- [Mina] Ready to do some work? - Let's do it.
I met with Adrienne this morning,
and we're going to do her new wedding studio.
- This is a massive store. - Yep.
I need help, I need help, like, right now.
Wow!
[Mina] I haven't really done a commercial space from the beginning.
- We're down to 60 days. - Till we open?
Dang it, Cory. It looks like we might have created a little bit of a problem.
[Cory] I messed up.
- [MJ] Are you gonna say "yes" to the dress, bunka? - [Tad] Oh, my God!
- [Cory] That's a bad idea, dude. - [Tad] Back up!
Oh, my God! I love it so much. [chuckling]
[theme music playing]
[Mina] Mom and I take on some of the nastiest houses you've ever seen.
[Karen] Our team isn't afraid to tackle the worst of the worst.
That is so gross!
Holy cow!
[Mina] Then we turn those rundown houses
into some of the nicest homes in the neighborhood.
- [MJ] Wow. - [Karen] I love it.
[Mina] Look at you! Here's your coffee.
- Thank you. - I knew you would need it.
Thank you. I do need it.
[Mina] Why are you all dolled up this early?
- I actually have to work today like, a for real... - Ohh.
Boss job work, kinda deal.
When's the last time you got your nails done?
- Probably when I got married in 2016. - You're gross.
You might be the biggest freaking weirdo I've ever met.
Today, I'm having a little girls spa morning with Adrienne.
Um, she's one of my best friends.
And not only did we help her family find a home in Fountain Square...
Are you saying "yes" to the house?
- We're saying "yes" to the house! - [all] Cheers!
[Mina] ...but I also bought my wedding dress from her.
But when she came to headquarters,
she kinda teased me about helping do the design
and build-out of her new wedding studios.
- You have, like, a headquarters. - I have a headquarters.
- It's very exciting. - I love it so much.
- You have to design my new wedding studio. - I want to.
Her business has grown a lot and she's moving into a new space.
- Are we gonna get to see your space today? - Yes please.
I need help, but I need help, like, right now.
[Mina] This is a big deal for me
because I've done my store, Two Chicks District Co.,
but I was the client.
And this is definitely harder and there's a lot on the line for Two Chicks.
So not only do we want to kind of prove ourselves on this bigger commercial job,
that we can hang.
Also, Adrienne is one of my best friends,
so I don't wanna let her down and we have to nail it.
So I don't wanna let her down and we have to nail it.
- I wanna go show you later today. - Yeah.
- I have some meetings and stuff I have to do. - Okay.
- But later today, can you meet me over there? - Yes.
- Promise, promise? - Promise, promise.
Okay, I need help.
- I need your help. - [Mina laughing] I know.
- I love you very much. - Such an evil laugh.
I'm turning into my mother. Oh, God!
♪ I woke up this morning ♪
♪ Feeling hotter than the sun ♪
- [Mina] Good morning. - [Cory] Hey, good morning.
So I wanna touch base with you, I met with Adrienne this morning.
And we're going to do the build-out and design of her new wedding studios.
[Cory] So she basically outgrew her space
and is gonna need a larger one I'm assuming?
Yeah, pretty much.
So she's in 2,000 square feet,
but when you walk in there's a tiny one couch waiting area.
And then, the cash wrap is bumped right up against that.
Then, there's a small display floor
with hundreds of dresses all crammed together.
And alongside that, are three fitting rooms.
And the new space is 6,000 square feet.
- [Cory] Six thousand square feet! - Yes.
[Cory] Mina, where are these shops located?
[Mina] They're both in Carmel, just north of Indy.
And I'm headed up there right now, I'm gonna check out her current space first.
I've been there before,
but haven't really had the, you know, renovation hat on.
- I've just been playing with pretty dresses. - [Cory] Yeah.
So gonna walk through, kinda see what she would like to do differently
with more space, um, and get, like, the beginnings of a game plan.
This is definitely going to be a different beast,
we're definitely gonna have a learning curve.
We're definitely gonna have a learning curve.
- So get your big boy pants on. - [Cory laughing]
♪ Things are look up ♪
♪ No turn back this road's going one way ♪
♪ Here we come ♪
Hi. You ready to do some work?
- Let's do it. - Okay.
- So-- - Things you don't like, things you do like?
-I don't like anything. [chuckles] -Okay.
I mean, we could talk about every square inch, and go through, and all that,
but the bottom line is, this is a beautiful moment in these girls lives
and I want there to be a feeling of grandness, or like luxury.
And I want there to be a feeling of grandness, or like luxury.
This ain't doing it.
[Adrienne] Most brides have been dreaming about this
from the time they were really little.
So I want them to have that magical experience
from the time they walk into my store, to the moment they leave.
But as my business has grown
from 30 dresses to 300 dresses
we've sort of lost that magical experience.
So first of all, as you can see these beautiful,
delicate fabric gowns are squished together.
Delicate fabric gowns are squished together.
- You can't even tell what is on the rack. - Yeah.
So we wanna, like, really make them feel upscale, spaced out, let 'em breathe.
Well, and also, I want to be able...
When someone even walks by the window for them to be able to see the detail.
So that first impression's huge.
In residential real estate we always say,
the first impression can make or break a sale.
So I think what we need to do is for Adrienne is, really create that 'wow' factor.
