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Get ready for a wild ride on Rock the Block (2019) Season 7 Episode 3! This episode dives deep into the secrets of transforming living spaces and introduces some truly innovative design challenges.
Join us as we explore the latest trends in home renovation and discover how to maximize style and functionality. You'll get a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process and learn tips that could inspire your next DIY project.
We're talking bold choices, unexpected twists, and the ultimate test of design prowess. Don't miss out on the inspiration and entertainment that only Rock the Block can deliver.
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Join us as we explore the latest trends in home renovation and discover how to maximize style and functionality. You'll get a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process and learn tips that could inspire your next DIY project.
We're talking bold choices, unexpected twists, and the ultimate test of design prowess. Don't miss out on the inspiration and entertainment that only Rock the Block can deliver.
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00:00:00Previously on Rock the Block, the teams bet big on their main living areas, the great room, foyer, and den.
00:00:07This is exciting.
00:00:09Week one winner Scott and Brooke nearly folded.
00:00:13This is bad.
00:00:14Well, it's going to go from bad to worse.
00:00:16Mina and Vernon hatched their plan, focusing on heads and beds.
00:00:20Because it has the closet, it's now technically a bedroom on the appraisal.
00:00:25Kim and Chelsea double down on their smoky sexy vibe.
00:00:28And we'll just do the tile, literally, wall to wall.
00:00:31While Tanya and Drew went all in, creating a secret showstopper.
00:00:36Every house needs a signature moment.
00:00:38This is the house with the speakeasy.
00:00:39Two-time Rock the Block champion Michelle Smith-Foyd returned to judge their spaces.
00:00:44This is a player move.
00:00:46This is good.
00:00:47That's great design.
00:00:48And crowned the week two winners.
00:00:50Kim and Chelsea!
00:00:53Now, they're tied with Scott and Brooke at one win apiece.
00:00:58In week three, the competition roars into the heart of the home.
00:01:02I've never cried over a hood before.
00:01:04I'm putting my appraiser hat on, and we could have a problem here.
00:01:07This has to be the best moment of your life.
00:01:09It's up there.
00:01:10This was not cheap.
00:01:12This is the spot that has to be amazing.
00:01:14And HGTV superstar Paige Turner arrives to judge.
00:01:18This built-in bookshelf is a winner for Paige Turner.
00:01:21This is a full-second kitchen.
00:01:23There's no cabinetry in there.
00:01:25I'm not digging this.
00:01:34Good morning, designers.
00:01:36How's everybody holding up after the first couple of weeks on the block?
00:01:41Good.
00:01:41No complaints.
00:01:42So, how about a big congratulations to Kim and Chelsea on their big win of the Great
00:01:47Room for your A&T?
00:01:49Well done.
00:01:51It feels so good to win.
00:01:52So good.
00:01:53It just gives us that little boost of confidence, but also the target's now on our back.
00:01:59You know, like, we are now the team to beat.
00:02:02So, you guys took the $1,000 toward your final appraisal.
00:02:06You feel like that was a pretty smart move?
00:02:09Yeah.
00:02:09Felt like the shore bet.
00:02:11Time will tell.
00:02:12You guys keep things real close to the vest.
00:02:14Nice.
00:02:15Now, let's get to the high roller action with week three.
00:02:19Oh, yes, it's time.
00:02:20The one you've all been waiting for.
00:02:23Game faces.
00:02:26It's time to tackle the kitchen and dining area.
00:02:31You are responsible for the entire kitchen and attached dining space.
00:02:36That what you do with that space is totally up to you.
00:02:40And remember, the judging criteria are added value, overall design, and creativity.
00:02:47The kitchen is what separates the amateurs from the professionals.
00:02:53Right?
00:02:54You win the kitchen.
00:02:55You know that you're getting your value there.
00:02:57I'm sorry.
00:02:58I don't think anybody is going to out-kitchen us.
00:03:00And remember, you have one week to complete your spaces.
00:03:02And, of course, your furniture and decor is coming from Wayfair.
00:03:06Yes.
00:03:09All right, guys.
00:03:11Go get those kitchens.
00:03:13Good luck.
00:03:15Who's trying to figure?
00:03:21Week three.
00:03:22Here we are.
00:03:23I still feel good.
00:03:25I feel fresh.
00:03:26I do, too.
00:03:27Kitchen.
00:03:28Let's do it.
00:03:29I like this kitchen already.
00:03:30You like the layout?
00:03:31I like the lighting.
00:03:32I like where it is.
00:03:34This is where the island is intended.
00:03:36Which I don't dislike.
00:03:37I feel like our vibe is very defined at this point.
00:03:41And we've got to find the ways to bring it in here, right?
00:03:45All the materials just have to be that smoky, sexy vibe.
00:03:49Mm-hmm.
00:03:49I feel like we've got to pick and choose which is dining, which is kitchen.
00:03:53So.
00:03:53We always said that our island was going to balance out our fireplace.
00:03:57Dining, be over there with the windows, I think.
00:04:00We could build out like a giant banquette.
00:04:03Yeah, we can have it upholstered and bring in some cool fabric.
00:04:07Mm-hmm.
00:04:07I think we could get rid of the sliders.
00:04:09I would love big new picture windows.
00:04:14What is your preference in a kitchen?
00:04:16Like what's important to you right now?
00:04:17I have always wanted a stove cove.
00:04:20A cove stove.
00:04:21Stove cove.
00:04:22Stove cove.
00:04:23Stove cove.
00:04:23Cove stove.
00:04:24What I love about it is it gives dimension.
00:04:26Where it's not just one line of like, here's your fridge, here's this, here's your stove, here's your cabinets.
00:04:32It gives dimension.
00:04:34It feels architectural.
00:04:35And it's cozy.
00:04:36It does look like a piece of art, kind of like our fireplace.
00:04:39I mean, for me, it's a yes.
00:04:41I would love to cove the stove with you.
00:04:43Okay.
00:04:44Full cabinetry.
00:04:44We use antique mirror.
00:04:47Keep the island here.
00:04:48I think it could get a little bigger.
00:04:50Some really killer countertop material that's got all of our colors in it.
00:04:55And then a beautiful waterfall if we can afford it.
00:04:59Good.
00:05:00Yeah.
00:05:01And then we've got this pantry, but it's almost split into two different sections.
00:05:05So I think I just want one big cool prep kitchen.
00:05:10Yes.
00:05:10Right?
00:05:11Second island even.
00:05:12I love it.
00:05:13Tons of storage.
00:05:14It could give some natural light in here.
00:05:16In a window?
00:05:17Yeah.
00:05:18I like that idea.
00:05:20And then do we bring the refrigerator freezer in here?
00:05:23I didn't think about that.
00:05:24Does it bother you?
00:05:26Does it bother the judges that our kitchen doesn't have?
00:05:29I don't care what those lunatics think.
00:05:33It makes sense if you're prepping in here that the fridge would be in here.
00:05:36I think it does.
00:05:37I don't want two refrigerators.
00:05:39That's more for me to check what's expiring.
00:05:41I don't want two dishwashers.
00:05:42I can't even remember if my dishwasher is clean or dirty.
00:05:44I want one dishwasher by my big sink.
00:05:47I want my refrigerator freezer in here.
00:05:50Okay.
00:05:51Okay.
00:05:51I love that idea.
00:05:52Great.
00:05:53The kitchen is high stakes because I do think if you get it wrong, and there's a lot of ways
00:05:58to get a kitchen wrong, the wheels could come off our whole house.
00:06:01When buyers come in, I feel like it's what they're most excited to see is the kitchen.
00:06:05So it's, I feel like it's one of the most important spaces.
00:06:08And so this to me is going to be one of our biggest numbers, like 60 grand.
00:06:13I think we can pull it off for 60 grand.
00:06:15I know we can.
00:06:15We're going to have to.
00:06:16I think we're taking some pretty big risks this week, honestly.
00:06:19The fridge.
00:06:20Yeah.
00:06:21Do it.
00:06:21The refrigerator not being in the kitchen and being in the prep, not having two.
00:06:26Risk reward, roll the dice, blow on them, blow on them.
00:06:34Does that spit on you?
00:06:35A little bit.
00:06:39Every other team is going to bring it in the kitchen.
00:06:41It's obviously a super important part of the house.
00:06:44No one likes to lose.
00:06:45We definitely don't like to lose, but we do not need to reinvent the wheel here.
00:06:49Hopefully, hopefully get our first win.
00:06:52I think it's a great space.
00:06:54So we've obviously got big fridge here.
00:06:55Big, big boy stove.
00:06:58Won't we wrap drywall around the vent?
00:07:00Love that look.
00:07:01Badass cabinets over here.
00:07:03Tons of drama.
00:07:04Nice.
00:07:04And, I mean, we're going to make this a Vernon-sized island.
00:07:09We have this plumbing here.
00:07:11Are we going to keep the sink here in the middle?
00:07:12Something's going to have to be in the island.
00:07:14I don't, I would prefer the island to have nothing, but I don't think we can do the sink and
00:07:19the
00:07:19stove on this wall and make it, like, aesthetically pleasing.
00:07:23I usually am not one for the sink and the island because I just like the big slab without being
00:07:28broken.
