[Jeff] Saturday is sod. We're gonna start planting.
Okay.
The box hedges, the little olive balls, the gravel,
a couple new potted plants, and then a water feature.
Cool. That's exciting.
[Jeff] And then we still have to paint the front door.
I think Fortune and Jax do kind of love the look
and get what it will look like eventually.
-Welcome. Welcome to your house. -[Amanda] Hi. How are you?
How are you, sir? How are you?
[Wilmer] This has kind of been our space, but we had a baby.
[Jeff] Yeah.
I'm going to help them make it more functional for a family
because I have been through this.
I have a four-and-a-half-year-old and it changed my life.
-[Lamorne] Hello. -[Jeff] How are you?
-I'm good. How about yourself? -Good. Jeff.
Jeff. Lamorne.
[Jeff] What areas are you gonna focus on now?
I'm looking around, I don't see anything.
The pool house.
I've always wanted some outside hangout that was a little bit bigger than that.
-[Jeff] Big bar with lots of seating. -[Lamorne] Yeah.
Morgan is my friend and designer.
Okay. Are you my lead on this?
[Jeff] I want to sell my Hollywood Hills house.
Carrie found me this big house. I think it's pretty incredible.
Matt Altman is a powerhouse real estate agent.
-I wanna make a big jump to another house. -Okay.
In all honesty, I love that house, but I wanted to sell it immediately
so I could get the money to buy the house that Carrie found for me
because I need more of a family house.
[theme music plays]
[pop music plays]
Can you believe Monroe asked to change rooms this weekend?
Yes, I can.
But it was, like, a straight face. "Can we switch rooms?"
She sees you guys as complete equals. She sees everyone as her equal.
I think that's the problem.
Yeah.
But it was just matter-of-fact.
She's like, "I just love how close your room is to the pool.
Can we switch rooms?"
It's a fair question. I would want your room too.
But what kid...
Did you ever think to ask your parents to switch bedrooms?
No. No.
What am I doing wrong?
-[Shane] You want Carving Club? -[Jeff] Yes, please.
And I'm gonna get a lemonade. Shane used to be a waiter.
-[Tyler] Oh, really? -That's right.
Hey, my name is Shane. Welcome to the Carving Board.
I'll be taking care of you today. I recommend the Cobb salad.
It's delicious. There's lobster and blue cheese crumbles.
[Megan] Wow.
[Shane] And the fresh lemonade is our signature.
[Tyler] I'll have a fresh lemonade.
-[Jeff] Thank you. -[Megan] I'll have the iced tea.
I said the lemonade is our specialty.
[Megan] I don't trust you.
[Jeff] I have three projects under construction
with Lamorne, Wilmer, and then Fortune.
I used to manage all of these projects myself.
I would be in the car all day long and I'd have really, really long days.
Who's paying for this?
[Jeff] Oh.
-[Shane] Dad. -[Megan] Dad.
-[Tyler] Thanks, Dad. -[Megan] Thanks, Dad.
So in efforts to simplify my life,
I have a few more employees that help me in the day-to-day,
which allows me, yes, to do other things,
but also to have more time to myself, for Monroe.
Does it cost me a little bit more money?
Yes, but in the long term, I think it's worth it.
This is Fortune's house. You like it?
You took everything out? That looks terrible.
-[Tyler] It's almost done. -[all laugh]
I'm not kidding. I've been working hard on that.
[Megan] Is that really her house? You guys are shitting me.
Why is it looking like that?
With all the windows... With all the windows taped up. [laughs]
[Megan] It looks like a kidnapper's got, like, three girls in there.
-Well, there's two. -[Megan] Yeah.
[all laugh]
It was just primed.
What color is the house gonna be?
-[Jeff] Navy. -Okay.
It's navy with a crisp white.
-Okay, good. -[Tyler] White windows and doors.
-With flat, black shutters. -Okay.
-We have a big fountain going here. -Okay.
We have hedges going around the whole property.
-[Megan] Nice. -We're fencing it, gating it.
Planters around the trees.
Yeah, okay.
It'll be pretty.
You know, we took the wall out of Wilmer's dining room
so they can start utilizing it.
That house is way too dark for me. I'd be depressed.
Yeah, I think it would probably weigh on you after a while.
-It weighs on me in 12 minutes. -[Megan] Right.
-Yeah. -[Jeff] Would you repaint the great room?
Would you lighten everything up with the furniture and the rugs?
Furniture and the rugs, yeah.
As soon as you put that bigger front door in, that steel door,
it's gonna throw so much light in there.
Well, I think when you do the door, you should do a light above it.
Yeah. Oh, and then Lamorne. We demoed the pool house.
Now we're doing the rough plumbing for the new bar/kitchen area.
And then you get a lot more room for parties and people hanging out.
[Jeff] Yeah. We also ordered the cabinets. We just need that electrician there.
Really? There's no straws?
Plastic straws kill the baby turtles.
-Yeah. -[Megan] You never heard of that?
No.
[Tyler] I thought it was bees.
Bees?
I thought the rings kill the turtles.
Oh. The plastic.
[Jeff] Anyway, then this week, we have Anthony Anderson.
Oh, that'll be fun.
Waiter, could we get a refill on the lemonade, please?
Uh, you don't say "waiter." His name is Shane.
[Megan] Oh.
-I introduced myself. -[Megan] Oh, sorry.
-You're gonna have to talk to me like... -[Megan] Sorry.
It's really... me.
This is, like, method acting. It's, like, getting into it.
[laughs]
[pop music plays]
Anthony Anderson, who is in Encino.
This is a nice neighborhood, I will say.
Yeah.
Anthony, he has an incredible neighborhood.
I love the street. I think it's one of the best neighborhoods in Encino.
[pop music plays]
-How you doing, man? -I'm good. I'm good.
-This is really beautiful. -Thank you.
[Anthony] So, uh, you ready to go tour this, man?
-Please. -So, uh, family room.
-Is that the formal living room? -That's the formal living room, yeah.
