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00:00Good morning.
00:02This is another day of making our favorite small town better.
00:04Erin, we got to go, babe.
00:06Go fix some old sad houses.
00:08Ben, let's go.
00:09Growing up, I didn't see what was so special about Laurel.
00:12So every day we make sure our girls see it.
00:14Good morning, Katie.
00:15Hey.
00:16Can you believe we fixed up over 100 houses in Laurel?
00:18There's so much opportunity.
00:20So many unloved houses.
00:22I don't know what is going to go wrong in here today.
00:25I'm sure something.
00:27Girl, a bat just flew through here.
00:29That's not good.
00:31No way.
00:32We're about to see the house for the first time.
00:34This is the best part.
00:35Oh, my God.
00:37Holy cow.
00:38Are you serious right now?
00:40Ben, did you make this?
00:41Yeah, I made this.
00:43The real truth of living and working in your hometown
00:45is that you're going to see these people everywhere forever.
00:48It's your superpower, Erin.
00:50Color is her superpower.
00:51It is.
00:52It is perfect.
00:53Every day is different when you're renovating houses in Laurel, Mississippi.
01:07We are going to look at a house that is already renovated,
01:11and the homeowners are not moving.
01:14This is the house.
01:17Edwin and Brittany Carter, everybody knows the Carter family.
01:20Edwin owns Carter Motor Cars, and Brittany is a nurse.
01:24And they have a son, Julius, who is such a beautiful little boy.
01:30Turn the page.
01:31Had a perfectly healthy pregnancy.
01:33Everything was going great.
01:35And unfortunately, when he was born,
01:37things just really started to go downhill.
01:40Julius was basically worn out breathing and unconscious.
01:42So 10 weeks later, 12 or 13 specialist
01:46and a rare genetic disorder diagnosis.
01:50We brought home a two and a half month old.
01:52It was a tough thing to hear.
01:55Sorry.
01:56Do you hear your child's not normal in that he will be delayed
02:00and he was not going to walk like other kids?
02:03And it's hard.
02:04He does bring us a lot of joy.
02:06He's such a sweet little boy.
02:08He really is.
02:10But not the hippopotamus.
02:16The Howards used to live here, didn't they?
02:18Yeah, they built the house in the early 80s
02:21and then lived here up until the late 90s.
02:24But Edwin was telling me it's three bedrooms, three baths,
02:273,100 square feet, and there's three acres.
02:29A lot of threes.
02:30They bought this house for $250,000,
02:33put $200,000 in it, and they managed the project.
02:36Okay?
02:36Brittany managed the project.
02:38When we bought this house,
02:39it was an eyesore on the inside.
02:42Terrible.
02:4360% of the house got completely gutted.
02:47We've literally poured blood, sweat, and tears into this house.
02:51I love it here.
02:52And we love it.
02:53But the backyard feels forgotten.
02:56They've got $150,000 left over
02:58to build a garage and build a pool.
03:02This is the last piece we need to finally feel complete.
03:05All right.
03:06I love the doorbell.
03:08Good morning.
03:11Welcome.
03:12Hey, y'all.
03:12Hot enough out there for you?
03:14It is warm and getting warmer.
03:16This is beautiful.
03:17I'm excited to see this.
03:19It took you 10 months to renovate the house.
03:21That's correct.
03:22I bet.
03:23You, like, GC'd this yourself.
03:25I did.
03:26Way to go, dude.
03:27Brittany, she's a firecracker in human form.
03:29She could explode on you,
03:31but she could also shoot into the sky and amaze you.
03:33Mm-hmm.
03:34You'll see.
03:35You'll see.
03:35You'll see.
03:36Your office is cool.
03:37I love color-drenching.
03:39Scares some people.
03:40No, dark and stormy is good for him.
03:43I love it.
03:44Yes.
03:44I like the floors.
03:46Yes.
03:47I removed the old floors by myself in the middle of the night.
03:49No, you didn't.
03:49It was a parquet floor with a flathead screwdriver and a hammer.
03:53Yes.
03:54Piece by piece.
03:55Brittany is the stereotypical Southerner.
03:58She is a steel magnolia.
04:00Mm-hmm.
04:01Way to go.
04:02Yes.
04:02You for hire?
04:03That term exists for a reason.
04:05Southern women are tough.
04:06They're made different.
04:07But they're also beautiful.
04:08But they're also beautiful.
04:09Deeply feminine.
04:10But let me say this again.
04:12Tough.
04:13Tough.
04:14This is beautiful.
04:15Yeah.
04:16I like this wallpaper.
04:17I installed it myself.
04:19I'm impressed.
04:20I like it.
04:20Is this an antique light?
04:21It is a 1920s all-cut crystal Spanish chandelier.
04:25That's really pretty.
04:25Yes.
04:26I love a little sparkle.
04:28You love a little sparkle.
04:29That's why you like Edmund.
04:30A little sparkle.
04:31Oh, yes.
04:31Yes.
04:32Well, I've got some peach limeade if y'all want some.
04:35Yeah, y'all can buy it.
04:35Don't mind if I do.
04:36That sounds amazing.
04:37Thank you, Brittany.
04:38Oh, my gosh.
04:39It's like...
04:40Oh, it's real peaches.
04:41I cut them up last night.
04:41It's like drinking a peach.
04:43This is so pretty.
04:44You did great.
04:45Yeah, good job.
04:47I think Erin likes my style.
04:49You've got so much great storage over there.