00:07:29But I also like that you can be doing the dishes, watching the game.
00:07:33Right.
00:07:33Instead of your, I don't like, you know, if you, when you, like, dine out or when you
00:07:39sleep, there's, like, there's a ninja position.
00:07:41Right.
00:07:41You know what I'm talking about?
00:07:42Yeah.
00:07:42So it's who's ever is, like, ready to see and fight the attackers that come in, the ninjas.
00:07:48You don't put your back to the door in the restaurant so you can see the bad guys.
00:07:51Right.
00:07:51This is how my brain works.
00:07:53It's messed up.
00:07:54Ha, ha, ha.
00:07:54The bad guys.
00:07:55So this is the ninja position.
00:07:56I don't quite understand why we've got the wall between here, and I don't love it, so I
00:08:02would be inclined to take it down and have our prep kitchen kind of go all the way around
00:08:06here.
00:08:07We do a secondary fridge.
00:08:08We do another dishwasher.
00:08:10A big wine fridge, maybe a cappuccino bar.
00:08:13Some open shelving.
00:08:14Yep.
00:08:14To save a little bit of money.
00:08:16An additional set of appliances is an appraisal thing, but also a sellability thing.
00:08:20I love how much light we have over here.
00:08:23My cat loves the sun.
00:08:24You should see my cat.
00:08:25See your spot.
00:08:25I got this big 30-pound cat.
00:08:28What, ideally, like, functionally would you use this space for, especially since we added
00:08:33a dining area last week?
00:08:36What about bookshelves?
00:08:37Like, built-in ones around the windows or something.
00:08:40Yeah.
00:08:40Kind of making it game room library, so, like, board games, like, a low table, some chairs.
00:08:46Yeah.
00:08:46Books on the shelves, board games on the shelves, a little, like, cute decor.
00:08:49Or, I think that flow with the rest of the space is nice.
00:08:53Fun, comfortable, and elegant.
00:08:55Yeah.
00:08:55We already spent $95,000, so, you know, we're getting close to that budget.
00:09:01We went a little crazy last week with the glass enclosure around the den, and I think we
00:09:06really need to try our best to figure out how to stay around, like, $45,000.
00:09:13I'm not confident about the budget, but we'll figure it out.
00:09:15I think our biggest risk is really that we're not taking any huge risks.
00:09:20We're not dumping a ton of money in here.
00:09:22We're being very strategic, placing it throughout the home.
00:09:25Demo?
00:09:26I'm confident about that.
00:09:41Everything that's happened up until now is child's play.
00:09:45True.
00:09:46Kitchen, make or break.
00:09:48So, we're going kitchen plus.
00:09:50Yes.
00:09:51This is a multi-million dollar home.
00:09:53Right.
00:09:53We've gone for the entertaining vibe.
00:09:56I think we need to lean into that even further.
00:09:59If our kitchen's going to start here.
00:10:02Okay.
00:10:02With our cabinets.
00:10:03Mm-hmm.
00:10:04Stove with a hood.
00:10:05Yes.
00:10:06Let's build around the range hood so that it looks grand.
00:10:09Double island.
00:10:10Double the value.
00:10:12This could be the morning, the afternoon, the evening room.
00:10:16We're above counter height.
00:10:17Yeah.
00:10:17We could continue counter height.
00:10:19A buffet there or something.
00:10:21Breakfast bar.
00:10:22Yeah.
00:10:22Oh, I like that.
00:10:23Like, built in.
00:10:25We have to keep an eye on Tanya.
00:10:27Like, I have to think, what would Tanya be doing?
00:10:29And then we've got to amp it up.
00:10:30Because this is her specialty.
00:10:32I know that Tanya knows this space.
00:10:34She is a pro.
00:10:36And I think they're the ones that we've got to watch for this week.
00:10:39And there's this pantry.
00:10:41I mean, I'm all about having kind of like a prep kitchen.
00:10:44I have an even better idea.
00:10:46Let's do a second kitchen.
00:10:49Oh, thank you.
00:10:50I love that.
00:10:51If it's a kitchen, we should have a window.
00:10:53Open this wall up.
00:10:55Fridge.
00:10:56Sink.
00:10:57Leaven.
00:10:58Dishwasher.
00:10:59I'm in for like a sneaky bar.
00:11:01You could put some fluted paneling on it or something.
00:11:04And then we just do open shelves.
00:11:07Shortcut to the dining room.
00:11:08Yes.
00:11:09I like it.
00:11:10Oh!
00:11:14It's so bad.
00:11:15Look at how red my hand is.
00:11:16How are you the daughter of a wrestler?
00:11:18Oh, my gosh.
00:11:19Well, we don't do that.
00:11:20We do that.
00:11:22Oh, my Jesus.
00:11:23The kitchen is the heart of the home.
00:11:25And we need big spaces.
00:11:27We need a lot of room for entertaining.
00:11:29We need a lot of stuff to cook with.
00:11:31You could spend $150,000 on this kitchen easy.
00:11:34But we don't have that, do we?
00:11:36I think we need $55,000 for the kitchen.
00:11:40And even that's tight.
00:11:41What can we do to make up for it?
00:11:44I think if we just get to work, we'll figure out where we have to stop.
00:11:58This is, like, the whole reason I want to be here in this competition is to win this space.
00:12:05So, basically, what you're saying is I can't be cheap on this one.
00:12:08The fact that we have the kitchen next is a great way for us to rebound.
00:12:11You know, it kind of puts our strengths back out there in front of everybody.
00:12:15It's challenge number three.
00:12:16We're going for lucky three.
00:12:18We're putting everything that we have into it because this is really a big deal for us.
00:12:22This is a redemption moment for us.
00:12:25I design restaurants.
00:12:26It is my jam.
00:12:27It's what I do.
00:12:28I've done it for almost 20 years now.
00:12:31I really would love to bring that hospitality restaurant energy into the space.
00:12:38So, back in the day, my brother and I, we had a restaurant.
00:12:41But the kitchen felt sterile and cold.
00:12:43Okay.
00:12:44I want to make sure that we're able to still make it feel warm and inviting.
00:12:49How do you feel about the island?
00:12:51Go as big as we can with whatever slab we get.
00:12:54Maybe a soft curve.
00:12:56It's going to soften some of the hard edges that are everywhere.
00:13:00All right, so cabinetry.
00:13:02I think we should do two-tone cabinetry.
00:13:04I love two-tone.
00:13:05You like wood, right?
00:13:06I love wood.
00:13:07What if we go grass hood?
00:13:10That's going to be like a goat.
00:13:12It is going to eat budget.
00:13:13It's going to be the goat hood because it's going to be the greatest of all times hood.
00:13:17I'm in.
00:13:17Are you in?
00:13:18I'm in.
00:13:19That means we are going all the way up with cabinets.
00:13:22What if we find a way to do a library ladder?
00:13:28I love that idea.
00:13:30Okay.
00:13:31Let's go look.
00:13:31This looks like it's a pantry, but this could be a perfect prep kitchen.
00:13:35Separate fridge.
00:13:37Separate sink.
00:13:38Dishwasher, too.
00:13:39Yep.
00:13:40Storage.
00:13:42This room has a lot of great light that comes into it.
00:13:45This could be a little bit more of like an intimate dining setting.
00:13:48Yeah.
00:13:48What if we open this up as well?
00:13:51Are you thinking a slider?
00:13:52Exactly.
00:13:53I mean, I think we definitely need a seating area.
00:13:56I would love to see these windows go like floor to ceiling.
00:14:00We're on the third challenge, and we're already 100K in.
00:14:04Whatever this is going to cost, a prep kitchen, this massive slab.
00:14:10Yeah.
00:14:10All this cabinetry that comes all the way down here.
00:14:13All this beautiful dark cabinetry.
00:14:15Where is our actual fridge going?
00:14:20Well, so about that.
00:14:24I'm trying not to go too over the top with the restaurant thing, but we're over the top already.
00:14:29So, like, how about a walk-in?
00:14:34Like an actual walk-in refrigerator.
00:14:37We're going to have to go through that.
00:14:39Exactly.
00:14:39We'd have to bump this out.
00:14:41We could definitely do it.
00:14:44But is it worth it?
00:14:46If we're going to go big and do things that no one has ever, ever done before on the block.
00:14:51There's a reason nobody's done it before.
00:14:54It's going to be so much money.
00:14:56I'm going to look into pricing.
00:14:58I'm going to do due diligence.
00:14:59I'll see what it's going to cost, and then we can decide.
00:15:03I mean, we have other spaces we have to do after this, though, too.
00:15:06I think this is going to cost us somewhere in the realm of, like, 80 grand.
00:15:10Maybe even 100 if we get the walk-in.
00:15:13We went big the first two weeks, but I say we go big again.
00:15:17I really want to win this, Drew.
00:15:19Like, if there's one thing I want to win, it is this.
00:15:31The biggest change we're making this week is in our morning room.
00:15:34We took out the slider and replaced a few other meh windows with seven massive ones.
00:15:40This was, like, a subtle but very big change.
00:15:43This feels so cool and high-end now to me.
00:15:46It really does.
00:15:46I was feeling a little bit concerned at one point that the banquette was going to feel too heavy for
00:15:51that morning room vibe,
00:15:52but seeing all the windows completely negates my concern because it is so cheerful and bright in there.
