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[Jeff] Do you like the tile?
The tile's nice. It's very light.
Why don't you take a picture for Kate.
Not every celebrity is accessible.
She loves the whole fifties, sixties vibe.
This is why she hires me.
So we make the right decisions.
Keep in mind we need a smaller sofa. What was she saying, Scandinavian...
[Shane] Scandinavian, California, mid-century.
Okay.
[Jeff] When's your last day?
We have a month.
Nancy Cook kind of runs my house.
But now we're in a situation where she and her partner are moving
to Orange County and the commute doesn't really make sense.
We want to make sure the new person is competent and smart.
Can read your mind.
-The bar is so high. -I know.
[Jamie] What color do you want the shelves?
-White is kind of boring. -It's boring.
[Jeff] We were gonna paint the shelves white,
but it was looking like a sea of white cabinets,
so we're doing light rift oak, so we'll have a little bit of variation.
Could this be a stain grade? Is that possible?
Yeah.
HPOZ would love for me to put it back to the way it was.
When working on things that I can work with,
as I get approvals... But now we're getting to the point where
we start installing finishes.
-It's beautiful. -Thank you.
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[Jeff] What are these?
-[Megan] These are little shots. -[Tyler] Dick shots.
-No. -Yes, we're doing one.
-Let's do it. -Ready?
-Cheers. -Cheers to...
...you guys.
I miss Stu.
[laughs]
[Jeff] Things are starting to move a little quicker.
Everyone has one project right now. Which is great.
So, everyone is fully focused on their one project,
getting that done within the next few weeks.
Do you want an update on Christina's house?
So, what's happening? We have open shelves at Christina's?
And a hood, oven hood.
The kitchen was starting to look pretty basic.
-Was it all white? -Yeah, it's all white.
They have to be because the floor is like a orange.
It's a real bad color and we're not replacing them.
But we're changing out the shelves to a light rift oak, and the hood.
With the white cabinets and the brass poles, it'll elevate it a bit.
It's gonna be beautiful.
With Christina's situation, she was just trying to sell it.
And I went into my, we gotta appeal to a broad audience mode.
But then, once we did it, and we had made all the choices,
I thought it was feeling a little...
generic.
And that's gonna appeal to a certain segment, but not everybody.
I think bringing in brass details and changing the finishes on the shelf
and the range hood, is a bit more high design.
It'll give it a little bit of personality.
We have all the light fixtures. We have the island pendants now,
those were ordered today.
Then, we have the sconces for the bathroom.
We're gonna do something with that fireplace.
I'm gonna paint it, then sandblast it.
[Megan] Pretty.
Did you see the furniture I sent you for Kate's?
-Yes, and I sent it to her. -We just can't have delays.
No, I know.
Kate happens to be in New York working.
And it's not always easy. Fortunately, I have a radio station in New York,
and I do shows in New York. So, I'm in New York every two months.
While I'm in New York, I'm gonna give her an in-person update
on the project.
She sent something that's not gonna work.
It was like traditional looking, big, overstuffed.
I said, I was thinking something a little sleeker.
A little more modern.
She kept saying mid-century.
She's this big. She's this big.
-She doesn't need a chair this big. -Right.
She's like, I want cozy where I can read.
Who reads?
What does she read? A book or a script or work?
I think she reads.
-Books? Like real books? -Books.
-She's very intelligent. -She seems like she reads.
-That makes one of us. -Yeah.
-Why read when you can watch TV? -I just love television.
[laughs]
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[Jeff] I started watching the Golden Bachelor.
-[Shane] Isn't it cute? -[Jeff] I don't know.
He was very vulnerable, which I appreciate.
Very sweet. But, personally, do I like a little bit more of an edge.
I don't think he's for you. But I think he was...
I'm just thinking if I...
-If you were one of the contestants... -On the Golden Bachelor.
I didn't think, "I would set him up with Jeff."
I thought he was a sweet, older man.
He's a nice-looking man with a house on the water.
But I'd be like, yeah, you take him, I'm good.
