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00:00We're partnering with someone here in this local ecosystem.
00:05The fireplace has me up at night.
00:07That's not what it's supposed to look like.
00:10Chip had this fun idea to let Ella tackle the little cottage as her first design project.
00:16It feels like this beautiful full circle moment.
00:19What fits through a window that small?
00:21He was a good-sized bear.
00:22I knew you were going to say bear.
00:24Wow, this place.
00:25I'm in a Bob Ross painting.
00:27Let's go!
00:29Oh, I love me somehow.
00:41Hi, cutie.
00:42Hi.
00:43Yes, you bought my coffee.
00:45I added some coffee to your cream.
00:47Chilling with the puppies.
00:49We've got four dogs that are in line of sight, and we're missing a few dogs.
00:54Well, we are. I think we're missing four.
00:56Even though we have kids and all these puppies at the farm, it does feel like it's just a quieter season for us.
01:02I think the idea that the past 10 years has just felt so fast and furious with-
01:07Man, the business.
01:08Fixer, Magnolia, the kids growing so fast.
01:11In a couple years, the oldest four will be out of the house.
01:14And it's made Chip and I think more about the future and how do we keep this connection as a family.
01:22Obviously, the farm will always be our central place.
01:25But the thing that we have loved as a family is skiing.
01:36We started skiing, I think, 2016 with the family.
01:38And now every year we've gone back to the mountains.
01:40It has become our thing.
01:42I wonder, is it the mountains that we love?
01:44Or is it just the nostalgia that I feel that I grew up doing it so I sort of want my family to?
01:48Yeah.
01:49Chip grew up skiing.
01:50I did not grow up skiing.
01:52Just that change of scenery is really nice.
01:54Yeah, and the snow.
01:55Yeah.
01:56We don't get a lot of snow in Texas.
01:57Every time we've gone to the mountains, Chip has always peeled out one day where we go look at real estate just for fun.
02:02We always love dinner no matter where we go.
02:04No matter where we're at.
02:05Yeah.
02:06I would say Chip's dream has always been perched high on the mountain with the view all around.
02:12My dream has always been at the bottom of the mountain tucked away.
02:15I want the little house above the clouds up on the hill.
02:18I'm a valley girl.
02:19I'm not a mountaintop person.
02:20But it would be a dream to have a place where we could all go together.
02:23Not only our immediate family, but our parents, our sisters, their families.
02:27You know, I think I found the house.
02:29Why this house?
02:30It's been on the market for a while.
02:32So it just feels like the timing is really right for me to potentially make a really good deal on this property.
02:38I like that you're excited about it.
02:40Well, we're going to go check it out.
02:43Cheers.
02:44Cheers.
02:45Dink.
02:46Babe, you don't have to say dink.
02:49You know, the glasses do that kind of thing.
02:51Dink.
02:52This is fun.
02:53So we're in the beautiful state of Colorado.
03:03And it's winter.
03:04Gorgeous day, babe.
03:05Look at this.
03:06But this feels like I want to get outside, be in the sun, be in the snow.
03:10But you really don't just spoke.
03:11You were just thinking about me skiing.
03:13But guess who may ski?
03:15Who?
03:16JoJo.
03:17Stop.
03:18Lies.
03:19Now, I'm not going to guarantee it.
03:20I'm not going to sign anything.
03:21Lies.
03:22But I'm just saying, I'm willing to try it.
03:23Lies.
03:24I'm willing to try it.
03:25Pinky promise.
03:26All right.
03:27We'll see.
03:28Okay, babe.
03:29I'm pretty convinced that this might be the deal that we've been looking for.
03:34You know, I think for me, the reservation has always been if we were to get a second home
03:40somewhere outside of Waco, I want it to feel like something that I put together for my family.
03:46So how do we tackle a renovation project outside of Texas?
03:50It's going to be exciting.
03:51We're getting close.
03:52Look at the mountains.
03:53Look at the woods.
03:55So now we're going down.
03:56You notice.
03:59All right.
04:00Here we go.
04:03This is the house?
04:04Well, the main house is basically just a little bit further into the woods here.
04:09But cottage number one and cottage number two.
04:13But what's the first impression?
04:14Be totally honest.
04:15Um, I'm going to explain it.
04:18Uh-oh.
04:19You hate it.
04:20What?
04:21Oh, babe.
04:23I'm surprised by this.
04:26It's because every listing you've shown me is a view.
04:29Yeah.
04:30And this is.
04:31Gosh.
04:32Tucked away and hidden.
04:33Wait till you see it, babe.
04:34Come on.
04:35You ready to check it out?
04:36Yes.
04:37Okay.
04:38I didn't wear the right shoes.
04:43Now I know how Hansel and Gretel felt.
04:46That's what it feels like.
04:47Tip that sun coming in, those birds.
04:50Okay, babe.
04:51The main house has two bedrooms, two and a half baths, a wraparound deck, two additional guest cottages, plus access to the river.
04:59I love the light fixtures.
05:01I love the front door.
05:02Look at the door, babe.
05:03I want to go see this thing.
05:04Okay, here we go.
05:09Hey, what do you think about the little foyer?
05:10I like a distinct entry.
05:12Yeah.
05:13Like, I can imagine all the boots, all the, like, making this really functional but cute.
