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Property Brothers Under Pressure S01E07
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00:04So I got a call from a potential new client couple, Naima and Edo, and they have an immediate need
00:13to either find a way for their house to work or move on. Do they have any kids? They do,
00:19yes,
00:19they have kids. There's nothing worse than when you feel your home doesn't work for you and your
00:24family and you're desperate for change. I could tell from the message that there's more to the
00:30story. Whatever is going on sounds pretty serious.
01:21This reminds me of Aunt Margo's neighborhood.
01:23Oh, yeah. Cute old 60s homes. But family homes need a little new life breathed into them.
01:28Yeah.
01:32How are you?
01:32Hey, Edo.
01:33Yeah, yeah, nice to see you.
01:35Hey, good to see you.
01:36Good to see you. I'm a hugger. I can't help it.
01:37Hey, come on, get in.
01:39I'm feeling a little left out.
01:40Come on in.
01:43First of all, love the view out here.
01:46So this is, is it just houses down here?
01:49So there's stairs on the left-hand side, our left, and you go down those stairs and there's
01:53what we call a rumpus room or like a man cave back in the day.
01:57Oh, so that's your property down below.
01:58That's our property down below.
01:59Oh, okay.
02:00Yep. You go down another 15 stairs and it's a shuffleboard court.
02:02Oh, wow.
02:03So we have a basketball hoop down there.
02:04It sounds like you have something down there that could be considered an ADU.
02:08Yes.
02:08This is your family home, right?
02:10You inherited?
02:10Yes.
02:11So my grandmother, my grandparents moved in in 1963.
02:14So my mom and my aunt grew up here in this house.
02:17And so when I got pregnant with our daughter, my grandmother said, I want to pass the house
02:21on to you guys because it's impossible to buy it.
02:23Not impossible, but it's really hard to buy a house here in LA.
02:26How old are the kids now?
02:27Well, our daughter will be 10 in two weeks and our son is seven.
02:30That's what actually kind of inspired us to throw her name in the hat for this process
02:34because our daughter, every day, mom, we need more space, mom, we need more space.
02:38Our kids share a room right now.
02:40And you could imagine, obviously, having a girl and a boy sharing a room.
02:44Surprise!
02:45It is a nightmare every single day.
02:48A preteen girl sharing her room with her little annoying brother.
02:52Exactly.
02:53I appreciate the thing.
02:53It's a story.
02:53Yes.
02:54Our daughter wants peace.
02:55She wants to sit in her bunk bed and read books.
02:57And our son is walking around, shirt off, like he's a wrestler and wanting to jump on her
03:02all the time.
03:02Is your son and my son the same person?
03:04You know, he is.
03:06What's the catalyst right now for taking this on?
03:09Why all of a sudden?
03:10The kids.
03:11Yeah.
03:12I think, well, also, let me say, the kids and their ages, and we all kind of pointed out
03:16their different personalities.
03:17Bursting at the seams.
03:18Bursting at the seams.
03:19But also, it'll grow up entertaining, having a lot of people over all the time.
03:23We feel like we don't have enough space to really have the kind of gatherings that we
03:26really want to have.
03:26I will say, I am going through breast cancer treatments right now.
03:30So I am in chemotherapy.
03:33So we embarked upon this process, reaching out to the Property Brothers several months
03:38ago.
03:38And during that process of applying for the show, I learned that I was diagnosed with
03:43stage three breast cancer.
03:44For me, it was important to still move forward in this process, even though I'm going through
03:50chemotherapy right now.
03:51Because for us, I think this process of thinking about the house, thinking about our next chapter,
03:57thinking about potential renovation, it's been a bright spot for me.
04:00But also, the kids have been asking for, begging for, fighting for a room for months.
04:05And the idea of being able to surprise the kids is the gift that I want to give them.
04:09I know they're worried about me.
04:11And I know that they're always kind of watching, like, you know, how's mommy going to feel today?
04:15I just want to also show the kids that we can do hard things together.
04:19Now, is this a brave face?
04:21Or is this who she is?
04:26It's a brave face.
04:29And who she is.
04:33Both.
04:33Are you crying?
04:35You're going to be crying.
04:37Naima, you're a superhero.
04:39Like, what?
04:39You're like, you can't just be like, let's take care of this and then we'll house on.
04:42You're like, I can handle all this at one time.
04:44So, yeah, I think we're here for you however you need to use us.
04:48We're definitely interested in looking at other homes just to kind of see what's out there,
04:51what's possible.
04:52I'm also just kind of worried about the process of, like, a renovation.
04:56Looking for a new home hopefully kind of cuts down to that renovation stress.
05:00We can look at other houses, but Jonathan and I always like to show people what their
05:03house could become before you just think about packing your bags and leaving.
05:07I'd like to actually see the space.
05:09Starting in the living room, is there anything you've wanted to get rid of or ways of changing
05:14the flow in here?
05:15I've always imagined what it would look like opened up.
05:17Like, for example, the fireplace.
05:19We never use it.
05:20It's not working.
05:21I mean, I do agree.
05:22This blocks everything over here.
05:24It is a big job to get rid of a chimney.
05:26You have to go all the way up through the roof and deal with that.
05:29Now I'm getting torn, right?
05:30Because when I did come here as a kid, I have pictures of me, like, you know, roasting
05:34marshmallows and, you know, using the fireplace.
