1 00:00:01,166 --> 00:00:02,300 [Karen] I bought a house in Wilmington, North Carolina. 2 00:00:02,300 --> 00:00:04,000 A classic Good Bones house. 3 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:06,767 My job would be a lot easier if it just fell over. 4 00:00:06,767 --> 00:00:09,200 [Karen] Ready, set, go! 5 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:12,734 -This isn't doing anything. -[man] Well, we know we have a foundation problem. 6 00:00:13,100 --> 00:00:14,233 Oh! Are you okay? 7 00:00:14,233 --> 00:00:17,100 -This hurricane, it is on top of us. -[siren wailing] 8 00:00:17,100 --> 00:00:19,800 [man on phone] Worst case scenario, the house washes away. 9 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:21,100 [Karen] We are at the Battleship. 10 00:00:21,100 --> 00:00:25,467 We could get some ideas about how to best utilize small spaces. 11 00:00:25,467 --> 00:00:26,567 Look at these beds. 12 00:00:26,567 --> 00:00:29,400 Maybe up in the loft space for grandkids or whatnot. 13 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,567 [Karen] Outside of the house seems to want to be colorful. 14 00:00:32,567 --> 00:00:36,166 I am not leaving Wilmington until I see this exterior finished. 15 00:00:36,166 --> 00:00:37,867 [man] This is incredible. 16 00:00:37,867 --> 00:00:39,767 [Karen] Definitely need help inside. 17 00:00:39,767 --> 00:00:41,066 It's all just a white box now. 18 00:00:41,066 --> 00:00:42,133 [man] That's my favorite. 19 00:00:43,900 --> 00:00:44,967 [Karen] For the last decade, I've been helping 20 00:00:44,967 --> 00:00:47,400 neighborhoods in Indianapolis get a fresh start. 21 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:49,000 Amazing. 22 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:50,800 [Karen] I thought I was ready to retire my hammer, 23 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:52,700 but I am just getting started. 24 00:00:52,700 --> 00:00:54,300 This is my first house 25 00:00:54,867 --> 00:00:56,333 that's just me. 26 00:00:56,333 --> 00:00:59,000 This neighborhood needed a pop of Karen and you are gonna give it to 'em. 27 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:00,667 [Karen] Still alive, still vibrant, 28 00:01:00,667 --> 00:01:02,367 still got a story to tell. 29 00:01:02,367 --> 00:01:04,033 So here's to the next chapter, 30 00:01:04,567 --> 00:01:05,900 because I'm not done yet. 31 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:07,700 [upbeat music playing] 32 00:01:14,100 --> 00:01:16,266 Okay, cutest house on the block. 33 00:01:16,266 --> 00:01:17,400 Oh, hello! 34 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:20,100 -[MJ] I was not expecting all of this. -[Karen laughs] 35 00:01:20,100 --> 00:01:23,500 [Karen] I definitely am going to need your help with the design inside. 36 00:01:23,500 --> 00:01:25,000 -[MJ] I'm excited to see it. -[Karen] Yeah. Let's go. 37 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:26,333 Welcome to my little house. 38 00:01:26,900 --> 00:01:28,767 [MJ] This is not a little house. 39 00:01:28,767 --> 00:01:31,400 -This is shockingly big. -Right? 40 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:33,867 [MJ] You definitely under promised and over delivered. 41 00:01:33,867 --> 00:01:36,500 I thought this was gonna be like she shed. 42 00:01:36,767 --> 00:01:38,200 [Karen] Oh! No. 43 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:40,066 I'm glad that you agreed to come help 44 00:01:40,066 --> 00:01:42,400 because sometimes my ideas spin out 45 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:44,100 and I'm like, "Someone stop me." 46 00:01:44,100 --> 00:01:46,166 -And that's what you're here for. -Yeah, absolutely. 47 00:01:46,166 --> 00:01:48,500 This house has said from the beginning, 48 00:01:48,500 --> 00:01:51,700 "I need to be bright. I need to be colorful." 49 00:01:51,700 --> 00:01:55,867 And so, that's the design theme that needs to go through here. 50 00:01:55,867 --> 00:01:57,867 So, come into the main space, 51 00:01:57,867 --> 00:01:58,934 we have a living room, 52 00:01:58,934 --> 00:02:01,667 -a little dining nook over here. -[MJ] Okay. 53 00:02:01,667 --> 00:02:04,367 [Karen] And then towards the back, we have the cutest, 54 00:02:04,367 --> 00:02:06,967 -tiniest little kitchen you've ever seen. -[MJ] Love it. 55 00:02:06,967 --> 00:02:09,100 [Karen] And then I want to show you the bedroom. 56 00:02:09,100 --> 00:02:12,000 Just gonna have a full size bed. 57 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:13,900 That's it. 58 00:02:13,900 --> 00:02:16,266 Bathroom. Vanity, toilet. 59 00:02:16,266 --> 00:02:18,367 I'm gonna put a great shower curtain. 60 00:02:18,367 --> 00:02:19,266 Questions? 61 00:02:19,266 --> 00:02:22,000 This feels spacious to me too. 62 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:22,867 It's the ceiling height. 63 00:02:22,867 --> 00:02:25,133 -Wow, wow, wow. -[Karen] Come upstairs. 64 00:02:26,867 --> 00:02:29,967 Then, you're in the second house. 65 00:02:29,967 --> 00:02:31,900 -This is huge. -It's huge. 66 00:02:31,900 --> 00:02:33,667 And I have an idea for up here 67 00:02:33,667 --> 00:02:37,800 that was inspired by my visit to the USS North Carolina with Cory. 68 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:40,667 In the Battleship, the guys sleep on these bunks. 69 00:02:40,667 --> 00:02:43,467 -Okay. -So, it's up on the wall most of the time 70 00:02:43,467 --> 00:02:45,166 and then when you have extra people, 71 00:02:45,166 --> 00:02:46,667 you plop down your little bed. 72 00:02:46,667 --> 00:02:48,634 -I think it'll be so cute. -I think that is really cute. 73 00:02:52,467 --> 00:02:54,600 -This is great. I'm so proud of you. -[Karen] Yeah. 74 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:55,967 -You know, this is amazing. -[Karen] Aw! 75 00:02:55,967 --> 00:02:57,367 -Thank you. -Yeah. For real, though. 76 00:02:57,367 --> 00:03:00,166 -This is incredible. I was so scared. -[laughing] 77 00:03:00,166 --> 00:03:02,300 -And you're not scared anymore? -No. 78 00:03:02,300 --> 00:03:05,900 For all of my house rehabbing career, up till now 79 00:03:05,900 --> 00:03:09,300 I've always worked with a team of people in Indianapolis. 80 00:03:09,300 --> 00:03:11,400 So this project is very different. 81 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:12,800 If things aren't going right, 82 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:14,166 I'm the one who needs to fix it. 83 00:03:14,166 --> 00:03:18,166 So, my original quick budget number is $200,000 84 00:03:18,166 --> 00:03:20,700 and I have spent a lot of money on the outside 85 00:03:20,700 --> 00:03:23,867 because there are certain things I will not compromise on. 86 00:03:23,867 --> 00:03:27,133 And if I find a way to save money on the inside. 87 00:03:28,367 --> 00:03:31,100 That'll be so nice. [laughs] That'd be so nice. 88 00:03:31,100 --> 00:03:33,767 But I'm definitely proving something to myself 89 00:03:33,767 --> 00:03:37,567 that yeah, I do have this skill set. I am good at this. 90 00:03:37,567 --> 00:03:39,767 But, we're not done yet. 91 00:03:39,767 --> 00:03:41,433 We still have a lot of work to do. 92 00:03:41,900 --> 00:03:44,266 ♪♪ That's another more... ♪ 93 00:03:44,266 --> 00:03:47,967 I appreciate you helping me with all of my design conundrums. 94 00:03:47,967 --> 00:03:50,166 I want everything to be easy and simple. 95 00:03:50,166 --> 00:03:52,800 So, I want it to feel like, 96 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:55,000 -"Tell me you live at the beach..." -Yeah. 97 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:56,567 "...without fish and seashells." 98 00:03:56,567 --> 00:03:58,600 So, I thought what we should do 99 00:03:59,166 --> 00:04:00,700 is go to the beach. 100 00:04:00,700 --> 00:04:03,467 So I think something that we can definitely accomplish at the beach today, 101 00:04:03,467 --> 00:04:05,400 other than the best time ever, 102 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:08,567 -is we can kind of come up with a color palette. -[laughing] 103 00:04:08,567 --> 00:04:10,867 We can see what really inspires you about the beach. 104 00:04:10,867 --> 00:04:13,700 We can just like take it all in. 105 00:04:13,700 --> 00:04:14,600 -Why not just go to the beach, right? -Yeah. 106 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:16,100 Like we don't even need to have a reason. 107 00:04:16,100 --> 00:04:17,200 -Absolutely, yeah. -[laughing] 108 00:04:17,667 --> 00:04:19,600 [upbeat music playing] 109 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:24,000 [waves crashing] 110 00:04:26,567 --> 00:04:27,867 [Karen] So I love the blue. 111 00:04:27,867 --> 00:04:29,367 -[MJ] Yup. -[Karen] Very beachy. 112 00:04:29,367 --> 00:04:31,533 -[MJ] Coral. -[Karen] The coral. Very beachy. 113 00:04:40,300 --> 00:04:42,266 I kind of like these colors. 114 00:04:42,266 --> 00:04:44,000 -These are like my colors. These shells. -[Karen] Oh, yeah. 115 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:45,567 These are your colors. 116 00:04:45,567 --> 00:04:47,767 -If we could go a little more orange... -Mmm-hmm. 117 00:04:47,767 --> 00:04:49,567 ...and a little more blue. 118 00:04:49,567 --> 00:04:52,066 Yeah. I want to like crank up the color a little. 119 00:04:52,066 --> 00:04:54,166 When you travel in beach communities, 120 00:04:54,166 --> 00:04:56,100 people have so much fun with color. 121 00:04:56,100 --> 00:04:58,667 Because we're all on vacation having fun, right? 122 00:04:58,667 --> 00:05:01,033 So, color is gonna be an important part of the story. 123 00:05:01,467 --> 00:05:02,100 Oh! 124 00:05:03,100 --> 00:05:05,000 -Here we go. -Whoa! Okay. 125 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:06,500 -Now we're talking. -Yeah. 126 00:05:06,500 --> 00:05:09,367 -Yeah. -This is some inspiration. 127 00:05:09,367 --> 00:05:12,900 Broken glass, it gets rolled around under the waves and the sand 128 00:05:12,900 --> 00:05:15,166 and so it gets this frosty look to it. 129 00:05:15,166 --> 00:05:19,166 Could we work this into, like, a backsplash or a countertop? 130 00:05:19,166 --> 00:05:23,200 Yeah, because this says, "I'm at the beach" 131 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:26,000 without seashells or fish. 132 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:29,100 -[laughing] -What that says... Oh, and look here. 133 00:05:29,100 --> 00:05:30,734 There you go. There's another one. 134 00:05:30,867 --> 00:05:31,700 Whoops. 