05:17On this level, there's a sitting room off the entry, a galley kitchen, a giant living space, a deck, and an office.
05:25I love this fireplace.
05:27Wow.
05:28These floors are awesome.
05:29I love the floors.
05:30What do you think about the ceilings and the beams?
05:32I like the beams.
05:33It's cool the fireplace is there, but I wish it was in here.
05:36Like, this is huge.
05:38I know.
05:39Like, this is too big.
05:40I think this was their ballroom.
05:42I think they had a formal ballroom in this house.
05:45But for such a big space, the windows on that wall are tiny.
05:48All right.
05:49Come on.
05:50Let's go check out the kitchen.
05:51It's small.
05:58I love this, but that's not going to be a big enough range.
06:02The way you build everything out of the kitchen, this would be tough.
06:06It feels like too small for our family and all the cooking that I love to do.
06:11So we would either have to go this way with this kitchen to give us the opportunity to really make this space work, or we've got to figure out another place in the house.
06:20I'm going to keep looking.
06:22Let's go see the office.
06:23And then that's it.
06:24I'm going to see the river, and you can do whatever you want.
06:26Hmm.
06:27Oh.
06:32Wow, it's tight.
06:33I mean, it's 12 by 12.
06:35So I was thinking this could be the primary, but there's no closet or bathroom.
06:40It's almost like built for a family with no kids, because you really have one or two bedrooms.
06:45Right.
06:46And then they would use this as like a study situation.
06:48Would you be fine with this being the primary, this size?
06:51I guess.
06:52What do you say?
06:53I feel like I just have to get creative, but I want to see what else is happening.
06:58I want to see the river.
06:59And the more you talk, the dizzier I am getting.
07:02You're actually making me kind of dizzy, but you go check the river out.
07:06I want you to see.
07:07This is the bathroom.
07:08Look at this.
07:09There's no shower.
07:10Stay open-minded, babe.
07:12Don't forget, a second ago you cried.
07:14Good tears.
07:15So I felt like we had this like emotional high when we pulled in.
07:18But then we stepped into the house and I was like happy feeling feeling started leaving the room for sure.
07:23And I think it was more like, oh, now I'm trying to force something that may just not be right.
07:29On the lower level, there's another small sitting room, two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
07:34OK, so this is another bedroom, still no closet and no bathroom.
07:39So this really, technically speaking, isn't a bedroom and it's small.
07:44So I've got two people here, two folks here.
07:46That's four.
07:47And then trying to figure out this bathroom situation.
07:51Feels like a really large bathroom.
07:55You have your toilet, really good shower, double vanity with a lot of countertop space.
08:00This is pretty, but I almost feel like the bathroom feels bigger than the bedroom.
08:05And then down here, there's a nice walk-in closet.
08:09See what else we've got.
08:18That is almost straight up.
08:21This is Steve.
08:25Another massive bathroom.
08:27Double vanity.
08:29You have a soaking tub.
08:30You have a shower.
08:31You know, my kids are funny.
08:32They don't actually need this much space for a bathroom.
08:35So now I'm like, could this be a bedroom?
08:38I don't know.
08:39I really can't get my head around a full bedroom because there's not really a bathroom or a closet in any of them.
08:46It's like everything feels hard and I don't know how we'd function in this space because we're just a bigger family.
08:52Okay, another sitting room off a fireplace.
08:54It's like this now reminds me of right when you walked into the house, you see that fireplace.
08:58I can only imagine the fireplace is right above it.
09:00It's literally like a copy and paste.
09:02Chip mentioned this room the couple used as their bedroom.
09:07So I think this is what they were calling the primary.
09:09This is where I see my family is like down here where we're playing games.
09:13You have that beautiful view.
09:15So to me, this is a zero bedroom house that Chip has found.
09:21This is their closet.
09:23Oh my goodness.
09:26So this closet is enormous and this is where things start unlocking for me.
09:33I have all this space to work with.
09:35What else can I create?
09:36So this is where I'm thinking this is where most of my kids could sleep.
09:40So this can then become the bunk room, a bathroom.
09:43They step out into the living room.
09:46So let me do my math.
09:47I've got four down here now.
09:49Two can sleep in that bedroom.
09:51That's six people can be down here.
09:52Two people upstairs.
09:53That's eight.
09:54There's seven people in our family.
09:56I'm going to go find Chip.
10:01Would you look at this?
10:03What a dream.
10:05Now I can see the river.
10:11Holy cow.
10:13Hi, Chip.
10:14Joe, you've got to see this.
10:16I see the river and I feel like there's like more reason to want this place.
10:21And I found that it's possible for eight people to sleep in this house.
10:28In my mind, I'm just stubborn enough to where if I feel like it's for us, I'm going to make it work.
10:35Hey, Chip, I want to see the cottages too.
10:38Babe, it's like heaven down there.
10:41It's like each unit I'm seeing.
10:43It's adorable.
10:44Seems like the main house could work.
10:46And these additional cottages would give us even more space for guests and family like our parents.
10:51All right, let's check it out.
10:53I love these little stones.
10:55Look at the rocking chairs.
10:56That's where you'll find me.
10:58Oh, babe, this feels literally like a let's paint it.
11:02Tiny, cool kitchenette.
11:04It's got the butcher block.
11:05This is cute.
