[Alison] Tonight on Windy City Rehab...
I need an escape, somewhere that's close to family and friends.
And Vegas is that place.
I'm always gonna be Chicago girl.
But I also love Vegas, I moved to Vegas when I was 19 years old.
I've always wanted ranch. Just one floor, big yard.
My friend Camille sent me about 10 listings
and I said I only wanna see one, Tierra Bonita.
Wow!
I want this to be, like, total social.
I love the arches.
The kitchen, it's so bad though.
I love how the main bedroom is separate.
-[gasps] Oh, it's so big. -I know.
Would it be so low if I offered $515,000?
-Is that, like, offensive? -Yes.
-There's no way though you got it for below asking. -Oh, I got it for below ask.
-Shut up. -Yeah!
Tierra Bonita is gonna have a whole new set of challenges.
What? How can he make 'em too tall?
Doing a project to this scale is so hard.
Now I'm not gonna have room for the lights, they're ruining my whole look.
Financially, two years ago I thought I was gonna be in ruins.
And now, it's my mini villa. It's Villa Victoria. This is what you fight for.
I have so much love for Las Vegas, it really is my second home.
I went to University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
I got my first job out here with a builder.
I started my business here.
I've had a home here for 15 years,
it was my first house I ever bought.
The sun's out everyday, some of my greatest friends live there.
My new house is about 20 minutes from The Strip,
it's in Henderson, Nevada.
It's in a quiet gated community.
And I cannot believe that I got it for under asking price
in this kind of market.
So this house is going to be just my pure escape.
So this is gonna be a real challenge,
something I have not dealt with before,
I am not gonna be the boots on the ground.
Because I don't have a lot of time, so when I am here it's literally one day.
I hoping that this is about a six - seven month job maximum.
And I think it will be, just given that the layout of this house,
it's a perfect size.
Tierra Bonita was listed at $559,000.
And I closed on it for $550,000.
So that leaves me with about $300,000 to put into the renovation.
Here she is.
I am meeting with my general contractor, Christian,
from Cera Construction.
He's a Chicago guy and he's dating one of my closest friends in Vegas.
I think at this point in my career
it's like I'm looking for a general contractor
that I know, that I love, that I trust,
that does beautiful, quality work,
and communicates effectively.
You know, fingers crossed that this goes really well.
So this is the big kind of moment, I wanna do French doors.
-How tall do you want 'em? -I wanna go real tall.
-You can get away with two 32-inch French doors. -[Alison] Which I'm fine with.
-Obviously, this is going away, the runway. -Okay.
Which I want to do a radiused step.
Saltillo on the landing.
But then, boom! All of this is gonna be vinyl planks.
Those are going to be multi-sliders.
-So that whole thing's gonna be open. -[Christian] Right.
But can I go 8-feet with these?
So you can certainly go 8-feet,
but we need a structural engineer come out here and sign-off on it.
[Alison] The biggest transformation would be making this indoor/outdoor.
[Christian] Mmm-hmm.
There's two fireplaces in the house, well three really.
There's one in the kitchen,
and then there's the two-sided one in the main suite and bath.
[Christian] Yep.
And I really want one here 'cause this now gonna be the family room.
On the sides are gonna be what you would build for me
and build out with the shelves and I wanna light the shelves.
You are going a little nuts on the electrical here.
-I know, but I do need it. -Okay.
[Alison] I wanna do a bar,
so Ari's also gonna build the back bar that'll come around
'cause I want this to be very fun, this is my Vegas house.
So in this room, multi-slider again, opened to the outside.
Kitchen, I've decided to be very nice
and not move any plumbing. [chuckles]
Okay.
[Alison] So sink stays in this location. It's marble countertops.
I want, like, a full, huge stucco hood just framed out.
The appliances are all green.
And then, I'm doing a full refrigerator tower.
And then, cabinets all above it.
They won't go to the ceiling which goes completely against what I always say.
But guess what? It's a new day.
And then, if you see in your plans, are niches.
-You say niches? I say nit-chis. -[Alison] Nit-chis?
Main, so the main things going is, obviously, the multi-slider.
[Christian] Got that.
[Alison] So I want the firebox to be lower.
This whole back wall is gonna be tile.
Same tile is going on the floor 'cause it's a full wet room.
[Christian] Okay.
[Alison] This is gonna be a freestanding tub.
-[Christian] Okay, now that makes sense. -Yep.
So this is gonna go all the way full?
