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00:01That's good right there, Tim.
00:02Stop.
00:04Today we are at Scotty and Cynthia Cooper's house,
00:08getting ready to start on the addition in their backyard.
00:13We did the initial remodel on their home when they bought it.
00:15I'm just, like, shaking.
00:16I'm like, oh, my gosh.
00:18The colors are perfect.
00:20It's a really small house, and they just need more space.
00:25Travis, what's up, man?
00:26Hey, what's going on, guys?
00:28How are you?
00:28Well, we're getting ready to dig some puddings.
00:29How are you doing?
00:30Doing good.
00:31Good, good.
00:31What do we got going on here?
00:32So my inspector got a hold of me Friday
00:37and said that the plans for the expansion
00:40were going to be too close to the pole and violate our new specs.
00:43Our specs now require any new structure
00:46has to be 20 feet off of the pole.
00:48So you'd have to go from the face of the pole 20 feet in
00:53in order to meet the specs.
00:5420 feet?
00:5520 feet.
00:58This was not how we wanted to start this project.
01:00We thought we were good to go.
01:01We thought we were going to dig this morning.
01:03Everything approved.
01:04We now have a new issue.
01:05The power pole that you're seeing behind me is eight feet off of our fence.
01:11So we were going to run the structure right along the fence line,
01:14just like the existing structure of the house is.
01:17But we can't because there is a city of Bentonville code, not a national code,
01:21a city of Bentonville code that you have to be 20 feet away from a pole
01:25with any new structures.
01:27We now have to move that entire structure 12 feet
01:30into the middle of this yard.
01:32We're going to, we're just going to have to go back to the drawing board
01:35and completely re-figure this thing.
01:41Hello?
01:42Hey, babe.
01:42I need you to come down to the Coopers, if you could.
01:46We've got a little bit of an issue here.
01:48Well, actually a big issue.
01:49OK.
01:53All right, Jenny.
01:54Three, two, one, go!
01:59Yay!
02:02Perfect!
02:05For me and Dave, every day is a lot of moving parts.
02:09With five growing kids.
02:11No!
02:12Do not go in the house!
02:14All right, we break on.
02:15Whoa!
02:16Whoa, whoa, whoa.
02:18A working farm full of our beloved animals.
02:21Sometimes cows don't do what you want them to.
02:23It's the strangest thing.
02:24I think I have to go in and scoop some poop, too.
02:26A renovation business.
02:29Oh!
02:30What?
02:31And running two stores in our community of Northwest Arkansas.
02:35I think we did it.
02:36We definitely did it.
02:38We stayed pretty busy.
02:40Ah!
02:41And sometimes a little stressed.
02:43God!
02:44Oh, my Lord, David!
02:45But when your job is helping your neighbors transform their lives.
02:49Oh, my God!
02:51By transforming the place they call home.
02:54Are you crying?
02:55Oh, my God!
02:56Oh, my God!
02:57It's so pretty!
02:58Oh!
02:59It's not really work at all.
03:01Just another day in this crazy, beautiful life we call ours.
03:04Oh, my God!
03:05How did you do that?
03:06How did you do that?
03:16There's my lovely garage.
03:18Yay!
03:19How are you?
03:20Hi!
03:21Good to see you.
03:22Good to see you.
03:23Hi.
03:24You look so cute.
03:25I tell her to hurry down.
03:26I had to stop and get coffee for everybody.
03:27It's a coffee day.
03:28You need coffee.
03:29It's raining.
03:31Maybe you need to add bourbon to it because it's so stressful.
03:34Well, one minute.
03:35Yeah.
03:37When we renovated this home, we were downsizing.
03:40We were empty nesters, so we had gone from a much larger home into this, and we just downsized
03:45too much.
03:46But with this addition, this would just make it possible for us to live out the rest of
03:50our lives here and have room for our guests, our family to come and stay.
03:56The intention is to have day-to-day more of that living space, additional living space.
04:02We have three dogs, two cats.
04:04Yeah.
04:05The dogs now have an entire house that is their dog room.
04:08Yes, I understand.
04:09So it ends up being a lot.
04:11Yeah.
04:12And chaotic.
04:13So we need some more space.
04:14We just need some more space.
04:15Oh, yeah.
04:16Yeah.
04:17Perfect.
04:18The priorities are having a full kitchen.
04:19I definitely want to have a fireplace.
04:20Okay.
04:21Bedroom, obviously.
04:22Cool bath and closet.
04:23Okay.
04:24Secondarily, Beau, even though Beau has her own house, when it comes to a holiday,
04:28She wants to be home.
04:29She wants to be home.
04:30Oh, I love that.
04:31Days before, days after, she wants to be with us.
04:34Yeah, sure.
04:35Yeah.
04:36So not only did we renovate Scotty and Cynthia's home, they also renovated their daughter's
04:40home.
04:41We did.
04:42We renovated their daughter's home.
04:43Oh, my gosh.
04:44Oh, my gosh.
04:45It's so cute, though.
04:46Cool.
04:47Oh, my God.
04:48The whole family we've done stuff for.
04:50We love working with the Coopers.
04:51They're amazing.
04:52And they do kind of what we love.
04:54They save old houses in downtown Bentonville.
04:57They don't just bulldoze them to the ground and build something new.
05:00But building within Bentonville can be a little tricky because of some of the codes.
05:04National electric code says we have to be seven feet off of the power lines before we build
05:10any structure.
05:11Okay.
05:12Which, that power pole is eight feet off of your fence.
05:15Okay.
05:16So that's good.
05:17City of Bentonville says you have to be 20.
05:19Ooh.
05:20What?
05:21Oh.
05:22Ooh.
