[Jenny] Oh, my gosh. Look at all of them, babe.
[Dave] Jenny, we're a month early this year.
Last year, they were late. This year, they're early.
-[Dave] Way early. -Look at all these.
There's no way, they're not gonna make it to Berry Fest.
Well, that's okay.
-We'll just do a few picks before. -Yeah.
Can't predict the weather.
We are getting super close to our annual Berry Fest,
which is in a couple of weeks.
We should call John.
-Just show him what-- -And show him the berries.
So, our farm raises money
to fund a farm training program in Zimbabwe,
that Pastor John runs.
With our farm, we're able to build dormitories there
so the kids in the program have a place to live.
-Hi, guys. -Hey, guys, how's it going?
Hey!
We're here in the berry fields.
I think we're gonna have, like, 2,500 people here.
-[Dave] We're looking forward to it. -We, too.
The fact that our farm is tethered
to the work that they're doing in their farm there
is just really beautiful, and makes the world feel smaller.
-Love you guys. Be safe. -So good to see you.
I'm picking one and eating one.
[Dave] That's the tried-and-true method.
-[Jenny] Okay. -[Dave] Let's get this party started.
All right.
-I actually like the color. -[Jenny] Yeah, it's cute.
-Hello. -Hi!
-Hi. -Hey, how are you?
-Good to see you. -[Dave] How are y'all?
[Daryl] Hi, how are you.
[Jenny] Let's talk about your house, guys.
How long have y'all owned this house?
Since 2014.
-2014. Okay. -Okay. Okay.
So, wow.
-It's been a while. -Yeah.
-We bought it-- -You've seen a lot of change around here.
-Holy cow. -A lot of change.
-It was a swamp behind our house. -[Dave] Yeah.
[Claudia] We're so fortunate to have the park built behind us.
-[Dave] Yeah. -[Jenny] Amazing.
[Claudia] And the view is wonderful.
-That's why we wanted to stay here. -Yeah.
My name is Claudia Becerra,
and this is my husband, Daryl Kalm.
We met back in high school in 1986.
I was an exchange student in Minnesota.
We dated a few months before I had to return back to Colombia.
It still brings up feelings
when I watched her go away on a bus,
you know, and knowing that,
"I don't know if I'll ever see you again."
We reconnected in 2011.
The minute I opened the door
when she picked me up at the airport,
it was like going through a time warp,
and it was the girl I remember when I was 16 years old.
[Claudia] So we got married in 2021,
and I decided to move in with Daryl.
So we are very excited for Dave and Jenny to help us out
and put it all together for the home of our dreams.
So, let's start with the outside.
We really don't like the entry, it's kind of dark.
-The bars on the door. -[Jenny] Right.
-[Claudia] Yeah. -[Daryl] The railings, it's dated.
What would you like to see up here?
A nice, welcoming door.
-[Daryl chuckles] -[Dave] Okay.
Just helping with the landscaping,
getting rid of this handrail,
doing something with this patio,
we could really open up the house a lot.
-[Claudia] That will be wonderful -[Daryl] Yes, for sure.
And also, the siding.
Something a little fresher, a little newer than the vinyl siding.
I like the idea of maybe doing some board and batten below,
and filling in this section with cedar shake.
-[Daryl] Very nice. Yes. -[Claudia] That will be beautiful.
-[Jenny] Yeah. Okay. -[Claudia] Yeah.
And since we're doing new siding,
there might be an opportunity
to just scooch the door over a little bit
-so it's not just shoved in the corner. -[Daryl] Sure.
I like the idea of shutters,
but I think these are a little bit dated.
[Daryl] I agree.
[Jenny] The plan for outside, then,
is to take out this handrail,
try to do something with this front patio
-so it's more welcoming. -[Claudia] Mmm-hmm. Yes.
[Jenny] Replace the front door
and potentially scooch it over a little bit.
Replace the siding
-to board and batten on the lower half. -[Claudia] Okay.
[Jenny] Put cedar shake up in the gable.
Update the landscaping, update the shutters,
and maybe even add some window boxes
and new lighting.
-[Daryl] Awesome. -[Dave] Shall we go inside?
-[Claudia] Sounds good. -[Daryl] Let's do it.
Yeah, the door is kind of right over in the corner.
It is right in the corner. [chuckles]
Yeah.
You got just a wall here that you run into.
-[Jenny] Okay. -[Dave] All right, I like the vaulted ceilings.
I was not expecting this.
[Daryl] We do like the height of the ceiling, yes.
Okay, but I see you have a fireplace kind of...
-Yes, we can't really... -...tucked in the corner here.
...organize our furniture
in a way that we can make it functional
and use the fireplace at the same time.
[Dave] Yeah.
It's never been turned on since we bought the house.
[Jenny] So do you want to get rid of the fireplace?
-[Daryl] The answer is yes. -[Dave] Yeah.
-Yeah, it would open up a lot more space. -[Daryl chuckles]
Oh, is this you guys?
That is us.
-[Dave chuckles] -[Jenny] Look...
-Oh! -[Dave] Is that a prom picture?
That is from the 1986 prom.
[Jenny] Aw, I love it.
That mullet is strong.
