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00:11Another gorgeous day in the county.
00:13This is my commute. This is insane.
00:16Prince Edward County is only a couple of hours outside of Toronto,
00:19but it feels like a whole different world.
00:22And just in case this wasn't beautiful enough, water.
00:25For me, there's nothing more inspiring
00:27than the housing stock here in the county.
00:30This whole community sort of had its heyday in the mid-1800s.
00:34There's these beautiful old homes here,
00:36beautiful old ladies, as we like to call them,
00:39that have stood the test of time,
00:40and they don't need to be messed with that much.
00:51SKDS is the design firm that I'm starting up here,
00:54and we have just completed our first job.
00:56At the same time, I'm also renovating a farmhouse for my family.
01:00It's our forever home.
01:02I'm dividing the reno work into four phases, essentially,
01:05to give me a little bit more time to do projects with the design firm.
01:09But it's still going to be months and months for that to be finished.
01:13Not much has changed on the outside.
01:16After having our first SKDS project under our belts,
01:20I am so excited of, like, completing our space.
01:23We bought this house about 10 months ago,
01:25and we've been working on the renovations for about the last six.
01:29We're in our new house!
01:31New house!
01:32New house!
01:32So we were looking for a house to house our family, and we found it.
01:37Whoa!
01:38It smells so nice.
01:40We knew we were looking for a brick home.
01:42Yeah.
01:43We knew we were looking for a little bit of property.
01:45Mm-hmm.
01:46We hadn't been on this property for more than, like, two minutes,
01:49and already it had, like, pulled at my heartstrings.
01:53You could just tell that this was a family home.
01:56That's what I'm saying!
01:57The house has really good energy.
02:00Right now it has a little bit of stressful energy, but that's our doing.
02:04We've been working on the house for a few months now,
02:06and it's finally time to make some design decisions.
02:09I mean, are there any rooms that are closer to completion than others?
02:14Well, this is what I wanted to talk to you about today,
02:15because I think that our living room and dining room,
02:18because there wasn't, like, a major renovation there,
02:21I think we can get that going, like, figure out the layout.
02:23Okay.
02:23My bread and butter is restoring Victorian homes.
02:29This house, I really thought I knew what I was getting into,
02:32but these old houses have so many secrets in the walls.
02:36What have I done?
02:38We had to rip off the roof on the back of the house,
02:40completely restructure it.
02:42Masonry work back there that was just old bricks
02:44that were starting to fall apart.
02:46We had to restructure the whole floor of the kitchen.
02:48We were on just a rad system,
02:50so we put in two heat pump systems,
02:52had to remediate all the electrical,
02:54because that was knob and tube, some new windows.
02:57No big deal.
02:59I think this is probably the biggest step
03:00we've taken as a married couple.
03:02You think? Over having children?
03:04No. Sorry, I take that back.
03:06I thought that one kind of locked it in.
03:08Yeah. Yes.
03:09And this is our living room.
03:11The adult living room.
03:12I really feel confident that this is the first space
03:15we'll be able to finish.
03:16I've had to make some calls on lighting placement.
03:18You'll be very happy to know no overhead lighting.
03:21What is that?
03:22Except for our beautiful future pendant.
03:24Gotcha.
03:25When I first met Justin,
03:26all he ever collected was tiny lamps.
03:29So every room had so many tiny lamps in it.
03:31You walk into a room,
03:33take about seven minutes to turn all your tiny lamps on.
03:36We'd be at a flea market or like a vintage shop,
03:39and he would go to reach for a lamp.
03:40I'm like, no more tiny lamps.
03:41And what about the floors?
03:42Well, floors, that is a really good question.
03:46These are the original one and a quarter inch oak floors.
03:50You can't even get floors like this anymore.
03:52This would have been like a serious upgrade back in the day.
03:55The dream would be to refinish these existing floors
03:58in a perfectly neutral, warm toned floor.
04:02If I do have to replace this floor,
04:04it is like a whole new engineered hardwood on top.
04:07That's like, for the entire house, like probably $40,000.
04:10Have you made a decision on these doors?
04:13We'll keep them painted shut, paint them really dark,
04:16so they become a real feature
04:18and we really highlight them that way.
04:19I might do like a slightly darker trim.
04:22Sconces on either side,
04:24but they're a modern take on the sconce.
04:26This is going to become a really beautiful vignette,
04:29and it's the really great view that you see
04:31when you're coming in from the kitchen.
04:32Greenery behind us in this south-facing window
04:34will really thrive.
04:36It's getting me so excited.
04:38I can see it now.
04:40This house, I want it to be restful.
04:44I come with a real sort of mid-century modern angle.
04:48I love using black as a hit.
04:50I'm not really frilly pinks and stuff like that.
04:53So we've done some investigation.
04:55This cannot be turned into a wood-burning fireplace.
04:57I apologize, it cannot.
04:59That's okay, that's okay.
05:01And I'm just going to find a gas insert that fits.
05:03Great.
05:03A nice modern mantle, possibly a solid slab of stone.
05:07I would love that.
05:08Yeah.
05:08Marble or...?
05:09I think marble.
05:10Because it's going to be so clean and modern on this wall
05:13and not have a traditional mantle,
05:15the marble has to have a lot of personality.
05:16So I'm going to have to figure that out.
05:18Justin and I have different style.
05:20I like cool grandma.
05:22Yes.
05:23He said it.