135 00:05:31,700 --> 00:05:33,166 As we were walking down the beach, 136 00:05:33,166 --> 00:05:35,367 -we found some orange. -Great orange colors. 137 00:05:35,367 --> 00:05:36,967 And found some sea glass. 138 00:05:36,967 --> 00:05:38,500 [MJ] When it comes to these colors 139 00:05:38,500 --> 00:05:41,667 and when it comes to the ocean and the beach, in general... 140 00:05:41,667 --> 00:05:45,100 -Mmm-hmm. -...obviously, these are gonna be our key players right here. 141 00:05:45,100 --> 00:05:46,667 [Karen] Yeah, absolutely. 142 00:05:46,667 --> 00:05:49,700 So, I think we need to find a way to add some blues and some green sea grass. 143 00:05:49,700 --> 00:05:54,000 Maybe some woven pieces without it being too over the top. 144 00:05:54,367 --> 00:05:55,233 [Karen] Yes. 145 00:05:57,767 --> 00:05:59,166 This goes here, 146 00:05:59,166 --> 00:06:02,166 -if I recall correctly, my layout. -Yeah. 147 00:06:02,166 --> 00:06:03,367 I mean, I like this. 148 00:06:03,367 --> 00:06:06,000 So, cooking, cooking, cooking, putting dishes in the sink, 149 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:07,400 getting the thing from the fridge. 150 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:08,467 This is great. 151 00:06:08,467 --> 00:06:09,767 And I have this vision. 152 00:06:09,767 --> 00:06:11,400 -When we went to the beach... -[MJ] Yes. 153 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:14,367 ...we found what I want. 154 00:06:14,367 --> 00:06:15,800 This is real close. 155 00:06:16,467 --> 00:06:19,300 I want a jade glass countertop. 156 00:06:19,300 --> 00:06:20,800 -That's what I want. -[MJ] Okay. 157 00:06:24,266 --> 00:06:27,166 And since I can't find that, I can't source that, 158 00:06:27,166 --> 00:06:31,100 what if we take a piece of MDF, 159 00:06:31,667 --> 00:06:33,233 we build a countertop out of it, 160 00:06:34,467 --> 00:06:36,300 we paint it this color, 161 00:06:36,300 --> 00:06:38,300 and then, we do a resin pour. 162 00:06:38,300 --> 00:06:39,300 -[Sean] Painted? -[Karen] Yeah. 163 00:06:39,300 --> 00:06:41,567 So that way, it looks like glass, 164 00:06:41,567 --> 00:06:43,200 -'cause it's super shiny and smooth. -[MJ] Okay. 165 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:45,266 And it's got that depth from the resin. 166 00:06:45,266 --> 00:06:46,667 That's the idea. 167 00:06:46,667 --> 00:06:48,800 So I'd like to audition that idea. 168 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:50,667 Yeah, we definitely need to try that idea out. 169 00:06:50,667 --> 00:06:53,133 -That's gonna be an interesting experience. -So, I have some paint 170 00:06:53,867 --> 00:06:55,066 and I have some resin. 171 00:06:55,066 --> 00:06:56,000 You guys up for it? 172 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:57,166 -Not really. -[MJ] Yeah. 173 00:06:58,867 --> 00:07:01,367 I mean, this sounds pretty cut and dry. 174 00:07:01,367 --> 00:07:02,800 I don't see anything going wrong. 175 00:07:03,567 --> 00:07:04,967 [snickering and laughing] 176 00:07:04,967 --> 00:07:08,266 -Yeah, no. Nobody. I'm in this by myself. -Oh, boy. 177 00:07:08,266 --> 00:07:10,166 You have asked my opinion several times. 178 00:07:10,166 --> 00:07:13,100 -Sometimes you just tell me to shut up and move on. -[chuckles] 179 00:07:13,100 --> 00:07:14,667 And sometimes you take in consideration. 180 00:07:14,667 --> 00:07:16,767 -That's why I try to keep my mouth shut about it. -Right. 181 00:07:16,767 --> 00:07:21,300 It really makes me want to leave those collar ties exposed. 182 00:07:21,300 --> 00:07:22,667 I don't think that's somewhere to spend money. 183 00:07:22,667 --> 00:07:23,433 You don't think so? 184 00:07:24,667 --> 00:07:26,467 [Sean] Holy crap. That's a lot. 185 00:07:26,467 --> 00:07:29,600 [Karen] I know, right? This is beyond my wildest imagination. 186 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:31,967 Yeah, you gotta do something different with front door. 187 00:07:31,967 --> 00:07:35,166 I don't think that's an acceptable color for anywhere. 188 00:07:35,166 --> 00:07:38,166 That's what you call keeping your mouth shut? [laughs] 189 00:07:38,166 --> 00:07:40,467 -You have not kept your mouth shut once. -No. 190 00:07:40,467 --> 00:07:42,600 And that's fine. I don't expect you to. 191 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:46,667 I've worked with resin, I did my research and I think this will work. 192 00:07:46,667 --> 00:07:48,767 Best of all, super budget-friendly. 193 00:07:48,767 --> 00:07:50,467 This is something that's gonna be in here 194 00:07:50,467 --> 00:07:51,900 -for a long time. -[Karen] Right. 195 00:07:51,900 --> 00:07:53,066 Doing it right the first time 196 00:07:53,066 --> 00:07:54,767 -is gonna be, uh... -And that's why I did my research 197 00:07:54,767 --> 00:07:58,400 to find out what kind of resin I should use for a countertop. 198 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:00,700 Because I discovered there's different kind of resins 199 00:08:00,700 --> 00:08:01,867 -for different kinds of jobs. -There's softer resins. 200 00:08:01,867 --> 00:08:05,266 -Right. -So, what I'm hearing is things could go wrong. 201 00:08:05,266 --> 00:08:06,567 [Karen] But they're not gonna go wrong. 202 00:08:06,567 --> 00:08:07,400 [Sean] Everything could go wrong. 203 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:09,100 [Karen] It's all gonna go perfectly. 204 00:08:09,767 --> 00:08:11,100 I have all the ideas. 205 00:08:11,467 --> 00:08:12,767 They're not all good. 206 00:08:12,767 --> 00:08:14,767 Uh, but there are some ideas 207 00:08:14,767 --> 00:08:18,166 that I want to incorporate into this house because they're me. 208 00:08:18,166 --> 00:08:21,166 And it doesn't matter if anybody else likes these elements, 209 00:08:21,166 --> 00:08:22,200 'cause it's not for resale. 210 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:24,800 But there are some ideas, I think they're good, 211 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:26,967 turns out they're not. 212 00:08:26,967 --> 00:08:29,000 Pour a little bit and see how far it rolls 213 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:30,266 and then pour a little bit more. 214 00:08:30,266 --> 00:08:32,367 We want it to run to the edges. 215 00:08:32,367 --> 00:08:34,300 -You know what? Just-- -[Sean] How do you get the bubbles out of it? 216 00:08:34,300 --> 00:08:35,600 This is how you get the bubbles out. 217 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:38,967 I would actually use a heat gun, not a hairdryer. 218 00:08:38,967 --> 00:08:41,100 -Heat gun, not hairdryer. -But a hairdryer works. 219 00:08:41,100 --> 00:08:42,667 [hairdryer blowing air] 220 00:08:42,667 --> 00:08:48,533 The idea is the heat from the hair dryer decreases the viscosity 221 00:08:49,300 --> 00:08:50,667 of the resin. 222 00:08:50,667 --> 00:08:52,300 -[hairdryer blowing air] -[tapping] 223 00:08:52,300 --> 00:08:55,200 and allows the bubbles to come to the surface and break. 224 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:56,500 [Sean] Is it flammable? 225 00:08:57,700 --> 00:09:02,033 -[MJ] Uh... -[Karen] Uh... yes. To an extent. 226 00:09:02,867 --> 00:09:04,433 [Sean] Like, what could really go wrong? 227 00:09:05,700 --> 00:09:07,367 Should I get out of your way? 228 00:09:07,367 --> 00:09:09,734 -I don't know what I'm doing. -I'll go ahead and get out of your way. 229 00:09:10,567 --> 00:09:11,166 [Karen] Okay. 230 00:09:11,166 --> 00:09:12,400 [hairdryer blowing air] 231 00:09:13,967 --> 00:09:15,200 So, do you see the bubbles? 232 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:17,900 -Yeah, I see all the bubbles. -So, you wanna start far away. 233 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:20,467 Okay, now come in close. 234 00:09:20,467 --> 00:09:21,500 [blow torch hissing] 235 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:23,567 Okay, you're close enough. 236 00:09:23,567 --> 00:09:24,634 [Sean] Holy [bleep]! 237 00:09:27,667 --> 00:09:28,900 [Karen] So, do you see the bubbles? 238 00:09:28,900 --> 00:09:32,567 -Yeah, I see all the bubbles. -So, you wanna start far away. 239 00:09:32,567 --> 00:09:36,700 Okay, now come in close and watch what happens as you get closer. 240 00:09:36,700 --> 00:09:38,900 -And when you see bubbles start to pop-- -[Sean] Holy [bleep]! 241 00:09:38,900 --> 00:09:40,600 [Karen] Yeah. Now, there... You're close enough. 242 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:41,934 Do you see what you're doing? 243 00:09:42,467 --> 00:09:43,800 [Sean] Yo! 244 00:09:44,767 --> 00:09:46,266 [Karen] You got rid of all the bubbles, baby. 245 00:09:46,266 --> 00:09:47,867 Look at that. I love this. 246 00:09:47,867 --> 00:09:48,800 [MJ] Me too. 247 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:50,800 -[Sean] Is this sandable? -Oh, absolutely. 248 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:54,667 Like if we had some imperfections and it is fixable? 249 00:09:54,667 --> 00:09:56,266 So, you can sand it, 250 00:09:56,266 --> 00:09:57,567 but when you put the top coat on, 251 00:09:57,567 --> 00:09:59,166 it's all shiny and glossy again. 252 00:09:59,166 --> 00:10:00,300 -[MJ whispers] Whoa. -[Karen] It's magical. 253 00:10:00,300 --> 00:10:02,266 Gentlemen, you are witnessing history. 254 00:10:02,266 --> 00:10:06,000 Because it is almost never that I have an idea, 255 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:08,266 I get my supplies list, I do my audition 256 00:10:08,266 --> 00:10:10,967 and it comes out exactly how it was in my head. 257 00:10:10,967 --> 00:10:13,600 So, we've got a good idea of what you want. 258 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:16,100 [Karen] Yeah. So we got our green. 259 00:10:16,100 --> 00:10:16,934 [MJ] Nailed it. 260 00:10:16,934 --> 00:10:20,166 But what about it's a little friend? 261 00:10:20,166 --> 00:10:22,467 [MJ] This might be a reel it in moment. 262 00:10:22,467 --> 00:10:25,000 -'Cause I feel like we landed on this... -[Karen] Yeah. 263 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:27,467 -[MJ] ...perfectly. -And I think this is beautiful 264 00:10:27,467 --> 00:10:28,867 -but it's very intense. -[MJ] Mmm-hmm. 265 00:10:28,867 --> 00:10:31,000 And I think these two can be friends 266 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:32,600 -if this one's whispering a little more. -[MJ] Yeah. 267 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:34,367 -How does our auxiliary designer feel? -[MJ] Super... 