04:51I think it's a little more white than she would go for, but we like our house to be opposite
04:58of our brains, which are very busy.
05:00No, we want it to be like a place of peace.
05:03Yeah.
05:03I get that.
05:04I know we're here to talk about the pool and everything, but I kind of want to see
05:07this renovation.
05:08I know.
05:09Okay.
05:09I love this room.
05:10Yeah, so this was the previous exterior wall.
05:13It was an add-on done by a previous owner.
05:15Oh.
05:16Yeah.
05:16And so I turned a hallway and a guest bedroom into our primary.
05:22Okay.
05:23So this is the primary bathroom.
05:25This was a full gut.
05:27It looked nothing like this.
05:28It had a shower insert.
05:29The vanity was over here.
05:31And that's zero-entry shower.
05:33It is a zero-entry shower, just in case our little boy needs some extra help in the future.
05:37All the doors are wide enough, ADA compliant.
05:40And the closet.
05:41Yeah.
05:41This is amazing.
05:43It's my pride and joy.
05:45I bet it is.
05:47This is next level.
05:48She created her little fairy tale beauty closet.
05:52Do you actually sit at the vanity and do your makeup?
05:54I do.
05:55I'm a lot.
05:57Yeah.
05:58You can say that again.
06:02We got all the inside done, and I'm happy, but the outside needs some love.
06:07We got an idea.
06:08It's actually, I think, a good plan.
06:09Let's go talk about that.
06:10Let's go talk about it.
06:12I don't have a vision for outside as much as I did inside, and I have decision fatigue.
06:19We got a nice view of the neighbor's pool, which kind of gives you the vibe.
06:23Yeah.
06:23And then you have the plastic pool.
06:27Yeah.
06:28And a rooster nearby.
06:29Yes, his name's Toby.
06:31I love that.
06:31Toby the rooster.
06:32Yeah.
06:33All right.
06:33So, Julius needs a pool.
06:35Julius does need a pool.
06:36He has some developmental delays, and he needs some help to build his core strength up.
06:42Okay.
06:42And so, his neurologist and his rehabilitation doctor has recommended that we have a pool and
06:48not that one.
06:50Yeah.
06:51So, pool, and then a minimum four-car garage.
06:55Yeah.
06:56I mean, you already have a garage, and that's where you park.
06:58Yes, but there's no other room for another vehicle in that garage.
07:01Much less a fun vehicle.
07:02Yeah.
07:03I do have a personal affection for cars.
07:06Looking at cars, talking about cars, driving cars on racetracks, selling cars.
07:10It's just in the blood.
07:12I'm a bit of a collector.
07:13Where do you park your cars now?
07:15At the dealership?
07:16At my office, yeah.
07:16Yeah.
07:17Yeah.
07:17Let's start at the top with the garage, okay?
07:19So, right now, where your driveway ends, just continue that into the backyard, and then
07:25you would have a four-car garage, but it would just be two bays that are two cars deep.
07:30Sure.
07:30Okay, got it.
07:31Won't be brick.
07:32That's fine.
07:33Okay.
07:33No, it would not match the brick of your house, but we could do a cement board siding.
07:38Okay.
07:39That would make sense with the vernacular of the house.
07:42Got it.
07:43And then you would have a side porch with lots of comfortable seating.
07:48Right.
07:48With a grill.
07:49Yeah.
07:50Just something covered.
07:51That would be great.
07:51Okay.
07:52And then a washed aggregate deck that would continue around the pool beside the garage
07:59patio area.
08:00Okay.
08:01We'll do some landscaping out here.
08:03The pool would be a no-frills pool, just a 15 by 20 pool, 20 feet running out this way.
08:09We would spend most of our afternoons out here, I'm sure.
08:12Yeah.
08:12The little prune fingers, yeah.
08:14Yeah.
08:14All day.
08:14All day.
08:15Yeah.
08:16Although I very much like to be in control and make the decisions, I know that Ben and
08:23Aaron want what's best for us.
08:26It's refreshing to basically let go of the steering wheel and let them make those decisions.
08:32We always enjoy doing any project where you get to design and build something pretty, but
08:37it's so much more meaningful and enjoyable when we know we're getting to be a part of
08:43a project that does something to change someone's life.
08:46Yeah.
08:46This is a place for Julius to feel like every other kid in the world in a swimming pool playing
08:51in with his parents.
09:01Hello.
09:03What are you doing, sis?
09:05I'm getting ready for the day.
09:07I see that.
09:07You get to see me in all my glory, but I couldn't wait to call you.
09:10You're looking good.
09:13So I have something to tell you.
09:15Okay.
09:15So I've become privy to some new information.
09:21Okay.
09:22Uh, there is a house in Laurel that is not on the market yet.
09:29Tell me more.
09:30From what I've been told, it already has a pool.
09:33It has a pool house and, no joke, a 1,700 square foot car guy garage.
09:42Yes.
09:43Shut up.
09:43You just renovated your house.
09:46You took a year to do it.
09:48I am.
09:49I'm wondering if you and Ben would be willing to go look at it with us.
09:57Are you for real right now?
09:59Are you pranking me?
10:00As we say in the medical field, I am serious as a heart attack.
10:06Okay.
10:08Yeah, sure.
10:11Let's go see it.
10:12You're crazy.
10:13All right.
10:14That Brittany Carter.
10:16She's a firecracker.
10:18She's a character.
10:20You know I'm also crazy.
10:21It's going to be great.
10:23All right.
10:26So how did you hear about this house?
