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[Alison Victoria] Tonight
on Windy City Rehab...
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This is the worst one
on the block.
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There's really no beauty,
but there can be.
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-You're a GC, right?
-[Austin] Yes.
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-It's nice that you're a GC
that's GC-ing his job.
-Yes.
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Yes.
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Austin and Katie
found this house
in Forest Glen.
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But, unfortunately,
this floor plan is the worst
that I've seen.
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The only way you enter
the laundry room is through
the powder room?
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-[Katie] Yes.
-No.
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I have to reimagine
this first floor
and second floor.
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This guy has his own studio.
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[Alison] This is just one
of the 12 projects I'm doing.
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The fun stuff
is bringing in the beauty
with these special pieces.
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I need an artist
and carpenter, so I had
my team sift through resumes.
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Today's gonna be rapid fire.
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I wanna see what do ya got.
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About, not less than 55,
not more than 65.
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[man speaking]
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[Alison] So,
I just designed this,
and now we can't do it.
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I'm not here
to just select your cabinets.
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-This would be the coolest
thing we've ever made.
-Could be.
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[Alison] I'm here to design.
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[gasps]
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That is
the most incredible thing
I've ever seen.
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-Are you excited to be done?
-Yeah.
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-You're tired.
-Yeah.
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It's much better
with you designing than me.
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-We did it together, though.
-[Austin] Yeah.
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-And we did it right.
-[Katie] Yes.
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[Alison] It really is
a charming neighborhood.
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I just love all the houses,
the little bungalows.
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I love it. That's probably
why you fell in love
with it, right?
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Yeah. Still in Chicago,
but doesn't necessarily feel
like you're in Chicago.
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-Exactly. And that's why
people come out here.
-[Katie] Mmm-hmm.
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I'm out in Forest Glen.
It's really a cool location.
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Like, trails, hiking trails,
but it's still the city.
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Plus, you've got
the forest preserve here.
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-Yup.
-[Alison] You don't have
any houses in front of you.
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-[Austin] We didn't wanna move
all the way to the suburbs...
-[Alison] No.
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...but feel like we did.
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-Got a suburban vibe.
-[Austin and Katie] Yeah.
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We wanted more space,
and we wanted an actual house.
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We were in a condo
prior to this, so it was
on the third floor.
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So, we had
three flights to walk up
with our two little kids,
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and we were just done with it.
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So, we found this place.
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[Austin] Our criteria
was that we wanted to live
next to a park,
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and this is one of
the greatest parks on the edge
of the city limits.
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We want curb appeal,
because this is the worst one
on the block.
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-Sorry.
-Agreed.
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-Okay. 'Cause it's just
there's nothing to it.
-[Austin] Yeah.
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[Alison] Maybe we add
the really cool round window
to the top,
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-'cause everything's
so square, blocky.
-[Katie] Mmm-hmm.
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[Alison] Color, obviously,
has to go.
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-Green.
-Yeah.
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-We'd be open to color.
-[both] Yes.
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When... Ideally, when do you
wanna be in?
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-[Austin] January.
-Oh!
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Okay, well, let's go over
the scope, though.
But I wanna see inside.
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The house is stucco.
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It's so unattractive.
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There's no depth.
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There's really no beauty,
but there can be.
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Oh, God, yeah.
This is really charming.
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-[Katie] Mmm-hmm.
-[Alison] This front spot,
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we could paint these
and make 'em really good.
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-[Katie] Yeah.
-[Alison] Then,
you come in this.
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-This is the new entry.
-[Katie] Yes.
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[Alison] When you walk
downstairs, what do you see?
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-So...
-These here,
these are just supports.
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[Austin] The
load-bearing wall.
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-These are just temporary
supports in the way.
-[Alison] Yup. Figured.
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We already removed
the load bearing wall,
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so we're gonna do
a bunch of steel.
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-[Alison] Okay.
-You can see the posts that
we put in the wall already.
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-[Alison] Yeah. Yeah.
-So that we can
get an open floor plan
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-'cause this wall--
-You're a GC, right?
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[Austin] Yes.
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It's nice that you're a GC
that's GC-ing his job.
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Yes.
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[gasps] Guys, can we do
a stained glass window here?
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What if we got rid
of this one and did
a big round?
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-That sounds awesome.
-Yeah?
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-Yeah.
-This is a money shot.
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And this is staying.
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-[Katie] Yes.
-[Austin] Yes.
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Yes.
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-I'd pay big beaucoup bucks
for this bad boy.
-[Katie laughing]
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-[Austin] That's been there
for a while.
-It is gorgeous.
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Okay, so this is
nice and open.
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Do you have floor plans
on you?
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-Yup, they're over there.
-You do. All right,
I wanna see this.
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Okay. Lot of questions.
You don't have a pantry,
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so you've gotta make sure
you've got ample storage.
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You don't have
ample storage right now.
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I don't have two kids
and I want a pantry.
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You... No.
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Is this what you're assuming
is your massive mud room?
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-[Katie] Yes.
-That's a lot of wasted space.
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Yeah.
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The only way you enter
the washer-dryer laundry room
is through the powder room?
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-[Katie] Yes.
-No.
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[Katie laughing]
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-What is this?
-That's a microwave.
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How would you put
double doors there...
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-[Katie chuckles]
-...if you have a microwave
sitting on a shelf?
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Just open the doors,
use the microwave.
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[chuckling] No.
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Can I just play around
with this?
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Because I don't love it.
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And I don't think
you're gonna love
living in it.
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And this house is so special.
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It is. It's really cool.
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There are a lot of things
that we didn't necessarily
consider or think about.
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Right now, we're living
in a two-bedroom,
one-bathroom apartment.
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That's our investment
property, so we're paying
two mortgages right now
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and just wanna be done.
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And to see different ideas
is gonna be really helpful,
and we're excited.
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Kitchen cabinet-wise,
what are you thinking?
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We haven't really talked about
a lot of finishes yet.
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We like
an Italian-Montana home.
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-Oh, Italian-Montana.
-[laughing] Yes.
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Italy meets Montana.
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Okay.
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-I mean, it sounds fancy.
-[Katie] Yeah.
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And rustic.
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And then, ah!
I heard you do cabinets.
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-Yeah, we do.
-So, you can build 'em all.
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-[Austin] We can.
-You will.
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-We will.
-[Alison] All right,
let me see upstairs.
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This floor plan
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is just probably
one of the worst
that I've seen.
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Nobody should walk through
a powder room
to get to their laundry.
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Nobody.
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Wait a minute, what is this?
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That's your closet?
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I wear the same clothes
every day. I got
contractor clothes, so...
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She has more clothes
than that.
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-She has a lot of shoes.
-[Alison] Do you have shoes?
You wear shoes?
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-I do wear shoes
-[Alison] Where do you
put those?
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Right now,
not a lot of space anywhere.
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-That's why
it's in our mud room.
-[laughing] Yeah.
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All right, all right.
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Austin seems like
he did these plans
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'cause he's a GC.
It's what he does
for a living.
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He's also a man.
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No offense, men, but...
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just don't.
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So, I have to reimagine
this first floor
and second floor.
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-Look how much room
you have in here.
-[Katie] Mmm-hmm.
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What do you need in a bedroom?
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-[Austin] A bed?
-[Alison] A bed.
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-You don't need
this much room.
-[Katie] Okay.
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-And, then, I'd like to do
bathroom closet here.
-[Katie] Oh, yeah.
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[Alison] So, let's give you
a beautiful main,
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but let's also give you
a main en suite
and a closet.
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-I'm gonna be
a better husband than you.
-[Katie laughs]
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Ouch.
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With the floor plan.
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-You're gonna love it!
-Yeah.
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Moving from a condo
to a house
on a double-wide lot,
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you get used to small
and just start
thinking, "Small."
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[Katie] It goes back
to the budget to see
what we can do,
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but I'm excited.
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[Austin] Yeah, very excited.
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Nervous, but excited.
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Where are you at budget-wise
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to do all this work?
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$350,000 was our overall
total budget for everything.
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Well, we're about $100,000 in
with the demo,
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-and there's asbestos.
-[Alison] Got it.
So, the hundred's out?
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-So, you got $250,000 left.
-250.
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Okay. It's a tight budget.
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Well, let me work my magic
with my team
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and, then, get back to you
with floor plans.
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-I think that's... I mean,
that is the start.
-[Katie] Mmm-hmm.
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I'm gonna blow your minds.
How about that?
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-Yes.
-Yes!
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[Alison] Hello!
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-[Austin] Hello.
-Hey!
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Coming back to meet Austin.
Had to fix this layout.
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Last time I was here,
I kind of was poking fun
at him.
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But I really meant it.
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What are you doing?
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Okay, let me show you
what I've got,
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because the last time
I was here, I told you
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-I wanted to play around
with this area back here.
-[Austin] Mmm-hmm.
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And, then, I wanna play
with upstairs.
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-We want you to have more.
-Okay.
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[Alison] So, this is where
the big changes come in.
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So, now, you walk into
the kitchen.
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Remember before,
you'd have to walk through
your powder room
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-to go through
to your laundry?
-[Austin] Yeah.
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[Alison] Now, the powder room
is its own room.
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This laundry room should move
into the mud room
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so it can give you
a big walk-in pantry.
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And, then,
with this new layout,
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with the kitchen,
mud room, and the office.
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I think that
you're just gonna be
happier with this layout.
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It's gonna look so cool.
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I promise you.
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All right, so,
if you remember,
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no one needs
this amount of space.
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Here is thoughts
on the bedroom.
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Half the size of your bedroom,
which makes more sense.
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And then, boom, you've got
a humongous walk-in closet.
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Now, you've got
pocket pockets,
so you close that off.
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And, then,
you go into the main bath.