268 00:10:34,367 --> 00:10:35,867 -Look at him over there. [laughs] -[laughing] 269 00:10:35,867 --> 00:10:37,734 -[Sean] It's incredible. -[Karen] I mean, it's... 270 00:10:38,266 --> 00:10:39,634 [snickers] 271 00:10:39,634 --> 00:10:42,367 We've got a lot of decisions to make, a lot of things to work out. 272 00:10:42,367 --> 00:10:44,100 So, MJ's gonna head back to Indy 273 00:10:44,100 --> 00:10:45,900 and get started on all of that. 274 00:10:45,900 --> 00:10:48,667 And, uh, I have a very important meeting tomorrow, 275 00:10:48,667 --> 00:10:50,500 so I'm gonna hang around for a few more days. 276 00:10:50,500 --> 00:10:52,467 And this has been very encouraging. 277 00:10:52,467 --> 00:10:54,200 I'm excited to see it all come together. 278 00:10:59,367 --> 00:11:02,467 I can't wait for you guys to meet Madison. She is so cute. 279 00:11:02,467 --> 00:11:06,200 [Karen] Today I am meeting Craig and Nena from Welcome Home Angel 280 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:07,967 at a client's house. 281 00:11:07,967 --> 00:11:08,800 Won't y'all come in? 282 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:10,066 -Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you. 283 00:11:10,066 --> 00:11:11,600 My friends, this is Madison. 284 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:12,400 Hi, Madison. 285 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:13,900 -Hi. -This is my daughter, Madison. 286 00:11:13,900 --> 00:11:18,166 Welcome Home Angel is an organization in Wilmington, North Carolina 287 00:11:18,166 --> 00:11:21,300 that creates spaces for kids with special needs 288 00:11:21,300 --> 00:11:25,467 by helping a kid's space function, based on their needs, better. 289 00:11:25,467 --> 00:11:27,266 I found out about the organization 290 00:11:27,266 --> 00:11:29,467 at an event my friend organized. 291 00:11:29,467 --> 00:11:31,166 I went to their fundraiser 292 00:11:31,166 --> 00:11:33,400 and I just feel like I wanna do more. 293 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:35,700 Just like we helped neighborhoods back in Indy, 294 00:11:35,700 --> 00:11:38,367 I want to give to my community here in Wilmington. 295 00:11:38,367 --> 00:11:40,400 And so, finding these connections 296 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:42,100 and being part of these organizations 297 00:11:42,100 --> 00:11:43,867 is what makes you part of the community. 298 00:11:43,867 --> 00:11:45,734 Well, tell me about your room. 299 00:11:47,166 --> 00:11:50,400 Do you think there's any problems in this room you wanna solve? 300 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:52,200 -Yep, my books. -[Karen] Your books. 301 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:53,367 -[Madison] My shoes. -[Karen] Your shoes. 302 00:11:53,367 --> 00:11:54,900 -[man] Problems. Problems. -[woman laughs] 303 00:11:54,900 --> 00:11:59,166 -And I'm looking at a really fantastic jewelry collection. -[woman] Mmm-hmm. 304 00:11:59,166 --> 00:12:00,567 And I noticed over my shoulder, 305 00:12:00,567 --> 00:12:02,667 -there's even more jewelry. -[woman] Yes. 306 00:12:02,667 --> 00:12:05,166 It's very hard for Madison to stay organized. 307 00:12:05,166 --> 00:12:08,266 We're trying to work very hard on her being more independent. 308 00:12:08,266 --> 00:12:10,667 And we are working on fire safety 309 00:12:10,667 --> 00:12:12,867 and keeping a fire escape route. 310 00:12:12,867 --> 00:12:14,567 And her floor has to be clean 311 00:12:14,567 --> 00:12:16,467 -for her to be able to get out the door. -[Karen] Sure. 312 00:12:16,467 --> 00:12:20,000 The sound of rain really agitates her. 313 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:21,967 There's different ways we can address noises like that. 314 00:12:21,967 --> 00:12:23,900 So maybe like a white sound machine. 315 00:12:23,900 --> 00:12:25,400 Do you like the sound of the ocean? 316 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:27,000 -They have different waves. -It might be nice. 317 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:27,834 -Mmm-hmm. -[Craig] Yeah? 318 00:12:27,834 --> 00:12:28,934 Can you talk to us a little bit more 319 00:12:28,934 --> 00:12:30,367 about some of the textural things you like? 320 00:12:30,367 --> 00:12:31,867 What kind of touches do you like? 321 00:12:31,867 --> 00:12:33,133 -Um, my cards. -Her cards. 322 00:12:33,133 --> 00:12:35,400 [Nena] Her cards? You like the crunchy sound that they make? 323 00:12:35,667 --> 00:12:37,066 Yeah. 324 00:12:37,066 --> 00:12:39,967 So, Madison appears to be very attached to her personal possessions. 325 00:12:39,967 --> 00:12:42,767 The Welcome Home Angel team is going to help her declutter 326 00:12:42,767 --> 00:12:46,300 and we're gonna start coming up with some ideas for storage solutions. 327 00:12:46,300 --> 00:12:48,467 And also personalizing the space for her. 328 00:12:48,467 --> 00:12:50,467 Because we definitely still want it to be Madison. 329 00:12:50,467 --> 00:12:51,367 [Karen] That's right. 330 00:12:51,367 --> 00:12:54,000 Building a house for me is a lovely thing. 331 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:55,767 I'm really happy that I'm doing it. 332 00:12:55,767 --> 00:12:59,000 But when we do things for other people, 333 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:00,867 that's when we're whole. 334 00:13:00,867 --> 00:13:04,500 I really appreciate you taking the time to give me a tour of your room 335 00:13:04,500 --> 00:13:06,100 and tell me about all the things in it. 336 00:13:06,100 --> 00:13:07,600 -Sure. -[Karen] Sure. 337 00:13:08,667 --> 00:13:09,533 [thudding] 338 00:13:10,166 --> 00:13:11,367 [hammering] 339 00:13:13,300 --> 00:13:15,600 [Karen] For the most part, this little Wilmington house 340 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:18,367 is going to be low maintenance and simple. 341 00:13:18,367 --> 00:13:20,467 But I want the floors to make a statement. 342 00:13:20,467 --> 00:13:23,567 So we're installing wide, white oak plank floors. 343 00:13:23,567 --> 00:13:26,266 And I have an idea how I can incorporate 344 00:13:26,266 --> 00:13:28,767 the sea glass blue into the house. 345 00:13:28,767 --> 00:13:30,166 Good morning. 346 00:13:30,166 --> 00:13:32,200 Oh, look at the little fluffy doggy. 347 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:35,600 Holy [bleep]. 348 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:36,900 -I mean, crap. -[laughing] 349 00:13:37,867 --> 00:13:38,934 [Sean] What are you doing? 350 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:43,800 -Holy crap! -[laughing] 351 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:44,734 [Sean] What are you doing? 352 00:13:44,734 --> 00:13:46,767 [Karen] I've put blue stain on the floor. 353 00:13:46,767 --> 00:13:48,667 -Blue's-- -In a spot we can cover up. 354 00:13:48,667 --> 00:13:51,166 Yeah, this is why I picked-- This is the laundry room. 355 00:13:51,166 --> 00:13:52,567 There's gonna be a washer and dryer in here. 356 00:13:52,567 --> 00:13:56,166 If this is not what I want, I can cover it. No one will ever see it. 357 00:13:56,166 --> 00:13:58,200 From the day I bought this house, 358 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:00,500 it said, "I want to be happy colors." 359 00:14:00,500 --> 00:14:02,300 So I'm like, "Okay, we're gonna make you happy." 360 00:14:02,300 --> 00:14:04,867 But you know, the walls are white, the ceiling's white, 361 00:14:04,867 --> 00:14:06,700 so there's a good balance. 362 00:14:06,700 --> 00:14:09,767 I don't feel like the color feels overwhelming. 363 00:14:09,767 --> 00:14:10,967 See this? Look in this bucket? 364 00:14:12,266 --> 00:14:14,133 -Do you see that? -[Sean] You didn't mix that very well. 365 00:14:14,567 --> 00:14:16,100 That's the whole point. 366 00:14:16,100 --> 00:14:19,600 -So, I add fabric dye to wood stain. -[Sean groans] 367 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:21,567 -And even though they're both water based... -[Sean] Hold on. 368 00:14:21,567 --> 00:14:23,867 ...they don't completely mix. 369 00:14:23,867 --> 00:14:26,600 It's gonna go on the floor uneven. 370 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:30,300 It's kind of like water, shimmery, it's not even. 371 00:14:30,300 --> 00:14:32,600 [Sean] I'm a little concerned about this situation. 372 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:38,767 So we've spent a lot of time busting knuckles 373 00:14:38,767 --> 00:14:42,233 -on putting in this wide plank flooring. -[Karen] Yes. 374 00:14:42,967 --> 00:14:46,900 Blue fabric dye for your concoction? 375 00:14:47,667 --> 00:14:48,967 That was shocking. 376 00:14:48,967 --> 00:14:50,567 -I called MJ... -[Sean] Okay. 377 00:14:50,567 --> 00:14:52,133 ...just to run it by him 378 00:14:52,567 --> 00:14:54,600 and he loves it. 379 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:57,367 It is your house. I will support you in any way what you do. 380 00:14:57,367 --> 00:15:01,266 It's like some people like pepperoni on their pizza and some people don't. 381 00:15:01,266 --> 00:15:02,367 Either way is okay. 382 00:15:02,367 --> 00:15:04,567 And that's why there's a color story. 383 00:15:04,567 --> 00:15:06,133 There's a big color story. 384 00:15:06,700 --> 00:15:07,900 [Karen gasps] 385 00:15:07,900 --> 00:15:10,533 No. These are my hopes and dreams right here. 386 00:15:11,467 --> 00:15:13,066 -Oh, boy. -[Karen] Oh. 387 00:15:13,066 --> 00:15:18,100 You've done things in the past that have surprised me. So, your call, your house. 388 00:15:18,100 --> 00:15:19,400 [upbeat music playing] 389 00:15:25,367 --> 00:15:26,667 [Karen] Before I leave town, 390 00:15:26,667 --> 00:15:29,367 I want to see my kitchen countertop vision come to life. 391 00:15:29,367 --> 00:15:32,000 So, with the cabinets in and stained that seashell gray color, 392 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:35,667 we're cutting out the counters from furniture-grade plywood, painting them 393 00:15:35,667 --> 00:15:38,300 and as soon as I see that resin going down, 394 00:15:38,300 --> 00:15:41,900 I know these are the sea glass counters of my dreams. 395 00:15:41,900 --> 00:15:43,567 But I have to get back to Indy 396 00:15:43,567 --> 00:15:46,700 because there is someone very special I have to visit. 