All right, let's finish it up.
-[Luke] Can I do it now? -[Dave] Sure.
-Okay. -I left the last one right next to the pile of mulch.
You wanna go grab your shovel?
[Nate] Go ask Mom, she'll show you where it is.
[Dave] Go grab your shovel and we need your help, Luke.
Things we do to make your mom's yard look beautiful.
Mm-hmm.
[Dave] We are going to Sophia Lacy's house.
We actually taught her when she was,
-I think, second grade in Sunday School. -[Jenny] Here you go, baby.
This is how old your mom and I are.
[Nate] You are really old.
Mom is way older than you though.
One month, one month.
-[Luke exclaims] -[Jenny] You have another rake?
[Dave] Go ahead.
I'll general contract for a while.
I was telling him about Sophia,
that we've known her for 20 years.
Yeah, grew up here in Bentonville
and she moved away to Des Moines for college
and studied abroad in England
-in the countryside. -[Dave] Good job, Luke.
Luke, do you have a good English accent?
[in British accent] Hello, darling.
[all laughing]
-That was perfect. -That was great.
Nate, let's hear your English accent.
-[Nate] I'm good. -You'll have a spot of tea with the Queen?
You're weird.
[Dave] You know what they call a trunk?
-A boot. -[in British accent] The boot.
Go get it out of the boot.
[Jenny] Mum, Mummy!
[Luke] Mummy.
-[Nate scoffs, chuckles] -[Jenny] Darling.
[Jenny] Great location.
Yeah, this is really close to everything.
Oh, this is nice.
We have known Sophia and her parents
for a long time.
I think she said...
-There she is! -[Jenny] Hey!
-[Sophia] Hey. -[Jenny] How is it going?
She has bought her first house.
-It's a huge milestone for her. -Yep.
And she's asked us to be a part of it.
[Sophia] I'm so excited.
I love the location.
It's a great spot,
but house needs a lot of work.
-[Dave] That's okay. -[Jenny] That's okay.
-Location is everything. -Exactly.
My name is Sophia Lacy.
I've been living in Des Moines, Iowa,
and I'm so excited because I get to move back here
to Bentonville, Arkansas.
It's been a lifelong dream of mine to own a home,
especially here in my hometown.
[Jenny] We also heard
this is the same house number as the house that you grew up in.
-Yes. -[Jenny] Is that right?
[Sophia] So, that's what initially drew me in.
I have actually known Dave and Jenny
for the majority of my life,
and they're good family friends with my parents.
And ever since I've gone from student
to babysitter
to now just good friends.
-So honored to be a part of this... -Yes.
...and to do this for you.
And I'm super excited that you wanna make it a little cottage
'cause it's perfect for that.
I think it'd be great.
Okay, what are you planning to spend on the renovation?
[Sophia] I have $230,000.
I've been saving up, working hard and so...
-[Jenny] That's good. -Hopefully, that's a good amount.
[Jenny and Dave] Yeah, yeah!
[Sophia] What I really love about this home is actually the location.
It's a great spot for downtown.
But this house really hasn't been touched
for 30 to 40 years.
Right now, the house is super dated,
it's really dark,
it has a lot of old features.
My home style would be more English cottage style.
I studied abroad in England
and I've loved the architecture
and I think of the stone,
the welcoming atmosphere,
the lovely landscape.
Anything that just takes you all in
and gives you a warm hug.
Every time you've posted a picture,
I was like, "Oh, my gosh, I love it, it's so pretty and beautiful."
I was like, telling your mom, like,
"I'm just so jealous."
Okay, sorry. I'll get over it.
It's amazing, I'm glad you had that experience, I love that.
And we can try to bring
some of the elements that you love so much
from the English countryside here to Bentonville.
Maybe, if we put some stone just on the bump outs,
and then, underneath we have siding,
and then, of course replace the lighting
and kind of have some soft muted colors,
-I think it could be really cute. -[Dave] Yeah.
-I think there's definitely potential here. -[Sophia] Yes.
-[Dave] So, we've got, like, the patio. -[Jenny] The wood.
[Dave] We've got the ugly columns.
And then, we've got a wood deck
with brick steps.
So, I totally see a wood deck that is literally falling apart.
-[Sophia] Yeah. -Sorry.
We're gonna fix that.
That's okay.
-It needs to go. -[Dave] It's not right how it is.
I also don't love, I'll be honest,
the front door.
I don't love how you walk up, and then turn.
I'd like to make this all more welcoming.
And these little columns are just sad.
I think we need to beef 'em up.
The scale of the posts needs to match the scale of the house,
and right now they don't.
[Dave] One other question I didn't ask, the roof.
-I'd love to have an updated one if possible. -[Dave] Okay.
[Jenny] So, the plan for the exterior
is to get rid of the siding and brick
and instead install new siding into the porch,
and then a stone facade on these bump outs.
Painting the trim,
so that it feels like a cozy cottage.
Update the posts,
update the front porch
and move the front door,
replace the roof,
new lighting,
and then, of course, update all the landscaping.
-[Sophia] Perfect. -[Jenny] Okay.
All right, I wanna see inside.
-[Jenny] Yes! Let's go. -[Sophia] Let's check it out.
[Sophia] Come on in.
-[Jenny] Okay. -[Dave] This is it.
