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00:01You come on the water, you see me, I don't owe you anything.
00:08Bahar and Mathieu's home is so styled.
00:12Oh, man, that is one authentic mid-century modern home.
00:15They don't know how to get more function out of this house
00:18without losing some of that original charm.
00:19And of all genres of home, mid-century modern is the one
00:24that I think people screw up the most.
00:25The problem is, with three kids in the house,
00:27they don't want to be living like it's 70 years ago.
00:28Because right now, it is a functional nightmare.
00:31And also, they love cooking.
00:32And a kitchen that was designed in the 50s does not make cooking easy.
00:35Watch your head.
00:36We don't want it to feel like a renovation that looks mid-century modern.
00:39We want it to feel authentic.
00:40Yeah, that's our challenge.
00:42They're gonna have to get used to letting some things go.
00:48This is my nightmare.
00:50It's really frustrating.
00:51Oh, this is not good.
00:54What? I'm stressed.
00:55You're not alone.
00:56This all has to be ripped out.
00:58I kind of feel like throwing up.
01:00And rebuilt.
01:02I don't want to finish a beautiful house, and then they aren't happy.
01:05No pressure.
01:06My hope is that they will see this house as everything they've dreamed of.
01:09I love the house now.
01:11Before it was a love-hate.
01:21Bahar and Mathieu moved into their house a year ago, so now's the perfect time to address the things they
01:25need.
01:26They've been living in a dysfunctional home long enough, so we have to come in and fix it, and that
01:29will not be easy.
01:31Hi.
01:31Bonjour.
01:32Hello.
01:32Welcome.
01:33Come on in.
01:35When I first walked in, I felt like, wow, I'm in a timepiece, and whoa, I'm in a timepiece.
01:41Good and bad.
01:41Yeah, good and bad.
01:42Like, this feels special and unique, and there's history here.
01:46We love the look of the house, but there's a lot of things that don't work for us.
01:51This is family movie nights.
01:52This is homework, crafts.
01:55There's a lot happening in this one space.
01:57We like the separation, but we also want to open it up to a certain extent.
02:01Are you wanting to keep the big fireplace feature here?
02:04Like, I mean, it's kind of cool to have, like, an open oven there for pizzas or whatever you're doing.
02:08Yeah, I think we want to keep it.
02:09It's kind of a very interesting feature, and actually, we'd want to use it in the future.
02:13Okay, so we've got to clean it up, fix it, make sure it works.
02:16Yes.
02:16Okay, you have so much glass, so much natural light coming in.
02:20But these are all single-paned windows.
02:22We have a rock roof.
02:24There's no insulation.
02:25It's a hot box in here, to the point where you don't want to cook because that stovetop's so hot,
02:31the oven's generating so much heat.
02:32So getting insulation in here is a priority, but we didn't know how to do it.
02:37Well, the rock roof is authentic to the era and is just as good as any other roof.
02:42If it's in good shape, save the money and keep it.
02:45And then focus on the insulation.
02:48Is there AC in this house?
02:50No.
02:50Oh, no AC?
02:51No.
02:51No AC, no.
02:52There is heating in here.
02:54Okay, like ducted heat?
02:55Yeah, there's ducts, yeah.
02:57Do you know where it's going to?
02:58To the furnace in the hallway.
03:00Interesting.
03:00Okay.
03:01We've had a few hot days last year, you know, close to 100 degrees.
03:06It's very difficult.
03:07The kids have set up, like, standing fans, and they're fighting over, that's my fan, that's not your fan.
03:12You have ducts.
03:13Yeah.
03:13We should definitely look to see if we could add AC, but that's a big-ticket item.
03:19The most challenging part of this house is the kitchen.
03:22The biggest commonality between French culture and Indian culture is how important food is and how much time people spend
03:30in the kitchen.
03:31So we both like to cook, we both like to entertain, and this is just not cutting it.
03:36We met 25 years ago when Mathieu was visiting some mutual friends from France.
03:41My parents immigrated here over 50 years ago from India, but I'm born and raised Los Angelina, and we have
03:48three children, Prem, Lutece, and Atlas.
03:50The vent, which draws blood about every time.
03:55Here, I'm going to go to the burner.
03:55Ugh!
03:56Yeah.
03:57My eye!
03:58Yeah, and then if you turn the vent on...
04:00Oh, it's an airplane taking off.
04:02Yeah, it's like an airplane taking off.
04:02Yeah.
04:03We love the idea of this, but it's so cheap, it's hard to clean.
04:07The grout, there must be all kinds of nasty things growing in there.
04:11And there's also just no workspace.
04:13What would really change the kitchen the most is if we had more burners.
04:16We had a fan that functioned, like, Indian food is fragrant.
04:20And I'm not going to lie, I'm scared oftentimes to, like, get a good curry going because it's going to
04:26seep into everything in the whole house.
04:28We hate how it functions for our family, especially at mealtimes in the morning, especially for breakfast, which I do.
04:35The kids are way down there, right?
04:36Right.
04:37There's, like, this weird difference in height.
04:39Uh, and just passing things down is just making it very difficult.
04:43You would almost hit your face trying to...
04:45I would, I would.
04:45Yeah.
04:47This pantry is an embarrassment.
04:49I'm not sure you want to see it.
04:50I see it.
04:51Open that.
04:51Yeah, it's bad.
04:52Here it is.
04:53Oh!
04:54Wow.
04:54So, yeah, for me, someone who prides themselves on being very organized, I've tried my best, but it doesn't stay
05:00organized.
05:01We really can't stand having laundry in our kitchen.
