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Are you ready for a heart-pounding reveal on Rock the Block? This week, the competition heats up as teams tackle the ultimate challenge: transforming kitchens and dining rooms!
Get ready to see incredible design strategies unfold as our talented teams battle against the clock. What innovative ideas will emerge and which space will steal the show?
Witness the meticulous planning and creative execution that goes into crafting the perfect entertaining hub. From breathtaking aesthetics to functional brilliance, every detail matters.
Don't miss the unveiling of these stunning transformations. Which team will impress the judges and take a step closer to the ultimate prize?
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Get ready to see incredible design strategies unfold as our talented teams battle against the clock. What innovative ideas will emerge and which space will steal the show?
Witness the meticulous planning and creative execution that goes into crafting the perfect entertaining hub. From breathtaking aesthetics to functional brilliance, every detail matters.
Don't miss the unveiling of these stunning transformations. Which team will impress the judges and take a step closer to the ultimate prize?
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00:00:00Previously on Rock the Block, for the first time ever, HGTV pros are teaming up with celebrity partners.
00:00:07Welcome to our world.
00:00:08Four teams were given $275,000 and seven weeks to add the most value to four identical homes.
00:00:16I just want to kick all your asses.
00:00:19It was clear from the start, these teams have something to prove.
00:00:22I think they're underestimating us a little bit.
00:00:24Good. I like to surprise our neighbors.
00:00:26Lisa Vanderpump and Nicolaine came to judge the main suite.
00:00:30Oh, wow.
00:00:32But it was the storefront closet that proved hard to beat.
00:00:36This is Vegas, baby.
00:00:38The gospel changes everything.
00:00:41Scott and Brooke!
00:00:44It's annoying that Scott won.
00:00:46Scott is just so smug.
00:00:47If our competition isn't scared yet, they're about to be.
00:00:51That gives Brooke and Scott the first win, with six weeks left in the competition.
00:00:55This time, the team starts their great room, foyer and den.
00:01:02This is going to beat what anybody else is doing.
00:01:07This feels good.
00:01:08What do you mean there's no fireplace?
00:01:10Not here.
00:01:11We're not going to get it done.
00:01:12Two-time champion Michelle Smith-Boyd returns to judge.
00:01:16Holy crap.
00:01:17Oh, no way.
00:01:19Every single element in this room feels amazing.
00:01:21Who the hell's that?
00:01:32Good morning, designer!
00:01:35What's up, buddy?
00:01:36It's great to see everyone still looking fresh.
00:01:39After our first week here on the block, how are we feeling?
00:01:45Well, let's start off by offering a huge congratulations to last week's win of the main suite, to Scott and
00:01:52Brooke!
00:01:53Not bad, not bad.
00:01:55Nice, guys.
00:01:56Don't get used to it.
00:01:57We're on a winning streak.
00:01:59This should make you scared.
00:02:00We came out of the gate with a win.
00:02:02I think we're going to rack up a bunch of wins along the way.
00:02:05If our competition isn't scared yet, they're about to be.
00:02:10You decided to take the $3,000 to apply toward your design this week, as opposed to taking $1,000
00:02:18on your final appraisal.
00:02:20You still feeling pretty good about that?
00:02:22We're here in Vegas, so we're going to let it ride.
00:02:25And we can turn $3,000 into $6,000.
00:02:28Love it.
00:02:28Now, let's get to what's in store for week two.
00:02:32This next zone is a vital one.
00:02:35It's the first thing you see when you walk in the front door.
00:02:39This week's spaces are the foyer, great room, and den.
00:02:44That's a lot of square footage to talk about.
00:02:46That's not what I thought it was going to be.
00:02:48That's a big one.
00:02:49The winning team will have the option to take $3,000 and put it toward next week's design,
00:02:55or add $1,000 to their final appraisal.
00:02:59Furniture and decor will, of course, be provided by our friends at Wayfair.
00:03:03Yes.
00:03:03All right.
00:03:05And remember, you guys have seven days to complete your spaces,
00:03:08at the end of which, a new judge will come to the block to tour your homes.
00:03:14Well, go get them, and good luck.
00:03:20Come and get a little taste.
00:03:22Get a little hustle.
00:03:23The way we win is different than they normally.
00:03:25Home cream drip, we been swimming, no struggle.
00:03:27Gave us up the wrist and the brain with endorphins.
00:03:29Come and get a little taste.
00:03:31All right.
00:03:32Well, we made it through week one.
00:03:33It was tougher than I thought it was going to be.
00:03:35I'm not going to lie.
00:03:36But we did it.
00:03:37And I'm happy with how our product turned out.
00:03:39I'm very happy with that.
00:03:40We took some big swings with the primary suite, and I'm not mad at it.
00:03:45You can't go back and change the hands of time.
00:03:47So we just got to continue to keep moving forward,
00:03:49take the notes that we've gotten, and just stick with the plan.
00:03:54Playing the long game.
00:03:56This is a lot of space.
00:03:57I don't have this kind of space in my house.
00:03:59Not like this.
00:04:00No, I definitely don't.
00:04:01I feel like I need more light.
00:04:03I agree.
00:04:03Like, just hitting my face.
00:04:04Yeah.
00:04:04Don't you feel like this wall we should see outdoors when you walk in?
00:04:07100%.
00:04:07100%.
00:04:08I think we're going to want to drop some money there
00:04:11and open that up at least a little bit more.
00:04:14Here.
00:04:15Let's mark it.
00:04:15Let's mark it up.
00:04:16So I'm thinking, like, here.
00:04:20Oh, let me.
00:04:21Whoa, whoa, whoa.
00:04:22Let me do that.
00:04:23Over there.
00:04:25Here.
00:04:26There, there.
00:04:27Go all the way across.
00:04:33Yeah.
00:04:34I mean, a little taller than that, but we get the gist of it.
00:04:38Yeah.
00:04:38What I want is those, like, giant stacking sliders, but, like, big.
00:04:43Like a fireplace here with a couple, like, arched built-ins on the side.
00:04:49Okay.
00:04:50And then dining room could go here.
00:04:56Ooh.
00:04:59Would you like some grape or bun, dude?
00:05:02You know what?
00:05:03Yeah.
00:05:03Table here.
00:05:04I mean, easy access if we're going outside.
00:05:07Like, we're going to get a bunch of great light and visual space over here.
00:05:11Okay.
00:05:11I want to do the same thing, like, great light, visual space over here.
00:05:14I agree.
00:05:14I would like something that's more full light glass.
00:05:19Yeah.
00:05:19Table, little drop zone area.
00:05:22I think we're good.
00:05:24All right.
00:05:24Let's go over here, then.
00:05:26It is not my inclination to close off spaces, but what if we do it in a way that still
00:05:32flows
00:05:32with the rest of it, so don't, like, wall it off, but maybe we do something like a glass
00:05:37wall, close off this section, drywall that in.
00:05:40We could get a small closet in this corner, so egress window, closet, equals bedroom.
00:05:50You will never use it as a bedroom, but on the appraisal, this is technically another
00:05:54bedroom, so whichever way you cut that, it's value.
00:05:59Ah, there we go.
00:06:01We got it.
00:06:01You got it.
00:06:03This house on paper is a three-bedroom, which is crazy for how many square feet it is.
00:06:09Why not put a small closet in any of the spaces and be able to call them a bedroom?
00:06:15Because it's a very affordable way to increase your appraised value a good chunk.
00:06:21I mean, this is comfortable, elegant.
00:06:22It is.
00:06:23I feel like the coziness kind of creates that comfy vibe we want, but we're going to have
00:06:27enough wow that it's going to be elegant.
00:06:29I think we're $35,000, $40,000.
00:06:32It's not too bad.
00:06:34Let's get to work.
00:06:39It feels almost a little cavernous to me.
00:06:41Like, I imagine being cozied up in that livable sense.
00:06:46Yeah.
00:06:46I want a place that is just kind of like the heart of the home.
00:06:51Yeah.
00:06:51Week two is the redemption week.
00:06:53This is where the phoenix rises from the ashes.
00:06:57This is where we're able to show our true metal, our true power, and we're able to come out
00:07:03and we're ready to just blow the doors off this place.
00:07:06What do you think about maybe opening this up?
00:07:09Because we have a view, and I feel like we're one of the only houses that do not have houses
00:07:15behind us.
00:07:15So, a 20-foot slider.
00:07:17Now, the wall over here.
00:07:19Vegas fireplace.
00:07:20Yeah.
00:07:20Yeah.
00:07:21Some shelving.
00:07:22Maybe look into doing a reverse tray ceiling.
00:07:25Put some cool lighting around it.
00:07:27Okay.
00:07:29I don't love that there's not a foyer.
