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WE'RE BACK IN THE 1950s WITH THIS OLD KITCHEN.
WOW, IS THAT AN OLD STOVE!
THAT IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE ACTUALLY SEEN ONE THAT OLD.
THIS PLACE HASN'T BEEN UPDATED IN DECADES.
GERALD DOES ALL OF THE COOKING IN THE HOUSE,
I'D LIKE TO SEE A NICE SPACE FOR HIM TO DO HIS COOKING.
OH, YES!
WE HAVE TO PUT AIR CONDITIONING IN THERE.
YEAH, WE'LL DO A SURPRISE.
SO WE ACTUALLY OPENED UP YOUR ENTIRE HOUSE HERE.
THIS IS THE PRIMA DONNA CREW OVER HERE.
WE LIKE TO WORK IN THE AIR CONDITIONING.
WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE IT, WE JUST GIVE IT TO THEM.
(John) WHEN HE SEES THIS, HE COULD BE...
OH, IT'S GONNA BE EPIC.
THIS IS GONNA BE A FREAK OUT.
THIS IS GONNA BE A FREAK OUT.
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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.
NOW I KNOW WE'RE GOING DOWN TO ROSELLE TODAY.
WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THIS KITCHEN?
ROBBIE AND GERALD STROTER,
I THINK THEIR KITCHEN WAS BUILT SOMETIME IN THE '50s.
THEY SAID THEY'RE IN DESPERATE NEED OF AN UPDATE,
SO I'M SURE IT'LL BE AS INTERESTING
AS ALL THE OTHER ONES.
IT'S GONNA BE, I THINK, 100 DEGREES TODAY.
I DON'T KNOW--
MY FAVORITE KIND OF DAYS.
HEY, JOHN.
HEY, MAN.
HOW YOU DOING, MAN? I'M JOHN.
GERALD STROTER. NICE TO MEET YOU, JOHN.
ANTHONY. NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU, ANTHONY.
PLEASURE.
THANKS FOR COMING OUT ON THIS HOT DAY.
HAPPY TO DO IT.
COME SEE MY KITCHEN.
ALL RIGHT, MAN.
(Anthony) SO RIGHT AWAY, WE NOTICE
THAT THE KITCHEN IS TUCKED ALL THE WAY AT THE BACK OF THE HOUSE
AND COMPLETELY CLOSED OFF FROM THE REST OF THE FIRST FLOOR.
(John) WALKED INSIDE, 110 DEGREES.
IT IS SWEATING BULLETS INSIDE THIS HOUSE.
COME ON IN, GUYS.
I HAVE MY WIFE ROBBIE AND MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER RANELLE.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
RANELLE.
NO AIR-CONDITIONING.
NO AIR-CONDITIONING,
SO WE'D LOVE TO MAYBE TRY TO CHANGE THAT FOR THEM.
YEAH.
THEY'RE GONNA COME HELP US WITH OUR KITCHEN.
FIRST IMPRESSION, OLD, OLD KITCHEN,
VERY DATED.
WOW, IS THAT AN OLD STOVE.
(laughs) THAT IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE ACTUALLY SEEN ONE THAT OLD.
THE STOVE IS OUTDATED. THE OVEN DOESN'T CLOSE ANYMORE.
GERALD CAN SHOW YOU HOW IT WORKS.
(Gerald) ONCE I GET IT WARM,
THIS IS ONE OF MY ARTIFACTS I USE
TO KEEP THE HEAT IN...
(laughter)
AND IT WORKS PERFECTLY.
I TELL YOU WHAT, THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN THAT.
THIS IS THE FIRST. THIS IS THE FIRST.
THE STICK OR THE STOVE?
THE STICK AND THE STOVE.
BOTH.
FOR A GUY WHO LOVES TO COOK,
I DON'T SEE WHAT HE CAN POSSIBLY DO WITH A 20-INCH OVEN,
NOT TO MENTION IT DOESN'T EVEN STAY CLOSED.
AND THEN WE HAVE A COOKTOP HERE...
(John) YEP.
YOU KNOW.
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S ENOUGH SPACE, ALSO, FOR YOU, RIGHT?
I MEAN, BIG POTS YOU'RE PUTTING ON THERE.
YEAH, EXACTLY.
