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(narrator) THIS YOUNG COUPLE IS READY TO COMMIT...
WE'RE LOOKING FOR OUR DREAM HOME AND WE NEED TO FIND IT NOW.
BUT THEY'RE NOT READY FOR WHAT THAT COMMITMENT WILL COST.
THAT AMOUNT, I CAN'T FATHOM RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S WHERE THE PROPERTY BROTHERS COME IN.
REALTOR DREW SCOTT OPENS UP ANOTHER OPTION FOR THEM...
THERE ARE A LOT OF HOMES IN THIS AREA
THAT ARE WITHIN YOUR BUDGET THAT JUST NEED A LOT OF WORK.
WHOA!
I KNOW THAT I COULD PUT ALL OF YOUR MUST-HAVE ELEMENTS
INTO THE HOME, AND KEEP IT WITHIN YOUR BUDGET.
TAKES AN OUTDATED SPACE...
OH, MY GOODNESS.
AND MAKES IT INTO AN IDEAL DWELLING PLACE.
THIS IS SO AWESOME.
THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.
THEY...
THEY ARE THE PROPERTY BROTHERS.
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YOUNG, MARRIED, AND RENTING,
THESE TWO ARE READY TO SETTLE DOWN INTO A PLACE OF THEIR OWN.
HI, I'M LANA.
AND THIS IS BUCK,
AND, UH, WE LIVE IN A 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT.
WE MET IN HIGH SCHOOL.
SHE WAS LIKE THE BEAUTIFUL OLDER GIRL, AND I WAS--
I WAS ALWAYS A LITTLE INTIMIDATED.
ONCE I FIGURED OUT IT WAS LIKE-- I MADE HIM REALLY NERVOUS,
IT WAS JUST REALLY FUN TO-- TO KIND OF MESS WITH HIM.
WE'VE GOT, UM, KIND OF THE KITCHEN OVER HERE,
PRETTY--THE KITCHEN'S PRETTY NICE AND A GOOD SIZE.
THIS IS OUR FORMAL DINING. IT'S ALSO OUR BREAKFAST AREA.
YES.
THERE'S NOT MUCH BREATHING ROOM FOR, LIKE,
JUST SOME PERSONAL SPACE.
WHENEVER WE'RE, LIKE, TRYING TO GET READY
TO GO SOMEWHERE TOGETHER, AND WE'RE BOTH IN HERE
JUST LIKE STEPPING OVER EACH OTHER AND CLIMBING FOR CLOTHES.
I CAN'T GET ONE SHIRT OUT OF HERE WITHOUT HAVING TO IRON IT,
BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY THAT IT'S GONNA BE WRINKLE-FREE.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE SHARING THIS SPACE GETTING READY,
SO YOU KNOW, I'M STRAIGHTENING MY HAIR WHILE HE'S SHAVING,
AND WE JUST HAVE, LIKE, ELBOWS FLYING.
LET'S GO OUTSIDE. WE CALL IT OUTSIDE,
BUT IT'S REALLY MORE OR LESS THIS CONCRETE PAD.
HE'S ALMOST 4 YEARS OLD. HE'S A CHOCOLATE LAB.
HE'S--HE'S BEEN A CHAMPION ABOUT IT,
YEAH.
WE'D LIKE A LOT OF LAND. WE'D LIKE PLENTY OF SPACE
WHERE HE COULD RUN AND SNIFF AND PLAY,
AND I COULD THROW THE BALL AS FAR AS I COULD THROW IT,
AND IT WOULDN'T HIT A FENCE.
WE LOVE HAVING OUR FAMILY OVER, AND SO A DINING AREA
THAT HAS A BIG-- BIG WOOD TABLE
THAT WE COULD FIT EVERYONE AT WOULD BE PERFECT.
NICE WOOD FLOORS, JUST MAKE IT FEEL REALLY WARM.
OH, I WOULD LOVE A FIREPLACE.
BASEBOARDS AND CROWN MOLDING.
I LOVE, LIKE, THAT CRAFTSMAN STYLE KIND OF OLDER HOME.
WE WANT A HOME THAT IS MOVE-IN READY.
OUR MAX BUDGET FOR OUR NEW HOUSE IS...
YEAH, WE CAN'T SPEND ANYTHING OVER THAT.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR AN INVITING SPACE TO MOVE INTO
THAT WILL IMMEDIATELY FEEL LIKE HOME,
YET THAT'S NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE IN A STARTER HOME.
THE PROPERTY BROTHERS DREW AND JONATHAN
TAKE THEM ON A HOUSE TOUR
TO SEE IF THEY CAN ALL GET ON THE SAME PAGE.
THEY DESPERATELY WANT OUT OF THEIR TINY APARTMENT.
YEAH, THIS COUPLE HAS BIG DREAMS AND HIGH HOPES
ON A PRETTY SMALL BUDGET FOR THEIR FIRST HOME TOGETHER.
SOME NICE STONEWORK ON THE OUTSIDE AND A HUGE LOT.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
OH, WOW. THIS IS AWESOME.
THIS IS AWESOME.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
ALL THE NATURAL LIGHT IS AWESOME.
I LOVE THE LIGHT, AND THE SPACE.
THEY ARE COMPLETELY IN LOVE WITH THIS PLACE.
WELL, TWO WORDS-- LOVE IT.
OH, LOOK AT THIS. LOOK AT THE KITCHEN.
YOU WANTED AN OPEN CONCEPT, YOU HAVE IT.
YEAH, WOW. THIS IS AMAZING.
IT'S JUST PERFECT.
IT JUST FEELS SO WARM IN HERE. THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED.
SOMETHING THAT WAS LIKE IMPRESSIVE AND NICE AND NEW,
LOOK AT THESE APPLIANCES. WOW.
THERE'S--OH, LOOK AT THESE. THERE'S, LIKE, THESE NICE,
I LOVE IT.
I LOVE THE COLORS AND THE NATURAL WOOD AND THE GRANITE.
(Drew) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS FIREPLACE?
I LOVE IT. ABSOLUTELY.
YEAH, MY EYES JUST KEEP WANDERING TO THE PATIO
AS I JUST SEE THE VIEWS THAT ARE OUT THERE.
WOW.
OH, MY GOSH.
LOOK AT THIS FIREPLACE OUT HERE.
OH, MY GOSH, THIS IS AWESOME.
LOOK AT THAT FIREPIT.
THE DOG WOULD LOVE IT.
OH, YEAH, THESE ARE GREAT.
OH, YEAH, THESE ARE-- IT IS REALLY NICE.
(laughs) THOSE ARE PERFECT.
THIS ONE'S RIGHT FOR ME. COME ON, JONATHAN, GET IN THERE.
DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE MASTER BEDROOM?
YES, ABSOLUTELY.
OH, WOW.
WOW, THIS IS--
THIS IS MASSIVE.
THIS IS GREAT.
THIS IS MINE, THIS IS YOURS.
LANA, LOOK AT THIS CLOSET.
LIKE, WE SHARE ONE AN EIGHTH OF THIS SIZE.
(Drew) AND THERE ARE TWO OF 'EM.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SHARE ANYTHING IN THIS BATHROOM.
OH, MY GOSH, THIS SHOWER GOES ON FOR DAYS.
I LOVE THE BATHROOM.
THE ENTIRE HOUSE IS GREAT. HAS EVERYTHING ON YOUR WISH LIST.
THE BEAUTIFUL BACKYARD, LOTS OF PRIVACY,
YOU HAVE THE OUTDOOR PATIO SPACE THAT FEELS LIKE A LIVING ROOM.
YEAH.
THE BEAUTIFUL, BIG KITCHEN, AND YOU HAVE THE OPEN CONCEPT.
IN A HEARTBEAT.
RIGHT NOW, YEAH.
WOULD YOU PUT AN OFFER ON THIS PLACE KNOWING THAT
THE LIST PRICE IS...
NO--CAN WE OFFER, LIKE...
NO, NO.
YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T WANT TO DO RENOVATIONS--
THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL BE PAYING.
WE CAN'T DO THAT.
BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF HOMES IN THIS AREA
THAT ARE WITHIN YOUR BUDGET THAT JUST NEED A LOT OF WORK.
