I feel like we need some direction
'cause we're a little overwhelmed.
It feels like there's a million decisions to make.
So, we want some help.
They do have a very, like, unique quirky style.
I don't like it. It's disinteresting to me, a little bit.
I'm not gonna shoot you.
-[squeals] Oh, what? -Oh, my God!
[woman] Everybody gets a duck.
I'm so happy right now.
We got ducks, baby!
You think you can get that?
Oh, he can.
Oh, wow. That smells good.
Ooh, that smells like chocolate.
Yeah, it smells like chocolate!
Okay, let's see the bedroom.
Big jump!
[groans]
What's an elvish ring look like?
That's exactly what I'm thinking.
This is the kind of commitment I am ready to make.
Oh, my God.
Will you marry me?
[theme music playing]
[Mina] Mom and I take on some of the nastiest houses you've ever seen.
[Karen] Our team isn't afraid to tackle the worst of the worst.
[Mina] That is so gross!
[Karen] Holy cow!
[Mina] Then we turn those rundown houses
into some of the nicest houses in the neighborhood.
-[man] Wow. -[woman] I love it!
♪ Hey, I'm a sunshine Shining on you ♪
♪ I'mma feel good Feeling like... ♪
We just got a quick bebop over to Tad's place
With him being right in the heart of Bates-Hendricks,
he's close to our headquarters, to District Co.,
and so many cool shops and restaurants.
I really think him and Anna chose a great spot for a new home.
[MJ] Love that.
[Mina] I know you haven't seen it since demo day
so a lot has changed since then.
And he's got it all framed up.
Now when you walk in, there's a giant, open concept kitchen and dining room.
Then, off of that is the living room.
But Tad's referring to it as the library.
Then there's two bedrooms and a bathroom
and a mud room downstairs.
Upstairs, he's completely reconfigured it
so now it's a massive main en suite
and it has its own living space
and a loft living space right above it.
Him and Anna are doing this together
so we need to keep that in mind.
-They're moving in together. -Two opinions.
Yes, I love-- The more opinions, the better.
They have already bought their flooring.
They've already bought their tile.
So, our job is gonna be
tying in with those,
maybe giving them some direction on, like...
how to lay the tiles, patterns, areas
and then kinda, like, filling in
the blanks with the rest of the stuff.
And then all the furniture.
So there's still a chance that if there isn't quite the flow
-that we want them to have, we can kinda... -We can create--
-...get in. -Yeah, we could help.
-Got it. Perfect. -Guide them.
He is making it into a technically a three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath
and going about it pretty smartly.
A little bit unique.
But he's being careful not to over-renovate it
and make it the most expensive house on the street.
He got it for $212,000
and wants to put about $180,000 into it.
So he'll be all in at $392,000,
which isn't a bad place to be.
They do have a very, like, unique, quirky style.
It's gonna have, like, big personality.
And we just need to make sure that it all,
-like doesn't feel disjointed. -Yeah.
-I'm sure it'll be good. -Yeah.
♪ I can't wait for tomorrow ♪
♪ Tomorrow ♪
The first thing was understanding you guys' style.
-Which is very eclectic, um, gathered. -Right.
-Yeah. Found. -Collected.
-Like it's seen some things. -Antiques... Rustic.
My dream is, like, you know those people,
who, after 40 years of being in their house,
they have all these fun little things
-that, you know... Yeah. -A story.
-But like unique things. -But I think what we need to go for
is less pieces and bigger pieces.
So it doesn't feel...
-Cluttered. -Cluttered.
-And then you can get your stories in there. -Yeah.
Our house is about halfway done.
The drywall's in.
So, we've asked Mina and MJ to come by
and see the space and give us their design advice.
Yeah, we feel like we need some direction
'cause we're a little overwhelmed.
It feels like there's a million decisions to make.
So, we want some help.
[Mina] So, this room is gonna be your library
and you mentioned you want some really, like, moody paint in here.
So, I'm interested to see the four samples
-up on the wall. -[Tad] Okay.
Obviously, the flooring purchase is executed.
You guys grab one each, too.
Oh, so...
I can tell you right now that this is the color
'cause this is one of my favorite colors.
Yeah. I'mma say no to yours, Tad.
[Mina gasps]
That is better than the candle charcoal, for sure.
I really like iron ore.
[MJ] Usually, we're designing to sell.
But it's super fun designing for Tad and Anna
because they are very, very eclectic.
They like moody colors.
They like eclectic designs.
And they've already picked their tile on their floorings.
So now our job really is
to make everything feel cohesive
with the paint colors we choose.
[Tad] We're thinking iron ore for this room,
'cause this room's gonna have chair railing.
It's gonna have squared paneling.
-It's gonna have crown molding. -Has brick.
[Mina] I would live more in this world, for the main.
Whichever you wanna do, right here, of these two.
Either Virtual Taupe or Smokehouse
for all the public areas.
-So, that's kind of cohesive. -And just the iron ore in here.
Yes, I would not-- Yes.
Because this is gonna be moodier.
-Do you think-- -I would pick all the other colors
in this swatch.
-Okay. -'Cause they're all different.
It's like, this is a green-black, this is a blue-black.
For the library, going darker is gonna give it a cozy vibe.
You're gonna wanna, like, snuggle up and read a book.
And it's gonna be like this special space.
But I think in the public space,
we really need to encourage them to try to go a little bit lighter.