11:06It's got these plaster walls you've got in the tongue and groove ceiling.
11:09It's like when the kids get older and they've got a family of their own, they stay here and, you know, and then you just use the main house.
11:15It's like the headquarters.
11:16Right.
11:17You've got all the options.
11:18Come look in here.
11:19Little bedroom.
11:20Like this all feels easy.
11:23Joey.
11:24Oh my gosh.
11:25You went that way?
11:26Yeah.
11:27Okay.
11:28Sorry.
11:29Okay.
11:30You go that way and I'll go this way.
11:31What?
11:32This is perfect.
11:33Wow.
11:34This is a little tight.
11:36And this tile definitely needs an update.
11:38This is kind of just like a let's paint wallpaper, a little refresh.
11:42All right.
11:43Let's go check out the tiniest of the three.
11:48Okay.
11:49This is adorable.
11:50Whoa.
11:51This is awesome.
11:52Look at this, babe.
11:54Wow.
11:55Could I put like a queen mattress up there?
11:57Seems like it's big enough.
11:58I kept the best for last.
12:01Oh my goodness.
12:02Look at this tiny little kitchenette.
12:04Look at this window.
12:05Shower.
12:06Okay.
12:07So it's a full bath.
12:08This is perfect for me.
12:09I mean, this.
12:10So the equivalent of like the shoe shed, I'll find you here.
12:13Yes.
12:14I love it, Chip.
12:15Yes.
12:16Out of all the properties in your entire career.
12:21Well done.
12:22Wow.
12:23What?
12:24Well done.
12:25You need to just hurry up and buy it.
12:27I would say the only thing that really does feel like a reservation for Joe and I is just
12:31the idea of doing a project of this magnitude outside of the central Texas area.
12:36I can't imagine.
12:37Well, how do you micromanage a project that I can't touch, feel and be 10 minutes away from?
12:42I think we've landed on the idea of partnering with someone here in this local ecosystem that knows the greatest plumbers and knows the best electricians and they can kind of be our eyes and ears while we're, you know, headquartered out of Waco, Texas.
12:56I love it.
12:57I don't want to sit here and chat too much longer because it is on the market and I don't want you missing the opportunity.
13:03Let me get after.
13:04Let me get after.
13:05I'm going to go back inside.
13:06I'm going to start dreaming.
13:07Adios.
13:12Babe, you've got to call the realtor.
13:14Okay, I'm going to go call him right now.
13:15Yeah, you're going to.
13:16I love you, babe.
13:17Good job.
13:18No, you good job.
13:19Look at the dog.
13:20Hi, puppy.
13:21Please don't eat us.
13:26It's been about a month since we first saw the mountain house and Chip has closed the deal.
13:31So we're back in Colorado.
13:33The kids are here with us.
13:35So we wanted to come straight to the house.
13:37They were seeing it for the first time.
13:39The kids love the river.
13:40A little tricky to get down.
13:42We got a rental nearby and the kids did some skiing.
13:47Today, Chip and I wanted to come to the property and to walk through the final plans for how we're going to transform the main house.
13:53And our new local contractor is going to stop by.
13:56Hey, how we doing?
13:57How we feeling?
13:58It looks and feels different now that it's ours.
14:00I know.
14:01Things are starting to get real.
14:03I want to go into what's going to be the primary suite, but right now is the office.
14:08This wall goes.
14:09Ooh, demo.
14:10Okay.
14:11This is what I'm going to turn into the primary bedroom, but it needs a bathroom and a closet.
14:17All this will kind of be pushed into the hallway and into the bathroom.
14:21So it just gives you a little more breathing room in here.
14:23So you've got an opening here, shower, double vanity, tub, closet, water closet.
14:28But the guests, how do they have a restroom?
14:32You read my mind.
14:34It's right here.
14:35It's right here.
14:36Do you remember what's on the other side of this?
14:37Kitchen.
14:38We're taking that all out and adding a much larger kitchen in the living room.
14:42Now this becomes a little powder bath.
14:44There's a toilet, a little corner sink.
14:46It's tight, but it's nice because our guests have a place.
14:49So the railing goes.
14:51This railing goes?
14:52Uh-huh.
14:57Baby, don't fall down the stairs.
14:59Go.
15:00I don't want to be a part of this.
15:01When you go places, what is that exactly?
15:04Unbelievable.
15:06Well.
15:08I'm glad I got to demo that stair rail.
15:11Oh.
15:12Yeah, that really felt great.
15:13We're done.
15:14Ah!
15:15I wouldn't like demo at all.
15:16I was like, dim, eh.
15:19You won't do that in every room when I say that's going away.
15:22We're all just trying to be efficient here.
15:24We've only got so many hours.
15:25We live in Waco.
15:26Because from Jo's perspective, this isn't drastically different.
15:29I mean, a lot of the things that she does with a project happens on a screen or in an office.
15:34It's kind of me that's getting left out of the process to some extent.
15:38You demoed that railing like a champ.
15:41It's fine to take a break.
15:46We're going to take the kitchen out.
15:48Okay, you come around here.
15:49Here's our little half bath.
15:50See how this is?
15:51Yeah, I got it.
15:52This all goes away.
15:53And then this will be a wood-burning stove.
15:55And then this will just become shelving for books.
15:57Okay.
15:59This becomes a little built-in bench moment.