-All the way to the ceiling? -I would love it.
And I can have my shoes all the way up, yes. [chuckles]
I'm never leaving Vegas, come on.
While the next thing is meeting the window guy.
That's big because those doors are the biggest change that I'm making to this house.
And it's gonna be one of the most expensive,
right up there with electrical.
And then, submitted for a permit.
This project isn't just about the inside of the house.
I am taking on two major exterior projects too.
So I want the front and backyards to be absolute showstoppers.
So today, I am meeting with Joey who is, not just a great friend,
but an amazing landscape designer.
I've known Joey for almost 20 years.
He was a draftsmen when I had my first design job.
And then, he and my best friend ended up getting married.
Their yard is, I think it's Joey's masterpiece.
I've always wanted a yard designed by Joey.
So look at this.
Let us see.
Fantastic.
-So it's all indoor/outdoor. -Yeah.
-So it's, like, that flow that I want. -Well, this'll be great.
Once you come out here, I think if we do, like, some kind of dining area out here.
And then, somewhere in this area here,
possibly do outdoor kitchen living space here.
[Alison] I wasn't even thinking about doing a grill.
[Joey] I think you would grill if you had it.
If we could lay this out right,
we could actually have a little bar top where people can sit there.
[Alison] 'Cause it's more entertainment.
Here's my main thing.
My main, main wish is total privacy.
Because, as you can see, the neighbor's windows are right there.
-Yeah, we'll have hedges way higher than that. -That's what I want.
Just center 'em here, fire pit,
with some kind of sofa and chairs out here.
-Because-- -Maybe even do laser panels.
Or something back here with vines or something, just to give you some privacy.
And we're not even, like, though it. 'Cause I want a hot tub.
[Joey] You'll use it at night.
-Just so my bedroom opens to a hot tub. -[Joey] Yeah.
And then, we can do some cool steps
with some of that Spanish tile in the front of it.
This tree is a huge selling point.
You know, the front yard is just, like, this kind of magical entrance.
The door's totally changing.
-[Joey] Okay. -This whole thing.
They're gonna go all the way up,
but I still wanna do, like, big, huge pots.
-And I feel like-- -How about a fountain right here?
And as you're walking up this way we have the sound of the water coming up.
Then we can put Saltillo tile down this whole entryway.
-[Alison] And then you're gonna make this super posh. -Yeah, we'll make...
Have greenery going around, we'll do some artificial turf in the front.
-I'm so excited. -Yeah.
-I finally get a Joey yard. -Yeah. [chuckles]
Aww, thank you.
You know, challenges for me with Joey are gonna be price point.
Because I really don't know. I know he's super high-end, uh, but what does that mean?
I got about $100,000 to spend fully on the front yard and backyard,
so I'm a little nervous for that.
I'm not nervous about what he's gonna bring back to the table.
Demo is officially underway at Terra Bonita.
Hello.
This is so exciting.
It's coming, it's getting there.
Things are moving really fast, I think by the end of the week we'll be done with all demo.
-[Alison] Are you serious? -Yep.
Garza, [speaking Spanish]
Yeah, we're not gonna keep 'em.
I can put 'em in the garage, do you want 'em in the garage?
[Alison] Yeah, put 'em in the garage for now.
-[Christian] Put 'em in the garage. -Okay.
I think I'm gonna give 'em to my neighbors or, like, offer them.
-[man] Okay. -You know, like banana bread.
Like, all the new neighbors would get banana bread. [chuckling]
All right, give me, like, a realistic timeframe for you to have cabinets delivered.
-Six weeks. -Really?
-Yeah. -Okay, done. Six weeks.
-Six weeks. -And these windows will go in, right?
-So these windows are here already. -[Alison] They are!
Oh, my God!
These a beautiful. And where's the big guy?
-Oh, my God! It's huge. -[Christian] Big guy's back here.
He spelt my name wrong, but whatever.
Like, how do you go back to Chicago after this?
I'm in the middle of a concrete jungle.
I'm currently living in an apartment in Chicago on the 46th floor.
I have no outdoor space, I have no access to outdoor space.
You know, it's like the excitement I have about every nook and cranny of this,
inside and out, is insane.
Have you, uh, applied for your rebate?
[Alison] Which rebate?
The rebate when you take out grass and convert it to a desert landscape.
Or just rock.
-What'd you... How much do you get? -You get $3 a square foot.
What?
-Three bucks a square foot? -Right.
