Look at the size of this thing.
-This is a lot. -[Mina] This is different than our usual renovation.
Justin is also a celebrity. We got to make sure we really nail it.
Do it like it's a basketball, right?
-Look at all these dead mice, MJ. -Oh.
-Where did they... Oh, my God. [laughs nervously] -[screams]
God, I'm so terrified.
I'm down for different.
-Timeless, modern and homey, kind of. -Yes.
We still have so much to do. We really need to slam dunk it these last 30 days.
All right. Come on in.
-Wow. -Oh, my gosh.
[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.
[Karen] That is so gross. Holy cow.
[Mina] Then we turn those run-down houses
into some of the nicest home in the neighborhood.
-[Man] Wow. -[Woman] I love it.
-[Mina] See? She's right there. -[Jack] I help BG now?
[Mina] Yeah. We're gonna hand her all our plants that we picked out.
[both laugh]
Hey, BG, can you collect this child and then I'll hand over some plants?
Hi. Can I grab you with my dirty, dirty gloves? There we go. I got you.
I am in my natural habitat. I am in a community garden.
This tomato. Look how long and skinny it is.
-[groans softly] -Like you. It's long and skinny just like you.
Here in the Fountain Square area
we have several community gardens, which is awesome.
So if you don't have land you can garden in your own yard in Indianapolis
go find yourself a little community garden.
-This is fennel. Oh. -[laughs]
And we put the taproot way down in there. And there we go.
All right, you want to stay with BG? I got to go look at a house.
-I can't get that dirty. -What kind of house
are you going to that you can't get dirty?
I got to pick up Cory and MJ, and we're going out to a not-dirty house in Zionsville.
-But... -Do you see that face? Yeah, that's the right face.
[Karen groans softly]
You said this weird thing about, "I can't get that dirty
because I'm going to look at a house."
-What? -Never before in my life said that.
-Never. I don't know what she's doing. -We could be covered in poop
and we would be appropriate in a house.
-I retire and things just... -But not this one.
I don't know what happens.
-Bye, Jack. -Bye.
-You make the neighborhood look really pretty? -All right.
-[Karen laughs]
♪ Light it up and leave them wanting♪
[Mina] The house we're going to today is a little bit different for u
and as a company we're trying to grow
and diversify the services we offer.
So we're taking on a fairly high-profile renovation,
and the pressure's definitely on because word-of-mouth
really is everything in the, you know, client renovation world.
So I'm taking MJ and Cory with me from the very beginning
because there's just no room for error.
I want us all to be on the same page.
So, where are we going and where are you taking us?
-We are going to the burbs. -The burbs.
I know we've been wanting to do more homeowner renovation projects
for other people, and we've got a lot on the line with this one
because it's a celebrity client.
-Sounds exciting. -[Mina] Justin and Shekinah Holiday.
He's a professional basketball player
and they have a very high-end reno in mind
The house is in Zionsville so about 20 miles north of the city.
Definitely not our normal stomping grounds
because every house in this neighborhood is a mansion,
and theirs could use some love.
-How bad is it? -It's not bad, it's just really dated.
When you walk in there's a massive entryway and dining area
with a formal living room straight ahead.
Then to the left is the kitchen and family room,
and the main suite is to the right.
Then, when you go downstair into the basement,
Justin and Shekinah want to update the living ar and media room.
So there's a lot to do.
And Shekinah kind of knows what she wants, but we just need to help.
They've already paid a pretty penny for it, and they've budgeted
$300,000 for the renovations.
-Okay. -And I think we're going to spend every penny of that.
It's well over 9,000 square feet,
it's got six bedrooms and eight bathrooms, but it's clean.
Like, there's no feces or dead animals.
-You'll be able to stay extra shiny during the reno. -[laughs]
♪ I just wanna live it up♪
♪ I ain't gonna worry too much♪
Look at the size of this thing.
-[Cory] This is a lot. -It's a lot of house,
-but totally different vibe, right? -[Cory] Yeah.
[Mina] Windows black, house white. I know she wants that.
-[Cory] New roof. -Yes, she kind of hates the pillars,
-I hate the pillars too. -Like hates, hates, hates.
The pillars say Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
-Hey. -Morning.
-Hi. Thanks for coming. -I was just telling them how much you hate the pillars.
Oh, yeah. Well, I'm from Louisiana
and I have a little bit of maybe not the most
-positive connection with some pillars. -Plantation-looking vibe.
-Hear that, hear that. -Yeah.
And being a woman of color it is kind of difficult for me to look at those pillars
and everything it signifies.
-And there's more inside, so... -Oh, no.
-Yeah. -Let's get rid of those.
-Yeah, definitely. -Well, we can't get rid of them
because they hold up the house.
-We can get rid of the look of 'em. -We can, kind of,
-bring them up to date. -[Shekinah] Yeah.
Creating a new look in all realms
-sounds amazing to us. [laughs] -I love that.
Since my husband and I have been together in 2013, when we got married,
my husband has been associated with nine professional basketball teams,
and every single time we have rented
up until we moved to Indianapolis.
We really make an effort to keep our home, like, our safe place
and that's where we decompress.
And so I think with the adjustments that we have envisioned
it really will work for our family.
-I'm not married to anything, -[Mina] Okay.
-like, as far as the exterior of this home. -Okay.
-So we're getting a new roof. -[Mina] Yeah.
-And it's gonna be a good black. -[Cory] Nice.
I think between the black and the stark white
it's really gonna look brand new.
-And a really, like, solid front door, right? -[MJ] Yes.