THEY'RE OLDER HOMES THAT JONATHAN CAN RENOVATE.
DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT THEY'LL--
THAT THEY'RE GONNA LOOK LIKE THIS?
90% OF WHAT YOUR SAYING, "OH, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT,"
IS THE FURNITURE, THE GRANITE COUNTERS,
THE CABINETS IN THE KITCHEN--
(both) THAT'S TRUE.
IF YOU CAN MAKE IT LOOK LIKE, UH, LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW,
THEN WE CAN JUMP ON BOARD.
WELL, I'M GONNA MAKE SURE I FIND YOU SOMETHING
WITH A LOT OF POTENTIAL. LET'S GET TO IT.
THE NEXT STEP IS TO TAKE JACOB AND LANA
THROUGH SOME HOMES THAT ARE FIXER-UPPERS,
THEY NEED A LITTLE BIT OF WORK, BUT THE GOOD THING--
YEAH, I THINK LANA'S STILL A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE.
SHE'S SKEPTICAL ABOUT ACTUALLY
GETTING INTO A FULL-BLOWN RENOVATION.
YOU WANTED A BIG YARD, YOU GOT IT HERE--MASSIVE YARD.
(Drew) IT'S A SINGLE-STORY DETACHED HOME.
THREE BEDROOMS, TWO BATHROOMS,
AND OVER 1,900 SQUARE FEET.
I THINK WE CAN GET THEM TO COME AROUND.
THERE YOU ARE.
YIKES.
THIS IS DATED, FOR SURE.
THIS WAS BUILT IN 1982,
AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE SINCE, AS YOU CAN SEE.
THIS PLACE IS OLD.
I'M NOT CONFIDENT YET THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT CHOICE.
I DON'T KNOW--
A SPINDLE WALL.
UP FRONT JAIL CELL.
IF JACOB, YOU KNOW, CAUSES TROUBLE,
YOU SEND HIM IN HERE FOR A LITTLE PUNISHMENT.
IT'S EASY TO UPDATE THAT.
IT'S EASY TO TAKE OUT ANY OF THIS PANELING.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE HEIGHT OF THE ROOF?
JUST POPCORN. LIKE, THAT LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD TAKE HOURS
AND MAYBE DAYS JUST TO SCRAPE
EVERY LITTLE PIECE OF THAT POPCORN OFF,
SO I-I HATE THE TEXTURE.
THAT'S, AGAIN, JUST A STYLE FROM BACK IN THE DAY.
I DON'T ACTUALLY MIND THE FAUX BEAMS.
YEAH.
THE HEIGHT IS NICE.
TRY TO FIND SOME POSITIVE, BUT...
I LIKE A LOT OF LIGHT AND NATURAL JUST BRIGHTNESS,
AND IT'S JUST BEIGE-- BEIGE AND WOOD.
DO YOU LIKE THE FIREPLACE OVER HERE,
THAT IS THE UGLIEST FIREPLACE EVER.
IT'S JUST SO BLAND, LIKE,
THE CARPET JUST FADES IN WITH THE STONE,
AND EVERYTHING'S JUST--
NO COL--OKAY.
GO LIKE THIS, CLOSE ONE EYE,
AND THEN PULL YOUR HANDS BACK SO ALL YOU CAN SEE
IS JUST SOME OF THE STONE-- NOT WITH DREW IN THERE.
BUT WHEN YOU DON'T SEE ANY OF THE ACTUAL WOOD,
AND JUST THE STONE, IT'S A PRETTY NICE STONE.
IT'S, UH, AWFUL RUSTIC.
IT'S JUST KIND OF HARD--YEAH, IT'S HARD TO JUST GET PAST IT.
IT LOOKS LIKE AN OLD WESTERN SALOON
YOU NEED SOME MORE COLOR IN HERE
TO MAKE THINGS LOOK LIKE THEY'RE APPROPRIATE FOR THE SPACE.
YOU WANTED A BIG YARD.
I WOULD JUST LIKE MORE GREEN AND LESS MUD.
DON'T WE ALL?
A LITTLE T.L.C., AND THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE AN AMAZING BACKYARD.
HOW ABOUT WE COME IN HERE? THIS IS YOUR KITCHEN EATING AREA,
AND THEN YOUR KITCHEN. NOT AS BIG AS YOU PROBABLY WANTED,
BUT JONATHAN CAN WORK ON THAT.
THERE'S WOOD EVERYWHERE. WHAT IS THIS?
(Lana) THIS IS LIKE SMALLER THAN OUR APARTMENT NOW,
AND IT'S LIKE--
THERE'S WOOD ON THE-- WOOD GRAIN ON THE STOVE,
WOOD BACKSPLASH. WHAT-- I CAN'T EVEN SEE YOU.
YEAH, THIS WOULD HAVE TO GO.
I MEAN, THIS SHOULD BE OPENED UP.
THEY SHOULD TAKE THE KITCHEN RIGHT OUT TO HERE.
IT SHOULD COME ALONG THIS WALL
AND MAYBE HAVE AN ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE,
AND HAVE THAT REMOVED, SO THAT YOU HAVE A LOT MORE SPACE
AND THE FLOW GOES RIGHT INTO THE LIVING ROOM.
AND THIS RIGHT HERE, DIVIDING THE DINING ROOM FROM THIS SPACE,
THIS SHOULD GO. IT SHOULD BE OPENED UP.
A NICE WIDE ENTRANCE INTO YOUR DINING SPACE.
I KNOW YOU WANT TO HAVE A SPACE
WHERE YOU CAN HAVE THE WHOLE FAMILY OVER TO EAT.
WHAT IS WITH THE LAUNDRY ROOM IN THE DINING ROOM?
THAT'S THE ONE THING I DON'T LIKE. YOU HAVE A WET BAR,
YOU HAVE YOUR LAUNDRY AND YOUR DINING ROOM
ALL TOGETHER AND ACCESS TO YOUR GARAGE.
RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST KIND OF DINGY,
I THINK WE WOULD SEPARATE THIS OFF,
AND HAVE AN ACTUAL MUDROOM/LAUNDRY ROOM
WITH ITS OWN ACCESS INTO THE GARAGE.
MAYBE, YEAH, YOU COULD USE THAT AS A UTILITY SINK, PERHAPS.
I MEAN, THERE'S SO MUCH THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE, IT'S HARD--
REALLY HARD TO JUST VISUALIZE IT ALL.
COME ON THROUGH THE PRISON CELL.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF STORAGE IN THIS HOUSE,
AND DOWN HERE, YOU HAVE TWO SPARE BEDROOMS,
THEN YOUR MAIN BATH.
IT IS.
JONATHAN CAN FIX THAT.
HAVE YOU NOTICED, TOO, THAT THEY HAVE PROTECTORS
AROUND ALL THE LIGHT SWITCHES
THAT'S NICE.
WHOA.
LOOK AT THAT STAGE.
YOU SAID YOU WANTED--YOU WANTED SOMETHING ROMANTIC.
WELL, HERE YOU GO. WE PUT YOU ON A PEDESTAL.
THIS IS--I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE--A STAGE.
THIS IS A PRETTY BIG MASTER.
YEAH, THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM FOR A BIG BED HERE.
AND ONCE YOUR BED'S HERE, YOU STILL HAVE A LOT OF ROOM LEFT,
EXACTLY.
I'M NOT ACTUALLY OPPOSED TO HAVING DIFFERENT LEVELS
IN A MASTER BEDROOM. I THINK IT'S KIND OF NICE.
IT CREATES THIS AS ITS OWN SPACE.
THERE YOU GO.
AND OVER HERE, YOU HAVE A NICE BIG WALK-IN CLOSET.
OVER HERE YOU ACTUALLY HAVE YOUR MASTER BATHROOM.
AGAIN, I KNOW IT NEEDS AN UPDATE.
THESE FIXTURES ARE TERRIBLE. THEY'RE PSYCHEDELIC.
THIS IS PRETTY DATED, THIS LITTLE SHELL SINK HERE.
WHITE TILE. WOW. THEY MADE A CHANGE UP.
I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE ONE.
NOT SEEING A LOT OF ROMANCE IN THIS ROOM AT ALL.
DEFINITELY OLD, DATED, AND A LOT OF WORK,
WHICH MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS.