10:28My.
10:29Because it's not on the market.
10:31It's not on the market.
10:33Edwin's dad knew someone who was working on the property.
10:36This is it.
10:37Wow.
10:38Oh.
10:40This is lovely.
10:41Okay.
10:42I've always heard about this property.
10:45I love the drive-in.
10:47Yeah.
10:47I'm obsessed.
10:48How it's not straight.
10:49It has little curves.
10:50Look at the pond.
10:52That's a garage.
10:53That is massive.
10:55Well, that's awesome.
10:58This is amazing.
11:01So this was Dr. Prolly's house.
11:03Yeah.
11:03So he was here 24 years.
11:05I worked at the hospital and the pharmacy for a couple years in college.
11:08He was nice.
11:09I remember him.
11:09So the house is a three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath.
11:14Smaller.
11:15It's smaller.
11:16It's 2,100 square feet.
11:17The house was built in 2002.
11:18$400,000.
11:20Yeah.
11:20It's got 13 acres.
11:21Your current house has three acres, so that's four times the amount of land.
11:25So this isn't just a house.
11:26It's an estate.
11:27Lots of privacy.
11:29Yeah.
11:29What would you do with a barn?
11:30Well, maybe put a therapy horse for Julius out there.
11:34Oh, yeah.
11:34We know about therapy horses.
11:35Yeah, yeah.
11:36We have a good friend who works with, like, equine therapy with kids.
11:40Oh, sweet.
11:40Is that something that Julius would benefit from, like the doctor has said?
11:44It's been recommended.
11:45Amazing.
11:46It really is something unique.
11:48It's very different from anything in Jones County.
11:50It's a lovely house.
11:52It's a lot of bushes.
11:53The bushes are taller than I am.
11:54The bushes are crazy.
11:55The bushes need to be trimmed.
11:56She needs some TLC.
11:58She needs her eyebrows waxed.
11:59Yeah.
11:59Yeah.
12:00We like that it's on one story.
12:01Yeah.
12:02That's great for Julius.
12:03Yeah.
12:04Yeah, perfect for Julius.
12:05Yeah.
12:05And there's a garage that'll hold, someone said, nine cars.
12:09Do we really think nine will fit in there?
12:11Maybe so.
12:11You got brick and vinyl.
12:13That's two things that you're not going to have to work on.
12:15Low maintenance.
12:15Low maintenance.
12:16Are we keeping the vinyl?
12:18Do you like vinyl?
12:19No.
12:20You don't like vinyl.
12:21I'm not saying I love it.
12:22Okay.
12:23You could update it.
12:24Are we also updating the garage?
12:25The garage is also vinyl on the front.
12:28Would you want to, do you want them to match?
12:29Yeah.
12:30You want them to match.
12:30Yeah, you want them to match.
12:31Yep.
12:31Okay.
12:32Mm-hmm.
12:32We could do some sort of composite siding on there.
12:35Okay.
12:35Landscaping.
12:36We're liable to be up to 60 grand, you know, 50 or 60,000, just on the exterior.
12:41Okay.
12:42Can we go inside?
12:44Yeah, let's see the house through the bushes.
12:47Flora pedlums get crazy.
12:51This is nice.
12:53Yeah.
12:54Brittany.
12:54Ooh.
12:55Yeah.
12:55Got a little sparkle.
12:56That's lovely.
12:57It does.
12:57That's so you.
12:58Sparkle.
12:59That's gorgeous.
13:01What's this little room?
13:02Um, it can be an office.
13:04It's pretty small, though.
13:05It's pretty small.
13:07Okay.
13:09This is a big living room.
13:10Thanks.
13:11Ooh.
13:12Mmm.
13:12It's shrimpy.
13:14Yeah.
13:14The fireplace feels a little weird over there, kind of at an angle and, you know.
13:19It feels that way, because it is.
13:21You could have bookcases.
13:23You could build here and here and have your fireplace in the middle.
13:26That would work.
13:27Yeah.
13:28How do we feel about these floors?
13:30I don't like the tile that looks like wood.
13:32It's kind of strange.
13:33And they don't look like wood.
13:35They look like tile.
13:36Yeah.
13:37Cold on the feet.
13:38Paint, light fixtures, moving the fireplace, flooring, 35 grand.
13:43Okay.
13:44Okay.
13:45Can we look at the kitchen?
13:46Sure.
13:47This is so strange.
13:48This angle, that angle, and then the peninsula angle is three angles.
13:54I mean, it's too many angles.
13:56It's obtuse.
13:57Oh.
13:58Do you think you could turn this into a cute kitchen?
14:03Oh.
14:04Yeah.
14:05It could be a cute kitchen.
14:07I have to chew on it for a minute, though.
14:09I'm so jealous I didn't come up with that.
14:11You got to be quicker than that, Ben.
14:12I know.
14:13It was really good.
14:16Um, okay.
14:17What if you had an island?
14:20Just a rectangle, though.
14:22We love an island.
14:23We would have to put the sink in the island.
14:25Okay.
14:25And a dishwasher.
14:26And if you, like, cut back that wall, you could scoot this doorway over so that you could keep
14:34your fridge there, but turn it.
14:36Okay.
14:36Better flow.
14:37Yeah.
14:38And you could also have some storage, like pantry cabinets beside it, built in.
14:42You could put your range and hood vent here, but I think if you shifted this door and gave
14:49yourself more counter space, that'd be good.
