My dad was real particular when I was a kid.
Anything that I could do to increase my hand eye coordination,
we'd practice those things.
But, watch how awesome. See.
-Woah! -See.
I thought maybe those were too big.
-That's awesome. -See. Now watch this.
[comical music playing]
Here, catch it.
[thudding and creaking]
-Where's Chip? -[Chip] I'm back here. Check this out.
-[Jo] Eww. -[Kim] Oh, no.
This is the kinda project I love.
[Kim] I'm gonna break you.
-[Jo] No, you won't break him. -[Boy] No. Turn it on.
Can you imagine if the folks that built Stonehenge
had this kinda heavy equipment...
Get your clothes on, you freaking weirdo!
-Okay, let's go. -Pull up.
Did I call you shorty even back in those days?
Yeah, you're still calling me shorty.
This is hard, it's like a puzzle.
This one is giving me a run for my money.
-Are you ready to check out your fixer upper? -Yes.
Yes!
Oh, my god!
You know, it's funny, a few years back, when we got into this whole thing...
-Mm-hmm. -...we were trying to move to California
to avoid the creditors.
-You know, to like, start over. -I don't know if we're wanting
-to go as far as California. -I wanted to go to California.
-I get what you're saying. -Everybody wants to move west.
And now, here we are, fast forward,
-and people from California are moving to Waco, -Yeah.
-to be with us. -Yeah.
[Jo] So, like today when we meet Kim,
what I love is that she's coming here
-to work with us on the networks. -Yeah.
She's coming from California.
-We gotta put our best foot forward. -Oh, my gosh.
-But, I will say... -No pressure.
I've seen pictures of her house and it's adorable.
So, I feel like, right off the bat, she's picked a good house.
Single California girl moves to Waco.
I'm surprised if that's not in the, you know, the headlines
-of the local paper tomorrow. -[chuckles]
[birds chirping]
[Kim] Do you want this ball? Okay.
[dog panting]
Hey.
I'm Kim, and I just bought my first home in Waco, Texas.
My whole life I've been in California, but
I came to Waco for an amazing job opportunity, working for Magnolia.
[Kim] Good job, bud.
I left my whole family, all my friends behind.
So, it's just Hank and I making the move to Texas.
Shake.
Good job, buds.
I was so ready to purchase my first home,
but I think after the fact,
it hit me, like, I need help.
I don't know what I can do with this space,
and I was kinda hitting a wall.
So, I'm so thankful to have Chip and Jo helping me.
It's going to be a beautiful space, but it's a lot of work.
-[car honks] -Oh, dear.
Oh, my gosh, that dog is so cute.
He's fluffy.
-[Chip] Hi, buddy. -[Jo] He's like, I wanna say hi.
-[Jo] Aww! -[Chip] Oh, my god.
[both] Nice to meet you.
[Chip] Hi! Nice to finally see you.
-Yeah, and this house... -What a great place.
[Chip] Great neighborhood, great house.
[Kim] Thank you.
All right, tell us, walk us through what what drew you to this house.
Oh, my goodness. I've been wanting to own a home for so long.
-Sure. -And I'm coming from a tiny, little beach apartment,
that was like,
-500 square feet. -[Jo] What part of California were you in?
-Santa Monica. -Okay.
When you say beach apartment, was it literally across the street, from the beach?
-It was a block and a half. -[Chip] Wow.
-So, I mean I like the walkability, -That's nice.
and also being near nature.
So, I think when I drove up here and I saw these tress, I was really...
-totally drawn to this house, and it feels like a little, -[Chip] Gorgeous trees.
-cottage getaway, -[Chip] Sure.
-and I knew it was for me. -[Chip] That's great.
Okay, Kim, so you've got a three bedroom, two bath,
you've set a bit over 1500 square feet, on a quarter acre lot,
-and it was built, in the 1930s. -[Kim] Yes.
It looks adorable, but did anything pop out through the
purchasing process, that's like really,
uh, necessity that we've gotta address?
-There is a decent amount of work we gotta do on this one. -Okay.
[Jo] Well, so, what are you hoping for on the exterior?
My style, I just love anything natural and textural.
-Any wood. -[Jo] Okay.
What colors? Are you lighter colors, darker colors?
-I tend to be a neutral usually, typically, -[Jo] Neutral, okay.
like white, wood, but honestly, that's why I'm here.
-You guys are the experts, so I'm completely open. -Okay.
All right, well, take us inside, and we'll check it out.
-All right. -I got Hank.
Okay.
-Hank is so excited. -Hank's ready, he's like, get me in.
-Oh, my gosh. Is that right? -Yeah, here is the door.
[Jo] Did the doorknob just come off?
The doorknob just comes completely off, yeah?
-Yeah, you know. -Okay, that we can fix.
We can get our hands full with that one.
-[Kim] So, living room. -[Chip] This is great.
[Kim] Yeah, I like the natural light too,
-when it's bright outside. -[Jo] You've got four windows in here. That's nice.
Yup, in a perfect world, I would love, like to come in,
and it just feels open, and welcoming,
and just some bright light
through the home, that would be
the perfect situation.
-If we can open up these walls, I would love to. -Okay.
Can we step in this dining room real quick and see what's happening?
[Chip] Gosh, I love these hardwood floors.
-They're in really great shape. -You hit the jackpot
-with these. -Right.
-[Jo] This is so cute. -[Chip] What!
[Jo] How much do you love this, or you're like, I'm not...
-Oof, I'm torn on that. -Okay.