GERALD DOES ALL OF THE COOKING IN THE HOUSE.
I'D LIKE TO SEE A NICE SPACE FOR HIM TO DO HIS COOKING,
HIS BAKING, SOME PLACE FOR HIM TO HAVE ALL HIS SPICES
THAT HE COULD REACH.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH
IS I CAN'T SEE MY SEASONINGS THAT I WORK WITH,
BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS ALL WOODENED UP.
OH.
YOU CAN'T SEE IN THERE.
I GOT ALMOST 500 BOTTLES OF PARSLEY
'CAUSE I KEEP BUYING IT 'CAUSE I THINK I'M OUT OF IT.
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE ANYMORE.
DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I HAVE.
KEEP BUYING SPICES OVER AND OVER
'CAUSE IT'S LIKE YOU PUT SOMETHING IN THERE,
IT'S LIKE A DUNGEON. IT SEEMS TO DISAPPEAR.
OVER HERE, I GOT MORE SEASONINGS.
(John) EVEN MORE SEASONINGS.
EVEN MORE SEASONINGS.
GOD.
RIGHT HERE, I HAVE MY THYME,
EVERYTHING I'VE BOUGHT SEVERAL TIMES.
YOU'LL SEE THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER.
THIS IS THE MOST SEASONING
I'VE EVER SEEN SOMEONE HAVE IN A HOUSE.
I HAVE TWO WORDS FOR GERALD, SPICE RACK.
WE'RE GONNA BUILD YOU A KITCHEN WITH A SPICE RACK.
THAT'S FOR SURE.
OH, YES.
STUFF GET LOST BACK THERE.
YOU GOT IT.
THIS IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE AREAS OF THE KITCHEN.
YOU SIT AROUND HERE AND TALK AND EAT AND COOK.
OKAY.
THE STORAGE IS UNDER THERE.
MM-HMM, VERY COOL.
BUT THAT'S AN EYESORE. WE DON'T LIKE SEEING THAT.
YOU DON'T LIKE IT OPEN LIKE THAT.
YOU WANT IT AWAY.
YES.
ABSOLUTELY.
OKAY.
THE ISLAND IS GREAT, BUT WHENEVER YOU HAVE OPEN STORAGE,
IT'S REALLY HARD TO KEEP ORGANIZED.
YEAH, IF YOU WANT ONE GUY ORGANIZING YOUR KITCHEN,
THAT'S YOUR MAN.
WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT DISHWASHERS, 'CAUSE--
YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE A DISHWASHER.
NO. WELL, WE GOT ONE. YOU'RE LOOKING AT HIM.
WELL, NOW WE HAVE TO PUT THAT TO A STOP.
OVERALL, I THINK IT'S A GREAT SPACE. THEY HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM.
THE PROBLEM IS THEY'RE NOT UTILIZING THAT SPACE PROPERLY.
THERE'S NO ORGANIZATION WHATSOEVER.
NO.
(Anthony) WE GOT A MAJOR STORAGE ISSUE.
WE GOT AN APPLIANCE ISSUE.
(Gerald) RIGHT.
THE CABINETS--I MEAN, THERE'S PLENTY OF CABINETS,
BUT THEY'RE JUST DATED, SO WE CAN EASILY UPDATE ALL THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
THE ISLAND WORKS TO A DEGREE,
BUT YOU DON'T LIKE IT OPEN UNDERNEATH.
I DON'T LIKE EVERYTHING EXPOSED LIKE THAT.
SO IF WE WERE TO BUILD YOU A NEW ISLAND AND MAYBE SAVE
THE TOP FROM THIS AND GET YOU CLOSED CABINETS ON THE BOTTOM,
THAT WOULD BE COOL?
THAT WOULD BE ALL RIGHT.
'CAUSE THIS SEEMS LIKE IT'S A REAL GOOD PIECE.
I'M THINKING I--WE CAME THROUGH THE NARROW DOOR.
I'M THINKING MAYBE WE OPEN UP THAT DOOR...
(Anthony) THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
SO WE ACTUALLY OPEN UP YOUR ENTIRE HOUSE HERE.
OH, MAN, Y'ALL IS LIKE A BLESSING.
DON'T WORRY, GUYS.
WE'RE GONNA HELP YOU OUT ON THIS ONE.