14:52We can make sure this is all an ADA-compliant kitchen with wide enough openings so Julius
14:57can move around easily and it'd be more functional for him.
15:00Would you want this to be a breakfast room?
15:03I was going to say, is this, are we counting this as kitchen?
15:05Hard no on breakfast table.
15:07Hard no.
15:08Okay.
15:08Hard no.
15:09Hard no.
15:09So, keeping room, maybe.
15:11Keeping room, fun chairs.
15:13Soft chairs.
15:15Coffee, drinking area.
15:18Um, 60 grand?
15:20Let's see what's back here.
15:22I bet you it is a primary suite or an Italian restaurant.
15:28Oh, my word.
15:31That's really something.
15:33Are we still in Jones County?
15:35Are we in Jersey?
15:36It is feeling like Carmela Soprano decorated.
15:40What do we think about the dome?
15:42It's got to go.
15:42Not a fan?
15:43You don't like it?
15:43No.
15:44Let's check out the closet.
15:48Holy good boy.
15:49What, Ben?
15:50It's good.
15:52Oy vey.
15:55Well, I was going to talk about how this is totally not disability compliant, but...
15:59What part of Italy is that supposed to be, you think?
16:02Like, I've never been, so...
16:03Okay, but real talk, it gives me Bible vibes.
16:06Bible vibes?
16:07It gives me...
16:07It looks like a...
16:08Like, that has people here.
16:10It's a lot to look at in here.
16:11You said you like bold color sometimes.
16:13Look at you.
16:13You wear bold color.
16:15You should keep that.
16:15Yep, and I like my house to be exactly the opposite.
16:18The door has to get bigger, though.
16:20It does.
16:22To be ADA accessible.
16:24Mm-hmm.
16:24And so then let's talk about shower, because you would need zero-entry shower.
16:27Yes, absolutely.
16:29It needs to be zero-entry, so you would have to jackhammer the floor.
16:32So you would have new flooring.
16:33You would get rid of the stained glass.
16:35A new tub.
16:36Freestanding?
16:37Yeah.
16:37And then you switch the closet and the shower.
16:40So you have closet in the corner.
16:42A shower with zero-entry and a glass wall here, I think, would be nice, so you have more light.
16:47Yeah.
16:48Getting in there.
16:49Natural light is.
16:50Premium.
16:51Yes.
16:51Make a bigger door into the bathroom.
16:53Okay.
16:54So then you'd have to shorten up the vanity a little bit.
16:56You might have to go with one sink if you did that.
16:58I've never not had a double sink, but I do trust you.
17:03Big closet.
17:04Is it?
17:05I mean, you can't put an island in there, but.
17:08You could have Edwin on this end, and this could be all yours.
17:13What if I accidentally sort of kind of take up all of it, though?
17:17You could have a yard sale.
17:19We could do built-in closets in the bedroom, and that would give Edwin some closet space, too.
17:25But bathrooms can get pricey.
17:27I mean, you could be looking at, let's say, 45 grand.
17:30From our remodel, I can tile ain't cheap.
17:33Nope.
17:33Now you could save some money if you got that window.
17:37Good.
17:38Let's see the pool.
17:39All right.
17:42Whoa.
17:43Wow.
17:44Holy smokes.
17:45Talk about Italian grotto hello.
17:49Wow.
17:49I have never in my life seen anything like this.
17:53This is massive in Jones County.
17:56That's a big pool.
17:57That's a big wall.
17:58This is insane.
18:00Outdoor kitchen?
18:01Yeah.
18:01I don't know, y'all.
18:02Do you think the pool's okay?
18:03Yeah.
18:04They can clean that?
18:05Yeah.
18:05The outside has everything that they want.
18:08You get 13 acres.
18:09You get a nine-car garage.
18:11Unbelievable pool with a pool house, barns for horses, equine therapy.
18:16But the inside doesn't really have anything that they want.
18:19At the other house, you bought it for $250,000.
18:23You put $200,000 into it.
18:24You want to put another $150,000 on the outdoor area to add a pool and a four-car garage.
18:30So you come in at $600,000.
18:32So if you could sell the other house for what you have in it, then take the $150,000 you
18:37were going to put towards a pool and a garage, and went into this house with, you purchased
18:41it for $400,000.
18:43Let's do $200,000 in renovations.
18:45You could be in this one and have everything that you want at the other house, $600,000 here.
18:51$600,000 either way you look at it.
18:53And another remodel.
18:56And another remodel.
18:57And you'd have to move.
18:58For me, I don't think I could move.
19:00If this house had been for sale a year ago.
19:03I know.
19:04Something to think about.
19:05A lot to think about.
19:08We're going to take some time and think about it.
19:10Yeah.
19:10Because it is a tough decision.
19:12And transitioning a special needs kid from one house that he's used to to another is a
19:18lot.
19:18Or we build a pool and a garage at the other house.
19:23And it's awesome.
19:25She's the one who knows.
19:28She is on the go, go, go.
19:31We are headed to Helen's tennis lesson.
19:34She's an athlete.
19:35Let's go.
19:36Go have fun.
19:37Yeah.
19:38And the Carters are here and they brought Julius, which is great because May is with us
19:42and she gets super bored watching Helen play tennis.
19:45So, we may or may not have made a decision.
19:49Do tell.
19:50You want to tell?
19:50We love the concepts you guys came up with at our house that we're living at.
19:54I mean, everything that you talked about was.
19:56The pool, the garage, the outdoor area.
19:59For him, for Julius.