-That, like, dark wood color. -Okay, I'm excited.
-Okay, let's go look at the rest of the columns. -Let's do it.
All right.
-All right. -Welcome to the columns.
-[Shekinah] And the story continues. -[Mina laughs]
[Shekinah] How are we feeling about this?
[Mina] These are load-bearing and there's actually
-more up here, Cory. -Stop it.
-And downstairs. -And downstairs.
-[Cory] Uh-huh. -We're gonna cut 'em open,
get down to something smaller so you can wrap it like it's a four by four.
I just think if we could create a couple more, like, sharp edges
it would look a little bit more, like, up-to-date.
-I'm all about those. -That light fixture... I just can't.
[Shekinah] I know. It's very distracting.
[MJ] I feel like the original owners maybe spent some time
-in Vegas a little bit. -You're gonna get distracted by a lot of light fixtures.
Everything's going. You know, we're all about
-changing floors, paint... -The same flooring throughout. Because right now it's, like,
-I'm not allowed to walk here. -[Shekinah laughs]
Like, you got to go on, like,
-follow the yellow brick road around it. -Right, right.
-[Shekinah] Exactly, so we want to -[Mina] It's a lot.
make it about the view, obviously, as well.
Is this gonna be your, like, you know, dueling couches,
fancy living space and not the comfy one?
-[Shekinah] Yeah, definitely more formal. -Okay.
So, let's go down to the basement.
This is the part where we have already started on some of this,
so what we want to do is a little wet bar because this is going to be,
-kind of, entertainment space. -[Cory] Yeah.
[Mina] Yeah, I mean, I guess you could do
cabinetry there and an island, like, right here.
I'm totally fine with that, sure.
We can work with a layout here that makes sense for this existing under-side plumbing.
[Mina] Let's go check out the first room off the entertaining space.
[Shekinah] This is all about his media room.
So my husband likes to get his movies on down here,
and projection screen would go here, you know, hanging up above us.
And then we want to do, like, the seats about right here.
[MJ] I would definitely look into sound-proofing the ceiling in here
-since we already have it down. -[Shekinah] For sure.
[Mina] Okay. Main bedroom.
[Shekinah] So if you come back up here
-then we're in the main bedroom. -Ta-da.
[Shekinah] So, more fun design features.
-[Mina] Two-sided fireplace and... -[MJ] Love that.
[Mina] I can't remember what you said about this.
So, I just have a hard time because there's two doors to enter into the bathroom,
and the only wall that the bed can go on is here.
That's hard for me. I'm just gonna go a little crazy,
-and I just want to blow the whole thing out. -[MJ] Yeah.
-No, don't do that. Can't you keep the fireplace? -Yes.
-No, I want it all gone. -[gasps] I didn't know that.
-I love it. -It feels off to me.
[Mina] Aie yai yai.
-[Shekinah] It feels off to me. -It's totally your call.
Like, we will do whatever.
-I feel pretty strongly about hating this fireplace. -Okay.
Can I at least tell you my vision for the bathroom?
We had originally talked about putting in our free-standing tub
right here by the window.
This is my concern with that because we talked about, like,
-this tub is not big enough for Justin. -Right.
So we are going to have to find the biggest free-standing we could
which was seven feet.
Right here you've got one, two, I mean, five feet? And once this doorway is gone
we could get seven feet from there to there and it'll make more sense.
-[Shekinah] For sure. -What's this shower doing? This is tough.
[Shekinah] There is at least one, two, three, four different types of tile
-in this one shower. -Yeah.
So what we want to do is, I mean, we're just taking it down to the studs
-and we're re-doing it. -[MJ] I'm excited.
-So, we've got some decisions to make in here. -[MJ] For sure.
-Let's go to the kitchen. -[Shekinah] Yes.
So, lots of space but not super well used, right?
[Shekinah] Right, but we have big dreams.
-Yes. -I would love to take this entire thing out.
-[Mina] Yeah. -Wow. Bye-bye.
Yeah, because the reason this is angled this way is it steps down
-into that living room. -[Cory] Okay.
So once this is level we'll be able to do, like,
-square off the island with this -Uh-huh.
so it can come out further here, and be back-to-back cabinets
-and an overhang. -Yes.
-So it would be a nice big one and it will make more sense. -Yeah.
-Do you want your mind to explode one more time? -It's already exploded.
Okay, so come over here. Mentally prepare yourself.
-We're not deleting the fireplace in here. -[Shekinah laughs]
-We are deleting the... [laughs] -I don't like fireplaces.
-Why? -[Mina] It's a weird focal point
-where it's placed in the room. -[Shekinah] Yes.
What we're gonna do is take all this off, and leave the innards,
-and cover it with dry wall -Yes.
-so it's there and for resale. -For sure.
-So do you want to put a fireplace back and center? -Yes.
I think this being the new focal point would be great
to have some type of simple fireplace here and then, like,
-a bookshelf on either side. -I like that.
-Feeling good about this. -So a new project.
-[MJ] Yeah. -Sounds like we still have some decisions to make.
[Mina] Outside we'll give i a fresh coat of white paint
but our first order of business is to modernize the columns
outside and inside.
Then we need to make the downstairs entertainment area
a cool place to hang out.
In the main bath we've got to figure out
how to get a huge tub in there for Justin.
The kitchen needs updating, and in the living room we'll relocate the fireplac
so it's the focal point when you walk in.
So it's a lot of work.
The angle that we have to always remember is, you know,
it's just the nature of the beast with his business is that somebody else
-could call this home soon. -Yeah.