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-I love these pocket doors.
-Isn't it great?
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So, the room feels like
one giant room
when they're open.
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-[Alison] It's
gonna be beautiful.
-[Austin] Yes.
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[Alison] The floor plan
is locked,
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and Austin's guys are making
the framing changes happen.
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[Austin] That 80 inches. Then,
another 40-inch window here.
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It's something
we can achieve if...
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[Alison] And, on the outside,
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Austin is having to spend
a lot of money
repairing that stucco,
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which is in really
rough shape.
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And the old windows
are coming out, and I'm adding
a round window to the top
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to help with the curb appeal.
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-Fredrick!
-[Fredrick] Hi, there!
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[Alison] I'm meeting
with Fredrick.
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Every time I go into the shop,
I'm happy,
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'cause we get to design,
we get to dream, and voila!
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I have art.
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I got a lot of projects.
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-[Fredrick] Okay.
-A lot.
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But I wanna go over
my first one. My favorite one.
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One huge round window
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at the landing
of their stairs.
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53-inch round.
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-We've never done that.
-That's big stuff.
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My vision from the beginning
was to do this big,
beaming sun.
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A little
Frank Lloyd Wright-esque.
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There's little circles
in there.
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-[Fredrick] Are there?
-[Alison] Yeah.
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How about we just call him?
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'Cause if he doesn't
say yes, we can't do
the project, obviously.
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-'Cause it's his house.
-[line ringing]
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-[Austin on phone] Hello?
-Hey.
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-[Austin] Hey.
-Hey, real quick.
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So, I'm designing
this big, big round.
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Are we dead set, then,
on the sun?
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-[Austin] Do the sun.
-We're doing the sun!
Okay, good.
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[Austin] Can you text me
the cost?
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So, figure about,
not less than 55,
not more than 65.
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[Austin exclaims]
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-Yeah.
-[Austin] Umm...
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Let me try to think about it
really quick. I'm, uh...
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Of course.
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-[Austin] Okay, thanks.
-Okay, bye.
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Now, I'm gonna
translate that for you.
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-He will not say yes
for that price. [chuckling]
-[Fredrick] Yeah. No.
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He's not gonna say yes
to that price.
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Then, what can we do
to minimize the cost?
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Once the actual design
is done,
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and we step back
and look at it,
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that really is gonna tell me,
truly, what dollars and cents.
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I think what we do
is we just...
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We'll get different colors.
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-Yeah, this one.
-[Fredrick] Okay.
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[Alison] This is the big son.
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All right.
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This bin over here
has 100-year-old stuff.
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[Alison] This is all
just old stuff?
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-[Fredrick] Yeah.
-[Alison] Yes.
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Fredrick starts pulling out
all the good stuff.
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100-plus-year-old glass.
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Beautiful colors
that you'll never see, ever!
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So, we're starting to pull
this palette together.
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And then we'll call these
our vibrant sea colors.
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One, two, three, four.
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Look at this sun beam.
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Yes.
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This is really pretty.
He has to do this now.
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-[chuckles]
-Look how pretty it is!
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So, when you walk
into the house,
that's the focal point.
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-[Alison] So, you walk in...
-Yeah.
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[Alison] When you go left,
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the landing to the stairs,
it's huge.
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And that big window is there.
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It's a pretty
strong statement.
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-[Fredrick] Yeah.
-Yeah.
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This has to happen.
This window is such
a statement piece.
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This window is truly
what's gonna bring
this house together.
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They're gonna see it
every day, the sun
coming through.
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I mean, it is...
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This is a piece of art.
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This would be
the coolest thing
we've ever made.
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It could be.
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[Alison] This is
quite the palette.
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[Fredrick] Yeah.
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[cell phone ringing]
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[Alison] Okay. We'll just see.
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Yup! He said he's...
He can't do anything.
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He can't... He can't do this.
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"I just signed on
for $25,000 stucco repair."
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So, I just designed this,
and now I can't do it. So...
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I'm here to design.
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I'm not here
to just select your cabinets.
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The fun stuff
is bringing in the beauty
with these special pieces.
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This window
is worth every penny.
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If they don't do it now,
they're never going to.
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So, I just designed this,
and now we can't do it. So...
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I mean, maybe I'll just
send him a little video.
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Maybe that'll inspire him.
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-[upbeat instrumental music]
-[line ringing]
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-[Austin on phone] Hey.
-Hey.
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-[Austin] How's it going?
-I mean, it's going.
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-It's going.
-It's going.
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Yeah. I mean, this window is,
you know,
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a real statement piece
in your house.
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[Austin] Right.
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-Okay. Well...
-[Alison] All right, let me--
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[Austin] ...let's
do the window. So...
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I can give up the landscaping
and try and do that myself.
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Yeah, give up the landscape
so you can do the window
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and, then, do landscape
another time.
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-[Austin] Okay.
-Yeah.
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Landscape can wait.
This window can't.
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You can say that you'll do it
down the road,
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you're not going to
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[Austin] Just give me
the best possible price.
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For sure. Always. Always.
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-[Austin] Okay, thanks.
-[Alison] Okay, you got it.
I'll let you know.
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-[Austin] Bye.
-[Alison] Okay, Bye.
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We got ourselves a window.
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Thank God,
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'cause this is gonna be
my real masterpiece
with Fredrick,
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'cause he will pull it off,
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and it is
going to be unbelievable.
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[upbeat instrumental music]
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Framing continues
over at Forest Glen.
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We can take
this inch and a half here.
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To this direction.
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-Right.
-Yeah, yeah.
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[Alison] And
Austin's guys are vaulting
that front bedroom ceiling
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to give it a more chalet feel.
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The budget is so tight,
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so Austin's gonna do
a lot of the work himself.
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-Hello!
-[Austin] Hello.
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Is chivalry dead?
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-[laughs]
-May I take that for you?
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-Very good. It's not dead.
-[laughs]
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-[gasps] Is this green?
-[Austin] Yeah.
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00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,033
-That's a nice color.
-Shut up.
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God, that's so sexy.
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That is
the most beautiful green.
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So, that could be the island.
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And, then, everything else
would be the white oak.
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For the kitchen backsplash,
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I wanna run my scalloped
marble green tile
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all the way up to the ceiling
with a metal hood.
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00:14:06,467 --> 00:14:09,200
We're gonna do
white quartz countertops
around the perimeter
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with a giant live edge
slab for the island.
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00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:15,100
-Yes.
-Yeah?
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-[Alison] Yes.
-Yes.
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I just need to blow his mind,
because I wanna elevate it,
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00:14:19,066 --> 00:14:20,900
I wanna make it
a little more sophisticated,
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00:14:20,900 --> 00:14:23,300
I want that refined,
rustic look.
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00:14:23,300 --> 00:14:26,567
This would be cool
if you match this color
for the main bath.
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00:14:26,567 --> 00:14:28,266
We're gonna go
with a deep blue cabinet
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and a fan mosaic tile
on the vanity wall
to lead into the shower.
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00:14:32,500 --> 00:14:35,266
The shower is gonna have
the larger scale marble tile.
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00:14:35,266 --> 00:14:38,567
And, then, we're gonna add
this towel niche
with shelving.
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You hear me keep saying
refined, rustic.
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That's what I wanna see
with your house.
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00:14:42,166 --> 00:14:43,300
A cleaner look.
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00:14:43,300 --> 00:14:45,367
All of a sudden
your ugly house
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00:14:45,367 --> 00:14:47,367
is gonna be
the greatest looking house.
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00:14:47,367 --> 00:14:48,867
-Isn't it?
-Yeah.
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00:14:48,867 --> 00:14:50,533
It's gonna be like
you're living at Sundance.
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00:14:52,266 --> 00:14:53,934
[instrumental hip-hop music]
380
00:14:57,967 --> 00:15:01,100
Austin doesn't waste any time,
and I love that.
381
00:15:01,100 --> 00:15:04,300
He's already started to build
the cabinets at his shop.
382
00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:09,867
His guys also added
the new round window
in the landing
383
00:15:09,867 --> 00:15:12,800
that we're gonna add
that beautiful
stained glass to.
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00:15:15,767 --> 00:15:18,000
They are pouring
the concrete footings
in the basement
385
00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:22,300
to support the steel beams
holding up the new
open concept living room.
386
00:15:23,867 --> 00:15:25,467
And once that steel beam
goes in,
387
00:15:25,467 --> 00:15:28,000
they can finally start
removing those temp walls.
388
00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:30,200
[hip-hop music continues]
389
00:15:33,367 --> 00:15:35,166
I got a ton of projects.
390
00:15:35,166 --> 00:15:39,800
I need an artisan carpenter
who can see my vision,
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make it come to life.
392
00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:42,300
-It's your time.
-It is my time.
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[Alison] Ari is retiring.
394
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It's one thing for me
to find really cool pieces,
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00:15:46,967 --> 00:15:48,333
it's another thing for me
to have somebody
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00:15:48,333 --> 00:15:52,266
who can help me build
those pieces into
the hardscape of a home.
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00:15:52,266 --> 00:15:55,667
That is what sets us apart
from a lot of other people.
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00:15:55,667 --> 00:15:58,467
So, I had my team
sift through resumes.
399
00:15:58,467 --> 00:15:59,867
This guy's learning
how to weld.
400
00:15:59,867 --> 00:16:01,467
[Alison]
Go through portfolios.
401
00:16:01,467 --> 00:16:02,900
This guy has his own studio.
402
00:16:02,900 --> 00:16:07,367
[Alison] Find the best
of the best. Narrow it down.
Give me four.
403
00:16:07,367 --> 00:16:10,000
We invited the top four
to meet us in person.
404
00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:11,100
I wanna see them at work.
405
00:16:11,100 --> 00:16:14,867
I want to condense a project
into competition style.