[Jenny] Oh.
- Oh, that's a giant fireplace. -[Sophia] It's huge.
[Jenny] Yeah.
[Sophia] I'd love to have a fireplace.
This kind of just closes everything off,
so if you can find a place for it.
[Dave] This fireplace takes up the entire living room.
So, I feel like we can make it smaller,
but the floor is actually sinking.
Come feel it, I'm telling you.
You'll feel it.
Oh, my gosh. Yeah, it is. Wow!
[Dave] I bet the weight of this brick
caused this depression in the middle of the room.
-So, I think we got to get rid of that just for safety. -[Sophia] Yeah.
[Dave] But I also wanna see what's going on
with the other side of this fireplace.
-What is that? -This is where water came in, right here.
[Jenny] Oh, no.
And you can feel it here, too.
That brick fireplace has gotta come out.
Oh, my gosh!
[Dave] I don't know.
If the brick goes all the way down to the foundation,
if it's sitting on the floor,
if the floor is rotten, something's going on.
It's definitely a low area in the house.
Maybe, we just open this wall and get rid of the fireplace,
and move the fireplace somewhere else in the living room.
What if you move it over there.
So, maybe we move the garage door
back here.
Into the garage, this way.
Get rid of the door,
and then, just put the electric fireplace on this wall.
And then, we can open this wall up,
so then, actually that'd be nice
'cause when you walk in the front door,
you'll see right to the kitchen.
All right, so now that we've got the fireplace squared away,
let's talk about the rest of the room.
First of all, how do you want this room to feel?
I would really love just a cozy welcoming space.
It's super dark in here,
and so I'd love to have good lighting.
There's a lot of different flooring happening here.
We got linoleum over there.
The carpet, we'll just make it all consistent,
so it will flow a little bit better.
-[Sophia] Perfect. -So, the plan for the living room
is move the front door,
so that it's centered up
on the room and the front porch.
And then, this fireplace is gone,
this wall is gone.
And we're gonna put an electric fireplace on to this wall.
And we're gonna take this door that goes out into the garage
and move it around the corner,
so you enter perfect on this side.
Replace the flooring
-and the lighting as well, of course. -[Sophia] Yes.
[Jenny] Okay, so now, this kitchen is open.
So that gives us a chance to have a nice Island.
I think these are original appliances.
[Jenny] I think they are.
You know what this is?
Remember, they used to have a phone in the kitchen,
it was always in the kitchen.
-Do you know? You don't know this. -I don't know that.
-[all laughing] -Oh my gosh, we're so old.
[Dave] So, what do you want to do in here?
[Sophia] I'd really like to open it up, brighten it.
It's a little dark and dated right now,
so just a great space for entertaining
-when I have family and friends over. -[Jenny] Yeah.
So, do you need a dining room in addition to your kitchen?
As long as there's seating somewhere,
rather be on an island or a table,
-that'd be great. -Yeah.
What about colors?
Any kind of like warm tones would be great.
-[Jenny] Okay. -[Dave] Okay.
[Jenny] We're taking out this wall,
we will have a nice big kitchen island.
We'll give you all new cabinetry,
new countertops, new lighting, new appliances.
And also, we'll figure out a way to add seating into the space.
[Dave] Yeah.
I wanna see what's out here.
-Let's go check it out. -Okay.
[Dave] Oh, my gosh, Sophia,
I'm having flashbacks to Sunday School.
-[Sophia] Oh, yes. -[Jenny] Oh, I love the church pew.
That's fun.
Yeah, it's a little sunporch.
I actually checked it out with the city
and it wasn't put here legally.
[Dave] So, the whole structure was here without a permit.
[Sophia] Whole structure.
If a structure was built on a property,
not to code, not permitted,
I can't leave it there.
If we do any work,
we've got to remove all of the structure,
and then put a new structure back.
-I don't know that this needs to be closed off. -[Jenny] Yeah.
Right, maybe this should just go away.
-Yeah, I'd love that. -This thing? Yeah.
[Dave] So, I love the idea of a covered porch.
And we might be able to save and reuse this roof.
But we'll need to open everything up first,
and see what it looks like.
Okay, cool.
Let's get rid of it, make it a nice outdoor living space,
and really just make it really cozy
and a space that you can actually use.
[Sophia] Yeah.
-[Jenny] Let's do that. -Great.
-Let's head back in. -Okay.
-Your bedroom, I'm assuming, right? -[Sophia] Yes.
Oh, Dave, if you need a little help.
[Dave grunts]
[Sophia] Here's the bedroom.
[Jenny] Okay, this is a nice size.
-[Sophia and Dave] Yeah. -[Jenny] Pretty good size,
just needs a little updating.
[Jenny] Yeah, just kind of boring right now.
Just a little... Yeah.
It doesn't have any personality.
Exactly.
[Jenny] Okay, the closet is a good size.
It's kind of like jetted out into the middle of the room
- and feels weird. -[Sophia] Yeah.
[Jenny] So, we can reconfigure this.
I mean, this is a small bathroom.
There's a little corner shower.
But it's actually not that small of a space.
It's just doesn't feel like it's laid out well.
I'd really love to have a great bedroom and bathroom.
I've always had to share a bathroom my whole life,
so I think it'd be really great to have my own space
and a little environment.
