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01:00My mom's grandkids, my grandkids.
01:03We get together every Sunday, usually play cards.
01:07Who's hosting today?
01:08My best friend Lisa and her husband Michael.
01:11We're celebrating my mama's 77th birthday!
01:17I got it, I got it. That's a 10.
01:20I'm just happy to live to 77.
01:24It's a good year.
01:25Who do you think this group of people think of you and your mom looking for a home to live
01:29together?
01:29Oh, I think they love it. I think everybody just knows how close I am with my mom.
01:36Tell me what it's like living next door to each other.
01:38It's actually really nice having her right next door.
01:42I do get my meals from her.
01:47At this point, she is getting older.
01:49And even though she's just next door, it makes more sense for us to kind of be together so that
01:55I can really watch over her.
01:56Because I really want to just give back to her.
01:59I grew up with my grandmother.
02:00In Trinidad.
02:01In Trinidad.
02:03When I came up here, I worked and I sent for my three children.
02:07My mom is a great person. She's very giving. She's always said that all she had was love for her
02:16children. And so that's all she ever gave us.
02:19It was not an easy road. And I thank her for appreciating it.
02:25Our houses are all too small for both of us. We have looked probably about 20 houses so far. It's
02:35always hard finding just the right property.
02:37For both of us. That's separate, but together. I think those places are harder to find.
02:45I don't want to be just anywhere. We've always dreamed of living in the View Park, Windsor Hills area.
02:52There are some neighborhoods in here that pockets that's just really nice.
02:57I would like to be in a neighborhood that I feel comfortable getting out there at 5, 6 o'clock
03:02in the morning and go for a walk.
03:14I'm glad we finally met you.
03:15Yeah. It's only been...
03:17Yeah. A lot of talking on the phone and emails, but here it is.
03:20Four bedrooms. Four bathrooms.
03:24Oh, wow. This is nice. This is a beauty. This is lovely.
03:28You live next door to each other right now. Is that right? Yes, we do.
03:32My mom is paranoid that she's going to fall. Being under the same roof, I can watch over her.
03:38But then everybody that comes, they get us both. It's like a two for one.
03:41That's what we say. Yeah.
03:43I love to host my family. I love to cook.
03:46Can I come over for dinner? I want to see this.
03:49The reggae music going and the calypso going.
03:52Oh, yeah.
03:52I mean, these hips were made from moving. Just saying.
03:56Yeah. Don't get them started.
03:57I'll be trying.
03:59Oh, yeah. This looks like we're gonna need a space for all of us.
04:023,200 square feet in this house. This is listed at 1.65.
04:06Oh, wow. That's really low for this area for this size of home.
04:10This house needs a fair bit of work.
04:12Oh, my God. Take me inside.
04:15How do you feel about shag carpet?
04:17Oh, no.
04:19All right. Come on inside.
04:22Wow, Shelly. This is gorgeous.
04:28Get the party started.
04:32You got to have the space, and this is a really, really great space.
04:36This is a good size.
04:38This is a bedroom right here.
04:40This is the shag carpet.
04:42Oh, yeah.
04:42You're ready for it.
04:44That is crazy.
04:46Mamas, don't go in there, girl. Look.
04:48Something might jump out at you.
04:50I do think the shag carpet was originally here.
04:53I think that's why the bottom of the baseboards is a little higher
04:55and things look a little discolored there.
04:57You can see through here as well, dining space is a good size.
05:00Oh, this is nice.
05:01Nice.
05:05I see you getting all excited about this.
05:09Shelly, look at the kitchen.
05:13Is this big enough for you, or would you like to have even bigger than this?
05:16I think this is big enough for me.
05:19This is big enough.
05:20Yeah? Okay.
05:20I don't think my mama likes people in her kitchen anyway, so this is going to be a one-way
05:25kitchen anyway.
05:27Yeah, I prefer to do it myself.
05:29That way everybody's on my way.
05:31I love it.
05:32That works.
05:33Well, what does not work for you in this kitchen?
05:35I think all of this is actually dated.
05:38Yeah.
05:38The style of the cabinet is still good.
05:40It's the color is a little off.
05:43It's the color.
05:43You can either spray out the cabinets.
05:45If you like the footprint, yeah.
05:46I think I would like that.
05:48I'm curious what's behind this wall.
05:52It is an amazing bar.
05:54Oh, Shelly.
05:54Party Zone.
05:55Oh, my gosh.
05:56Mama, yes.
05:58Oh, my gosh.
05:58Talk about going back in time.
06:00Remember the one we had in the 70s?
06:02Yes, I do remember you having a bar.
06:05I do love a bar, especially a retro bar, but this is like, it's a little rough.
06:12But I like having a bar because we like to drink and we like to party.
06:16What are your big things?
06:17When you have get-togethers, what are the most important things?
06:19Food, the music, the card games.
06:22Oh, yeah.
06:23The fact that it's a secondary entertaining space, you have the other living room.
06:26Yeah.
06:26So even the kids could be over there while you're in here playing cards, having a drink.