REALLY NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GERALD--LOVE HIM.
HE'S AWESOME.
LOVE HIM.
HE'S AWESOME, HIS WHOLE FAMILY.
THEY'RE JUST GREAT PEOPLE.
THEY ARE SO COOL.
THERE'S SO MUCH POTENTIAL THERE.
OPEN THAT WALL UP.
A 5-FOOT WIDE OPENING.
I THINK PUTTING THE ISLAND, THAT BLOCK THAT THEY HAVE--
WE'LL GET A CLOSED CABINET FOR THE BOTTOM.
ABSOLUTELY.
BUT PUTTING THAT ON CASTERS SO WE CAN ROLL IT AROUND,
IT'S GONNA MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
IF WE GIVE 'EM ROOM FOR SPICES-- MAYBE WE DO LIKE A SPICE RACK.
DID YOU EVER SEE SO MANY SPICES?
20 BOTTLES OF SPICES, AND THE SAME ONES.
THAT'S HYSTERICAL.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THYME YOU COULD ACTUALLY HAVE.
I MEAN, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
THAT'S PRETTY FUNNY.
GOD, IT IS HOT.
(Anthony) WE HAVE TO PUT AIR-CONDITIONING IN THERE.
YEAH. WE'LL DO A SURPRISE.
WE'LL BLOW 'EM AWAY.
WE'LL DO A SURPRISE, A SPLIT UNIT, A.C., HEAT FOR THE WINTER.
YEP.
IT'LL DO THEIR KITCHEN. IT'LL DO THE LIVING ROOM.
IT'LL DO THE DINING ROOM. THEY NEED THAT.
GREAT.
LET'S GET THEM OVER TO THE OFFICE TO GO OVER OUR DESIGNS.
WHAT'S UP, MAN? HOW ARE YOU?
ALL RIGHT.
GRAB A SEAT.
LOOKING GOOD AND HEALTHY THERE.
WHAT YOU GOT?
ALL RIGHT.
SO WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS, AND WE'RE TRYING TO THINK
ABOUT REALLY HOW TO OPEN UP YOUR SPACE, 'CAUSE I THINK
THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS WITH THE KITCHEN.
RIGHT IN THE BACK,
WE'RE GONNA ACTUALLY BE OPENING UP THAT WALL,
SO NOW YOU'RE GONNA HAVE CLEAR ACCESS...
RIGHT INTO THE DINING ROOM.
RIGHT INTO THE DINING ROOM.
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA SO FAR.
SO FAR, OKAY.
ARE WE DOING ALL RIGHT?
SO FAR, SO GOOD.
RIGHT NOW IN THE BACK HERE IS WHERE YOU HAVE YOUR FRIDGE,
AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S KIND OF TUCKED IN THE CORNER BACK THERE,
AND IT'S DARK. IT'S HARD TO GET TO.
RIGHT.
WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS TAKE THE FRIDGE AND FLIP-FLOP IT
AND MOVE IT TO THE OPPOSITE CORNER.
WE'RE GONNA COME OVER HERE IN THE BACK WHERE THE FRIDGE WAS.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE YOUR WALL OVEN. IT WILL SHUT COMPLETELY.
IT WILL STAY SHUT.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS IT'S GONNA BE A BUILT-IN WALL OVEN,
SO IT'S GONNA HAVE AN OVEN ON THE BOTTOM
AND A MICROWAVE ON TOP.
SO WHAT ELSE YOU GOT THERE?
SO WHAT WE ALSO--
SPICE RACK.
YEAH, SO WHAT WE ALSO WANT TO DO IS ON THE BACK WALL HERE
RIGHT NOW WHERE YOU HAVE THAT OPEN SHELVES--
RIGHT.
WE WANT TO DO A NICE BIG SPICE RACK WHERE YOU SEE EVERYTHING,
AND IT'LL LOOK STYLISH.
WE KNOW THAT YOU LIKED YOUR BUTCHER BLOCK ISLAND,
BUT NOT ITS OPEN STORAGE,
SO WE'LL ADD CLOSED STORAGE UNDERNEATH
AND PUT IT ON CASTERS
SO YOU CAN MOVE IT ASIDE TO CREATE MORE SPACE.
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT CABINETS UP HERE ALSO OR NO?
(both) YES.