And if you go lighter in more of the spaces,
then we go lot darker in the library,
it'll feel special.
And it won't be too overly moody,
-or put you into a bad... -You don't wanna be in a bad moody.
[Tad] So, we need your advice on the main en suite.
So, we have black, 12 by 24.
-[Mina] Okay. -That goes on the bathroom floor
under-- by the toilet, under the vanity.
[Mina] So, this goes here?
-No, that goes here. -That goes here.
-[Tad] 'Cause... -All the way up?
[Tad] Because you come around the corner and it's a surprise.
It's like a small scale of what--
the inspo pic I sent.
-It's-- It's good. -Yeah, Yeah, Yeah,
I think our concern is this.
Uh-huh.
And that goes on this wall and this wall?
-Correct. -Where does it stop on this wall?
It stops right here at this line.
-[MJ] What? -[Tad] So...
Could we almost tile all the way? Just commit?
-Yeah, that would be my suggestion. -Oh...
That's so much more tile.
-[Mina] But this is cheap. -And more money.
Oh.
-This is, yeah. This is cheap. -It is. It's cheap.
-We talk all the time about thing that stops your eye. -Yeah.
If you can keep this cohesive color, that's on the wall,
by putting the tile all the way through...
The floor's all gonna be the same color,
the wall's all gonna be the same color,
the glass is gonna be clear.
It'll be like, "Pop! Pop! Pop!"
-Pop! Pop! -We can't change a lot now.
-But I think that would be worth it. -[Anna] Yeah.
Yeah. I-- I think that's a good idea.
I'm used to seeing tile just stop at the shower,
but extending it into the entire wall
is gonna make it feel really grand.
It's gonna cost a little bit more in tile and labor,
but it's really gonna make this bathroom feel way bigger.
Yeah, definitely worth it.
When this is done, I'm probably gonna cry, pretty hard.
-You're a crier. -I am a crier.
-You know, so, I mean-- It means a lot... -Yeah.
...that you guys are here, helping with this, like--
You've been doing this for a long time and...
I don't think it would feel right if you didn't help with this, so
-thank you. -Oh, of course.
We're happy to help.
♪ So I'm gonna give you love Yeah ♪
[Tad] We're-- We're in the back of the house.
[Karen] Well, why are we here?
Camaraderie is so important.
Oh, all right, all right. So we're here for moral support?
Moral support and a little help. We can take turns.
We're painting the exterior of my house today.
And much like the interior of the house,
-I want the exterior to be what? -Let me guess.
-Moody. -Yes, moody.
But we're all in a really good mood today.
Because it is what?
-It's Karen's birthday! -Birthday!
But, shh. We gotta-- We gotta keep quiet.
'Cause we're pretending we don't know.
[Austin] We're pretending we don't know it's her birthday.
We're being sly.
Very sly.
Also on of the things I'm wanting to test out
is where we stop on our ladders.
-[Austin] Oh, I see. -[Karen] What do you mean where we stop?
[Tad] So, where's Austin gonna stop at
-with his courage. -Oh, okay.
-Where will you go up to? -Ah, it's gonna be pretty early on a ladder like this.
-I trust an A-frame a bit more. -I'm thinking like six rungs.
-You're aggressive. -Am I thinning too much?
-So I have people who don't want me on ladders. -Yes.
-'Cause they know I fall. -Well, maybe-- Maybe--
-Maybe I'll be painting the high spots then. -[all laughing]
[Austin] Well, yeah. It ain't gonna be me.
I do a lot of things.
We all know this about me.
But this kinda height?
Mm, I'm not getting up on that ladder.
[Karen] Whoa! No.
-[man] You got it. You got it. -[Mina] Mom, get up.
-[man] Take a step. I got this. -[Karen] Wait, wait.
Yeah, I don't like being in high places.
I-- That is true.
-Breathe. Breathe. -Okay.
I'm not interested in breaking a hip on my birthday.
No, thank you.
[Tad] Move this out of the way for now.
[groans]
[Karen] Does anybody know what happened to Cory?
I thought he was coming to help too.
[Tad] I'm not sure.
-Yeah, I don't know where he's at. -[Austin] He must be late.
-He's been late before. -[Cory] Karen...
-Happy birthday! -[squeals]
[all cheering]
Does anybody know what happened to Cory?
I thought he was coming to help too.
[Cory] Karen...
-Happy birthday! -[squeals]
-I heard it was your 21st birthday today. -[cheering and laughing]
So I got you a cake.
And I got you a balloon.
[laughing and cheering]
That's fantastic.
Do you understand why I needed you out here,
in this very cold weather...
-[all laughing] -...to paint the back of my house?
It was all a ruse.
It was all a ruse!
It's looking good.
It is looking good.
This is so nice.
Happy birthday, Karen!
[laughs] You boys are too much.
But I should have known something was up
when I got a call at 6:00 am,
begging me to come help paint a house.
We don't need to be out here in tis cold and painting this.
I have painters to do this.
But I needed to get you out here.
-[all laughing] -Let's go inside!
[Tad] The house is warm, let's go.
[Tad] Now that the weather has warmed up a bit,
we've been able to finish the exterior paint,
and have begun building the second story deck.
♪ Ain't no backin' down ♪
Inside, the cabinets in the kitchen and the library are getting installed.
Cory, just because I messed up your cabinets
does not mean that you should do mine.
Revenge moment.