05:23I didn't have to say it.
05:25I like sometimes a little bit more edgy.
05:27We do surprisingly agree on things.
05:30Yeah, I can bend my cool grandma rules, but she's got great taste, I will admit.
05:35Yes.
05:36Now, this area, you may ask, is what do we use this for?
05:39What do we use this for, Sarah?
05:41Is it part living room?
05:42Is it part dining room?
05:43It's odd, yeah.
05:44But maybe it's where your record collection lands.
05:48No way.
05:49I know.
05:50Oh, my gosh.
05:51I thought you would like that.
05:53I could take them out of storage.
05:54Exactly.
05:55Amazing.
05:55Justin's a really amazing musician, and I have been a fan of his for a long time.
06:00We used to listen to records together all the time, drinking a glass of wine in his living room.
06:05And then we had kids, and now the records are in storage.
06:08Exactly.
06:08I love the idea of this entire wall being the open shelving.
06:14Showcasing all that record collection, and then having in some kind of a movable, small
06:20love seat.
06:21I haven't figured that out yet, but you game.
06:23Beautiful.
06:23Yeah, thanks, babe.
06:24Love it.
06:25So good.
06:26I knew you were going to like that.
06:28Taking on my whole home, forever home renovation, while also starting up my design firm, while
06:35also being a mom of two little boys, was maybe not the best timing to have it all happening
06:41at once, but it is.
06:44So, I'm figuring it out.
06:46I think if people were to ask me, how do you juggle it all, I would say, I don't.
06:50All the balls have fallen on the ground, and I just keep picking them up and trying again.
07:03Mommy?
07:04Yes?
07:04I love you.
07:05I love you too, darling.
07:07Okay, what do we need today?
07:10Do we like beans?
07:11Yeah.
07:11Will you eat yellow beans?
07:14Maybe.
07:14Maybe.
07:15Maybe?
07:15My sweet Jack is still kind of a city kid at heart.
07:18Like, he's uncomfortable around farm animals, and roosters are too loud for him and everything.
07:23I like that he's getting slowly but surely exposed to this stuff.
07:28I'll turn him into a county kid yet.
07:30Hey, Sarah.
07:32Oh, you owe me a call.
07:34I do.
07:35I'm so sorry.
07:36Oh, my gosh.
07:36No, no, no.
07:37Jack, do you remember my friend Saul?
07:38Hey, Jack.
07:39Hi.
07:40How are you?
07:40Good to see you.
07:41Saul's a friend of mine here in the county.
07:43Saul's a friend of mine here in the county.
07:43He runs the Royal Hotel, really very involved in the community.
07:47He bought this beautiful property here, and it happens to have this historic church on
07:53it.
07:53What are you doing with that thing?
07:55Like, it is asking to be worked on.
07:58I don't really know, but it needs work.
07:59The floor is caved in.
08:01How about I come by sometime?
08:02Check it out.
08:03Maybe bring Jo.
08:04Sure.
08:04She's our little structural savant.
08:06Okay, I love that.
08:07Yeah, we've got like a whole little powerhouse county design team.
08:10I would love for you to come by and have a look.
08:12Yeah.
08:12Good to see you, Jack.
08:13See you later.
08:14Fist thumb.
08:15Fist thumb.
08:16All right.
08:16Oh, do you know cut the pickle, though?
08:18I do not know.
08:19Do you want to do cut the pickle?
08:20Cut the pickle, and then you tickle, tickle, tickle.
08:24Chance encounters in the county are unavoidable.
08:26And when you're trying to get the word out that you've got
08:30availability to take on design jobs, that works in your favor.
08:40We're planning to move into the house before winter,
08:43which is four months from now.
08:44So that is pretty tight for a reno of this scale.
08:47This is the first area that I can complete,
08:49and it's really going to set the tone for the whole house.
08:52And it needs to get done quickly.
08:53Like, four weeks, it should be done.
08:55There's still a few construction-related questions
08:58that I need answered on our project.
09:00The floors, the fireplace, and the music lounge wall.
09:04So I'm meeting with Josh today to go over some of that stuff.
09:07Josh.
09:08Hey, Sarah.
09:09I got the big dog here today.
09:11Yeah, yeah.
09:11Frank's away on holidays.
09:13Josh owns the company Sage, which is doing my project for me.
09:16First things first, then, where are we at with these floors?
09:19These things are, like, keeping me up at night.
09:21Yeah, so I got some pretty exciting news for you.
09:23I met with Miles earlier.
09:24He thinks he can refinish everything.
09:25No need to replace anything.
09:27Are you serious?
09:27Serious.
09:28A few little problem areas.
09:29Yeah.
09:29But we're going to do our best to kind of get that taken care of.
09:33Amazing.
09:33Okay, so did he say anything about these stains?
09:36Like, do we have to work with that?
09:37He's going to do his best to sand it all off.
09:39Obviously, he won't know until he gets right into it.
09:41Yeah.
09:41But I know you need to go over and pick the colors for the stain.
09:44Okay, let's talk about the gaping hole.
09:48Can I please ask you why this is still not drywalled when the rest of the drywall looks like it's
09:52finished?
09:53We are waiting for you to select your gas insert for the fireplace so that we know.
09:57You're waiting for me.
09:58Amazing.
09:59So it's my fault on it.
10:01Okay.
10:02Music lounge.
10:04I see this thing is still here.
10:05Yes, unfortunately, this does have to stay.
