[Jenny] What are you making?
Strawberry shortcake.
[Jenny] Oh.
-What's this for? -Mother's day.
[Dave] Sylvie Marrs. She is taking after a long line of bakers.
My family had a family business for my whole life growing up.
-I love cake. -[Dave] Yep.
[Jenny] Sylvie knows this. Sylvie loves to bake.
-And Mother's Day-- -[Dave] She's really good at it.
She's really good. And Mother's Day is coming up.
-So, making cake. -[Dave] Making momma cake.
I feel like Mother's Day should just really consist of
a nap.
My parents came over to watch the kids for us.
All right. Nanna and Papa are coming to get you any minute.
Oh, there she is now. Okay.
-We got to go see Gayatri. -Yeah.
We have an appointment with her to see her house.
Bye boys. Bye, Luke. We'll be back.
-Okay. Go, go, go, go, go. -Mommy?
[Jenny] We're going to see Gayatri.
She lives really close to downtown in Bentonville.
-Right off the trails, isn't she? -Yeah.
Well, yeah, I think so.
It's hard to believe we've lived here for almost 20 years.
They were building these houses when we moved here.
-Think about that. -I know. It's weird
that we moved here together when we were 12.
[chuckles] It's crazy.
-Oh, whatever. Okay. -[Dave] I think this is, this is it right here.
Oh, this is nice.
-[Jenny] It's cute. -[Dave] Let's go check it out.
[knocking on door]
-Hey, guys. -Hello.
-How are you? -Good.
-Nice to see you. -Nice to see you.
How you doing?
Want to come on and we'll talk about the outside of the house?
-Yes, let's do it. -Let's do this.
[Gayatri] My name is Gayatri Agnew.
I live in north Bentonville.
It's myself and it's my two amazing children,
my son, Rohan, and my daughter, Kamala.
The house I bought with my ex-husband.
When my husband and I decided to separate,
he was great about it.
He knew how important this house was to me.
My kids have grown.
The way the house is laid out,
it actually really worked for us when they were younger,
it was fine.
And, as the kids have gotten bigger,
it's just a really impractical layout.
So, I am wildly optimistic about having Dave and Jenny
come in and renovate the house.
So, let's get it out of the way at the beginning,
what are we working with as far as...
Budget. We do have to pay for this.
-So, $195,000. -[Dave] Okay.
-That's pretty healthy. -Yeah.
Okay, so let's talk about the exterior.
What do you like about the house?
What do you not like?
I like very little about the outside.
-[laughing] -No, I mean, it's a beautiful home.
I just, like, not matching brick?
-Like, what are we doing here? -[Jenny] Yeah.
[Gayatri] It just, like, feels very...
[Jenny] There's a lot going on.
[Gayatri] The stucco is the part I like the least.
-[Jenny] Okay. -[Gayatri] The brick is the part I like the best.
[Dave] Okay.
Not to shamelessly steal from my neighbor
-across the street, but she whitewashed her home. -Yeah. Okay.
And then did, like a black trim.
It just, I think what I liked about it was its consistent.
-Right. Yeah. -Sure. Yeah, no...
Well, and with whitewashing it,
you know it's good to have texture.
-Yeah, yeah. -[Dave] So you'll have different textures,
but it'll all be the same color.
-I like that too. -[Gayatri] Yes.
You've got a forest over there.
I mean, there's some serious...
[Gayatri] So, this front yard is really great for Easter egg hunts
-and beyond that, I'm not sure it's serving any purpose. -[Jenny] Oh, yeah.
[Gayatri] As it's currently laid out.
Right. So, the plan out here really is just to create
some consistency across all of these different elements.
Potentially, you know, whitewashing the brick,
getting you a new front door and new landscaping.
-[Gayatri] Yes. -[Jenny] Yeah, okay.
-Well, let's go inside. -[Gayatri] Let's do it.
Come on in.
-Oh, this is nice. It's big. -[Gayatri] Yeah.
Except I'm curious what's happening here.
-[Gayatri] I'll explain it. -[Jenny] I love this.
[Gayatri] There's a little bit of a backstory.
Look at this. So cute.
[Gayatri] This was my husband's office.
-[Dave] Okay. -[Jenny] Okay.
And I started painting and then my kids
wanted to be involved in the painting.
-[Jenny] Sure. -[Dave] That's cool.
[Gayatri] And they really went for it.
[Jenny] Very nice. Very artistic.
But, I am very excited, for the first time ever,
-to have an actual home office. -Okay.
So this will be your home office.
Of course, new flooring, new paint, new lighting.
And then, of course, a desk.
We will find a way to incorporate the kid's artwork somehow.
[Gayatri] That'd be brilliant.
-Let's check out the rest of your house. -All right.
[Gayatri] I mean, like, this part I love, right?
-Like, the high ceilings. -[Jenny] Right.
[Gayatri] It just feels very dark, right?
I was just going to say. It's such an open space,
-and yet it feels dark. -[Gayatri] Yes.
[Jenny] I will say, if we're trying to brighten everything,
I would take this floor a shade lighter.
Just because once your floor is lighter,
-it's gonna bring all of that light... -Yeah, I'd be super into that.
