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Home Town - Season 10 - Episode 10: Steel Magnolia
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00:00Good morning.
00:02It's another day of making our favorite small town better.
00:05Erin, we gotta go, babe.
00:06Go fix some old sad houses.
00:08Ben, let's go.
00:09Growing up, I didn't see what was so special about Laurel.
00:12So every day we make sure our girls see it.
00:15Good morning, Katie.
00:15Hey.
00:16Can you believe we fixed up over 100 houses in Laurel?
00:18There's so much opportunity.
00:20So many unloved houses.
00:22I don't know what is gonna go wrong in here today.
00:25I'm sure something.
00:27Girl, the bat just flew through here.
00:29That's not good.
00:31Oh, what?
00:32We're about to see the house for the first time.
00:34This is the best part.
00:35Oh, my God!
00:37Holy cow.
00:38Are you serious right now?
00:40Ben, did you make this?
00:41Yeah, I made this.
00:43The real truth of living and working in your hometown
00:45is that you're gonna see these people everywhere forever.
00:48It's your superpower, Erin.
00:50Color is her superpower.
00:51It is.
00:52It is perfect.
00:53Every day is different
00:54when you're renovating houses in Laurel, Mississippi.
01:07We are going to look at a house
01:09that is already renovated
01:11and the homeowners are not moving.
01:14This is the house.
01:17Edwin and Brittany Carter,
01:19everybody knows the Carter family.
01:20Edwin owns Carter Motor Cars
01:22and Brittany is a nurse.
01:24And they have a son, Julius,
01:27who is such a beautiful little boy.
01:30Turn the page.
01:32Had a perfectly healthy pregnancy.
01:33Everything was going great.
01:35And unfortunately, when he was born,
01:37things just really started to go downhill.
01:40Julius was basically worn out,
01:41breathing and unconscious.
01:43So 10 weeks later,
01:4512 or 13 specialist
01:47and a rare genetic disorder diagnosis.
01:49We brought home a two and a half months old.
01:52It was a tough thing to hear.
01:55Sorry.
01:56Do your child's not normal
01:58and that he will be delayed
02:00and he was not gonna walk like other kids
02:03and it's hard.
02:04He does bring us a lot of joy.
02:06He's such a sweet little boy.
02:08He really is.
02:10But not the hippopotamus.
02:16The Howards used to live here, didn't they?
02:18Yeah, they built the house in the early 80s
02:21and then lived here up until the late 90s.
02:24But Edwin was telling me
02:25it's three bedrooms, three baths,
02:273,100 square feet
02:28and there's three acres.
02:29A lot of threes.
02:30They bought this house for $250,000,
02:33put $200,000 in it
02:34and they managed the project, okay?
02:36Brittany managed the project.
02:38When we bought this house,
02:39it was an eyesore on the inside.
02:42Terrible.
02:4460% of the house got completely gutted.
02:46We've literally poured blood, sweat and tears
02:50into this house.
02:51I love it here.
02:52And we love it.
02:53But the backyard feels forgotten.
02:56They've got $150,000 left over
02:58to build a garage and build a pool.
03:02This is the last piece we need
03:03to finally feel complete.
03:05All right.
03:06I love the doorbell.
03:08Good morning.
03:09Hello.
03:11Welcome.
03:12Hey, y'all.
03:12Hot enough out there for you?
03:14It is warm and we're getting warmer.
03:16This is beautiful.
03:17I'm excited to see this.
03:19It took you 10 months
03:20to renovate the house.
03:21That's correct.
03:22I bet.
03:23You like GC'd this yourself.
03:25I did.
03:26Way to go, dude.
03:27Brittany, she's a firecracker
03:29in human form.
03:30She could explode on you,
03:31but she could also
03:31shoot into the sky
03:33and amaze you.
03:34Mm-hmm.
03:34You'll see.
03:35You'll see.
03:35You'll see.
03:36Your office is cool.
03:37I love color drenching.
03:39Scares some people.
03:41No, dark and stormy
03:42is good for him.
03:43I love it.
03:44Yes.
03:45I like the floors.
03:46Yes.
03:47I removed the old floors
03:48by myself in the middle of the night.
03:49It was a parquet floor
03:50with a flathead screwdriver
03:52and a hammer.
03:53Yes.
03:54Piece by piece.
03:56Brittany is the stereotypical southerner.
03:59She is a steel magnolia.
04:00Mm-hmm.
04:01Way to go.
04:02You for hire?
04:03That term exists for a reason.
04:05Southern women are tough.
04:06They're made different.
04:07But they're also beautiful.
04:08But they're also beautiful.
04:09Deeply feminine.
04:10But let me say this again.
04:12Tough.
04:13Tough.
04:14This is beautiful.
04:15Yeah.
04:16I like this wallpaper.
04:18I installed it myself.
04:19I'm impressed.
04:20I like it.
04:20Is this an antique light?
04:21It is a 1920s all-cut crystal Spanish chandelier.
04:25That's really pretty.
04:26Yes.
04:26I love a little sparkle.
04:28You love a little sparkle.
04:29That's why you like that one.
04:30A little sparkle.
04:31Oh, yes.
04:32Yes.
04:32Well, I've got some peach limeade
04:33if y'all want some.
04:35Yeah, y'all come on.
04:35Don't worry if I do.
04:36That sounds amazing.
04:37Thank you, Brittany.
04:38Oh, my gosh.
04:39It's like...
04:40Oh, it's real peaches.
04:41I cut them off last night.
04:41It's like drinking a peach.
04:43This is so pretty.
04:44You did great.
04:45Yeah, good job.
04:47I think Erin likes my style.
04:49You've got so much great storage over there.
04:51I think it's a little more white
04:54than she would go for,
04:56but we like our house
04:57to be opposite of our brains,
04:59which are very busy.
05:00No, we want it to be
05:01like a place of peace.
05:03Yeah, I get that.
05:04I know we're here to talk
05:05about the pool and everything,
05:07but I kind of want to see
05:07this renovation.
05:08I know.
05:09Okay.
05:09I love this room.
05:10Yeah, so this was
05:11the previous exterior wall.
05:13It was an add-on done
05:14by our previous owner.
05:15Oh.
05:16Yeah, and so I turned
05:17a hallway and a guest bedroom
05:20into our primary.
05:22Okay.