05:2320 feet.
05:24Let's figure out new dimensions for the addition.
05:25Okay.
05:26Matt and Tim and I, we laid out a couple different options.
05:31Let's go from here to the pool just to see what we have for room.
05:35Is that good?
05:36Keep going.
05:37Where are you going?
05:3824 feet.
05:39Right there.
05:40Dude, that's, I can't even put a stake.
05:47Dude, this is a killer.
05:51So option number one is we shift the 12 feet, which literally the fountains that shoot into
05:57the pool would be on your covered porch of this structure.
06:01Option number two is we take this structure.
06:05We shift it 90 degrees, trying to keep the layout the same.
06:08Got it.
06:09So it's longer instead of wider.
06:11Exactly.
06:12Long as we have the components, the layout is not as important.
06:16Okay.
06:17So we're going to go ahead and commit to rotating the structure.
06:19Yes.
06:20All right.
06:21Perfect.
06:22Do you want this to be different or tie in?
06:23Definitely want it to tie into the rest of the house.
06:26Okay.
06:27I mean, we love the house as it is, the white on white on white.
06:30Yeah.
06:31We have loved, you know, it's crisp.
06:32It's great.
06:33I'm assuming wood floors throughout.
06:34Something that is going to be durable because it is at the end of the day.
06:38Exactly.
06:39A pool house.
06:40You want people coming in and out of the pool.
06:41So durable hardwood.
06:42I noticed when we were getting rained on, there's still a couple pallets of that used brick.
06:46Can we use that brick?
06:47Absolutely.
06:48Please.
06:49We have held onto it for that very purpose.
06:51That very reason.
06:52Okay.
06:53Our budget for this addition is right at $300,000.
06:56And we know they can take that and do with it exactly what we want.
07:01Adding their touches, adding their creativity like nobody else around here can.
07:05So besides the structure, what else do you envision out here?
07:07We need patio and hard space back here.
07:09Yeah.
07:10Yeah.
07:11We're lacking back here.
07:12So we'd love to have a fireplace as well as potentially parking.
07:17Okay, so we'll build the main structure, create a parking area, then add a patio and an outdoor fireplace, and maybe add trees to help with privacy and create basically a full entertaining space back here.
07:30Yes.
07:31And what else do we need?
07:32Let's go talk about it out of the rain.
07:34We had also talked about a safe room, and I had in mind something above ground.
07:40Okay.
07:41When the tornadoes hit back Memorial Day last year, Cynthia and I were just wandering around in there.
07:47And there's really no room that does not face an exterior wall there.
07:50It would be nice to have some place to go and corral all the animals and crawl into when bad weather hits, which it tends to do a lot these days.
07:59They have complete units now that they actually come as a unit.
08:03And then we'll just find a way to conceal it.
08:05All right, let's go talk about the design.
08:07Okay.
08:08I mean, I know what Cynthia likes.
08:09I've worked with her enough.
08:10They love New Orleans.
08:12So everything we did on their house was inspired by New Orleans architecture and the aesthetic there.
08:18I love the design that Jenny was able to bring to the original structure.
08:24Okay, can I, like, hug my island?
08:26Can I hug it?
08:27Okay.
08:28So I really want to keep the addition the same as the house so that it really has this seamless flow from one space to the next.
08:39Like, it needs to feel like you're not stepping into a totally different space.
08:42Right.
08:43So I love that.
08:44Well, we're not starting today because we've got to figure this out.
08:48Yep.
08:49But I feel like as long as the city, they seem willing to work with us, it'll probably take a couple days to resubmit with the new layout.
08:57Mm-hmm.
08:58And then we'll get rolling as soon as we can.
09:00It should take about four months to complete.
09:02We're going to get everything redrawn.
09:04I'm going to verify it with Travis and the city of Bentonville.
09:07When we're digging, we know everything is good.
09:09All the permits are in place.
09:10And we'll move forward from that point.
09:12Bye.
09:13Bye, guys.
09:14See you, babe.
09:15Thanks, y'all.
09:16Bye, guys.
09:17Bye.
09:18Bye.
09:19Like we hoped, the city approved the plan so we were able to get the foundation forward.
09:24And once the concrete is cured, we'll be ready to start framing.
09:33All right, Matt, come back about three feet.
09:36That'll work.
09:39Stop.
09:40So I found a miniature cow for Jenny.
09:43You know, we've got a lot going on, and we already have so many animals, I just figured, what's one more?
09:50You've got to be kidding me. It never works that easy.
09:55Dusty bought this cow as one of his breeder stock, like something to raise up, and all the other ones grew, this cow never did.
10:04She just never grew, just stayed that way, and the rest of them, they just took off like weeds.
10:09Well, I can tell you right now, this little cow just hit the lottery.
10:15Minnie's going to have a long, lazy life.
10:19All right, we'll keep her at maths until I can find the time to surprise Jenny.
10:32Jenny said she'd be down here in a minute, because we've got to figure out where that storm shelter is going to go.
10:37Let's just start these bathroom walls.
10:40Hello.
10:41Hey, Jenny.
10:42Hey, babe.
10:43Look at this.
10:45What are you doing? Just supervising?
10:47Uh-huh.
10:47Oh, it's nice, isn't it? I know. It's kind of fun.
10:49He's a supervisor. We've got some questions for you.
10:51All right.
10:52Bathroom wall here, pocket door going into there.
10:54Yes.
10:55We've got a few options.
10:56What is this?
10:57This is the safe room. Oh, wow.
11:00Oh, wow.
11:01It's really easy.
11:02We're kind of worried, though, the way that the door opens.
11:06Do we put it along this wall and make it enter from the bedroom and make, like, a hidden door?