05:04We've got to fix it.
05:05You have laundry in the kitchen.
05:08Yes.
05:08But we can hide it really well because we've got one of these...
05:12Very functional.
05:13Oh, yeah.
05:13We can't see the accordion doors.
05:15So, when people come over, we just, like, throw things back here and close it up.
05:20Do you have room for us to move the laundry if we were to put it down where the bedrooms
05:24are?
05:24I think so, yeah.
05:26At the time when this was built, this was an incredible kitchen.
05:31Finding the balance between modernizing this place while still keeping it mid-century looking, that's gonna be hard.
05:37There's gonna have to be some give and take.
05:38The theme here is whatever's in line with the time.
05:42The era.
05:43We have the pass-through also there.
05:45Okay.
05:45It's closed right now.
05:47Oh, down here.
05:48Down here, yeah.
05:49Uh-huh.
05:50What's up, folks?
05:51Et voila.
05:52I mean, it is nice when you're serving things and you're putting something out to be able to place things
05:56there and then grab it from the other side.
05:57Or you could just get rid of all of this and then it's completely open because you can see who
06:00you're passing stuff to.
06:01Yeah.
06:02Like this.
06:04You don't agree?
06:05Well, I do think it's nice this, like, being able to see the glassware from both sides and grab a
06:10glass from both sides.
06:11Um, and it's, it's a pretty feature of the house.
06:16It's your house, whatever you want, but I feel there could be better function just opening things up a little
06:21bit.
06:21If there was something I had to fight for, it would be that.
06:25I think we're definitely open to opening it up.
06:27Yep.
06:27I see what you did there.
06:28Yeah.
06:29This is where all the action happens.
06:31Like, we're cooking a lot.
06:32We're entertaining a lot.
06:33And so this is really the heart, but it's kind of shoved in the corner.
06:37And it's very disconnected from the cooking area.
06:40Yeah.
06:40Yeah.
06:40I wonder why that is.
06:41Yeah.
06:42Well, we can't get rid of that, Jonathan.
06:44We need to keep this.
06:44Uh-huh.
06:45You have five people in your family.
06:47Is the house functioning for you?
06:49We are making do with this space, but it doesn't really fit the purpose.
06:54You're surviving.
06:55You're not thriving.
06:56We want you to thrive.
06:59One thing I actually really love from this angle is the brick facade.
07:03And this is from the 50s, right?
07:05This house?
07:0556, yeah.
07:06This is the character of the home, and it's in pretty pristine shape.
07:09I mean, even your built-ins, the color, the tone, it looks really good.
07:13Yeah.
07:13So I probably wouldn't waste any money on something like that if we could put it toward something else.
07:19Flooring, whatever it may be.
07:21Right, right.
07:21Every time either one of us will walk into this carpeted room, we'll be like, ugh, it's so nasty, it's
07:26so gross.
07:27So definitely want to have flooring.
07:28Yeah, we kind of gave up at some point because it's so hard to maintain.
07:31Well, we'll get rid of that.
07:33But more importantly, let's completely update your kitchen by removing the big loud vent and overhead cupboards to better connect
07:39with the dining room.
07:39You'll have a true chef's kitchen with an induction range and proper vent.
07:43And if your laundry is moved away, you'll have more space for cabinets, a double oven, and a big fridge
07:48and pantry.
07:49There's a lot that we're talking about here.
07:52If it's in a kitchen, moving laundry, everything else we're talking about, some structural, that could easily be $210,000,
07:59$220,000.
08:01Yeah.
08:02Is that feasible?
08:02We have a pretty firm budget of $200,000, so we have to stay within that.
08:07Yeah, we'd like to stay within that.
08:08Yeah, we'll have to make some choices.
08:10Think about the stuff that is priority number one.
08:14Yeah.
08:15What is it that makes it hard for your family to function in here?
08:19What would make life easier?
08:20There's probably going to be something that gets chopped from the budget.
08:22The big question mark for me is your AC.
08:26That's a big ticket item, so if you had to choose between redoing the kitchen and AC, what would be
08:31priority number one?
08:32The kitchen is number one.
08:33The kitchen, okay.
08:34Yeah, we've lived in the house for a year now without AC, and we think we can manage without it.
08:39Bahara and Machu have high expectations for this home.
08:41They want it to be beautiful, they want it to be functional, and they want it to be perfect for
08:44the family, and especially as the kids grow.
08:47We need to stay to those high expectations, and now I'm starting to feel a little anxious.
08:50When doing a major reno, I always suggest adding big ticket items like air conditioning while the walls are open.
08:57I'm worried that they're going to regret this decision, but I understand.
09:01It's a lot to fit into a $200,000 budget, modernizing everything, moving the laundry, insulating, and still trying to
09:08preserve some of the original features.
09:10I can see it on their face. They're not hiding any of their feelings. They love this house, but they
09:15just hate the stuff that doesn't work.
09:17Well, it's all for those cute little faces over there, right?
09:20Yeah.
09:20I know you guys want to raise the kids and give them every opportunity possible, give them a comfortable, safe
09:25home to grow up in, and I think that's amazing.
09:27Yeah, we want it. Yeah, I love it. Absolutely.
09:37Safety is always first starting any project. Biggest priority is shutting off the water and the gas, but right away
09:44I could literally smell something wasn't right.
09:46Like, smell that. You can smell that right now. And this has been off since yesterday, but I'll tell you
09:51what the problem is.
09:52Look at that. Someone that's buried in the concrete. Yeah, they've, like, moored concrete here and filled it all the
09:58way up beyond the shutoff.