So, if we're doing this space, you're gonna see
the handrail and you're gonna see the stairs.
I don't have any attachments to this.
-This matches this very well, so if we could just... -[Jenny] Okay.
-[Gayatri] ...let them all go... -[Jenny] Yes.
-[Gayatri] ...depart the house, that'd be amazing. -Let it go. Okay, perfect.
So, a new handrail, new flooring on the stairs,
new lighting, paint, and brighten everything up to modernize it.
Okay. So, dining room?
-This is... -This is the 2000 red.
-Like, look at it. We did everything red. -Wow. The red.
[Dave] Jenny and I painted, like, the first house that we lived in
-we had a red kitchen. -[Jenny] It was in the early 2000s.
Just like, you know, same.
[Dave] We tried to repaint that thing
and no less than 15 coats of paint.
-Red just kept finding it's way through. -Popping back through.
[Jenny] You want to keep this the dining room?
[Gayatri] Yeah, I think so.
It's a really lovely space and it's nice that it's all open.
-Yes. -I actually wish, if anything, it was even more open.
-[Dave] What's up with the map? -[Gayatri] I love maps.
-This is a map of Arkansas. -[Jenny] Love it.
Now, how long have you lived in Arkansas?
-Eight years. -Okay.
I was born and raised outside of Arkansas,
-but my kids are from, like... -Yeah.
We're, like, my family's from Arkansas
-right now, so... -That's awesome.
-Yeah. -[Gayatri] Yeah.
-[Dave] Same with all of our kids. -[Gayatri] It's their home.
-This is their home. -[Jenny] I love that.
Okay. So, dining room plan.
We're going to get rid of the red,
we're going to get you some good lighting.
We are going to keep the same flooring
consistent throughout the house.
Find a way to incorporate your love of maps
whether it's in this space or somewhere in your home.
-We'll figure something out. -[Gayatri] Love it.
I don't know what, but we'll figure it out.
-That would be great. -Okay. So, living room next?
[Dave] There's a lot going on in this living room.
[Gayatri laughs] Well, it's our, it's our everything room.
So, like, my kids live in this space.
[Dave] The kitchen is on the other side of this?
It's hiding. You can't see it.
That's a problem.
It is obstructed by a gigantic stone fireplace.
This is just a very heavy, imposing wall.
I mean, living room, where your kids are
you can't even see it from the kitchen
-unless you're literally... -No, this is...
[Dave] Squatting down, looking through.
-[Gayatri] Yeah. Hi. -[Jenny] But there is a fireplace.
Do you like the fireplace?
We actually have a fire pit outside.
-Okay. -And we use the outside fire pit a lot.
Um, this is a gas fireplace.
For me, this is just, like, an obstruction.
[Jenny] Okay. So we'll get rid of this.
-[Dave] It needs to go. -[Gayatri] That'd be great.
[Jenny] Okay, so the plan for the living room,
we're going to keep consistency with the flooring.
New paint. This is all gone.
Instead of having your focal wall over here,
we can make your focal wall this other wall.
-[Gayatri] I think that would make a ton of sense. -[Jenny] Okay.
That will be where you can see from the kitchen,
from the living room.
Do some built-in storage on that wall.
And then, of course, just really making the space
feel warm and cozy for your kids.
-[Gayatri] Yes. -Okay.
-Shall we go to the kitchen? -Kitchen.
-Let's do it. -Let's do it.
[Dave] We've got some work to do here.
[Gayatri] It's just a lot of wood.
-And it's really closed in. -Yes.
[Jenny] Yeah. And dark.
But this is awesome.
Dave, that's not awesome.
[all laugh]
I'm here, I'm cooking, and then what happens?
-Yeah. -I can show you guys, like, evidence on--
So, like, no. This has got to go.
[Jenny] Also, I love this up here.
"This kitchen is for dancing."
We dance a lot in this kitchen.
-I love that. That's what a kitchen's for. -We really do.
So, like, that. Picture that, right?
You're, like, cooking. The kids are in and out.
There's music.
Like it just needs, it just needs to be, like,
-functional and... And... -We all like that. Yeah.
-...open. -I love that.
So if we make your kitchen that painting...
[Gayatri] That would be incredible.
[Jenny] Like, what about, I'm not even kidding,
like what about some of those colors?
-Do you like-- -[Gayatri] Oh, I love those colors.
I have pots that match that, like, whatever yellow color it is.
-[Jenny] I love that. -Yeah, I mean, it's just,
kitchens should be fun.
[Jenny] Okay. Here's the plan for the kitchen.
This peninsula is going to go away.
-[Gayatri] Yeah. -[Jenny] So, it's going to be opened up,
which will allow for an island.
And we are going to figure out a way to ensure
that you have plenty of storage space.
We're going to make this a colorful, warm kitchen
-where you can dance. -[Gayatri] Yeah.
All right, so is there anything else?
-Yeah. -[Gayatri] The deck.
-[Jenny] Okay. -[Dave] Outback.
[Gayatri] Please don't let this be the moment someone falls through.
[Jenny] Awe, this is so nice.
-It's so peaceful out here. -[Dave] Wow. What a view.
[Gayatri] Isn't it beautiful?