So as soon as a bride walks by that front window,
or walks in the front door, they're just blown away,
and it feels amazing, and beautiful, and luxurious.
This is our front desk, this is where we check-in and checkout.
Four appointments at the same time!
People sometimes bring anywhere between 10 and 15 people,
all in this tiny area.
So you need a big
- friends and family waiting area at the new shop? - Yes.
Another issue, when a bride comes here to pay
and we're talking about money
there needs to be a private spot for that.
- So kind of separate and in the side? - Yes.
Another reason that I want the cash wrap totally separate is,
because I want the brides to have that wonderful, magical, beautiful experience
without seeing that cash wrap in the background or thinking about money at all.
Okay, let's go back to one of the rooms
because I wanna show you what we're dealing with back here.
So this is where the magic happens. [chuckles]
So the bride is in the fitting room, she comes out,
she stands up on the pedestal.
And she is the center of attention in the room, right.
I want the bride to feel fancy and beautiful.
And not like she's, like, standing on top of everybody.
There's nowhere for her to go.
- If you fluff my train, so fluff my train. - Fluff.
- If you fluff my train. - Fluff, fluff.
It lands on top of all the other people in the room.
- Yeah. - So they're, like, holding her dress.
I think less pieces with more seating,
- so bigger, longer couches. - Yes.
And one of it. And maybe two occasional chairs that match.
- And also cute, and sweet, and fancy. - Yes.
- Okay. - [Mina] Okay.
- Let's go see the new space. - [Adrienne] Let's do it.
This space is just way too small and not working.
Adrienne needs way more space for so many things,
she needs a waiting area when you come in for family and friends,
she needs a more private checkout,
she needs way more space for dresses, um, all these things.
And, I mean, generally she just needs an overall more enchanting experience
for brides from start to finish.
♪ Ooh we play when there aren't any rules ♪
Okay. Oh, wow.
Adrienne's new shop will literally be just
down the street from her current one.
Down the street from her current one.
And she's moving into a former big-box clothing store,
it's 6,000 square feet.
So we have three times as much square footage
to build-out the store of her dreams.
- This is a massive store. - [Adrienne] Yep.
[Mina] This is the biggest commercial space either of us have ever done
and I know you already have a ton of ideas.
So, reception desk here.
I want there to be something big, bold, beautiful
first thing you see when you walk in.
Adrienne wants the first impression to have a huge 'wow' factor.
So my initial thought is, you're gonna walk in
into, you know, the entryway with the reception desk,
so do this big dramatic curved desk,
drop a wall in the middle,
so when you walk in you have your check-in, it's gorgeous, it's dramatic.
But then, you also have the backside
that provides much more privacy for check out.
So it's really beautiful with the 'wow' factor,
but also is serving functional purposes.
In this space over here, this is our friends and family waiting area.
So when people come in, before their appointment, if they're early,
or if our other party's taking too long, they wait here.
I want to put as much seating as I possibly can right here.
- So, like, a couple little, like, different chunks? - Yeah.
- Maybe one big couch? - Yep.
[Mina] The waiting area, we do not want to feel like, you know,
a cold, sterile hospital waiting room.
It needs to have a lot of 'wow' factor,
it's the first experience,
so it's an opportunity to really elevate
the experience for brides, their family.
So I'm thinking some like big, dramatic seating,
some occasional seating.
But keeping it light and bright with a lot of 'wow' factor.
We want brides to feel like this is something so beautiful and so special.
So I want everything in here to encapsulate that.
[Mina] Let's talk about where you want the dresses displayed.
I mean, these gowns range from $2,000 up to $12,000.
- Yeah. - I've learned my lesson,
of wanting to have the dresses spaced at least six to eight inches apart.
So one of the biggest things about this move going from 2,000 square feet
- to 6,000 is, utilizing that hanging space. - [Mina] Yeah.
Right now, Adrienne has her dresses
just jammed together on six foot rolling racks,
they're completely busting out of the space.
And here, we're gonna have these enormous rack systems,
that not only are going to be able to hold
and showcase the dresses really well,
but be kind of that centerpiece of the design.
- I would start the rack to line up with this. - Okay.
[Mina] And it would just go...
as far to the front as you want it.
And then, you've got a rack here.
[Adrienne] And then, we have one up against the wall.
[Mina] Yeah.
And when the bride walks in, I want there to be
this breathtaking, beautiful stuff to look at
that makes them feel like,
"I just walked into a space where I'm gonna buy a beautiful gown."
Okay, so, dressing rooms.
One thing, there has to be a chair, mirror, table.
Adrienne's current location has three fitting rooms.
We're gonna be doubling that with the new location.
And I really want each room to tie together, but be different.
And all very, like, elegant, and feminine, and beautiful.
And behind the fitting rooms, there's still a lot of unused space back there,
what do you want that to be?
Because that space is so big,
we're gonna do what's called, a VIB experience.
[both] Very Important Bride.
- There's like hors d'oeuvres... - Yeah.
You know, champagne is all set up back there.
- So it's like an event? - It's an event.
- I want the room to feel a little fancier. - Okay.
The VIB room is very exciting news.
So I knew there was this larger dressing room
in the back, for bigger parties.
