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I'm pretty convinced that this might be the deal

that we've been looking for.

[Joanna] This is our first out-of-Central Texas project.

How do you micromanage a project that I can't touch,

feel, be 10 minutes away from?

Wow, it's tight.

This is a zero-bedroom house.

We're partnering with someone here in this local ecosystem.

The fireplace has me up at night.

-Oh. -That's not what it's supposed to look like.

[Joanna] Chip had this fun idea to let Ella tackle the little cottage

as her first design project.

It feels like this beautiful full-circle moment.

What fits through a window that small?

He was a good-sized bear.

I knew you were going to say bear.

-[Chip] Wow, this place. -I'm in a Bob Ross painting.

♪ Love me some home ♪

♪ Oh, I love me some home ♪

[Chip singing] Bum, bum, bum, buddy.

-Hi, cutie. -Hi.

Yes, you brought my coffee.

I added some coffee to your cream.

Just chilling with the puppies.

We've got four dogs that are in line of sight,

and we're missing a few dogs.

Well, we are. I think we're missing four.

Even though we have kids and all these puppies

at the farm, it does feel like

it's just a quieter season for us.

I think the idea that the past 10 years has just felt

so fast and furious with... -Man, the business.

...Fixer, Magnolia, the kids growing so fast.

And in a couple years, the oldest four will be

out of the house.

And it's made Chip and I think more about the future

and how do we keep this connection as a family.

Obviously, the farm will always be our central place,

but the thing that we have loved as a family is skiing.

Ah!

Woo-ho-ho.

We started skiing, I think, 2016 with the family.

And now every year we've gone back to the mountains.

[Chip] It has become our thing.

I wonder, is it the mountains that we love, or is it just

the nostalgia that I feel that I grew up doing it?

-So I sort of want my family to. -[Joanna] Yeah, Chip grew up skiing.

I did not grow up skiing.

Just that change of scenery is really nice.

-Oh yeah and the snow. -Yeah.

[Chip] We don't get a lot of snow in Texas.

Every time we've gone to the mountains, Chip has always

peeled out one day where we go look at real estate

just for fun. He always --

We always love to do it, no matter where we go.

-No matter where we're at. -Yeah.

I would say Chip's dream has always been perched high

on the mountain with the view all around.

My dream has always been at the bottom of the mountain,

tucked away.

I want the little house above the clouds up on the hill.

I'm a valley girl. I'm not a Mountaintop person.

But it would be a dream to have a place where we could all

go together.

Not only our immediate family, but our parents,

our sisters, their families.

You know, I think I found the house.

Why this house?

It's been on the market for a while, so it just feels

like the timing is really right for me to potentially

make a really good deal on this property.

I like that you're excited about it.

Well, we're gonna go check it out.

Cheers.

Cheers. Dink.

Baby, you don't have to say dink.

You know, the glasses do that kind of thing.

Dink. It's just fun.

So, we're in the beautiful state of Colorado,

and it's winter. Gorgeous day, babe.

Look at this.

But this feels like I want to get outside, be in the sun,

be in the snow. -But you really don't.

You are just thinking about me skiing, but guess who may ski?

-Who? -JoJo.

-Stop. -Now, I'm not gonna guarantee it.

-Lies, lies. -I'm not going to sign anything,

but I'm just saying I'm willing to try it.

Lies.

I'm willing to try it. Pinky, pinky promise.

All right. We'll see.

OK, babe.

I'm pretty convinced that this might be the deal

that we've been looking for.

You know, I think for me, the reservation has always been,

if we were to get a second home somewhere outside of Waco,

I want it to feel like something that I put together

for my family.

So how do we tackle a renovation project

outside of Texas? It's gonna be exciting.

We're getting close. Look at the mountains.

-Look at the woods. -[Joanna] So now we're going down.

You notice.

All right, here we go.

This is the house?

Well, the main house is basically just a little bit

further into the woods here, but cottage number one

and cottage number two. But what's first impression?

Be totally honest.

-I don't know how to explain it. -Uh oh, you hate it.

-[whispering] Oh, I love it. -What?

Oh, babe.

I'm surprised by this.

It's because every listing you've shown me is a view.

-Yeah. -This is --

Gosh, tucked away and hidden. Wait till you see it, babe.

Come on, you ready to check it out?

-Yes. -OK.

[sighs]

I didn't wear the right shoes.

[Chip] Now, I know how Hansel and Gretel felt.

[Joanna] That's what it feels like.

Chip, that sun coming in, those birds.

OK, babe.

The main house has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half-baths,

a wraparound deck, two additional guest cottages,

plus access to the river.

I love, I love the light fixtures.

-I love the front door. -[Chip] Look at the door, babe.

-I want to go see this thing. -OK, here we go.

OK, what do you think about the little foyer?

-[Joanna] I like a distinct entry. -[Chip] Yeah.