I don't know if it's gonna fit the overall aesthetic,
-but also, if there's a good spot, I'm open. -[Chip] I love this thing.
So, even with the ceiling, like, do you love this,
do you want it lighter, like, do you like this exposed wood?
when you say natural, is that what you're referring to, like,
exposed wood, or is it too dark?
-It's a little too dark, I think, for me. -[Jo] Okay.
I love the idea of beams.
I've just always wanted a house with some sorta, like, tall ceilings with beams,
or if this was to lighten up a little bit that could be interesting.
[Jo] So, if we take this wall out
that could be open into living and dining.
-[Jo] And then... -[Kim] Okay.
...we can figure out a way to use this wood burning stove.
But then also, when you go in this add-on kitchen,
-there's a ceiling difference. -It is, that's funny.
-That's looks like, it's like seven foot ceiling. -[Kim] This was added.
-So, that's the add-on. What was this room? -[Kim] Yes.
[Kim] So, they were using it as a third bedroom,
but how it's setup it used to be the kitchen.
Man, I love that.
[Jo] This is all so cool.
-[thuds] -What's happening?
Jo, just go about your business,
and let me inspect the property and the project evaluation list.
Sheesh, I didn't know you're gonna wanna break stuff.
[Chip] Hey, this is so fun.
I love this thing.
-Y'all, this is cool. -[Jo] That's really cute.
[Chip] What do you do, with all this happiness?
-I love this room. -[Chip] I do, too.
[Chip] So, do you keep all this stuff?
-So, you have the living, the dining. -Yes.
-This can be kitchen, because this, -Okay.
feels too close to your living space, to have a guest bedroom, right here.
-Oh. -[Jo] So, we can just open all this up.
[Kim] Okay.
[Jo] I'd add new cabinets,
countertops, and all new flooring.
-[Kim] I'd love that. -[Chip] Hank, Hank, look out here.
Look at this great window.
And if a squirrel comes by, we can get it.
Do you see any squirrels?
[gasps] Squirrel!
Cute!
-What a dog! -He's on...
Chip, can we walk into the kitchen and you tell me...
-...what you think? -And I take breaths!
-He likes you. -What am I gonna do, like moving forward without Hank?
[Jo] Okay, the add on,
the ceiling is low, I don't understand why it drops like that.
It is like they've added on, like every ten years,
-they've added on a new room. -I see.
I'm sorry, knowing that she loves, like open, and...
You wanna see into the attic, speaking of new rooms?
-You can go look in there. -Is anybody else besides me, curious about it?
[Chip] I don't love the ceiling height.
-[Jo] What do you think? -[Chip] I'm curious to find...
Kim, I need you to stand on my back.
-I don't know about that. -It sounds weird, but it's gonna be amazing.
Listen to me.
and then reach up and turn that light switch on cause, I'm dying to see what happens.
-[man] Jo... -[Kim] I'm gonna break you.
-[Jo] No, you won't break him. -No.
-You just step up. -[Kim] What if I spot you?
-With these shoes. -No, just step on his back.
[Chip] You keep, you keep up with her on the flashlight.
-[Kim] Okay, I apologize in advance. -[Chip] Stop.
Okay, listen.
[Chip] C'mon, give me a break, that's all you got?
That's all you got? Now, turn it on.
-She is, babe. -Oh.
-[Jo] There. -[Kim] I did it.
-[Chip] What happened? -[Kim grunts]
-Nothing, I mean, the lights-- -The lights went on.
The lights!
Sorry Kim, sorry I made you do all that.
[Chip] Now you can see,
the vault's down to here.
-This was the back porch. -[Jo] This may be the back porch.
[Jo] You'd have to redo the roof
-to get height in here. -Just like that.
Okay.
So, we can't go higher. We can just give you more natural light,
and I think you add windows in this room.
-That'll make it feel bigger. -[Kim] Oh, I'd love that.
[Jo] This could be your office.
Oh, my gosh. Look at her backyard.
-Look how pretty it is. -Hank went out there? Can I take him out there?
-Please do. He would love it. -[Jo] Is there a...
-Is there a fence and all that? We good? Okay. -Yeah.
[Jo] Okay, let's keep going. Well...
He's out there with Hank. You have a great backyard, Kim.
[Chip] Hank, look at this, dude.
You know, you don't got nothing like this in California, bro.
Okay.
[Jo] So, would you say this is the main bathroom
-for your bedroom? -[Kim] Yes.
Okay, so this
-is small. -[scoffs]
-Yes. -But if we can get rid of this laundry,
-it's actually a good sized bathroom. -Okay.
-And then we'd close all this off, right. -Good.
-So, we have that wall, -Yes.
adding in the wood vanity, trying to just give it that classic look.
Dude, you know you're gonna love this.
After a hard day's work,
come out here, hang out,
maybe we'll have a firepit here, in the middle,
have some buddies, somebody strumming a guitar.
Okay, this, this is a good sized room.
Oh, and you've got closets.
So, the good thing is you've got a lot of space.
-That's right. -Some of these older home, the bedrooms are smaller,
so this is gonna be a beautiful
bedroom for you.
And, so, what I'd love to do here is,
-you close this opening. -[Kim] Okay.
[Jo] So, you're bed can come down here,
and, I think we just kinda reconfigure the doors and stuff, or two doors.
-[Kim] Yup. -You know something, architectural, and pretty.
-I love that. -Leading into your main bathroom.
Perfect.