And you have about 1,300 almost 1,500 square feet here.
-Yeah, because I'm saving water. -Right.
-I didn't know you got a rebate. -You get a rebate.
I have around $100,000 budgeted for landscape and that's it.
So I'm at $72,000 with no plants, no hot tub,
and no tile for the front, and no lights!
-Four grand goes a long way. -[Craig] Four grand is nothing to sneeze at.
Four grand goes towards my very expensive landscaping.
[Alison] I've big plans for Vegas.
And a lot of those plans really do involve a lot of pieces from Chicago.
I have eight projects happening at the same time.
So I'm at Salvage One, it's one of my favorite places in Chicago.
I'm hoping to find a really good deal
here to keep my numbers down, so I can splurge on the exterior.
I'm shopping, I'm getting inspired.
And I go into one of the rooms and I see this bar, and it is beautiful.
And I've got this old dead space that used to be the dining room,
this is where the bar's gonna go.
You walk into the house, bar.
But I know that I don't want this bar just floating,
I want Ari to build me, like, a big, huge back bar.
Hey, so I'm back in Chicago, I found this bar.
-So look at this. -Oh, that's cool. Is it vintage?
Yes.
[Ari] I would say 1920s - 1930s just by the design.
I like the carvings on it. Oh, it's got burrells too.
-[Alison] Look at the brass. -Oh, that's super cool. Nice patina.
Obviously, like, I'm not a huge fan of this stain
just 'cause I don't like those orange-y red tones.
But it is beautiful.
What about building, like, a really beautiful back bar with, like,
some shelving, maybe some, like, wine refrigerators?
You know, like have it all in one.
Yeah, I got some good ideas for that, that's awesome.
But if you could pick this up, then I could come to the farm
and we can start really sketching it out.
Okay. Well, I'll be in Chicago tomorrow.
Text me what time is good for them and then I'll be there.
Okay, cool. All right, I'll go ask and let you know.
-Okay. See, ya. Have a good day. -Bye.
It's really important for me to bring a little bit, if not a lot,
of Chicago into this Vegas build.
Ari's had the bar at his farm for a few days now
and I'm heading up to work on the design with him.
So today is approximately 102, 99% humidity,
and no moving air in the barn.
It's disgusting.
This is Mid-West summer and I just...
It makes me happy that I'm talking about my Vegas house
'cause, like, I just... Dry heat, dry heat. dry heat.
That's Vegas, love it.
-Ew! -[Ari chuckles]
-Ew! -Of course today's the hottest day ever.
[Alison] It's so hot.
-Here's the rendering that we did before, remember? -Yes.
Now, you know I bought the two refrigerators, like you told me.
Well, I got the ones that accept the panels
because I want this to feel like it's all cabinet.
We're painting it, guess what color?
Uh...
-The beige one. What's the name of it? -Black.
-[chuckles] Oh, black. -[chuckles]
You know, you had those fun ideas of doing something here.
[Ari] Yeah, we can do the gold rub on there.
-Well, surprise, surprise again. -Brass!
-No brass. -[chuckles]
This could be cool if they were like pieces of art.
Yeah, like wallpaper. Like--
-No. Like, portraits. -Yeah.
I was thinking, like, would if be too cocky if...
it's actually portraits of myself?
Here's a fun fact, no one can do a caricature of me.
-Okay. Betcha I could. -I guarantee you can't.
-Are you drawing a man? -[chuckles] No.
Another fun fact, I'm growing my eyebrows out right now
and I didn't tell Ari this, but clearly his caricature picked up on it.
Because I looked like I had two caterpillars on my face.
And, honestly, if that's what my hair looks like,
I'm shaving my head.
-Okay. Ready? -Yes.
[laughing]
-It takes a while to do characters. -[laughing]
-Oh-ho. -All right, let's get back to the carpentry.
What'd you guys think?
So if that's what he thinks I look like...
I'm not coming back to the barn, [chuckles] I'm not working with him anymore.
All right, you have the dimensions of the space.
-Yeah. -I'm so excited.
-Yeah. -I've never had a bar before.
-[Ari chuckles] -I mean, come on.
-My Vegas house already makes me so happy. -Yeah.
And this is just making it even better.
Good thing my eyebrows don't really look like that.
-[Ari chuckles] -I'd be so hot right now.
We can talk about this bar all day long,
he's not gonna be able to paint the bar
if this humidity stays the way that it is.
And I need this done in three weeks and on a truck.
