[Dave] She must like me.
She's biting my pants.
Yeah, she likes to nibble.
Life with five kids can be a zoo.
At the Marrs house, it's a literal zoo.
Okay, put your arms out.
-Okay. -Now don't move.
-You got to hold still. Hold Still. -Stay still.
Now, put your legs out like this.
Okay.
Uh-oh. Got a... got a bunny on your butt.
We're always super busy with work,
so any chance we get to spend time with the kids, we take it.
[Dave] You know, animals can tell
when someone is their friend.
Not you.
-He's trying to get down. -[laughs] What did you do that for?
All right, Patrick and Ashley.
I do love this neighborhood they live in.
It's a super cute neighborhood.
He bought the house brand new back in 2004.
He and Ashley got married.
She moved in about six years ago.
It just needs to be updated.
It was his bachelor pad.
Now, we need to update it and make it really work for the two of them.
I think it was built like early 2000s,
where we still thought brown was like the thing.
It needs some help.
[Jenny] Yeah.
[Dave] All right, Jenny Marrs, here they are.
-[Dave] Hello. -[Ashley] Hey!
-Hello! -[Jenny] Hey. Wow.
It's hard to see you over the hedges there.
A little bit, yeah.
[Jenny] Oh, you have to, like, go sideways.
-Look at that. -It's a little bit of a tight squeeze.
-Hi. -Hi! How are you?
-How you doing, man? -I'm Ash.
-I'm Ashley. -And I'm Patrick.
And we're the Fitzsimmons family.
We've been together for six years.
And we've been married for five years.
[Patrick] I mean, she was the right one.
[Ashley] Aw!
[Patrick] The house was my bachelor pad.
We've been living here together for five years.
And it's never really felt like our home.
It's... it's always been all of your stuff
and all of my stuff and just sort of mushed together.
And this is our opportunity to make it our home.
[Ashley] We just want the house to feel more like us.
Right now, it just feels very builder beige
is really kind of how we've been describing it.
And we want it to be more our style and...
-More custom. -Yes.
And cozy.
We love this area.
[Patrick] I love being close to downtown with all the restaurants.
And it's just a... a great little part of town.
We just need our home to be as great as the location that it's in.
[Jenny] So how much do we have to spend on this project?
Around 300.
[Jenny] Okay. So we can do a lot with that.
[Dave] Yeah.
What are you guys thinking for out here that needs to be done?
What do you like? What do you want to change?
-[Ashley] The beige, obviously. -[Jenny] Yeah, yeah.
[Ashley] I feel like we're living in a land of beige.
-[Jenny] Okay. Yeah. -[Dave] Yeah.
[Jenny] What colors do you like?
I like whites, grays, navy blues.
[Jenny] Do you like the craftsman style of house?
-Do you want to keep that? -[Ashley] Yes.
[Jenny] I would love to really lean into that
and make it more of a custom craftsman style home.
-Okay. -Yeah, it looks like your siding,
I mean, it's seen better days anyway.
[Jenny] Yeah.
I think we could probably fix it so the lights stay on and...
[Jenny] Yeah, that's not good.
Okay, so we need to replace the siding.
[Dave] I do like the style of the columns, you know, that are on here?
-[Ashley] Yes. -[Patrick] The woodpeckers like moving in.
[Ashley] There, literally, are holes in the columns.
[Jenny] Oh, my gosh. Yeah.
-And then also your front door... -This door.
...you can tell, is just completely worn from the sun.
-Yes. -[Dave] We can get steel craftsman doors
or fiberglass that we can stain that looks like wood
that doesn't get killed by the sun.
[Jenny] Yeah.
I feel like we have a good plan out here.
We need new sidings, need a new front door.
We need to replace these posts, new landscaping.
We need to paint and new lighting.
-You guys ready to go in? -[Ashley] Yeah, let's do it. Let's go inside.
All right. Okay.
This is a very wide, long entryway.
[Dave] It's a very big hallway.
Sorry, I'm just walking in your house.
I'll follow you. Where are we going?
Whatever you want to do.
Yeah. Okay. All right.
[Ashley] This is our lovely kitchen.
Okay. What do you like, what do you don't like about it?
I don't really like anything.
Okay, I can tell.
I can tell 'cause you're like... Okay.
[Patrick] Doesn't have enough storage.
-That's the big thing. -[Ashley] Yeah.
-[Jenny] Okay. -[Dave] Yeah.
[Ashley] Go to the ceiling with that is going to be great.
[Jenny] I'd say you're missing some space there for sure.
-Okay? -The black is not our favorite.
[Jenny] Okay.
I love white countertops and navy blue for a pop of color.
Oh, okay. Like, navy blue cabinets?
Yes, yeah.
Oh, I love that. That's fun.
I actually feel like, the whole kitchen being navy, I know, feels like a risk...
But it's really...
it would be really pretty and, like, moody and bold.
I would be good with that.
But I feel like I was gonna scare him.
We'll come up with some ideas.
-What do you think? -Let's see what it looks like.
The other thing we really need besides the cabinet storage
is the island seating.