Just something that still has the English cottage vibe as well.
[Jenny] We'll just figure out a way to reconfigure the closet and the bathroom,
so you'd have as much storage as possible.
And then, in the bathroom itself,
we'll update, of course, the flooring,
give you a nice shower,
new storage, new countertops,
new sink, new lighting,
everything new.
And make it really beautiful.
And then, in the bedroom,
we'll give you new flooring, of course,
we'll paint and give you new lighting.
-And we need to give it a personality. -[Dave] Yep.
-Works for me. -[Jenny] Okay.
We can get started right away
-and knock it out for you. -Yes.
I'm so excited, this is a big dream of mine,
first house, so I trust you guys entirely.
Yay, okay!
-We will get started, thank you. -Thank you so much.
I love hearing that Sophia wants to lean into her time
spent in England.
She wants this home to feel like an English cottage.
Which is gonna be a challenge
because it is as far from an English cottage
-as you could possibly be. -It is.
But I think that's the exciting thing
is that we're gonna take this house
that doesn't really have any personality
and create a adorable little cottage here in Bentonville.
[Dave] And in the process of making her space more functional,
we're adding a ton of value,
which will serve Sophia well in the long run.
And that's important
because she's like family to us.
We just have to get it done
before she moves back from Iowa
in about three months.
-What's up? -[Matt] We made it.
[Jenny] Hello! You ready?
-[Matt] How's it going? -[Jenny] Tim!
What's happening?
[Jenny] Oh, not much.
[Dave] We got a lot to do out here.
But there's a really concerning area inside.
[Matt] Okay.
-Basically, all around this fireplace... -[Matt] Ooh.
...I feel like the floor has sunk.
Look at it, it goes down.
It's like you walk downhill.
So, I want all of this out
because what we're gonna do
is we're gonna take that wall, open it up,
and then the fireplace is gonna go right here.
So, we're taking this out, plumb to the ceiling.
-Plum to the ceiling. -Plumb.
House through the ceiling.
Like, why plum?
-Like the fruit? -No.
That's something you eat.
Oh, okay, got it.
-[Tim] Plumb means-- -Real clear, real clear.
♪ She's got a kiss Like kryptonite ♪
♪ And she's going in For the kill ♪
♪ This town ain't big enough ♪
♪ But it's a price That I'm willing to pay ♪
[Dave] We're taking out the whole wall, just got through it.
[Matt] Yeah.
[Dave] I'm really worried about...
just that whole floor system,
whether it's just the weight of the brick that's been sitting on it
or if we have a bigger issue with some water damage.
All right.
[Matt] What's it look like up there?
[Dave] It looks dry.
Until we can get down here and check this floor
'cause there is something going on
and I'm hoping it's just the weight.
-[Matt] Yeah. -[Jenny] Hey, Dave.
Come talk this through with us.
Okay, I was thinking of doing gas lanterns
on either side of the garage door,
and then a hanging one in front of the front door.
Okay, so like a gas line is what 500 bucks a run?
So, you're five, ten, 15.
I really wanna get into this floor
and see, like, how much damage we have to fix
before I... not blow the budget,
but spend the budget on a gas line.
'cause I can run an electrical line for 20 bucks.
Yeah, but gas lanterns.
She wants the charm
of the English countryside, Dave.
This problem out here, it ain't near what's in here.
[Dave] Are you serious?
[Jenny] No, no, no, no, no.
I've gas lanterns to buy, Tim.
-[Dave] They're gone. -I'm telling you.
[Jenny] Is it an expensive problem,
that's the question.
-[Dave] Oh, man! -[Jenny] Oh, my gosh!
I've never seen it, have you seen it?
I've never seen this in a crawlspace.
Holy, cow, babe.
[Jenny] Oh, my word.
-[Dave] Oh, man! -[Jenny] Oh, my gosh!
Holy, cow, babe.
[Jenny] Oh, my word.
I now know why all of these floor joists are sagging.
They're full of moisture
because there is eight inches of water
sitting underneath this house.
That's causing this floor to do that.
[Dave] Yeah, oh, without a doubt.
Man, that is a lot of water.
[Jenny] Is it an expensive problem, that's the question.
[Dave] These don't look like they're rotten.
I mean, we'll have to get underneath there,
-but they look like they're in shape. -They look brand new.
[Tim] I bet you, right there is your leak.
[Dave] Yeah, hopefully that was just this refrigerator that was leaking,
-but we're gonna have to... -That's what it looks like.
[Dave] We're gonna pull this to find out.
Now, that we know all this, we got to make sure
it's taken care of and safe for her.
Let's put that on, so we can get all the rest of this kitchen demoed.
She bought this house not knowing there's a flood underneath her house.
I think we can address it and take care of it.
That makes me feel better than it coming through the roof
-and everything sagging out. -[Jenny] Yeah.
What does this do to my gas lanterns?
Oh, we don't know.
We can't tell until it's dried up.
-[Jenny] We can't talk about... -Don't even bring it up.
-Too soon! -[all laughing]
[hammering, clattering]
You can actually see people coming through the front door now.
It's actually light.
-Jenny! -[Jenny] Yeah?
Come here!
-What happened? -[Dave] We got a wire here.
We got a lot of cleanup to do, but it looks a lot better.
Look how much light we already have.