[Daryl] That was the style, for sure.
[Jenny] Yeah, it's coming back.
It is coming back.
[Claudia laughs]
Not for me.
-But it is coming back. -Yeah.
[all laughing]
Okay, so, let's talk about,
how can we make this space work well for you?
So one thing that I don't like
-is that you walk in the door... -Okay.
-...and you have to cross in the middle of the place. -Mmm-hmm.
-Yeah. -I would like some kind of walkway
-to separate a little bit of this... -Sure.
-...sitting area. -[both] Okay.
And a little bit of extra lighting maybe, it's a little...
I mean, with the one light we have...
-[Dave] Canned lighting or recessed lighting. -[Daryl] Canned. Yeah.
Maybe do something with the ceilings,
some sort of ceiling treatment.
Because we do love how high the ceiling is,
-we want to draw your eye up. -Yeah.
Okay. And what else would you like in this space?
What about the flooring?
[Claudia] We really would like something that flows better.
-[Dave] Yeah. -Right. What about color and feel?
We like more like subtle, elegant.
Because we have several pieces
from traveling around the world.
[Jenny] Oh, okay.
And we would like that to be
more like the center of attention.
Claudia's the traveler.
-[Jenny] Oh, okay, okay. -[Dave] Oh, okay.
[Daryl chuckles]
[Claudia] Oh, I have treasures from a lot of countries.
[Jenny] Ooh, I love that.
When we went to Morocco,
we bought puffs and leather things...
-Yes. Oh, I love that. -...and some lamps.
We have everything in storage.
Okay, so, the plan in the living room.
We'll take out this old fireplace and bookshelf.
Replace the flooring, we'll paint.
We'll replace the lighting.
Do some sort of a treatment on the ceiling
to help draw your eye up.
And really just re-orient the space
to make it really functional for you guys.
That would be awesome.
-Okay. What's next? -Where to?
Let's go check out the bedroom.
-[Dave] All right. -[Jenny] Oh, this is a nice size room.
[Daryl] Plenty of space in the room.
But we have a very small bathroom.
-[Jenny] Okay. -[Claudia] No space...
[Jenny] Oh, wow. Yeah, this is tiny.
...for our toiletries, for my stuff.
Okay.
So this needs to be bigger somehow.
What if we did this?
What if...
this wall goes flush, this door goes away,
and it comes all the way to here?
We shift the front door over here.
And then all of this
is now part of your closet and your bathroom.
Oh, that will be so nice.
[Jenny laughs] Okay.
I think it could be fun, 'cause it's the bathroom.
Maybe that's the place to really incorporate some of those...
like, the feels and textures and colors
of the places that you love to travel.
That sounds very good.
Okay, so the plan, then, for your bedroom
is basically just to refresh the space,
and then the bathroom is gonna be the big change.
We're gonna move the front door, bump out the wall,
take over some of this empty, dead space in the living room
and create a bigger bathroom
with updated tile, updated flooring,
updated vanity.
Incorporate textures and colors
of the places that you love to travel.
-[Claudia] That sounds really nice. -[Jenny] It will be great.
-Okay, good. -[Dave] Okay.
Okay, so should we talk about the kitchen now?
-Absolutely. -[Jenny] All right.
It's...
-not the smallest kitchen I've ever seen, you know? -No.
It will be nice to have more storage.
[Jenny and Dave] Okay.
I think, if you take the drop soffit out...
-Right. -...we can get more height with the cabinets.
If I had more storage, I could work with it.
[Jenny] All right, so the plan for the kitchen is,
update the flooring,
and just make sure we maximize storage.
We will get you new cabinets,
new countertops, new lighting, new appliances.
Then we'll give you a couple of open shelves.
Can break all of that heaviness up,
makes it feel light.
-[Claudia] Yeah. -[Daryl] Perfect.
And so, this little space here is the laundry room?
-[Daryl] It is. -[Jenny] Yeah? Okay.
It's not-- I mean, it's--
Kind of a nice size space.
Yeah, it's a decent-size room.
So, what do you need in here?
I will really like to have a sink.
Okay, so that's the water heater.
Could we...
Well, we could probably go with a tankless.
Which would... You know, we put it up on the wall,
which would get the water heater up,
and then put a sink below it.
Maybe get the water heater in the garage.
That will be wonderful.
Okay, is that everything?
-No. -Okay.
Most important part for me,
-for us... -Oh, okay.
...is the backyard and the view of the park.
-Yeah. -[Daryl] It is beautiful.
[Jenny] Oh, look at this.
Beautiful.
[Dave] What blows me away
is that this used to be a swamp.
[Daryl] Nothing but a swamp.
[Dave] And now look at it.
We have the most beautiful views of the sunsets.
-It's beautiful. -[Jenny] Wow.
-That's awesome. -[Claudia] Yes.
What would you like to see happen out here.
We'd love to see if we could get this ceiling a little higher.
It blocks a lot of light.
[Jenny] Can it go higher?
Yeah, I mean, we've got plenty of room up on the roof.
[Jenny] Oh, yeah. What if you just bring it out?
What about the deck itself?
It looks like maybe...
-[Daryl] It's seen better days, I think. -[Jenny] Yeah.