[Mina] The original price was 1.3 million,
and with a reno budget of 300,000, after looking at comps in this area
I think this place could sell quickly and yield a nice profit
should Justin decide to go to another team.
I think we'll get started on doing at least some demo to figure out what's going on
with those columns, get the kitchen taken apart so we can get measurements,
-get rolling on all that stuff. -Yeah.
I will hand that baton over to my husband
because I'm not gonna be here for the demo, but I will send him over here.
And you've told me you want to move in
-before Justin's basketball season begins, -Yeah.
-so in about eight weeks. -And these are my big dreams.
-We'll see what happens. -[Mina] All right.
We're taking on more client renos to expand and grow the business,
and this house is much bigger than usual so it's going to take260
more materials, more bodies.
It's definitely gonna be a beast of a project compared to what we usually do,
but here we go.
♪ Well, dear me What I want, I want to take it♪
-[Tad] What is up? -[Mina] I'm a little confused about
the clothing combination choice you've made.
It's okay. It's not on for long.
-This just comes off when we start demo. -Okay.
I think the biggest problem is it looks like you're not wearing pants.
-[Karen laughs] -Right, yeah. No, that's kind of what I was going for.
The people in this neighborhood aren't used to us yet.
I even wore my fancy coat to fit in but no one's buying it.
-It's like, "That looks nice, but the dude looks homeless." -Yeah.
They're like, "Stay away from my child."
This house, starting, is over a million dollars,
so we're not, like, breaking everything.
Kitchen's gonna come out,
the built-ins in the living room are coming out,
the vanities and tub in the main bathroom are coming out.
So we'll see what we can get done today,
but don't swing wildly and recklessly.
I brought tools so I'm ready for that.
-Yeah, I got tools. -[Mina] All right. Come on.
♪ Working on our ♪
♪ Paychecks, blank checks, zero drama ♪
[Mina] Hey, Justin. Hey, Aaron. You guys ready for demo?
♪ Those big boy dollars♪
We don't often have home owners at demo day,
but Shekinah's husband, Justin, and his brother, Aaron,
are going to be joining us today.
They are both professional basketball players
and those tall genes can be very helpful.
-Can you get that for me? -Yeah, I can.
-Thank you. -You gonna take that home with you?
Just do it like it's a basketball, right?
-Just... -Nice!
-There you go. -Awesome.
Demo's just not cool today. I'd say during demo day we balling.
-Yeah. Oh, I think I just did. -Oh. [crowd laughs] You get it? You get it?
-Oh, there you go. -Yeah.
-There you go. -Yes. Good job.
Today's demo day is different than most demo days.
There's no trash, no poop, no danger.
It's kind of boring, to be honest.
-I like to feel the fear, you know? Like, -Yeah.
-"Could this hit me? Could this be it?" -Yeah.
One, two, three.
-But you're like, "I always have a way out." -Always.
-Tuck and roll, baby. -Tuck and roll.
We're not gonna make a puppet theater out of this in the kids room?
-Uh... -I mean, it'll be like... Sound of Music.
[yodels]
Or we could just go buy a puppet theater.
-[Karen yodeling] -Yeah, or we could just buy a puppet theater.
I don't know if there's a beam there or what's there.
-That's the spirit. -[Mina] Okay, so there's a two by four right here.
-[MJ] Take that down, Mina. -There's no way that's structural.
So this is decoration, pretty much.
-My wife's gonna be excited if it is. -[MJ] Yeah.
[Justin] Oh, there you go.
-[Mina] All right. -[MJ] Nice.
Now can you pack holes around the other three so we can see...
Here, get you some...
-That header is actually sitting on this one. -I don't know.
[Mina] That one is supporting stuff.
-So it's only one that's not. The other three are. Oh. -Well, the other three are.
-Yeah. -Oh, well, there you go.
So three of the four pillars downstairs are structural,
so we cannot completely get rid of them,
But we're gonna square 'em o to get rid of
what Shekinah refers to as the plantation-style columns
Gotta use the bottom.
[Cory] Oh, my God!
Oh, my God!
Look at all those mice.
What is happening?
Look at all these dead mice, MJ.
[gasps]
Demo day.
How'd they die?
Look at all of 'em, where'd they come...
Oh, my God! [screams]
Oh, my God, there's so many
The crazy thing is, you would think
in this nice, gated community,
you wouldn't find dead animals.
And in this pillar, there is a plethora of dead mice.
[MJ] Mina!
[Cory] Mina, come here!
Mina!
I start freaking out, 'cause I am a... I hate mice.
We need to burn the whole place down!
One thing about me?
Heights, mice and tight spaces.
-And everything nice. -And drowning.
Holy...
-No, I... -That's what smells terrible.
I came down here and we have this.
[Mina] Were they inside the column?
[Cory] They came from the ceiling.
You don't hear mice moving around,
I haven't found poop yet.
But particularly one of their kids
has really, really bad allergies,
which is why all the carpet has to go.
So we have to figure that ou
Gotta get all the dead mice out.
Look at the babies.
[MJ] No, not babies.
[Mina] Uh...
-Oh, my God! -[laughs]
[Mina] The mice problem at the Holiday house is a huge issue,
so today Cory and I need to go over options
on how to deal with these critters
as well as discuss layout changes.
Morning!
[Mina] Good morning.
[Cory] It's a good day to have a good day.
It is.
You got a lot of stuff to do today?
Yeah.
-You have a lot of adulting to do? -[laughs] Yeah.
[Mina] We need to get started ASAP,
because Shekinah wants to be done
before the basketball season starts.