So I'm a little concerned about that because, I'm not kidding,
it's like wet.
Huge day today in Vegas, I'm literally here two days.
Oh, my God!
This is, like, all I can stare at.
[Christian] As of today, all of your windows and doors are gonna be installed.
[Alison] And then we can put air conditioning on?
-[Christian] Yes. -[laughing]
I've been here one minute and I'm sweating my face off.
It's been a couple hot days.
[Alison] Oh, my God, it's in the hundreds.
I've never had a multi-slider.
I've dreamed of having a multi-slider.
I've envied people that have them when I go and see them at their house.
And now, I don't have one, I don't have two, I have three.
It's my mini villa. It's Villa Victoria.
Which ones are those?
-That's actually your guest bathroom. -Yes!
You know, it gets real real when cabinets are going in.
This is your laundry room, this is your kitchen, and then this is
-the second bathroom. -Yes, that's secondary.
[gasps] Oh, the colors are so pretty.
I mean, I love everything about them.
Green fireplace, let's just measure it out.
-[Christian] So 15 inches, right here. -[Alison] Yep.
The mantel that's going in the living room is truly one of a kind.
I found it on a recent trip to my favorite place in the entire world...
Paris!
I'm in Marc Maison that has the most gorgeous fireplace mantels.
I meet the owner. Her name's Daisy, she's so sweet.
-All these all from France? -They are all from France.
Between 1855 until 1914.
[Alison] And she was like, "Hey, I have one in my warehouse.
Do you wanna see it?"
How do you say "duh" in French?
[speaking French]
This one's available?
It's, yes. It was not two days ago, it is now.
Incredible.
[Alison] And it's everything. It's perfect.
And another word I learned, vendu.
Sold. To me.
Now, we've gotta make that gorgeous mantel a real focal point.
Okay, so it's 44 5/16th's high.
[Christian] And then you want lights in the shelves too?
[Alison] Let's keep the height of each arch at 108.
-This is gonna look cool. -[Christian] Yep.
Let's go check out the kitchen.
-So your hood range is here. -Okay.
-We also got in your range. -[Alison gasps]
-So we can definitely take a look at that. -Have you seen it?
I did take a peek in there.
-This is my dream. -It's, uh, it's massive.
[Alison chuckles]
Oh, my God.
-[Christian] Look at this. -Stop it!
-I've never, in my life, done something like this. -[Christian] That's bad ass.
[Alison] It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.
So, hey, what did I get here?
-[Christian] This is the hood. -What's it say?
-[Christian] Oh, 60 inches. -Wait, what?
No, Christian, that's huge. I don't want it to be 60 inches.
Sixty inches is gigantic!
-[Christian] This is the hood. -Wait, what?
-Why's it have to be so big? -'Cause that's what you ordered.
Sixty inches is gigantic! That's too big.
Sixty inches is gonna take up my entire wall,
now I'm not gonna have room for the lights.
I'm gonna phone a friend.
[line ringing]
-[Kristy] Hello? -Hey.
40-inch range, 60-inch hood.
You got a 60-inch hood?
-Well, I mean-- -That takes up the whole wall.
There's no room for anything now.
I can't do any light fixtures or anything. It literally would be massive.
-Hold on. -I need to stand under this.
It's either that or I sit in the freezer.
-I'm sitting in... -[Christian chuckles]
-There's some water, you want water? It's cold. -Ugh!
Yo, what we requested was their 48-inch hood liners.
So if they sent you a 60-inch one, they sent you the wrong one.
-Oh, good. So we'll just get the other one. -We're going 48?
Hey, do you need a hood?
You know, Kristy worked her magic with the elevations and how this was gonna layout.
So now the correct 48-inch range hood is on its way to Vegas.
This project is moving fast.
And we're looking at, like, three and a half,
four months till it's done.
And now you throw, like, 30 people in a house
and the guys that are doing all the landscape,
and the hardscape, so it's a lot.
It's like, I got 'em here, I got Joey, I gotta make things happen.
I never thought I was gonna say I owned a hot tub.
Let alone be standing in my backyard
watching it crane in, up, and over my head.
I feel like a very proud hot tub owner, you know?
You know, that is a real experience.
This is like a stork delivering a baby.
[chuckles] My hot tub is my baby.
I feel like on the outside I would rather this look so custom.
I'll make it so the pavers come really close to that.
[Alison] This'll be the tile.
-[Joey] Yeah. -I'm in love.