406
00:16:14,867 --> 00:16:18,467
I wanna see what you got.
How do you do with pressure?
407
00:16:18,467 --> 00:16:21,667
And let them be creative,
with a little direction
from me.
408
00:16:21,667 --> 00:16:23,266
-Hi, guys.
-[Julius] Hello.
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00:16:23,266 --> 00:16:24,600
-How are you?
-Good. How are you?
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00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:26,867
[Alison] Good.
You guys excited?
This is so fun.
411
00:16:26,867 --> 00:16:29,166
I'm Alison.
This is my best friend, Britt,
412
00:16:29,166 --> 00:16:31,200
who is now
gonna be working with us.
413
00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:34,467
Kristy is not only my friend,
but she's my lead designer.
414
00:16:34,467 --> 00:16:36,700
She knows what we need
and what's gonna
help the company, too.
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00:16:36,700 --> 00:16:40,367
We have 12 projects,
so it's gonna be
the most amount of projects
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00:16:40,367 --> 00:16:43,000
we've ever taken on,
and we have strict timelines
and budgets,
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00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:44,667
and we need to
stick through that.
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00:16:44,667 --> 00:16:48,567
With so many projects.
That's why I think
we might need two.
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00:16:48,567 --> 00:16:50,767
Today's gonna be rapid fire.
420
00:16:50,767 --> 00:16:53,200
You guys are making
one of my favorite pieces,
a pier mirror.
421
00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:54,967
I'm always putting them
in my houses,
422
00:16:54,967 --> 00:16:56,767
and I just wanna see
what type of custom builds
423
00:16:56,767 --> 00:16:58,467
you can do
in just a few hours.
424
00:16:58,467 --> 00:17:00,767
You're gonna shop
inside of Rebuilding Exchange.
425
00:17:00,767 --> 00:17:04,400
So, they have reclaimed wood
and old cool pieces.
426
00:17:05,467 --> 00:17:06,467
Wow us.
427
00:17:06,467 --> 00:17:07,900
-You ready?
-Yeah.
428
00:17:07,900 --> 00:17:10,767
Four hours. Time starts now.
429
00:17:10,767 --> 00:17:11,900
Go, Go, go, go!
430
00:17:11,900 --> 00:17:14,433
[instrumental hip-hop music]
431
00:17:21,767 --> 00:17:23,900
[Danny] I'm excited.
I'm nervous. [exhales sharply]
432
00:17:23,900 --> 00:17:26,100
A little bit of everything.
But, overall,
I'm feeling confident.
433
00:17:26,100 --> 00:17:29,166
I've been a woodworker
full-time since about 2010.
434
00:17:29,166 --> 00:17:30,567
I quit my job at Target.
435
00:17:30,567 --> 00:17:32,967
I've been doing
woodworking ever since,
and I absolutely love it.
436
00:17:32,967 --> 00:17:34,400
Two more pieces to cut.
437
00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:35,500
I wanna work
with Alison because
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00:17:35,500 --> 00:17:38,100
there's so many possibilities
of different designs
439
00:17:38,100 --> 00:17:40,100
and projects that we can
accomplish together,
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00:17:40,100 --> 00:17:41,567
and make a renovation
even more beautiful.
441
00:17:41,567 --> 00:17:43,567
-This is my section, man.
-[laughs]
442
00:17:43,567 --> 00:17:45,367
It's definitely different
working with other guys
443
00:17:45,367 --> 00:17:47,467
in the same space
I'm supposed to be
competing against.
444
00:17:47,467 --> 00:17:50,667
But everybody's
in their own lane.
They all have their own style.
445
00:17:50,667 --> 00:17:53,266
I would describe myself
as a multidisciplinary artist.
446
00:17:53,266 --> 00:17:55,767
I was working corporate
and I was doing outside sales.
447
00:17:55,767 --> 00:17:57,367
Eventually, I lost my job.
448
00:17:57,367 --> 00:18:00,667
I was trying to figure out
what to do. Bought some
furniture and refinished it.
449
00:18:00,667 --> 00:18:02,900
Turned out I liked it,
so I... [laughs]
450
00:18:02,900 --> 00:18:05,767
I did it again,
and I did it again.
That was ten years ago.
451
00:18:05,767 --> 00:18:07,667
Alison is driven,
452
00:18:07,667 --> 00:18:10,100
and I just wanna be
around people that are driven
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00:18:10,100 --> 00:18:11,567
and passionate
about what they're doing.
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00:18:11,567 --> 00:18:13,734
[epic instrumental music]
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00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:20,567
[Keith] Even though
we're using really old stuff,
456
00:18:20,567 --> 00:18:24,967
my goal is to make
a pretty solid piece
that looks new.
457
00:18:24,967 --> 00:18:27,166
When I went to college,
I got a fine arts degree,
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00:18:27,166 --> 00:18:28,867
came up here,
pursued sculpture.
459
00:18:28,867 --> 00:18:30,266
And, then, '08 happened.
460
00:18:30,266 --> 00:18:32,900
So, we went
more of the design
cabinet-making way,
461
00:18:32,900 --> 00:18:34,900
and that's where we are now.
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00:18:34,900 --> 00:18:36,900
[David] My background
is in corporate America.
463
00:18:36,900 --> 00:18:38,367
I don't have a background
in woodworking.
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00:18:38,367 --> 00:18:40,467
Around 2012,
I took it on as a hobby.
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00:18:40,467 --> 00:18:42,033
Once the pandemic hit
466
00:18:42,033 --> 00:18:44,166
and, then, my girlfriend said,
"Hey, you're pretty good
at this type of stuff.
467
00:18:44,166 --> 00:18:45,300
Why don't you give it a shot?"
468
00:18:45,300 --> 00:18:46,500
And so, now, here I am.
469
00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:47,967
This is my shot.
470
00:18:47,967 --> 00:18:50,133
[instrumental hip-hop music]
471
00:18:58,667 --> 00:19:02,867
I was looking for something
that can help me achieve
a nice, beefy mirror.
472
00:19:02,867 --> 00:19:06,100
I found some cedar,
which is not really...
You know?
473
00:19:06,100 --> 00:19:07,867
Usually, we use it
for outdoor stuff.
474
00:19:07,867 --> 00:19:09,667
But, hey, it can work.
And it's a tongue and groove,
475
00:19:09,667 --> 00:19:11,500
so it's gonna really help me
time-wise, connecting.
476
00:19:11,500 --> 00:19:13,367
And it's been great so far.
477
00:19:13,367 --> 00:19:14,867
[saw buzzing]
478
00:19:14,867 --> 00:19:16,567
[Keith] It's a big endeavor
in four hours.
479
00:19:16,567 --> 00:19:18,166
But I think the material
is really great.
480
00:19:18,166 --> 00:19:19,533
Key was finding
a solid wood door
481
00:19:19,533 --> 00:19:22,367
that I knew
was gonna be straight,
relatively usable material,
482
00:19:22,367 --> 00:19:24,900
with minimum reclaimed screws
and nails in it.
483
00:19:24,900 --> 00:19:27,100
[energetic instrumental music]
484
00:19:29,166 --> 00:19:32,767
I'm more of a "Let's see it,
let's plant it on the fly,
and let's wing it."
485
00:19:32,767 --> 00:19:34,467
And, then,
if it turns out well,
it turns out well.
486
00:19:34,467 --> 00:19:35,500
I'm gonna do my best, though.
487
00:19:37,266 --> 00:19:39,100
I'm rushing. You know,
we're running out of time.
488
00:19:39,100 --> 00:19:41,567
[saw buzzing]
489
00:19:41,567 --> 00:19:44,567
-[glass breaking]
-[all exclaiming]
490
00:19:44,567 --> 00:19:46,567
[David] I was test-fitting
the mirror to the back.
491
00:19:46,567 --> 00:19:48,266
I nicked the corner of it,
492
00:19:48,266 --> 00:19:50,066
and it just shattered.
493
00:19:50,066 --> 00:19:51,700
-How's it going, boys?
-[David] Not good.
494
00:19:51,700 --> 00:19:52,700
It's not going... Why?
495
00:19:52,700 --> 00:19:54,567
-[David] I broke the mirror.
-[Alison] Oh, no.
496
00:19:54,567 --> 00:19:56,166
-[David] Yeah.
-It's not over till it's over.
497
00:19:56,166 --> 00:19:58,734
-It's over. It should be
over now. [laughs]
-No.
498
00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:02,667
-[glass breaking]
-[all exclaiming]
499
00:20:02,667 --> 00:20:03,433
[David] I broke the mirror.
500
00:20:03,433 --> 00:20:05,166
-[Alison] Oh, no.
-[David] Yeah.
501
00:20:05,166 --> 00:20:07,266
Well, it's not over
till it's over.
502
00:20:07,266 --> 00:20:08,266
-[David chuckles]
-You know what I mean?
503
00:20:08,266 --> 00:20:10,800
-It's over. It should be
over now. [laughs]
-No.
504
00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:12,667
I know what it's like
when you can't
get out of your own head
505
00:20:12,667 --> 00:20:14,367
and out of your own way.
506
00:20:14,367 --> 00:20:17,300
-How's it going?
-[Danny] Hi.
Pretty good, thanks.
507
00:20:17,300 --> 00:20:19,000
What's your plan?
508
00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:20,233
I love Art Deco.
509
00:20:20,233 --> 00:20:24,367
-And, so, I wanted to go
for an Art Deco-style mirror.
-Okay.
510
00:20:24,367 --> 00:20:25,567
-You're on the right track.
-Thank you.
511
00:20:25,567 --> 00:20:27,200
[Alison] Yeah.
512
00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:29,266
-What is this?
-A little piece of brass.