397 00:15:46,700 --> 00:15:48,600 [upbeat music continues] 398 00:15:51,100 --> 00:15:52,367 [Karen] My youngest, Kelsy, 399 00:15:52,367 --> 00:15:55,667 has been busy to get ready for the new baby. 400 00:15:55,667 --> 00:15:57,667 And, uh, baby's here. 401 00:15:57,667 --> 00:15:59,900 Evelyn made her appearance a couple of weeks ago 402 00:15:59,900 --> 00:16:04,567 and It just reinforces that something's out of balance here. 403 00:16:04,567 --> 00:16:07,000 And I have a desire to be in Wilmington. 404 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,000 But I have a new baby 405 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:13,166 and my son Casmir and his wife and four kids moved into my main house 406 00:16:13,166 --> 00:16:15,300 and I live in the carriage house. 407 00:16:15,300 --> 00:16:17,867 So, at this point, I've made a decision, 408 00:16:17,867 --> 00:16:21,467 I'm going to spend some time at the Wilmington house and some time in Indianapolis. 409 00:16:21,467 --> 00:16:25,867 And I want to create some spaces in the Wilmington house 410 00:16:25,867 --> 00:16:28,800 that will be intriguing for grandkids. 411 00:16:29,900 --> 00:16:31,967 -Well, hello. -Hey, a little greeter. 412 00:16:31,967 --> 00:16:33,600 -[Karen laughing] I know. -[Cory] Oh, my goodness. 413 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:35,400 It's the only reason she wanted to go outside 414 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:36,600 -was to say hello to you. -[Cory laughing] 415 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:37,767 [Karen] While I'm back in Indy, 416 00:16:37,767 --> 00:16:40,000 there is a project that I'm doing, 417 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,767 so Cory's gonna come over and I'm very excited. 418 00:16:42,767 --> 00:16:45,467 Because he and I have the most fun crafting together. 419 00:16:45,467 --> 00:16:47,033 Come here. Let me show you. 420 00:16:47,367 --> 00:16:49,700 -Uh... -Oh, how fun. 421 00:16:49,700 --> 00:16:50,867 So, where's this going? 422 00:16:50,867 --> 00:16:53,400 This is for, uh, a young lady. 423 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:56,767 And there's an organization in Wilmington called Welcome Home Angel. 424 00:16:56,767 --> 00:16:59,700 -And they redo spaces for kids with special needs. -[Cory] Yeah. 425 00:16:59,700 --> 00:17:03,367 [Karen] And so, Madison loves the ocean. She thinks it's calming. 426 00:17:03,367 --> 00:17:07,367 And my job is to make a collage. So, we're doing the ocean. 427 00:17:07,367 --> 00:17:08,467 [Cory] Oh, that's fun. 428 00:17:08,467 --> 00:17:10,266 [Karen] So, I really, really like the tissue paper. 429 00:17:10,266 --> 00:17:12,367 -[Cory] Uh-huh. -I like the little sprinkles. 430 00:17:12,367 --> 00:17:14,266 -Oh, my God. -I like the Mylar. 431 00:17:14,266 --> 00:17:19,767 Making this textural so that it invites touch, is perfect for her. 432 00:17:19,767 --> 00:17:20,800 This is fun. 433 00:17:21,467 --> 00:17:22,533 [upbeat music playing] 434 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:27,667 One thing about projecting with you 435 00:17:27,667 --> 00:17:30,100 is I always wear it by the time I'm, like, done. 436 00:17:30,100 --> 00:17:31,066 -[Karen] Yeah. -That's for sure. 437 00:17:31,066 --> 00:17:33,900 If you don't leave with some glitter on you, 438 00:17:33,900 --> 00:17:36,333 -I'll be very disappointed. -[Cory laughs] 439 00:17:37,166 --> 00:17:38,867 [Karen] It never goes away. 440 00:17:38,867 --> 00:17:41,900 Spending this time with Cory just reminds me how much 441 00:17:41,900 --> 00:17:44,000 I love the people here in Indianapolis. 442 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:45,467 And Kelsy's had her baby. 443 00:17:45,467 --> 00:17:49,200 So we just need to move all the people to Wilmington is what we need to do. 444 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:50,967 And then, everything's fine. 445 00:17:50,967 --> 00:17:53,100 Just take the baby. [whispers] Oh, she's so sweet. 446 00:17:53,100 --> 00:17:54,700 You think Kelsy's gonna allow for that? 447 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:56,033 Uh, no. 448 00:17:56,033 --> 00:17:58,367 -All right. We need to quit touching it. -Yes. 449 00:17:58,367 --> 00:18:01,000 -Let's do our stand back and look at it. -Here. 450 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:01,834 Look at your cloud back here. 451 00:18:01,834 --> 00:18:04,066 -[Karen] Oh! -[Cory] Whoo-wee, bubba! 452 00:18:04,066 --> 00:18:06,166 Those need a little bit of lavender. 453 00:18:06,166 --> 00:18:07,433 So I feel like we're real close. 454 00:18:07,433 --> 00:18:10,266 I have a few things to move to Wilmington on my next trip, 455 00:18:10,266 --> 00:18:11,800 so I'll just take this with me. 456 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:13,500 This is adorable. 457 00:18:13,500 --> 00:18:15,400 -And um... -We're doing good work. 458 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:16,800 -[laughing] -Peace out. 459 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:18,400 -Thank you so much. -All right, we'll see you. 460 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:19,800 -Thank you. All right, bye. -Bye, Adelle. 461 00:18:24,867 --> 00:18:26,900 We have a bunch of stuff 462 00:18:26,900 --> 00:18:30,233 -that needs to move from Indy to Wilmington. -[man] I see. 463 00:18:31,767 --> 00:18:37,400 -So exactly how long of a ride did I just sign up for? -[Karen laughing] 464 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:41,166 I like that you signed up without any knowledge of timing. 465 00:18:41,166 --> 00:18:42,967 I have a bunch of stuff in storage 466 00:18:42,967 --> 00:18:46,800 that needs to be moved from storage to the Wilmington house. 467 00:18:47,100 --> 00:18:48,600 And I have a friend. 468 00:18:49,066 --> 00:18:50,433 -[laughs] -[sighs] 469 00:18:50,433 --> 00:18:53,600 Yeah, Karen got the last boat out of me helping people move town. 470 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:55,767 -Uh, 'cause I am over it. -[laughing] 471 00:18:55,767 --> 00:18:57,767 But this one comes with a fun road trip. 472 00:18:57,767 --> 00:19:00,900 -Look at that. -And then, do you wanna do one here? 473 00:19:00,900 --> 00:19:02,467 -[Austin] I think we do. -[Karen] Just why not? 474 00:19:02,467 --> 00:19:03,800 -There we go. -[Austin] Look at that. 475 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:04,500 All right. 476 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:06,900 All your stuff's going nowhere. 477 00:19:06,900 --> 00:19:08,767 -Well, it's going to Wilmington, but it's not... -It's going to Wilmington. 478 00:19:08,767 --> 00:19:10,100 [funky music playing] 479 00:19:10,900 --> 00:19:12,767 And my rules for the road trip are, 480 00:19:12,767 --> 00:19:14,367 we stop whenever you want, 481 00:19:14,367 --> 00:19:16,066 for whatever you want. 482 00:19:16,066 --> 00:19:17,166 Like, you need to go to the bathroom? 483 00:19:17,166 --> 00:19:18,266 We stop, we go to the bathroom. 484 00:19:18,266 --> 00:19:20,100 You need a drink, you need snacks, you need food. 485 00:19:20,100 --> 00:19:21,133 Whatever you want. 486 00:19:21,133 --> 00:19:22,767 You see some pretty little thing you're like, 487 00:19:22,767 --> 00:19:24,567 "Let's go look at that." Great. 488 00:19:24,567 --> 00:19:26,333 [upbeat music playing] 489 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:39,100 [Karen] It's not very many people that I invite to the Wilmington house. 490 00:19:39,100 --> 00:19:41,266 I'm glad you decided to be part of my little club. 491 00:19:41,266 --> 00:19:42,834 This is very exciting for me. 492 00:19:44,066 --> 00:19:45,100 [car door closes] 493 00:19:45,667 --> 00:19:47,467 [Austin] I like it. Looks good. 494 00:19:47,467 --> 00:19:50,200 [Karen] Welcome to my little house in Wilmington. 495 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:52,467 You walk in, you've got stairs going up. 496 00:19:52,467 --> 00:19:53,433 And then... 497 00:19:53,433 --> 00:19:55,900 You gotta see this. You'll appreciate this. 498 00:19:55,900 --> 00:19:59,000 So we didn't cut the stove out. 499 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:00,800 But imagine there's a stove here. 500 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:02,200 We made this countertop. 501 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:04,767 [Austin] I was gonna say, I think I remember you talking about this. 502 00:20:04,767 --> 00:20:07,100 -The floors are covered down here. -Yeah. 503 00:20:07,100 --> 00:20:08,500 But I can show you upstairs. 504 00:20:08,500 --> 00:20:10,266 -Okay. All right. -And you can see the floor there. 505 00:20:10,266 --> 00:20:11,634 Here, come on up. 506 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:16,266 So, you get a better sense of the blue floor up here. 507 00:20:16,266 --> 00:20:18,600 [Austin] That is uh... blue. 508 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:19,500 It is blue, isn't it? 509 00:20:19,500 --> 00:20:22,000 -You brought the ocean upstairs. -Yes. 510 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:23,233 -You get it! -Yeah. 511 00:20:24,467 --> 00:20:25,800 [birds chirping] 512 00:20:28,166 --> 00:20:29,300 [Karen] Just goes right on the wall. 513 00:20:29,300 --> 00:20:30,667 -[Austin] Each one sits on it. -[Karen] Just like that. 514 00:20:30,667 --> 00:20:31,967 And then, this just sits on it. 515 00:20:31,967 --> 00:20:35,667 And if you're not using it, you can flip it and it'll be flat. 516 00:20:35,667 --> 00:20:37,166 Cory and I took a tour, we were at the Battleship 517 00:20:37,166 --> 00:20:38,867 -and there were a couple of things... -Hmm. 518 00:20:38,867 --> 00:20:41,400 ...that have turned into projects to do with Austin. 519 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:43,600 One of the things to save space 520 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:46,600 is stools that push up under the counter 521 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:48,033 -completely out of the way. -[Austin] Yeah. 522 00:20:48,033 --> 00:20:51,800 So, I thought if I could find similar stools, that swivel out of the way, 523 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:53,100 that would be fantastic. 524 00:20:53,100 --> 00:20:57,567 I'm going to hold this while you put that screw all the way in. 525 00:20:57,567 --> 00:20:58,834 [drill whirring] 526 00:20:59,567 --> 00:21:00,800 I don't know why Cory didn't get stuck 527 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:01,867 -with the projects. -He came down here and did research 528 00:21:01,867 --> 00:21:02,567 for me to work? 529 00:21:02,567 --> 00:21:04,133 -Yes. [laughs] -That's rude. 530 00:21:07,266 --> 00:21:08,500 Oh, that's nice. 531 00:21:09,500 --> 00:21:11,867 So what I think is important in life... 532 00:21:11,867 --> 00:21:13,600 -Mmm-hmm. -...is not things, 533 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:15,767 -but experiences. -I'd agree. 