00:07:31To me, it seems awkward to just walk in.
00:07:34And like, to me, I feel like if we could get a foyer bumped out here, build out a little
00:07:39wall, maybe we just have like a nicely staged little table right here.
00:07:43Yeah.
00:07:43Which then will create a space over here.
00:07:46I really would love to do something bars-y.
00:07:50My only concern with that is that I don't know if everybody is gonna...
00:07:54Always want to look at that?
00:07:56Yeah.
00:07:58What do you think about a speakeasy?
00:08:01Yeah, I need more.
00:08:02I like it.
00:08:03So, maybe we have like a glass enclosure.
00:08:06You're looking at the wine.
00:08:08You're pulling your wine, and oh my God, what is that?
00:08:11Like a secret door.
00:08:13So, this is Vegas.
00:08:15This is where we bring in our Vegas.
00:08:17This is Vegas, baby.
00:08:19Right up here.
00:08:20Fistal ball, a bar.
00:08:23Okay.
00:08:23Yeah, we're going big.
00:08:25Okay.
00:08:29This house is going to be worth well over $2 million when we're done, which means someone
00:08:34buying in this area is going to want something really special.
00:08:38A speakeasy is a cool and unique way to kind of reimagine a typical entertaining space.
00:08:43So, we'll have our livable, and we'll have our lunch.
00:08:45Yes.
00:08:46Million dollar question.
00:08:47Yeah.
00:08:47We're probably looking around $60,000.
00:08:50Oh.
00:08:50Breathe.
00:08:51Breathe.
00:08:53I am the most excited about designing this speakeasy with you.
00:08:58It's what I do with my business.
00:09:01I do restaurants.
00:09:01I do bars.
00:09:02So, it's personal on that level.
00:09:04I want this win so badly, my heart's racing just thinking about it.
00:09:09We put a lot of sweat equity into the primary suite.
00:09:13We're going to have to do the same thing here.
00:09:15I'm going to have to start stretching.
00:09:17Yes.
00:09:37This is the opposite of smoky sexy right now.
00:09:40I mean, this is stark and very white and very clean.
00:09:43Yeah, not cozy at all.
00:09:44I like open and airy, but this just feels so open.
00:09:47Create a space for each thing.
00:09:49Yeah.
00:09:50Agreed.
00:09:50I think I was surprised that Scott and Brooke won, just because I think they were a big mystery for
00:09:55me.
00:09:55Like, what are they going to do?
00:09:57If Scott and Brooke win a good, we're going to be like, wow, something really fantastic is going on over
00:10:02there.
00:10:02I'd probably pack up my stuff and go home.
00:10:05Don't say that.
00:10:05I'd call it a day.
00:10:06You would not.
00:10:08It's a lie.
00:10:09I think it's, for me, a given that we have to do another fireplace.
00:10:13This is the great room.
00:10:15It's the big family room.
00:10:16And we've already done the two fireplaces in the main suite.
00:10:19And so I think we just have to do a really big fireplace.
00:10:23Yeah.
00:10:23What if we ran the hearth the whole way?
00:10:25And just maybe tile it?
00:10:27Yeah.
00:10:27So the biggest sliding glass doors we can possibly fit.
00:10:30I think so.
00:10:31I like that.
00:10:33All right.
00:10:34So in this foyer, definitely a new front door.
00:10:38And this has to be so cool, because this really is the first moment you step into the home.
00:10:44Right.
00:10:44It's kind of going to set the tone for what we're going to do everywhere else.
00:10:47So maybe we do a really beautiful wood paneling on the walls, have a killer light, do a great
00:10:53little console table, with the door being glass.
00:10:57Yeah.
00:10:59What are we going to do with this odd deck?
00:11:01Make it a separate room.
00:11:03Let's talk about what we don't have that we know we want and need in the house that we
00:11:07have not checked the box.
00:11:09Somewhere to put a bar.
00:11:10Yeah, because we don't have a bar yet.
00:11:11No.
00:11:12And we need a bar.
00:11:13Have to.
00:11:13Or in Vegas.
00:11:14Yeah.
00:11:15We could do maybe like a little poker situation here.
00:11:18So, poker table.
00:11:20If the bar's on that corner, the wall's going to come out to here.
00:11:24Yeah.
00:11:25Open this up, I would think, to the entry.
00:11:27Do you think wallpaper in here and like making this dark?
00:11:32I do too.
00:11:33I would love for that room to be very moody, a little masculine.
00:11:38And I do feel like our homes in real life do lean a little masculine.
00:11:43So, that's just what we like.
00:11:44This is a great opportunity to go smoky and sexy at the same time.
00:11:49What do you think we can do all this for?
00:11:51We ended up spending $70,000 last week.
00:11:53So, we need to keep it low.
00:11:55$25,000.
00:11:56Wow.
00:11:57That is ambitious.
00:11:58Yeah.
00:11:58I'm with you.
00:11:59But we're on a tight budget.
00:12:01Okay.
00:12:01Can we make it work for that?
00:12:03I think we have to.
00:12:08You know what?
00:12:09It looks different in here now that I walked back in.
00:12:11Yeah?
00:12:12How?
00:12:13I think it's because it's a winning house.
00:12:15Oh, yeah.
00:12:16Our confidence levels are on the rise.
00:12:18Yeah.
00:12:18Because we now have proof of concept that our strategy, it's working.
00:12:23Brooke and I are not here to play games.
00:12:24We're here to win.
00:12:25Let's talk about this front entrance first.
00:12:28Okay.
00:12:28It does feel a little exposed.
00:12:31It would be nice to have a little separation.
00:12:33Right.
00:12:34I feel like I want to balance the room out with a wall here.
00:12:37I want to put a big cardenza there with, like, somewhere to drop your keys and a big mirror.
00:12:41I'd like to have a bench or something.
00:12:43Something to drop your shoes and do something.
00:12:46Let's walk over here.
00:12:47So, we've got our front entrance.
00:12:50This is the den.
00:12:51You know what I think?
00:12:52If our competition uses this as a den, that's super boring.
00:12:55We need to elevate it.
00:12:57Do you host?
00:12:58Are you a host?
00:12:58Oh, yeah.
00:12:59Christmas parties, Thanksgiving.
00:13:00Yeah.
00:13:01Stuff like that.
00:13:02My home is a bit bigger and open, and we've designed it for entertaining.
00:13:06Yeah.
00:13:06That's the gathering place.
00:13:08And I feel like Vegas is the perfect spot for gathering places.
00:13:11Yeah.
00:13:11This could be our dining area.
00:13:13May I ask for...
00:13:15You like to get archy with it?
00:13:17I'm getting archy, baby.
00:13:19Okay, let's draw that out.
00:13:20Got to arch it.
00:13:20You know me with my tape.
00:13:22Here.
00:13:23Okay.
00:13:24Let's do this.
00:13:25We do an arch on the ceiling.
00:13:28Big, huge, long dining table.
00:13:30Now you have a formal dining room.
00:13:33Yes.
00:13:34This drives me crazy because it is not like the others.
00:13:38Is that for a reason?
00:13:39Well, let's find out, you know?
00:13:41Are you going up into the ceiling?
00:13:44If we're going to make a plan...
00:13:46I'm terrified of attics.
00:13:48Let's make sure it's going to work.
00:13:50Make sure it's not haunted up there.
00:13:51It's not haunted.
00:13:52It's a new home.
00:13:55Ooh.
00:13:57It's a good-looking attic.
00:13:58Oh, wow.
00:14:01And just like that, he disappears into the wall.
00:14:04What do you see?
00:14:06It's trusses.
00:14:08It looks like they run the full span.
00:14:11So that wall is right here.
00:14:13Are you coming down head first?
00:14:15You want to know something?
00:14:17What?
00:14:17Not a load-bearing wall.
00:14:19Oh.
00:14:19These are all decorative.
00:14:21Can we, like, close it in so that it feels like a cozy dining room?
00:14:25Oh, what if we do a wine wall?
00:14:29With the extra $3,000 we have from last week's win,
00:14:31I feel like we can splurge and get something really premium
00:14:36to give us that restaurant vibe.
00:14:37And now we need to deal with this.
00:14:41Could we do, like, big sliders here or something?
00:14:43I think we have to.
00:14:45You've got the nice high ceilings.
00:14:46I'm a huge fan of beams.
00:14:48I think we run them this way.
00:14:49I mean, I would naturally say fireplace.
00:14:52Yeah.
00:14:52What if we did arched bookshelves?
00:14:54Double arched?
00:14:55Next to the fireplace.
00:14:57We're building some arches.
00:14:58We're building some walls.
00:15:00We're doing some customs.
00:15:01We're in the $30,000 to $40,000 range here.
00:15:04We went hard in the primary bedroom.
