-What are your biggest issues here? -It's a tiny kitchen
and this is an odd-sized island.
It's small. You need to make it more appealing to prospective buyers.
Christina's focus is selling, but she needs my help
to maximize the resale value of the house.
People expect certain things at certain price points.
Got it. Okay.
Matt, realistically, to do the kitchen,
the hardscape, the landscaping, all of this,
how long would it take?
Six months.
Yeah, I would say so.
But I don't want to wait six months.
We are behind on Anthony's project, yes,
but a lot is going in to plans and permitting
because I want to make sure it's perfect.
This house cost me this much a month to hold.
I can't have any delays. We have to get these things approved.
We had a meeting with the HPOZ
and we got approved to restore the home as best as I can.
So that's what we're working on.
It was literally like fight or flight.
-[Jeff] Did you get your nails repainted? -[Andrew] I did.
What are they today? What is that?
-You'll know. -[Jeff] Oh, God.
Is that oral sex?
You don't know what that is, it's been that long?
-I-- How many different positions are there?
There's a lot. I couldn't get them all on my hands.
So did you tell her what you wanted?
-Like, hey, I want this, I want that? -[Andrew] Mm-hmm.
-Oh. -[Megan] And has she done this before?
-This-- No I just tell her what I want. -No.
-[man] Oh, okay. -[Andrew] I don't think anybody else
had penises with flowers coming out.
[laughing]
I feel like we're doing really well right now.
-Cheers. -Cheers.
[Jeff] We just finished projects with Josh Duhamel and Reggie Bush.
So now we're focusing on Christina Ricci and Anthony Anderson.
This is delicious.
So I wanted to ask you guys, for Christina,
we're going to meet her and we want to show her some materials.
Like, I'm thinking we should get her to focus on, like, her kitchen cabinets,
like the white rift oak ones.
[Jeff] You don't want to do a color?
Too specific.
[Megan] It's hard with those floors. Those floors are so yellow.
[Jeff] And that kitchen is so small.
So I think that we should probably show where more white kitchens.
[Jeff] Christina Ricci is planning on selling.
So we're trying to update her current kitchen and primary bathroom.
She just wants something that's more current, more functional
because it'll appeal to more buyers.
I actually think you should take out the island...
-Yeah. -...so she can see the size--
-Because we want to enlarge that island. -[Megan] We have to.
-It's so dinky. -Right.
[Jeff] All right, well, we have a new client, a good friend of mine,
Cynthia Bailey from Real Housewives of Atlanta.
[Megan] Love her.
I've known Cynthia for I don't know how many years.
Like, seven, eight, ten? Known her for a long time.
She's a close friend.
Cynthia reached out to me for some help to improve her living situation.
She has been going back and forth from Atlanta to Los Angeles.
So she's been staying with her daughter in her daughter's Los Angeles home.
Supposed to be a pretty small project.
-I feel like we can knock it out. -[Megan] Okay.
-Who's left? -[Shane] Anthony.
-Give us the Anthony update. -[Andrew] Okay, Anthony update.
The architects got news back from, um, the city
that we have to bulk up the entire outdoor kitchen
because it's on a hillside.
So, I talked to Matt,
and Matt is telling us that it's like, 30 grand more.
[Jeff] Anthony's gonna be pissed about that.
Because of the amount of money that's been spent.
I fully expect Anthony to be upset.
I would be upset if I was in Anthony's position.
The backyard's already expensive and time-consuming,
but now we're in a situation where it's going to cost
twice as much to build this kitchen.
It's all the city.
-I shouldn't say it's all the city. -No, no, it's not all the city.
A lot of it's the engineer.
-And the architect. -They should have let us know.
It's like they worry too much. These people at the city.
-It's, like, relax. -Just calm down.
-Nothing's gonna happen. -It's a kitchen and a pool.
-I wish you worked at the city. -[Megan] Yeah.
[Shane] I'd be great. Be signing off on shit left and right.
-Approved. -[Shane] Should be fine.
[Jeff] Everybody would love to get Megan.
"Looks good, what time's lunch, honey?"
[all laughing]
I think we're gonna drive literally right by Islands.
I want spinach dip and I want the chicken soft tacos.
Oh! Onion rings.
-Hell yeah! -[Jeff] Onion rings.
-[phone ringing] -Hello.
-[Stu] Hi. -Hi, we're going over the Islands menu.
Because we're gonna be eating at Islands, Porter Ranch today.
-Okay. -We're hungry.
Hungies.
[Jeff] I've been in a relationship with Stu on and off for 18 months.
He's light. He's fun. He's funny.
I'm gonna make some butter chicken for the house today.
-[Shane] Ooh. -Well, tell me about this.
It's like an Indian dish and it's like super delish.
But it's on and off, on and off.
It took a while to figure that out.
I think it's figured out, but it is kind of committed,
but it took a very long time.
We have to go to Cynthia Bailey's first,
check out her house, see what she needs,
and then we're gonna head over to Islands.
[Stu] Just have an amazing lunch, I know you guys will.
-I'll call you later, have a good lunch. -Okay, Bye.
Bye.
I thought Cynthia lives in Atlanta.
-That's her main house. -What are we doing here?
Her kid, she has a house here.
Bi-coastal.