06:30Having a drink.
06:32There's a covered porch.
06:34Oh, okay.
06:36We would love to have a bigger backyard.
06:39Would you want to brighten it up in here some?
06:42It's pretty dark right now.
06:43Definitely.
06:45The layout of this house is unique.
06:46The upper level is just one bedroom.
06:48It's the main suite.
06:50Down here, you have a bedroom here and the shag carpet room.
06:53And another bedroom in front.
06:54Oh.
06:54Now, because we all respect our elders, you would let her choose which room she wants.
07:01Mother, do you want to go upstairs?
07:03Mother?
07:03I would love to.
07:06But since you are the younger one.
07:09Oh, thank you.
07:10I would take this one.
07:12Oh, thank you, Mama.
07:13Oh, my God.
07:14It has a bathroom right there, so it's, this will work.
07:17That'll work.
07:17Why don't you just relax down here.
07:19Why don't you just relax down here?
07:19Let's go have a peek.
07:20Okay.
07:22Oh, my goodness.
07:24Whoa.
07:26Now, this is what I'm talking about.
07:28See, I could come up here and leave my mom downstairs and have my own space.
07:33With a fireplace.
07:34With a fireplace.
07:35Well, not just that.
07:37Fireplace.
07:37Wet bar.
07:38Massive bedroom.
07:39Oh, my goodness.
07:43Wow.
07:43Maybe I should show your mom because she might.
07:45No, no.
07:46She might change her body.
07:48Some of the finishes are a little tired.
07:50Yeah, it's very pink, too.
07:52You know, here, grab a seat.
07:53Let's chat.
07:55The thing with this house, it's really great for you guys.
07:58It's in the neighborhood you want, and it's big.
08:00This is listed for 1.65, right?
08:02It isn't priced as low as what I thought it might have been,
08:05because the house needs so much work.
08:07Anything we could get the price down would be your renovation budget.
08:11Yeah, okay.
08:11Yeah.
08:12In reality, as tired as a lot of the finishes are, it's still very livable,
08:16so you could pick the areas that are the most important to renovate,
08:20and then some of the other stuff could potentially wait.
08:22I mean, I like that this house is big and it does have all the space that I would need,
08:27but maybe there's something else out there that doesn't need as much work.
08:30This is the kind of home that will scare people away
08:32because they see the expense of a renovation.
08:34Mm-hmm.
08:35So I don't think it's going to sell like today.
08:37Oh, okay.
08:37We'll have time to look at other houses.
08:39Okay.
08:39That sounds like a plan.
08:41All right.
08:42I was so surprised to see how big this home is.
08:45Compared to where I was living, it is huge.
08:49This is the first time I'm meeting these guys, and they're so funny and fun,
08:54and you can tell they absolutely love each other.
08:56How cool is that, that a mother-daughter duo are working together to improve their living situation?
09:03My concern with family being all in one house is, you know,
09:08you never want it to be like you're falling on top of each other.
09:11Shellyann would have her entire own floor.
09:13She would have her own privacy, and then when she wants to see her mom,
09:16when she wants to see the rest of the family, they've got lots of space to do that.
09:20They also love the idea of that multi-generational living.
09:25This is a house that is designed for that lifestyle.
09:28What's overwhelming is the work that needs to be done.
09:32If we can see something moving, ready, that would be great, yeah.
09:36Because I am not going back to work.
09:49This is it, right in the corner.
09:52Oh, my goodness.
09:55It is nice to have a corner lot because you get gardens and access all the way around.
10:02Oh, my goodness.
10:03I love this porch.
10:04So, before we go inside, to give you a little bit of lay of the land,
10:07you've got 2,042 square feet, four bedrooms, three bathrooms.
10:11Oh.
10:12You will notice that this house looks and feels a lot more modern than the other house that we looked
10:16at.
10:17Oh, okay.
10:17But there may still be some things that you want to tweak and adjust to your own needs.
10:20Okay.
10:21But the house itself is listed for way less than that last house.
10:26It's at 1.5.
10:28Okay, okay.
10:29It is a house that is set up to party.
10:33Oh!
10:35This area is fantastic.
10:38All beautiful tree-lined streets, underground utilities.
10:41The houses are all really well-maintained.
10:43Having a corner lot, they actually get a bigger lot.
10:45So, this jumped off the page to me when I saw this.
10:48Wow.
10:50This is nice.
10:51This is nice.
10:52This is nice.
10:54Definitely a kitchen with some, uh...
10:56This is beautiful.
10:57This is gorgeous.
10:58Connectivity here.
11:03Between this table over here, the breakfast bar seating and this,
11:06you can fit 15 people comfortably.
11:08Oh, and I have enough grandchildren and great-grandchildren to fit the 15.
11:13So, would this actually work for you?
11:16The kitchen, as far as I see in the kitchen, this will work for me.
11:19I will love it.
11:21You know, you'll see with this house, some spaces are more generous, like this area.
11:25Other spaces, not quite so much.
11:27Oh, okay.
11:27You know, it is 1,000 square feet less than that first house you looked at.