00:15:57Okay, now what I'm thinking, you've got all this light over here, and it's so magical and so sparkly,
00:16:03and then you come over here, and I'm wondering if this is too dark.
00:16:07So what do you think if we did add a pair of windows on either side of the cove?
00:16:13We lose the upper cabinets.
00:16:15We could use the brass and glass shelving that would come off the side of the cove that then it
00:16:22would function more like open shelving.
00:16:24Or do you think this is going to cost extra, if you had to say?
00:16:27It's apples to apples.
00:16:29We're not gaining.
00:16:30We're not losing money.
00:16:31But we are upping the design.
00:16:33I agree.
00:16:34And that's a win.
00:16:34I have never had a space that I could make like a library, and it feels very bougie.
00:16:44I'm excited about it.
00:16:45I think when the judges are doing their bit, like obviously it's about value, but I feel like they're looking
00:16:52for things that are a little fun and different and interesting.
00:16:56I think we got that and more.
00:16:58I have two little kids.
00:16:59Like I don't read for pleasure much nowadays, but anyone, even if you don't like me have a million books,
00:17:05I would still love to have it.
00:17:06It's beautiful.
00:17:07I would buy books to fill it.
00:17:09Well, you don't have to buy books, you can just host an event called Books and Burgers, bring all your
00:17:13friends over, have them all bring books, two or three books.
00:17:16They all got books at home, they can donate to you.
00:17:17That's so smart.
00:17:22You want to come close to the door as possible.
00:17:25Can you take it this way?
00:17:27Being able to tie this shelving into this space really works with this room overall, and it stands out.
00:17:33As soon as you walk in, you have the nice light coming in, and it's right next to the kitchen.
00:17:37So I think it's a great use of space.
00:17:39I think it turned out good.
00:17:41I like it.
00:17:41It's how I would want to use the space.
00:17:45I mean, obviously all that natural light is doing wonders for the space.
00:17:50Yeah.
00:17:50You know how it's going to look, though, when we do the glass panels for the walk-in fridge?
00:17:54It's going to be insane.
00:17:57So right now, without that cooler, we have less than $100,000 for the rest of the competition.
00:18:03Do we really need a $30,000 walk-in cooler?
00:18:08I mean, I know that sounds crazy, but to me, something like this is going to just set it completely
00:18:13apart.
00:18:13Let me push back a little bit.
00:18:15I get that the walk-in is important to you, but our livable luxe details are going to blow away
00:18:20the judges, with or without that walk-in.
00:18:23Tensions are a little bit higher now than they were clearly in week one when you had $275,000, and
00:18:28it seems like a fortune.
00:18:29Now we are less than $100,000 left, and we have a lot of house to go.
00:18:36Okay.
00:18:38I can't even believe I'm saying okay.
00:18:40I don't want to say okay.
00:18:42But you said it.
00:18:43I heard okay.
00:18:45I heard okay.
00:18:47I think my eyes are welling up a little bit right now.
00:18:51All right.
00:18:51Well, my walk-in fridge has walked away.
00:18:58If I get a huge fridge, it takes up, like, literally this whole space.
00:19:02Literally that whole space.
00:19:03And it's panel ready, not stainless.
00:19:06Panel ready.
00:19:07And since we're not eating into the pantry anymore, we can keep it as is, and we can add tons
00:19:11of shelving.
00:19:21We can add tons of shelving.
00:19:42Cabinets.
00:19:43Easy.
00:19:44We've decided to swing for the fences when it comes for the kitchen.
00:19:48Is that a baseball term?
00:19:49Yeah.
00:19:50Why would you swing for a fence?
00:19:53Because you're trying to hit a home run.
00:19:55You're just swinging for the air?
00:19:56Because then the guy catches it when it hits the fence, and then they get you out, right?
00:19:59You're swinging to hit the ball over the fences, right?
00:20:02So, okay.
00:20:03Swing for over the fences.
00:20:05Yeah.
00:20:05Okay.
00:20:06So, anyway, sorry.
00:20:06I didn't mean to interrupt you.
00:20:07That's okay.
00:20:08You want me to use a hockey analogy?
00:20:10Sure.
00:20:11All right, we're going for a hat trick.
00:20:12We've got our standard kitchen set up, which I love with the arch.
00:20:16If we can pull this off, it will be a buzzer beater.
00:20:19NBA had to get it in.
00:20:20A buzzer beater?
00:20:21Yeah.
00:20:21That sounds dirty.
00:20:22What?
00:20:23Cabinet, cabinet, cabinet.
00:20:25We're going to have our prep kitchen back there with more cabinets.
00:20:28It's a lot of cabinets.
00:20:30And?
00:20:31You know what?
00:20:32I'm thinking.
00:20:33I'm putting my appraiser hat on for a second.
00:20:36Yeah?
00:20:36And we could have a problem here.
00:20:38Why?
00:20:41I'm worried because we need this win.
00:20:44It's the biggest win of the entire thing.
00:20:46Here's the problem.
00:20:47What if the appraiser comes in, looks at our kitchen, and says it's all two samesies?
00:20:52The light floors, the light cabinets, the islands, like, should we have switched up the color?
00:21:00Like, we just did all the same.
00:21:02I'm starting to second guess this plan.
00:21:04Your instincts are saying, ah, we should switch it up, because that's what you're used to.
00:21:09But what if you try something different, and it actually works?
00:21:13Then your whole world is like, poof, poof, poof, poof, so you're risking it.
00:21:17This is a risk in a different way.
00:21:20I'm not as worried as you are.
00:21:21I stand confident in the decisions that we made.
00:21:24Has there ever been a time where you have not had confidence?
00:21:29It's called my mother.
00:21:31There's still time to elevate what we have.
00:21:35Even, you know, if we do something a little fancier with the range hood, make that the centerpiece.
00:21:39If you did a corbel, you could sit it here.
00:21:43There's still things we can do without having to go backwards.
00:21:49Okay.
00:21:53That's where a corbel comes in.
00:21:55I really like that.
00:21:57I like that a lot.
00:21:58We have this cool range hood, but it's just sitting there with these floating shelves that don't connect for any
00:22:04rhyme or reason.
00:22:05Right, right.
00:22:05So with this corbel idea, it feels more custom intentional, and it looks great.
00:22:11I just want to see one more thing.
00:22:12Just hold it up.
00:22:13Let me just...
00:22:13So imagine if you...
00:22:15Ah!
00:22:16Jeez.
00:22:17Ah!
00:22:24Our cabinets have arrived, and now we just need to make some final layout decisions.
00:22:29Okay.
00:22:30So...
00:22:30This moment has come.
00:22:32Mita hates clutter, so we can't leave anything on the counter when she's around.
00:22:35So we got a lot of storage for her and the judges.
00:22:38Which I very much appreciate.
00:22:39Now we just need to decide if we want the glass cabinet on the bottom or kind of higher up.
00:22:45There's this big guy, and then one of these that stacks, and that's what gets us all the way to
00:22:50the ceiling.
00:22:51Okay.
00:22:52So I want to set the two stacks up, one like we have in the picture, but one where it's
00:22:59closed glass closed.
00:23:02So if you just tilt it back a little bit, what we should be able to do is lift here.
00:23:08All right, let's slide it down here.
00:23:10You are very tall.
00:23:11I did understand.
00:23:13I think I like it.
00:23:15So that's one option.
00:23:17Option two is actually the way we drew it up originally with the radiant glass panels on the bottom of
00:23:22the tower.
00:23:22We obviously love the glass section.
00:23:24They're beautiful.
00:23:25We just want to figure out where to place it on the towers to give us the best visual balance.
00:23:30Oh, I like that way better.
00:23:32That feels top heavy.
00:23:33It does.
00:23:35Like she just going to fall forward.
00:23:36I like this a lot better.
00:23:37I feel like functionally that's better, and aesthetically that's better.
00:23:41So I feel like it's the easy choice.
00:23:46This is one of my favorite parts of the house.
00:23:49Same.
00:23:49This amazing, massive banquette.
00:23:53How many people can sit here?
00:23:5437?
00:23:55With all these windows.
00:23:57This one kind of brings out that 70s.
00:24:00Yeah.
00:24:00The banquette is kind of bringing back that old school.
00:24:04It does feel like one of those kind of groovy, built-in, sunken living room sectional sofas.
00:24:11I'm obsessed with this.
00:24:13I know.
00:24:13That is a good one.
00:24:14Honestly, like, either is going to be a winner.
00:24:17Flip a coin.
00:24:18Toss a water bottle.
00:24:20Oh.
00:24:21Whoever wins gets to pick the fabric.
00:24:23We'll use this as the target.
00:24:26Grab a water bottle.
00:24:27Whoever can toss it in from the furthest distance gets to choose.
00:24:30I hate competing against Kim because I go in it already assuming I'm going to lose.
00:24:36What?
00:24:40Nice.
00:24:52I do like your fabric.
00:24:54Watch your knee.
00:24:55It kind of pulls everything together.
00:24:56The colors match our cabinetry.
00:24:59It's got that very dark brown in it.
00:25:01The terracotta burnt oranges that we have on the fireplace.