10:08Yeah.
10:08It's your air supply and air return for the heat on the other side of the house.
10:12Yes, I guess we do need that.
10:13Yes.
10:13I have to say this has not changed as much as I would have liked.
10:17Yeah.
10:17There was supposed to be a bulkhead there.
10:20We've got the vent coming through from our range hood on the other side.
10:24Yeah.
10:24Why is that not there yet?
10:25So this is a brick wall, so we do need to core through that.
10:28That's going to take a little bit of time, and then that will come in here and vent out to
10:31the outside.
10:32Is your millwork guy coming?
10:33Yeah, Victor's supposed to be coming, and I told him there was going to be a fully drywalled bulkhead there
10:39because I figured it was going to be done.
10:41Yes, yes.
10:42But if Victor comes here and gives us a measurement, we'll be able to bulkhead to suit his millwork.
10:46Are you sure?
10:47We can.
10:48Rule of thumb, you never measure for millwork until the entire space is drywalled.
10:54There is so much room for error when you do that, and millworkers don't like to do that.
10:58So I'm going to have to check in with my new millworker, Victor, to make sure he's okay with that.
11:03And it's on you if it's the wrong size.
11:05Yes.
11:05All right, let's do this, buddy.
11:14First floor hallway was a lot of wallpaper.
11:18Three worlds of wallpaper.
11:20It was just like, it was looking pretty gnarly.
11:23And we were going to cut out the bubbles and plaster them and then wallpaper on top.
11:28But as with all old home rentals, you get to pivot.
11:31Mitch painstakingly removed all the wallpaper, all three layers from the first floor.
11:37So we are back to that beautiful plaster.
11:39It feels amazing.
11:40Instead of peeling that wallpaper painstakingly off of an entire second story, we decided to actually drywall on top of
11:50it.
11:50Thank you, Mitch.
11:51No problem.
12:06This is weird.
12:07I didn't think it was supposed to rain today.
12:08I feel like sometimes it does that in the county.
12:10I know.
12:10It's just all of a sudden like, oh, it's raining for two minutes.
12:13I have tried so many of the weather apps, none of them can figure out county weather.
12:17I just know I don't know how to dress for it.
12:20We're starting out SKDS and I really want word to get out that we're not just doing traditional interior design.
12:27So we're really looking for projects that we can do for this calendar year.
12:31So I'm taking you to Saul's church.
12:33Yes.
12:33It's the perfect job for our firm.
12:37It's a quintessential county building.
12:39Saul, he's like a steward of that property.
12:43We'll see what he wants to do, but I think he has big ideas for it.
12:47He just, I think, needs an idea of what this will cost.
12:49And I think he's also looking to us for inspiration.
12:52Well, that's cool.
12:53But it's really cool.
12:55Saul's church is not in town.
12:58It's actually in an area called Demarestville and it's about 15 minutes north of Picton.
13:03Classic county weather.
13:05That's beautiful.
13:06Perfect.
13:07Look at that.
13:08Oh my gosh.
13:10Jo's background is in general contracting as well as interior design.
13:14So she is such an asset to my team.
13:16She can quote a job honestly down to the penny.
13:19I swear.
13:20This is our unicorn.
13:22The architecture is incredible.
13:24It is incredible.
13:25Hey, Saul.
13:26Hey.
13:27How are you?
13:28Good. How are you doing?
13:29Yeah.
13:30It's amazing.
13:31It's the oldest wooden Anglican church in the province.
13:34Was it here the whole time?
13:36No.
13:36It was moved here to save it from being demolished.
13:39This building's turning 200 years old.
13:41And so now it's time to reinvent it for, you know, what's the next life for this thing.
13:46Yeah.
13:46How would you want to use this space?
13:49The possibilities are endless.
13:51It could be anything.
13:52Yeah.
13:52I've always thought of it as a place for people to come and congregate.
13:56Maybe ceremonies, concerts.
13:59What's with this face?
14:01Maybe we should check out the inside.
14:03Oh.
14:05Wow.
14:06Look at this natural light coming in.
14:08Look at these original windows.
14:11Oh, man.
14:11Saul, it's eerie, isn't it?
14:13Yeah.
14:13Super eerie.
14:15I'm gonna go down.
14:16Are you sure?
14:17Yeah.
14:18Oh, Joe.
14:20Careful down there.
14:22This beam is completely rotten, Sarah, which means that it's probably only a matter of
14:27time before that side collapses.
14:30It's pretty bad.
14:31Yeah.
14:31To resolve structural for something like this is a whole new floor structure.
14:36Totally redesigned, new footings, new everything.
14:40I have a tendency to get a little too excited about the potential.
14:44And a lot of the time, Joe's expertise doesn't bring me all the way back down to earth, but tethers
14:49me.
14:49What do you think ballpark we'd be looking at just to get this back to a structurally sound, properly supported
14:58building?
14:59Probably 70,000 to 100,000.
15:06Wow.
15:07I don't know if it'll happen this year.
15:08Yeah.
15:09But I do know we need to do this.
15:12I feel like I've got a responsibility to keep this thing here.
15:16Yeah.
15:16And sound, so it is no joke.
15:17I appreciate that you want to take care of this building, though.
15:22Me too.
15:22Just not this year.
15:23More time to plan.
15:24Yes, that's true.
15:25Exactly.
15:25I'm bummed, but I'm a realist.
15:28It's a lot of money.