(Lana) YES.
CURRENTLY, THIS HOUSE IS ON THE MARKET FOR...
WOW.
YEAH.
IT'S NOT A BAD PRICE AT ALL. WITH YOUR MAX BUDGET,
THAT ACTUALLY GIVES JONATHAN A LOT OF MONEY FOR RENOVATIONS.
THAT'S A LITTLE ENCOURAGING, ACTUALLY, THINKING OF IT NOW.
COMING UP, DREW TRIES TO SELL THE COUPLE ON LOCATION...
WITH THIS HOUSE, YOU HAVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT YOU LOVE...
WHILE JONATHAN SHOWS THE DOUBTFUL COUPLE
WHAT IS POSSIBLE WITH RENOVATION.
THAT IS AMAZING.
WOW.
JACOB AND LANA ARE LOOKING TO BUY THEIR FIRST HOUSE TOGETHER,
BUT THEY DON'T WANT JUST ANY STARTER HOME.
SINCE A MOVE-IN-READY HOUSE IS OUT OF REACH,
REALTOR DREW SCOTT IS SHOWING THEM RENOVATION PROPERTIES
THAT CAN BE REMADE TO THEIR LIKING.
WE HAVE THREE BEDROOMS AND AN OFFICE IN THIS ONE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
NO, IT DIDN'T FLOW.
I LIKE THE STONE.
THIS HOUSE HAS A LITTLE RETRO FLARE,
DREW HAS ONE MORE HOUSE TO SHOW
BEFORE THE COUPLE LOSES INTEREST.
SO THIS HOUSE HAS 1,836 SQUARE FEET,
(Drew) THIS HOUSE--IT'S A DETACHED SINGLE-STORY HOME,
3 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHROOMS, AND OVER 1,800 SQUARE FEET.
I JUST HOPE THEY CAN SEE PAST THE DATED DéCOR
AND REALIZE THE POTENTIAL THIS HOUSE HAS.
NOT A GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION.
THIS PLACE IS UGLY.
(Drew) I WOULDN'T SAY UGLY. IT'S JUST DATED.
ACTUALLY, IT'S QUITE OPEN THROUGH HERE. THAT'S NICE.
WE CAN SEE YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A LOT OF SPACE IN THE KITCHEN,
BUT THEY'RE NOT UTILIZING ALL THE SPACE.
YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF COUNTERTOP OR STORAGE SPACE.
YEAH, NO, AND I MEAN, EVERYTHING IS DEFINITELY DATED.
LAMINATE.
AND IT GOES ALL THE WAY UP AND FORMS YOUR BACKSPLASH, TOO.
SEAMLESS CRAFTSMANSHIP.
I'M CONCERNED HOW YOU'D MAKE THE KITCHEN ANY LARGER
IF YOU HAVE, UH, DIFFERENT LEVELS OF HEIGHT.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING, IF YOU DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE THE DROP,
WE DON'T NEED IT. WE COULD ACTUALLY RAISE THAT UP
TO BE LEVEL WITH THE REST OF THE HOME.
*** CARPET, HUH?
THIS LOOKS LIKE A DEAD CAT.
IT IS FLUFFY AND MULTICOLORED BROWNS AND FUR COLORED.
AND IT'S DIRTY.
IT SMELLS LIKE A SKINNED CAT.
THEY ACTUALLY EVEN WRAPPED IT UP
WOW, THIS IS ROUGH. THIS WOULD HAVE TO GO.
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CARPET FLOWS
RIGHT.
SO ALL JOKES ASIDE,
DO YOU SEE THAT YOU COULD ACTUALLY USE THIS SPACE?
I'M NOT REALLY SEEING HOW WE COULD MAKE THIS AS BIG
AS WE'D WANT IT TO BE.
YEAH.
IT IS NICE THAT YOU HAVE A FIREPLACE.
THE MANTEL ITSELF IS JUST SO THIN.
MAYBE WE COULD AT LEAST JUST COVER UP THAT PLUG.
(Drew) YEAH, IT'S A NICE BIG SPACE,
SOMETHING JONATHAN COULD BRING RIGHT UP TO CODE
YEAH, THERE'S GREAT WINDOWS OUT THERE.
I THINK MAYBE THAT COULD BE A GOOD SPOT
(Lana) YEAH.
YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE ONE BEDROOM HERE AND ONE BEDROOM HERE,
MAIN BATHROOM. AND AGAIN, THEY HAVE DONE UPDATES.
IT'S JUST VERY BASIC.
NICE TO SEE SOMETHING BRIGHT AND UPDATED, THOUGH.
I DON'T LIKE IT AT ALL.
YEAH, ANOTHER STEP. ANOTHER BEDROOM.
THIS IS NOT A TINY ROOM, BUT...
THIS IS YOUR POWDER STATION AND YOUR CLOSET.
THIS IS THE BATHROOM.
THIS MASTER BATH ACTUALLY IS--LOOKS NICE.
WITH THIS HOUSE, YOU HAVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT YOU LOVE.
IT SEEMS LIKE SO MUCH WORK.
WELL, THE LIST PRICE ON THIS HOUSE IS SOMETHING
LET'S SEE.
IT'S LISTED FOR...
WOW.
THE PRICE OF THIS HOME IS SHOCKINGLY LOW.
IT NEEDS A LOT OF WORK.
IT'S A LOW PRICE. STUNNING WOULD NOT BE
ONE OF THE WORDS I USE TO DESCRIBE THIS HOUSE.
I THINK YOU'D BE AMAZED AT WHAT I CAN PUT TOGETHER FOR A DESIGN,
AND I KNOW THAT I COULD PUT ALL OF YOUR MUST-HAVE ELEMENTS
INTO THE HOME AND KEEP IT WITHIN YOUR BUDGET.
I'LL HAVE TO TRUST YOU. I DON'T SEE IT.
COMING UP, CAN JONATHAN CONVINCE THIS COUPLE
TO BUY INTO ONE OF THE DESIGNS?
I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT IN FOUR WEEKS
IT COULD LOOK LIKE THAT.
JACOB AND LANA ARE DECIDING BETWEEN
TWO COMPARABLE FIXER-UPPERS TO BUY AND RENOVATE.
BOTH ARE OUTDATED AND BADLY IN NEED OF UPGRADES,
BUT CONTRACTOR JONATHAN SCOTT
HAS REIMAGINED THE INTERIORS FOR THE COUPLE.
HEY.
(both) YES.
WE HAVE TWO GREAT OPTIONS FOR YOU--
THE WESTERN SALOON AND THE *** CARPET HOUSE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GREAT OPTIONS.
YEAH, LET'S JUST SEE WHAT YOU GOT.
WELL, WHY DON'T WE MOSEY ON DOWN TO THE WESTERN SALOON?
I'M GONNA WIDEN THE ENTRANCE
AND GIVE YOU THE OPEN-CONCEPT FEEL THAT YOU WANT.
TO REFRESH THE EXISTING FIREPLACE,
I'LL MAKE THE MOST OF THAT STONE,
AND I'LL USE BOLD COLOR AND CONTEMPORARY FURNISHINGS
TO GIVE THIS OLD SALOON A NEW LEASE ON LIFE.
WOW. THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
I'M GONNA TAKE THIS DATED KITCHEN
AND MAKE IT SING WITH ALL-NEW CABINETRY,
HIGH-END APPLIANCES, AND BRIGHT ACCENT PIECES.
I'LL PUT IN AN ISLAND FOR PARTY PREP AND ENTERTAINING,
WHICH WILL ALSO BE THE FOCAL POINT
OF THE WHOLE OPEN-CONCEPT SPACE.
I NEVER THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD HAVE THOSE.
NO. NEVER HAVE.
YOU'RE A CLASSY COUPLE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
AND A CLASSY DINING ROOM. I'LL TAKE OUT THAT AWKWARD HALF WALL
AND MAKE THIS ROOM PERFECT FOR HOSTING FAMILY DINNERS.
I'VE GONE WITH BRIGHT TWO-TONED WALLS,
AND WE'LL BRING THE SPACE TOGETHER
WITH A BIG TRADITIONAL WOOD TABLE AND UPHOLSTERED CHAIRS.