[machine whirring]
Thanks, Mr. Miller.
[Tad] Which means soon, it will be time for countertops.
[Karen] So, what's your vibe?
So, I think we're going for, like, moody, kind of...
I'm channeling his vibe.
-A little bit, yeah. -Oh, yeah.
So, like, dark, moody, organic.
Anna and I went to the motherland of all countertops
to pick out our kitchen countertop
our bookshelf countertop.
And the piece for our upstairs wet bar.
Yeah, we wanted to find something simple, timeless and classic
that really fits with the overall vibe of our home.
Anna, what do you think?
I don't like it. It's disinteresting to me, a little bit.
There's not enough going on.
I would like something maybe a little bit lighter.
-For some... Yeah. -Little more surface interest?
[Karen] Anything over here with a mercury grade?
It's a little bit lighter, more lineal.
-Right. -I like that. That's nice.
I'm not feeling that one, baby.
-Me either. -Let's go down this road.
This is marble.
-Okay, cool. -Okay?
Let me tell you a story about marble.
If you spill a glass of wine on it, you will forever know
where that glass of wine was.
Nobody's fault. It's not a failure.
-Yeah. -That's the nature of the stone.
Anything you drop on it, you drop a pan on it,
-you're going to chip it. -Okay.
I thought this would be easier.
There's just so many choices.
I really just want to close my eyes and, like, point.
[Anna] We're so focused on it being moody,
and maybe it shouldn't be.
Yeah, I mean, maybe it can't be moody all the time.
-We found something that we both like. -Yes.
-We did it. -[Karen] What?
This is nothing like you talked about.
-[all laughing] -So this one is a quartz.
Okay.
It's a brand new. We just got it in.
-It's a new product. -[Tad] There's a lot of movement.
There's a lot of color variation.
But it's not overwhelming.
-Okay. -Look at it.
-All right. -Biggest room, down.
-Kitchen. -For our living room, very, like,
kind of cigar loungy feel to it.
You liked that black over there.
-And I think that would fit. -I did like that black over there, 'cause
the cabinets in there are also black.
-Black pearl suede. -Okay. Yeah, black pearl suede.
-I have no idea what that is. -I totally know what that is.
Very interested.
Oh, we're about to show you.
[Karen] Anna, what do you think of this one?
I'm good with that.
I'm going to have lots of little things and books...
-You're gonna have some decor items. -...and stuff.
It's not going to be a focal point,
so something that blends in with the rest of the shelving,
I'm totally good with.
-Okay, cool. -I love this one.
-I think it's beautiful. -I absolutely love it.
[Karen] And this is your coffee wet bar upstairs.
[Tad] With the gold sink.
-This is going to look really good with the gold sink. -Yeah.
Like this?
Yeah, absolutely do it for the wet bar upstairs.
I like it a lot.
We chose some very cool stone for our countertops.
And I think Mina and MJ would be envious
of our excellent design decisions.
And while the upstairs wet bar stone is a little bit more dramatic,
if anybody can make it work, it's us.
♪ Stand tall ♪
♪ Whoa, can't fall ♪
♪ On your knees Look at these ♪
♪ Stand tall ♪
♪ Whoa, can't fall ♪
♪ On your knees Look at these ♪
♪ Stand tall ♪
I am figuring out Tad and Anna's taste is.
It's very eclectic, like,
antiqued, layered, moody, modern?
-Mm-hmm. Kooky. -Big on the, um...
-I mean, whatever this is. -This is a snail.
So the couple's specific requests were...
Snail pulls and lion head pulls.
-Okay. -And I think really what our job is going to be is
how to make it look good based on the materials.
This is the kitchen.
Island, the back line, and then goes all the way up.
I think both of us love this. It's probably something we would pick.
So great.
And this little dark tone in there, we can really pull
that color out with whatever wall color we land on eventually.
Exactly. Floor, it looks good.
This looks expensive.
-Yeah, I think it was like six bucks a square foot. -Okay.
I know this is leather, but the cabinets are black.
-Love it. -They've got a gold faucet.
They really want a pot filler.
I think the hood might have some gold on it.
Lovely.
But this is for the upstairs bar.
Okay.
It's all a little overwhelming right now, but I'm sure
it's all going to come together and be
a wonderful forever home.
-Is it a forever home? -Weird.
Making decisions as if we don't care
what anyone else thinks.
-Love that. -That is where their heads are at. I think with
-the furniture a lot of like leather bound book. -Leather and green and...
-Yeah, totally. -Yeah, like these guys.
Lots of like littles, trinkets.
-[MJ] Travels. -[Mina] Sewing machines.
-Yes. -[MJ] Collected antiques.
-[Mina] Traveled. -[MJ] Old stuff,
-okay, I'm into that. -I think they're really excited.
-Yeah. -It's their first house, so I think we'll be
the support team.
-Design liaisons at this point. -Exactly.
-Just guide things. -Design liaisons.
-Love it. -Nice.
♪ Swimming in the sun Swimming in the sun ♪
♪ Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah Oh, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Ooh, he's feeling good We just live it all ♪
♪ Let's have some fun ♪
I kind of like the feathers.
I mean, look how pretty that is.
It's kind of cool.
-I mean, it's really pretty. -I do like it.
I need MJ or Cory or someone to tell me that this is ridiculous
and I shouldn't do it, 'cause I like this.
We need to make something for Tad, and we've saved a lot
of things from Tad's attic.