You take the rose.
If you're just looking for a nice, sweet man to tell you how great you are.
But I like someone who tells me the opposite.
Maybe when you're 70, you'll chill out.
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[Frank] Jeff, let's clarify this real quick.
So, this is where the twenty-four-inch refrigerator is.
Mm-hmm.
This is gonna be about a seven- to-eight-inch face of stucco.
In here, what do we do in here? Build a little wood shelf or something
so she can put stuff in there?
Are you able to talk to Kate so we show her everything you're doing?
-Hi. How are you? -Hi!
I'm good. Look, I've got my mom with me.
Hi! How's it going? I'm Jeff, nice to meet you.
This is Frank, the contractor.
-Hi, Frank. How are you? -Good, thank you. Nice to meet you.
I wanted him to go over some details with you.
[Kate] Okay.
So, you can see, this is the island.
Now, you and I, we talked about, you know, the waterfall edge,
which we're planning on doing. You can see that.
But now, we're also thinking we would do the marble across the front.
Yes.
So, basically, it's all marble, except for the back.
Oh, that's perfect. That's absolutely perfect.
Okay.
[Jeff] Kate has experience in remodeling.
She was extremely involved in the remodel of the main house.
And I don't think she really wants to be a hands-off client.
It's just the circumstances, she's back East,
So, I'm doing my best. I try to send her everything for approval.
This would be double-doors compartment for just space.
But the whole face will be smooth stucco.
-The rest is gonna be the marble. -Oh, great.
Explain to her where the Ipe. 'Cause the Ipe is important.
It's gonna be a foot on each side, Kate, because it lines up with the island.
-Right here. -Yes.
We've got a foot here and a foot here.
Then we'll do that Ipe all around here so it lines up with the island.
But the Ipe goes all the way up to that board there.
I have a feeling you're gonna kill me.
But I don't mind having it be slightly more expanded
than being perfectly aligned to the island.
What about two feet? What do you think of that?
Could I see like two and a half, or three?
Is that two and a half?
I prefer that.
Kate has very good taste. Some of her decisions
maybe aren't my first choice. For example, the Ipe.
She was adamant about that
because she wanted to be consistent with the rest of the house.
Personally, I would've done maybe a little bit of variation.
But in a situation like that, you put your ego aside,
then customize it the way she wants.
There's gonna be the marble shelf here for all your wine glasses
or whatever you'll put here.
That'll be so pretty.
You're gonna have a couple sources of light.
Because you're gonna have the ten spots which will be dimmable.
Plus, the LED across the front of the island.
Plus the LED on the shelf. And it's gonna shoot down and shoot up.
Oh, great. That'll be so pretty.
All right, let's talk about the bathroom.
We have the changing room here, or you could use it for storage.
I need your insight here for the bathroom.
I can't believe I have a real bathroom! Just seeing the drywall is exciting!
I know, I know. There's something we just did at another house
which is, it's not really a Venetian plaster,
but it looks like concrete.
I think it would look nice, don't you?
I do, and it would be nice with the floors.
Yeah, agreed.
When we started the work, I think she was a bit panicked
because she has an aesthetic. She has a design plan.
It's very specific. I think it took a few weeks for her to trust me.
I know I would have a problem, being a controlling, Type-A personality
and having this full-scale remodel happening at your house,
and you're not there.
It looks so good! I'm so excited!
-I'm seeing you in a few days. -[Kate] Yeah.
-Okay. -[Kate] You are!
I'll see you Friday in New York.
-Yes, I'm so excited. -All right, thank you.
-I'll talk to you later. -You're doing an amazing job.
-Thank you. -All right, see you Friday.
-Bye! -Bye.
-She's very happy. -Yeah.
[Shane] She's excited.
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Okay, I'll tell you what I'm thinking. Did you get two-dozen pumpkins?
Yeah, and three little, like, some close to thirty,
but I got some teeny ones.
Think pumpkin patch. Let me show you what I'm thinking.
Nancy, my house manager, recently moved.
Gus is one of the people that applied for the position.