00:15:06We spent a boatload of money.
00:15:08Yeah.
00:15:08So this is going to be a save for us.
00:15:10Okay.
00:15:10You ready to get dirty?
00:15:11Yeah.
00:15:12Let's do it.
00:15:14I ain't doing now.
00:15:37I'm so freaking excited.
00:15:40I feel like this is all looking so good, but I still want to do something on the ceiling.
00:15:45We're spending a lot of our budget on the fireplace and the big sliding doors, but I think we can
00:15:50find an affordable solution to bring some design flair to the great room.
00:15:55So, I mean, we could do, like, a pattern flooring or wood on the ceiling or something, but I think
00:16:00that's going to be too much.
00:16:02I'm thinking beams, but not dark wood.
00:16:05I'm thinking we just painted the color of the ceiling.
00:16:07So it's all the same color, but you're getting that texture of beams.
00:16:11Nice.
00:16:12I actually have beams in my house, and I think it adds to the overall aesthetics of the house.
00:16:16It gives you a cozy vibe, and that's what we're looking for.
00:16:19We're looking for that comfortable elegance.
00:16:21In design, you don't have to take wild swings with elements to make the room feel special.
00:16:25Simply adding beams to a flat ceiling gives the room dimension, and it makes it feel more
00:16:31custom and creative.
00:16:32So we can do this ourselves as, you know, it'll fit in the budget?
00:16:36Yes, very doable.
00:16:38Well, let's do it.
00:16:43I'm really glad that we opened up the back wall here.
00:16:46I mean, this is, like, night and day difference.
00:16:48Game changer.
00:16:50And you can get a pump on while you're working.
00:16:53Look at you.
00:16:54Yeah.
00:16:55You work out?
00:16:56Sometimes.
00:16:57Not since I had twins.
00:16:59Do you think people are going to underestimate you?
00:17:02Because of who you are coming into this competition?
00:17:04I think people only know me one way, but, you know.
00:17:07Oh, my God.
00:17:08I mean, there's a brain up here.
00:17:11Let's talk plan.
00:17:12Okay.
00:17:13Front entrance.
00:17:14We're going to find it here.
00:17:16We're going to do our partial wall.
00:17:20You like that sound?
00:17:22People see me as a Nepo baby, and they haven't known that I work really hard, and I built my
00:17:27own business with no help from anybody, and it was really, really, really rough in the
00:17:31beginning, but now it's successful, and it's not just, like, for the last two months.
00:17:34It's been for eight years.
00:17:38Nice.
00:17:39Wow.
00:17:41I'm pumped.
00:17:42Yay!
00:17:42I got a superstar partner here.
00:17:46Just knowing you for the short period of time that I have, I've learned a lot.
00:17:50It's like you have this crazy drive where you're like, I am going to do this.
00:17:53I'm going to do this on my own.
00:17:55You're so nice.
00:17:55I'm going to prove myself.
00:17:56Oh, my God.
00:17:56Because I didn't come here to lose.
00:17:58Oh, no.
00:17:58The energy is definitely winning energy.
00:18:00Like, I come in here, like, already expecting it.
00:18:03We have to think that way.
00:18:05It's the only room for perfection around here.
00:18:09They call me Mr. Vegas.
00:18:11They call me Mr. Vegas.
00:18:15Guess what just came in?
00:18:18Just our surround?
00:18:19Mm-hmm.
00:18:20Oh, the moment of truth.
00:18:21Well, you know, we're going for the luxe.
00:18:23This is like Christmas morning.
00:18:24I know.
00:18:24Oh, see, that's what I just brought down the chimney.
00:18:27One, two, three.
00:18:30Oh, nice.
00:18:32It's not as metallic as I thought it was going to be.
00:18:35I thought it was going to be a little brassier.
00:18:37Um, this feels a little more bronzy.
00:18:39I'm not 100% sold on this color.
00:18:41It's supposed to be wow, and right now it's wow.
00:18:44Wow.
00:18:45I agree with you.
00:18:46I think it's a little dull, but we might as well test it out.
00:18:48Yeah.
00:18:49I love the weight of it.
00:18:50It feels good to the touch, and it's brass.
00:18:53It's heavy.
00:18:54I think that it's a good piece.
00:18:57It was a bit of a splurge item.
00:18:59The mantle was around $3,000.
00:19:01What?
00:19:03Sheesh.
00:19:04We don't have the luxury of time here.
00:19:07So ordering a new one or returning it is just not an option, but we can get some paint.
00:19:11We'll bring it to life.
00:19:13Everything's going to be good.
00:19:14We'll fix your $3,000 purchase with $30 worth of paint.
00:19:19We have fire.
00:19:20We have stone.
00:19:21We have metal brass, and then we'll have some kind of a finish that looks like concrete.
00:19:26Like, those elements together are going to be fire.
00:19:59This is going to be sick.
00:20:01It's here.
00:20:02Okay.
00:20:04Mm-hmm.
00:20:05I don't think anyone else is going to do this.
00:20:07I feel like it's not a way that people typically think to build out the fireplace wall.
00:20:12People think of bookcases.
00:20:13People think of the fireplace kind of being centered, and what are we going to put around it?
00:20:16So to take that whole super long wall and make it the fireplace is-
00:20:22It's very 70s, honestly.
00:20:24The color to me reminds me of Nevada.
00:20:27It's like the Red Canyons.
00:20:28Kind of cognac-y.
00:20:30Feels like whiskey.
00:20:31It's going to be freaking awesome.
00:20:33You said you picked an energetic color.
00:20:36Oh!
00:20:38What?
00:20:39This is bad.
00:20:41I know we're running short on time, but this is really driving me nuts.
00:20:45If I lose this challenge, I'm going to lose a piece of my soul.
00:20:59Brooke is going to lose it when she sees this.
00:21:03It's going to be impossible not to be blown away with our restaurant vibe.
00:21:10Our modern has-
00:21:11Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
00:21:15Ah!
00:21:16The wine rack is one of the first unique features that people will see when they experience our home.
00:21:23And to execute with excellence, you've got to follow the three critical steps, which are-
00:21:29Drink wine?
00:21:30No.
00:21:30Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
00:21:32Take it easy.
00:21:33Step number one, plan.
00:21:35Here we go.
00:21:36The centerpiece for the win.
00:21:39Step number two.
00:21:40Open the wine.
00:21:41Practice.
00:21:42Bring it down.
00:21:42Bring it down.
00:21:43Bring it down.
00:21:44Bring it down.
00:21:44Bring it down.
00:21:44Step number three.
00:21:45Drink it.
00:21:46No.
00:21:47Execute?
00:21:47Execute.
00:21:48It's like this.
00:21:48The judges walk in, they're like, whoa.
00:21:51Whoa.
00:21:51Can you believe this?
00:21:53Am I in a restaurant?
00:21:54I feel like I'm at a steakhouse right now.
00:21:57Yes.
00:21:58Yes.
00:21:58It's a hell of a rack.
00:21:59It's a nice rack.
00:22:00I'm feeling so good, I can't even take it.
00:22:04The dance room is walking, we are not ashamed.
00:22:10Excuse me, ladies.
00:22:12I don't want you getting your grabby little paws on my door.
00:22:15Oh.
00:22:16Whoa.
00:22:18We didn't order anything, so I'm just going out to see who did.
00:22:22Yeah, just do a little recon.
00:22:24You know what?
00:22:24We're here to help.
00:22:26If you need help unloading, I can grab and unpack them and take a quick sneak peek at what you
00:22:30got.
00:22:31Oh, no.
00:22:31We don't need you to take a sneak peek at anything.
00:22:33What's this?
00:22:33What do you have in a crate?
00:22:35Oh, I see.
00:22:37Anything competitive with what we have?
00:22:39No.
00:22:40They definitely are all glass, though, because I can, like, stick my whole foot through it.
00:22:44Why would you have all glass doors?
00:22:46Oh, yeah.
00:22:47Scare it.
00:22:48Oh.
00:22:49I'll cut you.
00:22:51Look, we invested our money elsewhere.
00:22:53You guys might be fancy with all your doors, showing them off, honking your horn out in front of our
00:22:58place.
00:22:58You and your door don't scare me.
00:23:01Mina, let these guys stay out here and do what they want to do.
00:23:03We've got to go back to work.
00:23:05Okay.
00:23:05Scott, we have work to do.
00:23:06Trying to scare us.
00:23:07This was very adorable.
00:23:09Come on, Scotty.
00:23:09I appreciate you guys making us feel better about our choices.
00:23:11Yeah.
00:23:12Brooke and Scott and Tanya and Drew didn't have doors.
00:23:15So where did they get their doors?
00:23:16What doors do they have?
00:23:18Are they keeping their builder-grade doors?