And I, for some reason, feel moved to take my collection of
feathers and attach them to the dress dummy that we found.
This will be an upper living room.
-I'm kind of digging this, girl. -Yeah, I'm into her.
-It's pretty cool. -You know what?
What I say is we make a piece of art.
Okay.
-Where this is the base of the piece of the art. -All right.
Because I feel like she needs to live again.
So I feel compelled to do this.
I don't know why.
So do you remember at Tad's house we found
a dress mannequin?
-Yes. -Okay.
We did this to her.
She's covered in feathers.
The drama and the texture and the story that
it's telling with the feathers is,
-in my opinion, everything. -Uh-huh.
I mean, she's beautiful.
So, um...
So, do you remember at Tad's house we found a dress mannequin?
-Yes. -Okay, we did this to her.
She's covered in feathers.
The drama and the texture and the story that it's telling
with the feathers is, in my opinion, everything.
[MJ] So, um...
I'm into it.
Oh, good! Yes! Yes!
That's the approval we needed.
Okay, we're gonna check with Tad, too.
And we called all of the people
who should tell me to stop.
I don't think I'm gonna tell you not to do it.
-Yes, yes! -All right. Stamp of approval.
-There it is. -[Karen] We checked with Tad.
He said, no, this is great. Do it.
Oh, I like what's happening.
Oh, yeah. What's her name?
I feel like her name is a D.
[Austin] Dominique Desiree.
I like Desiree.
-Desiree. -I'm good with that.
-Are we okay with Desiree? -Yeah, Desiree.
I mean, why not, right?
Oh!
-There she is. -Isn't she beautiful?
This is Desiree.
-Look at her. -Look at her.
-This is, uh, yeah.
This is when people see it, they say, that's something.
-That is something. -That's something.
I cannot emphasize enough that we should not have done this.
I think she's perfect, and she should not exist.
And I don't know how to reconcile those things in my head.
Just because we could didn't mean that we should.
[Karen] Yes.
But that did not stop us, and we did.
And we did.
♪ Hey Wanna feel it ♪
♪ Yeah Best believe it ♪
♪ Hey Like you mean it ♪
[Tad] Outside of my new place, we've installed these
gorgeous copper gutters to warm up this dark,
moody exterior and really bring the exterior to life.
I'm not going to shoot you.
I know, I'm just slightly nervous.
-I'm so excited for this to be done. -[laughs]
Inside, Mina and I are installing some faux judge's
paneling and a chair rail in the library,
which gives it an old world custom charm
that I think Anna is going to love.
-Oh. Perfection. -All right.
-Thanks for your help. -No problem.
See you later.
♪ We wanna prove it Yeah ♪
♪ We gotta move it ♪
♪ Like you mean it ♪
[Tad] And now Karen and I are meeting up
with the guys to design a ladder
and some railing for the loft space
and the main suite.
[Karen] What is this going to be?
This is going to be Tad's handrails.
Oh! It's going to be so hot.
Yeah, it's going to look good.
We're trying to come up with a rolling ladder
railing system that we can install to the loft.
The loft's about eight, nine feet off the ground.
We need a way to access it.
-More magic. -So is this his ladder?
This is the beginning stages of the ladder.
So this will be on the top of the rail.
This will be on the bottom of the rail.
And then we'll put the rail up right here.
We'll raise the forks up, put the rail up,
-and then kind of hang the ladder. -Yeah.
It's going to be a library ladder.
It's going to be black. It's going to roll.
And then the railing is going to be a series of,
like, parentheses up to the gate.
There's going to be a metal plate.
And I asked the guys to put a tree, because Anna
and I share a love of this famous series of fantasy novels.
And the tree feels reminiscent of the forests
in the Hobbit houses in those books.
-Right. -I kind of want to have a pull-up competition
with you on this bar.
I could probably at least get one more than you.
I could probably get one more than you, too.
Go all the way up.
All right, hold that, Dad. Let's get a clamp on that.
Level.
That's about an inch too high, but that's almost about
-the proper height. -Yeah, it looks like it.
Oh, oh, look at this mock-up. Oh, yeah.
You don't need any more rungs in that, do you?
Yeah, is that good?
Yeah, I mean, we can climb that.
-[Karen] And then imagine your wood. -[Tad] The wood. The gauge.
-Mmm. -It's such a good day.
Pull-up competition.
Lower the forklifts a little bit. I'm not that tall.
You think you can get that?
Oh, he can.
Oh, going underhand.
[Karen] Two, three.
-All right, I'm done. -I'm not going to get 10.
-All right. All right.
Your turn.
Gary, who you got your money on?
He just lifted his hand up there.
[laughs] I saw that coming.
I feel like that's cheating. Keep your feet to yourself.
Come on, keep going.
-16. -Okay, roll 16.
-17. -18.
-[grunts] -Oh, he didn't make it.
-He didn't make it. -I think Caleb's got it.
-18. -[all exclaiming]
-And we have a winner. Hey, we have a winner. -You're pretty good.
Obviously, I can't do that. I'm aware.
This is not my prime physical shape right now.
It's winter. I'm coming out of hibernation.
It'll get better.
But I acknowledge I would not be able to do that.
I might go pass out.
Yeah. Yeah.
And then you're going to come up to Tad's house
in a couple of days and install all this, right?
-Yeah. -There we go.
I'm so freaking excited. It is unreal.