-It'll be cool, right? -Isn't it like... It takes a stand...
Not that this is standard, but it takes a beautiful hot tub and elevates it more.
-Yeah, makes it way better. -I mean, it looks totally custom.
[Joey] I totally agree.
[Alison] I love this.
This is bougie. I want this to feel like an oasis.
I want this to feel like my favorite resort in Mexico.
I want this to feel like my real escape.
Certain things that I didn't even know were on my list of, like, "making it."
Hot tub, fountain.
Check, check.
And I made it after years of total bull[bleep].
Thinking that I was never gonna be able to pay my bills.
Where'd the money go?
Thinking that I was literally gonna end up in a, like, alley.
Honestly, [sobbing] I'm sorry, guys. I'm freaking out.
And now, this is where I am.
Because, seriously, two years ago I didn't know if I was even gonna make it.
Like, financially, I thought I was gonna be in ruins.
Today, I am looking for the most unique doors.
And I need something for the powder room and for the main bedroom.
And I've got the perfect place to go in Louisiana.
I was first introduced to this company
was when I was out at the Round Top Antique Fair.
They call me The Corbel Queen.
Like, I'm not saying I'm not proud of it.
I love being named that, I should get, like, a sash.
So Don and I have a lot in common.
-Hi. -Hey, Alison.
[Alison] How are you?
-So good to see ya again. Welcome to The Corbel. -Good to see you.
[Alison] Oh-ho-ho! What are those doors?
Are those doors available?
-They are not. -No!
-[Don chuckling] -You shouldn't have them in front then.
-Let's go look at some things that'll work for ya. -Yeah.
Okay, what on earth are these?
-These, I mean, the patina is just so rich. -Oh, my God!
[Don] Look at all the different greens in this.
-[Alison] Look at this! -I mean, like...
Main bedroom, Las Vegas, these are amazing.
They're not Spanish.
-But they have a lot of Spanish influence. -They do.
It's like falling in love.
It's that same emotion when I see these old doors.
'Cause I'm like, "Oh, God! These are going into my house!"
I don't wanna commit to just these. Look, Vegas is not over.
I wanted to show you this too.
This is the original...
front doors.
I wanna, like, not have that.
-Can you move these for me? -Yeah.
Wow, Don!
[Don] She caught vision of these beautiful arch doors
that happen to be from a home, that we got more than one pair,
that had not been sold to someone else.
Yeah, these are church doors.
If Christian says he can make those work, those are my front doors.
[Don] They're incredible.
[line ringing]
-[Christian] Hello? -Okay, hi!
I just found the best doors in the whole world.
What would you do with the side lights?
No side lights, I just want stucco.
-Yeah, if you get rid of the side lights it'll work. -Okay.
I'm more giddy about these doors than maybe the mantel from Paris.
Plot twist.
-Now we're going custom. -[Don] You are custom.
-You're... -[both laughing]
-You're right. -You ain't custom, nobody's custom.
[both laughing]
[Alison] Villa Victoria's getting a new entryway today.
And some work on the fireplace in the main bedroom's being done.
1,700 miles away in Wisconsin Ari is almost done with the back bar.
He's got two days to finish, so that he can wrap it up,
and drive it to Chicago for the movers.
I have big plans.
I mean, I am moving a lot of different things from Chicago to Vegas
because I sold my home here.
I went from 5,000 square feet to a small apartment.
And it's like I need to be able to reuse these things
because I love them so much.
And I put, like, a note that says "Vegas."
So Alison asked me to step in and help with the packing, help get the truck organized.
It started out as a 10-foot truck now a 26-footer.
And they've got about a 30 to 36 hour drive all the way to Vegas.
[Alison] Christian's crew finally made it to Vegas.
And now the guys just have to get my truck unloaded
and get back to work on the build.
No joke, we're two months away from me moving in.
I've done all of my big ordering,
but I still have a few specialty items I wanna find.
So today I'm in L.A. and really start to visualize
what my bathroom's gonna look like.
-Oh, my God! You're here. -It's so nice to meet you.
-You know this has been a long time coming. -Okay, I am dying.
Just the first thing I saw when I walked in was legit this.
[Ryan] This is a beautiful bad boy tub.
I wanna get in, but do you think my pants'll get all filthy?
Yeah, but you know what? You live once.
-It's so comfortable. And, again, two people. -Really?
-And I'm short. -Yeah.
This isn't two people.
Oh, yeah. Two people can get in there.