I'm Anthony Anderson, the star and executive producer of Black-ish,
host and executive producer of To Tell the Truth,
and, uh, your favorite uncle.
Me and my wife bought this home three years ago
and now we're empty nesters.
It's gonna be the home where our families come to and have fun
and hop in the pool, barbecue, and it's it's gonna be the party house.
You know, the home that I can see myself in for the next 20, 30 years.
Love the bones of it and so gutted it down to its studs.
It's still a lot to be done.
[pop music plays]
I would like Jeff to give me his idea on my hardscape and my landscape
on the exterior of the house.
Jeff knows his stuff. He's an expert in his field.
He knows how to design. He knows how to come in under budget.
Jeff, under budget.
-[Jeff] It's great. -[Anthony] Thank you.
-[Anthony] Two years now, man. -[Tyler] Wow.
[Anthony] It's taking forever.
So the house itself, when will it be completed?
Uh, a year ago.
Okay.
-You know how that goes. -[Jeff] So right on time.
Do you have an architect? Do you have a contractor?
-[Anthony] Uh, I do. -[Jeff] Okay.
[Anthony] I'll take you upstairs and then we can step off on the front.
[Anthony] So you saw the plans.
[Jeff] I did. This is an incredible backyard.
Why... Why haven't they started construction on this yet?
I was actually gonna move into the house first, once this was done.
And that was gonna be phase two and then they were like,
"Well, Anthony, you don't wanna be living in the house
while they're doing this construction right here."
-[Jeff] Yeah, yeah. -[Anthony] So...
You'll use the same contractor to build?
-No. -Why?
I just don't like how long it's taken for this.
-Okay. -Yeah.
-Now, I notice no one's working today. -Mm-hmm.
So does this... Is this kind of a regular occurrence?
It is.
Where they're here Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
Yeah, you know, and I'm always filming on set, so...
Yeah.
Um...
-[Jeff] You can't manage them. -I can't manage it, no.
[Jeff] I don't know what's going on over there.
I mean, well, I do know what's going on. Nothing. Nothing is going on over there.
I would imagine Anthony is probably pretty frustrated at this point.
I don't really know what the holdup is.
So there are five bedrooms up top, total.
[Jeff] Nice, you built 'em all out.
[Anthony] All en suite with full baths.
And you can critique, man. You can critique, man.
You know, this is what you do for a living.
Let me know where I went wrong and what could have been done better.
[Jeff] So does this contractor know you're unhappy with him?
-Oh, yeah, they know that. -Because this is unacceptable.
I mean... By the way, where's the rest of your kitchen?
What do you mean, the rest of it?
The cabinetry.
Oh, that... That's supposed to be starting tomorrow.
-Okay. -Yeah.
As you can imagine with any construction,
it never goes according to plan.
So it's frustrating to be two and a half years in
for something that was only supposed to take a year.
Our budget was here.
Now... it's up there.
All right, walk out here. Walk the...
-Sure. -Walk the space.
I wanted to get some advice on my front yard.
What is your intention for that area?
[Anthony] Like this little carport area.
[Jeff] Okay, so this will all be parking here.
-[Anthony] Yeah. -[Jeff] Okay.
I'm excited to, you know, see what magic he's bringing to this.
I was thinking about interlocking pavers out here, but then I got a quote on it.
-Yeah? -And I was like...
Why don't we just pour concrete?
That's... That's... That's where I'm at.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
Let's just pour concrete.
I like the look better anyway, if we do big pads.
-Yeah. -And the grass in between.
And it's just so soft on your Maybachs.
-Yeah, my Maybachs. [laughs] -Yeah.
-'Cause I saw one out there too. -Oh, yeah, the SUV right there.
Yeah.
And I'm thinking about just keeping these trees up front. Talk to me.
Um, I would get rid of the middle one now
and maybe at the same time we get rid of the other one.
-Really? -Yeah.
[Jeff] Yeah. You're gonna see the house better.
[Anthony] Yeah.
[Jeff] Plus, these things are gonna have to constantly be trimmed
and all that shit that stuff drops is so annoying.
Let's just start with the middle one.
[Tyler] Yeah.
Start with the middle one.
Systematically, we'll just start eliminating them.
Every time you come here, there'll be a new tree gone.
And I'm just gonna say I asked your wife and she said fine.
[laughs]
There's a lot of business there.
So just doing the front yard, I could end up continue working with him.
Furniture, backyard, pool, cabana, another house.
That happens a lot.
So priority number one is to do the front yard.
-So you're doing the game show. -Uh-huh.
You're doing, uh, 2,000 Smirnoff commercials.
Mm-hmm.
And then I saw you on Kimmel, right?
I did that for two straight weeks.
And then I also have Black-ish, our eighth year.
I also executive-produce Grown-ish and Mixed-ish.
I also have my T-Mobile campaign with my mother.
[Tyler] You gotta step it up.
What I hear is no budget.
-[Jeff] That's what I heard. -[Anthony] That's the problem.
This sounds like a great project for us.
[Anthony] Shit.
[all laugh]
Yeah, dude, it'll be a great partnership for all of us.
I feel like there's someone else out there,
like, maybe Jeff Lewis Design that would, uh...
[laughs]
That would come through for you again and again,
so that way we can continue to do more business together.
Jeff, I am not your meal ticket. I am a snack.
I'm not your meal ticket.
So you're gonna connect me with the architect.
And then you're gonna send me whatever hardscape, landscape, all those plans.
-I will get that to you. -Okay, cool.
I will get that to you ASAP.
-Brother, thank you, man. -See you later. Nice to meet you.
Pleasure. And I'm a fan of your work, man. My mother loves you too.
-Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you, brother.
-Pleasure. Nice to meet you, man. -Good to meet you.
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[Shane] We got one hour for Tyler and Mo.
[Shane] I love a presentation!
Hey, queen.
Good morning.
Can I get you a coffee or a water or a tea?
-Could I do a coffee, pretty please? -[Shane] Mm-hmm.
Do you like oat milk or Coffee Mate or regular milk?
Oat milk's great.
-I know Jeff likes that. -[Morgan] This one?