THIS SPACE IS INCREDIBLE, BUT, I MEAN,
THERE'S SO MUCH CHANGE, I'M SCARED TO EVEN KNOW
WHAT ALL THOSE CHANGES WOULD COST.
WELL, THE LIST PRICE ON THIS HOUSE IS CURRENTLY...
THEY'RE A LITTLE OVERPRICED.
MARKET VALUE WOULD BE ABOUT $150,000.
MY TARGET PRICE GOING IN, KNOWING THAT IT NEEDS SOME WORK,
WOULD BE ABOUT $145,000. RENOVATIONS?
RENOVATIONS, WE WOULD BE LOOKING AROUND $65,000,
AND IT'S ONLY GONNA TAKE US FOUR WEEKS.
SO FOR $210,000, YOU WOULD HAVE THAT PLACE,
AND THAT BRINGS YOU IN 10 GRAND BELOW YOUR MAX BUDGET.
I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT IN FOUR WEEKS
IT COULD, AND YOU MAY WANT TO TAKE
YEAH.
THERE IS STILL THE *** CARPET HOUSE TO LOOK AT.
OKAY.
YOU DON'T LIKE SPINDLES--
WELL, I'M GONNA TAKE OUT THE WHOLE WALL,
PUT IN A PENINSULA TO DEFINE THE KITCHEN SPACE,
ADD ALL-NEW CABINETRY AND APPLIANCES,
WOW.
WOW, THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.
BEFORE I DO ANYTHING ELSE,
I'M GONNA RIP OUT THAT OLD *** CARPET
AND TAKE DOWN THE WALL.
I'LL INSULATE THE SUNROOM TO MAKE THIS A GREAT LIVING ROOM
AND FURNISH IT WITH CONTEMPORARY PIECES, AND I'M NOT DONE YET.
A DOUBLE-SIDED FIREPLACE WILL GIVE IT SOME SEPARATION
FROM THE DINING ROOM, WHICH WILL HAVE TRADITIONAL FURNITURE
WITH UPDATED COLORFUL TWIST.
LOOK AT THAT SPACE.
THAT'S, LIKE, BREATHTAKING.
MAKES YOU WONDER, HOW MUCH IS THIS GONNA COST?
WELL, IF YOU REMEMBER, THE LIST PRICE ON THIS HOME IS...
WHICH IS ACTUALLY A PRETTY GOOD PRICE,
AND THAT'S PRETTY WELL MARKET VALUE.
I WOULD GO IN WITH A TARGET PRICE OF $120,000.
WOW.
RENOVATIONS WILL BE THE SAME--
I CAN DO IT IN FOUR WEEKS FOR YOU, BUT IT IS BIGGER--
I'D SAY PROBABLY AROUND $80,000.
EXACTLY.
SO EVEN WITH A BIGGER RENOVATION,
YOU'RE COMING IN AT $200,000.
THAT LEAVES YOU $20,000 UNDER YOUR MAX BUDGET.
MM-HMM.
YOU THOUGHT 10 GRAND IN THE POCKET WAS NICE,
AND IT COULD LOOK LIKE THAT, THAT'S--
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION,
WHICH ONE WOULD WORK BEST FOR YOU.
WHY DON'T WE GIVE YOU SOME TIME TO THINK IT THROUGH,
LOOK AT ALL THE PROS AND CONS,
BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, HOPEFULLY YOU'VE MADE A DECISION.
GOOD LUCK.
THANKS.
YEAH, I'M REALLY LIKING THAT WESTERN SALOON.
I LIKED WHAT THEY SHOWED.
ARE YOU SERIOUS, YOU'RE GONNA MAKE A DECISION RIGHT NOW,
WELL, I--YOU KNOW,
I CAN SEE IT. I CAN THINK IT,
YEAH.
LIKE, REALLY, I JUST CAN'T SEE PAST ALL OF THE--
ALL OF WHAT IT IS NOW. IT'S JUST SO DARK.
THIS IS OUR FIRST HOME TO EVER BUY--
I'M NOT GONNA MAKE US-- FORCE INTO SOMETHING
THAT WE'RE BOTH NOT ON THE SAME PAGE FOR.
I JUST--I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
COMING UP, WILL THEY TAKE ON
THE REMODELING OF THE WESTERN SALOON,
OR TACKLE A MAKEOVER OF THE *** CARPET HOUSE?
AWESOME, WE ARE HOMEOWNERS.
PLUS, THE PROPERTY BROTHERS
REFINISH THE COUPLE'S FIRST HOME.
IT LOOKS INCREDIBLE.
LANA AND JACOB ARE READY TO BUY THEIR FIRST HOUSE,
AND HAVE SEEN THE FABULOUS UPDATES
THAT CONTRACTOR JONATHAN SCOTT PROPOSES FOR EACH PROPERTY.
YET CHOOSING BETWEEN TWO FIXER-UPPERS
TURNED OUT TO BE HARDER THAN THEY THOUGHT.
HOW WAS THE DISCUSSION?
I DON'T THINK WE'RE READY TO MAKE A DECISION YET.
WE'RE LEANING TOWARDS THE WESTERN SALOON HOUSE,
BUT THE IMAGES ARE JUST SUCH A DRASTIC TRANSFORMATION
THAT I'M-- I'M NOT CONVINCED THAT
THAT SPACE COULD EVER LOOK LIKE THAT.
WE TAKE YOU THROUGH THE HOUSE AGAIN,
NOW THAT YOU'VE SEEN THIS IMAGING,
WOULD THAT HELP YOU, BABE?
THAT MIGHT BE GOOD.
HERE WE GO AGAIN.
THE PANELING IN HERE IS SO OVERBEARING,
LIKE, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO ENVISION IT GONE.
SO HOW ARE YOU GONNA MAKE THE KITCHEN JUST FEEL BIGGER?
WE ARE GONNA SPILL THE KITCHEN INTO THIS SPACE HERE.
THAT ALWAYS THROWS ME OFF. THAT MAKES IT LOOK SO TINY.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE CABINETS GO RIGHT ALONG THE WALL,
BULKHEAD'S GONE, SO IT'S GONNA BE FULL HEIGHT,
AND THEN HERE WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BEAUTIFUL BIG ISLAND
WITH AN EAT-AT BAR AT IT.
I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO ADDRESS WITH YOU
THE DINING AND LAUNDRY AREA,
YEAH, YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, SO WHERE WOULD THE WALL BE,
JUST SO I CAN GET AN IDEA OF SPACE?
OKAY.
YEAH, THAT FEELS BIG.
THIS IS STILL AN EXTREMELY BIG DINING AREA. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WILL THEY GO WITH THE SLIGHTLY LARGER WESTERN SALOON
WITH A $65,000,
4-WEEK RENOVATION,
OR THE SLIGHTLY SMALLER *** CARPET HOUSE
WITH AN $80,000, 4-WEEK RENO?
YEAH.
I THINK WE'LL-- WE'LL GO WITH THIS PLACE.
I REALLY DID LIKE THE DESIGN,
SO I THINK THIS COULD BE A GOOD SPOT.
HERE WE GO.
THIS COULD BE A LITTLE TRICKY FOR US.
THE SELLER HAS BEEN SITTING AT A LIST PRICE OF $159,900,
FOR QUITE A FEW MONTHS, AND THE HOUSE HASN'T SOLD.
I THINK MARKET VALUE FOR THIS PLACE IS $150,000,
BUT I THINK WE SHOULD GO IN A LITTLE BIT LOWER TO START WITH,
AT $145,000.
HEY, HOW YOU DOING?
ANXIOUS--YEAH, WE JUST FINISHED UP.
WELL, IT'S THE BIG DAY. WE'RE PUTTING AN OFFER IN.
I REALLY DON'T WANT TO RISK LOSING IT.
IS THERE SOMETHING-- LIKE, A LETTER,
OR SOMETHING WE COULD DO A LITTLE EXTRA
TO LET THE HOMEOWNER KNOW THAT WE'RE REALLY INTERESTED?
YOU CAN DO THAT.
YEAH, YEAH. WELL, HEY, I HAVE A PAD RIGHT HERE.
WHY DON'T YOU PUT YOUR BIT OF FLAIR?
THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
TELL HER HOW MUCH WE CAN'T WAIT TO START OUR FAMILY THERE,
I GOT THIS.
YEAH, I THINK $145,000 COULD WORK,
JUST AS LONG AS WE HAVE A LITTLE WIGGLE ROOM,
'CAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO CROSS THAT $150,000 THRESHOLD.
WE WON'T GO ANY HIGHER THAN THAT.
THIS IS FINISHING UP. LET'S JUST SIGN IT.
YES.
BOTH YOU GUYS SIGN IT.
I'LL PUT THAT IN WITH OUR OFFER. THAT'S GREAT.
THEY'RE GONNA--
THEY'RE GONNA LOVE YOU GUYS. IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'LL TOUCH BASE WITH YOU A LITTLE LATER ON.
LOOK FORWARD TO READING THE LETTER.
FINGERS CROSSED.
(both) HEY.
VERY.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, IT WAS YOUR LETTER THAT GOT YOU THE HOUSE.
WE GOT IT? $145,000, AWESOME.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COME ON, GET IN HERE. I STILL HAVE TO DO THE HOME INSPECTION.
I'LL TRY TO GET THAT OUT OF THE WAY A.S.A.P.
SO THAT YOU CAN MOVE IN
AND JONATHAN CAN START TURNING THIS INTO YOUR DREAM HOME.
RIGHT ON. I'M GONNA LEAVE YOU
THANK YOU.
THANKS SO MUCH. WE'LL SEE YOU LATER.
OH, MY GOD.
WE'RE POOR.
WE BOUGHT A HOUSE.
IN THE END, THE NUMBERS WORKED OUT
FOR THEIR BUDGET AND PEACE OF MIND.
THEY GOT THE HOUSE FOR $145,000.
JONATHAN ESTIMATED $65,000 TO DO ALL THE RENOVATIONS,
AND NOW WITH THE NEGOTIATIONS COMPLETED,
HIS RENO BUDGET IS LOCKED IN AT THAT $65,000 MARK.
TIME FOR THIS 4-WEEK RENOVATION TO GET STARTED.
LANA AND JACOB HAVE DECIDED
TO LIVE IN THE HOUSE DURING THE RENOVATION
AND DO THEIR OWN DEMOLITION, SO THEY HAVE MORE MONEY TO SPEND,
AND IT'S GONNA PAY OFF IN A GREAT DESIGN
WITH A NEW LAYOUT FOR THE DINING ROOM, BRAND-NEW KITCHEN,
AND TOTALLY UPDATED OPEN-CONCEPT LIVING AREA.
TODAY'S DEMO DAY, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK ON OUR PLATE.
I DON'T THINK THEY ACTUALLY REALIZE HOW MUCH IT ACTUALLY IS,
AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO PITCH IN.
LANA REALLY HATES THE KITCHEN CUPBOARDS,
SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO GIVE HER THE FIRST SWING.
ALMOST.
OH!
WOW.
THAT IS YOUR FIRST GLIMPSE AT AN OPEN-CONCEPT KITCHEN.
IT DOES FEEL GOOD.
WATCH THE GOOD LINOLEUM.
LANA, YOU'RE SCRATCHING THE FLOOR.
THERE!
OH!
JUST START PULLING THE DRAWERS OUT,
TOSSING 'EM OUT THERE.
SAME WITH THE DOORS.
OH, OH!
I'M RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
HOLD ON?
I'M JUST NERVOUS WITH IT, 'CAUSE I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES,
THESE OLDER HOMES, WHEN YOU TEAR DOWN A WALL,
OR WHEN YOU START RIPPING OUT THINGS,
YOU CAN FIND THINGS THAT JUST MAY BE TERRIBLY WRONG.
COMING UP,
THE HOMEOWNER GETS A LITTLE OVERZEALOUS
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
NO, WE--WE DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS STRUCTURAL YET.
NEW HOMEOWNERS JACOB AND LANA
HAVE BOUGHT THEIR FIRST FIXER-UPPER,
AND ARE EAGER TO GET PAST DEMOLITION
AND ON TO RENOVATION.
LANA AND JACOB ARE STARTING TO REALIZE HOW HARD
DEMO ACTUALLY IS, SO THEY'VE CALLED IN FOR SOME BACKUP.
WHAT'S UP, MAN?
HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?
JONATHAN, THIS IS MY FRIEND CLAYTON.
ABSOLUTELY.
WELL, IF YOU WANT TO GRAB SOME SAFETY GLASSES
OKAY.
AND THEN, UH, YEAH, WE COULD USE YOU.
CAN YOU CARRY THAT ON YOUR OWN, OR YOU WANT ME TO HELP YOU?
GOT IT.
IT'S NOT PLUGGED IN.
JONATHAN, THIS IS MY FRIEND CHRIS. HE CAME TO HELP ALSO.
WE, UH, HAVE A MESS HERE.
WE GOTTA TAKE OFF A WHOLE LOT OF PANELS,
SO BASICALLY, ANYWHERE YOU SEE WOOD, WE'RE TAKING IT OFF.
SLAM IT!
WHOO!
ARE YOU BUILDING A DOLLHOUSE?
WHAT SIZE-- WHAT SIZE HAMMER DO YOU--
WHERE DID YOU GET THESE?
OH, MY GOSH.
THEY LIKE THE DEMOLITION MORE THAN I THOUGHT THEY WOULD,
ESPECIALLY LANA. SHE IS RIGHT IN THERE.
SHE WAS IN THERE WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER.
SHE WAS IN THERE WITH A CROWBAR.
SHE WAS HITTING SHEETROCK. SHE WAS TEARING PANELING.
SHE WAS HITTING CABINETS AND PICKING UP HEAVY THINGS.
(laughs)
ALL IN A DAY'S WORK.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
OH, OKAY.
SO IF WE REMOVE EVERYTHING--
THE SPINDLES WEREN'T HOLDING ANYTHING,
BUT I WANT TO OPEN THIS UP FIRST,
PULL THE DRYWALL BACK AND SEE WHAT WE HAVE.
I HAVE A FEELING THESE TWO POSTS
MIGHT ACTUALLY BE SUPPORTING A SPLIT RIGHT HERE.
SO IT'S NOT ONE CONTINUOUS BEAM.
SO I DON'T WANT YOUR HOUSE COMING CRASHING DOWN,
THANKS, YEAH.
WE'LL GET A LOOK AT IT. SAME RIGHT UP TO THE BEAM.
THANKS FOR TELLING ME.
AWESOME.
IT IS DISGUSTING IN THERE.
IT LOOKS MUCH MORE LIKE A WAR ZONE THAN A HOME.
WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO TO CLEAR IT OUT.
IT'S GONNA BE A PAIN UNTIL THE END, I HAVE A FEELING.
I KNOW LANA AND JACOB ARE TRYING TO SAVE COSTS WHEREVER THEY CAN,
BUT IN MY EXPERIENCE, SOME THINGS ARE WORTH PAYING FOR.
WE'RE ON SO TIGHT OF A BUDGET
THAT WE WERE CONSIDERING LETTING THEM USE OUR GUEST BATH.
YOU DO REALIZE IT'LL BE, LIKE, 30 OR SO GROWN MEN EVERY DAY
AND WE WERE LIKE, "NO."
AND IT'LL ONLY BE, YOU KNOW--
IT'S NOT THAT MUCH MONEY TO GET A PORT-A-POTTY,
SO, OKAY, PORT-A-POTTY, OKAY.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PREP WORK TO DO NOW THAT THE DEMO'S DONE,
SO MY CREW'S TAKING OVER.
WE NEED THE PROS TO DO THE WIRING AND THE PLUMBING,
AND NOBODY VOLUNTEERED TO SCRAPE OFF THE POPCORN CEILING.
I REWORKED THE LAYOUT SO THAT THE DINING ROOM
CAN BE A MORE FORMAL SPACE THAT'S ONLY OPEN TO THE KITCHEN.
IT'S REALLY DIRTY AND DISGUSTING,
AND I THINK IT'S TOUGH ON LANA AND JACOB, TOO.
THEY'RE BEING REAL TROOPERS ABOUT IT.
WE ARE LIVING IN CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.