00:25:05Winner, winner.
00:25:07It's great.
00:25:08Felt good.
00:25:08I'm happy with it.
00:25:21I know you're still sad that you didn't get your walk-in fridge, but hopefully this antique
00:25:25brass hood makes up for it.
00:25:26This kitchen definitely needs a showstopper, and this hood is it.
00:25:32All right.
00:25:33This is the brass hood.
00:25:34Yep.
00:25:35The piece that I've been waiting for.
00:25:37Yep.
00:25:37Yes, it is.
00:25:38This is like Christmas morning.
00:25:40I have been dying to put this brass hood.
00:25:43It's antique brass.
00:25:44It's beautiful.
00:25:45One, two, three.
00:25:53This is more than my car.
00:25:55Oh, my gosh.
00:25:56Yeah, no joke.
00:25:57This thing was a real hefty price tag.
00:25:59You need a little bit of extra.
00:26:01A little bling.
00:26:02A little bougie-ness.
00:26:02Yeah.
00:26:03Especially in Vegas.
00:26:04It's the crown jewel of this kitchen.
00:26:06I've been wanting to do this forever.
00:26:09Today is the day.
00:26:10This bouncing off of the fireplace surround is really going to kind of just, you know, fuse
00:26:16the two spaces together.
00:26:18Totally.
00:26:18Right now, the big question is, is it going to fit?
00:26:22As much as I want to show you my manly prowess, I'm going to bring in some help for this
00:26:25one.
00:26:26Okay.
00:26:26Oh, my God.
00:26:27Oh, my God.
00:26:27My heart's about to stop right now.
00:26:29I can't watch this.
00:26:31It's too stressful for me.
00:26:33Oh.
00:26:35Oh, my God.
00:26:35It fits.
00:26:36Is it fitting?
00:26:37Ah!
00:26:37We got it.
00:26:38I'm kicking out.
00:26:39Kick out the bottom.
00:26:40I got the bottom.
00:26:41There we go.
00:26:42There it is.
00:26:43All right.
00:26:44I mean, is it weird if I cry over a hood?
00:26:46I am that happy about this.
00:26:49This is pretty spectacular.
00:26:51Luxury items also can add value.
00:26:53I mean, they are stories.
00:26:55They are moments.
00:26:56They are things that people remember about a home.
00:26:58If you had a toilet made out of gold...
00:27:00You'd remember it.
00:27:01This is...
00:27:02I'm crying.
00:27:03Literally, my eyes are watering.
00:27:05Because you've never cried over a hood before.
00:27:07I've never cried over a hood before.
00:27:09Oh, this is awesome.
00:27:11I don't know how we don't win this kitchen.
00:27:13I'm freaking out because this wood is very rustic.
00:27:17This has been so hard.
00:27:18This kitchen is not trending.
00:27:20It is what's next.
00:27:22Nina, Vernon.
00:27:23Oh, shit.
00:27:24There you are.
00:27:25Oh, shit.
00:27:25What?
00:27:26Paige Turner.
00:27:28Welcome back to the block.
00:27:30All of the gold and brass is very Vegas.
00:27:32The rest of the range is missing.
00:27:40This is the ultimate kitchen.
00:27:42I wish I had this kitchen in my house.
00:27:44And it's all coming together really fast.
00:27:46Watch your back.
00:27:47Watch your back.
00:27:48Oh.
00:27:48Amazing.
00:27:50Put that guy there.
00:27:51Oh.
00:27:52This is...
00:27:53Here we go.
00:27:54Oh, my gosh.
00:27:57There's so many.
00:27:58Hold on.
00:27:59There's so much stuff.
00:28:00Scott.
00:28:01One, two, three, four, five, six.
00:28:03Oh, my gosh.
00:28:04Scott.
00:28:04Is this...
00:28:05Everything's coming in now?
00:28:06Everything's coming in right now.
00:28:08We're not ready for this.
00:28:09Okay.
00:28:09Go, go, go.
00:28:10Oh, my gosh.
00:28:10Okay.
00:28:11Right.
00:28:11Go over there.
00:28:13This is exciting.
00:28:14The appliances have arrived.
00:28:15Everything's being delivered all at once.
00:28:17Wine cooler.
00:28:18Can we put the refrigerator right where it goes?
00:28:21And then I'll deal with the doors later.
00:28:23We got two stoves.
00:28:24We got two dishwashers.
00:28:25We've got a range hood.
00:28:26Two microwaves.
00:28:27We got a microwave.
00:28:28Two microwaves.
00:28:29What's that one?
00:28:30Oh, my gosh.
00:28:30Scott.
00:28:30Hold on.
00:28:31Hold on.
00:28:31Hold on.
00:28:31The oven, I can't move on my own.
00:28:33More is more in Vegas.
00:28:34What are you doing?
00:28:35Stop playing around.
00:28:36Come back there.
00:28:37We have spent a lot of money on these appliances.
00:28:39But we're going to get that money back because high-end appliances keep the appreciation value
00:28:44high.
00:28:45You're clear?
00:28:46If the judges are evaluating us based on how many appliances there are, we're definitely
00:28:51going to get the win.
00:28:52100%.
00:28:54Take that one.
00:28:56Oh, my gosh.
00:28:57What's that one?
00:28:58Oh, my gosh.
00:29:00Hold on.
00:29:01Come on.
00:29:07I am loving how our pantry is coming together.
00:29:11Oh, it's beautiful.
00:29:11Yo, Mina, Vernon.
00:29:13Oh, my gosh.
00:29:14There you are.
00:29:15What?
00:29:16What do you have?
00:29:17That's nothing.
00:29:18It's not exciting when we see you anymore.
00:29:20What do you guys think?
00:29:21You guys think I'm bringing more work?
00:29:23I don't know.
00:29:24Are you going to get this money?
00:29:25No, I'm honestly just checking in with you guys to see, like, how are you holding up?
00:29:29I mean, look, this is the first time on the block.
00:29:31Like, how is it?
00:29:33Oh, man, it's giving me a run for my money, for sure.
00:29:35I renovate, flip homes and things of that nature.
00:29:38But kind of like a rookie in this space, you know you have to get it done at a certain
00:29:42time.
00:29:43Yeah.
00:29:43And just the anxiety and the anticipation and just adrenaline, it's all there.
00:29:48But it's cool to see you in this environment because, like, you studied fine art, right?
00:29:51I did.
00:29:52By my junior year of college, I changed my major to fine arts.
00:29:55We did metal casting when I was in college.
00:29:57We created sculptures.
00:29:58I learned how to paint.
00:29:59So, to me, a house is the same thing.
00:30:01You have a blank canvas.
00:30:03Now, it's up to you to add the pieces where they need to be.
00:30:06I like what I'm seeing.
00:30:07Yeah?
00:30:07But, uh, I'm, uh...
00:30:08It's the color of your eyes.
00:30:09It really brings out the, like, the blue-green.
00:30:11Wow, thank you.
00:30:12Look at this.
00:30:12You put it next to it.
00:30:13Yeah, it's heavy.
00:30:14It's so beautiful.
00:30:15It's so beautiful.
00:30:16It really is.
00:30:17Look at the color of your eyes.
00:30:18There's more green, not mine.
00:30:19But you guys feel good?
00:30:20Like, I mean...
00:30:21I feel great about this zone.
00:30:23I hope so, because I know you've got sort of a...
00:30:26I don't want to call it a grudge, but, like...
00:30:29I've got something to prove.
00:30:29You've never won on the quad.
00:30:31Never won anything ever.
00:30:33I really do feel, like, super confident.
00:30:37I think we really got this, and we're going to be able to prove to everyone that we do.
00:30:41We've got, like, one big swing that I think anyone's going to have a really, really hard time beating us
00:30:47on appraisal.
00:30:49Ooh.
00:30:49I'm glad you guys are doing well.
00:30:51All right, I'll talk to you guys soon.
00:30:52Thank you, sir.
00:31:11Oh, wow.
00:31:13That mirror is sick.
00:31:14That was such a good idea.
00:31:15I love that you thought of that.
00:31:16I've never put mirror in a kitchen before.
00:31:19And it's hard to make a kitchen sexy, because it's so utilitarian.
00:31:23The hall monitor people of the world are going to say, oh, this is going to be so hard to
00:31:27keep clean.
00:31:28Oh, do I want to see my reflection while I scramble eggs?
00:31:30Because to those people, it's not going to be quite right.
00:31:34But to the people who are enjoying their lives, they are going to love the smoky mirror behind the stove.
00:31:39I am so thankful that I won the bottle-in-a-bucket challenge, because I think that this is the
00:31:45perfect fabric for this banquette.
00:31:51It's going to be controversial.
00:31:54You think?
00:31:55For sure.
00:31:56If somebody is focused on practicality, they're going to be thinking about how you're going to get in and out
00:32:00of this and how hard it's going to be.
00:32:02But I think it's awesome.
00:32:04I think I would be admiring it so much that that wouldn't even cross my mind.
00:32:08I would just be so excited that someone did it.
00:32:10Any family in Vegas would absolutely love this banquette.
00:32:13Yes, it's for the kids, the kids' friends, Thanksgiving, game night, you name it.
00:32:19We found an antique butcher block table that is actually perfect dimensions.