Um, but I didn't realize that it's gonna be this, like, extra fancy-pants space.
Like, super bougie.
So I'm really just hoping we have the budget to, you know, do it justice.
And just do an amazing catwalk like, big, big couches, a big chandelier.
Like, it needs to be... It's needs to be really fancy.
- What's your overall budget? - I would say around $100,000.
We're all in at about $100,000 for like the design portions of this renovation,
so we're gonna need to make that go a long way.
This is 6,000 square feet so it's pretty much, like, six living rooms.
We have each dressing room, the family rooms, the sitting space,
so we've gotta make this money stretch.
So what is your actual construction schedule?
'Cause I thought you said three months, but I'm not sure.
I think we're down to 60 days.
Till we open?
So what is your actual construction schedule?
'Cause I thought you said three months, but I'm not sure.
I think we're down to...
sixty days.
Till we open?
- Oh, you're so cray. - No, I'm not.
I'm already paying rent on this space, which isn't cheap.
So everyday counts.
Otherwise, I'm gonna lose a whole bunch of money
so the sooner we open, the better.
We need only ship now options.
- Yes. - Okay. This is an emergency.
[chuckles] This is an emergency.
[Mina] Even if we aim for 60 days,
there's still so much to do.
There's still so much to do.
We have to demo out what's left of the existing, like, retail space.
And then, we have to go back and reframe the fitting rooms, all the other space.
There's some slight adjustments to the HVAC.
Some electrical adjustments, it's a lot.
Adrienne's previous space was 2,000 square feet
and she's moving up to 6,000 square feet.
So this is a huge accomplishment for her.
And I just wanna make sure that I do this justice.
I have $100,000 to pull it off
and less time than I would like.
But she is my best friend,
I am not gonna let her down, so we're gonna get this done.
I want you to know how important this is to me,
this space is my baby.
- And so, I want it to look and feel so beautiful. - Mmm-hmm.
- And so I'm trusting you. - We're elevating.
It's gonna be great.
♪ Get it girl get it girl I'm a get it girl ♪
♪ This is my world ♪
♪ Get it girl get it girl I'm a get it girl ♪
Whoa, this is a different space.
Gonna put this end of the demo fork down.
We're wasting no time getting started.
There's a lot of pressure on Two Chicks to show that,
not only can we take on these type of projects,
but also that we can do it with a killer design.
But that's a tall order given our tight deadline.
So we are going to get this former big-box store demoed out immediately.
- I am a demo tulle today. - [laughing]
- That's pretty good. - [Austin] Why is it a tulle?
- It's called tulle. - [Adrienne] That's the material.
- [Austin] Oh. - [Adrienne] It's grey tulle.
This fabric is called, tulle.
And it's a very common material used to make wedding dresses.
Then there's pants underneath of it for warmth and, you know, dignity.
Okay, so, obviously a different location.
We are in a commercial space,
so you cannot go through any walls.
All the red racking is coming down.
Inside the fitting room and to the left
is fully getting demoed, so the dressing room down to the studs, yes.
I just wanna make sure everybody felt, like, in the wedding vibe.
So I brought costumes for everyone.
- [Cory] Cool. - Just to get you in the spirit
or bridal bliss.
- [MJ] Are you gonna say "yes" to the dress, bunka? - [Tad] Oh, my God!
So beautiful already.
[Karen] Oh, my God!
[Mina] You're the prettiest bride ever!
I don't know how she knew, like, my size.
That's a bold call that she's like, "Oh, I got a dress for ya."
If I ever wanted to be a bride, there's a dress out there for me.
- I'm beautiful. - [Mina] Step in.
Oh, I think you have my favorite, pick you heels up.
[Tad] This is ridiculous.
[chuckles] You look very frumpy.
This is a giant wedding dress.
- And you guys look fabulous. - My dress could've been cuter.
Could you guys snug up a little, please? Yeah.
[Mina] All right, let's demo some stuff.
[Tad] There ya go.
You've got a great stab.
- [Adrienne scoffs] - Yeah.
- Whoo! - Yeah!
Guess I'll present you the demo fork.
- I just like tearing [bleep] up. - Yeah!
This isn't a full gut,
it was another big-box, you know, clothing store.
It was another big-box, you know, clothing store.
So there's not a lot inside, it was all filled with, like, racking and shelving.
- [MJ] Whoa. - [Cory] It's coming down.
[Karen] Look at that. Team easy.
[Tad grunting]
[Cory] That's what I'm talking about!
Fitting rooms are all getting gutted, because that's gonna be the VIB room.
- The very important bride. - Here goes hernia.
You guys, that's attached. I haven't unscrewed that one yet.
The mirrors that we are taking out of the fitting room we're gonna hold on to.
We might do some retrofitting where we get some, like, trim material
and make an ornate frame for it.
Retrofit, I'm here for that.
- I love retrofitting things. - Yeah.
[Cory] I feel like, if this thing starts to go,
we need to figure out what our plan is.
If we torque this thing in any fashion,
- it's going to snap. - It is going to break.
Usually, I wanna break glass,
um, in this instance I know Mina wants us to save it
so we can do something cool with it down the road in the design.
I'm not gonna play around,
we're just gonna get this down and we're gonna move it somewhere safe.
We're just gonna get this down and we're gonna move it somewhere safe.