SO I PUT UP A CURTAIN, WHICH ACTS AS OUR FRONT DOOR.
THIS IS OUR "KITCHEN."
THE TOILET IS OFF LIMITS, AS YOU CAN SEE.
SO WE'VE GOT SILVERWARE DRAWER WHERE THE TOOTHBRUSHES GO.
YEAH, THIS IS OUR PANTRY AND ALL OF OUR STORAGE.
WAKING UP IN THE MORNING, YOU'VE GOTTA COME IN HERE,
MAKE YOUR BOWL OF CEREAL, WALK THROUGH THE COLD
TO THE REFRIGERATOR IN THE GARAGE, AND THEN COME BACK.
(Jonathan) I MADE SOME SLIGHT AMENDMENTS TO THE OPENING
AS YOU FIRST WALK IN THE FRONT DOOR.
THE BEAM GOES ALL THE WAY ACROSS, BUT MY ENGINEER TELLS ME
THAT IT NEEDS TO BE REINFORCED WITH POSTS
TO HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE ROOF.
I THINK I FOUND AN AFFORDABLE SOLUTION
THAT GIVES THEM THE WIDER-LOOKING ENTRANCEWAY.
LANA AND JACOB ARE AT WORK, SO I TOOK A PICTURE WITH MY PHONE,
AND I TEXTED IT TO JACOB, AND HE, UH,
HE SOUNDED A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED.
HE WANTS TO SEE IT IN PERSON, SO HE AND LANA ARE COMING BY
HELLO.
HEY. WHAT'S GOING ON?
NOT MUCH. GOT YOUR MESSAGE ABOUT THE OPENING.
YES, A COUPLE THINGS HAVE CHANGED.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THE ENGINEER SAID WE'RE OKAY TO KEEP
THIS EXISTING BEAM BECAUSE THERE ISN'T A SECOND STORY.
IT LOOKS GOOD, BUT WE JUST HAD A DIFFERENT EXPECTATION.
WE WANTED IT TO BE REALLY OPEN CONCEPT.
BY PUTTING IN THESE OPENINGS, IT'S ACTUALLY A DESIGN FEATURE,
BECAUSE WE'RE GIVING A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THAT OPEN CONCEPT,
BUT STILL HAVING SOMEWHERE FOR PLACEMENT OF FURNITURE.
AND LOOKING AT IT IN PERSON, IT DOES LOOK BETTER
RIGHT, WE WERE KIND OF WORRIED BY THE PICTURE
THAT IT JUST LOOKED TOO CLOSED OFF, BUT...
TRUE.
IT'S BETTER TO EXPERIENCE EVERYTHING IN PERSON.
I DO.
YEAH.
I THINK IT STILL FEELS OKAY.
HOW DO YOU FEEL THAT EVERYTHING'S RIPPED OPEN
DEFINITELY A WORK IN PROGRESS,
IT LOOKS NICE.
IT'S ALREADY MORE OPEN AND BRIGHT,
BUT THIS JUST LITTLE BOOKSHELF OPENING, JUST--
I FEEL LIKE REALLY DATES THE WHOLE FEATURE OF THE WALL.
YEAH, WE'D LIKE TO HAVE OUR TV ABOVE THE MANTEL.
WE'RE TRYING TO DECIDE ABOUT THAT.
WELL, THE FIRST THING--I MEAN, WE'RE NOT KEEPING THE HONEY OAK.
LIKE, WE'RE GONNA BE PAINTING THIS OUT
SO THAT IT DOESN'T LOOK AS DATED, 'CAUSE, YEAH, OBVIOUSLY,
RIGHT.
BUT, UM, I DON'T KNOW-- HONESTLY,
I DON'T THINK THE TV PLACEMENT UP HERE WOULD BE VERY GOOD.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT-- IF YOU SQUAT DOWN
TO KIND OF WHERE YOU'D BE SITTING,
I AGREE WITH THAT.
I THINK I LIKE MORE OF, LIKE, A DESIGN UP THERE
PICTURE OR SOMETHING.
WELL, JONATHAN,
CAN THE TV FIT INTO THIS OLD BOOKSHELF?
ALL OUR STUFF IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER,
WE COULD GO GRAB IT.
YEAH, WHY DON'T YOU BRING IT IN, AND WE'LL--
NO SENSE IN GUESSING.
YEAH, SEE-- SLIDE YOURS BACK.
OH, MAN. JUST BARELY.
YOU CAN SEE--NOW--
INSIDE--INSIDE, MAYBE? I DON'T KNOW.
LET ME TAKE MY CORNER RIGHT BACK.
BARELY.
IN A PERFECT WORLD, I WOULD TEAR OUT THE OLD SHELVES,
BUILD IN A CUSTOM ENTERTAINMENT CENTER,
AND THAT'S WHERE I'D MOUNT THE TV,
BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE BUDGET FOR IT,
AND OF ALL THE TV SIZES IN THE WORLD,
THEY CHOOSE ONE THAT'S 1/4 INCH TOO BIG FOR THE SPACE.
EVEN IF WE GOT PAST THIS, IF I CUT THIS BACK,
AS SOON AS I STRAIGHTENED IT OUT...
UH, THE TV's REALLY NOT AN OPTION TO LEAVE.
IT'S GOTTA BE THERE. IT'S NONNEGOTIABLE FOR US.
COMING UP, WHAT WILL JONATHAN DO
TO KEEP BOTH HOMEOWNERS HAPPY?
YEAH, I KNOW.
SO I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED.
FIRST-TIME HOMEOWNERS JACOB AND LANA
ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A 4-WEEK, 3-ROOM RENOVATION
THAT HAS GONE FAIRLY SMOOTHLY SO FAR.
CONTRACTOR JONATHAN SCOTT AND HIS TEAM
HAVE A LOT OF WORK LEFT, THAT NOW INCLUDES
RETROFITTING A NEW TV INTO AN OLD BUILT-IN.
AT THIS POINT, I JUST HAVE TO FIND AN AFFORDABLE SOLUTION.
WHILE I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE TV,
WE'RE MOVING FULL SPEED AHEAD WITH THE REST OF THE RENOVATION.
I THINK KEEPING THE EXISTING FIREPLACE IS SMART.
THE STONE'S IN GREAT SHAPE, BUT WE'VE GOT A TIGHT BUDGET,
AND IN AN OPEN-CONCEPT SPACE,
ALL THE COLORS AND FINISHES NEED TO WORK TOGETHER.
WE WENT WITH A DARK WIDE-BOARD FLOORING
TO COMPLEMENT THE BEAMS,
THE DINING ROOM IS TWO-TONE, WHICH SHOULD WORK WELL WITH
THE LIGHT GRANITE COUNTERS THAT LANA PICKED FOR THE KITCHEN.
NOW WE'RE LOOKING FOR A BACKSPLASH TILE
THAT WILL PULL IT ALL TOGETHER.
WE NEED TO PICK SOME TILE TODAY, SO I WANT YOUR INPUT.
THIS IS, OF COURSE, WHAT WE'RE GONNA USE FOR YOUR COUNTERTOPS.
I LOVE THAT.
THEN SOME OF THE HARDWARE WE'RE GONNA HAVE ON THE CABINETS.
WE NEED TO FIND SOME TILES THAT ARE GONNA MATCH THAT,
SO I THINK WE SHOULD GO WITH SOMETHING THAT'S NICE AND CLEAN,
LIKE THIS-- THIS IS CERAMIC TILE.
IT'S, UH, A YELLOW, BECAUSE I THINK THAT PULLS
SOME OF THE COLOR OUT OF THE STONE.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS COLOR. UH, WE HAVE WHITE CABINETS,
AND SO PUTTING, LIKE, YELLOW UNDER WHITE,
I'M A LITTLE WORRIED IT'S GONNA LOOK A LITTLE WASHED OUT.
OKAY.
OKAY.
UM, YOU EVEN HAVE ALL THESE COLORS, TOO.
IS THERE A WAY WE COULD INCORPORATE, LIKE, OUR HARDWARE,
I ALREADY HAD MY EYE
ON THAT PIECE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT OVER THERE.
I REALLY LIKE THE COPPER AND THE GLASS,
HOW THEY INCORPORATED THAT INTO THE BACKSPLASH.