Yeah, it's gonna be good.
-Demo is good. -[Jenny] Yeah.
[Dave] The huge question mark here is the crawlspace.
We'll pump it out tomorrow and see if it stays dry.
If it's dry, that means it was the fridge that was leaking.
We can't do anything until we figure that out.
[Matt] So, we got the pump.
We're gonna go in and...
see if we can pump the crawlspace water out.
[Tim] We're ready!
[Matt] During demo, we found out
that we think the refrigerator was leaking down there.
I just think it was old
and didn't hold water anymore.
We fix the leak.
I want to get this pumped out,
make sure we have no water.
I think we can just leave this going
-'cause it's going to be a few hours. -Yeah.
[Matt] Let's go see how everyone is doing outside.
And we'll come back and check it later on.
I think out here, let's just start.
We're gonna just open everything up
and get the city to come over here
and do an inspection
and see if we can get it to where
it meets all the code.
And then, we can just keep the covered roof
because it would be so nice to have on the back.
But I think it's gonna work fine,
the roof and everything, the way they did it, looks right.
[Dave exclaims] Oh!
[all laughing]
[Dave] That was a crazy...
[clattering, glass breaking]
-There. -Nice.
[Dave] There's a lot happening at the Lacy house.
We've got this whole crawlspace dry,
so I know there's not an active leak filling it up.
And we've fixed some broken floor joists.
It's all dry down there, we're good now.
[machine whirring]
[Dave] The new fireplace
that will go on the garage wall is underway.
And the new roof will ensure there are no more water leaks.
[Jenny] Okay.
So, we're moving the front doors.
-I wanna get rid of this. -Right.
[Jenny] But your brother...
-Just throwing him under the bus. -Sorry, yeah.
Is telling me that we can't get rid of this,
that it's part of the foundation of the house.
I basically want the porch to all be one level.
Right now, there are steps going up to the front door.
I wanna get rid of those steps.
[Dave] See right here, look at this.
That's the block foundation.
[Jenny] Shoot, okay.
But the actual foundation of the house
is under those steps.
Matt's suggestion was maybe to pull, like, build this in.
Oh, yeah.
We have to actually embrace that section
and build the house out to match it.
Here's the deal.
Sophia, this is her first house that she just bought.
We want to maximize the value of this house.
If we can add heated and cooled square footage.
Is it just basically this wooden part
-is where we're gonna be? -[Dave] Yeah.
It already has a foundation,
it already has a roof,
and it's already got two of the four sidewalls done.
Frame the rest of the square in
and we give Sophia another 30 square feet in her house,
which, you know, at $200 a square foot
that's six grand.
We added value to this house.
I mean, that's real money out of something
that we don't have to spend near that to recapture.
[Jenny] Yeah.
[Jenny] Dave!
What's up?
We're trying to figure out this kitchen layout.
So, we don't have a ton of room
'cause there's not really...
Like, you put a dining table here
and you can't even access the door.
This is a tight kitchen.
Now that we've opened up that wall,
we really only have an L for the kitchen and an island.
I want the kitchen to feel, like, really open.
I want to give her lots of dining space.
The fact that this is Sophia's first house,
this is something she has saved for a long time.
She's relying on us.
I wanna make this island
where we have a removable table.
-Okay. -Okay, so follow with me here.
I want, like, the board to spin out
where there's a table that comes out of the island.
I'm thinking like, a butcher block top or something.
[Jenny] Mm-hmm.
Give you the top, and then it slides out,
-and then the legs drop out of it. -[Chris] Okay.
[Dave] I would love it if there was a way to, like,
bring it out where it comes up
even with the butcher block table,
but I can't work that out in my head.
I've been thinking about it and I can't.
When you know the family
and have known them for such a long time
as we have with the Lacy family,
it kind of just ups that ante a little bit more.
No, I know there's dining room tables
that you pull apart.
I haven't been able to work it out in my head.
-It's a conundrum. -It is.
[Dave] I wanna make this island
where we have a removable table.
I think that'd be really cool
-if we could get it to link together... -It can be cool.
-...and give you a full-- -[Dave] I know there's a way.
Sophia is young, she wants to have people over,
and so, I think she needs a kitchen
that is open to the living room
where she can really entertain, have friends over.
But.
Because it's a tight space,
we wanna tie in an island and the kitchen table.
[Dave] We got to just figure out
something that's hidden when you don't need it,
but is right there when you do.
[Jenny] And you have to make sure that the seating at the island
works as seating at the table
-because she doesn't have a place to store extra seats. -[Dave] Right.
[Jenny] We'll figure it out, yes.
We'll figure it out.
-Thanks, Chris. -[Chris] Thanks.
So, we've got an electric fireplace
that we'll insert in here.
Are you wanting...
just a little mantel or--
Well, I'm hoping to find an old mantel
because she loves old vintage things,
she loves antiques.
Also, this space,
I was hoping we were gonna do this, like, built-in bar,
but hidden.
Are we gonna have room for that?
Because I want the mantel to be the focal point.
So, it's like a built-in thing with doors.
Yeah, is there room?
Yeah, if it's custom.
So, I wanna give it some character.
Like, Joe.
Yeah, unique.
-Unique. -Unique.
-[Jenny] Yeah. -It's definitely unique.