All right, so tell me about the deck.
Okay, well don't jump too hard,
Dave, you're going to go through it.
-Yeah. -So, I mean, it's an old deck.
It just needs to go.
Beyond that, I would love it if it wasn't, like, caged in.
-Is the level of the deck good, or... -Yes. So...
Because this view.
I want to save that, if we can.
[Dave] Okay. I hate to give bad news,
but the city of Bentonville requires
so this here, has to be within 30 inches of the ground
-or I have to have a handrail. -[Gayatri] Okay.
What if we go along, right to the porch, to the edge,
and then at that point, we stacked the deck down?
We do some big long steps, which are seats anyway.
-Yeah. -That gets us down into here.
-Okay. -Gets us our 30 inches.
And then we could eliminate this.
That would be fantastic.
[Jenny] So, update the deck, eliminate the handrail
and create some tiered steps down to the pool.
And then a kind of fun, entertaining area.
[Gayatri] Amazing.
-All right. I love it. -Incredible. This is cool.
All right. You have a lot of moving to do.
-I do. I do. -We have a...
Well, we have to gear up 'cause this is a big project.
[Jenny] Here's the thing. Spring is on its way.
These flowers are going to be blooming outside.
And the inside is going to be
just as beautiful when we're done with it.
There's going to be pops of color everywhere.
-Hey, guys, hey. -Oh, gosh. Hey.
Wow, this is like...
-We got the rookie crew. -This is serious. Wow.
Demo day at the Agnew house.
I may have mentioned to Rob, like, "Hey, bring a few guys.
And we'll knock this out quick."
And, by "few" he meant 37.
I knew bringing Rob to the party
-would bring us a lot more people. -Hi guys.
-Hey, yeah, we got to bring that horsepower. -I love it.
[Dave] So Rob, Jenny's brother-in-law,
they moved here last year.
And Rob is now part of the team.
-If you know Rob, you know... -He goes big.
And you know what? We'll take it.
-We'll talk it. -[Jenny] The more the merrier.
We have a big fireplace to remove.
The biggest thing that needs to happen today
is this gigantic fireplace is coming out.
-So... Yes. -[Rob] The whole thing?
[Jenny] This whole wall is coming out. Opening up.
[Dave] Rob? This wall is your wall today.
-[Jenny] Awe, wow. -[Dave] You're welcome.
Let's all just be here while Rob makes the initial swing.
-And then we'll divide. -Okay.
[Jenny] Everybody back up. Give the man some space.
-No pressure. -[Dave] All right, here we go. Ready?
Yeah. One, two, three.
-[laughing] -Whoa!
Rob, be careful. Rob, no.
Whoa, whoa.
That wall is turning out to be a lot more, I think, than we thought.
Watch your toes.
-Just like that. -Ooh.
Literal wall just goes down and smashes on the floor.
The kitchen on the other side, we're gutting it.
Ah! Oh.
-We did it. -Yeah, we got my arm a little bit.
-[Rob] All right. -[Dave] Man.
I can't wait to get it all opened up.
Look at the difference.
Think there's a joist around this way?
-'Cause you've got second floor right here. -Yeah.
And then once you hit the kitchen,
there's a closet up there with a little access.
So I need to go up and look.
We know we're taking up the fireplace,
but we don't know what kind of a beam,
if any, we've got to put in to support the ceiling joists.
Let's see what we got here.
The ceiling joists are running side to side on the house.
Floor is running this way.
There's going to have to be some kind of a header between
the kitchen and the living room.
Jenny Marrs. We got a problem here.
We do need a beam across from the living to the kitchen.
-[Jenny] How? -Good news.
-[Jenny] Why is that good news? -It's not.
[Jenny] Oh. That's fine.
What I like about that is, like I said, I'm doing a lot of color in this house,
and each room has its own little color story.
And so it gives me a definition for each room.
They all work together, of course,
but they're very different and they have different feels.
While it's still open,
it gives it its own defined little spot.
Giving it definition. Okay.
-We can divide. -Want to definition. I like it.
Let's talk kitchen.
-Okay, so, this kitchen... -Has been demoed.
Has been demoed, but this wall is actually going away.
So, this kitchen is for Gayatri and her two kiddos.
And she used to have this sign here that said,
"The kitchen is for dancing," which I love.
And it was all these bright colors
and that is the inspiration for this kitchen.
-Okay. -To be a kitchen to dance in.
So, cabinetry, fridge, island, and the crown jewel,
we are giving her a bright pink range.
-[laughing] -[Jenny] And I'm so excited about it.
I'm so excited.
-It's going to be amazing. -Hey, that's awesome.
-'Cause you know what? -I'm excited too. 'Cause you scared me at first,
whenever you start talking like that,
normally that means hours and hours and hours
-of work for me. -No, it's no work for you.
It's just a pink range. It's going to be so cool.
-I love it. -'Cause I would love a pink range,
but Dave would never let me do it.
Aw, come on now, I bet you could twist his arm.
Uh, I don't think so.
Oh, thank you, thank you.
So.
She said the thing she dislikes the most is the stucco.
-[Dave] Okay. -[Jenny] What I think we should do is
cover the stucco with brick
and then German Schmear the whole thing
so we only have brick and stone.