-I'm gonna be a tub person now. -You are a tub person.
-I was never really a tub person. -Really?
Thank you. Okay, don't wanna ruin this.
[Ryan] They're solid surface.
And then the texture that we have on the outside is white concrete.
-The inside is the smooth solid surface. -Love.
-This house is truly gonna be, like, my masterpiece. -Can't wait.
-And so I feel like this has to be the tub. -Yeah.
Like, this is it.
And so if the outside is this beautiful brass--
-You can do textured brass. -Okay.
Or gold.
Or you can just do smooth brass.
-I like smooth. -Me too.
Great. It's beautiful, it's classy, it's sophisticated.
And then surrounded, legit, by green tile and the green landscaping.
You know what it'd be?
-[both] A moment. -[both laughing]
See, people get mad at me, but it's a moment.
It's a moment.
Okay, that's it. I need this in my life.
I'm leaving here very, very happy.
And I just can't wait to see it all in the spaces.
When I come out to the Vegas project
I'm literally here one day a month.
Which means, in that one day it is just chaos.
Person, after person, after person, deliveries, it's just a lot going on.
Christian is such a professional, he's so good at what he does.
And I think he's really great with giving me the attention that I need and deserve.
Ooh.
[line ringing]
-[Ari] Hello? -Hey, Ari. It's Christian calling you from Vegas.
-Hey, Christian. How are ya? -Pretty good.
-We're, um, trying to lay this out. The bar cabinets. -Yeah.
The full height cabinet with the draw base, on the left,
is that sitting on top of the cabinet?
Yeah, I think it does go on top of that cabinet.
It's gonna be higher than the actual ceiling we have.
[Ari groans]
Can I call you back in 5 minutes? I'm driving.
Yeah, it's fine. It's fine.
-Give me a call back. Thanks. -Five minutes. Okay, bye.
Every time I walk in I'm like, "Ahh!"
And then I see the bar. Ah, that bar.
This is huge.
[gasps] The countertop.
But then I turn the corner and Christian and his guy are like...
Like, we could tell that there's an issue.
Okay, this spans...
-Where's this piece? -That's where we're confused.
Yeah, so these towers... This I know...
-This clearly. -This is too tall. Too tall.
-So it doesn't even fit? -Nope.
[Alison] He got the dimension,
we gave him the overall height.
How can he make 'em too tall? We went over it.
The ceiling height's never changed.
-We've never done anything with it. -Nope.
[line ringing]
[Ari] Hey, what's up?
Hi. Hey, I'm in Vegas I just got here, bar is here.
But I'm super confused 'cause, like, the ceiling height,
-never has it changed. -117.5.
117.5, what?
Let me call you back.
This isn't a project where we changed the ceiling height.
I don't know where that dimension came from.
But the fact that we're, like, almost 12-inches off.
Well, we can't make this smaller.
Right, so maybe bring this a little lower?
-The only opening that really matters is this one. -This one.
Because that is the wine fridge.
I'm like, all I wanted to do is place the bar today.
This is, like, literally just a bunch of Legos
and nobody gave us the instruction manual.
Let's move this.
-I'm pretending. -[Christian laughing]
Just leave it just the way it is.
I almost wanna cheat it out even more.
'Cause spatially, it's, like, I wanna fill the room.
-Hello. -Hello. Good morning. I have a delivery for you.
It's a big crate, I don't know what they have inside.
[gasps] It's the mantels.
Oh, my God. I need my phone.
-[Christian] I'm curious to see what this looks like. -From Paris!
It's like Christmas.
This is my piece. It's so regal.
[both grunting]
[Alison] Oh, God. How heavy is that? Very heavy?
-[man] Yep. -[Alison] Yep.
And very impressive how they packed this stuff.
Like, no wonder it was, like, 7,000 euros to ship it.
Whoo! That was an expensive trip to Paris. [chuckles]
It's just like we're checking off the boxes.
You know? And there was a lot of boxes today.
White, on white, on white, on white.
And everybody thinks it's so easy.
And it's not.
Lots of choices.
Picking paint is, I think one of the biggest tasks in design.
In essence you're choosing the entire energy of this house.
I wanna go more kind of here in like this Stark White.
Really take your time with it because this is a big investment,
it has to marry perfectly with every single element in this house.
I mean, Pure White's really nice.
Pure White's, like, a little softer.
We gotta go to the kitchen.
People probably sit there and they're like, "Well, white is white."