[all laughing]
[Jenny] I'm headed over to see my friend, Debbie.
She always goes to estate sales
to find cool things.
And today, I am looking for
some sort of old cool mantel.
Sophia did like having a fireplace,
but the old one had zero charm.
So, we're bringing in a new one
that fits the room better,
and also adds in some character.
-Hi. -[Debbie] Hi, Jenny. How are you?
[Jenny] Good.
-[Debbie] Good to see you. -[Jenny] You, too.
Always. Okay.
So, you know, I'm on a mantel hunt.
A mantel hunt?
-Come this way. -[Jenny] Okay.
So, I'm doing an English inspired home,
-so I need it to be, like, really old-- -How about this one?
[Jenny] Oh, look at this!
-Ooh! -Needs a little love.
[Jenny] Does it need some? Yeah.
It is really old, do you know anything about it or no?
-It just came in? Yeah. -It just came in.
-[Jenny] Yeah. -[Debbie] It's definitely old.
It's a really, really nice piece.
[Jenny] It is, it's unique.
I like how big it is
because we're taking up kind of an entire wall
and it needs to have the right scale,
so it will go up to the ceiling.
I love the insert with the arch.
I love how old it is.
-Okay, this is it. -All right.
-[Jenny] That was easy. -That was very easy.
[Jenny] Wow, that never happens.
There's also all these little guys, look at this little cutie.
Okay, I'm just gonna take all the things,
but I do want the mantel.
-I'm gonna have to probably send Dave back. -Okay.
I don't think I can fit that in the car.
I'll send Dave with the truck.
-Send Dave and another body. -Yeah.
-And another... It's heavy? -[Debbie laughs]
-It's heavy. -Yeah, okay.
Oh, and look at this little cutie.
Okay, I'm just gonna shop.
Every time I come here, I stock up, right?
So, if something catches my eye, I'm gonna grab it.
These little guys are cute.
All these books, so cute.
A little bell, how cute is that?
This was a really successful trip.
I not only got the mantel,
but I got a lot of little accessories
for Sophia's kitchen and her bedroom.
So, I feel like it was a win all around.
-Take care. -[Jenny] All right. You, too.
[Dave] We are at the Lacy house today.
We are prying off the siding...
[machine whirring]
[Dave] ...and to center the front doorframe,
to create a better access point to the living space.
Jenny has picked a faux stone.
Okay, I think I like the last little section here.
But what are these made out of?
They're made out of concrete.
-[Jenny] Oh! -Yeah, lightweight concrete.
But they are molded from a real stone,
so somewhere out in the world there is a stone that...
-Is exactly like that? -[Kaci] ...is exactly like that.
That will give the entire front of the house
an updated and consistent cottage look.
In the back, the roof is not only looking great,
but it passed inspection.
Now, we can reallocate that money
to help with the standing water in the crawlspace
and the gas lanterns for the front of the house.
[Jenny] All right, let's go figure out this bedroom plan.
We don't have a lot of space in here,
but I was thinking, we do this wall a big bookshelf.
So, the bed Is like this coming out,
and then there's bookshelves wrapping around the bed.
[Dave] That could be cool.
[Jenny] We're adding little elements of character
and she loves to read.
So, we're gonna create a bedroom,
-focal wall... -[Dave] Yep.
-[Jenny] ... that is inspired by bookstores in England. -[Dave] Yeah.
[Jenny] Okay, anyway, just wanted to share that.
Thanks, okay.
[exhilarating instrumental music playing]
[machine whirring]
[Dave] Today, I'm in the shop working on Sophia Lacy's...
wall of books.
All the cabinets that are going to go behind the bed,
so it's kind of like a headboard and a bookcase
all-in-one.
We are now two bookshelves down.
I've got either side.
I've got to build that seven foot metal
that's gonna go over the top of the headboard,
and then we can get this over to the Lacy's house
and get it installed.
All right, babe, here's the second one.
Luke, will you come help me with this?
[Jenny] "I'm just tired."
[Dave] It's too heavy for just me.
[Jenny groans]
[Dave] So, that's about where it's gonna go, Jenny.
[Jenny] "Me tired."
[Dave] It's nap time.
[exclaims] Ah!
There we go!
[kisses]
-Now, he's up. -Okay, that's good.
-So, seven feet... -Uh-huh.
All the way across,
top, bottom, center divider.
And I'm taking this one with me.
-Bye-bye. -Wait. Lukey!
You left your mother?
[Dave] Let's go.
-[Jenny] Luke! -[Dave] Bye-bye, Mama.
Luke!
So, today, we have a lot going on in the Lacy house.
Matt and I gotta get the door set.
We got tile guys starting.
Hey, you ready?
Yep.
We only have seven weeks until Sophia moves back from Iowa
and there's so much that still needs to be done.
It's perfect.
Cabinets are yet to be installed.
We've got paint.
We still haven't figured out the island,
but we are going to get this done
to get Sophia into her first home.
All right, I got all the shelves.
Right now, we are gonna focus on the headboard surround
with the bookcases
that go in Sophia's main bedroom.
So, this here...
we'll actually put it
on the top bottom, and then the sides,
and basically, build a picture frame.
What it does is take a plain bedroom
and really turns it into a cozy getaway.
-All right, finish this up. -[Matt] Okay.