We brought him in immediately.
He's a very easy-going, smiley, happy, will do anything I ask kinda guy.
I guess we could put a grouping here. Maybe a few here.
But we're still kind of figuring out whether he's the right candidate.
Like two, three, four. Maybe if you did three of the large pumpkins
and add some of the gourds in the different...
-Yeah. -All right.
-Thank you. -[Gus] Yep.
Nancy was very on it, very no-nonsense.
She just kind of handled things.
Since I've had experience with Gus, I've noticed it's taking a bit longer
than I expected for Gus to adjust.
I think he's smart-ish. I don't know.
I like to give people the benefit of the doubt.
We'll give it a few weeks.
And we'll see how it goes.
We're getting there.
[Jeff] How's our friend, Gus, doing?
I'm almost afraid to go outside.
-Hey. -I think we need 30 more.
Oh, the trees!
[Gus] Is it the look you kind of intended?
Um...
It never occurred to me to put a pumpkin in a tree.
Does it look lean to you?
Let's grab some of those and let's do a couple more here.
-I kind of want this to be heavy. -Okay.
There's a gourd in the tree.
I'm allowing him to be creative.
I don't want to stunt his creativity, however,
I also don't want pumpkins in trees.
[laughs]
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[Megan] What about these?
-Those I like. -Green.
Are too green?
No, no, I like that.
[Megan] I'm loving the squares.
Let's grab it.
These definitely have depth to them.
-[Jamie] Hey, Jeff. -How are you?
-Hello. -What's going on? Good to see you.
You too.
I went to the kitchen. I was like, how do we...
How to take this to the next level? With the bathroom,
we have this light marble with a white cabinetry, brass fixtures.
Even with the mirror and sconces it was feeling a bit plain.
I think the bathroom could be more high design.
I think most people will respond to bolder choices.
And it'll appeal to a lot of different buyers.
Do you have the picture of that green bathroom?
Just throwing another idea into the mix.
That's kind of got a green vibe with the green tile.
[Christina] I like wallpaper a lot.
[Megan] I think you tile the two shower walls.
I feel like it'd be really pretty with a chair rail.
Thin, like a pencil liner as a chair rail. Like a little line along the top.
[Christina] Yeah, I like the green.
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I like having the variation.
-This is nice too. -[Shane] That's nice.
[Megan] Look at this.
-That's a pretty color. -[Christina] That's pretty.
That's almost exactly the tile I had in my kitchen.
-[Shane laughs] -[Christina] It is!
The stuff I chose looked just like that.
But when we do it, it's high design.
Yeah, exactly. It was shit before.
-Hold onto this. -I love it!
What kind of marble is that?
[salesman] That's called Calcutta Olivia.
It has a lot of... When you get closer,
it has more beige tones, gray tones.
It's really pretty.
You could do this on the floor and this in the pan. Yeah.
Do you want to do this halfway up?
-Could be kinda cute. -It'd be nice.
I think there could be some variation.
So, we're gonna do the square tile not quite halfway up,
and then, we transition into rectangles, like on a brick pattern.
All those things are gonna help make the bathroom more unique.
-The gold against the tile, -It'll be insane.
is gonna be so nice.
Do you know what we're doing?
[salesman] I'll leave it here. I remember everything, I'm crazy.
[Megan] I know you are.
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-[Jeff] Have we paid for these slabs? -[Shane] Where'd they come from?
Where did we buy them?
Where did those slabs come from?
Could you put that... Is that the shampoo and conditioner?
These are actually Jeff's travel things that I just haven't set up yet.
Okay. That can go up in his bathroom too.
With Gus, I expected him
to master all of the house responsibilities quickly.
But he's not mastered anything.
I have him, two days a week, going to the grocery store.
But we're out of everything. We have no food.
I had to go to the grocery store to get bread.
I had to go to the store to get Goldfish.
Even though we have someone going to the grocery store twice a week,
I ran out of half and half.
I had to go to the liquor store for vodka.
I also don't need 24 cubes of butter.