15:29And frankly, it's a lot more work than I actually thought it was going to be.
15:33So I think a project like this really needs the planning done over the winter.
15:38And then, like, hopefully for its 200th birthday, we get to give it a full, not facelift, like a whole
15:44body transplant.
15:46Yikes.
15:53Saul's church is on hold for the foreseeable future, but I've got plenty to do for my own house.
15:58So I'm going to meet with Miles, the flooring guy, to see what my options are with refinishing the floor.
16:03Moving my practice here to the county, I still have my design know-how and everything.
16:08But without my trades and without the right support behind it, with the people that execute the vision, I'm kind
16:14of useless.
16:16Hey, nice to finally meet you.
16:18You too, you too.
16:19You are the man that is single-handedly saving my sanity.
16:22I cannot stress enough how important it is that I can refinish these floors.
16:26It's now saving us a chunk of money.
16:29Yeah, it's going to be fine.
16:30It's just like all the old floors in this area.
16:32Most of them are pretty good. There's enough life left in them.
16:34I'm hoping to do something that's still natural wood-looking, a little deeper, but still warm.
16:40I like coffee brown.
16:43Mm-hmm.
16:43Let's try special walnut.
16:48Ooh.
16:48I love collaborating with people and with trades that appreciate these old homes, and Miles is a perfect example of
16:56that.
16:56You truly have to be an artist to know how to refinish a floor and to patch it and make
17:01it look original.
17:02You have to care.
17:03And what I'm finding out here in the county is that there are a lot of trades that care.
17:08So there's our three colors.
17:10Okay.
17:10They actually look a lot more similar than I expected.
17:13Yeah, it's a little warmer.
17:14And then once you put the polyurethane in a big amount, it's going to change, too.
17:17So how do we make that call off of a single sample, then?
17:20Well, you take it back to the house.
17:21Take them around the house.
17:22Different light conditions.
17:23Do it in the morning.
17:24Do it in the evening.
17:24Take it to those areas, and then you'll know roughly what year.
17:27Okay.
17:29I don't know if I'm going to get my bag back.
17:31Oh, yeah.
17:32Just gently pick it up.
17:33She'll move.
17:36Thank you so much.
17:37I still can't believe we can refinish these floors.
17:39I think it's going to work out fine.
17:52These stains that Miles did up all look really good to me.
17:56I've decided to go a little bit lighter than I initially thought.
18:01The house is kind of asking for that.
18:03They all look great.
18:04They're pretty close.
18:06All of these are a very natural oak finish.
18:09If I get this wrong, it's a lot of wrong.
18:13So I take floor stain picking berry seriously.
18:18I got to see it in the space.
18:21No pressure.
18:21I'm just, like, picking a floor for my forever home
18:24that's probably the last refinishing it could ever take.
18:26And you'll look at this for the next 40 to 60 years, hopefully.
18:30So, yeah.
18:32This one's too light.
18:33This one's too dark.
18:34And this one is just right.
18:37It is a natural oak color.
18:39And when you stick to nature's palette, it's hard to go wrong.
18:50Victor!
18:51Sarah!
18:52Sarah, nice to meet you.
18:53So good to meet you.
18:54Oh, my goodness.
18:55Okay.
18:55Everyone says you're the guy.
18:57So today I'm meeting with Victor.
18:58He came very highly recommended for my girls.
19:01This is classic county connections for you.
19:05Everyone knows someone that does something that wants to help.
19:07This is our living room, dining room, soon-to-be music lounge.
19:12Completely dependent on this piece of furniture.
19:14Wow.
19:14Okay.
19:15This is what I wanted to do here.
19:18Now, there is going to be a bulkhead here.
19:20I was hoping it was going to be done before you came
19:22so you could do your final measure, but it's not.
19:25I think if I've got some hard measurements on the drawings to go by,
19:29it'll be fine.
19:30You're already so chill, man.
19:31We're going to work great together.
19:32It's the county.
19:33It's the county.
19:34Everything's chill.
19:34You're right.
19:34You're right.
19:35So we've got on the right-hand side,
19:38fully closed storage all the way up to under the bulkhead,
19:41closed storage along the bottom,
19:43and then over on the left,
19:45two-thirds will have open vinyl storage above,
19:49and then a sort of counter height area for a record player.
19:54What are you thinking of for materials?
19:57Our budget has gone over.
19:58I just don't feel super flush to go like solid oak
20:03everything.
20:05I would probably suggest the cabinet itself being factory veneered plywood
20:10or particle board and possibly some custom veneered doors.
20:15I love the idea that the parts that you would touch
20:18and that might get the most wear would be the solid wood at that point.
20:21Yeah.
20:21That's really smart.
20:22What are we thinking for timing?
20:24I'm thinking about eight weeks.
20:26Eight weeks.
20:28Oh, my goodness.
20:28I've got a ton of jobs going on right now.
20:31It's the busiest time of year.
20:33Oh.
20:33I thought it was going to be four.
20:35Oh, shit.
20:36Four weeks.
20:37Oh.
20:43I'm thinking about eight weeks.
20:45I thought it was going to be four.
20:47This is my fault because I've got so many other projects on the go right now.
20:51Of course, I should have called you earlier.
20:52I don't know what your lead times are like.
20:54Yeah, I didn't even think you're a one-man shop.
20:56Of course.
20:57If it's an eight-week wait for this,
21:00it means that I'm essentially sitting on a finished room waiting for the millwork to go in.