05:23So this is the primary bathroom.
05:25This was a full gut.
05:27It looked nothing like this.
05:28It had a shower insert.
05:29The vanity was over here.
05:31And that's zero-entry shower.
05:33It is a zero-entry shower
05:34just in case our little boy
05:35needs some extra help
05:36in the future.
05:37All the doors are wide enough,
05:39ADA compliant.
05:40And the closet.
05:41Yeah, this is amazing.
05:43It's my pride and joy.
05:45I bet it is.
05:47This is next level.
05:48She created her little
05:50fairy tale beauty closet.
05:52Do you actually sit
05:53at the vanity
05:54and do your makeup?
05:55I do.
05:55I'm a lot.
05:57Yeah.
05:58You can say that again.
06:02We got all the inside done
06:03and I'm happy,
06:05but the outside needs some love.
06:07We got an idea.
06:08It's actually, I think,
06:09a good plan.
06:09Let's go talk about that.
06:10Let's go talk about it.
06:12I don't have a vision
06:13for outside as much as I did inside,
06:17and I have decision fatigue.
06:19We got a nice view
06:20of the neighbor's pool,
06:21which kind of gives you
06:22the vibe.
06:23Yeah, and then you have
06:25the plastic pool.
06:27Yeah.
06:28And a rooster nearby.
06:30Yes, his name's Toby.
06:31I love that.
06:32Toby the rooster.
06:32Yeah.
06:33All right.
06:33So Julius needs a pool.
06:35Julius does need a pool.
06:36He has some developmental delays,
06:38and he needs some help
06:40to build his core strength up.
06:42Okay.
06:42And so his neurologist
06:43and his rehabilitation doctor
06:45has recommended that
06:46we have a pool
06:48and not that one.
06:50Yeah.
06:51So pool
06:52and then a minimum
06:54four-car garage.
06:55Yeah.
06:56I mean, you already have a garage,
06:57and that's where you park.
06:58Yes, but there's no other room
07:00for another vehicle
07:00in that garage.
07:01Yeah, yeah.
07:01Much less a fun vehicle.
07:03Yeah.
07:03I do have a personal affection
07:05for cars.
07:06Looking at cars,
07:07talking about cars,
07:08driving cars on racetracks,
07:10selling cars.
07:10It's just in the blood.
07:12I'm a bit of a collector.
07:13Where do you park your cars now?
07:15At the dealership?
07:16At my office, yeah.
07:16Yeah.
07:17Yeah.
07:17Let's start at the top
07:18with the garage, okay?
07:19So right now,
07:20where your driveway ends,
07:22just continue that
07:23into the backyard,
07:24and then you would have
07:26a four-car garage,
07:27but it would just be two bays
07:28that are two cars deep.
07:30Sure.
07:30Okay, got it.
07:31Won't be brick.
07:32That's fine.
07:32No, it would not match
07:34the brick of your house,
07:36but we could do
07:37a cement board siding
07:38that would make sense
07:40with the vernacular
07:42of the house.
07:42Got it.
07:43And then you would have
07:44a side porch
07:45with lots of
07:46comfortable seating.
07:48Right.
07:48With a grill.
07:49Yeah, just something covered.
07:51That would be great.
07:51Okay.
07:52And then a washed aggregate deck
07:55that would continue
07:56around the pool
07:57beside the garage patio area.
08:00Okay.
08:01We'll do some landscaping
08:02out here.
08:03The pool would be
08:04a no-frills pool,
08:05just a, you know,
08:0515 by 20 pool,
08:0720 feet running out
08:08this way.
08:09We would spend most
08:10of our afternoons
08:11out here, I'm sure.
08:12Yeah.
08:12The little prune fingers.
08:14Yeah.
08:14All day.
08:15All day.
08:15Yeah.
08:17Although I very much
08:18like to be in control
08:20and make the decisions,
08:22I know that Ben and Aaron
08:24want what's best for us.
08:26it's refreshing to basically
08:29let go of the steering wheel
08:30and let them make
08:31those decisions.
08:32We always enjoy
08:33doing any project
08:34where you get to design
08:35and build something pretty.
08:36But it's so much
08:38more meaningful
08:39and enjoyable
08:40when we know
08:42we're getting to be
08:43a part of a project
08:43that does something
08:45to change someone's life.
08:46Yeah.
08:46This is a place
08:47for Julius to feel
08:48like every other kid
08:49in the world
08:49in a swimming pool
08:50playing with his parents.
09:01Hello.
09:03What are you doing, sis?
09:05I'm getting ready
09:06for the day.
09:07I see that.
09:08You get to see me
09:09in all my glory,
09:09but I couldn't wait
09:10to call you.
09:10You're looking good.
09:13So I have something
09:14to tell you.
09:15Okay.
09:15So I've become
09:18privy
09:19to some new information.
09:21Okay.
09:22There is a house
09:24in Laurel
09:25that is
09:27not on the market yet.
09:29Tell me more.
09:30From what I've been told,
09:31it already has a pool.
09:33It has a pool house
09:34and,
09:35no joke,
09:36a 1,700 square foot
09:39car guy garage.
09:42Yes.
09:43Shut up.
09:43You just renovated
09:45your house.
09:46You took a year
09:47to do it.
09:48I am.
09:49I'm wondering
09:50if you and Ben
09:52would be willing
09:52to go look at it
09:54with us.
09:57Are you for real
09:58right now?
09:59Are you pranking me?
10:00As we say
10:01in the medical field,
10:02I am serious
10:04as a heart attack.
10:06Okay.
10:08Yeah, sure.
10:11Let's go see it.
10:12You're crazy.
10:14All right.
10:14That Brittany Carter.
10:16She's a firecracker.
10:18She's a character.
10:20You know,
10:20I'm full of surprises.
10:21It's going to be great.
10:23All right.
10:26So how did you hear
10:27about this house?
10:29My.
10:29Because it's not
10:30on the market.
10:31It's not on the market.
10:33Edwin's dad knew someone
10:34who was working
10:35on the property.
10:36This is it.
10:37Wow.
10:40This is lovely.
10:42Okay,
10:42I've always heard
10:43about this property.
10:45I love the drive-in.
10:47Yeah,
10:47I'm obsessed.
10:48How it's not straight.
10:49It has little curves.
10:50Look at the pond.