Instead of brick, stone, and stucco.
So why wouldn't you just
German Schmear the stucco as well?
[Jenny] Because it doesn't,
it gives you the texture of the brick.
I mean, you're going to be able to tell there's not brick there.
That's going to help make it more cohesive.
-[Dave] Okay. -[Jenny] And then from there,
maybe we do some shutters on these two windows.
-[Dave] Smart shutters would be cool on that lower one. -[Jenny] Yeah.
Get a red brick. Cover the stucco with brick.
-[Dave] Schmear it all. -[Jenny] Schmear everything.
[Dave] Rip the plants out.
[Jenny] Yeah, replace the landscaping.
I would love to get a copper overhang.
Because then it would give it some warmth.
It would break up all of the schmear.
Sorry, I didn't mean to hit you so hard.
-[laughs] -Um...
All right. I like it.
-All right. -I'm going inside because you stole my jacket.
All right. It's freezing, yeah. I'm with you.
Things are moving along nicely at Gayatri's house.
The header beam above where the fireplace used to be
is already installed and that will support the upstairs.
And today, drywall is going up.
And we're starting the process of updating the exterior.
-Morning. -Morning.
[Jenny] Oh, good.
We're about to cover the stucco with brick, huh?
[Rob] We're working on the brick.
All right, so I see we have the, uh, digger?
Oh, we brought it just in case.
-I know. -I wasn't sure exactly
what you were thinking here up front.
Well, no. I think it's good. I think we need to just
-pull these trees. -I was hoping just to trim them.
-[Jenny] I think we need to pull them. -[Rob] Pull them?
-I do. They just block this window. -All the way.
-And we need to give her... -Okay. Okay.
...completely low maintenance landscaping.
If we could try to pull the roots and replant them
if that's possible, that'd be amazing, but
regardless, they don't work, they just can't work here.
-Okay. Awesome. -So, take out the trees,
-install the brick. No problem. -No problem.
-[laughs] -All right.
This right here'll open it up ton.
Oh, yeah, it looks so good.
This is the difference between a landscaper
doing it and me doing it. I'd already be done.
[laughs]
[Dave] Watch the gutters.
Hey, is that gas going up in there to the garage?
Should we double check it? Yeah, probably.
-Hey, hold on. -Hold on, Davey.
Davey, whoa, whoa, whoa.
It's just the irrigation, like,
this is the control panel.
-Yeah. -[Dave] Okay.
I saw this gray right here and I thought there was a gas,
gas line down in here.
I guess I should trust. I mean, you checked it out first.
All right, man. Get the rest of them out of there.
All right, let's mix it up.
I told Luke, I said, "Hey, we're going to, basically be
rubbing mud all over a house today," and he was 100% in.
[Jenny] Gayatri asked for a totally different look,
-particularly on the outside. -Yep.
We don't have the money to pull this brick.
We don't have the money to add siding to cover it up,
so we're gonna schmear.
[Dave] Which is a drastic change.
It's a little more of a traditional look
verses a pole painted brick.
-Okay, you ready? -Mmm-hmm.
Good job.
This morning, Luke was really cranky.
And I told him he could go help daddy schmear a house.
And he didn't know what that involved,
but he was all for it, it got him in a good mood.
Is that good?
Just this. Okay, we'll put a little drop. I got it.
I got it. Okay. Nope, nope, I got it.
You get the drill. You got to take the drill.
There we go. Perfect.
[Jenny] He loves playing in mud and goo and anything, really, that's messy.
-All right, bubba, just use your gloves. -Use your gloves.
-And smear it on the wall. Paint with it. -[Jenny] Oh, good job, bubba.
There ya go.
Schmearing a house is perfect.
-Yeah. -I think that's right up Luke's alley.
He's just like his dad.
-[Jenny] Oh, man. -Shows a little butt crack and gets right in there and works.
-[Jenny] Oh, yeah. -[Dave] I love it.
This was built-in early 2000s which was 20 years ago,
so, things do get dated in 20 years.
Would you say I've been dated in 20 years?
No, Dave, you're just as...
Just like I was.
-You've gotten better with time, Jenny Marrs. -No, I mean...
Thank you, Dave. Like an aged cheese.
We know. We know.
[Dave] Like a good schmear on a brick.
You've just gotten better.
Thank you. So I'm a schmeary, cheesy old hag?
-Not the hag. -That I love very much.
-Oh, he didn't even correct me. -That I love very much.
I find it's better to keep my mouth such in these situations.
You could just say, "No dear. I don't think you're an old hag."
No, dear. Let me adjust your cardigan.
I do not think you're an old hag.
Man.
All right, so I got this back part cut free.
Now, keep the same angle if at all possible.
-I'll brace them both. -Boom.
-I want to build this exact same thing out of metal. -Mmm-hmm.
So what I'm going to do
is I'm going to do a steel post here, I think.
-Okay. -This is subject to Jenny.
-I'm, wait, I'm just going to jinx it. -All right.
-Cool. Good. -Oh. Whew.
We didn't do anything wrong.
My thought process if I do a steel post
and then the steel handrail...