[Cory] How is that attached? [gasps]
Oh, my God! Hey, hey, hey, wait, wait!
If we torque this thing in any fashion, it's going to snap.
[Tad] So Mina told us,
we have to get this giant mirror down without breaking it.
[Cory] Oh, my God! Hey, hey, hey, wait, wait!
- Whoo! - [Cory] Whoo!
- It was heavy. - It was heavy.
- It was super heavy. - It was no small potato.
No, it was a big potato.
[Cory] Oh, that's nice.
[Tad grunting] Austin!
- [Cory] That is-- - [Tad] Austin!
[Cory] Okay, wow.
- [Mina] This looks so much better already. - I know.
It makes it so big.
[Mina] Yeah, I've very excited.
♪ It all starts with one spark ♪
♪ Let your colors shine right from the heart ♪
[Cory] Hello?
- [Mina] Hello. - [Cory] What are you doing?
Taxes...
- Bunch of adulting? - Forever!
- Wedding studio, if I can get it turned out here. - Okay.
- This is a very large space. - It is, it's about 6,000 square feet.
Right when you walk in, the first impression will be
this gorgeous wrap around desk,
with the feature wall behind the check-in area.
Then around the back, is the checkout area,
where the brides can have the privacy Adrienne wants
when they're talking money.
What's this little dent?
[Mina] This is our last look area,
where Adrienne wants a pedestal and huge mirror
where brides can share their final "yes" to the dress moment,
with friends and family that'll be hanging out in the big waiting area.
With friends and family that'll be hanging out in the big waiting area.
[Cory] Yeah.
And then, this whole chunk, which is 30% of it,
is the square footage for the dresses.
So we're gonna have this, like, awesome racking.
There's a lot happening in here.
There's how many fitting rooms?
- One, two, three, four, five, six! - Mmm-hmm.
The doors that go to the dressing rooms are all gonna be arched,
arch is the big theme.
There's five family rooms with dressing rooms attached.
And then, there's the VIB area.
- That's got three times the size. - Mmm-hmm.
If you're, like, that extra girl,
that's, like, the next level service that they could provide.
Thirty of her closest friends and family, they're gonna be in here,
there's gonna be champagne, a charcuterie board.
- That's wild. - Why?
- No, I just like it. - Oh, like good, wild.
♪ I know they can't believe it they taking second looks when they see me ♪
[Mina] Now that Adrienne's store is completely demoed,
it's time to frame out the new dressing rooms and VIB area.
But a commercial space like this
is a little different than what my team is used to.
Is a little different than what my team is used to.
And with Adrienne shelling out rent on both this building and her old one still,
we've gotta get this done quickly for her.
Good morning!
- [Zane] Got some floor plans here. - Yes.
- Yeah. - [Cory] This is excited.
[Mina] We don't have time for my team to learn on the job,
so I called in some guys who do commercial spaces from a living
to show my guys the ropes.
Grab a bundle of studs, let's get to work.
- [Cory] All right, Tad, you got that? - [Tad] I got this.
We are gonna get a lesson in metal framing.
- [Cory] How many bundles do we need? - [Tad] Oh, yeah.
[Zane] That's enough for right now.
We normally use wood, we've never done this before.
Uh, this is not our song and dance
- as Cory Miller would say. - [Cory] Mmm-hmm.
So we're gonna learn some things today.
- [Cory] You said 42? - [Zane] Forty-two a row.
- Yep. And then, you cut the other side. - [Cory] There we go.
Check that out, now you're just gonna bend it.
- [Zane] Yep, exactly. - [Tad] That's how you do it, Cory.
[Austin] It's a lot easier than using circular saws, lot cleaner too.
- [Zane] I don't like sawdust. - [Tad] Yeah, what're you talking about.
[Cory] What's interesting about this framing,
you think it's gonna be quick and easy and it's not.
Because every stud you put up you have add some form of support to it.
It's really, like, one large erector set, it's just a little different.
- How many did you need, three? - [Tad speaking other language]
I'm like, "Just bring in the wood."
You know, "Get the wood in here and let's just frame this stuff."
[Tad] I thought it was pretty easy.
Whoo!
[Cory] We kinda got the hang of things,
we started pre-cutting stuff because we saw the guys next step.
- We started doing tasks without being asked. - Yeah.
The damn nuts are just spinning on the threads right now.
And then we messed up.
- Dang it, Cory. - [Cory] We need some epoxy.
It looks like we might have created a little bit of a problem.
- Ugh! - [Cory] I messed up.
[Cory] Huh. The damn nuts are just spinning on the threads right now.
We did it the same way.
[Tad] It looks like we might have created a little bit of a problem.
Ugh!
[Cory] I messed up.
And I made the nut cattywampus on the thread.
So it wasn't threading, it was just spinning the bolt in the concrete.
And so they couldn't get it to wedge and anchor up.
We started hammering in the concrete anchor at the tip of the stud.
And that proved to be effective.
- All right, that one's good. - [Tad] Redemption!
- [Cory] I saw what I did and I fixed it. - [Tad] Which is good.
♪ Go on do your thing do your thing do it ♪
♪ Knock 'em out the ring knock 'em dead do it ♪
[Mina] Our materials arrived and the framing is done.