[Jenny] Okay, hello, hello!
-We're getting there, right? All the sheetrock is done. -Yeah!
-[Dave] This all look good. -[Jenny] Yes!
All right, so this bathroom...
This is a four.
Oh, that would be really cool.
[Jenny] So, I have a herringbone brick.
So, when you enter--
-[Dave] Oh, that's really cool. -[Jenny] Isn't that pretty?
Okay, so we're gonna do...
trim all the way.
I want it at about this high.
-Pretty tall. -[Jenny] I know.
I just think it's gonna make the ceiling look really short.
-It helps make it feel taller. -Okay.
Because then above, we're gonna have wallpaper.
[Dave] Sophia and her family,
they're really special to us.
I mean, we have known her since she was a kid.
This is her first home.
So, it's so important that we pull out all the stops.
-Green in the wallpaper. -Okay.
I love it.
Just like the bathroom, we have a pattern wallpaper,
paneling on the walls, brick floor.
A bit of a bold choice altogether,
but I really hope Sophia likes it as much as I do.
[Dave] I like this, this bathroom is gonna be really cool.
[Jenny] Mm-hmm, I know, I love it.
-Got it? -Okay, let's go.
[Jenny] Okay.
♪ This heart of a lion ♪
♪ This soul of a titan ♪
♪ You won't break me, You won't break me ♪
[Dave] I've got the island.
So, what I did
is I glued in a dowel
that that channel will ride on.
So, it's gonna sit just like this.
But then when Sophia wants to use it,
she slides it out until that dowel hits.
Rolls it around, it holds everything.
And then, I'm now building feet
that you can unclip,
steel feet that will come out of there that will sit
underneath this countertop without being seen.
[exhilarating instrumental music playing]
[machine whirring]
So, got a nice channel.
All right, I'll weld that bracket in.
And that will just roll up just like so.
Sophia is gonna have literally a table
out of a bar, it's perfect.
[Tim] Traffic jam.
We got a lot of people.
Cabinets are in and it's time to install it.
For Jenny Marrs.
-Gets your screw guns out... -Yep.
...and put 'em on the wall.
[Matt] I like it.
[whirring]
It's gonna be nice.
[Jenny] All right.
Paint sample day.
So, what we're doing
is coming up with paint colors
for the bedroom and the bathroom.
You know, Joe is a painter in a former life.
Joe has a lot of experience with paint.
We always joke that Joe is my Yes Man,
but I really do value his opinion
when we're talking about paint.
Walls and trim this color, bookshelves this color.
Yep, I like that.
Then, this color instead of just doing white walls,
I feel like this coordinates nicely
with the warmth in the bookshelf wall.
Perfect.
-Good. -We made a lot of choices today, Joe.
I knew you will pick it out.
-Okay, great. -It was exactly what I was thinking
when you put it down there.
[laughs]
Sophia wants an English cottage
and I want to include
a lot of English inspired paint colors in the house.
So, they need to have a lot of rich tones.
They're more of a muted color palette,
a little more moody, a little more dramatic.
I'm thinking...
a yellow kitchen.
But that is so risky 'cause yellow can be really bad, really fast.
In the kitchen, I wanna have more of, like, a bright,
cheery, happy cottage kitchen with yellow.
But yellow was very tough
because yellow could be a little bit bright and childish.
But I knew from the beginning I wanted to do a yellow kitchen
because it feels very countryside
and yellow is back.
And I'm very excited about it because I love yellow.
And, you know, in a small house like this,
all of the rooms need to work together,
so they all have to kind of complement one another.
Okay.
I need to keep working on the yellow.
I don't like either of those.
Yeah, that one looks too much like mustard.
All right. Well, thank you, Joe.
-Yes, ma'am. -I feel like, we made some progress.
I'll get there.
I'm 99 percent sure.
Anything I can do?
-[thuds] -Boy, that hurt.
Whoops. [chuckles]
All right, let's get out of here.
Get me out of here.
[upbeat instrumental music playing]
[Jenny] We're working here at Sophia's house today
and the flooring has arrived.
We went with a durable light colored luxury vinyl flooring
that will brighten up the space
The living room wall has been prepped for the new fireplace and hidden bar.
And the tiles are being installed in the main bathroom shower.
It's gonna be a nice contrast
against the herringbone brick floor in that space.
With the exterior, we're going all in on the English cottage look.
The new siding and stone will really change the curb appeal of this home.
Out back, the new tongue and groove ceiling has been installed
and it really elevates this outdoor space.
-Hey. -[Matt] What do you think?
It looks so good!
-The surround looks amazing. -[Matt] I know.
It looks like a different house.
I know, it looks really good.
[Matt] I'm glad that you came because we've got... the lights showed up.
[Jenny] Okay, so they need to go high.
Like, yeah. I think it might go a little bit higher, actually.
Yeah, that looks good.
I'm so glad that I was able to keep the lanterns
because I know Sophia is going to love them.
I love a good gas lantern.
[Matt] Yeah, that's gonna look awesome.
[Jenny] It's gonna look so good.
Oh, my goodness!
This is amazing!
[exclaims] I love it.
[Jenny] We've got about four weeks left.
Sophia is currently packing up her bags in Iowa,
she's ready to move back home.
-You good? -[Matt] Yeah.