00:23:21Oh, my.
00:23:22Vernon, can you unload the rest of the truck?
00:23:25Yeah.
00:23:25We did our part.
00:23:26Woo!
00:23:27Let me go!
00:23:28That's the most action I've had in a while.
00:23:30Wow.
00:23:35Let's go!
00:23:36The great room is coming along.
00:23:38So right now we have the flooring going in.
00:23:40We spray-painted the mantle to make that brass pop.
00:23:44And then we also have the micro-cement on the fireplace.
00:23:46So it's looking good.
00:23:48And all these elements, they add a ton of value because these are all upgrades that whoever buys the home,
00:23:53they're not going to have to do themselves because we already did it.
00:23:56The dark moodiness here is really going to bring some continuity between, like, the foyer into here and then the
00:24:04speakeasy.
00:24:05So they're all going to work kind of in concert together.
00:24:07It's sort of the prequel to the speakeasy.
00:24:10Like, people are going to be like, wow, that's so cool.
00:24:12Oh, my gosh.
00:24:13I never would have thought of that.
00:24:14And then, boom, they walk into the speakeasy.
00:24:17It's like an amuse-bouche.
00:24:19Yeah, an amuse-bouche.
00:24:21Right?
00:24:21That's what that is?
00:24:22Only super-sized amuse-bouche.
00:24:25You know, faux finishing is super expensive.
00:24:27So if we hired someone to do this, it would probably cost more than if we tiled it ourselves, you
00:24:31know?
00:24:32The fact we're doing it ourselves and you're doing that, we are putting money in the bank.
00:24:36Yeah.
00:24:36I feel like I'm at my shrink right now and I need to figure out what this symbolizes to me.
00:24:52So this guy will be our bottom.
00:24:56We're doing our ceiling beams in a very cost-effective way.
00:24:59We'll put a piece of wood on the ceiling and then we're going to prefab the other three sides that
00:25:04we pretty much just create like a U.
00:25:06Think like a horseshoe but squared off.
00:25:08Right.
00:25:08And we put it onto what the beam existing on the ceiling and we just finish it, nail it in.
00:25:13So it's all about that balance and kind of dispersing the budget so you get as much bang for your
00:25:19buck and still get the drama that we want.
00:25:21So I know you grew up in D.C. like mostly with your grandma but like what was your childhood
00:25:26house like?
00:25:27We can start from this end.
00:25:28That'll work.
00:25:28Well, you don't want to know about my childhood house.
00:25:31My grandmother raised me and my six siblings so we destroyed that house.
00:25:35So when I was thinking about this house, I was thinking, wow, this house would be perfect for my grandmother.
00:25:40So now that I think back on why am I even doing this?
00:25:44Why did I create a design company?
00:25:45It's because as a child I always wanted to fix my grandmother's house and which I ended up doing eventually.
00:25:50Now we just need to make a bunch more.
00:25:56How are you feeling about the living room?
00:25:58I'm feeling good.
00:25:59I mean, it's, it just looks so much more custom with the arches and the beams.
00:26:04So is now a good time to give you bad news?
00:26:06What?
00:26:06Oh my gosh.
00:26:07What now?
00:26:09There's no fireplace.
00:26:10What do you mean there's no fireplace?
00:26:12Not here.
00:26:13I'm trying to track it today.
00:26:15I know we blew out this wall.
00:26:17We made a big deal, but we have no fireplace.
00:26:20So.
00:26:21Um, this is bad.
00:26:23Yeah.
00:26:24Well, it's going to go from bad to worse because based on how much time we have left, if the
00:26:29fireplace doesn't come tomorrow, we're not going to get it done.
00:26:35Fireplace isn't here.
00:26:36So I have a small workaround.
00:26:40Based on the specs, I think this is where the mantel top will be.
00:26:44Okay.
00:26:45So we can take a gamble, move it up, close it up and commit to a fireplace that we don't
00:26:49actually have yet.
00:26:50Or we can go with the safe bet, rip everything out, close it off, have a blank wall, no fireplace,
00:26:56but we'll have time to dress it.
00:26:58That's brutal.
00:26:59I think we gamble and then we just burn that bridge when we come to it.
00:27:04So let's do it.
00:27:05We're going to commit.
00:27:06All right.
00:27:06We don't have a fireplace, but we're going to, we're going to act like we've got one.
00:27:10We're definitely not going to wow the judges with an unfinished space, but a bench and some artwork is not
00:27:16going to cut it either.
00:27:17I think sticking with a fireplace is our best bet at winning.
00:27:20This modern hacienda has to have the elements and fire is the element that we'll be missing.
00:27:26Well, I hope you're a magician in Vegas because we need to manifest a fireplace like yesterday.
00:27:31If it comes tomorrow, we're good.
00:27:34If it doesn't come tomorrow.
00:27:36We're not good.
00:27:37We're going to crap out.
00:27:41Crap out.
00:27:42Crap out.
00:27:43What does crapping out mean?
00:27:44That means you roll a seven.
00:27:46You never played craps?
00:27:47Oh, I thought you meant like going to the bathroom in your pants.
00:27:50Crapping out.
00:27:51We're going to crap out.
00:28:01Hello.
00:28:02Hi.
00:28:02Nice to meet you.
00:28:03Nice to meet you too.
00:28:04Nice to see you.
00:28:05We're looking at countertop samples for the bar area and the poker room and absolutely nothing we had on hand
00:28:10was even close to being good enough.
00:28:12So we are hitting up the slab yard to see if we can find the one.
00:28:16Nothing light, right?
00:28:17We know it's got to be dark.
00:28:19Green's pretty.
00:28:19I think it could be dark brown.
00:28:21I think it could have red undertones.
00:28:23I think it's crucial to see things, touch things, to see them in person.
00:28:28Yep.
00:28:28That's sick.
00:28:29Yeah.
00:28:30Oh my gosh.
00:28:30This looks like Himalayan salt.
00:28:32Sure does.
00:28:33There's so many materials coming together in this corner of the poker room.
00:28:36We've got the cabinet, the wallpaper, the paneling.
00:28:39And so this feels like an opportunity to find a slab that intentionally brings all of the colors into one
00:28:45place.
00:28:45No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:28:48No light color.
00:28:49No, I'm too busy.
00:28:50Oh, wow.
00:28:51That's really pretty.
00:28:53Maybe not the right tone of green.
00:28:56Does this have green in it?
00:28:57Are you seeing green here?
00:28:59Dang.
00:29:00That is gorgeous.
00:29:02Okay, let's pull it out.
00:29:04I want to see it.
00:29:05It's so good.
00:29:05Okay.
00:29:05Yeah, yeah.
00:29:06I don't think that there's any other piece of slab that could have checked all the box.
00:29:11And it's wild to me that Mother Earth can make something this stunning.
00:29:15She's a beaut.
00:29:16Wow.
00:29:17It's so good.
00:29:18Yeah, the poker room just upped its game.
00:29:31Mina.
00:29:32Yeah.
00:29:33You got this big old thing?
00:29:34Oh, okay.
00:29:35Today, Vernon and I are installing a Murphy door on the closet that we added to our den
00:29:42space.
00:29:42Oh, and it's heavy.
00:29:43I bet.
00:29:44Woo.
00:29:46It could be used as you would traditionally use a closet, or it can be used as we're using
00:29:52it for, like, the top shelf kind of stuff in our nice den, like, cocktail lounge space.
00:29:57We wanted the closet, obviously, for the appraiser.
00:30:00And I think this is kind of, like, the perfect solution to get what we want, appraiser closet,
00:30:05and pretty design that makes sense with the space.
00:30:08I think of it as going into my club.
00:30:11This is my club, slash office, have a nice glass of wine, open up the closet, grab a nice
00:30:17cigar, show off my Super Bowl ring.
00:30:19I mean, it's just so clutch.
00:30:21This is a big play right here.
00:30:23I think we're in.
00:30:24The money.
00:30:25Right?
00:30:26Mina, you gonna be able to get out?
00:30:27I'll be able to get out.
00:30:29Oh, wow.
00:30:31This is...
00:30:32We'll still have all that space in there.
00:30:34This is dope.
00:30:36I think I'm about playing hide-and-seek with my kids.
00:30:38Oh, my God.
00:30:38It would be a sick hide-and-seek place.
00:30:40Come find me!
00:30:42It's vegan.
00:30:44It's gonna be epic!
00:30:49Well, today, speakeasy time.
00:30:51We are making it come to life.
00:30:53It's definitely a risk turning the den into something that is that specific.
00:30:57I think that this is a good risk to take because we're in Vegas.
00:31:00We're bringing the strip to the house.
00:31:02Drew, what do you think?
00:31:03I like it.