10:52That's a garage.
10:53That is massive.
10:55Well,
10:56that's awesome.
10:58This is amazing.
11:01So this was
11:02Dr. Prawley's house.
11:03Yeah.
11:03So he was here
11:0424 years.
11:05I worked at the hospital
11:06and the pharmacy
11:07for a couple years
11:07in college.
11:08He was nice.
11:09I remember him.
11:10So the house
11:11is a three-bedroom,
11:13two-and-a-half bath.
11:14Smaller.
11:15It's smaller.
11:16It's 2,100 square feet.
11:17The house was built
11:17in 2002.
11:19$400,000.
11:20Yeah.
11:20It's got 13 acres.
11:21Your current house
11:22has three acres,
11:23so that's four times
11:24the amount of land.
11:25So this isn't just a house.
11:27It's an estate.
11:28Lots of privacy.
11:29Yeah.
11:29What would you do
11:30with a barn?
11:31Well,
11:31maybe put a therapy horse
11:32for Julius out there.
11:34Oh, yeah.
11:34We know about therapy horses.
11:36Yeah, yeah.
11:36We have a good friend
11:37who works with, like,
11:38equine therapy with kids.
11:40Oh, sweet.
11:40Is that something
11:41that Julius would benefit from,
11:43like the doctor has said?
11:44It's been recommended.
11:45Amazing.
11:46It really is something unique.
11:48It's very different
11:49from anything in Jones County.
11:51It's a lovely house.
11:52It's a lot of bushes.
11:53The bushes are taller than I am.
11:54The bushes are crazy.
11:55The bushes need to be trimmed.
11:56She needs some TLC.
11:58She needs her eyebrows waxed.
11:59Yeah.
11:59Yeah.
12:00We like that it's on one story.
12:01Yeah.
12:02That's great for Julius.
12:03Yeah.
12:04Yeah, perfect for Julius.
12:05Yeah.
12:05And there's a garage
12:06that'll hold,
12:08someone said,
12:08nine cars.
12:09Do we really think
12:10nine will fit in there?
12:11Maybe so.
12:11You got brick and vinyl.
12:13That's two things
12:14that you're not going
12:14to have to work on.
12:15Low maintenance.
12:15Low maintenance.
12:16Are we keeping the vinyl?
12:18Do you like vinyl?
12:19No.
12:20You don't like vinyl.
12:21I'm not saying I love it.
12:22Okay.
12:23You can update it.
12:24Are we also updating the garage?
12:25The garage is also vinyl
12:27on the front.
12:28Would you want to,
12:28do you want them to match?
12:29Yeah.
12:30Yeah, they need to match.
12:32We could do some sort
12:33of composite siding on there.
12:35Okay.
12:35Landscaping.
12:36We're liable to be
12:37up to 60 grand,
12:39you know,
12:3950 or 60,000
12:40just on the exterior.
12:41Okay.
12:43Can we go inside?
12:44Yeah, let's see it.
12:45We can see the house
12:45through the bushes.
12:47Floripedalums get crazy.
12:51This is nice.
12:53Yeah.
12:54Brittany.
12:54Ooh.
12:55Yeah.
12:55Got a little sparkle.
12:56That's lovely.
12:57It does.
12:57That's so you.
12:59Sparkle.
13:00That's gorgeous.
13:00What's this little room?
13:02Um, it can be an office.
13:04Pretty small, though.
13:05It's pretty small.
13:07Okay.
13:09This is a big living room.
13:10Paint.
13:11Mmm.
13:12It's shrimpy.
13:14Yeah.
13:15The fireplace feels
13:16a little weird over there,
13:17kind of at an angle,
13:18and, you know.
13:19It feels that way,
13:20because it is.
13:21You could have bookcases.
13:23You could build here
13:24and here
13:25and have your fireplace
13:26in the middle.
13:26That would work.
13:27Yeah.
13:28How do we feel
13:29about these floors?
13:30I don't like the tile
13:31that looks like wood.
13:32It's kind of strange.
13:33And they don't look like wood.
13:35They look like tile.
13:37Yeah.
13:37Cold on the feet.
13:38Paint, light fixtures,
13:40moving fireplace,
13:41flooring,
13:4235 grand.
13:43Okay.
13:44Okay.
13:45Can we look at the kitchen?
13:46Sure.
13:47This is so strange.
13:48Did this angle,
13:49that angle,
13:50and then the peninsula angle
13:52is three angles.
13:54I mean,
13:54that's too many angles.
13:56It's obtuse.
13:57Oh.
13:58Do you think
13:58you could turn this
13:59into a cute kitchen?
14:03Oh.
14:05Yeah,
14:05it could be a cute kitchen.
14:07I have to chew on it
14:08for a minute, though.
14:09I'm so jealous
14:10I didn't come up with that.
14:11You got to be quicker
14:12than that, Ben.
14:13I know.
14:13It was really good.
14:14Um,
14:16okay.
14:17What if
14:18you
14:18had an island?
14:20Just a rectangle, though.
14:22We love an island.
14:23We would have to put
14:23the sink in the island.
14:25Okay.
14:25And a dishwasher.
14:26And if you, like,
14:27cut back
14:28that wall,
14:29you could
14:30scoot this doorway
14:32over
14:32so that you could
14:34keep your fridge there
14:35but turn it.
14:36Okay.
14:36Better flow.
14:37Yeah.
14:38And you could also
14:38have some storage,
14:39like pantry cabinets
14:40beside it,
14:42built in.
14:42You could put
14:43your range
14:44and hood vent
14:45here,
14:46but I think
14:46if you shifted
14:47this door
14:48and gave yourself
14:49more counter space,
14:51that'd be good.
14:52We can make sure
14:53this is all
14:54an ADA-compliant kitchen
14:55with wide enough
14:56openings so Julius
14:57can move around
14:58easily and it'd be
14:59more functional for him.
15:00Would you want this
15:01to be a breakfast room?
15:03I was gonna say,
15:03is this,
15:04are we counting
15:04this as kitchen?
15:05Hard no
15:06on breakfast table.
15:07Hard no.
15:08Okay.
15:08Hard no.
15:09Hard no.
15:09So, keeping room,
15:10maybe.
15:11Keeping room,
15:12fun chairs.
15:13Soft chairs.
15:15Coffee,
15:15drinking area.