And we've rerouted the HVAC through all the new spaces.
Drywall's going up
everywhere, so it's time to start finalizing the plans
for the interior design,
and how we're gonna transform the space
into a fairy tale wedding shop.
Into a fairy tale wedding shop.
- [MJ] Good morning! Welcome. - You didn't want to wear that?
You went tiara, but not full dress?
Yeah. Didn't have time.
- Didn't have time for all that. - It makes your eyes sparkle.
Thank you.
- All right, this is a big beast. - Huge.
[Mina] The theme is kind of this fairy tale elegance,
so let's talk paint color first.
We're gonna have six rooms.
I want each room to be a different color,
but all give off a soft, romantic vibe.
Like, "barely color" colors?
- Yeah. - Like, different shades of, like, blush,
- maybe like a minty green? - [Mina] Yeah, like a...
Like this...
[MJ] Into that.
[Mina] ...this.
Those guys.
Like, that kind of world, because the whole place
is gonna have a very fairy tale vibe to it,
but super elegant.
[MJ] I really like this color.
[Mina] Yeah, it's pretty.
Each room will have a family room,
and then they all have a smaller dressing room,
so in the smaller dressing room,
the mirror, a chair, a little table,
and then, in the viewing/family room,
- we've got the bigger mirror... - Big mirror.
Big sofa, a couple occasional chairs,
- you know, maybe some plants. - Lots of tissue.
Tissue.
And then, in the VIB room,
everything's gonna be elevated to the max.
Everything's gonna be elevated to the max.
Fancier furniture, more elegant chandeliers,
and then, this is one of our samples for...
- For the ceiling? Yes. - Yeah.
So, this, but I want to do it in, like, this color,
one of these colors, so that whole room
is super, super monochromatic.
- Love it. - Each room will have the arched entryway.
A big design feature
across the whole store is arches,
because they add so much grace
to our fairy tale elegance theme.
Arches everywhere.
[Mina] For the racking, these are the vertical,
and then, we'll have these arches in between.
And then, we'll have these arches in between.
These will all actually be matte black...
[MJ] Beautiful.
And then the desk.
The frame is gonna be made out of curved iron,
and it's gonna have a white oak top.
It's gonna kind of come like this.
Okay.
So, it'll be an arch too,
and we've got this wall down the center, so--
So this will be kind of like check-in,
- check out. - [Mina] Yes.
- [MJ] Got it. - [Mina] And the desk portion will kind of cut in like this,
so this will all be white oak.
Cute. And these are kind of like
the idea for the wall mural behind the reception,
like a marble mural.
[Mina] It'll be the first thing people see
when they enter, so it needs to have a lot of "wow" factor.
And then, we need to elevate the friends and family area
in the front as well.
Mom's got something up her sleeve
with the mirror that's gonna be in the front,
- to decorate it a little bit... - Okay.
So I think that'll be a cool spot, too.
[MJ] All right. What else?
There's a walkway that's kind of been created
from the main area to the VIB area,
that Adrienne really wants to do, like, kind of
- fairy, whimsical, gardeny thing on the ceiling. - [MJ] Okay.
- Fairy, whimsical, gardeny thing on the ceiling. - [MJ] Okay.
[Mina] The idea is to make it look like a lush garden
that's coming down from the ceiling,
- so in my head-- - [MJ] Drippy.
[Mina] Yeah. It'll be like
you're walking through a fairy tale.
Amazing.
- I'm excited. - It's gonna look really good.
We've never done anything like this,
but I'm excited/nervous.
The design, I think,
is going to be a big deal for us...
- Yeah. - Because it's massive, it's commercial,
tons of people are gonna be coming through it,
so it could be a really nice, you know, like,
business card opportunity.
- Absolutely. - So, no pressure.
- Yeah, no pressure at all. - Make good choices.
- Hmm. - Hmm.
I do wedding studios all the time.
[Mina] All the time.
♪ Hold up, wait a minute ♪
♪ Can't get enough when I'm in it ♪
[Mina] We want each space to feel custom and designer.
In the VIB room, we've gone with a calming green paint,
to get the subtle vibe of an indoor fairy tale garden.
♪ Whoa-oh Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
[Mina] Every changing room
will have these personal little touches...
♪ Whoa-oh Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
[Mina] ...to create unique and special spaces that
really make the customers feel like a bride.
Really make the customers feel like a bride.
- Is this the frame? - [workers] Yep. Yeah.
[gasps]
Look! You guys are almost done!
- It's so cool. - [Adrienne] It's so cool.
[Mina] It's big.
It's just a skeleton right now,
but you've got two big rectangles
that are gonna be your desk,
one for the reception and one for transactions.
Then, they've made curved metal arches
that will connect the two desks,
to create a wraparound design feature.
- Do you love it? - I love it so much,
um, it gives me goosebumps.
- [chuckles] - This, to me, is one of the biggest deals
in the whole shop for that first impression.
To see it kind of come to life,
feel like, okay, I'm sitting at the desk,
people are gonna walk in here,
they can check out here. It's pretty cool.
- What? - So we were thinking, we could also, like,
lay out an arch for the racks,
because I just want you guys to see the height.
Along with the desk, the guys are building
these custom hanging racks that are so cool.