[Jenny] I wonder if we can make this bigger.
What is... Actually, what is this?
That's the pantry.
[Jenny] Do you use... Oh, it's not very big for being...
[Dave] It's pretty deep though.
It's a lot of wasted space.
I feel like we could back some of this wall up,
and then you have space for your island.
What about the floors?
[Patrick] Something durable.
We'd love to have, just all throughout, the same floors.
Yeah, definitely.
Maybe those engineered hardwood and kind of a lighter tone.
[Jenny] So the plan for your kitchen,
we're gonna have new flooring throughout.
New cabinets, new countertops,
new appliances, new backsplash.
We're gonna have a nice island that you can sit at, new lighting.
[Ashley] Perfect.
Okay, so let's think about when we move this wall back,
now, when you walk in, you'll be able to see...
All the way through.
...all the way through and into this space...
[Ashley] That would be amazing.
[Jenny] ...which will be awesome.
I have to ask what's happening here?
-What is... -Big movie fans.
We are big movie nerds.
[Dave] I love that.
[Patrick] We try to watch a movie every night.
Every night, you watch a movie?
Pretty much a different movie every night.
It's one of the things that we kind of bonded over
on our first date six years ago.
I'm still stuck on this.
Those are in alphabetical order.
-I'm sorry. -They are.
They are.
If we had alphabetical order anything in our house,
it'd be like a miracle to end all miracles.
Wow.
-So you like movies. -We do.
But your movies are in your dining room.
-What I'm thinking is we got to find a better spot. -[Patrick] Mm-hmm.
So let's go to the living room so Dave can check out your TV setup.
[Patrick] I have a big sound system that...
that shakes the walls...
-[Dave] I love it. -...when you got it going.
-Oh, when it's like in action. -So, this is his pride and joy.
So, we have friends over to watch movies, and really,
-there's only one good seat in the entire place. -[Jenny] Right.
[Dave] What about the fireplace?
You guys use the fireplace?
-We have never used the fireplace. -We have never used it.
-Really? -No, really?
[Patrick] I'm afraid I'm gonna blow up the house.
-[Dave] Okay. -[Jenny] Oh, okay.
Yeah, well, that's not good.
It's not something that we're eager to get rid of.
But if they can find a better use for that space,
then I'd like to see what it is.
We can always...
this is a nice focal wall.
I mean, it's one of the things you see right when you walk in.
So, you want it to be something that you really like and really care about.
But I do want this whole first floor area to feel
really consistent and cohesive.
So the living room is gonna have the same flooring.
And we'll figure out what to do with the fireplace.
Wall paint, new lighting, and reconfigure furniture
so that you can fit more people.
-[Jenny] Yay. -[Patrick] Awesome.
-Okay? -Okay.
-Where next? -What's next?
-Bedroom. -Yes.
-All right, let's go see it. -Let's head to the main bedroom.
So, this is the main bedroom.
-[Jenny] Oh, this is a giant room. -[Dave] Wow.
-[Ashley] It's so big. -[Jenny] It's humongous.
We don't really use this space for much.
Okay.
What would you like to see in here?
[Patrick] Wood floors, lighter color,
something a little bit more fashionable
-than this probably. -Yeah.
We have the blackout curtains up 'cause we like sleeping in.
-Blackout curtains 'cause we really like to sleep in. -'Cause we like to sleep in.
I heard that.
Wow, that's amazing.
We have five kids.
I don't even have time to think about that stuff.
I mean, really, just keeping with the cozy vibe.
[Jenny] Yeah. Once you get the new floors,
the new paint in here, new lighting, you get cozy.
I think this is gonna be a really great space.
I'm assuming we're updating the bathroom as well.
-Yes. -Okay.
Nice... nice big vanity.
[Dave] It is.
But as big as your bedroom was, this is kind of small.
Yeah.
-[Ashley] It really is. -[Patrick] Not a lot of storage.
[Ashley] We like these...
-the vanity, the two sinks. -[Jenny] Mm-hmm.
We don't love the bathtub.
So if we got rid of this tub, we can make this storage.
-That would be amazing. -Yes.
And then make that shower a nice big shower.
[Ashley] Yes.
-[Patrick] A bigger shower would be great. -Great.
All right, so the plan for the bathroom.
We're gonna just take out the tub.
Give them some more storage.
Give them a nice big shower.
We're gonna paint, update the tile, update the vanity,
the faucets, the lighting.
-Love it. -Okay.
Easy enough.
Well, we got a big project out here.
-[Dave] Okay. -We got to go to the garage.
-Got to go to the garage. -[Dave] Garage first.
-Okay. -[Jenny] All right.
Watch your head.
There is an attic.
Holy...
You need a ladder to get your ladder.
You need a ladder to get the ladder.
Okay.
I can see a ton of space up there.
-There's a lot of space. -You're gonna just let me take this one?
-You got it, babe. -Thank you.
Maybe just take a picture.
She does that so she can stare at my butt as I crawl up the ladder.
That's exactly...
That's exactly what is happening.