513
00:20:29,266 --> 00:20:31,667
-[Alison] You found it?
-Yeah, you said you wanted
a little bling.
514
00:20:31,667 --> 00:20:34,100
It'll be nice. That way,
when they hang up their keys,
515
00:20:34,100 --> 00:20:36,600
-you know they're not
beating up the door.
-Okay.
516
00:20:37,367 --> 00:20:39,200
Ooh!
517
00:20:39,567 --> 00:20:41,200
Look at this.
518
00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:44,166
Look at this!
519
00:20:44,166 --> 00:20:45,567
[Julius]
It's a competition, right?
520
00:20:45,567 --> 00:20:46,300
[Alison speaking]
521
00:20:46,300 --> 00:20:48,600
-[Julius] Yeah.
-[Alison] What?
522
00:20:49,066 --> 00:20:51,000
Okay.
523
00:20:51,667 --> 00:20:53,066
All right,
I'll leave you guys alone.
524
00:20:53,066 --> 00:20:56,667
They're sweating,
and they're not eating lunch.
525
00:20:56,667 --> 00:20:59,500
These guys
are really working... hard.
526
00:20:59,500 --> 00:21:01,767
So, I'm just trying
to give them their space.
527
00:21:01,767 --> 00:21:04,400
And, then, time's up in,
like, an hour and a half.
528
00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:06,066
I'm gonna give you my take.
529
00:21:06,066 --> 00:21:07,767
And, then, I'm curious
on your take.
530
00:21:07,767 --> 00:21:12,100
Keith, pristine,
professional craftsmanship.
531
00:21:12,100 --> 00:21:13,667
I've never seen
anything so clean.
532
00:21:13,667 --> 00:21:16,467
-He picked a door. That's what
he went out there and got.
-[Kristy] It's clever.
533
00:21:16,467 --> 00:21:17,467
It is clever.
534
00:21:17,467 --> 00:21:19,100
-He'd give you his time.
-Yeah.
535
00:21:19,100 --> 00:21:20,266
We need clever.
536
00:21:20,266 --> 00:21:21,500
If this fits,
537
00:21:22,100 --> 00:21:23,700
I think I've finished.
538
00:21:23,700 --> 00:21:25,967
-Okay. So, the guy in the back
with the glasses...
-[Alison] Danny.
539
00:21:25,967 --> 00:21:27,266
...super cool.
I really like him,
540
00:21:27,266 --> 00:21:28,567
creative. I can't wait
to see it.
541
00:21:28,567 --> 00:21:31,100
A lot more things
are going out of my head,
but... [chuckles]
542
00:21:31,100 --> 00:21:33,800
most of all,
this finish needs to dry.
[chuckles]
543
00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:35,166
And then, Julius...
544
00:21:35,166 --> 00:21:36,400
[mechanical tool whirring]
545
00:21:37,367 --> 00:21:39,867
-He did
all the reeding himself...
-Yeah.
546
00:21:39,867 --> 00:21:42,367
-...which is badass.
-Very cool.
547
00:21:42,367 --> 00:21:45,166
Every time you walk by,
it just looks cleaner
and more refined,
548
00:21:45,166 --> 00:21:47,900
and something
that people are gonna
be comfortable spending
549
00:21:47,900 --> 00:21:48,734
-this type of...
-Very high quality.
550
00:21:48,734 --> 00:21:50,667
-It looked like high quality.
-Yeah.
551
00:21:50,667 --> 00:21:54,800
Time constraint was
a challenge, you know,
but... [chuckle softly]
552
00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:57,500
um, overall,
I feel pretty good about it.
553
00:21:57,500 --> 00:22:01,000
David doesn't look like
he works well under pressure.
554
00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:03,000
He does seem to be stressing
a little today.
555
00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:03,800
-Yeah.
-This has been a lot.
556
00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:05,333
-Yeah.
-[Britt] He looks stressed.
557
00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:08,333
[sighs in frustration]
558
00:22:09,667 --> 00:22:11,367
I don't want this to be
on the floor.
559
00:22:11,367 --> 00:22:13,133
I don't want to break in
someone's home.
560
00:22:13,667 --> 00:22:16,000
-It's shoddy work.
-Okay.
561
00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:17,767
-It's not my day today.
-Why?
562
00:22:17,767 --> 00:22:19,700
Eh, you know, the clock
was running down, and...
563
00:22:19,700 --> 00:22:22,200
-Yeah.
-...I'm, like, gonna try to do
some of these quick fixes,
564
00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:23,567
and it really didn't work out.
565
00:22:23,567 --> 00:22:25,567
It only made it
a little bit worse, so...
566
00:22:25,567 --> 00:22:28,100
It's not my best showing.
I know I can do
a hell of a lot better.
567
00:22:28,100 --> 00:22:29,533
Don't beat yourself up.
568
00:22:29,967 --> 00:22:31,367
David had a bad day.
569
00:22:31,367 --> 00:22:32,800
[grunts softly]
570
00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:34,500
[Alison] I feel bad,
but I'm so grateful
571
00:22:34,500 --> 00:22:35,800
that he came out.
572
00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:39,600
Okay... Let me see.
573
00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:41,000
Keith went and got a door,
574
00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:42,467
and deconstructed the door.
575
00:22:42,467 --> 00:22:44,600
Your craftsmanship
is beautiful.
576
00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:45,734
-[Keith] Thank you.
-I love the stain
577
00:22:45,734 --> 00:22:47,667
because it's black,
but you still get
that grain...
578
00:22:47,667 --> 00:22:50,367
-It's a nice feature.
-The depth of it.
579
00:22:50,367 --> 00:22:52,100
-I think it looks beautiful.
-Thank you.
580
00:22:52,100 --> 00:22:54,600
Danny! This is cool.
581
00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:56,367
This is so cool!
582
00:22:56,367 --> 00:22:58,867
-The detailing,
the softness...
-[chuckles]
583
00:22:58,867 --> 00:23:00,300
...this bow-tie look.
584
00:23:00,700 --> 00:23:02,867
It's crisp, it's cool.
585
00:23:02,867 --> 00:23:04,800
Finished product is awesome.
586
00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:05,634
Awesome.
587
00:23:05,634 --> 00:23:08,500
It's so my style,
right up my alley.
588
00:23:08,500 --> 00:23:10,934
Oh, Julius...
589
00:23:11,567 --> 00:23:14,266
You are speaking my language.
590
00:23:14,266 --> 00:23:16,367
-Okay.
-This is so cool.
591
00:23:16,367 --> 00:23:18,367
[Julius] I leaned into it
and decided to go rustic,
592
00:23:18,367 --> 00:23:20,367
-and it worked.
-Yeah. Are you proud of this?
593
00:23:20,367 --> 00:23:21,967
I'm... I am... I'm...
I'm proud of it.
594
00:23:21,967 --> 00:23:23,467
Well, I'm really impressed.
595
00:23:23,467 --> 00:23:25,166
-Awesome.
-Really impressed.
596
00:23:25,166 --> 00:23:27,500
He took this old wood,
planed it down,
597
00:23:27,500 --> 00:23:30,100
routed it, and gave me
this reeded look
598
00:23:30,100 --> 00:23:32,367
that was imperfect
but perfect.
599
00:23:32,367 --> 00:23:34,467
And then did
the gold leafing over it
600
00:23:34,467 --> 00:23:36,900
to give it
that real antiqued look.
601
00:23:38,066 --> 00:23:40,467
Why would I just pick one?
602
00:23:40,467 --> 00:23:43,300
All three of them
showed me today
that they have what it takes,
603
00:23:43,300 --> 00:23:46,166
and that they're eager
and they're hungry for it.
604
00:23:46,166 --> 00:23:48,467
I have projects in mind
for all three of these guys.
605
00:23:48,467 --> 00:23:51,333
I want to get them working
as soon as possible.
606
00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:02,300
Austin has blown me away
as the GC.
607
00:24:02,300 --> 00:24:04,100
The new fireplace is in.
608
00:24:04,100 --> 00:24:05,166
[abrupt drilling]
609
00:24:05,166 --> 00:24:07,867
His guys
are already finishing
with drywall,
610
00:24:07,867 --> 00:24:10,333
and laying down the flooring
in the bedrooms.
611
00:24:11,467 --> 00:24:13,467
-All right, let's pick
the paint color now.
-Okay.
612
00:24:13,467 --> 00:24:16,000
I know we talked about green.
613
00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:19,100
-Like a darker green?
-Yeah, I want to go
with green for sure.
614
00:24:19,100 --> 00:24:21,567
I love this.
I really do love that.
615
00:24:21,567 --> 00:24:23,567
One of the things that he said
to me from the beginning was,
616
00:24:23,567 --> 00:24:25,400
"We hate the look
of the outside."
617
00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:27,867
There's a way to make it
look better with paint.
618
00:24:27,867 --> 00:24:29,000
Let's do this.
619
00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:31,400
Back her up.
620
00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:32,634
Backing it up.
621
00:24:33,166 --> 00:24:34,400
[Austin] I think
I like darker,
622
00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:35,667
because especially, you know,
623
00:24:35,667 --> 00:24:37,266
-as it gets... it wears...
-I love dark.
Would you want to go
624
00:24:37,266 --> 00:24:38,900
-one more down?
-Yeah.
625
00:24:38,900 --> 00:24:41,200
[Alison] If you are ready
to take that risk,
626
00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:43,100
-I'm into it.
-But maybe not that green.
627
00:24:43,100 --> 00:24:44,266
[Alison] What if you do basil?
628
00:24:44,266 --> 00:24:47,000
-Oh, yeah.
Basil probably would work.
-It's really cool.
629
00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:48,100
All right. Let's do it basil.
630
00:24:48,100 --> 00:24:51,166
-Whoo! Yes!