00:31:05It's nice, right?
00:31:06I think the brown's gonna do a really good job bringing out some of the other tones that
00:31:09are in the flooring, play off the wood and the bar.
00:31:12What's your level of experience with this wall covering?
00:31:15Because it's a big job in here.
00:31:18So, of all the things that I feel comfortable doing in a house, wallpaper is not at the top
00:31:22of that place.
00:31:23Luckily, the wallpaper has a lot of forgiveness to it.
00:31:26We're going for the aged.
00:31:27Hopefully, you have a lot of forgiveness, too.
00:31:30The aged and imperfect, like us.
00:31:34We're aged to perfection.
00:31:35This is gorgeous.
00:31:37It's like metallic and moody and rich.
00:31:41It's like every single thing I want for a speakeasy.
00:31:45Except for the easy part.
00:31:52Okay, here we go.
00:31:54You said you picked an energetic color.
00:31:56I did.
00:31:57It's supposed to be a really pretty terracotta kind of, like, orangey thing.
00:32:02Let's see.
00:32:04Oh!
00:32:07What?
00:32:09This room is going to be our formal dining room with some serious yam on the wall.
00:32:16Here we go.
00:32:17Once we start, the amount of work it would take to cover this again later is not in the schedule.
00:32:25So this is a commitment.
00:32:26Are you ready to make a commitment?
00:32:28I'm ready to commit.
00:32:29So in this beautiful, monochromatic, modern hacienda, we've decided to add a little punch
00:32:35of color, a little punch of orange to our dining room because warm colors like this make people hungry and
00:32:43we need a little bit of fun to wow the judges.
00:32:46I want you to hit the 2x4 at the top because that's going to get covered with our beam anyway.
00:32:51So we've got to close the gap.
00:32:53That's why you've got to pull.
00:32:54All the way.
00:32:55Hit it.
00:32:56Go.
00:32:56Higher.
00:32:57I need higher.
00:32:58Yes.
00:32:59Better.
00:33:00Much better.
00:33:01Okay.
00:33:01Maybe a little too much.
00:33:03There's no middle button with you.
00:33:05No.
00:33:06This is the challenge I'm having.
00:33:08There's only on and full blast.
00:33:10I can see where it's already starting to dry.
00:33:12It's getting pretty dark.
00:33:13Yeah.
00:33:13Oh, yeah.
00:33:14I like it.
00:33:23Wallpaper going up.
00:33:25Pretty.
00:33:26Really pretty.
00:33:27I feel like this is going to be one of those rooms that is going to be a favorite room
00:33:30in the house.
00:33:30One of the design goals coming into the house was to have as little sheetrock visible as possible for us.
00:33:39And one of the tools in our tool belt was to use paneling as much as we possibly could.
00:33:45Are you excited?
00:33:47Yes.
00:33:48This wallpaper makes me excited.
00:33:49The paneling makes me excited.
00:33:51Yeah.
00:33:52So we're covering two-thirds of the walls with sheets of oak veneer that we're going to stain this very
00:33:58dark, smoky wood tone.
00:34:00I think this has a huge impact with the amount that we're spending here.
00:34:05Yeah.
00:34:06I mean, this is like going to feel like a million bucks.
00:34:09I like that this is going to feel very masculine.
00:34:12When it comes to design, I actually prefer more of a masculine vibe.
00:34:17I don't like sweet, pastel colors.
00:34:20I like dark.
00:34:21I like moody.
00:34:22It is like a balance.
00:34:24And I think that's where good design happens, where it's not like so overly fussy and feminine,
00:34:29but it's not so masculine that it feels cold and like it doesn't have a woman's touch.
00:34:33You know what I hate that we forgot to do?
00:34:37What?
00:34:38Before all the sheetrock went up.
00:34:40Was to write a little message on the studs.
00:34:44We can do it beneath the paneling.
00:34:46That's what I was going to say.
00:34:46Is this an opportunity to like sneak something in?
00:34:49For sure.
00:34:50Let's do it right here.
00:34:50Behind the paneling?
00:34:51I love that.
00:34:51We'll know that it's there.
00:34:52It's a hidden message.
00:34:54Okay.
00:34:54Message in a bottle.
00:34:55All right, let's write something cute and sweet.
00:34:58A full house of friends and family beats a winning hand.
00:35:05I love that.
00:35:07That's awesome.
00:35:12I am very excited to see this put together.
00:35:16Today, our custom one-of-a-kind fireplace mantle just arrived.
00:35:23This is our baby Vernon.
00:35:24I don't even know this fireplace is our baby.
00:35:27I sent an inspiration picture to the company, went back and forth, like tweaked a couple things,
00:35:31approved the mold.
00:35:33It's a really, really cool process.
00:35:35I don't think anyone else is doing a like custom design, custom molded, poured, one-of-a-kind fireplace
00:35:41in their great room.
00:35:45I love it.
00:35:46With the raised hearts at the bottom, it's going to fit the space perfectly.
00:35:50It feels like Mykonos.
00:35:51It feels like Mykonos?
00:35:53Good!
00:35:54It makes you just want to just like move your shoulders and just like, you just feel good
00:35:57all over your body when you see something like that.
00:35:59Maybe sit down, have a glass of wine.
00:36:02You know what you feel?
00:36:04Comfortably elegant.
00:36:07Of the space, the glass and this are our big budget, aka big risk items.
00:36:14And I think they're both sick and going to pay off.
00:36:18With all this, we are winning the week.
00:36:21Yes.
00:36:22No, say it with me.
00:36:23We are winning the week!
00:36:42So today we are putting in the speakeasy door and making it our secret entrance.
00:36:46Otherwise, just a bar.
00:36:48Right.
00:36:48And everybody can have a bar in their house.
00:36:49But not everybody can have a secret speakeasy.
00:36:53I heard the lovely sound of the nail gun.
00:36:56What do you think?
00:36:57I think, like, I mean this in the nicest way possible.
00:37:01I don't see a thing.
00:37:03Putting the wall covering on the back here just gives it that luxe.
00:37:06It gives it that texture.
00:37:07Everything from the lights to the wall coverings, the flooring, everything just works in concert
00:37:14with each other beautifully.
00:37:15And then when we add the glass that wraps around to create the wine room.
00:37:18Yeah, all out here.
00:37:19Uh-huh.
00:37:20Yep.
00:37:21You know, we have the floor-to-ceiling wine racks.
00:37:22You know, so there'll be a wine rack right down here in the center.
00:37:25Uh-huh.
00:37:25Which will hold wine, but it'll also double.
00:37:29As.
00:37:30As a secret handle.
00:37:32Because for anybody that knows the secret knock.
00:37:37You pull that wine handle and...
00:37:40Yes!
00:37:42Yeah, baby!
00:37:43Look at this!
00:37:46You can't see anything, but then you pull that wine handle and...
00:37:51Yeah, baby!
00:37:53Look at this!
00:37:54Can you imagine?
00:37:55Oh my God.
00:37:56There's no point in speaking unless you can speak easy.
00:37:59You could add a bar to a space.
00:38:01Sure, that'll add value.
00:38:02You can add a wine room to a space and add a lot of value.
00:38:05I think the element of surprise, it gets your emotions going as a buyer walking through.
00:38:11Every house needs a signature moment.
00:38:13You know, when you're like, oh, remember the house with the...
00:38:15Remember the house with the...
00:38:16This is the house with the speakeasy.
00:38:18Picture this.
00:38:19The lights are dim.
00:38:21The music's playing.
00:38:23Someone gets in this room and it's a wow moment.
00:38:26You've got a black disco ball.
00:38:28You've got the paneling off.
00:38:29And then we have the metallic wallpaper on the ceiling.
00:38:32If we lose this challenge, I'm going to lose a piece of my soul.
00:38:42Love our glass wall.
00:38:45We spent a lot of money in our great room, den, and foyer.
00:38:48This was a slurge for us as far as this beautiful glass wall.
00:38:51It's something about it.
00:38:53You don't typically see this in the home, but it feels like it was meant to be there.
00:38:57Usually I don't add walls.
00:38:59Obviously this one's a clear glass wall, but now we have, without making it feel smaller,
00:39:04this defined entry space, this defined secondary room space.
00:39:08We'll probably dress it differently, but because it has the closet, it's now technically a bedroom on the appraisal.
00:39:16I think custom features like this glass wall is a must.
00:39:19Our neighborhood and surrounding homes are all custom.
00:39:22They're luxury.
00:39:23The comps are going for $2.5, $3 million.
00:39:26So features like this are really an expectation for buyers in this price range.
00:39:31I mean, it came together so nice.
00:39:32I mean, the black trimming along the top and the bottom, with the nice seams down the glass.
00:39:37Woo-wee, it just feels good.