00:32:26It's exactly what we needed.
00:32:27We found it at a cool local antique store, and it's better than what I was picturing.
00:32:32Spoken, they're on our side.
00:32:34We'll get this cleaned up a little bit.
00:32:36I think if we just get some clamps on this and give it a little sanding and some fresh oil,
00:32:41it's going to be great.
00:32:42I mean, what a cool place to chop.
00:32:43Let's put a big cutting board over the top.
00:32:45Yeah, I do like it.
00:32:48Bridge looks good.
00:32:49Everything came together well.
00:32:52Yeah, you're on your phone again.
00:32:53I'm looking at the competition.
00:32:54I'm seeing Tanya's work.
00:32:57I think Tanya's going to do something crazy.
00:32:59I want to know what they're doing.
00:33:02Well, they're our neighbors.
00:33:04We can peek through the window on that side.
00:33:07I was thinking kind of something more...
00:33:09Do you want to break in?
00:33:11Not break in, but I was thinking something a little bit more devious.
00:33:15Like Trojan horse?
00:33:17Let's say I go in here.
00:33:18Now you're going to tape it up.
00:33:20Do we have tape?
00:33:21We're going to go put it on a pallet, and then just tell someone on their team,
00:33:24hey, I think Tanya and Drew's fridge is delivered.
00:33:27And then once they move me inside, I need you to go back five minutes.
00:33:32That's all I need.
00:33:33Go back and be like, oh, I think our fridge got delivered over there, and rescue me.
00:33:39All right, step on the pallet.
00:33:41Do you see the pallet?
00:33:46Where is it?
00:33:52This thing?
00:33:52What is it?
00:33:59This thing?
00:34:00What is it?
00:34:01Is it our fridge?
00:34:01It's already in.
00:34:06Oh, man.
00:34:07Aboard!
00:34:08Aboard!
00:34:09Aboard!
00:34:10Aboard!
00:34:10Aboard!
00:34:10Were you trying to sneak in?
00:34:12I'm just saying.
00:34:12I'm going in.
00:34:13Wait, wait, what are you guys...
00:34:14Where did Trojan's come from?
00:34:16Was she in there also?
00:34:18I think she was hiding.
00:34:20Where the...
00:34:20Oh!
00:34:21Scott!
00:34:22Scott!
00:34:24Scott!
00:34:24Scott!
00:34:25I'm glad you guys have enough free time on your hands.
00:34:28You know, we're busy over here working.
00:34:30That's why you play hockey.
00:34:31Nothing to see here.
00:34:34I can't.
00:34:35I can't.
00:34:36I keep thinking about it.
00:34:36I can't.
00:34:37I was trying to make a clean getaway.
00:34:40This box running with little legs underneath it, and then the whole box just like...
00:34:45It was pure gold.
00:34:47My shins are bleeding, so...
00:34:49It was worth it.
00:34:50What's up, baby?
00:34:51Yeah.
00:34:52Yeah.
00:34:52Man, this is crazy.
00:34:54Veena!
00:34:55Veena!
00:34:57Look at that.
00:34:58Woo-wee!
00:34:59The truck is here with our massive kitchen island slab.
00:35:03That's gonna be sick.
00:35:05I've never seen a piece that looked like that.
00:35:06It's so perfect.
00:35:08And it's making me so, so happy.
00:35:12Watch out to the right, to the right!
00:35:14I really wanted a natural stone because I wanted the depth.
00:35:18This is dolomite.
00:35:19It's a mineral.
00:35:20It's similar to limestone, but it has a little bit more magnesium in it.
00:35:23And you just get this really pretty mixture of colors and veining, and it looks soft.
00:35:28I'm glad we splurged on this because this was not cheap.
00:35:32Vernon and I both live around our kitchen island.
00:35:34We don't eat at our dining table.
00:35:36We don't really eat in the living room.
00:35:37Like, this is where you are.
00:35:38So this is the spot that has to be amazing.
00:35:43Oh, yeah.
00:35:44Oh!
00:35:45Whoa!
00:35:49I can make a snow angel in here.
00:35:50Look at this.
00:35:54So we have this beautiful wood ladder that we are going to use on a library.
00:35:58A library rack in the kitchen.
00:35:59So we have to get that so it matches our cabinetry.
00:36:03I think this is going to be a signature part of our kitchen.
00:36:07Making it black stain, you'll see the wood grain.
00:36:10It'll look stunning.
00:36:11Look at this.
00:36:12Oh, that is so pretty.
00:36:13Look how dark that is.
00:36:14And don't even let it sit for long.
00:36:16Yeah, just wipe it off.
00:36:17Get that grain, right?
00:36:18Oh, my God!
00:36:20I love it so much!
00:36:22Storage equals value.
00:36:24Now we have a beautiful but functional way to access them.
00:36:27This ladder does triple duty.
00:36:29One, it looks freaking amazing.
00:36:32Two, it adds value because it gives you access to the storage.
00:36:37And three, I forgot what that third one was.
00:36:39Because we wanted it.
00:36:41Damn it.
00:36:41Look at this.
00:36:42Oh, my gosh.
00:36:43Look at this.
00:36:44Oh, my gosh!
00:36:45Look at this.
00:36:47You can even just roll it sideways, too.
00:36:48You can roll it!
00:36:49Just roll it!
00:36:50Roll it!
00:36:51That is incredible.
00:36:53It's actually not heavy.
00:36:54It's not.
00:36:56There we go.
00:36:57Oh, I want to try it out.
00:36:58Boom.
00:36:59And it feels very sturdy.
00:37:01It's sturdy.
00:37:01Very spayed.
00:37:02It blends in beautifully with the cabinetry.
00:37:05We can pop it back off.
00:37:07And it's got its own little secret hiding spot.
00:37:11And it just slides right in.
00:37:14We always have a little something-something of a surprise, right?
00:37:18Ladder?
00:37:19What ladder?
00:37:19I don't see a ladder.
00:37:20There's a ladder in here?
00:37:22There's no ladder.
00:37:34It's a big old hunk of rock.
00:37:36Do you think our island's big?
00:37:37Whose island is that?
00:37:38I think it's Kim and Chelsea.
00:37:39I think that's just their center section.
00:37:41Does that make you nervous?
00:37:42No.
00:37:43I'm not changing a thing about ours.
00:37:46Oh, my God.
00:37:48It's massive.
00:37:49This has to be the best moment of your life.
00:37:51You love this countertop, and now look.
00:37:54Alongside having a child, it's up there.
00:37:56There's browns.
00:37:58There's blacks.
00:37:58There's greens.
00:37:59There's even speckles through it where it looks like a constellation.
00:38:03To me, it's just crazy that this has come from Mother Earth.
00:38:07We're using the same countertop material as we did in our winning den last week.
00:38:11So not only is it gorgeous, but it helps to tie these two rooms together.
00:38:15Wow.
00:38:16This is a little scary.
00:38:18Oh, my gosh.
00:38:19Oh, my gosh.
00:38:20Don't crack.
00:38:21Don't crack.
00:38:25Wow.
00:38:30Yay!
00:38:34Yay!
00:38:36Perfecto!
00:38:36Oh, my God.
00:38:37It is so insane.
00:38:39I mean, 1,400 pounds of slab.
00:38:44It's so warm.
00:38:46And they got that in this house.
00:38:47You know what this feels like?
00:38:49When you get a hot stone massage, but it's like you're the stone.
00:38:54It's like if a big stone got a little human massage, and they lay little people on it.
00:38:59You're getting real weird right now.
00:39:07I have our paint.
00:39:09Hey, before you start painting, what do you think about our prep kitchen?
00:39:13I'm feeling a little bit like I'm making a cocktail.
00:39:15Like a, you know, like how the bartender's shaking?
00:39:17Like a painted cocktail?
00:39:19Now they, like, shake a cocktail maker like this.
00:39:22I don't know why they do it up here.
00:39:24Because if they do it down here, it looks weird.
00:39:28Now that I see all the cabinets coming in, I mean, they're nice.
00:39:30They're beautiful.
00:39:31They've got a rustic vibe.
00:39:33Modern Hacienda, I see it all.
00:39:35But I am worried that it's just going to feel monochromatic.
00:39:38Like just bleah.
00:39:40Here's the idea that we were discussing.
00:39:43To take the fluted paneling.
00:39:45Right.
00:39:45And apply it to the doors over here.
00:39:49Right.
00:39:49And then I think we paint it, right?
00:39:52We got to pick a paint color.
00:39:54Just to make this feel a little more exotic.
00:39:56That looks like AstroTurf to me.
00:39:58But there's some energy there.
00:40:00And I feel like the judges want to see things that are, like,
00:40:03a little more on the outrageous side.
00:40:06We're making it up as we go.
00:40:08Oh, that's pretty.
00:40:09It might be too dark in here.
00:40:11Oh, that looks like Barney to me.
00:40:12Oh, hi, girls.
00:40:14Barney's purple.
00:40:16I don't know.
00:40:17Who's Baby Bop or something that was in it, right?
00:40:19You like this green?
00:40:20Yes.
00:40:21That might be too dark.
00:40:22Looks gray now down here.
00:40:23From up here, that looks gray.
00:40:25Can we mix the green gray in the green?