16:01Cool.
16:02So this is like a little reading room.
16:04Cute.
16:05And this is our bathroom.
16:06We'll add a wall here, tub by the windows, and a double vanity.
16:10So when you think about opening up that bedroom that we were just in, this wall.
16:14This is all for the primary bath.
16:16I mean, that's going to double the size of that space.
16:18I know.
16:19I mean, the bathroom's going to be as big as the bedroom.
16:21Right.
16:22Okay, keep coming.
16:23Okay.
16:24This is like a little sitting room.
16:25And then basically our living room starts here.
16:28I would not touch these floors.
16:30Okay, great.
16:31What's going to happen in here is this whole space is going to become a large open kitchen
16:36that will fit all of our kids plus the extended family.
16:39This is going to be a fridge, cabinetry, range, vent hood, countertops, and then your double ovens.
16:45Right down the middle, I'm thinking a long, beautiful table instead of an island.
16:50And then on the other side, there's sink, cabinets, dishwasher, so it'll feel balanced.
16:54Awesome.
16:55While I'm cooking or whatever, I want y'all to be like off the kitchen.
16:58Y'all are playing a game.
16:59We're going to add two chairs here, coffee table, sofa.
17:04We'll add floor to ceiling windows to bring in more light.
17:07And then where you're standing, moving those French doors over and adding a small little wood-burning stove.
17:14But when you think about sitting around a beautiful fireplace, it's not a pot-belly stove.
17:19When I think about a room like this, I think about a big fireplace on the end of this wall.
17:24Yeah.
17:25You want a focal point.
17:26Yeah.
17:27I thought the pot-belly stove was cute because it was minimal.
17:30I was doing the wood-burning.
17:31Is it strange at all to have that big of a focal point right next to that big of a focal point?
17:36I don't think so.
17:37I just want to make sure it's possible.
17:39I've heard there's concrete here.
17:41Maybe it's not concrete.
17:43Hey, guys.
17:44Hey.
17:45How are you?
17:46Perfect timing.
17:47I was going to say.
17:48Your ears may have been burning.
17:49Are you saying good things?
17:50Yeah.
17:51Hi.
17:52Nice to meet you in person.
17:53He's a GC here in Colorado, and he has decades of experience doing renovations in this area,
17:58so he's going to be our connection point in partnering with us to get this project finished.
18:01We were just debating.
18:03We've got this big, amazing room.
18:05It's just almost like we've decided on a fireplace that points in this direction.
18:08I mean, does this seem complicated and problematic?
18:12I don't think it'd be problematic.
18:13I think it would be totally doable.
18:15Okay.
18:16If we're already doing that work, then to go down to the bottom floor, could we add a fireplace in the downstairs den right below the one in this room?
18:24You want to double stack, which is totally, yeah, we can do that.
18:28And if he's approving.
18:29That's a change order on him, which feels great.
18:31Is that your change order?
18:32Yeah, well.
18:33All right.
18:34Which is very rare.
18:35Now I've become the change order king, it looks like.
18:37So number one is yours.
18:38I guess so.
18:39That's it.
18:40It's nice to actually have that first interaction with Steve.
18:43And I think I thought it was more complex for that fireplace.
18:46We can look at it and go, is it worth this cost?
18:48Or do we just go back to what I had originally planned?
18:51This is our first out of Central Texas project.
18:53So partnering with you, it's like a new step in our little journey.
18:56We've been doing this for 25 plus years.
18:58You've been doing it even longer.
18:59But the fact that you're local and you're going to be here on our behalf means a lot, man.
19:03Oh, I'm looking forward to it.
19:04We're going to have a blast.
19:05You bet.
19:06Let's go.
19:07Thank you, man.
19:08Good to see you.
19:09It's a perfect time.
19:10All right.
19:11All right.
19:12See ya.
19:13You know, with us, with our business in Waco, obviously our family, everything that
19:16we're doing and managing there, the distance is going to be a huge challenge.
19:21We have to trust who's on the ground here.
19:23We're going to see a lot of photos, video.
19:25When we can come to kind of see it in person, we're going to maximize those times.
19:30We're aiming to finish the house by first snow, which usually happens in early fall.
19:35This gives us about six months.
19:37When we head back to Waco, I think the first thing I've got to tackle is I need to pick
19:40out flooring, tile, paint color.
19:42So that's the next step in finalizing this process.
19:45It's weird to think that the next time we stand right here-
19:48I mean, everything's going to have changed.
19:50It will have been demoed and-
19:51Oh, that's sad.
19:52Here we go.
19:53Well, I should have said that word.
19:54I forgot about demo.
19:55Maybe I did my last demo.
19:56Oh, dear God.
19:57Yeah.
19:58Cue the fifth midlife crisis for you.
20:00Maybe I can call Steve and-
20:01What?
20:02Sneak out on a red eye.
20:04You know, just demo a little.
20:06I'll find you something to demo, babe.
20:08So the rest of the week, we're going to just spend time as a family, hunker down.
20:13We're going to do some skiing, sitting by the fire.
20:15We're doing breakfast tacos to just fill up for the slopes.
20:19And then everyone's stressed, and we're leaving in 10 minutes.
20:23Yay!
20:24Yeah, let's go!
20:26I am terrified of most things in life, but this is the most scary thing.
