1 00:00:01,551 --> 00:00:02,896 [narrator] Tonight on Windy City Rehab... 2 00:00:02,931 --> 00:00:04,482 [Alison Victoria] I really wanna know, what do you wanna see? 3 00:00:04,517 --> 00:00:07,310 Mid-century modern, plus some Moroccan flair. 4 00:00:07,344 --> 00:00:09,310 Okay. That's actually two things 5 00:00:09,344 --> 00:00:11,793 I've never been able to mix before. 6 00:00:11,827 --> 00:00:13,689 Travis and Kaley came to me. 7 00:00:13,724 --> 00:00:15,482 They got one level done, 8 00:00:15,517 --> 00:00:18,034 but no idea what to do with the rest. 9 00:00:18,068 --> 00:00:19,551 You got a lot to do. 10 00:00:19,586 --> 00:00:20,965 And you're gonna be moving out. 11 00:00:21,689 --> 00:00:23,344 So, what's your real number? 12 00:00:23,379 --> 00:00:24,965 [both laugh] 13 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:27,724 [Alison] But the tight schedule 14 00:00:27,758 --> 00:00:31,137 and the even tighter budget means there is no wiggle room for problems. 15 00:00:31,172 --> 00:00:33,379 We need another exit on the second level. 16 00:00:33,413 --> 00:00:34,965 -Where is it gonna go? Out front? -That's the thing. 17 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:36,827 That will totally kill this space. 18 00:00:36,862 --> 00:00:38,275 [Alison] No! 19 00:00:38,310 --> 00:00:40,482 This is a huge concern with this second egress. 20 00:00:40,517 --> 00:00:42,344 And what that's ultimately do for the budget, 21 00:00:42,379 --> 00:00:43,482 I don't know. 22 00:00:43,517 --> 00:00:46,689 That whole thing came out to be just south of $30,000. 23 00:00:47,689 --> 00:00:48,551 [Alison] I'm sorry. 24 00:00:50,034 --> 00:00:52,896 These are not hiccups. These are real roadblocks. 25 00:00:52,931 --> 00:00:55,517 -[Travis] We thought this was just an interior job. -[Alison] I know. 26 00:00:55,551 --> 00:00:57,344 It's been so stressful. 27 00:00:58,172 --> 00:01:00,344 I wouldn't wish this on an enemy. 28 00:01:02,931 --> 00:01:04,931 Inside is so much happier. 29 00:01:04,965 --> 00:01:06,931 This looks really good. 30 00:01:08,310 --> 00:01:09,517 Okay, open your eyes. 31 00:01:09,551 --> 00:01:11,241 I can't believe this is my house at all. 32 00:01:11,275 --> 00:01:12,206 Wow. 33 00:01:22,275 --> 00:01:23,724 [Alison] So, we're out in Lakeview. 34 00:01:23,758 --> 00:01:26,206 It's an area just north of the city 35 00:01:26,241 --> 00:01:28,206 where a lot of young families buy their first homes. 36 00:01:29,103 --> 00:01:30,620 It's a really walkable neighborhood 37 00:01:30,655 --> 00:01:33,172 with restaurants and bars everywhere. 38 00:01:33,206 --> 00:01:36,344 It's in the city but it has a real neighborhood vibe. 39 00:01:36,378 --> 00:01:38,068 And I'm so excited for my next project. 40 00:01:42,275 --> 00:01:43,931 It looks, from the outside... 41 00:01:43,965 --> 00:01:46,378 It's like maybe condos. 42 00:01:46,413 --> 00:01:48,378 And it might have been apartments before, 43 00:01:48,413 --> 00:01:50,137 but they're in the back. 44 00:01:50,172 --> 00:01:53,000 So it's kinda cool because their first floor is like garden level. 45 00:01:53,033 --> 00:01:54,965 So it's very unconventional. But that's Chicago. 46 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:56,965 Sometimes you get these really fun, funky units. 47 00:01:59,103 --> 00:02:00,758 -Hey. -Hello. 48 00:02:00,793 --> 00:02:02,275 -Hello. -Hey. 49 00:02:02,310 --> 00:02:03,758 How are you guys? 50 00:02:03,793 --> 00:02:04,689 -That's Bernie. -[Kaley] Good. 51 00:02:04,724 --> 00:02:06,103 It's a big step up to come down. 52 00:02:06,137 --> 00:02:08,310 Travis and Kaley came to me, they were like, 53 00:02:08,344 --> 00:02:11,000 "Listen, we took on this project about a year ago. 54 00:02:11,033 --> 00:02:12,241 Got one level done, 55 00:02:12,275 --> 00:02:14,275 and now we have no idea what to do with the rest." 56 00:02:14,310 --> 00:02:15,482 What was this before? 57 00:02:15,517 --> 00:02:17,793 Well, it's all the same layout. 58 00:02:17,827 --> 00:02:19,000 It was just cosmetic. 59 00:02:19,034 --> 00:02:20,965 -[Alison] Okay. -[Travis] So, new counters, new... 60 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:22,068 -[Alison] Cabinets. -...cabinets. 61 00:02:22,103 --> 00:02:24,655 We just love the fact that we can expose the brick. 62 00:02:24,689 --> 00:02:25,931 [Alison] This is very cool. 63 00:02:25,965 --> 00:02:27,793 We kind of knew right from the get-go 64 00:02:27,827 --> 00:02:29,620 that we wanted to renovate the house. 65 00:02:30,689 --> 00:02:33,482 Didn't know exactly all that was involved. 66 00:02:33,517 --> 00:02:35,413 We're first-time home buyers. 67 00:02:35,448 --> 00:02:36,965 [Travis] We love the location. 68 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,655 It was a great price point and a great square footage. 69 00:02:39,689 --> 00:02:42,000 But it needed a lot of work. 70 00:02:42,034 --> 00:02:45,448 -And then Sully came along. [laughs] -Yeah. Sully came along. 71 00:02:45,482 --> 00:02:47,137 [Kaley] Our newborn, who's six weeks old. 72 00:02:47,172 --> 00:02:48,413 That's one component, right. 73 00:02:48,448 --> 00:02:51,241 -Like, I just don't have time. -We definitely need the help. 74 00:02:51,275 --> 00:02:52,517 All right. Well, I'm gonna see the upstairs. 75 00:02:52,551 --> 00:02:53,655 [Kaley] Yeah, you have to see it for yourself. 76 00:02:53,689 --> 00:02:55,000 It's a weird problem to have 77 00:02:55,034 --> 00:02:57,517 to say you have too much square footage. 78 00:02:57,551 --> 00:02:58,827 [Alison] Yeah. They've got tons of space. 79 00:02:58,862 --> 00:02:59,793 That's not the problem. 80 00:02:59,827 --> 00:03:02,206 It's how does that space get configured. 81 00:03:02,241 --> 00:03:04,172 Seeing what they did with the first level 82 00:03:04,206 --> 00:03:05,034 is good. 83 00:03:05,862 --> 00:03:07,586 Look how big. 84 00:03:07,620 --> 00:03:10,482 [Travis] That's what we mean. Like, it's enough space. 85 00:03:10,517 --> 00:03:12,000 But it's just not thought through. 86 00:03:12,034 --> 00:03:14,034 Once those second, third floors get done, 87 00:03:14,068 --> 00:03:16,655 it can't be detached from what they did on the first floor. 88 00:03:16,689 --> 00:03:19,034 You only have the two windows in here. 89 00:03:19,068 --> 00:03:20,172 I mean, they're big. 90 00:03:20,206 --> 00:03:22,413 -Yeah. -You get so much beautiful, natural light. 91 00:03:22,448 --> 00:03:23,758 -[Travis] Yeah. -[Kaley] Mm-hmm. 92 00:03:23,793 --> 00:03:26,241 -[Alison] This is gonna be the TV wall, right? -[Travis] Right. 93 00:03:26,275 --> 00:03:28,000 [Alison] Let's shift this fireplace over. 94 00:03:28,034 --> 00:03:30,241 We'll add a mantle so it's a real focal point 95 00:03:30,275 --> 00:03:32,310 and not on that weird angle. 96 00:03:32,344 --> 00:03:34,724 We'll have built-in shelving going up the stairs 97 00:03:34,758 --> 00:03:37,379 to give it a real custom look and keep the eye going up. 98 00:03:37,413 --> 00:03:38,344 [Kaley] That sounds amazing. 99 00:03:38,379 --> 00:03:39,896 [Alison] But then, what does this become? 100 00:03:39,930 --> 00:03:41,551 [Travis] Because this space is so big, 101 00:03:41,586 --> 00:03:42,758 we were thinking at least... 102 00:03:42,793 --> 00:03:44,034 Just because if we're gonna put 103 00:03:44,067 --> 00:03:46,000 any potential kiddos upstairs, 104 00:03:46,034 --> 00:03:48,620 that the main bedroom could actually eat up 105 00:03:48,655 --> 00:03:50,344 some of this extra space. 106 00:03:50,379 --> 00:03:52,310 -So this would become the main. -Yes. 107 00:03:53,172 --> 00:03:54,241 [Alison] This is big. 108 00:03:54,275 --> 00:03:55,965 This is plenty of room right here for a bedroom. 109 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:57,413 [Travis] Right. 110 00:03:57,448 --> 00:04:00,034 [Alison] So then this guest bathroom becomes part of the main. 111 00:04:00,068 --> 00:04:01,413 -[Kaley] Yep. -[Alison] I like it a lot. 112 00:04:01,448 --> 00:04:02,793 [Travis] Yeah. 113 00:04:02,827 --> 00:04:06,448 [Alison] Second floor is gonna be a main bedroom, en suite, 114 00:04:06,482 --> 00:04:10,034 big closet, fireplace, built-ins, 115 00:04:10,068 --> 00:04:12,103 hopefully like a little dry bar. 116 00:04:12,137 --> 00:04:13,448 There's a lot. But you do have a lot of room 117 00:04:13,482 --> 00:04:14,655 -to play with. -[Travis] Yeah. 118 00:04:14,689 --> 00:04:18,067 [Kaley] This third floor is the most unique by far. 119 00:04:18,103 --> 00:04:19,620 -[Travis laughs] -All right. 120 00:04:19,654 --> 00:04:21,447 So, going into our main, 121 00:04:21,481 --> 00:04:23,758 right off the bat, you have our laundry. 122 00:04:25,379 --> 00:04:26,413 Very tight. 123 00:04:27,931 --> 00:04:29,379 Okay. So this is a full bath. 124 00:04:31,172 --> 00:04:32,551 What is this? 125 00:04:32,586 --> 00:04:35,689 That used to be a really old jacuzzi tub. 126 00:04:35,724 --> 00:04:37,586 And now it's just a shoe platform? 127 00:04:37,620 --> 00:04:38,793 -[Kaley] It's a shoe platform. -[Travis] Yes. 128 00:04:38,827 --> 00:04:40,620 -[Alison] Did you do it? -[Kaley] Yeah. 129 00:04:40,655 --> 00:04:42,034 [Travis] It was so gross. 130 00:04:42,068 --> 00:04:44,068 We couldn't live with the bath tub. 131 00:04:44,103 --> 00:04:46,896 And then you said, "Screw it. We're gonna make it a shoe holder." 132 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:49,275 Very creative. 133 00:04:50,310 --> 00:04:52,103 Okay. This is a big room. 134 00:04:52,137 --> 00:04:54,827 It's a big main. It doesn't make sense anymore. 