I MEAN,
THE COPPER, OF COURSE-- IT'S REALLY NICE,
BUT IT'S WAY BEYOND OUR BUDGET.
I DO, TOO.
NOT ONLY IS IT TOO EXPENSIVE,
THERE'S NO WAY WE'D BE ABLE TO GET IT
OH, SPECIAL ORDER.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO NIX THAT OPTION.
OKAY. MOVING ON, RIGHT?
YOU HAVE GOOD TASTE, THOUGH. THIS IS VERY, VERY NICE.
WE'RE JUST KIND OF EXHAUSTED OF MAKING DECISIONS.
SOMETHING LIKE THIS--IT'S GOT THE COPPER TONES IN IT.
IF YOU LOOK EVEN LIKE THIS-- PUTTING A COUPLE TILES
THAT COULD BE COOL.
YEAH, I LIKE THE STRIPE.
THANKS.
(Jonathan) THE KITCHEN'S COMING TOGETHER,
BUT I THINK THAT THE NOISE AND THE MESS OF THE RENOVATION
IS REALLY GETTING TO LANA AND JACOB.
THEY HAVEN'T BEEN AROUND MUCH AT ALL THIS WEEK.
YEAH, I'VE FOUND MYSELF STAYING AT WORK LONGER,
ME, TOO.
WE'VE BOTH BEEN COMING HOME LATER, YEAH.
WORK IS A LITTLE MORE NORMAL THAN HOME IS RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER EATEN LIKE THIS MUCH PROCESSED FOOD.
I JUST GOT ON THE SCALE,
AND I LOST 7 POUNDS SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE.
WE'RE TRYING TO SAVE MONEY, THAT'S WHY WE'RE LIVING HERE,
SO IT'S KIND OF COUNTERPRODUCTIVE
TO GO OUT TO EAT EVERY MEAL, SO WE'RE TRYING TO STAY HERE
AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF SAVE WHILE WE CAN,
BUT IT'S HARD.
I KNOW IT'S BEEN *** THEM,
AND LANA AND JACOB HAVE BEEN REALLY FRUGAL,
AND WE SPENT A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA MONEY
ON THE KITCHEN COUNTERS, BUT EVERYWHERE ELSE,
THEY'VE REALLY TIGHTENED THEIR BELTS--LITERALLY.
I DECIDED TO CUT BACK THE LIVING ROOM SHELVES,
AND WE'RE IN LUCK, BECAUSE THE TV ACTUALLY FIT.
ALL THE DOORS WERE AN INEXPENSIVE ADD-ON,
JUST TO GIVE THE UNIT A POLISHED LOOK.
IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
YEAH, IT LOOKS AMAZING.
IT'S JUST THE COLORS AND THE WOODWORK--IT LOOKS SO GOOD.
THESE WERE A PERFECT SOLUTION. THE NICE THING, TOO--
WHEN WE CUT BACK THE FRAME, YOU CAN SEE HERE,
WE TRIMMED IT BACK, YOUR TV NOW JUST BARELY FITS IN HERE.
MM-HMM.
I REALLY LIKE 'EM.
THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION AT THE TILE STORE,
AND YOU GUYS WERE A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE ABOUT THE COLOR,
SO I WANTED TO SHOW YOU--NOW THAT IT'S STARTING TO GO UP,
I'M GLAD TO SEE IT, YOU KNOW, JUST FINALLY COMING TOGETHER.
THIS IS HOW IT'S GONNA LAY. IT'S GONNA BE ONE ROW OF THE YELLOW,
ONE ROW OF THE GLASS TILE, TWO OF THE YELLOW,
THAT'LL BE GOOD.
BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT YESTERDAY I WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO COMING HOME AND SEEING THE GRANITE INSTALLED,
AND, UH, IT JUST-- IT REALLY DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE IN THE SHOWROOM,
OR IN THE GRANITE YARD.
YEAH.
WATCH YOURSELF THERE.
THE GRANITE THAT I PICKED, THAT I REALLY FELL IN LOVE WITH,
HAD MORE, UM, COPPER AND ORANGE UNDERTONES,
AND THIS HAS JUST GOT A LOT
OF JUST BLACK AND BROWN SPOTS IN IT,
AND I'M NOT REALLY SEEING, OTHER THAN JUST, LIKE,
A FEW LITTLE SECTIONS OF ORANGE, LIKE,
I'M NOT SEEING THE GRANITE THAT WE PICKED...
SO I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED.
IT TAKES A COUPLE OF SLABS TO MAKE THIS MUCH COUNTER SPACE,
AND IT MUST HAVE JUST BEEN A LIGHTER ONE
IT'S JUST REALLY EXPENSIVE.
AND IT'S REALLY PERMANENT,
SO IT'S JUST A LITTLE DISHEARTENING THAT, YOU KNOW,
SOMETHING THIS BIG AND EXPENSIVE
MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE NOT CRAZY ABOUT.
THIS RENOVATION'S COMING TOGETHER QUICKLY,
BUT YOU REALLY HAVE TO WATCH THESE HOMEOWNERS BECAUSE
THEY'RE SNEAKY, AND I JUST HAD ALL THE DéCOR DELIVERED,
AND THEY'RE ALREADY INTO IT. THEY'RE DIGGING THROUGH IT.
THEY WANT TO SEE WHAT THEY'VE GOT.
OOH. IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS.
COOL.
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY!
YOU GUYS, GET OUTTA HERE.
YOU'RE RED-HANDED--
I DON'T WANT YOU SEEING THE DéCOR STUFF YET.
THIS IS THE STUFF THAT I WANTED TO BE A SURPRISE,
CAN WE OPEN A FEW?
I WAS ALWAYS THAT KID.
JUST A FEW? THERE'S LIKE- THERE'S LIKE 80,
SO I THINK MAYBE IF WE COULD OPEN TEN,
NO, NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
I MEAN, IT WOULD BE HANDY TO HAVE YOU GUYS OPEN EVERYTHING
AND DO THAT WORK FOR ME, THE UNPACKING,
BUT I WANT THERE TO BE A SURPRISE, RIGHT?
SO IF YOU ARE OKAY WITH IT, I THINK THIS IS WHEN
I CAN LIVE WITH THAT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
LET'S GO.
IT'S STRESSFUL TO TRY AND LIVE THROUGH A RENOVATION,
BUT THESE GUYS--THEY'VE DONE IT, IT'S--AND I HAVE TO SAY,
THEY'VE PROBABLY DONE IT AS ELOQUENTLY
IT HASN'T BEEN CONVENIENT BY ANY MEANS,
SO THANKFULLY, WE HAVE SOME GREAT FRIENDS WHO ARE,
YOU KNOW, JUST OFFERING THEIR HOUSE TO US,
SO I'M EXCITED JUST TO LIVE IN A NORMAL HOUSE,
AND YOU KNOW, NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT STEPPING ON A NAIL
OR SAWDUST OR, YOU KNOW,
GETTING CONSTRUCTION STUFF IN YOUR FOOD, OR...
YEAH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT ON BOOTS TO GO TO THE REFRIGERATOR.
LANA WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE COUNTERTOPS,
SO I WENT BACK TO THE GRANITE YARD,
AND I MADE SURE THAT I GOT THE EXACT SLAB THAT LANA HAD PICKED.
IT'S THE ONE THAT HAS MORE OF A POP OF ORANGE
AND THE COPPER COLOR THAT SHE LIKED.
I HOPE IT'S NOT TOO OVER THE TOP.
COMING UP, JONATHAN AND DREW
STILL MANAGE TO SURPRISE THESE HANDS-ON HOMEOWNERS
WELCOME HOME.
WOW!
OH, MY GOSH!
IN FOUR WEEKS, NEW HOMEOWNERS JACOB AND LANA
HAVE SEEN DEMOLITION, REBUILDING,
AND PIECES OF THEIR NEW HOME INSTALLED.
NOW ALL THAT'S LEFT IS TO SEE
WHAT JONATHAN AND DREW HAVE DONE TO PULL IT ALL TOGETHER.
CAN'T WAIT TO GO IN THERE.