-It's so tall. -Holy cow!
[Jenny] I am kind of curious. What's up there?
[Patrick] There's an awful lot of space up there.
There is a ton of space. I'll take a few pictures.
[Patrick] We've been storing lots of stuff in the attic.
So, I knew there was lots of space up there.
It felt like a lot of wasted space,
um, and an opportunity to do something more exciting than just storage.
You are gonna love this space up here.
[Jenny] How big is it up there?
Big as this garage.
-20x20 or... -[Jenny] Cool.
So we use that space. You can't enter from here.
-Look at this. -This is nuts. Oh, wow.
Oh, my gosh.
-Wow. -[Dave] Crazy, right?
Yeah.
So, should we close this up or just leave it?
So this wall here is your... the entry?
-[Patrick] Entryway, yep. -[Ashley] Yes.
[Jenny] Okay, let's go look, 'cause that front entry was really wide,
-so there could be space. -[Dave] I know.
Okay.
So, maybe move this door around the corner.
So it's still a coat closet.
And then our staircase went up,
and then turned into the upstairs right over the garage.
Okay, so let's talk about this upstairs.
So what do you guys need?
A movie room would be really awesome.
[Jenny] I was just thinking how you guys can use that space for a movie room.
-That would be so cool. -That's what I'm talking about.
-That's a good idea. -That's what you guys do.
You're going to have, like, cool...
Oh, my gosh. I'm so excited.
You're gonna have, like, a really cool movie room up there.
You know, when this house was constructed, it was builder grade.
And so it doesn't really fit with Patrick and Ashley's personality or style.
[Jenny] Right. So our goal is to customize it for them.
We're gonna take that craftsman style look and really run with it.
We're gonna make it a home that they love.
You have a lot of packing, you have a lot of movies to pack.
And I want them to stay in alphabetical order so it'll make my heart happy.
-Okay. -Bye, guys!
Okay, bye! Thank you!
Hi, Jenny Marrs.
-What's up, Joe? -Hey.
[Jenny] Hey.
-How's it going? -Jenny, where have you been?
Oh, Lord.
You're lucky I didn't shoot you with my drill.
I'm... I'm backing for you.
-[Dave] You're late. -[Jenny] Oh!
Let's talk about this.
Let's get these out of here. What is happening?
These hedges are driving me insane.
I mean, they're super overgrown.
-[Matt] All right, you ready? -Yeah.
[Dave] I actually feel like this will be a good looking porch
once we just get all the overgrown crap out of here.
Look at that. Now we're in business.
[Jenny] Wow.
It already looks better.
-[Jenny] All right. -Got Jenny's blood flow though I appreciate it.
Yeah, that's good.
Okay, So kitchen.
Everything goes.
-However, his mom... -His mother.
...is coming to get all of these cabinets.
We want to keep them intact.
Put them in the garage, please.
-[David] Okay. -Okay. Go.
[Dave] Okay.
[glass shatters]
Whoa.
Maybe we should check the cabinets before we tip them over.
All right, everybody, watch out, there's glass.
[Dave] I'm gonna start cutting this wall out.
This pantry is the biggest waste of space ever.
[Jenny] Yeah. Let's get rid of it.
Push it back.
It will open up not only the kitchen, the dining room.
And you'll see from the entryway all the way to the back of the house now.
All right.
Oh, nice.
So it'll be so much better.
Yep.
Look at that light, babe.
Wow.
Well, you could have waited till I walked by.
Looks good.
I mean, if you're looking right here,
you can look now all the way through the front door.
Hey, speaking of that, I want to talk to you about the stairs.
Our plan is to convert their unfinished attic space into a theater room.
But in order to do that, we have to put a staircase in the entryway.
So basically, to go up 120 inches, I need to go 15 feet out.
Right here.
Wait, that's like right when you walk in the front door.
Oh, no.
Right here.
Wait, that's like right when you walk in the front door.
So, we'll probably shift it to the very back of the closet.
So, that would take me to here.
That's the stairs starting there.
So which means the very top of the stairs
is that the back edge of this closet.
So you're going up.
And, you know, it's sloping through there.
So that means this door can probably
just roll around the corner right there
and then they'd still have a coat closet right there.
I'm going to eat into the height of the garage about 2.5 feet.
We're gonna go up into the garage,
and we're going to blow that ceiling
and knock that ceiling out, and then we'll figure the height.
What it will do is allow me to have a little bit shorter staircase.
It'll give the Fitzsimmons a little bit more headroom up in their movie space.
-[Jenny] Yeah. -[Dave] Everyone wins. And...
[Jenny] Be it'll still plenty tall for a car anyway.
-[Dave] Oh, it'll still be 11, 12 foot tall. -[Jenny] Right.
I mean, it's gonna be plenty tall.
But in order to do that, I've got to deconstruct first.
The ceiling in the garage will not support a floor.
It won't.
So we need to take all of the sheetrock off.
Whoo doggie.
Oh, yeah, that's perfect.
[Jenny] Dave, please be careful.
[Matt] He's always careful. I'm always careful.