20:34You got it, babe.
20:37You're doing great!
20:47Woo!
20:57Today, I'm going to show you the final design on the mountain house.
21:02I'd say the hardest thing with this project has been we can't just jump over to the house
21:07to double-check something or step in the space to imagine it.
21:11And so I want to show you today each of the spaces in the main house.
21:14So right when you step in, I'm excited about the entry just because I feel like it is that nod to mountain house.
21:21You've got light oak on the walls.
21:23Feels inviting.
21:24You go into the sitting room.
21:27We're going to add tongue and groove on the ceiling, and we're going to plaster the walls in a warm gray tone.
21:33The light oak wood is really the foundation of most of the spaces, whether that be the paneling on the walls or the existing flooring.
21:41The colors that we're going to contrast with are going to be a little darker.
21:45As you move into the main living space, we're going to add floor-to-ceiling windows, paneling on the walls and ceiling, and the bigger statement fireplace Chip's really wanting.
21:54And then leading into the new kitchen, you'll see the range, the vent hood, the paneled fridge, the double ovens, and a large dining table that can fit all the cousins and grandparents.
22:04But then I love this green tile that has, you know, a bit of a shimmer to it that will be a nice contrast to the wood.
22:13So I do feel like you're going to see this really beautiful blend of a mountain-style home that has all that beautiful oak wood and those harder surfaces.
22:23But then mixed with that more cottage vibe with the colors, the patterns, feeling masculine and feminine, cottagey, mountain house.
22:31There's going to be a lot of kind of opposites attracting in this space.
22:35I want to show you what I'm doing with the space that the kitchen was in.
22:39Part of the space will be in the new primary bath, and then we're turning the other half into a reading room.
22:45So now as you step in, you'll see this nice little reading nook with custom fabric that feels kind of whimsical and fun.
22:51I'm going to do this antique parquet flooring.
22:54We're playing with paneling, some vertical, some horizontal, so that it just feels a little more interesting.
22:59It's a smaller space.
23:00As you move out of this little reading nook around the corner into the hallway, we're going to add this cutie powder bath.
23:07We're going to do an angled sink and a hand-painted towel backsplash.
23:10I love this tile. It's like this little scallop. There's some floral motifs on it that are hand-painted.
23:15Knowing I couldn't do this like in the main space because of the cost,
23:19I'm going to do this in the tiny powder bath so that we can get a lot of impact.
23:23So now we're moving into the primary.
23:26I'm going to add this beautiful light oak paneling that has a little bit of this feminine detail at the top with this curve.
23:32Adding wallpaper, opening up the entry into the bathroom, which extends all the way through the old half bath and part of the old kitchen.
23:40We'll add a darker backsplash and then bring in some character with some brass sconces.
23:46I feel like now what we've solved for is we've created this primary suite, which didn't exist before.
23:50And then right below the primary, downstairs, is a second bedroom.
23:56We're going to add a walk-in closet and a walk-in bathroom, trying to create practicality for both of these bedrooms,
24:02because they didn't have that to begin with.
24:04And in that hallway downstairs, we're adding a recessed nook that I think the kids will love.
24:09And then the laundry was in a closet in the hallway, which is too small.
24:14We have seven people in our family, and then you think about all the stuff with skiing.
24:18So now I'm opening everything up, doing a burgundy backsplash, light oak paneling, and then a fun wallpaper.
24:25And then as you move into that den, I really want to cozy it up by adding a snack bar for the kids,
24:32more wood paneling on the walls, and then a fireplace to match the one upstairs.
24:36Since this was the primary and you went into this back room, it was their primary closet,
24:41which I feel like was the largest space in the entire house.
24:44So now we're transforming that huge space into a bunk room and a bath for the kids.
24:49We'll have a window here, four bunks with that same oak paneling,
24:53and a floral green wallpaper to bring in some color.
24:56Just these more saturated, earthy colors.
24:59And so that's really what you'll see on display is, you know, what would you find in nature?
25:04So it just feels like a beautiful reflection of what we're seeing outside.
25:08And then all of that plays well together.
25:10And now we're going to hand all of this over to Steve and then get rolling.
25:14Now that Joe's finalized the design, Demo is in full swing in Colorado.
25:28Upstairs, we're tearing out the walls in that living area, ripping out that old kitchen,
25:33which will now be the new reading room, taking down the wall between the office and the half bath,
25:38so we can turn that into the primary suite.
25:41Downstairs, we're really transforming that space,
25:44demoing one of the large bathrooms and connecting it to the bedroom,
25:48taking out what used to be the primary bath to make room for a new laundry room.
25:53And we're turning that massive closet into an awesome bunk room for the kids.
25:57We're getting to the point where this project can really take off and run.
26:01Joe and I are in Waco, so today we have a call with our contractor, Steve, to get an update.
26:09Good to see you, Steve.
26:11We made a mess of your house.
26:14We're about 95% done with our demo.
26:17Oh my gosh, I was jealous.
26:18We're trying to do a little bit of frame.
26:20So this is where your new primary bathroom is going to be.
26:23So we've got this wall between the old kitchen and the old bathroom
26:27that we're going to have to do another header beam up here to carry the ridge.
26:30Okay.
26:31In order to make that open primary suite happen,
26:34we've got to take out that wall that's currently bearing a ton of weight.