[Tyler] Mm-hmm.
[Morgan] The thing is, the rest of the house is so casual.
[Jeff] Hey, Morgan, how are you good?
[Morgan] Good. How are you good?
Good. Were you offered something to drink, I hope?
-[Morgan] I was. -Good.
I think Lamorne is gonna love and appreciate what we do for him,
but he's not...
He's not interested in how we get there
and he's really not interested in picking anything out.
[Morgan] And what are we thinking hardware-wise?
[Jeff] We could do, like, brass pendants.
It's just one pendant over the bar? Or is it two?
[Jeff] Two. I do like these.
I mean, those are all three great choices.
-I think I really like that one. -Great.
Do you wanna make, um, notes on that, Shane?
And then what about wallpaper?
What are you leaning towards wallpaper-wise, Morgan?
I like the ones that have some of the variation in the lines.
I think it adds interest when you install it.
Mm-hmm.
She's not the warmest person in the world. Let's put it that way. A little prickly.
Did you pull that green?
[Morgan] Well, we put it down. You said that you liked it.
-[Jeff] I love that green. -[Morgan] Yeah.
I think with all the glass and the light,
I think you could go darker on the wallpaper.
But I like where you're going with the, um, the grasscloth look,
but you could do a color.
I like the idea of the green and the color.
My only thing is I feel like this is pretty blue.
And this is pretty green.
I feel like something like that
is blending a little more with our floor choice.
Well, maybe we should look at the light ones too, then.
[Tyler] What about the fourth one right there?
That big one. That's pretty.
[Morgan] I feel like it's reading a little too brown, little too yellow.
[Jeff] It really was kind of a conscious choice
to choose things that he would like, bolder and a little darker.
Like, the one on the far right, that has the most interest, yeah.
[Jeff] Just what color is that? That looks...
I think that's pretty too.
-And it's a clear contrast to the wood. -[Tyler] That's pretty.
I'm not opposed to either.
I think you should not order the wallpaper yet.
[Tyler] That's what I'm saying.
[Jeff] Yeah, I think we should do the stone next week
and then we'll revisit once we do the stone.
You know, it's just...
It's an uncomfortable situation to put us both in.
So I'm sure already she's on the defensive
when he has another designer working with your existing designer.
It's gotta be just as uncomfortable for her as it is for me.
Let's do the slabs. Let's get those done. Go pick wallpaper.
Um, you do not wanna do window coverings.
If it's just gonna be the bar,
I think people are gonna be in there more in the afternoons and at night.
Then you wanna be able to see out all the glass.
I just don't feel like they'll get used that much.
Should we look at, um... SUNPAN has really nice barstools.
[Shane] Okay.
Maybe we'll... Can we pull those for Morgan?
[Morgan] All right, I think we did good.
-[Jeff] See you. Thank you. -[Morgan] Of course.
I also didn't wanna pick wallpaper today
because I didn't want to choose that wallpaper.
So then I thought I'm just gonna table this.
Okay.
And then we'll revisit.
[Tyler] You don't like it?
I didn't love it. I just think we could...
I think there are better choices, you know?
I mean, I prefer the grey. I definitely don't love the other one.
[Jeff] Yeah, I think it could be a mistake.
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[Shane] Oh, wow.
[Megan] Things are happening.
[Tyler] It's really happening. Wow, it looks good.
-It just feels more open. -Mm-hmm.
It doesn't feel like such a passageway.
-[Jeff] Hi. -Hi.
[Jeff] Looks really good.
At Wilmer's house, the dining room opening has been framed
and then all of the woodwork has been installed.
I am very happy with the progress.
Opening up the dining room wall helped lighten it up,
so that was a good thing.
-[Wilmer] Hello, everyone. -Oh, hi.
-Hello. -How's it going?
-Good to see you. -Good. How are you?
[Jeff] Do you like the wall?
I forgot, right?
So I was walking in last night and, uh, as I walked up,
I was just like, "Holy crap, there's, like, a whole room in here."
I think the house is too cluttered. I think it needs to be edited.
So I'm gonna take out the furniture for the great room
and start over with something else.
Did you get a chance to look at the furniture plans?
[Wilmer] Yeah, so here's a question.
Is there a world where we can keep those shelves for, like, picture frames?
Would they be able to stay on that wall or is that gonna look kinda funny?
-[Megan] Like, floating shelves? -[Wilmer] Yeah.
I think that they're gonna be in the way.
I think Wilmer's very apprehensive to do anything.
I mean, he's been in that house for a very long time.
He's the one that decorated. He's the one that's done all the work.
It's like, if you don't have either an attraction or some kind of complement
or whatever to this side, it just kind of feels like empty space.
For me, I wanted a blank wall because we'll probably have something here.
-Sure. -We'll probably have something here.
But in here, we have stuff, like, decorative stuff.
Right.
You know, so we kind of do need a place for that.
-[Jeff] For storage. -For the storage.
That I agree with, which you'll have.
But do we need place for the, you know, the monkey?
[Wilmer] The monkey needs his pedestal.
I think it's important that the monkey has his place.
[Jeff] Right.
We can always bring stuff back in.
I wonder if we bring it out, you let us accessorize.
We'll use as much of your things as we can.
Live in the space for a minute to see how it feels.
But I want less stuff, personally.
And then if you're like, "Nope, I want those floating shelves,"
we just put 'em back up.
So just think about that.
[Wilmer] Yeah.
[Jeff] Nine times out of ten, clients can't visualize.
But I don't anticipate installing those shelves again.
Would you say you're an emotional guy?
I'm not an emotional guy, but I am tactically vulnerable.
-You see things. -Yeah.
You notice things that not a lot of people notice.
None of our clients notice. They don't notice anything.
Right.
I learned in therapy there's people that are called, like, emos.
Those are, like, the emotionals. I think Wilmer is kind of an emotional.
He's more emotional than me.
Even when I'm performing or acting, I think in colors
and patterns and, like, balance.
Hmm.
[Jeff] I let him process.
I mean, honestly, like, I think about other things. I do.
