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THERE ARE SPACE ISSUES AND THEN THERE ARE SPACE ISSUES.
OH WOW... YOU'RE A LITTLE JAMMED IN HERE.
ABOUT THE SIZE OF A CLOSET.
YEAH.
I WASN'T EXPECTING THIS WALL TO, LIKE, BE HERE.
THE WALL'S GOT TO COME DOWN.
MICHELLE'S GOT HER VERY OWN STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN.
AW, THIS IS AWESOME, THIS IS ALL YOURS?
YES.
OH, WOW.
OR MAYBE IT'S A STAIRWAY TO HELL.
UH, THAT SHED'S A LITTLE MORE PERMANENT.
IF SHE WANTS TO GET RID OF THOSE STAIRS IN THE KITCHEN
WE HAVE TO LOWER THAT DECK.
AND INSIDE, WE HAVE TO MAKE SOME MORE SPACE.
(John) YOU'RE LIKE A SURGEON WITH THAT, ANT.
SUIT UP.
SUIT UP.
I'M ANTHONY CARRINO.
FOUR GENERATIONS OF MY FAMILY
HAVE GROWN UP IN NEW JERSEY,
SO THERE'S A LOT OF US.
BUT I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CLOSEST
TO MY COUSIN JOHN.
SO TEN YEARS AGO, WHEN MY DAD AND I
STARTED BRUNELLESCHI CONSTRUCTION,
WE BROUGHT JOHN ON TO HELP US
DESIGN AND BUILD AMAZING KITCHENS.
EVERYONE HAS A KITCHEN THEY DREAM ABOUT.
IT'S OUR JOB TO MAKE IT REAL.
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(Anthony) JOHN, YOU GOT TO SEE THIS KITCHEN.
OH, FOR THE LOVE. WHY ARE THERE STAIRS IN HER KITCHEN?
LOOK AT THIS--7 FEET WIDE, AND THE STAIRCASE.
WAIT A SECOND.
SHE HAS HER STOVE RIGHT NEXT TO THE WASHING MACHINE LIKE THAT?
HER 1920s STOVE? YEAH.
SO WHERE IS THIS KITCHEN?
HOBOKEN.
HEY, GUYS.
(Anthony) HI.
COME ON IN.
LET'S SEE IT.
OH, WOW.
HOLY COW.
WE'RE A LITTLE JAMMED IN HERE.
IT'S ABOUT THE SIZE OF A CLOSET.
IT'S, LIKE, 7 1/2 FEET WIDE. THERE IS NOT A LOT OF SPACE.
NOT A LOT OF SPACE AT ALL.
I WASN'T EXPECTING THIS WALL TO, LIKE, BE HERE.
I WAS KIND OF LIKE--WOW.
WELL, I'D LIKE THE WALL NOT TO BE THERE.
(Anthony) WHEN WE WALKED IN, WE JUST SAW THAT WALL COMING DOWN
THAT SEPARATES THE FORMAL DINING ROOM AND THE KITCHEN.
AT 7 1/2 FEET WIDE IN A KITCHEN, YOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
WHEN WE COME TO BROWNSTONES LIKE THIS...
YEAH.
UNFORTUNATELY THEY DID MAKE A LOT OF WALLS
AND KIND OF PUSHED THEM INTO, LIKE, BACK CORNERS.
AND NOW WHAT YOU WANT TO DO TO UPDATE THEM
IS MAKE IT A REALLY OPEN KITCHEN.
WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF CRAZY KITCHENS,
BUT TWO THINGS IN THIS KITCHEN WHICH WE'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE--
ONE, A WASHING MACHINE IN HER KITCHEN,
AND TWO, STAIRS ARE ACTUALLY IN HER KITCHEN.
I SEE THE STEPS HERE AND EVERYTHING.
THIS GOES TO A BACK PATIO, PORCH?
(woman) YES.
IS THE METAL DOOR ACTUALLY CUT TO GO AROUND YOUR...
YEAH, IT IS.
YES.
(laughs) OKAY.
AROUND THE WASHING MACHINE, WHICH EVERY KITCHEN SHOULD HAVE.
AND HAVING THOSE STAIRS REALLY ENCROACHES IN THE SPACE.
SO IF I WERE TO DO A LOAD OF LAUNDRY,
I WOULD HAVE TO WALK UP THE STAIRS,
GO INTO THE LAUNDRY...