Very tight schedule.
[Cory] All right.
[Mina] So, I guess let's start on the outside.
So we're getting pretty much full facelift outside,
We're gonna get rid of these columns up against the house,
-'cause those are just decorative. -[Cory] Yeah.
We'll square off these too.
And then when we come in, these circular ones,
-we're gonna square off... -[Cory] Uh-huh.
And we're gonna make it all one cohesive flooring.
And this is massive. Everything is quantities of a million,
-so we need to order ASAP. -[Cory] Yeah.
With our normal houses, we try to buy what's in stock
because it's fast and it's affordable.
But with client renovations,
Justin and Shekinah want what they want,
which is totally reasonable,
but it does mean that things could take a little longer.
Particularly with supply-chain issues,
inventory is really low right now.
Yeah, so that means we have to get stuff ordered,
-like, yesterday. -Yes.
[Mina] To be able to make this kitchen more functional,
and instead of having that weird, angled island,
we're gonna drop a nice big guy in here.
We need to build something in this little breakfast noo
And the bedroom's not changing much
other than closing off this door and getting rid o the fireplace.
Main en suite, revamp.
-[Cory] Yeah. -[Mina] Okay?
-This will... -[sneezes]
Oh, gesundheit.
Ooh.
[Mina] Uh, this whole thing will be...
[Cory] Shower.
[laughs] Is she growling?
[Mina growls]
[Cory] What is happening around here? [growls]
The wheels have fallen off, Cory.
They're off. But I think that's it on the first floor.
Basement...
-[Mina] Squaring off these columns too. -[Cory] Yeah.
[Mina] So we're gonna have our big kitchenette.
This will be the new theater room.
[Cory] Okay.
We do need to make sure we figure out
where the rodents are getting in, so we don't have any more.
We'll get the exterminator in there too
and he can go ahead and set up some live trap boxes.
Come here.
[Mina imitates baby]
Uncle Toey, we'll be right back.
[Cory] Oh, you gotta go?
-I'll be right back. -Oh, no.
[Cory] Are you next? You wanna come draw on these?
Oh, I'm gone for two seconds and you replace me?
Yeah, he's replacing you.
[giggles]
[Cory] All right, see you.
[in sing-song voice] Bye!
[laughing] You're so weird.
[Mina] Over at Justin and Shekinah's house
we removed the old gas fireplace
and leveled the floor to mat the height of the living roo
which makes the whole space feel so much bigger.
And we're boxing in the interior entry columns to make them feel more moder
But before we can dig much deeper,
we definitely need to figure out this mouse problem.
Um, I think we've figured out their point of entry.
That's not good.
We found a small section of exterior wall
with no sill-plate, so it's just an open cavity
where mice can come and go as they please.
Oh, look at the mice!
Stop playing, stop playing around.
Quit playing, this is not funny.
[Mina] So the boys demo-ed that back wall
where the mice were getting in,
and sealed up two other area to make sure that
this house has no possible entry points for rodents.
-You guys getting these all boxed off today, right? -Yeah.
[Mina] But we've got a long way to go until we get the exterior right.
So the ones in the back just get to come off, but the front two ones...
-These have to stay, 'cause they're structural. -Yeah.
Shekinah really, really, really, really does not like these columns.
So the two big ones are getting wrapped,
but the half rounds that ar all up against the house are purely decorative,
so those can completely come off.
[Mina screams]
Woo!
[Mina] Take a hammer up with you to knock that cap off.
-This is so sketch. If I die... -[Mina] I got you, boo-boo.
All right, hold the bottom of the ladder.
[Mina] He's so scared of heights.
[Cory] Wow, this is scary.
We're all afraid of something, but Cory is afraid of many things.
[Cory] Heights are a perfectly acceptable fear
[Tad] What about mice?
-Cute, furry... -Oh, no!
Little beady-eyed mice.
That's absolutely disgusting.
[Cory] But you show me a ma without a fear of heights,
50 feet up in the air on a rickety ladder,
and I'll show you a liar.
[Tad] Don't look down.
[Mina] Don't look down.
Oh, my God, I'm so terrified!
[Mina] Do you need to go up one?
There you go.
[Cory] I'm terrified.
[Mina] Just be careful.
-[Cory] Oh, God. -[Mina] What?
[Cory] Watch out!
-[Cory] If I die... -[Mina] I got you, boo-boo.
All right, hold the bottom of the ladder.
Wow, this is scary.
[Tad] We're all afraid of something.
Cory, in this instance, is afraid of heights.
-[Cory] Oh, God. -[Mina] What?
-[Cory] Watch out! -[Mina] Just be careful.
[Cory] I'm scared. That ladder just fell really far.
Watch out, Mina.
Oh, my God, that was so high.
[Mina] You were so high, but you did it!
You did it!
[Cory] Now I'm not scared any more, though.
Think it actually put a few more grays in that beard.
-Well... Yeah, Mina does that. -Stressed you out. Jeez, that is like...
I didn't start having gray hair until I worked for her.
That one's like a... It's like a neon white.
-It's pretty impressive, isn't it? -Yeah.
[Tad] Uno, dos, tres!
-Uh! -[Mina] Ooh, yeah.
Way better.
♪ I don't take no for an answer, answer ♪
[Mina] All right, so we have a bajillion samples
-to talk to you guys. -Oh, wow, okay.
MJ and I are meeting with Shekinah and Justin
to come very, very close to finalizing all the design decisions.
So close.
Our overall theme, or feel, of what our family
feels most comfortable in and feels like home for us
is kind of timeless, but still modern...