[Dave] Middle name.
[Matt laughs]
He just fell down.
All right.
That's a good start.
The space we're gonna have up here is gonna be incredible.
Yeah, they're gonna love this.
We have got most of the ceiling out in the garage,
which we have to do so we can put the floor system in.
That old generic mantel and fireplace is really ready for, like,
a customized, sleek look.
-Perfect. -Tub is out.
The sink, the vanities are out.
-[Jenny] Okay. -Okay.
The kitchen is completely out.
We are ready to start framing in the new floor system.
It's gonna be completely different.
-And I can't wait. -Mm-hmm.
[geese honking]
Since demo at Ashley and Patrick's house, we've done so much.
We've got a staircase.
We have cut into the concrete and are moving the shower, moving the toilet.
So that whole main bathroom is more functional for what they need.
[Jenny] Up in the attic, we've added a dormer to add space
and make this feel like a personalized craftsman-style home.
We have an entire whole new floor and space
that is going to be a very cool movie room.
We're just in a really good place.
You guys about done.
[man] Coming in.
Wow. It's like an excavation site here.
[Dave] The shower is gonna be amazing.
So the main bathroom, Ashley and Patrick, wanted a big shower.
[Jenny] Yeah.
So we're just kind of shifting around everything.
So the toilet is actually gonna go in front of the windows.
Vanities will stay the same.
So that's the shower where you're standing now.
-Yeah. -And we switched it up.
I think it's gonna be amazing. Nice and big.
[Dave] That will be on the same side with the wand.
And I think...
So she really loves subway tiles,
she's mentioned it several times.
So I think we just do a fun pattern
so it gives us something a little bit different.
-Cool. -But it's still subway, and it's easy and clean.
Do a marble, penny, or hex on the floor, and a marble on here.
Beautiful. Beautiful.
Love it.
-All right, So here in... -[Jenny] Okay.
In here, we're gonna do some trim, chair rail,
and wainscoting on the wall because, above, I'm getting a wallpaper.
Gonna be really pretty for the top half of the room.
[Dave] This room's huge.
[Jenny] And then we'll just do a fan.
It is a huge room, so yeah.
Okay. That'll be cool. That worked out.
[Tim] Did you guys already go upstairs?
[Dave] This looks good, Tim.
I can't believe how much extra space you guys got.
That's a big room.
Four-hundred-and-sixty square feet.
We were thinking, like, 300 to 400.
-Yeah. -This is huge.
Kicking out that craftsman looking shed dormer on the front is game changing.
-[Jenny] Yeah. -[Dave] It's such a big space.
It turned out so cool.
-[Tim] The boss has arrived. -Look at this.
-I love it. -We got a question for you here.
So we've got these two random closets, this guy and this guy.
What do you want to do with them?
I think we just do some storage.
Like a pullout drawer.
What if we made a hidden framed movie poster?
That'd be cute.
And then you opened up the movie poster and you had a...
you just had an open cabinet behind that?
I think that's cool.
And so then we'll do this as the big projector wall?
-Yeah. -I love it.
Everything's gonna be nice and dark and cozy and ready for a movie.
Cool.
Date night with my girl.
It's kind of a date day.
Jenny and I are taking a little reconnaissance trip to the movie theater.
[man] Oh, how y'all doing?
[Jenny] Oh, good.
-[man] Hey, what's up, man? -Good, good.
Well, yes, we have a general idea
of what needs to go in a movie room.
I mean, the kids are at school.
Seems like the perfect opportunity to use as an excuse
to go to the movies in the middle of the day.
And the Fitzsimmons are movie fanatics.
Make yourselves at home.
-Awesome. -All right.
-Thanks, very much. Let's go. -Appreciate you, man.
-Appreciate it. -I'm telling you.
[Jenny] It's nice to come in the middle of the day. Nobody's here.
[Dave] I love it. Got the place to ourselves.
Oh, holy cow, these chairs are comfortable.
-[Jenny] I know. -Got to have seats like this.
[both] Comfortable seats.
-But got to go stadium if we're gonna do it. -Mm-hmm.
We've got some work to do, but we've got a cool space.
I think they are going to, I mean, use this space more than probably
most people use any space that we give them.
Can we mood lighting?
So you can still see to go get your popcorn, but it's dark out.
Like the little...
like how they have the lights, like, lining the path?
Maybe something on the ceiling.
Hmm, that could be good. Yeah.
Someone that watches a movie every single night...
It's pretty impressive.
-[Dave] It's pretty impressive. -It really is.
Every single night.
Is there anything you do every single night?
No. We should maybe be better.
We should do something.
I can think of multiple things but you always want to just go to sleep.
-That's great. -Hmm.
Any excuse to have a little popcorn, drink,
spend some time with my lovely wife.
Yeah. I feel like we got work done.
Bring it in.
-No. -Oh, oh, I thought...
-Now bring it in. Thank you. -Okay.
-Oh, here we go. -Okay. Okay.
This will be a nice size closet underneath the stairs.
[Dave] Yeah.