-Okay, let's go check on Chip and Hank. -Sounds great.
Woah.
Hank!
Hank, come check this out.
[clicks tongue] Come here, boy.
Hank, where's Chip?
-Where'd he go, Hank? -Jo, I'm back here.
-I figured he was under the house. -[Kim laughs]
Oh, my goodness, Kim, what is this?
-[Chip] Babe, look at this storage. -[Kim] This is storage.
-[Chip] Jo, check this out. -[Jo] Wait, this is not, this is the
underbelly of the house.
It is, and they have a little cement room over here,
-I have no idea what that is. -[Jo] Is that like a storm shelter, for tornados?
Maybe.
[Jo] I know it's solid concrete.
Man, this is great.
Kim.
I mean, if a tornado were to growl through, you get down here.
-Put your hand out like that. -Joey, come look at this.
-[Chip] What? -[Jo] Eww!
-[Chip] Do you see it? -Oh, no!
-[Jo] She doesn't wanna see that kinda stuff. -No.
Let's go outside, Chip.
This house is a solid house.
-[Chip] The foundation has been done... -[Kim] Right.
-pretty recently, and I mean, structurally, -It's solid.
this house is incredible.
-[Jo] I would say, next steps... -Yes.
Let me just get the floor plan,
and, I think, in the meantime, you just send me inspiration pics.
-So, I can kinda figure out what's your style. -Right. Okay.
-Perfect. -But, you bought a beautiful house.
[Kim] Thank you. I'm excited.
[Jo] And we're excited for you.
What I like about Kim is she's very realistic.
She gets that there's a lot of things about this house that need to be fixed.
And I love what she's wanting. She's wanting it to be open,
light, and airy, but still, like, creating this kinda nod to the 1930s.
This is the kinda project I love, like, figuring out what's the budget,
what are the must have's, what are the...
-Must not have's. -Must not have's, and how do we
make a real cute baby.
-Thank you. Thank you guys, so much. -[Chip] And, well done.
We're proud of you, we can't wait to dig in, and get started.
-I can't wait. -[Chip] All right.
-We'll see you soon. -Get to the drawing board. Thank you, Kim.
[both] Bye, Hank.
Aww. He's so cute.
[creaking and thudding]
[Chip] Hey, kiddo.
-This is a big rig. -That is a rig, girl.
-How fun. -[Chip laughs]
So, for demo today, Chip's got--
-My part's easy. -You've got the easy part.
Is this your favorite thing to do?
-Is this kinds stuff-- -[Chip] Operate the skid-steer?
-Pretty close. -Or are you more hands on?
The older I get, it's like, work, uh, smarter, not harder.
Today, I got the big guns, and that's gonna make very light work
of their chain link fence in their backyard.
Then we'll be able to put up the privacy fence,
and I think Hank, the dog, is gonna be happy.
And then, on the inside, really we had two options of where her kitchen could be,
and, so, where we ended up wanting the kitchen,
it just makes some more sense to open up these walls now,
so that it doesn't feel like it's tucked away in the corner.
You're a little far on the right, but...
[Chip] But, do I got it, or not?
I don't know.
-Do I got it? -I think so.
-[beeping] -Babe, yes or no?
Yes.
Oh, gosh.
I told you.
Ugh! I don't like stuff like this.
Do you want me to hold this?
-Sure. -Okay.
[Chip] Yeah, I just gotta go get this fence.
You deal with Abby, he's got a wall he wants to show you.
Okay.
Have fun.
-[worker] How are you today? -[Jo] Good.
-You'll find some shiplap. -Oh, nice!
Okay.
So, this whole wall's going out, but
what I'm wanting to do is
save some of these bigger pieces for the ceiling.
-Yeah, I think it's perfect, so... -Okay.
Let me try to save the most we can.
-Can I show you one more thing? -Yes, for sure.
[Jo] So we're gonna relocate this.
So, I just wanna make sure that you guys take this out, put it on the side,
-we don't lose this. -Okay.
-Awesome. Thank you. -Okay. You need something, I'm here. Bye, thank you.
So, it's like, could I do this by hand?
This chain-link fence, I'd say, honestly, in fairness to me,
it would take me a few extra hours,
but when you get that skid-steer working,
you really do wonder, am I having fun here, or am I working?
Can you imagine if the folks that built Stonehenge
had this kinda heavy equipment,
I mean, it would've taken them like, two days.
If I had this kinda equipment, 20 years ago...
Babe, you would've made it in the landscape business.
Dang, look at this.
-This wouldn't be possible. -That's true.
Because you don't get this,
-by sitting around in a skid-steer all day. -Oh, that's true.
-You know, you gotta do it the old fashioned way. -Yeah.
You gotta do it with wheelbarrows, and pickaxes.
I had an old buddy,
once tell me, if you can't comb somebody's hair,
in one of these machines, you don't have any business being in it.
and I don't know if I combed anybody's hair or not,
but the fence is gone.
-Hi, Kim. -Hi!
-How are you? -I'm good, how are you?
-Excited? I'm ready. -Can't wait to see this.
-Yes. -This is always my favorite part because
I wanna just kind of show you all the materials.
It's like this tangible way of showing you
what we're about to do in the house.
I have these beautiful renderings.
We really are at, um, a stage
where if any of this is not speaking your language,
-you don't love it, we can tweak it. -Okay.
-So I just want you to be as honest as you can be. -Great.
-Okay. -So we are gonna start with your living room.