No, people.
There's a million to choose from.
Okay, it's between Oxford White and Pure White.
And I think Oxford White because Pure White goes a little warm here too.
Walls, trims, ceiling, everything!
Yeah, it's gonna be pretty.
The privacy screens I designed a few months ago
with my metal fabricator, Mike, are being installed.
I painted them green to match my overall color scheme.
And they're gonna be covered in beautiful vines,
so it provides a great backdrop, but also privacy.
Look at this! Oh, Mike, it looks so good.
The doors are here. Oh, my God!
[Christian] Doors are nice,
but there's a major issue with the installation of the doors.
-Why? -Well, did you factor in the weight of these doors?
They probably weigh about 100 - 150 pounds a door.
-Don't do it. -[grunting] I lifted it up.
[Christian laughing]
-That hurt. -Yeah, I bet.
My fear is that within time
the weight of those doors are gonna pull on this framing member,
and the eventually your doors are gonna be outta square
and they're gonna start hitting.
-Caving in. -Yes.
I gotta get a steel guy in here to build a frame.
Yeah, 'cause I don't want these doors doing any damage.
-I want them to be beautiful. -Right.
All right, so you'll keep me posted on these.
Last thing we've got is the tub.
Another big delivery is my tub.
[Alison gasps]
It is a sculpture.
I actually like the outside.
-The outside looks nice. -Look at the outside!
-I want to be buried in this. -[chuckles]
And then I never wanna be put in the ground,
I want an acrylic casing over this.
-[chuckling] -So I'm always in somebody's bathroom.
And also, I'm gonna save a lot of money on a casket.
[chuckling] Mmm-hmm.
Back in Vegas, tornado.
I mean, we're three weeks in from me moving in.
Whether it's my own house, or a clients, or a house I'm flipping,
babysitting subs is the biggest part of the job.
That's the thing with flipping, everyone thinks it's so easy.
It's like, trying to get a handle on these guys and girls, it's a lot.
The rough openings have been reinforced for my heavy new doors
and they're finally going in.
I got the right sized hood insert.
And the bar is finally coming together.
There we go!
So today, there's a huge laundry list of stuff going on.
But one of the biggest things that's happening is landscape and turf.
Look at this.
Hello, gorgeous.
So Matthew from Moon Nursery,
and Joey, and team are literally craning trees in.
And Matthew was really, really adamant.
He was like, "If I get a crane in here, I can get everything planted."
And he did exactly that.
The entire perimeter of this backyard,
they're gonna be huge evergreens.
that require me to have zero window treatments.
And when you get into that kitchen it's just all, like, a sea of green.
I mean, this is the money shot.
[Matthew] I think this is the shot.
This is it, besides the windchime.
It's so red!
They're ruining my whole look.
I'm gonna have to talk to my neighbor.
But it feels like the resort that I've always been in love with.
This really is paradise, I can't believe it.
Turf time. Exterior day.
Wow, wow, wow.
You know, what I love most about this turf
is it's low-maintenance and it looks so real.
This was all real grass.
-Yeah, so you'll get $3 a square foot rebate. -Yes. Yeah.
Well, I'm gonna hopefully get back what I paid for the turf.
-I wouldn't do anything but. -[man] No.
-Ready? -[grunting]
[Alison] I've got the electricians here,
I've got the plumbers here, I've got the flooring going in,
I've got all the specialty work going in, I have the tile guy here.
They're putting appliances in.
[man] That's a nice fridge.
It's, like, I didn't work out today,
but I didn't need to because I was literally hauling stuff.
Sweating profusely.
I need to take a shower.
I thought it was one of the guys that stunk, it's me.
I'm leaving tomorrow morning.
When I come back, this needs to be completed.
I'm hosting a huge birthday party at Tierra Bonita.
I have people flying in from everywhere.
Okay, that's a big deal.
-Ladies. -[woman gasps]
-[woman] Unbelievable. -This house, it's my favorite.
[Alison] This house is more than just a before and after.
You know, Vegas is just as much home as Chicago.
And this is gonna be the perfect desert oasis.
This house is, like, heart.
And this is happiness,
and this is happiness through so much darkness.
And this was that light at the end of the tunnel
that became brighter, and brighter, and brighter,
and I never thought it could be this bright.
Ladies!
So two of my very closest friends are coming over.
Camille, who is my dearest friend.
She's the realtor who brought this house to my attention.
And then, Danette, who is like...
my world.