Like, I can imagine all the boots, all the, like,

making this really functional but cute.

[Chip] On this level, there's a sitting room off

the entry, a galley kitchen, a giant living space,

a deck, and an office.

-I love this fireplace. -[Joanna] Wow.

-These floors are awesome. -[Chip] Love the floors.

What do you think about the ceilings and the beams?

It's cool.

The fireplace is there, but I wish it was in here.

-Like, this is huge. -I know.

[Joanna] This is too big.

I think this was their ballroom.

I think they had a formal ballroom in this house.

[Joanna] But for such a big space, the windows

on that wall are tiny. -[Chip] All right, come on.

Let's go check out the kitchen.

[Joanna] It's small.

I love this, but that's not gonna be a big enough range.

The way you build everything out of the kitchen,

this would be tough.

It feels like too small for our family and all the cooking

that I love to do.

So we would either have to go this way with this kitchen

to give us the opportunity to really make this space work,

or we've got to figure out another place in the house.

I'm gonna keep looking.

Let's go see the office, and then that's it.

I'm going to see the river, and you can do

whatever you want.

Hmm...

[Joanna] Oh.

-Wow, it's tight. -[Chip] I mean, it's 12 by 12.

So I was thinking this could be the primary,

but there's no closet or bathroom.

It's almost like built for a family with no kids

because you really have one or two bedrooms

and then they would use this as like a study situation.

Would you be fine with this being the primary, this size?

Yes, I would -- what do you say?

I feel like I just have to get creative, but I want to see

what else is happening.

I want to see the river, and the more you talk,

the dizzier I'm getting.

You're actually making me kind of dizzy,

but you go check the river out.

I want you to see, this is the bathroom.

Look at this.

-There's no shower. -Stay open-minded, babe.

Don't forget, a second ago, you cried.

Good tears.

So I felt like we had this emotional high

when we pulled in,

but then when we stepped into the house, I was like,

Happy feeling started leaving the room for sure. -Happy feeling gone there.

And I think it was more like, "Oh, now I'm trying

to force something that may just not be right."

[Chip] On the lower level, there there's another small

sitting room, two bedrooms and two bathrooms.

[Joanna] OK, so this is another bedroom,

still no closet and no bathroom.

So this really, technically speaking,

isn't a bedroom and it's small. So I've got two people here,

two people upstairs, that's four.

And then trying to figure out this bathroom situation,

it feels like a really large bathroom.

You have your toilet, really good shower,

double vanity with a lot of countertop space.

This is pretty, but I almost feel like the bathroom feels

bigger than the bedroom.

And then down here, there's a nice walk-in closet.

See what else we've got.

[Chip talking]

[Joanna] Another massive bathroom.

Double vanity.

You have a soaking tub. You have a shower.

You know, my kids are funny.

They don't actually need this much space for a bathroom.

So, now I'm like,

could this be a bedroom? I don't know.

I really can't get my head around a full bedroom,

because there's not really a bathroom or a closet

in any of them.

It's like everything feels hard.

And I don't know how we'd function in this space,

because we're just a bigger family.

OK.

Another sitting room off a fireplace.

It's like this now reminds me of right when you walked

into the house, you see that fireplace.

I can only imagine the fireplace is right above it

It's literally like a copy and paste.

Chip mentioned this room.

The couple used as their bedrooms.

I think this is what they were calling the primary.

This is where I see my family is like down here,

where we're playing games. You have that beautiful view.

So, to me, this is a zero-bedroom house

that Chip has found.

This is their closet. Oh my goodness!

So, this closet is enormous.

And this is where things start unlocking for me.

I have all this space to work with.

What else can I create?

So, this is where I'm thinking,

"This is where most of my kids could sleep."

So, this can then become the bunk room, a bathroom.

They step out into the living room.

So, let me do my math. I've got four down here now.

Two can sleep in that bedroom.

That's six people can be down here.

Two people upstairs. That's eight.

There's seven people in our family.

I'm gonna go find Chip.

Wow, would you look at this?

[Joanna] Now I can see the river.

Holy cow!

-Hi, Chip. -Jo, you've got to see this.

I see the river, and I feel like there's like more reason

to want this place.

And I found it's possible for eight people to sleep

in this house.

In my mind, I'm just stubborn enough to where if I feel like

it's for us, I'm gonna make it work.

Hey, Chip, I want to see the cottages too.

Babe, it's like heaven down there.

It's like each unit I'm seeing, it's adorable.

[Chip] Seems like the main house could work,

and these additional cottages would give us even more space

for guests and family like our parents.

All right, let's check it out. I love these little stones.

-Look at the rocking chairs. -[Chip] That's where you'll find me.

Oh, babe, this feels literally like a let's paint it.

Tiny, cool kitchenette block.