Cynthia has always had a very close relationship with her daughter,
especially now because she's recently divorced.
She feels a little lost, you know,
and she's trying to figure it all out-- Where do I go?
-Left. Should I go left and get out--? -I don't know. That way. Right, right.
Wh-- Shit, no look, I can go out here.
[funky pop music playing]
-[doorbell ringing] -Oh, my God, I'm so excited.
-[Jeff] Hi. -[Cynthia] Hi!
-Mwah! This is my daughter, Noelle. -Good to see you.
-Hi. -Hi, how are you?
-I don't think you guys ever met. -No, I don't think we've ever met.
My name is Cynthia Bailey,
Most of you may know me from The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
and I split my time between Atlanta and Los Angeles.
I've known Jeff for years just being my Bravo brother,
like, we are both Bravolebrities,
and I do consider him a friend,
so I was super, super excited for him to come in
to help us out with our little issues that we're having.
-Well, this is really nice. -Hi.
[Cynthia] Oh, my God, I was so nervous because I know you're so direct.
[Noelle] All the decorations, thus far, are by me.
-[Jeff] Well, you're doing a nice job. -[Noelle] Thank you.
My name is Noelle Robinson and I am an actress, model, and influencer.
I got this home about a year ago
and I really wanted to make it feel like it was, like, airy and light.
It has, like, a very comfy, coastal type of vibe here.
Do you spend a lot of time outside?
-[Noelle] Yeah. -[Jeff] That's great.
This is really beautiful. The views.
Do you have friends out here in Porter Ranch, or--?
No, but all my friends from the city come visit me
and they just sleep over because it's just, like,
-if you drive an hour-- -Right. It's a little bit of a drive.
Yeah, you just need to sleep over.
Look, I'm from orange County so, you know, everything's kind of newer
and, you know, planned developments and gated communities and all of that,
so there's something very familiar.
And there is something to be said about a brand new house and high ceilings.
The backyard was amazing.
She has unobstructed canyon views,
which I thought were beautiful.
-So you live here full time. -Yes.
-And then you're here part-time. -[Noelle] Yes.
I'm recently divorced,
and I wanted this to be my temporary home base
until I get a place out here
or, you know, run away and get married to somebody else.
I don't know, like, I don't know what's happening with my life right now.
It's a lot of transition going on.
Noelle has been in this home almost a year,
and I've been crashing with her for about four months.
And she's been so supportive throughout this time in my life
where I'm starting over in every way.
And she is, you know, honestly, my bestie,
but I do spend a lot of time here, so I wanna be comfortable in Noelle's house.
I wanna be comfortable here.
-And how often are you here? -I don't wanna feel like it's a crash pad,
this is, like, giving crash pad vibes.
-[Jeff] Is that your luggage, Cynthia? -Yeah, we gotta talk about that.
Did you just get in?
-No, that's where I keep it... -She just--
-She just leaves it there. -...because I have nowhere to put it.
[Jeff] You don't have a bedroom to put it in?
I do, but it's tiny and I'm gonna show you.
But she has all of her clothes that she already has
in the closet and it's packed to the brim.
So, that's where the problem would be. [laughing]
[Jeff] Okay, so you're just running out of some space, right?
She has a whole house worth of things here in my house.
-Can we see upstairs? -[both] Yes.
My room's my biggest priority
because that's where I spend most of my time when I'm here,
but the spaces that we have are really small.
And she wants, like, nothing around. Like, I have my suitcases and stuff
in the common area all the time because I really don't have anywhere to put them,
so I'm really excited to see how Jeff can help
in terms of, like, you know, some kind of storage situation
that I can implement to just kind of keep my stuff out of the way,
and not in the kitchen, living room area.
So you don't even unpack?
-[Noelle] No. -[Cynthia] I don't have time, Jeff,
-I'm always busy. -I don't think it'd take that long.
Yeah, I agree.
[Cynthia] So this is my room.
So it's small. This closet is tiny.
And it's filled with all her stuff.
Not stuff that she brings, stuff that
-she just keeps here. -But I'm trying to keep it organized
-but it's hard. -And then she brings a whole another
three suitcases on top of the stuff she already has here.
-[Jeff] I mean this closet is small. -[Noelle] But if it was empty,
this would eliminate a lot of issues.
Yeah. You have a storage problem, first of all.
-[Noelle] Yeah. -[Jeff] I love people that think
that I could just wave some sort of magic wand.
I can't make your room any bigger.
I can't give you any more storage. Where did you want me to put it?
My pantry's bigger than that room.
I mean, that's a tiny room. That's a tiny, tiny, tiny room.
I can't do anything in that bedroom.
I personally feel that if you took all that stuff in that closet
and brought it home,
and every time you came, you came home to an empty closet,
-You'd be fine to unpack your stuff. -Yeah, yeah.
The issue is that you're bringing stuff,
and there's already a full closet of stuff, packed to the brim.
If three suitcases is not enough, then that's a problem on your end.
-[Jeff] What is that? -[barking]
[Cynthia] It's like a cute little emotional support animal. Mia.
Hi. Yeah, you can turn around. Turn around.
It's not used to being around people.
So you are really lonely out here.
[all laughing]
[Jeff] There seemed to be a little bit of tension between Noelle and Cynthia.