What else out here?
[Claudia] I've always dreamed of a fire pit.
-[Dave] A seating area with a nice fire pit. -[Claudia] A pit area.
And you want wood-burning, right?
-Correct. -Heck, yeah.
So the plan back here is to,
first of all, update the back deck.
And then raise the roof up on the deck
so you have more space there.
And then out here,
we're gonna create a nice fire pit area.
-[Daryl] Oh, awesome. -[Claudia] Yes.
-Well, we've got our work cut out for us. -We do.
And so do you guys.
-You guys got to pack and get out. -Yes.
-We've got packing to do. -We do.
[Jenny] Claudia and Daryl are gonna head to their cabin.
They'll get to enjoy the lake and the outdoors
while the renovation is underway.
It's a big challenge.
The way that it's laid out,
and just the fact that they want
more storage and more space,
but we're not adding on to the house,
we're working within the confines of the current home.
And we just have to make every little inch
work better for them.
[Dave] They budgeted $235,000,
which should help make this a substantial makeover.
Kind of just feels like it's still stuck in the late '80s,
-but we're gonna be-- -It's kind of like Daryl's mullet.
-[Jenny] I knew that's where you were going. -[Dave] It needs a trim.
It needs to be cleaned up
and it needs to reflect the new Daryl.
[Dave] Got to pull up like you own the place.
[Jenny] Yeah, you really did.
-[Jenny] Heading in. -[Dave] I need to grab some tools.
[Jenny] Okay.
-Where's everyone at? -I don't know.
It's quiet. Hello?
Ladies first.
Kind of nice just to be in here
-by ourselves for a second. -Yeah, it's so quiet.
-Hey. -[Dave] Oh!
That didn't last very long.
[Jenny laughs] There he is!
I had to feed my donkeys.
[Jenny] Aw! How are the donkeys?
-They're doing good -[Jenny] Yeah?
All right, Joe, we're saving all these cabinets.
The countertops are going,
but everything else is going in the garage.
We're gonna fill this garage up in no time.
[Jenny] This way. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hey, I got the tractor.
Let's knock that deck down.
So, I think we can take the entire structure...
-Yeah. -...with that.
-Oh, nice. -And just roll it out of the way.
-It's all separate from the house. -[Jenny] Let's do it.
You want to run the equipment?
-This is the only dry place, Jenny. -Do it.
-You wanna do it? -Do it.
-Should I do it, Joe? -Do it.
Can Joe and I both fit in there?
Probably.
-[Dave] Probably. -[all laughing]
[Jenny] You think we can fit?
I don't think my large butt will fit with you.
That's a little-- You're a little thing.
I feel like, you know,
now that Matt is coming in with this skid steer,
I don't know, I should show the guys what I've got.
Why am I doing this?
[Matt] I thought you always wanted to do this.
-How's this gonna work out? -[chuckles] I don't know.
Joe, there's plenty of room.
-[Joe speaks indistinctly] -I got to sit on the...
-All right. Oh! -[Matt] Pull this down.
Okay. Okay, it's like a--
It's like a-- Oh, God!
[all laughing]
I have no idea what I'm doing.
And I don't want to tear the house down.
You've got Matt walking you through it.
-[Matt] Keep going forward. -[Jenny] No, forward.
[Matt] Okay, now, Jenny, push with your heel.
[Jenny] Heel?
-Yep. Okay. -Oh.
All right. Joe, you're gonna push your heel quick.
Oh, Joe! Joe!
Yes!
Now twist it.
-One go forward, one go back. -Now Joe's gonna pull back.
Forward. Easy.
[Matt] Oh!
Lift, lift.
You gotta lift-- Go, Joe.
Push with your heel, both of you.
-[Jenny] Lift! Lift! -[Matt] Joe, push with your heel.
-[Jenny] Joe! Joe! -[Joe] I am.
[Matt] Jenny, push--
-Oh, gosh, Joe. -[Matt] Keep going.
Okay, we're losing the landscaping budget now.
[Matt] Whoa!
-[Jenny] Lift! Lift! -[Matt] Joe, push with your heel.
-[Jenny] Joe! Joe! Joe! -[Joe] I am.
[Matt] Jenny, push--
-Oh, gosh, Joe. -[Matt] Keep going.
Okay, we're losing the landscaping budget now.
It was a little more challenging.
I was just worried that we were gonna hit the house,
or we were gonna... I don't know.
-Turn. -You push forward and I'll push back.
-Okay. -Oh! The other way.
I push back.
-[Jenny] Oh, gosh, Joe. -[Joe] Keep going.
I don't know about this.
I'll be honest.
I thought it would have gone better.
[Matt] Maybe you should take over.
[Jenny] Holy cow!
Whoa! Okay, that's not what we were doing, Joe.
[Dave] There you go.
[Jenny] Oh! There it is.
Yeah.
Whoa! Whoa!
Whoo!
[Dave] I think that's good.
I just wanted to say something.
-We loosened her up. -Is that how it was?
We're the ones.
[Matt] You guys definitely loosened it up.
-Yeah, we did. -[all laughing]
[Dave] Hey, let's start into that fireplace.