11:30Ooh.
11:31But everything is a lot more updated.
11:34Why don't we take a look at the living room?
11:43Oh, yeah, this is nice.
11:45Wow, this is beautiful.
11:47I like it.
11:48I like it.
11:48Ooh, Chelliam.
11:50Great for the booze.
11:52Of course we see that first, huh?
11:54Make yourself comfortable.
11:56Oh, yeah.
11:58So, because this house doesn't have quite as much square footage as the other house,
12:02you don't have a formal dining room.
12:04Oh.
12:04So, here you've got a nice big kitchen.
12:06Now, technically, they have two tables in the kitchen.
12:08Mm-hmm.
12:09The round table at the front over here is where your actual dining table would normally go.
12:13We could remove those cabinets and do a built-in banquette,
12:16and then have, like, a large dining area in there.
12:19Don't think so.
12:21Does that work for you?
12:22No, that doesn't work for me.
12:32Because this house doesn't have quite as much square footage as the other house,
12:36you don't have a formal dining room.
12:38That doesn't work for me.
12:39Mama, please say that doesn't work for you.
12:41Please.
12:44We like to have our Thanksgiving dinners.
12:47Yeah.
12:47We like to have Christmas dinners.
12:49We always had a formal dining room.
12:51Yeah.
12:51All of these things are a give and take.
12:54Because your room on this level would be bigger and has its own bathroom.
12:58Yes, I like that.
12:59The downstairs will be mine.
13:02So, if you want to relax for a minute, though, I will take you upstairs to where your room would
13:06be.
13:07All right.
13:07Okay.
13:10So, you'll see there's a big bathroom already.
13:15Nice size room.
13:17The room is a little bit small.
13:18There is a second bedroom on this side over here.
13:22We have the room in your budget.
13:24We could redo this upper level into a main suite.
13:28You know, even if you open up these walls, there still wouldn't be a lot of space up here.
13:33The other property had a whole living room with a bar area.
13:38Keep in mind, that is an anomaly.
13:40That other place is an anomaly.
13:42As far as your space is concerned, nothing we do here would compare with how big that is.
13:47Oh, well, yeah.
13:49Something that does beat that other house, hands down, is the backyard.
13:55Oh.
13:55Let's see.
14:01Oh, my God.
14:03Oh, my goodness.
14:06Look at this.
14:08This is beautiful.
14:09Your own fireplace area here.
14:11Oh, my goodness.
14:12And then outdoor kitchen, outdoor living room.
14:15I love this.
14:16You said you wanted a dining area.
14:18Here's your formal dining.
14:19Yes, it is.
14:20This is beautiful.
14:21Oh, I love this.
14:22See, we could play cars out here.
14:23Yeah, we can.
14:24This is nice.
14:25All I left with is, wow.
14:28I mean, this makes up for upstairs.
14:31Oh, yeah?
14:31But what about the formal dining room?
14:34Oh, gosh.
14:35I can't do it on my dining room.
14:37Oh, my goodness.
14:39Just know that your mom will be getting a bigger bedroom and a bigger kitchen.
14:43Oh, I know.
14:43I know.
14:44It's hard.
14:45You don't seem to always get everything in one place.
14:49You have to admit, this is a pretty good option.
14:51It is a good option.
14:53This is definitely a good option.
14:55It gives us something to think about.
14:57Great.
14:57We're not done.
14:58Drew has another house he wants to show you, too.
14:59But take a look inside at what would be your bedroom, Imelta, and let me know if there's
15:04anything else you have questions about.
15:06Okay.
15:06I'll meet up with you in a bit.
15:07All right.
15:08All right.
15:10So, Jonathan, how did we do?
15:11I am actually pretty pleasantly surprised because this, I mean, obviously, the backyard's
15:16fantastic.
15:17I do realize there are challenges inside with the square footage, but it's really only
15:22affecting the upper level.
15:24I think the main floor overall would feel more functional for them.
15:27This place does check a lot of the boxes.
15:30But I would like it a little tiny bigger.
15:33It really gives you something to think about.
15:45All right, let's get in there.
15:48This is the house.
15:49Ooh.
15:51This looks small, but it's 2,233 square feet.
15:54Four bedrooms, four bathrooms.
15:56This looks nice, Charlene.
15:57I like it.
15:58It has a little curb appeal.
15:59It's a great street.
16:00I know we're in your prime area that you want to be in.
16:02Yeah.
16:03It's very unassuming because I know that last place you saw, it felt like maybe it wasn't
16:07enough space for you.
16:08Mm-hmm.
16:08But it's got a secret.
16:10Oh.
16:10I can hardly wait.
16:11Shall we come up and have a look?
16:12Okay.
16:16Oh.
16:20This is nice.
16:23It's cute.
16:24You can see they've been prepping to repaint this.
16:27Oh, okay.
16:27And they're patching the walls a little bit.
16:29Because they're about to sell, right?
16:30Yeah.
16:30So they're just trying to fix it up.
16:31So that's not a bad thing.
16:32It's small.