FOR THE CABINETS, WE'RE THINKING OF A LIGHTER WOOD,
OR WE COULD GO WITH SOMETHING A BIT DARKER.
I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT TOO DARK FOR YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT MORE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE.
'CAUSE IT'S DARK RIGHT NOW, AND I DON'T LIKE THAT.
I THINK IT CLOSES IT IN.
WE CAN DO SOMETHING LIGHTER, SOMETHING WITH A HONEY TONE.
SINCE YOU'RE GOING WITH A LIGHTER CABINET,
LET'S GO WITH A NICE DARK BLACK COUNTERTOP
AND NEUTRAL BACKSPLASH.
CONTINUING THE HARDWOOD FLOORS FROM THE DINING ROOM
WILL REALLY FINISH OFF THE KITCHEN
AND ADD TO THE OPEN FEEL OF THE FIRST FLOOR.
I'M GONNA TELL YOU, I LIKE WHAT YOU GOT SO FAR.
RIGHT?
GUYS, LISTEN.
APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING THROUGH.
YES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ROBBIE, THANKS SO MUCH.
IT'S DEMO DAY AT THE STROTERS. FIRST THING WE'RE GONNA DO
IS GET IN THERE AND OPEN THAT WALL UP
BETWEEN THE KITCHEN AND THE DINING ROOM.
SO THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT PRE-DRYWALL,
WHICH MEANS IT'S ALL PLASTER AND LATH,
AND THAT JUST ADDS ONE MORE STEP TO THE DEMOLITION.
(John) REALLY OPEN IT UP.
GET THE WALL OPENED UP, SEE WHAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH.
IT'S DEFINITELY GONNA TAKE A LITTLE LONGER
THAN WE EXPECTED.
KITCHEN DEMO DAY, SUPER EXCITED TO BE HERE.
WE'RE AT THE STROTERS IN ROSELLE.
THESE WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CUT SO WE DON'T RUIN ANY MOLDINGS.
JUST WANT TO GET IN THERE AND START RIPPING STUFF OUT.
AHA, LIKE BUTTER!
IT WASN'T AS HARD AS I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE.
PRETTY MUCH THESE OLD HOUSES,
ALL THE WIRE LATH COMES OFF PRETTY EASY.
IT'S A LITTLE MESSY. IT'S HEAVY, BUT OTHERWISE, IT'S NO PROBLEM.
GERALD, YOU WANT TO PULL YOUR DOOR FRAME OUT?
IF I HAVE TO.
I JUST GOT A MANICURE LAST WEEK.
HE'S GOT SANDALS ON.
HE JUST GOT HIS NAILS DONE.
I GOT MY NAILS DONE.
HE JUST GOT HIS NAILS DONE.
OKAY.
(John) THERE SHE IS.
(Gerald) ALL RIGHT, WOW.
AND YOU'RE DOWN!
YES!
WHOO!
WHOO!
NOW LOOK AT THIS, RIGHT?
LET THERE BE KITCHEN.
THAT LOOKS GOOD.
BUT ANYBODY CAN TEAR THINGS UP.
THAT'S HOW WE'RE GONNA LEAVE IT FOR YOU.
THAT'S HOW WE'RE GONNA LEAVE IT FOR YOU.
UH-HUH.
THIS IS PHENOMENAL.
A LOT OF TIMES YOU OPEN STUFF UP,
THE TRANSFORMATION ISN'T THAT DRASTIC,
BUT THIS LOOKS FANTASTIC.
(Anthony) SINCE THE STROTERS LOVE THEIR CHOPPING BLOCK ISLAND
SO MUCH, WE WANT TO SAVE THAT FOR 'EM, REPURPOSE IT,
AND GIVE 'EM SOME CLOSED STORAGE UNDERNEATH.
♪♪
QUALITY, QUALITY.
OH, MAN.
THAT'S IT. GO AHEAD.
I HAVE THE POWER.
YOU GOT THE TOUCH.
Y'ALL GET PAID FOR THIS?
(laughter)
BOOM.
BOOM.
THAT WAS A GOOD ONE.
ALL RIGHT, BABY.
ANTHONY WENT A LITTLE...
HE WAS SOMEWHERE ELSE.
WHAT'D YOU DO THIS WEEKEND, MAN?