(laughs)
OR YOU KNOW, MICROWAVE MY DINNER.
THE BROILER-- NO CAN DO.
(Anthony) DEMO.
(Anthony) THE STEPS TOTALLY DESTROYS
A WHOLE SECTION OF KITCHEN WHERE WE CAN, YOU KNOW...
(John) PUT CABINETS.
RIGHT THERE IN THAT, CALL IT, 2-FOOT SPACE,
YOU CAN PUT NOTHING ON THE BOTTOM.
DOES THE WASHING MACHINE HAVE TO STAY HERE?
I HAVE A FULLY FUNCTIONING WASHER AND DRYER UPSTAIRS.
THAT IS A HUGE HELP.
SO THAT FUNCTIONS AS A CUTTING BOARD THEN.
SO YOU WANT TO KILL THE STAIRS ALTOGETHER.
I WOULD LOVE TO KILL--
THAT'S THE BIGGEST. (claps hands)
I-I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT JUST YET.
OKAY.
(laughs) IT'S GONNA DEPEND ON YOUR HEIGHTS OUTSIDE
AND HOW MUCH WE CAN BRING THE DOOR OPENING DOWN.
I'D LOVE TO SHOW YOU THE CALAMITY BELOW THE PORCH.
THERE IS, UM, A SHED UNDERNEATH IT.
OH, WOW. THIS IS PRETTY COOL.
IT'S GREAT OUT HERE.
OH, THIS IS AWESOME. THIS IS ALL YOURS?
YES.
OH, WOW.
UH, THAT SHED'S A LITTLE MORE PERMANENT
THAN YOU MIGHT HAVE LET ON.
REALLY?
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA COME DOWN
ALL THAT EASILY.
GO AHEAD. WE ALL CAN'T FIT IN THERE, SO...
RIGHT ON.
OH, THIS ISN'T AS BAD AS YOU MADE IT OUT TO BE.
I WOULD HAVE TO GO AHEAD AND ASSUME
THAT THEY BUILT THAT DECK AS LOW AS THEY COULD.
SO YOU KNOW, I DON'T NEED THIS STRUCTURE.
(Anthony laughs)
I CAN-- I CAN LIVE WITHOUT IT.
THAT'S A MUCH BIGGER PROJECT.
I'M JUST SAYING.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE SAW THE SHED. WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.
SO LET'S GO UPSTAIRS INTO THE KITCHEN,
TALK ABOUT SOME DESIGN IDEAS AND SEE THE REST OF THE HOUSE.
ALL RIGHT?
YEAH, I WANT TO CHECK THE DINING ROOM, TOO.
(Anthony) AS FAR AS A CABINET STYLE...
I KNOW THAT I DON'T LIKE TRADITIONAL.
OKAY.
I'M MORE IN THE CONTEMPORARY...
AWESOME.
OR TRANSITIONAL, IF THEY CALL IT.
MM-HMM. GOOD. RIGHT.
I REALLY NEED ADDITIONAL STORAGE SPACE.
MM-HMM.
I THINK THAT THEY'RE STANDARD HEIGHT.
NO, WE COULD DEFINITELY GO HIGHER.
YOU CAN--THAT'S THE ONE THING. YOU CAN GET SOME GREAT STORAGE.
YOU DON'T MIND ME GOING THROUGH YOUR CABINETS?
NO.
WE CAN GIVE HER A LOT MORE STORAGE,
A LOT MORE SPACE TO PUT HER PLATES AWAY, HER POTS.
HER POTS ARE ACTUALLY HANGING DOWN FROM THE CEILING.
YEAH.
THE COUNTERTOP SPACE I'M SURE IS HUGE FOR YOU.
YEAH.
AND YOU HAVE...
BASICALLY...
I MEAN, YOU HAVE, LIKE...
THIS IS MY AREA THAT I HAVE TO WORK WITH.
SO YOU WANT TO SLIDE OVER TO THE DINING AREA...
(woman) SURE.
AND JUST KIND OF LOOK AT YOUR--YOUR STYLE HERE.
MY DINING ROOM HAS SOME FABULOUS OLD-WORLD CHARM IN IT
THAT I'D LOVE TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF.
SO IF WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET RID OF THIS WALL
AND KIND OF INTEGRATE THE TWO ROOMS TOGETHER...
MM-HMM.
WOULD YOU BE OPPOSED TO CABINETRY IN THIS ROOM,
LIKE AGAINST THE FAR WALL OR...