05:37But honestly, we have never used it once.
05:43Because of this view, I'm thinking about, like, can we go out this way?
05:47Because right now, if I had to make drinks at the gate, it would go up through the side
05:52door all the way around.
05:53No, that's a no-brainer.
05:54And these windows are old, single-pane, original windows.
05:56Yeah, they are.
05:57They're all original.
05:59This is our dining room area.
06:02Go ahead and open the door.
06:04Oh, wow.
06:06That's not a good flow.
06:07Yeah.
06:07Did you ever just think about getting rid of the door?
06:09We've thought about it, yes.
06:11We're just, like, used to it.
06:12So it's one of those things that, oh, I would love to change it.
06:15But then you just kind of, because of a running joke.
06:17I can see how this does not work very well.
06:19Yeah.
06:20We were thinking about, like, what do we do with this space?
06:21It's narrow.
06:22You know, the only counter space we have is that little counter space right there.
06:27This was on the part of the house that we just kind of, like, got overwhelmed and we
06:30just stopped.
06:31There's a way that we could renovate, open up a little bit, make this a nicer kitchen,
06:35better flow.
06:36But then there's also a way to do it where we completely move things around.
06:39How much money do you have to spend on a renovation?
06:42We have about $220,000.
06:44Is there space, because you said you only have two bedrooms, is there space somewhere
06:47that you think you could put a third bedroom?
06:49It's a good question.
06:54This is our den space.
06:56This is where we go when we want to just, like, relax, sit on the couch, watch TV.
07:00Okay, but in reality, then, this is a three-bedroom home.
07:03I never thought about it like that, that this could be another bedroom.
07:06I think we've always kind of seen it as a den space.
07:08I mean, Jonathan and I actually shared a room for many, many years, and I can remember
07:12how annoying he was as a roommate.
07:13So I can only imagine bunk beds.
07:15Yeah.
07:15But for a boy and a girl to be sharing a room together, and your daughter's almost a teenager,
07:19I mean, obviously she needs her own bedroom.
07:21I do want to see the outdoor space.
07:23Okay, let's do it.
07:28It's a good-sized yard, though.
07:29I like this.
07:32I want to make sure that we're looking at all options.
07:35Yes.
07:36I think it would be good for us to show you some other houses that we think would fit the
07:40bill.
07:40Yes.
07:41Whether you look for other houses, but especially taking on a renovation, it would be a lot.
07:45Are you absolutely sure you want to do this right now?
07:48If you're going through treatment?
07:50I'm sure.
07:51Going through this, it's tough.
07:53It's been tough on the kids.
07:54I think me going through this journey and coming out on the other side, I think it's going
07:57to be a really big deal for us.
07:58I can tell there's some reservations hidden under the surface.
08:01There is some hidden anxiety because it's not so hidden.
08:07That Naima's undergoing treatment, and I do worry about her.
08:10So I am a little nervous, but I think having the expertise in hand and taking it out of
08:15our hands will just put me at ease, and I'll be able to sleep better.
08:18Our whole goal is to take the stress off your plate as much as we possibly can.
08:22Obviously, there are decisions you need to make.
08:24Do you know roughly what the value of your house would be if you were selling it today?
08:26I think it's a little over a million.
08:29Okay.
08:30And then if you're looking at a new house, what could you spend?
08:33I think up to 1.6.
08:351.6.
08:36We're going to make sure we find not only the right space for all of you, including the
08:39kids, but whether it's in a new house or this one, we're going to make sure it's right.
08:43I think it was inevitable that at some point we would outgrow this space.
08:47Now we're here 10 years later, and what do we do next?
08:50The idea of moving, I think, is appealing because we don't have to disengost the renovation
08:54process.
08:55At the same time, we have sentimental value.
08:57We have an attachment to this house as well.
09:00Honestly, I think we're a little torn.
09:03Naeem is going through cancer treatment.
09:05They have the stress of looking to potentially move and renovate.
09:09This is a lot.
09:10I almost would suggest, let's just put a few more bucks into it and find a place that's
09:15already renovated and just move into something that works.
09:17Then there's no headache, no mess, no long delay of having to wait for renovation.
09:21You just move in.
09:23This house is understandably not working for them because there's just no room.
09:28They have two kids.
09:29They want to have separate bedrooms.
09:31The den could be a second bedroom.
09:33Ultimately, they would have the best solution if we found another house that gave them everything
09:37that they wanted and maybe a little extra.
09:39This house, it's tight.
09:41It could work, but it's going to be stressful.
09:54Okay, I wanted to show you this gorgeous Spanish-style home.
09:58Oh, I love this.
10:02Not only does it have three bedrooms already.
10:05Okay.
10:05We definitely need three bedrooms.
10:07Three bedrooms is empty.
10:08It has more square footage than you're used to.
10:09So it's 1,832 square feet, two bathrooms, and its very own cathedral, but we'll get
10:14to that.
10:15Okay.
10:15Wow.
10:16Okay.
10:16How much do you know about this area?
10:18So I love this neighborhood.
10:19I grew up maybe five minutes away down Crescent Heights.
10:22And I know for a fact this is close to your work.
10:24Yes, I can actually walk to work, which is amazing.
10:27My goal would be to get the price down.
10:29It has been listed for a little while.