It's a new day at the Fitzsimmons house,
and we are about to start putting the design plans into place on the main floor.
All right, so in here, Nothing really...
I mean, a lot's changed.
The kitchen Ashley and Patrick really liked the layout,
how it worked, how it functioned.
Yeah. I mean, the kitchen footprint is staying the same.
We'll do a couple lights over the island,
do a big farmhouse sink and blue cabinets.
She loves navy, so we're going navy.
-Go uppers and lowers? -Yep, yep.
So which way is this island gonna sit?
This way or this way?
-This way. -Okay.
[Jenny] We pushed back the pantry so we give them a little more space
to have seating at their island.
We're gonna make their island a little bigger,
which is their big concern for that space.
And then we'll do something on the fireplace.
Some kind of trim out on the wall, some wood,
and then do the mantel over it.
So the mantel kind of looks like plaster almost.
But I don't really know how to make it.
Oh.
The Fitzsimmons originally wanted to get rid of the fireplace,
-but it works. -[Dave] Yeah.
[Jenny] And it makes sense in that room in between those windows.
So, it doesn't make sense to take it out.
I don't know. Just something that looks unique.
So, now we need to come up with a plan that'll be something that they love.
So, you know, no pressure.
[Dave] A little more modern.
Yeah. We can just do cement board and texture it.
I don't want a texture. I want it smooth.
Or have the...
pick a kind of granite or marble.
-Oh, hey, how's it going? -Hi.
I didn't even realize you just showed up. I'm sorry.
I was working in the other room.
We heard your truck.
-You couldn't... -You lie.
Matt, he has taken bankers hours to a new level.
He thinks he can sneak in,
but then his truck sounds like a freight train driving down the road.
Yeah. We heard him coming from a mile away.
We did.
So we're thinking like a raised panel.
[Jenny] There's a raised panel on the back wall,
so it kind of creates some dimension and some warmth in here.
We're going to frame out the fireplace in a dark quartz
to add dimension and warmth.
We're gonna make it a focal point
-and make it something that they want to use. -Yeah.
Yeah. Just old...unique.
Not old, but, you know, unique.
I like when you had stopped at old.
Just old. I can do old.
Okay. Couple things.
We need to wrap these posts.
They need to be a little bulkier.
And then I think with the steps it should be wider.
They don't feel right. Look at this.
Like we have this whole space.
It should all be stairs.
So this column to this column, you want all stairs?
[Jenny] I think so. Yeah, I do.
[Dave] That'd be nice.
-So, I think the dormer looks amazing. -Yeah.
I do think it'd be nice to add, like, a little...
a little something.
Like arbor, some cedar arbor or something.
Something that comes out over the top of the...
the lights or you want on the inside?
[Jenny] Yeah, on the inside.
This house wants to be a craftsman, but it's not quite.
So we're gonna just really own it.
There's not a ton that has to happen.
We'll add an arbor over the garage,
we'll clean up the front, the shrubs, expand the stairs,
-wrap the columns, paint. -It's a lot.
I mean, really, all the things are going to be happening.
But yeah, I guess there is a lot.
But those things that we're doing are gonna make a big impact.
I think that'll really play up the...
the craftsman look.
-Okay. -Love it. Perfect.
[Jenny] All right.
I made one template.
So, I basically want to set some 2x4s and then
-just run this across the front of that garage. -Yeah.
Today, I am in the shop where I love to be.
My brother Matt is here joining me.
We've got to finish this arbor
that goes over the garage door at the Fitzsimmons' house.
I think this is gonna give it that craftsman look
that Jenny's wanting.
Ashley and Patrick's house just didn't really have a strong identity.
They really wanted to lean into that craftsman feel.
And so this one's straightforward.
Jenny wants it to be painted like the house, like the trim color.
So I'm building it out of pine.
I'm gonna do cedar corbels.
It's gonna be a really cool architectural feature.
-Look at that. -That's good.
-Look at that cute little guy. -I like that.
We'll start stacking these things every foot.
I think, for being such a new house,
this house is gonna completely change.
Oh, yeah.
-They're not gonna recognize it when it's done. -Yeah, they're not.
Let's just literally repeat for 15 more.
Matt and I, we've been working together since we were kids.
We both know how to knock it out quick, get it built.
Yeah. You kind of had to come over for something fun to do here.
And it's great to have him help with all of it.
It'll make it go twice as fast.
And we can get this thing on the house
so we can get the painter started.
-There it is. -Look at that.
Let's haul this out to the trailer.
Yeah. This would have been a struggle by myself.
I think you just had invited me over
just to help you carry it to the truck.
Our goal for this renovation is to take Patrick's builder grade house
and turn it into a customized home that Ashley and Patrick can both love.
[Dave] We're starting work on the new exterior siding.
In the bathroom, we're prepping for tile in the shower,
and we're wrapping up drywall in the new theater room.
We've got cabinets going in downstairs that will add a ton of storage.
Chris and all the guys are here.
It's a busy day.
This island's way bigger, too.
Yeah, I think we're still up in the air which way we're gonna run it, but...