Okay, we got that gas off, so we're good.
It's all particle board here,
so you're not breaking through with a sledge hammer.
[Jenny] Well...
much better, though.
That did take up a lot of this room.
And they never even used it.
-Right. -So this is much better.
I think all we gotta do is knock out the wall in the bathroom.
Look at that.
We get this all off of here.
Way, way better.
That extra two and a half, three feet,
it'll be the change maker for this bathroom.
Let's go.
Yeah, it was a good day.
We got a lot done.
Things are cruising along at Daryl and Claudia's house.
[Jenny] We removed the siding.
We're moving the front door
and framing out new walls for the main bathroom.
And this is gonna really maximize the space,
'cause we don't have a lot of space to work with.
[Dave] And we've installed posts for the elevated new roof.
It's gonna be great.
Hey!
-Good to see you, bro. -Good to see you, Dave.
[chuckles]
-You got a nice fiberglass door. -Yeah.
Stain it, make it tie into that feeder, paint it.
I love giving Jenny the options.
-You guys keeping busy? -Oh, yeah.
-Always? -Always busy.
I got a drill and some screws and stuff in there.
This house doesn't really have much of an identity,
it's not a certain style house.
-So we're kind of leaning into a Craftsman style... -Yeah.
[Jenny] ...with the door,
the shake, the siding.
I love it.
[Dave] Yeah, it looks good.
[Jenny] Then the cedar shake looks so good.
Really just kind of a traditional Craftsman house,
and I think the door is perfect for it.
[Dave] We are at Daryl and Claudia's house today,
and we were able to relocate a new tankless water heater
out in the garage.
Man, having that tankless
is gonna be so nice.
So you got sink...
-Yep, sink. -...free space up there,
-tankless, out in the garage. -[Jenny] I love it.
Nice sink, washer-dryer, big laundry room.
Okay, couple of things.
This whole living, dining space
just all feels very stark in here.
So, imagine a wood treatment
that makes it feel like you're on vacation.
You have all these beams spaced out, right?
And then in-between the beams, you have planks of cedar
running one direction,
and then running the other direction.
[Dave] It could be cool.
So you got the wood on the ceiling...
-Okay. -...and then I was also thinking,
you know, when you're standing here...
Mmm-hmm. Yeah.
...all you see is that bathroom door.
Come down here,
you see a door and there's nothing else.
But what if...
we change this door out?
I find an old...
cool wood door.
I think it would be really pretty,
'cause you'll see it from the living room.
-It'll tie in with the wood on the walls. -Yeah.
There's quite a few things here
with the door, the ceiling.
So I didn't want to kill the budget,
but I think we needed something that makes it feel unique.
It'll just give us a really great
kind of moment in this space.
It'll be cool.
The other thing is, out back,
we have to build a fire pit.
-This is y'all's territory. -Fire is our territory.
The bigger the better.
Right, got it.
What about concrete?
-What do you think of that? -[Dave] That could be cool.
It's like a little more modern.
What about, you don't get in my business?
'Cause you already said I could do it.
I told you you can present ideas to me.
No, she didn't.
-Yes-- -You heard her.
-You guys do this. You know fire. -No...
Dave and I are gonna figure it out.
And then I said I will let you present ideas to me.
-No. -And I will--
[Dave] That is not the plan.
-[Dave] Jenny Marrs. -[Jenny] Yeah?
-[Dave] Daryl and Claudia... -[Jenny] Yes.
I understand they're kayakers from way back.
They do like to kayak together.
That's one of the things they like to do.
So I want to know how you want me to build this kayak rack.
I was hoping you knew how to build a kayak rack.
Well, I mean, I can build a rack,
it's just... I mean, there's nothing to it.
It just needs to have, like, you know, arms,
and then you put the kayaks on it.
Daryl and Claudia love to kayak.
-That is something that they like to do together. -[Dave] Mmm-hmm.
You know, they're still newly-weds, they...
They still like doing things together.
I didn't mean it like that.
-I mean, like... -That's what she said.
-No, I mean-- -It's fine.
All right, so here's what I was thinking.
Make it like a A-frame.
So it's nice and secure.
Some little 24-inch kind of outriggers
-that the kayaks will sit on. -[Jenny] Mmm-hmm.
[Dave] We'll put it in the backyard.
I think it'll get a lot of use.
[Jenny] Mmm-hmm.
So, if I use that for the legs...
Yeah.
...and then I put smaller steel for the angles.
Yeah. Now, that's cool.
You got this.
Have you ever kayaked?
Yes, we had, like, a kayaking team.
-In high school, I was a stage four rapids, baby. -You were not.
-No, you were not on the kayaking team. -Oh, yeah.
-You're such a liar. -I was a liar.
I'm gonna grind these.
I'll get this welded together and then I'll do my little...
outriggers that are gonna hold the kayaks.
So, most kayaks are 24 to 30 inches widest
at the center part of the kayak.
So if I go 24 on either end,
it'll fit a variety of different kayaks.
Measure this up.
Weld it up.
And then we'll have one of the two A-frames done.
All right.
I got one side done, one more to go.
Get this thing out of here and over to the house.
[Jenny] We've got things moving along here.