09:59So this is our shutoff. We cannot physically get it turned off anymore, so we're just continually emitting just a
10:07tiny little bit of gas.
10:08The whole reason they make it smell like that is so you know, oh, rotten eggs, we've got a gas
10:12leak.
10:12Yeah, I mean, it's totally illegal to obviously have the concrete like that not being able to access the valve,
10:17so it'd be a good idea to raise it up.
10:20Oh, we've got a leak over here on the water line, too. Yep.
10:23So sketch. I know that Bahar and Mathieu didn't do this, so...
10:27Sure. A previous owner did it, and now we have to pay to fix it.
10:31I'll call the plumbers and gas fitters.
10:33We've turned off the gas as best we could by disconnecting it from the house and capping all of the
10:38lines until my plumber can take a look.
10:41With the electrical breakers off to the kitchen area and the lines checked for no power, we can finally get
10:46started.
10:47Get at it.
10:49Whoa!
10:54I mean, already. It feels so spacious.
10:57Gosh.
10:58Do me a favor. Take one swing at that and it's gone.
11:01It's gone. Yeah, don't be too confident.
11:06There's concrete in there for sure, right?
11:09Jeez.
11:10I love watching you struggle.
11:13What is this made of?
11:15Wait, I've had a weak spot.
11:17Ah!
11:20I hit you!
11:21Oh, my gosh.
11:23I think they wanted to keep this.
11:25Can you imagine?
11:26I almost wanted to keep it.
11:28Yeah.
11:30Let me see if I can snap this guy.
11:35What?
11:37There we go.
11:40That's still hot.
11:43Wow.
11:49That's still hot.
11:51Wow.
11:52All right.
11:54How is that possible?
11:57Well, it's dead now.
12:00That's crazy.
12:00We have every single circuit.
12:02Mm-hmm.
12:03Off to this kitchen.
12:04And I even secondary tested that guy, but this one here, I didn't do a secondary test on.
12:11Well, now it's off.
12:13Yeah.
12:14So they must be pulling this circuit through to something over in the living room.
12:17On the other side, which is dangerous and crazy.
12:20Mm-hmm.
12:21What is it with this house?
12:23It's like everything in here.
12:24There's a question mark.
12:25Yeah.
12:27I feel like I want to get Bahar and Metsu in here and just ask them if they've experienced any
12:32of these issues.
12:32Mm-hmm.
12:33Has the house tried to kill them like it's trying to kill us?
12:35Yeah.
12:36I know they're at their rental house today.
12:38If you can finish breaking this out, we'll pull this off.
12:41I'm going to give them a call, see if I can get them down here.
12:43Perfect.
12:48Hello?
12:48Hey, it's Jonathan.
12:50I'm wondering if you guys are available to pop by the house.
12:53We've come across a few issues and I want to kind of go over them with you in person and
12:58show you the plan with some of the demolition.
13:00Yeah, we can head over there soon.
13:02Okay, sounds good.
13:03Talk to you soon.
13:11We've now shut off all the power and replaced the gas valve so we can continue safely working.
13:17I'm not looking forward to telling Bahar and Metsu about all these problems.
13:21We also didn't see eye to eye about keeping the kitchen pass through, so I'm hoping today we can finalize
13:26the design.
13:26Oh.
13:27You tell me if anything looks different.
13:31Okay.
13:32Wow, there's a huge part of the kitchen missing.
13:34Wow.
13:35You won't hit your head anymore over here.
13:37Yeah.
13:37This is great.
13:39Definitely a lot more light moving through here.
13:41We kept talking about opening it up and then to see it like that.
13:44Big surprise.
13:45We came across some shady stuff in the walls.
13:49There were so many weird electrical things going on.
13:52Your circuits in the kitchen that were tied into the living room.
13:56We had multiple circuits actually, which is not allowed anymore.
13:59They can be dangerous because, you know, you think something's off and then spark.
14:02We had sparks.
14:03That doesn't sound very safe.
14:04No, it's not good.
14:05And some other issues here, we could not get your water meter shut off.
14:08We also could not shut your gas line off here.
14:11It would not turn off all of these things.
14:13We want to make sure they're rectified.
14:14Safety, obviously, is very important.
14:16We have three kids.
14:17We want everybody to be safe.
14:19And we want the house to be safe.
14:20Unfortunately, it could be as high as $5,000 to fix all those issues.
14:25Outside of safety issues, I am still concerned about what Bahar and Metsu even think about my design.
14:30We have to make difficult decisions if they want modern function,
14:33and that means they have to let go of the past.
14:36So you told me that you want to keep this character,
14:39but I'm trying to pull you to the side of getting rid of everything from the counter up.
14:48With the pass-through gone, you'll gain more functional cabinet and counter space,
14:52plus you'll get this wide-open view to your dining room.
14:55With that head-hitting vent hood now gone,
14:57you'll have space for a proper eat-in area and a six-burner cooktop with a stylish new vent hood.
15:03What's running through your mind?
15:04I can't tell if you're loving it or hating it right now.
15:07I'm processing it.
15:08This house has so much character and charm, and that's the last thing I want to lose.
15:14I definitely do not want to take the character out of this home.
15:18You fell in love with the architecture of the home, so we've got to make sure that we highlight that.
15:22You balance it against what would you gain.
15:25I'm picturing how easy it would be to put out stuff here when you're entertaining.
15:29Your dining table would be right over there.
15:30Mm-hmm.
15:31So you tell me, keep it or lose it?
15:35I'm ready to lose it.
15:36I'm really attracted to the idea of seeing all the way to the backyard from here.