I don't think it's cool that Cynthia just puts her suitcases in the dining room
and unfolds them and just leaves them there.
But remember, it's a very small room and there's not a lot of storage.
Noelle hasn't gone out of her way to create much room for her,
so I don't know whose side to take.
Now, just seeing how you live, I imagine that probably really bothers you.
-[Noelle] Yes. -[Jeff] Yeah.
Like on a scale of one to ten?
-Like an eight. -Yeah.
-It would really bother me. -Yeah.
So what would you like to see happen in the next few weeks?
I would like to see my mom throw all of her things in a bag,
she doesn't-- she can donate them, she doesn't have to go through them,
or she can send them back to her house. They need to just not be here
because even it's disrespectful, even when I have guests here
that they can't put a few of their things in the closet.
Noelle-- Okay, I think you're being dramatic.
Then I have two-car garage, but all her stuff is in there
so the cars don't fit.
Can you just tell me what's in the garage?
Um, there's suitcases of, like, her clothes...
-[Cynthia] Products. -...jewelry, products that are, like,
expired now, um, food.
I took the food out.
[Noelle] Like, expired vitamins,
-um... it's just crazy. -I'm going through that stuff.
-And it's also embarrassing for me. -[Jeff] Yeah.
I don't even know if you want to see the garage
-for that vision. -Well, I do now.
I do.
[Jeff] So, two-car garage.
-So this is all your mom's? -[Noelle] Yes.
-Are these your mom's too? -Yes.
-All of this? -Yep, the whiteboard, everything.
It does take up a lot of space in here though.
Was there, like, seven suitcases?
Yeah, I only own two suitcases.
I think that Cynthia looked at it like a transitional space
and treated it that way.
Where Noelle was like, this is my home, take your suitcases upstairs.
Don't just keep piling more and more things in my garage
to the point where I can't even get my car in the garage.
But I don't think Cynthia is conscious of really how much it bothered Noelle.
If that one closet is not enough, it's too much.
-Agreed. -[Cynthia] I got it, I got it, okay.
Like, I feel like, you know, while, you know,
-you have to continue to support me... -My support--
-...in my transition. -My--
But I'm supporting you by making you do this
because you need to do it.
Stuff carries energy and you just need to purge just for your own sanity,
and the only person that's gonna make you do it, well, apparently, is me and Jeff.
[all laughing]
I thought it was me, but clearly we have to have a co-signer here
-to double down on this. -Yeah.
I think this has taken a turn in a direction...
What if put everything in a POD and just send it back to--
-No, I'm serious. -Exactly what we need to do with her.
Literally, the four of us, we go through
-and we make a donate pile. -Okay.
And we take it-- Right, everything to be donated.
Put her in the POD!
[all laughing]
You're supposed to be on my side!
You know, I thought I was handling some storage organization issues
and you know, it was a little deeper than that.
There's a lot of things that need to be moved out of the way
so we can figure out what is going to make their living situation better for them.
I also think it's good for Cynthia.
I think it's gonna give her a fresh start.
It's affecting your relationship.
-[Cynthia] It is. -Clearly.
-Thank you, guys. -This was something I didn't expect
-but you know what, I'm-- -[laughing]
I don't know, I think I was just holding on to some things
and I think to Jeff's point and Noelle's point,
I think it's good for me to just to let go.
Like I really want, you know, I want me coming here
to be a great experience
-for both of us. -For both of us, yeah.
Okay, this is all gonna work out.
-It's all gonna work out. Don't worry. -You're changing my life.
-Oh, my God. I'm sorry. I love you. Don't worry.
You have single-handedly improved my mental health
more than my therapist could have ever
-with this intervention. -[laughing]
We have unpacked so much.
[all laughing]
[Jeff] All right, I'm turning this air conditioning on.
It's the hottest summer ever.
-Ever. -Ever.
No, it is like statistically, like, it's hot.
[chuckles] The hottest summer ever.
No, it's not just, like, hot, it's, like, historically hot.
[Christina] Woo, it's hot.
How do I open the door?
-How do those fancy doors work? -They're real fancy.
I didn't want you to walk.
-So I came up here to get you. -Okay, well, thanks.
These doors-- There you go.
-No-- How do you hold on to it? -If you just close it,
it'll just close on it's own. Don't use that.
-Wait. -What do I use-- Oh-- No.
There you go. Okay.
Because of you,
I watched both seasons of Yellowjackets.
Oh, fun. Did you like it?
-I loved it. -Good.
Obsessed with it, it is so good.
Your hair is f****** so terrible, but you actually look pretty.
I chose that hairstyle based on my mother's
-hairstyle from the '90s. -[Shane] Turn left at the light.
-I mean it's-- -She always had a curly bob.
And I personally love, like, a crazy-ass curly bob
more than anything else in the whole wide world.
I think you have these expectations,
or maybe you don't have any expectations.
I just don't know-- I've met really nice celebrities
and I've met some real assholes.
I never know what to expect.
You know, I've seen her in so many different things
and I was excited to meet her
and then she was so lovely and funny and smart,
and we have a similar person, similar sense of humor,
that I liked her even more.
Your face looks good, your makeup looks good, but the hair is just terrible.