135 00:04:54,862 --> 00:04:57,275 -The main would be downstairs. -[Travis] Yep. 136 00:04:57,310 --> 00:04:59,103 We could split this bedroom in half 137 00:04:59,137 --> 00:05:01,275 so we get a total of three bedrooms. 138 00:05:01,310 --> 00:05:02,827 One would be an office, 139 00:05:02,862 --> 00:05:05,448 then two bathrooms, a laundry room 140 00:05:05,482 --> 00:05:06,689 and a kitchenette 141 00:05:06,724 --> 00:05:08,137 so you won't have to go all the way downstairs. 142 00:05:09,241 --> 00:05:11,655 Can we talk about outdoor space? 143 00:05:11,689 --> 00:05:14,620 [Travis] Basically, we're in love with the fact that we have this space. 144 00:05:14,655 --> 00:05:16,344 But we're not in love 145 00:05:16,379 --> 00:05:18,655 -with any particular aspect of the space. -[Alison] Yeah, yeah, yeah. 146 00:05:18,689 --> 00:05:20,482 -Are you in love with this? -[laughs] 147 00:05:20,517 --> 00:05:21,448 -No. -[Travis] No. 148 00:05:21,482 --> 00:05:23,000 [Alison] So this can be power washed 149 00:05:23,034 --> 00:05:25,068 -and, like, completely repainted. -[Kaley] Yeah. 150 00:05:25,103 --> 00:05:26,896 -[Kaley and Travis] Yes. -If you're doing all this inside... 151 00:05:26,931 --> 00:05:28,689 -[Kaley] Yeah. -...I don't care if you're on the backside. 152 00:05:28,724 --> 00:05:30,068 This is your curb appeal. 153 00:05:30,103 --> 00:05:31,482 -[Kaley] And it definitely needs some TLC. -[Travis] Right. 154 00:05:31,517 --> 00:05:32,724 -[Alison] Yes. -[Travis] Yeah. Yeah. 155 00:05:35,172 --> 00:05:37,379 Design-wise, I really wanna know, what do you wanna see? 156 00:05:37,413 --> 00:05:40,448 Mid-century modern plus some Moroccan flair. 157 00:05:40,482 --> 00:05:42,206 -Okay. -[Kaley and Travis laugh] 158 00:05:42,241 --> 00:05:45,448 Moroccan mid-century is a very weird, cool vibe. 159 00:05:45,482 --> 00:05:47,344 -[laughs] Okay. -But there's a way to do it. 160 00:05:47,379 --> 00:05:50,137 How do we just make that whole thing feel good 161 00:05:50,172 --> 00:05:52,448 -and make you guys feel good while you're here? -Yeah. 162 00:05:52,482 --> 00:05:53,896 All right. So what I need to understand is, 163 00:05:53,931 --> 00:05:55,793 first of all, you're living here while this is happening? 164 00:05:55,827 --> 00:05:57,206 -[Kaley] No. -You're gonna move out? 165 00:05:57,241 --> 00:05:58,344 -Yes. -Not with the new baby. 166 00:05:58,379 --> 00:05:59,620 -No. You have to get out. -Right. Yeah. We couldn't. 167 00:05:59,655 --> 00:06:00,551 -It's not safe. -Yeah. 168 00:06:00,586 --> 00:06:02,379 And now we need to talk budget. 169 00:06:04,275 --> 00:06:06,551 I mean, so the budget is $175,000. 170 00:06:06,586 --> 00:06:09,379 -[Alison] Okay. -And we know that that's pretty, like, modest. 171 00:06:09,413 --> 00:06:11,551 But at the same time, it's... It's like two floors. 172 00:06:11,586 --> 00:06:14,551 So now you're looking at framing, electrical, 173 00:06:14,586 --> 00:06:16,827 plumbing a main bathroom, 174 00:06:16,862 --> 00:06:19,931 and then two additional bathrooms. 175 00:06:19,965 --> 00:06:22,000 So, what's your real number? [laughs] 176 00:06:22,034 --> 00:06:24,379 [both laugh] 177 00:06:24,413 --> 00:06:27,103 -Uh, $175,000. -[all laughing] 178 00:06:27,137 --> 00:06:30,620 So, what are you looking at? I mean, we're early spring right now. 179 00:06:30,655 --> 00:06:33,206 -I mean, ideally, it would be like... -Three months? 180 00:06:33,241 --> 00:06:34,379 Three, four months. 181 00:06:34,413 --> 00:06:36,275 So you don't want any longer than four months. 182 00:06:36,310 --> 00:06:38,344 -[Travis] Yeah. -So now it's just trying to make sure 183 00:06:38,379 --> 00:06:39,551 that we're making sense 184 00:06:39,586 --> 00:06:41,344 and that we're spending that money right. 185 00:06:41,379 --> 00:06:42,862 I think my biggest challenge... 186 00:06:42,896 --> 00:06:44,931 really, and what makes me nervous is the budget. 187 00:06:44,965 --> 00:06:47,689 And I only have so many tricks up my sleeve. 188 00:06:48,620 --> 00:06:49,586 We'll see. 189 00:07:00,068 --> 00:07:01,793 [Alison] Travis and Kaley are gonna move to Florida 190 00:07:01,827 --> 00:07:03,448 with their 9-week-old baby, Sully, 191 00:07:03,482 --> 00:07:05,310 during this entire project. 192 00:07:05,344 --> 00:07:07,758 They're thinking it's gonna take four months. 193 00:07:07,793 --> 00:07:09,586 And I'll admit, this makes me really nervous 194 00:07:09,620 --> 00:07:10,655 that they already moved out. 195 00:07:10,689 --> 00:07:12,448 Because now, that starts the clock. 196 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:28,137 [Alison] Not a lot's been going on. 197 00:07:28,172 --> 00:07:29,586 We've just been waiting for permits. 198 00:07:31,655 --> 00:07:34,068 We're starting to demo anything that we can. 199 00:07:34,103 --> 00:07:36,241 But, at this point, we're just in a holding pattern. 200 00:07:38,448 --> 00:07:41,103 So, today, Kristy and I are gonna meet with Jorge 201 00:07:41,137 --> 00:07:43,724 who is the GC over at Southport. 202 00:07:43,758 --> 00:07:45,275 Homeowners are in Florida. 203 00:07:45,310 --> 00:07:47,344 They just didn't want to be around any, like, dust or anything. 204 00:07:47,379 --> 00:07:50,586 Little did they know they could have sat still for another, like, two months. 205 00:07:50,620 --> 00:07:52,482 There's zero visual appeal here. 206 00:07:52,517 --> 00:07:55,172 It's just fallin' apart. Can we paint these? 207 00:07:55,206 --> 00:07:56,655 We can work with that. 208 00:07:56,689 --> 00:07:58,655 -I think we can. -I mean, mainly just thinking of like doing some white. 209 00:07:58,689 --> 00:08:00,482 -With some accents in black. -I would do those in black. 210 00:08:00,517 --> 00:08:01,965 Do the door in black, 211 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:03,413 all the trim in black. 212 00:08:03,448 --> 00:08:04,862 And then the whole house white. 213 00:08:04,896 --> 00:08:06,344 Yeah. Other than that, 214 00:08:06,379 --> 00:08:09,482 we need another exit out from the second level. 215 00:08:09,517 --> 00:08:11,379 So not from this one, from this level. 216 00:08:11,413 --> 00:08:13,000 -He was saying from the second level, yeah. -The second... 217 00:08:13,724 --> 00:08:14,827 [Kristy] Where is it gonna go? 218 00:08:14,862 --> 00:08:16,068 -Out front? -[Jorge] That's the thing. 219 00:08:16,103 --> 00:08:17,862 Like, first idea like I could just come with is just like 220 00:08:17,896 --> 00:08:20,586 having the stairs down here. But that will totally kill this space. 221 00:08:20,620 --> 00:08:22,206 -You don't have that much room in here for it. -[Alison] You have no space. 222 00:08:22,241 --> 00:08:24,172 And you're almost... You'd be walking under it. 223 00:08:24,206 --> 00:08:25,344 [Jorge] Mm-hmm. 224 00:08:25,379 --> 00:08:28,068 [Alison] Bad news is, while I'm walking with Jorge, 225 00:08:28,103 --> 00:08:32,620 he's telling me that they now have to have a second egress 226 00:08:32,655 --> 00:08:34,586 from the second floor. 227 00:08:34,620 --> 00:08:36,068 This isn't something that's cheap. 228 00:08:37,931 --> 00:08:41,586 How are you gonna have an exit to go out? 229 00:08:41,620 --> 00:08:44,379 Yeah. They just wanted to use one of the windows and make it an exit. 230 00:08:44,413 --> 00:08:46,586 [Kristy] 'Cause if that's the case, does that mean that 231 00:08:46,620 --> 00:08:49,517 they can't renovate all unless they get this staircase figured out? 232 00:08:49,551 --> 00:08:51,344 Well, they won't let them. You know that. I... 233 00:08:51,379 --> 00:08:52,931 You need the second egress. 234 00:08:52,965 --> 00:08:54,965 Otherwise, you have to go with a shingle system 235 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:56,724 which is, I think, even worse. 236 00:08:56,758 --> 00:08:58,137 They would spend like 50 grand on this 237 00:08:58,172 --> 00:08:59,551 to shingle the whole house. 238 00:08:59,586 --> 00:09:02,310 We have to save any money possible now. 239 00:09:02,344 --> 00:09:04,241 'Cause if this is eating into the budget, 240 00:09:04,275 --> 00:09:06,000 I don't want it to affect the design. 241 00:09:08,137 --> 00:09:10,103 -This is Travis. -Hey, Travis. It's Alison. 242 00:09:10,137 --> 00:09:12,310 -Hey. How are you, Alison? -I'm good. How are you? 243 00:09:12,344 --> 00:09:14,034 How's Florida? 244 00:09:14,068 --> 00:09:15,241 It's, uh, hot. 245 00:09:15,275 --> 00:09:16,482 We're with Jorge, 246 00:09:16,517 --> 00:09:19,586 and I found out some information on the second egress. 247 00:09:19,620 --> 00:09:23,068 -Yeah. -Is your architect currently working on that solution? 248 00:09:23,103 --> 00:09:24,551 Yeah, that's right. You could have 249 00:09:24,586 --> 00:09:27,034 three sliding glass panel 250 00:09:27,068 --> 00:09:29,586 -with the three windows on it. -Yeah, yeah, yeah. 251 00:09:29,620 --> 00:09:31,620 -Like a multi-slider? -Yeah. 252 00:09:31,655 --> 00:09:33,655 And the multi-sliders, you're probably looking at 253 00:09:33,689 --> 00:09:35,655 a very long lead time on that, so... 254 00:09:35,689 --> 00:09:38,103 And for this one, I'm afraid, it's gonna be more than eight weeks. 255 00:09:38,137 --> 00:09:40,724 Oh, of course it is. You're looking at 14 weeks. 256 00:09:40,758 --> 00:09:41,965 Mm-hmm. 257 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:43,689 And I just keep staring. Like, the minute you add stairs, 258 00:09:43,724 --> 00:09:44,758 they have nothing down there. 259 00:09:44,793 --> 00:09:46,448 'Cause your windows are ordered, right? 260 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,310 I don't think so. Jorge, are they? 261 00:09:50,344 --> 00:09:51,758 I don't think they're ordered yet. 262 00:09:51,793 --> 00:09:54,137 He says he doesn't think they're ordered yet. 263 00:09:54,172 --> 00:09:55,068 Yeah. 264 00:09:55,103 --> 00:09:56,137 Windows aren't ordered. 