We have got to get every detail covered.
What I was thinking of doing
is painting the room one color,
and then painting this the same color,
but 50 percent darker.
-So-- -How do you take the color and enhance it 50 percent?
That will be the same color.
You make it 50 percent darker, saturated.
So, it's a different color.
Isn't the whole purpose of color
is just difference of shading?
Yes, Dave.
It's the same color, they just make it darker,
so they go together.
So, it's kind of like they're all the same,
but then this one just stands out.
-Different. -Same.
I kind of like this one.
This goes back to this 50 percent.
See, if it's darker,
it's the same color with just a darker version of that color.
[Dave] So, it's 50 percent.
It's like, it's got a tan.
How do they make the color darker?
Do they add more black to it?
I don't know, I don't ask the technical questions.
It's like, if you go out in the sun and you get a tan,
you're the same, you just are tanner.
-See, Dave and I hate-- -Tanner?
-Tanner. -Talk about me talking.
[all laughing]
-[Dave] We got work to do, Tim. -All right.
[exhilarating instrumental music playing]
[Dave] Sophia's house is really coming together.
The brick steps are now centered on the recentered front door.
the siding is finishing up.
Yes, and the light green color paired with the stone,
gives a really soft and cohesive look to this exterior.
[Dave] Our quartz countertops are installed in the kitchen and the main bath.
They are looking great,
especially with the beadboard that we added in the kitchen.
And the bar built-in that we have,
we put in place of the old garage door,
looks amazing.
[Jenny] And we're adding new light fixtures throughout her house,
including the new back porch.
-[Dave] Go on! You good? -I'm good.
I can't see anything though,
so just try not to let me fall.
Today is the day that I get to show off
an island with a top
that articulates out into a table.
It's amazing what 72 hours worth of work and a shop can do.
[Jenny] Oh, there.
Then, you just pull it out like this.
[Jenny] Bam!
-So cool. -That's cool.
It gives her lots of dining space,
but it also tucks away when she doesn't need it.
It's a perfect solution for this small kitchen.
Tim and I may have doubted you a little bit on this.
-I doubted myself for a long time. -Just a little.
-Good job, Dave Marrs. -Thank you.
Turned out, I'll take it.
[Jenny] The final push is happening here at Sophia's house.
Outside, we have the gas lanterns up,
and inside, the walls are finally painted.
In such a small house,
I wanted to make sure all of these colors complement each other
and I'm loving these rich tones throughout the home.
I finally found the buttery, cheerful yellow I was looking for in the kitchen.
And the floor wallpaper in the main bathroom
just adds a nice feminine touch to the space.
We've taken some real risks
to bring this English cottage to life.
There we go, perfect.
-[Dave] Love it? -[Jenny] Yeah, I love the colors, it's perfect.
I hope she likes yellow.
-I don't know. -She's a fun person.
-I think-- -It's a fun color.
[Jenny] Okay.
Babe, the mantel actually turned out so nice.
We've known Sophia for a long time.
We've watched her grow up,
go off to college,
she's come back to Bentonville.
And we just really hope, Sophia loves it.
We'll be here, momentarily.
[Jenny] Yeah, perfect.
-That work? -Yep, that's it.
-All right. -All right.
♪ I should be dreaming All the time ♪
♪ i just stay dreaming ♪
Oh, my goodness, I cannot wait. Oh, wait.
Oh, my gosh, I see it.
Oh, my goodness!
This looks so good!
-Hi! -Hello!
Oh, my God!
[all exclaiming]
-[Jenny] How are you? -[Sophia] I'm good.
This looks amazing.
-[Jenny] Little bit different than it used to look? -[Sophia] Yeah.
[Jenny] Feels more like you now.
-[Sophia] Yeah... -[Jenny] I think.
[Sophia] ...a 100 percent.
We replaced everything starting with the new roof,
new siding, we painted,
of course, added the stone on these two bump outs to add symmetry.
We kind of reconfigured everything.
We centered up the front door,
-got you a new front door. -[Sophia] Yes.
[Jenny] And then, of course, have the gas lanterns
'cause that feels kind of old-world to me,
so I feel like they're just really charming and pretty.
[Sophia] I love it.
The new posts, too, of course. We added...
-We beefed... remember the old little skinny posts? -[Sophia] Yeah.
[Jenny] Yeah, so we beefed those up,
and gave them a little bit more character.
-It's so welcoming, I can't wait to see inside. -Yeah!
[Sophia] Oh, my goodness.
-[Dave] Enjoy. -[Sophia] Oh!
Oh, my goodness!
Oh, my gosh!
This is gorgeous.
This is amazing!
So, you remember the old doorway opening.
-[Sophia] Yes! -[Dave] So, we close this off,
and then we were able to center everything up.
-Gave that space to your laundry room. -Yes.
[Dave] So, you got extra room there.
Yes, beautiful.
[Dave] And then, obviously, that giant fireplace
that was in the way,
get that out, so it opens everything up.
Yeah, so now, this is your focal wall
-with your fireplace. -[Sophia] I love it.
So, I found this, it's an old mantel.
[Sophia] Oh, my gosh, I love this.
-Okay, we have a little surprise over her. -Oh, goodness.
This was your door to the garage,
so now, you have...
