this place.
All right, Jo. Let's go.
You ready? You want to go out to the garden?
Yes?
Oh, this is gonna be so fun.
Grounding myself is super important.
For me it's definitely time with the family.
That's something that I just try to make sure
I get enough of in the week so that I'm not just working
and not getting filled up.
There's something that's so therapeutic
about putting your hands in the dirt.
Time in the garden really does feel like a gift.
Did you fall down?
[Joanna] I think the thing I've learned the most
and I try to tell the kids
for them to watch and kind of discover on their own
is just the idea of like the reward in the waiting.
We're going to cover these up and then in a month,
you'll start seeing sprout through the dirt
and then in another month, it's going to be
the prettiest most colorful garden.
One of my favorite things about the work that we get
to do is always remembering where that project started.
When we go to the Silos and we walk on the grounds,
I remember what the Silos were when we bought them.
It was just a bunch of dirt and it was all abandoned.
But just like the garden you put your hands to work.
You work hard and then there's
the whole season almost where it seems
like nothing's happening.
But then when that arrives,
when the flowers pop out of the earth
and you see, you know,
the harvest, it is the most rewarding thing.
[Joanna] Magnolia Press is about to open
in five or six days.
So, we are so close.
Oh, look how pretty that is.
A few details to button up, but overall,
this thing's done.
I kind of look at the design from a bird's-eye view.
So, I'm always looking at plans.
I'm looking at it like that.
But today I got to experience it as a customer.
The first thing I did was take a step
in from the main door.
And I think when we put it all in, I looked round.
It feels right.
[Chip] Looks great, babe.
So, Chip, this will be leather seating
and then there's a big leather sofa
that's like an L sofa that's gonna go there.
So, we got these old theater chairs.
These came out of an old school.
And so we refinish them, powder coated them.
This definitely tells more of a story in the space,
so these things are my favorite.
I think they fit perfect.
You've got a lot of new,
old, photography that just tells the history of Waco.
It definitely makes the space feel more
eclectic and gathered and I think that was definitely
the goal in the coffee shop.
You killed it.
I'm just so happy.
[Joanna] It's like a legit coffee shop.
[Joanna] Look at those shingles.
How you doing, boys?
-Good morning! -Great to see you.
[Joanna] So, Chip and I've been coming
on a regular basis, checking on the progress, not only
on the construction, but also the design.
I'd say the coffee shop is the one
that's kind of the color. It's the brass and copper.
Everything else I would say the design was just a really
simple clean pallet with beautiful textures.
The whole vision for this is that everything is just crisp.
-All right. -I'm going to be painting
the windowpanes.
-Oh, sweet! -And the door.
And I didn't want to just do black and white.
-Cool. -Will you hold that one up?
-I like that. -Yeah.
So, maybe that one, with a little more black.
-This one with more black? -Little more black.
I don't want it to be so green.
Wait, so you're telling me you've got five
of these green panels and not one of them
-is the actual right color? -And I need five more options.
Correct.
I used to have a buddy that had a hardware store,
and he said no matter how many nuts and bolts you've got,
the customer comes in and asks for the one nut
or the one bolt that you don't actually carry.
And that's how Jo is with her shades of green.
No matter how many options--
It doesn't exist.
I want when you to look at it,
you don't know what color it is.
Is that black?
-Oh, Lord, help us. -Is that green?
Just forget it.
Babe, so the concession stand's coming along.
Look at that beast.
[Joanna] We're covering it with brick.
And then the brick will have a really pretty pattern.
Then babe...
-Your Wiffle ball field. -What?
There's the new mountain.
-[Joanna] Looks awesome. -[Chip] Looks great!
We're basically gonna have bleachers to the right
of home plate,
bleachers to the left of home plate.
It'll all be under a roof.
So, you'll be able to kind of cool off
when it's hot in the summer.
And so, this is... this is outfield.
This is so fun.
[Chip] Let's go check out the church.
Oh, my goodness.
[Chip] Wow.
Look at this.
What a journey. This building has been
-on, you know. -[Joanna] I know.
The history isn't even here, yet.
-Original flooring. -[Chip] Yeah.
[Joanna] The original walls.
-Those pews. -All the original siding like
the pews. That's gonna be the presence.
-Yeah. -[Joanna] To restore something.
-[Chip] Yeah. -[Joanna] I think what we had
to come to terms with is we had to have
this solid foundation to bring this thing back to life.