00:40:27Can we, like, do a mixture?
00:40:29Because I do see what you're saying about the vibrancy.
00:40:33That I can go with, though.
00:40:34That's prettier.
00:40:35I think the one that you like and the one that I like
00:40:37need to have a baby.
00:40:38Yeah.
00:40:39And we're going to paint these the new baby color.
00:40:41Let's make some babies.
00:40:42We're having a baby.
00:40:44We are having a baby.
00:40:45Oh, my God.
00:40:45A little green baby.
00:40:47Don't tell my wife.
00:40:54I've never been a believer of trends.
00:40:57This kitchen, in my opinion, is not trending.
00:40:59It is what's next.
00:41:01There are elements to this kitchen that I've never seen before.
00:41:04We have a double curved island.
00:41:06She's gorgeous.
00:41:08Don't cry.
00:41:08Don't cry.
00:41:09This island is 12 feet long, and it's curved on the front as well as the bullnose curve.
00:41:15Oh, what Harry met Sally moment.
00:41:20I'll have what she's having.
00:41:21This is everything that we wanted it to be.
00:41:25And more.
00:41:26I mean, this detail, that's fantastic.
00:41:29Drew, every single thing about it is livable meets luxe.
00:41:33The biggest thing about this kitchen is we want to make it beautiful.
00:41:36We want to make it something that takes your breath away when you walk in.
00:41:39But at the same time, when you're living in this house, you have every amenity that you could dream of.
00:41:44I'm liking the pantry.
00:41:45I know you were not excited about it and you wanted your walk-in freezer.
00:41:49No one has ever said, I would like less storage in my kitchen.
00:41:52Correct.
00:41:53So I feel like this is a big selling feature.
00:41:56I think this is a smart move from an appraisal standpoint.
00:41:59Yes.
00:41:59I feel like it's going to appeal to a lot more people.
00:42:01The combination of our kitchen, the prep kitchen, and this additional storage is going to give us the WF.
00:42:08Ooh.
00:42:08With this one.
00:42:09Nice.
00:42:10Is that the best use of dust you've ever seen?
00:42:12It is.
00:42:18I am absolutely obsessed with our hardware.
00:42:22I think since we've got the two different cabinet colors out here and then this one's a third,
00:42:27the cohesive hardware really ties it together and they're definitely elegant.
00:42:32Gosh, I love how heavy this is.
00:42:34They're solid brass.
00:42:35Solid.
00:42:35Yeah.
00:42:36It just feels rich.
00:42:38Feels expensive.
00:42:39I don't even have to go to the gym anymore.
00:42:40I can just take the handles off and just start doing curls with it.
00:42:43Curls for the girls.
00:42:44You know?
00:42:44What are we doing with this glass today?
00:42:46Are we installing?
00:42:47Yeah, it's super easy.
00:42:48I like reeded glass.
00:42:49I'm not a huge fan of frosted.
00:42:50I don't know why, but the reeded makes it not see through enough that you can have stuff
00:42:56behind there that maybe isn't like perfect.
00:42:59Now there's like three of you.
00:43:04All right.
00:43:04Okay, so the ridges go outward.
00:43:06You want the smooth facing that way.
00:43:08The smooth.
00:43:09You got that?
00:43:09Fingers split out of there.
00:43:11Every detail really matters because our mantra has been, we don't want like the one thing
00:43:15that punches you in the face when you walk in.
00:43:17We want all these little things to add up to this really beautiful, this really comfortably
00:43:21elegant feeling when you're in the home.
00:43:24I love it.
00:43:25That's perfect.
00:43:26Yeah, that's nice.
00:43:37Yep.
00:43:37Oh my gosh, here we go.
00:43:38Oh my gosh, here we go.
00:43:41Oh yeah, we're here first.
00:43:43Here we go.
00:43:44Cheers.
00:43:46There we go.
00:43:47White leather.
00:43:48I'm gonna guess.
00:43:49I have a feeling that's Brooke and Scott.
00:43:51Kim, Kim, Kim, calling Kim.
00:43:53Who wants chairs?
00:43:55Let's go.
00:43:56Let's go.
00:43:56Whoa.
00:43:57Who's is this?
00:43:58What's the weight on this sucker?
00:44:00Oh, that's pretty.
00:44:02Let's go.
00:44:02The judges are coming.
00:44:03All right.
00:44:04Let's go.
00:44:05We have one hour.
00:44:06We had a crisis of confidence this week.
00:44:10We really got nervous that we hadn't made the best decisions.
00:44:13And that just pushed us even harder to make sure that those cabinets were surrounded by
00:44:19the most spectacular items.
00:44:21Beauty.
00:44:21I got a couple last pieces to put together here.
00:44:25Our kitchen is really cool and different.
00:44:28And that's not something you normally see.
00:44:30I have never won anything playing safe.
00:44:33Talk about a place that you want to have a dinner party and hang out with your friends.
00:44:36Nobody's going to want to get up and leave the table.
00:44:38It's so cool.
00:44:39It's so different.
00:44:40It's so unexpected.
00:44:42And I just think that it definitely gives off the smoky sexy vibe.
00:44:45Good.
00:44:45I like that.
00:44:47We have the most sick island.
00:44:50These amazing bookshelves.
00:44:52Our prep kitchen.
00:44:52It's beautiful.
00:44:54It's functional.
00:44:54I feel that we've put everything that we possibly could into this design.
00:44:59This is the space where I get my first win.
00:45:02Vern!
00:45:04You doing good?
00:45:0540 minutes left.
00:45:06Let's go.
00:45:07This kitchen is eating a major chunk of our budget.
00:45:11We are going all in.
00:45:13So that means we have to win.
00:45:14Because we all know what happens when you go all in.
00:45:17And you lose.
00:45:18Put this on the left.
00:45:21We're not going to get it all done.
00:45:23Take those plates off the top.
00:45:24Right there is back in the left corner.
00:45:27Good job.
00:45:29There you go.
00:45:30This has been so hard.
00:45:31I know.
00:45:40Paige Turner.
00:45:41Welcome back to the block.
00:45:42I'm back on the block, Ty.
00:45:45How are you back?
00:45:47I'm so excited to be here.
00:45:49Paige is an HGTV superstar and the co-host of Love It or Listen.
00:45:54I mean, what does that mean cost-wise?
00:45:56It's about $14,000 to $15,000.
00:45:58She's also a two-time Rock the Block competitor and has won this same space, the kitchen and dining room.
00:46:05Paige and Mitch.
00:46:08We've just completed our third week and they've been working on the kitchen and dining areas.
00:46:13Well, this is good news.
00:46:15Yes.
00:46:15Well, for me.
00:46:16I don't know about for them.
00:46:17So remember, this is a blind judging.
00:46:19So they don't know I'm here.
00:46:21Right.
00:46:21They won't know you're here.
00:46:22You won't know whose space you're touring.
00:46:24This is going to be fun.
00:46:25The criteria is overall design, added value, and creativity.
00:46:31Let's get started.
00:46:32Let's start right here.
00:46:33All right.
00:46:34The kitchen, huh?
00:46:34Yes.
00:46:35I'm excited.
00:46:36I think you're going to like these.
00:46:37Wow.
00:46:41Oh, this is lovely.
00:46:42Oh, it gets lovelier as my eyes find something else to focus on.
00:46:46Yeah.
00:46:46Oh.
00:46:57I feel very elevated.
00:47:00I feel very elegant.
00:47:03There's so much custom, beautiful work in here.
00:47:07Let me just take in this island.
00:47:10Oh, my gosh.
00:47:11It's huge.
00:47:12Yeah.
00:47:12This is a party by itself.
00:47:14I love the extra large pulls on here for all the cabinets.
00:47:20This vent hood is gorgeous.
00:47:22The finishes are definitely popping.
00:47:24The stove, the hardware, they have the pot filler.
00:47:27This is important.
00:47:28Yeah.
00:47:29Having it just have that beveled edge and then just so that it's fluted glass is just gorgeous.
00:47:34This is the card the team wanted you to read.
00:47:36Comfortable elegance.
00:47:37Light, airy, morning room, perfect for coffee or all-day hangouts.
00:47:43This morning room is gorgeous.
00:47:45The built-ins are amazing.
00:47:46This built-in bookshelf is a winner for Paige Turner.
00:47:50I love that.
00:47:51Added values all around.
00:47:52See the fixtures over the bookshelf?
00:47:54Very, very smart.
00:47:55And this is the thing.
00:47:56With this, because where they put the light fixture, they can always convert this, even
00:48:00though they have a dining area over there, to another eat-in area if they wanted to.
00:48:04Right.
00:48:05But this is perfect.
00:48:06This is exactly how it should be.
00:48:07And do you like the amount of neutral you're seeing?
00:48:09To me, everything doesn't have to be matchy-matchy anymore.
00:48:12We've come from an era where everything had to match.
00:48:15Now, brass can be tricky.
00:48:17Not everybody loves a bright, shiny brass.
00:48:20And you see, there's even more kitchen.
00:48:26Oh!
00:48:31Wow.
00:48:33There's so much custom work going on in here.
00:48:35Look at this tile.
00:48:38I'm on overload right now.
00:48:40Oh, this is a second full kitchen.