16:33It's smaller than both of the other living rooms that we saw.
16:37It's, yeah, you can't expect with these houses and these neighborhoods to be this gigantic
16:41living room like you saw in that one house.
16:43Oh, okay.
16:44I want to see what the rest of it looks like.
16:46You have two bedrooms here and a bathroom.
16:50I think you'll like this kitchen you built up.
16:52Oh, yeah.
16:53This is a nice kitchen.
16:55This is nice.
16:57But it's still not as nice as the last one that we saw.
17:00I know that last one has you in the spoil.
17:02Yes, it did.
17:04You said you play cards, right?
17:05Yeah, we do.
17:06You definitely don't play poker because your poker face is terrible.
17:09What's wrong with this place?
17:11This place is just tiny.
17:13It is.
17:14I don't know how we would use it when we do like to entertain, you know, a couple of kids
17:19here and we're cramped.
17:20You don't like it?
17:21Well, I'll have to see what else this has, what the rooms look like.
17:25Well, the good thing with this house is you would have your own suite because this would
17:29be your bedroom.
17:30It has its own bathroom.
17:32Oh, that's nice.
17:32Yeah.
17:33The first place we saw, we didn't have that for her.
17:36Do you think I would show you something that does not work for you at all?
17:40Okay, well, come on, do your thing.
17:44So, this is the thing.
17:46This house alone probably doesn't feel like it works.
17:49Mm-hmm.
17:50This house has an ADU, so there's a separate building.
17:52Oh, now you're talking.
17:53It's a lot of space just for you.
17:55Oh, yeah.
17:58It's unique having a house like this with an ADU, two-story ADU.
18:02It adds a lot of square footage and a lot of function for a family.
18:06It's not for everybody because you're basically living in two houses on one lot.
18:10So, they already live in two houses.
18:12They're trying to move closer together.
18:13I just didn't, I didn't want to move forward without showing them this place because there's
18:16a lot that this can offer.
18:17I mean, living with family sounds great, but a lot of times in reality it's harder than
18:22you think.
18:23It's nice to have your own space.
18:24This is gorgeous.
18:26This is gorgeous.
18:26This is huge.
18:28This is huge.
18:29This house is listed for $1,325,000.
18:31So, it's way below your max budget.
18:33Yeah.
18:34So, you have the money to do whatever you want.
18:35You could do a beautiful outdoor kitchen and deck.
18:38Yeah.
18:38You could scruce up the inside of the houses a bit.
18:41Yeah.
18:41No, I like that idea.
18:43I like that idea.
18:47Here you go.
18:51Ooh, Shellyann.
18:52Oh, my goodness.
18:53Look at this.
18:54This is nice.
18:55This is nice.
18:58This kitchen is bigger than the kitchen inside the house.
19:01Look at this.
19:01It kind of feels that way, doesn't it?
19:02It does.
19:03It feels that way.
19:04That kitchen has more storage, but this kitchen has this nice big peninsula.
19:07Oh, that's right.
19:07The high ceilings make a huge difference.
19:09Way bigger than the main house.
19:10It'll give me enough space to have friends over.
19:13Upstairs is the bathroom bedroom.
19:15Oh, okay.
19:15Okay.
19:16Are you okay with this kind of a layout instead of having all your space in the main house?
19:20I don't know that I'm, like, sold on it.
19:24I mean, I might be a little bit too far away from her.
19:28I love her so much.
19:29I can't help it.
19:31Isaiah, we're giving you Mills a sandwich.
19:32There we go.
19:33There we go.
19:34I love her.
19:41Let's chat.
19:42Yeah.
19:43So, of the three houses, which house gives you more of what you're looking for?
19:49I think the first house.
19:51It's a big house.
19:52I would have a lot of space upstairs.
19:55You're all under one roof.
19:56And we're all under one roof.
19:58The problem is, it's already capping out your budget.
20:01It needs more work than what you can afford to do to it right now.
20:03Yeah.
20:04Whereas here, we could do anything you want.
20:06Or the one that Jonathan showed you, that's within budget as well.
20:09And it has that outdoor oasis.
20:11I did like that place.
20:12You know, I love that outdoor space.
20:14Yeah.
20:15And we could have a lot of fun there.
20:16That makes me think.
20:23I did like that place that we saw, that second home.
20:27But the first house, I like the idea of having more space.
20:31It really does sound like you love that first house.
20:34Mm-hmm.
20:35Would you be comfortable where you're getting the larger home and you only fix up a couple of key areas?
20:40That would be fine.
20:41That bar room, the living room, the dining room.
20:43The kitchen.
20:45That's what people would see.
20:46Yeah.
20:47That's what my mom would be most happy with.
20:50Would you want to write an offer on that?
20:55That's where my heart is leaning.
20:57What do you think you want that?
20:58I think I love it too.
21:00Yeah.
21:00Oh yeah.
21:01I think I love that.
21:03Let's get an offer in.
21:04Let's see if we can get the price down a little bit.
21:06Let's do it.
21:08Let's do it.
21:09What do you got?