-Jenny! -[Jenny] Yeah.
Ah, cabinets!
So the island, how do you want it to position?
It's gonna go this way.
That way? But look at it.
It might be better this way.
Then you're looking out to your...
your fireplace.
Oh, yeah. This is nice actually.
-I like it better this way. -I do, too, 'cause then you're looking out here.
And then you can center it right here on this range.
Plan B is better. I like it.
I think this is great.
Well, let's get the rest in first.
I didn't think about that refrigerator cabinet's going to stick out a ways.
Oh, will that work?
'Cause, yeah, if you open the fridge, is there enough room?
Preferably 72 inches back.
[Jenny] Oh.
Hmm.
You open the fridge.
Is there enough room.
Preferably at least 72 inches back.
[Jenny] Oh.
-You probably want to go the other way. -Hmm.
I mean, I'd always plan to just keep the footprint as it was before.
But now that Chris has brought in the island and actually set it,
it looks really, really good.
Until we bring in the refrigerator cabinet.
All right, let's turn it 90 degrees.
[Jenny] All right, let's try it.
We're gonna go back to plan A.
I knew we planned that for a reason.
-[Dave] Yeah. -So here we go.
It's gonna be great.
-Yeah, that's better. -This?
-I think this is better, too. -Yeah, I agree.
-Okay. -Last upper here.
Remember how small and tight this kitchen was before?
It looks really good.
This kitchen actually feels twice as big.
And I know Ashley and Patrick are going to be thrilled.
-It's gonna be nice, right? -Yeah, I love it.
Going all the way to the ceiling like that.
Mm-hmm.
-Tons of storage. Love it. -Awesome.
Hey, babe.
I was just grabbing some blue paints to sample
-for the Fitzsimmons' blue kitchen. -Oh, yeah. Nice.
So the upstairs, the movie room,
I know you talked about doing a movie poster.
Okay. So you want me to just build the door front on it?
Mm-hmm.
-I got the measurements. -And then we'll cover it in something.
I just have to figure out what.
Today is gonna be pretty straightforward.
I just have to build some doors that look like a framed poster.
So pretty simple here.
I'm actually gonna do half inch plywood.
Doesn't weigh as much.
But it's still strong enough.
Now, I just need to make a little trim that goes around it,
that covers this edge.
Finished piece that then goes...
That lays right over there.
Cut it on a nice 45.
Sits smooth with the back side.
Jenny can put a marquee.
She can put whatever she wants.
And I have really good attachment points for the hinges.
Three more to cut.
Today, at Ashley and Patrick's house,
the outside is looking really good.
The trim guys are just wrapping up those front columns.
We're putting the finishing touches
on their new and more functional kitchen pantry.
The awesome quartz countertops are going in.
And we've got new flooring being installed.
We put up craftsman style wainscoting
in the main bedroom to give it character and dimension.
And now it's time for tile.
Tim!
Hello, Jenny.
All right, I want to talk tile.
All right, so Ashley really wants white subway tile.
That's all she wants in the shower.
But I think we got to do something a little bit different.
I think we got to get a little crazy.
What if we did, like, one row side by side
-and then maybe we do a row here? -Yeah.
[Jenny] So Ashley really wanted white subway tile.
She was very clear about that.
So we're giving her white subway tile
with a twist just to give some visual interest
rather than a typical traditional subway brick pattern.
Yeah. I think that's cool.
-I think it'll look nice, right? -Is that what you want?
-Yeah. You like it? -Sweet. Yeah.
Done. I think it'll be really cool.
And it'll make it a look a little more modern and...
-It's cool. -...spice up the old white subway tile, if you will.
A little basket weave.
Sort of. Yeah.
Something a little different.
Just a traditional subway in a non-traditional pattern.
Right. I love it.
-Okay. -[Tim] We can do.
-All right. Okay, thanks. -[Tim] Easy enough.
Thank you.
-Oh, gosh. -Oh, my gosh.
Stairs. Stairs.
There were not stairs here before.
I match the kitchen!
-[Jenny] You do! -[Ashley screams]
-Tim. -[Tim] Yo.
[Dave] 41 and 5/8ths.
Tim and I are wrapping up the trim up in their movie space.
That should be the last piece.
All right.
Over the last few weeks, the Fitzsimmons home
has really started to take shape
and look like a home for Ashley and Patrick,
and not just a builder grade home.
We painted the home of green gray that
Jenny pulled from a craftsman historical palette
and then replaced the front door
with a fade resistant fiberglass door.
And the new arbor also gives the home a more craftsman feel.
And inside, the kitchen tile and paint are done.
The updated stone fireplace mantel is up.
We are wrapping up the lights.
The custom steel stair railing is in, while upstairs,
the new theater room is starting to come together.
You made me a little short.
Forty-two, Tim.
What did you tell me?
[Dave] 41 5/8ths.
I probably should have waited till I nailed it up.
I'll go cut another one.
-My bad. -[Tim] It's all right.
Measure twice, cut once.
-It's what my dad always used it say. -[Tim] Yeah.