-Done... Done, settled.
631
00:24:51,166 --> 00:24:53,166
-Austin?
-Do my whole house.
632
00:24:53,166 --> 00:24:54,433
We're best friends.
633
00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:04,767
Hi, Fredrick!
634
00:25:04,767 --> 00:25:06,500
-[Fredrick] Hello there.
-How are you?
635
00:25:06,500 --> 00:25:08,667
-[Fredrick] Better than ever.
-Good to see you.
636
00:25:08,667 --> 00:25:09,567
-Looking good.
-You feeling good?
637
00:25:09,567 --> 00:25:11,166
I do stained glass
with you all the time.
638
00:25:11,166 --> 00:25:12,667
I've never done anything
like this.
639
00:25:12,667 --> 00:25:14,367
-I have been dreaming
of it.
-All right.
640
00:25:14,367 --> 00:25:16,100
Okay, I'm gonna just sit
right here
641
00:25:16,100 --> 00:25:18,600
-and you can do
an unveiling for me.
-All right.
642
00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:21,900
I never get things revealed
to me, so this is really cool.
643
00:25:23,767 --> 00:25:25,834
Oh, my...
644
00:25:31,967 --> 00:25:34,800
Oh, my... hell.
645
00:25:35,567 --> 00:25:38,533
Look! Austin's gonna
freak out...
646
00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:40,400
in the greatest way.
647
00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:41,667
I've had
so many people come in
648
00:25:41,667 --> 00:25:43,600
and look at this.
They were freaking out.
649
00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:45,734
[Alison] It's better
than I could have
ever expected.
650
00:25:45,967 --> 00:25:47,266
[gasps in awe]
651
00:25:47,266 --> 00:25:50,166
This piece is going
to be unbelievable.
652
00:25:50,166 --> 00:25:53,867
Austin and Katie are going
to have something
that no one has,
653
00:25:53,867 --> 00:25:55,367
right smack in the middle
of the house.
654
00:25:55,367 --> 00:25:57,734
And I am blown away.
655
00:26:09,567 --> 00:26:11,400
-[Alison] Look at that.
-[Austin] That's soft maple,
656
00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:12,367
so it has more of the streaks
657
00:26:12,367 --> 00:26:13,400
-in it.
-And look
at this beautiful detail.
658
00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:15,367
[Austin] I even like
the natural color.
659
00:26:15,367 --> 00:26:17,867
-[Alison] This one's
a winner, for sure.
-Yeah, it's cool.
660
00:26:17,867 --> 00:26:21,166
We are going to find
some slabs.
661
00:26:21,166 --> 00:26:23,867
I had this idea of doing
these really cool, thick,
live edge slabs
662
00:26:23,867 --> 00:26:26,300
in the main bathroom
for towels and all that.
663
00:26:26,300 --> 00:26:28,166
And then he was like,
"Well, what if we do more,
664
00:26:28,166 --> 00:26:30,000
and put it
on the mudroom benches?"
665
00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:31,700
I love that he's still open
to that idea,
666
00:26:31,700 --> 00:26:33,867
because, you know,
at this point in time,
667
00:26:33,867 --> 00:26:35,800
he's a little stretched
with his budget.
668
00:26:36,367 --> 00:26:37,367
[Austin] Wow.
669
00:26:37,367 --> 00:26:38,900
I like that. Is that poplar?
670
00:26:38,900 --> 00:26:41,066
[Austin] That's mahogany.
That's what the doors are.
671
00:26:41,066 --> 00:26:43,900
So, I could stain it
the same color as the doors.
672
00:26:43,900 --> 00:26:44,867
Is that a crime?
673
00:26:44,867 --> 00:26:46,700
Yes, yes. Absolutely.
674
00:26:47,367 --> 00:26:48,734
We're not gonna stain it.
675
00:26:50,567 --> 00:26:52,166
[Katie] Maddie, are you ready
to test out the paint?
676
00:26:52,166 --> 00:26:53,567
-Yes.
-[Katie] Okay.
677
00:26:53,567 --> 00:26:56,000
-This is heavy.
-[Katie] Yep.
678
00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:57,266
Ma, I want to paint the walls.
679
00:26:57,266 --> 00:26:58,834
[Katie] Okay, let's go paint
the wall.
680
00:27:05,266 --> 00:27:08,166
[Alison] Austin's team
keeps making awesome progress.
681
00:27:08,166 --> 00:27:08,967
[drilling]
682
00:27:08,967 --> 00:27:10,767
The round window upstairs
is in,
683
00:27:10,767 --> 00:27:13,867
and Austin has clad
the entire front room in cedar
684
00:27:13,867 --> 00:27:16,000
to give it
that Park City vibe.
685
00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:18,100
The cabinets are going in,
686
00:27:18,100 --> 00:27:20,767
and they're installing
all the shelving
in the walk-in closet.
687
00:27:20,767 --> 00:27:22,967
-[indistinct chatting]
-[drilling]
688
00:27:22,967 --> 00:27:24,667
[man] There we go.
689
00:27:24,667 --> 00:27:27,700
[Alison] And they're building
a metal firewood holder
down the side
690
00:27:27,700 --> 00:27:28,934
of the fireplace.
691
00:27:29,767 --> 00:27:30,900
[sparks crackling]
692
00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:36,900
I mean...
693
00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:39,600
Am I in Aspen?
694
00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:41,300
[Austin titters]
695
00:27:41,300 --> 00:27:43,467
-Hello!
-Did you... Was this
just, like, a...
696
00:27:43,467 --> 00:27:45,667
"Okay, let's clad it all
in wood"?
697
00:27:45,667 --> 00:27:47,533
-Do you like it?
-I love it!
698
00:27:48,700 --> 00:27:49,867
This is like a cabin.
699
00:27:49,867 --> 00:27:51,600
This is exactly what you love.
700
00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:54,367
I walk in.
It feels like I'm in a chalet.
701
00:27:54,367 --> 00:27:56,800
And these
are really fun things
that Austin's doing
702
00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:58,000
on his own.
703
00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:00,667
I think he thinks
I need to hold
his hand more than I do,
704
00:28:00,667 --> 00:28:02,467
but this is proving
that I don't.
705
00:28:02,467 --> 00:28:05,367
Wow. [gasps in excitement]
Yes.
706
00:28:05,367 --> 00:28:07,066
-[Austin] Your window?
-Are you... uh...
707
00:28:07,066 --> 00:28:08,033
[Austin] Nice.
708
00:28:08,033 --> 00:28:09,467
You're gonna have
an Instagram moment there.
709
00:28:09,467 --> 00:28:10,867
[Austin] Have you seen
my floor?
710
00:28:10,867 --> 00:28:12,000
-[Alison] No.
-Oh, my gosh.
711
00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:14,100
Oh, my gosh!
712
00:28:14,100 --> 00:28:15,800
-I just--
-He's, like, the male version
of me.
713
00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:17,600
-[giggles]
-...I was going
to do brick, unfinished,
714
00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:20,467
-and then... and then
I just saw these.
-Ooh. Oh, come on!
715
00:28:20,467 --> 00:28:23,000
-[Austin] Do we want it
to match the floors?
-Yes!
716
00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:24,367
-[Austin] Okay.
-Get the door this.
717
00:28:24,367 --> 00:28:25,900
Get the chalet this.
718
00:28:25,900 --> 00:28:27,867
[gasps] Cool!
719
00:28:27,867 --> 00:28:30,300
This looks awesome.
I didn't know
you had it done already.
720
00:28:30,300 --> 00:28:33,166
-[Austin] This is very rustic,
but it's perfect.
-Why... It should be rustic.
721
00:28:33,166 --> 00:28:34,166
-The whole look
we're going for...
-Yeah.
722
00:28:34,166 --> 00:28:35,300
-Yeah.
-...refined, rustic.
723
00:28:35,300 --> 00:28:36,567
It's cool, right?
724
00:28:36,567 --> 00:28:38,033
God, it's cool.
725
00:28:38,667 --> 00:28:40,467
I really love Austin.
726
00:28:40,467 --> 00:28:42,100
I'm having so much fun
with him.
727
00:28:42,100 --> 00:28:43,800
But he looks disheveled.
728
00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:45,166
I've never seen
his hair like that.
729
00:28:45,166 --> 00:28:46,567
It looks like a big mushroom.
730
00:28:46,567 --> 00:28:47,567
You need a haircut.
731
00:28:47,567 --> 00:28:48,967
-[laughs]
-You're top-heavy now.
732
00:28:48,967 --> 00:28:50,066
I've lost my hairstylist.
733
00:28:50,066 --> 00:28:51,300
-It's been going
real bad for me.
-[wheezing laughter]
734
00:28:51,300 --> 00:28:52,867
She got rid of men's haircuts.
735
00:28:52,867 --> 00:28:54,266
You know, I used to cut
my dad's hair.
736
00:28:54,266 --> 00:28:56,567
-Yeah?
-Yeah. And my brother's.
737
00:28:56,567 --> 00:28:58,500
If you want me
to cut your hair,
I could cut your hair.
738
00:28:58,500 --> 00:28:59,767
Do you have time
for a haircut tomorrow?
739
00:28:59,767 --> 00:29:02,100
Yeah. I'll be there
at 11:45 sharp.
740
00:29:02,100 --> 00:29:03,400
[Alison] Are you serious?
741
00:29:05,300 --> 00:29:06,900
I made that whole thing up.
742
00:29:06,900 --> 00:29:09,634
I think I remember watching
my sister cut my dad's hair.
743
00:29:10,300 --> 00:29:11,367
And I never did.
744
00:29:11,367 --> 00:29:13,867
-I'm expecting
a professional... [laughs]
-11:45,
745
00:29:13,867 --> 00:29:15,100
-I'm putting you in.