00:39:40Like, I can just, I see myself now just sitting back here with my watch on.
00:39:44Nice glass of water, stuff just chilling.
00:39:47Meet up, come on in.
00:39:48Talk to me.
00:39:56Lookie here, lookie here.
00:39:58Lights up.
00:39:59That looks, that looks good.
00:40:02It does look good.
00:40:03We're still missing countertop.
00:40:05Oh, yeah.
00:40:06Uh-huh.
00:40:07I'm sorry, but this paper is beautiful.
00:40:09And I love the, the dark paneling with this paper, and it's stunning.
00:40:14I am struggling with the transition to the paint, just because my hope was that we would be able to
00:40:19paper the whole ceiling.
00:40:21I was going to bite my tongue, because I know we're running short on time.
00:40:24And I get so nervous to say something when it's like a last minute thing.
00:40:28But this is really driving me nuts.
00:40:31Mm-hmm.
00:40:31The color of the ceiling.
00:40:33It was the night before judging, and all through the house, everything was great, except for the poker room, because
00:40:38we hate the way the ceiling looks.
00:40:40We're not going to have time to get this paper.
00:40:42It feels like, oh, man, they really missed an opportunity there.
00:40:46For sure.
00:40:47But there's, I just feel like it's too little too late.
00:40:50It's absolutely the 11th hour.
00:40:54Oh, this is going to drive me nuts.
00:40:56Let's list the problems.
00:40:57Number one, we don't have enough paper for the ceiling.
00:41:00Number two, we decided to paint it and color match the wallpaper, and it doesn't match.
00:41:03Number three, there's paint on the wallpaper.
00:41:06Number four, we hate it.
00:41:08Number five, it's not going to work.
00:41:10Number six, we don't have any time.
00:41:13A lot of problems over here.
00:41:16Maybe we just can put a trim piece up that kind of softens where the paper and ceiling meet.
00:41:22And we hope we never think about it again.
00:41:24Yeah, I'm with you.
00:41:25Good?
00:41:26Yeah.
00:41:26I'm not sure.
00:41:26I think so.
00:41:30It is the day before judging, and the fireplace has finally arrived.
00:41:35I couldn't be happier.
00:41:36Yeah, well, don't get too happy because we're not out of the woods yet.
00:41:39We have to get this fireplace installed.
00:41:42The Venetian plaster has to be done all around it, and it has to dry to match everything else.
00:41:46And don't forget, we have to turn our attention across the way and deal with this dining room.
00:41:51It didn't exactly turn out the way we planned.
00:41:53It's a little lighter than—it feels childish.
00:41:57It was supposed to be terracotta.
00:41:59This is not terracotta.
00:42:00This is terrible.
00:42:01Do we have time to repaint?
00:42:23If—
00:42:23When I want it to look like the inside of a steakhouse.
00:42:26Yes.
00:42:27It's nice.
00:42:28I like it.
00:42:32Michelle Smith, boy!
00:42:34No way!
00:42:35This is a flair move.
00:42:36This is good.
00:42:38Doesn't feel cohesive to me.
00:42:40It's specific as hell.
00:42:41This is a flair move.
00:42:47This is a flair move.
00:42:47This is a flair move.
00:42:47You're not ready for me anymore.
00:42:51Hey Mina!
00:42:52Come on!
00:42:53Ready?
00:42:54Yeah.
00:42:55Go, go, go!
00:42:56Ready to throw some elbows.
00:42:59Woo!
00:42:59How are we late?
00:43:01Woo!
00:43:02Is that yours?
00:43:04I'll trade you.
00:43:05These are ours.
00:43:06The adrenaline, when the rug pulls up, unmatched.
00:43:10We feel good.
00:43:11Like, of course, we had to make a couple of little concessions,
00:43:14but across the board, we're super proud.
00:43:16Hold, hold, hold, hold, hold, hold.
00:43:17Are you opening a nightclub?
00:43:19Maybe I am.
00:43:20We are in Vegas.
00:43:22The pressure is on now.
00:43:24All eyes are on us.
00:43:25We won last week.
00:43:26So now we've got even more competition,
00:43:28and that's making me nervous.
00:43:30Up, up, up, up, up, up.
00:43:31Oh, my God, my finger.
00:43:33That is pretty.
00:43:34Nice choice, nice choice.
00:43:36Oh, thank you, guys.
00:43:37I feel confident going into the judging.
00:43:40I love our space.
00:43:41I think it's really beautiful,
00:43:42and I think we have spent our money wisely.
00:43:46Turn on the fire.
00:43:47Fireplace.
00:43:48There we go.
00:43:48We have six minutes left.
00:43:51Six.
00:43:51Today's a big day.
00:43:52We've invested a lot of time, a lot of energy, a lot of money.
00:43:56I feel very good about it.
00:43:59I would not do one single thing different
00:44:01than what we've done in there.
00:44:02This is the winning house.
00:44:03It's getting there.
00:44:04Oh, my gosh.
00:44:06Rapido.
00:44:07Andale, andale.
00:44:09One minute, 45 seconds.
00:44:10One minute!
00:44:14Let's go.
00:44:25Michelle, I get the door for you, sir.
00:44:27What's up, man?
00:44:28How are you?
00:44:30Michelle Smith, boy.
00:44:32How are you doing?
00:44:33I'm great.
00:44:34Come on in.
00:44:35Michelle is a rock-the-block veteran.
00:44:38And the only designer ever to win two final appraisals.
00:44:43I'm a fit in myself!
00:44:45So, it's week two, and our team's been busy designing the great room, the foyer, and the den.
00:44:50Okay.
00:44:51Just a reminder, this is a blind judging, so we can keep it fair.
00:44:54The judging criteria is overall design, added value, and creativity.
00:45:00Sound good?
00:45:01Sounds good.
00:45:01All right.
00:45:02Let's do it.
00:45:05Holy crap.
00:45:18I feel like I've escaped in some sort of a zen space, right?
00:45:21It feels really open, it feels like an extension of the outside.
00:45:25Well, here, let's read what the team wanted to make sure you saw.
00:45:29Comfortable elegance.
00:45:30The last wall defined space while keeping it light, turned a den into a bedroom by adding
00:45:35a closet, beamed ceilings, and 20-foot, five-fold doors to showcase the scale and craft.
00:45:42Okay.
00:45:43That's a familiar trick.
00:45:44I know that one.
00:45:54With this glass here, I think they did just enough with the foyer.
00:45:58Play this down.
00:45:59Let that be the star and also the views outside these great doors.
00:46:03Yeah.
00:46:04Okay.
00:46:04I have been fighting against having bookcases on either side of the fireplace because we've
00:46:08seen it so much, right?
00:46:10But these are really good.
00:46:11I've got to be honest.
00:46:12I love the arch.
00:46:13I love the height.
00:46:14Yeah.
00:46:14I think the tone on tone really works well here.
00:46:17What I do wish though, Ty, is that this fireplace surround was a little bit bigger, a little bit
00:46:22more chunky, a little bit more prominent.
00:46:24I think it would have added a lot more architectural value if it was a heavier fireplace.
00:46:29So a little bolder.
00:46:30Yeah, just a little bolder.
00:46:31Yeah.
00:46:32I love the walls.
00:46:33I love the ceiling.
00:46:35I kind of wish they would have contrasted the beams, but these are small critiques.
00:46:39Now, look at the glass walls in the interior.
00:46:45This is a player move.
00:46:46Yeah.
00:46:47This is good.
00:46:47This is really good.
00:46:57The fact that the glass goes from the floor all the way to the ceiling.
00:47:01Dude, man, let me tell you something.
00:47:03That is sexy.
00:47:05Everybody wants this.
00:47:06Yeah.
00:47:07Everybody wants this.
00:47:08I mean, it's like you can shut the door, you can have a private conversation.
00:47:13Yeah.
00:47:13What's that door?
00:47:14Well, let's find out.
00:47:18Oh, so more wine storage maybe?
00:47:20There's more to this.
00:47:22There it is.
00:47:23There it is.
00:47:28Oh, this is where the good stuff.
00:47:30The private stuff.
00:47:30Yeah, yeah.
00:47:31I love the door.
00:47:32I love that it fooled me, and I really love the idea of a secret.
00:47:36Yeah.
00:47:39So they added a closet.
00:47:41Yeah, yeah, yeah, but it's a great use of space.
00:47:43This team is thinking about the end game.
00:47:44They're thinking about that final judging, adding up that tally.
00:47:48Counting this as a bedroom is another way to sell a house.
00:47:51This feels like a big spin, but it was worth it.
00:47:55Shall we go check out the next house?
00:47:56Let's do it.
00:48:02Welcome.
00:48:03Oh, wow.