-Yeah, it is bad. -[laughs]
[Jeff] I think the ladies go first. Megan, Christina,
-Shane. -[Shane giggles]
[Megan] I can't sit in the sun. I'm pre-menopausal.
[Jeff] I'm man-opausal.
I'm gonna need some ice water, I know this.
-[Megan] You're, like, shvitzing. -[Jeff] I'm dehydrated.
[Christina laughs]
[Megan] It's gotta be 97 degrees out.
[Christina] It's hot.
The glasses are even hot.
God, my spray tan is gonna melt off.
-Did you get another one? -Yeah, I got one yesterday, I'm addicted.
-You've got tan-orexia. -You referred me to her
-you're the one who made the introduction. -I know.
She's the best, but I know, it is addicting.
I've become-- Yeah, I'm a tanorexic, yeah.
Like, if you ever see tan mom. It's not dark enough.
Yeah.
You know they can start doing abs and shit like that.
I'm gonna do that next.
That way I don't actually have to lose weight.
I'm good, don't worry about me.
[chuckles]
[Shane] We have pictures of kitchens and bathrooms to show you.
At Christina's, the overall plan is brand new kitchen,
brand new bathroom, everything's brand new.
I want to make some changes. Much needed changes.
See, I love all this, it's great.
Because I like that marble.
[Megan] And you could do the open shelves with the marble.
[Jeff] That's actually what I was thinking.
Okay, remember we kind of liked the idea of a white rift oak.
[Jeff] I think you go white. I think it's a small, small little space.
-[Megan] You wanna do a pretty marble? -White walls, white cabinets.
Pretty marble with movement...
-[Megan] Like this one. -...which is what she wants.
[Megan] And then you do the open shelves out of the marble.
Mm. I just want to do whatever's gonna make it seem the biggest.
[Jeff] You have this huge great room,
and this tiny little kitchen.
It's like stuffed in a little corner and dark.
We'll do light marble. We'll do marble shelves.
It will make the kitchen feel longer,
clean, bright, light, spacious and updated.
What color hardware would you like to do?
I like it when it's like the black.
-[Megan] Or the brass could be pretty. -[Jeff] I like the brass too.
-With this marble. -The brass is really nice as well.
-And I'm wondering for resale... -[Megan] Yeah.
...is a female really gonna love--
-I am a female. -Oh.
I mean a feminine female.
-Would she like-- -I am so feminine.
-[laughing] -I'm-- I--
-Look at these nails. -I-- No, I know.
I know you're very feminine.
-[Megan] Very feminine. -[Shane] Super fem.
-Oh, God. -Yeah, look at that, that's nice.
-There's a white and black sitch there. -That is pretty.
-[Christina] Mm-hmm. -[Shane] That's fem.
I think that she's always looked at that home as temporary.
And I don't think she has any emotional attachment whatsoever to that house.
And you what I-- look, I like her,
I want her to get the most money for that house.
If she were to sell the house, it could appraise
because we have a really good strong comp in the neighborhood.
Comparable sale.
So I'd like to see her do this sooner than later.
Here's some bathrooms.
[Jeff] For continuity, do we want to do again,
like a white marble with movement, or...
[Christina] I like when the movement is, like, a soft multicolor.
[Jeff] I-- I think I need an IV.
[Shane] So drama.
Can I ask you when you're shooting, like, is there ever an issue with, like,
getting so hot and sweaty
and then the makeup coming in and they keep--
I do my own makeup for all-- Everything I do, so...
If someone made it so hot that I'm shiny and they can't shoot me,
that's their f****** problem.
-Wow. -Just kidding. Ha-ha-ha-ha.
[all laughing]
Will you call my dad?
[line ringing]
-Hello. -Hi.
When do you move into your new house?
Never. A year from now.
I want you to see it.
I'll take you through.
-It's all demoed right now. -Okay.
The problem is, I'm dealing with HPOZ
and I have to replace all the windows and doors.
In a 7400 square foot house,
so that's gonna be expensive.
My dad started off investing in rental property,
so, I mean, I was just, like, a little kid trailing him.
I've learned a lot from him about buying property,
financing, negotiating.
So yes, I tend to lean on him for advice.
Did you do wood or fiberglass?
I have to do wood because they want-- You know Hancock Park,
they want it to look original.
It's a big house. You'll like it. It's really a beautiful old house.
What are you going to do with a house that big?
Uh, I've gotta have a place for grandpa and grandma.
Jesus.
I don't have wheelchair access though.
-I'm gonna need it. -All right.
-Love you. Bye. -Okay, love you.
Ah, we've been in the car so long, my back's tight.
[Shane] Do you wanna do some stretches?
Yeah, just right here in the driveway.
-[Cynthia] Oh, Lord, that's them. -[Noelle] Oh, my goodness.
[both whooping]
-[laughing] -It's time.
Did not tear down the door!
-There you are. How's it going? -[laughing]
So originally when I was called out there, it's like, I need more storage.
And then I realized, no, you don't need more storage, you need less things.
I also noticed when I was there, there was some definite resentment and tension
between Noelle and Cynthia,
but as a friend, I can empathize with Cynthia
because she is going through a rough time right now and she's a bit fragile.
That's why I volunteered to help out.
-[Jeff] So do we start with these cases? -[Cynthia] No!
-These are my good wigs. -Oh, I like that one, Shane, for you.