15:18Um,
15:1960 grand?
15:20Let's see
15:21what's back here.
15:22I bet you
15:23it is a primary suite
15:26or an Italian restaurant.
15:28Oh,
15:29my word.
15:31That's really something.
15:33Are we still
15:34in Jones County?
15:35Are we in Jersey?
15:36It is feeling
15:37like Carmela Soprano
15:39decorated.
15:40What do we think
15:41about the dome?
15:42It's gotta go.
15:42Not a fan?
15:43You don't like it?
15:44No.
15:44Let's check out
15:45the closet.
15:48Holy good,
15:49no way.
15:49What,
15:50Ben?
15:50It's good.
15:52Oy vey.
15:55Well,
15:55I was gonna talk
15:56about how this
15:57is totally not
15:58disability compliant,
15:59but...
15:59What part of Italy
16:01is that supposed
16:01to be,
16:01you think?
16:02I've never been.
16:03Okay,
16:03but real talk,
16:04it gives me
16:04Bible vibes.
16:06Bible vibes?
16:07It looks like
16:08that has people here.
16:10It's a lot
16:10to look at in here.
16:11You said you like
16:12bold color sometimes.
16:13Look at you,
16:13you wear bold color.
16:15You should keep that.
16:15And I like my house
16:16to be exactly
16:17the opposite.
16:18The door has
16:19to get bigger though.
16:20It does.
16:22To be ADA accessible.
16:24Mm-hmm.
16:25And so then
16:25let's talk about shower
16:26because you would need
16:26zero entry shower.
16:28Yes,
16:28absolutely.
16:29It needs to be
16:29zero entry
16:30so you would have
16:30to jackhammer the floor.
16:32So you would have
16:33new flooring,
16:33you would get rid
16:34of the stained glass,
16:35a new tub,
16:36freestanding,
16:37Yeah.
16:38And then you switch
16:39the closet and the shower.
16:41So you have closet
16:41in the corner,
16:42a shower with zero entry
16:44and a glass wall here
16:45I think would be nice
16:46so you have more light.
16:47Yeah.
16:48Getting in there.
16:49Natural light is.
16:50Premium.
16:51Yes.
16:51Make a bigger door
16:52into the bathroom.
16:53Okay.
16:54So then you'd have
16:54to shorten up
16:55the vanity a little bit.
16:56You might have to go
16:57with one sink
16:58if you did that.
16:58I've never not
17:00had a double sink,
17:01but I do trust you.
17:03Big closet.
17:04Is it?
17:05I mean,
17:06you can't put
17:07an island in there,
17:08but...
17:08You could have
17:09Edwin on this end
17:10and this could be
17:11all yours.
17:13What if I accidentally
17:15sort of kind of
17:15take up all of it though?
17:17You could have
17:17a yard sale.
17:19We could do built-in closets
17:21in the bedroom
17:22and that would give
17:23Edwin some closet space too.
17:25But bathrooms
17:26can get pricey.
17:27Mm-hmm.
17:27I mean,
17:28you could be looking at,
17:29let's say,
17:2945 grand.
17:30From our remodel,
17:32I can...
17:32Tile ain't cheap.
17:33Nope.
17:34Now you could save some money
17:35if you got that window.
17:37Better.
17:38Let's see the pool.
17:39All right.
17:42Whoa.
17:43Wow.
17:44Holy smokes.
17:45Talk about Italian grotto.
17:48Hello.
17:49Wow.
17:50I have never in my life
17:52seen anything like this.
17:53This is massive.
17:54In Jones County.
17:56That's a big pool.
17:57That's a big wall.
17:58This is insane.
18:00Outdoor kitchen?
18:01Yeah.
18:01I don't know, y'all.
18:02Do you think the pool's okay?
18:03Yeah.
18:04They can clean that?
18:05Yeah.
18:05The outside has everything
18:07that they want.
18:08You get 13 acres,
18:09you get a nine-car garage,
18:11unbelievable pool
18:12with a pool house,
18:13barns for horses,
18:15equine therapy.
18:16But the inside
18:17doesn't really have anything
18:19that they want.
18:20At the other house,
18:21you bought it for $250.
18:23You put $200 into it.
18:25You want to put another $150
18:26on the outdoor area
18:27to add a pool
18:28and a four-car garage
18:30so you come in at $600.
18:32So if you could sell
18:33the other house
18:34for what you have in it
18:35then take the $150
18:37you were going to put
18:37towards a pool
18:38and a garage
18:39and went into this house
18:41with you purchased it
18:42for $400,
18:43let's do $200,000
18:44in renovations,
18:45you could be in this one
18:46and have everything
18:47that you want
18:48at the other house,
18:49$600,000 here.
18:51$600,000 either way
18:52you look at it.
18:53And another remodel.
18:56And another remodel.
18:57And you'd have to move.
18:58For me,
18:59I don't think I could move.
19:00If this house
19:01had been for sale
19:01a year ago...
19:02I know.
19:04Something to think about.
19:05A lot to think about.
19:08We're going to take
19:09some time
19:09and think about it
19:10because it is
19:11a tough decision.
19:12And transitioning
19:13a special needs kid
19:14from one house
19:15that he's used to
19:16to another
19:16is a lot.
19:18Or we build a pool
19:20and a garage
19:21at the other house
19:23and it's awesome.
19:31We are headed to
19:33Helen's tennis lesson.
19:34She's an athlete.
19:36Let's go.
19:36Go have fun.
19:37Yeah.
19:38And the Carters are here
19:39and they brought Julius
19:40which is great
19:41because May is with us
19:42and she gets super bored
19:43watching Helen play tennis.
19:45So,
19:46we may or may not
19:47have made a decision.
19:49Do tell.
19:50Want to tell?
19:50We love the concepts
19:51you guys came up with
19:52at our house
19:53that we're living at.
19:54I mean,
19:54everything that you
19:55talked about was...
19:56The pool,
19:57the garage,
19:58the outdoor area
19:59for him,
19:59for Julius.
20:00I have all the fancy
20:02that I need inside
20:03but they need some stuff
20:04and I don't have to do it.
20:07The decision fatigue is real.
20:09You're done making decisions.
20:11We are passing the buck.
20:13Which buck exactly?
20:16Well, we made one more decision.
20:18Okay.