-[laughter]
746
00:29:15,100 --> 00:29:16,800
-[chortles]
-[Austin chuckles]
747
00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:18,500
You are gonna look awesome.
748
00:29:27,567 --> 00:29:29,767
I spent my morning looking up
749
00:29:29,767 --> 00:29:32,266
[laughing] how to cut
a man's hair,
750
00:29:32,266 --> 00:29:34,066
because I'm about to...
751
00:29:34,066 --> 00:29:35,800
[bleep] his head up.
[laughs sheepishly]
752
00:29:37,100 --> 00:29:38,767
[Austin] Ah, [sighs]
I did not think
753
00:29:38,767 --> 00:29:41,567
that she was serious
about cutting my hair.
But here I am.
754
00:29:41,567 --> 00:29:43,667
[Alison] Okay.
I'm so excited for you.
755
00:29:43,667 --> 00:29:45,500
You're my first ever client.
756
00:29:45,500 --> 00:29:47,567
[groans softly]
All right. I'm excited.
757
00:29:47,567 --> 00:29:48,834
[laughs nervously]
758
00:29:50,266 --> 00:29:52,300
-[Alison]
It can't get worse...
-Mmm.
759
00:29:52,300 --> 00:29:53,500
...from what you have.
760
00:29:54,567 --> 00:29:56,367
-[laughs]
-It probably could.
761
00:29:56,367 --> 00:29:58,000
This is not great.
762
00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:00,467
-Mmm.
-This is more
like Teen Wolf...
763
00:30:00,467 --> 00:30:01,734
Yeah.
764
00:30:01,734 --> 00:30:03,500
-It's a little overgrown.
-...if you're going
for that vibe.
765
00:30:03,500 --> 00:30:05,700
-[Alison] All right.
-Just go against the grain.
766
00:30:05,700 --> 00:30:07,634
-[Alison] "Against the grain"?
-Yeah.
767
00:30:08,100 --> 00:30:10,200
[electric razor buzzing]
768
00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:12,000
-I know what I'm doing.
-[giggles]
769
00:30:12,900 --> 00:30:13,700
[continuous buzzing]
770
00:30:13,700 --> 00:30:15,767
What's the worst
that could happen?
771
00:30:15,767 --> 00:30:17,133
[Austin] Just don't cut me.
772
00:30:19,700 --> 00:30:21,800
-This is seriously amazing.
[chuckles]
-[chuckles]
773
00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:23,367
[laughs in delight]
I'm just in awe.
774
00:30:23,367 --> 00:30:25,266
I don't have to blur
my background anymore
775
00:30:25,266 --> 00:30:27,133
-for Zoom. [laughs]
-[laughter]
776
00:30:30,567 --> 00:30:32,066
-You don't have
a style right now.
-[Austin] Mmm-mmm.
777
00:30:32,066 --> 00:30:35,867
You... called "shipwrecked"
or something. I don't know
what you call this.
778
00:30:35,867 --> 00:30:37,867
But, God, you've got
a lot of hair.
779
00:30:37,867 --> 00:30:40,767
-Hey, do you know
that old-timey barber saying?
-What is it?
780
00:30:40,767 --> 00:30:43,800
What's the difference
between a good haircut
and a bad haircut?
781
00:30:43,800 --> 00:30:45,900
-Two weeks.
-Oh.
782
00:30:45,900 --> 00:30:47,900
-[giggling]
-I'm usually covered
in dust, so...
783
00:30:47,900 --> 00:30:50,100
I think you're more
of a Clark Kent.
784
00:30:50,100 --> 00:30:51,467
-Really?
-Yeah.
785
00:30:51,467 --> 00:30:52,867
I think you look fantastic.
786
00:30:52,867 --> 00:30:55,300
I wouldn't even go back
to work. I would go party.
787
00:30:55,300 --> 00:30:57,800
-Just go party?
-[chortles]
788
00:30:57,800 --> 00:31:00,400
-I have a meeting
at 2:00, so...
-Cancel.
789
00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:02,133
-[laughter]
-Cancel it.
790
00:31:10,900 --> 00:31:13,867
Moving day at Forest Glen
is right around the corner.
791
00:31:13,867 --> 00:31:17,066
-Austin's building shelving
for the office.
- [tool whirring]
792
00:31:17,066 --> 00:31:18,166
-[hammering]
-[man, distantly] One sec.
793
00:31:18,166 --> 00:31:19,567
[hammers]
794
00:31:19,567 --> 00:31:21,500
[Alison] The rest
of the flooring is going in.
795
00:31:22,767 --> 00:31:24,300
The mudroom's getting tiled.
796
00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:26,467
[electric saw buzzing]
797
00:31:26,467 --> 00:31:27,900
They're welding the hood,
798
00:31:28,767 --> 00:31:31,367
and putting finishing touches
on the island.
799
00:31:31,367 --> 00:31:35,967
Austin has been busting
his ass, working around
the clock
800
00:31:35,967 --> 00:31:38,667
to get this house finished
on time and on budget.
801
00:31:38,667 --> 00:31:40,367
Some of our painters
have been working
802
00:31:40,367 --> 00:31:41,767
through the night
without sleep.
803
00:31:41,767 --> 00:31:44,967
It's a lot of blood,
sweat, and time.
804
00:31:44,967 --> 00:31:47,800
Every resource that I've had,
I've put into it. So,
805
00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:51,200
we are all completely,
completely exhausted.
806
00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:52,467
It's gonna take me months
807
00:31:52,467 --> 00:31:53,800
to sleep this one off.
808
00:32:01,066 --> 00:32:02,533
[sighing] Ah...
809
00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:05,100
[Alison]
Huge shopping day today.
810
00:32:05,100 --> 00:32:06,700
I can just go with Kristy
and start buying things
811
00:32:06,700 --> 00:32:08,300
for all of my clients.
812
00:32:08,300 --> 00:32:11,166
Whatever inspires me
and whatever I can find
813
00:32:11,166 --> 00:32:13,400
for each space
that might be perfect.
814
00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:15,800
This has been here
for a long time.
815
00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:18,000
[Kristy]
What about Austin's closet?
816
00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:19,166
-For his wife's little makeup?
-Yeah.
817
00:32:19,166 --> 00:32:21,266
[Kristy] The big round mirror,
I mean, can you imagine--
818
00:32:21,266 --> 00:32:22,567
-Yeah.
-...just getting ready
for an event?
819
00:32:22,567 --> 00:32:23,700
Well, this is so fun.
820
00:32:23,700 --> 00:32:26,000
You could do a little sconce
on each side
821
00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:28,066
-for ultimate makeup lighting.
-Yeah.
822
00:32:28,066 --> 00:32:30,166
[Alison] Let's phone
a friend again.
823
00:32:30,166 --> 00:32:31,467
-[cell phone rings]
-Okay.
824
00:32:31,467 --> 00:32:33,200
[ringing continues]
825
00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:35,667
-[Austin] Hello?
-Okay. I found something
for Katie.
826
00:32:35,667 --> 00:32:37,000
Okay, look at it.
827
00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:39,467
Ooh! Yes.
828
00:32:39,467 --> 00:32:41,233
I think Katie
would really like that.
829
00:32:52,967 --> 00:32:54,467
[Alison] Hello!
830
00:32:54,467 --> 00:32:55,967
[Austin] Hello.
831
00:32:55,967 --> 00:32:56,834
[Alison] Look at that island.
832
00:32:56,834 --> 00:32:59,100
That is a one
of a kinder right there.
833
00:32:59,100 --> 00:33:01,600
I mean, listen,
you own a cabinet shop.
834
00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:02,867
-Yeah.
-You've got to show off.
835
00:33:02,867 --> 00:33:04,667
You... This is you flexing.
836
00:33:04,667 --> 00:33:07,100
-Are you...
Are you flexing now?
-A little...
837
00:33:07,100 --> 00:33:08,266
-[Alison] Are you?
-Yeah.
838
00:33:08,266 --> 00:33:09,400
A little bit?
839
00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:12,100
This looks ridiculously good.
840
00:33:12,100 --> 00:33:13,600
You can never cut on this.
841
00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:14,500
[Austin] I think
we can finish it
842
00:33:14,500 --> 00:33:16,567
without it looking
like that's a finish.
843
00:33:16,567 --> 00:33:17,967
-[Alison] Keep it looking
like this.
-Yeah, I know. I would like
844
00:33:17,967 --> 00:33:20,867
-to not touch it.
-Well, I am beyond in love.
845
00:33:20,867 --> 00:33:22,567
My next kitchen, you can do.
846
00:33:22,567 --> 00:33:24,400
Okay. I heard
stained glass is here.
847
00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:26,767
-It's down the basement.
-[gasps] Well, go get it.
848
00:33:26,767 --> 00:33:27,867
-[man] You good?
-Yeah.
849
00:33:27,867 --> 00:33:29,834
-So I'll go up first.
-[man] Okay.
850
00:33:31,567 --> 00:33:32,767
[Austin breathily] Thanks.
851
00:33:32,767 --> 00:33:35,800
This is gonna be
the most beautiful thing
I've ever done.
852
00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:38,767
-[Austin] Can you
help us orient it?
-Of course.
853
00:33:38,767 --> 00:33:41,000
-[Austin] So,
the sun is top left.
-[man] Yeah.
854
00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:42,333
[gasps]
855
00:33:43,367 --> 00:33:45,367
[Alison] Now,
we need to go clockwise.
856
00:33:45,367 --> 00:33:47,300
Look at this! Right there.
857
00:33:47,300 --> 00:33:49,066
-[Austin] Right there?
-Right there!
858
00:33:49,066 --> 00:33:53,166
-[Austin] Good?
-That is the most incredible
thing I've ever seen.