♪ One, two, three Everyone's gotta watch out for me ♪
♪ Three, four, five It's a take off ready For the run of your life ♪
[Tad] The floors in the upstairs main suite are in really
great shape, so we're saving those, sanding them down,
and we'll stain them a dark rich brown to tie into
the rest of the moody vibe of the house.
And outside, it's phase two of landscaping now that
it's warm enough to start getting some color planted.
-I love landscaping. -Me too.
It's so satisfying.
We are finally to landscaping day.
-Yes. Landscaping. -We are landscaping the yard.
Hi, baby. You're going to live with me now.
-Oh, my God. -Look at that.
Dicentra.
-They're so... -It was blooming at the greenhouse...
-Oh, gosh, oh. -...and I was like, Tad has to have these.
-Hi, baby. -They're called Bleeding Hearts.
-Yeah. Oh. -That's the common name.
How pretty is that?
-And then I have a hosta... -It looks sassy.
...that's called Dancing with Dragons,
'cause I just like the name for you.
Title of your memoir.
Dancing with dragons. Yes.
Doing the landscaping for my place is way different
than doing it anywhere else.
It cements in my brain because I'm already imagining
all my friends and people coming to hang out here
and they're gonna ask those questions
and I want to be able to say that's what this is
and that's what this is and I think it's respectful
to what you've done, you know.
-It's respectful to the plants. -It is.
[Karen] It's nice to know their names.
You should know your friends' names.
-It looks so good. -Good.
I feel amazing. There's a small inner part
that's, like, emotional about it.
It's what makes all the work worthwhile.
-Hey, Charlie. -How's it going?
[Mina] Do you want to help MJ with me and the mulch,
or do you want to use this and just draw?
-Draw. -Okay.
You can draw right here.
I brought a baby to landscaping.
I brought a cute baby.
-She had her two and a half year checkup. -[Tad] Yeah.
[Mina] So we're rolling a little bit late, but...
You know, I brought a cute baby,
-so I think that really... -Yeah. You brought some helping hands.
-You're spreading mulch. You're helping out. -Yeah.
Oh, wow. That smells good.
-Right? Yeah. -It's cocoa beans, right?
-Stick your nose in there. -Yay!
Stick your nose in there.
We haven't done this in so long.
[Tad] Ooh, that smells like chocolate.
Yeah, it smells like chocolate.
Your whole neighborhood's gonna wonder.
You ever heard that song?
The way my mulch smells, brings all the girls to the yard?
-Yeah. -That old Hoosier classic?
Yeah, yeah.
I walked inside, and one of my guys were working.
He's like, why does it smell like chocolate in here?
I'm like, it's the mulch, bro.
-[Karen] The mulch. -[Tad] The mulch smells like chocolate.
And that mulch is soft, too. Like, soft.
-[Karen] And it really holds the water well. -Oh.
In a very slight way, kind of ties in
with the gutters, actually.
-It does. -It does.
[Karen] Absolutely.
-I mean, this looks great, but what? -What?
-Whoo! -What?
-Oh, my God. -Everybody gets a duck.
You get a duck. And you get a duck.
This looks great, but what?
-Whoo! -What?
-Oh, my God. -Everybody gets a duck.
Hi, baby.
-Hi. -Say, Uncle Tad, come here.
-Hi. -Tad, you got running ducks.
I'm so happy right now.
Like, what a cool little part of life.
So this is a surprise for Anna.
-Tad also wants Indian runner ducks. -[Tad] Yeah.
[Karen] But he wants to surprise her with something special
that's just for her, which is super sweet.
Yeah.
Look how tiny it looks with Austin.
Oh. Come here, baby.
You're going to need to get some feed,
and they're going to have to live in the bathtub...
-Yeah. -...until we get a structure built for them.
[Tad] Okay.
And I feel like we should all take our ducks
and go out back and see where we're going to put them.
-Yes! -Yes, Okay.
-All right. -Oh, my gosh.
-All right, let's go. -This might be one of the more exciting
things that have happened in life.
I know.
[Tad] I'm pretty sure, like, Anna's not a crier.
I think she might cry when she sees this.
♪ What happens Is everything I need ♪
[Gillian laughs]
-Fantastic. -Well, hey there. How are you guys?
-Cute store. -Hey, how are you?
-How are you doing, Tad? -Hello.
I've invited Cory and one of my best friends, Gillian,
on a special field trip with me today.
Anna entering my life has by far been
the best years of my life. She's also my best friend.
So you sure you want to do this?
-Yeah, yeah, I'm sure. -[all laughing]
This is the kind of commitment I'm ready to make.
And it's just, it's a big life change in a really good way.
So the big news is today I'm picking out
an engagement ring.
This is more or less like a five or a six millimeter.
So I'm assuming you're thinking about that width.
-Right. Yeah. -Okay.
Well, I'm almost wondering if it can like narrow down here.
-You can do it however you want to do it. -Yeah.
She specifically said she wanted a five millimeter band.
So why are you trying to narrow it?
Yeah, no, no, that makes sense.
-This is what she's really good at. -Yeah.
-[all laughing] -Stay on track now.
[Gillian] I've known Tad for a couple of years
and we're really best friends now.
So I'm really excited to be here.
I'm glad that I get to be part of this process
because I was actually there for their first date.
That's so cute.
I kind of really like the way that this one looks.
-When we were here the first time, after we left... -Yeah.