00:48:42I don't know whether to comment on the elegance or all the added value I'm seeing.
00:48:45You have good storage.
00:48:47So much storage.
00:48:48All the way up to the top.
00:48:49I love the floating shelf.
00:48:50I love the color.
00:48:52I love they didn't close it up.
00:48:53So it's open.
00:48:55Everything in here is open.
00:48:56I see what's going on here.
00:48:57Yeah.
00:48:57In here, the morning room.
00:48:59This is such a beautiful open floor plan.
00:49:01And it has enough for everybody.
00:49:04But the designers played it a little too safe with the creativity and the color palette.
00:49:10I feel very grown and sexy in this house.
00:49:13I'm impressed.
00:49:15Let's go check out the next house.
00:49:16Let's go.
00:49:17Let's do it.
00:49:23Okay.
00:49:24Oh!
00:49:25This is different.
00:49:26Should I go this way?
00:49:27Straight ahead.
00:49:28What do you think?
00:49:29Gosh, it's so different.
00:49:43This island is beautiful.
00:49:46Mmm.
00:49:46It really is beautiful.
00:49:48I love they did the waterfall edge here.
00:49:50The veining on it is so pretty.
00:49:52They really nailed it with this.
00:49:55I feel it's very dark.
00:49:57There's some very cool things going on.
00:50:00Mmm.
00:50:00Would you like to read what the-
00:50:01Yes.
00:50:02Let's see the card.
00:50:02So this is smoky sexy.
00:50:04Well, I said when I came in it was dark.
00:50:06I get it now.
00:50:07Yeah.
00:50:07Let's read this.
00:50:08Dark countertops bring the sexy and mirror backsplash brings the smoky.
00:50:121970 inspired fabric and 1920s antique butcher block creates a fun rustic feel.
00:50:19Smoky sexy.
00:50:20Well, okay.
00:50:21I guess this is where we're going with the 70s inspired.
00:50:24The wooden trim.
00:50:25The custom built in.
00:50:26It's a big custom.
00:50:28Yeah.
00:50:28They do have the added value though.
00:50:30I love that they thought about these windows.
00:50:31And I'd rather have natural light than no natural light.
00:50:34You know, this is the thing.
00:50:36As a real estate broker for a couple of decades now.
00:50:39You know, I always think of the resale and who's going to buy this house.
00:50:42Mm-hmm.
00:50:42These houses really get sold on rock the block.
00:50:45So this is definitely big family.
00:50:47They took their morning room and turned it into a dining room.
00:50:49Yeah.
00:50:50Well, it's a lot more than a dining room.
00:50:51Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:50:52Yeah, it's-
00:50:53It's a booth.
00:50:54It's a restaurant.
00:50:55Somebody could love the space, but not really want the banquette here, or this massive,
00:51:00and then what do you do?
00:51:01You're stuck with it.
00:51:02Let's talk about this stove.
00:51:03We have brass, stainless, some chrome going on, and this backsplash.
00:51:08The smoke mirror though, that's kind of lovely.
00:51:10We're in Vegas.
00:51:11Right.
00:51:11We're rolling the dice.
00:51:12Yeah.
00:51:13The mirror backsplash is fun.
00:51:15Yeah.
00:51:15So they went with no uppers for their cabinetry, and they just have open floating glass shelves
00:51:22with a metal surround.
00:51:23Wow.
00:51:24To let the light from the windows in.
00:51:25It's cool.
00:51:26Okay.
00:51:26Yeah.
00:51:27I just don't know how, you know, convenient it would be to have to go-
00:51:32Oh, I see where their cabinets are going.
00:51:34Here's your storage.
00:51:40Now I see what they're doing.
00:51:42They left it open in there, but they put all their kitchen in here.
00:51:45I think this really pops.
00:51:47I like it.
00:51:47It's a butcher spot.
00:51:48It's cool.
00:51:49It does give a good contrast in here, and it gives a nice pop of color.
00:51:52It's a beautiful color.
00:51:53Yeah.
00:51:54This is really the best view.
00:51:55Standing here and looking this way, it does make it more cozy.
00:51:58It is smoky sexy.
00:52:01All right.
00:52:02Well, what do you say we go check out the next house?
00:52:03I say let's go.
00:52:10So this is the kitchen.
00:52:18Oh, it's beautiful.
00:52:20Oh, my.
00:52:22Double islands?
00:52:23You know I love that.
00:52:24Beautiful waterfall.
00:52:26The veining in here is gorgeous.
00:52:29Oh, the vent hood.
00:52:30It's gorgeous.
00:52:31Look at the curvature here.
00:52:33Yeah.
00:52:34It's so custom.
00:52:35Now, I don't want to contradict myself, but I like this open shelving in here.
00:52:39I love this.
00:52:41Okay, so this is what they call modern hacienda.
00:52:44Hacienda.
00:52:46Mm-hmm.
00:52:47Two kitchens filled with cabinetry and high-end stone countertops.
00:52:52Mm-hmm.
00:52:52Venetian plaster hood and corbels bring old-world yet refined hacienda feel.
00:52:58I love the extension of the cabinetry into their eat-in kitchen, breakfast nook.
00:53:05All the way down.
00:53:06All the way down to their coffee machine for their coffee bar and their coffee countertop.
00:53:12Added value there.
00:53:13I think it's gorgeous.
00:53:14They could have extended their plaster overhang there here, right up to the ceiling.
00:53:20Mm-hmm.
00:53:20So it doesn't feel so empty.
00:53:22Yeah.
00:53:23This could be a kitchen with more cabinets than I've ever seen.
00:53:26But they are very specific.
00:53:27Hmm.
00:53:27So a specific buyer will come in here and either like them or say, ah.
00:53:32You know, that might be a toss-up.
00:53:34I believe we've got a second kitchen.
00:53:36Oh!
00:53:37Ho-ho!
00:53:38Yeah.
00:53:43Wow!
00:53:43Oh!
00:53:45Yeah.
00:53:45Is this another range?
00:53:47Another range.
00:53:48Is this a full second kitchen?
00:53:50Full second kitchen.
00:53:51Is this a fridge, though?
00:53:52Second fridge.
00:53:53Hmm.
00:53:55Wow, this is gorgeous.
00:53:56This is another arch.
00:53:57Yeah.
00:53:58Do they have a bar area?
00:53:58They brought the arch in here to tie it in.
00:54:01All of the gold and brass.
00:54:03It's very Vegas.
00:54:04I love the color.
00:54:06And watch this.
00:54:07We come from the kitchen through another arch, a double arch into the dining area.
00:54:12Yeah, that's pretty sick.
00:54:13That's dope.
00:54:15We're checking boxes.
00:54:16This is a massively well-designed and thought-out kitchen.
00:54:21I feel like I'm in a magazine.
00:54:23All right.
00:54:23Should we go check out the last house?
00:54:25The last house already?
00:54:26Ready?
00:54:27Let's do it.
00:54:30All right.
00:54:33Whoa!
00:54:35Yeah.
00:54:36Whoa!
00:54:37Whoa!
00:54:46They get more grown and sexy with each one.
00:54:50Wow.
00:54:53Do we have an arched island with fluted wood?
00:54:57This is a massive island.
00:54:59I love how it curves so you can sit here and see who you're talking to and so everybody's
00:55:05part of the conversation.
00:55:06Yeah.
00:55:07It's a two-tone kitchen.
00:55:09I think they did it well.
00:55:10Yeah.
00:55:11This ladder.
00:55:11You can take it off the track very easily.
00:55:14Put it on the next one.
00:55:15Swap it to that side.
00:55:15So you can have all your seasonal dishes and everything up there.
00:55:18All the way to the ceiling.
00:55:19Yeah.
00:55:20And if you have to get in, you just move it to the next one.
00:55:22Yeah, just move it.
00:55:22I like it.
00:55:23I love it, actually.
00:55:24I love a good sliding ladder.
00:55:26All right.
00:55:26Should we read the card?
00:55:27Yes, please.
00:55:30Livable Luxe.
00:55:31Modern luxury redefined.
00:55:33Rich materials bring high-end restaurant vibes.
00:55:36This is a very elevated space.
00:55:38I mean, this brass hood is gorgeous.
00:55:42And it goes all the way to the ceiling.
00:55:43Oh, this is beautiful.
00:55:45Look at this.
00:55:46Does it match the fireplace?
00:55:48Indeed it does.
00:55:49And then the mirror and that light fixture all tying in together?
00:55:54That's very luxe.
00:55:55That's very well thought out.
00:55:57That's good symmetry.
00:55:59Ah.
00:56:00Yeah.
00:56:00They did a brass sink.
00:56:02Good job.
00:56:03Yeah, yeah.
00:56:03That's good.
00:56:04The cooktop range, though, it's so beautiful up here.
00:56:07Yeah.
00:56:07And we have gold trim.
00:56:08We have the gold pot filler, the gold hood vent.
00:56:12And then the rest of the range is missing.
00:56:15There's no oven.
00:56:15Six burners here, and there just should be an oven here.
00:56:19I love the black cabinetry down here.
00:56:22Plenty of storage.
00:56:23Looking back into the morning room, I'm not digging this.
00:56:26There's no cabinetry in there, so I think they missed an opportunity.