They have these giant arches, and they are kind of mimicking
the curve of the desk, that arch,
the arch that goes into the fitting rooms,
so it's gonna be really cool,
and apparently, there's this machine
that can bend the metal into these arches.
It takes a straight piece,
and we put downward pressure on it,
and then roll it back and forth,
and it creates a curve.
So, you're gonna do one?
- Yeah. - Yes!
- Or you can. - Let me do it!
- Okay. - All right!
- [all chuckling] - All right!
Realistically, I could probably just
bend the metal myself by hand,
but I don't want to show anyone up,
so let the machine do it.
- Just go ahead and crank that down. - Okay.
[motor whirring]
[Mina] Pressure bends the metal pole
little by little, until it's bent enough
that you have an arch.
All right.
- [motor slows] - Get it there. Perfect.
[motor stops]
Awesome.
It looks so cool!
Seeing the dress racks laid out on the ground
100% does not do it justice,
but on the ground, it's super cool,
so once they're flipped vertical,
and hanging in the space
with all these beautiful dresses on it,
it's gonna be absolutely amazing.
- I'm very excited. - Me too.
Okay.
- Thank you, guys. - [worker] Uh-huh.
[Cory] Oh, we're already bringing 'em in, huh?
I think... Tad, are you all tightened up over there?
[Tad] Yeah.
Whoo!
That's nice.
[Mina] The guys already had such a great head start
on the desk, and finished it up
in no time.
In no time.
They painted the frame a creamy white,
and we're wrapping the outside
with a beautiful matching curved panel,
so we're getting that installed today,
which feels like a huge step
towards getting Adrienne out of her old space
and out from under her two lease payments
and into this massive new space
before wedding season kicks into high gear.
Welcome to The Wedding Studio...
- [chuckles] - Wow.
Where you're gonna find the dress of your dreams
and lots of champagne.
Okay.
This is beautiful.
[Mina] And in the back VIB room,
we painted those Victorian ceiling panels green
to match the wall,
and installed them along with this posh chandelier
to really ramp up the glam.
Let's do this.
[Mina] And arch wedding dress racks
are being installed,
and soon will be filled with designer gowns.
Oh, yeah.
Whoo-hoo!
[chuckles]
Got one done!
Only 17 more.
- Seventeen more. - [all laughing]
♪ Whoa-oh, whoa-oh Whoa-oh ♪
Hello!
- [Tad] Hey, hey! - [Cory] Hey!
There's a limited amount of landscaping we can do
outside the shop,
so the real curb appeal
has to be in the display windows,
and we just need to wow the passersby,
and lure them in.
So this becomes a destination.
People want to come here just to see what's in the window.
I like that idea.
Yeah, right?
I've had this genius idea to break mirrors,
and then sort of
mosaic collage them on the wall,
in the shape of a giant rose.
- Ooh! - [Cory] That's cute.
This will be the perfect way to introduce this...
fairy tale elegance theme.
So, we're gonna break each individual mirror,
and then put the mirror itself on the wall, broken.
- Real shiny and designy. - [Cory] Yeah.
[Tad] Yes!
- Do you see that? I got goosebumps. - [chuckles]
- I'm jacked right now. - Okay.
[Tad] The irony is that on demo day,
Mina told us not to break this massive mirror,
so we could use it for a project down the road,
and now that project has come.
On demo day, I didn't get to destroy anything,
so you have no idea how much pent-up energy I have
to smash the mirrors.
It's probably been
a rough couple weeks on you, hasn't it?
Dude, you have, literally, no idea.
Move, Cory. Move.
- Move. Rapidly move.. - [Cory] What are you...
- [MJ] What are you doing? - What you you gonna do?
Dude, don't push that. That's a bad idea, dude.
Back up!
- [Cory] That's gonna break a bunch of tile. - [MJ] Oh, no.
- Uno, dos, tres! - [Cory] Tad, this is a bad idea.
[crashing]
[Karen] That was a terrible idea.
[Cory] Dude, don't push that.
- Stop it. - [Cory] That's a bad idea, dude.
Back up! Back up.
- That's gonna break a bunch of tile. - Oh, no.
- It's gonna break a bunch of tile. - [Tad] You ready?
- No. - Uno, dos, tres!
[Cory] Tad, this is a bad idea.
[crashes]
[Karen] That was a terrible idea.
Ooh, ooh, ooh.
[grunting] I win.
[chuckles]
Oh, my God!
That was awesome.
[vocalizing] Adrenalin!
[Tad] Smashing stuff really isn't a job for me.
It's more of a passion. Something very heartfelt.
- [Karen] Okay. - [Tad] So we have enough little pieces now, for sure.
- I'm just gonna start getting the general shape on the wall. - Perfect.
Now that we have our mirror pieces,
we're gonna create a giant rose,
and we're gonna adhere it to the wall
in the storefront display window.
We need kind of biggish pieces still, right?
[MJ] Yes.
- Nice. - There you go.
[Tad] I'm just not this artistic.
I'm more, you know, destructive.
- [Karen] Yeah. That is true. - So...
[Karen] There. That's better.
We should go outside and look in.
- [Tad] Oh, I like that idea. - [Cory] Okay.
- Let's go look in. - [MJ] Yeah!
- Let's see what the people see. - That's a very good idea.