-[Mina] Yes. -.And classic.
Timeless, modern and homey...
-[Mina and Shekinah] Yes. -is kind of...
-But still very soft. -[Mina] Wanna start in the kitchen?
I think we should start in the kitchen.
-Okay. -[Mina] It's over here.
Okay, so we've got a white base.
You guys know you want that, right?
-For sure. -[Mina] White cabinets.
Uppers, lowers, countertops.
This is a marble that's really timeless,
but I think if we do it in a matte finish,
it'll give it a more modern look, too.
[Shekinah] I kinda like the way it feels.
[Justin] We don't wanna have the same.
We want it to be different, so...
-[Mina] Yeah. -figured maybe we can go in that direction.
As the whole surround, the backsplash and everything.
Yeah, I'm excited about that.
[Mina] Because of Justin's profession,
it's a very realistic possibility that
they're gonna be moving again in a few years.
So we are trying to help guide that client
in the direction of building a house that they love,
but that's also sellable.
[Mina] Let's go to the main bathroom then,
because we need to pick a floor tile.
I would kind of go with, like, grays, or...
-Like a slate? -Ooh, yes.
-Mmm-hmm, yeah. -White will, like, pop on that, too.
Especially, like, the bathtub will pop on it.
-That would look really cool. -[Mina] Yeah.
We're gonna need a big bathtub.
[Mina] And with the double-sided fireplace gone,
now we can do a cool feature wall with some niches,
or something cool and different.
-I'm down for different. -[MJ] Okay.
With the dark gray floor in the main bathroom,
I really want to get some more, like,
organic wood elements in there to soften it a little bit.
But it is a little tricky, because it's a bathroom where it's wet.
[MJ] There are some really cool wood-tone, wood-type tiles,
and I think it's gonna turn out really cool.
[Mina] The shower floor, I think the hex is a good, updated,
-but timeless way to do marble. -[Shekinah] For sure.
Just feel like this does look, like, very, very busy.
Yeah. I feel like my eye is drawn to this one.
[Mina] Oh, this medium size?
-Yes. -[MJ] Love that.
So we've got kitchen handled, um, main bath, shower floor.
And I know we had originally talked about
maybe re-doing the built-ins over here that we took out.
Definitely.
[Mina] But how would you feel about doing the built-ins white,
and having a smooth, stucco finish on the fireplace?
It's super sleek and modern.
-I can't wait to see how that turns out. -Yeah, that's gonna be good.
[Mina] And you guys already shopped around
and fell in love with this flooring.
-I feel like we fell in love with these floors... -[Mina and MJ] Yeah.
And that's going through the entire house.
I think in a house this big, which we've never done one this big before,
having one solid flooring selection,
one tone, one type throughout the entire house...
It's gonna look good.
[Mina] I think we're pretty good on the main floor,
but then as we move downstairs,
we've got the additional little, like,
-kitchenette bar area... -[Shekinah] Yeah.
-And the media room. -Yeah.
I wanna keep the family close, kind of like,
sleepover-type situation, but...
Almost like a bed.
-Yeah, like, it's a big... -Modular pieces.
Yeah, modular situation, you can move around.
And he says he wants it dark and moody too.
[Justin] Yeah, it's gonna be nice and dark.
The paint, I assume, is gonna be a darker color. It's gonna be really cool.
[Justin] I'm excited about it, for sure.
[Shekinah] So, we have never gotten
to put our own touch on something, and so,
seeing it all come together in the end,
I think it's gonna be worth it.
-Yeah. -Because it's gonna be how we want it to be.
We'll have to look at shipping, for sure.
To see what we can actually get.
Availability's now becoming a problem, so...
-Oh, my gosh, for everything. -Yeah.
But everything here, we can get.
-[Shekinah] All right, sounds good. -Quit while we're ahead.
♪ Picture perfect, know my worth ♪
♪ I know I'm priceless ♪
♪ Confidence for days ♪
♪ and I ain't trying to hide it ♪
♪ Woo! ♪
[Mina] At the Holiday house we're installing solid wood doors,
which will really warm up the white exterior once it's painted.
And in the main bath, the guys are putting in
the marble hex tile in the shower.
The new built-ins in the living room are in,
and the new fireplace surrou is getting a new stucco fini
which gives it a really smooth, modern loo for this timeless home.
You know, on larger orders, it would have been nice
if Austin set up delivery for inside the home.
[Tad] Yeah, that would be nice, wouldn't it?
[Mina] And today, the boys are moving over 300 boxes of flooring.
[Tad] Lot of flooring.
Heavier than sin.
[Cory] There's a lot of flooring here.
It's been basically disperse throughout the entire house
Each boxes weighs 67 pounds, times 220-something-odd boxes.
[Tad] 325 boxes.
11 tons.
-Imagine bringing, like, an elephant in. -Yeah.
Oh, hey.
Oh, what's up, boss?
-You didn't get the memo? -[Tad] No.
[Terry] All this floor has to go back.
-Quit playing games. -[Tad] You're lying.
325 boxes of flooring...
-No. -Out.
[Terry] The locking mechanism was milled improperly.
Look at that.
[Tad] Oh. It doesn't sit?
-[Terry] No. -[Tad] That's horrendous.
[Terry] All this floor has to go back.
The locking mechanism was milled improperly.
That's why I brought those samples over so they could look at 'em,
because they need to compare it
to all the design choices that they have made
because they made all the design choices
-based off of this floor. -Off this flooring, yeah.