20:19We're going to go
20:20with the Proley house.
20:22Ah!
20:23You're moving.
20:24Again.
20:25Again.
20:26Again.
20:26A property like this
20:27in Laurel
20:28does not come around very often.
20:30It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
20:32We had to jump on it.
20:33Four times the amount of land
20:35that we have now
20:36with a barn
20:37or a therapy horse for Julius.
20:39He can run around,
20:40play,
20:41and be safe.
20:42This is going to be a place
20:44that Julius can thrive.
20:46And they're going to take care
20:46of all of it for us.
20:48And I get to let go of the reins.
20:49We know you guys
20:50will do a phenomenal job.
20:52I know you are.
20:52I completely trust you.
20:53Okay.
20:54And I can't say that
20:55for a lot of people.
20:56Y'all are so hardcore.
20:57I'm real proud of you.
20:58We can't wait to see it.
20:59Now you got to go
21:00list your dang house.
21:04So what angle
21:05do we want to attack?
21:06this from?
21:07We want to attack it
21:08from all angles.
21:09Aw.
21:10Dad.
21:12Everything's got a gun.
21:13I want to take
21:14that fireplace off the wall.
21:24Just chuck it.
21:29Nice.
21:31Taking down
21:32the angle wall
21:33makes me feel
21:34a lot better
21:34about the house.
21:36What's your angle here?
21:37What are you angling for?
21:38Oh, man.
21:40Golly.
21:41Holy smokes,
21:42that's heavy.
21:44There's so much
21:44to demo.
21:47The vinyl sidon's
21:48coming down.
21:49Should be easy,
21:50but will be
21:51kind of time-consuming.
21:52But it all just
21:53pops out.
21:56We're not done.
21:58That's right.
21:58There's still a lot
21:59of New Jersey mobster
22:01in this house.
22:10We're getting all
22:11new siding.
22:12It's been underway
22:13for a couple days,
22:14but we're getting
22:14close to the end.
22:15It's exciting.
22:16It is exciting.
22:17I don't know
22:18if that's ever
22:18made it into an episode,
22:19but I'm going to
22:20try it every time.
22:33We're framing up
22:34a new fireplace.
22:35It doesn't look
22:36like much right now,
22:37but this wall
22:38is what transforms
22:39the living room
22:40into exactly
22:41what Brittany wants,
22:42something that will
22:43feel like quality,
22:45a step up
22:46from builder grade,
22:46which is kind of
22:47how the whole house
22:48feels right now.
22:50What all are we doing
22:51in here?
22:51I know we're cutting
22:52down to one vanity.
22:53One sink vanity
22:54because we needed
22:55to widen the door
22:56to make the bathroom
22:56ADA accessible,
22:57which includes
22:58the shower
22:59because we've got
23:00to make the shower
23:01zero entry.
23:03So I know
23:04you've got a jackhammer
23:05out.
23:05We've got to take
23:06all this concrete out,
23:07drop everything down,
23:08and then we'll work
23:09our way back up
23:10in tile where it's
23:11all on a grade.
23:12No curb,
23:13no step over,
23:14just straight in.
23:15So all this
23:16has got to go away
23:17in order to work
23:18our way back up
23:18to the floor.
23:20Tub's staying
23:20in the same place.
23:21Tub will stay there.
23:23And we'll definitely
23:23have to jackhammer
23:24that also
23:25because the drain
23:26and the new one's
23:27in the center.
23:28A lot of jackhammering
23:29is what he's saying.
23:31What's up?
23:32Hey.
23:32I haven't seen him
23:33forever.
23:40The jackhammering
23:42is extremely satisfying
23:44because it makes
23:45quick work
23:45of a very difficult job.
23:47However,
23:48it's not easy.
23:50We have to jackhammer
23:51like the whole
23:52shower footprint
23:53and anywhere
23:55new plumbing
23:55is going.
24:09that vibration
24:10just made it
24:10come down.
24:11Oh, man.
24:13I don't want to say
24:14that I made it fall.
24:15Well, Ben,
24:16I'm glad I wasn't
24:16running the jackhammer
24:17when that happened.
24:18I think it was
24:19the jackhammer's
24:20fault.
24:21That's sad.
24:23So pretty.
24:24It's all right.
24:25Brittany didn't want it anyway.
24:34Edwin owns
24:35Carter Motor Cars
24:35and it is a
24:36cool car
24:38dealer.
24:39So,
24:40I'm excited
24:41to see Edwin's cars.
24:43Dude.
24:43What's going on?
24:44Am I allowed
24:45to do some shopping
24:46while we're here?
24:47You absolutely are.
24:49Yeah?
24:49How are you, man?
24:50Good to see you.
24:50I'm good. Y'all all right?
24:51Yeah, good.
24:52Good.
24:52Really excited
24:53about seeing this collection.
24:55Yeah, just a few toys
24:56I have.
24:57This is your race car.
24:58Yeah, that's the race car.
25:01That's another one
25:02of my track cars there
25:03that I've had fun
25:03with over the years.
25:05This is cool, man.
25:06Thanks, man.
25:08This is cool.
25:08The reason why
25:09I brought you over here
25:10and I wanted to talk to you
25:11is I'd like to do
25:12something special
25:12for Brittany
25:13in the new house.
25:14Okay.
25:15You know,
25:15she's losing
25:16her dream closet
25:17at the other house
25:18and I'm getting
25:20a new closet
25:20in our bedroom.
25:22And the garage.
25:23Yeah, and I'm getting
25:24the garage.
25:24She doesn't really have
25:25a vanity and stuff
25:26and I'd like to maybe
25:27try to incorporate that
25:28in that new closet
25:29that you guys are building
25:30for me in the bedroom.
25:32That's doable.
25:33Yes, I just want to do
25:33something special for her.
25:34We've got to keep
25:35this top secret.
25:37Erin doesn't sit
25:38at a vanity
25:39to get ready
25:40in the morning.
25:40A lot of ladies do.
25:42That'll give me
25:43something to think on.
25:44This is not something
25:45that I have ever
25:46thought about.
25:46I wake up
25:47looking this good.
25:48Yeah.
25:49And then this is the one
25:50I'm taking home today?
25:51Yes, if you want to.
25:52Dang.
25:53I don't think
25:54we've got a shoehorn
25:54big enough
25:55to get me in this car.