[Karen] Adrienne wants her customers
to just be enveloped in romance
the moment they enter the store,
and the roses in the front display window
are gonna set the tone immediately.
- How are you feeling? - I love it. Hello?
[Cory] Oh, this is fantastic!
[Mina] All of those glam wedding gowns
have moved in and are up on the racks.
Now, they have plenty of room to be on full display,
and show off their gorgeous details.
At the front of the store, we painted a mural
on the front divider wall
that will give it a look of marble,
another touch of glam as you step into the store.
And Mom and MJ have a crafty idea
of how to create a bridal moment
with the final looks mirror at the front of the store,
near the friends and family waiting area...
[MJ] Ah, it's gonna look so freaking cute.
[Mina] ...decorating it with some handmade flowers
from old bridal gowns.
The final looks mirror
is one of the most important parts
of the bridal experience,
and Adrienne's business.
When the bride sees herself in the mirror,
it's what closes the deal on the dress,
so it can't be just any ordinary mirror.
So, we found an arched mirror that matches the arch
of the openings to the fitting rooms,
and we added a little zhuzh to make it even more special.
- [MJ] It's your big day, Cory. - [Karen] Okay, Cory.
- This is-- Oh! - Oh!
[Karen] Sit back down.
So you can be graceful, or graceless.
That's your choice.
Don't fight it.
[MJ] Let's dress this thing up a little bit.
[Cory] I'm gonna die.
No, you're not gonna die. Here.
You can lean on me.
Okay. Wait. Stop, just...
- Oh, it isn't that. I was floofing it up for you. - Okay.
Do you feel pretty?
[giggles] [in female voice] Yeah, it's on my wedding day!
Adelle, come here. [claps] Come here.
- Do you want a bouquet? - Oh, tell me are you a little pumpkin?
- [laughs] - [chuckles]
[Mina] We're down to those final luxurious touches
that will give brides an upscale experience.
I'm gonna sit on it.
Oh, there we go.
We're even hanging greenery in the ceiling
of the hall that leads to the VIB area,
to give a sense of enchantment
as brides head back to pick the dress of their dreams.
[Austin] Stick that on in there.
[Mina] Outside doesn't need much...
That is a thing of beauty!
[Mina] ...but these gold planters
in all different heights
will add dimension and a pop of color.
Will add dimension and a pop of color.
[Cory] Oh, yeah. This is great.
[Mina] They'll set the tone
the moment the bride walks up to the shop.
[Karen] They're gonna be happy.
[Mina] Look at this pretty girl!
I want to put this on my body.
Wow.
- [Austin] Okay. Beautiful. - That's service.
[Austin] Hmm, I'm not quite sure.
It's actually gonna be aligned with the window.
[Mina] This project with Adrienne's unique for us,
because it's a commercial space
and we haven't done a whole lot
of commercial space outside of our own properties,
so it's a really good opportunity
to kind of stretch our legs,
and prove ourselves more in the commercial world.
The challenge here is that you're not just designing
for one person, so obviously, we want
Adrienne to love the design...
Whoo-hoo!
[Mina] ...but we also have to think about
all the brides that are gonna be coming through the space,
and making it perfect for them...
Can you guys pull the couch in?
It goes along this wall.
So we chose accent colors and materials
so we chose accent colors and materials
that are going to fit with the whole bridal experience,
and not distract from the mostly white dresses
that really are the centerpiece.
Double stacked.
- Yeah. - This corner.
This is nice.
Thank you.
I found these really cute pedestals.
This is the secret to, um, selling a dress?
[Mina] You get one if you say yes to the dress.
I said yes!
[laughs]
[chortles]
[chuckling] That's so good.
♪ I see it so clearly ♪
♪ Breathe it in like a daydream ♪
♪ Way past the feelings ♪
♪ I think I made it to the other side ♪
Hi!
[chuckles]
Oh, you look beautiful!
- I'm so excited for you to see everything. - I'm so excited, too!
- So, you finally have this, like, big storefront. - Ahhh!
My God, I have a storefront!
I freaking love it!
Like, this is, like, my dream come true.
[Mina] Right when you walk up,
you have this amazing display window.
I love the idea
of the reflection of the glass.
[Mina] The spectacle of the display window is gonna
get people curious, and then get them in the door.
Your previous shop was quaint and cute,
but now, you're levelled up to this massive storefront.
But now, you're levelled up to this massive storefront.
- This is the next level. - [Mina] Yes.
This is the first, before you even walk in.
It's like the curb appeal on the houses.
This is your curb appeal.
- [Adrienne] This is it, baby. - Come on. Let's start our tour.
- We're here. - Well, let's do it.
- [Mina] Come on. - [Adrienne chuckles]
Oh, my God! I love it so much! [laughs]
- This is it, baby. - Come on. Let's start our tour.
- We're here. - Well, let's do it.
- Come on. - [chuckles]
Oh, my God! I love it so much!
[laughs]
This is insane.
The natural light that I have...
- [Mina] Yes. - [Adrienne] ...coming into the full store.
[Mina] So, right when you enter,
you have so many picture moments,
and this is the first one, I mean,
- you walk in, and you're like... - [Adrienne] Yeah.