534 00:21:15,767 --> 00:21:18,166 [Karen] And I have things in this house 535 00:21:18,166 --> 00:21:21,367 -that will be experiences for the grandkids. -[Austin] Mmm-hmm. 536 00:21:21,367 --> 00:21:24,967 So, the mural will be an experience for them. 537 00:21:24,967 --> 00:21:26,467 The little spinny stools. 538 00:21:26,467 --> 00:21:28,500 I think they're gonna have a great time with that. 539 00:21:29,166 --> 00:21:30,867 Who wouldn't? I had fun on it. 540 00:21:30,867 --> 00:21:32,767 Yeah, it's, uh, something that you're not gonna get anywhere 541 00:21:32,767 --> 00:21:34,300 -but your grandma's house. -Right. 542 00:21:34,300 --> 00:21:36,100 I feel like the kids are just gonna... 543 00:21:36,100 --> 00:21:36,834 This is all they're gonna do. 544 00:21:36,834 --> 00:21:37,834 Yeah. Just come and just swing. 545 00:21:37,834 --> 00:21:39,266 I think the grandkids are gonna come in 546 00:21:39,266 --> 00:21:41,700 and once they know that this is what it does, 547 00:21:41,967 --> 00:21:43,333 that's the end. 548 00:21:43,333 --> 00:21:44,800 That's all they're gonna do is they're gonna swivel on the stools. 549 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:47,200 Thank you very much for the help with the install, 550 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:49,667 but clean up to the extent you need to feel presentable. 551 00:21:49,667 --> 00:21:51,000 Because I have a surprise for you. 552 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:52,300 We're gonna go have some fun tonight. 553 00:21:52,467 --> 00:21:53,634 Okay. 554 00:21:57,800 --> 00:21:59,367 [Karen] How are you feeling about this? 555 00:21:59,367 --> 00:22:00,900 -[Austin] We'll see. [exhales] -[Karen] Okay. 556 00:22:00,900 --> 00:22:03,000 Well, hello. Hello. 557 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:04,266 -Hi, guys. How are you? -Hi. 558 00:22:04,266 --> 00:22:05,700 -Welcome. -Nice to meet you. 559 00:22:05,700 --> 00:22:06,467 -Thank you. -Welcome. 560 00:22:06,467 --> 00:22:07,767 So one of the things 561 00:22:07,767 --> 00:22:09,467 -that you don't know about North Carolina... -[Austin] Mmm-hmm. 562 00:22:09,467 --> 00:22:12,600 ...and Wilmington specifically, is there is a dance here 563 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:14,266 that's a big deal. 564 00:22:14,266 --> 00:22:16,266 It's called shag dancing. 565 00:22:16,266 --> 00:22:18,400 I thought it would be fun to learn together. 566 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:21,000 -You think? -Uh... [exhales] Man. 567 00:22:22,667 --> 00:22:25,900 There is a dance here. It's called shag dancing. 568 00:22:25,900 --> 00:22:27,667 I thought it would be fun to learn together. 569 00:22:27,667 --> 00:22:30,033 Uh... [exhales] Man. 570 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:33,800 Very popular dance, very easy. 571 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:37,300 Any music, any dance partner. Very friendly. 572 00:22:37,300 --> 00:22:38,700 [Karen] That sounds right up our alley. 573 00:22:38,700 --> 00:22:40,667 It is a variety of swing 574 00:22:40,667 --> 00:22:44,367 that is specific to the North Carolina coast 575 00:22:44,367 --> 00:22:47,166 and that's why the dig your feet in the sand move, 576 00:22:47,166 --> 00:22:48,900 because we dance it on the beach. 577 00:22:48,900 --> 00:22:50,000 If I'm gonna live in Wilmington, 578 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:51,467 I need to do the Wilmington dance. 579 00:22:51,467 --> 00:22:52,266 So, that's why we're here. 580 00:22:52,266 --> 00:22:53,567 -All right. -[swing music playing] 581 00:22:53,567 --> 00:22:56,000 -[Karen] All right. [laughing] -[Alex] We're gonna dance. 582 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,367 Right and you're gonna have three steps. 583 00:22:58,367 --> 00:23:00,166 One, two, three. 584 00:23:00,166 --> 00:23:03,266 One, two, three. One, two. Good job. 585 00:23:03,266 --> 00:23:05,100 -[Karen] She was fancier than this. -[music slows down and stops] 586 00:23:05,100 --> 00:23:08,266 -[Alex] She done it longer. -[Karen laughing] 587 00:23:08,266 --> 00:23:11,600 -When I come, I work until it's dark. -[swing music playing] 588 00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:14,300 [Karen] I haven't really gotten to have much fun yet. 589 00:23:14,300 --> 00:23:16,900 This shag dancing is the first fun I've had. 590 00:23:16,900 --> 00:23:19,066 One, two, three. Rock, step. 591 00:23:19,066 --> 00:23:21,867 One, two, three. One, two, three. Rock, step. 592 00:23:21,867 --> 00:23:23,767 -One, two, three. One, two, three. -You did it! [laughs] 593 00:23:23,767 --> 00:23:24,900 -[Austin] There it is. -Rock, step. 594 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:32,900 -[Alex] He is light on his feet. -Uh-huh. [chuckles] 595 00:23:32,900 --> 00:23:34,166 -Nice. -[laughing] 596 00:23:34,166 --> 00:23:35,100 There. See? 597 00:23:35,100 --> 00:23:37,000 -[Alex] Excellent. Excellent. -[clapping] 598 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:40,266 And I feel like that could be one of my Wilmington activities, 599 00:23:40,266 --> 00:23:42,467 is on a Friday night, show up 600 00:23:42,467 --> 00:23:45,367 and just find people who will tolerate dancing with me. 601 00:23:45,367 --> 00:23:47,266 -I know, 'cause-- -We're gonna give it a try. [laughing] 602 00:23:47,266 --> 00:23:48,300 -Yeah. -Look at him. 603 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:49,967 [Austin] Small steps. 604 00:23:49,967 --> 00:23:51,600 [Karen] This makes me so happy. 605 00:23:56,767 --> 00:23:59,300 While Austin and I were out having fun yesterday, 606 00:23:59,300 --> 00:24:01,200 Sean was busy building the wall frames 607 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:03,567 for the Murphy beds I want to do in the upstairs loft. 608 00:24:03,567 --> 00:24:05,000 They'll be fun for the grandkids 609 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:08,367 and they were inspired by the beds Cory and I saw in the Battleship. 610 00:24:08,367 --> 00:24:09,834 [saw whirring] 611 00:24:13,700 --> 00:24:16,367 So basically, this is the bed. 612 00:24:16,367 --> 00:24:18,700 -It folds over... -[Austin] Yeah. 613 00:24:18,700 --> 00:24:21,900 ...and gets chained up and it'll be angled down. 614 00:24:21,900 --> 00:24:23,900 -[Austin] So then, yeah, we do need a beefy hinge. -[Sean] Yeah. 615 00:24:23,900 --> 00:24:25,100 [Austin] 'Cause that'll be the only support 616 00:24:25,100 --> 00:24:26,467 -on that backside. -Yeah. 617 00:24:26,467 --> 00:24:28,967 -I would not advise me or you getting on it. -[Austin] No. No, no. 618 00:24:28,967 --> 00:24:31,000 For a child, it sounds perfect. 619 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:31,967 [Austin] Yeah, that's true. 620 00:24:31,967 --> 00:24:33,266 [Sean] And these are for grandkids, correct? 621 00:24:33,266 --> 00:24:34,433 -[Karen] Yes. -Yeah. 622 00:24:34,433 --> 00:24:37,767 We build a platform that a mattress will sit down in. 623 00:24:37,767 --> 00:24:41,967 So, it's a piece of plywood and it's got a lip of two by fours. 624 00:24:41,967 --> 00:24:45,100 And then, we put the hinges and we put the platform 625 00:24:45,100 --> 00:24:47,667 and we put the hooks and we put the chains 626 00:24:47,667 --> 00:24:50,300 and then, the face of the Murphy bed 627 00:24:50,300 --> 00:24:51,600 has got plywood all the way around. 628 00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:53,433 All right. Move the box. 629 00:24:53,967 --> 00:24:55,133 So, when you hinge it up, 630 00:24:55,967 --> 00:24:57,500 it looks like a wall. 631 00:24:58,800 --> 00:24:59,934 [Austin] Mmm. 632 00:24:59,934 --> 00:25:01,200 Okay, that was better than I thought it was gonna be. 633 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:04,000 Okay, all right. Well, let's leave it down for now. 634 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:07,667 You guys could not have built this any better. This is perfect. 635 00:25:07,667 --> 00:25:11,266 But my idea for this space was, it's bonus. 636 00:25:11,266 --> 00:25:12,767 I can put my sewing machine up here. 637 00:25:12,767 --> 00:25:14,500 I can put my art supplies up here. 638 00:25:14,500 --> 00:25:16,767 I can do whatever I want. It's not a place that people go. 639 00:25:16,767 --> 00:25:18,400 Now, people are gonna go here. 640 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:19,900 Now I have to do something with it. 641 00:25:19,900 --> 00:25:23,066 If the grandkids come, we play a lot of board games. 642 00:25:23,066 --> 00:25:26,367 So, I think what we need is a board game situation. 643 00:25:26,367 --> 00:25:27,700 [Austin] Hmm. I think it looks pretty good. 644 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:30,300 I'm feeling pretty good. 645 00:25:30,300 --> 00:25:31,900 [Sean] Looks good, feel good. 646 00:25:31,900 --> 00:25:33,233 Sean made it beautiful. 647 00:25:33,233 --> 00:25:35,934 When it's all painted, white like the wall, it's gonna disappear. 648 00:25:36,166 --> 00:25:36,834 Nice work. 649 00:25:36,834 --> 00:25:38,567 I'm very excited about this. 650 00:25:38,567 --> 00:25:41,900 Well, I'm happy to have come down and helped a little bit. 651 00:25:41,900 --> 00:25:46,100 It was nice to be able to come and see a good bulk of progress happen. 652 00:25:46,100 --> 00:25:49,000 To see you do it by yourself 800 miles away, 653 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:51,367 manage, split time back and forth is very cool. 654 00:25:51,367 --> 00:25:52,967 But coming down here and doing this, 655 00:25:52,967 --> 00:25:55,166 -I realized, I'm proving something to myself. -[Austin] Mmm-hmm. 656 00:25:55,166 --> 00:25:56,800 [Karen] To be able to have a vision 657 00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:58,133 -and manifest the vision... -[Austin] Mmm-hmm. 658 00:25:58,133 --> 00:26:01,000 -[Karen] ...and feel like, I can do this. -[Austin] Mmm-hmm. 659 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:02,433 It's kind of nice to hear you say.. 660 00:26:02,433 --> 00:26:05,500 -[Austin] Yeah. -...that what I'm doing is, as he uses the word, "cool." 661 00:26:05,500 --> 00:26:07,100 -It's cool. It's cool. -It's cool. 662 00:26:07,100 --> 00:26:08,266 [upbeat music playing] 663 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:19,467 I have a birdcage and I think each of you 664 00:26:19,467 --> 00:26:22,800 needs to make a bird to go in the birdcage. 