-[Joanna] Its got the butcher block. -[Chip] This is cute.

Plaster walls.

You've gotten the tongue-and-groove ceiling.

It's like when the kids get older and they've got a family

of their own, they stay here, and you know, and then you just

use the main house. It's like the headquarters.

-You've got all the options. -Come look in here.

Little bedroom.

-Like this all feels easy. -[Chip] Joey.

-Oh my gosh, you went that way? -Yeah.

-Wait, OK, sorry. -Chip.

OK, you go that way, and I'll go this way.

What? This is perfect.

[Joanna] Wow, this is a little tight.

And this tile definitely needs an update.

This is kind of just like a let's paint,

wallpaper, a little refresh.

[Chip] All right, let's go check out the tiniest of the three.

OK, this is adorable.

Whoa, this is awesome. Look at this, babe -- wow.

Could I put like a queen mattress up there?

Seems like it's big enough. I kept the best for last.

Oh my goodness.

[Chip] Look at this, tiny little...

-[Joanna] Look at this window. -...kitchenette, shower.

OK, so there's a full bath. This is perfect for me.

I mean, so the equivalent of like this is like the she shed.

-I'll find you here. -[Joanna] Yes.

-I love it, Chip. -Yes!

Out of all the properties in your entire career, well done.

-Wow! -Well done.

You need to just hurry up and buy it.

I would say the only thing that really does feel

like a reservation for Jo and I is just the idea of doing

a project of this magnitude outside

of the Central Texas area. -[Joanna] I can't imagine,

well, how do you micromanage a project that I can't touch,

feel, and be 10 minutes away from?

[Chip] I think we've landed on the idea of partnering

with someone here in this local ecosystem that knows

the greatest plumbers and knows the best electricians,

and they can kind of be our eyes and ears while

we're, you know, headquartered out of Waco, Texas.

I love it.

I don't want to sit here and chat too much longer

because it is on the market, and I don't want

you missing the opportunity. -Let me get after.

I'm gonna go back inside. I'm gonna start dreaming.

Adios.

Babe, you got to call the realtor.

OK, I'm gonna go call him right now.

I love you, babe. Good job.

No, you good job. Look at the dog.

Hi, puppy. Please don't eat us.

[Joanna] It's been about a month since we first saw

the mountain house, and Chip has closed the deal.

So we're back in Colorado. The kids are here with us.

So we wanted to come straight to the house.

They were seeing it for the first time.

The kids love the river, a little tricky to get down.

We got a rental nearby, and the kids did some skiing.

Today, Chip and I wanted to come to the property

and to walk through the final plans for how we're gonna

transform the main house, and our new local contractor is

gonna stop by. -OK, how we doing?

How we feeling?

It looks and feels different now that it's ours.

-I know. -It's like, ah!

Things are starting to get real.

I want to go into what's going to be the primary suite,

but right now is the office. This wall goes.

Ooh, demo.

[Joanna] OK, this is what I'm gonna turn into the primary bedroom,

but it needs a bathroom and a closet.

All this will kind of be pushed into the hallway

and into the bathroom,

so it just gives you a little more breathing room in here.

So you've got an opening here, shower, double vanity, tub.

It's a tub, closet, water closet.

But the guests, how do they have a restroom?

You read my mind. It's right here.

It's right here?

Do you remember what's on the other side of this?

Kitchen.

We're taking that all out and adding

a much larger kitchen in the living room.

Now this becomes a little powder bath as well.

So toilet, a little corner sink.

It's tight, but it's nice because our guests

have a place. So the railing goes.

-This railing goes? -Uh-huh.

Baby, don't fall down the stairs.

I don't want to be a part of this.

When you go places, what is that exactly?

Unbelievable. Well, OK.

I'm glad I got to demo that stair rail.

-That really felt great. -We're done.

It wasn't like demo at all. It was like dem-eh.

You won't do that in every room when I say

that's going away.

I'm just trying to be efficient here.

We've only got so many hours. We live in Waco.

Because from Jo's perspective,

this isn't drastically different.

I mean, a lot of the things that she does with a project

happens on a screen or in an office.

It's kind of me that's getting left out of the process

to some extent.

You demoed that railing like a champ.

It's fine to take a break.

We're going to take the kitchen out.

So you come around here. Here's our little half bath.

-Yeah, I got it. -This all goes away.

And then this will be a wood-burning stove.

And then this will just become shelving for books.

OK.

This becomes a little built-in bench moment.

Cool.

So this is like a little reading room,

and this is our bathroom.

We'll add a wall here, tub by the windows,

and a double vanity.

So when you think about opening up that bedroom

that we were just in...

This is all for the primary bath.

-I mean, that's gonna double the size of that space. -I know.

And then the bathroom's gonna be as big as the bedroom.

Right. OK, keep coming.

OK, this is like a little sitting room,

and then basically our living room's starts here.