265 00:09:57,206 --> 00:09:58,034 Why? 266 00:10:03,655 --> 00:10:05,172 Windows are ordered, right? 267 00:10:06,586 --> 00:10:08,344 [Travis] Uh, good question. I don't... 268 00:10:08,379 --> 00:10:10,137 I don't think so. Jorge, are they? 269 00:10:10,172 --> 00:10:11,586 I don't think they're ordered yet. 270 00:10:11,620 --> 00:10:14,482 He says he doesn't think they're ordered yet. 271 00:10:14,517 --> 00:10:16,827 -Yeah. -Then, Jorge and Travis, 272 00:10:16,862 --> 00:10:19,344 your homework is to buy your window. 273 00:10:19,379 --> 00:10:21,137 -Or windows. Or whatever you're replacing. -[laughs] 274 00:10:21,172 --> 00:10:22,551 But you guys have to do that today. 275 00:10:22,586 --> 00:10:24,034 -Absolutely. -Okay, cool. 276 00:10:24,068 --> 00:10:25,896 -All right, talk soon. -All right. 277 00:10:25,931 --> 00:10:27,793 -[Kristy] It's rough. -[Alison] It is rough. 278 00:10:27,827 --> 00:10:29,724 -But it's Chicago. -[Jorge laughs] 279 00:10:29,758 --> 00:10:30,724 What are you gonna do? 280 00:10:40,793 --> 00:10:43,517 Things are not off to a great start at Southport. 281 00:10:43,551 --> 00:10:46,068 Because they now have to have a second egress 282 00:10:46,103 --> 00:10:48,241 from the second floor. 283 00:10:48,275 --> 00:10:50,413 The architect has to rework the plans now 284 00:10:50,448 --> 00:10:52,068 to include the second exit. 285 00:10:54,379 --> 00:10:56,344 So, while we wait, I am gonna start 286 00:10:56,379 --> 00:10:59,206 another project that I'm so excited about. 287 00:10:59,241 --> 00:11:01,448 Today I'm at Paws, Chicago. 288 00:11:01,482 --> 00:11:02,586 I love animals. 289 00:11:03,137 --> 00:11:04,965 -Alison. Hey! -Hi. 290 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:06,931 I am meeting Paula Fasseas here. 291 00:11:06,965 --> 00:11:11,068 She started Paws, Chicago 35, 40 years ago. 292 00:11:11,103 --> 00:11:12,551 Smile. 293 00:11:12,586 --> 00:11:15,275 The adoption center is where everybody comes 294 00:11:15,310 --> 00:11:17,965 to see if they can find their perfect fit. 295 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:21,586 And Kitty City is a huge portion of this adoption center. 296 00:11:21,620 --> 00:11:24,620 So, now my client is a bunch of kittens. 297 00:11:29,413 --> 00:11:31,068 -This room needs a lot of work. -Oh, yeah. 298 00:11:31,103 --> 00:11:32,551 -And this is the street view one. -[Paula] Yeah. 299 00:11:32,586 --> 00:11:34,000 They just love perching. 300 00:11:34,034 --> 00:11:37,448 -Like, we can have their beds up here. -Mm-hmm. 301 00:11:37,482 --> 00:11:39,379 -[Alison] You know, so it's kinda like a tree. -Yeah. 302 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:42,275 This could be really cool. 303 00:11:43,482 --> 00:11:45,724 From the outside, we want curb appeal. 304 00:11:45,758 --> 00:11:47,862 But then from the inside, we want kitten appeal. 305 00:11:47,896 --> 00:11:50,482 And make this a kitty palace. 306 00:11:50,517 --> 00:11:53,793 This is donating my time and my design background 307 00:11:53,827 --> 00:11:55,413 and helping with Kitty City. 308 00:11:55,448 --> 00:11:56,965 [meows] 309 00:12:09,413 --> 00:12:11,827 Travis and Kaley moved out three months ago, 310 00:12:11,862 --> 00:12:14,517 and their project has barely even moved. 311 00:12:14,551 --> 00:12:17,000 Travis's parental leave is about to run out at work, 312 00:12:17,034 --> 00:12:19,517 which means he's gonna be commuting back and forth 313 00:12:19,551 --> 00:12:20,965 and renting a place 314 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:24,172 while Kaley and the baby stay in Florida with her parents. 315 00:12:24,206 --> 00:12:26,482 The crew is framing and doing minor work 316 00:12:26,517 --> 00:12:29,448 while the architect's still trying to figure that second exit out. 317 00:12:29,482 --> 00:12:31,448 And, obviously, now this is a huge concern 318 00:12:31,482 --> 00:12:32,517 with this second egress. 319 00:12:32,551 --> 00:12:34,344 And what that's ultimately gonna do for the budget, 320 00:12:34,379 --> 00:12:35,379 I don't know. 321 00:12:37,482 --> 00:12:39,448 Meanwhile, I just need to find the pieces 322 00:12:39,482 --> 00:12:41,448 that make this project really special 323 00:12:41,482 --> 00:12:43,620 and get everyone excited again. 324 00:12:43,655 --> 00:12:45,413 Southport just didn't have the spark. 325 00:12:45,448 --> 00:12:46,448 I'm not gonna lie. 326 00:12:46,482 --> 00:12:49,482 I just haven't been overly excited about it. 327 00:12:49,517 --> 00:12:52,034 So, it's time to start shopping. 328 00:12:52,068 --> 00:12:55,172 I am out in the burbs with Kristy, 329 00:12:55,206 --> 00:12:56,655 and I mean, like, the burbs. 330 00:12:56,689 --> 00:12:59,000 We're in Aurora, we're at Warehouse 55, 331 00:12:59,034 --> 00:13:02,103 exploring and imagineering. 332 00:13:02,137 --> 00:13:03,896 Ooh, look at this. Look how weird. 333 00:13:04,379 --> 00:13:05,689 $79. 334 00:13:05,724 --> 00:13:07,103 I always wanted to ride horses. 335 00:13:07,137 --> 00:13:09,068 I really mean it when I say 336 00:13:09,103 --> 00:13:11,793 that one of my favorite things in life is antiquing. 337 00:13:13,137 --> 00:13:15,551 This is where we belong. We belong in the wild. 338 00:13:15,586 --> 00:13:17,758 This is like our natural habitat. 339 00:13:17,793 --> 00:13:19,379 You know, when you go to the zoo 340 00:13:19,413 --> 00:13:21,758 or on a safari and you're watching the lions, 341 00:13:21,793 --> 00:13:23,482 and they're hunting... 342 00:13:23,517 --> 00:13:25,413 I am the lion. 343 00:13:25,448 --> 00:13:28,034 How much is this? I bet it's like $12. 344 00:13:28,724 --> 00:13:30,172 -$2.30. -Sold. 345 00:13:32,896 --> 00:13:34,103 Okay, Southport. 346 00:13:34,137 --> 00:13:38,448 She wants this vibe of, like, Moroccan and mid-century 347 00:13:38,482 --> 00:13:39,275 and like the whole deal. 348 00:13:41,103 --> 00:13:43,448 Oh, my God. You know I love these. 349 00:13:43,482 --> 00:13:46,586 -[Kristy] Yeah. -The fact that it's like, you know, imperfect. 350 00:13:46,620 --> 00:13:49,344 I have an opportunity to do beautiful French doors 351 00:13:49,379 --> 00:13:51,344 from the main bedroom into the bathroom. 352 00:13:51,379 --> 00:13:52,344 [Kristy] Yeah. 353 00:13:52,379 --> 00:13:54,103 These are like perfect. 354 00:13:54,137 --> 00:13:57,068 [Kristy] And the scale of them is what's really kinda great about it. 355 00:13:57,103 --> 00:13:58,206 [Alison] Agreed. 356 00:13:58,241 --> 00:14:00,241 -Hey, Mark. I'm in love with these. -[Mark] Yes. 357 00:14:00,275 --> 00:14:01,931 [Alison] What is the backside? 358 00:14:01,965 --> 00:14:03,896 Like, is it the same? Is it just as pretty? 359 00:14:03,931 --> 00:14:06,724 -[gasps] Gorgeous. Yes! -Oh. Yes! 360 00:14:06,758 --> 00:14:07,793 They're so beautiful. 361 00:14:12,034 --> 00:14:14,275 I mean, I'm like... I'm losing my mind in here. 362 00:14:14,310 --> 00:14:17,482 [gasps] Look at this thing. This is awesome. 363 00:14:17,517 --> 00:14:19,793 Hear me out. Stupid, weird, maybe cool idea. 364 00:14:19,827 --> 00:14:22,517 I think you went with Jim to see the skylight 365 00:14:22,551 --> 00:14:24,827 -that had the blue, like... -Yeah. 366 00:14:24,862 --> 00:14:26,965 -...fake sky in it that looked real. -Yeah. 367 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:29,448 A skylight that's not real. 368 00:14:29,482 --> 00:14:32,172 That shows a sunny, beautiful day every day of your life. 369 00:14:32,206 --> 00:14:35,413 What if we take that concept and do it in this window? 370 00:14:35,448 --> 00:14:39,965 So behind the tub is this with a really realistic print 371 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,172 of just the sky with like a little bit of cloud. 372 00:14:42,206 --> 00:14:43,965 [Kristy] Would they need to frame the wall out deeper 373 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:45,655 -to accept this to flush it? -Yeah. 374 00:14:45,689 --> 00:14:47,413 -[Kristy] Do you have the space for it? -Yes. 375 00:14:47,448 --> 00:14:49,068 Then I love it. And worst case scenario, 376 00:14:49,103 --> 00:14:50,310 I mean, how much would stained glass... 377 00:14:50,344 --> 00:14:51,758 I mean, you can do what you did at Tamas'. 378 00:14:51,793 --> 00:14:55,000 -Yeah, yeah, yeah. -Where you illuminated it and it was a work of art. 379 00:14:55,034 --> 00:14:56,689 [Alison] Even better. Let's get it. 380 00:14:56,724 --> 00:14:58,517 -[Kristy] I think it's very cool. -Okay. Done, done. 381 00:14:58,551 --> 00:15:01,655 Those doors, that window, 382 00:15:01,689 --> 00:15:05,344 that bedroom-bathroom combo is gonna be a real wow factor now. 383 00:15:05,379 --> 00:15:07,172 Oh, they're gonna be so happy with their house. 384 00:15:07,206 --> 00:15:09,413 This is how you get inspired. You gotta be out in the wild. 385 00:15:13,275 --> 00:15:15,827 I am at the Tampa airport. 386 00:15:15,862 --> 00:15:19,482 I just got out of security. I have my coffee. 387 00:15:19,517 --> 00:15:21,862 Uh, the baby is with the grandparents. 388 00:15:21,896 --> 00:15:25,448 And I'm really excited to see the designs 389 00:15:25,482 --> 00:15:27,517 and see Travis. 390 00:15:27,551 --> 00:15:31,137 And a little bit anxious about the 30 degree temps. 391 00:15:31,172 --> 00:15:33,517 So, ready or not, here I come. 392 00:15:35,862 --> 00:15:38,068 [flight attendant] You will be landing in Chicago soon. Thank you. 393 00:15:42,793 --> 00:15:46,000 Today, I'm finally seeing Kaley and Travis. 