15:40Okay, so you come over here, Mathieu.
15:41Mm-hmm.
15:41All right, so now we're both on this team over here.
15:44Where are you?
15:45The plaid team.
15:46It looks good over here.
15:48Come on over.
15:49Sing.
15:49All right, but don't mess it up.
15:51We won't mess it up.
15:53You can mess it up, because I'm going to give you the tools right now,
15:56and you're going to be the one who breaks it down.
15:58Oh, no.
15:59Okay.
15:59So here, throw this on.
16:01I'm going to take the glass out first.
16:04All right.
16:05Here's the one.
16:07You ready for this?
16:08Now that I see it open, it's like, hmm, yeah.
16:12You want to take a swing?
16:13Okay.
16:14All right, go for it.
16:15Oh!
16:20All right.
16:21Hammer down.
16:22Reciprocating saw up.
16:23Okay.
16:23I don't know if you all should trust me with this.
16:26You don't want to mess it up.
16:32You just cut your very first cabinet.
16:35I feel pretty badass.
16:37Well done.
16:37But you, do you want to knock it?
16:38Yeah.
16:40Nice.
16:42All right.
16:42And now, this is as open as you could have asked for.
16:48Doesn't it feel good?
16:49It looks good.
16:50I want to see it from that side.
16:52The pool that we put so much effort into building.
16:55Oh, yeah.
16:56Actually, that is another bonus.
16:57You're moving in the right direction.
16:59We'll see when it's finished, if you messed it up or not.
17:01But so far, so good.
17:02We're not done yet.
17:04I need somebody to hop up on this counter and bust a hole in the soffit,
17:08because I do want to know if there's anything up there.
17:10I assume it's just for show.
17:12Go for it.
17:14So, is there anything in there?
17:17Oh, my gosh.
17:18What is going on?
17:20Is all the electrical for the entire house running through here?
17:24Oh, my God.
17:25It's looking like it.
17:26That is crazy.
17:28So, maybe that's why they had the soffit after all.
17:31It wasn't for the mid-century aesthetic.
17:34No, it was just for the electrical.
17:36Yeah.
17:36They didn't want to run everything under the house.
17:39Um.
17:43What is going on?
17:45Is all the electrical for the entire house running through here?
17:49That is crazy.
17:51Um.
17:52Okay.
17:53Well, you know what's unfortunate?
17:55I wanted to show you guys today what this would look like completely open.
18:01Bahar was already skeptical and this incident sort of increases the pressure of me delivering on the overall design
18:07while still maintaining some of that mid-century vibe that they really love and that I just destroyed.
18:14Finding the soffit filled with utilities, the gas line, the electrical, that just complicates things.
18:19So, while I'm figuring that out, at least I can move forward removing the cabinets that I know Bahar wants
18:24to see go.
18:24Come on.
18:34Center it.
18:36Bahar and Mathieu love to cook and their 70-year-old bent was not cutting it.
18:40So, we're cutting a hole in the roof to add a new modern one.
18:43Yeah, that's enough.
18:51Yay!
18:51Ha ha!
18:53Oh, oh man.
18:54Hey, Orr, can you pass that back up?
18:56You got the wrong hole.
18:58I can see the framing.
18:59Nice try.
19:00Good try.
19:01It's too bad that Bahar and Mathieu said no to the AC.
19:04I mean, I don't want to finish a beautiful house and then they aren't happy because they don't have air
19:08conditioning.
19:08But I appreciate they said no.
19:11They said it just can't happen.
19:12That's too much.
19:12Well, it's all about trying to make the right choices.
19:15We just hope they're going to love it in the end, so.
19:17And also, we're improving the insulation.
19:19That's going to help their heating and cooling anyway, and that's only going to cost a couple of grand.
19:22Anything we can do to make it better would be great.
19:35The sweetest decision in this entire project was getting the laundry out of the kitchen and into a more appropriate
19:42location.
19:43Right by the bedrooms, nice and central to all those spaces, this was the right move.
19:47With the laundry now gone from the kitchen, it'll give them way more cabinet space, double oven, upgraded pantry, and
19:54a panel-ready fridge.
19:55Bahar and Mathieu will hopefully feel they have a kitchen worthy of cooking their international cuisine.
20:00The only downside with moving the laundry is we have to cut through the concrete slab and trench from one
20:05side of the house to the other to connect to the sewer.
20:17I thought we were getting rid of this whole bulkhead right here.
20:20We definitely wanted to get rid of that sliding window separation thing that was here.
20:26I actually now feel bad because I, like, put it in their head that, yeah, yeah, no, this has got
20:31to go.
20:31Get rid of it.
20:32So why can't we move this?
20:33Well, the gas line was already there, so the plumber left it, and then the electricians continued their new lines
20:39with that soffit, so.
20:41The good thing is the electricians come through and resolve all of the problems.
20:45We're not going to have any more shorts, sparks, dangerous electrical anywhere. Everything's new.
20:51The fireplace that they have over on the other side there, the gas comes through here for that, and they
20:56do want to keep that.
20:57I mean, it's an authentic indoor grill from the 1950s.
21:00With the old vent gone, it'll become more of a central design feature between the kitchen and family room.
21:04It'll hopefully feel more open and warm, but still have that mid-century vibe.
21:09So we've got to find a new way to run the gas line somewhere else.
21:12Are we doing any more concrete work?
21:13Yeah, we still have to fill on the other side and whatnot, right?
21:15Yeah.
21:16Why don't we just...
21:17Trench.
21:18Trench a little bit here, because then we could run our electrical, and we could run the gas line to
21:21the indoor grill.