21:10I'm so happy that we've made a decision.
21:13We found a house that we like.
21:15I hope that we'll be able to negotiate and get that price down, leaving us some money so that we
21:21can do some upgrades.
21:23Are you nervous?
21:24I'm always nervous.
21:26A lot of people will just come in with a lowball offer.
21:28No matter what the price of the house is, that doesn't make sense.
21:30I will literally list off all the things that have to be fixed to say this is the value of
21:35the home in our mind because there's so much work to do.
21:38I'm excited, you guys.
21:39All right.
21:40Within a week, you guys could have a house.
21:42Within a week.
21:43Ooh.
21:43I love that ADU.
21:45So can I take it with me?
22:06Hey, Shellyann.
22:07It's Drew.
22:07How are you doing?
22:08Hi.
22:08Hi.
22:09I'm good.
22:09How are you?
22:10I am good.
22:11Guess what?
22:12What?
22:12What?
22:13Are you setting me up?
22:14You got the house.
22:18Congratulations.
22:20I am excited.
22:21I can't believe it.
22:22So you got the place for 1.52.
22:24That gives you $80,000 for the renovation.
22:27We're not going to be able to do everything.
22:29I think we should focus on those main areas we talked about.
22:32But there's a lot that we can do still with $80,000.
22:34So we'll put a design plan together and we'll sort of figure out our plan of attack and go from
22:38there.
22:39What's your mom's reaction going to be?
22:41Ecstatic because this is really happening.
22:43I'll talk to you soon, okay?
22:44Alright.
22:45Bye.
22:54Shellyann and Umilta are focusing their renovation budget on the shared spaces as this is where they'll spend most of
22:59their time.
23:05The bar will get new cabinetry.
23:08The existing kitchen cabinets are in pretty good shape and will get updated with a coat of fresh paint.
23:12And the fireplace will get a facelift with a modern plaster facade.
23:17Moving.
23:17Yes!
23:18Alright.
23:19I've done my work.
23:20I'm out of here.
23:21My shift is over.
23:29I'm sorry I'm giving you lots of stairs, Umilta.
23:31That's okay.
23:32I already did my 6,000 steps today.
23:35Oh, wow.
23:36You're ahead of me.
23:37I'm at 2,700 steps.
23:38Oh, you got a long way to go.
23:40Good to see ya.
23:41We only have $80,000 for the renovation.
23:44That could go fast just with the kitchen and bar alone.
23:47So we're trying to be very strategic with how we spend, where we spend, and what we're looking to keep.
23:52Oh.
23:53So, I want to understand how much vibrance you want in the space, also in the living area.
23:59So, fabrics for the sofa.
24:01I like personality myself.
24:03You tell me.
24:03I like this green.
24:04This green is pretty.
24:06You like this?
24:07That'll be personality, yeah.
24:09If you were doing a green like this in the main area, I think this could look really nice in
24:13the den.
24:13Oh.
24:14Okay.
24:15That sounds good.
24:15In the bar for the backsplash.
24:17Do you want to do something maybe that could be a little larger, but maybe not so uniform, like something
24:21that has personality?
24:22Yes.
24:22Something that has personality, because that's what we plan on doing is having some fun at that bar.
24:28You know, after the third cocktail, you're going to have some personality.
24:32As you know, because you only have a budget of $80,000 for the renovation, we're not reconfiguring anything.
24:38We're going to work with what we have.
24:40I mean, I know we are going to swap out the bar.
24:42Mm-hmm.
24:42That's going to be new cabinets.
24:43That whole area in the den is going to be a lot lighter than it was before.
24:46Yeah.
24:47We'll add new luxury vinyl flooring that will run throughout the main living areas, a durable and cost-effective alternative
24:53to hardwood.
24:54We'll paint out the darkwood paneling and beams in the den to brighten the space, allowing us to go bold
25:00with the color of the sofa.
25:02We'll reposition the bar cabinetry along the wall for easier flow to the card table.
25:07And a mosaic tile backsplash will add warmth and interest to the space.
25:13Finally, floating shelves above will maximize storage for glassware and bottles and save on budget compared to closed cabinetry.
25:20For the kitchen, we were thinking something that's more of a marble feel for the countertop that goes up the
25:25wall.
25:26Oh, my goodness. I love it.
25:28I love it.
25:29I love it.
25:29Yeah, there's really dark-toned cabinets before. We want to brighten it up.
25:33What about...
25:33Hold on one second.
25:37Now that I see the kind of bold color choices you have for the sofa, why not get a little
25:43bold with a color choice for the cabinets?
25:44Mmm.
25:46This one is too bold, I can tell you that.
25:48Too dark.
25:48So forget the bold.
25:49So this is a bit like a mint, like a light mint.
25:52Mmm.
25:53I love the greens.
25:54I like the green. I like that you're going into the green family.
25:56Maybe even if it's not quite this dark, but something maybe in the middle.
25:59Something in the middle sounds good.
26:01In the middle, yeah.
26:01Ooh.
26:02Ooh.
26:02Yes.