HOLY COW.
(speaks indistinctly)
WHOO!
ALL RIGHT, BABY, YOU SERVED ME WELL,
BUT IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO.
THIS IS A TEARY-EYED MOMENT HERE.
NOSTALGIA TIME'S OVER, BUDDY. IT'S COMING OUT.
OH, IT'S TIME TO GO?
LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO RIGHT OUT.
(John) OVERALL, IT'S BEEN A GOOD DEMO DAY.
WE DID EVERYTHING WE WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH.
YEP.
THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY HUGE SURPRISES.
WE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GONNA BE THAT MANY FLOORS.
WE FOUND OUT THAT IT ACTUALLY WAS FOUR OR FIVE, TOOK THOSE UP.
THIS IS ALL SHOT.
EVERYTHING'S SHOT HERE.
AND THESE ARE PLANK BOARDS.
THESE AREN'T FINISHED FLOORBOARDS BELOW.
NOPE.
THE ORIGINAL OAK FLOORING
THAT WE WERE HOPING WOULD CARRY THROUGH
THAT WE SAW IN THE DINING ROOM WAS NOT THERE,
SO WE MADE A CALL TO THE FLOORING GUY.
HE'S COMING OUT TOMORROW, AND WE'RE GONNA MATCH THE FLOOR
AND MATCH THE STAIN AND GET THAT IN.
(Anthony) WE'RE HEADING OUT TO OUR YARD TODAY
TO GO GET SOME PALETTES FOR GERALD'S SPICE RACK,
AND, YOU KNOW, FIGURES IT'S GOT TO BE POURING RAIN.
SO WE'LL GRAB THE PALETTES THERE, 'CAUSE IT SUCKS OUTSIDE.
WE'LL THROW 'EM IN THE BACK OF THE VAN,
BRING 'EM BACK TO THE FIREHOUSE.
WE'LL POWER-WASH 'EM THERE.
THE BACK OF HIS SPICE RACK IS GOING TO BE MADE
OUT OF ALL THE FLAT BOARDS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO PALETTES.
SO WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF THOSE SITTING OUT AT OUR YARD.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ARE OUTSIDE, AND IT IS POURING RAIN TODAY.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL JUMP UP THERE.
YEP.
I'M JUST GONNA THROW 'EM DOWN.
YEP.
(John) RAIN IS A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY'S WORST NIGHTMARE.
YOU HAVING A GOOD TIME, BUDDY?
YEAH, THIS IS GREAT.
WAIT TILL I TELL GERALD WHAT I WENT THROUGH.
LET IT GO.
(grunts)
JOHN, THAT'S PLENTY, BROTHER.
THAT'S IT?
YEP.
JUST ANOTHER DAY OF GETTING SOAKED IN JERSEY CITY.
OH, BOY.
(laughs)
NEVER A DULL MOMENT, BROTHER.
I-I AM COMPLETELY SOAKED.
YEAH, I KNOW.
SO THE IDEA BEHIND THE BOARDS FROM THE PALETTES--
WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE IN DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE THE PALETTES,
POWER-WASH 'EM.
THEN WE STRIP THE FLAT BOARDS OFF THE TOP,
AND THEN THEY'LL GET CUT
AND WIND UP BEING THE BACKDROP TO THE SPICE RACK.
Hey, John. How you doing today?
This is Gerald.
OH, GOD. ANT?
SO I GOT A MESSAGE FROM GERALD,
AND HE'S GOT SOME PROBLEM WITH HIS HOT WATER.
I LOVE HIM.
I CAN DEAL WITH THE COLD WATER. ROBBIE, YOU KNOW, SHE'S SPOILED.
SHE TOOK ONE THIS MORNING, COLD SHOWER.
SHE'S GOING, "OOH, OOH, OOH."
OUR PLUMBERS ARE OVER THERE MOVING PIPES AROUND AND WHATNOT,
GETTING ALL THE ROUGH-IN DONE FOR THE STROTERS.
SOMEBODY MUST HAVE TURNED THE WRONG VALVE.
SOMEHOW THE GAS TO THE HOT WATER HEATER GOT SHUT OFF.
THANKFULLY, HE'S A REAL EASYGOING GUY,
BUT BOTTOM LINE IS THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED,
AND YOU CAN'T LEAVE A CUSTOMER WITHOUT HOT WATER.