665 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:24,166 How are we supposed to make a bird? 666 00:26:24,166 --> 00:26:25,900 -I'm gonna show you. -Okay. 667 00:26:25,900 --> 00:26:29,967 Wilmington seems to have some pretty good vintage antique places. 668 00:26:29,967 --> 00:26:33,033 I was in one and here's this birdcage. 669 00:26:33,767 --> 00:26:35,867 Look at this, Adelle. 670 00:26:35,867 --> 00:26:37,867 And it's not vintage, and it's not antique. 671 00:26:37,867 --> 00:26:39,667 It's just different. 672 00:26:39,667 --> 00:26:42,000 Oh, it's even cooler when you can see the whole thing. 673 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:44,400 Look, it's got a little thing for a bird to sit on. 674 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:45,300 It's amazing. 675 00:26:45,300 --> 00:26:46,667 And I don't know what I'm gonna do with it 676 00:26:46,667 --> 00:26:48,367 and I don't know why I'm buying it. 677 00:26:48,367 --> 00:26:50,767 But it's cool, so now I have it. 678 00:26:50,767 --> 00:26:54,266 I had this idea that I would like each of you to decorate a bird 679 00:26:54,266 --> 00:26:56,100 -that I could put in the birdcage. -[grandkid] Yeah. 680 00:26:56,100 --> 00:26:58,367 -[Dom] So we're gonna put this in the Wilmington House. -[Alexandria] Oh. 681 00:26:58,367 --> 00:26:59,767 -Yes, that's the plan. -[Dom whispers] Okay. 682 00:26:59,767 --> 00:27:01,500 To put this in the Wilmington house 683 00:27:01,500 --> 00:27:04,367 -as a little memento. -[Benjamin] Okay. Look, the feathers. 684 00:27:04,367 --> 00:27:06,000 [Karen] Oh, yeah! 685 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:08,400 So this way, when I look at the birds you decorated, 686 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:10,667 I remember each and every one of you 687 00:27:10,667 --> 00:27:12,800 and your special unique personalities and talents. 688 00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:16,300 Can you put this on this bird's head so it looks like a Mohawk? 689 00:27:16,300 --> 00:27:17,900 -[Karen] I can. -[Dom] I'm trying to do it. 690 00:27:18,367 --> 00:27:19,367 [Karen] Okay. 691 00:27:19,367 --> 00:27:22,467 It is so magical to be at this point in my life 692 00:27:22,467 --> 00:27:25,266 where I can do what I want with my day. 693 00:27:25,266 --> 00:27:29,166 My biggest struggle is I miss my grandkids 694 00:27:29,166 --> 00:27:30,900 when I'm not in Indy. I miss them. 695 00:27:30,900 --> 00:27:33,467 And what I've learned from being in Wilmington 696 00:27:33,467 --> 00:27:38,667 is that when I get unplugged and I can completely recharge, 697 00:27:38,667 --> 00:27:42,100 I bring a better me back to Indianapolis 698 00:27:42,100 --> 00:27:43,767 to be the best grandma I can be. 699 00:27:43,767 --> 00:27:46,400 What else do we wanna do to this bird? Anything else? 700 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:48,400 -[baby talk] -[Karen] Are we done with this bird? 701 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:49,467 [grunts softly] More. 702 00:27:49,467 --> 00:27:51,367 Do you want more red? Okay. 703 00:27:51,367 --> 00:27:53,900 -How's that? You happy with that? -[Benjamin indistinctly] 704 00:27:53,900 --> 00:27:56,300 -[Dom] I'm doing the-- -[Karen laughs] No, I think we're good. 705 00:27:57,667 --> 00:27:59,934 I love every single one of these. 706 00:28:03,166 --> 00:28:04,900 After just a short stay in Indy, 707 00:28:04,900 --> 00:28:09,266 I'm heading back to Wilmington because we are so close to getting it all wrapped up. 708 00:28:09,266 --> 00:28:11,100 [Sean] I don't know how I like this. 709 00:28:11,100 --> 00:28:14,266 [Karen] I'm surprising Sean with a fun pop of color in the bathroom. 710 00:28:14,266 --> 00:28:17,767 -The rest of the house has so much personality. -[Sean] Mmm-hmm. 711 00:28:17,767 --> 00:28:20,100 I wanted the bathroom to have personality. 712 00:28:20,100 --> 00:28:22,567 We've got blue floor, we've got teal toilet, 713 00:28:22,567 --> 00:28:24,467 we've got green vanity in here. 714 00:28:24,467 --> 00:28:25,500 This bathroom's fun. 715 00:28:25,500 --> 00:28:28,367 I see where you're going 100%. 716 00:28:28,367 --> 00:28:30,100 -Couldn't be happier. -That's all that matters. 717 00:28:30,100 --> 00:28:31,967 -I know. -It really is. 718 00:28:31,967 --> 00:28:34,467 [Karen] While Sean works away at the remainder of the punch list, 719 00:28:34,467 --> 00:28:36,467 I have a lot to do over at Maddie's house, 720 00:28:36,467 --> 00:28:38,900 getting ready for her big reveal tomorrow. 721 00:28:38,900 --> 00:28:40,767 We've all talked through the design of the room, 722 00:28:40,767 --> 00:28:44,000 but they have done a ton of work behind the scenes. 723 00:28:44,667 --> 00:28:45,500 [Nena] All right, so what we're gonna do 724 00:28:45,500 --> 00:28:47,367 is we're gonna lay the mattress down 725 00:28:47,367 --> 00:28:49,867 um, opposite or perpendicular to the way she had it before, 726 00:28:49,867 --> 00:28:51,667 just to make sure we're gonna have plenty of room. 727 00:28:51,667 --> 00:28:53,300 While I've been gone, Welcome Home Angel 728 00:28:53,300 --> 00:28:54,967 has been doing all the heavy lifting. 729 00:28:54,967 --> 00:28:56,567 All the furniture, all the clothes, 730 00:28:56,567 --> 00:28:58,767 everything has been taken out of the space. 731 00:28:58,767 --> 00:29:01,000 Everything's been sorted through with Madison 732 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:03,100 to get rid of the things she doesn't want anymore. 733 00:29:03,100 --> 00:29:04,333 The room has been painted 734 00:29:04,333 --> 00:29:08,033 and now we're ready to move back in and get reorganized. 735 00:29:14,100 --> 00:29:16,300 Madison is young at heart. 736 00:29:16,300 --> 00:29:19,667 So, I wanted to make her something special that was youthful, 737 00:29:19,667 --> 00:29:22,467 but also spoke to her needs and comforted her. 738 00:29:22,467 --> 00:29:24,900 She'll be able to kind of let her fingers dance on the water 739 00:29:24,900 --> 00:29:26,400 -if she wants to. -[Karen] Mmm-hmm. Yeah. 740 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:27,967 You know what? It looks better in here 741 00:29:27,967 --> 00:29:29,567 -than I did it at my house. -[Nena laughs] 742 00:29:29,567 --> 00:29:31,767 So, Madison got sent out of the house today. 743 00:29:31,767 --> 00:29:33,767 Door's gonna get locked when we're all done. 744 00:29:33,767 --> 00:29:35,767 And then tomorrow, same thing. 745 00:29:35,767 --> 00:29:37,500 Madison will get sent out of the house, 746 00:29:37,500 --> 00:29:39,767 we will finish all the last few things 747 00:29:39,767 --> 00:29:41,233 and then we'll show it to Madison. 748 00:29:41,233 --> 00:29:44,700 This is a day Maddie is going to remember for the rest of her life. 749 00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:49,233 [Nena] Whoo! 750 00:29:49,767 --> 00:29:51,133 [all cheering] 751 00:29:51,700 --> 00:29:53,133 [uplifting music playing] 752 00:29:54,100 --> 00:29:55,800 -[Craig laughing] -[Nena] Whoo! 753 00:29:58,567 --> 00:30:02,400 -[Angela] Exciting. Look. The crowd. -[laughing] 754 00:30:05,100 --> 00:30:06,300 [laughing] 755 00:30:08,100 --> 00:30:09,133 [woman] Aw! 756 00:30:09,967 --> 00:30:11,667 [woman 2] Aw! 757 00:30:11,667 --> 00:30:12,800 [Craig] Well, welcome home, family. 758 00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:14,467 -It's okay. All right. -Let's go in and see your room. 759 00:30:14,467 --> 00:30:15,567 [Craig] Come on. 760 00:30:18,500 --> 00:30:20,634 -Oh, my gosh. -[Angela] Oh, my word. 761 00:30:21,767 --> 00:30:23,100 [crowd cheering] 762 00:30:28,700 --> 00:30:30,900 -[door opens] -Oh, my gosh. 763 00:30:31,700 --> 00:30:34,266 -[Angela laughs] Oh, my gosh. -You can go in. 764 00:30:34,266 --> 00:30:35,700 [pleasant music playing] 765 00:30:42,066 --> 00:30:45,000 -Wow! -Oh, my word. 766 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:46,900 -[Madison] Wow. -[Angela] That is amazing. 767 00:30:52,166 --> 00:30:53,700 I don't even know what to say. 768 00:30:54,100 --> 00:30:55,233 It's so beautiful. 769 00:30:55,233 --> 00:30:57,700 -I love it. -[Angela] Look at this beautiful artwork. 770 00:30:57,700 --> 00:30:59,166 [Madison] Who made that picture? 771 00:30:59,166 --> 00:31:00,867 [Karen] I made this with my friend Cory. 772 00:31:00,867 --> 00:31:02,967 And I know that you like the ocean. 773 00:31:02,967 --> 00:31:05,166 -[Madison] Yes. Yes. Yes. -And you like all those themes. 774 00:31:05,166 --> 00:31:06,467 -[Madison] I do. -[Karen] So that's why I did the ocean. 775 00:31:06,467 --> 00:31:08,467 -[Madison] Thank you. -[Karen] Oh, thank you. 776 00:31:08,467 --> 00:31:11,166 -I made it so that you can touch it. -[Madison] Oh, wow. 777 00:31:11,166 --> 00:31:13,266 -[Karen] It has different... -[Madison] I love it. 778 00:31:13,266 --> 00:31:15,467 -[Karen] You feel here, it feels one way. -[Madison and Angela] Yeah. 779 00:31:15,467 --> 00:31:17,100 -Feel here, it feels another way. -[Angela] Bumpy and smooth. 780 00:31:17,100 --> 00:31:17,967 [Madison] Yeah. 781 00:31:17,967 --> 00:31:19,367 I don't even know what to say, y'all. 782 00:31:19,367 --> 00:31:22,266 I really don't. This is absolutely incredible. 783 00:31:22,266 --> 00:31:25,200 Cleaning everything up off the floor for safety reasons, 784 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:26,767 for organizational reasons, 785 00:31:26,767 --> 00:31:29,967 it just feels like a relief to Mom. 786 00:31:29,967 --> 00:31:31,967 -Get things organized. -[Madison] I love it. 787 00:31:31,967 --> 00:31:34,867 [Angela] Look at your shoes, Maddie. 788 00:31:34,867 --> 00:31:35,900 [Madison] I love it. 789 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:39,300 -Oh, wow! -[Angela] Oh, my word! 790 00:31:39,300 --> 00:31:40,567 [Madison] Oh, my gosh. 791 00:31:40,567 --> 00:31:42,100 -[Angela] Now she can find her jewelry. -[Madison chuckles] 792 00:31:42,100 --> 00:31:45,100 -[Karen] Mmm-hmm. -This is absolutely incredible. 793 00:31:45,100 --> 00:31:47,100 Incredible what you have done for my child. 