00:56:30Even if they put a bookcase on this wall, they could have done that.
00:56:35I love how high this entryway is.
00:56:41Oh, well, there's your range.
00:56:43There's the range.
00:56:45There's your full range.
00:56:46This is a full second kitchen.
00:56:48Yeah.
00:56:49Sink, vent hood, full range, full-size refrigerator.
00:56:53I love how they did their open floating shelves here.
00:56:57Oh, and there's a pantry.
00:56:58Keeps going.
00:56:59Wow.
00:56:59It's huge.
00:57:00Yes.
00:57:01Wow.
00:57:01That's a lot of storage.
00:57:03Yeah.
00:57:04They're the only ones that actually created a full pantry.
00:57:07This is luxe.
00:57:08It feels like the restaurant vibe here.
00:57:10This is an upscale, entertaining kitchen.
00:57:13But this is the thing.
00:57:14I don't feel restaurant.
00:57:15I know they set it on their card.
00:57:16I don't feel that way.
00:57:17But they did really, really good work in here.
00:57:21So now comes the tough part.
00:57:23You have to figure out which one of these kitchens is going to win on the block.
00:57:29You're leaving me?
00:57:30I'm leaving you.
00:57:31I know I'm leaving it in good hands.
00:57:34Thanks, Ty.
00:57:35Yeah, yeah.
00:57:35You have the easiest job.
00:57:36I'll see you out there when you're ready.
00:57:37All right.
00:57:38I got a lot of thinking to do.
00:57:40Gosh, each house is so different.
00:57:45Here we go.
00:57:53Good evening, everybody.
00:57:54It's the end of another week.
00:57:57Good evening.
00:57:59Your kitchens and dining areas have been judged.
00:58:03Dang.
00:58:04And now it's time to find out who the winner of week three is.
00:58:08Today's judge is a house flipping expert and is no stranger to the block.
00:58:13Please welcome Paige Turner.
00:58:20I'm excited because she knows real estate.
00:58:23So she appreciates making choices for a buyer versus appraised value versus budget versus design.
00:58:29So good to have you on the block again.
00:58:30Thank you for having me back.
00:58:32I believe you have something for me.
00:58:33I do.
00:58:34Yes.
00:58:35Very exciting.
00:58:36Oh, man.
00:58:37This envelope contains the names of the winning team in the kitchen and dining room challenge.
00:58:44I have won a kitchen on the block, so I know what I'm looking for, right?
00:58:48You each nailed it.
00:58:50I walked in each of your spaces and they all felt like this is home.
00:58:55So kudos to all four of you.
00:58:57So talk us through your feelings in each house.
00:58:59The first house I went into was comfortable elegance.
00:59:02Whose home was that?
00:59:04Oh, Mina and Vernon.
00:59:06Oh, my gosh.
00:59:08I literally said, Ty, give me the keys.
00:59:11I can move in right now.
00:59:12The oversized island, your huge oversized vent hood, your second kitchen.
00:59:18I mean, tell me when to stop.
00:59:20Your morning room, so comfortable, so elegant.
00:59:22Your bookcase, you know, I've done libraries on the block.
00:59:25I'm in love.
00:59:26I'm obsessed.
00:59:27We had some room to dial a little bit more into creativity, right?
00:59:32And just a little bit, but you guys nailed that.
00:59:35Okay.
00:59:36So the next house I saw, who did Smokey Sexy?
00:59:39I walked in and I was like, this is sexy.
00:59:42This is creative.
00:59:43The veining on your island countertops, it was just gorgeous.
00:59:47Then I turned around and I'm like, oh, well, there's a mirror.
00:59:50I see me.
00:59:51This is beautiful.
00:59:53I meant your mirror.
00:59:56Wow.
00:59:57And then I said, well, let's go into the second kitchen.
01:00:00Only to realize it's a kitchen extension.
01:00:03Instead of a second back kitchen area.
01:00:06So that's why I kind of went, hmm.
01:00:08Hmm.
01:00:09But I understood.
01:00:10You know, I understand the creative process.
01:00:12It worked.
01:00:14Thank you, Paige.
01:00:15Okay, so there's only two left.
01:00:17Modern Hacienda.
01:00:18Oh, my gosh.
01:00:20It was beautiful.
01:00:22So I'm a double islands girl.
01:00:23So when I walked in, I was like, oh, hmm, I like this.
01:00:27And even your extension of your cabinetry into the morning room to have a coffee bar.
01:00:33So much storage.
01:00:35The one thing I would have done, the plaster that's above, I would have just ran it to the ceiling.
01:00:40That was a huge missed opportunity.
01:00:42The cabinets were definitely buyer specific.
01:00:45Then I got to the back kitchen.
01:00:47And then I turned around, I said, well, what is this?
01:00:50And it was a gorgeous, sexy bar.
01:00:53So now we're talking about added value.
01:00:55We're lucky we got the property pro Paige here.
01:00:58Yeah.
01:00:58Knows added value when she sees it.
01:01:00Well, there's another house to get to.
01:01:02Oh, .
01:01:02Uh-oh.
01:01:03Listen.
01:01:04Uh-oh.
01:01:04You're not the only ones on the block.
01:01:07Right, Tanya and Drew.
01:01:08Oh, okay.
01:01:09Let's get into it.
01:01:10I might fall over.
01:01:11I'm gonna hold on.
01:01:11She latches on every time.
01:01:13Every time.
01:01:14Livable lux.
01:01:15Livable lux.
01:01:16The grand entrance into your kitchen with a curved island.
01:01:21Oh, I said, my God, this is beautiful.
01:01:24Gold vent hood.
01:01:25But then you had gorgeous cabinetry going up.
01:01:28It was beautiful.
01:01:29And may I add, they also had a ladder.
01:01:32Ooh.
01:01:33A ladder that can get all the way to the top and just adds that little bit of oomph.
01:01:37Let's jump into the morning room.
01:01:39That's where I fell a little flat.
01:01:40I would have loved to see a cabinet.
01:01:42Some form of shelf, something.
01:01:44Then I got to your back kitchen.
01:01:46So, there are only two kitchens that were two full kitchens.
01:01:50You guys were the only ones that closed off that whole space.
01:01:52So it did shrink your second kitchen.
01:01:54Nonetheless, you still had a full second kitchen.
01:01:57And you guys were the only ones with a true walk-in pantry.
01:01:59Loved it.
01:02:00Very creative.
01:02:01So, kudos for that.
01:02:03Now, before I announce the winner.
01:02:06Remember, if you win, there is $3,000 to be spent on next week's design.
01:02:11Thanks to the Wells Fargo Active Cash credit card.
01:02:14Or, put $1,000 towards your final appraisal at the grand finale.
01:02:20Here we go.
01:02:21I love you all.
01:02:22And the winner of the rock-the-block kitchen and dining room area is...
01:02:36Scott and Brooke!
01:02:37Yes!
01:02:38Yes!
01:02:39All right!
01:02:42Oh, my God!
01:02:43Gave me the value add with your windows, with your double islands, with your appliance package,
01:02:50with your back kitchen that's a full kitchen of two of everything.
01:02:53Kitchen champions!
01:02:54Woo!
01:02:55Woo!
01:02:55We just took down win number two on the block.
01:02:58Now, we're getting dirty looks on the block.
01:03:00Like, it was bad.
01:03:01Now, it's gotten worse.
01:03:02I feel like we're unstoppable now.
01:03:04Yeah, I would say we're rock and rolling.
01:03:07So, are you going to take the $3,000 and use it toward next week's space?
01:03:12Or, are you going to take $1,000 and put it toward your final appraisal at the grand finale?
01:03:17Give us $3,000!
01:03:18Give us your money!
01:03:21Woo!
01:03:25We are putting our heart and soul into this.
01:03:28Of course, I'm crushed.
01:03:29Now, we have Scott and Brooke who've won two challenges, and we've won zero.
01:03:33So, I want to use defeat as our ammunition to just push ahead.
01:03:38We have to keep going.
01:03:39I mean, I'm sad that we lost the kitchen.
01:03:41I am still winless on the block.
01:03:44It doesn't feel great.
01:03:45So, we just have to just stay focused and follow the plan.
01:03:47Guys, the chips are stacked and the pressure is on.
01:03:50We've got four more weeks until the grand finale.
01:03:53So, get some rest, and we'll see you tomorrow morning!
01:03:56Thank you!
01:03:57Thank you!
01:03:58Appreciate it!
01:03:59Bye!
01:03:59Bye!
01:04:00Bye!
01:04:00Bye!
01:04:04Bye!
01:04:06Bye!
01:04:07Bye!
01:04:08Bye!
01:04:09This week is the multi-gen suite!
01:04:12I really think we need to pivot here.
01:04:15I hate it with all my heart.
01:04:17Oh, well, just say it.
01:04:18Leave Las Vegas, baby!
01:04:19What a way to arrive!
01:04:21Being judged by your peers is the ultimate vulnerable moment.
01:04:24Dang, I wanted to hate it.
01:04:26I'm very impressed.
01:04:28I think they did a really good job.
01:04:29It's really ugly.
01:04:30Good day.
01:04:31Bye!
01:04:31Bye!
01:04:32Bye!
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