11:11I definitely think it needs to be hidden, but it needs to be quickly accessible from both the main house and this addition.
11:18What if we did put it this way, and then you just had, like, a wall across here with, like, a door that opens up, or a fake door or something that opens up here?
11:28And then we can have the storm shelter on one side and laundry on the other.
11:32And we can install pocket doors to conceal them both, just to keep it simple and accessible.
11:37It's going to be nice.
11:52Okay.
11:56All right.
11:58Cynthia Cooper just texted me.
12:00Her and her daughter, Bowman, are coming into the store to meet me.
12:03She wants to talk about the project, just some changes in the design, she said.
12:07So, I'll meet her up front.
12:10Hi.
12:11Hi.
12:11Hi.
12:12Yes, yes, yes.
12:13How are you?
12:15I'm great.
12:15Good.
12:16Good to see you guys.
12:17Good to see you.
12:18Okay.
12:18Okay, so what's happening?
12:20Well, we know we wanted to do, like, white and white and white, and we said match the house.
12:26Match the house, yes.
12:26Yes, but we really want to kind of do something as a surprise for Scotty.
12:31Ooh, okay.
12:32Okay.
12:32Because, I mean, you know, we love him.
12:34Yes.
12:34But we're going to kind of kick him out into that space to hang out in.
12:39That's going to be his hangout.
12:40That's going to be his man thing.
12:41Exactly.
12:41Yes.
12:42Okay.
12:42In addition to everything else.
12:43Yes.
12:43In addition to, yes.
12:44Hosting and all the things.
12:45Yes.
12:45All the things.
12:46So, we would rather have kind of a more masculine feel.
12:49Oh, I love that.
12:50Right.
12:50And he loves bourbon.
12:51He collects bourbon.
12:52Okay.
12:52So, perfect.
12:53We were kind of thinking about, you know, that crazy countertop y'all did for me.
12:58Give it a plus.
12:59Oh, my God.
13:01This is awesome.
13:02Come on in.
13:04He's more of a bourbon guy than a wine guy.
13:06Okay.
13:06But something along those lines to really capture.
13:08Something fun and unexpected like that.
13:10I remember.
13:10Oh, that was the best.
13:11It was so fun.
13:12That was such a great.
13:12Yeah.
13:12Your house is so cute.
13:13I love it.
13:14Every time I drive by, it makes me smile.
13:16Me too.
13:17Okay.
13:17So, any preference on colors or anything that you can think of?
13:21Probably the dark green.
13:23So, outside, keep the same.
13:25We'll do the gas lanterns and do the French doors and everything so it really mirrors the house.
13:29But inside, it's going to be Scotty's man cave.
13:33Yeah.
13:33Not really man.
13:34Not like tacky man cave.
13:36Yeah.
13:36Cozy, like bourbon lounge.
13:38Yes.
13:38Maybe.
13:38Yes.
13:39Okay.
13:39Man lounge.
13:40Man lounge.
13:41Yeah.
13:41There we go.
13:42All right.
13:42So, you'll be in charge of keeping him away from the inside for the next couple of months.
13:45Yes.
13:46I love it.
13:46I'm on it.
13:50We're about a month into the build and we're at the point where we need to order all the design materials going into the house.
13:55Like tile, light fixtures, paint, things like that.
13:58And now that this space is a surprise for Scotty, I have some ideas on how to give it a manly, vintage New Orleans feel.
14:05So, we're trying to get a lot into a very small space.
14:08It's less than 500 square feet.
14:09We want a living room, a kitchen, a bedroom, and a bathroom.
14:12And a laundry room.
14:13And a laundry room.
14:13And a storm shelter.
14:14And a storm shelter.
14:15All right.
14:15You want to start drilling?
14:16I can start going this way.
14:17And also, Chris is here to take measurements for the cabinets and countertops.
14:25This is going to be Scotty's kind of hangout, entertaining man cave space.
14:30So, they want a full kitchen, but it's pretty small.
14:32Yeah.
14:33This whole space is kind of funky, very New Orleans-inspired.
14:36All right.
14:37So, the lower cabinets will be painted.
14:38Then we'll have panel-ready fridge and dishwashers, so they'll be hidden.
14:42And then we'll have one upper cabinet that will be walnut with glass front.
14:47And we'll have dark countertops and the stone that will go up behind the range.
14:51It's going to be gorgeous and moody.
14:52And I know both Scotty and Cynthia will love it.
14:55Awesome.
14:55What do you want to do on the fireplace?
14:57You know that stone fireplace that we brought back from Italy.
15:00I would love to use that here, but I don't know if it'll fit.
15:03Cynthia would love that if it would work.
15:09It's not even five feet.
15:10We could use it outside and use the leftover brick for the base.
15:14That's a good idea.
15:16And I'm having art painted of their animals, because you know how much they love their animals,
15:20and doing, like, a vintage-style art.
15:22And I was thinking of filling this whole thing with the art.
15:25That could be cool.
15:26But, more importantly, Cynthia does not want a bed in the bedroom.
15:31Like, she doesn't want this to just be, like, a bed in the middle of the room.
15:35She wants it to be a built-in little nook where the bed goes.
15:39So we're building a wall.
15:41Yeah, so I think we have a built-in bed on one side,
15:43and then a wall with some bookshelves, and maybe a liquor cabinet on the other.
15:47Scotty collects bourbon, so that's perfect.
15:50So what's above the nook?
15:52I think we build it all the way up, right?
15:54Give her storage up there?
15:55Yeah.
15:56Sweet.
15:57Okay, so for the bathroom, we're going to do a walnut vanity to match the kitchen.