394 00:15:46,034 --> 00:15:48,896 They have relocated to Florida while the house is getting done. 395 00:15:48,931 --> 00:15:50,655 They've now been there way too long. 396 00:15:50,689 --> 00:15:53,586 The last time we were here, you guys weren't here, 397 00:15:53,620 --> 00:15:55,586 and Jorge and I and Kristy, 398 00:15:55,620 --> 00:15:58,068 we were talking about your issue. 399 00:15:58,103 --> 00:15:59,896 -Mm-hmm. Yeah. -With the second egress. 400 00:15:59,931 --> 00:16:02,724 -Yeah. -You're gonna have massive problems. 401 00:16:02,758 --> 00:16:05,586 These are not hiccups. These are real roadblocks. 402 00:16:05,620 --> 00:16:08,310 Well, not to mention the fact that I came off parental leave 403 00:16:08,344 --> 00:16:10,413 and so I've been travelling back and forth 404 00:16:10,448 --> 00:16:12,586 -from Florida to Chicago. -The cost of that. 405 00:16:12,620 --> 00:16:14,310 That's adding to the budget. 406 00:16:14,344 --> 00:16:16,724 For you guys,, I know it hits hard. 407 00:16:16,758 --> 00:16:18,896 But trust me, I have empathy for you. 408 00:16:18,931 --> 00:16:21,482 I mean, at this point, we pretty much know 409 00:16:21,517 --> 00:16:22,896 we have to have that egress. 410 00:16:22,931 --> 00:16:24,275 So this becomes a slider. 411 00:16:24,310 --> 00:16:27,206 Right. So it's a big-budget item. 412 00:16:27,241 --> 00:16:30,620 That whole thing came out to be just south of $30,000. 413 00:16:31,482 --> 00:16:32,620 My God. 414 00:16:32,655 --> 00:16:36,689 The second egress has now turned into a $30,000 issue. 415 00:16:36,724 --> 00:16:38,206 An issue they can't avoid. 416 00:16:38,241 --> 00:16:41,310 An issue that will stop them from doing anything else. 417 00:16:41,344 --> 00:16:43,896 -It's unbelievable, so... -[Alison] Yeah. 418 00:16:43,931 --> 00:16:45,413 -I'm sorry. -[sighs] 419 00:16:52,482 --> 00:16:54,172 [Travis] It's a big-budget item. 420 00:16:54,206 --> 00:16:57,827 That whole thing came out to be just south of $30,000. 421 00:16:59,551 --> 00:17:00,655 My God. 422 00:17:00,689 --> 00:17:02,586 You know, to hear today from Travis, 423 00:17:02,620 --> 00:17:04,103 he's super-frustrated. 424 00:17:04,137 --> 00:17:06,000 I know he's hiding it with a smile. 425 00:17:06,034 --> 00:17:07,758 I'd be pissed too. 426 00:17:07,792 --> 00:17:11,517 Now it's 30 grand just to get you out the door. 427 00:17:11,550 --> 00:17:13,792 Small little landing, stairs down. 428 00:17:13,827 --> 00:17:16,758 That's what's required to even get this project moving. 429 00:17:17,137 --> 00:17:18,550 [sighs] 430 00:17:18,586 --> 00:17:21,517 That bad news, we're hopefully gonna offset it with some good news. 431 00:17:21,550 --> 00:17:23,619 -Mm-hmm. -[Alison] The exterior was a big thing for me. 432 00:17:23,655 --> 00:17:26,896 We envisioned it white with these black windows 433 00:17:26,931 --> 00:17:28,689 and the door and some planters. 434 00:17:28,724 --> 00:17:30,862 With the style, the Moroccan, 435 00:17:30,896 --> 00:17:33,206 and then you also like mid-century. 436 00:17:33,241 --> 00:17:36,275 And that's actually two things that I've never been able to mix before. 437 00:17:36,310 --> 00:17:38,275 -A bit weird. [laughs] -[Alison] Super weird. 438 00:17:38,310 --> 00:17:39,931 -But, like, we'll figure it out. -Yeah. 439 00:17:39,965 --> 00:17:42,000 But the whole vibe here 440 00:17:42,034 --> 00:17:44,379 was this tile that we were gonna have... 441 00:17:44,413 --> 00:17:46,241 -[Travis] Hmm. -...up and around. 442 00:17:46,275 --> 00:17:47,724 -[Travis] Mm-hmm. -[Kaley] Oh, yeah. 443 00:17:47,758 --> 00:17:49,758 And then truly just do 444 00:17:49,793 --> 00:17:52,758 big, chunky wood mantle. 445 00:17:52,793 --> 00:17:55,689 -We really wanna do these really cool built-ins... -[Kaley] Yeah. 446 00:17:55,724 --> 00:17:57,206 -...up the stairs. -[Kaley] Yeah. 447 00:17:57,241 --> 00:17:59,724 With then this tile just here. 448 00:17:59,758 --> 00:18:02,586 I think it, like, kinda goes with like the warmth vibe too. 449 00:18:02,620 --> 00:18:03,482 [Alison] Mm-hmm. 450 00:18:05,172 --> 00:18:07,793 I am a luxury vinyl girl. 451 00:18:07,827 --> 00:18:10,655 That big, wide plank white oak. 452 00:18:10,689 --> 00:18:13,034 -Yeah, I love it. -Nothing can ruin this stuff. 453 00:18:13,068 --> 00:18:15,344 And it's still warm enough that it doesn't read sterile. 454 00:18:15,379 --> 00:18:17,172 -Yeah. -Okay. 455 00:18:17,206 --> 00:18:18,172 We're gonna lay it out. 456 00:18:20,034 --> 00:18:21,965 Seriously kinda cool to see it all laid out. 457 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:23,000 Yeah. Let's all stand up. 458 00:18:23,448 --> 00:18:24,965 [all laugh] 459 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:26,310 God, that hurt. 460 00:18:26,344 --> 00:18:28,896 Who's got a laser? Someone here has a laser pointer. 461 00:18:28,931 --> 00:18:29,896 Yes! 462 00:18:29,931 --> 00:18:31,758 -Here you go. -[laughs] 463 00:18:31,793 --> 00:18:33,586 -So, here... -[all laugh] 464 00:18:34,689 --> 00:18:35,862 ...in the main bath, 465 00:18:35,896 --> 00:18:39,413 you've got this beautiful vanity right here. 466 00:18:39,448 --> 00:18:42,103 And then to the left, where your tub is, 467 00:18:42,137 --> 00:18:43,655 that's gonna have that window wall. 468 00:18:43,689 --> 00:18:45,482 We found this old window. 469 00:18:45,517 --> 00:18:46,896 -[Kaley] Yeah. -[Alison] So this will be stained glass, 470 00:18:46,931 --> 00:18:48,344 illuminated behind. 471 00:18:48,379 --> 00:18:50,413 We've done it before, it looks so beautiful. 472 00:18:50,448 --> 00:18:52,448 Now we don't have to do tile on that wall. 473 00:18:53,103 --> 00:18:54,275 -So that just... -Yeah. 474 00:18:54,310 --> 00:18:56,586 is this really cool moment when you're taking a bath. 475 00:18:56,620 --> 00:18:58,965 -[Kaley] It sounds very spa like. -[Alison] It is. 476 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:00,862 -See, made the trip worth it. -[both] Yeah. 477 00:19:00,896 --> 00:19:02,000 Awesome, awesome. 478 00:19:02,034 --> 00:19:03,965 -Budget by the end of the week. -[Travis] Yeah. 479 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:05,586 -Scout's honor. -Oh, good. 480 00:19:05,620 --> 00:19:06,689 -[all laughing] -Is he a scout? 481 00:19:06,724 --> 00:19:07,689 -No. -No. 482 00:19:07,724 --> 00:19:09,206 -[all laughing] -He wishes he was a scout. 483 00:19:09,241 --> 00:19:10,724 -[Alison] Well, then I don't believe you. -[all laughing] 484 00:19:10,758 --> 00:19:12,137 Okay, cool. 485 00:19:12,172 --> 00:19:15,172 The elephant in the room has a price tag on it now. 486 00:19:15,206 --> 00:19:18,137 $30,000. Now where do we go from here? 487 00:19:26,862 --> 00:19:29,379 Southport is slow, but it's steady 488 00:19:29,413 --> 00:19:32,413 with work on the main bath and the second floor stairs. 489 00:19:37,413 --> 00:19:41,137 Ari and I are doing this beautiful Kitty City 490 00:19:41,172 --> 00:19:42,827 over at Paws, Chicago. 491 00:19:43,413 --> 00:19:45,241 Hi, boys. 492 00:19:45,275 --> 00:19:47,482 -[Ari] What's new? -[Alison] What is that? 493 00:19:47,517 --> 00:19:49,137 A little cartoon cat head. 494 00:19:49,172 --> 00:19:51,655 So we got some buildings here for Kitty City. 495 00:19:51,689 --> 00:19:53,724 [Alison] Aww. Look at the ladders. 496 00:19:53,758 --> 00:19:55,931 -Yeah. -And then the city can just be straight. 497 00:19:57,689 --> 00:19:59,862 -Put the kitty head up there. -[chuckles] 498 00:19:59,896 --> 00:20:02,172 -[chuckles] -What if the cat goes here? 499 00:20:02,655 --> 00:20:04,172 That's fine. 500 00:20:04,206 --> 00:20:06,862 -Look at... [laughs] -[laughs] 501 00:20:06,896 --> 00:20:09,827 -What about the tree? -That's another thing we gotta think about. 502 00:20:09,862 --> 00:20:11,103 'Cause I actually have a tree in the yard. 503 00:20:11,137 --> 00:20:13,655 I was gonna cut the branch off and see if you like it. 504 00:20:13,689 --> 00:20:14,655 -Are you serious? -Yeah. 505 00:20:16,275 --> 00:20:18,758 [Alison] And he's just like, "Grab a chainsaw." 506 00:20:19,517 --> 00:20:21,413 It's time to cut some trees, huh? 507 00:20:21,448 --> 00:20:23,482 What are you thinking? 508 00:20:23,517 --> 00:20:26,310 Well, I'm thinking we need something pretty heavy-duty. 509 00:20:26,344 --> 00:20:28,206 This one's easier to take down right here. 510 00:20:28,241 --> 00:20:29,724 Okay. Well, it's your tree. 511 00:20:30,413 --> 00:20:31,413 -[laughs] -Um... 512 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:38,034 Okay, here it comes. 513 00:20:41,034 --> 00:20:42,379 Timber! [laughs] 514 00:20:45,448 --> 00:20:47,379 -This is huge. -I know, but hold on. 515 00:20:47,413 --> 00:20:50,034 -So it's 10 feet tall, right? -[laughs] 516 00:20:51,034 --> 00:20:52,724 I thought he was gonna, like, build it. 517 00:21:05,724 --> 00:21:07,448 -Perfect. -Never felt more-- 518 00:21:07,482 --> 00:21:09,103 -Manly. -Manly. 519 00:21:09,137 --> 00:21:10,620 -[laughs] -Country. 520 00:21:10,655 --> 00:21:12,482 Still don't see Kitty City, but, you know... 521 00:21:13,241 --> 00:21:14,241 It'll get there. 522 00:21:15,620 --> 00:21:16,896 And then he goes back into the barn 523 00:21:16,931 --> 00:21:18,931 and he comes out with fake leaves and a drill. 524 00:21:22,275 --> 00:21:24,448 And then just put those in the... 525 00:21:26,172 --> 00:21:28,448 [laughing] Oh. The cats will be like this. 526 00:21:30,034 --> 00:21:33,448 -[laughs] -You just cut your whole [bleep] tree down. 527 00:21:33,482 --> 00:21:34,689 [Alison] Now, we just gotta make the beds, 528 00:21:34,724 --> 00:21:35,965 bolt it to the wall, 529 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,482 and then, I think we're going to blow their minds. 