10:31They're still listed in the high 1.6 range.
10:35I'm pretty confident that we could get this down to around 1.5, maybe 1.53, something
10:41like that.
10:41And that would leave enough room for a renovation.
10:44But let me show you inside.
10:45Okay.
10:47Okay.
10:49Wow.
10:49Okay.
10:52I like it, actually.
10:54I like that it opens out into like a really big living room space.
10:58I could definitely see, you know, hosting friends and family, kids.
11:02I always love when the first room is impressive.
11:06There are two outdoor spaces here.
11:08This is a separate courtyard from the backyard, but I love, it's fully self-contained.
11:13There's a little outdoor fireplace.
11:15How cool would this be?
11:16It could be an area for the kids.
11:17Very private.
11:18Yes.
11:21Now, you step up here.
11:23Okay.
11:24Yeah.
11:24This is weird.
11:25Yep.
11:26It's low.
11:26Yep.
11:27We could just get, we could take that right off.
11:29Fake arch.
11:30Okay.
11:30But it is interesting that we are kind of, you know, stepping up to what would be possibly
11:34a dining room.
11:35I do like the fact that you have another nice, spacious room right off of this main area as
11:40well.
11:40I agree.
11:43How do you feel about hot air ballooning?
11:45Oh.
11:46Oh.
11:46We're going to the World's Fair in 1932.
11:50This is quite a kitchen.
11:53Is that the bathroom?
11:54Power room.
11:54This little, okay.
11:55Don't worry.
11:56As a part of the reconfiguration, I'd want to put in a walk-in pantry and then shift the
12:01powder room forward so you have it more centrally located.
12:04If, by chance, as you're cooking, you stub your toe and you swear and you need to say a couple
12:11Hail Marys, you have your own cathedral.
12:15Wow.
12:17Okay.
12:18Monastery of Los Angeles is here.
12:20It does look monastery-like.
12:23We don't want to miss our blessings, but wow.
12:25I did not expect that.
12:26You'd mentioned it and I just didn't realize it was going to be so accurate.
12:29Yeah.
12:29Straight out of the book of renovations.
12:32Yeah.
12:33Straight out of the book of renovations.
12:36Writing credit.
12:37Ta-da!
12:38You could take this wall, return it into the kitchen and keep that totally open and open
12:43this at the front.
12:44You don't need to have that mini little arch there.
12:46This has three bedrooms.
12:49Good size bedrooms, which is nice because it already has three.
12:53And then one courtyard here.
12:55Got it.
12:56And then one big backyard here.
13:00Pretty private yard.
13:02Yes.
13:04Fully sealed in.
13:05Direct access to the side street.
13:07I did not expect so much space.
13:09And I can see the kind of possibilities of what you can do back here.
13:12I think it would actually go for somewhere in the 1.5s.
13:15We would need it down because obviously your max budget is 1.6.
13:19Yeah.
13:19But the goal would be get it down just enough that we can redo that kitchen, redo that connectivity
13:25between the main floors.
13:26Just thinking through what you guys need, the number of bedrooms, the extra space.
13:30That is why I showed you this.
13:31Yeah.
13:31It's a great option.
13:32Drew's going to show you something else as well.
13:34Okay.
13:34He'll have his take on what he thinks that would be for you guys.
13:36But I think this would be a really, really great option for you.
13:39No, I agree.
13:40I'd love to take a little bit more look around, but I love...
13:43Do it.
13:43Check it out.
13:43I'll be in my ballet studio here.
13:46Okay.
13:46Don't tear your hamstring.
13:48Too late.
13:49Ah!
13:50So how do you think that went?
13:52I think it was actually pretty good.
13:54They would have a beautiful house in a great area.
13:56The kids having their own bedrooms plus that bonus space.
14:00This is a really, really good size house.
14:02They're not trying to squeeze more bedrooms into a home that can't really accommodate it.
14:05This house, it's easy.
14:06It's done.
14:07It's already there.
14:08I think what I do like about this house is that there's plenty of room for entertaining
14:12and thinking about, like, our family being here.
14:14Definitely concerned about being on such a busy street that's busy all the time.
14:18I was born and raised maybe five or ten minutes south from this area,
14:22so it kind of brought back the feelings of being close to a main thoroughfare,
14:27you know, being an L.A. native.
14:29The architecture of the home hit me as soon as we walked in.
14:31I'm definitely curious on Drew's choice.
14:34I mean, if you could top Jonathan in this, we'll be surprised,
14:36but I'm really interested to see what, you know, he has in store for us.
14:54You can show them this place, but I don't know if they're going to like it.
14:57The one I showed them, they were, especially Edo, were all over it.
15:00Yeah, but that needed work.
15:01Hey, guys.
15:02Good to see you.
15:02Good to see you.
15:03How are you?
15:04Good.
15:05We've been having a little brotherly competition.
15:07Okay, okay.
15:07I know he showed you a house that you thought was great.
15:10Needed to work out, I know you were all over it, but come on.
15:12I like this house.
15:14It's close to our current house, so we know the neighborhood pretty well.
15:17There's a school right down the street.
15:19This house was built in the 50s, but it's renovated,
15:21so I think you'll like some of the improvements they've done.
15:23Four bedrooms, two bathrooms.
15:25It's listed at $1.399 million, basically $1.4 million.