-Mmm-hmm. -I can either follow this line and do steel at an angle,
or we can do straight up and down.
I'd do straight up and down
because I think that up and down is nice and clean.
All right.
-Let's see if we can get this other handrail off. -Okay.
That's going to be the key. So that I can match it.
If I'm going to weld up a steel handrail,
it would be so much easier
if I can get this whole handrail off in one piece...
-[Jenny] Okay. -...and have a perfect template back at the shop.
Be careful.
Lay it this way.
Don't anyone touch this.
-I cannot believe that worked. -Heck yeah.
-[laughs shakily] -Now it's your job getting it home.
[Dave] Today while there's painting, schmearing,
and deck building going on at Gayatri's house,
I got a ton of projects to tackle at the barn,
starting with some custom cedar shelves.
Whenever I'm doing anything exterior,
I like to use cedar
just because then you won't have to mess with it.
It'll last a long time.
All right. That's our finished shutter.
And last, but certainly not least,
Matt and I, we've got a project to build.
Place this...
We've got to build a handrail for Gayatri and her kiddos.
So, we're going to do that here at the shop.
Though, really, you just brought me to weld it so it looks good?
[Dave] The existing handrail that she had in her home
really timestamped the house in that early 2000s time frame
which, it just wasn't what she wanted for her house.
We're going to keep kind of the same style that was there,
but really update it, elevate it
to something that is more, you know, in today's standard.
Yeah, I'm telling you, that's gonna look good.
[Jenny] Gayatri's house is already starting to look
brighter and so much better outside.
We've removed the old deck out back,
added brick over the stucco up front,
and tied it together by finishing off
the German Schmear all over the house.
Inside, we removed all the dark brown tile in the kitchen,
and replaced it with brand new hardwood flooring
that ties in with the rest of the home.
And now, it's time to install all the custom cabinetry.
We got cabinets? Holy cow. It's full in here.
The first of many trips.
What you got there, my friend?
-Oh. -Some floating shelves, my friend.
Cabinets, flooring...
-The floor looks so, so nice. -...everything.
-[Jenny] Oh, this is new? -[Rob] This is new.
-So this is, yeah, but it matches. -We tied it right in.
-Yeah. It looks so good. -Yep.
[gasps] It's so cool. I love it.
It's going to look so good.
That is going to be a feature wall.
Holy cow, I love it.
So this is going to be the color of this cabinet.
-A blush tone. -[Dave] Okay.
And then you have this, kind of, light green in the kitchen.
And this is the color of the dining room.
And just think, in the kitchen,
we got the bright pink range.
So lots of different colors and, I mean,
the range is a little crazy.
-The range is ridiculous, for sure. -Everything else
is like very Earth-tone, very subtle.
-Pretty. -Are you sure she's going to like a pink range?
Who wouldn't like a pink range, Dave?
Well, you don't count.
[laughing]
-[Jenny] Pretty. -[Dave] Are you sure she's going to like a pink range?
Who wouldn't like a pink range, Dave?
Gayatri loves vibrant colors.
And there is nothing more vibrant than a pink range.
[Dave] We will see. I trust you. I do.
She's gonna love it. And if she doesn't, blame it on me.
-Okay. -If she loves it, you take credit.
Oh, yeah. I'm your husband.
-"I'm your husband." -It's what I do.
You take credit?
-All right, let's get some cabinets up. -All right.
All right. Let's do this.
I am meeting up with Gayatri's kids today
at their local children's museum
because I'm going to have them paint a piece of art for their mom.
So, Gayatri doesn't know what we're up to.
She actually had her friend, Jen, bring the kids to meet me.
-Hey, guys. -Hey, hey.
-How are you? -Good.
Do you remember, at your house,
when you painted the walls of the office?
-[Rohan] Yes. -[Jenny] So, I loved the artwork,
but, your mom asked
that we paint that office so that it can be her office,
so, we're going to have to paint over your artwork.
I know, I'm so sorry. But, what I need you to do,
is to paint some new artwork for your mom
that we'll hang up in the office.
-How does that sound? -[together] Good.
Good? You can just paint anything you want.
I know, as a mom, how special art is
and it's particularly when they're little, it's like a marker in time.
So, I think it's really special and I know she'll love it.
[Rohan] I learned how to draw this from a video.
[Jenny] Oh, cool. Have you ever been to the Eiffel Tower?
-[Rohan] No. -Do you want to go to the Eiffel Tower?
-Yes. Badly. -Okay.
Very impressive. These two kids have a lot of creativity
and I love to see the differences in what they've created.
[Kamala] I think I'm going to do a bunny.
[Jenny gasps] I love that.
What's you mom's favorite color?
She always loves pink.
Like, really loves pink.
-Your mom really loves pink? -Yeah.
She loves pink. Okay, perfect. That's good to know.
Kamala really embraced that pink.
I'm going with it. It was confirmation.
I'm taking it.
[Dave] This renovation is moving so quickly.
We're finishing up the new deck and it looks super sleek.
The detailed wainscoting is finished in Gayatri's new office.
And all the paint Jenny picked out
is giving everything such a great look.
I want to get this one set, first.
-This is the one I'm most nervous about. -[Matt] Okay.