20:00I have all the fancy that I need inside, but they need some stuff.
20:05And I don't have to do it.
20:06The decision fatigue is real.
20:09You're done making decisions.
20:11We are passing the buck.
20:13Which buck exactly?
20:16Well, we made one more decision.
20:18Okay.
20:19We're going to go with the proly house.
20:21Ah!
20:23You're moving.
20:24Again.
20:25Again.
20:26Again.
20:26A property like this in Laurel does not come around very often.
20:30It's a once in a lifetime opportunity.
20:32We had to jump on it.
20:33Four times the amount of land that we have now with a barn or a therapy horse for Julius.
20:39He can run around, play, and be safe.
20:42This is going to be a place that Julius can thrive.
20:45And they're going to take care of all of it for us.
20:48And I get to let go of the reins.
20:49And we know you guys will do a phenomenal job.
20:52I know you are.
20:52I completely trust you.
20:53Okay.
20:54And I can't say that for a lot of people.
20:56Y'all are so hardcore.
20:57I'm real proud of you.
20:58We can't wait to see it.
20:59Now you got to go list your dang house.
21:04So what angle do we want to attack this from?
21:07We want to attack it from all angles.
21:09Aw.
21:10Dad.
21:12Everything's got a gun.
21:13I want to take that fireplace off the wall.
21:24Just chuck it.
21:29Nice.
21:31Taking down the angle wall makes me feel a lot better about the house.
21:36What's your angle here?
21:37What are you angling for?
21:38Oh, man.
21:40Golly.
21:41Holy smokes, that's heavy.
21:44There's so much to demo.
21:47The vinyl siding's coming down.
21:49Should be easy, but will be kind of time consuming.
21:52But it all just pops out.
21:56We're not done.
21:58That's right.
21:58There's still a lot of New Jersey mobster in this house.
22:10We're getting an all-new siding.
22:12It's been underway for a couple days, but we're getting close to the end.
22:15It's exciting.
22:16It is exciting.
22:17I don't know if that's ever made it into an episode, but I'm going to try it every time.
22:33We're framing up a new fireplace.
22:36It doesn't look like much right now, but this wall is what transforms the living room into
22:40exactly what Brittany wants, something that will feel like wallaby, a step up from builder
22:46grade, which is kind of how the whole house feels right now.
22:50What all are we doing in here?
22:51I know we're cutting down to one vanity.
22:53One sink vanity because we needed to widen the door to make the bathroom ADA accessible,
22:57which includes the shower because we've got to make the shower zero entry.
23:03So I know you've got a jackhammer out.
23:05We've got to take all this concrete out, drop everything down, and then we'll work our
23:09way back up and tile where it's all on a grade.
23:12No curb, no step over, just straight in.
23:15Okay.
23:15So all this has got to go away in order to work our way back up to the floor.
23:20Tub's staying in the same place.
23:21Tub will stay there.
23:23And we'll definitely have to jackhammer that also because the drain and the new one's in
23:27the center.
23:27A lot of jackhammering is what he's saying.
23:31What's up?
23:32Hey.
23:32I haven't seen him forever.
23:40The jackhammering is extremely satisfying because it makes quick work of a very difficult
23:47job.
23:47However, it's not easy.
23:49We have to jackhammer like the whole shower footprint and anywhere new plumbing is going.
24:09That vibration just made it come down.
24:11Oh, man.
24:13I don't want to say that I made it fall.
24:15Well, Ben, I'm glad I wasn't running the jackhammer when that happened.
24:18I think it was the jackhammer's fault.
24:22That's sad.
24:23So pretty.
24:24It's all right.
24:25Brittany didn't want it anyway.
24:34Edwin owns Carter Motor Cars, and it is a cool car dealer.
24:39So I'm excited to see Edwin's cars.
24:42Dude.
24:43What's going on?
24:44Am I allowed to do some shopping while we're here?
24:47You absolutely are.
24:49Yeah?
24:49How are you, man?
24:50Good to see you.
24:51Y'all all right?
24:51Yeah, good.
24:52Good.
24:52I'm really excited about seeing this collection.
24:55Yeah, just a few toys I have.
24:57This is your race car.
24:58Yeah, that's the race car.
25:01That's another one of my track cars there that I've had fun with over the years.
25:05This is cool, man.
25:06Thanks, man.
25:08This is cool.
25:08The reason why I brought you over here, I wanted to talk to you, is I'd like to do something
25:12special for Brittany in the new house.
25:14Okay.
25:14You know, she's losing her dream closet at the other house, and I'm getting a new closet
25:20in our bedroom, but she doesn't...
25:22And a garage.
25:23Yeah, and I'm getting the garage.
25:24She doesn't really have a vanity and stuff, and I'd like to maybe try to incorporate that
25:28in that new closet that you guys are building for me in the bedroom, and...
25:31That's doable.
25:32Yes, I just want to do something special for her.
25:34We've got to keep this top secret.
25:37Aaron doesn't sit at a vanity to get ready in the morning.
25:40A lot of ladies do.
25:42That'll give me something to think on.
25:44This is not something that I have ever thought about.
25:46I wake up looking this good.
25:48Yeah.
25:49And then this is the one I'm taking home today?
25:51Yes, if you want to.
25:52Dang.
25:53I don't think we've got a shoehorn big enough to get me in this car.
25:56Can I at least hear it run?
25:58Yeah, sure.
26:02That's good.
26:03That's real good.
26:07Woo!
26:08Sweet Lord.
26:11Oh, that looks so good.