21:23Because we opened up that side, and we opened up everything else, and then we have that.
21:28I know routing the utilities through the floor solves our problem, but it'll add another five grand to the budget.
21:34I think that's one of those costs that's worth it in the end, because this is just an eyesore.
21:39Bahar and Mathieu have said, there's no more money.
21:43And so I'm trying to think of how to give them the aesthetic, but still make sure that we're being
21:49budget responsible.
21:51Well, unfortunately, they're going to have to go over budget to get everything they want.
21:54Because at the end of the day, if they look at this every morning when they wake up,
21:57when they have this beautiful open flow everywhere else, it's going to drive them crazy.
22:12We've started cutting a new trench in the floor so we can reroute the electrical and gas lines we found
22:17in the soffit.
22:18I don't want Bahar to regret her decision to get rid of the pass-through,
22:21so I'm feeling extra pressure to prove that the expense for this trench was worth it
22:25to give them better function and open sight lines.
22:39The rock roof is in good shape so it's staying, but since Bahar Mathieu decided not to add AC to
22:44the house,
22:44that makes insulating the ceiling even more important.
22:47We're replacing the old decorative tiles with more efficient spray foam to keep the worst of the heat out.
22:59Oh, it's already looking good!
23:06I mean, this is going to be stunning.
23:08It serves two purposes.
23:10Obviously, it gives us the depth we needed so that we could put in our boxes for lighting
23:15and all the extra insulation.
23:17I mean, there's still insulation value in those acoustic tiles that were on the ceiling before, right?
23:22Yeah, but the look of them hurt my soul.
23:24R1?
23:24R1.
23:25We're getting R30 with this.
23:28Yeah.
23:28Being able to keep the original beams here is keeping some of the original character of the home.
23:32That is the architecture of the home.
23:34Yeah.
23:34So just cut me some more and talk less.
23:3744 in a Niner or something?
23:38Oh, we've been told.
23:47Hey, yo.
23:50Hey, yo.
23:52Hey, yo.
23:52We got nothing but a moment.
23:54Nothing but a moment.
23:55Don't let the moment go.
23:57Let me drive something new for you.
23:59When the rhythm hits you got your feelin', you're boring.
24:01When the whole game, it boils.
24:03Like boils.
24:04You high down and I'm hot when it boils.
24:10Bajar and Mateo are very design savvy.
24:13I mean, they bought their house
24:14because of its mid-century aesthetic,
24:15but they want to update that.
24:17So I'm a little concerned how that's going to translate
24:19when shopping for furniture.
24:21Okay, enter.
24:23Wow.
24:23Wow.
24:24A lot to choose from, hey?
24:27Isn't it nice?
24:28Beautiful.
24:29So in here, we have a complete mix of vintage items.
24:33You have new items.
24:34Everything has character.
24:36We want it to fit in the home.
24:38That's very important.
24:39And also be functional for our family
24:42and incorporate our heritage, where we come from.
24:45I love this chair.
24:46Perfect.
24:47Yeah.
24:47Sold on this?
24:48I really like it.
24:49All right.
24:50Sold on that.
24:51Let's keep going.
24:52It's also like a stone finish.
24:56We definitely need a coffee table.
24:59We could go for something rounded.
25:01Yeah.
25:01Like this.
25:02Yeah, the little shape is cool.
25:03Maybe it's also not so large.
25:05It feels like it would take up a lot of room.
25:06Do you like that stone look?
25:08Yeah, that's on the dark side for sure for our space, I think.
25:12Yeah, and it feels busy too.
25:14Okay.
25:14Yeah.
25:14The pattern.
25:15Yeah.
25:15Yeah.
25:16So then something like this that has that Art Deco touch,
25:18is that too busy?
25:19No, I actually like that.
25:20I think that could work.
25:21Yeah.
25:21I like that.
25:22Wait.
25:22Like that's busy, but that's not busy?
25:24Yeah, but it's different busy.
25:26It's busy that works to me.
25:28Is this too busy?
25:30Absolutely.
25:30I mean, I feel like it's a psychological experiment or it would make me dizzy.
25:36I also like the simplicity of this.
25:38Very simple shape.
25:39I actually was looking at a shape like that for a coffee table here.
25:43I like the splay of the legs, the lighter tone.
25:46Yeah, I love the legs.
25:47It's really cool.
25:48It's a good size.
25:49Feels like a really good size.
25:50This isn't what you would consider vintage.
25:52It's over 20 years old, but I still like the idea of having a piece like this that's gorgeous
25:57and reusing it.
25:58We're going to bring in elements from others' lives and make that our own and pass it on
26:05in the future at some point.
26:06That's kind of the story of life.
26:09It's always nice to do a little shopping.
26:11Kind of gets the day started on a good note, right?
26:13So, you feel good?
26:15Yeah.
26:16Yeah, I feel good.
26:17Definitely.
26:17You seem quiet, oddly quiet.
26:19There's one thing we want to talk about.
26:21We've done some soul searching about the air conditioning discussion.
26:26Yeah, we want to move forward.
26:27We want to move forward.
26:28You do want to do it?
26:29Yes.
26:31We've done some soul searching about the air conditioning.
26:34We want to move forward.
26:35We want to move forward.
26:36You do want to do it?
26:37Yes.
26:37You were so adamant about not doing it.
26:40Yeah.
26:41Yeah.
26:41We had a hot day.
26:43Yeah, we forgot how much we hated the heat in the summer.
26:46Okay.
26:46We got to do the air conditioning.
26:48This is the time to do it.