-You got that side? -Yeah.
All right. My hope is that it sits right in that frame.
As long as I didn't, you know, mess up the angles
at all of what we took off,
I think we should be okay. Watch the door.
And then I'll just tweak this, yeah, up like that.
All right, so it should set
right over the top of that bolt. Okay?
[laughs] And slide right into place.
Keyword: should.
Okay. I'm going up.
All right, just... Just like that, right there.
Okay.
[chuckling] That looks good.
That's a happy dance, right there.
It looks amazing.
-I can't believe how big of a difference it made. -[Matt] I know.
[Dave] So, the exterior of Gayatri's house,
Jenny really wants to make a statement
with, you know, that first impression
when she comes back to her home.
We're adding some brick, we are schmearing,
and there's one statement piece on the front
and that is this copper roof on that little kick-out from the office.
Good thing we're getting this on.
I think it's gonna start raining here.
Yeah, you're not kidding.
Really, what you've got to do first with the copper roof
is you have to use an ice and water shield.
Because it is metal and it moves.
Last piece. Then we can start putting some copper on.
Yeah. Start making it look good.
This copper is about $1,000 a sheet for this 4x8 sheet.
It's really expensive so you don't want to mess up.
Start that crimp about 10, 12 inches
just like you did on the other side.
-Give me two or three and then let me try it. -[Matt] Okay.
[Dave] Although it is a ton of crimping,
I've got Matt doing it. So, it's not hard on me.
I'm standing on the ladder. It doesn't bother me.
But we're getting the bends right,
we're getting them the way we need them.
And we're getting this thing installed.
-[Matt] Looks like a big slide. -Oh, yeah.
If copper prices ever go down,
I may have to make a slide for the kids.
I think one more up and then we'll be good.
That's gonna look so good.
When that thing patinas out, oh my gosh.
[Jenny] I really love how bright this home is becoming
and everyday it feels more and more like Gayatri.
The new white board countertops are here
and look great with the geometric backsplash.
And it all ties in really nicely
with the newly painted kitchen cabinets that are in a soft gray color.
Oh. Okay, this house makes me happy.
-I know, right? It's awesome. -Like, how big is this kitchen right now?
How beautiful are the colors?
This little built-in I love.
I mean, it feels so much bigger in here already.
Remember that sign, she had it hanging in the kitchen?
It said, "The kitchen is for dancing," and it had all of those colors.
Are you telling me you want to dance?
I do. Doesn't it feel like a dancing kitchen?
-Wow, that was really good. -I wasn't ready for you.
So we've got green cabinets, pink range.
I wore this sweater for a reason today.
Imagine, like, kinda this color.
[Dave] You know, I usually think it's a huge mistake
to remove any fireplace.
-Not in this case. -No, it's... This is amazing.
[Dave] So much better.
[Jenny] All right. I have wallpaper samples.
The dining room.
It's already beautiful now that it's painted.
-It is. -But we're gonna take it up a notch
and put some wallpaper on the ceiling.
This is a chance to have some fun with pattern and color.
It's just a little more subtle when it's on the ceiling.
Option one.
[Dave] No. Too light.
Two. No. I say no.
I didn't even get to answer.
What about this one?
My favorite.
-Oh, really? Me too. -No.
No?
Is it really your favorite?
I thought for sure if I said my favorite, you'd drop it.
No, I like it.
Here, can you switch with me and you show me?
-Sure. -Okay.
I think this one is fun 'cause it has all the colors.
It ties in with the built-in in this room and the office.
-I like it. -That's it.
-That's the one. -That's the one.
Just throw that one out.
It's more dramatic when you do it that way.
We were able to give her,
just a really joyful, colorful, beautiful home
to start this new chapter.
[exclaims] Oh, my gosh.
There's a horse in the window.
-Say "Hi, horsey." -Hi, horsey.
[laughs] All right, ready?
You want to go take some pictures downtown?
We have this amazing built-in in Gayatri's new living room
and I know Gayatri loves northwest Arkansas.
She loves Bentonville. I think it'd be really cool
to have some one-of-a-kind artwork
like, actually in the built-in,
not just as a piece of art on top.
Tell me when you see something good.
And so I though it'd be fun to go around town,
get some photos of the town,
bring them to my friend, Buddy, who's an artist,
and let him just, kind of, get creative for me.
Take one of the courthouse, you think?
Is that a good picture too?
Perfect. All right.
I really have faith in Buddy.
So, I am going to let him do his magic.
All right.
Over at the Agnew house, we're finishing up landscaping
in both the front and the back yard.
And we're completing the installation
on the new cable railing on the back deck.
Light fixtures are going up all over the house.
Wallpaper's being installed on the dining room ceiling.
And I've asked my friend Buddy to meet me
to talk about my idea for a built-in art piece in the living room.
Yeah, yeah. Looks good.
-Hey, Jenny. -Hi. You're here.
-How's it going? -Good.
[Jenny] So, this is the spot.
[Buddy] All right.
So, I kind of know your colors.
Okay, yeah. You know.
-So, I did a few samples, just to... -Oh, perfect.
So, what are you thinking the actual...
Let me show you a piece that I've done recently.