26:13That looks amazing.
26:15I love the arch.
26:17They are going to freak out.
26:19We're adding visual finishes and touches.
26:23So close.
26:23Bringing in built-ins that take this house from builder grade to custom.
26:27Arches do that better than anything.
26:29Well, and also the arches, when you walk around the property, they have arches around the pool areas.
26:36And then the windows on the front.
26:37So it's a way to tie the...
26:39Keep the vernacular the same.
26:41Yeah!
26:44We're installing three full-height closets along the bedroom wall for Edwin's closet.
26:49And he's giving up the right side for Brittany to have a vanity.
26:53She'll appreciate that.
26:55It's cool to be a hidden vanity.
26:57Mm-hmm.
27:06So Brittany has beautiful old architectural salvage doors that she's been hanging on to for the perfect time.
27:13And the time is now for Edwin's office.
27:16They're purposeful and beautiful.
27:25Hey, Brittany Carter.
27:27What's cooking?
27:28Good looking.
27:28What are you doing?
27:29Actually, I am packing up dishes to move because we're getting our house ready to sell.
27:35Whoop, whoop!
27:37That sounds awful.
27:37I'm so sorry.
27:39I never want to move again.
27:40So the reason why I called you, we've secured a therapy horse for Julius.
27:45Oh, man.
27:46That's so awesome.
27:48He's going to love it.
27:49And I just need to know if, like, the timeline's good on, like, moving.
27:54I have to have a place to, you know, put the horse.
27:57Yeah.
27:57I have to be there to take care of it, so.
27:58I think we're on track.
28:00And while I have you, I'm looking at your house.
28:04It's very white.
28:05And I wondered, was the white paint, like, a default for you, or was it a choice?
28:14It was default.
28:15It was also safe.
28:17Yeah?
28:17Yeah.
28:18Are you afraid of, like, just a little bit more color?
28:20I'm not afraid of it.
28:22I'm just afraid to pick it.
28:24I see.
28:24Okay.
28:25Well, you don't have to.
28:26That's what I'm here for.
28:27Remember, I gave you the reins.
28:30I'll take the reins.
28:31Giddy up.
28:33Okay.
28:33See you soon.
28:34Well, the sign that comes to shine is through a smoggy morning breeze.
28:40You know she still looks beautiful to me.
28:45Hey.
28:46Did the towel come?
28:47You talking about the mosaics?
28:49Yeah.
28:50Last I heard, no, they haven't.
28:52I don't even know what it looks like.
28:54I'll show you.
28:55What is going on with the towel right now?
28:57I have no idea.
28:58It's taking forever to get what we need.
29:00Everything is taking forever, or it gets damaged in shipment.
29:03Yes.
29:04At one house we're working on right now, we've had to send the towel back three times, because
29:08it was broken.
29:09Well, that's nice.
29:10You like it?
29:11I like it.
29:12We're just going to have to hold off on that for a minute.
29:14It's nice, though, so we can just at least rock and roll with the shower.
29:19There we go.
29:20What are we going to do?
29:21I want to do vertical stack.
29:23Really?
29:23Yes.
29:25Okay.
29:27Horizontally, it'd work great.
29:28Yeah.
29:29But that's not the look you're after.
29:31I just feel like it's so, like, the proportions of it.
29:34If you do this, it would just make the room feel like it gets shorter.
29:37Right.
29:38Well, I got to admit, it looked better vertical.
29:41It's just going to be more difficult to do.
29:43Yeah.
29:44Are you grumpy at me today?
29:49I can never be grumpy at you.
29:50It feels like you don't like this idea.
29:52Sometimes I get grumpy with a towel.
29:53Maybe that's it.
29:54Okay.
29:55Yeah, I just don't want to end up with a small piece in these corners.
29:57That's what I'm going to try to avoid.
29:59It'd be awkward.
29:59You only got so much room here, two inches.
30:02But if you run just one towel here and one in this corner, the least little bitty fraction
30:07off can throw you off on the whole thing.
30:10You don't want it to look like a weekend warrior did it.
30:12No, I do not.
30:14I definitely don't want that.
30:15I have never seen you do anything that looked ugly or awkward, so...
30:20No.
30:21We got this.
30:22Okay.
30:29All of the new siding is up, so the whole house is being painted, which is completely changing
30:35the look.
30:40We're just really starting to add the visuals to the house, and so the office is getting
30:44color-drenched with paint and a very similar dark, moody color to what she did at their
30:48house before.
30:49I want it to feel very similar to their house before, and so we're also wallpapering the
30:53dining room in a pattern that I think she's going to love that's very similar to something
30:57she did before.
30:59We want it to feel like home, and she made those choices less than a year ago, so we know
31:04that she loves them.
31:07Now that I've ruined the scene.
31:09No, you haven't.
31:10You're perfect.
31:11We're getting wallpaper in the dining room.
31:13I need to get in there as well.
31:14Everything is happy.
31:16Everything is...
31:16I'm very excited about this wallpaper.
31:18I love that paper.
31:19Isn't it pretty?
31:34Now this floor is going to lay good.
31:37So we've got a lovely bleached oak look with the LVT.
31:42It matches those reclaimed doors that go to the office on the right.
31:45It's just a lighter look all around.
31:47The whole house is painted.
31:47It's very cashmere.
31:49It doesn't help us get our other tile here faster, though.
32:01Today's the ant bed day.
32:03Yes.
32:04It's the day when everybody's on top of each other doing a million things.