So, course the two by fours, the walls all that stuff
-has to be-- -Has to be shored up.
New, shored up because what was existing
wasn't gonna be able to withstand...
-Sure. -...you know, another
-20 years or 100 years. -Speaking of the foundation.
How do you like it now that you see it?
Feels good.
We're actually ahead of schedule.
-[Chip] Yeah. -We're staying under budget.
I feel like miracle after miracle.
I don't know how it's happening
but standing here today and seeing the progress.
We're a lot further along than expected.
And it just feels right.
But I think once we get these floors in--
What?
-[Joanna] That is nuts. -[Chip] What?
[Joanna] Golly.
Baby, it's beautiful.
You'll be able to see the history.
The wear and tear.
And I think that's gonna be...
I'm gonna probably...
-[Chip] Cry. -Probably cry.
We're halfway done, and a couple of months
from now we will be standing here
on this turf and this project will be completely finished.
And there will be people here
enjoying what was basically the vision that you had years
-and years ago when we first bought the Silos. -It's dreamy.
-That's pretty cool! -That feels...
it feels magical.
It feels magical.
I'm proud of you, babe.
[Joanna] Thanks, bud.
[Chip] The church is coming together.
The intricate architectural details
were just so awe-inspiring.
You know, one of my biggest thrills
is just driving around really any project
that we're working on at the time.
Then me and Crew happened to be
on a little father-and-son date,
and we drove by the Silos.
I mean, it just... it was perfect timing
because the boys were literally
hoisting the steeple.
Wow! Look at that, Crew.
Crew, can you wave at them?
Wave at them and say, "Hey, guys!
You're doing good work!"
Literally, for them to put what appeared to be
the cherry on top of that gorgeous sundae,
was really a fun moment I'll never forget.
Hey.
I'll see if I can find Chip.
Where is Chip Gaines?
[bell rings]
He must know I'm here as he's ringing the church bells.
[Joanna laughs]
What?
Watch this.
-[rings bell] -Oh, my God. That is loud!
[Chip] We've got a 750-pound bell
up in that steeple and when you ring it,
it's like, "Ahh!" It's just like,
"Wake up world.
It's time to go to work."
Hey, babe, what's so cool about it,
you have to get in the rhythm because--
You're gonna wanna ring this bell every day.
Babe, I've gotten really good at it.
Can you see it through that louver system?
You know how it's got those louvers.
-Can you see it? -No. They're too tight.
Well, what's the point of that?
I know.
[Joanna] We spent so much time finding
and locating the perfect bell
and then when you get in there and realize
you don't really see it.
-Yeah. -It just seems like it
makes the most sense to open those vents.
[Chip] All you can see is the striker.
I want to hear what it sounds like outside.
-Okay. -Are you cool with that?
[bell ringing]
Well, I can hear it--
It sounds like what I would expect to a church bell to sound like.
But, Chip, this was all HVACed in here.
So right now, it's all insulated.
So how do you... If you have it open and it rains,
and you do a roof. I don't understand...
-Well-- -We didn't engineer it
-to do that. -I think the way we've got
to do it is... I think we've got
ample space to basically roof this...
-So, you would roof it? -...and make this...
Yeah, make this attic space.
I want to go look at it from out here, though.
Make sure it's even.
We picked this bell 'cause the way it looked.
Yeah.
So, you're saying where that bell is,
if we pull those louvers out,
-and open it... -Then you see the bell.
But is the bell situated right there?
I'm curious. I gotta find out,
but I think the answer to that is yes.
So, let's roof it.
Let's expose that
and then we'll get more bang for our buck seeing it.
We're gonna get more bang for our buck.
Being able to see it from all three corners
of this property's gonna be killing.
[Joanna] You didn't hear it better. Good idea!
Being a construction nerd.
It's like every time I come over here
-it's like my head explodes. -It's awesome.
-Right? You feel that? -Yeah.
Kind of geek out.
It's just fun seeing it all come to life and knowing
what it will be with the turf,
-the treelined sidewalks, like aw... -Come on.
Preach, sister!
It's gonna be beautiful.
Baby, I love the bell.
Babe. Listen to this. Tell me
if you can hear it.
[bell ringing]
[cows moo]
[Chip] Y'all better have your game faces on,
I'm going to need some help.
Raise your hand if you're ready for some hard work.
Raise your hand if you're ready to go back to bed.
All right, y'all.
We had one highland cow that I got
a couple of years back and we named her Brittany.