530 00:21:48,724 --> 00:21:50,620 [cell phone ringtone playing] 531 00:21:52,241 --> 00:21:54,137 Hey, Travis. 532 00:21:54,172 --> 00:21:56,862 -Hey, Alison. How are you? -I'm really good. How are you? 533 00:21:56,896 --> 00:21:58,896 -These delays... -Trust me, 534 00:21:58,931 --> 00:22:00,275 you thought you were going to be living 535 00:22:00,310 --> 00:22:02,827 -at your house right now. -That was the plan, but, 536 00:22:02,862 --> 00:22:05,137 you know, I got some bad news and some good news. 537 00:22:05,172 --> 00:22:08,517 You know, the original plan was to paint the exterior white. 538 00:22:08,551 --> 00:22:13,000 It's really quite unbelievable the quote that we got for white paint. 539 00:22:13,034 --> 00:22:14,586 -Um, it's, uh... -So, what did it come in at? 540 00:22:14,620 --> 00:22:17,137 Uh, it came in at $15,000... 541 00:22:18,206 --> 00:22:20,206 -For the-- -...to paint one side. 542 00:22:20,241 --> 00:22:21,172 For the front? 543 00:22:21,206 --> 00:22:22,172 Yeah. 544 00:22:22,206 --> 00:22:23,137 We can't do it. 545 00:22:30,689 --> 00:22:32,034 It's really quite unbelievable, 546 00:22:32,068 --> 00:22:34,862 the quote that we got for white paint. 547 00:22:34,896 --> 00:22:36,103 -Um, it... -So, what did it come in at? 548 00:22:36,137 --> 00:22:38,724 Uh, it came in at $15,000... 549 00:22:38,758 --> 00:22:40,724 -For the-- -...to paint one side. 550 00:22:40,758 --> 00:22:42,310 -For the front? -Yeah. 551 00:22:42,344 --> 00:22:43,965 So, their explanation, 552 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:45,965 is they have to use certain ladders. 553 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:47,586 -It's labor. -Exactly. 554 00:22:47,620 --> 00:22:49,586 Listen, I get it. It's a special type 555 00:22:49,620 --> 00:22:51,310 of space, because you're on the back 556 00:22:51,344 --> 00:22:54,310 of the building. But, that's still your front yard. 557 00:22:54,344 --> 00:22:56,620 That's still what you call "home." 558 00:22:56,655 --> 00:22:57,758 And the front of your home, 559 00:22:57,793 --> 00:22:58,862 it's in shambles. 560 00:22:58,896 --> 00:23:00,689 It really is. That siding is... 561 00:23:00,724 --> 00:23:02,310 -It's not good. -Exactly. 562 00:23:02,344 --> 00:23:04,827 How much is white, versus the black? 563 00:23:04,862 --> 00:23:06,551 I mean, it's $6,000 to paint it black. 564 00:23:06,586 --> 00:23:08,793 And it's $15,000 to paint it white. So, 565 00:23:08,827 --> 00:23:11,000 -it's pretty significant. -That is really crazy. 566 00:23:11,034 --> 00:23:12,793 If you paint it all black, 567 00:23:12,827 --> 00:23:15,172 then the windows have to stay white. 568 00:23:15,206 --> 00:23:17,068 Some of them are existing as white. 569 00:23:17,103 --> 00:23:19,482 It's less expensive, and the turnaround is faster. 570 00:23:19,517 --> 00:23:22,551 We don't have to make a change order for the windows. 571 00:23:22,586 --> 00:23:25,310 It will shift a couple of things that I do, 572 00:23:25,344 --> 00:23:27,689 but, of course, it's still going to look really beautiful. 573 00:23:38,137 --> 00:23:40,000 [Alison] I know Travis and Kaley are disappointed 574 00:23:40,034 --> 00:23:42,551 with the exterior. And, so am I. 575 00:23:42,586 --> 00:23:44,344 So, we're just going to go with black, 576 00:23:44,379 --> 00:23:45,965 which is still beautiful. 577 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:49,793 And, we're still waiting on that final decision on the back stairs. 578 00:23:49,827 --> 00:23:52,689 So, the pressure is really on for me to find those special pieces 579 00:23:52,724 --> 00:23:54,689 that are going to make this project great. 580 00:23:54,724 --> 00:23:56,000 But then, I really have to stay 581 00:23:56,034 --> 00:23:56,965 within budget, 582 00:23:57,000 --> 00:24:00,034 so, it's a real fine line. 583 00:24:00,068 --> 00:24:02,551 So, it's time for me to start shopping at my favorite places 584 00:24:02,586 --> 00:24:04,413 in Chicago, to see what I can find. 585 00:24:07,413 --> 00:24:08,620 -Look how funky it is. -It is. 586 00:24:08,655 --> 00:24:10,517 How pretty is that? Those colors? 587 00:24:10,551 --> 00:24:12,896 -And it ties in very beautifully. -I know. 588 00:24:12,931 --> 00:24:14,379 -[Alison meowing] -[cat meowing] 589 00:24:14,413 --> 00:24:15,931 -[Kristy chuckles] -[cat continues meowing] 590 00:24:17,448 --> 00:24:19,206 We need something like this. 591 00:24:19,241 --> 00:24:22,724 I really needed an amazing reclaimed beam 592 00:24:22,758 --> 00:24:23,896 for the mantle. 593 00:24:23,931 --> 00:24:26,620 Something chunky, something rustic. 594 00:24:26,655 --> 00:24:28,517 I like these better because they're cleaner. 595 00:24:28,551 --> 00:24:30,586 We'll sand this down. I want it to be raw. 596 00:24:30,620 --> 00:24:31,896 -Yeah. Oh, for sure. -You know? 597 00:24:31,931 --> 00:24:34,448 What I love about shopping and finding pieces like this 598 00:24:34,482 --> 00:24:36,379 is, like, what it then inspires. 599 00:24:38,068 --> 00:24:41,517 And I found this awesome mid-century warehouse. 600 00:24:41,551 --> 00:24:43,724 -[Alison] This piece is super cool. -[Mike] Yeah. That would be 601 00:24:43,758 --> 00:24:45,793 the Broyhill Brasilia room divider. 602 00:24:45,827 --> 00:24:47,034 You could put it right in the center of the room, 603 00:24:47,068 --> 00:24:48,241 stick your arm right through it. 604 00:24:48,275 --> 00:24:49,551 This is a cool bar. 605 00:24:49,586 --> 00:24:51,586 -Absolutely. -Yeah, you could make this a dry bar all day. 606 00:24:51,620 --> 00:24:52,896 -Is there storage in here? -There is. 607 00:24:52,931 --> 00:24:54,931 So, this would be your front-facing side here. 608 00:24:54,965 --> 00:24:57,172 -It would be this, right here. -[gasps] Yes! 609 00:24:57,206 --> 00:24:59,275 The design came from Brasilia, Brazil, 610 00:24:59,310 --> 00:25:01,758 which is the home of Brutalist architecture, 611 00:25:01,793 --> 00:25:02,965 where it originally started. 612 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:04,586 -[Alison] How cool! -Yeah. 613 00:25:04,620 --> 00:25:06,068 They're going to dig it. 614 00:25:06,103 --> 00:25:08,620 Uh, what's like a mid-century word? They're gonna-- 615 00:25:08,655 --> 00:25:10,655 -[Mike] It's going to be groovy. -It's going to be groovy. 616 00:25:10,689 --> 00:25:11,827 [Mike chuckles] 617 00:25:11,862 --> 00:25:14,241 This piece is inspiring the built-ins 618 00:25:14,275 --> 00:25:17,344 that I'm going to do all the way up the staircase. 619 00:25:28,793 --> 00:25:31,344 Kitty City day. And I can't wait 620 00:25:31,379 --> 00:25:32,413 for Paula to-- 621 00:25:32,448 --> 00:25:33,965 [mimicking choking] Choking on cat hair. 622 00:25:44,310 --> 00:25:45,310 Okay. 623 00:25:46,103 --> 00:25:47,172 There we go. 624 00:25:47,206 --> 00:25:48,862 [Alison] I had my doubts, obviously. 625 00:25:48,896 --> 00:25:51,103 I mean, you're cutting a massive tree down at a farm, 626 00:25:51,137 --> 00:25:53,896 and then you're gonna shove it into a little cat room 627 00:25:53,931 --> 00:25:55,379 and somehow make it look organic. 628 00:25:55,413 --> 00:25:56,413 Golden! 629 00:25:56,689 --> 00:25:57,655 Nice! 630 00:25:57,689 --> 00:26:00,758 Actually seeing it going into place, 631 00:26:00,793 --> 00:26:02,724 it's exactly like a lot of our projects. 632 00:26:02,758 --> 00:26:04,517 Right? It's just, like, it was in my head, 633 00:26:04,551 --> 00:26:06,172 and then, he puts his spin on it 634 00:26:06,206 --> 00:26:07,689 -that makes it even better. -[drilling] 635 00:26:07,724 --> 00:26:09,517 [Ari] This is the first time I did a cat house. 636 00:26:09,551 --> 00:26:12,000 I'm gonna put this one on my resume. It's a good one. 637 00:26:12,034 --> 00:26:14,344 You know what's gonna make us realize what's gonna work? 638 00:26:14,379 --> 00:26:15,827 -[Ari] The cat. Yeah. -The cat. 639 00:26:15,862 --> 00:26:17,344 [Alison] You know, are they going to love the tree? 640 00:26:17,379 --> 00:26:20,137 Are they going to climb that area? Do we need to add things? So... 641 00:26:20,172 --> 00:26:22,206 I just can't wait to reveal it. 642 00:26:22,241 --> 00:26:25,724 -[Alison] Hello! [giggles] -Wow! Oh, my gosh! 643 00:26:27,034 --> 00:26:29,000 This is amazing! 644 00:26:31,724 --> 00:26:32,793 -[Alison] Hi! -[gasps] 645 00:26:32,827 --> 00:26:34,862 Oh, my gosh! You did it! 646 00:26:34,896 --> 00:26:36,172 -What do you think? -Wow! 647 00:26:38,931 --> 00:26:40,172 -[Alison] Yes. -[Paula] Incredible! 648 00:26:40,206 --> 00:26:42,379 I look at-- That's the best tree house I've ever seen. 649 00:26:42,413 --> 00:26:43,793 -[Alison laughs] -It's the real thing! 650 00:26:43,827 --> 00:26:45,068 -You love it! -[Paula laughs] 651 00:26:45,103 --> 00:26:46,482 [in a high-pitched voice] You're in Africa! Look at this! 652 00:26:48,931 --> 00:26:49,827 [Paula] It couldn't be better. 653 00:26:49,862 --> 00:26:51,862 -Isn't this so fun? -Wow! 654 00:26:51,896 --> 00:26:53,655 -You got "Chicago Kitty City!" -I know! 655 00:26:53,689 --> 00:26:55,172 -[gasps] Alison! -Yes! 656 00:26:55,206 --> 00:26:57,724 -[Paula laughs] You thought of it all! -You, now, 657 00:26:57,758 --> 00:27:00,413 have these, like, really defined spaces. 658 00:27:00,448 --> 00:27:02,482 -And, you can, like, move things around. -[Paula] Yeah. Yes! 659 00:27:02,517 --> 00:27:04,482 Everything here can just be sprayed down... 660 00:27:04,517 --> 00:27:06,241 -Yeah! Yeah. -...for maintenance, everything. 661 00:27:06,275 --> 00:27:08,206 -Yeah. Yeah! -It looks so natural and earthy. 