32:07Painters touching up.
32:09Little carpentry things happening.
32:13Countertops came in.
32:14Backsplash went in.
32:15I mean, it's all coming together.
32:17We're now buying light bulbs.
32:19I love that phase.
32:22The Laura Pedlums in front of the house that were completely covering the porch are gone.
32:27We have all new landscaping going in.
32:29The beds look incredible.
32:31The whole house, it just looks so stately.
32:33The pool has been cleaned, and it's ready for little Julius.
32:39And finally, the mosaic tile came in.
32:42Mr. David has really been showing up for us.
32:45The bathroom looks amazing.
32:47Like, the shower wall that he was so worried about, I just don't know if it's going to land right
32:52this tall.
32:52It just, it's absolutely flawless.
33:02All right, so how exactly is it that you know Brittany?
33:06I've been knowing Brittany since we had the Welcome Center.
33:09She was Miss Hospitality, and she would come and volunteer.
33:14That tracks.
33:14Like, 10 years ago.
33:15Hence, your wish for a plate wall.
33:17Yes.
33:18Every Miss Hospitality needs a plate wall.
33:20All right, I am going to take the door pulls to the bathroom and get the guys to install.
33:27When thinking about the design for this house, we had to really focus on how do you take a builder
33:32-grade home
33:33and infuse it with luxury finishes, with moments of glamour, but also a subdued, lived-in warmth
33:43so that this house feels very lived-in on day one.
33:47It has to feel velvety.
33:48It's like your favorite sweater wrapped around you.
33:51It's soft.
33:52It's so cozy.
33:54I'm telling you, I'm a little nervous about one thing.
33:58The fact that we didn't paint anything in this house white, and her whole house is the brightest white.
34:03I hope we made her proud.
34:05Looks great.
34:06Very Southern.
34:07Yes.
34:07Very Southern.
34:08Off the Cavalty, baby.
34:08Yes.
34:10Yes.
34:19Okay.
34:20Ready?
34:20Welcome to the Carter house.
34:23Oh, my goodness.
34:25It looks gorgeous.
34:28It really looks gorgeous.
34:30It's amazing.
34:32It's amazing.
34:33It's beautiful.
34:35You didn't have to do it.
34:37I didn't have to do it.
34:39That's the best part.
34:40That's perfect.
34:41I love the color.
34:42I love the color of the shutters.
34:44Look at all those hydrangeas.
34:45Oh, my goodness.
34:47Oh, it's perfect.
34:48It looks like a totally different house.
34:50It really does.
34:51The landscaping changed the most.
34:53Her eyebrows got waxed.
34:55Yeah.
34:56Yes.
34:57It's perfect.
34:58Man, look at the front door.
34:59Yeah.
35:00Same door.
35:01Just different glass.
35:02Really?
35:03Mm-hmm.
35:03Mm-hmm.
35:04It's so lovely.
35:05It's beautiful.
35:06It's so lovely.
35:08I can see you guys painted the garage, too.
35:10That looks nice.
35:11Yep.
35:11Spends the house a little bit.
35:13That's right.
35:13Matches.
35:14It makes sense.
35:15Yeah.
35:16Like, it's supposed to be this way.
35:18Yeah.
35:18Yeah.
35:18What I hope is you feel, like, extreme southern warmth and welcoming feelings from it.
35:27I love the shutters.
35:30And it looks so good.
35:32Go inside.
35:32Uh, yes.
35:34Yeah.
35:34It's so good, Brittany.
35:36Yeah.
35:36Come on.
35:36Oh, my gosh.
35:37Oh, my gosh.
35:37Here we go.
35:45Oh, my goodness.
35:47Oh, honey.
35:47Look at that.
35:48That looks gorgeous.
35:50Edwin's office.
35:52Oh, that looks awesome.
35:54That's so you.
35:55Yes.
35:56Fantastic.
35:56This is so you.
35:57I mean, it's very similar to what you did at your old house.
36:00It's very similar.
36:02You know I love a colored wrench.
36:04It's just a more velvety version of the colors you chose in your house.
36:08You remember there were two closets here.
36:10We pulled those out.
36:11Right.
36:11Centered up this doorway.
36:13Used the doors y'all gave us.
36:14Yeah, they look great.
36:16Everything is just.
36:17Looks great.
36:18Okay, but turn around.
36:20Look at the dining room.
36:22You really can.
36:26Oh, sweet mother of, I don't even.
36:29Oh, my gosh.
36:36Can I love on it?
36:37It looks great.
36:38Can I love on it?
36:39Oh.
36:40Man, that's nice.
36:41I love a wallpaper.
36:43It's a good one.
36:44Oh, my.
36:44And that's the original light fixture, but we just added shades.
36:47Yeah.
36:48Yeah.
36:49The bulbs are a little bare.
36:51That makes such a difference.
36:53But it changes.
36:54Well, it softens it.
36:55It softens it.
36:56Oh.
36:57I love how we brought, like, the barn and the fence in.
37:01It's very appropriate.
37:02Yeah.
37:02It brings it forward.
37:03I love it.
37:05Oh.
37:05Looks fantastic.
37:06I'm ready for you to see what happened to this living room and kitchen, because it's
37:11very different.
37:13Oh, my gosh.
37:14Come on, honey.
37:16Ooh.
37:17Holy moly.
37:18This looks fantastic.
37:21Oh, the buildings.
37:23You like them?
37:24Oh, it looks great.
37:25That fireplace and all the woodwork around the fireplace is fantastic.