What are you doing? I don't need five bottles of cooking oil.
I don't cook.
Is this for me?
I have no idea. Uh...
[Gus] Okay.
You have to ask Shane.
And, then, Cian was walking from the office to the kitchen,
and Gus, apparently, was doing a handstand
with his feet without shoes against my wall.
I don't think that's very professional.
I don't know who Debbie is.
For Debbie next week.
Was it for me to do something? Sorry. It was in front of mine.
-[Shane] Yeah. Jeff? -[laughs]
And, then, he started a group text with my housekeepers.
-A lot of texts going on... -[phones dinging]
...during work hours. Aurora told me she had to remove herself
because it was so distracting. That, in my mind, is unprofessional.
[Shane] The car wash closes at 5:00, so Gus should take the Range Rover soon.
I'm gonna blast off and fill up the other car and buy my last things.
[Jeff] He's also backed up my car into the gate,
so, now, there's a crack in my bumper. And it's not even
something you could touch up. It's an actual crack in the bumper.
So, no, Gus is not working out.
And then, do the cars. You'll switch them
so the Range Rover will go in the front.
Okay.
Mm.
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So, what is on my schedule. I have nothing tonight, right?
You have nothing tonight.
I wonder if I can take Monroe to dinner. I'll see if she'd want to go.
Like a daddy / daughter dinner.
-[phone rings] -Here's Vanina.
Hey, queen.
[Vanina] Hey. Okay, so, you guys don't want the white star?
We do. There was two. There was one that was shiny
-and one that was more... -[Jeff] Matte.
...matte. We prefer the matte.
We're there tomorrow. Are you around?
[Vanina] Yeah! I was calling to say I'll be there in the morning.
Why don't you come at 10:15 and we'll go over the tile real quick.
[Vanina] Okay, sounds good.
Things definitely got slowed down at my house
when I started focusing my energies on the clients' properties, for sure.
'Cause, obviously, that comes first.
So, there's days at a time that I don't go to my house.
But since we're wrapping up the few major projects that need my attention,
I feel like I'm gonna be spending more time on my house.
I can't wait to see you. I have a check.
I can't wait to see you.
-We'll make it worth your while. -Now you're excited.
I'm so excited!
[laughs]
All right. I'll see you tomorrow.
-All right. Love you. -Bye.
[horn honking]
Was that me?
You did nothing... You never do anything wrong.
Thank you. I agree.
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[Jeff] I like asking you this.
How much longer do you think it's gonna take to finish this house?
Another year.
**** you.
I think it's gonna take another year.
-Maybe another nine months. -Okay.
-Okay, six to nine months. -Nine to twelve. [chuckles]
[laughs]
[Jeff] My house has been on hold for awhile,
but I didn't neglect major items that would delay us.
I've done foundation work. I've done roof repairs.
I removed all of the trees and cleared up the landscaping.
I completely redid the pool.
New plumbing, new electrical, new equipment.
So, it may not seem like there's been a lot of progress,
but I've spent over a million dollars on shit you can't see.
Can't see. It's all behind the walls.
You and I are going towel shopping, right?
I think we should revisit all of the bathrooms
so we have a clear vision when we go shopping.
We have this vision for Monroe's.
But we're gonna do the pink tile, right?
-Correct. this is just for the backsplash. -Yeah.
We didn't have this one marked, but you did like it when we met.
Could I put that tile in my shower?
[Vanina] I personally think you can.
I really like that. It just feels masculine, you know.
I feel like maybe the beginning of the next year is when...
we start to see things come together.
Which is a bit longer than I ever anticipated.
I want it to be the best it can be.
'Cause then I have something to look forward to.
I don't think there's room in my closet for a full-length mirror.
That's kinda weird.
Maybe that's a good thing.
I want you to remove all the mirrors.
You can't tell that Jeff's gained weight, right?
What's she gonna say? She works for me. What's she gonna say?
-[laughs] -Yeah.
[Vanina] It's okay, I've gained weight too.
I've gained weight, too, Jeff. It's all right.