794 00:31:47,100 --> 00:31:48,367 I want everybody to come in. 795 00:31:48,367 --> 00:31:50,166 -Everybody come in. -Oh, my God. 796 00:31:50,166 --> 00:31:51,467 [Karen] Everybody come in. 797 00:31:51,467 --> 00:31:53,867 -Thank you for everything. -Thank you, thank you. 798 00:31:53,867 --> 00:31:56,400 I have counted. You have more shoes than I have... 799 00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:57,700 -I know. -...and my husband together. 800 00:31:57,700 --> 00:31:58,900 [both laughing] 801 00:31:58,900 --> 00:32:02,100 I'm a big believer in small things can make big changes. 802 00:32:02,100 --> 00:32:05,667 And so getting invited to be part of Welcome Home Angel, 803 00:32:05,667 --> 00:32:08,166 it's like I got this automatic hookup 804 00:32:08,166 --> 00:32:12,100 to making communities better here in my new community, 805 00:32:12,100 --> 00:32:15,467 which is so satisfying and gratifying to be able to be a helper. 806 00:32:15,467 --> 00:32:16,900 I just wanna do more. 807 00:32:16,900 --> 00:32:18,266 [Madison speaking] 808 00:32:18,266 --> 00:32:20,033 [Karen] Oh, you're welcome. 809 00:32:22,300 --> 00:32:23,734 [upbeat music playing] 810 00:32:25,767 --> 00:32:27,000 While I've been busy with Madison, 811 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:28,500 things have been wrapping up at my house. 812 00:32:28,500 --> 00:32:30,867 The walls were all painted a clean white, 813 00:32:30,867 --> 00:32:32,867 since the floors were such a punch of color. 814 00:32:32,867 --> 00:32:34,767 And now we're putting in my kitchen shelving. 815 00:32:34,767 --> 00:32:35,900 [Sean] Bump it to me. 816 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:37,900 Bump it, bump it, bump it. 817 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:39,867 Boom, baby! 818 00:32:39,867 --> 00:32:41,767 [Karen] All right, we're done. 819 00:32:41,767 --> 00:32:43,967 Trim work is finishing up on the Murphy beds. 820 00:32:43,967 --> 00:32:45,467 [nail gun thumping] 821 00:32:45,467 --> 00:32:47,033 [Karen] And all throughout the house 822 00:32:48,767 --> 00:32:50,800 we installed under lighting on the stairs, 823 00:32:50,800 --> 00:32:54,066 which is a unique accent right when you walk in the door. 824 00:32:54,066 --> 00:32:56,400 Soon we'll be ready to get this place furnished. 825 00:32:56,400 --> 00:32:59,400 ♪♪ Hey! Get out my way ♪ 826 00:33:00,567 --> 00:33:03,000 ♪♪ All the boys and girls Know I don't play ♪ 827 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:04,634 ♪♪ No, I don't play, no ♪ 828 00:33:06,767 --> 00:33:08,367 -There we go. Perfect. -[Sean] Perfect. 829 00:33:08,367 --> 00:33:09,634 ♪♪ Hey! ♪ 830 00:33:09,634 --> 00:33:14,266 -[Karen] And this can tuck in inside the rails. -[MJ] Okay. 831 00:33:14,266 --> 00:33:15,867 MJ is here. 832 00:33:15,867 --> 00:33:18,600 And we are putting all the final touches on the house. 833 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:20,133 [MJ] It's been a journey. 834 00:33:20,867 --> 00:33:23,266 But we reached the finish line. 835 00:33:23,266 --> 00:33:26,667 -That is definitely Karen magic, for sure. -This looks amazing. 836 00:33:26,667 --> 00:33:27,634 So, of course, you know me, 837 00:33:27,634 --> 00:33:29,266 -I make friends everywhere I go. -[MJ] Yeah. 838 00:33:29,266 --> 00:33:30,867 [Karen] And I made friends with one of the gals 839 00:33:30,867 --> 00:33:33,500 who has a vintage consignment antique store. 840 00:33:33,500 --> 00:33:34,767 And she said, "I have this bed." 841 00:33:34,767 --> 00:33:37,266 I'm looking for a full size bed. That's all I want, full size. 842 00:33:37,266 --> 00:33:38,467 She was like, "I have one." 843 00:33:38,467 --> 00:33:41,600 And then I said, "Do you wanna have some fun?" 844 00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:43,000 Oh, God. [laughs] 845 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:46,000 "Do you wanna make that old, brown bed, gold? 846 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:47,700 Like you went to Versailles?" 847 00:33:47,700 --> 00:33:49,500 And she's like, "Yes, I wanna do that." 848 00:33:49,500 --> 00:33:51,567 -[MJ whispers] What? -This is real gold. 849 00:33:51,567 --> 00:33:53,066 And then it's waxed. 850 00:33:53,066 --> 00:33:55,567 Like you would have done 800 years ago. 851 00:33:55,567 --> 00:33:56,533 [MJ] That's insane. 852 00:33:56,533 --> 00:33:59,266 I want this house to feel like a beach house 853 00:33:59,266 --> 00:34:02,166 without having any seashells or fish, 854 00:34:02,166 --> 00:34:04,266 or, you know, the typical beach house things. 855 00:34:04,266 --> 00:34:06,100 [pleasant music playing] 856 00:34:07,667 --> 00:34:11,767 So, I knew when Karen asked me to help her out, that it was gonna be super fun 857 00:34:11,767 --> 00:34:13,900 and that I'd get to try a lot of new things. 858 00:34:13,900 --> 00:34:17,066 -[Karen] Mmm-hmm. -[MJ] Because Karen loves a lot of color 859 00:34:17,066 --> 00:34:18,400 and a lot of patterns. 860 00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:20,800 And I love a challenge. 861 00:34:20,800 --> 00:34:24,066 So, I knew that I could really let my freak flag fly. 862 00:34:24,066 --> 00:34:27,066 We were able to, kind of like meet in the middle and merge. 863 00:34:27,066 --> 00:34:28,867 -Two worlds collided. -Yes. 864 00:34:28,867 --> 00:34:31,467 [MJ] So, who's coming to check out the house? 865 00:34:31,467 --> 00:34:33,667 [Karen] So, my oldest son, Casmir 866 00:34:33,667 --> 00:34:35,500 and his oldest son, Casmir. 867 00:34:35,500 --> 00:34:36,667 The youngest one we call Caz. 868 00:34:36,667 --> 00:34:39,000 And I haven't really shown them anything. 869 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:41,233 So, they're gonna be completely surprised. 870 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:43,266 This is gonna be perfect. 871 00:34:43,266 --> 00:34:44,767 The three of us can sit here. 872 00:34:44,767 --> 00:34:47,300 Chinese checkers is my favorite. 873 00:34:47,300 --> 00:34:50,100 And Caz is beyond excited. 874 00:34:50,100 --> 00:34:53,166 I'm always thinking of a potential future sale. 875 00:34:53,166 --> 00:34:55,467 How is this gonna affect resale? I can't help that. 876 00:34:55,467 --> 00:35:00,200 But for this house, I reel myself back in and say, "What do I want?" 877 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:01,500 And I've realized 878 00:35:02,467 --> 00:35:06,700 it doesn't affect anyone if I get what I want. 879 00:35:06,700 --> 00:35:08,133 Like, I can be happy, 880 00:35:09,100 --> 00:35:10,667 doing what I want to do. 881 00:35:10,667 --> 00:35:12,900 And that's okay. 882 00:35:12,900 --> 00:35:16,700 I think this house is the culmination of that lesson. 883 00:35:16,700 --> 00:35:18,100 I did everything I wanna do. 884 00:35:19,066 --> 00:35:20,333 This is for me. 885 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:22,000 This is for me. 886 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:23,533 [uplifting music playing] 887 00:35:27,867 --> 00:35:29,600 I'm looking forward to showing you this house 888 00:35:29,600 --> 00:35:31,500 -because I'm very excited about it. -[Caz] Yeah, me too. 889 00:35:37,900 --> 00:35:41,367 -Whoa! Sick! -Oh. What a great color. 890 00:35:41,367 --> 00:35:44,600 ♪♪ You're one on one Nothing's getting in my way ♪ 891 00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:46,467 Oh, my God. This is so cool. 892 00:35:46,467 --> 00:35:48,500 -[Casmir] Beautiful. -[Caz] I really like the gutter. 893 00:35:48,500 --> 00:35:50,300 -Like the copper color is great. -[Karen] Yeah. 894 00:35:50,300 --> 00:35:51,367 -It's real copper. -[Casmir] I love the blue. 895 00:35:51,367 --> 00:35:52,500 -[Caz] It is? -[Casmir] Yeah. 896 00:35:52,500 --> 00:35:55,266 -Sick. -So that'll get like a green patina over time? 897 00:35:55,266 --> 00:35:56,667 -[Karen] Yes. -[Casmir] That'll be cool. 898 00:35:56,667 --> 00:35:59,467 I just like all of it. This all looks really good. 899 00:35:59,467 --> 00:36:01,567 -[Karen] You wanna go inside? Come on. -Yeah, let's see it. 900 00:36:01,567 --> 00:36:03,300 [Karen] I'm so excited to have you here. 901 00:36:03,767 --> 00:36:05,000 This is everything. 902 00:36:08,667 --> 00:36:10,266 All right, here we go. 903 00:36:10,266 --> 00:36:11,367 -[Karen] Ready? -Let's see. 904 00:36:11,367 --> 00:36:12,367 Come on in. 905 00:36:15,066 --> 00:36:17,500 -Oh, my God. This is amazing! -[Casmir] What? 906 00:36:19,367 --> 00:36:22,166 I just like all of it. This all looks really good. 907 00:36:22,166 --> 00:36:24,000 -[Karen] You wanna go inside? -[Casmir] Yeah, let's see it. 908 00:36:24,367 --> 00:36:25,367 Come on in. 909 00:36:25,367 --> 00:36:27,467 -Oh, my God. This is amazing! -[Casmir] What? 910 00:36:27,467 --> 00:36:28,700 [upbeat music playing] 911 00:36:37,467 --> 00:36:38,333 -[Karen laughing] -[Casmir] Yes. 912 00:36:38,333 --> 00:36:39,667 -I love it. -[Caz] I love it already. 913 00:36:39,667 --> 00:36:41,266 -[Karen] That's what I was looking for. -[Caz] Oh, my God. 914 00:36:41,266 --> 00:36:42,467 [Casmir] Love it. 915 00:36:42,467 --> 00:36:43,333 [Caz] This is amazing. 916 00:36:46,867 --> 00:36:50,166 Like from in here, it feels really big. 917 00:36:50,166 --> 00:36:52,367 [Karen] And this is 600 square feet. Sean... 918 00:36:52,367 --> 00:36:54,467 [Casmir] It feels very open though, with the loft 919 00:36:54,467 --> 00:36:56,100 -and all the windows and the light. -[Karen] Yeah. 920 00:36:56,100 --> 00:36:57,767 -It's not how far your feet can go. -[Casmir] Yeah. 921 00:36:57,767 --> 00:36:59,300 [Karen] It's how far your eye can go. 922 00:36:59,300 --> 00:37:01,900 You can see all the way across the space. 923 00:37:01,900 --> 00:37:05,300 The house that I bought had not been loved for a long time. 924 00:37:05,300 --> 00:37:06,634 It was partially demolished. 925 00:37:06,634 --> 00:37:10,266 It looked like there were probably four rooms and a bathroom. 926 00:37:10,266 --> 00:37:12,467 And we did a completely new layout. 927 00:37:12,467 --> 00:37:14,300 Now it's the perfect getaway for me. 928 00:37:14,300 --> 00:37:15,867 -[Casmir] I like the colors. -[Caz] This is amazing. 929 00:37:15,867 --> 00:37:18,867 [Casmir] Okay, so I feel like you have to start by telling us about the floor. 930 00:37:18,867 --> 00:37:22,467 This is ten inch wide, white oak. 931 00:37:22,467 --> 00:37:24,567 I wanted hardwood, I wanted blue, 932 00:37:24,567 --> 00:37:27,166 and it's all my hopes and dreams in a floor. 933 00:37:27,166 --> 00:37:30,467 [Casmir] I don't think I've ever seen a blue floor before. 934 00:37:30,467 --> 00:37:31,567 -[Karen] No. -Yeah. 935 00:37:31,567 --> 00:37:32,667 -[Karen] No. -[Casmir] This is a first. 