37:30It's amazing how getting rid of the shrimp color changed the vibe.
37:35It's amazing, isn't it?
37:37Yes.
37:38Good.
37:38This couch needs a moment.
37:40She needs a moment.
37:41Isn't it pretty?
37:43And no corner fireplace.
37:45That changes a lot.
37:46Oh, no.
37:47There's no odd angles.
37:48The room felt very, like, cold before, and I feel so much warmer.
37:52Yes.
37:54Hey, Erin, these walls are white, and I still love them.
37:58Yay!
37:59I'm so glad.
38:00I wanted to feel, like, your favorite sweater.
38:03In December?
38:03Mm-hmm.
38:04It's cashmere and cappuccino.
38:06It's cozy.
38:11Oh, she is a gorgeous girl.
38:19Stop it.
38:21Isn't it gorgeous?
38:23Oh, she's running in heels.
38:26Oh.
38:29It's so good.
38:30I was afraid I was going to not have just a place to store my pretties, and that's ridiculous,
38:36but now I don't have to worry about it.
38:40Fantastic.
38:42It's so good.
38:43You like it?
38:44I love it.
38:45Good.
38:47There were huge changes in the kitchen.
38:49Gosh.
38:50So many.
38:51Mostly to doing with the strange angles everywhere.
38:53Yeah.
38:54And moving this door so that you could put the fridge.
38:57Yeah.
38:58Like this.
38:59Yes.
39:00Let's all take bets on how many laps Julius is going to take around this island.
39:04That's what islands are for.
39:05Yeah.
39:06It's very functional for him.
39:07The spaces are wide enough.
39:08It doesn't feel cramped.
39:10He can move freely.
39:11Yeah.
39:11You can see him.
39:12I can keep my eyeballs on him.
39:14Yeah.
39:14Because, you know, he's getting pretty good at walking.
39:16This.
39:18Wow.
39:19Veining.
39:19Mmm.
39:20I love the veining.
39:22This amber caramel color is so wonderful.
39:25It's so good.
39:26I love the sink, too.
39:27It's so good.
39:28Mm-hmm.
39:30Oh, these chairs.
39:32Oh, very nice.
39:34Oh, yeah.
39:35Yeah.
39:36These are some comfy, coffee-drinking, book-reading chairs.
39:40Yeah.
39:40It's a good spot.
39:42It is such a good spot.
39:43And I love this traditional moment.
39:46Uh-huh.
39:46We love contemporary.
39:48Sure.
39:48But we are Southerners.
39:50This traditional moment is...
39:53Okay.
39:53I need you to come see this bedroom.
39:58Wow.
39:59Oh.
40:00Yes!
40:00This is beautiful.
40:02And the dome's gone.
40:03No more Italian grotto.
40:05Yeah.
40:06Yes!
40:08My...
40:09Love the color.
40:10This looks great.
40:12Fancy.
40:12I'm obsessed with this piece that Ben built.
40:15Yeah.
40:15What?
40:16Isn't that beautiful?
40:17You built this?
40:17Yeah, I did.
40:18No, you didn't.
40:18Dang, Ben.
40:19Solid cherry.
40:21Wow.
40:21Oh, okay.
40:23Very nice.
40:25This is my gift to Edwin because he gave up something else.
40:30Go see.
40:31Okay.
40:32I see lights.
40:34This is...
40:36Gorgeous.
40:38Y'all stinkers.
40:40You didn't.
40:41You planned this without me.
40:43Sure did.
40:44This was Edwin's idea.
40:45Look at you.
40:49That's so sweet.
40:52This may seem extravagant to some, but I think all day long you take care of others.
41:29Yeah.
41:30Oh, wow.
41:33Okay, Aussie's floor.
41:34Go.
41:34Look at this.
41:35You can see the whole thing.
41:36This looks fantastic.
41:38It's delicious.
41:40Oh, it's so good.
41:43This hole.
41:44Oh, my gosh.
41:46It's so good.
41:47Oh.
41:49You have zero entry shower.
41:50Yes.
41:51Yes.
41:51Perfect.
41:52Perfect.
41:52Perfect.
41:52I love this shower.
41:55So much more natural light.
41:57Mm-hmm.
41:58That's a frosted window behind there, so you can open it.
42:00Oh.
42:00Mm-hmm.
42:01Okay.
42:01So if Edwin's getting out of the tub and somebody's coming into the driveway, they're not going
42:05to see him.
42:06No.
42:06I'll see.
42:07I'm the soaker.
42:08He's the rinser.
42:10That's his.
42:12Will bought this house for $400,000.
42:15He gave us $200,000 to try to make it as good as the other house.
42:21$600,000 all in.
42:22Um, you've got a pool.
42:24You've got a garage.
42:25You've got space for a horse.
42:27You've got ponds.
42:29Yeah.
42:29Julius is going to love it.
42:30It's your equestrian dreams.
42:31He's going to love it here.
42:32I hope he is.
42:33You've set us up for success with him for sure here, so.
42:37Absolutely.
42:38We're blown away.
42:39Good.
42:40It looks fantastic.
42:41It really does look fantastic.
42:45Oh, fuck.
42:46Look at you being so big.
42:49Look at you.
42:50Loud.
42:50Do you love it?
42:54That's so fun.
42:55Do you love it?
42:57Do you love it?
42:58Do you love horse therapy?
43:01Yes.
43:02Good job, Bubba.
43:04It's so fun.
43:05It's so fun.
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