On the exterior, we've painted the siding a subtle light tan.
And out back, they really wanted to have
a fire pit out there.
[Dave] This fire pit, it's a rectangle.
We will like that with fire bricks,
so the concrete blocks that we're using won't crack.
Concrete over here,
we're gonna have a skim coat along the sides
-so it looks really sleek and modern. -[Jenny] Yeah.
And inside, luxury vinyl plank flooring is going in.
It'll carry throughout the house,
so it just feels really cohesive.
I'm headed to one of my favorite little antique spots
to go look for a door
for the guest bathroom for Daryl and Claudia's house.
You'll see it from the living room.
I just need to add in some extra character to this house,
and I think one way we can do that is with an old door.
-Hi. How are you doing? -Hi. How are you?
Let us know if we can help you.
-Okay, thanks. -Okay.
Oh, these are so cute.
Oh, but I don't need double doors,
but those are cool for something.
Mmm, I have to get that, too.
Oh, door. Look at that.
100.5.
I love the natural wood.
I love the character that it has, this old look.
But it won't fit the Kalms' doorway,
so Dave just needs to modify it.
It'll be fine.
Give him some work to do, keep him busy.
-[Mike] Hi. -Hi. Okay, found some stuff.
You found some good stuff, did you?
-Yes. -All right!
And I also found a door.
-I put the tag inside. -Okay.
Can I just have Dave come back and pick it up?
-Absolutely. -Okay, okay. Perfect.
-Not a big deal. Not a big deal. -Awesome.
Thank you.
-Take care. -Thanks.
-Thank you. -Thanks, bye.
Bye-bye.
[Dave] Out back, we have a brand-new roof.
We've really brought the light in.
And it's so much brighter in this home.
All the drywall is up in all the reconfigured spaces.
Now we need to bring some character into their house.
This house needs some visual interest,
and we need to take what we've got.
And the good thing we have here is the ceiling height.
So we need to accentuate that
and create a focal point.
[Dave] So here's what we got, guys.
Now that we got all the beams done...
Jenny wants a...
zigzag pattern in here.
Straight would've been a lot easier.
Oh, I agree with that, but she wants something unique.
We're gonna do, basically...
She did marry you.
[Dave] Here.
Yeah, he's unique all right.
[chuckles]
I didn't say sexy, I said unique.
[both chuckling]
Basically, we're gonna run a 45 this way.
Once we get to that side, we're gonna go the opposite way.
It's a whole lot of cutting and a whole lot of nailing above our heads.
I'm super excited about this.
It's not anything we've done before,
and I think it's gonna really elevate this entire space,
and that's what we needed for this house.
We needed something that makes it feel unique.
That's not gonna work.
But I think we're gonna be...
-We're gonna be screwed. -We're gonna be that much short on all of them.
Yup, we are.
The problem is, we've gotta go...
To make it longer, we've gotta keep going this way,
and they're not long enough.
So this, that's all we have.
-[Dave] That's all you got? -[Matt] Yeah.
[Dave] So we're that much short.
Well, let's space it and scribe it.
Rip some scrap in half, have a tiny piece of wood.
It covers all those little cut-off cedar pickets.
I'll go make a bunch.
[Dave] All right.
-Hey. -Hey.
That looks so good.
-Yeah, so... -Just so warm. I love it.
But you can see right here,
we got a little gap.
Okay, here I made a little piece
that I think would cover it.
Yeah, so basically, Jenny,
it'll just go along there, like so.
Wait, it's gonna hang down like that?
-A can do it flat. -[Dave] We can put it flat.
Huh...
It's so nice right now,
and then you're just gonna be like, "Oh."
It looks like an imperfection.
...it'll just go along there, like so.
Wait, it's gonna hang down like that?
-[Matt] We can do it flat. -[Dave] We can put it flat.
It's so nice right now,
and then you're just gonna be like, "Oh."
It looks like an imperfection.
Just something really little
so doesn't take away from the beam.
We can do it.
I'll probably end up turning it flat,
and then just ripping it really thin.
It'll look great, I promise you.
If we have a table saw, we can make it look a lot better.
Yeah, we can make it small.
-Real thin. -Okay.
[girl] Hi, baby.
[phone ringing]
Hi, Claudia, this is Jenny. How are you?
[Claudia] I'm doing good, Jenny.
I remember, in the walk-through, we saw pictures
at Claudia and Daryl's house
when they knew each other in high school,
when they went to prom.
And I want to make sure and get and bring back into the house.
I just have one question.
You know how you had photos of you guys at prom and...
[Claudia] Oh, yes.
-You know, you had a couple of pictures... -Yes.
...of when you first met and all of that.
Do you know where those photos are?
[Claudia] Yes, they're packed.
In the backyard, there is a shed to the right.
-Perfect. -I think that's where they are.
Perfect. Okay. Easy enough.
-I will go look for them. -Okay.
-All right, bye. -Bye.
We are at Daryl and Claudia's house,
and it's coming together.
[Jenny] The landscapers are transforming the backyard
into an oasis.
We've laid light gravel and slate steppingstones
for an inviting walkway to the new fire pit.
And we made more progress on the back deck.