NOT AT ALL.
I'D REALLY LOVE TO INCORPORATE MODERN
WITH THE OLD-WORLD CHARM OF MY DINING ROOM.
WITH A CONTEMPORARY STYLE CABINET...
MM-HMM.
I THINK THAT THE ANTIQUES
AND THAT REAL HIGH-END ITALIAN LOOK
JUST PLAY SO, SO WELL TOGETHER.
I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KEEP THIS SPACE FORMAL.
OKAY.
I DON'T WANT KIND OF AN EAT-IN KITCHEN TYPE DEAL.
NOPE. GOT IT. YEP.
I JUST HOPE THAT THEY COME UP WITH A FABULOUS SOLUTION
TO OPEN MY KITCHEN AND MAKE IT PART OF MY DINING AREA
AS WELL AS GIVE ME EASIER ACCESS TO MY BACKYARD.
WE'LL HEAD BACK AND GET OUR DESIGNS ON PAPER,
AND THEN WE'LL-- WE'LL GIVE YOU A BUZZ
AND HAVE YOU OVER TO THE OFFICE FOR A DESIGN MEETING.
OKAY.
I MEAN, 7 FEET, 7 1/2 FEET WIDE?
(sighs)
I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE ACTUALLY MOVED INSIDE THAT KITCHEN.
THE WALL'S GOT TO COME DOWN.
AND EVEN BIGGER THAN THAT,
THE STAIRS GOING TO THE DECK--
WHAT--I MEAN, WHAT ARE--I MEAN, THE ONLY THING TO DO THERE...
YOU ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER, DUDE.
LOWER THE DECK.
IF THAT--IF THAT ENTAILS TAKING THE SHED DOWN UNDERNEATH...
UNBELIEVABLE.
RENOVATION COUSINS ONCE AGAIN, BUDDY.
HI, GUYS.
HOW YOU DOING? THANKS FOR COMING DOWN.
HEY, MICHELE. WHAT'S GOING ON? HOW ARE YOU?
HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. GRAB A SEAT.
OKAY.
SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE STAIRS WILL 100% BE GONE...
VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD NEWS.
SO NO MORE STAIRS IN THE KITCHEN, ALL RIGHT?
SO THE FIRST STEP WILL BE TO REMOVE THE SHED BENEATH THE DECK
AND THEN LOWER EVERYTHING BY 3 FEET.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA OPEN UP A DOUBLE DOOR
THAT GOES OUT TO YOUR NEW DECK,
THE THOUGHT BEING THAT WE WANT TO COMBINE
YOUR INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPACE,
SO WE WANT TO REALLY OPEN THE SPACE.
WE WANT TO COMPLETELY REMOVE THE WALL
BETWEEN YOUR FORMAL DINING ROOM AND YOUR EXISTING KITCHEN.
WE ACTUALLY WANT TO PULL THAT WALL ALL THE WAY BACK,
SO THIS ENTIRE AREA IS NOW WIDE OPEN,
AND YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO WALK IN
AND SEE BOTH ROOMS COMPLETELY TOGETHER.
AMAZING.
WE'RE GONNA DO A CENTER ISLAND JUST ABOUT 6 FEET LONG.
WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A NICE A NICE 3-FOOT PASSAGEWAY HERE
TO GET TO THE OUTSIDE.
YOU HAVE 2 1/2 FEET
GETTING INTO THE GALLEY PART OF THE KITCHEN.
OKAY.
WE'RE THINKING 30-INCH FRIDGE AND A 30-INCH RANGE
TO GIVE YOU MORE COUNTER SPACE.
AND THEN THE THOUGHT IS TO MOVE THE SINK OVER TO THE ISLAND...
WOW.
ALL RIGHT, AND THEN THIS IS YOUR DISHWASHER BELOW,
WHICH YOU DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE, SO WE'LL GET YOU A DISHWASHER.
NO.
OPPOSITE THAT, IN THE FORMAL DINING ROOM,
WE'RE GONNA DO LOWER CABINETS
THAT ARE GONNA MATCH THE REST OF THE KITCHEN
WITH A BUFFET TOP ON IT OR JUST A REGULAR COUNTERTOP...
MM-HMM.
AND THE THOUGHT IS TO USE IT AS A SERVING AREA, A BAR AREA,
WHATEVER YOU LIKE.
AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GONNA DO UPPER CABINETS ABOVE THAT,
SO YOU HAVE PLENTY OF STORAGE.