15:29I think it's a little underpriced.
15:31Okay.
15:31Should we get inside?
15:32Yes.
15:36Wow.
15:42I really like this island.
15:43It's huge.
15:45And like you said, there's so many things they've already done.
15:47Yeah.
15:47And so it's a bit of like turnkey.
15:49You'll notice no giant fireplace in the middle of the room.
15:53The fireplace is tucked over to the side where it should be.
15:57Wow.
15:57That's how people do, you know.
16:01This makes it feel bigger when you have two of the big areas connected.
16:04Three of the areas connected.
16:05Yeah.
16:05It just feels like a much bigger space.
16:08I love how it just, you know, kind of goes out into the backyard.
16:10Again, it also kind of feels like an extension.
16:12Access directly to the backyard from your living room?
16:17It's definitely something that I love.
16:19It's just, it's nice to have a flow like this.
16:22If you're in the living room, you can see people in the dining, the kitchen, or outside.
16:26And I do like that the house is split.
16:28You have on this side, one of the spare bedrooms, which could be an office or a guest room.
16:32And then your bedroom, your main bathroom right here.
16:35On this side, you actually have the kids' rooms.
16:42A shared Jack and Jill as well.
16:44It's nice that you have the extra bathroom in here for the kids.
16:46They can make a mess of this.
16:48Keeps yours clean.
16:49Exactly.
16:49Yeah.
16:50At this point, you have the house Jonathan showed you, your original house, and this
16:55house.
16:56Which are you leaning towards?
16:58I just kind of want to know.
16:59You're losing right now.
17:00I'm losing.
17:01I feel like you're winning.
17:02Okay, hold on, hold on.
17:03You answered too quickly.
17:04I was like.
17:05Okay.
17:05I like this house.
17:06I like that it's like, it's like more of a neighborhood feel.
17:08I like that it's very open.
17:09Can I show you the backyard?
17:10Yes, exactly.
17:11You guys can wait here.
17:13Yeah.
17:17It's a good size yard.
17:19Yeah.
17:19Yeah.
17:20Usable for the kids.
17:21Yeah.
17:21What I like about it is that it feels very similar to what we have at home, but it's just
17:26to
17:26say that they don't have the same downstairs that we have.
17:29There's definitely potential in this space.
17:31This house is listed at basically 1.4.
17:33You have the money to renovate as well with this house, even though they've done a lot
17:36of work, but the kitchen is gorgeous.
17:38The layout of the home is pretty great.
17:40And I would add a beautiful big deck.
17:42You could take a deck all the way out to here and it doesn't take away any of the grass,
17:45but at least it gives you a whole other entertaining space.
17:47Yeah.
17:48You know, the idea of moving into a home that's like, you know, turnkey and requires a little
17:52less work.
17:53Why don't we do this?
17:53Why don't you take another look around before you make any decisions and we'll hang back here.
17:56All right.
17:57See you in a little bit.
18:00It is a nice place.
18:01They've done a great job with the landscaping.
18:02It's not an expensive renovation.
18:04It looks the same as their house, like the size of the lot.
18:08I love that you can see the backyard.
18:10It's perfect.
18:11I can definitely see the kids playing back there.
18:12She's going through chemo right now.
18:14They don't need to do a massive renovation.
18:16This house, they can actually very, very comfortably move into.
18:19It's clean.
18:19The bathrooms are renovated.
18:21And they do like the area.
18:22And they do like the area.
18:23I don't know.
18:23I think that there's opportunity here, but it just depends what they want to tackle.
18:35So what do you think?
18:36The kitchen is the main attraction of this whole entire house.
18:38Yeah.
18:39I think for the footprint, it's not that bad.
18:41I mean, you have four compact to pint-sized rooms.
18:44Yeah.
18:45There are less things that would change about this place.
18:47What about the backyard?
18:48We get so much more space in our backyard, right?
18:51We have like an ADU and, you know, more space downstairs.
18:55Thinking about renovating or staying put versus, you know, moving somewhere else, you know, it's a lot to consider.
19:02Coming into this space today just reminded you that, you know, you can have a large kitchen.
19:07You can have all this new functionality that we don't have, you know, in our current space.
19:12I think that they did some great upgrades, but they were the basic upgrades.
19:17At our home now, we have, you know, our backyard with an amazing view.
19:22We have something great.
19:23We have something great at home.
19:25How's it going?
19:26Hey, guys.
19:27Hey.
19:28Just the deliberation, just taking it all in.
19:31Yeah.
19:31So looking at this house, it helped you?
19:33It did.
19:34I think there's a lot of similarities with this house to our house.
19:37It's not exactly the same, but I think it kind of allowed us to envision the possibilities.
19:41But to be honest, I think we love our home.
19:44I think, I think, I think we definitely see a lot of potential here.
19:48And I also think we have a lot of great things at our house that we're not really ready to
19:52give up yet.
19:53The whole point of looking at houses is to get you to consider everything.
19:57And now that you're more educated on the whole process, what your needs are, you've figured out what you want,
20:01you're making the right decision because it sounds like your home is the right decision.
20:04Yeah, I think so.
20:05What do you think?
20:06Yeah.
20:06I think we should stay.
20:08I think when we were first embarking upon this whole process, I was ready to move out.
20:12I was ready to, like, you know, do something new.