859
00:33:53,166 --> 00:33:55,567
-Let me check it. Like...
-God, this house...
860
00:33:55,567 --> 00:33:57,867
This... You drive up,
and you just fall in love
with the house,
861
00:33:57,867 --> 00:34:00,066
because you can see
all the cedar in there.
862
00:34:01,100 --> 00:34:03,300
Total city log cabin.
863
00:34:03,300 --> 00:34:06,233
-[chuckling]
-Look at this.
It's so beautiful.
864
00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:10,667
[gasps] Yes.
This color is beautiful.
865
00:34:10,667 --> 00:34:13,500
[gasps] You did a high gloss
on this thing?
866
00:34:14,667 --> 00:34:16,000
That's what you told me to do.
867
00:34:16,667 --> 00:34:17,900
I didn't know
you would listen.
868
00:34:18,266 --> 00:34:19,467
I listen to everything.
869
00:34:19,467 --> 00:34:20,700
Yeah, you actually do.
870
00:34:20,700 --> 00:34:22,467
This looks stunning!
871
00:34:22,467 --> 00:34:23,867
And then, what about hardware?
872
00:34:23,867 --> 00:34:25,867
-Brass.
-Brass, for sure.
873
00:34:25,867 --> 00:34:27,900
The piece that we found
from Salvage One,
874
00:34:27,900 --> 00:34:29,567
the makeup vanity for Katie,
875
00:34:29,567 --> 00:34:31,700
is better than I could have
ever expected.
876
00:34:31,700 --> 00:34:34,300
Doing it in a high gloss
gave it this Art Deco look.
877
00:34:34,300 --> 00:34:37,967
And we built it
into his custom closets
that he built himself.
878
00:34:37,967 --> 00:34:38,867
[breathily] Phew!
879
00:34:38,867 --> 00:34:42,266
Yes! Look at this!
880
00:34:42,266 --> 00:34:44,533
-[Alison] It's perfect.
[gasps softly]
-Yeah.
881
00:34:46,100 --> 00:34:49,934
Now, if that isn't
a statement,
882
00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:51,667
I don't know what it is.
883
00:34:51,667 --> 00:34:53,000
I can't get over this.
884
00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:55,166
-Are you excited to be done?
-[Austin] Yeah.
885
00:34:55,166 --> 00:34:56,667
-You're tired?
-Yeah.
886
00:34:56,667 --> 00:34:59,266
-But are you happy?
-Yeah. I mean, it's...
it's awesome.
887
00:34:59,266 --> 00:35:01,000
It's beyond awesome.
888
00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:04,266
Listen, the craftsmanship
is beautiful when it comes
to the cabinetry.
889
00:35:04,266 --> 00:35:05,567
You are killing it.
890
00:35:05,567 --> 00:35:09,367
The details are so perfect.
891
00:35:09,367 --> 00:35:11,500
I know you're exhausted,
but it's worth it.
892
00:35:11,500 --> 00:35:13,066
-Every second.
-Well, I...
I always think about
893
00:35:13,066 --> 00:35:15,467
-how I wasn't even
going to have this room.
-Yeah.
894
00:35:15,467 --> 00:35:18,100
But, that... Yeah,
that was clearly an oversight.
895
00:35:18,100 --> 00:35:20,367
-[whispering] Yeah.
-I was going...
I was going cheap.
896
00:35:20,367 --> 00:35:21,800
-[whispering] Yeah.
-This is much nicer.
897
00:35:21,800 --> 00:35:23,934
-This is much nicer.
-She's gonna love this.
898
00:35:31,667 --> 00:35:34,867
[Alison]
There are so many details
to finish at Forest Glen.
899
00:35:34,867 --> 00:35:37,767
The beautiful pendants
in the kitchen are going up.
900
00:35:37,767 --> 00:35:39,800
The fireplace stone surround
is in.
901
00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:43,700
And I am loving
my green scallop backsplash
in the kitchen.
902
00:35:44,567 --> 00:35:47,266
We kicked Austin out,
and my team is racing
903
00:35:47,266 --> 00:35:49,233
to make sure everything
looks perfect.
904
00:35:50,767 --> 00:35:52,200
-Don't look.
-[chuckling] Okay.
905
00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:53,667
-Ready to see your new house?
-Yes.
906
00:35:53,667 --> 00:35:54,800
Open up.
907
00:35:54,800 --> 00:35:57,600
Oh... my gosh.
908
00:36:03,567 --> 00:36:05,367
-It's done! I know!
-[Alison] I'm really excited
for you.
909
00:36:05,367 --> 00:36:07,100
-[muffled] This is...
-[Katie] Thank you
for all your help.
910
00:36:07,100 --> 00:36:09,600
-This is going to be amazing.
-Oh, my God. Thank you
for doing all of it.
911
00:36:09,600 --> 00:36:11,500
-[Austin] Yeah.
-You killed it.
912
00:36:21,100 --> 00:36:25,367
This is your little cabin
in the city.
913
00:36:25,367 --> 00:36:28,667
This house was truly
an eyesore on this street.
914
00:36:28,667 --> 00:36:31,600
The floor plan before
would have been
the worst layout
915
00:36:31,600 --> 00:36:32,700
for any house.
916
00:36:34,266 --> 00:36:35,767
And now,
it's the shining star.
917
00:36:35,767 --> 00:36:37,100
-[Katie] I think it's awesome.
-Yes.
918
00:36:37,100 --> 00:36:37,934
[Katie] It's amazing.
919
00:36:37,934 --> 00:36:40,033
This is the nicest house
on the block.
920
00:36:40,667 --> 00:36:41,667
You're just tired.
921
00:36:41,667 --> 00:36:42,767
-Yeah.
-[laughs]
922
00:36:42,767 --> 00:36:44,567
-Do you want me to slap you
and wake you up?
-Yeah.
923
00:36:44,567 --> 00:36:45,533
You haven't seen anything?
924
00:36:45,533 --> 00:36:46,767
-No. I have not.
-Okay. All right, You look...
925
00:36:46,767 --> 00:36:47,734
-Just look down.
-Okay.
926
00:36:47,734 --> 00:36:49,300
[Alison]
We'll just have you close
your eyes.
927
00:36:51,867 --> 00:36:54,166
All right, turn around.
See your new...
928
00:36:54,166 --> 00:36:56,500
-Oh, my gosh!
-...chalet.
929
00:37:06,266 --> 00:37:08,500
It feels very warm,
very mountainy.
930
00:37:08,500 --> 00:37:09,667
-Yeah.
-I love it.
931
00:37:09,667 --> 00:37:11,100
[Alison] All clad in wood.
932
00:37:11,100 --> 00:37:14,367
-It's very refined, rustic.
-[Katie] This is amazing.
933
00:37:14,367 --> 00:37:16,867
-This is only the beginning!
[laughter]
-This isn't even your...
934
00:37:16,867 --> 00:37:18,467
-You're not even
in the house yet.
-I know!
935
00:37:18,467 --> 00:37:20,767
[Alison] I mean,
it's your masterpiece.
936
00:37:20,767 --> 00:37:22,000
Okay, I'm excited.
937
00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:22,900
Come on in.
938
00:37:24,367 --> 00:37:26,300
-All right. Don't look.
-[chuckling] Okay.
939
00:37:26,300 --> 00:37:28,467
Close them, close them,
close them.
940
00:37:28,467 --> 00:37:30,000
Okay. Ready to see
your new house?
941
00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:32,100
-Yes.
-Okay. Open up.
942
00:37:32,100 --> 00:37:34,834
Oh, my gosh!
943
00:37:45,567 --> 00:37:47,166
This is amazing!
944
00:37:47,166 --> 00:37:49,634
-This is seriously amazing.
-[chuckles]
945
00:37:49,867 --> 00:37:51,567
Oh, my gosh.
946
00:37:51,567 --> 00:37:54,066
[Alison] This is yours.
All your hard work paid off.
947
00:37:54,066 --> 00:37:55,800
-This is awesome.
-[titters] This is yours.
948
00:37:55,800 --> 00:37:57,166
-Look at that view!
-[chuckles]
949
00:37:57,166 --> 00:37:58,367
- [Alison] Isn't that crazy?
-[Austin] Yeah.
950
00:37:58,367 --> 00:37:59,367
[Katie] Wow.
951
00:37:59,367 --> 00:38:01,767
-[Alison] It's the coolest.
-[Katie] Yeah!
952
00:38:01,767 --> 00:38:03,066
[Austin] I was hesitant
at first,
953
00:38:03,066 --> 00:38:05,000
but after seeing it installed,
954
00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:07,200
it's such a cool feature
and so much color.
955
00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:10,066
[Alison] We live in Chicago.
You have the sun shining
all the time now.
956
00:38:10,066 --> 00:38:11,367
[Katie] Our kids
are gonna freak out.
957
00:38:11,367 --> 00:38:13,867
These doors gave us
the arches that we needed,
958
00:38:13,867 --> 00:38:17,900
because everything becomes
so organic because of it.
959
00:38:17,900 --> 00:38:19,200
[Katie] We said, "Italy," too,
960
00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:22,300
and when we were in Italy,
that was the one thing
that I loved,
961
00:38:22,300 --> 00:38:25,467
-was just the huge
rounded doors in Italy.
-Yeah.
962
00:38:25,467 --> 00:38:27,500
So, I feel like
that's brought that in, too.
963
00:38:27,500 --> 00:38:29,367
-[Alison] That fireplace...
-Yes.
964
00:38:29,367 --> 00:38:31,200
...feels like we're
in a mountain escape.
965
00:38:31,200 --> 00:38:34,867
Really rustic look,
but still super soft.
966
00:38:34,867 --> 00:38:37,100
-My jaw is dropping
for everything.