OKAY.
COLORS? LOTS OF CHOICES.
I'M NOT USED TO ALL THE COLOR.
I KNEW FROM THE GET-GO THAT I WOULD NEED TO BE BOLD,
AND HOPEFULLY I'M BOLD ENOUGH FOR THESE BOYS.
SO THIS IS THE CABINETRY.
ABOVE AND BELOW.
ANYTHING THAT POPS OUT AT YOU?
ARE YOU MORE BOLD, OR ARE YOU MORE SUBDUED?
PERSONALLY OR IN MY KITCHEN?
(laughs)
WE CAN DO TWO TONES MAYBE...
YOU CAN DO TWO.
LIKE AN UPPER AND A LOWER.
HOW ABOUT BLANCO?
NO.
NO WHITE.
NO.
WE ALREADY TOLD YOU NO WHITE.
WELL, IT'S IN THE MIX ALREADY.
NO, NO, NO.
NOT EVEN.
NOT THE OTHER BLANCO.
NOPE, THAT ONE'S GONE, TOO.
JOHN, WHY DON'T YOU SHOW ME WHAT YOU HAD IN MIND?
I PICK THIS.
YEAH.
BECAUSE OF THE WARM COLORS IN MY HOME?
BECAUSE--EXACTLY.
TOP OF THE ISLAND.
SO CAN HE CONVINCE ME WITH--WITH THE COUNTER?
I WOULD GO WITH THIS.
THAT'S GOT A LITTLE BIT OF YELLOW IN IT THAT PULLS FROM IT.
WHAT IF WE WERE TO DO SOMETHING
LIKE THE GALLEY WALL WITH THE REFRIGERATOR
AND THE WALL THAT'S IN YOUR FORMAL DINING ROOM
IN THE YELLOW,
AND THEN WE DID THE ISLAND ALL IN GRAY
WITH A STAINLESS STEEL TOP ON IT?
OKAY, SO I WANT THIS.
WELL, LOOK AT IT.
THIS--THIS COUNTERTOP HAS BOTH OF THESE COLORS IN IT.
YEP.
OKAY.
SO IT'S DEMO DAY HERE AT PARADA'S.
FIRST THINGS FIRST, WE GOT TO GET RID OF THAT SHED
THAT'S UNDER THE EXISTING DECK, AND THEN WE CAN GET RID OF
THE STAIRS THAT ARE IN THE KITCHEN.
THIS WAS BUILT WITH LEFTOVER PARTS.
LOOK, HERE'S HALF A DOOR.
HERE'S THE BOTTOM HALF OF A DOOR THEY CUT OUT.
THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE JOKE THE WAY THIS WAS BUILT.
BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE, RIGHT?
THIS MORTAR IS JUST, UH, SHOT.
I MEAN, TWO TAPS WITH THE HAMMER,
IT--IT JUST CRUMBLES, YOU KNOW.
SO THIS WILL COME DOWN REAL EASY.
SO THE SHED CAME DOWN WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS.
NOW WE CAN LOWER THE DECK TO MAKE A SMOOTH TRANSITION
FROM INSIDE OUT.
INSIDE IS GONNA BE PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
(John) THIS IS AN OLD ONE.
YOU DON'T SEE 'EM LIKE THIS ANY MORE.
SEE, YOU GUYS MADE THAT LOOK EASY.
(laughter)
ONE OF THE BIG THINGS, WE WANT THEM TO CHECK OUT
AND SEE IF THE FLOORS UNDERNEATH IN THE KITCHEN
HAVE THE ORIGINAL YELLOW PINE.
WE ACTUALLY SAW THAT THOSE FLOORS...
CARRY ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
CARRY ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
WE RESTORE THOSE, IT'S GONNA MAKE IT LOOK GREAT.
THAT WITH THE ITALIAN CABINETS IN THERE,
IT'S JUST-- IT'S A GREAT, GREAT LOOK.
THAT'S THE QUINTESSENTIAL OLD AND NEW.
SO WITH EVERYTHING FINALLY CLEARED OUT, IT'S TIME
TO BRING DOWN THE WALL BETWEEN THE KITCHEN AND THE DINING ROOM.
YOU JUST WANT ME TO TAP ON IT, JOHN?
TAP TAP TAP-A-ROO.
(John) TAP TAP TAP-A-ROO.
YOU'RE LIKE A SURGEON WITH THAT, ANT.