I'LL CALL HIM BACK. I DON'T KNOW.
OH, THAT'S FUNNY.
I GOT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
(laughs)
(John) STROTERS' HOUSE IS MOVING ALONG GREAT.
WE OPENED UP THE WALLS, GUYS PUT IN INSULATION,
PUT UP THE CEILING,
WE MATCHED THE FLOORS. IT LOOKS PHENOMENAL,
AND EVERYTHING'S GOING GREAT.
NOW WE HAVE ONE MORE PROJECT WE NEED TO WORK ON.
(Anthony) WHEN WE WERE INITIALLY TALKING WITH GERALD AND ROBBIE,
THEY WANTED TO FIGURE OUT SOME WAY
TO SAVE THE CHOPPING BLOCK THAT WAS THEIR ISLAND.
BUT WHAT WE'VE DECIDED TO DO IS REMOVE THAT CHOPPING BLOCK
AND INTEGRATE IT INTO AN ANTIQUE CUPBOARD
THAT WILL GIVE THEM SOME CLOSED STORAGE UNDERNEATH.
(John) WE'RE GONNA THROW SOME CASTERS ON THE BOTTOM OF IT,
AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE IT ANYWHERE THEY WANT
IN THE KITCHEN.
(Anthony) COMBINING THE OLD WITH THE NEW,
OR IN THIS CASE, THE OLD WITH THE OLDER,
REALLY ADDS A NICE CHARACTERISTIC TO THE KITCHEN.
HERE AT THE STROTERS THIS MORNING,
EVERYTHING'S OFF TO A GREAT START.
WE'RE JUST GETTING ALL THE CABINETS UNBOXED,
GETTING 'EM IN PLACE,
SEEING WHERE EACH COMPONENT IS SUPPOSED TO LIE.
ONE UNIT COMBINED.
OH.
EVERYTHING STICKS TOGETHER, SO THERE'S ONE OPEN HOLE HERE.
JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO A GOOD, CLEAN DAY.
HEY, YOU ALMOST KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
ON OUR INITIAL WALK-THROUGH,
WE NOTICED THAT THE STROTERS DON'T HAVE AIR-CONDITIONING,
AND OUR INITIAL WALK-THROUGH WAS ON A 100-DEGREE DAY,
SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GIVE IT TO 'EM.
WE'RE GONNA PUT IN A SPLIT-UNIT A.C., SUPER ENERGY-EFFICIENT,
AND HAS ENOUGH B.T.U.s TO DEFINITELY COOL DOWN
THAT WHOLE FIRST-FLOOR AREA.
COOLNESS, COOLNESS.
THAT'S RIGHT. THIS IS THE PRIMA DONNA CREW OVER HERE.
WE LIKE TO WORK IN THE AIR-CONDITIONING.
WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE IT, WE JUST GIVE IT TO 'EM.
AH.
OKAY, TAPE THIS. LIKE, CREASE IT UP AT THE TOP,
AND THEN FOLD IT AROUND,
AND WE'LL CUT ANOTHER PIECE TO GO WITH IT.
(Anthony) WE REALLY WANT THE AIR CONDITIONER TO BE A SURPRISE
FOR ROBBIE AND GERALD, SO JOHN'S COME UP WITH A PLAN TO HIDE IT.
(Gerald) Hello.
HEY, GERALD. HOW YOU DOING, BUDDY?
WE HAD A LITTLE PROBLEM IN THE DINING ROOM,
AND WE HAD TO PUT UP A PIECE OF CARDBOARD
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH JUST COVERING UP THIS HOLE
THAT WE HAD TO MAKE.
IT'S ONLY TEMPORARY, BUT JUST LEAVE THE CARDBOARD THERE,
AND DON'T MOVE IT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW HE BELIEVED ME,
TELLING ME THAT I PUT A HOLE IN HIS LIVING ROOM
AND NOT TO TOUCH IT, BUT HE SAID HE BELIEVES IN US.
GOOD.
SO IF HE BELIEVES IN US, WE'RE GONNA ROLL WITH IT.
I'M COUNTING ON YOU.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. FINE.
(stutters)
I'LL KNOW. I'LL KNOW.
I GOT SECRET CAMERAS UP INSIDE HERE. I'LL KNOW.