20:14And now kind of seeing different spaces, it reminds me of the gem we have at our own home.
20:20I feel good.
20:21So for me, getting started right away means that by Christmas, we could have, like, our family over, our friends
20:28over.
20:28I'm excited about being able to give our kids something special, you know, for the holidays.
20:33We do have a tight timeline, but we're hopeful to see some magic.
20:37Yeah.
20:46Welcome to Casa Warehouse, Scott.
20:52I'm glad you're here because we need to sort of kick things off and move fairly quickly, but we need
20:57to know what your style is.
20:58Yeah.
20:59I struggle.
21:00I mean, spiritually, we think we're cool, we're L.A. people.
21:03We want something hip and chic, but also intimate to kind of meet our needs in the space that we
21:09have.
21:09If you want to make a statement when people walk into your house, that's what we need to know.
21:13The benefit of going through this process is that we trust you.
21:17When you look at this, just because this is very neutral, the wallpaper here, but when you look at this
21:21grass cloth, that's just a bit more texture, still neutral.
21:23And then you look at these two bold patterns, what jumps out to you, good, bad?
21:28What do you think?
21:29How are you feeling?
21:31Really?
21:32You really want to make a statement.
21:34This is courageous.
21:35I mean, for me, because I'm so simple.
21:38I actually like this better.
21:41I mean, just this, like, combination, again, because it's a little bit lighter.
21:44Yeah, what we can do then is we can take that color you're saying that you really want to be
21:47bold with, and we can find ways in our art, our throws, our pillows.
21:51This is bold for us.
21:52This is what we'll do.
21:54Okay, Jonathan, you guys are here.
21:56We're here.
21:57Oh, all right.
21:58Oh, okay.
21:58Whoever wins between the two of you gets to pick.
22:01And go.
22:02Three, two, one, go.
22:05Now that we've got Naima and Edo's design style in mind, we're going to transform the den into Evan's room
22:11with bold colors, a big boy bed, and a desk for homework and crafts.
22:16Ella's room will get a preteen dream makeover with soft pastels, a new bed and desk, and whimsical accents.
22:23In the living room, a new entertainment unit will anchor new chic furnishings that play off their preferred palette of
22:29greens and blues.
22:30The fireplace stays to keep things budget-friendly, and we're knocking down the walls between the dining room and kitchen
22:36to open the space up for smoother sight lines and a whole lot more flow.
22:40Out with the old kitchen and in with a fresh and fun space that'll make cooking and hosting feel effortless.
23:11Oh, we have company.
23:14What's that?
23:15We have company.
23:16Hi.
23:17Hello.
23:18What in the world?
23:19How are you?
23:20Come on, dude.
23:20See you, buddy.
23:21All right.
23:21Wow.
23:22This feels like a complete, I mean, like, I am blown away.
23:26You know how you're used to a space and you've walked into a space a million times and you're just
23:30so conditioned to think about a space a particular way?
23:33Well, we need different things out of spaces today than we did, you know, back when this house was built.
23:39So I'm excited to breathe new life into this house because I think you will just experience how much more
23:47fun it is to spend time together as a family if you have this open and connected.
23:51I agree.
23:53Watch your step.
23:54We have two big, costly decisions to make.
23:58Okay.
23:59One of them being this.
24:03I suggested that we swap the doors.
24:05You guys were waffling a little bit as to whether or not that's where you want to allocate.
24:08I really, really think that's something we should try and do.
24:10It'll not only be double pane glass.
24:12This is all single pane.
24:14So this is just letting everything through.
24:15So we could go fully custom and we could even do, like, bifold doors and everything, but you can literally
24:20get into, like, 20K, you know, to do a lot of that sort of stuff.
24:23If we go with a slider, the cost is a lot lower, but you still get all the light and
24:28you still get all the access.
24:29This is something I think has to happen.
24:32Yeah, I agree.
24:32They also have an argon-filled gas in between, so that's better for the efficiency.
24:37UV block, so you're not going to have the same effect on your floors.
24:40The other thing is your floors.
24:43So you've probably noticed that your floors have bleached out in areas.
24:49This is all matte right here, and this is all really glossy.
24:53You, at some point, bought a product that you just kind of roll on or mop on.
24:58Yeah.
24:58Yeah.
24:59But you didn't remove your rug when you did it, so.
25:01Yeah.
25:03Hold on a sec.
25:04Just decide.
25:06So always take the soft goods away.
25:08But anyway, it's going to be a little unfortunate if you have all this new, beautiful stuff done here, and
25:14then your floors still have these bleached out lines.
25:17Basically, anywhere where you had a rug or a piece of furniture, you can see a noticeable line and change
25:21in color.
25:22Wow, I didn't realize it was so drastic.
25:24I didn't realize that it happens with the product.
25:26What do you think about going to a nice mid-tone like that, as opposed to really dark?
25:31I do like a mid-tone.
25:32Yeah?
25:33How do we take care of the wood so we don't end up in the same position?
25:37The UV from the sun is the roughest on it.
25:39So if you have sun protection outside, I think that's going to go a long way.
25:44The darker the floors, the more dirt and dust and debris and scratches that it shows.
25:48The higher gloss you go on your finish, the easier it is to see scratches.
25:52We'll do a real nice diamond coat finish so it's real good for high traffic.
25:56You shouldn't have to really do anything to the floors for years and years.