-So I'm thinking something similar to this. -Oh, that's pretty.
Mmm-hmm.
And then we can use the landmarks from Bentonville
-as these shapes. -I love it.
So it won't be so literal.
[Jenny] I love his style of art and the way he can take
kind of an idea and make it into something really unique and beautiful.
I thought the courthouse was kind of fun because
it has the arches like this does.
-So it's kind of a... -We can do a little bit of that with the shapes
-in the abstract. -Yeah, okay. I love it.
-Okay. I can't wait to see how you do this. -[Buddy] All right.
You know you always put pressure on me.
I know. Sorry, sorry.
It's going to be really interesting. I'm excited.
I'll let you get started.
-All right. -Get to work. I love it.
-Thank you Jenny. -Okay. Bye.
-[Dave] All right, Rob. -[Rob] All right.
-Upper shutter. Jenny wanted. -Okay.
-They're cedar, but I know she's going to paint them.
It hurts me a little bit.
This here? I needed to mark that inner curve of the window
and then I'll go build,
-like, a raised panel that will go up over it. -Okay.
Jenny says this is what's gonna make it...
-Amazing? -Make it amazing.
Gayatri's house is coming along.
[Jenny] Mmm-hmm.
We have a full consistency on this thing.
The German Schmear, with the brick that we put over the stucco,
and then schmearing that the same way.
I think before, her big complaint was
that it was like there were too many different things going on.
-Mmm-hmm. -And now it looks all complimentary.
-It looks bigger. The house looks bigger. -It does.
I think this house just really needed just to be updated.
It's just a refresh.
-We didn't change anything, structurally. -Right.
On the, on the exterior of this house.
But it looks completely different.
-All right. -[Dave] Get this inside done.
[Jenny] Let's go, let's go.
Everything's almost done at Gayatri's house.
We're putting the fixtures in
and getting appliances installed
including the pink range.
-[Dave] That is pink. -[Rob] Holy cow.
The color is just so unique.
That is one word for it, yes.
-[Rob] Unique? -[both laugh]
Watch your fingers.
-Oh, wow. -It's actually really cool.
That is amazing.
Hey, Jenny, where do you want this cushion?
[exhales sharply]
[Jenny] We were able to give her
just a really joyful, colorful, beautiful home
-to start this new chapter for her and her kids. -[Dave] Yeah.
And I think it's been really special for us to be a small part of that for her.
They're going to have so many great memories here.
[Jenny] I can picture this summer,
the house is gonna be full of kids
eating popsicles out on those back steps.
Come here, buddy. All right. Here we go.
[Gayatri] Whew, okay. I cannot wait.
Oh, the flag is out. I can almost see it.
Oh, my gosh.
[laughs in excitement]
You're... You didn't turn your car off.
-What? -You need to shut it off. Shut her off.
-Oh. -[laughing]
No, because I barley parked it.
Like, whose house is this?
-What? -You need to shut it off. Shut her off.
-Oh. -[laughing]
Whose house is this?
Oh, my gosh.
Wow.
Oh. It's beautiful.
-You fixed all the things that I hated. -Yay!
I love this house.
-[Jenny] So, now it all just flows. -[Gayatri] And the white.
-Do you like it? -How did you make it white?
-It was so dark before. -[Jenny] So dark. Yes.
-[Gayatri] It looks like a completely different house. -[Jenny] It does.
And, it looks bigger to me, also. Doesn't it?
My kids are gonna freak out.
-They're just gonna like... -[Jenny] Good. I'm excited. Yay.
[Gayatri] My gosh. I am into that copper.
-Isn't that cool? -Yeah, isn't that fun?
-Isn't that cool? -Yes.
It's just gorgeous.
And the landscaping is so much
cleaner and beautiful and it's amazing.
-Well, there's more, my friend. -Okay.
-Let's do it. Yes. -Should we go in?
All right, okay. Come on.
[exclaims] Oh, my gosh.
I am completely speechless.
This is gorgeous.
This is like a totally different place.
-That color, love it. Nails it. -Good. Oh, I'm so glad. Yay.
-Okay, good. -[Gayatri] It just feels warm and bright.
-[Jenny] Yes. -[Gayatri] Like you want to sit down and have a meal.
[Jenny] And there's wallpaper on the ceiling,
-'cause why not? 'Cause it's fun. -[Gayatri] Why not?
And it's such fun wallpaper.
[Jenny] Yay.
-[Gayatri] The floors. -[Dave] Aren't they nice?
They're amazing.
It's like the whole house just grew up while I was away.
-[Jenny] Yeah. -[Gayatri] It just, like, grew up into an actual adult home
and it's gorgeous.
The banister is just, like, it's like fresh and simple.
-And Dave made it. -Yeah, welded that one up for ya.
So, I wanted something that was...
What? Just some casual welding on the weekend.
[Dave] Jenny wanted something that was more modern
but still looked really clean.
-[Gayatri] It's beautiful. -[Jenny] Yay, I'm glad you like it.
Now, what if we go check out your office?
-That would be amazing. -[Jenny] Want to do that?
-[Gayatri] Yes, let's do that, please. -[Jenny] Okay.
[Gayatri] Oh, my gosh.
Oh, wow.