This is a huge problem, because there's supply-chain issues,
inventory shortages on construction materials.
It could take, like, I don't know,
several weeks to even get the flooring in.
This is bad because we can't do a lot of work until the flooring goes in,
and we have to get the Holidays moved in
before Justin's basketball season starts,
which is going to be really tough,
'cause the shot clock is winding down...
[rimshot]
And the buzzer's about to beep!
[rimshot]
And then we're gonna be in the penalty box.
[rimshot]
That's the wrong sport, Cory.
Oh, that's volleyball.
[Cory] This is engineered, this is a better product.
Problem is, as you see, they're not exactly the same color
as the flooring that she picked.
We'll call Mina and have her make sure
she gets a hold of Shekinah right away.
We'll give her a holler.
[Terry] You guys can get on that,
-we'll start carrying stuff out. -All right.
I like that, actually. You're gonna carry it out?
-[Tad laughs] -[Cory] I'm just kidding.
♪ Wow, when I walk in Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ I got 'em talking, they're like ♪
♪ "Wow, she's so flawless" ♪
[Mina] We sent back all the faulty flooring
and called around to see what our options are
but with a house this big, this much square footage of any one flooring
is really challenging to get.
So MJ and I need to narrow down options to show Shekinah ASAP.
-I need your assistance, sir. -Oh, hello.
Do you know which flooring we had picked for Shekinah?
[MJ] I believe it is one of these.
I'm guessing there is a giant problem
that's gonna be a huge headache?
Yeah, so, what we ordered came all jacked up.
Like, the... the connectors aren't working.
Okay.
These are seven to eight weeks, this is three weeks.
Um, this is the one
I like better than any of them,
and it's the quickest delivery time.
It doesn't have as much gray, but I think it would still work.
I think with our wall color, I actually like this one even better...
Are we Alpaca?
Because this is gonna run bland.
This will warm everything up, and with that much square footage,
-it'll be on point. -Yeah.
So, I'll run this by Shekinah,
I'll just keep them rolling on everything else
that we possibly can do without the flooring,
and we'll go from there. Thank you, sir.
-All right, good luck. Make her love it. -[Mina growls]
♪ Woo, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ Whoa, whoa ♪
♪ Tick tock, tick tock, won't you look at the clock
-You're on board with the vibe. -[Shekinah] Yes.
It's just finding the one that you want.
The warmer undertones would be great.
-[Mina] Okay. -It's coming together.
Shekinah and Justin signed off on the backup flooring option.
The only problem now is it doesn't come in for three to four weeks.
So to try to keep us more on schedule,
what we're gonna do is focus on
everything else we can get done
that's not affected by the flooring.
So we're focusing on our bright white stucco fini on the exterior,
and gave the existing window frames some sleek, black paint
which really modernizes the look of the house.
In the formal living room,
Tad's adding some molding accents
to give it a more luxurious look,
and taking down all the glit Vegas-style chandeliers...
[Tad] Oh, it's stuck in my hair.
-It's in my hair. -[laughter]
[Mina] All over the house.
Oh, my God.
[Mina] In the dining area, we're installing our built-in breakfast nook
And to finish this fun space we're gonna need a custom table,
so Mom and Cory are meeting up with our friends from Iron Timber
to create something truly unique.
We're gonna use the plasma cutter.
-Woo! -Okay.
So, Cory and I are just along for the ride today
because Mina's already gotten her hooks into the guys
and told them what kind of table she wants.
She wants something, like, classic, modern.
-But edgy? -A little edgy.
[laughs] Of course.
i don't know, whatever they come up with,
-it's gonna be amazing. -Yes.
[Caleb] It's gonna be a pedestal base.
it's gonna be a hexagon, but it'll be six pieces
and then we're gonna piece it all together.
I like that.
Look at that thing zip through it.
[laughter]
[Karen] The plasma cutter just listens to what the computer says
and it just cuts it out, and then there's magic.
There's six pieces of hexagon.
-I'll let you handle this one. -Oh, yeah!
[Cory] I'm gonna handle it, all right!
[fizzing]
Whoa, whoa!
Oh shoot.
Just kidding!
Yeah, did you see how far off I got because you did that!
No, you're good.
But that's good.
Yeah, look at that.
I love it. I love this!
-My new job, I just applied for it today... -Yeah.
-Is working at Iron Timbers. -We're just gonna work here.
Wow, that is so cool!
Are we center?
[Karen] Do you hear the angels singing right now?
"This is fantastic", as Karen would say.
It is fantastic.
[Mina] Work has been at a standstill for a couple of weeks,
but the flooring has finally arrived
and we have a lot of time to make up to keep this project on trac
With flooring down in the kitchen
we can finally install cabinets
and start making some real progress.
And today I'm meeting with T to see just how much havoc
this has wreaked on our already tight schedule.
Let's go into the bedroom, check that out.
We're still finishing floors, still need to paint it,
shoe molds still need to be installed,
and then we got the bathroom.
By closing off the door, we've got an extra, like, little linen area.
We got the fireplace out, we got some niches.
-This is gonna look good. -Yeah, but we still have so much to do.
[Mina] I love the floors, but I'm definitely a little concerned
because looking around, there is still a lot to do.
This flooring debacle definitely set us back a bit
and it we need to get it done before the basketball season starts.
Yeah, when is that exactly?
-Four weeks from now. -Oof!
I don't think that's happening!
Down here, probably the most--
Yeah, but we have bar wall, that's it.
Oh, well, yeah, we just have a bar wall.
That's probably the most concerning.