16:01We'll use the same countertop material, and then a black-and-white floor
16:04with dark horizontal tiles for the shower.
16:08I think Scotty will be really surprised.
16:11All right, so, you know, in the front of the house, we did the New Orleans style.
16:15We have the shutters.
16:16You need to build some more shutters.
16:17And then I'm going to order a gas lantern.
16:18You want to have a little driveway here, so they can enter directly back here.
16:23Okay.
16:23And then we've got to do, I'm going to call Jacob and have him come out, because I want
16:27to do a lot of landscaping out here.
16:28And since they have a house right behind them, I would like to have a big brick fireplace here.
16:33That'd be really pretty to kind of give them privacy and just to kind of establish this
16:37area as the hangout area.
16:40That'd be great.
16:41Big fireplace here.
16:42You put the big, tall trees.
16:44Yeah, that's true.
16:45You got the driveway.
16:46You still need to leave a space for the dogs.
16:48Then you almost create a living room here.
16:51Love it.
16:51Perfect.
16:53So, I think we have a good plan to bring old-world vintage character both on the inside and outside.
16:59So, Scotty will be surprised, but Cynthia will be really happy, too.
17:02I got the miniature cow for Jenny, but I figured, you know what, let's make it fun.
17:15Like, you can't just go give it to her.
17:17Come on, Danny.
17:18Let's go for a walk.
17:19Matt has been keeping the cow at his place until we could pull this off, and he dropped
17:23her off in my neighbor's fenced-in pasture this morning.
17:25And so, I'm going to bring it out, and we're going to act like it is a, you know, a little
17:31calf that got out.
17:33Jenny!
17:34Babe, there's a cow up front.
17:35What?
17:35There's a cow right up front here.
17:36I need your help.
17:37Get Luke.
17:37Luke!
17:38Whose cow is it?
17:40I don't know.
17:41Oh, I see it!
17:43It's a baby!
17:45He's so cute.
17:46Hi, baby!
17:47What are we going to do with him?
17:48I don't know.
17:49We're going to...
17:50Should we put him in our pasture?
17:51I called George, and he said that he didn't know whose it was.
17:55Are you serious?
17:56Yeah.
17:56So, we just have a loose cow.
17:58Our cows get out, and the neighbor's cows get out, for sure.
18:02Cows get out a lot.
18:03Oh, my gosh!
18:04He's just...
18:05He found his home!
18:07He's mine now!
18:08I love him!
18:10Hi!
18:11Oh, my gosh!
18:11He just, like, belongs in our pasture.
18:13I mean, if we find his family, fine.
18:15Hey, Jenny.
18:15I have a feeling he, like, found us.
18:17He's a year old, and he is yours.
18:18No!
18:19Minnie!
18:20It's her little name.
18:21Stop it!
18:22It's actually a female.
18:28A farmer up in Missouri bought her with four other ones.
18:31They're all this big, and she never grew.
18:33That's how tall she is?
18:34That's it.
18:34She's almost a year old, and she's 36 inches tall.
18:37Stop it right now.
18:37Stop it right now.
18:39Those little feet, she's full-grown.
18:41Stop.
18:41Come here, baby.
18:42She just walked right in like she owns the place.
18:45I want to pet it.
18:46I know.
18:46Don't run.
18:46Don't scare her.
18:48Such a good gift.
18:49Fun surprise.
18:51I mean, always accept another animal on the farm.
18:53We have plenty of room.
18:54Huh, Sadie?
18:55Look, they're meeting.
18:58Oh, they're going to be friends.
19:06Okay, guys.
19:08Look at...
19:09Oh, she said guys.
19:11Austin, you're in on this now.
19:12Oh, boy.
19:13Austin, you'll appreciate this.
19:14I had...
19:15When we did Cynthia and Scotty's house the first time, I had an artist paint their dog, Nola.
19:22And it's this beautiful...
19:23Who is a killer.
19:24She's a cutie.
19:24She's so mean.
19:25Yeah, but she's so mean.
19:26And they kept saying she's mean.
19:27I'm like, dogs love me.
19:28She's not mean.
19:29Oh, my gosh.
19:30It is my dog who likes to buy people.
19:33He likes to buy people.
19:35So I had my friend, Marion, paint the Cooper's animals.
19:42Look at this.
19:43Are those hand-painted?
19:44Hand-painted.
19:45That's pretty cool.
19:46This is Walker.
19:47Absinthe.
19:51Stop it right now.
19:52Look at that face.
19:54That's Paisley.
19:56Look at those eyes.
19:57This is Nola.
19:58This is Maddie.
20:01How many animals do they have?
20:02A lot.
20:04You just blew that right on me.
20:07Sorry.
20:07This is incredible.
20:08She did such a good job.
20:10Now I need to have her paint all of our animals.
20:12The Coopers love their animals.
20:14We love animals.
20:15So I just wanted to celebrate that.
20:17And these paintings definitely have a different feel.
20:20They're a little more moody.
20:21And the shadows and the colors are a little bit more dark.
20:25And there's a lot more depth to them.
20:27They feel kind of vintage, which also really plays well with the aesthetic of this new space
20:32that we're building for Scotty.
20:34We're going to do this gallery wall.
20:37Scotty, of course, will love this.
20:39But Cynthia thinks this entire space is for Scotty.
20:42So this is also like a little surprise for her.
20:45Okay, so seriously, can we talk about how beautiful these are and the colors?
20:49This is exactly what I wanted.
20:55Since Cynthia kind of pivoted on the new space, and now it really is more of a space for Scotty,
21:03I want to do something that incorporates something old where we can store bourbon,
21:10a bourbon locker for Scotty.