It's okay, I did too.
You're a dick for bringing that up.
I'm understanding why Monroe is now fat-shaming me
because she is getting it from you.
I'm getting it from her.
[Jeff laughs]
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[saw whirring]
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Hi, we're stopping at Bagels, comma,
do you want any breakfast or coffee, question mark.
But their coffee... Is their coffee good? I've never had it.
Cian has an issue with it. I think it's fine.
Cian's drama.
He's drama.
-Hey, good morning. -Hey.
Can we do a juice and a medium iced coffee?
[Jeff] I love going to New York. It's a nice change of pace.
I have my favorite restaurants.
I have a few friends I like to see when there.
I also speak their language.
I appreciate that people walk with a purpose.
I appreciate that people are so direct in their communication.
I feel very much at home there.
And I wouldn't be surprised one day if I had a place there.
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-Hi! Good to see you! -Hi. How are you?
Welcome to New York. How are you?
Good to see you.
This is so lovely.
I have been working with Jeff from afar.
and it's been such an amazing experience. But I think that both of us feel
like we've had too much distance. [laughs] We need to see each other.
We need to get our hands on each other.
-Do you have current pictures, like today? -Yeah.
Yeah, Tyler's there now, so I asked him. I have printed, but this is more current.
Oh, my gosh, it's so...
Ipe's going up.
It looks amazing. The Ipe looks great.
This is the truth, is that it's very unlike me to be...
physically hands off.
But Jeff is incredibly collaborative.
I mean, he's, like, my favorite type of artist to work with.
And I'm very specific. We're both very specific,
but fortunately, our specificities are very aligned.
But the one thing that I like pleaded with him
to try and figure out in the design was bringing in the Ipe.
-[Jeff] Can I tell you? -[Kate laughs]
-That was a great idea. -Oh, yay!
I'm so glad you pushed me. And I really love it.
-Really love it. -[Kate] I'm so glad!
It looks so good!
[Jeff] I wasn't sure where to start and stop.
Initially, I was, we need to do the whole wall
or do both walls or the front of the island.
Then I saw a picture, I'm like, we can just cut the paneling out,
then put it in flush with the paneling. Which I think is nice.
Here's the slab which we purchased which you've seen.
This looks so pretty. I think it was the right call.
You know that we're doing the waterfall edge on your island.
So, what we need to decide right this minute,
-is the thickness. -Yeah.
The thickness of that countertop is about three-and-a-half inches.
I'm thinking more like a two-and-a-half-to-three.
I mean, I really do defer to you in this, like, world.
You've never deferred to me.
I do defer to you!
Part of the challenge for me was kind of letting go of some of the process.
That was easier for me because I trust Jeff so much, honestly.
If I didn't have someone who I trusted,
it would be a more stressful experience.
I always want to know your opinion.
You're both hands-off and hands-on.
I think a lot of it is like I really love design.
And the challenge is with anything with minimalism
is that like, every inch
-will make a difference. -Count for something.
-That's not just in design. But, yes. -[laughs]
She definitely is decisive. She has a vision.
I knew she would need to be involved, but less about the construction
and more about the finished selection.
So, can we call it two-and-a-half? Three?
I'm okay with it between two-and-a-half and three.
-Tyler says three. -I'm fine with three.
I think three, too. Yeah.
Then, going into furniture.
-This is what we've purchased. -[Kate] Looks so great. Yes.
-This looks super comfy. -[Jeff] Really comfy.
That's what I said to Jeff.
I need to be able to curl up and read a book.
This will lend itself because it's so deep.
It will lend itself to bringing your legs up and curling in a blanket.
-It's deep. -That's perfect.
You're gonna love it.
And I love this. As you know, I do love wood detailing.
My aesthetic is quite minimalist.
Sometimes, minimalism can be more of a challenge
because you're not hiding behind anything.
-I think that's really chic. -Okay, good.
I really trust him. I have to say it was kind of nice to let go of,
you know, the control of things.
I was fixated on getting this done. I'm so excited.