When you showed me the house I was like, "This is it."
I can't believe what this exterior looks like.
-Well, Joey killed it. -[Camille] Ah, unbelievable.
[Alison] I, like, hit the jackpot with this one.
[Camille] It's stunning, it's great.
[Alison] Doing the faux grass I got a credit of, like, 6,600 bucks
-from all the water savings -[Camille] Yeah.
-And the fountain? -[Danette] It looks great.
[Alison] I'm in love.
It feels like Pablo Escobar hired a designer. [chuckles]
Welcome to my new house.
Look at the money shot.
[Camille] Wow.
-It doesn't even look like the same house, Camille. -No.
[Danette] Look at these doors.
[Alison] Before, this was that catwalk of the ugliest tile.
So I just like that you continue the tile in
and have this rounded, softer kind of entry.
Well, it just lends itself to the Spanish feel.
So this is the mantel I found.
Paris! Look at this.
I wanted this to be, like, truly just that, like, sexy candle lit feel.
And then I kept this wall and I Christian niche it out.
-[Camille] Then you have your arches again. -[Alison] Yeah.
[Camille] And the lighting, it's perfect.
-[Alison] Doesn't it feel good? -[Camille] Yes.
This is the bar from Chicago.
And then I had him mimic the look and design of this into this whole back bar.
-[Danette] Unbelievable. -[Alison] Total custom piece.
[Danette] Love it.
-We're gonna have a cocktail. -We would love that.
I put my blood, sweat, and tears buying this house, cash.
Travels, inspiration, and I love it here.
Come through the kitchen.
[Danette gasps]
-Green. -You match it.
-Lookit, I know. -[Alison] You go with it.
[Camille] My, gosh.
You know Yaya is now in Michigan.
And I got all of her dishes.
And I said, "I'm gonna take these because they got green
and I'm gonna do a green kitchen."
I wanted the green to reflect what this house is all about,
which is bringing the outside in.
[Camille] It is stunning. The veining is beautiful.
I love every single thing about this 2,600 square feet
and what it is kind of morphed into.
I love that it's designed by Joey in the front and back.
That backyard has tripled in size.
Do you remember, the yard actually stopped right here.
I never imagined it would look this good.
[Danette] All livable and useable and I see you out here every night.
Fireplace, glass of wine, cup of tea.
[Camille] I see you climbing this tree.
I'm gonna be in a hammock in that tree.
The travertine makes it all day long.
I feel like the mix of travertine and Saltillo tile is so Spanish.
Now I have a true outdoor space.
-Okay, so come on in. -[Danette] Oh, wow.
[Camille] Oh, beautiful.
-[Camille] Everything in here. -[Danette] I know.
And you have a fireplace in here.
-[Alison] A double sided fireplace. -[Danette] Oh!
Those doors make this room shine.
Right now, you're seeing the back side of 'em.
Can I... I gotta show you the front, you're gonna die.
-Oh, they're green. -Oh, it's the green.
-Look at the green! -[Camille] The patina, oh, my gosh!
So I wanted to make sure that I was bringing in the green in every space.
You know? Because it flows so well inside out.
When I saw that wall
I was like, "I know the perfect tile for the wall."
If you could bring in the green this way,
why would you not keep it open so everyone can see?
-[Camille] I have never seen this color of tile before. -[Alison] I know.
And the same slab material for the vanity.
With the brass, and the lighting,
and the mirrors, and the niches.
Look at this tub.
I'm gonna get in it.
-[Alison] I've taken it to a whole new level. -[Camille] Beautiful.
Even the view from here is stunning.
I see the trees, the sky, the pine trees.
This is how you fill this sucker.
-[Danette] I just love it. -[Camille] Wow, I love it.
-I mean, how dramatic is that? -Dramatic.
[Alison] If this doesn't feel like a hotel in Mexico, I don't know what does.
-[Camille] The best Spanish villa. -I know.
If you don't seize the moment, you're gonna regret it.
I had $550,000 that I saved
and I spent all $550,000 buying this house.
And then, I worked my ass off to try to make the money to pay to improve it.
I need to find happiness, wherever that is.
And that is Las Vegas for me right now.
-Who wants another? -Yes.
Cheers. I love you guys.
-Love you. -This house, Alison, I think it's my favorite.
We're gonna have fun with this house, we're gonna have a lot of fun.
This doesn't even seem real to me, maybe it will sink it,
but all I know is I'm home.
And it feels really, really good.