00:48:09This feels like a foyer.
00:48:17This sense of entry is amazing.
00:48:19I'm feeling good about this house.
00:48:21Let's see what they say here.
00:48:22Okay.
00:48:22Smoky sexy.
00:48:24Refined bar countertops bring out our smoky sexy look.
00:48:28A tiled fireplace as architectural drama.
00:48:30Glass front door, wood trim.
00:48:33Fantastic.
00:48:34Great use of that oak.
00:48:36Mm-hmm.
00:48:37That's the kind of detail that separates good design from great design.
00:48:41That's great.
00:48:41Okay, so I believe this is the dent.
00:48:51Dude, there's a lot of harmony between every single element in this room.
00:48:56Feels amazing.
00:48:57You know, I told you I love a tactile experience.
00:48:59Yeah.
00:48:59I had to touch this grass cloth.
00:49:01All this play with the wood.
00:49:02I think this is a palette that would delight most people.
00:49:06Hey, paint's cheap.
00:49:07You can change the paint color.
00:49:09Right.
00:49:09You could have the same color on the ceiling that you have in a foyer if somebody didn't like it.
00:49:13But I, for one, love it.
00:49:15And that goes to the wooden trim accent in the ceiling, too.
00:49:18And then, of course, you can't be in Vegas without playing a hand of poker.
00:49:22I mean, come on.
00:49:23That's fantastic.
00:49:24This is right out of the best casinos.
00:49:28That is definitely a Vegas-style bar.
00:49:31Look at the thickness on that counter.
00:49:34This is nice.
00:49:35I think the only thing is specific as hell.
00:49:39Yeah.
00:49:39Okay, it's super specific.
00:49:40Sometimes people shopping for houses need it to be pretty straightforward.
00:49:46But other than that, I feel great.
00:49:49All right.
00:49:49Shall we continue the tour?
00:49:50There's more. Let's go.
00:49:51Yes.
00:49:59Oh, my God.
00:50:00The peacock is my favorite animal.
00:50:02Why is that?
00:50:03Because my whole life, peacocking.
00:50:08I actually have one just like this in my bedroom.
00:50:11Really?
00:50:12Today.
00:50:12Wow.
00:50:13This is fantastic.
00:50:14They were really intentional about matching the grout to the tile and taking the tile to the floor.
00:50:19With this mantle from wall to wall, this is a plus for this house.
00:50:24I'm looking at this window.
00:50:26It's a big slider.
00:50:27Mm-hmm.
00:50:28I love that light flooding in here.
00:50:30And this house really needs it more than ever because of all the texture, all the depth, all the dark.
00:50:36That light needs to highlight these details.
00:50:38So, it was a good use of money.
00:50:41So, they didn't opt for the beams in this house.
00:50:43They did not.
00:50:44I kind of missed the beams.
00:50:46It would help to bring that ceiling down just a little bit.
00:50:49It would be that much more cozy.
00:50:51That's what I would have done.
00:50:53This is getting tougher and tougher.
00:50:55Can it get any better?
00:50:57I keep saying that and you keep impressing me.
00:50:59I don't know.
00:50:59I think you might be surprised.
00:51:01Let's find out.
00:51:10Here we go.
00:51:12Whoa.
00:51:22There's a real sense of entry here in this foyer.
00:51:25Kind of like that.
00:51:26That's cool.
00:51:27Wait, what's the name of this house?
00:51:30Livable Luxe.
00:51:31A mixed material fireplace grounds the room with contrast.
00:51:35Try to find our speakeasy through our hidden door.
00:51:37Oh.
00:51:38Yes.
00:51:38A scavenger hunt.
00:51:39I'm here for it.
00:51:46The black is such a bold statement.
00:51:50From the plaster to the travertine to the metal look there.
00:51:55That is an incredible mix of materials.
00:51:58These great deep shells that are actually like niches to sit in.
00:52:02This kind of setup is usually where you retire to once a week on the Friday or Saturday night.
00:52:07Right.
00:52:08But it's their actual everyday living space.
00:52:11It's about all vibes all the time.
00:52:13Yeah.
00:52:13Another large sliding door, right?
00:52:15And guess what?
00:52:16No dining again.
00:52:17Yeah.
00:52:18You're right.
00:52:19They skip the trusses, but this drop ceiling with the light around it, it feels so commercial.
00:52:24Yeah.
00:52:25I'm getting the Luxe, but I'm not getting the first part, the livable.
00:52:29I wonder if they intentionally created two spaces like this.
00:52:32Because these chairs are turned, we see their backs.
00:52:35Yeah.
00:52:35Like this feels completely separate.
00:52:37It doesn't feel cohesive to me.
00:52:39It's not as smooth a transition from one space to the next.
00:52:42I want to enjoy this fireplace a little bit more.
00:52:47We come around the corner from the foyer and get a surprise immediately.
00:52:50This transition is amazing.
00:52:52The floor change is my favorite.
00:52:55Yes.
00:52:56We've got this cool wall.
00:52:57We've got the wallpaper.
00:52:58We've got the brass.
00:52:59And those wine racks are quite special too.
00:53:01Are you trying to find the hidden door?
00:53:03Is that what you're doing?
00:53:04They gave me a clue, but I love the texture also.
00:53:06Like I don't want to break any of them.
00:53:09Oh, no way.
00:53:10No way.
00:53:11Welcome to the speakeasy.
00:53:13Holy crap.
00:53:27Oh, Ty, come on.
00:53:30Yeah.
00:53:30Isn't this amazing?
00:53:31Super dark.
00:53:32We've got more wallpaper.
00:53:34We're playing with texture again.
00:53:35That super high wainscotting, painted panels, this disco ball.
00:53:41This is amazing.
00:53:42Look at this countertop.
00:53:43I'm touching it.
00:53:44The rounded edges.
00:53:45And it's backlit, right?
00:53:47Yeah.
00:53:48So I think it's really well played.
00:53:50I think it's really great choices they made here.
00:53:52Now, why would you say that it is a huge value add in this town?
00:53:56Well, I associate Vegas with work.
00:53:58I come here to work for conventions and so forth.
00:54:01Yeah, yeah.
00:54:01If I'm entertaining clients or business associates here, this is perfect for me.
00:54:06Yeah.
00:54:06I feel like I'm going to be sending apology notes out to whoever I don't choose.
00:54:09Yeah, you should send out four letters as well.
00:54:11Yeah, I could start drafting these letters right now.
00:54:14All right, let's go.
00:54:15You ready for the next house?
00:54:17One more difficult decision.
00:54:19We may need that wine after this.
00:54:25Okay, we got another solid door.
00:54:27Yeah, we do.
00:54:29Ooh.
00:54:31I like this.
00:54:38This is a nice welcome.
00:54:39Yes.
00:54:40Well, yeah.
00:54:40The foyer.
00:54:41Solid oak door.
00:54:43Solid oak.
00:54:43It kind of sets a tone for what we're going to get because I'm getting that adobe kind of
00:54:48feel immediately.
00:54:50Yes.
00:54:50So this is modern.
00:54:52Modern hacienda.
00:54:53Lime wash walls brings warmth and timeless texture.
00:54:57Architectural arches add flow, character and craftsmanship and enclosed one closet paid
00:55:03for by using 3K from winning.
00:55:05Oh, this is a winning team.
00:55:06Yes.
00:55:06So modern hacienda.
00:55:08The architecture lives up to it.
00:55:10I love the built ins.
00:55:13These arches are fantastic.
00:55:14Look at this bull nose around the fireplace.
00:55:17Oh, we can sit right there.
00:55:19Yeah.
00:55:19I think I really like sitting here.
00:55:21This is Venetian plastic.
00:55:23This is Venetian.
00:55:24Yeah.
00:55:24And this is the next level.
00:55:26I appreciate this kind of attention to detail.
00:55:28Somebody hand trialed this.
00:55:30That's valuable to me.
00:55:31The warmth that the beams add.
00:55:34This is what I was asking for in another house.
00:55:36Right.
00:55:37I want to understand what's happening here with the two groupings.
00:55:41It does seem like two living spaces.
00:55:44Let's take a look at this dining room.
00:55:55Whoa.
00:55:57Is that a full dining room?
00:56:02It kind of makes sense that this house would have the dining room because this is all comfy
00:56:06and entertaining.
00:56:07This feels like a family house.
00:56:08Mm-hmm.
00:56:08And I don't know if we fully experienced that point of view in any of the other places.
00:56:13So it makes sense that they'd have a dining room, right?
00:56:15Mm-hmm.
00:56:15I think they did a really good job of marrying these two spaces with the beams.
00:56:19I like them having the arch.
00:56:21We've got the drape.
00:56:22I love the color change.