21:12So coming to the Copper Crown.
21:14Let's see what they have.
21:15Hopefully I can find something.
21:16I'd love it if it was sort of New Orleans inspired.
21:20Ooh, I love these chairs.
21:21Ooh.
21:22I get very distracted very easily.
21:24Oh, I love the sofa.
21:25Oh my gosh.
21:26I love copper pots.
21:28Ooh.
21:29Oh my gosh, this would be perfect.
21:32Oh, it's missing some glass.
21:33David just had to fix the glass, and it's missing a little knob.
21:37I'm going to get this for sure, and I'm going to keep looking for other stuff.
21:40But this is perfect.
21:41Oh my gosh, how cute is he?
21:43Okay, that's hilarious.
21:44What is this?
21:46Just a metal dog.
21:48Actually, I feel like Cynthia would love that.
21:49Where would I put that?
21:51But it's $45.
21:52Oh, look at this old corkscrew.
21:54That's only $9.
21:55Okay, I've got to stop.
21:56Oh my gosh.
21:57No, no.
21:57No, no, no.
21:58Don't stop.
21:59No, no, no.
22:00We're here all day, girl.
22:05So this will be the shower tile.
22:07It's not pretty.
22:08Yeah.
22:08Okay.
22:10At the Coopers, this build started off a little bumpy, but we are cruising now.
22:14We have a little over a month left to get this done.
22:17We have the siding going up.
22:19We have the hardwood floors going in.
22:20We have tile for the shower and the bathroom floor.
22:24We chose a bold tile for the bathroom floors that are often found in historic New Orleans
22:29businesses and homes.
22:31And Tim is getting the bedroom nook framed.
22:35Go to lunch.
22:36And Cynthia has been helping us keep this a surprise from Scotty.
22:39She's in charge of making sure he doesn't see anything.
22:42How's it going?
22:46Hey.
22:47I thought you were going to have these all ready for me.
22:49They are?
22:50Ready to get on the lathe.
22:51I've seen your lathe work.
22:52It's solid.
22:53We need some accent legs for the bathroom vanity.
22:56They'll just slide in at the base to add more character.
22:59Sort of a New Orleans vibe.
23:00So Matt and I decided to go back to our roots when we were in high school, making small decorative
23:05pieces in shop class.
23:11It's probably going to be about the best thing you've ever seen.
23:17I mean.
23:17And we could each do a half and then let Jenny decide which one she wants for the winner.
23:22And we could just split them in half with a saw.
23:25Okay.
23:26Let's do that.
23:26I mean, I'm probably going to win.
23:28So we're going to put one on each side and just see which one Jenny likes the best.
23:34Hey, you're not messing with mine, are you?
23:37Huh?
23:38I think she's really going to like yours.
23:40So what if we get them on there and she's like, I don't like either one of them.
23:58Let's bring it over to the Coopers and then we'll just say, hey, babe, go check out the
24:02vanity and see what you think.
24:03And then have one on either side.
24:07Okay.
24:10That's good.
24:16You're good.
24:19Hey.
24:21What's this?
24:22Isn't this fun?
24:23I got this for the Coopers.
24:25Oh, cool.
24:25What is it?
24:26This is for the bourbon cabinet.
24:27We have to replace one of the knobs and we have to replace some glass, but it's all taken
24:32apart.
24:32So we just have to put it back together.
24:33See, they're in individual pieces.
24:35So I figured we'd build it in at the Coopers and then we could use, you know, put bourbon.
24:39Put bourbon in there for Scotty.
24:41I love that idea.
24:42Make it a fun little display cabinet.
24:44Let's do it.
24:45Stack.
24:47That's really sick.
24:52So do you think you can match this glass?
24:53I mean, this doesn't look like it's super wavy.
24:55So it needs something that is old, but not wavy.
25:00Uh, let's see here.
25:05Okay.
25:06Will you take that?
25:06All right, let me grab a flat bar and we'll do it real quick.
25:11I'll send you pictures when I'm done.
25:13All right, thanks.
25:14Bye.
25:1730 by 10.
25:20It's broken down here, so we'll start down here.
25:23Sometimes it doesn't work.
25:44Got a piece of glass.
25:46Dirty piece of glass.
25:46All right.
25:47All right.
25:47All right.
25:47All right.
25:53Like a glove.
26:03Okay.
26:04Don't worry, Matt.
26:06I got it.
26:07Yeah.
26:07You, T.
26:09Want help?
26:10Hey, babe.
26:12Oh, crap.
26:14We're here at Cooper.
26:15We're adding in some more trim.
26:17We have the new bedroom.
26:18I also ordered a rolling ladder so that they can access the storage above.
26:23The tile is in in the bathroom.
26:25Very pretty.
26:26So things are moving along.
26:27I also brought the paintings that Marion did of Cynthia and Scotty's animals.
26:33I just want to look at these over the fireplace and make sure they have enough.
26:39Put him down.
26:42Okay.
26:4555.
26:45How far up are you wanting to go?
26:49I want it to go all the way up.
26:50That's pretty much all the way.
26:51But I guess if we had the mantle here, this would fill.
26:54So I just need to find frames.
26:55This is going to be a challenge.
26:56Now for the mantle, we need a unique design.
26:59I think New Orleans, but also it needs to feel very French in here.
27:03Stone.
27:04I know it would be stone, but we're doing stone outside.
27:05We don't have another one for in here.
27:08Okay.
27:08I got to stop because we need these, but it's so addicting.
27:10I can't.
27:11So is the mantle a mat?
27:13Matt and I over the years, like we're both keepers of things, random pieces of trim.
27:26So I think between him and I, between our shops, we probably have enough old school crown molding
27:32to make this work.