-This is what you will see here -Great.
when you walk in, so we're gonna have a new front door
-with a new handle. Yep. -Nice. Handle work.
-Nice. -Really wanted to figure out a way to use
this wood-burning stove.
-I was gonna ask you. -Wood-burning fireplace.
That's the same one?
-This is the one that was in the corner -Nice!
in the dining room.
-This is gonna be a stucco or plaster. -Wow. Okay.
And then, creating this little nook with the window.
And then a built-in with white oak wood.
And then you've got all of these old hand-hewn beams
-so that'll just be, -Nice.
um, kind of this rich texture and story.
We're gonna leave all the existing shiplap on the ceiling
and so, we'll just paint it white.
And then, moving in to the dining,
-you'll see that we've opened up this wall. -Ah!
So you walk in the door, this is the view.
-Um, which is great. -Opening it up, opening it up.
And then giving you case opening,
-with more of those beams. -Oh, pretty!
So that it just plays on all of the texture that's happening on the ceiling.
So kind of frames out your kitchen.
I love that.
And then moving into this, this is your kitchen.
-Okay! Yes. -Okay, so this is where the original kitchen was.
-Okay. -We just loved the idea of putting it back
kind of where it belonged. Just making it a little bigger.
We've got these lights over the windows.
Just really simple wood island.
More tongue and groove here.
-Okay. -We're gonna custom-make this design.
-Wow. -And install it on the window package.
It's beautiful. I love these windows. It feels so cozy
-and quaint and pretty. -Yes. I love the windows.
And this is where I just wanted to get your feedback.
We were thinking of doing this really pretty kind of green cabinet.
That, I have to say, usually scares me.
-Okay. -Color does, a little bit.
-Well... Yes. -Only because it's out of my comfort zone.
But that's why this is so necessary.
This is what it's gonna look like.
-And I'm thinking brass accents. -Oh, pretty. Yes.
I was kind of going back and forth on the greens.
I personally like the darker one.
It feels a little richer. Doesn't feel as sweet.
Oh, I see.
I'm with you. I like the darker.
Okay. But tonight you can't sleep like, "Oh, my gosh,
I just want my..."
I want it to just be a little softer without as much contrast.
-Just keep that in mind. Yeah. -All right.
-And then your bathroom. -Ooh!
So, this is what we came up with where we have this white oak vanity.
It's made to look like an old apothecary cabinet.
I love that.
-You just have such a small bathroom that it's like, -Yep.
let's make it have a ton of personality.
But it was just like, what do we do with the windows
to make it unique and fun?
-Yes. -So it'd be again, this weathered oak look.
-Carrara marble. -Ah!
And then having these, like, custom mirrors made, what do you think about this?
It's so different. But I like, I like that I can look outside, too.
-Yes. -And it'll bring in a lot of light.
I like it.
-Okay, your bedroom. -Ooh!
Two closets. Your bathroom is right here.
In this space, it's really simple.
You have the shiplap on the ceiling.
You've got your original wood floors.
Across from the bed, we have a little reading nook.
Oh, cute.
Um, that's, again, the white tongue and groove,
the white oak here, just a cute, little pen den.
And a really simple shelf.
So, when I think about this cushion, we could do this texture here.
-You know, just cream. -Oh, nice.
And that's 'cause I'm gonna have to get this custom-made.
Or we could do this, it's like a rust.
-I'm obsessed with rust right now, so. -Okay, good.
-I love that. -I was hoping! I love rust.
So I think based on that,
we'll decide what's best for the doors.
-Perfect. -Anything in here that you're wondering about?
-I don't like the bed, but I feel like we can... -We can change that.
-Okay, so, listen. -Oh, my gosh.
When you start thinking about cabinets in your kitchen...
-Yes. -Please call me.
Because we've got time to change this.
So, if you wanna take this home with you,
just kind of stare at it, make sure you're not gonna get tired of it.
Perfect. All right.
-Okay. Thank you, Kim. -Thank you so much! I can't wait.
I think Jo did an amazing job with my house.
I love that she moved the kitchen.
It's a much more open layout.
Brought in a lot more natural light, which I love.
And she brought in all the different textures,
and then options that I wouldn't have thought of myself.
And then also, the bathroom, how Jo did the mirrors.
That's really unique. I haven't seen that before.
So it feels really fresh.
The living room may be my favorite because of the wood-burning stove.
I did not expect, like, her, to make it a focal point
and bring it in to the design and the charmingness of the cottage,
and I can't wait to see my finished home,
and move in and start a life there.
[Chip] We're really making good progress over here at Kim's house.
We're removed all the dry wall off the ceiling,
and we've exposed this incredible shiplap underneath.
Now that the walls are gone, we've framed out this new layout.
We've also installed brand-new windows.
Things are looking really good,
and it's starting to really reveal what Jo and I were hoping for.
A lot of times, in these older houses,
you don't know how many renovations have occurred over the decades,
and how poorly those renovations might be.
But in this particular case, we've got lots of great bone.
Now we've just gotta decide
which materials Jo wants to splice these things together with.
Okay. Hardwood floors, right?
-Gorgeous hardwood floors. -Lots of hardwood floors.
-You nervous about this? -Everywhere there's a wall...
Well, there's always these issues, and we're gonna splice these little areas
-to where the walls where removed. -Okay.
Hey, another cool thing about these floors, red oak.
I like them. They're beautiful.
And this shiplap is way prettier than I thought
now that you guys have taken all the dry wall off.
-It's like in really great shape. -Charmed.