YOU JUST CUT IT RIGHT THROUGH.
1-MAN WRECKING CREW TODAY, BUDDY.
THAT'S IT.
CAN I JUST TELL YOU? THIS IS A DEMOLITION. (laughs)
EVERYTHING ELSE WAS JUST TAKING UP OUR KITCHEN.
(ringing doorbell)
(John) HELLO? WHO'S HERE?
NEW DOORBELL?
NEW DOORBELL.
I WOULD SAY,
A LITTLE DUSTY. (laughs)
(Anthony) SO THE ONLY THING LEFT TO DO
IS FIGURE OUT IF THE WALL'S LOAD-BEARING.
IF IT IS, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PUT IN
A STRUCTURAL BEAM FOR SUPPORT.
JUST LOOKING UP THERE, DO YOU SEE A STRUCTURAL HEADER?
(Anthony) NO.
IT'S JUST A TOP PLATE, WHICH IS JUST A NORMAL WALL.
I'M ABOUT 95% CONFIDENT WE'RE GOOD,
BUT AN ARCHITECT HAS THAT LITTLE STAMP THAT SAYS
HE KNOWS MORE THAN ME, AND I TRUST HIM...
(laughs)
SO I'LL MEET HIM AT 9:30 TOMORROW MORNING,
AND WE'LL GET VERIFICATION.
IT'S AWESOME, MAN, I MEAN, THE SHEER VOLUME OF SPACE.
THE--THE CEILINGS ON THESE GARDEN LEVELS,
THIS IS 12-FOOT, 11-FOOT.
AND WE HAVEN'T EVEN REPLACED THE DOOR YET.
WHEN WE PUT A DOUBLE-GLASS IN THERE,
THIS PLACE IS GONNA BE FLOODED WITH LIGHT.
SO BACK AT PARADA'S THIS MORNING.
I'VE GOT THE ARCHITECT COMING OVER TO HELP ME DETERMINE
IF THAT WALL IS ACTUALLY LOAD-BEARING
BETWEEN THE KITCHEN AND THE DINING ROOM.
SO I MEAN, I KNOW WE DID THE DRAWINGS AND EVERYTHING,
AND WE'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, I WAS CONVINCED THIS WAS LOAD-BEARING,
AND I KNOW WHEN YOU LOOKED AT IT,
I-I WAS--AT THE END OF THE DEMO YESTERDAY.
I WAS KIND OF CONVINCED IT WASN'T,
BUT I DEFINITELY WANTED YOUR EYES ON IT.
UM...
WELL, THERE'S CERTAINLY NO LOAD ON IT NOW.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT MADE ME CALL YOU TO BEGIN WITH.
YEAH.
ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO DETERMINE THIS
IS TO FOLLOW THE WALL
FROM THE TOP OF THE BUILDING ALL THE WAY DOWN,
AND IF YOU DO SEE THE WALL CONTINUING FROM FLOOR TO FLOOR,
YOU DO KNOW THAT IT'S BEARING.
HER TENANT IS DOWN HERE,
AND I DON'T HAVE ACCESS ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK.
I MEAN, I CAN SEE IF I CAN KNOCK ON HIS DOOR LATER.
YEAH, I MEAN, THIS GUY'S ALWAYS AT WORK,
BUT FORTUNATELY WITH THE BLINDS ON THE OUTSIDE...
(laughs)
THERE'S NO WALL IN THERE, MAN. CHECK IT OUT.
NO WALL, YEAH, I SEE THAT.
WELL, THERE'S OUR ANSWER.
SO WE SHOULD BE GOOD.
WE'RE GOOD.
REALLY?
YEAH.
NO BEAM.
YES. OH, MAN, THAT MAKES MY LIFE SO MUCH EASIER.
ALL RIGHT, HE CAN GO BACK TO SLEEP.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF WORK GOING ON HERE AT PARADA'S.
WE'VE GOT THE DECK DROPPED DOWN, AND IT'S AT THE CORRECT LEVEL.
WE'VE GOT THE BACK OF THE BUILDING
COMPLETELY OPENED UP.
THE NEW DOUBLE DOORS GIVE HER A LOT EASIER ACCESS
IN AND OUT OF HER KITCHEN TO THE REAR DECK,
AND IT BRINGS IN A LOT AN ABSOLUTE TON OF LIGHT.
AND NOW WE'RE READY TO INSTALL THE CABINETS.