26:37Yeah, we'll have to take this header all the way down to the floor
26:40and put in a footing down below so we have structural support here as well.
26:44So this was a bit of an unknown until we opened it up.
26:47We'll have to make some adjustments.
26:50I know you want to have an eight-foot ceiling in the primary,
26:53and that's what our goal is.
26:55How tall is it currently?
26:56Seven foot six.
26:57Seven foot six.
26:58So we really have to do something to raise it.
27:00Okay.
27:01Let's just keep marching.
27:02Sounds good.
27:03The idea that it's seven-and-a-half-foot ceilings
27:06versus eight-foot ceilings, you know, in so many ways,
27:08you're like, why would you spend the extra money for that extra six inches?
27:12But in the same token, I think it's going to be important that we do that.
27:16And so I love the way he's optimistic and addressing these issues.
27:20I mean, this is why we hired Steve.
27:22We'll be there soon to kind of look at these issues in person.
27:25We can't wait to see the house, but we're excited about getting back up there.
27:28We'll see you guys.
27:29Yes, sir.
27:30Demos now almost complete, and with that, we've got to go and look at the space,
27:35make sure that the next steps that we plan for from a design standpoint actually make sense.
27:49We're back in Colorado for the week, and Steve's crew has started framing out the spaces downstairs
27:54and prepping for the plumbing we'll need for the new bathroom next to the bunk room.
27:58And then upstairs, the new entryway to the primary has been framed.
28:02Today, we're meeting with Steve.
28:04He's going to show us some of the things that he found during demo.
28:07We're also going to finalize paint color for the exterior.
28:10But first, Steve wanted to show us something in the reading room.
28:13We had a visitor over the weekend.
28:16Uh-oh.
28:17And you can see he left his little paw prints on the wall.
28:20What fits through a window that small?
28:22You know, he was a pretty good-sized bear to fit through that window.
28:25I knew you were going to say bear.
28:27So he came in from the outside, wandered around the house, and then he went back out the window.
28:31As I come out the front door, he's coming down the front steps.
28:34He's looking at me.
28:35I'm looking at him.
28:36OK.
28:37I yell.
28:38And then he just kind of wanders off like I didn't even bother him.
28:40Oh, my gosh.
28:41What he doesn't know is he's, like, touched on a very deep-seated fear in my heart and soul.
28:47I'm trying to think, is there any other access point that this guy can get in?
28:51Oh, he, like, ate our window.
28:53Oh, yeah.
28:54This is where he came through.
28:55And you can see his paw prints.
28:57Unbelievable.
28:58Good night.
28:59I don't want a bear on my porch.
29:01OK.
29:02So can we create some type of fencing?
29:04Yep.
29:05The day we were leaving to come to Colorado, I had woken up from a dream, a nightmare.
29:09This is a reoccurring dream that I have.
29:11And it was a bear that was chasing me.
29:13And it chased me into this home.
29:16I'm saying all this because it was a foreshadowing that probably while I was having that dream,
29:21that bear was climbing through that little window into this house.
29:26Steve?
29:27Yes.
29:28The green is the exterior pink color.
29:30Yeah.
29:31I love it.
29:32OK.
29:33Great.
29:34I like it on...
29:35Final answer.
29:36Final answer.
29:37On all three of the structures?
29:38Are you good?
29:39Are you good?
29:40I don't know.
29:41I'm kind of 50-50 on it.
29:42Do you feel like it's too army green?
29:43This is the story of our lives here.
29:45As she gets complete clarity, I get a little insecure.
29:48This green versus the brown, like this is a perfect example.
29:51This is the brown basically of the house.
29:53And in my opinion, when I turn this direction and look at it, I think it looks great.
29:57It kind of feels like a cabin in the woods.
29:59Can we do this color, the front little tiny cottage?
30:03Oh, there you go.
30:04Just so when we drive up and then we can see all the trees behind it.
30:07What I would love to see is when you pull into the property, what does that look like with
30:10that green?
30:11And then hopefully Chip will love it.
30:13But this will be one where I think Chip wants to keep the house brown.
30:16And I'm telling you, there's like 0% chance we're keeping the house this color.
30:21Stop.
30:22I'll be inside if y'all need me.
30:23All right.
30:24Have fun.
30:25OK.
30:26Let's go check out that little trail.
30:28Well, so I'm just kind of big picture curious, you know, as my parents and in-laws have both
30:35gotten a little bit older.
30:36You know, I'm just trying to figure out how do we configure this awesome trail to where
30:41not only could you and I get down here easily, but also somebody maybe older than us.
30:46So what do you think we should do here?
30:48We're thinking about running a timber kind of a border.
30:51OK.
30:52On the downhill slope.
30:53I see.
30:54And then we can make all of these steps a little wider.
30:56And then when we have it really steep and it feels uncomfortable, we can do like a pipe
31:00rail.
31:01Oh, that's awesome.
31:02For someone to hold on to.
31:03The river is really why we bought this place.
31:05Golly.
31:06It's heaven.
31:07It's just like a dream.
31:12In true Colorado style, we had a surprise spring snowstorm last night.
31:18But today I'm excited because I'm here with my daughter Ella.
31:21Chip has always told Ella, hey, before you go to college, I want you to flip a house, do
31:27a project.
31:28She's always mentioned that she wants to do something in design.