26:03Yes, I might go in the kitchen.
26:05Ooh.
26:06Stay out.
26:08E-Milton and Shellyann are just so vibrant and fun, and they're bolder than I thought they were going to
26:12be.
26:12They're actually picking up some pretty nice colors, which means we can get more playful with the space.
26:16We don't tap into your wild side.
26:19Please.
26:20Mama's kitchen.
26:21I'll be whipping it up.
26:23I want to know what this was.
26:41Oh, you know, why don't you not face the exhaust at my face?
26:52Yeah.
26:53Hey.
26:54Morning.
26:54Look at these fancy floors.
26:56Yeah.
26:57Oh, yeah.
26:57Oh, yeah.
26:57You haven't seen the floors.
26:59And this must mean we have our bar cabinets.
27:03Cabinets are actually scheduled to land today.
27:05Okay.
27:05So we have our shelving units.
27:08This is going to look really nice.
27:09Do you want to discuss Eumilta's room for a sec?
27:11I know Eumilta and Shellyann made the decision that they wanted to focus their budget on the kitchen.
27:16And living areas.
27:17The areas for everyone.
27:19But Eumilta deserves to have a great space.
27:21So Jonathan and I have decided to add on a little something extra for her.
27:25She's the matriarch of the family and she's amazing.
27:27There's no sense in handing over a beautiful main floor everywhere else.
27:31And then this room is like an afterthought.
27:33Yeah.
27:34Well, especially right off the family room.
27:36You know what we should do for furniture, light fixture?
27:39Let's look at the warehouse.
27:40I'll bring Shellyann as well.
27:42She could help us figure out what Eumilta would like.
27:44I don't know that it's right for the space, but I do think there's something interesting.
27:50Hit the light switch there.
27:52Wow.
27:53It's got like this interesting pattern inside too.
27:56Yeah.
27:56That's called decades of bug buildup.
28:00Eumilta has given her whole life to her family.
28:02She deserves a beautiful spot that's just for her, not an afterthought.
28:14This house is actually looking really good.
28:16We have a facade for the fireplace going in.
28:18The bar is coming together.
28:20This is a family that loves to entertain.
28:22They love the bar.
28:23Eumilta and Shellyann know that they don't have a big budget for the renovation,
28:26but I want to make sure we knock it out of the park.
28:36All right, I have options.
28:38Which one?
28:39Mm-mm, mm-mm.
28:41It's hot.
28:42Careful.
28:43So we have new clients that we're working with, and it is a mother-daughter combo.
28:49Oh, nice.
28:49They are moving in together, pooling their resources so they can have a bigger place.
28:53I feel like you would get along really, really well with them because Eumilta is the head of the family.
28:58She is a great-grandmother.
28:59We've got things in common.
29:01You could have a cook-off and see, you know, who wins, but I think what would be really great,
29:05obviously we just finished the renovation in your place.
29:07Mm-mm.
29:08It was a lot of work to put that kitchen together, and you had a lot of input.
29:12Yes.
29:13Would you take Eumilta over to the warehouse to show her some organization solutions?
29:16No, that would be great.
29:18I'd love to meet her.
29:19I mean, it sounds to me like her daughter is very supportive.
29:22Yeah.
29:23And especially with her now in her senior years.
29:27It wouldn't work for everybody.
29:28As grown-ups, we have lived together over the years.
29:32You were here when your renovation was happening.
29:35Which of the three sons would you find easier to live with?
29:40She won't answer.
29:57Hey.
29:58Hi.
29:59Howdy, howdy.
29:59Howdy, howdy.
30:00Howdy, howdy.
30:00You get to officially meet my boss.
30:02Oh, my God.
30:02This is my mom, Joanne.
30:04That's so nice.
30:05You Eumilta, Shellyann.
30:06Yeah.
30:07It's so great to see you each.
30:09There's three of us.
30:10Sure.
30:11But that's actually why it's good to have her here.
30:13We're going to sort of divide and conquer.
30:15I want to pull Shellyann to look at a few furniture pieces.
30:17And my mom has already started pulling out some pieces for your kitchen,
30:20so maybe you can take Eumilta over there.
30:22Sure.
30:22All right.
30:23Okay.
30:25These are just a few things that I pulled out of the warehouse here
30:29because I think storage is so important.
30:31Look at this.
30:32For your upper cabinetry, this will pull out and come down.
30:39Oh.
30:39You won't have to be reaching up and in behind and everything.
30:42You know, you'll be able to just pull that down.
30:44Yeah.
30:45These things in some of your cupboards, you can have different sizes of these,
30:49and they rotate.
30:51Oh, okay.
30:51So, you know, you don't have to worry about reaching in to get behind.
30:55That's amazing.
30:56I hear that you don't like having extra hands in the kitchen.
30:59No, I don't.
31:00I like to do my own thing in the kitchen, but thank you.
31:05I'm right there with you.
31:06I'm exactly the same.
31:08I just want to get away from your mom for a bit.
31:12Jonathan, I want to surprise your mom by doing her bedroom.