26:49I mean, that is a huge...
26:50They gave me it was $25,000.
26:52Our budget is tight, but we try to look everywhere, and somehow we made it happen.
26:58We have to figure this out.
26:59We got to find the money somewhere.
27:00Like I said, we had a hot day, and we were like, whoa, we're going to have this great house,
27:05and we're not going to want to be in it because it'll just be too hot.
27:09It was never something we didn't want.
27:10It was just, is this something we should invest in right now with everything else we have going on?
27:15Another factor was the fact that the furnace was aging very much.
27:19So, in that sense, upgrading the whole system at once made a lot of sense.
27:25I think it's a good thing.
27:26The only scary thing, though, is we have done a lot of work already.
27:29We spray foam the ceiling, and we've done the wood cladding.
27:33I want to check with Jonathan just to make sure it's still doable.
27:36Okay.
27:37Because if we have to redo where we've already closed up, if we have to open things back up, it
27:42could be a few thousand dollars more.
27:44It could be time.
27:45Great.
27:46Yeah.
27:46Okay.
27:47We believe in you, so I'm really hoping it's possible.
27:49I'll call Jonathan right now.
27:51You guys can take off, but I'll let you know what he says.
27:53Okay.
27:54Thanks for letting me know.
27:54All right.
27:55I'll talk to you guys later.
27:56We knew that there was a timeline, and we just didn't realize that that had possibly passed.
28:01Hey, I have a question for you.
28:04Bahar, much you want to do the air conditioning.
28:07What?
28:09Information we would have wanted ages ago.
28:12I know.
28:13But the thing is, are we too far along?
28:16I don't even know how we would get it.
28:17I mean, we could get HVAC from the attic space into the main area.
28:22I don't know how we could get across to the other side of the main area now.
28:25Where would you put the condenser?
28:27We have tons of options up on the roof shot, and you wouldn't even see it from the street.
28:30So I'm not as worried about the condenser.
28:33I'm worried more about ducting.
28:34I'm sure you can appreciate it's not easy to scrape together $25,000, and so I appreciate
28:39they were able to do it, and I don't want to disappoint them by now saying, no, it's
28:42going to be another $3,000 or $5,000 because of the stage we're at.
28:45No, no, I get it.
28:46I didn't tell them we can do it at this point.
28:48I said we need to see where we're at.
28:50Yeah, it's not in their budget.
28:51They're going to have to use their savings for all these overages.
28:54Let me work through it and figure out how we can adapt so that we don't damage what
28:59we've already put in.
28:59All right.
29:00Well, keep me posted.
29:01I'll see you on site later.
29:02All right.
29:02Bye.
29:09I love that we're honoring the era of the home, but it is tricky when you're trying
29:13to decide what mid-century elements stay or go.
29:16If it's something that doesn't add modern function, that makes the decision a little
29:20bit easier, like replacing these old fluorescent lights with more energy-efficient ones in the
29:24ceiling.
29:24Let's lift it your way.
29:27We have so much lighting throughout now.
29:29The ambient light's going to be nice.
29:31I actually like the detail.
29:33I think it speaks to the architecture of the home.
29:35What I love is how open this is and over here.
29:40This feels fantastic.
29:42Talk about totally being worth it.
29:45Yeah, exactly.
29:45Yep.
29:46I agree.
29:46See?
29:47A little trenchy-doodle was worth it.
29:49Oh, yeah.
29:49Totally.
29:50Nice and clean.
29:51Everything run underground.
29:52Now there's nothing obstructing them.
29:54Totally.
29:56All the dated flooring needs replacing, especially that stained carpet Bajar hated.
30:02I'm thinking we lay it out this way.
30:06This is going to be way more durable, easier to clean, looks sophisticated.
30:10It's going to be the perfect touch to this mid-century modern home.
30:15We actually have a longer run here through the kitchen all the way to the back.
30:20But I think this makes more sense because then it's a clean line against the doors here,
30:25tile at the front door.
30:27So probably run it this way.
30:28I think that makes the most sense.
30:30I agree.
30:31All right.
30:31Well, we'll get our pattern and then we'll be good to cut.
30:33Okay.
30:53It's great to see the flooring going in, but I'm concerned about Bajar and Mathieu's request
30:57to add an entire HVAC system this late in the game.
31:00We have to figure out where everything will go without damaging the finished walls.
31:03Fortunately, we found some space in the attic where the air handler and the ductwork can go,
31:07but that means putting a very large condenser on the roof.
31:10That worries me because it could disrupt the exterior look of this classic mid-century home.
31:14Speaking of aesthetics, I have an idea inspired by the old pass-through window that I hope she will like.
31:20Bajar and Mathieu are all about sustainability, repurposing where possible.
31:23So to be able to take the old glass and repurpose it in the pantry is exactly what they would
31:28want.
31:28And it looks good.
31:29I mean, let's be honest.
31:31It's a lot more work to make this happen.
31:34But I do think it's one of those features that will mean a lot more to them.
31:38And when they're showing people their beautiful kitchen, they'll point out,
31:40oh, this was original.
31:42This was from the original house.
31:43So our doors are 40 inches.
31:45The glass is 34.
31:47So that leaves us three inches on top, three inches on the bottom.
31:50That doesn't look bad.
31:51No, I like it.
31:52We can cut the glass over now.
31:53Anyway.
31:54I feel like we should have enough here with these so we technically could wreck one of these and still
32:01be okay.
32:02Be careful.
32:03I will be careful.
32:04Twelve and five-eighths.
32:05Twelve and five-eighths!