27:33We're trying to make this look old and unique and used and...
27:38Used.
27:38I wouldn't use the word used.
27:40You have to use the right terms.
27:42Antique, vintage.
27:43We're giving you an antique treasure.
27:44Repurposed.
27:46Restored.
27:47Revitalized.
27:49Oh, crap.
27:51I can't do it.
27:52What are you guys doing?
27:58Oh, hey.
27:59Here's our mantle.
28:01So we bought this in Italy at this antique store.
28:04From the 1600s.
28:05I feel like Cynthia would really love, love this.
28:08We were in Italy last winter.
28:11We went to a friend's antique shop and found this mantle.
28:15It's over 400 years old.
28:17And when we started the Coopers project, I knew Cynthia would love this and she would
28:21appreciate it.
28:22And so we are going to put it in their new backyard.
28:25Cynthia and Scotty will love it.
28:28So I feel like maybe these are...
28:29Like two different legs, maybe?
28:31Yeah.
28:33I mean...
28:33Maybe grab the wrong ones.
28:35I don't think they are.
28:36No, because it has the flowers.
28:37I think that's just chipped off.
28:39And this was this raised edge right here, and it's just gone.
28:42But look at this.
28:42This is the same as this.
28:44This guy.
28:45I don't think we want to take the paint or anything off, though.
28:48No, I like it like this.
28:49And I actually do think it would look good outside.
28:50I think I can just set it on moving blankets.
28:52So I'll bring the truck back here, and we'll just wrap it in blankets, and then we can take
28:56it down.
28:57I'll get rid of that later.
28:58Just please be careful.
29:00Jenny, we are always careful.
29:06This is a good selection, Matt.
29:08I think I brought you about every piece you could ever need.
29:11The cabinets are coming in.
29:13This place is taking shape.
29:14Dave, Matt, and Tim are working on just building out this fireplace around with the trim.
29:19And, of course, we'll use the stone fireplace for the outside.
29:22Cynthia and Scotty love vintage pieces.
29:25They want it to feel very collected and, you know, like something that you would find
29:30in New Orleans.
29:31We've got gas lanterns for the exterior.
29:35So we're kind of matching what we did at the front exterior, back here, and the back exterior.
29:41Which side do you want?
29:43I'll take this side.
29:44You just set yours up on either edge, and then I'll set mine up, and we'll see which one
29:50she likes.
29:51We're going to have the foot challenge, the ones Matt and I made on either end, just to
29:55kind of make this a little bit more decorative.
29:58What are you guys doing?
29:58We've got a little, we've got a dilemma here.
30:02We need you to pick.
30:04We put some feet on this.
30:05Okay, which one do you like better?
30:07Did you make them?
30:08Yeah, we made them.
30:09These.
30:10I see.
30:13Those are mine.
30:14So Dave did win.
30:15He won, but he needs to make two more, so he kind of lost anyway.
30:19It brought us back to high school shop class.
30:22And also, how pretty is this floor, and this vanity?
30:27So you like the legs?
30:28You want to leave them, or no?
30:29Yeah, I like them.
30:30Kind of reminds me of a V for victory.
30:37They look good.
30:38Now it's time to pick out Pete.
30:40Cynthia said she really wanted to surprise Scotty with this face.
30:42She wanted it to be his face.
30:43So we need a masculine, bold color in here, as opposed to the white on white in the main
30:48house.
30:48Hey, hey, come here.
30:53Four of you.
30:55I just want, off the top of your mind, Chris, you two, if you're going to a cigar lounge,
31:01just sit.
31:02If you're going to go sit with your friends, have a bourbon.
31:05Green.
31:06Green?
31:06Dark green or dark blue?
31:08Brown?
31:09Like, what about a deep brown?
31:10Nah.
31:11I'd say green.
31:12Green.
31:13Brown.
31:13You kiss.
31:15Kiss up.
31:16I'm just wearing a brown shirt.
31:18Brown nose?
31:18I think we'll go with the brownish green.
31:25This does not even feel like the same back in the back.
31:27I know.
31:28Isn't it amazing?
31:29I mean, it could not be more perfect.
31:39How's it going?
31:40Dave Mars.
31:41I mean, you come be the judge.
31:44It looks good.
31:46It's looking nice.
31:46It's pretty.
31:48We worked in the Cooper's house about seven or eight years ago.
31:50One of the things that Cynthia specifically asked for were French doors flanked by beautiful,
31:57long shutters.
31:59Louvered shutters.
32:00And so Dave had never actually built louvered shutters at the time.
32:03Do you remember when you accidentally nailed the shutter to the table?
32:07Choo-choo-choo-choo.
32:08Remember when you accidentally nailed it?
32:10Yes, I remember.
32:11What do you think?
32:12They're going to look good, aren't they?
32:13Yeah.
32:13Let's stand it up.
32:16Dave.
32:16Oh, my God.
32:18Oh, dang it.
32:20I can't do this.
32:21I did not switch the long nails with the short, and I just nailed the shutter to the table.
32:26Dave was so mad he had to make louvered shutters and how much work it is.
32:30It's just a lot of tedious work, and he was so mad about it.
32:33And then he did all this work, and then he accidentally nailed them to the table.
32:36But he learned from his mistakes.
32:41I've checked this nail gun seven times to make sure the nails are correct in it.
32:45It looks great.
32:46We're going to paint it the same color.
32:48You need four.
32:52I'm an hour in to half of one.
32:55Well, you're not quite halfway, just to be clear.
32:58Thanks.
32:58Thanks.
33:01At the Coopers, both exterior and interior paint are done.