21:04And this is the first space I can finish for our house.
21:07And once it's done, it just allows me to keep moving.
21:10So I need four weeks, unfortunately.
21:13A job that I'm working on right now is a bit on hold
21:17because I'm waiting for some rattan to come from India.
21:20Oh.
21:21So while I'm waiting for that, I can get a lot done on your project and really jumpstart it.
21:27Okay, that's huge.
21:29That maybe shaves us down to what, like six weeks?
21:32I could probably do better.
21:33Really?
21:34Yeah, yeah.
21:35Oh, my God.
21:35It's the first time we're working together and I'm already asking you to do me favors.
21:38That's not cool.
21:39Let's see what we can do.
21:47Now that the construction-based decisions are made,
21:50I can really start focusing on more of the design decisions that I've been kind of putting off.
21:55Oh, I remember last time we were here, Justin was doing it.
21:59Yeah.
21:59Do you remember?
21:59So we're meeting at Base 31 today.
22:01This is an old World War II training facility.
22:05But a company has bought it and they're rejuvenating it.
22:08Joe and Kate and I, since we don't have an office, we like to come and meet here.
22:11How do you guys think that went?
22:13Like our first project together?
22:14Sunny and Grant?
22:16I think it went really well.
22:17It all played out how we had hoped.
22:19Like I think that our three skill sets are really complementary.
22:24Yeah.
22:24And I don't feel like we stepped on any toes even.
22:27There are always fears and concerns about starting a new business.
22:31I mean, especially businesses with friends.
22:34Are we going to fight?
22:35Are we going to disagree?
22:37Yes.
22:37Probably yes to both of those things.
22:39Let's like make a pact.
22:40No mean girls.
22:41No mean girls.
22:42No drama.
22:42No drama.
22:43I think we're good at like bringing that out.
22:45There will always be times that are challenging.
22:47And I think the most important thing to remember and the key to this is to just keep our communication
22:53lines open.
22:55So you guys know my house.
22:57I actually need your help with it because I'm sort of at decision fatigue.
23:01The area that I'm finishing first is the living room, dining room, lounge.
23:05I love the cool kind of newer furniture within a traditional space.
23:10Okay.
23:11I don't want it to be too fussy.
23:13This is like a sample of the Calcutta viola for the surround around the fireplace.
23:18I love that you hauled this here today.
23:20Just a piece of marble in my bag.
23:22Well, hey, this is like, I wish I knew becoming an interior designer, all you do is walk around with
23:26bags of stone.
23:27Looking at this, I haven't even sourced my gas insert yet.
23:30Oh no.
23:31I know.
23:32It's just this big open hole right now.
23:33Okay.
23:33Well, I know a place.
23:34Yeah.
23:35And we should get on that right away.
23:36Okay.
23:37I went with a table that is black.
23:40It's more like an art piece.
23:42Yeah.
23:42Yeah.
23:42And then I was just like, what am I going to do with the chairs?
23:45You know, the way we love working with color.
23:47You always want that one thing.
23:49It's not only that it's unexpected, it almost doesn't work.
23:53I think I'm going to do six, but like, am I crazy?
23:55No, no, no.
23:55I love them.
23:56Really?
23:56Yeah.
23:57Absolutely.
23:57Yeah.
23:58I love that pop of blue with what you've picked here.
24:01It's just, it's so fun and playful, but also a little bit refined.
24:05I've wanted to do them in my own house forever.
24:07Yeah.
24:07So if I hear you correctly.
24:10I love this.
24:10Yeah.
24:11I am on the right track.
24:13I'm really into it.
24:14I love collaborating.
24:16So it's going to be really interesting.
24:18The more projects we do, the more I think we'll be able to hone in on what that SKDS look
24:23really is for our clients.
24:25Should we eat?
24:26I'm hungry.
24:26Yeah, I'm hungry too.
24:27We should always eat.
24:28Thank you so much guys.
24:29This is a huge help.
24:30No problem.
24:41Oh yeah, some of these more modern ones.
24:44I would love.
24:45I know.
24:46So good.
24:47Today is a Joe appreciation day.
24:49She said she could take care of the fireplace specs and she's narrowed it down for me.
24:52So we're going to pick the fireplace today because I don't have any more time.
24:57The ones that we're looking for though, that I sent you the specs on.
25:00Yeah.
25:00They live right here.
25:01Oh yeah.
25:02So it's these three here that we're looking at.
25:06The vibe I'm going for, for the living room, music lounge and dining room is cool comfort with classic detailing.
25:13The house is coming with the classic detailing.
25:16That's easy.
25:17The whole space is getting very contemporary within the furnishings.
25:21So things like the fireplace is where I need to bring in that classic detailing.
25:26Okay.
25:26They look great.
25:28Yeah.
25:28So it kind of comes down to like, what do you want inside?
25:31So they've got rocks, we've got birch set and the traditional log set.
25:36Looks like a real wood burning log.
25:39But I am realizing now, the more I'm like looking at my furnishings, that everything has like a view to
25:46the fireplace.
25:47The furniture is like mid-century modern.
25:49Some are much more modern.
25:50So this is where I need the traditional.
25:53Maybe with going with the traditional log set, you go with a cleaner trim.
25:57Exactly.
25:58So something more along the lines of this one here.
26:00Yeah.
26:01To kind of balance it.