ALL THE MEASUREMENTS ARE LOOKING GOOD.
WE'LL BE DOING COUNTERTOP TEMPLATE LATER TODAY.
SO THIS SHOULD BE A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD DAY.
SO ONE BIG THING THAT WE HAVE TO GET DONE RIGHT NOW
IS PICK OUT THESE COLORS.
I MEAN, JUST WITH THE SHEER COLOR OF THIS,
THE YELLOW IS--IT'S DIFFICULT WITH PAINT COLORS.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
I'M THINKING STAY WITH THE OLD NATURE OF THE HOUSE,
GO WITH, LIKE, AN ANTIQUE WHITE,
AND WITH ALL THE OLD MOLDINGS, THE OLD TRIM,
THERE'S PLENTY GOING ON.
YEP.
(whispering indistinctly)
(normal voice) HEY! COME ON.
YOU WANT TO COME GIVE ME A HAND IN HERE?
(Anthony) HOLD ON.
I CAN GET THIS-- I CAN GET THIS SUCKER OUT.
YEAH, SEE THAT?
WELL, IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A LITTLE HELP HERE,
WOULDN'T IT?
SOMEONE COULD HOLD THAT WHILE I PULL IT OUT.
OF COURSE NOT.
AH.
AND THERE SHE IS, PEOPLE, ALL BY MYSELF.
HEY, KITCHEN COUSIN!
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
(laughs)
ALL RIGHT, HERO.
HOLD ON. LET ME JUST-- LET ME--HOLD ON.
LET ME LEAN THIS BACK AND PULL THIS.
HIGHER ON YOUR SIDE.
GOOD. OKAY.
SO WE'RE ALL DONE FOR THE DAY,
AND EVERYTHING'S COMING TOGETHER.
YO. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YO. WHAT'S UP, BUDDY?
I AM JUST GOING OVER THE FINAL MATERIALS
FOR MICHELE PARADA'S KITCHEN.
I MEAN, OF COURSE, WE HAVE OUR MAJOR POP COLOR.
MM-HMM.
AND THEN I LOVE THIS BACKSPLASH.
IT'S--IT'S AMAZING.
AT DIFFERENT ANGLES, YOU CAN SEE IT WITH THE LIGHT.
WHEN IT MOVES, YOU CAN SEE DIFFERENT VARIATIONS
AND COLORS OF THE GRAY, SO IT LOOKS REALLY NICE.
I GUESS THE BIGGEST ISSUE--
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO A DROP CEILING THERE.
OKAY.
IT--IT WOULD LOOK NICER TO DO A DROP CEILING AND A SOFFIT
TO KIND OF HAVE--KIND OF BREAK OFF THE KITCHEN AREA,
BUT I'M TRYING TO THINK
HOW TO MAKE IT REALLY STAND OUT MORE.
YOU KNOW WHAT WORKS?
TIN CEILING.
AND IT TOTALLY WORKS WITH HER BROWNSTONE.
I DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF THAT.
THAT WOULD BE...
WE'VE GOT EXTRA.
I MEAN, THIS WOULD BE PERFECT.
WOW.
RIGHT?
AND YOU JUST DO THE DROP CEILING
SO THEN WHEN IT COMES BACK OVER TO THE DINING ROOM,
WE CREATE THE NATURAL SEPARATION WITH THE HEIGHT DIFFERENCES.
AND THEN SHE'S GOT ALL THAT GREAT ORIGINAL PLASTER MOLDING.
THEN THAT SOLVES THE PROBLEM.
THIS GREAT. THAT'LL WORK PERFECT.
USE STAPLES, THE STAPLES OR WHATNOT TO PUT IN THIS.
IT HAS TO BE REALLY EASY GOING UP.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, MAN.
GOOD IDEA.
OH, THE CEILING LOOKS GREAT, ANT.
YEAH, IT DOES.
I THINK THIS IS, I MEAN, THIS IS THE VISUAL SEPARATION.
AND YOU KNOW, IT'S COOL, TOO, 'CAUSE IT KEEPS THE OLD STYLE.
IT REALLY MIXES WELL.
THE BACKSPLASH CAME OUT.
IT CAME OUT GREAT, HUH?
THIS--THE GUN METAL WITH THE GRAY ISLAND...
PERFECT.
IT LOOKS REALLY NICE.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE'LL GET THESE LIGHT FIXTURES UP,
GET STUFF CLEANED UP.