I can't stop looking at your ring.
-Very minimalist. -Right.
I was like, I don't want... I want to keep it very simple.
-It's really gorgeous. -Oh, thank you. Yeah.
Did you pick that out, or did Justin, like...
It was kind of a joint...
He knows that he shouldn't be doing that on his own.
Well, he started asking me funny questions and was like, well...
in terms of design... you're gonna want me involved.
I have a very specific taste.
[Jeff] Yes. You trained him.
No, no, I always say, like, he is the flow,
-and I am the structure. -[Jeff] Yeah.
And those things work really well together.
-Yeah. -If you were working with him,
he'd be like, yeah, whatever! Like, go for it!
You know, he's the complete opposite.
We're a good balance that way, for sure.
I prefer in-person meetings. I feel like we really connected.
Like the first time we met. 'Cause we do see eye-to-eye.
I'm really, really grateful, truly.
-More than you know. -Thank you for saying that.
I wish we could've spent more time together.
I think you and I would've really...
-I don't know if that's a good idea. -[laughs]
I mean, at the end of the day.
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-[Jeff] I love this house. -[Shane] It's so nice.
Good energy.
Oh, these are nice. Hey, Tyler.
[Tyler] Hey.
Is Frank here today?
[Tyler] He's on his way.
So, what is the plan here? They do the fabrication first, then he stuccos?
No, I think he's gonna stucco before.
-This looks great. -[Tyler] Mm-hmm.
-Is it a push-pull? -No. We could do that.
You probably should, right?
Unless we do a little handle.
Maybe one of those push-pulls could be nice. So it'd just blend.
-Seamless. -So, what is the plan?
Prepping and priming, he thinks later today, if not, tomorrow.
Then they'll grout, which is last. 'Cause they didn't want to mess it all up.
Then, we're all careful, they know not to paint the Ipe.
Yes, I said a hundred times.
That'd be a disaster.
When I met with Kate in New York, she was very receptive to the design.
All the construction's done, the drywall's in,
they're painting right now.
The kitchen is set up. We're about to start installing countertops.
Furniture's starting to be delivered.
There's a little more work on the back
to install the plumbing fixtures and the light fixtures.
But I think all the materials are there.
[Tyler] You're gonna love the bathroom.
She's gonna love these. You can really curl up and read a book on that chair.
[Jeff] Oh, my God, look at this.
Wow.
-Ooh! -This is really nice. Wow!
I mean, that's nice.
[Jeff] I love it!
I just want change into my swimsuit back here.
-What do you think? -Awesome, I love it.
This looks so much better.
All right, is Frank on his way?
Yeah, he told me 11:30.
-Hey, Jeff. -[Jeff] Oh, there you are.
-We're making you a list. -[Frank] Okay. Just text it to me.
I'll print it and put it up on the board for everyone.
[Jeff] All right.
It looks really good, Frank. It's gonna be great.
We should be done in probably four days.
[Jeff] Okay. Thank you, Frank.
You're welcome. Thank you.
-[Tyler] All right, see you guys. -[Jeff] Bye.
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[Megan] You got stuff on your nose.
Black schmutz all down your nose.
-Do I? -Yeah, you do.
Who have you been brown-nosing?
It's all I do is kiss ass, all day long.
[Megan] Come on.
I want to see what you did.
Okay, good.
What do you think, Megan?
[Megan] I mean, it's just a lot of brick.
Let me take a picture for Miss Christina.
Oh, for the love of Pete.
[Shane laughs]
See what she says. She'll be like, what'd you do?
-What color was it before? -Red.
We painted it white then made it red again?
-[Shane] This was the vision. -Does it look better?
[Megan] No.
[laughs]
It doesn't. It looks a lot worse.
-Should we have left it white? -Yes!
[Jeff] You can't miss it.
[laughs]
For Christina's project, I redid the hood and the shelves
in a different material so we'd have a bit of contrast so it's not all white.
We're also bringing in brass hardware.
We're gonna do a little more backsplash tile
than we originally planned.