31:15Oh, my gosh.
31:16Okay?
31:16I know you don't have the budget for it,
31:17so what we want us to do is pull some stuff from the warehouse here,
31:20and then we'll just stage it and we'll make it look really nice for her
31:22because she deserves a little something, right?
31:24Oh, that's so wonderful.
31:26Thank you so much.
31:27You're welcome.
31:28Because she's going to be so happy.
31:30But I want to make sure we're in the right direction for the colors she likes
31:33and some of the materials.
31:34Stop it.
31:38That's gorgeous.
31:40My mom doesn't want anything too loud.
31:42With the brightness of this, she's going to love it.
31:45Remember the light fixture in there?
31:46Yeah.
31:47Would this be better?
31:47This is so much better.
31:49Oh, my gosh.
31:50I love it.
31:52The metals on the inside.
31:53Oh, that is nice.
31:54Color-wise, this is sort of the palette we're thinking of.
31:57Oh, yeah.
31:57The warmth on the wall.
31:59I know that's what my mom likes.
32:01She's going to be so happy and so surprised.
32:04And I appreciate all of this from me, guys.
32:06Don't tell her a secret.
32:08Oh, no, no, no.
32:10Thank you for it.
32:10Okay, good.
32:11I am so excited.
32:13I can hardly wait to see this.
32:15It's going to be so worth waiting for.
32:27I am absolutely over the moon with this kitchen because so many people think,
32:32ah, there's nothing I can do.
32:33I don't like the color.
32:34And we have breathed new life in here.
32:36So we changed the hardware, the color, and the stone.
32:39And that has transformed everything.
32:44That looks great, doesn't it?
32:45Yeah.
32:46Part of me, from a design standpoint, is a little sad that You Melted does not like brass
32:52because this color and brass, like beautiful satin brass would just be perfect.
32:57But this does look beautiful.
32:59It feels like a brand new kitchen, but it's a old cabinet.
33:01Nobody would ever assume that this is anything but a brand new kitchen.
33:05That looks so good.
33:06It looks really good.
33:07This is a new chapter, and this is going to be the perfect way to kick it off.
33:16PUNCHY
33:17Say, Grand-Grand love you.
33:20We are very family-oriented.
33:22Very family-oriented.
33:24And this daughter held on to me and will not let me go from, since she was nine years old.
33:30We were walking one day, and she looked up at me and said, Mama, you know what?
33:36When you get old, I'm going to take care of you.
33:39She just was a really hard-working person.
33:42Coming from Trinidad and out here, you know, living in an apartment, taking the bus, I wanted to help my
33:49mother.
33:50Coming to this stage in her life, it's going to be nice to have something where she can just feel
33:54comfortable.
33:55That makes me feel great, that that 46 years that I worked to get here was not in vain.
34:03This is my way of giving back to my mother.
34:25We are all here for a better life.
34:30Mom's little innovation.
34:31She said you, Milta, wanted some function in the cabinet here to make it easier to get to stuff at
34:37the back of the shelf.
34:38A little lazy drusen.
34:39And those are lazy Joannes.
34:41Think about tailoring your storage to what's going to make life better for you.
34:46I can't get over how this is the same kitchen.
34:49It's amazing.
34:50It goes to show you even an old kitchen can look new.
34:53Even if we're alone, we got to have to lose our way.
34:57And even if we fall, we're still young enough to say.
35:02It's funny.
35:03This bar before was so dated.
35:06Now it makes the right statement.
35:13A lot we were able to do with this room.
35:15The fact that Shellyann was able to be a part of transforming this space, ultimate surprise.
35:20Milta deserves it.
35:21It just proves at any point in your life, it's never too late to start something fresh, to start a
35:26new chapter.
35:26And this is going to be the perfect way to kick it off.
35:42Are you nervous?
35:44Yes.
35:45All right.
35:45Now, before we go inside, I want to stop and chat for a second.
35:49Okay.
35:51Are you listening to the radio right now?
35:53Oh, shoot.
35:53Sorry.
35:53What is happening here?
35:55Come on now.
35:56Am I not entertaining enough for you?
35:59Are you okay?
36:00Do you want to walk up one more time?
36:02That's funny.
36:02All right.
36:02Okay.
36:03What were you listening to?
36:04Tunes?
36:05Nothing.
36:05Actually, nothing.
36:06Calming sounds?
36:08I'm so excited, though, for you to get back in here.
36:10Because not only did you find this incredible house with so much space, you get to live back together without
36:17having to be on top of each other.
36:19It's going to be amazing.
36:20And this time you won't get grounded every time you do something wrong.
36:32Oh, my gosh.
36:55Oh, my goodness.
36:59Oh, my gosh.
37:06Oh, my gosh.
37:08What do you think?
37:09Oh, my God.
37:11I'm lost so much.
37:12Oh, my God.
37:13I think it's so amazing that this is now going to be the shared new chapter of your lives.
37:20Look at the fireplace.
37:21Well, this looks so much better than that fireplace that was here.
37:27Oh, look at the floor.