THERE'S A LOT TO CLEAN UP HERE.
WE'LL GET THE SURROUND ON THE HOOD.
A COUPLE HOURS, YOU'LL BE DONE HERE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET TO IT.
THESE LIGHTS ARE GREAT.
IF WE JUST GET AN EDISON BULB FOR IT,
OH, THAT'LL LOOK NICE.
(Anthony) SUIT UP.
SUIT UP. LOCK AND LOAD.
(whistles)
THIS IS THE GREATEST VACUUM THAT WAS EVER MADE BY MAN.
(Anthony) I--CLEARLY.
SO WE'RE DONE WITH THE FINISHING TOUCHES.
CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW MICHELE.
EYES CLOSED? TWO, THREE.
TWO, THREE.
DO YOU LIKE IT?
OH, MY GOD. I LOVE IT.
I'M GLAD. I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKE IT.
MWAH.
IT CAME OUT-- IT CAME OUT PRETTY AWESOME.
WOW.
♪♪
I LOVE THE TIN CEILING.
AWESOME.
REMEMBER, YOU WERE SAYING YOU STILL WANTED A SEPARATION
BETWEEN YOUR KITCHEN AND YOUR DINING AREA...
YES.
SO THE NATURAL SEPARATION FOR US
WAS DROPPING A BIT OF A CEILING
AND SINCE YOU HAVE SUCH HIGH CEILINGS IN HERE...
YEP.
IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FEEL OF THE SPACE.
IT ALLOWED US TO ADD THIS ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT
OF THE OLD TIN CEILING
TO BRING THAT ELEMENT OF OLD AND NEW TOGETHER.
IT'S A NICE VISUAL DIVIDE.
FIRST OFF, THIS REFRIGERATOR, I LOVE.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL REFRIGERATOR.
PHENOMENAL REFRIGERATOR.
I MEAN, IT'S GORGEOUS.
THEN GOING DOWN INTO YOUR ACTUAL STORAGE SPACE,
THAT IS WHAT YOU NEEDED.
YAY.
YOU NEEDED STORAGE SPACE.
STORAGE AND COUNTERS.
SO WE GAVE YOU...
(gasps)
A DRAWER WITH A WHOLE-- FOR ALL YOUR FORKS, KNIVES.
AND EVERYTHING'S SOFT CLOSE,
SO ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS JUST GIVE IT A NICE, SMALL TOUCH.
IT CLOSES BY ITSELF.
THEN ALL OF YOUR UPPERS, YOU HAVE A LOT OF STORAGE.
THEY GO UP REALLY HIGH, SO YOU CAN GET ALL YOUR PLATES.
GOD, I'M GONNA HAVE TO BUY SOME GROCERIES NOW.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY COOK IN HERE.
I COULD ACTUALLY...
YOU CAN ACTUALLY COOK IN HERE.
DO SOMETHING.
THEN GOING INTO YOUR RANGE,
WE GAVE YOU A 36-INCH RANGE--HUGE.
THEN YOU HAVE YOUR HOOD FOR YOUR VENTING,
WHICH IS A GREAT ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT AS WELL.
LOVE IT.
IT'S SO GREAT THAT YOU HAD HIGH CEILINGS,
BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THE BACKSPLASH ALL THE WAY UP.
YEAH, WHICH IS AWESOME.
AND YOU KNOW, PLAYING THIS--
THIS GRAY PLAYED OFF THE YELLOW SO WELL.
WE'RE SO HAPPY THE WAY EVERYTHING REALLY TIED IN.
YOUR ISLAND, I LOVE IT.
IT CAME OUT AMAZING.
I HAD DREAMS ABOUT THIS.
(laughs)
RIGHT?
YOU READ MY MIND.
WE DID.
I LOVE THIS.
AND--
SINGLE-PIECE COUNTERTOP.
THE SINK IS MOLDED IN SO YOU HAVE NO SEAMS WHATSOEVER.
IT'S GORGEOUS.
AND THEN YOUR DISHWASHER, IF YOU NOTICE, CUSTOM PANEL.
TO GO WITH THE DISHWASHER.
I'M NOT GONNA HAVE DISHPAN HANDS ANYMORE?
(laughs)
NO, THAT'S IT, GONE.