662 00:27:09,275 --> 00:27:12,586 It's such a fun space. What a genius you are. 663 00:27:12,620 --> 00:27:14,103 Oh, I love you. Mwah! 664 00:27:14,137 --> 00:27:15,724 [Alison] It's easy to write a check, but 665 00:27:15,758 --> 00:27:17,241 -to be able to do something like this-- -And put your time 666 00:27:17,275 --> 00:27:18,689 -and your heart in it... -Yeah! 667 00:27:18,724 --> 00:27:19,724 [Paula] It's so beautiful. 668 00:27:19,758 --> 00:27:21,448 -Everyone can get homes. -[Alison] I know. 669 00:27:32,724 --> 00:27:33,724 [Alison] So, Travis called me. 670 00:27:33,758 --> 00:27:36,068 He's in town. He... is coming back... 671 00:27:36,103 --> 00:27:37,586 and forth... from Florida. 672 00:27:37,620 --> 00:27:38,931 I can tell he's freaking out. So, 673 00:27:38,965 --> 00:27:41,310 I want to be there with him, and find out what's going on, 674 00:27:41,344 --> 00:27:43,413 get Jorge out there, and wrap my head around it. 675 00:27:44,241 --> 00:27:45,482 Hi, guys! 676 00:27:46,275 --> 00:27:47,586 -How's it going? -[Travis] Hey! 677 00:27:47,620 --> 00:27:48,931 -[Jorge] Hi! -Alison! 678 00:27:48,965 --> 00:27:50,206 [groans] It's so, like, dreary. 679 00:27:50,241 --> 00:27:53,241 [Travis laughs] I was just telling Jorge, Sully's big now! 680 00:27:53,275 --> 00:27:55,620 -I mean, he's full-blown crawling! -[Alison] He's growing up. 681 00:27:55,655 --> 00:27:57,655 -Yeah, it's crazy. -Does anyone know 682 00:27:57,689 --> 00:27:59,517 what's going on with the building department? 683 00:27:59,551 --> 00:28:00,827 -Or-- -It's some... 684 00:28:00,862 --> 00:28:04,689 code compliance, as far as, like, open space... 685 00:28:04,724 --> 00:28:06,931 -on the lot. -[Jorge] At this point, I think, like, 686 00:28:06,965 --> 00:28:08,793 90% of it is approved. 687 00:28:08,827 --> 00:28:11,551 -We thought this was just an interior job. -[Alison] I know. 688 00:28:11,586 --> 00:28:14,275 And, now, we have an egress. 689 00:28:14,310 --> 00:28:16,482 -This was going to be a sliding glass door. -Yes. 690 00:28:16,517 --> 00:28:18,551 -Right? -[Alison] Wait, so those aren't doors anymore? 691 00:28:18,586 --> 00:28:20,655 -No. -So, did you order the doors? 692 00:28:20,689 --> 00:28:23,551 We're following blueprints and had ordered already. And, now it's-- 693 00:28:23,586 --> 00:28:25,206 -So, you have doors that don't fit? -...changes everything. 694 00:28:25,241 --> 00:28:27,103 -Exactly. For that one that won't fit. -Doors that are useless. 695 00:28:28,482 --> 00:28:30,620 [Alison] So, now, you're gonna have this big picture window 696 00:28:30,655 --> 00:28:32,965 that looks out onto your private patio, 697 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:35,344 and you don't even get to look at that, because you're going to have... 698 00:28:35,379 --> 00:28:37,137 a big staircase in front of it. 699 00:28:37,172 --> 00:28:38,172 Yeah. 700 00:28:38,206 --> 00:28:39,172 -[Travis] So now... -I don't get it. 701 00:28:39,206 --> 00:28:40,724 ...we've gone way over budget, 702 00:28:40,758 --> 00:28:43,103 we've purchased windows worth thousands 703 00:28:43,137 --> 00:28:44,620 -that we can't even use. -We can't use them. 704 00:28:44,655 --> 00:28:47,103 Also, it's been... six months! 705 00:28:47,137 --> 00:28:49,620 -Yeah. -It's been so stressful. 706 00:28:49,655 --> 00:28:52,379 I wouldn't wish this on an enemy. 707 00:28:52,413 --> 00:28:54,724 We're gonna get this done as fast as possible 708 00:28:54,758 --> 00:28:56,103 and get you guys back in your house, 709 00:28:56,137 --> 00:28:57,482 'cause this is ridiculous. 710 00:28:57,896 --> 00:28:58,862 Keep smiling! 711 00:28:58,896 --> 00:29:00,172 -Yeah! -[chuckles] 712 00:29:00,206 --> 00:29:01,241 [Travis] I just want to spend 713 00:29:01,275 --> 00:29:03,275 as little amount of time at this house 714 00:29:03,310 --> 00:29:05,931 and get as far away from it as possible, because 715 00:29:05,965 --> 00:29:08,000 it's just driving me nuts. 716 00:29:08,034 --> 00:29:09,275 The amount of delays 717 00:29:09,310 --> 00:29:11,000 and the absurdity... 718 00:29:11,034 --> 00:29:12,310 [tittering] of the process 719 00:29:12,344 --> 00:29:13,172 is too much. 720 00:29:25,379 --> 00:29:27,206 I am at the Tampa Airport, 721 00:29:27,241 --> 00:29:29,034 getting ready to fly to Chicago 722 00:29:29,068 --> 00:29:30,862 and see the progress on the house. 723 00:29:30,896 --> 00:29:34,206 To keep it real, we are tired. [chuckles] 724 00:29:34,241 --> 00:29:36,655 We are ready for this house to be done. 725 00:29:36,689 --> 00:29:38,827 We are ready to move on with our lives 726 00:29:38,862 --> 00:29:41,379 and to all be in one spot as a family. 727 00:29:41,413 --> 00:29:45,379 So, hopefully, this is the last time we need to make these decisions. 728 00:29:46,206 --> 00:29:47,379 So, fingers crossed! 729 00:30:02,517 --> 00:30:04,862 [Alison] After eight and a half months, 730 00:30:04,896 --> 00:30:06,379 drywall's finally going up. 731 00:30:08,689 --> 00:30:09,827 [chainsaw whirring] 732 00:30:09,862 --> 00:30:12,275 And the egress issue's fixed. 733 00:30:12,310 --> 00:30:14,482 Although, I can't say that I am happy 734 00:30:14,517 --> 00:30:16,344 with where those stairs ended up. 735 00:30:16,379 --> 00:30:17,482 I'm out of town for work, 736 00:30:17,517 --> 00:30:19,448 so Kristy and Jorge are going to meet Kaley 737 00:30:19,482 --> 00:30:21,137 to do a quick check-in. 738 00:30:21,172 --> 00:30:22,172 Hello! 739 00:30:22,206 --> 00:30:23,482 -[Jorge] Hi. -[Kristy] Hi! 740 00:30:23,517 --> 00:30:25,482 -How's it going? -Good! You're back! 741 00:30:25,517 --> 00:30:27,724 -I'm back! It looks a lot different in here. -[Kristy and Jorge chuckle] 742 00:30:31,310 --> 00:30:32,310 [Kristy] At this point, 743 00:30:32,344 --> 00:30:34,137 we're a few months past the holidays. 744 00:30:34,172 --> 00:30:36,310 So, we're trying to get them in in a few weeks, 745 00:30:36,344 --> 00:30:38,793 just because they can't really sustain this any longer. 746 00:30:38,827 --> 00:30:40,000 They've reached their limit. 747 00:30:40,034 --> 00:30:41,689 [Kristy] It's starting to feel like a home again. 748 00:30:41,724 --> 00:30:43,379 -Drywall is so huge. -It is. It is. It is. 749 00:30:43,413 --> 00:30:45,000 Yeah. Even though, that's... 750 00:30:46,034 --> 00:30:47,482 was a terrible heartache. 751 00:30:48,827 --> 00:30:50,862 Here's where we have the existing fireplace 752 00:30:50,896 --> 00:30:52,034 -that we removed, -[Kaley] Yeah. 753 00:30:52,068 --> 00:30:55,448 Now that we ended up changing the air vent, 754 00:30:55,482 --> 00:30:57,931 I think we have more option, because this wall is more open now. 755 00:30:57,965 --> 00:30:59,620 So, if you guys are okay with shifting it 756 00:30:59,655 --> 00:31:02,413 to the center wall, looks-wise, too, that would 757 00:31:02,448 --> 00:31:03,827 probably be our best bet. 758 00:31:03,862 --> 00:31:05,586 -It looks intentional. -Yeah. 759 00:31:05,620 --> 00:31:07,068 -It will look beautiful. -Yeah. 760 00:31:07,103 --> 00:31:08,862 When we had spoken, you were talking about 761 00:31:08,896 --> 00:31:11,551 "Do we extend the platform height 762 00:31:11,586 --> 00:31:13,000 -for the hearth?" -Yeah. 763 00:31:13,034 --> 00:31:15,241 [Jorge] So, that will be your 86 in there. 764 00:31:16,586 --> 00:31:18,034 I actually think that's okay. 765 00:31:18,068 --> 00:31:20,655 I also feel like, with the mid-century modern vibe, 766 00:31:20,689 --> 00:31:22,379 like, this long, low... 767 00:31:22,413 --> 00:31:24,206 -[Kaley] Yeah. -I think it could look really cool. 768 00:31:24,241 --> 00:31:26,931 The one other question I did want to ask you about... 769 00:31:26,965 --> 00:31:28,034 stair shelving. 770 00:31:28,068 --> 00:31:29,344 -[Kaley] Yeah. -I love it. 771 00:31:29,379 --> 00:31:30,896 I love that you guys have so many books. 772 00:31:30,931 --> 00:31:34,103 Like, Alison, in particular, has done very beautiful details 773 00:31:34,137 --> 00:31:36,724 when it was drywall shelves. And they turned out awesome. 774 00:31:36,758 --> 00:31:39,275 -Function-wise, I think this is the way to go here. -Yeah. 775 00:31:39,310 --> 00:31:41,758 I think, at this stage of the construction, 776 00:31:41,793 --> 00:31:43,551 everything has started speeding up. 777 00:31:43,586 --> 00:31:46,034 So, the more decisions we can make quickly, 778 00:31:46,068 --> 00:31:48,517 the better, so we can try to finish this, 779 00:31:48,551 --> 00:31:50,034 like five to six weeks. 780 00:31:50,068 --> 00:31:52,000 -Hopefully. -Yeah. No, we're in. We're in. 781 00:31:52,034 --> 00:31:53,000 -[both chuckling] -[Kristy] Great! 782 00:31:53,034 --> 00:31:54,172 Let's do it. Yeah! 783 00:31:55,137 --> 00:31:56,034 Get it done! 784 00:31:59,068 --> 00:32:01,586 [Alison] It's been 11 months since we started Southport... 785 00:32:03,482 --> 00:32:05,586 [parent mimicking quick slurping noises] 786 00:32:05,620 --> 00:32:07,965 [Travis in video] Yeah, you're doing good! 787 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:10,620 [Alison] ...and, we're finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. 788 00:32:14,620 --> 00:32:16,586 The luxury vinyl is being installed. 789 00:32:18,379 --> 00:32:21,103 That beautiful vertical stack tile in the bathroom 790 00:32:21,137 --> 00:32:23,103 is going up. 791 00:32:23,137 --> 00:32:25,793 And the fireplace surround is finally getting framed out. 792 00:32:30,482 --> 00:32:32,275 Oh, God! [sighs] 793 00:32:32,310 --> 00:32:34,965 That's terrible. This would make me so depressed. 794 00:32:36,275 --> 00:32:37,758 [grunts] 795 00:32:37,793 --> 00:32:40,482 Just to take away my shock and disappointment from the exterior, 796 00:32:42,689 --> 00:32:44,689 inside is just so much happier. 