37:28Jesus.
37:30The floor is gorgeous.
37:31It's so light.
37:33It's so pretty.
37:34Oh, my God.
37:38It's beautiful.
37:40I love you.
37:43Thank you for showing me this life.
37:45That's all for you.
37:47This is gorgeous.
37:50This is beautiful.
37:52Why don't the two of you sit on the sofa here?
37:54I know.
37:54Isn't this color?
37:56It's beautiful.
37:58The color scheme is so nice and warm, and I know that's what my mom likes.
38:03It's just so calm.
38:04It's beautiful.
38:05It's a home you can continue to make your own.
38:07Oh, you saw it.
38:08You want to check out your dining room?
38:09Yeah.
38:13This is her.
38:14Ah, look at the pictures.
38:16Look at the pictures.
38:18It's the family.
38:19Friends.
38:25See, I told you this is better than just a gallery wall of Drew and me.
38:28Yeah, we were going to do all those cute poses.
38:30Oh, this is beautiful.
38:35I love that light.
38:37Yes.
38:37You said you like having family get together.
38:39You were going to host some really fun dinners.
38:42I cannot wait.
38:43Well, you haven't seen anything yet.
38:45Open your eyes and see your new kitchen.
38:48Oh!
38:58Oh, my gosh!
39:01This is beautiful!
39:02Oh, my goodness!
39:04Oh, my gosh!
39:06This is gorgeous!
39:07The color!
39:08Oh, my gosh!
39:08The color is so mild, and it's so relaxing.
39:12Does it blow your minds that this is the same kitchen?
39:16It is!
39:16It's the same cabinets.
39:17It was too much wood.
39:18The tone was dated.
39:20Yeah.
39:20Nothing looks dated now.
39:22It's so awesome to see that you didn't have to waste all the material that was here, and
39:25we saved so much money not having to do all new boxes.
39:28It's just so functional.
39:29For clever storage over here, we added a pull-down so you can access this easier.
39:34Oh, that's so cool!
39:35Mama Scott's special.
39:36Oh, everything!
39:38Stay open to this kitchen.
39:39Are you paying attention?
39:47This is one area that Shellyann's allowed to go.
39:49The ultimate card and bar area.
40:12The original bar that was here, it was so dated, but this feels open and airy.
40:18Look at that beautiful tile backsplash.
40:20Can I wait to have people over the floor?
40:23And look at this.
40:24Oh, my gosh!
40:25This is your limit, Shellyann.
40:27Oh, my—what?
40:28Shellyann!
40:29Oh, this is just your area, nobody else.
40:31This is my area.
40:32It was so dark before.
40:34It was.
40:35Yeah.
40:35We didn't have the budget to do a lot here.
40:37It just goes to show you, a little bit can go a long way to brighten up a space.
40:41I think it's amazing that you're showing, it doesn't matter how old you are, it doesn't
40:45matter where you are in your life journey, that you can always start fresh, you can always
40:48do something new.
40:49And for the family coming together to move in together, that's—that's a dream.
40:54I think that you now have a house that you can just thrive in.
40:56Oh, yeah.
40:57Well, let me tell you that there is a little surprise that Drew and Shellyann pulled together
41:02for you.
41:03Oh, can I have it?
41:05Yeah.
41:06Stand up.
41:07All right.
41:12Look at my bedroom!
41:22Shellyann and I snuck off and we picked out some pieces from the warehouse to give you
41:25some new furniture.
41:27Oh.
41:27We painted it out.
41:28We had enough flooring to run the flooring through here.
41:31A little something extra to make you feel even more at home.
41:35I mean, it's everything.
41:37Oh.
41:40Oh.
41:41Oh.
41:41I'm so glad they love it.
41:43Living next door to each other, it almost didn't make sense anymore.
41:47So it was like, let's just do it.
41:50So I can only imagine the fun you're going to have here.
41:53Oh.
41:54I'm speechless, really.
41:55This is going to be our home together.
41:59It's exceeded my expectation of what it will mean for the family.
42:03I cannot wait for the card party.
42:06I cannot wait to get the shots going.
42:09It's going to be a celebration.
42:10It's going to be a celebration.
42:12Oh, look who I found.
42:14Ah!
42:16Congratulations.
42:18Thank you so much.
42:20I'm so glad to see you.
42:20I really feel like all of this is for my mom.
42:24It's all for her.
42:25To give her something that she could be so proud of.
42:28I am very proud of it.
42:30It's such a good feeling.
42:32Hard work always pays off in the end.
42:35It pays off, yes.
42:37Don't start crying.
42:39Oh.
42:41Oh.
42:42Oh, my God.
42:45This was a family affair.
42:46Helping this family with the next chapter pulling together this family.
42:50Your neighbors are going to wonder what all this screaming for me is.
42:53What?
42:54Oh, my gosh!
42:55Oh, my gosh!
42:56That's basically the reaction.
42:58I'm in love with this home.
43:00I wanted this for her.
43:02All of this.
43:02All is for me.
43:03Beautiful.
43:03Yes, it is.
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