26:00Okay.
26:01Do me a favor.
26:02Shake it off.
26:03I'm giving you so much information.
26:05I know it's a total pain.
26:06I'm like ready.
26:07I'm like, okay.
26:08Get the heck out of here.
26:09Okay.
26:10All right.
26:21Hello?
26:22Hi, name is Jonathan.
26:24Hi, Jonathan.
26:25How are you?
26:25I'm good.
26:26I got your message.
26:27Everything good?
26:29Let me patch it.
26:31Hold on real quick.
26:32Okay.
26:33Okay.
26:34Jonathan.
26:35Making me nervous here.
26:37When I'm like, oh, we got to get everybody on the phone.
26:40What's going on?
26:42When we saw the house, it just kind of jumbled the old moment.
26:46It just kind of hit.
26:48It just felt like we were losing space.
26:54I guess our main kind of sticking point is like the fireplace.
26:57And honestly, what do you think?
26:58Because it does take up a substantial amount of the room.
27:02I mean, from day one, I've said I would love for that fireplace to go.
27:05Could get an estimate of how much it would be to remove the fireplace.
27:09I priced it out with construction and the price was $8,800.
27:14If that's something that you guys are like, yes, we want to do that, then I'd have to get
27:19on the horn right away and get the engineer over there like tomorrow and see if we can
27:22do it.
27:24It's just a lot of money.
27:27I think we should do it.
27:28There we go.
27:29Yeah.
27:29I think we should do it.
27:30It's been like gnawing at us for a while about fireplace versus no fireplace.
27:33I think we've made a decision.
27:35Let's do it.
27:36Fireplace recon.
27:37Okay.
27:37Okay.
27:38Sounds good.
27:38Okay.
28:06All right.
28:07Who's ready?
28:08Give me some low tens.
28:10Some high tens.
28:11There we go.
28:13So, this is a part of the process.
28:15I told you we want to de-stress you as we're doing this renovation.
28:17Today, Jonathan is dealing with house stuff and I get you over here.
28:21Oh, yay.
28:21We're super fun.
28:22We get the fun one.
28:23You get the fun, brother.
28:25You know what?
28:26I knew I loved you a lot.
28:28Okay.
28:29So, here's my question.
28:30Who's the fastest?
28:31Me.
28:32Me.
28:32You all think you're the fastest?
28:34Okay.
28:35What does the winner get?
28:36What does the winner get?
28:37$100.
28:38The winner gets $100?
28:40All right.
28:40Ella's paying.
28:41Let's get in.
28:42You're going what?
28:42All right.
28:44I'm going orange.
28:47Yeah.
28:47This is the trick when you're my height, getting in.
28:51Bye-bye.
28:53Three, two, one.
29:06Here we go.
29:09Bye-bye.
29:12Let's get him.
29:28Did I end up in last place?
29:31That's Ella.
29:32Ella's the winner.
29:34Ella!
29:35I blame the card.
29:36There's something wrong.
29:39I never lose.
29:40How dare you?
29:41You stole my record.
29:43By the way, the winner gets, you get your prize money.
29:49That money has to go towards the renovation.
29:51I was like, we need it.
29:53So there's some ice cream coming.
29:54You have the track for another half hour, all on you.
29:57So I'll say goodbye.
29:58Nicely done.
29:59Thank you so much.
30:00Thank you, sir.
30:00I'll see you guys sometime soon.
30:02And keep practicing.
30:03Keep practicing.
30:05Bye, guys.
30:06Bye.
30:07I actually can't believe I lost.
30:10I never lose.
30:10Maybe I need to have Jonathan there to have someone to beat.
30:13So this is fun.
30:13This is what it's all about.
30:14I mean, you just want to see them laughing a little bit.
30:16I want to see them having fun, forgetting about any of the stresses
30:19in their life.
30:24I just want to get a role on how are things going over here.
30:27What's going on?
30:27What's next, Dex?
30:30Well, I mean, I love the fact that the fireplace is gone.
30:33This just changes the whole footprint of the space.
30:36We've added a whole room.
30:37Look at the size of the footprint from that old fireplace.
30:40I feel like, obviously, it was a huge expense, nine grand.
30:44Mm-hmm.
30:45Very well spent.
30:46This is a complete game changer for this room.
30:49I remember we were having the issue trying to figure out how our wallpaper was going to
30:54terminate.
30:54We were going to have to pull the wallpaper all the way across.
30:57Oh, speaking of wallpaper, they want to change the wallpaper.
31:00What?
31:01Yeah, they want to change the print.
31:02It was a little too wild for them.
31:03The bold paper with the birds.
31:05Their whole thing, when we started talking about design, was that they feel that they
31:10want to do something interesting.
31:11That color, it was so vivid.
31:13It was going to be perfect for this space to add a little interest.
31:16Otherwise, white ceilings, white walls.
31:19I am pretty bummed that they want to get rid of that wallpaper we chose.
31:24The rug I was putting in here literally would have perfectly paired with that wallpaper.
31:29Maybe they'll change their mind, or maybe we can find something else that's halfway between.
31:35But, um, we're just running out of time.
31:47How do you feel that design decisions are coming in from Naima and Edo?
31:51It's definitely been quick to get responses, but then also quick to get second-guessing.
31:58Oh, hey.
31:59Hello.