[Cynthia laughs] Do you want to try it on?
-Here. -[all laughing]
I look like Pippi Longstocking.
It's really cute on you, Shane.
-[Cynthia] It's a look. -A Cynthia Bailey wig.
[laughing]
How long did it take to fill this garage full of your mom's things?
Immediately, because it was coming from the other house.
Oh, so right away.
Cynthia, she's holding onto a lot of, like, literal baggage.
It seems unnecessarily chaotic.
-I feel you guys are moving really fast. -[Shane] It's empty.
This is the personal bag.
-I'll go through this one privately. -Oh, okay, sorry.
I'm not in her head so I don't know,
I just think, when a marriage dissolves, a breakup,
I really try to get rid of
anything that's going to remind them of their ex-spouse,
like, right away.
-Is that your ex-husband? -Yes.
It looks like trash, doesn't it?
Stu and I, like, if we have a cross word,
I'll pack his shit and just drop it off on his front porch.
That's the upside in breaking up with someone
because then you get more closet space.
This is all from Celebrity Big Brother, shall I keep that shit?
[Jeff] No, I don't think you need to keep any of that.
-[Noelle] No, you don't. -[Cynthia] I don't?
-No. -I can't keep the letter?
They brought the truck here.
-Just throw it away. -I mean if you want to.
This doesn't take up room. No, I'll at least keep my letter.
Okay, fine and then we'll get rid of everything else.
-This goes. This... -Distract her
and we'll start throwing s*** away.
[Cynthia] Uh, wait a minute, let me watch, what are you throwing in there?
What in the world did you put in there?
-Nothing. Just Big Brother stuff. -[Noelle] Yeah, Mom.
Okay, Mom?
Okay, so we're gonna work on this now.
I thought we were just going to kind of go through stuff
and think about throwing this away,
and he basically ripped the Band-Aid right off the wound.
-[Cynthia] This actually-- -What was this? Morticia Adams?
[Shane] It's not coming back.
[Cynthia] This looks like an important bag.
Oh, the free Delta kit when you get when you're flying business.
We've gotta keep that.
Kim Kardashian sent me these, this is from Skims.
-[Jeff] Shane, do you want Skims? -I'd look really good in Skims.
Here. More-- Let's fill it up.
[Jeff] I mean we're almost there.
[Cynthia] We really are.
[Noelle] Okay, Mom, keep or throw.
-It can go. -Yay!
[Cynthia] This can go.
I was shocked, actually, at how well Cynthia did.
I mean, Cynthia got rid of 95 percent of what was there.
I think she was ready.
It's like a fresh start. You know?
[Jeff] Noelle, I don't think providing more storage for your mom is a good idea.
Mm-mmm.
Would you be open to us redoing the downstairs?
Like, what do you mean? Like, what areas?
Like the living room, dining room, bar stools?
I just feel like the downstairs could be really beautifully done
and that's where you do most of your entertaining and that's where you live.
-You'll get more out of it. -Yeah.
You know what I mean?
-[Cynthia] I think it's an amazing idea. -Yeah.
I'm looking at this million-dollar home,
and looking at this furniture that collectively is worth $12,
and I thought, let's make a beautiful living room that's worthy
of this home.
And create a really nice community space
that they both can use and benefit from.
It's a clean slate. It's for both of them,
but it's also a place where they can entertain,
have friends over.
I mean, I don't know if Noelle has friends,
but if she did, she'd have a place to entertain them.
[barking]
Bar stools, dining-room table and chairs,
sofa, coffee table, occasional chairs, side table,
-and then just accessories and-- -[Noelle] I agree.
Where people are like-- They walk in and they're, like,
"Wow, this is gorgeous, high-end...
-Exactly. yeah. -...expensive."
I think it makes total sense to do the downstairs area.
This is the area where we spend the most time
and it should be the prettiest.
I'm just excited for just, like, newness
and just having, like, a really more upscale look to the place.
I think you have your style
and I have my style and I think Jeff will stay with the things that you like,
but take it up a few notches.
And, um, you know, we can both be comfortable.
-See you later. Bye. -Thank you so much.
-Bye. -Bye.
-[laughing] -[Jeff] You did great today.
[electronic music playing]
[Jeff] Aren't you a friend in Season 15?
Kind of. I pop in and out, but, like, I don't wanna be a housewife again.
Well you may-- You may take some time off and then decide yes.
Jeff, I don't wanna talk about my personal life on the show anymore.
Like, whoever this next guy is,
like, he's probably not gonna want to do the show,
I'm not gonna want him to do the show, I don't wanna take our shit over there.
Two marriages, two divorces on the show. They won't get a third one.
You live your life on camera
You expose your personal life on camera.
Trust me, I understand that. I completely understand that.
It was probably my reasons for not bringing Stu on the show at first.
I wanted to be certain--
I'm still not totally certain, but I have a better idea,
but I, um, yeah, I didn't--
I didn't want to have this relationship fail on camera.
And it still might, but...
Yeah, I was protective, so I completely relate to Cynthia.
And I think I have a better chance at being with someone in real life--
Having real life issues and having to do real life and--
On the show with a man who really just wants to be with me,
but he feels like he has to support me and come on the show. Like, no.