I think about where I'm going after this, what I'm doing tonight,
what I'm gonna have for dinner.
You know, what can I say here? What can I say there?
Hmm, what has the house made me feel in the last year? You know?
By the time I check back in, he's just wrapping up.
So when we're having this conversation, it's fascinating.
Yeah.
Right.
He doesn't know it yet, but I'm doing him a favor.
I just think the shelves are gonna be in the way.
I think people would hit their head.
Well, you are very affected by that
and that's why it's important that we don't... it up because...
[Wilmer] No, you're great.
You obviously... Like, you're very in tune to everything aesthetic-wise.
And so are you guys.
And I also don't pretend I know everything.
Yeah.
[Amanda] Jeff has good ideas and Wilmer's super easy-going.
Like, he's open to it, but he's also, you know, opinionated.
I'm super open to, you know, any configuration of it all.
[Wilmer] There is some direction where we're gonna go,
but it seems to me, like, it may be one of those ever-evolving conversations
where you sleep on it and then figure out how you feel the next day.
Got it. All right. Let's go to work.
We'll see you guys later. Thank you so much for your time today, Wilmer.
-[Megan] Bye, guys. -[Wilmer] Thank you. Nice to see you.
-Bye. -[Wilmer] See you around.
[pop music plays]
Can you call Carrie Berkman Lewis, please?
[phone rings]
[Carrie] Good morning. Hi.
[Jeff] Morning. We went to the house you sent me last week.
You said it's a GV and that it's going to go into multiples.
[Carrie] Okay, yeah.
Five million, five-five million, something like that.
[Carrie] Yeah.
I wanna ask you, have you seen the house?
[Carrie] I have not been inside it.
Okay, what do you think? I mean, it's...
I drove by it. Big corner lot, big house.
It has, uh, the separate garage with, like, a studio gym, whatever.
I think it has four or five bedrooms upstairs.
What do you think that house is worth? What is a good deal on that house?
It's move-in condition, has a pool and everything.
[Carrie] Remind me what the square footage is again.
We'll look it up right now. Shane will look it up.
-[Jeff] Hold on. -[Shane] It is 5,000.
It is a great street, great neighborhood.
-Big corner lot, pretty house. -[Carrie] Yeah.
But I also don't wanna be a jackass and overpay.
[Shane] It says accepting backup offers.
Oh, never mind, now it's saying accepting backup offers.
[Carrie] Yeah, I mean, I am telling you, they've had a couple offers on that house.
[Jeff] I guess they made it work.
I literally check the MLS every day
to hope and pray that it wouldn't go pending.
I knew it would sell fast.
So then maybe I just need to get a year lease
and I need to buy a fixer again, but I guess it comes down to the deal.
I mean, if it's the right deal, I'm open anywhere, really.
Sunset Strip, Beverly Hills PO, Beverly Hills, Hancock Park, Los Feliz.
[Carrie] If I see something in those areas, I'll just send it to you.
You can make the decision.
All right. Thanks, Carrie. Talk to you later.
[Carrie] Okay, bye.
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Now, when you walk in to this fountain place...
Mm-hmm.
I love it, but it is very overwhelming.
[Fortune] Okay.
They have every single fountain you could ever think of.
Try to pick a paint color. [laughs]
That had, like, ten options and I couldn't do it.
And they're all running,
so you're gonna have to go to the bathroom, for sure.
-[laughs] -[Jeff] Guarantee it.
I do have a small bladder, so get ready.
[Jeff] All right, so it's up here on the right.
-[Jeff] There is a bathroom. -[Fortune] Okay.
[Jeff] Maybe it's just me 'cause I do urinate in the shower.
[Fortune laughs]
-[Jeff] Here we go. -[Fortune] Wow.
[Jeff] Hey, guys, how are you?
[Fortune] Hi. Whoa. I've never been in a shop like this before.
[Jeff] I already have to go to bathroom.
[Fortune laughs]
[Jeff] I like that this has a basin. I like the color.
-[Fortune] This is like an amusement park. -[Jeff] It is.
-[Fortune] How about a dolphin? -[Jax] Oh, my God, yes.
[Fortune laughs]
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[Jeff] There's that little rock one over there.
[Tyler] I mean, that's nice.
[Fortune] You like these or no?
-[Jeff] Yes, that's the one. -[Tyler] Yeah.
[Jeff] It's like five guys at a urinal. Do you like that sound?
[Jax] I'll just go to The Abbey if I wanna hear that.
[Jeff] And it sounds like five of these.
[Fortune laughs]
[Jeff] Do you like that one, Jax?
[Jax] Um...
[Jeff] I like the size of it.
[Jax] Yeah, I like that one.
[Jeff] It's nice. I like that.
[Fortune] Oh, nice. Something like that for the little side.
-[Jeff] That could be nice. -[Fortune] In the backyard, maybe.
[Fortune] 'Cause of the freeway being right there.
[Jeff] Right, right.
I find that the water features are kind of an emotional draw.
There's some feng shui principles to it as well.
It's supposed to bring in money and success.
You know, living in an urban area, it's nice to hear the water
over traffic and helicopters and sirens and barking dogs.
It really is kind of an experience and you don't know why you like the house,
but you like the house.
[Fortune] Thank you, guys.
-[Jeff] Well, I'm excited. -[Jax] Yeah, thanks, guys.
-Cute fountain. -It's gonna be like a water park.
I love it.
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Did they just start the tile today or did they start it on Friday?
[Shane] Yeah. They're starting today.
[Jeff] Somebody have a party?
[Shane] Fun.
It's nice. I like the tile.
-[Jeff] I do too. -[Shane] The tile's great.
-[Jeff] Hey. -[Lamorne] Hello there.
[Jeff] How are you? What do you think of the tile?
I haven't seen it yet. I'm coming over now.
Oh, it's... Oh, my God. Well, that's awesome.
[all laugh]
Oh, look at this. Oh, that's sick.
So the cabinets have been ordered.
We've got the cabinet hardware. We got the plumbing fixtures, lighting.