-And check this out. And then you come here. -What's happening in here?
[Chip] Pine floors in here.
Red oak everywhere else.
I don't want the pine floors in here.
I think, depending on the client and what they're wanting,
sometimes when there are contrasting materials,
it actually plays up their style.
But I think with Kim, she really likes seamless, clean,
so to me it's like, the more minimal we can keep the materials, the better.
-We're gonna pull all this up. -We're gonna pull all this up.
-Do red, red oak. -Okay.
Now that we've opened up the walls,
if we could just do one flooring throughout to keep it seamless,
that's, I think, the best option.
[Joanna] Wow, these are beautiful.
Let me show you what these are gonna look like here.
I like the width,
like, I feel like they're a little skinnier than
the pine floors.
-Okay. -So...
How you doing? What're you doing here so late?
You know, if I was in charge of the offer
but I've put to you and I together.
[chuckles]
Look, let's just wait.
-Excuse me miss. -Anywhere where there's--
-Oh! -Do you have a quarter?
I don't carry cash on me.
Because my mom told me to call her
if I ever met the woman of my dreams.
[chuckles] Okay. Okay.
Tell me what's on the walls.
What did we decide?
-We decided dry wall on the walls, -Yes.
red Oak on the floors
and shiplap on the ceilings.
Perfect.
-Adios. -Okay.
I'm gonna get back to work.
[humming]
-Chip, we came together. -Oh, did we?
Today, I'm meeting with Marvin.
He builds all of our cabinets
for the projects that we're working on
and I've got a few specialty items
that I need to meet with him about today for Kim's house.
-Hey Marvin. -Hey Joanna.
-I love your shop. -Thank you.
So many fun things.
How many projects have you got going?
We've got quite a few right now.
So, Marvin is a cabinet maker
but he also does a lot of
other things for these projects.
We found along the way, that Marvin can kinda do it all.
So we have him doing a lot of our built-in units
and some shelving,
we've got him pretty busy on Kim's house.
Today I really wanted to talk about the vanity
and Kim's bathroom.
It's such a small space,
what I'm wanting here for her vanity,
it's kinda this idea like an apothecary cabinet.
-Okay. -We've got the two sinks,
you've got the drawers,
but they almost look like pull-outs.
-Okay. -This is the general idea
so with that in mind, I wanted to
feel like this antique kinda piece.
-I got you. -I thought it would be cool
to kinda turn her vanity into
something that looks a little bit like a found piece,
so it just didn't look like your typical double vanity.
Well, I made two samples,
a weathered oak and we did a silvered grey.
Okay.
This looks more authentic
where I think when we start putting in the greys
it starts looking new.
I landed on the weathered oak
which I'm glad I saw in person.
And I want to go look at this arch.
[Joanna] That's big.
So, you'll take it apart.
This part will be all in one piece, right here.
So, Marvin is building the big arch for her bedroom
which will be her little reading nook.
So I think just seeing it in person
gives me just a good reference.
We'll have that bench, that'll go down here.
-Yes. -And has a wood back.
So, we'll get all these pieces in that room
assemble all of it
and then pretty much just slide this in
like a big door unit.
I hope it fits.
I've got a big hammer, a saw, and Chip on my speed-dial.
[laughs] So, you got it. Okay.
-Thanks Marvin. -You got it. See ya.
Okay, so I'm at Kim's house this morning
and I have to pick a paint color today for Chip.
They're ready to paint the exterior.
We were here yesterday afternoon
because the afternoon light is so much brighter
and so I saw what the light was doing to the paint.
I wanted to stop by this morning to see
how different it was with the morning light
so that I could pick the best color for this house
but I'll show you.
I've got five.
So, I'm going for grey green,
and I really want it to be rich, not too soft.
So I'm thinking these two up here
they read to green
and then this one reads to grey.
That one is a little too dark.
But you can see my dilemma
because they're all a little bit similar
and you've got this one that's in-between grey and green,
so I like that.
We're gonna be doing white rim
so I think I'm gonna be going with
this color right there.
And Chip is waiting at the car for my decision.
Hey Crew, you want to help me pick out a paint color, buddy?
What green do you like?
[Crew] I like brown.
[Joanna] You like brown?
Can you point to the color you like, Crew?
[Crew] I like brown.
[Joanna] Oh my goodness!
Y'all... he knows.
-I like that one. -[Joanna] You like that one?
Well, that's the one I'm gonna go with.
You just confirmed it, Crew.
High Five!
Okay, that's the color.
[drilling]
[Chip] So the house is really coming along.
On the interior, we've got flooring
in our office and the kitchen.
We've got all new dry wall and windows.
Tongue and groove paneling is going up.
Wood beams are being installed.
The exterior is completely painted
which means at this point
we're at the 75 percent mark,
and when you hit that spot
it really does feel like the momentum starts pushing you forward.
Oh, baby, this looks good.
We're making progress.
So what material do you want to do on the fireplace?
One of the things we loved most about Kim's house
was this little wood-burning fireplace.
It was in the dining room.
She didn't want it. I wanted it.
We were gonna take that thing home but she loved it.
We found a way to incorporate it into the new design.
So we're gonna have this new modern looking shell.
We're gonna place it right in
so it's little bit of old-meets-new.
[Joanna] Originally, I wanted to do plaster
but that plaster just looks like dry wall.
Don't you think?
Yeah, I would agree that it's hard to tell
but this is not dry wall, yeah.
-That's why I decided maybe we do stucko. -Okay.