-Hey. -[Dave] I just told Tim the wrong measurement.
-Oh. -How you doing?
Oh, good. How's it going?
So I got a door for these marquees.
I got one built.
I haven't built the cabinet.
-I sprayed some texture on it. -Oh.
So, basically, a single door that opens up.
And then I was gonna just take and build a built-in cabinet behind it
where the whole thing can just slide in.
They have all their AV equipment, all the equipment in there.
Yeah. I think that'll be good.
But then the front, I don't know if you want chalkboard,
if you want it to disappear, if you want.
Could you take, like, a piece of trim that you,
like, etch out where I could set letters like a marquee board
where it says, like, now playing, and they can switch it out.
[Dave] I guess I can.
I think, really, our last question mark upstairs
is these two built-in areas actually waiting for me to get finished.
-Okay. -All right.
I got the door size. I'll take that home.
Okay, thanks.
Getting close. We're in the homestretch.
We're getting done.
-This is it, huh? -[Tim] Yeah.
[Dave] When we visited the movie theater,
Jenny got this really cool idea to put a starlight ceiling
up in the Fitzsimmons home movie theater just to really give it that theater feel.
This must be all the stars.
All right, so, see these things,
these drill right into the foam.
And then basically you put those strip lights, those are LED strip light,
they go along, and you put them random.
And then you have a starry...
like a starry night.
[Tim] So do we have to put these up?
This will go up on the ceiling like that.
And then we'll pop little holes right through.
And then we'll run the stars like the lights above, and then they can turn it on.
They're gonna be able to watch a movie under the stars.
[Tim] That would look so cool at night.
So we're at Ashley and Patrick's house, and it is coming along.
We're adding the finishing touches to the exterior,
with updated landscaping and a more welcoming set of front steps.
We've got that unique pattern subway tile wrapping up in the main bath.
Wallpaper is going up in the main bedroom to give the space character.
And it complements the soft blue wainscoting
we painted in honor of Ashley's love of blue.
And upstairs, the theater room is almost done.
We have theater style carpet squares going down
and an AV system going in,
that will give Patrick and Ashley a true theater experience
in the comfort of their own home.
[Dave] This house, the way it has come together is totally different.
There's nothing not to love.
It is not the same house.
So amazing up here.
[Jenny] Mmm. I love it.
I'm a little nervous 'cause we went bold,
-but it's completely craftsman now. -[Dave] Mm-hmm.
[Jenny] It's also very crisp and clean and bright and cheery.
I like it. Perfect.
Just really feels warm and welcoming.
-Yeah. -Which is what they really wanted.
And we really made it their home together
and took it from builder grade to custom.
-We got it. -Done.
I am so excited. I can't wait.
A little nervous.
[Ashley] I am super nervous actually.
Oh, my gosh. We're so close.
Let's see.
My gosh.
-Oh, my gosh. -Oh, wow.
-[Ashley] Oh, my gosh.
My gosh.
-Oh, my gosh. -Oh, wow.
-Oh, my gosh.
Awesome.
[Patrick] Oh, my gosh.
-Hello. -Hi!
Hi!
-Oh, wow. -Oh, my gosh.
That is amazing, guys.
-[Ashley] I love it. -[Jenny] Watch out.
-[Dave] How's it going? -Hi!
How's it going?
Oh, my gosh. It's so good.
[Jenny] Come on. Check it out.
[Ashley] Oh, my gosh.
-[Jenny] Okay. -[Ashley] Wow.
Well, it's completely different.
Love the color.
[Jenny] Remember, you couldn't see your front porch before?
Remember, we had to turn sideways?
[Ashley] Yes.
What is this called above the garage door?
[Jenny] It's a little arbor that Dave built.
We added some trim detail to the beams and really bulked them out,
expanded the dormer, gave you a nice big front porch
and a craftsman style door.
-Oh, my gosh. I love it so much. -Can't wait to see those.
-I know. I know. -I love it.
-Oh, my gosh. -Oh, my gosh.
[Ashley] Oh, my gosh.
I love the floors and the stairs.
Looks pretty, right?
It's so pretty.
I love the white and the wood.
It's gorgeous.
[Jenny] It's very modern and clean, but so warm.
And it's crazy that you guys used to have this giant long entryway.
And now it feels like these stairs,
this is where they were supposed to be.
Wow. Oh, my gosh.
I love it.
I love it. I love it.
-I love it. I love it. I love it. -It's blue, baby.
It's blue! I match the kitchen!
[Jenny] You do!
[Ashley squeals]
This is... I'm...
Wow.
[Jenny] We ended up going all blue instead of white on top
is because I think that it has this nice balance with the counters
and with the backsplash so you are able to make
a really nice statement in here and it feels bold.
I know we talked about potentially going blue and I was a little scared.
But now that I see it, it looks amazing.
[Jenny] It feels so much bigger in here, doesn't it?
-Isn't it crazy? -[Ashley] It does.
[Jenny] So, we just pushed the pantry back a little bit.