26:02Exactly.
26:02These are like the details that we as designers stress over so much.
26:06But once it's in, you're like, what was I worried about?
26:08Yeah, exactly.
26:09That's because we got all the worrying done first.
26:11Yeah.
26:22I am trying to pick a wall color for the main living area in my house.
26:27And let's just say that there are some options when it comes to whites.
26:30But it's interesting.
26:32All of my go to whites and off whites are not working for this house.
26:37Like as a designer, you tend to have like your five whites that you lean on that always work beautifully
26:43together.
26:44Something very strange has happened to me ever since I moved to the county.
26:48A lot of my whites are too crisp and gray and cold for these county houses.
26:56The whites that before I used to think like, oh, that's got like a yellowy undertone or it's too buttery
27:01or gross.
27:01It's got a beige in it.
27:03It's like all of a sudden those colors are working better for me here.
27:06The color that I think I really like, it's like so creamy for me.
27:12This color is looking beautiful in my space and I think I'm going to lock it in.
27:16I think that's the winner.
27:23We're about three weeks away from my deadline of finishing this space.
27:27In the next couple of days, the walls are going to get painted and then the floors can be refinished.
27:31But I am doing something a little prematurely here.
27:37Because the walls are so light, the ceilings are so high, I definitely needed an important piece over the fireplace.
27:45Oh, Kristen, I cannot thank you enough for bringing your beautiful artwork into my mess.
27:53I am meeting with my good friend, Kristen Sharda, who is a fantastic photographer artist.
27:58She used to be a neighbor of mine actually back in the city, but she comes up to the county
28:02a lot.
28:02She has a gallery show here right now.
28:04So I thought it was perfect for her to bring some of her pieces by to see how they look
28:08in the space.
28:08Even though it's just being painted.
28:10Some of these pieces are really inspired by the county.
28:13Yes, actually everything in the picture is from one farm.
28:18I kind of do a scavenger hunt when I'm starting a project.
28:22It's really about a location, it's about a time, it's about a season.
28:25I always love it when you use dead birds.
28:28I don't know if that means that I'm like dark or something, but there's a bigger story there.
28:34Let's talk this project.
28:36Okay.
28:36We're not doing a TV over the fireplace.
28:38I'm going to have a large sectional over here that's in a deep charcoal gray navy, so it's dark.
28:44Yeah.
28:44So one of these darker pieces I think would really shine here on this lighter wall.
28:49The colors are perfect.
28:51That's beautiful.
28:52And nice and moody.
28:54The lilac-y color isn't coming in from anywhere in particular, but I'm also not a fan of matching art
29:02to the room.
29:03Good, and I don't make art to match your couch.
29:05Yes.
29:07And what are these pieces here?
29:11Kristen!
29:12Yeah!
29:14This is so cool.
29:17Oh, I really like this.
29:19Frankly, I've never seen a round frame like that before.
29:22That's really cool.
29:23I only print a few of that size.
29:26Oh.
29:26So the addition number really determines the price of the piece.
29:30I see.
29:30This is on the much more costly side?
29:33I would say so, yes.
29:35Yeah.
29:35Compared to some of the smaller pieces.
29:38This wall definitely is worth investing in.
29:42It's going to be a real focus of your house.
29:44It's going to be a real focal point.
29:46It's definitely this piece.
29:49I've like fallen madly in love.
29:51Thank you for making the time, Kristen.
29:53Thank you for inviting me.
29:54It's always so good to see you.
30:09Katrina!
30:11Hello!
30:12Hi!
30:13So good to see you.
30:14My cousin Katrina is here and she's here with her team of fantastic women to paint my first floor.
30:20This looks amazing.
30:21How is this one day at work?
30:23This looks amazing.
30:24Yeah, we're doing good.
30:25These doors were one of my favorite things in the house when we first came to see it.
30:30And I really love how the black is looking.
30:32How are these doors treating you?
30:33I know they were in bad shape.
30:35Basically, this is an unfinished door how they were.
30:38Yeah.
30:38We put some tape so that we could do filler to get the gaps that were here.
30:42We filled that and are smoothing it out.
30:45These doors out to the porch are the focal point for me.
30:48I have this idea of the layout of my sectional in front of that.
30:52And I really want to highlight these doors.
30:54So this nice warm white is going to be the backdrop that really allows you to focus on these black
31:00doors.
31:00I feel like I played it safe with the color in here because it's such a large space.
31:05And it's one of those areas in the house that you transition through constantly.
31:09You know, off whites, there's like 200 of them to choose from.
31:12And I just hope I picked the right one.
31:17Now, we have decided to paint the walls before refinishing the floor.
31:21Some people feel like you should refinish the floors first.
31:23For timing purposes, we're painting first.
31:25As soon as this is done, we're refinishing the floors.
31:28We're getting our marble cut for our mantle around the fireplace.
31:32All of this is going to start really happening.
31:41Is there anything heavier than vinyl to move?
31:45Oh, I miss you, little friends.
31:47That music lounge is the heart of who Justin and I are.
31:52Listening to records when we first got together, like, that's what pulls these two spaces together.
31:57Oh, my gosh, this is reminding me of, like, all the free time we used to have before kids.
32:03We connected on social media, and he asked me out for a date.
32:07I think you can actually still see. It's still there.
32:09Yes.
32:10I didn't know how to direct message at the time, so I just left it.