936 00:37:32,667 --> 00:37:36,100 Come in. This couch needs to be sat on a little bit. 937 00:37:36,100 --> 00:37:37,567 -I got that new puffy couch. -[Casmir] All right, scoot over. 938 00:37:37,567 --> 00:37:39,100 -Let me sit in here too. -[Karen] What do you think? 939 00:37:39,100 --> 00:37:41,066 Ah! Ooh, yeah. That's comfortable. 940 00:37:41,066 --> 00:37:42,166 -Yeah. It's a nice couch. -[Casmir] That's nice. 941 00:37:42,166 --> 00:37:44,900 [Karen] I want you to feel like you're at the beach 942 00:37:44,900 --> 00:37:48,300 with no seashells, sign that says "Life is a beach," 943 00:37:48,300 --> 00:37:49,967 fish, you know, all those things. 944 00:37:49,967 --> 00:37:51,767 [Casmir] I feel like all the colors work well together. 945 00:37:51,767 --> 00:37:54,467 That chair, the couch, the blue, the plants. 946 00:37:54,467 --> 00:37:58,000 Caz, do you see the birds? 947 00:37:58,000 --> 00:37:59,800 [Caz] Oh, yeah. I remember painting those. 948 00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:01,233 [Karen] Which bird is yours? 949 00:38:01,233 --> 00:38:03,467 -'Cause I don't remember whose is who's. -[Caz] Oh, it was that one. 950 00:38:03,467 --> 00:38:05,300 -That one's yours. -[Caz] Yup. 951 00:38:05,300 --> 00:38:08,367 -That one, I think, is Dom's. -[Karen] I think that is Dom's. 952 00:38:08,367 --> 00:38:10,600 -Yeah. -Dom just covered his whole one with gold. 953 00:38:10,600 --> 00:38:12,467 -Like crazy gold. -[Casmir] All right. There we go. 954 00:38:12,467 --> 00:38:16,400 [Caz] And then the one way back there, the reddish, I think, is Ben. 955 00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:18,367 -And then... -[Casmir] Is one Alexandria's or is the other one BG's? 956 00:38:18,367 --> 00:38:19,767 -[Caz] Yeah, that one's Alexandria's. -[Casmir] Okay. 957 00:38:19,767 --> 00:38:21,400 I wanna show you my kitchen counter. 958 00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:22,300 [Casmir] Yeah, let's check it out. 959 00:38:22,300 --> 00:38:23,500 -All right, let's check it out. -Yeah. 960 00:38:23,500 --> 00:38:25,000 [upbeat music playing] 961 00:38:31,100 --> 00:38:32,233 [Casmir] What a cute little kitchen. 962 00:38:32,233 --> 00:38:34,467 -[Caz] It's amazing. -[Casmir] Very funky. I like it. 963 00:38:34,467 --> 00:38:36,600 This window had leaked for a long time 964 00:38:36,600 --> 00:38:39,266 and the floor here got wet and rotted. 965 00:38:39,266 --> 00:38:41,467 So, we put in a whole new floor system 966 00:38:41,467 --> 00:38:45,000 and built everything back up to create my perfect little kitchen. 967 00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:46,266 [Casmir] These are cool. So, they swivel. 968 00:38:46,266 --> 00:38:47,300 -[Karen] They swivel. -[Caz] Yeah. 969 00:38:48,667 --> 00:38:50,200 When you're not eating, there's room for walking. 970 00:38:50,200 --> 00:38:52,200 -Get it out of the way. -Get it out of the way. 971 00:38:52,200 --> 00:38:53,867 In a small place like this... 972 00:38:53,867 --> 00:38:55,166 -[Karen] It's perfect. -[Casmir] ...that's pretty convenient. 973 00:38:55,166 --> 00:38:57,066 -[Karen] And I had this vision... -[Caz] Cool. 974 00:38:57,066 --> 00:38:59,767 [Karen] ...for a green glass countertop. 975 00:38:59,767 --> 00:39:02,166 -Yeah, I really like this color. -[Karen] Isn't it pretty? 976 00:39:02,166 --> 00:39:04,367 We built this countertop out of wood, 977 00:39:04,367 --> 00:39:06,967 -we painted it easy green and then we did a resin pour. -[clicks tongue] Oh. 978 00:39:06,967 --> 00:39:10,266 -It looks so much like the real kind. -Yeah, it looks like glass. 979 00:39:10,266 --> 00:39:11,367 -Yeah, I can't believe it. -It looks nice. Yeah. 980 00:39:11,367 --> 00:39:14,467 -It's beautiful. It's so light filled. -[Karen] Yeah. 981 00:39:14,467 --> 00:39:16,767 -[Caz] It's so colorful. -[Karen] Is it too much color? 982 00:39:16,767 --> 00:39:18,166 [Caz] No, it's like the perfect amount. 983 00:39:18,166 --> 00:39:20,100 I think, for you, it's perfect. 984 00:39:20,100 --> 00:39:21,367 [Karen] So, do you want to see the bedroom? 985 00:39:21,367 --> 00:39:22,400 [Casmir] Yeah. 986 00:39:22,400 --> 00:39:24,033 [funky music playing] 987 00:39:26,667 --> 00:39:28,467 -[Caz] Oh. -Ah! Very nice. 988 00:39:28,467 --> 00:39:29,367 Is this real gold? 989 00:39:29,367 --> 00:39:31,300 -[Casmir] I like this. -It is real gold. 990 00:39:31,300 --> 00:39:32,900 -[Casmir] Really? -[Karen] Yes. 991 00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:39,233 -And then bathroom right behind you. -[Casmir] Oh, look at that. 992 00:39:40,567 --> 00:39:42,567 -Oh, wow! Look at that. -Green toilet! 993 00:39:42,567 --> 00:39:44,166 -Yeah, that is a unique toilet color. -[Karen laughing] 994 00:39:44,166 --> 00:39:45,667 [Caz] It's a green toilet! 995 00:39:45,667 --> 00:39:48,000 What inspired the color choice? 996 00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:51,467 You don't see toilets of this hue very often. 997 00:39:51,467 --> 00:39:53,800 Well, I wanted life to be easy here, 998 00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:56,000 so I got an acrylic surround. 999 00:39:56,000 --> 00:39:58,667 I didn't do any tile, I didn't do anything fancy. 1000 00:39:58,667 --> 00:40:02,300 And so, when the opportunity to buy a green toilet arose, 1001 00:40:02,300 --> 00:40:03,567 I thought it kind of makes up 1002 00:40:03,567 --> 00:40:05,567 -for the plain white shower. -[Casmir] That's the fancy move. 1003 00:40:05,567 --> 00:40:07,200 -[Karen] Yeah, that's the fancy. -[Casmir] Got it. Yeah. 1004 00:40:07,200 --> 00:40:08,233 All right. 1005 00:40:08,233 --> 00:40:11,100 You can see that their color is kind of a theme. 1006 00:40:11,100 --> 00:40:13,100 -Mmm-hmm. -And if do a little toss, 1007 00:40:13,100 --> 00:40:17,567 -you see how the color story goes all the way outside. -[Casmir] Oh, yeah. 1008 00:40:17,567 --> 00:40:19,100 -Let's go. -Let's go outside and see that. 1009 00:40:19,567 --> 00:40:20,867 Oh, wow. Look at that. 1010 00:40:20,867 --> 00:40:22,300 [upbeat music playing] 1011 00:40:27,467 --> 00:40:28,767 -[Casmir] What's going on out there? -[Karen] Yeah. 1012 00:40:28,767 --> 00:40:30,166 Uh, there's a story. 1013 00:40:30,166 --> 00:40:31,700 Whoa! 1014 00:40:38,200 --> 00:40:39,100 Oh-ho, that's cool. 1015 00:40:39,100 --> 00:40:41,166 -That's amazing. -[Karen] I know, right? 1016 00:40:41,166 --> 00:40:43,567 And so, I see this when I make my coffee in the morning. 1017 00:40:43,567 --> 00:40:45,100 -I see it when I wake up in the morning... -[Casmir] That's fun. 1018 00:40:45,100 --> 00:40:46,166 [Karen] ...and get out of bed. 1019 00:40:46,166 --> 00:40:47,867 You need a hammock. That's the one thing you need. 1020 00:40:47,867 --> 00:40:50,667 -Somewhere around here at some point. -[Karen] Oh! Yeah. 1021 00:40:50,667 --> 00:40:51,867 Hammock is a great idea. 1022 00:40:51,867 --> 00:40:53,233 [upbeat music playing] 1023 00:41:01,467 --> 00:41:03,233 -This is awesome. -Whoa! 1024 00:41:05,300 --> 00:41:07,166 -[Casmir] Look at this. -Beds! More bed. 1025 00:41:07,166 --> 00:41:08,767 -[Karen] More beds. -[Casmir] Wow! 1026 00:41:08,767 --> 00:41:11,400 -Wow! Super cute. -[Caz] Oh, wow. 1027 00:41:11,400 --> 00:41:12,567 Do you like, push it up? 1028 00:41:12,567 --> 00:41:14,700 [Karen] You push it up and you clip it. 1029 00:41:14,700 --> 00:41:16,367 -You can sit on it. -[Casmir] Give it a try. 1030 00:41:16,367 --> 00:41:18,166 -[Karen] It's pretty comfy. -Oh! 1031 00:41:18,166 --> 00:41:20,100 [Karen] Adelle would like to be a there with you. 1032 00:41:20,100 --> 00:41:21,400 There you go. 1033 00:41:23,767 --> 00:41:26,367 -[Casmir] Game area. -And you got all the games. 1034 00:41:26,367 --> 00:41:28,367 -Craft supplies. -[Casmir] Chess, dominos. 1035 00:41:28,367 --> 00:41:31,000 -Fun. -[Caz] If Dom comes up here, 1036 00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:32,667 he can't share a bed with me. 1037 00:41:32,667 --> 00:41:33,634 -Everybody gets their own bed. -[chuckles] 1038 00:41:33,634 --> 00:41:35,400 -But I'm sleeping in that bed. -[Karen] Okay. 1039 00:41:35,400 --> 00:41:37,166 -You're in that bed? You're calling that one? Okay. -[Caz] Yeah. 1040 00:41:37,166 --> 00:41:38,166 [laughing] 1041 00:41:38,166 --> 00:41:40,700 What I thought this house was gonna be for me 1042 00:41:41,300 --> 00:41:42,834 has completely changed. 1043 00:41:42,834 --> 00:41:47,767 Because I bought this house to move here and retire here and live here. 1044 00:41:47,767 --> 00:41:50,767 But I realized I would miss my family too much. 1045 00:41:50,767 --> 00:41:53,300 I can't live away from that. 1046 00:41:53,867 --> 00:41:56,367 So it's shifted a little for me 1047 00:41:56,367 --> 00:41:58,734 to where this is gonna be a place I visit 1048 00:41:59,066 --> 00:42:00,400 with regularity. 1049 00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:01,133 But maybe, 1050 00:42:02,600 --> 00:42:05,133 I can get some of the grandkids 1051 00:42:05,667 --> 00:42:06,834 on an airplane 1052 00:42:06,834 --> 00:42:09,667 and we spend a weekend together and we go to the beach. 1053 00:42:09,667 --> 00:42:11,500 That would be the best of both worlds. 1054 00:42:11,500 --> 00:42:12,700 That would be the best. 1055 00:42:13,266 --> 00:42:14,600 You've been coming down here a lot. 1056 00:42:14,600 --> 00:42:16,467 We were wondering what you were doing. 1057 00:42:16,467 --> 00:42:18,266 I thought it might have all just been made up. 1058 00:42:18,266 --> 00:42:20,266 -You were just hanging out on the beach. -[laughing] 1059 00:42:20,266 --> 00:42:22,166 You've clearly been busy, though. 1060 00:42:22,166 --> 00:42:23,500 And it's very you. 1061 00:42:23,500 --> 00:42:30,066 Like, it's a very unique, creative, artsy, light filled place. 1062 00:42:30,066 --> 00:42:31,166 -Aw. -Yeah. 1063 00:42:31,166 --> 00:42:33,600 I bought this house to retire. 1064 00:42:33,600 --> 00:42:37,233 And what I've learned in doing this is, 1065 00:42:38,100 --> 00:42:40,266 I'm nowhere near done. 1066 00:42:40,266 --> 00:42:42,467 All I ever do when I come here is work. 1067 00:42:42,467 --> 00:42:44,100 -[Caz] Yeah. -So let's go have some fun. 1068 00:42:44,100 --> 00:42:45,133 Yeah. Ghost tour. 1069 00:42:45,133 --> 00:42:46,867 -Yeah, I'm up for the ghost tour. -Ghost tour. 1070 00:42:46,867 --> 00:42:48,300 -Ghost tour. -Oh, my gosh. Yeah! 1071 00:42:48,300 --> 00:42:51,900 [Karen] I have amazing creative ideas. 1072 00:42:51,900 --> 00:42:54,166 This is how I create art in the world. 1073 00:42:54,166 --> 00:42:56,367 And I wanna keep doing it. I wanna keep doing it.