I don't know, I mean just mentally, like, for my own mental wellness,
I just don't enjoy going back and forth with six women about nothing.
[cell phone ringing]
-I just don't like-- Okay. -Hello? Hey, baby.
Uh, we're coming now. We should be there in, what, like, 10 minutes?
-Or sooner, five. -Five minutes?
Okay, all right. Okay, baby. Bye.
-[man] Hi. -Hi.
-Fancy meeting you here.
[Jeff] All right, so let's do a walkthrough.
And all we're doing right now is just looking.
I feel like you would like this, Noelle.
-It doesn't go with my color scheme. -Oh, it doesn't?
[Jeff] Noelle wants contemporary.
She likes creams, tans, whites.
Looks like a bit too dark, that's like going into gray, it's not--
This is more than a refresh. We got rid of every single piece of furniture she had.
I'm looking at a dining room table and chairs,
new bar stools, some side chairs,
a sectional, a coffee table,
a console, art.
I'm gonna get a new rug, accessories.
What about these balls?
Oh, yeah, that's very cute. I like that. Let's, I definitely add that as an option.
Who doesn't love a good ball?
-I love this. -Really?
I can't get past this.
[Cynthia] I never thought you would like...
[Noelle] I can't get past this.
[Jeff] I just don't know where we'd put it.
I thought this was all about Cynthia.
But she wanted her daughter to be happy, so she let her daughter take the reins.
-[Jeff] Do you like that little table? -[Noelle] No.
Noelle is very opinionated.
So for me, my goal is to create a space
where Noelle feels like it reflects her taste and personality.
Because if Noelle's happy, Cynthia's happy.
-Oh, my God, this is amazing. -[Cynthia] Really?
-I love the swivel. -[Cynthia] This is good.
By the way, what this is. Therapy.
I think Cynthia's very sweet.
I think it's a true testament to who she is as a person and a mom.
Her daughter's needs are more important than her own.
And somebody who, I live my life every day for my kid,
I'm trying to create a better life for my kid.
That to me is extremely admirable.
Noelle. This scale would work,
-and I think with our... -I love it.
...kind of color story, I think this really works.
It's a gorgeous table.
[Noelle] I love the table.
We went to at least four furniture stores.
We picked out a dining room table. We bought six dining room chairs.
A sectional, a console, a coffee table.
It's like a fresh start, you know?
It's all new. Everything new.
You're so decisive.
I've always been like this though. I either like it or I don't.
[Shane] Hey, Manny, good morning.
-Good morning. -How are you?
-Good, how are you? -Good.
We're just trying to figure out what went wrong here
-because... -[Manny] Sure.
...this we thought would be a $50,000 pergola
that's turned into $100,000 pergola.
You may be on the hot seat today
so he might come in hot. I'll try to diffuse it,
but what went wrong here, why is this going to be so expensive?
Initially, we tried to set it away about 6 inches to a foot
away from that retaining wall right there, next to those steps.
-[Jeff] Yeah. -And then when we went in for plan check,
they shot it back and they said, even though the grading's minimal,
they have to account for it, so it's just more work, more engineering.
So at Anthonys we're building an outdoor kitchen
with a large pergola covering of some sort,
and we have to get permits to do that.
So I walked through the architect, I told him ideally,
here are my drawings, here are my designs, this is where I'd like to put it.
And this is where it is in relation to the pool and the hardscape,
the landscape, the retaining wall, all of that.
He engineered and permitted it without telling me
that because of where it is located,
it was going to require additional construction and more money.
-What's going on, brother? -[Manny] It's good to see you.
-All right. -How you been?
Explain to me what it is that we're doing,
why it's such a f****** headache right now.
Because it's so close to the retaining wall,
we're going to have to do all this additional engineering
like caissons and grade beams and all of that.
-Okay. -And now we're looking at
thirty-one thousand dollars for the slab
-and $46,000... -I saw the numbers.
It was all engineered and permitted to be in that spot
with that span, that close to the retaining wall.
I didn't think I needed to ask all those specific questions
like, "Oh, okay in the permitting process
is there going to be an issue being so close to the hillside?"
I didn't think to even ask that. I think that somebody would tell me.
Why aren't we having these conversations?
I mean, it's just simple conversation and communication between all parties
so I'm not stuck holding the f****** bill
for something that could have been easily remedied
by, "Oh, let's just move it over five feet and you're gonna save $30,000."
I'm the homeowner. I'm just curious as to where is the breakdown in communication
between designer, between engineers between planning and between all that?
-We definitely need to have communication. -Sure.
And that's what this whole entire process has been,
and then that falls on me.
And this is what it's been looking like for the last six weeks.
I'm thinking that something is going to be changed,
I'm gonna be ready to get in my pool,
I was told my pool is only going to take three months, it's been a year.
I've been holding off on that,
and it's the hottest summer of the century now
and I have concrete.
It reflects poorly on me, it really does
because he's probably like, why am I hiring you,
you know, you should stay in the loop?
It just looks like I'm evading responsibility,
so that's why I'm like, I have to take the responsibility,
even though it's not my fault.
It's a no win for me.
Look, I'm gonna-- I'll take responsibility.
This has taken a while, this has taken a while to plan,
it's taken a while to permit.
I didn't want to fill the pool because the pool would have got extremely dirty
-and I just didn't want them to do that. -I get that.