-[Dave] Yeah, look. -[Ashley] Oh, my gosh. Yes. Wow. A full pantry.
-You still have a full pantry. It's just... -Yes.
It doesn't come out to here where you can see
all the way to the back of the house.
And you don't need it to come out to there.
-No. -We were always stepping in it.
[Dave] I mean, we went all the way to the ceiling
with the cabinets.
You have all the storage underneath the island as well...
...on this side and the other side.
So, with the same footprint, it's just so much more open.
And then, of course, you still have a breakfast nook here.
-Right. -So, you still kind of have a little table.
You can have people sitting at the island.
You can have folks hanging out in the living room.
Like, it just really is a nice space for the two of you...
-[Ashley] Wow. -[Jenny] ...and for entertaining.
So our fireplace.
[Jenny] We decided to keep the fireplace.
I feel like it gives it a nice focal moment.
It's a countertop material, but we had it fabricated
to make it look like a concrete fireplace.
And I think it feels really modern
and a nice complement to the kitchen.
-[Ashley] Yeah. -It's super clean and simple.
We'll have to learn how to turn it on without blowing up the house.
-Yeah. -[Ashley] And I love the coffee table.
And I love the rug and...
Oh, wow. Just all of it.
So, we got to go check out the main bedroom.
-Yes. -[Dave] The whole main suite.
-Yes. My gosh. -[Jenny] Okay.
You can go check out your room.
You ready?
[Ashley gasps] Wow.
-Oh, my gosh. -Oh, my gosh.
So much blue!
I love this wallpaper!
[Jenny] Okay, good. I'm so nervous.
-Oh, my gosh. -I'm glad you love it.
What's this called?
-The trim work, that's like a wainscoting. -Yes.
I wanted to add some trim work because
this is a really big room, giant, tall ceilings.
So, it gives you a little bit of space for your eye to not feel overwhelmed by it
and kind of breaks it up.
Now it feels really cozy and peaceful.
It feels like you're at a luxury hotel.
-Just calming. -It is.
All right. You want to go check out your bathroom?
[Ashley] Let's go.
Oh, my gosh.
-[Patrick] Wow. -[Ashley] Oh, my gosh.
[Patrick] That is a big shower.
[Ashley] That is a really big shower.
It is so huge.
[Ashley] Oh, my gosh!
-Wow. -[Dave] Is that amazing?
[Patrick] That is incredible.
[Jenny] And I want... I know you love subway tile,
but I thought we'd kind of mix it up in here
with the subway and do a fun little pattern.
-It's just fun. I love it. -Yeah.
Okay. We've got one more space we got to show you.
-I'm excited. -I am so excited.
It's gonna be really cool.
I mean, I would be, too.
This is space that didn't exist.
So, I hope...
I hope we got something that you love.
[Ashley gasps]
Oh, my gosh.
Wow.
This was our attic?
This is incredible.
[Ashley] Here's "Now Showing Mr. [Dave] Mrs. Fitzsimmons" on the other side.
Dave built these little marquees because
you have storage here for your movies.
Oh, my gosh.
[Jenny] Have tons of movies.
[Dave] You got to go check that one out.
[Jenny] And then, yeah, go check out that one.
-Okay. -[Dave] You can just pull on the top of that.
Patrick, we wanted all of the very best equipment
so you have a literal movie theater.
[Patrick] Oh, my gosh.
That is really going to be shaking the whole house.
[Jenny] So Dave and I actually went to the movie theater
downtown and did some recon.
And we knew we needed the right lighting.
So, when everything's dark in here,
you can have the stars twinkling,
and you have a little bit of ambient light.
But you still have this amazing screen, amazing speaker system.
[Dave] There are literally speakers and subs everywhere.
And then Dave built this little platform so that,
if you do have friends over, everyone can be sitting here,
and you can still see the screen.
And these are like real movie chairs.
They really are.
This is right out of the theater.
-Let you guys get to it. -We'll head out.
Thought you guys have a movie night.
You know, it's really cool when everything works out,
when their ideas and our vision come to life in the house.
[Jenny] Yeah.
-Thank you, Dave. -Amazing.
-Absolutely. -Oh, my gosh. This is so cool.
[Dave] You know, there's a lot of houses
that actually have weird dead spaces that can be turned into living space.
I feel like this one was one that I agonized over a little bit more than normal
because it was his house.
And I wanted to make sure it felt like their house
and it felt like them as a couple.
And I think that watching them both take it in,
I can see that we accomplished that.
Thank you. Bye-bye.
-Bye. -Amazing.
We are so thankful that Dave and Jenny took our house
and made it into the perfect home for us.
I couldn't have imagined anything better.
Everything is so beautiful.
And I'm so impressed.
Hi!
Welcome to our new home.
-Oh, my gosh. -Come on in.
[Dave] The way it turned out is just beyond my wildest dreams.
I still can't get over that it's our house.
We get to live here.
It's amazing.
-I know. -We love this.
-We love... -It's spectacular.
It's movie time, guys.
-All right. -Yeah.
-Grab some popcorn. -Sweet.