797 00:32:44,724 --> 00:32:47,586 You know, it feels good. Jorge couldn't make it. 798 00:32:47,620 --> 00:32:49,965 Joey's here just to help me out with some answers. 799 00:32:50,517 --> 00:32:51,655 Hi, Joey. 800 00:32:51,689 --> 00:32:53,000 -How's it going? -What's up? 801 00:32:53,034 --> 00:32:54,413 -Good to see you. -Good to see you! 802 00:32:54,448 --> 00:32:55,655 Everything's under control. 803 00:32:55,689 --> 00:32:57,482 -Ah, so, mantle... -Yep. 804 00:32:57,517 --> 00:32:59,862 -All right, so this is getting cut down? -Yep. 805 00:32:59,896 --> 00:33:02,241 That's gonna go here. We have tile... Tile's here? 806 00:33:02,275 --> 00:33:03,482 -It's on the way. -Okay. 807 00:33:03,517 --> 00:33:05,172 -I mean, we're close. -Yeah. 808 00:33:05,206 --> 00:33:06,586 All right. Let's go see the bath. 809 00:33:06,620 --> 00:33:08,724 -The bathroom's right... I saw the window, too. -Did you hear about 810 00:33:08,758 --> 00:33:11,413 -the lighting situation with this? -No. 811 00:33:11,448 --> 00:33:14,551 -This is gonna be amazing. We have a... a slight issue. -Okay. 812 00:33:14,586 --> 00:33:16,172 The LED light... 813 00:33:16,206 --> 00:33:18,379 -Yes? -...is super concentrated in one area. 814 00:33:18,413 --> 00:33:20,000 -Ah, we need to flood. -So, we're gonna figure it out. 815 00:33:20,034 --> 00:33:21,793 So, I think we're gonna run a strip... 816 00:33:21,827 --> 00:33:23,000 -Yeah, you should. -...an LED strip. 817 00:33:23,034 --> 00:33:24,068 -Oh, God. Yeah. -Do you want us 818 00:33:24,103 --> 00:33:25,517 -to hold this up on the light? -Hell yeah! 819 00:33:25,551 --> 00:33:26,482 Let's do it. 820 00:33:28,344 --> 00:33:29,275 [Alison gasps] Oh, 821 00:33:29,310 --> 00:33:30,344 my God! 822 00:33:31,034 --> 00:33:33,241 This looks really good. 823 00:33:33,275 --> 00:33:35,689 God, I love this tile! That... 824 00:33:35,724 --> 00:33:37,551 -is beautiful. -It's incredible. 825 00:33:37,586 --> 00:33:40,000 And, it looks so good with the floor. 826 00:33:40,034 --> 00:33:43,896 You know what? This helps me forget about the front stairs. 827 00:33:43,931 --> 00:33:45,758 This tile's just gorgeous. 828 00:33:46,931 --> 00:33:48,310 Really gorgeous. 829 00:33:48,344 --> 00:33:49,551 -Hi, guys! -[man] Hey, how're you doing? 830 00:33:49,586 --> 00:33:51,931 Good. Good. Oh! Of course-- 831 00:33:51,965 --> 00:33:54,689 -You think this is going to be concentrated? -[Joey] This is version one. 832 00:33:54,724 --> 00:33:57,068 -What is this? -Version one. 833 00:33:57,103 --> 00:33:59,206 -This version is hysterical! -Rome wasn't built in a day. 834 00:33:59,758 --> 00:34:01,068 When Joey told me, like, 835 00:34:01,103 --> 00:34:03,379 "You know, the... the lights are a little concentrated 836 00:34:03,413 --> 00:34:04,965 in one area. You'll see." 837 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:06,068 You think? 838 00:34:07,724 --> 00:34:08,757 [Joey] Let there be light. 839 00:34:10,482 --> 00:34:12,931 It's a little concentrate... Look. Come here. 840 00:34:12,965 --> 00:34:15,551 It looks a little concentrated in one area. 841 00:34:15,585 --> 00:34:17,793 You got a spotlight behind this. 842 00:34:17,827 --> 00:34:19,137 So, yeah. We will do strip lighting... 843 00:34:19,827 --> 00:34:20,862 -All right. -...and then, 844 00:34:20,896 --> 00:34:22,275 that will illuminate beautifully. 845 00:34:22,310 --> 00:34:24,413 And it's gotta be something that they can dim, you know? 846 00:34:24,447 --> 00:34:25,551 You don't want it to be... 847 00:34:25,585 --> 00:34:27,034 -you don't want it to be hot. -That's a good point. 848 00:34:27,068 --> 00:34:31,620 It's gonna take a bathroom that has no window and feels a little dark 849 00:34:31,655 --> 00:34:33,757 and a little cramped and it's going to open it up. 850 00:34:33,793 --> 00:34:36,482 It's gonna look like you always have this beautiful sunny day. 851 00:34:36,516 --> 00:34:38,413 So I really-- I'm so happy with that. 852 00:34:39,620 --> 00:34:41,413 Hey, are we doing a jamb or are we doing 853 00:34:41,447 --> 00:34:42,447 barn doors? 854 00:34:42,482 --> 00:34:43,551 It should be barn doors. 855 00:34:43,585 --> 00:34:44,896 -It is on the track? -Yeah. 856 00:34:44,931 --> 00:34:45,965 -[man] Yeah. -Yes. 857 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:48,275 Oh, yeah. This is cool. 858 00:34:48,310 --> 00:34:49,896 We're gonna keep the hardware on 'em. 859 00:34:49,931 --> 00:34:50,931 -[man] Yep. -Just as is. 860 00:34:50,965 --> 00:34:52,620 -[Joey and man] Yep. -Tub goes in. 861 00:34:52,655 --> 00:34:53,931 And then we're bringing furniture in. 862 00:34:55,516 --> 00:34:57,793 -Just got to let these guys get to work. -I know. I know. 863 00:34:57,827 --> 00:34:59,551 -[both chuckling] -But that bathroom, 864 00:34:59,586 --> 00:35:01,620 that's a showstopper moment, right there. 865 00:35:01,655 --> 00:35:03,620 It's just beautiful. It's like you don't know where to look! 866 00:35:03,655 --> 00:35:05,827 Next stage is furniture. 867 00:35:05,862 --> 00:35:07,965 And then, get them into their house. 868 00:35:08,620 --> 00:35:09,793 I feel so bad. 869 00:35:09,827 --> 00:35:12,551 This entire process has been so grueling for them, 870 00:35:12,586 --> 00:35:14,206 and I'm sure they're just at the end of their rope. 871 00:35:23,172 --> 00:35:27,103 [Kaley] So, Travis and I, we're in the final stretch of our renovation. 872 00:35:27,137 --> 00:35:29,275 Our house should be done in about a month. 873 00:35:29,310 --> 00:35:31,862 And we figured we should really be in Chicago 874 00:35:31,896 --> 00:35:33,931 just to monitor the last bit of progress, 875 00:35:33,965 --> 00:35:36,034 and also be there in case they need anything. 876 00:35:36,068 --> 00:35:37,206 So, we're moving! 877 00:35:37,241 --> 00:35:38,413 I am packing up the house, 878 00:35:38,448 --> 00:35:40,827 and it's amazing how much stuff you can accumulate 879 00:35:40,862 --> 00:35:42,206 in ten months. 880 00:35:42,241 --> 00:35:45,862 [Kaley] All right. Travis and Bernie are ready to go. 881 00:35:45,896 --> 00:35:48,206 Car's packed to the brim. 882 00:35:49,344 --> 00:35:50,344 And... 883 00:35:50,965 --> 00:35:52,034 they'll be on their way! 884 00:35:53,482 --> 00:35:54,448 Bye! 885 00:36:00,241 --> 00:36:01,344 -Open your eyes. -[both chuckling] 886 00:36:01,379 --> 00:36:02,724 -[gasps] Oh, wow! -Oh, 887 00:36:02,758 --> 00:36:03,896 my gosh! 888 00:36:03,931 --> 00:36:06,034 [laughing] No, it doesn't look like our house at all. 889 00:36:06,068 --> 00:36:06,896 Wow! 890 00:36:17,068 --> 00:36:22,137 It has been such a long road for Kaley and Travis. 891 00:36:25,103 --> 00:36:27,344 For Travis to be back and forth, and spending money 892 00:36:27,379 --> 00:36:29,275 on hotels and flights... 893 00:36:29,310 --> 00:36:30,655 You know, they thought this was going to be easy too, 894 00:36:30,689 --> 00:36:32,448 and it's not. 895 00:36:32,482 --> 00:36:35,620 This business is not for the weak. 896 00:36:35,655 --> 00:36:37,551 I thought this was going to be my fastest project. 897 00:36:38,724 --> 00:36:41,379 It's a total shot in the dark! 898 00:36:41,413 --> 00:36:44,103 Designing a space like this, first of all, 899 00:36:44,137 --> 00:36:46,517 mixing mid-century and Moroccan 900 00:36:46,551 --> 00:36:49,172 was just a big kind of moment for me, where I'm like, 901 00:36:49,206 --> 00:36:50,275 "A-ha!" 902 00:36:50,310 --> 00:36:52,620 And, it was really fun. It was a cool challenge. 903 00:36:52,655 --> 00:36:54,551 I think that we nailed it. 904 00:37:08,862 --> 00:37:09,758 Okay! 905 00:37:11,689 --> 00:37:12,724 [Travis] Amazing! 906 00:37:12,758 --> 00:37:14,724 -[Alison] Amazing. [laughs] -[laughing] 907 00:37:18,896 --> 00:37:20,517 [Alison] I mean, I've been through it. I've been in your shoes. 908 00:37:20,551 --> 00:37:25,344 I know. I can fully, fully feel your pain, every time your heart broke. 909 00:37:25,379 --> 00:37:27,241 -[Kaley] It was brutal. -It was brutal. 910 00:37:27,275 --> 00:37:28,344 -[Kaley] Good. -But we're here. 911 00:37:28,379 --> 00:37:30,172 -[Alison] It's not bad! -[Travis] It's not bad. 912 00:37:30,206 --> 00:37:31,586 -No. -[Travis] And I think it complements, too, 913 00:37:31,620 --> 00:37:33,275 -the balcony up top. -Yeah. 914 00:37:33,310 --> 00:37:35,172 We ended up with this wonderful deck 915 00:37:35,206 --> 00:37:36,068 -to sit out at. -Yes. 916 00:37:36,103 --> 00:37:37,344 -Yes. -I mean, the backyard... 917 00:37:37,379 --> 00:37:38,551 -Yeah. -...it needed love anyway. 918 00:37:41,931 --> 00:37:43,172 [Alison] We're gonna walk upstairs 919 00:37:43,206 --> 00:37:44,448 -and this is gonna be the real showstopper -All right. 920 00:37:44,482 --> 00:37:45,551 -Can't wait! -[Alison] Let's go. 921 00:37:50,551 --> 00:37:52,068 I don't know when I started 922 00:37:52,103 --> 00:37:54,034 -doing this eyes-closed thing, but I like it. -[Travis and Kaley chuckle] 923 00:37:54,068 --> 00:37:55,034 -Okay. -[titters] 924 00:37:55,068 --> 00:37:57,724 Remember how long you lived away from it. 925 00:37:57,758 --> 00:38:00,068 -Your kid is 15 now. -[both laugh] 926 00:38:00,103 --> 00:38:01,241 Driving. 927 00:38:01,275 --> 00:38:02,344 -Driving. -[giggling] 928 00:38:02,379 --> 00:38:03,724 [Alison] Going to college. 929 00:38:03,758 --> 00:38:04,896 Okay. Open your eyes. 930 00:38:04,931 --> 00:38:07,620 -[gasps] Oh, wow! -Oh, my gosh! 931 00:38:12,344 --> 00:38:14,586 -[Kaley] Yeah, this does not look like our house. -You've gotta be kidding me! 932 00:38:14,620 --> 00:38:16,655 No! [laughing] This does not look like our house at all! 933 00:38:16,689 --> 00:38:17,689 -Wow! -[continues laughing] 934 00:38:20,448 --> 00:38:22,275 -[Kaley] Perfect. -[Travis] Now, this is what a living room should be. 935 00:38:23,448 --> 00:38:25,724 [Travis] Oh, my gosh! The fireplace! 