00:56:24I wish that it was textured like the rest of the house.
00:56:27I wish it had that same lime wash.
00:56:29And I wish you would have painted the baseboards the same color.
00:56:32Okay.
00:56:33The wine wall.
00:56:34This one's different.
00:56:35I think there's a power in simplicity, especially in a space like this with all these different
00:56:40ideas.
00:56:40I think the more simple this is, the better it would have been.
00:56:44I think the lights might detract from that.
00:56:47Maybe not the arch in the center.
00:56:48I think what feels different about this house is it's less of a showroom and it almost
00:56:56feels lived in already.
00:56:57Interesting talk about diversity in design.
00:57:00Yeah.
00:57:01This is the first we've gotten away from Vegas.
00:57:03Now we're at the tough part for you.
00:57:05I'm going to leave you with this car.
00:57:07Wait, you're leaving?
00:57:08Oh, yes.
00:57:09You get to decide this on your own and I'm going to meet you outside.
00:57:12Wait a minute.
00:57:12This is when I am the most hated man on the block.
00:57:17Yes.
00:57:17That's what happens now.
00:57:18It's the most difficult job.
00:57:20I'm leaving it in your hands.
00:57:21I'll see you out on the block.
00:57:23All right.
00:57:24Lachelle, you got this.
00:57:25Thanks, Ty.
00:57:26Pick us a winner.
00:57:28It's a lot, Ty.
00:57:36Hello, teams.
00:57:37It's the moment you've all been waiting for.
00:57:40Are you ready to meet this week's judge and find out who won the Great Room Challenge?
00:57:49Yes.
00:57:50Let's do it.
00:57:51This week's judge knows this competition inside and out.
00:57:56He is a two-time Rock the Block champion.
00:57:59Please welcome Mr. Michelle Smith-Boy.
00:58:06Looking stylish as always.
00:58:08I'm happy to be back to the block, man.
00:58:10Hey, team.
00:58:11Hi.
00:58:12How are you?
00:58:13Are you smiling?
00:58:14Is that real?
00:58:16Michelle, I believe you have something for me.
00:58:19I do, Ty.
00:58:21Oh, this is exciting, isn't it?
00:58:23Oh, the envelope.
00:58:24So let's get started.
00:58:26Tell me about the first space you explored.
00:58:28Comfortable, elegant.
00:58:30Okay, perfect.
00:58:32Comfortable, elegant was so damn good.
00:58:36Honestly, it was really exciting to walk in there and it was so bright and so light and
00:58:41it felt architecturally relevant.
00:58:43I love that neutral palette, that sliding door, fantastic.
00:58:47And we were obsessed with that floor-to-ceiling glass.
00:58:50Not to mention it was a really smart ad to pop that closet in there to make that wine room
00:58:56also a bedroom.
00:58:57It really doesn't matter what you see.
00:58:59It's what's on that MLS listing.
00:59:00So that was smart thinking.
00:59:02That's the kind of room I want to sleep in.
00:59:04If I was to change anything in your space, maybe a little contrast between the beams and
00:59:08the ceiling.
00:59:09And secondly, I'd love to see a more prominent fireplace.
00:59:12Easy changes with a new homeowner, but great job overall.
00:59:17Now, I believe the next house you saw was Smokey Sexy.
00:59:20What'd you call me?
00:59:24I'll take it.
00:59:25Smokey Sexy.
00:59:26Who the hell did that?
00:59:28Y'all.
00:59:29That would be Kim and Chelsea.
00:59:30Two women designed the most masculine house on the block.
00:59:34Damn.
00:59:35I love that your narrative was so clear.
00:59:38Taking that mantle from wall to wall was awesome.
00:59:42Those are the kind of details that I noticed.
00:59:44Those are the kind of details that take your space from really pretty to arc digest.
00:59:49It was really good.
00:59:51So my cons would be, I wish that you had these.
00:59:55I understand the budget thing, but it would have taken it to the next level.
00:59:58Here's another con, but take it in the best way because I heard this constantly in season
01:00:02four.
01:00:03It was very specific.
01:00:06I'm not sure it's going to appeal to everybody, but I don't appeal to everybody.
01:00:10I don't care.
01:00:11I still love this.
01:00:12Thank you, Michelle.
01:00:13Thank you so much.
01:00:14So the next house you toured was livable luxe.
01:00:17With a freaking surprise.
01:00:19Y'all, you got me.
01:00:21You got me so freaking good.
01:00:23That's the best bekeasy I've seen on the block.
01:00:25The millwork was so good.
01:00:27It was completely hidden.
01:00:28And when we walked in, I was transported into Casablanca.
01:00:31I literally said to Ty in the wine room, I want more of this floor.
01:00:35The way the angles met the herringbone and the mixed materials on the fireplace.
01:00:42The tactile experience is as important as the visual one.
01:00:45My cons were that drop ceiling.
01:00:47It felt a little commercial.
01:00:49It took me out of the home feel and I didn't quite get the furniture layout.
01:00:54But that's an easy fix.
01:00:56I think you guys created a great environment.
01:00:59Now the other house you toured would be the modern hacienda of, of course, Brooke and Scott.
01:01:04Okay.
01:01:05This is the house you want to be friends with.
01:01:08And it was the only one with a designated dining room.
01:01:11It was the family vibe that I was missing in every other space.
01:01:16I love those bullnose edges and that Venetian plaster on the fireplace.
01:01:21That was really smart.
01:01:23Okay.
01:01:23You won week one.
01:01:25Yep.
01:01:26Congratulations.
01:01:27You had an extra three grand.
01:01:28We sure did.
01:01:29Why did you put that blue light in that wine wall?
01:01:32I told you not to make it blue.
01:01:33It's not blue.
01:01:34That's the white is blue.
01:01:35It is horrendous.
01:01:37I agree with you.
01:01:39Teams each week $3,000 is at stake.
01:01:42Thanks to the Wells Fargo active cash credit card.
01:01:45The winners have a choice.
01:01:47Use the $3,000 toward your design or add $1,000 to your final appraisal in the grand finale.
01:01:55Well, the time has arrived.
01:01:59The winner of the Rock the Block Foyer Den and Great Room Challenge is...
01:02:16Kimmy Johnson!
01:02:18Woo!
01:02:21Woo!
01:02:21Woo!
01:02:22Woo!
01:02:23Man, it feels good to win.
01:02:24You can feel it.
01:02:25It's the momentum surging through our veins.
01:02:29I'm not pumping the brakes at all.
01:02:31I am more pumped now than ever.
01:02:33I am shocked!
01:02:36We thought we had this one.
01:02:38We thought this one was ours.
01:02:41I feel bad.
01:02:42I'm not crying because I'm so happy for them.
01:02:46I'm sure that their place is gorgeous.
01:02:48We put a lot.
01:02:54What was it you think about Kim and Chelsea's space that took it over the top for the win?
01:03:00I identified with design collections, the choices, and also the risk that you took.
01:03:06Oh, my heart's gonna explode.
01:03:08All right.
01:03:08So teams, it's time for some strategy.
01:03:11Kim and Chelsea, will you choose to take the $3,000 or add $1,000 to your final appraisal?
01:03:21We're gonna do $1,000 towards the end appraisal.
01:03:24Wow.
01:03:26Okay.
01:03:27It's the sure bet, right?
01:03:28Like, the $3,000 might help us win next week, but the $1,000 will be there at the end
01:03:32no matter what.
01:03:33All right.
01:03:34I gotta say, great job today, guys.
01:03:36Keep bringing the heat.
01:03:37We still have five more weeks.
01:03:40Get some rest, and I'll see you right back here tomorrow morning.
01:03:44All right?
01:03:45Well done, team.
01:03:46Woo!
01:03:49As much as it isn't fun not winning, we're gonna keep running until Ty announces that final winner.
01:03:57Yeah.
01:03:57You know?
01:03:58We're never out.
01:03:59That's right.
01:04:01Next time on Rock the Block.
01:04:04Everything that's happened up until now is child's play.
01:04:07It's time to tackle the kitchen and dining area.
01:04:11This has to be the best moment of your life.
01:04:13It's up there.
01:04:14There's a lot of cabinets.
01:04:15We could have a problem here.
01:04:16If we're gonna do things that no one has ever done before.
01:04:19There's a reason nobody's done it before.
01:04:22Paige Turner, welcome back to the block.
01:04:25I don't know whether to comment on the elegance or all the added value I'm seeing.
01:04:28The rest of the range is missing.
01:04:30There's no oven.
01:04:31You know, you listen to the thread that we're running?
01:04:31tools here like there, some being, not of the Himalayas that we're even watching.
01:04:31When we take action to overcome all animals or animals or other animals and animals,
01:04:31like, there's nothing that it's missing.
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