- [Mina] ..."Oh, amazing, look at all the champagne." - [Adrienne laughs]
[Mina] Brides can stop and snap a photo here,
once they say yes to the dress.
But let's talk about your amazing desk.
- It's huge, first of all. - Yeah.
Like, you probably had, what?
Five feet at the other store, maybe?
[Adrienne] Not even.
[Mira] And the best part now, you've got a divider wall
that separates the desk into the front reception area
and the back private desk for money matters.
So, you've got your great little seating area.
At your old store, you had one tiny couch.
Now, you can easily fit
a dozen or more people in here.
[Adrienne] Finally, we have a space
for people to sit while they wait,
or even to sit while the bride is paying, over here.
- It gives so many answers to the problems that we had. - [Mina] Yes.
All right, so now that we've taken in the whole entry...
Yes.
[Mina] ...now we dive in to the racks.
- Okay, let's go. - It's this way.
♪ Yeah, I do it ♪
♪ Get down to it Oh yeah ♪
You have so much space.
Remember at your old store, all the dresses were
crammed onto each other,
and now, using all the wide open space
you have here, we were able
to do these gorgeous arched racks
and give these dresses the space they need.
I can't even begin to explain how amazing.
Like, you can see every [shrieking] dress.
♪ Oh yeah ♪
- So... - So, pick a gown.
This is my favorite gown.
- This one right here. - Oh, my gosh.
- Look at this! Feathers! - That is so pretty.
You have so much space.
I mean, it's huge.
At your old space, the bride was
right on top of her guests, and everything was cramped.
But there's so much space here.
I mean, you have ample seating in here.
You have room for the bride. You've got room to ooh and ah.
- [Adrienne] Yep. - [Mina] You have a nice, clean backdrop.
[Adrienne] I love the fact that
the arches are a common theme.
It looks really, really good.
Well, this room's lovely, but I don't feel like
- it's quite the right one for you, so... - [Adrienne] Okay.
- Let's check out another room. - [Adrienne] Okay.
[Mina] Room number two.
Ooh! I love it so much!
[Mina] The through thread, the monochromatic...
- [Adrienne] Yep. - [Mina] ...really, the focus being the bride,
just with some paneling detail.
[Adrienne] I love it.
It just adds a little bit of love to the room, I guess.
Yes, exactly.
The bride vibe I'm getting from you
is way blingier, fancier,
so I'm gonna take you to another space...
- Oh-ho-ho! Okay. - [Mina] ...that's just
- more fit. - [chuckling] Okay.
So now, this beautiful...
- This is so beautiful! - One moment.
It's enchanting.
[Mina] At your old shop, all the rooms were
right on top of each other,
so you didn't have the space
to do something romantic like this
that really gives the bride that one of a kind experience.
- It's very, like... - It's gorgeous.
And this is for that bride that is just extra.
This room just takes everything up a notch.
This used to be
a bland, big box store display floor,
and now, it's like you've been transported
into some luxurious mansion.
It's bigger, it's a little bit more dramatic,
and when the bride comes out of that dressing room,
they actually have, like, a walkway.
It's going to feel like
they're walking down the aisle on their wedding.
This, I swear, is as big as my first shop.
♪ Sittin' on gold On a gold mine ♪
This is amazing.
[Mina] And one more last-minute surprise
I just installed this morning,
a doorbell for when you need more champagne.
[doorbell chimes]
[laughs]
I mean--
- Oh, my God! - How are we doing?
[women exclaiming]
[women laughing]
Are you ready to say yes to the dress?
[women laughing]
- [laughs] - [chuckles]
- Cheers. - [Mina] Cheers.
- Smile. - Absolutely.
Um, Austin doesn't come with the store.
- What? Why not, Mina? - [Mina] He has a full-time job.
- Yeah. A little busy. - Although this was very magical.
- [chuckling] This is magical. - Yeah.
- It's so magical. - [Adrienne] Yeah.
- [chuckles] - Okay. Well, you go in there, put your little robe on,
I'm gonna grab your dress.
We're gonna do this right.
[Adrienne] Let's do it.
Adrienne picked out a dress.
I'm gonna have her put it on,
so she really can get the full bride experience.
[giggles] You're the prettiest bride ever!
[Mina laughs]
Are you gonna cry all over again?
I might, not because I'm a bride,
but because this is exactly what we planned.
Walk out to the front, get on that pedestal,
in front of that very special mirror
that Mom and MJ made, in the sunlight.
That's the moment she's trying to create
for these brides, so let's see if we can create it for her.
I'm so excited to watch all the girls say yes,
- right here in this space. - It's beautiful.
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
[Mina] This project was a massive challenge
and a huge learning curve for me and the team.
And a huge learning curve for me and the team.
Adrienne wanted this done quickly, in just 60 days,
and with a $100,000 budget,
and even though this was
a massive, 6,000 square foot project,
we didn't have the foundation problems
or other issues we see in our typical renos,
so all in all, things went pretty smoothly.
We really proved we can knock these types
of commercial spaces out of the park,
and most importantly,
Adrienne is so special, and then I think
it's going to be just epically successful.
I know I'm gonna sleep well at night,
because it is answering
every problem that we had at the old store.
You really brought this dream to life for me,
and I'm forever grateful.
- A little martini, something like that, okay? - A little martini!
[Adrienne chuckles]