25:56Can I at least
25:57hear it run?
25:58Yeah, sure.
26:02That's good.
26:04That's real good.
26:07Woo!
26:08Sweet Lord!
26:11Oh, that looks so good!
26:14That looks amazing!
26:15I love the arch.
26:17They are going
26:18to freak out.
26:19We're adding visual
26:21finishes and touches.
26:23So close.
26:23Bringing in built-ins
26:24that take this house
26:26from builder grade
26:26to custom.
26:27Arches do that
26:28better than anything.
26:30Well, and also the arches,
26:31when you walk around
26:32the property,
26:33they have arches
26:34around where the pool
26:35area is,
26:36and then the windows
26:36on the front.
26:37So it's a way
26:38to tie the...
26:39Keep the vernacular
26:40the same.
26:42Yeah!
26:44We're installing
26:45three full-height closets
26:47along the bedroom wall
26:48for Edwin's closet,
26:49and he's giving up
26:50the right side
26:51for Brittany
26:52to have a vanity.
26:54She'll appreciate that.
26:55It's cool
26:56it'll be a hidden vanity.
26:57Mm-hmm.
27:06So Brittany has
27:08beautiful old
27:09architectural salvage doors
27:11that she's been
27:11hanging on to
27:12for the perfect time,
27:14and the time is now
27:14for Edwin's office.
27:16They're purposeful
27:17and beautiful.
27:25Hey, Brittany Carter.
27:26What are you doing?
27:29Actually, I am
27:31packing up dishes
27:32to move
27:33because we're getting
27:34our house ready to sell.
27:35Whoop, whoop!
27:37That sounds awful.
27:38I'm so sorry.
27:38I never want to move again.
27:40So the reason
27:41why I called you,
27:43we've secured
27:43a therapy horse
27:44for Julius.
27:46Oh, man.
27:46That's so awesome.
27:48He's gonna love it.
27:49And I just need to know
27:51if, like,
27:51the timeline's good
27:52on, like,
27:53moving.
27:54I have to have a place
27:55to, you know,
27:55put the horse.
27:57Yeah.
27:57I have to be there
27:57to take care of it, so.
27:58I think we're on track.
28:00And while I have you,
28:02I'm looking at your house.
28:04It's very white.
28:05And I wondered,
28:07was the white paint,
28:10like, a default for you
28:12or was it a choice?
28:14It was default.
28:15It was also safe.
28:17Yeah?
28:18Yeah.
28:18Are you afraid of, like,
28:19just a little bit more color?
28:20I'm not afraid of it.
28:22I'm just afraid to pick it.
28:24I see.
28:24Okay.
28:25Well, you don't have to.
28:26That's what I'm here for.
28:27Remember,
28:28I gave you the reins.
28:30I'll take the reins.
28:32Giddy up.
28:33Okay.
28:33See you soon.
28:50Well, the sun
28:50I heard.
28:51No, they haven't.
28:52I don't even know
28:53what it looks like.
28:54I'll show you.
28:55What is going on
28:56with the towel right now?
28:57I have no idea.
28:58It's taking forever
28:59to get what we need.
29:00Everything is taking forever
29:01or it gets damaged
29:02in shipment.
29:03Yes.
29:04At one house
29:04we're working on right now,
29:05we've had to send the towel
29:06back three times
29:08because it was broken.
29:09Well, that's nice.
29:10You like it?
29:11I like it.
29:12We're just going to have
29:13to hold off on this.
29:14We have this, though,
29:15so we can just at least
29:17rock and roll
29:17with the shower.
29:19There we go.
29:20What are we going to do?
29:21I want to do vertical stack.
29:23Really?
29:23Yes.
29:25Okay.
29:26Horizontally,
29:27it'd work great.
29:28Yeah.
29:29But that's not
29:30the look you're after.
29:31I just feel like it's so,
29:32like, the proportions of it,
29:34if you do this,
29:34it would just make the room
29:35feel like it gets shorter.
29:37Right.
29:38Well, I've got to admit,
29:39it looked better vertical.
29:41It's just going to be
29:41more difficult to do.
29:43Yeah.
29:43And, uh...
29:45Are you grumpy at me today?
29:49I can never be grumpy at you.
29:50It feels like you don't like this idea.
29:52Sometimes I get grumpy
29:52with a towel.
29:53Maybe that's it.
29:54Okay.
29:55Yeah, I just don't want
29:55to end up with a small piece
29:57in these corners.
29:57That's what I'm going to try
29:58to avoid.
29:59Be onward.
29:59You only got so much room here,
30:01two inches.
30:02Mm-hmm.
30:02But if you run just one tile here
30:04and one in this corner,
30:06the least little bitty fraction off
30:08can throw you off
30:09on the whole thing.
30:10You don't want it to look
30:11like a weekend warrior, did it?
30:13No, I do not.
30:14I definitely don't want that.
30:15I have never seen you
30:17do anything that looked
30:18ugly or awkward, so...
30:20No.
30:21We got this.
30:22Okay.
30:29All of the new siding is up,
30:31so the whole house
30:32is being painted,
30:33which is completely
30:34changing the look.
30:40We're just really starting
30:41to add the visuals to the house,
30:43and so the office
30:44is getting color-drenched
30:45with paint
30:46and a very similar dark,
30:47moody color
30:47to what she did
30:48at their house before.
30:49I want it to feel
30:50very similar to their house before,
30:52and so we're also
30:52wallpapering the dining room
30:54in a pattern that I think
30:55she's going to love
30:56that's very similar
30:57to something she did before.
30:59We want it to feel like home,
31:00and she made those choices
31:02less than a year ago,
31:03so we know that she loves them.
31:06I'm going through.
31:08Now that I've ruined the scene.
31:09No, you haven't.
31:10You're perfect.
31:11We're getting wallpapering
31:12in the dining room.
31:13I need to get in there as well.
31:14Everything is happy.
31:16Everything is...
31:16I'm very excited
31:17about this wallpaper.
31:18I love that paper.
31:19Isn't it pretty?
31:20I'm going to take you
31:21to the other side.
31:25I'm going to take you
31:27to the other side.
31:30I'm going to take you
31:32I'm going to take you
31:32to the other side.
31:35This floor is going to lay good.
31:37So we've got a lovely
31:39bleached oak look
31:41with the LVT.