I think all that's left is the wallpaper.
Oh, you're not gonna use my same wallpaper from before?
Well, I've been looking for larger vaginas. I can't...
-[laughs] -[Jeff] I've been looking everywhere.
I know a few. I can just take some photos.
I wanted it less subtle and larger, so I'll let you know when we find it.
What happened this weekend? We didn't get the invite.
You got the invite. You guys just didn't show up.
[Jeff] How many people showed up?
-[Lamorne] Two hundred, maybe. -Wow.
I think that 200 people showed up.
[Jeff] It's too bad this wasn't done.
Now, we were talking about window coverings.
Do we not need 'em? We don't need 'em, right?
Drapes would be cool. I wouldn't mind some automatic blinds.
[imitates automatic blinds] For privacy, maybe.
[Jeff] I wish I was directly working with him.
We're on the same page. I like this.
I prefer just getting their cell phone numbers
and texting and calling directly.
Some celebrities do not allow that.
But the more people there are between us, the greater chance of error.
We could very easily add sunshades, which are more modern and clean.
Okay.
Where they just block, like, the harsh, harsh sun.
-[Lamorne] Right, yeah. -But you can still kind of see through it.
Mm-hmm. Not that I'm doing anything weird in there.
-I mean... -I'm just saying.
You should have the chance if you want to.
Yeah, I don't want everybody to see when I do weird stuff, you know.
Oh, you mean, like, up on the counter or something?
Now that's just you being weird. I never said that.
[all laugh]
It's good to see you. Okay. I'll see you guys later.
[Lamorne] Y'all take it easy.
[pop music plays]
[Jeff] This the house?
On this corner and you parked on this private drive last time.
[Jeff] Shane. No one's working here, huh?
[Shane] I've never seen a person working.
[Jeff] We've been here, what, three times?
-Mm-hmm. -And no one's ever been working here.
[Shane] Mm-mm.
[Jeff] Hey, Frank.
So I'll just show you the whole property. Um, where we need help is on the exterior.
If you see all the hardscape that needs to be done,
we're actually gonna redo the front yard plan
because he thinks it's overdone.
I also believe it's overdone. I actually think it looks like a casino.
Let's just say we had a flower bed here, right?
And then we just did all rectangular concrete squares
with faux lawn in between.
We have a bed here, a bed there, just where he can get a ton of parking.
He is not married to the trees.
I actually... We suggested maybe getting rid of two of them.
-[Frank] Yeah. -[Jeff] They're ugly anyway.
That would be nice.
Yeah, let's take 'em out.
[Frank] Okay.
Look, if we can get this job, he's gonna fall in love with us
because this job has been going on for, like, two or three years.
[Frank] Okay.
So I feel like if we can get this done quickly and cost-effectively,
I think then he'll let us do phase two, which is in the back.
-This is a lot of work. -It's a lot of work.
A lot. It's huge.
[pop music plays]
Top of your head, is this a $50,000 job? Is it a $100,000 job?
[scoffs] I wouldn't even know. I would have to...
-Just if you were to guess. -More than 50, for sure.
Concrete's expensive right now too. Everything is, I guess.
-You say that on a loop, by the way. -[Frank] Yeah.
-You notice that? -[Frank] What?
-Everything's expensive. -It is.
-It's expensive right now. -Wood is expensive.
Air is really expensive right now.
When it comes to contractors and subcontractors,
I've worked with Frank for 15 years, but I just think it's smart business
getting comparative bids as part of the negotiation process.
You know, if somebody comes in with a $60,000 bid
and somebody comes in with a $45,000 bid,
it gives me a real good idea of what it can be done for.
So sometimes I'll bring in third, fourth, fifth, sixth bids.
So what we're thinking, Juan,
is the owner would like something much more simple.
When it comes to this area,
we're gonna take out these three pine trees.
Okay. See the roots? They're all, like, on the surface.
Yeah.
So all this black dirt is gonna come out, so it's gonna be good.
And we did water feature here, water feature there,
big, long, concrete steps.
My fear is that he has spent a small fortune
to remodel that house.
Definitely seven figures.
That I think is guaranteed.
And if I can get phase one done quickly, efficiently, without any problems
or drama, stay within budget,
I do believe there's more work
and I think it would be even beyond that house.
So it's a matter of us getting a plan and then you bidding it out.
-All right, guys, thank you. -All right, see you later.
Have a great weekend. I'll keep you posted on the new plan.
And then can you come out here again next week?
Yeah, email it to me, please.
-Great. All right, good to see you. -[Juan] All right, bye.
[pop music plays]
And then one more fountain is going up.
So use this.
[man] Okay.
Are we in Palm Springs? It's hot out here.
Shane, next time we come here, I just want you to carry a mister.
[Shane] Okay.
I love these lights.
I didn't even approve 'em, but I love 'em.
No, he showed me.
Oh, they're great.
Okay, this is pretty.
-[Tyler] This is beautiful. -[Shane] I love it.
It's so serene.
They had to move the plug over a little bit
'cause it kind of bubbles out.
-[Jeff] I love it. -[Shane] How's the back one?
[Tyler] Beautiful.
[Jeff] That sounds like five guys peeing.
[all laugh]
Hi.
[Jeff] How are you?
[Fortune] I love these water features.
-[Tyler] It's so nice. -It's so good.
-[Fortune] I think they're so great. -[Tyler] This is beautiful.
Yeah, it's the perfect size and it's so soothing,
both here and back there.
I love it. I'm really happy.
Yeah. It really helps with that interstate noise.
It's really nice. I also ordered you two chairs for here.
That's so cool.
-Which you're gonna like. -I love that.
And then I have to do some for... I need a new coffee table for outside.
Oh, okay.
And a coffee table, side table, side table here, and then I need some pots.
-Oh, okay, great. [laughs] -[Jeff] Yeah.
[Fortune] I totally love the water features.
Good.
I don't know if we gave it enough praise, but...
I mean, that's such... It's the perfect size for there.
It's so cool.
[pop music plays]
[Tyler] I think Jeff is here.