32:13And on our very first date, which was the next day, he tells me that he is moving from the
32:17city to Prince Edward County.
32:19And she said, where's Prince Edward County?
32:21Yeah.
32:21And then I also said, well, I hope I don't like you because I'm not interested in getting into a
32:25long-distance relationship.
32:26It turns out that didn't work out well for me.
32:28You know.
32:30Brightly reflected in the sun's fresh light.
32:36Hi, guys.
32:37Hey, there you are.
32:38Hi, Sarah.
32:38This looks amazing.
32:39I'm so glad you like it.
32:41I'm a little overwhelmed because this is the first time I'm seeing my refinished floors, and you know how nervous
32:46I've been about that.
32:47Yeah.
32:47Like, look at this. Cabinetry into the flooring.
32:51Yeah.
32:51It looks seamless.
32:52It'll just feel like it's all very custom.
32:55Yeah, and hopefully, it'll look like it's always been here.
32:58Guys, it's all coming together.
33:01I was just about to put the upper unit, the record storage unit, into place.
33:08Victor!
33:09In so many ways, this is my gift to Justin.
33:13Can I stay and watch? Do you mind?
33:14No, not at all. Of course.
33:16The vision of the millwork for this wall was what completely made sense of this strange L-shaped layout.
33:26This wasn't lined up the way I wanted it to be.
33:28Usually, the bulkhead would be in, and then Victor would do his final measurements.
33:32But Victor has had to trust the measurements from Josh.
33:35So, I hope it fits.
33:38Okay. I'm lined up. Okay.
33:40Okay.
33:40You're up against the wall on this side.
33:43Ooh!
33:48Okay, I'll take over from here.
33:50Yeah.
33:50Okay.
33:50Yeah.
33:54She fits in over here, man.
33:57Oh!
34:00This is the house really coming together.
34:03This is going to allow Justin and I to get back into, like, listening to records and relaxing and, like,
34:08turning off the TV and having something else to do.
34:10Like, I get to live in this space. My family gets to enjoy all of these beautiful finishes. Like, I'm
34:16truly feeling the work paying off now.
34:20Yeah, it's going to fit really nicely.
34:23It's going to fit better than I expected.
34:24I didn't think I...
34:25There you go.
34:26It's really nice.
34:28It's really, really great.
34:30Yeah.
34:30Oh!
34:31I'm very lucky I found you.
34:34Oh!
34:44I'm very lucky I found you.
34:49Oh!
34:49I had them drop the boxes there.
34:51This is pretty amazing that I am at the stage that I can be decorating the first finished space of
34:59Justin's and my family home.
35:01There's been so much renovation work, so much dust, so much floor covering.
35:06When the furniture comes in, that's truthfully when the personality comes in, so this is definitely my favorite part.
35:13Oh!
35:14Oh!
35:14Oh!
35:14They're good!
35:16I'm pleasantly surprised by the color of the loveseat.
35:20The moment of truth is, will it work with the rug?
35:23I've been pulling all of the pieces that I think will work, but I'm sort of designing in a bubble,
35:30and I need two more sets of eyes of people that I trust.
35:34Okay.
35:34It looks like a perfect match.
35:36Is it?
35:36Well, this is a little lighter, but it's kind of great.
35:40Yeah!
35:41You nailed it!
35:42Joe and Kate, both of their eyes are so valuable on a space like this.
35:48They can be like, Sarah, you're crazy.
35:50Don't put that there.
35:51Or they can say, like, no, that does work, but have you considered this?
35:54We're not...
35:54This is not working.
35:56Okay.
35:56Then it's good to have an honest opinion.
35:59Why would you try to do the plants without me?
36:02It's true.
36:02With the plant lady.
36:03When it comes to the styling, it's no different than what we're doing kind of as a mantra with SKDS.
36:10It's always about the old and the new.
36:12I missed you, little table.
36:14You've been in storage for years.
36:16There's new furniture pieces, for instance, like this beautiful sectional that I've invested in, as well as the coffee table.
36:21They're much more modern and clean line, but then I'm balancing that with these heirloom pieces that I have and
36:28also some vintage finds.
36:30I'm going to throw a table in there just for fun, Sarah.
36:32I love pairing something that has that much character with something like a very modern coffee table like that.
36:39I think the push and pull here is that there's so much new furniture that I want to layer in
36:45enough vintage pieces.
36:47Like, this guy's holding his own.
36:48Well, this is so great.
36:49Certainly is.
36:50And this is the, like, little sister to the big Dutch hutch, right?
36:54This Dutch hutch has such a funny story because I remember it in my grandparents' dining room.
36:59Then my cousins were like, no way.
37:02This is not our style.
37:03And frankly, it wasn't my style either.
37:05The housing stock here just sort of lends itself to these kind of furniture pieces.
37:10And the Vanveen heirloom lives on.
37:12Does someone want to take on the record collection?
37:15And I am warning you, there are, like, seven more boxes.
37:18I can do it.
37:19I will let you know they're all alphabetical.
37:21Okay.
37:22Start on the right-hand side.
37:24Okay.
37:24And then build over.
37:25I'm happy I'm not doing pillows.
37:27Oh, yeah.
37:28I know I want to bring in some blue to make the dining chairs work.
37:34Because I have three different zones, I'm always making sure that there's some repetitive tones or colors or patterns that
37:42keep happening.
37:42That's why I went with this beautiful off-white color on the walls.