...you had all kinds of inspiration.
And you were Googling.
And there was something about an elf ring.
Yeah, elvish kind of like.
Yeah, I think you should do that
because you have that connection.
-That's adorable. -Like... Isn't it?
But I'm like a huge nerd.
Huge nerd when it comes to high fantasy.
It was books I read through my childhood
that brought me a lot of comfort.
Anna and I's first date was to watch all of the movies
based off of J.R.R. Tolkien's books.
We watched all of them in one day.
And each film was like three hours long.
What's an elvish ring look like?
That's exactly what I'm thinking.
That's what I think she means by kind of that elvish detail.
-Hmm. -What do you think of that?
-I mean, that's something you've got the look of three. -Oh, wow.
-Oh, wow, yeah. -And then we could even
do this where you have that design
going down the side, just like you were talking about.
-Yes. -Isn't that what you just described?
-That's pretty close. -Interesting.
That's a starting point.
We could actually design it from that.
Yeah.
One of the reasons I came to this jeweler is because
they can make exactly what I want,
and it really needs to be one of a kind,
like Anna and I's relationship,
our house, and Anna herself.
So I've given them all of my ideas
so they can design the perfect ring for Anna,
and I just can't wait to see it.
I think you checked all the boxes.
-Did I? -[Gillian] I think you did.
Cool. Well, we'll get working on it,
-see what we can do for you. -All right. Thank you so much, Scott.
[Tad] It's exciting.
It just finally feels like I'm getting this slice of
happiness that I've really wanted for a long time.
And I found it in this most amazing woman.
The dark, moody paint colors we picked out with Mina and MJ
are going up all over the house.
-[Karen] See, our American walnut is closer. -Yeah.
-[Karen] And it's less black. -So that's a good base, right?
This is a good base.
[Tad] And Karen has been a massive help finding just
the right stain color for all of our doors
to go with our dark paint.
-Sweet. Thank you so much. -Yeah.
[Tad] The guys are installing the loft railing
and the ladder today, and I'm finally going
to get to see the metal gate
with the Tolkien-inspired design on it.
They've kept this design a secret until now,
and I finally get to see it.
[Kren] Tad.
-Ooh. -[Karen] Tad, they're playing games with us right now.
-[Tad] I know. -[Karen] They're doing the slow reveal.
[Tad] I know.
Where they've got a piece of wood up there,
and we know there's something on the other side.
We know, but they're not going to show it to us.
All right, you guys ready for this?
-Yeah. -How could we possibly be ready?
-I'm not ready. -[grunts]
-You guys always exceed my expectations. -Oh.
-Oh! -Oh, my jeez.
-[Karen] Look at that. Mmm. -[Tad] Holy cow.
♪ It's our day It's our life ♪
♪ And we all make our own ♪
[man] You guys ready for this?
-Yeah. -How could we possibly be ready?
I'm not ready.
You guys always exceed my expectations.
-Oh! -Oh my jeez.
-Look at that. Mmm. -Holy cow.
Thank you so freaking much.
Just wait till we get the ladder on.
-Not even done yet. -I know.
You guys have a few more things to do before
you can mount that, and then we'll get the ladder in.
-Cool. -Awesome.
-You guys are amazing. -Very cool.
Anna is going to love this.
♪ I get along Get it going in the summer baby ♪
♪ I was born in your warming shoes ♪
♪ Don't play me ♪
They're screwing 'em.
-Whoo -So do one at the front and do one at the back.
-Yeah, baby. -Yeah.
[Tad] Austin and Cory are helping me build
our library bookcases, which will anchor the space
and give the library an old world custom touch.
Perfect. Holy cow.
-That is looking super-hot. -It's coming together.
[Karen] I love what's happening, gentlemen.
Bolt, bolt, bolt, and then screw at the bottom.
[Tad] We're also building a black shed
for the runner ducks to match our little black house.
[Karen] This is your world.
-Welcome to it. -Yeah, you guys can play.
-And we're just going to close the doors. -Hey, ducks.
-[Karen] They're so cute. -[Tad] Oh my goodness.
-[Mina] Okay, guys. -[Tad] You know what they really deserve later?
-A skylight. -A skylight.
-They can have a skylight. -Yeah, yeah.
Well, they're only going in here at night.
Ducks might like stars too, you know?
And today, we're putting all the finishing touches on
the house 'cause Anna's coming to see it
-all finished tomorrow. -Pretty, pretty.
And I might have a little surprise up my sleeve.
I might be getting down on one knee if I don't lose my nerve.
It's like a really big day.
I'm glad he got what he wanted, but I'm glad
-he asked us for our advice. -[Mina] Yes.
Pulling this tile all the way over.
-Crucial. -Yeah, it was pretty crucial.
We brought a lot of darker colors in
and cozy textures to kind of tell the story
that Tad and Anna wanted to tell,
which was this moody vibe.
Great find, MJ.
-Ah. -What a funky table.
I had seen it there for so long, and I was like,
who is going to buy this?
Who is going to buy this? And then I was like, oh, wait.
-[Mina] Who knew it'd be us? -Who knew?
This house was so much fun to design
because we really got to channel their eclectic,
antique style and make every room beautiful.
[Mina] I just can't believe Tad's going to propose.
Me either.
Our little circus bear is starting to grow up.
Okay, I have enough champagne for me.
-Yeah, just you? -Do we need anybody else?