And I had the opportunity to buy
a lot more highland cows.
So, today we've just need the family to help me kind of
situate which Brittanys are we gonna to keep,
and which are we going to let on
to join somebody else's family's farm?
I'm going to try to bring them all in here.
Woo!
Man, it feels like they want to come
but they just won't come all the way in.
[Joanna] They don't know your cow call yet.
[Chip] They don't know my cow call yet.
[cows moo]
[Chip] Woo!
Come on, cows!
Hey, Drakey.
Come help me, there.
Can you go get the four-wheeler?
Normally, it'd be me, Drake, and Duke and it'd be
all hands-on deck and we would be rocking and rolling.
Hey! Hey!
Ha! Now!
Anytime Mama is around,
we take it a little more conservatively.
I know. When I saw that herd running. I was like,
"Oh, that's sudden death."
[calling out]
There you go, there you go, there you go,
there you go, there your go.
Okay, Dad.
[Chip] Now, here's the cool thing.
We're going to keep six.
Which one do you want, Crew?
Daddy, what about that one?
-[Chip] You like that one? -You know, the white one
-and then the other one. -Okay.
That brownish one.
[Duke] What about if we keep all of them?
-That's what I think. -[Chip] You can't be like me,
son.
We gotta let some of them go.
I love that little white one.
-Well, then let's keep him. -Ow, he looks
like a stuffed animal.
Mornings like this I think it's always fun
for the family. We don't do this every morning, obviously,
but as far as getting the pick our own cow,
that's fun. And hopefully, this is something the kids
will remember when they're older.
Seeing them on the farm, seeing them grow up.
I just think there's something really sweet about that.
Raise your hand if you like the highland cows.
-Right? Unanimous? -Baby, they're
-so cute. -Crew, do you like
the highland cows?
All right. We'll see y'all in less than a minute.
-I'm almost done. -[Joanna] Okay, be careful.
Thanks for the help. Thanks for the help, babies.
Bye, y'all.
[Emmie] Bye, Daddy.
All right.
[Joanna] The concept for the furniture showroom
was really just to be able to show people
a bigger idea of home,
that when you step in it's not just a vase or a candle.
It really is a space.
It's a living room, it's an office, it's a bedroom.
What I love is kind of problem-solving
in each room, spatially, from a design standpoint,
and trying to make that come to life within the space.
You can really see these special vignettes
and if there's something about it that you like
you can incorporate that in your own home.
Now when I step into it, just the idea that this
used to be a gym, and now it's this kind
of space where it tells the story of home,
I think is really unique.
[Chip] I had a boss once tell me that hiring me
was like losing two of his best guys.
Is that how it feels around here, Jess?
[Jess laughs] We're all good.
We're so close to the finish line.
Today flooring is going in, so I wanted to see that
with everything else that's really finished.
Holy cow.
These floors...
-[Chip] Babe! -[Joanna] ...are gorgeous.
Everybody talks about granite countertops
-or primary bathrooms. -I know.
I mean it's like when I think of a house,
I mean flooring comes way up the list.
That was always your specialty.
I remember the first house we moved into
and we have that square piece of plywood
and our wood floors.
-Yeah. -You popped that out
and you figured out how to scab in those floors.
And that became your thing on all these projects was--
And I remember your first little shop
how it actually was plywood.
And we refinished the plywood we were so broke.
Flooring runs in the family. My dad and mom
own a flooring company.
You know, for me, there's something
about hardwood floor that actually
does something to my soul in a positive way.
[Joanna] Jess, the stain color...
-Yes, ma'am. -[Joanna] ...of the floors is
-gonna be dark 'cause I-- -Lighter.
Well...
[Chip] I see those natural hardwood floors
and my heart jumps out of my chest.
Don't put too much makeup on those babies.
Let's just... let them fly.
Why in the world would you make the floors as dark
as the wainscoting?
Because if not it's gonna have that orange tint to it,
'cause it's pine.
I love those floors, man.
Hey, do you mind? Can we just for argument's sake?
Boys, could you all clear that one little spot
and let us just put this on these lighter floors
and see what this looks like? Sorry.
-No, you're good. -You okay?
Yep. I'm good.
[Joanna] Dark floors, though.
I think they need to be dark.
Or is there a...
This just seems
like a different church.
[Chip] I'd like hardwood floors
that look like my heart and soul.
When Jo sees hardwood floors, she wants them to look
like her heart and soul.