31:31We've actually looked for houses in Waco, didn't find anything.
31:34But Chip had this fun idea to let her tackle the little cottage as her first design project.
31:41Ella, I feel like this will be a space that guests can come.
31:45So what do you think?
31:46What is like the feel, first of all?
31:49I think I'd love it to feel like a little cottage.
31:53OK.
31:54Moody or light?
31:56I think I love like greens and blues.
31:59I think it would be fun.
32:00Show me.
32:01Wait, there was one that was like, yes.
32:03Yes.
32:04Oh, you want it moody.
32:05I think that's such a moody.
32:06There's really no wrong answer.
32:08You get to do whatever you want.
32:09If you want to paint it black, I'm going to let you paint it black.
32:12You know, there's this general rule, like in smaller spaces, the lighter the color, it
32:17makes it feel bigger.
32:18I don't know if our goal is to make it feel bigger.
32:20We want it to feel like moody.
32:22So I want you to feel like if your gut is dark, we go dark.
32:26We're very similar in our styles.
32:28We both love plants.
32:29We love charming cottagey things.
32:31We love story.
32:33This is your homework.
32:34OK, OK.
32:35I need to know what kind of flooring, paint color, light fixtures.
32:38And then do you want to keep these closets?
32:41What do you want?
32:43I feel like I would want to take them out.
32:47So my biggest hope with letting her tackle this cottage is that it builds confidence in
32:52her.
32:53In here, I need paint color, countertop option.
32:57I need tile in here.
32:59And then this is the whole wall.
33:01This whole wall you can pick a tile for, but we don't tile that.
33:07OK.
33:08Bathroom, same as kitchen.
33:09I need tile.
33:10Pick out a cool mirror.
33:11Are you accepting the challenge?
33:13Or you're like, never mind.
33:14I don't want to do it.
33:15I'm accepting your challenge.
33:17The idea that my daughter, who is now an adult, has decided to take on what her mother
33:24does and I get to teach her, I don't know, it just feels like this beautiful full circle
33:30moment.
33:31This is going to be fun, babe.
33:41So it's our last day in Colorado before we head back to Waco.
33:44So today I'm here with the Design Girls, Kristin, Laura and Lindsey.
33:48They've been with us for almost 14 years and I'm just so grateful they wanted to be a
33:52part of this.
33:53A lot of our decision making has been in Waco, getting a good idea for colors and textures.
33:58So this is the first time we're together walking the space.
34:02We basically just have a very small amount of time to make a lot of decisions.
34:07While we're doing that, Chip and crew are down by the river trying to catch some fish.
34:11What's the biggest fish you've ever caught in your whole life?
34:14It was this big.
34:15That's as big as you.
34:17And then look, buddy, in case we need it, OK?
34:20We'll be ready.
34:26I think let's start in here.
34:27Any final questions?
34:29I have the range hood taped out.
34:30Yes.
34:31This is where your wall of millwork is going to go, your fridge, your double oven.
34:36I just wanted to see before we press go how you feel about that size.
34:39I think drop it four inches.
34:41OK, great.
34:42Fireplace?
34:43Yes.
34:44I think go wider.
34:46Chip would want it a little bigger.
34:48OK.
34:49So we changed from a wood burning stove to the mason fireplace on the upstairs and the downstairs level.
34:55Chip wanted it to be a little bigger.
34:57And then I think the overall design is going to just be, you know, the square base bringing in just a little bit to make it feel a little more feminine and not so bulky.
35:07Let's move on to plaster.
35:10That little sitting room right off the entry.
35:12Just trying to find the perfect shade for the plaster that we're going to be doing on the wall.
35:17Option one.
35:18It's gorgeous, but it looks like concrete.
35:20Yeah.
35:21Yeah, I see that.
35:22There's something about the way you feel when you're in a space versus just looking down at a 3D rendering or even pictures.
35:28Second option.
35:30I think that's pretty.
35:32My muscle clock is ticking.
35:34Hurry, muscle clock is ticking.
35:36OK.
35:37Well, that is heavy.
35:38Great thing.
35:39Option three.
35:40We've built this design over the last couple of months together.
35:43Just helps us either go, it's exactly what we want or we need to modify it a little bit.
35:47Oh, I don't like that one as much.
35:49Yeah, that has a little more brown in it, which I like.
35:51OK.
35:52So second option is my favorite.
35:54OK, y'all.
35:55Let's go downstairs because I want to look at the colors we're choosing for the sitting room down there.
36:01I think we designed this room to be moody, bluish color.
36:06Yeah.
36:07Where it's the dark paneling, I think we'd go lighter.
36:10Tongue and groove, creamy.
36:12Creamy.
36:13Just so it feels like really pretty smooth into that all wood paneled living room.
36:20OK.
36:21Good job, y'all.
36:23So as we are wrapping things up here, headed home, I feel like the team feels really good about the next steps.
36:30Any time I get to spend time with them, it's always like my favorite thing to do.
36:34But honestly, the highlight of this trip is crew caught two rainbow trout down at that river.
36:41That's a large one.
36:42Let's go!
36:44I mean, you can't wish for anything better than that.
36:49How amazing is that?
36:51Steve and the crew had been super busy with all the framing.
37:01On the main level, we added a new cased opening leading into the primary hallway.