We're going to have to share. We're going to have to share.
[MJ] Are you nervous?
Um, I'm not nervous quite yet.
I will be, like, when we're upstairs
waiting and I know it's happening.
Uh, so we'll all come back down, right?
Yeah, and you guys will go into the room with the people.
Because we're making some ruse about we got
-to go down there and do something. -Exactly.
And then Anna and I will come down the stairs.
We'll be like, but you don't know,
but this is going to be our favorite spot in the house.
And then I'm going to reach down here.
I'm going to grab that.
And then words are going to spring out of my mouth.
-Don't know him yet. -Ooh, my heart is...
[Mina] You sweating now?
I might sweat a little bit.
Yeah. [laughs]
All right. We got a plan.
-Let's rock and roll. -Sweet.
Let's do it.
This day has been a long time coming,
and I am just so grateful for everybody helping me
get across the finish line.
I mean, I can look into every corner of this house,
and I can see the parts of my family
that helped me build it.
I wouldn't be here without this team all around me,
and I just can't wait to show Anna what we've built for her.
-How excited are you? How excited are you? -I'm so...
I'm so very excited.
It is the big reveal of Anna and I's home.
So incredibly excited. You have no idea.
-Oh, look. -There he is, there he is.
-Take a look. -My God.
♪ I hold out How can we be anything ♪
♪ More than we gonna be Yeah, okay ♪
This looks good. [exclaims]
♪ Gonna be Yeah, okay ♪
[Tad] If you remember, the house was all white vinyl siding,
and we had that ramp going up the side.
And now we've removed the ramp.
We've exposed the wood siding.
We painted it all black and added some copper gutters
to bring in some color.
-I love the copper. -Love it.
I love how the lights, they match the color of the gutters.
-And you picked those, right? -I did that.
-That's my baby.
There we go.
-I love the flowers. -[Tad] Mm-hmm.
And when we get closer, I'm going to have you smell the mulch.
-Okay, just trust me, just trust me. -That's interesting.
I'm ready to smell the mulch.
[Karen] You go ahead and smell the mulch.
Make sure it's the good stuff. Oh yeah, you ready?
You ready? What's the smell like?
-It smells like chocolate. -Yeah, yeah, doesn't it?
-It's cocoa bean mulch. -Cocoa bean mulch.
So when it rains or when you move it around,
-it re-releases. -Yeah, 'cause I didn't smell it until you just did that.
-Yeah, yeah. -It doesn't smell like poop.
No, no, no poop.
-You ready to see the rest? -Come on.
Yeah, I'm freaking ready to see the rest.
-Let's do it. -Are you kidding me?
-[exclaims] -[laughs]
You ready to see the rest?
Yeah, I'm freaking ready to see the rest.
Okay, okay, okay.
-[exclaims] -[laughs]
-What are you thinking? -I just need a moment.
-Yeah, take it. -You take a moment, girl.
Isn't this wild?
Yeah.
The table is lovely.
There's also a leaf that extends at another about,
-like, 24 inches. -That's great.
I want to have so many people over.
-So big family things. -Yeah.
[Mina] But hopefully, like, the non-permanent elements,
all the furniture stuff, works for you guys.
You've got a lot of mix.
So, like, some of it's super eclectic,
because I know you guys like that,
but then also paired with some super clean stuff.
What do you think of the dining light right here?
Oh, yeah, this one.
-I like it. -Because I know we were having trouble picking out lights,
and I think Mina did a really good job.
-Yeah. -Picking them out.
I like it a lot.
[Mina] Do you want to go take a closer look at the kitchen?
-Yeah, I do. -Yeah, let's go do that.
-Why? Let me do it that way. -Yeah.
♪ I'm on top On top of the world ♪
So you couldn't walk right here
-before because there was a wall. -[Tad] Yeah.
[Mina] Everything was broken up.
And now it's not.
There you go.
Just lay down.
There we go.
Do you remember picking this out?
Uh-huh.
Yeah, we both turned that corner,
and we couldn't find anything.
And I was like, well, I really like that one.
And look at it.
And this has the green, which is in our walls.
-It's got the brown, which is in our floors. -And the brown...
It's got a little bit of everything.
I love it so much.
And look at it, it goes all the way up.
-Yeah. Yeah. -[Mina] What do you think of the black cabinets?
-[Tad] Yeah. -[Anna] They're lovely.
Are we ready to go see the library?
-Yes. We're ready. -All right, let's go.
I got you. I'll walk you to your spot.
-I'll walk you to your spot. -Okay, okay.
Ready, set, look.
[gasps] Oh, my God.
It's perfect.
♪ Hey, hey What you wanna do ♪
♪ Baby, don't be shy Just say ♪
[Anna] All the arches, all the lights are beautiful.
Do you see your snails?
[Anna] I do see my snails.
So cute. Thank you for letting me have snails.
Absolutely. Absolutely.
How do you like all the faux judge's paneling?
It's my dream.
[Mina] Well, and you don't really have to have a lot of art,
because the walls are art.
Will you tell us about Desiree?
[Karen] Desiree is an assemblage.
She is made from a dress dummy that was found in the attic of
this house and my collection of feathers.
-That was the dress dummy? -Yeah.
And this is what she made out of it.
That is so unique.
-And I say to everyone who will listen, stop me. -Yeah.
I shouldn't do this.
-Yeah. -This is too weird even for me.