We'll do the doors glass, which will be pretty.
It'll open it up and feel brighter.
All those things are gonna help make the kitchen more unique.
I think it's gonna be a very pretty galley kitchen.
Also, I'm still not happy with that fireplace.
I wanted the base to be white with some red accents.
I ended up with the reverse.
Now, I have to repaint the bricks. So, I'm gonna do a whitewash.
And we'll see how that turns out. So, it's still not exactly what I wanted.
-Oh, and this went in today, huh? -Yep.
This is nice. This turned out to be a good size.
Can you just take a look at how little walls we have?
when you're contemplating the wallpaper.
-'Cause I think we can go real bold. -Bold?
And it won't matter because the floor's so light, that's so light.
We've got very little wall space.
Okay, we got it. It's a very good point.
We looked at a lot of different ceramics,
and Christina was drawn to the colors on the green ceramic tiles.
Even with the mirror and sconces, it still was feeling a bit plain.
So, we're going a little bolder on the wallpaper.
This is my favorite one.
Can somebody grab one of those green tiles? You have one.
This is an acrylic cover, so it can be in a wet room.
[Jeff] This doesn't do much for me.
It's probably eight million dollars.
[Shane] That's pretty, too.
[Megan] And I really like this one.
-[Jeff] Um... I mean, that's drama. -Drama.
[Jeff] With the white tiles and the green.
-[Megan] I love that one. -[Jeff] That is the one.
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I think I'm gonna invite Tyler to go Taylor Swift with Brogan and I.
-Wouldn't that be nice? -That's nice.
I might invite Gus.
Oh, no, don't do that because I think today is his last day.
Look, I try to control as much as I can in regards to balance,
especially in my home. I can't control what's outside the walls of my home.
Things happen, problems happen.
But I can try to control what happens in my house.
And I want a household that runs efficiently.
I was talking to Stu and he was like, just tell him Nancy's coming back.
That's what I think. I think, just say, um, Nancy called me,
she wants her job. She's worked for me for a long time
and I feel that I need to try and make it work with her first.
We'll just blame it all on Nancy.
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So...
-Hi. -[Stu] Hi.
Did you want to talk about the Taylor Swift movie?
[Stu] I can't wait! I'm gonna wear my Eras sweatshirt.
It's a cool one, it's exclusive. It was hard to get,
and I have one. I'll probably be to your place by three.
Yes, and Gus will be there and you can be there for...
[Stu] Oh, no! Oh, no!
This is perfect. Hey, Gus, Stu wants to talk to you.
[Stu] Hey, so, we really like you and you're doing a great job
-but we're firing you. -[laughs]
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[Tyler] Hey, Jeff.
-That looks nice. That little tree. -[Tyler] Ties in with what we did.
-It looks really, really good. -It does.
-It's really pretty. -[Shane] It's amazing!
It's hard to believe it used to be like a dilapidated shack.
-[Shane] She's gonna freak out. -[Jeff] It's really nice.
[Jeff] The pavilion turned out beautiful.
Was it a bit stressful trying to do a remodel with her in New York?
Yes. It was a bit stressful.
-Her friend is here. -We're gonna FaceTime.
-Hello. -Hi. How are you?
-I'm good. -What's your name?
-Arisce. Hi, Arisce, I'm Jeff.
-Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you.
Jeff! Hi.
Hi, how are you?
Thank you so much for doing this. I wish I were in that room with you guys.
You do it, Shane. So you can see.
Here's Tyler, cute as ever.
Hi, Tyler!
Um, okay...
[Kate] Oh, my gosh! Wow!
Oh, my God, Jeff! The wood paneling looks amazing!
It looks so good!
[Jeff] It looks amazing.
[Kate] Incredible! I'm never going to leave this space!
I can't believe that's my pool house!
It's so beautiful.
Do you remember how bad condition?
It was rotting. It was a rotting structure.
-It was like a shed. -It was worse than a shed.
Yeah, we had to take it all down to the framing. We added this.
New plumbing, new appliances, new sink, new faucet.