37:46I needed the furniture pieces to be where the color was coming from and not dictated by the walls.
37:53Check this out.
37:56Oh.
37:57Oh.
37:58Isn't that beautiful?
37:59That's really cool.
38:00The colors are so perfect and gorgeous.
38:04Literally, with a hook and a nail.
38:07This is really coming together.
38:08A couple more surfaces, a few more records.
38:11Sorry.
38:11Two more rows.
38:12Two more rows.
38:23I have a very important client reveal today.
38:28I haven't been in in a while.
38:30Yeah.
38:30This is good.
38:30Like, I have officially finished the very first spaces in our forever home.
38:37We're not going anywhere after this.
38:39What you doing, Kate?
38:41Oh, nothing, Joe.
38:42Nothing to see here.
38:43Something for our girl.
38:45It's an original Katrina Tompkins rug.
38:48What if we just leave it, like, here?
38:50Yeah, I like that.
38:52Oh, I'm excited and I'm nervous to show you.
38:55I get to sort of treat you like a client today.
38:57Yeah, it feels pretty.
38:58I feel pretty special.
38:59I even sort of dressed up.
39:00This is me dressing up.
39:16This is amazing.
39:18It's really crazy, isn't it?
39:20Wow.
39:25This is a lot different from when I was here last.
39:28And these floors.
39:30Oh, my God.
39:30The floors.
39:31The floors.
39:32Are gorgeous.
39:33This is the very first stop.
39:35Do you want to see the living room?
39:37Please, yes.
39:38I'm really proud of this.
39:39Oh, my gosh.
39:42What if we started things over?
39:45Short feet leading well.
39:48Wow.
39:49This is gorgeous.
39:51This space feels modern,
39:54but it feels like it belongs in this,
39:57you know, 160, 170-year-old house.
40:00Yeah.
40:00This is the actual glimpse
40:03of what this house is going to be, right?
40:05You saw this all along.
40:07Ever since our first walkthrough.
40:09Let's talk about these sconces.
40:11I know.
40:12So good.
40:13Mr. I hate overhead lighting.
40:16Yes.
40:16There's no recessed lighting in the ceiling.
40:19Yes, great.
40:20You're welcome.
40:21I see a couple of tiny lamps around here.
40:24I could use a little more.
40:25I figured that would be your design addition.
40:28Yeah.
40:28This fireplace.
40:30I know.
40:31This is absolutely gorgeous.
40:33It was a decision to go much more modern in its look
40:36and grand because you see it from all three zones in this space.
40:41Yeah.
40:42This is from a solid piece of marble,
40:44and it's just, I have definitely found my new stone fabricator.
40:49This is amazing.
40:50This house is very slowly collecting me the most fantastic trades.
40:55Yeah.
40:55And speaking of fantastic trades.
40:57Okay.
40:57Check out what our boy Victor made for us.
41:01My records.
41:03They're back, baby.
41:05They're back.
41:06Wow.
41:07This is absolutely outstanding.
41:10And this is solid.
41:12This does not look like it's going anywhere.
41:14We've got these great touch latch spots underneath,
41:17so we don't need to have hardware anywhere.
41:20So I like calling this area the music lounge.
41:23Yeah.
41:23Making sure.
41:24This was the challenge of designing this strange L-shaped space.
41:28Yeah.
41:28That is sort of too far to have a living room that goes this far,
41:31so it had to be its own zone.
41:33And this is only zone two of three.
41:36The final area is the dining room.
41:39Oh, my gosh.
41:43And something.
41:44I actually don't know what that is.
41:46Got my name on it.
41:48Oh.
41:49It's from Joe and Kate.
41:50Dear Sarah, congratulations on finishing.
41:53Oh, my God.
41:53I'm going to start to cry.
41:54Me too.
41:55The first space is in your new home.
41:58Okay.
42:00Thank you for sharing your SKDS journey with us.
42:03It's such a joy to watch your vision unfold.
42:06I can't read through the tears.
42:07Can you keep going?
42:08Yeah.
42:08It's such a joy to watch your vision unfold.
42:10Here's to many, many years of happiness.
42:12Love, Joe, and Kate.
42:14Oh.
42:14Have I found the best friends here or what?
42:17You might have.
42:19It's a hooked welcome mat.
42:22Wow.
42:23Oh, I love it.
42:24And of course, it's the right colors for our house.
42:26Anyways, here's the dining room.
42:30But look, it's my family heirloom hutch.
42:34That's a lot of storage.
42:35It's a lot of great storage.
42:36Yeah.
42:36So it's really nice because our future kitchen is not going to be very big, as you know.
42:42Yeah.
42:43So anything like serving platters, things that you don't use very often.
42:47Yeah.
42:48They can all live out here.
42:49And I mean, it's a perfect buffet for the dining table.
42:52And I love this table.
42:54You do?
42:54Oh, yeah.
42:55I love it.
42:56This fireplace with the lounge over here and our dining room is kind of the perfect example of what I
43:06was trying to achieve in the space.
43:07Mm-hmm.
43:08A cool comfort, but with classic detailing, right?
43:12The tones, like this deep, rich navy, the rust-colored terracotta, the warm woods, all of these colors are like
43:22such a natural palette for me.
43:24Yeah.
43:24And I think that they'll really support everything that's coming down the pipe eventually.
43:30Do we get to live here soon?
43:31Soonish.
43:32Okay.
43:32But it's still a long road ahead.
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