-[chuckles in delight]
967
00:38:37,100 --> 00:38:39,900
[Alison] And you get
these different emotions
as you go through the house.
968
00:38:39,900 --> 00:38:41,567
That's when
good design happens.
969
00:38:41,567 --> 00:38:43,100
Because if you don't
feel something,
970
00:38:43,100 --> 00:38:44,166
then you didn't do it right.
971
00:38:44,166 --> 00:38:45,767
And I feel like
we did it right.
972
00:38:45,767 --> 00:38:47,500
-Yeah.
-It's really good.
973
00:38:47,500 --> 00:38:49,100
[Alison] It's really good.
974
00:38:49,100 --> 00:38:50,567
Detach yourself as the GC.
975
00:38:50,567 --> 00:38:51,533
-I'm trying now.
-Okay.
976
00:38:51,533 --> 00:38:52,500
-Because I know
you like...
-Yeah. But I was
977
00:38:52,500 --> 00:38:54,700
-here this morning, peeling.
-I know.
978
00:38:54,700 --> 00:38:56,800
-But take yourself out
and be the homeowner now.
-All right.
979
00:38:56,800 --> 00:38:58,600
[Alison] We're not even
in the best part yet.
980
00:38:59,467 --> 00:39:00,700
Are you ready?
981
00:39:10,800 --> 00:39:12,300
[Katie] I love it.
[laughs in delight]
982
00:39:12,300 --> 00:39:13,800
I'm just in awe.
983
00:39:13,800 --> 00:39:15,200
[Alison] Now,
you have everything
984
00:39:15,200 --> 00:39:17,467
all in one,
anybody's dream kitchen.
985
00:39:17,467 --> 00:39:19,567
Look at this.
Does it feel like it's
your kitchen?
986
00:39:19,567 --> 00:39:22,600
-No, this does not feel
like my kitchen. [laughs]
-[laughter]
987
00:39:22,600 --> 00:39:24,367
[Alison]
Look at all this space!
988
00:39:24,367 --> 00:39:27,467
You have so much storage
for anything and everything.
989
00:39:27,467 --> 00:39:28,700
How would you ever get sick
of this?
990
00:39:28,700 --> 00:39:32,367
The arches came back
from all the arches
and the doors.
991
00:39:32,367 --> 00:39:34,300
This hood is ridiculous.
992
00:39:34,300 --> 00:39:36,000
-[Katie] Yeah.
-It just looks so great.
993
00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:37,367
There's so many places
to look.
994
00:39:37,367 --> 00:39:40,100
-Who has an island
that's just a live edge?
- [Katie] I know.
995
00:39:40,100 --> 00:39:44,166
[Alison] Everything feels
so warm, but then,
it still feels so substantial.
996
00:39:44,166 --> 00:39:46,367
Because you have
all the elements of glass,
997
00:39:46,367 --> 00:39:49,767
and brass, and black,
and wood, and green.
998
00:39:49,767 --> 00:39:51,166
It's unreal.
999
00:39:51,166 --> 00:39:54,367
You pulled the green back in
with the reeded island
in the green.
1000
00:39:54,367 --> 00:39:55,133
[Katie] This is so cool.
1001
00:39:55,133 --> 00:39:56,533
-Isn't this amazing?
-This is...
1002
00:39:56,533 --> 00:39:59,533
Hands down,
one of my favorite kitchens
that I've ever done.
1003
00:40:00,266 --> 00:40:01,600
I would live in this kitchen
1004
00:40:01,600 --> 00:40:03,667
all day long. It's so perfect.
1005
00:40:03,667 --> 00:40:06,900
-Welcome to your home...
-Oh...
1006
00:40:06,900 --> 00:40:10,233
...office, mud room,
laundry room.
1007
00:40:18,100 --> 00:40:20,967
[Katie] I don't have to blur
my background anymore
for Zoom.
1008
00:40:20,967 --> 00:40:22,166
[all laughing]
1009
00:40:22,166 --> 00:40:24,266
-[Alison] This is
a home office.
- [Katie] Yeah.
1010
00:40:24,266 --> 00:40:27,200
Thinking back
to the original floor plan,
1011
00:40:27,200 --> 00:40:28,700
this is so much
more functional.
1012
00:40:28,700 --> 00:40:31,100
I never imagined
that we would live
1013
00:40:31,100 --> 00:40:33,300
-in a place like this.
- [Austin] Just wait
till it's covered in Legos.
1014
00:40:33,300 --> 00:40:34,500
[Katie laughs] I know!
[laughter]
1015
00:40:34,500 --> 00:40:37,166
-[Alison] Aw.
That's what makes it home.
-[both chuckle]
1016
00:40:37,166 --> 00:40:38,467
Do you wanna see upstairs?
1017
00:40:38,467 --> 00:40:40,033
-Yes.
-[Alison chuckles]
1018
00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:44,467
Here's your new...
bedroom retreat.
1019
00:40:44,467 --> 00:40:46,033
Oh, my gosh!
1020
00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:56,567
-Wow.
-[Austin]
It's really spacious.
1021
00:40:56,567 --> 00:40:57,934
Yeah.
1022
00:41:00,767 --> 00:41:03,166
[Alison] This room was so big.
1023
00:41:03,166 --> 00:41:05,400
It's still huge.
1024
00:41:05,400 --> 00:41:07,900
And we have
a big walk-in wardrobe.
1025
00:41:07,900 --> 00:41:09,100
[Katie] Well, without Alison,
1026
00:41:09,100 --> 00:41:10,567
we would not have had
a closet,
1027
00:41:10,567 --> 00:41:12,133
we wouldn't have had a pantry.
1028
00:41:12,667 --> 00:41:13,900
What else
wouldn't we have had?
1029
00:41:14,300 --> 00:41:16,066
-Sure.
-[laughs]
1030
00:41:16,066 --> 00:41:17,266
Blame it on me.
1031
00:41:17,266 --> 00:41:18,333
Pocket door.
1032
00:41:18,333 --> 00:41:21,000
So now, you walk in,
you can close your closet off.
1033
00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:22,133
All right, here's your closet.
1034
00:41:31,166 --> 00:41:32,367
[Katie] This is incredible.
1035
00:41:32,367 --> 00:41:33,867
And then look
at what we did for you.
1036
00:41:33,867 --> 00:41:35,567
-[Katie] This is so cool!
-This whole antique piece,
1037
00:41:35,567 --> 00:41:37,467
-you can do your hair
and makeup here.
-Yeah.
1038
00:41:37,467 --> 00:41:38,600
[Katie] I love it.
1039
00:41:39,467 --> 00:41:40,567
[Alison] Okay.
Ready for your bathroom?
1040
00:41:40,567 --> 00:41:41,467
-Yes.
-Okay.
1041
00:41:41,467 --> 00:41:45,900
-Welcome to your en suite.
-Oh, my gosh.
1042
00:41:52,967 --> 00:41:54,567
Wow. It's unreal.
1043
00:41:54,567 --> 00:41:55,800
Look at the tile.
1044
00:41:55,800 --> 00:41:57,100
[Austin] Yeah,
the mosaic tile.
1045
00:41:57,100 --> 00:41:59,567
And then you elevate it
with the finishes.
1046
00:41:59,567 --> 00:42:03,367
The cabinet color is still
in those rustic tones.
1047
00:42:03,367 --> 00:42:05,500
The granite has
so much movement.
1048
00:42:05,500 --> 00:42:07,967
It's a great mix
of masculine, feminine.
1049
00:42:07,967 --> 00:42:10,600
-And you have
so much storage for towels.
- [Katie] I know.
1050
00:42:10,600 --> 00:42:12,567
This is... This is so cool.
1051
00:42:12,567 --> 00:42:14,200
I'm very proud of Austin.
1052
00:42:15,266 --> 00:42:17,367
This is the biggest project
he's done.
1053
00:42:17,367 --> 00:42:20,600
I can't believe that we get
to call this our house.
1054
00:42:20,600 --> 00:42:21,433
[Austin] This is really fun.
1055
00:42:21,433 --> 00:42:23,667
It's much better
with you designing...
1056
00:42:23,667 --> 00:42:26,367
-[chuckling] than me.
[chuckles]
-Thank you.
1057
00:42:26,367 --> 00:42:27,667
-We did it together, though.
-Yeah.
1058
00:42:27,667 --> 00:42:31,000
The best part of it
was the fact that you trusted
the process.
1059
00:42:31,000 --> 00:42:33,767
-That's the coolest part.
-He did tell me
that was my birthday gift,
1060
00:42:33,767 --> 00:42:36,100
and my Christmas gift,
[laughing]
and my Mother's Day gift.
1061
00:42:36,100 --> 00:42:37,567
This is the greatest gift--
1062
00:42:37,567 --> 00:42:38,433
-Yeah.
-...of all time.
1063
00:42:38,433 --> 00:42:40,367
Imagine what you're getting
next year.
1064
00:42:40,367 --> 00:42:42,166
-[nervous and soft chuckle]
-Am I getting a basement?
1065
00:42:42,166 --> 00:42:43,266
-[laughter]
-[soft laughter]
1066
00:42:43,266 --> 00:42:44,567
-No, we don't have money--
-Yeah.
1067
00:42:44,567 --> 00:42:46,266
...for a basement. [laughs]
We won't have money
for a basement
1068
00:42:46,266 --> 00:42:47,266
-for a...
-That's not next year.
1069
00:42:47,266 --> 00:42:48,767
...for a long time.
1070
00:42:48,767 --> 00:42:50,000
[Alison] It's been awesome.
1071
00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:51,367
-Yeah.
-And I'm so happy for you.
1072
00:42:51,367 --> 00:42:53,600
-Yeah. [laughs]
-This is
the coolest house ever.