-[Sophia] Oh, my goodness. -[Jenny] You have your own little bar.
-It's a little built-in. -Built-in.
[Jenny] This is just like a fun little space
that looks great when it's open.
But also when it's closed,
then your fireplace is just the feature.
We also have new floors,
so this flooring is super durable.
-[Sophia] That's awesome. -[Dave] All right, kitchen.
Oh, my goodness!
This is beautiful!
This is so English cottage.
-[Jenny] Yay! -[Sophia] I love it, this is perfect.
What do you think of the color?
-I love the color. -[Jenny] Okay, good!
-Yes, I love the color. -[Jenny] I was so nervous.
[Jenny] It feels English countryside to me,
and happy, and muted, of course,
-but very joyful. -[Sophia] I love this.
-Yeah. -And you have the beadboard as your backsplash,
so you kinda have that cottage feel.
Got your two lights on either side,
so this whole space just feels like it has room to breathe.
We have quartz running around the perimeter of the kitchen
and I love the warmth that the butcher block adds
as the countertop on the island.
So, this wall here, we did take away a lot of cabinets,
so we gave it back over here.
-[Jenny] Yeah, so we have tons of this whole wall-- -[Sophia] Oh, my goodness.
We have got plenty of storage.
The one thing we were trying to figure out
was how to also give you a dining table.
-Yeah. -[Jenny] That was a big challenge.
So, Dave created--
This took a little doing, but...
-[Sophia] Oh, my goodness. -[Dave] We got you
your own table that has been built-in...
Oh!
...that you can sit at.
-Yes, this is perfect! -Have friends over, relax.
And it doesn't take space away from your room.
Yeah, it blends so well together.
[Jenny] We have more spaces.
-You wanna check out your room? -[Sophia] Yes.
Oh, my... Oh, this is beautiful!
Oh, my goodness!
Oh, it's so cozy in here.
-[Jenny] Yay! -[Sophia] I'm never gonna leave.
[all laughing]
-I know. -It's amazing.
That was her hope.
Oh, my gosh, this is beautiful.
And the bookshelves.
[Dave] Fills the wall up but gives you a lot more storage space.
-[Jenny] Again, it has an old-world feel. -[Sophia] Yeah.
[Jenny] And the lights, I kind of wanted everything to feel very cozy,
and like it's been here for 100 years.
-I love it. -[Jenny] Okay.
-You wanna check it out? -Go check out your bathroom.
Okay, let's see it.
Oh, my goodness!
Oh, the floor!
Oh, my gosh, this is beautiful!
-Oh, my gosh and the wallpaper, too! -Yeah!
Oh, gosh!
Oh, this is gorgeous!
This is stunning!
Ah, I love it.
[Jenny] And we did the brick on the floor...
-[Sophia] I love this. -[Jenny] ...because I love the texture,
and again, the old-world feel of it.
Oh, I love it.
[Jenny] And I love the beadboard and the wallpaper in here.
It just feel so cozy and...
British.
[Sophia] Perfect, I love it.
Really, we tried to reorient this entire bathroom
to take the most advantage of the space.
So, it is small, but it's very functional
and kind of luxurious, too, I think.
[Sophia] Yeah.
And then, these are your closets.
-So, you have plenty of closet space. -[Sophia] Oh perfect. Yeah.
It's all built in,
-easy access, no wasted space. -Perfect.
[Jenny] It's like a spa.
[Sophia] I know, I love it. I love it.
[Jenny] So, we still have one more space out back.
- Should we go check it out? -[Dave] Yeah.
Yeah, after you.
Oh, my goodness!
This is beautiful!
Oh, my gosh, I love this.
[Dave] Isn't it nice out here?
-[Sophia] Oh, my gosh, yes. -[Jenny] I love it out here.
It used to be a space that really wasn't usable.
- It was, like, dilapidated. -[Sophia] Yeah.
-[Jenny] We left a ceiling, but then we just resited it. -[Sophia] Yeah.
-[Dave] New soffit fascia. -[Jenny] New soffit fascia, new posts.
Just now a space that you can actually use.
-Yep. -Oh, my gosh, I love it.
-[Jenny] It's really relaxing. -[Dave] It's really nice.
[Jenny] You have indoor-outdoor living now.
We're so excited for you.
We know this is your first home,
and you moved back to Bentonville.
I know your family is excited,
-but we are, too. -Yes.
We are happy to have you here and we hope you love it.
I just don't think she had an idea
of what it could look like.
And so, I think we really did blow her away.
I hope, in a good way.
It's exciting for us to be able to give it back to her,
and know, that--
-We did good. -Yeah.
I think we've really made this house a reflection
of what she envisions her first house to be.
The first house is always the most exciting.
-It is! -It is.
-[Sophia] Hi! Come on in! -Hi!
[all exclaiming]
Originally, the house was just really dark, not welcoming.
And now, it's completely changed.
Dave and Jenny made it such a charming little cottage style home
that I really can't wait to live in.
-[all laughing] -[woman] That's kinda fun.
Wait, that is so cool.
This renovation just means the world to me.
Dave and Jenny have been so kind
in creating a special home for me.
[all] Cheers!
[all laughing]
-Yay! -[all exclaiming]
♪ Shining and shining ♪
♪ I can figure it out ♪
♪ Yeah, I can figure it out ♪