So, was there one of these that you think like...
I completely like how this one looks.
-I like it. -The most authentic.
So, stucko is typically made for exterior use
but I think with this fireplace--
Let's throw caution to the wind.
-Let's throw caution to the wind. -You want to?
I want to make sure that this whole fireplace box
is as tough as you can get it with that heat and so
I've decided to use stucko
'cause I like the grittier texture.
So the pile on the inside,
I just need it to go away.
You know what I mean? I don't want contrast.
Mm-hmm. I would say that looks pretty similar.
-So, let's do this one. -[Chip] Okay.
Great. Leave these over on the side so
-we don't get them confused. -Move this out of the way.
We're off to the race. Baby, I love that.
I think it's gonna be pretty.
Okay, I'm gonna go talk to Marvin real quick.
-[Joanna] Hey, Marvin. -Hey, Joanna.
Wow! This is a big project.
-It's big. -Wow!
So this is what you were saying
you did all this on site and now you're just--
Yeah, now just gotta get it all together and just assemble it.
So, Marvin's here.
He dropped off the kitchen cabinets,
he's installing the arched little reading nook
in Kim's bedroom.
So I've gotta add one thing to his list.
The more and more I step into this space
I'm feeling like all the action's happening right there
like the decorative kind of design details,
and I want to balance that out.
So, one thing I was thinking,
can you just do a wall of this thing paneling
to give her a little picture ledge?
-Sure. -So...
Just that whole wall?
Yeah, I'll have a lower profile bed.
-Okay. -It's not a tall headboard.
So the original design plan in Kim's bedroom,
I wanted to design a really pretty canopy bed.
When I showed her the renderings
during the design meeting,
that was the only thing she didn't like in the room.
Really? That's cool though.
So I X-nayed the canopy bed.
-I love that. -But now--
I love that she knew what she wanted.
Yes. But now that that is going away,
that was kinda gonna be the feature,
now I wanted to make that when you walk into her room
there's something that's interesting there
and so we're gonna add this paneled wall feature
on the other side of the room as well.
[Marvin] Linin' up with the windows or something?
Yeah, that feels good.
So then I think we do a white oak ledge.
-So, paint wall, white oak. -Yes.
-Okay. Thank you Marvin. -You're welcome.
So, I have two options
for these custom mullions
and trying to decide what size I like
so that we can make the rest of them.
Chip got me two options.
So, in Kim's kitchen, I really had to weigh the options of
custom wood windows versus
doing just the regular window package
with these inset mullions,
and this was the more cost-effective way to go.
But I love the pattern.
I just feel like it nods back to that time period,
it feels really nostalgic
and I feel that's gonna be the character of the kitchen.
So then I'm gonna go like this.
Okay.
That one.
[whispering] Go big or go home.
That's what they say in Texas.
Okay, I'm gonna call Chip.
Let's see here.
FaceTime.
[cell phone ringing]
[chuckles]
[Chip on phone] What?
[laughs]
Y'all!
Get your clothes on, you freakin' weirdo!
Babe! Duh!
[Chip speaking]
Baby, I'll call you back. Weirdo.
When he knows he's about to be FaceTime'd,
he likes to shock and awe his audience
and I was shocked and in awe.
[cell phone ringing]
Unbelievable.
[cell phone continues ringing]
Who is it?
It's me.
Hi.
Okay, Chip, I'm gonna show you something.
So you gave me these two options
of this one or this one.
So I'm gonna show you the difference side by side.
-I want the bigger one. -[Chip] Easy.
I'll do the mullions just the way you like 'em
with the bigger pattern.
Okay, thanks, Chip.
-Bye! -Bye.
Doing these designs on these projects,
I always like to tie in rooms,
even though the office has nothing to do with the kitchen
and I'm taking this same pattern
that's gonna be on those windows
and just creating like a
little custom paneling in here.
So, this will be all along the walls
with a little kind of a ledge.
To me, it's just, when you can kinda tie back with
color or even pattern,
I think it just feels nice
because it's really the room you're gonna see when you're looking into the kitchen
so I just felt it will hug the dining room.
I like being in here.
But I will say this is my favorite scene.
Right there.
There's something about that
cased opening with the really beautiful old wood.
I just think there's something so charming about that.
When I step into this space now,
I really feel like the momentum is there
so we're getting really close to the finish line.
[Chip] We got the inside of the house painted
including the ship lapped ceilings.
The tile in the bathroom floor is looking really good
and the cabinets in the kitchen
are really getting close.
The stucko on the fireplace got added as well.
It has that cool tile that Jo picked out.
We've got Hank, the cow dog's fence put in.
And the floors have finally been sanded.
But we've got a few finishing touches
that we've gotta get wrapped up,
one of which is this wood-burning stove.
I knew this thing was more than I could handle,
so I happened to call Shorty
and Shorty was like "Bro, I'm right around the corner."
So it worked out perfectly.
You think you could lift that?
-Oh! -[Chip laughs]
That's what I'm saying!
Shorty is one of these guys, I mean, we met
-when you were what, 16-years-old? -16.
He was just always energetic
and always the right man for the job.
-Okay, let's go. -Easy. [grunts]
You're the short one, so you get in the fireplace
and I'll get on the backside.
-Really? -Does that make sense?
Yeah.
-[Shorty] I got it. -Okay, let's go.
[grunting] Right there.
Did they call you Shorty even back in those days?
-No. -No, no, no.
When did you start-- Did I call you Shorty?
Yeah, you still call me Shorty.