(Lana) WE'VE SEEN ALL THE STAGES OF THE HOUSE,
FROM SHEETROCK AND PAINT AND FLOORS,
AND TO KNOW THAT IT'S ALL POLISHED AND PUT TOGETHER,
WE ARE JUST, LIKE, CHOMPING AT THE BIT...
TO GO INSIDE.
I CAN'T WAIT.
COME ON IN. WELCOME HOME.
WOW!
OH, MY GOSH!
THIS IS SO AWESOME. THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.
♪♪
THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
WOW.
I'M LIKE--I'M KIND OF SPEECHLESS.
LOOK AT EVERYTHING.
I LOVE IT. OH, MY GOSH.
THE COLORS LOOK SO GOOD.
AND WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU A DESIGN
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT REALLY SPEAKS TO YOU.
YEAH, THIS IS MY GREAT-GRANDPA'S PEW FROM HIS CHURCH.
THAT IS COOL.
(Jonathan) THIS PLACE REALLY STARTED OUT
LOOKING LIKE IT WAS FROM THE WILD, WILD WEST,
BUT ALL IT NEEDED WAS A MODERN UPDATE,
REMOVING THE POPCORN CEILINGS, ADDING BRIGHT COLORS,
AND YOUR UNIQUE FAMILY PIECES REALLY WORKED OUT,
AND OF COURSE, WE FOUND A GREAT WAY TO HIDE YOUR TV.
LOOK, DID THEY-- DID THEY FIT YOUR TV?
TA-DA!
YOUR TV FITS, SO WE CAN HAVE--
THAT'S GREAT.
(Drew) THERE'S SOME PRETTY AWESOME PIECES,
AND NOTHING LOOKS LIKE IT'S NEW STORE-BOUGHT,
EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE IT'S AN OLD RUSTIC PIECE
I AGREE, I AGREE.
(Jacob) THE FIREPLACE WALL HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BIT INTIMIDATING,
IT'S A BIG FEATURE,
IT WORKS SO WELL.
IT ALMOST JUST BLENDS IN PERFECTLY.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE IT MAKES WITH NO POPCORN CEILINGS.
MY GOSH, I KNOW. IT WAS TERRIBLE.
IT LOOKS SO GREAT.
FELT LIKE IT WAS RAINING ON YOU, AND NOW IT'S JUST OPEN.
IT FEELS LIKE A TALL--YOU KNOW, EVEN TALLER THAN IT IS.
TO THINK THAT THIS IS THE SAME SPACE IS JUST MIND-BLOWING.
(Jacob) I LOVE THE WAY THAT THE ENTRY CAME TOGETHER.
I WAS ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, REALLY HIGH INTO OPEN CONCEPT
AND WANTED TO KNOCK DOWN AS MANY WALLS AS POSSIBLE,
IT DOES.
AN ELEGANT NATURE TO IT. IT'S GREAT.
NOT HAVING ALL THE SPINDLES ALL THE WAY ACROSS.
WE KNOCKED THOSE OUT. BOOM, WE KNOCK OUT SPINDLES.
THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD BE--
FLOWING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE HOUSE.
YEAH, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL HAND-SCRAPED TEAK.
I DO, TOO.
I THINK IT JUST REALLY WARMS THE SPACE UP.
THERE'S SO MANY, LIKE, FAMILY PIECES--
THIS IS FROM MY GRANDPARENTS,
IT'S COOL.
IT'S JUST REALLY NEAT THAT IT ALL INCORPORATES.
OH...
LOOK AT OUR DINING ROOM.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
ALL THIS SPACE,
IT'S JUST SO WARM AND--
IT'S NOT THE SAME HOME. IT'S AMAZING.
I LOVE THE TWO-TONE. I THINK IT GIVES IT A LOT OF DIMENSION,
AND IT'S--IT REALLY POPS IN HERE, SO...
YEAH, IT--I WAS WORRIED WITH YOU
THAT IT WAS GONNA FEEL KIND OF LIKE A CAVE IN HERE,
AND THE COLORS JUST REALLY, REALLY MAKE IT POP.
(Jonathan) I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT. WALLING OFF THE MUDROOM
TO GIVE YOU A PROPER DINING ROOM REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE,
AND I KNOW YOU LOVE YOUR FAMILY PIECES,
SO I ACTUALLY MANAGED TO SAVE SOME MONEY
BY USING YOUR ORIGINAL DINING SET,
JUST REUPHOLSTERING THE CHAIRS.
LOOK, THEY RE-COVERED 'EM.
THESE CHAIRS, WOW.
OH, YEAH, THAT IS SO GOOD.
LOOK AT THE KITCHEN. OH, MY GOSH.
THE MAIN CONCERNS THAT YOU HAD IN THE KITCHEN WERE, ONE,
THE GRANITE COUNTERTOPS,
AND WE WENT BACK AND WE GOT THE EXACT SLAB THAT WE LOOKED AT,
AND IT DOES--
JUST WHAT WE WANTED,
ALL THE BROWNS AND THE ORANGES JUST, LIKE,
COME RICHLY OUT OF THIS PIECE.
WELL, AND, LANA, YOU WERE REALLY CONCERNED
IT WORKS.
IT WORKS. IT LOOKS GREAT.
NEVER--I APOLOGIZE.
I THINK GOING WITH THE COPPER ACCENTS
REALLY LOOKS GREAT,
AND YOU GUYS HAD STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT
HOW TO MAKE THIS SPACE YOUR STYLE, AND, WELL,
YOU WEREN'T SURE FROM THE DESIGNS HOW IT WOULD TURN OUT,
BUT NOW THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE IT,
DOES IT LIVE UP TO YOUR EXPECTATIONS?
JUST THINKING OF THE DAY WE WERE IN HERE
KNOCKING OUT CABINETS AND PULLING DOWN PIECES OF WOOD,
AND NOW IT'S A FINISHED HOME, IS--IT'S GREAT.
AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU STAYED INVOLVED, TOO.
YOU GUYS GOT IN THERE, YOU MADE THE DECISIONS
FOR WHAT WE WANTED TO PICK FOR MATERIALS.
YOU GOT IN HERE AND ACTUALLY BUSTED SOME WALLS OPEN,
TOOK SOME CABINETS DOWN, AND I APPRECIATE
WHEN I SEE THAT PASSION FROM A HOMEOWNER.
WE'RE PROUD TO DO IT, BECAUSE WE--YOU KNOW,
THIS IS OUR FIRST BIG PURCHASE AS A MARRIED COUPLE,
AND WE WANT OUR HANDPRINT TO BE ALL OVER THIS PLACE.
YEAH.
WORTH IT, YEAH.
WELL, I THINK THIS IS A GOOD TIME
FOR JONATHAN AND I TO STEP OUT AND LET YOU ENJOY YOUR NEW HOME,
BUT CONGRATULATIONS. YOU TRULY DESERVE SUCH A GREAT PLACE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT IS.
I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE TO START A FAMILY,
TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE THIS, UM, MAKE THIS A FAMILY HOME.
LANA AND JACOB MAY HAVE NEEDED A SECOND LOOK AT THE HOUSE
BEFORE BUYING THE PLACE, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY'RE HAVING
SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT THE FINAL RESULTS.
THEY PAID $145,000 FOR THEIR NEW HOME,
AND THAT KEPT JONATHAN'S RENOVATION BUDGET
OF $65,000 INTACT.
IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN EMOTIONAL TIME LIVING THROUGH A RENO ZONE
AND DEALING WITH THE DAILY DECISIONS AND MINOR SETBACKS,
BUT IN THE END IT WAS A VICTORY, BECAUSE THIS PROJECT CAME IN
UNDER THEIR TOTAL BUDGET AND ON TIME.
TRANSITIONING FROM AN APARTMENT RENTAL INTO HOME OWNERSHIP
WAS A BIG STEP FOR THIS YOUNG COUPLE,
BUT DREW AND JONATHAN
GOT THEM INTO A GREAT HOUSE AT THE RIGHT PRICE.
IN BUYING A FIXER-UPPER,
JACOB AND LANA WERE ABLE TO CUSTOMIZE A LARGE LIVING AREA
AND KITCHEN TO THEIR STYLE.
THEY'RE NOW PROUD AND HAPPY FIRST-TIME HOMEOWNERS,
THANKS TO THE PROPERTY BROTHERS.