We did the LED lighting, we added the Ipe.
This was a mandatory request from Kate, which I'm glad.
It was the right thing to do.
-A perfect frame. -Right, Kate?
Yes! Are you kidding? The first thing I saw was beautiful wooden Ipe
framing the beautiful bar.
[Jeff] I think it elevates the bar.
She really was committed to that Ipe.
We were not gonna complete this unless there was Ipe up in there.
It looks great.
[Kate] I love the counter stools.
I didn't see the counter.
The stone looks so beautiful.
I want you to see it. It is absolutely stunning in person.
-We did this ice maker. -That looks so great.
Then we did the beverage fridge, as well.
You have no idea how much I appreciate these details.
It's nice out here.
It just looks so clean and purposefully designed.
I'm super overwhelmed.
Jeff, just seeing you framed with that beautiful wooden finish,
you look like you belong in that bar.
I do, I really do. I belong here.
You look like, from the fifties. You should have a cigar and a whiskey.
Kate, you have to start entertaining here.
-How big is the TV, Shane? -[Shane] Sixty-five.
Perfect for Super Bowl.
-Yeah, it's a 65-inch. -I can't wait to be watching my Cowboys.
-[Jeff] Is it comfortable? -It's comfortable.
-Yeah. -'Cause she was concerned.
-I would sleep there. -She would actually sleep here.
Okay, perfect. Yay!
I have a lot of family that lives in the area, I have my friends.
So, we'll definitely be watching that TV for Super Bowl.
Having a couple of drinks. [chuckles]
The only thing I'm unhappy about is that I'm not there.
[Jeff] I'm happy that Kate's happy.
She kept talking about a place to relax, watch TV, read a book.
Um, I think she'll use it a lot.
[Shane] Look how clean and gorgeous everything is back here.
Oh, my goodness! It's like, properly finished.
Oh, my God, it looks amazing!
[Jeff] It's a venetian plaster.
-I love the plaster. -[Jeff] Yeah, me, too.
[Kate] Look at those fixtures! Wow!
Look at those towel hooks!
Oh, my gosh! It looks so good!
I'm blown away. I'm just totally, totally blown away.
[Jeff] Give her a nice, wide shot of the space.
That way she can see the structure. You can see the beams, the posts.
That gray looks perfect.
[Jeff] It's beautiful. It matches the house.
It's perfectly cohesive. It just looks so comfortable and serene and relaxed.
And it matches the whole house so beautifully.
Oh, gosh! It looks so good!
[Jeff] In the end, I was very proud of the pavilion when it was finished.
The colors work with the surroundings. I don't think it's anything too bold,
anything too specific. I think it had just the right amount of variation.
The marble bar and island, I think it kind of tied everything all together.
I'm so impressed by what you guys were able to accomplish that quickly.
It's everything I ever dreamed, and more, truly.
I feel like a kid on Christmas.
You were very involved. You had some very good ideas and opinions.
Imagine if we were in the same pavilion together.
It was a pleasure working with you and I'm glad you're happy.
I'm so happy and are you kidding me, the pleasure is mine.
I can't wait to get my arms around you. I want to be in that space.
I want to come and pour a drink for everybody.
Thank you guys so much. I'm so grateful.
Thank you. [chuckles] Bye.
[Jeff] I think it looks great. Thank you, Tyler.
-[phone rings] -[Jeff] Do you remember, Nancy,
when we kind of threw around the idea of you coming up
like one or two days a week?
[Nancy] Would there be no more Gus?
-Is this what I'm hearing? -Well...
The kitchen and the bathroom, it looks really good.
But the rest of the house looks like shit.
What happened with the inspections?
There's over $100,000 in repairs.
Stop.
[woman] I don't know what your dynamic is with Stu,
but I always liked Stu. You have to decide what you want in life.
There's been a lot of growing and changing and maturing on both of our sides.
Then I think to myself, okay, well, it's been almost two years.
You're becoming the person that I always wanted and always looked for.
When do you think we'll get to move in?
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