For me to go dark is kind of a departure
from that light and airy look that I typically go for.
So, it's kind of fun to step out...
-The new Jo. -...and do something a little different.
[Chip] Let me show you what I was feeling.
Oh, my heavens. Have mercy. Look at that.
Wow!
-I think it's gorgeous. -That is something
-to look at, isn't. -I just think not in here.
-[Chip] No? -Nope.
[Jess] But what if we were to go for like a lighter tone
of this reddish earth tone?
It'll show the graining just like the wainscoting does.
What was it about guys stick together?
Jess, where is this?
-This is her brainchild. -[Joanna laughs]
She's designing it. We're going to have to defer
to her on this one, Chip.
I would think of all the accents were light
or even black I would go with the natural,
but the second you step in and feel that warm hug
from the corbels in the beams
-and the trim work. -I did feel that warm hug,
-yeah, I can see that. -You want to continue
-that embrace with dark floors. -All right.
This is working. This is working.
I want to walk around.
I want to look at the concession stand
-and the Wiffle ball field. -Awesome.
All right.
You wanna watch your step.
You got all these people buzzing around.
It's just like when we see these people working
their tails off, we think they're doing this
for this vision. For this community.
And to think that this guy or gal makes an honest wage
and then goes home and supports a family.
You know, it just means the world to us.
[Joanna] Chip, this is your Wiffle ball field!
This is it.
Right here you'd be standing in right field, Jo.
We've got turf coming that literally is
like carpet and a house.
It's going to be the very last thing done
on this project as it sets.
So, to see the stands.
To see what will be the field with the church and the pods.
I mean, this is cool, man.
This is going to be a fun place.
And then the concession stand, Chip.
Is that sad I'm probably most excited
about that?
I like pretzels with cheese...
-extra cheese. -I like that.
And a hot dog with sauerkraut mustard.
-A pickle. -And nachos
with extra cheese and jalapenos on the side.
[Chip] Okay. First, I'd do the pickle.
-The big pickle. -Yeah. We got one of those.
Then I'd do the corny dog, second.
And everybody knows that it's pronounced corny dog...
because it's from...
Corny, France.
[Joanna laughs] Oh, my God.
[bell ringing]
[Joanna] When I think about the experience
in the main store, I think I wanted
to kind of curate that even tighter.
The shop was a way to just simplify it
a little bit and make it feel
a little more quaint. Look at the turf.
[Chip] Turf is perfect.
[Joanna] Let's do a little tour and then we can
look big picture.
Let's be brief.
[Joanna] Let's be brief.
[Chip] As hard of a time as you give me about my farm animals,
you sure do have a bunch of farm animal
themed products.
Goat milk soap.
-That smells so good. -Do they really make it
-from goat milk? -It's all goat milk.
Okay, let's go to the next shop.
I'm going to try to not lose your--
[Chip] By "nice and brief" I meant even briefer.
[Joanna] That's what I mean. I feel like I've got
a short attention.
So, this is books and paper publications.
This is everything you never knew you needed.
[Chip] A giant paper clip?
But I do want... I do need this.
[Joanna] This is Reverie, the clothing shop.
Copper gutters and then big planters.
This is cute.
-Yeah. -How comfy is that?
[Joanna] I know. Okay.
Keep walking.
Okay, this is also my favorite.
Ohh, so cute!
So, what the heck is that?
I know. See? Can we have another baby?
No.
[Chip] Poppy is worn out.
[Joanna] Woo! Ohh, smell the leather.
[both gasping]
Chip, come look at this sign.
Wrapped in leather. Ain't that fun?
-When do we open? -These are opening
in five days.
[Chip] Lots to be proud of, babe.
You did a great job.
-Let's go see mine! -"Number 16."
-Yes. -Best for last.
"Number 16!"
[Chip laughs]
[Joanna] Babe, it's so you!
Under this cutie hat is the story of Katy Park,
which I love. You can see that.
But we decided to name Chip's shop "Number 16."
It's his favorite number.
Anything we get of his now, his undies,
his white t-shirts, we put number 16 in it.
And it's a thing.
That's now the number my kids have on all their jerseys.
It's a family number.
You've even inherited it.
16. I always say when he dies,
I'll go one, six right there.
-Oh, that's sweet. -Yeah.
Or a squirrel.
Chip, your sign is going up.
[Chip laughs]
-You ready? -[Chip] Jo!
All right. We got the whole day!
I gotta see this.
Wow!