We don't have cabinets yet
and even after we get the cabinets installed
-we still have to template it. -Yeah.
for stone, and we both know stone takes, like, two weeks.
What's the status of the media room?
The media room is also way behind.
The drywall's done, but the progress stopped because of the floors.
So that's no bueno.
It's just kinda different, too, 'cause they're very, like, high-end clients.
-Yeah. -You know, and they've already been pushed back so much.
And they're so nice. You know, I just don't wanna push them anymore.
I think I'm gonna need to make a tough decision, so, it's either
focus on the upstairs and get them in on time, before season starts,
or have to move them in lat if we wanna get the whole project done.
And I really think what we need to do is go full steam ahead
on the first floor and then focus on the downstairs later.
[Tad] Yeah, it's gonna suck but I really think
that's the best move to make right now.
I'm gonna have to give Shekinah a call
and let her know and see how that goes over.
I really think we have to do a full-court press here.
-[Mina laughs] -You get it?
-Yeah. -Because Justin plays basketball.
-Good one! -So I think we really need to slam dunk it!
These last 30 days.
♪ I've been knocked down pulled myself up ♪
♪ trouble when the sky fell from above ♪
[Mina] After talking to Justin and Shekinah
they decided they want the first floor done,
for sure, in time for basketball season,
so now it's all hands-on-deck to get that done.
[Mina] The new fireplace is going into the living roo built ins.
And in the main bedroom, Tad is working on a gridded accent wall
that I wanna paint a fresh but classic sage green color
Let's take a picture of this
and send it to Mina.
[Mina] In the kitchen, the mat-finished marble counter tops are going in
and are going to continue all the way up the walls
for a really sleek, modern backsplash.
In the main bathroom, the slate-gray tile floors are in
and so is their wood-look tile accent wall above the tub.
And Mom and Cory are working on a little project
to make Justin's seven-foot bath tub even more special.
[Karen] So, what do you need in your spa tub?
Probably something to hold your drinks on top of,
-or your books. -Yes, a spa shelf.
-We have to do this in a very quick fashion. -Yes.
[Cory] Because Shekinah and Justin need to move into this house.
Posthaste!
[Cory] Season's about to start for him.
It's just time.
We need to dial this thing i
We need to get this dog to hunt.
[both] And run it up the flagpole.
[Karen] There we go.
I think it looks fabulous, I'm very excited.
-Can we paint this gold? -Yes!
There is nothing more that can make me happier today.
[laughter]
[Mina] It's a mad dash to the finish line to get the Holidays' house done.
Justin's basketball season is starting in just a few da
and there's final paint happening, trim work,
and despite all the moving parts
we gotta start moving stuff
including the gorgeous modern table for the Holidays.
Look at this smoky color coming through, too, that's amazing.
[Cory] I love everything about this table top.
Okay, did you say you wanted this behind the couch or out?
[MJ] I think... What do you think?
I think it's too small.
Let's make it a side table.
[Mina] Shekinah and Justin wanted to turn
this 2000's palace into a timeless, yet cozy, and modern home.
So, we're going with a lot of whites, creams,
some warm wood tones to make it feel soft and comfortable
and then pops of black and gold throughou
to give it the modern touch that they're after.
As one of our first high-end client renos,
this project was really important to me,
personally, but also to the business.
And we definitely had to mak some tough choices, but in the end
we were able to get them in the house before basketball season started,
even if it was just the first floor,
so that feels like a win and I'm really excited to show it to them tomorrow.
-[Justin] Oh, my gosh. -[Shekinah] Wow!
Today, we finally get to see our house.
We recognize that we're only at the 75% mark,
but I feel like most things in our life we could say,
"That didn't go as planned", still turned out pretty dang good.
Seeing it all come together in the end, I think it's worth it.
-Oh, gosh. -[Mina] Hello!
-It look totally different. -[Shekinah] Oh, my gosh!
I cannot believe this is the same house!
[Justin] Looks like they picked up the house and put a whole different house there.
[Shekinah] I know!
The columns! [gasps]
It looks like a house that was supposed to have square columns.
-Right. Yeah. -We talked about how that was giving me plantation vibes.
[Shekinah] They've gone!
So, the back two, completely gone, the front two wrapped.
[Shekinah] Yeah, and the black, like, really pops
-against the paint color. -The windows were in good shape,
-they were just beige. -Yeah.
-So, being able to just paint them and leave them... -Wow!
not only probably saved you close to, like, 40 or 50,000,
it saved a boat-load of time.
-I mean, these would all be custom-size windows. -For sure.
So they would take a long time.
-[Mina] And the front door is beautiful. -Yes!
And I think the wood helps warm it up a little bit.
It's like a brand-new house!
-It is, pretty much. -I mean, it is, right?
-Wow. -Would you like to go inside?
Yes! Absolutely.
-Let's hurry up and get inside. -Yes!
All right, come on in.
[Shekinah] Oh, my gosh. I can't even believe it.
All right, come on in.
Wow!
-I can't even believe it. I don't even have words! -Where do we start?
[Shekinah] It was so much darker.
-Very simple. -The columns, of course.
[Shekinah] I feel like it looks very modern.
-[Mina] Yes. -And clean lines.
And saying that I really didn't like the plantation vibes.
Yeah, and they were there supporting weight
-so just boxing them in and squaring them off... -Right.
Made a huge difference.
[Mina] We are going for timeless modern
and the brighter paint and sleeker pillars
give this entire entry a much fresher feeling.
-It ties in the outside and the inside. -Right.
[Shekinah] And the pops of black, it's kind of consistent throughout as well.