Should we have put the legs on first?
Yep.
-Man, I'm already kinda hurt. -[Shorty laughs]
Okay Shorty. You ready?
-You want to give it a shot? -Yeah.
Okay, we're gonna lay it down on its face
and put those legs on the bottom.
Mind your fingers.
[sighs]
So, what I'm saying is, now
my back is starting to hurt,
I can't breathe very good.
Back when you were 16,
I would have been like 26.
This would have been no problem...
-Oh, yeah. -...back in our early days.
[struggling] Okay, let's go.
-Don't let 'em bite you, okay? -Yeah, okay.
[grunts]
[Shorty grunts]
Oh, shoot!
Oh my gosh! I almost fainted.
-[laughs] -[Chip] Shorty.
We got it. We did it.
Oh, oh! Are you stuck?
Do you need some butter?
Do you need some spray to get you out of there?
There you go. Yeah, you gotta wiggle it.
You gotta wiggle it like you want it.
-[Shorty laughs] -[Chip] There you go! Yes!
Shorty, we did it!
[drilling]
[sawing wood]
This house looks adorable.
From the outside,
the landscape just feels like this sweet little cottage.
On the inside,
every room has a special element to it.
So, I can't wait to put the furniture in today
and just wrap it up.
Do you need help?
Well, I think I got it.
How hard would these be to find
say I were to break one?
Well, you can't break it because I don't have another option.
This is a swivel mirror.
'Cause, look, we couldn't do a mirror
'cause of these amazing windows.
You're heading creative.
-Look at this. -I see, that makes sense.
I love her backyard.
This is done.
-This is it. -The only other thing,
-can you-- -SOS.
-Okay, stop.
Can you, there's this big cushion in the closet,
will you grab that for me?
All right Jo, the rest is up to you, girlfriend.
So, Chip has finished up.
He has hung the last mirror,
this house looks incredible.
The movers are here,
Kim's house is ready to go.
Sit here. Really.
Everywhere you sit, looks like a million bucks.
Wow. And the fireplace.
-I love this house. -Okay, Adios.
I will try and make you proud, Chip.
Hey, do your thing, girl.
-Adios. -Bye, Chip.
[Joanna] Oh, can you bring it up?
Sorry. I must have been wrong.
Right there.
Okay. I don't love this one.
Can we just bump this out of the way for a second?
Let's go bring the other one in here.
For the most part, this has been planned
and now today, it's like everything is unboxing,
I'm seeing it for the first time
and I like to have options
that I can just like switch around.
Thank you.
Some things are working, some things are not.
This is always just part of it.
I think it could be cute. Two chairs here.
I think what I'm struggling with is like
the house empty is gorgeous, it's done.
And now I'm bringing in my furniture
which needs to help that
and so I've got to figure that balance out.
This is too big.
Okay. That's the winner.
Okay, I'm having a issue with cream.
Okay, out with the old. [chuckles]
I kinda get a little nervous, like
"Oh shoot! I don't have the right sofa,
I don't have the right chairs."
[sighs]
But I have learned
to let the freak-out motivate me
to find the right thing.
So let's just see if it'll look weird
if we only had two chairs.
Kinda what my eye is seeing just when I'm in Kim's house
there's a lot of beautiful textures.
She has white shiplaps,
she has these brown hand-hewn beams, and wet floors.
I already have that color palette
and I don't want to accentuate that
and so I'm having to figure that out.
And I'm using my hands a lot because I'm nervous.
Do we have a Duke natural rug or something?
Something needs to happen here
'cause it's too much white black and brown.
This is hard.
It's like a puzzle.
I don't know what it is about this project,
this one is giving me a run for my money.
I think what I'm battling is
a lot of the pieces are competing for attention
and I need it to just feel effortless, light and airy
and right now it is not feeling like that.
So, I'm gonna be here late.
Oh my goodness gracious!
Oh my gosh!
This is the cutest.
-[Chip] I'm freaking out. -[Kim] I cannot wait.
-Your head is going to explode... -[Kim] It's here.
-or you're going to sue us. -[Kim laughs]
One of these two things are gonna happen.
What do you think? If you had to bet,
-which way are we gonna end? -If I have to bet,
I think it's gonna be stunning.
-[Chip] Yes! I don't know why I'm feeling nervous. -[Joanna] You're so weird.
-Should we take a nap first? -I'm nervous.
And meet back here in 30 minutes and then do it?
-Are you ready to do it now? -I'm ready.
-All right, let's do it. Okay. -Okay.
Oh my goodness!
Okay. Are you ready to check out your Fixer Upper?
-Yes. -Yes!
Oh my gosh!
-It's gorgeous! -[Chip laughs]
I love it.
-[Chip] Look at that. -[Joanna] It's like a little cottage.
Look at the flowers! Nice!
[Joanna] Look at your window box.
New front door.
[Kim] How did you guys do it?
It was already super charming,
so I think the biggest thing was just giving it
a fresh coat of paint, new door.
You can see a lot of the new trim work
because the existing was a little bit rotted out.
Even Hank right there, how perfect is that gonna be?
-[Kim] Perfect. -Just on that front porch.
[Chip] When you sit there
and the shadow and the sun is exactly like it is now
you might as well be in Paris. Just forget it.
-Mine as well, but even just-- -But the doorknob,
oddly is still completely loose
and comes directly off the door
-when you try to open it up. -The original doorknob.
-[Kim] Oh, no! -[Chip laughs]
-[Kim] Gorgeous! -[Chip] Not true, not true.