31:59Hey.
32:00What's happening?
32:01How are you?
32:03Literally just saying how you guys are quick to respond, but are you second-guessing more?
32:08The majority of the house is pretty much, you know, covered.
32:10I wanted to see if there's something that we could do for our bedroom.
32:14Oh, okay.
32:15Um, it's been a pretty, you know, rough journey for the past, you know, three months.
32:20First, we started this process, Naima got cancer, her grandmother passed away, and then
32:26recently we just got news that she had to do an additional round of treatments.
32:30Oh, no.
32:30And I just wanted to have something that was nice, comfortable for her.
32:35We can do something that I think will go a long way for her to recover, will be great.
32:39I love this, the idea of doing the room.
32:41This whole project in itself is the beginning of a new chapter for us.
32:44Yeah.
32:45And this room is the icing on the cake.
32:47Yeah.
32:48Love it.
32:49Naima was the one that quarterbacked us into this process.
32:51I heard that you said no initially, when she's talked about reaching out for the show,
32:55and you were like...
32:55I did.
32:55I wanted Chip and Joanne and not Joanne.
32:57You son of a...
33:01Pack everything up.
33:02We're ripping it all back out.
33:05Um...
33:05I was working on that for a while.
33:07Trust you 100%.
33:08I'll walk out with you.
33:09All right.
33:09All right.
33:10Thanks, dude.
33:10I appreciate that.
33:29Why are you just sitting there while I'm doing all the work?
33:31I only have one roller.
33:43I don't think we ever thought we would grow out of this home, only because it feels like
33:47such a wonderful space to be in.
33:49When I was eight months pregnant, my grandmother graciously allowed us to move into this home
33:55because she saw that we were starting our family.
33:56Our kids are growing, and it is a blessing to live in a house that has been my wife's
34:02family for almost three generations, and I think this pivot and working with Jonathan
34:06and Drew kind of set the foundation for our kids when they inherit the house and they start
34:11their families, and we're just grateful.
34:26I feel the hope come closer now.
34:34I see the sun on the horizon, and I'm feeling all right.
34:40It is crazy how long the family lived here
34:43and they didn't have access to this back patio.
34:45I know.
34:46Chains like this will impact every day.
34:49Every day.
34:50And this is amazing.
34:50They will use this every single day.
34:52And especially with how clean those windows are.
34:54They're really going to use it.
34:57Things are looking up now
34:59Just when we thought they'd never
35:04Things are getting better
35:07I'm so glad Naima decided that she was okay
35:10going with a bold wallpaper
35:11because that looks so amazing.
35:13And we've added a thousand square feet
35:14by just getting rid of that fireplace.
35:16I know, right?
35:24How's the waiting?
35:25We're excited.
35:26I think we're nervous.
35:27I think we're...
35:27I'm excited about the kitchen.
35:29I'm excited about the kids' rooms,
35:31the living room.
35:33I'm excited about the...
35:34All right.
35:35Oh, what?
35:36The moment has come.
35:38Wait, how long have you been out here?
35:40Forever and ever and ever.
35:42Obviously, this has been
35:43a bit of a stressful process.
35:45Yes, a lot.
35:45How do you feel at this very moment
35:47knowing that it is done?
35:49We know you guys do great work.
35:50So it's nervous,
35:51but it's also like we know we're in good hands.
35:53Yeah.
35:54I'm glad we were able to take a bit of stress
35:55off your shoulders
35:55and we're just happy to get you into your home
35:57so you can relax and enjoy.
35:59If you're ready.
36:00Let's do it.
36:02All right.
36:05Wow.
36:07Wow.
36:19Wow.
36:21Wow.
36:22Wow.
36:22Oh, this is a game changer.
36:25Wow.
36:29This looks like a completely different space.
36:36The layout, the feeling of it,
36:38I mean, it's like so much more open.
36:40What do you think is causing it
36:41to feel so much more open?
36:43Hmm.
36:44I was like, hmm.
36:46There's no fireplace.
36:48Gone.
36:48It was huge.
36:49I mean, it was like...
36:50Money well spent.
36:52I love how open it feels
36:54and then going directly out into the...
36:57Right.
36:57Oh, my gosh.
36:58Guys, you can open these doors
37:00and walk straight out to your yard.
37:02How am I...
37:03I'm outside.
37:04I know.
37:04I mean, we just...
37:05Yeah.
37:06Before, we'd like go all the way
37:07through the kitchen.
37:08I mean, just...
37:08But the idea that this now becomes
37:10kind of like a open space.
37:12Yeah, this is amazing.
37:13I appreciate the intimacy of the space
37:14and the functionality.
37:15It really feels like...
37:17This space here just feels cozy.
37:19Yeah.
37:20Oh.
37:21This space?
37:22Wow.
37:23This is amazing.
37:24Oh.
37:26This is amazing.
37:27Like, the fact that we could, like,
37:29have dinner as a family.
37:30There's no wall.
37:34Remember when we had to, like,
37:35the door and it hit the other door?
37:37Yeah.
37:38And then we had to...
37:38Two doors collide.
37:39Two doors collide.
37:40And we had to kind of push each other.
37:42It was a whole thing.
37:44We have an island, babe.
37:45The infamous Property Brothers Island.
37:47Let me clarify.
37:48You have a peninsula.