WHEN HE SEES THIS, THIS COULD BE--
OH, IT'S GONNA BE EPIC.
THIS IS GONNA BE A FREAK-OUT.
YEAH.
THIS IS GONNA BE A FREAK-OUT.
♪♪
SO WE'RE AT THE STROTERS. THE KITCHEN'S LOOKING GREAT.
THE CABINETS ARE INSTALLED. THE APPLIANCES ARE IN.
FLOOR LOOKS AWESOME. BUT AS USUAL,
WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF LITTLE THINGS TO FINISH UP.
(sighs) IT'S THE ONE DAY I DREAD.
OH, DON'T START HUFFING AND PUFFING.
DUDE, IT'S SERIOUSLY--
RELAX.
I'M TRYING TO RELAX.
EVERYTHING'S DONE. WE'RE FINE.
NO, THIS IS THE DAY-- WE'RE NOT FINE.
YES, WE'RE FINE.
THIS IS THE DAY WHERE EVERYONE'S RUNNING AROUND
LIKE A CHICKEN WITH THEIR HEAD CUT OFF.
PRESSURE'S GOOD.
(exhales deeply)
YOU'RE GONNA LAY THESE BOARDS DOWN...
YEAH.
AND WHEREVER YOU WANT ME TO CUT,
I NEED AN "X" TO THE SIDE THAT WE'RE NOT USING.
OKAY.
(Anthony) THESE PALETTES ARE ALL DIFFERENT SHAPES AND SIZES.
THEY HAVE CRACKS, SO INHERENTLY, YOU HAVE SPACES,
WHICH IS PART OF THE LOOK OF--OF THIS SPICE RACK.
THE BLACK BEHIND REALLY ADDS A LAYER OF DEPTH,
A LIGHTER COLOR BEHIND,
LIKE THE GREEN THAT THEY HAVE IN THEIR KITCHEN,
IT ADDS NOTHING TO-- TO THE BOARD.
THE STAINLESS OF THE SPICE RACKS THAT WE PURCHASED
COMBINED WITH THE PALETTE WOOD THAT WE HAD IN OUR YARD
REALLY COMPLETES THE AESTHETIC OF THE KITCHEN.
THAT LOOKS AWESOME.
YEAH, I'M PUMPED.
(speaking indistinctly)
I KNOW.
SO WE BRING THE REFURBISHED ISLAND INTO THE KITCHEN,
AND ANTHONY'S NOT LIKING WHAT HE SEES.
I JUST DON'T LOVE IT.
(Anthony) THE ORIGINAL IDEA BEHIND THE ISLAND
WAS TO HAVE AN OVERHANG
SO THE STROTERS COULD POTENTIALLY EAT THERE.
ONCE WE SAW IT IN THE SPACE, THOUGH, IT JUST DIDN'T WORK.
YOU'RE TAKING OFF THAT MUCH?
YEP.
HOLY...
YOU CAN SEE THROUGH HERE WHEN THIS IS PUSHED AGAINST THE WALL,
AND IT LOOKS TERRIBLE.
BUT IF THIS COMES OFF,
I'LL BE MILDLY HAPPY.
WHAT ARE OUR CHANCES HERE THIS IS GONNA LOOK GOOD?
100%.
I SAY 50/50.
100%.
50/50, NO WAY 100%.
I SAY 50/50.
OH, YOU KNOW, THANKS, BUDDY. APPRECIATE IT.
♪♪
WOW.
WHOO!
I AM GONNA HAVE TO GIVE YOU PROPS RIGHT NOW.
I DIDN'T THINK THAT YOU ACTUALLY WERE GONNA CUT THAT
THAT STRAIGHT.
OH, THAT'S MUCH--
WOW.
THAT'S MUCH MORE BETTER.
THEY'RE GONNA GET A LOT OF USE.
THEY'RE GONNA GET A LOT OF ENJOYMENT OUT OF THIS KITCHEN.
I THINK THIS WILL BE A GREAT FOCAL POINT FOR THEM.
FIRST THING, GUYS, WIDE OPEN.
OH!
THIS IS COOL. THIS IS COOL. THIS IS COOL.
NOW BEFORE WE GET INTO THE KITCHEN,
CAN YOU FIGURE OUT WHAT ELSE WE DID?