We've added lights to the ceiling
which is much higher than it used to be.
Really wanted to maximize as much storage as we could
-in this kitchen. -Mmm-hmm.
It's small but mighty.
The cabinets that we have given her
in the kitchen going all the way to the ceiling,
give them more storage.
I have a really pretty tile for the backsplash here,
it's handmade in Portugal.
I know Claudia will love it
because I know she loves things
that are handmade and that tell a story.
And that's what this tile does.
It's really nice against the soft color of the cabinetry.
[thunder rumbling]
Yesterday morning, we had a storm roll through,
and it was crazy.
Come on, bear-bear, let's go check the berries.
They... I am very, very worried, Mrs. Marrs.
[Jenny sighs]
This one looks good still.
But it's like every other--
[Jenny] Look at them all over the ground.
We have Berry Fest coming up.
And the people who are coming are expecting to pick berries.
We have 2,400 people coming.
This is a big problem.
I bet we lost 40% or 50%.
[Jenny] We have a couple of thousand people coming.
[Dave] I know.
So we still have music and food trucks,
-and if they can pick some... -Yeah.
...maybe we just do half gallons
instead of full gallons.
[Dave] That's a good idea.
It'll still be a fun day.
Luke's favorite part of Berry Fest is the snow cones,
the Italian ice and the ice cream.
So if everybody else feels the same way,
the berries are just a bonus, huh, Luke?
[Dave] Let's go.
Ho! Up, up, up, up.
Oh, my gosh. You're too heavy.
-[Jenny] Eh? -[Dave] I got him.
I got him.
[Jenny and Dave] All right.
With less than three weeks left
at Daryl and Claudia's,
as much as they love staying at their cabin,
they are ready to move back in their new home.
[Jenny] Everything is really moving fast now.
We've got the composite decking going on out back.
I think this is gonna look great,
and it will last forever.
We're getting really close to finishing up in the main bathroom.
We have a really beautiful tile going in.
Claudio loves to travel,
and she wanted her house to feel
like it's a reflection of different parts of the world.
[Dave] In the kitchen, we're getting some floating shelves installed.
[Jenny] Just having a couple open shelves
breaks all of that heaviness up.
I like it.
Claudia has said that she collects pieces from around the world,
stored away in the storage unit in the backyard.
So I wanted to see if there was anything I could use in the house.
I like this. It's cute.
Use that for decor.
There's a lot of really cool pieces in here that all tell a story.
Oh, we definitely can find a spot for that.
Oh, I love it.
And I think, if I'm able to include all of this into the house,
it'll really make this home feel like
-both Daryl and Claudia's home now. -[Dave] Yeah.
[Jenny] Yeah, that's super cool.
Where do you think that's from? You think Peru maybe?
I don't know. I never leave Bentonville.
You've never really been?
Well, if you were in Peru, I think you'd buy one of those.
That's cute.
[Dave speaks indistinctly]
[both] Okay.
So, we have basically got to get this thing...
-Can you just-- -Got to get...
-Talk about how pretty it is. -...down to...
It's really pretty.
The other day, I went on a hunt for an old door.
I found one at one of my favorite antique shops in town.
For the guest bathroom.
The only problem is, it's too tall for...
the doorway.
It's got to be 80 inches...
-I know. I-- -...and it is currently
100.
We have to take 20 inches off of this door.
I love this door, but should I just...
try to go find another one?
I mean, you got the width right,
which is hard to do.
But, yeah, there is a chance we trash the door.
Okay.
Cut it?
You know, this door is really beautiful.
And if it doesn't work out, then...
-[Dave] Ruined a 125-year-old door. -[Jenny] I know.
I know, I hate it.
But you know what?
-We'll have to. It won't work. -Maybe it'll get another 100 years.
I cannot imagine how much better it's going to be.
-[Dave] You guys ready to go in? -[Daryl] Let's do it.
-Oh, wow! -Oh, my gosh.
[exclaims]
-[Jenny] It's 100 years old or so. -[Dave] You know what?
-We'll have to. It won't work. -Maybe it'll get another 100 years.
It's hard to watch it be cut in half.
[Dave sighs] It's hard to cut it
because the craftsmanship that went into
assembling and building this door,
it's exceptional.
-Okay. -Did we make the right choice?
[Jenny] I don't know. I mean, it's done.
[Dave] Doesn't matter now.
There.
[Dave] You may have to just give me
the rest of the day to figure this out.
Good luck. Come on, Dolly.
All right, so if this fits...
Then, really...
we're gonna drill some dowels in,
clamp it together, glue it up,
and I may get some stain
to just touch up where we sanded...
the new.
Get this over to the house
and get it installed.
I think that's gonna work.
I'm gonna grab a clamp and clamp it up.
[Dave] All right. Which side?
Let's see how it looks.
Luckily, I think our door width is gonna be good.
At Daryl and Claudia's house
we are all about bringing in character.
This house just didn't have it.
Yeah, that's gonna look good.
Okay, lean down.
There you go. That one's in.
-Give it a try. -[Matt] Try it?
[Dave] What?
It doesn't get any better than that, Dave.
-It's perfect. -It's even square out here.
Well, the reveal's even the same.