37:50Oh, peninsula.
37:51But I love the color scheme.
37:52Yeah.
37:53And the tile.
37:54I love the greens, the brown.
37:55Like, I just feel...
37:55It's very relaxing.
37:58It's very relaxing.
38:03Tons and tons of drawers and storage.
38:06Sure, sure, babe.
38:08I know we shouldn't get excited about that,
38:09but it's one thing we weren't able to touch
38:11when we moved in.
38:13I'm really excited about this.
38:14All my dreams are coming true right now.
38:17This is crazy.
38:18I mean, I can't believe we live here.
38:20I know.
38:21I feel like we're going to somebody else's house.
38:22I do feel like that.
38:23When you look at the transformation in the living room,
38:26transformation in the dining room,
38:27transformation in the kitchen,
38:28these are all things that are going to impact
38:30how pleasant it is to spend time in this space.
38:33Yeah.
38:34But there were also some things
38:35that weren't just for you.
38:36They were for the kids.
38:37Right.
38:37The kids sharing a bedroom was not working.
38:39It was not working.
38:40And so I think the most incredible transformation
38:43is giving Evan his very own bedroom.
38:52Wow.
38:53Oh, my gosh.
38:54This is amazing.
38:57This is for our little guy.
39:03A desk that sits down.
39:05His own little desk.
39:06You do homework.
39:07For his homework.
39:08Yeah, I just, I don't know.
39:10It's like our baby's growing up.
39:12I think he'll love it.
39:13This is the perfect space for him
39:15to transition from seven until he's a teenager.
39:18You know, when you look in this space,
39:19I know it's got the fun memories of what it was before,
39:21but your house has to evolve as your family evolves.
39:25But also, Ella deserves to have her own space.
39:32Oh!
39:35Ella is going to love this.
39:42It is such a cute, beautiful, light-filled room.
39:46It is.
39:47And it's like all the pink that she loves,
39:49but something that she could, like, grow into.
39:51She's on the verge of becoming a teen,
39:52and she's on the verge of wanting to be an adult.
39:54Right.
39:55And it's a space that doesn't feel kiddish.
39:57Perfect for Ella.
39:58All of it.
39:59Growing up here, it's hard to see potential
40:01because you're so used to a space being a certain way.
40:04You know, the kids were begging us for their own space,
40:05so we did feel a lot of pressure
40:07to figure out kind of what to do,
40:10but we were also overwhelmed.
40:11You know, I think this, through this whole entire process,
40:14I've been holding a lot of pressure.
40:16We felt under pressure in terms of
40:17what the final product will look like.
40:20And also taking care of Naima.
40:22In fact, he came to me at one point,
40:24and he said,
40:25you have been a champ through this whole process
40:28because you're going through a lot,
40:29but you're also still looking out for the kids,
40:31looking out for the family.
40:32And so he asked if there's a little something
40:34we could do for you.
40:36You want to take her?
40:38What?
40:41Oh!
40:42Wow!
40:45Babe, this is exactly what I needed.
40:50This is so...
40:51Hey.
40:52Oh, man.
40:56This feels so relaxing.
40:59This was exactly the kind of space
41:00that I'd want to come into
41:01after a long day, after treatment,
41:04after just the hustle and bustle of the day.
41:06There's something to be said
41:08for having a place of your own,
41:10especially during your recovery.
41:12And I think it was important to Edo
41:14to know that you...
41:16you do have a zone that's safe
41:17for you when you need it.
41:19Once we heard that your treatments got extended...
41:23What are you thinking, Naima?
41:24I can tell it's emotionally hitting you.
41:26Yeah, well, one, it's just, you know,
41:28such a thoughtful surprise
41:30that I was truly not expecting.
41:31But learning that, you know,
41:34I did have breast cancer through this journey,
41:36there were moments where it felt a little overwhelming,
41:38you know?
41:40And just kind of managing all the logistical parts
41:42of moving out and the kids
41:44and treatment and work,
41:46and it's a lot.
41:47And to have kind of like a sanctuary
41:50or a space that looks this warm
41:53and comfortable and inviting,
41:54this is an amazing surprise.
41:56This was really sweet.
41:59Thank you, baby.
42:00I think we just need to back out
42:02and give you a few minutes in your own room.
42:03Yeah.
42:04Let us know how the kids enjoy this.
42:05Oh, my gosh.
42:06Tell us what the kids' reaction is.
42:07Okay, we will.
42:08All right.
42:08Oh, this is so sweet, babe.
42:12Obviously, the thing that's going to have
42:13the biggest impact on our day-to-day lives
42:15is the kitchen, hands down.
42:17Like, I think that, obviously,
42:18the kids' rooms and their own spaces
42:21is why we went into this.
42:23Oh!
42:26Evan, this is your room.
42:29All yours.
42:30That is so cool.
42:32Watching our kids grow up before our eyes
42:34has been one of the most
42:35transformative experiences in this.
42:39Oh, my goodness.
42:42This is all yours.
42:44This is amazing.
42:47They're growing.
42:48Their needs are changing and evolving.
42:50And then our needs are kind of changing and evolving.
42:52So I think this, for us, for our family,
42:54is that next chapter in this house.
42:57We definitely honor the history of the house
43:00while still making the necessary upgrades
43:02for where we are now.
43:04I'm excited.
43:05I feel home.
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