This goes right in the middle of that wall?
Centered on that, yeah, with the TV.
-[Tyler] Yes. -[Razmik] That's the TV?
That's the TV.
[Razmik] I don't think it's a TV.
No, I think it is.
[Razmik] It's not a TV, it's a frame.
Yeah, it's a frame TV.
So that thing is on right now?
[Tyler] I think so.
It looks like a picture, like a paper.
You're right, it's a TV.
-[Tyler] Yeah, right? -Yeah.
-[Jeff] Hey. -[Shane] Wow, it's so light in here.
[Tyler] Is that as bright as it goes?
[Jeff] Yeah, they're 15-watt.
Oh, my God, look at that.
[Jeff] Wow.
[Tyler] They're gonna have to unscrew some of them
'cause it's gonna be too bright for them.
[Jeff] Oh, yeah. You're right.
I don't think I've ever been in here with all the lights on.
God, I feel like I'm getting sunburned.
-[laughs] -With all this light.
[Razmik] So we can move it today?
[Tyler] Yeah.
I want some room, so let's move it forward
and then we can put it over here.
[Tyler] Okay.
What are you doing?
He's gonna move that console. She forgot to empty it, so we're gonna.
I see.
And we're taking these completely off, right?
Yeah, for now.
[Tyler] Or do you wanna leave the two?
No. I need you to take it all off and then...
And then we start over.
We start over.
I could have told a white lie.
I said that we will take the shelves down and then we will furnish the room
and then we will attempt to put the shelves back up.
And you and I both know those shelves are not going back up. [laughs]
So...
[Jeff] Yeah, I know, there's a lot of skulls, skull candles.
[Shane] I love those rabbits.
There was a lot of random stuff coming out of that cabinet.
I would venture to guess that a lot of this stuff they don't need.
I'm not really attached to things.
I don't know.
It was obvious trash to me, but I guess it wasn't obvious to them.
[Tyler] This is, like, your nightmare.
I know, and that's why more shelves for him is not a good thing.
[pop music plays]
[Jeff] Can you call Anthony?
[phone rings]
[Anthony] Jeff Lewis.
How are you?
[Anthony] I'm all right. On set. What's going on?
Okay, quickly, um, Juan Olmos, who's my guy,
he can remove those roots in the back for $500.
So you would pay 1,000 for the tree, 500 for the roots.
You'd get a bill for 1500.
[Anthony] Okay, I'm gonna give this to you 'cause this is what you do.
Has anyone been in contact with you about the work that you're doing, from GC?
Do they know what we're trying to do?
No, I haven't talked to 'em at all. I'm just doing my thing.
I frankly am not interested in working with the existing contractor.
I'm not impressed with the work ethic. I'm not impressed with the inconsistency.
I'd rather just hire competent people to come in and handle it and fix it.
My feeling is I'm working on the front yard.
Hopefully, eventually I can do the side yards and the backyard.
And again, never seen anyone working there. Ever.
[Anthony] Yeah, I know.
[Jeff] It's crazy.
[Anthony] All right, they're calling me back to set.
All right.
[Anthony] I'll call you back when I have some time.
All right, bye.
[Anthony] Thanks, Jeff.
Why don't we explain to Tyler and Tyler can handle it with Juan?
[phone rings]
-[Jeff] Hi. -[Tyler] Hi.
[Jeff] Okay, I just spoke to Anthony. He's on board.
Juan is gonna go ahead and do the tree removal at Anthony's.
[Tyler] Okay, great.
So he'll take down the four trees, three in the front, one in the back.
The trees were in the way of the design.
There was a lot of roots and those messy trees.
They had to go.
I don't think I have it in writing,
but he gave me a verbal approval to take the trees down.
[man] Get it done.
It's gonna look worse before it looks better. I mean, that's what happens.
[pop music plays]
[Morgan] Oh, wow.
-[Shane] Pretty. -[Jeff] Whoa.
[Morgan] Yay.
-[Tyler] It's so beautiful. -[Morgan] I love that color.
The cabinets look great. Really starting to see it.
You want color, you want pattern, you want warmth, you want wood,
you want warmer, darker materials.
Can we look at 'em both next to the floors too?
And I'm meeting with Momo to make the final decision for wallpaper.
That's pretty.
I really like it when I look at it with the floors.
-It's dark. -It's really dark.
I don't think that's gonna look good with the countertop either.
No.
With most of my clients, I usually am able to plead my case
or sell what I... my vision,
but I have to try to sell to Morgan
and then I'm assuming she's presenting
these ideas to Lamorne on my behalf,
but I have no control over what happens after I tell Morgan.
Yeah, it's really pretty.
And with the counter. I like this.
Yeah.
Maybe somebody could hold this for Momo,
since she's the one that's ultimately gonna decide.
I think she has good taste and I think she has a good aesthetic.
I would just do something a bit different.
I like the idea of this kind of pattern wallpaper.
I just think the color is a bit off.
So it's like she's not quite there.
Yeah, I think I like... I think I like that one.
I'm gonna put this in the hell no or the hell no pile?
Or just the no, just the no.
Just no.
-Hey, guys. -[Jeff] Hey, how are you?
Oh, this is dope.
So far, so good. It looks awesome.
-[Jeff] Right? -Yeah. [chuckles]
Um, hey, you wanna look at these?
Do you wanna show him the barstools real quick?
[Lamorne] Ooh.
No. No.
[Jeff] Such a difficult client.
No. No.
Hmm.
Is this gonna bother you, sitting there for an hour not having a back?
That's my only concern.
[sighs] Comfort is important in there as well.
Yeah.
You know what I mean? And with alcohol, I don't need...
I was just thinking that I just worry someone's gonna fall
and crack the back of their head open.
You're looking at 'em. You know why they call her Momo?
She's always like, "Come on, just one mo'. One mo'."
[all laugh]
[Jeff] At least Lamorne likes my choices.
I mean, that Morgan, she's like the gatekeeper, man.
Yeah, I do feel like people will actually be hanging out in there
-and chilling for a while. -[Jeff] Yeah.