37:06The supporting beam for the expanded primary bath went in.
37:10The living room walls had to be open for the larger windows.
37:14And we removed the wrap on the beams to expose that original wood.
37:17We started installing the new electrical and plumbing.
37:21And outside, the guys had been crushing it on that updated river path.
37:25And here in Waco, Ella has been working on the design for her tiny cottage.
37:30Today, Joe and I are checking in with Steve to hear the latest.
37:34All right. Hey, Steve, how you doing, buddy?
37:36Good, Chip. Joe, how are you guys?
37:38So we always love connecting with Steve.
37:40It's fun to see him there at the property giving us these, you know, weekly updates.
37:45Do you remember that main beam that was going between the kitchen and the great room?
37:49Yep.
37:50Well, as we opened it up and we unboxed it, we found this steel artist work done around this ivy.
37:55Wow.
37:57Wait. No kidding.
37:58That's crazy.
38:00It was wrapped with an oak plywood, so we never knew it was in there.
38:04It's always fun when you tackle these projects and as you are peeling back layers, you see story, whether that's wallpaper, metal art.
38:11I always think, you know, that's part of the history of the house.
38:13So how do we play that up and honor it?
38:15Any way we leave it and kind of bring it back to life or would that screw you up, Joe?
38:20I don't think it's screw me up.
38:21I think it just, it doesn't feel like the vibe.
38:24I think I wanted it pretty simple up there.
38:26So I am trying to think, like, do you put it, you know, somewhere on the side of the house?
38:30Maybe on the back porch down by the river, we do hooks on it.
38:34And it's, for me, practical for drying flowers, hanging them upside down.
38:38For the kids, it's the rods, the fishing rods.
38:41It's Chip's waders.
38:42We could hook squirrels upside down from it?
38:43We won't do that.
38:45Maybe it'll be a bear deterrent.
38:46She only wants to do things that were decorative and logical, and I only want to do things that are illogical and sort of, like, dangerous.
38:54If it's not hard to remove, remove it, Steve, and then we'll figure out a fun place to kind of honor the history and the art.
39:00It should come down as one big piece, and then you guys can decide what you want to do with it.
39:04Okay.
39:05I also want to see the green paint on the small cottage.
39:07We'll have it done next week.
39:09How do you feel about the trail?
39:11I think you're going to like it.
39:12So you've got plenty of room, really solid.
39:14Yeah, I can't wait to see that.
39:16I love that you love the way it's coming together.
39:18That's exciting.
39:19Well done.
39:21Don't forget the bear fence, Steve.
39:23That's on my mind.
39:24We haven't seen that little critter at all since that last time.
39:27He'll be back.
39:28Uh-oh.
39:29Let's just plan for that, okay?
39:30Uh-oh.
39:31Just don't cool your pies in the window sill like they do.
39:33Yeah, there you go.
39:34Awesome, Steve.
39:35Good to see you, buddy.
39:36You too, guys.
39:37Take care.
39:38Bye, Steve.
39:44I hope you like it.
39:45Babe.
39:46Wow, the green.
39:47Even the aspen, the contrast.
39:49I honestly thought the brown was the best color, but it was like it should have been this to begin with.
40:06All the original light fixtures look really good because it was brown.
40:09Totally.
40:10Think about it.
40:11Those all were totally invisible.
40:12The roof was invisible.
40:13Now you can see it.
40:14I love the brown.
40:15I still stand by my argument for the brown, but I love the green more, you know?
40:20And that's cool.
40:21That's fun.
40:22You did it.
40:23Okay, let's go check out the river.
40:24Let's go to the river.
40:25This looks so good.
40:28Wow!
40:29I do love that.
40:30This is like actual steps, babe.
40:31Wow!
40:32Isn't that crazy?
40:33Every time you come here, it's like a totally different universe.
40:44I am imagining snow everywhere around the room.
40:47Look at that.
40:48But I think it's too loud.
40:50Because it's so weird.
40:51I am imagining snow everywhere and that's where I get a little nervous so
40:55kind of figuring out like the most treacherous part where can we put just
41:00a simple black railing I see but is this what you were envisioning Chip yeah this
41:05is great I love this crushed granite wow but let's look I want to the river that
41:12way I want to see what this looks like like just from here man I just love the
41:17fact that this trail just kind of disappears into the wilderness you know
41:21Steve just crushed it we've made it a lot easier for the bears to come up so
41:26that's really good too man look at the river that is gorgeous do you kind of
41:33feel like you're in a Bob Ross painting yeah that's how I feel him doing those
41:37trees they looked exactly like these I'm in a Bob Ross painting ah this place you
41:44come here and you're like this is a magical paradise in the winter I think
41:48in the spring it's better I would love to learn fly fishing but maybe not rafting
41:54down the river you know but who knows I could surprise myself every year I
41:58surprise myself so who knows look at the workout we could be getting yeah I could
42:02become a mountain biker we're dual single kayakers but like racing one another you
42:08never know Steve was like Joe you gotta quickly make a decision every project
42:19we've done there's always that one thing that likes to taunt me the fireplace has
42:24me up at night there's a lot of components come together on that these
42:28hand-painted tile take the color differently each time they do a new batch oh
42:33no it's already looks night and day different my little bear can climb in
42:38and oh my gosh it's a bear
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