936 00:38:25,758 --> 00:38:27,000 I mean, that tile! 937 00:38:27,034 --> 00:38:30,172 -[Alison] Come on! Moroccan! -Oh, my gosh! 938 00:38:30,206 --> 00:38:31,827 -Mid-century! -[Travis] Unbelievable! 939 00:38:31,862 --> 00:38:33,103 -[Kaley chuckles] Yes! -[Alison] We did it! 940 00:38:33,758 --> 00:38:34,655 A really cool, 941 00:38:34,689 --> 00:38:36,068 chunky mantle. 942 00:38:36,103 --> 00:38:37,586 -[Travis] Such a nice touch! -I like it, because what it does, 943 00:38:37,620 --> 00:38:39,896 is it anchors the new wall, 944 00:38:39,931 --> 00:38:40,896 -which is really... -Amazing. 945 00:38:40,931 --> 00:38:42,517 ...this multi-function. 946 00:38:42,551 --> 00:38:44,793 Because, we could have done some simple... you know, like, just like... 947 00:38:44,827 --> 00:38:46,000 right here, done a built-in. 948 00:38:47,965 --> 00:38:50,448 But, to have run it all the way up, 949 00:38:50,482 --> 00:38:52,689 to have the stairs where they are, 950 00:38:52,724 --> 00:38:54,931 to fully center this fireplace... 951 00:38:54,965 --> 00:38:56,172 -[Kaley] It's amazing. -...is amazing! 952 00:38:57,517 --> 00:38:58,793 [Alison] Come over here. 953 00:38:58,827 --> 00:39:01,000 -Tons of play room here. -Tons of play room. 954 00:39:03,206 --> 00:39:04,482 [Kaley] That's our record player. 955 00:39:04,517 --> 00:39:05,482 [Alison] That's right. 956 00:39:07,206 --> 00:39:09,068 -I can't stop staring at that! -[laughing] 957 00:39:09,103 --> 00:39:11,758 -[Travis] Yeah, that is a beautiful piece! -[Alison] How cool! 958 00:39:11,793 --> 00:39:13,655 [Alison] That is not just a piece of furniture. 959 00:39:13,689 --> 00:39:15,793 -But, typical me... -[Kaley] Uh-huh? 960 00:39:15,827 --> 00:39:18,137 ...would build this in and build it up. 961 00:39:18,172 --> 00:39:20,586 We didn't have the money. We can still do that one day. 962 00:39:20,620 --> 00:39:22,137 -Yeah. Yeah. -But for now... 963 00:39:22,172 --> 00:39:23,586 -[Kaley] It's perfect. -...this is perfect! 964 00:39:23,620 --> 00:39:25,551 -[Kaley] Yeah. -[Travis] It's beautiful! 965 00:39:25,586 --> 00:39:28,517 -This goes against... what I normally do. -Really? 966 00:39:28,551 --> 00:39:29,689 -A piano finish... -[Kaley] Yeah. [laughs] 967 00:39:29,724 --> 00:39:30,655 -...this finish... -[Travis] Yeah. 968 00:39:30,689 --> 00:39:32,103 -...stair finish, this-- -[Kaley] It's great! 969 00:39:32,137 --> 00:39:34,482 [Alison] It's a lot of finishes, but I think it speaks... 970 00:39:34,517 --> 00:39:35,724 -[Travis] I dig it. -...to that Moroccan vibe. 971 00:39:35,758 --> 00:39:37,896 Yeah! it feels a little bit eclectic, 972 00:39:37,931 --> 00:39:39,551 -but not... chaotic. -Yeah. 973 00:39:39,586 --> 00:39:40,655 [All] Yeah! 974 00:39:40,689 --> 00:39:43,034 I love, "The eclectic, but not chaotic." 975 00:39:43,068 --> 00:39:45,827 I really love that. That's mine now. 976 00:39:45,862 --> 00:39:48,655 You know? Maybe, just cut out the part where she said it, 977 00:39:48,689 --> 00:39:50,000 and make it look like I said it. 978 00:39:51,379 --> 00:39:52,379 [Alison] Let's go to the bedroom. 979 00:39:52,862 --> 00:39:54,379 Come on! 980 00:39:54,413 --> 00:39:55,206 [Travis] This is really cool. 981 00:39:56,586 --> 00:39:59,068 -All right, so bedroom! -Whoo! 982 00:39:59,103 --> 00:40:00,310 Awesome! 983 00:40:02,517 --> 00:40:03,862 -[Kaley] I love it! -[Travis] Oh, my gosh! 984 00:40:03,896 --> 00:40:04,896 [Alison] And, so, 985 00:40:04,931 --> 00:40:06,310 taking more of that space, 986 00:40:06,344 --> 00:40:08,482 right? And like, bringing the closet, 987 00:40:08,517 --> 00:40:10,344 to this area. This is a king bed. 988 00:40:10,379 --> 00:40:11,689 -[Travis] Right. -This feels good, 989 00:40:11,724 --> 00:40:13,862 -you know? -[Travis] Everything about this is good space. 990 00:40:14,275 --> 00:40:15,241 I love it. 991 00:40:17,103 --> 00:40:19,068 And, come on! 992 00:40:19,103 --> 00:40:20,758 -Please? -[Travis laughing] 993 00:40:20,793 --> 00:40:24,586 Putting it on the barn track allows us to always stare at these. 994 00:40:24,620 --> 00:40:26,344 -You know? -Well, and the room feels taller. 995 00:40:26,379 --> 00:40:27,689 -It feels way taller. -Yeah. 996 00:40:27,724 --> 00:40:28,896 -Are you guys ready? -Yes. 997 00:40:28,931 --> 00:40:30,000 Okay. 998 00:40:30,586 --> 00:40:32,482 [Travis] Oh, my gosh! 999 00:40:33,517 --> 00:40:34,655 [Kaley] It's amazing! 1000 00:40:34,689 --> 00:40:36,689 Oh, my gosh! It's like a spa. 1001 00:40:36,724 --> 00:40:37,896 -Yes. -That's what it is. 1002 00:40:37,931 --> 00:40:40,344 [Alison] It is like a Moroccan spa. 1003 00:40:42,689 --> 00:40:46,551 You didn't have a window in here, which made it feel really dark. 1004 00:40:46,586 --> 00:40:50,206 So finding this window makes it feel like we're dealing 1005 00:40:50,241 --> 00:40:53,206 with a sunny day. And at least you got something coming in. 1006 00:40:53,241 --> 00:40:54,172 -[Travis] Right. -[Kaley] Yeah. 1007 00:40:54,206 --> 00:40:57,724 And look at 'em. It makes this feel so regal. 1008 00:40:57,758 --> 00:41:00,034 -[Kaley] It feels very luxurious. -It is like a bathhouse! 1009 00:41:00,068 --> 00:41:03,379 -Gorgeous! And you have a full tub in here. -[Kaley] Yeah. 1010 00:41:03,413 --> 00:41:05,000 I love the tile. 1011 00:41:05,034 --> 00:41:07,310 [Alison] Yeah, me too. And there's not a whole lot of mid-century in here. 1012 00:41:07,344 --> 00:41:09,896 -I wanted this to be full Moroccan... -[Travis] Yes. 1013 00:41:09,931 --> 00:41:11,241 -...and just-- -[Kaley] This is mine! 1014 00:41:11,275 --> 00:41:12,448 I mean, you get the shower. 1015 00:41:14,827 --> 00:41:16,034 Remember your old one... 1016 00:41:16,068 --> 00:41:17,206 -[Kaley groans] -...where you had, like, your shoe storage 1017 00:41:17,241 --> 00:41:18,655 -on the tub deck? -Yes. 1018 00:41:18,689 --> 00:41:19,724 -Oh, my Gosh! -Remember that? 1019 00:41:23,724 --> 00:41:25,586 Just to wake up every morning... 1020 00:41:25,620 --> 00:41:26,965 in that bed, 1021 00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:30,206 -looking at this bathroom. -[Kaley] And I'm going to be like, 1022 00:41:30,241 --> 00:41:31,413 -"Is that my bathroom?" -Yeah! 1023 00:41:31,448 --> 00:41:32,655 -[laughing] -It's like waking up 1024 00:41:32,689 --> 00:41:34,965 in a dream every day. It's pretty damn cool. 1025 00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:35,965 Yeah, it's amazing. 1026 00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:38,379 It feels like us, right, when we walk in. 1027 00:41:38,413 --> 00:41:41,862 It feels like our personality is in the house. 1028 00:41:41,896 --> 00:41:45,241 I love that you get to come up to this. 1029 00:41:45,275 --> 00:41:47,068 [Kaley] Yes. Oh, my gosh! 1030 00:41:47,103 --> 00:41:48,034 Look at it! 1031 00:41:49,793 --> 00:41:51,241 [Travis] Oh, it's so cool! 1032 00:41:51,275 --> 00:41:53,896 [Alison] So, we got a beautiful little spicket here. 1033 00:41:53,931 --> 00:41:55,620 Your plants, as you want it and need it, 1034 00:41:55,655 --> 00:41:57,172 they'll all fit in here. 1035 00:41:57,206 --> 00:41:59,241 -[Travis] Yes. -[Kaley] Yeah. It's amazing. That was a feat. 1036 00:41:59,275 --> 00:42:00,413 [Travis] There are certainly a lot of quirks 1037 00:42:00,448 --> 00:42:02,068 about this house. And one of them is that 1038 00:42:02,103 --> 00:42:04,689 -the kitchen is all the way on the first floor. [chuckles] -[Alison] Yeah. 1039 00:42:04,724 --> 00:42:06,931 -[Travis] So, this is-- -[Alison] It's a lot, but now, you've made it to where 1040 00:42:06,965 --> 00:42:08,344 you don't have to go down there 1041 00:42:08,379 --> 00:42:09,310 -all the time. -[Kaley] Yes. 1042 00:42:09,344 --> 00:42:10,689 -This is definitely a value-add. -Yeah. 1043 00:42:13,517 --> 00:42:14,551 [Alison] All right, come on. 1044 00:42:14,586 --> 00:42:16,206 Remember this quirky room here? 1045 00:42:21,206 --> 00:42:22,551 [Kaley] This feels like a real office. 1046 00:42:22,586 --> 00:42:24,275 -[Travis] This is awesome. -This is swanky! 1047 00:42:24,310 --> 00:42:26,172 -[Travis] This is very cool. -[Alison] Swanky is right. 1048 00:42:26,206 --> 00:42:27,379 [Travis] It's amazing to think that this 1049 00:42:27,413 --> 00:42:30,206 was half of the main bedroom. 1050 00:42:30,241 --> 00:42:31,275 -[Alison] Yeah! -[Travis] Yeah. 1051 00:42:34,827 --> 00:42:37,275 [Alison] And... we've got Sully's room! 1052 00:42:37,310 --> 00:42:39,793 -Yay! -So, like, look at how much room you have! 1053 00:42:39,827 --> 00:42:41,655 -[Travis] Oh! It's so... -[Kaley] Yeah! It looks so bright, too. 1054 00:42:41,689 --> 00:42:42,724 -Oh, it is. Yeah. -Yeah. 1055 00:42:42,758 --> 00:42:43,965 -[Kaley] It's perfect! -[Alison] It is! 1056 00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:45,206 Such a better use of space. 1057 00:42:45,241 --> 00:42:46,137 -[Alison] Yeah. -Mmm-hmm. 1058 00:42:47,034 --> 00:42:48,482 [Travis] I love it! I mean, 1059 00:42:48,517 --> 00:42:52,034 the whole point of the project 1060 00:42:52,068 --> 00:42:54,655 was to make a very functional 1061 00:42:54,689 --> 00:42:56,172 single-family house 1062 00:42:56,206 --> 00:42:57,413 out of that townhouse, 1063 00:42:57,448 --> 00:42:58,379 and love it. 1064 00:43:00,310 --> 00:43:02,724 And I think that's a total success... 1065 00:43:02,758 --> 00:43:03,896 -Yeah. -...that has happened.