-Yeah. -And everybody said, no, it's cool.
-Do it. -I like Desiree.
She's going to be a good talking piece.
I love her, and she's everything,
and she should not exist.
It's all right there.
And that's how everyone feels about her.
Why?
But then they're drawn to her.
It doesn't make any sense.
-Let's go to the backyard. -[Tad] Let's do it.
-The deck is so cool. -[Tad] The deck is so cool.
-Okay. -So backyard.
-Backyard. -Beautiful deck.
-Oh. -Very spacious.
-So we got you a little shed. A little shed. -Oh, a little shed.
And we put some tools in the shed for you.
We have ducks!
-Ducks. -[Tad] We have ducks, baby.
-[Karen] Hi, guys. -We got ducks.
These are Indian runner ducks. They're super happy in here.
-They've got lots of food. -Yep.
[Karen] And so this is where they go at night...
-I know. Hi, little ducky. -...to be safe from predators.
During the day, when they get a little bigger,
they can just run around the yard.
-Yeah. -'Cause right now they can get through the fence.
You don't want that.
-My babies. -We got baby ducks.
So... This is all we need to do out here.
We can just take our ducks and go through the rest of the house.
I think this is my emotional support duck now.
-I know, right? -[Anna] Baby.
Oh, and we have a little baby one.
-Go back with your friends. -Here we go.
All right.
-Back inside. -What do you think so far?
-Are you just blown away? -I just, the best day ever.
-Yeah. It's a pretty wonderful day. -Best day ever.
Quite actually the best day ever.
[exclaims]
And living room number two with your bar.
[laughing] Whoa.
We did so good with this counter.
[Tad] We did so well.
-[Mina] It's very cool. It looks like the end. -[Tad] Yeah.
Did you see the lions?
Aren't those cool? You got your snails.
-I was like, I got to get my lions. -Oh, yeah.
-No, you can absolutely have lions. -Have my lions.
Cool things like that, I'm always down for.
Okay, let's see the bedroom.
-[Mina] Come on. Come on. -Come on over.
Main ensuite living room.
-[Karen] You guys have so many living rooms. -And turn.
Oh, my God.
So cool.
-Isn't it? -Do you need to go up there?
-Yeah. -Yeah, I do.
The pink couch.
-[Tad] That skylight opens up. -Another living room.
Yeah.
[Karen] So something we have not talked about yet,
which I think deserves mention, is the doors.
Tad stained all these doors with his own little mitts.
And he did such a good job.
It was labor of love, but I had a good teacher.
-They look beautiful. -Why don't you guys come down?
-We'll come down? -I'll hold this for you.
Very good. Very good.
-Move this back on over. -Go check out the bathroom.
[laughs]
I think Mina really saved the day
with the redesign of this space.
-Ah, it turned out so freaking good, man. -Yeah.
The black and the white.
-Are you ready to see the en suite? -All right, come on.
[in French accent] The en suite?
[in French accent] The en suite.
I guess the next part of the en suite.
Oh, yes.
Big jump. Oh!
-Whoo! -That didn't fall apart.
No, it didn't. There we go. High five. High five all around.
The level of enthusiasm is one million percent
and anybody who doesn't just jump in a bed,
but backs up into another room to make a running leap
into a bed.
That's the level of enthusiasm we're talking about.
This space is really just for the bed.
-Like you don't... -Yeah.
You're not gonna have a dresser in here.
You're not gonna have, like, things.
-Just the bed. -You got the bed.
You got a place to, you know, sit down if you're like,
you know, I gotta put my slippers on, whatever.
-Mm-hmm. -But it's just very simple.
That was the goal, because we didn't want a whole lot
of clutter, because then you don't sleep very well.
This is beautiful.
[Mina] You loving everything so far, Anna?
-Oh, my God. -Yes.
That's so good.
Mom and I are going to go downstairs.
We're going to let you guys kind of take it in for a minute,
and we'll just meet you down there in a sec, okay?
-Okay. -All right.
Awesome.
As Mina and Karen are leaving, my heart is absolutely racing.
I've shown Anna our new home, and now I have one
last surprise for her.
This is where I'm going to do to the dishes.
-Are you going to do the dishes? -I'm going to do the dishes.
I'm going to stick them in the dishwasher.
This is where I'm going to cook us some duck egg omelets.
-Love it. -It's going to be beautiful.
And I think this is going to be your favorite spot
if you come over here.
Baby.
Oh, my God.
[voice breaking] I love you with all of my heart, and I don't know
what I did to deserve you. [chuckles]
But I thank God for you every single day.
And you're my absolute best friend...
[sniffles] ...and my dearest companion.
Will you marry me?
[Tad laughs]
[whimpering indistinctly]
♪ First dance First memory ♪
♪ The right choice Right love ♪
♪ One and only ♪
Welcome to the family.
Surprise!
[all exclaiming]
[all whooping]
[all cheering]
[all clapping]
[Tad] She is my person, she is my best friend.
She's my dearest friend. It's like all this cliche stuff,
but it's very accurate.
It's very real and, uh...
I'm really glad I put a ring on it.
I appreciate you guys.
We appreciate you guys all coming out here
to be here for this.
It means so much.
It's just a moment that you get to have forever.
And it's so special.
So cheers to Anna and I.
[all] Cheers.
♪ First dance First memory ♪
♪ The right choice Right love ♪
♪ One and only ♪