I can do the faux lawn,
and I can-- We can fill the pool, and I can get you some outdoor furniture.
I can do that.
Now in regards to the outdoor kitchen,
it's going to cost you unfortunately, an additional $30,000.
So where are we and when can we f****** get it started?
I can approve Matt's bid and we can get going.
Is there gonna be a Season 3?
Because if there is, I think I'm going to be in it
and I think I'm going to be the only f****** client.
Yeah, I think you need to do a Season 3
with nobody but me, so this s*** can get fixed.
That why I wore this shirt. Finish, motherf******.
Finish!
You've got to communicate with us moving forward.
-Oh no, I agree. -By the way,
you know how that happened? He kicked the s*** out of the last architect.
-Yeah, I had my house falling apart. -You should see
what that poor guy looks like right now.
Yeah.
Honestly, I got the gout.
They gave me morphine. I'm on some right now.
Just so you know.
-[Jeff] Let's let Manny go. -All right. Okay.
-Thanks, Manny. -Thank you, Manny.
♪ When you feel like you're losing it ♪
♪ And all you want to do is quit ♪
♪ All you gotta do is rise above it ♪
♪ 'Cause you're better than that ♪
♪ You're better than that ♪
♪ You know you're better than that ♪
♪ We're better than that ♪
♪ Girl, you're better than that ♪
[Tom Lewis] This is a big house.
What's going around those windows, nothing?
[Jeff] Nothing, however those circles at the top,
those aren't original, those are coming out.
They took out every bit of original detail on the house.
And the HPOZ would love for me to put it back to the way it was.
We had a very successful meeting with them,
so from here on out I'm gonna go over everything with them.
I've been working on things that I can work with
as I get approvals,
you know, I've been redoing the pool and doing the hardscape.
I wanted to get new windows and doors and we're continuing to drywall.
It's been six months of just spending a lot of money on things you don't see
like foundation work and framing
and floor plan adjustments.
But now we're getting to a point where we start installing finishes
These will stay, and then this is going to be marble.
We're going to do a baby grand piano over here.
And I'd like to get my kids, Monroe and Shane into piano lessons.
So that's where the piano would be.
This will be formal dining room.
-[Claudia] You have a big family. -[Jeff] I'll have to build some bridges
-to fill the table. -Better send out invitations for friends.
[Claudia] So where's your kitchen sink gonna be?
One here and one here. Range there.
Stu helped me with the whole kitchen.
The renovation is a much bigger scale than I ever anticipated
and more expensive than I ever anticipated,
but I still, every time I go that house,
it makes me so happy. Like I love, love, love that house.
And so many levels is so perfect for Monroe and I.
This would be my closet.
And then if Stu stops f****** up, he'll be over there.
[Tom] So, that one's gonna be empty.
[all laughing]
This is Monroe's playroom.
So all of her toys will be here.
Barbie dollhouses, Squishmallows.
What are you doing with the floors?
All getting refinished, light wood.
Her bedroom is over here.
She wants a four post bed, she told me.
She wants a makeup vanity here.
So we're gonna do lighted mirror,
and then a vanity for her-- For her makeup and all that.
And she wants real makeup, she doesn't want--
-[Shane] No more kid makeup. -No more kid makeup.
[Claudia chuckles]
My primary focus is my kid,
making sure that she is comfortable,
making sure she has everything she needs
and, you know, wanting to give her the best life possible.
I mean, do I spoil her a little bit? Sure.
But for me, her room, my kid's room
is a priority above mine.
Is this yours for Monroe?
Yeah, I bought that and I bought that for her.
[Tom] I like it, it's a beautiful house, Jeffrey.
Thank you.
[Jeff] Since you're here, I'd like to borrow some money.
-Yeah, I'm sure. -[Claudia] Yeah.
-See what I've got. -[laughing]
Next time, we'll come with bags.
-[Jeff] Hey, Edik. -Hi, how are you?
-Hey. -Hi.
This is not a lot of cabinetry, this shouldn't be a big deal.
We have to figure out what to do with that fireplace too.
-[Megan] I think we have to whitewash it. -Mm-hmm.
So, over here, do you, um--
Do you want to do more drawers, or--
[Shane] I think we're gonna do all drawers. I like all drawers.
-[Jeff] That's what I'm wondering. -What's the interior? Just white?
Shall we just paint it, or-- Do you want to do, like a melamine?
-I think we do a melamine. -We'll pick, like, a melamine interior.
-[Megan] Is it malamine or melamine? -Melamine.
He has very bad accent, it's melamine.
Sorry. Melamine.
-And then the doors are paint grade again? -[Megan] Yes.
[Megan] I want it to look like it's wood that's been painted.
-If you want to see the grain, you can-- -A little more country than modern.
-Maple? -I know you like maple.
How long will it take to build this, Edik?
-Six to eight weeks? -We need to do it sooner.
You can do it. This is a tiny kitchen, It's like a bathroom.
Yeah, well...
[laughing]
We've got a couple of different objectives with Christina's Kitchen.
We want to update it.
Make it feel a little larger
and then by making the island a little longer,
it will make the kitchen feel longer because it's cramped.
I'm really liking this.
All right, we're good. We got it. We don't talk anymore, right?