So it looks like it belongs.
-Let's come on into the living room. -Yeah!
Wow!
[Mina] I call it, like, it's faux judges paneling.
-So you're having different texture... -[Shekinah] For sure.
[Mina] And shadow, but with all the same color it's this kinda updated,
like, refreshed version of it.
-Beautiful, I like the way it makes me feel. -Yes.
I think that's huge for me.
[Justin] And walking in the front door it's the first thing you see.
I think it's perfect.
-Yeah. -And then we have the kitchen and your kind of
-more informal living room. -Yes!
Oh, I can't wait to see.
[Mina] So, the flooring coming in through here, too, just makes it feel so cohesive.
Oh, my gosh, this is my space!
-I just wanna, like, hug it, so exciting. -It looks soft.
Yeah!
It's natural stone.
The mat look, I think is really, really sharp right now.
And I think it's going to be super-timeless.
And I love that you have it going all the way up the back as well.
Yeah, clean up will be so much easier.
-[Justin] This pot filler there... -[Shekinah] I know!
-I could use it to boil eggs. -Oh, yeah!
Boil... that's the extent of his cooking, but that's amazing.
-[Justin] The golden accents, it looks really good. -Looks so good.
It looks very like, again, calm and clean.
Feels open, feels welcoming and not so dark.
[Mina] And now you have this really delicate nice, glass orbs
and complements this light fixture really well.
[Shekinah] This built-in situation,
it feels like it's always been here.
It's much more functional.
Before it was kinda, you didn't really know what to do with the space.
-Amazing, and that table! -[Justin] And look at the table, the perfect height.
That table is actually beautiful.
-So this is the sunken living room. -Wow!
-Oh, man! -[Justin] Looks really good.
[Shekinah] It looks so good!
This is where you would be either stepped down or fallen down,
-if you didn't notice! -[Shekinah] Yeah!
Now you wanna walk into the space
-and kinda walk all the way through. -[Shekinah] Yeah.
-This used to feel so small. -It did.
And mostly because of that fireplace here.
Just making this look like the focal point goes to this wall
makes a lot more sense.
I'm super-pleased with how this turned out, this is the heart of the home.
-Yeah. -The kitchen, the living space areas,
I think that we're gonna spend a lot of our time here.
Your bedroom is really, really beautiful, too, so...
-We gotta go there. -Ready to go see that?
Okay, let's see it.
Your new en suite.
-Wow, this is beautiful. -Oh, my gosh.
-This looks so good! -[Justin] Oh, my gosh.
[Mina] The accent color's perfect.
I love this wall.
Tad did a great job with the trim detail and the color
-is beautiful! -Yes, it feels so cozy.
-This place is perfect. -It looks great, yeah.
And then, the fireplace isn't there.
-It looks like everything is... -Yes!
-[Shekinah] The dream! -Like, it looks like it's supposed to be this way, like,
-I continue to forget what it looked like. -Yes.
And had the big fireplace with, like, the dated
-treatment on it -Yeah.
The two doors, now we have the solid one door.
And I think it made your bathroom a little more functional too.
So if we go in here,
-your new en suite. -My gosh.
-Yes, this is amazing! -Oh, gosh.
[Shekinah] I love this bath tub.
-Super, super happy with this. -Yes.
[Justin] I can fit in this tub.
And you've got the nice pops of black, too.
The beautiful, light slate-look tiles on the floor.
And no fireplace on the side either.
But you took advantage for some nice, like, decorative shelving storage.
And this shower!
-Talk about being able to fit in the shower! -Again, space, right.
[Justin] And the shower is above my head.
[Shekinah] Yeah.
And if you remember, there were several different types of tile in the shower?
And now you have that timeless modern look
you want, with marble everywhere.
-Marble is incredibly timeless. -[Justin] Right.
-For sure. -So I think that's really beautiful.
It feels cohesive, it feels like everything works together.
I'm super-excited.
All right, let's go sit back down
-in the formal living area. -For sure.
The way I feel when I walk in, makes it feel like home.
We have never gotten to put our own touch on something.
-[Justin] Yeah. -We've always rented.
And so to be able to create that space we kinda dreamed of,
I think it was worth it.
[Mina] So, obviously, you know, not the best time
to be renovating a house
with all the delays in shipping,
and there's definitely some things that are still, you know,
a good way to go in the basement, but you guys
need to get settled, you need to move in, the season is starting
-this upcoming week. -[Justin] Yeah.
So, on the bright side, you've got a home that you guys love,
and are comfortable with,
but also if you were trading tomorrow,
you guys could sell this for a premium.
You know, about 300-and-some thousand dollar investment,
you probably increased the value about $600,000.
[Mina] Considering the delays along the way,
it still feels pretty good to get all the main living spaces
done in time to get Justin and Shekinah moved in.
Plus, after taking a look at comps
and considering all the updates we made,
I think they could even end up on top should they need to sell.
I appreciate the journey because there were a lot of different things
that I feel like now we'll savor it that much sweeter.
-We learned a lot. -Again, we did. We learned a lot.
We get more educated and excited about it and thankful, you know,
-for how everything looks in here. -Yeah.
I'm excited to move in.
-Well, let's go and enjoy your house. -All right.
[Mina] It took a few extra weeks,
but we were able to finish u the basement.
And Shekinah and Justin are super-happy with the results.
We definitely want to be able to move towards working with more clients,
it's just something I don't wanna do until I can make sure
we're doing it right.
I want us to be able to be successful in serving our clients
the best we can,
as well as making it successful for us.