33:06We have the exterior fireplace going in, and we're trying to get everything set inside.
33:12We have about two weeks left to get all these last-minute detail items that we have to get done
33:17so we can give this house back to the Coopers.
33:28All right, I got the drill.
33:29You're going to carry the big one?
33:30Turned out so good.
33:31Look at this.
33:32They're so cute.
33:33I'm so glad we found frames.
33:35Holy cow, there's a lot of trees here.
33:37Oh, my goodness.
33:38I think they've added ten more since I was here yesterday.
33:41Look at this.
33:42Dang.
33:43Holy moly.
33:44Jacob, you'll never stop.
33:46It's amazing.
33:47Hi, guys.
33:48Hello.
33:48It looks so good.
33:50Oh, look at the brick.
33:51It looks awesome.
33:52How's it going?
33:53Good.
33:54Oh, my gosh.
33:54Look at that fountain over there.
33:56Oh, I love it.
33:57Oh, my gosh.
33:58It looks so good.
33:59It looks perfect.
34:00These bricks were from the Joplin Hospital that got tore down by the tornado.
34:05You're kidding me.
34:06Oh, my gosh.
34:06Wow.
34:06It's reclaimed brick from there.
34:08Very cool.
34:08Scotty's a doctor.
34:09Really?
34:10There he is.
34:10That's crazy.
34:11Yes.
34:11Oh, that's perfect.
34:19Blast cat is too far.
34:21The what?
34:22This cat is too far.
34:23Here, hop down so I can see it.
34:24Wait.
34:27Shoot.
34:27I think...
34:31I said, babe, is that not too high?
34:33No, no, no, no.
34:34No, but I didn't know.
34:35I asked you how far it's going to go down.
34:36What if you just bring this guy down?
34:38How does it look from back there if I bring...
34:39I think it looks amazing right now, but whatever.
34:44What if he's, like, here and that guy goes down?
34:46And that one comes down?
34:48Oh, my gosh.
34:49Wait.
34:50Look, Kim.
34:50We'll take him...
34:53Yep.
34:54...to, like, right here.
34:55Yes.
34:55Put a pencil mark in...
34:57Where?
34:57What?
34:57I don't have a pencil.
34:58It's not a pencil.
34:59It's your nail.
34:59Right in the center.
34:59I don't have a nail.
35:01You have a nail?
35:01I see them on your hands.
35:03Just make a little nail mark at the top of that painting.
35:07Okay, I got it.
35:08I got it.
35:08I got it.
35:08I got it.
35:09I got it.
35:13Oh, yeah, no.
35:16Crap!
35:17Do you guys have, like, a solid wood wall that I can smash my head into?
35:21Hey, you know this is a dark wall, so every time I make a hole in one of these walls...
35:25I know, Dave.
35:25I know.
35:25You know, Dave, sometimes you just don't know until you know, you know?
35:31I'm not mad.
35:31I love this.
35:32There's nothing I'd rather do than making pictures for you on a day like this.
35:37I love doing this.
35:38So, the space is intended for Scotty as a man cake, but of course, it's also for their
35:45whole family.
35:48I think we managed to create a space that looks like it is an extension of the home.
35:54It doesn't look like it's an addition.
35:56It looks like it should have always been this way.
36:00It's just come out beautifully, and I know they're going to love it.
36:04Oh, yeah.
36:06All right, got the fan off.
36:07I love all these plants.
36:12I want to live in this backyard.
36:19Uh-oh.
36:19Is that Nola?
36:20I don't know.
36:21No, it is not Nola.
36:23I was like, I panicked.
36:26I had a PTSD moment.
36:29Are you ready?
36:31Yes.
36:31You guys can't wait.
36:34What I really wanted was this to be a space for Scotty, but it was not easy to keep him
36:41from finding out.
36:43Okay, so we did the lovely blocking of the window.
36:48You guys have been living with this all this time.
36:50It was so awesome, so it's really a surprise.
36:52All right, well, I say we go in through the laundry.
36:55Let's go this way.
36:55Okay.
36:55And then we'll go.
36:56I don't want you to see outside yet.
36:57We'll follow you.
36:58Okay.
36:59Sounds good.
36:59All right, Maddie.
37:01Go check it out.
37:03Here we go.
37:03Here we go.
37:04Oh, I love the color.
37:05Oh.
37:06Okay, this is the first stop.
37:08Oh, that's a little stop.
37:09You got a new hallway.
37:10Okay.
37:11And then if you want to open this moment, go ahead.
37:13Okay.
37:14Ta-da!
37:15Oh, my gosh.
37:16Oh, my gosh.
37:17Yeah, I know what this is.
37:19So I know the storm shelter is important to you guys.
37:22Yeah, yeah.
37:23So, especially with these tornadoes, this will withstand over 250 mile an hour winds.
37:28It's got, like, little storage for all your documents.
37:30Look at that.
37:31And it's got a rug and throw pillows.
37:33That's right.
37:34Jenny had to make it pretty, of course.
37:36And then over there, you've got a washer and dryer.
37:39Oh, that's great.
37:40Yes.
37:41Everything you have for in here.
37:42Yes.
37:42Perfect.
37:43So this is just nice and contained, but it's also tucked away, so it's not right in your
37:47face.
37:48Oh, yeah.
37:48No, I love it.
37:49It's perfect.
37:50All right.
37:50So you ready?
37:51Are you ready?
37:51Yeah.
37:53Whoa.
37:54Oh, my gosh.
37:57Oh, my gosh.
38:01Oh, my gosh.
38:02Oh, my gosh.
38:03Oh, my gosh.
38:04So, actually, you and Scotty, you may be a little surprised by the color choices in here,
38:09because it's very different than your main house.