31:42It matches those
31:43reclaimed doors
31:43that go to the office
31:44on the right.
31:45It's just a lighter look
31:46all around.
31:47The whole house is painted.
31:48It's very cashmere.
31:49It doesn't help us
31:50get our other tile here
31:51faster, though.
32:01Today's the ant bed day.
32:03Yes.
32:04It's the day
32:04when everybody's
32:05on top of each other
32:06doing a million things.
32:07Painters touching up.
32:09Little carpentry
32:10things happening.
32:13Countertops came in.
32:14Backsplash went in.
32:15I mean,
32:16it's all coming together.
32:18We're now buying light bulbs.
32:19I love that phase.
32:22The Laura Pedlums
32:23in front of the house
32:24that were completely
32:25covering the porch
32:26are gone.
32:27We have all new
32:27landscaping going in.
32:29The beds look incredible.
32:31The whole house,
32:31it just looks so stately.
32:33The pool has been cleaned
32:35and it's ready
32:36for little Julius.
32:39And finally,
32:40the mosaic tile came in.
32:42Mr. David has really
32:43been showing up for us.
32:45The bathroom looks amazing.
32:47Like, the shower wall
32:49that he was so worried about,
32:50I just don't know
32:51if it's going to land
32:52right this tile.
32:53It just,
32:53it's absolutely flawless.
33:02Right, so how exactly
33:04is it that you know Brittany?
33:06I've been knowing Brittany
33:07since we had
33:08the Welcome Center.
33:09She was Miss Hospitality
33:11and she would come
33:13and volunteer
33:13that tracks
33:14like 10 years ago.
33:15Hence your wish
33:16for a plate wall.
33:17Yes.
33:18Every Miss Hospitality
33:19needs a plate wall.
33:20All right.
33:21I am going to take
33:22the door pulls
33:23to the bathroom
33:24and get the guys
33:24to install.
33:27When thinking about
33:28the design for this house,
33:30we had to really focus
33:31on how do you take
33:32a builder grade home
33:33and infuse it
33:34with luxury finishes
33:36with moments of glamour,
33:39but also a subdued
33:41lived in warmth.
33:43so that this house
33:44feels very lived in
33:46on day one.
33:47It has to feel velvety.
33:48It's like your favorite sweater
33:50wrapped around you.
33:51It's soft.
33:52It's so cozy.
33:54I'm telling you,
33:55I'm a little nervous
33:56about one thing.
33:58The fact that we didn't
33:59paint anything
33:59in this house white
34:00and her whole house
34:02is the brightest white.
34:03I hope we made her proud.
34:05Looks great.
34:06Very Southern.
34:07Yes.
34:07Very Southern.
34:08Cavalty, baby.
34:09Yes.
34:19Okay.
34:20Ready?
34:20Welcome to the Carter house.
34:23Oh, my goodness.
34:26It looks gorgeous.
34:28It really looks gorgeous.
34:30It's amazing.
34:32It's amazing.
34:33It's beautiful.
34:35You didn't have to do it.
34:37I didn't have to do it.
34:39It's the best part.
34:40It's perfect.
34:41I love the color.
34:42I love the color
34:43of the shutters.
34:44Look at all those
34:44hydrangeas.
34:45Oh, my goodness.
34:47Oh, it's perfect.
34:48It looks like
34:48a totally different house.
34:50It really does.
34:51The landscaping
34:52changed the most.
34:53Her eyebrows got waxed.
34:55Yeah.
34:56Yes.
34:57It's perfect.
34:58Man, look at the front door.
34:59Yeah.
35:00Same door.
35:01Just different glass.
35:02Really?
35:03Mm-hmm.
35:03Mm-hmm.
35:04It's so lovely.
35:05It's beautiful.
35:06It's so lovely.
35:08I can see you guys
35:09painted the garage, too.
35:10That looks nice.
35:11Yep.
35:11Spends the house
35:12a little bit.
35:13That's right.
35:13Matches.
35:14It makes sense.
35:15Yeah.
35:16Like, it's supposed
35:17to be this way.
35:18Yeah.
35:18Yeah.
35:18What I hope
35:19is you feel, like,
35:22extreme southern
35:24warmth and welcoming
35:26feelings from it.
35:27I love the shutters.
35:30And it looks so good.
35:32Go inside.
35:33Uh, yes.
35:34Yeah.
35:34It's so good, Brittany.
35:36Come on.
35:36Oh, my gosh.
35:37Here we go.
35:45Oh, my goodness.
35:47Oh, honey.
35:47Look at that.
35:47That looks...
35:48It is gorgeous.
35:50Edwin's office.
35:52That looks awesome.
35:54That's so you.
35:55Yes.
35:55Fantastic.
35:56This is so you.
35:57I mean, it's very similar
35:59to what you did
36:00at your old house.
36:00It's very similar.
36:02You know I love
36:03a colored wrench.
36:04It's just a more
36:05velvety version
36:06of the colors you chose
36:07in your house.
36:08You remember
36:09there were two closets here.
36:10We pulled those out.
36:11Right.
36:11Centered up this doorway,
36:13used the doors
36:13y'all gave us.
36:14Yeah, they look great.
36:16Everything is just...
36:17That's great.
36:18Okay, but turn around.
36:20Look at the dining room.
36:22You really can.
36:25Oh, sweet mother of...
36:28I don't even...
36:29Oh, my gosh.
36:36Can I love on it?
36:37It looks great.
36:38Can I love on it?
36:39Oh.
36:40Man, that's nice.
36:41I love a wallpaper.
36:43It's a good one.
36:44Oh, my...
36:45And that's the original
36:45light fixture,
36:46but we just added shades.
36:47Yeah.
36:48Oh, yeah.
36:49The bulbs are a little bare.
36:51That makes such a difference.
36:53But it changes.
36:54Well, it softens it.
36:55It softens it.
36:56Oh, I love how we brought, like,
36:59the barn and the fence in.
37:01It's very appropriate.
37:02Yeah, it brings it forward.
37:03I love it.
37:05Oh.
37:05Looks fantastic.
37:06I'm ready for you to see
37:07what happened to this living room
37:09and kitchen,
37:10because it's very different.
37:13Oh, my gosh.
37:14Come on, honey.
37:17Holy moly.
37:18This looks fantastic.