But it is a beautiful home
and we can't wait for you to see the inside.
-[Kim] Yes. Oh, my goodness. -All right, come on. After you.
-Wow! -Gorgeous!
Gosh! What a lot!
[Kim] Yes, I love it.
[laughing] Oh my God!
You guys!
[Joanna] Welcome home, Kim.
-[Chip] What? -Do you remember what it was?
This is a hard Before-and-After, for sure.
-Hard to take it all in. -[Kim] Oh, my gosh!
Wood floors, fireplace.
[Kim] And a window seat.
[Joanna] You have your little window seats.
[Kim] Oh my gosh, you guys!
[Joanna] The original wood-burning fireplace.
[Chip] We completely restored it.
That kinda led the design a lot.
A lead for sure.
Gorgeous. And all the light.
[Joanna] So much natural light in this house.
And then, the dining, you'll see that
we have these custom French doors built
for the office.
Your shiplap on the ceiling
-this was under the dry walls. -The beams!
These are old beams from
an old barn that was deconstructed.
150-year-old beams.
That's the opportunity to really kinda
relive a little piece of history.
Is this the original floor?
[Joanna] This is the original floor.
These are oak, so they are beautiful,
they are hardy.
Hardy? You described them kinda like a good meal.
-Hardy. -You know, hardy.
-They're tough. -Jo, what do we do next?
[Joanna] We show her her kitchen.
-[Chip] Woo! -Okay, Kim.
All right, here we go.
[laughing] Oh my Gosh! You guys!
I want to live in this little kitchen right here.
This kitchen right here.
Oh, the counter-tops.
Beautiful marble.
Look at that, your little spice rack,
where you can hang your pots.
You gotta look.
The windows, they all crank open
so I can just imagine when you're cooking
-having your windows open. -[Chip] Do it, do it.
-Do it. -Let her do it.
-Okay, do it. -[Kim] Okay.
[Joanna] You pull that up.
-[Chip] And you just crank it down. -Okay. Okay.
-Oh my gosh! -Wow!
You just crack your windows.
It's like a Disney movie shows up on the outside.
[Joanna] A Disney movie.
It was so dark,
it felt so tiny, but now there's so much light in here
that it helps ground the space.
You got this beautiful white oak island
and these beautiful green cabinets
which grounds it but everything else
kinda lifts it up with all the white windows.
The paneling on the walls and the shiplaps
I think it just feels balanced.
Do you like the color of the cabinets?
I know we went back and forth on that.
I love the color of the cabinets.
-Okay. -I'm so glad.
I'm sorry. I'm not trying to brag
but I feel like I'm bragging again.
-Not bad, electrical bulbs. -[Chip] Look at this.
-Very functional. -If you need an outlet, you've got a simple button.
-It pops up... -So clean and...
-...and lets you go to work. -...hidden. I love it.
So, where the old kitchen was
is now your new...
-Office. -Office.
Let's go look.
-You wanna see it? -Yes.
Come on.
Okay.
[Kim sighs]
-Oh, it's gorgeous! -Your pretty little office space.
[Kim] Look at the wall!
So, this is the same trim that's in your windows.
I'm trying to just tie in these spaces.
Same color as your cabinets.
[Kim] Beautiful!
So your laundry room now
-is just on the other side of this room. -Oh, great.
But then, what I love about this
is you get this large new window.
This feels like a peaceful space to work.
So Kim, as you see,
you've got this new privacy fence back there, beautiful grass.
So, what I love is just that
when you walk in, you're kinda drawn to the backyard
and that's honestly what I love
about your bedroom and your bathroom.
-Come on, let's go see it! -Can't wait.
Gorgeous!
Oh my gosh!
[Joanna] Your little reading nook.
-Nook! -Reading nook.
Jo hey, Kim and I are gonna finish this without you.
Your little reading nook.
It's gorgeous.
-My favorite color. -Yes.
[Joanna] You were almost wearing this exact color
the day of the design meeting.
But I think that wakes the space up.
I think all the texture in here is really soothing.
We wanted to bring in some color
by painting the doors in here
that same color throughout.
So just gave it a little dimension.
The shiplap was in beautiful condition.
[Chip] Back almost 100 years ago,
these carpenters would have to
individually install each one of these nails.
It's like "Man, that is art!"
I mean that's a real live person's sweat and tears.
These are the kind of things
that we wanted you to remember about
the history of your home and we wanted to highlight that.
[Kim] Well, thank you guys. That's so special.
I love it.
So now I want you to step into your new bathroom.
[gasps] Oh my gosh!
It's gorgeous!
[Joanna] It's spacious.
[Kim] It is. How?
-Oh my gosh! -You've got the windows,
you've got these swivel mirrors.
This is so cool, I love it in the natural light.
I can get ready in the morning
and look outside.
[Joanna] This was inspired by an old apothecary cabinet.
-but it's super functional. -[Kim] I love it.
I can't believe this was the laundry room.
[Joanna] I guess that was like a closet. It was huge.
Why don't we go back to the front
and why don't we wrap this up?
-Let's do it. -Okay?
[Chip] Babe, the landscape looks great,
the house looks great.
-[Joanna] This house and you go together. -[Chip] Yeah.
Thanks for making it a home. It's so different.
I can't even recognize it.
We hope that you live here happily ever after.
We hope that this is like a fairytale, you know.
It feels like it. So, thank you guys.
Welcome home.
It's gorgeous. I can't believe it.