This office.
[groans] My goodness. The color. This color
is gorgeous.
Oh! What is this?
[gasps] Oh.
I had the kids make you a little art because we took their art off the wall.
-So I had to put some back. -Awe.
Somehow they, like, look professional and sophisticated in this office.
-They're really, really good. They did a great job. -Absolutely perfect.
-[Dave] All right. -Okay. Ready? Let's go.
-I'm ready. -All right. Follow us.
-Let's go see everything. -Come on, come on.
[Gayatri] Oh, my goodness.
Well, this is amazing.
Oh, my gosh. The...
I keep coming back to the fact that the walls are white
-and so the whole house just feels bright and alive. -Yes.
-And not sad and brown. -[Jenny] Dark and brown.
[Gayatri] Ah. What is this?
-[laughing] -Oh, my gosh.
You built this in in this beautiful...
I, this is, this is incredible.
[Jenny] My friend Buddy, who's an artist,
I told him about how much you love northwest Arkansas
-and he created this. -[Gayatri gasps]
I don't know if you can see, like there's little bridges,
-and downtown. -Yes, I can.
[Jenny] And all of the little monuments from our area.
I can see all of it.
The thoughtfulness of that art is just amazing.
And it's pink, but it's not like, "Oh, my gosh, she did her house pink."
It's, like, just enough pink.
Um, this incredible.
[Jenny] And there's no more fireplace.
Remember the fireplace was there.
Well, I was noticing that and starting to get very excited.
The openness of this space is kind of blowing my mind.
-[Dave] Okay. -Okay, so should we see your kitchen?
-I want to see the kitchen so badly. -Okay. All right. Okay, okay.
[Gayatri gasps]
The pink stove.
-[Jenny] I was so nervous. -[Gayatri] No.
You nailed it with the pink--
-Are you serious? -Absolutely. Absolutely.
A pink stove?
I didn't even know that was a thing that could happen.
[Jenny] I actually didn't know either. I did some research and I found it.
-Look at her. I'm gonna name her. -[Dave] Look at her.
-Look at her. -I'm gonna name her.
[Jenny] Yes! I'll let you name her.
[Gayatri] Probably Ophelia.
-Oh, Ophelia? -Ophelia?
Because she's a legend.
[Dave] Oh, my gosh.
I knew she'd love the pink stove.
I told you not to doubt my pink stove.
I will say, at the very last minute,
I was nervous about Ophelia.
She said, "It's a soft pink, not, like, an 'in-your-face' pink."
And I was like, "Oh, crap."
-You were going for an up top. -Up top.
-Up top on the stove. -Yes. You match her.
She makes me want to cook.
Okay, I need to go back and see my whole kitchen again.
[sighs] My island.
-It's pretty, right? It's nice and big. -It's perfect.
-The kids can sit here. -It's perfect.
-Remember the sign you had above the mantel... -[Gayatri] Yes.
[Jenny] ...and it said, "The kitchen is for dancing."
So, all of those colors were the inspiration for this kitchen.
With the yellow and then the light green and then the bright pink.
[Gayatri] It's fun and it's pretty.
And then you still have a nice little sitting area
-breakfast nook. 'Cause you have your big dining room. -[Gayatri] Oh.
[Jenny] But you still have a nice breakfast nook.
-[Gayatri] This built-in nook, though, is just amazing. -[Jenny] Yay.
I think everything in this house feels unique and happy.
And that's what we sensed from you and your kids.
That's what I wanted and you nailed it. Ah.
-[Jenny] Should we go outside? -[Gayatri] Yes, let's go. Let's go.
Here we go, outside.
[gasps] Oh, my goodness.
Oh, my goodness.
Oh, it's so open.
Oh, my gosh, it's so different.
[Jenny laughs]
Wow. This is like a different yard.
I love these steps.
This is exactly, 'cause it makes the pool the focal point of the back yard.
-Instead of the awkward, weird red porch. -[Jenny] Exactly. Yes, yes.
[Dave] And your amazing view.
-I mean, it opens up the whole view. -Yes. Look at this.
-[Gayatri] Gosh. -[Jenny] You have a great lawn.
[Gayatri] This is incredible.
It really does feel like a resort out here.
-[Jenny] It does. -[Gayatri] It honestly does.
Well, thank you so much for trusting us with this project.
-It was so much fun. -Oh, my goodness, you guys.
You two, like, changed my house,
but you also absolutely changed my life.
-You have no idea. -[both] Awe.
[laughing] I love it so much.
I had all these images of what it might look like
and it just looks better than any of them.
It's beautiful. It's absolutely brilliant.
The joy in the pink stove
that will come for decades to come...
-Yay. I'm so glad. -...I can't even tell you.
What they did in this house, it's brilliant.
And it is now a warm, homey, happy, joyful house.
What do you guys think?
[laughs]
[Gayatri] It feels exactly how I wanted it to feel.
[Rohan] What is this?
-[Gayatri] Welcome to our new house! -Wow.
-Congratulations. -[all cheering]
Yay for the newly remodeled house.
You guys know, I gave the stove a name.
-[Rohan] What? -[Gayatri] Her name is Ophelia.
[Rohan] Yes!