32:11Oh, that's the sound you want.
32:15All right.
32:17Snap.
32:18Why are you not snapping?
32:19I haven't worked with beveled glass like this.
32:23What are you doing?
32:26I think the bevel is messing with me.
32:30You're not cut deep enough.
32:32See?
32:33All right.
32:34Here, wait.
32:35Don't.
32:36You?
32:37What did you do?
32:38I had this perfect and you ruined it.
32:40Oh, you had it perfect?
32:43Also, the ridges are not.
32:45We should, yeah, we should take it to a place where they can actually...
32:47The ridges are the problem.
32:49I'll clean up my mess.
32:57Our HVAC unit has finally arrived.
33:00Putting it on the roof was one of the best options for connecting the ductwork in the attic.
33:05However, nothing makes a contractor more concerned than hoisting thousands of pounds of metal over a roof with a crank.
33:13If anything goes wrong and this falls through the roof, that would be incredibly expensive and would give Bahar Mahatou
33:19a very unwanted skylight.
33:35Seeing that condenser land safely on the roof was a huge relief.
33:40Now we can get busy hooking it up to the handler in the attic and close up any openings.
33:44Unfortunately, we're somewhat limited in where we can run our power lines.
33:47I'm glad they came up with the money because this is well spent.
33:51Even though they were a little late to make the decision, they made the right decision.
33:55If we had this information, even a week and a half ago, we could have run all our electrical right
34:01to underneath here and brought it up totally clean, nothing exposed, power where we need it.
34:06But if we do that now, we'd be ripping apart all the ceiling.
34:10Shipwap, insulation that we have going on in there.
34:14I do not want anything else that's going to affect their budget.
34:17The alternative is to run it on the roof, conduit, and straight to the panel.
34:21Which, to be totally honest, I'm not...
34:22Not so bad.
34:23No, it's not at all because who's going to see it?
34:26It's not visible.
34:27The whole reason we put the condenser here is because you don't really see it from the street.
34:32Right.
34:33Actually, Carl, are you out there?
34:35Yeah.
34:35I want to prove something.
34:37Can you see the condenser?
34:41Eh, like a hair, but not really.
34:43Just a bit, right?
34:43It's almost totally hidden.
34:45Exactly.
34:46Boom.
34:46That's what I wanted to prove.
34:47Boom.
34:52Bahama 2 hated the function of their dated kitchen, but they liked some of the original 1950s elements.
34:57Making the new kitchen blend into that mid-century style is the most difficult part of this whole design.
35:02Bang on.
35:03If we don't get the look and feel right, it'll be a huge fail.
35:06Are you on the line?
35:07And while we're giving them loads of extra cabinet storage, we're hoping finishing them in a dark walnut will hit
35:13the right tone.
35:36The final finishes will be extremely important here.
35:38Of course, the house needs to be functional and kid-friendly, but striking the perfect balance between old and new
35:44mid-century style is key.
35:47Installing these recycled panes from the old kitchen into the new one hopefully will capture that aesthetic.
35:52I feel a little nervous with every homeowner when we're handing over the keys.
35:55Did we get this right?
35:57But especially with homeowners like Bahama 2, they're very particular with what they want.
36:01I mean, the advantage of somebody who's very particular is that you know what they want because they tell you.
36:05My fear is always, can I live up to that standard?
36:09And I think it's beautiful, but this is their home.
36:17Oh, I'm nervous.
36:18Yeah, I'm nervous.
36:19It was really hard to sleep last night.
36:21I'm not worried about it looking good.
36:23I'm worried about it making sense to our family.
36:25We think we got everything, but I guess this is the moment of truth.
36:28One way to tell.
36:34Oh, wow.
36:34Wow.
36:37Look at that.
36:38Oh, my gosh.
36:40Tarrazo.
36:41Oh, wow.
36:43I love this.
36:45Is this our house?
36:48It's cold.
36:50You have air conditioning.
36:52But in a good way.
36:52In a good way.
36:53In a really good way.
36:54Usually we would walk in and it was like another waft of warm air.
36:58Come on into your living room.
36:59Oh, wow.
37:01It's so inviting.
37:03Right?
37:03I remember this one.
37:06The chair, the table.
37:07They look amazing.
37:08The chair and the table.
37:08Look at that.
37:09The chair looks great here.
37:11I'm noticing the ceilings.
37:13Like, my eyes are drawn to the things that bothered me about the house before, right?
37:18The styrofoam tiles were horrible.
37:21And this just transforms the space completely.
37:24I really am so glad that you left this wood paneling and the valance.
37:29Yeah.
37:29It wouldn't be the same home without it.
37:31It's great.
37:32Yeah.
37:32And look at how good this brick looks, like, with everything.
37:35Like, you couldn't have planned it better.
37:37No.
37:37Right?
37:38You know?
37:38It's beautiful.
37:38Well, I like that you love that we kept the original valances.
37:42How do you feel, though, about the fact that we removed the one to the kitchen so that you
37:45open it up?
37:46That's the best.
37:47I feel a lot of older homes, they actually just battle a modern lifestyle.
37:52They make your life harder.
37:53We tried to incorporate beautiful style, but we also wanted to make sure that the flow
37:58was better, that life was going to be easier in the home.
38:01Yeah.
38:01It's timely, yeah.
38:02I'm just noticing these bar stools, and I love the color.
38:06Can I sit down?
38:07Yeah, of course.
38:07To your house.
38:08Do whatever you like.
38:08Yeah, what are you serving?
38:11But I just love the fact that this used to be a giant hood right here.
38:15Yeah.