37:21Oh, the buildings.
37:23You like them?
37:24Oh, it looks great.
37:25That fireplace and all the woodwork
37:28around the fireplace is fantastic.
37:31It's amazing how getting rid
37:32of the shrimp color changed the vibe.
37:36It's amazing, isn't it?
37:37Yes.
37:38Good.
37:39This couch needs a moment.
37:40She needs a moment.
37:42Isn't it pretty?
37:43And no corner fireplace.
37:45That changes the way.
37:46Oh, no.
37:47There's no odd angles.
37:48The room felt very, like,
37:50cold before,
37:51and I feel so much warmer.
37:53Yes.
37:54Hey, Erin.
37:55These walls are white,
37:56and I still love them.
37:58Yay!
37:59I'm so glad.
38:00I wanted to feel like
38:01your favorite sweater.
38:03In December?
38:04Mm-hmm.
38:04It's cashmere and cappuccino.
38:06It's cozy.
38:11Oh, shit.
38:12Man, that looks great.
38:14She is a gorgeous girl.
38:20Stop it.
38:21Isn't it gorgeous?
38:22Oh, no!
38:24Oh, she's running in heels.
38:26Oh.
38:29It's so good.
38:30I was afraid I was going to not have
38:33just a place to store my pretties,
38:35and that's ridiculous,
38:36but now I don't have to worry about it.
38:40Fantastic.
38:42It's so good.
38:43You like it?
38:44I love it.
38:45Good.
38:47There were huge changes in the kitchen.
38:49Gosh.
38:50So many.
38:51Mostly to doing with the strange angles
38:53everywhere.
38:54Yeah.
38:54And moving this door
38:55so that you could put the fridge
38:58like this.
38:59Yes.
39:00Let's all take bets
39:01on how many laps
39:02Julius is going to take
39:03around this island.
39:04That's what islands are for.
39:05Yeah.
39:06It's very functional for him.
39:07The spaces are wide enough.
39:08It doesn't feel cramped.
39:10He can move freely.
39:11Yeah.
39:11You can see him.
39:12I can keep my eyeballs on him
39:14because, you know,
39:14he's getting pretty good at walking.
39:16This.
39:18Wow.
39:19Veining.
39:19Mmm.
39:20I love the veining.
39:22This amber caramel color
39:24is so wonderful.
39:25It's so good.
39:26I love the sink, too.
39:27It's so good.
39:30Oh, these chairs.
39:32Oh, very nice.
39:34Oh, yeah.
39:35These are some comfy
39:37coffee-drinking
39:38book-reading chairs.
39:40Yeah.
39:40It's a good spot.
39:42It is such a good spot.
39:43And I love this traditional moment.
39:46Uh-huh.
39:46We love contemporary.
39:48Sure.
39:49But we are Southerners.
39:50This traditional moment is.
39:53Okay.
39:53I need you to come see this bedroom.
39:58Wow.
39:59Oh.
40:00Yes.
40:00This is beautiful.
40:02And the dome's gone.
40:03No more Italian grotto.
40:05Yeah.
40:06Yes.
40:08My.
40:08Love the color.
40:10This is great.
40:12Fancy.
40:12I'm obsessed with this piece
40:14that Ben built.
40:15Yeah.
40:15What?
40:16Isn't that beautiful?
40:17You built this?
40:17Yeah, I did.
40:18No, you didn't.
40:18Dang, Ben.
40:19Solid cherry.
40:21Wow.
40:21Oh.
40:23Very nice.
40:25This is my gift to Edwin
40:27because he gave up something else.
40:30Go see.
40:31Okay.
40:32I see lights.
40:34This is.
40:36Gorgeous.
40:38Y'all stinkers.
40:40You didn't.
40:41You planned this without me.
40:43Sure did.
40:44This was Edwin's idea.
40:46Look at you.
40:49That's so sweet.
40:52This may seem extravagant to some
40:55but I think all day long
40:59you take care of others.
41:01Yeah.
41:02And then this is one little thing
41:04that's just to help you feel like yourself.
41:07Yeah.
41:08And to have some sanity.
41:10And a little spark of joy.
41:11Yeah.
41:12And then.
41:12Sometimes you might be having a bad day
41:15but sometimes you just need to put on
41:16a little lipstick, you know?
41:17Yeah.
41:17Yeah.
41:18Sometimes you just need to put on
41:19a little lipstick.
41:20No, I get that.
41:22Do you want to go see the bathroom now?
41:24I don't know.
41:25It's like.
41:26The bathroom is a total breath of fresh air.
41:29Let's go see it.
41:30The floor alone.
41:31Wow.
41:33Okay, Aussie's floor.
41:34Go.
41:34Look at this.
41:35You can see the whole thing.
41:36This looks fantastic.
41:38It's delicious.
41:40Oh.
41:41Oh, it's so good.
41:43This whole.
41:44Oh, my gosh.
41:46It's so good.
41:47Oh.
41:49You have zero entry shower.
41:50Yes.
41:51Yes.
41:51Perfect.
41:52Perfect, perfect.
41:53I love this shower.
41:55So much more natural light.
41:57Mm-hmm.
41:58That's a frosted window behind there
41:59so you can open it.
42:00Oh.
42:00Mm-hmm.
42:01Okay.
42:01So if Edwin's getting out of the tub
42:03and somebody's coming into the driveway,
42:05they're not going to see him.
42:06Now, I'm the soaker.
42:08He's the rinser.
42:10That's his.
42:12Will bought this house for $400,000.
42:15He gave us $200,000
42:17to try to make it as good as the other house.
42:21$600,000 all in.
42:23You've got a pool.
42:24You've got a garage.
42:25You've got space for a horse.
42:27You've got ponds.
42:29Yeah.
42:29Julius is going to love it.
42:30It's your equestrian dreams.
42:31He's going to love it here.
42:32I hope he is.
42:33You've set us up for success with him for sure here.
42:37Absolutely.
42:38We're blown away.
42:39Good.
42:39It looks fantastic.
42:41It really does look fantastic.
42:46Look at you being so big.
42:49Look at you.
42:50Do you love it?
42:54That's so fun.
42:55Do you love it?
42:57Do you love it?
42:58Do you love horse therapy?
43:01Yes.
43:03Good job, Bubba.
43:04It's so fun.
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