-It's perfect. -It's never that way on a piece.
-Every now and then, man. -Yeah.
Every now and then.
All right, I'm screwing it off, we're a good.
-[Matt chuckles] -[Dave] Jenny is going to love it.
[Jenny] Daryl and Claudia's exterior really is coming together.
We're adding a window box
because it just needs a little bit of charm.
I like the corbels, they're really cute.
We're getting really close to finishing up,
with updated landscaping,
and new plants will replace
all those old bushes in the front yard.
We're putting the finishing touches in the kitchen,
a white quartz countertop is going in.
All the cabinetry.
-Making sure they all go to the ceiling... -[Dave] Yup.
[Jenny] ...transformed the space for them.
The light color helped as well
-'cause it made it feel bigger. -[Dave] Yeah.
[Jenny] The front porch and the driveway, there's broken spots,
and we were able to repair it, fix it, seal it.
[Dave] Okay.
Driveway looks good.
[Jenny] Dave is installing shutters
to kind of make it a little more cozy,
add a little bit of color.
Even with the storm, Berry Fest was a success.
Our community showed up,
and we were able to raise enough money
to fund our training program in Zimbabwe
for another full year.
So Daryl and Claudia's house is just about done.
Jenny and I have the finishing touches,
we got to wrap a few things up.
I love this color, too.
-It's just very muted and soft. -Yeah.
This was Daryl's home.
-And it was fine. It worked great for Daryl. -Yeah.
[Dave] When Claudia came into the picture,
it was time to make it both of theirs.
This house just feels so much bigger,
it has so much more character, so much warmth.
Claudia had told me she had treasures in the back shed,
so I was able to use some of those
throughout the house.
Oh, will you go turn the fans on?
Just really wanted everything to feel one of a kind.
To feel like it's full of things
-that she's collected around the world. -[Dave] Yeah.
We are set.
[Jenny] Look at the yellow flowers in the field.
Beautiful view, beautiful backyard.
Let's go put the flag up and get them here.
I cannot imagine how much better it's going to be.
And now it can be ours.
[Claudia] Yes!
Oh, my gosh. I'm so excited.
[both chuckle]
[exclaims]
Look at the front.
He's cruising. [laughs]
Oh, it's so pretty.
-[Claudia] Hello! -[Dave] Hello!
-It's good to see you guys. -Hi!
-[Daryl] Good to see you. -[Dave] You, too.
Welcome back.
-Hello. -Hi.
Come on up and check out your house.
[Daryl] I love the color.
I like that it's very neutral
-and it doesn't stick out. -[Claudia] Yeah.
[Daryl] But you notice it.
-[Dave] Right. -[Claudia] It's good.
This is like a different house.
Look at the flowers.
Oh, my gosh. It's so pretty.
I love the planter boxes.
-And the shakes -[Jenny] You see the shakes?
Did you see the door? That's beautiful.
I know you liked neutral,
-but you did like a little bit of blue. -Oh, I love it.
[Jenny] We added the shutters,
the blue door that you noticed.
And that front porch and the driveway,
we have this...
[Dave] We had an epoxy coat put on the whole thing, so...
[Daryl] Oh, yes.
I did notice that, driving up.
[Dave] You never have to mess with it.
-[Claudia] It's so open there, 'cause we had that rail... -[Jenny] Yes.
It feels so warm and welcoming now...
-[Daryl] Yeah. -...which is what we wanted for you guys.
[Claudia] Yes.
-Let's go inside and check it out. -Let's do it.
-Oh, wow! -Oh, my gosh.
[Claudia exclaims] That lamp!
-It's beautiful! -Oh, I love the ceiling.
And the ceiling!
Oh, my gosh. The ceiling...
is completely different.
[Jenny] It is.
-[Dave] Isn't it awesome? -[Daryl] It's gorgeous.
Is the first time we've ever done anything like this.
-[Jenny] It had this amazing height... -[Claudia] Oh, yeah.
...but it just felt just incomplete.
And we thought we could just put a beam in there,
but we've done that before,
so we wanted to do something different.
And it feels a little bit inspired by
other places in the world. I know that you love to travel,
so we wanted to make it feel
like you're on vacation when you're home.
[Claudia] Yes, I love that.
I love the color of the walls and the floor.
It helps everything feel lighter and brighter in here.
Yes.
[Dave] And it goes throughout the house,
so, yeah, there's no transitions,
-no awkward, it just... -[Claudia] Yeah.
-Yes, it's perfect. -[Dave] Everything flows.
I just forget what it look like before.
I know. Remember there was the fireplace here.
-[Claudia] Yes. -[Jenny] And the built-in.
[Claudia] Now we have a living room.
-I didn't have a living room before. -[Jenny] Yes.
-[Claudia] It was the middle of the walkway. -[Jenny] Exactly.
-Yes -[Claudia] Yeah.
[Daryl] Oh, that's right.
-Looks gorgeous. It's beautiful. -[Claudia] We love it.
We love everything.
Oh, I'm so glad.
-We also have all your portraits here. -Oh.
[Jenny] Your story.
[laughs] What is that?
[Dave] I had to just... In honor of...
In honor of your mullet.