And on this, it's...
You're right.
All right, we'll check on the availability and lead time.
That's great. Well, I'm gonna get going, you guys. Thank you.
[Jeff] All right, I'll see you guys later.
[Lamorne] Sweet.
[pop music plays]
[Jeff] For Lamorne, we have to buy shades. Tell Tyler we're gonna need samples.
Um, sweet. Momo doesn't love the SUNPAN barstool.
She says it's a little too polished for the rest of the house.
So I'm thinking something with a little more cool factor.
So she sent these.
Oh, yeah, those are cool.
-Those are terrible. -Aren't they bad?
Those barstools are terrible.
[Shane] They're, like, really bad, right?
They're completely ordinary. They're basic bitch barstools.
And by the way, Lamorne already picked out those barstools,
-if you remember correctly. -Right.
I feel like we order. Is she there today?
[Shane] She's gonna try to come.
[Jeff] Shit.
Hey, how are you? What are they doing? Heat lamps?
[Shane] Nice.
I know we were kind of playing around with no window coverings,
but I think he wants them.
He's gotta have something. I think it would...
He would regret it if we don't put something in.
It's hot out here.
So remember you have a picture of the wallpaper.
Whites, blacks, greys.
[Morgan] I feel like nothing too light, nothing too black.
Something kind of in between.
[Jeff] Okay.
See, I don't think you need anything tighter than that, right?
-What percentage is that? -[Jeff] This is ten.
You just need enough to block the sun.
So I think... I mean, I think you're fine with either. I do prefer the ten.
I don't think you go wrong with the five.
[Morgan] Can you hold them up one more time for me?
I think the one on the left.
I found a barstool I like better.
I've picked and chosen my battles with Morgan,
so I don't understand why we're complicating things.
We presented stools. Here's the ones he likes.
Why are we now looking at other stools? It seems like a waste of time to me.
I just think when we start to look at, like, how the rest of the backyard
is less metal and less polished, I feel like this room
starts looking a bit like it's not meshing with the rest.
This one kind of hit some of the refined aspects.
I mean, it's pretty, but is it too plain? This could help bring it to another level.
[Morgan] Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
I just worry it goes a little more ritzy than the rest of the house.
'Cause we have the blacks and the greys and the whites.
I don't know if four barstools really change much.
The good news is Lamorne did like those of all the ones we showed him.
[Morgan] Right.
And then I think once we get the barstools ordered and we get the shades ordered,
-everything's been purchased. -Yeah.
So it's just a matter of putting it all together.
Um, but I like the way it's coming. I think it's looking really good.
Do I like that I got my way? Yeah.
I really believe these are the best stools for that space.
All right, we'll see where we are.
-[Morgan] Okay. -All right.
I appreciate that she wants to stay consistent
with the design that's in the house
and I don't think it's dramatically different,
but I do think it's elevated, so I like where we landed.
Thanks. Do you like how I just wasn't gonna take no for an answer?
I know, I know.
It's just one of the things that, you know what, I've let her run this.
[Shane] Right.
You know what I mean?
I think she gets that. Like, I hate her barstool so much.
Like, I don't even want to consider it.
-Right. -I literally, like, don't like them.
If they were great stools, that's another thing, but...
And I feel like she got her way all the way through this.
-I know, I know. -Did I get bird shit on me?
Yeah, I did. I did.
-That's good luck. -Is it?
That's what they say to make you feel better when a bird shits on you.
Yeah.
[pop music plays]
-[phone rings] -[Megan] Hello?
[Jeff] Do you have the furniture plans for Wilmer?
[Megan] Yeah.
[Jeff] We have to get those damn shelves off
'cause I wanna bring the painter back in to patch everything.
[Megan] Yep, gotcha.
We're gonna go over the furniture today.
[Megan] Okay, good, yeah.
[Jeff] And then we're gonna go over window coverings.
[Megan] And I have more fabrics too.
[Jeff] Oh, great. All right, I'll see you in a minute.
I love your guys' matching outfits. It's really cute.
This I think is a different material, though, isn't it?
And yours is a little bit of a larger size than mine.
Yeah.
Hey. Hi, guys.
-[Amanda] Oh, hey. -[Wilmer] Hey. You're back.
How are you? Lots of stuff to show you today.
[Megan] What do you wanna start with?
-[Jeff] I mean, we do the fabrics first. -[Megan] I think so.
[Jeff] So the idea is one cushion, two pillows, and then also drapes.
-[Megan] I love this. -[Amanda] Yeah, I like that too.
[Megan] I say two big pillows or that.
That's so fun. What do you think?
Yeah. I think it's cool. I like the plaid.
-[Megan] We all love the plaid. -[Jeff] We all love the plaid.
[Wilmer] Yeah, the plaid is awesome.
There's something beautiful about this too.
I agree. I love that. That's my favorite fabric.
It feels like a different galaxy.
Clients don't wanna feel like I'm withholding from them,
so that's enough of a selection for somebody who's really involved
to pick something and feel like, "Okay, I'm kind of in control here."
So this is really all about Wilmer.
We have a bunch of chairs to show you.
-[Wilmer] Is this for the dining room? -[Megan] Mm-hmm.
I knew you were gonna pick that. I just knew it.
I knew you were gonna pick that.
I do like that color for the chairs.
Mm-hmm. It definitely brightens it up a little it.
-For some reason... -[Jeff] And it ties this in.
It's, like, it's part of the story, you know?
[Wilmer] This would be really comfortable too it seems like.
[Megan] Mm-hmm.
Yeah, and I haven't really seen that. That's pretty original to me.
I haven't... That's not a common chair I've seen really in any showroom.
-These are amazing choices. -Yeah.
These are really fun.
I think that they really understood how bold we could be.
They brought some really great options that kind of shared that same spirit,
so it was cool.
We're excited because it seems like
things are gonna start probably moving pretty quickly.
For the great room, I love a swivel, especially in this particular room
because you may wanna watch TV,
you may wanna swivel it around and see who's in the kitchen.