I don't want to be pressured. I want to relax a little, take my time.
[all laughing]
Why am I hungry now, it's only 11?
I have snackitos.
We're gonna see your girl, Cynthia. Tyler's there now, prepping.
-And here's Tyler too. -Okay.
-Hi. -[Tyler] Hey.
Do you need, um, anything from the grocery store
like apples, oranges, lemons, limes?
A light bulb.
A light bulb?
A single light bulb for the lamp.
There is nothing else you need?
You don't need a lighter, you don't need scissors,
you don't need, just anything?
Condoms, nothing?
A hug, plan B.
[chuckles] That's always necessary.
Hey, princess.
-[Tyler] Hey, guys. -Wow.
[Shane] Pretty.
So cute.
Accessories are very important, but people don't understand
why they like a room.
But they like the room
because of all of the other details that are implemented
It's the trees, it's the books, it's the throws,
it's the pillows, it's the rug, all of those things.
And by the way, that's also what pulls the whole room together.
Otherwise, it just looks like a furniture showroom.
It's so completely, drastically different.
Cute moment.
[Shane] Wow.
Oh, God, yeah.
-Let's do it. That's it. -That changes everything.
Hello?
-Oh, my goodness. -[Cynthia laughing]
Look at the chairs.
-Oh, my God. -[Noelle] This is insane.
I am obsessed.
[Jeff] We were just thinking how her mom's modeling photos would be gorgeous.
Oh, my God!
What, I actually love it.
I actually love it.
It's a cool shot.
I'm like so blown away with what they've done with the space.
It's superseded anything I could have ever expected.
[Cynthia] Do you remember how the space even looked before?
[Noelle] Yes, and it was nothing like this.
[Cynthia] It didn't feel as homey, it didn't feel as comfortable.
It didn't feel as inviting,
and it just aesthetically wasn't as pretty.
This is why you guys are the professionals and I'm not.
You made it make sense.
-The paint-- Yeah. -[Cynthia] The paint was a game-changer.
[Cynthia] This is so chic and fabulous.
I didn't even know, like, this type of furniture existed until I met you guys.
So, like, this is crazy.
We were able to pair a few expensive pieces
with things that maybe aren't as expensive and make everything look expensive.
You walk in, it feels now like a $1,000,000 property.
So before you had the furniture, a little bit of accessories,
but you didn't have any plant life,
you really didn't have any, you know, pillows or anything like that.
So these are little details are what make it feel warm
and make it feel like you.
Exactly. I also see
what type of process really goes into making your house.
-A lot of details. -[Noelle] It's a lot of details.
Right, and so now we just respect each other
and understand, like, it's very important we keep this clean and organized.
-For her sanity. -Mm-hm.
Well, now the suitcase station has a beautiful dining room table.
When I come in, like as soon as I get in now,
I just, like, unpack because there's nowhere to put my suitcase now,
and I do unpack right away when I get here,
I don't even wait till the next day.
Did you notice how quickly I unpacked
-this last time? -I so noticed.
And you helped me take everything upstairs,
-thank you very much. -It was so refreshing.
The suitcase area was draining me emotionally.
Okay, that's a little dramatic.
This is like, we have to keep everything exactly how it is.
-[Jeff] We'll take pictures. -Yes.
We really tried to pay attention to the things that you liked
and tried to implement it.
When you walk in, I really feel like it speaks to, like, my personality.
[Cynthia] Noelle's energy is completely different.
I didn't realize how much everything--
Like her transition was actually impacting my life and our relationship.
I just had some baggage and just still had some stuff
that I just needed to, like, clear out.
And it feels-- I feel a lot better.
-[Tyler] Does it take good selfies? -That's a great selfie mirror.
Well, you did a good job, I think, of picking everything out.
I think you did. I think it was us--
You know, we just curated everything for you.
It was just a really good overall bonding experience for us.
Yeah.
This whole thing was about me, like,
not wanting to, like, be in Noelle's face that much,
but this feels like home.
We did more than decorate their great room.
I think we really helped alleviate a lot of resentment
and tension that was going on.
This has been a very positive experience for Noelle.
I feel like they got through a lot of issues that they were having together
to the point where she wasn't going to turn
that picture of her mom into a dartboard.
I think that's heartwarming.
You're going to continue to clean out, and--
Oh, I've been inspired to completely just purge my complete life.
-Like honestly, it's so-- -I'll give you a progress report.
[all laughing]
So, who is this kid?
-[Shane] Noah Beck. -Does he have a talent?
He just posts dances and skits.
Wow. TikTok. 34 million followers.
It's weird that the one room that has a bathroom,
it's not a bedroom.
My name is Regina Hall.
You know this could be really easy.
This becomes a really nice big bathroom.
You know, this is the first time I'm getting to see Jeff in action.
Let's see if we bump heads or butts.
How'd this one do? this is the problem.
As far as Stu and I, I didn't think this was ever going to be
a committed monogamous relationship.
He lives here now.
It just took him a minute.
You look to me as unreliable.
I'm just telling you how I feel.
Because one time I took a job out of town and made several thousand dollars,
and now you're going to punish me and not be like, good for you, Megan.
I'm not punishing you, you just did this to yourself.
You called and told-- Go, f****** go. Go.
Do the f****** show without me.