38:11Yes, I was going to ask about that.
38:13Yeah.
38:13Yeah.
38:13So, I actually had a conversation with these two ladies.
38:16You guys can tell them.
38:17This is your space.
38:19Yeah.
38:20We wanted you to have an area of the house.
38:22Yeah.
38:22Oh, really?
38:23I get an area of the house?
38:24Well, yeah, I can take that one of two ways.
38:28Cynthia's minimalist black and white motif, that's what I was expecting.
38:32And then, you know, I was taking it back.
38:34I wasn't smart enough to pick up on what's going on.
38:37This was, yeah, not expected at all.
38:40So, over here, we have, of course, you have this amazing ladder, so you can access your storage above.
38:46Oh, cool.
38:47Yes.
38:48And then this is an old piece that I found that we made into just a little bourbon cabinet
38:53that we kind of built this whole built-in around.
38:56I can't get over this.
38:58And, Cynthia, we have a little something for you as well.
39:00Oh.
39:02Oh.
39:04I'm going to cry.
39:06Okay, that's amazing.
39:08I have to hug you.
39:09That's amazing.
39:10That's the coolest thing.
39:11So, my friend Marion painted these.
39:13You know, obviously, we had Nola in the other house, so all of the animals needed a moment
39:18in this space.
39:18And, of course, you got your fireplace.
39:21Amazing.
39:23Okay, and then you have a full kitchen.
39:26Amazing.
39:27Yeah.
39:28Look at this.
39:29So beautiful.
39:29Amazing.
39:30I wanted the rest of the appliances, like the fridge and the dishwasher, to be panel-ready
39:35so that they're just hidden behind cabinetry.
39:37I feel like this is a perfect, not only entertaining area when you have the doors open and people
39:41are outside coming in, but it's also when they kick you out of the house, this is a great
39:44place for you to come hang out.
39:45And you have everything.
39:47Let's look at your bedroom.
39:49Let's go look at it.
39:49All right.
39:50Oh, man.
39:52Look at this.
39:52Oh, this is cool.
39:54Very nice.
39:55Whoa.
39:55Oh, this is so cozy.
39:57Oh, I love that.
39:58Yeah, it is.
39:58We did not put a door here.
40:01We kept this open so that people have, you know, when your guests are here, you can go
40:04right into the restroom.
40:05Right.
40:06And it just kind of feels tucked away and really cozy.
40:10Okay.
40:10So cool.
40:10So now should we check this out?
40:14Oh, it's so nice.
40:16Oh, I love the mirror.
40:18Isn't the mirror fun?
40:19Oh, my gosh.
40:19It's so cool.
40:21It all feels very much like you're in, you know, the French Quarter and one of the little
40:26cottages.
40:27Perfect.
40:27Okay, that's what we wanted.
40:28That is what it feels like.
40:28That's exactly what she wanted.
40:30Yes.
40:30And that's exactly what it feels like.
40:32The floor reminds me of a certain restaurant in New Orleans that we like.
40:35Yes.
40:36It does.
40:37I love that.
40:38Okay, well, perfect.
40:39That's what we're going for.
40:40So that makes me happy.
40:42Elements of the original home are reflected in this as well.
40:45And I just love that.
40:47Everything just ties together so seamlessly.
40:49The portraits of all of our Beastie Babies was just the cherry on top.
40:57All right, we still have one more really big space that's connecting with the space, which
41:01is Outback.
41:02All right, I can't wait to see.
41:03All right.
41:05Come on, Maddie.
41:08What's all this?
41:09Oh, wow.
41:10Look at this.
41:18This does not even feel like the same background.
41:21I know.
41:22Isn't it amazing?
41:23I mean, it just feels like a courtyard.
41:26Yes.
41:26Like a New Orleans courtyard.
41:27Yes, that's what we wanted.
41:28Isn't it simple?
41:29This is salvaged brick from the Joplin Hospital after the tornado hit.
41:35After the tornado hit.
41:36They salvaged that brick, and so we were able to get that here.
41:39So it's from the hospital, which feels like a little nod to Dr. Cooper.
41:42Then we have the salvaged brick that actually matches the front of your house and your walkway
41:48on the fireplace.
41:49So you have a wood-burning fireplace.
41:51You can go check it out.
41:52This is amazing.
41:54Okay.
41:54Yay.
41:55I'm so excited.
41:55Do you like it?
41:55Okay, so that is from the 1600s from Italy.
41:59We brought that back from Tuscany.
42:01No way.
42:02It was in three pieces.
42:04We pieced it back together and installed it here for you because I knew you would love
42:07it.
42:08I knew.
42:08I appreciate it.
42:09Oh, my God.
42:10I absolutely love it.
42:12Oh, I'm so glad.
42:13It is gorgeous.
42:14Extra after extra.
42:16Yeah.
42:16Seriously.
42:16We also have a wall of trees with a little arch gate to enter from your new parking spot
42:24back in the back.
42:25So you have more parking for guests as well, which I know is really important for y'all.
42:28Oh, yeah.
42:29That will become a living fence as everything grows in.
42:32Yes.
42:33So the dogs are contained.
42:34I mean, it could not be more perfect.
42:37No, I'm so glad.
42:37It just looks so natural.
42:39It does.
42:39Yeah.
42:39I mean, the vibe.
42:42The outdoor space far exceeded my expectations.
42:45I could not have envisioned how lush and private it feels.
42:51It is perfect.
42:53All right.
42:53To another wonderful project for the Cooper family.
42:56Thank you for having us.
42:58To the Coopers, a great family.
43:01Yes, you guys are incredible.
43:02Thank you very much.
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