We have a lot of people here rocking and rolling.
And then to think there'll be people here
enjoying and experiencing that
and the fact that we get to do this together,
I mean, you know, it's really... it's hard
to put words to it.
[Joanna] Hey guys.
[Chip] Here we go.
The grounds are finally complete,
so you can actually see it now.
What?
[Crew] What?
[Joanna] I purposely haven't driven them by this space
in the last couple of months because for a long time,
the fencing has had a black tarp on it.
So you couldn't even see in.
So now that all that's gone, we wanted to kind of do
a little mini reveal for the kids.
[Chip] Ta-da!
-[all] Wow! -[Crew] Ta-da!
[Chip] Crew, what do you think? Do you like it?
[Crew] Yeah, I like the Silos!
He said, "The Silos."
Crew look at that little church.
Crew, look at the church?
[Duke] How many men did it take to get
the church thing on?
-A lot of men. -The steeple?
[Chip] So, now we've got the Silos.
We got the market.
We got the coffee shop.
We got the furniture shop.
You wanna go check it out?
-[all] Yeah. -All right, let's go.
[Crew] Wow!
[Chip] Look at the church.
All right, you want to run out there on the grass?
-Yeah. -Come on, run.
Run.
Crew, right here!
[Drake] This one right here.
[Chip] Go look in your store.
Life can get hectic.
Business continues to grow,
but for us, it's always about family.
It's about time with the kids.
Crew, you got a fish!
And it's really just about us getting
the opportunity to watch these kids walk around
in what was just a dream just a few short years ago.
You know, this is a really special moment for us.
[Joanna] Let's go in the church.
I want to show you guys the church.
[Chip] One of y'all pull that rope.
[Crew] I will!
-[bell rings] -[Chip] Nice, Crew!
[Chip] Y'all, it turned out great.
[Joanna] Y'all, what do you think?
[Ella] I like it.
[Duke] So good.
Look at these windows.
[Chip] Man, it makes you wanna be reverent.
You know? It makes you want to kind of
be respectful.
Wow.
I think we go play some Wiffle ball.
-Come on, let's go! -Go!
This way, Crew. [laughs]
Crew, this way!
That was your dad in high school.
This way!
This is funny. I was on a giant pile of dirt
-just... -This was a dusty...
-[Chip] ...a few months ago. -...gravel parking lot.
And I think even then I was thinking,
"I can't even imagine this becoming this."
We saw it on renderings but now that you're standing
in the space...
I mean, it really does feel like...
[Chip] It turned out pretty good.
[Joanna] We step in... I think I'm in the rendering.
It feels like this little like fake world.
-Yeah. -With beautiful green grass.
Okay, so we have one cotton candy.
[Duke] Make that two.
Is your mom aware that you're getting all this stuff?
[Joanna] The teams. Chip, what do you think? I think me and the boys.
Rock, paper, scissors
or do we pick two captains, and everybody picks?
What stinks about being the patriarch
of my family is basically I'm the only
exceptional world-class athlete in the group.
-Let's go. -Girls come on.
-Let's smoke them! -Let's go, boys!
It pretty much should be me versus the six of you.
But since that won't work, I guess we're gonna have to do
like boys versus girls or something.
Do my eyes look lit up by the sun in a beautiful way?
[Drake] Earth to Dad!
-Nobody cares! -[Joanna] Come on, Duke!
-Play ball! -[Joanna] Strike him out!
-[Joanna] Drake! Catch it! -[Chip] Oh! No!
[Joanna] Old man is out!
[Chip] In the construction business,
you dream of an opportunity like this.
And to have been a part of this project
here in Waco, Texas
was really quite, quite an honor.
I had a dream that I couldn't imagine
being possible, and I would say that somehow
this dream exceeded my expectations.
Expanding the footprint of the Silos.
It's amazing.
Easy out! Everybody scoot in!
Scoot in! Just kidding. Scoot back. Scoot back.
[Ellie] Aw, you missed!
Good cut.
[Drake] Mom got it!
-[Joanna] Woo! -[Chip] What?
[Chip] Those Silos, they were such a symbol in Waco, Texas.
[Joanna] Just seeing the growth and
all the life that's happening here
is one of those things that we just think
it was destined to happen.
And we got to be a small part of that story.
[Chip] We like to dream big.
We love the fact that we get to do
some of the challenges together.
So, the next project is the Silos themselves,
and then I promise we're done.
Stay tuned.