Comfort level, I think this is your number one
'cause you can... You can probably lounge there and hang.
[Amanda] Yeah.
-[Megan] Okay. -[Jeff] Okay.
So we'll let you know about first, second choices
and whether or not we can buy it or have it made.
[Wilmer] Also, whatever is actually available or around that makes sense
in the same comfort level.
I think that also we'll be open to that.
I want this to be great.
If I have to custom-make, we'll custom-make.
I appreciate that. Thank you.
I think he's like, "Okay, he was right about that. That was a good idea."
I think it's progress and I feel like
he's gonna trust me a little bit more moving forward.
[Tyler] What happened with the shelving?
I think they're both gonna have to come down.
Yeah. They said that they can find a way to take these down, for sure.
[Jeff] Great. All right, guys, thank you so much.
-[Wilmer] Come here. -[Jeff] We'll see you soon.
-See you guys. -Thanks for the water.
Thank you guys so much for everything.
-[Jeff] Sure. -[Wilmer] Fantastic.
[pop music plays]
[Jeff] Those people that wrote an offer on the house, they want me to counter,
but I just said no.
[Shane] Why not?
I just told him, I said, "Look, I'm not trying to be difficult."
Yeah.
I'm just... Unless I get what I'm asking,
I just... I'm not motivated right now
'cause I don't have another house to go to.
If I did, maybe that's another conversation.
But I also think the house is a really good value at five-five.
It just is.
And I don't think I wanna move right now.
The Altmans delivered.
They brought me three separate offers,
but the offers were lower than what I expected,
so I wasn't really ready to accept unless I had another house
and I lost the house that I was interested in.
[Frank] Hello.
[Jeff] I feel like somebody is gonna give me my number. We're close.
So is it gonna come off in pieces?
[Tyler] He has to break the wall.
-[shelf creaking] -[groans]
We better warn Wilmer. I don't want a call tonight.
[pop music plays]
-[shelf bangs] -Oh!
God, that just gave me a heart attack.
Isn't so bad.
[pop music plays]
-[Lamorne] Hey, hey. -[Jeff] How are you?
[Lamorne] Fantastic.
I heard you already broke in the new bar.
-[chuckles] -A few times.
I couldn't wait. I couldn't wait.
Wow, this looks amazing.
[pop music plays]
[Lamorne] This is fantastic. It's a very sexy place. It's so dope.
I gotta say, I've done a great job with this place.
[all laugh]
[Jeff] I mean, collectively, I've spent about 22 minutes with you.
-Probably. -[Jeff] Yeah.
The new bar/kitchen area looks far better now
than it did when I got there.
I mean, this is high-end design and I think it's so beautiful.
-Yeah, thanks, man. -[Jeff] Yeah.
So the way the room started was oriented differently.
We decided to redo the shelving with the stone
and then it started to make sense to kind of flip the whole room.
We decided on a lighter paper that has the grey and the black running through it.
But when you're standing outside of the room,
it still has a light feel and I think that pairs well with the floor
because the floor has the black and the white in it.
And we added lighting above.
-It's very sophisticated. -It is very sophisticated.
[Jeff] You gotta stock this fridge.
[Lamorne] Oh, yeah, I'm going to.
I just haven't... I haven't done much yet.
I was waiting for you guys to get out of here
so I could put my vagina wallpaper back up on the wall.
[all laugh]
Are you happy with it?
Oh, I love it. Yeah, I mean, in every single way.
I was gonna offer my opinions and suggestions
how things should go
and I would have done a shitty job at that.
To be quite honest with you, there probably would have been swings
and, you know, a bubble machine and, um...
Momo, are you happy with it?
I'm really happy. I like all the wood and the stone.
Would you have done anything different?
-Um... -[Jeff] Yeah, tell me.
I still like the other chairs that I sent.
-[Jeff] I knew it. Yeah, the barstools? -[Morgan] Mm-hmm.
But these are good.
I like these. I prefer these. Um...
I don't know. You like 'em, right?
[Lamorne] The barstools definitely elevate the space.
The nice thing about Jeff and I not agreeing on things was, um,
both of us respected each other's opinions
and it was never an argument.
I think this is a cause for celebration.
And I think the space ended up really well because of it.
-[Jeff] Uh-oh. -[Shane] Oh, no.
-We're gonna celebrate. -Not inside.
[Lamorne] This might not go the way I planned.
[Tyler] Not towards the windows.
I just wanna say thank you all
for allowing me to add this addition to my home.
I really do appreciate it.
Hey!
[Jeff] It makes me very happy when my clients like my work.
-Cheers. Congratulations. -Cheers.
With Momo, she came on strong initially.
But I made slight changes that I felt elevated her vision and the design.
Thanks for all your help with this, Momo. I think we did nice work together.
All of us.
And I think as a result, we have given him exactly what he wants.
Bye, Momo.
-Thank you. -Thanks for all your help.
-[Lamorne] Bye. -It was nice working with you, Momo.
-Good working with you. -Great working with you.
Goodbye. I really appreciate you guys.
My expectations were high and he met those expectations.
[pop music plays]
So thank you.
-[Jeff] Bye, guys. -[Lamorne] See y'all.
[Morgan] Thank you.
I could have done this myself.
[Morgan] Okay. Okay.
[pop music plays]
-How are you? -Good. How are you?
What is going on here?
[pop music plays]
It needs a facelift and maybe a little lipo.
[Jeff] The house is so different.
[Fortune] Yeah, right?
-Do you love it? -[Fortune] I do.
I think we've accomplished everything that I intended to do,
which was, you know, the relandscaping and the painting.
And I think the house has real curb appeal now.
I believe they could put their house on the market and get a nice number for it.
So what's the plan with the house, then?
[sighs]
Now that you've done this, I wish you would take these two out.
-It's just a mess. -I agree.
-[phone vibrates] -[Jeff] Uh-oh.
[Anthony] Damn you, Jeff.
[Megan] Uh-oh.
[Anthony] If my house looks bare, it's barren, it's on your head.
[♪ "Unsaid" by MILKK plays]