AN AIR CONDITIONER. OH, MY GOD.
GERALD.
YOU TOLD ME THERE WAS A HOLE THERE. DON'T TOUCH THAT.
I TOLD YOU IT WAS A HOLE.
DON'T TOUCH THAT HOLE.
I SAID, "DON'T TOUCH THE HOLE."
OH, MY GOODNESS.
SO THAT'S THE FIRST. THAT'S THE FIRST.
NOW LET'S GET INTO IT.
I HAVEN'T EVEN LOOKED TO THE RIGHT YET, 'CAUSE I'M JUST--
I KNOW. YOU HAVEN'T EVEN GONE IN YET.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
LET'S GET INTO IT.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
WE REPURPOSED THE BUTCHER BLOCK.
OH, MY GOD.
ADDED WHEELS TO THE BOTTOM OF IT
SO YOU CAN SCOOT IT AROUND IF YOU NEED TO.
FROM PLACE TO PLACE.
YEAH.
HOLY MOLY. DID YOU SEE THAT?
I WAS WONDERING HOW Y'ALL WAS GONNA...
WE GOT RID OF YOUR TV STAND.
(laughs)
TV STAND GONE.
NEW FRIDGE.
NICE.
IT'S HUGE.
HOLY MOLY.
SO NOW YOU HAVE A NICE HUGE FRIDGE HERE.
OH. I'M LOOKING AT THE FLOOR. DO YOU SEE THE FLOOR?
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE FLOORS?
OH, MY. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
THE FIRST THING I NOTICED-- THERE WASN'T A STEP UP.
I KNOW.
YOU GUYS HAD FIVE FLOORS DOWN?
FIVE FLOORS.
HOLY. NOW WE HAVE HOW MANY?
(both) ONE.
WE GAVE YOU A NICE BIG FARMHOUSE SINK,
BUT YOU'RE NOT DOING DISHES ANYMORE.
WHOO-HOO. THERE YOU GO, GERALD.
NO LONGER ARE YOU THE DISHWASHER.
GET YOUR HANDS OFF THE COUNTER NOW.
LET MY PEOPLE GO.
NOW YOU CAN DO SOME REAL COOKING ON THIS.
OH, MY GOODNESS. WE IN THERE.
(Anthony) OVEN AND MICROWAVE.
OOH.
OVEN-MICROWAVE COMBO, BUILT-IN UNIT.
(Anthony) JOHN BROUGHT THE STICK OVER.
HE DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO TEST IT OUT OR...
DO YOU NEED THIS ANYMORE?
I'LL--I'LL--
DO WE SHOVE IT UNDERNEATH AND GIVE IT A LITTLE...
I GET TO RETIRE MY STICK.
THAT'S IT, NO MORE STICK.
YOU GUYS HAVE A TON OF SPACE HERE,
I MEAN, FOR ALL YOUR FOOD AND EVERYTHING.
SO NOW IT'S MORE FUNCTIONAL.
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
WE HAD ALL THAT SPACE WITH NOTHING.
REMEMBER EVERYTHING WAS-- IT WAS OUT.
YOU HAD THOSE RACKS.
RACKS.
NOW EVERYTHING YOU PUT AWAY.
GERALD, THE ONE THING I DON'T WANT TO SEE IN THERE
IS YOUR SPICES,
BECAUSE WE BUILT YOU A CUSTOM SPICE RACK.
OH.
NICE.
THAT IS ART.
ALL RIGHT?
THAT IS ARTWORK RIGHT THERE.
THIS IS "KITCHEN COUSINS" ORIGINAL.
THAT'S IT. THIS IS HOW WE DO IT.
HOLY MOLY.
THANK YOU AGAIN, GENTLEMEN.
WE'RE HAPPY YOU LIKE IT,
AND A LOT OF GOOD MEMORIES HERE, MAN.
NO PROBLEM.
THANK YOU, JOHN.
ENJOY IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
(John) THEY'RE A FAMILY THAT COOKS TOGETHER.
THEY HANG OUT TOGETHER. THEY'RE INVOLVED IN EACH OTHER'S LIVES.
THEY'RE REALLY CLOSE, AND I THINK THIS IS GONNA BE A PLACE
THEY'RE GONNA ENJOY FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.