-[Daryl] That was a good mullet. -So that was in honor...
Yours was way better, but yeah, we had to...
[Jenny] Homage to the mullet.
Okay, so, let's go down the hall.
[Claudia] So exciting!
[exclaims]
That door...
is so beautiful!
Look at this!
Look, baby.
[Jenny] Found this old door in an antique shop,
and I loved it.
I know how you love collecting things from around the world,
and this feels like a door you can find somewhere--
This door gave me goosebumps.
Oh, it's amazing!
-We love raw materials. -Yes.
[Jenny] Yeah, you can see how well it goes with the basket
-that we took out of your shed. -[Claudia] Yes.
Like natural stuff.
[Daryl] Perfect. It's beautiful.
[Jenny] Let's go to your bedroom.
-Oh, my gosh. -[exclaims]
-[Claudia] This is so pretty. -[Daryl chuckles]
[Claudia] Even a sitting area.
I didn't have a place to sit, this is perfect.
Very serene.
-Very calming. -[Claudia] Yes.
[Jenny] That's one of my favorite colors.
It's just a really nice neutral,
but it's really soft.
And like you said, just calming.
Check out the main bathroom.
[exclaims]
-Oh, wow. -Oh, my.
[Claudia exclaims]
[Daryl] Oh, I do like the tiles and the...
[Claudia] Oh, Jenny, this is beautiful.
[Jenny] The new bathroom, we were able to
absorb that dead space in the front of the house,
to add to the bathroom.
So, make it a little bit bigger.
[Claudia] The tiles are just so perfect.
-[Jenny] Yay! -[Claudia] And the floor!
[Jenny] The terra-cotta.
-Even looks like Colombian stuff. -Yes.
[Claudia] Look at all this space.
-I really want to have the space... -The shelves.
...to put more things in, so this will really fit.
As much storage as we could get in here.
Okay, go look at your kitchen.
I never knew what you were going to do.
And I love the color
-of the cabinets. -[Jenny] Oh, good.
I know you wanted neutral.
So this tile is handmade in Portugal.
[Claudia] And I love it.
It's not, like, perfect and...
-[Jenny] I love that. -I love all that.
[Jenny] We had to keep the shape,
but it does feel bigger...
-[Claudia] Completely -[Jenny] ...because of the lighting.
[Dave] Yeah.
[Jenny] The cabinets going all the way up.
And I know you didn't want a lot of open shelving,
but I thought you needed a little spot
to display your treasures.
[Daryl] Kind of opens it up.
[Jenny and Dave] Yeah.
That is right.
-Yes, it's perfect. -Yeah.
-Okay. -[Claudia] Okay.
Now you have another door to go open up.
[Claudia exclaims]
Where did you guys get all the space and my sink?
[all laughing]
[Claudia] I've needed a sink for so long.
And the color!
Jenny, I love this.
We went to a tankless water heater that's out in the garage.
[Daryl] Okay, I was just gonna ask
where the water heater was.
So you have hot water on demand.
All the time.
So the stackable...
[Jenny] Yeah, so you have the stackable,
and then there's a drawer there where you can pull out,
and that's where you can fold.
And that beautiful lamp.
-Very nice. -[Jenny] More texture.
-[Daryl] Perfect. -[Jenny] I'm so glad you love it.
-You ready? -We got to go out to the backyard.
Oh, what?
[chuckles] Wow!
[Claudia] It's so nice!
Without the railing, it is just gigantic.
[Jenny] Right?
[Claudia] I would have never imagined this without the rail.
Wow!
So much more room
-compared to how low that ceiling was. -[Jenny and Dave] Yes.
[Dave] We put a new roof on that we raised up.
New composite decking that is tongue and groove decking.
You never have to stain it, paint it.
-[Daryl] I love it. -[Jenny] This was a big one.
-[Daryl] I love it. -[Jenny] This was a big project.
Then a fire pit.
Go check it out.
-Oh, look at-- -So it's got all the fire brick in it.
-36 by 36. -[Claudia] Yes.
This is a great fire pit.
[Dave] You just burn and enjoy and have fun.
You're right next to this amazing park right behind you.
-[Jenny] I know, the flowers are beautiful. -So...
I built you a kayak stand.
[Claudia] That is so nice.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
[Claudia] I've been dreaming about having one of these
-for so long. -Oh, really?
-Wow! -Well, now you have two of them.
[Claudia laughs]
I couldn't have imagined
everything that you were able to do.
We're just excited for you both to have
this home together.
To start this new season of life.
We feel very honored.
-[Dave] Enjoy your space. -Big hugs all around.
It's time to go get your family.
It's so incredible to think
that they reconnected after so long.
-Come in and look! -Hi, Claudia.
Look how beautiful this is.
It's gorgeous.
And now here they are in our town,
and we got to be a part of their story.
And this new chapter in their lives together
in this home.
-Look at my tiled floor. -[woman exclaims]
[laughs]
The house feels like it's perfect for both of us.
Our styles and what we like.
But most importantly is that we get to start from
day one to enjoy it together.
[all laughing]
This is a great new beginning to our relationship.
Cheers. Congratulations, guys.
Very well-deserved.