38:15A head crusher.
38:16And the cooktop was here, and it was loud, so it's like we've addressed the sound, the
38:21view, you know, all of it.
38:24Look at that.
38:25Oh, wow.
38:27Wow.
38:27You guys.
38:29Wow.
38:30Yeah.
38:30What a better use of space than a laundry room, right?
38:33Oh, yeah.
38:33There's one feature you said was very important that we keep.
38:36Do you notice what it is?
38:38No way.
38:39Oh, my God.
38:39This is the same glass?
38:40Yes, it is.
38:41It's the actual glass.
38:42You can actually see one of the little handles from it.
38:44Oh, my God.
38:45I love that.
38:45Oh, my God, though.
38:46That is fantastic.
38:47Can I open it?
38:48Yeah, of course.
38:48Repurposing.
38:49That's great.
38:50It took a little bit of work.
38:51Bravo.
38:52Wow.
38:55This being the laundry before made no sense.
38:58You don't want your laundry in your kitchen.
38:59You don't want it taking up all that space.
39:01You need pantry storage.
39:02Yeah.
39:03But if you want to check out your laundry, I mean, it's in a better spot.
39:06Let's go check it out.
39:08This is as exciting as it'll ever be to go to the laundry room together.
39:13Look at that.
39:14You ready?
39:14You do it all together.
39:15Let's go.
39:16Oh, awesome.
39:18Oh, my gosh.
39:18So much space.
39:19This is a place to actually do the laundry.
39:22Isn't that a better location than your kitchen?
39:24Oh, that's perfect.
39:26100%.
39:26You know, I might actually feel excited about doing laundry for a while.
39:30But what I'm more excited about, this is our old pantry.
39:33Yeah.
39:34Oh, my gosh.
39:35So much storage.
39:36Oh, look at that.
39:37I love it.
39:38All these nice drawers.
39:40This is the kid's snack corner.
39:41And look at this shape here.
39:44The rounded corners.
39:44That's so cool.
39:45Yeah.
39:46Gorgeous.
39:47It's so unique.
39:47I've never seen that anywhere.
39:49Well, that's actually what I love about this home.
39:50No one will ever see another kitchen that looks like this.
39:53It's one of a kind, and it's completely special.
39:56Like our family.
39:57Exactly.
39:58Yeah, and I think you guys really captured what we were after in terms of material.
40:04and finishes.
40:05It looks stunning.
40:07I'm happy to hear that, honestly.
40:08We were stressed because we know that you have a very specific feel that you wanted.
40:14There was a vibe that you wanted.
40:16And as much as we try to get inside your heads, we're not you.
40:19So it's hard to know if we got it right.
40:20I'm glad you were stressed.
40:21That's, you know, it's a good spot.
40:23Keep you on your toes.
40:23Yeah, keep you on your toes.
40:24Yeah, exactly.
40:25Day-to-day life in the new kitchen space is going to be a lot of fun.
40:28I think we're going to be able to get the kids more involved in the process.
40:32There's a lot of areas that can be used for food prep and cooking, a lot more than before.
40:37So that's going to be very helpful in having family time in the kitchen.
40:41You guys originally wanted to keep that return cabinet that had the glass doors.
40:46Are you glad that we ripped that out so you have a view?
40:50Yeah, that just changes the whole space.
40:52Yeah.
40:53There's so much light here.
40:54And especially since you kept the glass pieces, it feels really special.
40:59It doesn't feel like we lost something, but that we gained something.
41:02Oh my gosh.
41:03Look at that.
41:03Is that our dining table?
41:05It is.
41:06Yeah, that's the same one.
41:06It looks new.
41:07It does look new.
41:08These chairs are amazing.
41:10Wow.
41:11You've got some style with this dining space.
41:13Yeah.
41:16It's so comfortable in here because we fixed the air conditioning lines down in the floor
41:21here.
41:21So the slab, it's all cleared out.
41:23We installed new ones up above so you have enough volume for your AC system to circulate
41:27the whole area.
41:27Yeah, you can feel it.
41:28$25,000.
41:29It was a lot of money, but it's going to change everything in this house.
41:32Quality of life.
41:33We were legitimately on the fence about doing it.
41:36And then there's this one really hot day and I woke up and I was like, we have to do
41:40air
41:40conditioning.
41:40Like, there's no way.
41:42I'm really glad we did it.
41:43I want to go over there right now.
41:47This is going to be my spot.
41:49Look at that.
41:50All of those textures.
41:51The coffee table.
41:52Yeah, the coffee table is...
41:53Aw.
41:54I love that the brick fireplace, because it's a lot of brick.
41:58Yes.
41:58It does not overpower the space.
42:00In fact, the only thing we did were the floating shelves on the left.
42:04Yeah, these are gorgeous.
42:06To me, you preserved all of the elements that we were really attached to.
42:11You know, the wood accents to that beautiful fireplace.
42:15And kind of married it with some modern features.
42:18But they all work.
42:20Yeah.
42:20And they bring the comfort of the modern house while respecting the architecture of this place.
42:26So I really feel like you guys nailed it.
42:29There's a sense of relief.
42:30I can see myself and the family living in here very easily.
42:34It's for us to make memories and life in this space.
42:38And I feel very confident we're going to do that really well.
42:41Do you see the kitchen?
42:43Beautiful.
42:43Look at...
42:44Do you see the ceiling?
42:44Does this look like a room where only buttes are allowed?
42:49It's the freezer.
42:51Hey, look, it's me.
42:53Hey, look.
42:53It's you.
42:54You.
42:59Ah!
43:00Ah!