SO OBVIOUSLY COUNTER SPACE WAS A HUGE, HUGE DEAL
ALONG WITH STORAGE,
SO ASIDE FROM JUST DOING THIS AREA,
WHICH IS YOUR MAIN COOKING AND YOU KNOW, PREPARING AREA,
WE DID A WHOLE SERVICE BAR AREA ON THE DINING ROOM SIDE.
WE HAVE TWO FULL UPPER CABINETS
AND TWO FULL LOWERS,
AND WE'VE GOT PROBABLY,
I THINK THAT'S ABOUT 4 OR 5 FEET OF COUNTER SPACE.
YEAH.
FOR PREPARING--
I'VE USED THIS ROOM ABOUT THREE TIMES...
YEAH.
THE YEARS I'VE LIVED HERE, AND NOW IT'S JUST...
WELL, NOW, I MEAN, THIS ROOM, THIS...
WELL, INSTEAD OF TWO UNUSABLE SPACES...
YEAH, IT WAS TWO-- TWO UNUSABLE SPACES,
LIKE IT REALLY WAS...
YOU GOT ONE GREAT USABLE SPACE.
I MEAN, THIS IS-- THIS IS HUGE.
YEAH, I'LL SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN HERE.
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THESE FLOORS
WERE UNDERNEATH?
I MEAN, THIS WAS UNDERNEATH THAT CHECKERBOARD.
I CAN'T BELIEVE...
YOU HAD THIS.
I HAD THAT BLACK-AND-WHITE LINOLEUM FOR YEARS.
I JUST...
I'M SURPRISED I DIDN'T DIG 'EM UP.
YOU CAN'T BELIEVE PEOPLE COVER THAT STUFF UP.
OH.
IT'S JUST...
YOU KNOW WHAT? THEY WERE PRESERVING THEM FOR ME.
(laughs)
WELL, THAT WAS--THE BEST PART ABOUT--ABOUT THAT
IS HAVING THAT FLOOR OVER THIS, THESE WERE IN PERFECT CONDITION.
(Anthony) SO OBVIOUSLY LAST BUT NOT LEAST,
WE TOOK AWAY THOSE AMAZING STEPS THAT YOU HAD IN YOUR KITCHEN.
OH, I'M SO BUMMED THAT THEY'RE GONE.
I'M KIND OF BUMMED ABOUT THAT, MAN.
YEAH, I MEAN, I DO MISS THEM.
MAN, I LOVED THOSE STEPS.
THIS, MICHELE, WAS NO JOKE.
WITH THE LIGHT COMING THROUGH, YOU GET A TON OF LIGHT.
GOD.
AND THEN WHAT'S GREAT IS IN THE SUMMERTIME
BOTH THOSE DOORS CAN OPEN UP.
THEY'RE GORGEOUS.
SO GOING OUT TO THE DECK, JUST OPENING IT UP.
I LOVE THIS THRESHOLD. IT'S GORGEOUS.
ISN'T THAT GREAT? BLUESTONE.
IT'S GREAT.
SO NOW YOU HAVE BOTH OF THESE DOORS THAT OPEN UP.
YA-HOO!
I MEAN, YOU HAVE THIS HUGE SPACE HERE.
I'M GONNA DO THAT AGAIN.
(laughs) DO IT AGAIN. SEE THAT?
NICE.
(Michele) THAT'S AWESOME.
ALL--ALL THE SAME LEVEL.
SO GREAT.
(John) BUT NOW THIS, YOU CAN REALLY SEE HOW THIS OPENS UP
THE ENTIRE DECK, YOUR ENTIRE HOUSE.
IF YOU WANT TO STAGE STUFF ON YOUR COUNTERTOP THERE
TO HAVE HORS D'OEUVRES OR WHATEVER,
IT'S EASY FOR EVERYONE TO COME IN AND OUT.
YEAH. IT'S FANTASTIC. IT'S LIKE ONE BIG ROOM.
(Anthony) LISTEN, ENJOY IT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
I'M SO EXCITED. I LOVE IT.
THANKS, YOU TWO.
HAVE A LOT OF GREAT PARTIES HERE.
YEAH, HAVE A GOOD TIME HERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. ENJOY IT. HAVE GOOD TIMES.
THANKS YOU, GUYS.
I WAS SO BLOWN AWAY WHEN I WALKED INTO THE KITCHEN.
I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT
THAT WAS MY SPACE.
THIS KITCHEN WAS A TOTAL TRANSFORMATION.
I'M REALLY EXCITED. I'M REALLY--I'M REALLY HAPPY.