-I would not touch these floors. -[Chip] OK, great.

What's going to happen in here is this whole space is going to

become a large open kitchen that will fit all of our kids

plus the extended family.

This is going to be a fridge, cabinetry, range, vent hood,

countertops, and then your double ovens.

Right down the middle, I'm thinking a long,

beautiful table instead of an island.

And then on the other side, there's sink,

cabinets, dishwasher, so it'll feel balanced.

[Chip] Awesome.

While I'm cooking or whatever, I want you y'all to be like off

the kitchen, y'all are playing a game.

We're gonna add two chairs here, coffee table, sofa.

We'll add floor-to-ceiling windows to bring in more light.

And then where you're standing...

moving those French doors over and adding a small little

wood-burning stove.

But when you think about sitting around a beautiful

fireplace, it's not a potbelly stove.

When I think about a room like this, I think about a big

fireplace on the end of this wall.

-You want a focal point. -[Chip] Yeah.

Thought the potbelly stove was cute because it was minimal.

I was doing the wood burning --

Is it strange at all to have that big of a focal point right

next to that big of a focal point? -I don't think so.

I just want to make sure it's possible.

I've heard there's concrete here.

-Maybe it's not concrete. -Hey, guys.

-Hey. -How are you?

-Perfect timing. -I was going to say.

Your ears may have been burning.

Are you saying good things, I hope.

Hi. Nice to meet you in person.

Steve's going to be the GC here in Colorado, and he has decades

of experience doing renovation in this area, so he's going to

be our connection point in partnering with us to get

this project finished. -We were just debating.

We've got this big, amazing room.

It's almost like we've decided on a fireplace that points

in this direction.

I mean, does this seem complicated and problematic?

I don't think it'd be problematic.

I think it would be totally doable.

OK.

If we're already doing that work, then to go down

to the bottom floor, could we add a fireplace

in the downstairs den right below the one in this room?

You want a double stack, which is totally --

yeah, we can do that.

And if he's approving, that's a change order on him,

which feels great. -On me.

Yeah, well, which is very rare.

Now I've become the change order king, it looks like.

-So number one is yours. -I guess so.

That's it.

So it was nice to actually have that first interaction

with Steve.

And I think I thought it was more complex

for that fireplace.

We can look at it and go, is it worth this cost

or do we just go back to what I had originally planned?

This is our first out of Central Texas project.

So partnering with you, it's like a new step

in our little journey.

We've been doing this for 25-plus years.

You've been doing it even longer.

But the fact that you're local and you're going to be here

on our behalf means a lot, man. -Oh, I'm looking forward to it.

-We're going to have a blast. -You bet.

Let's go. Thank you, man.

-Good to see you. -Thank you, Steve.

You popped in at the perfect time.

-All right. -All right.

-See you. -Bye-bye.

You know, with us, with our business in Waco,

obviously our family, everything that we're doing

and managing there, the distance is going to be

a huge challenge.

We have to trust who's on the ground here.

We're going to see a lot of photos, video.

When we can come to kind of see it in person.

We're gonna maximize those times.

We're aiming to finish the house by first snow,

which usually happens in early fall.

This gives us about six months.

When we head back to Waco, I think the first thing

I've gotta tackle is I need to pick out flooring, tile,

paint color.

So that's the next step in finalizing this process.

It's weird to think that the next time

we stand right here... -I mean everything is going to change.

...it will have been demoed and here we go.

Well, I shouldn't have said that word.

-Baby I did my last demo. -Oh, dear God.

Cue the fifth midlife crisis for you.

-Maybe I can call Steve and... -What?

...sneak out on a red-eye.

You know, just demo a little.

I'll find you something to demo, babe.

So, the rest of the week, we're gonna just spend time

as a family, hunker down.

We're gonna do some skiing, sitting by the fire.

We're doing breakfast tacos to just fill up for the slopes.

And then everyone's dressed, and we're leaving in

ten minutes. -Yay!

Yeah, let's go!

I'm terrified of most things in life, but this is

the most scary thing. -You got it, babe.

You're doing great!

Whoo!

Today, I'm gonna show you the final design

on the Mountain house.

I'd say the hardest thing with this project has been,

we can't just jump over to the house to double-check

something or step in the space to imagine it.

And so I wanna show you today, each of the spaces

in the main house.

So right when you step in, I'm excited about the entry

just because I feel like it is that nod to Mountain House.

You've got light oak on the walls, feels inviting.

You go into the sitting room.

We're gonna add tongue-and-groove

on the ceiling, and we're gonna plaster the walls

in a warm gray tone.

The light oak wood is really the foundation of most

of the spaces, whether that be the paneling on the walls

or the existing flooring.

The colors that we're gonna contrast with

are gonna be a little darker.

As you move into the main living space, we're gonna add

floor-to-ceiling windows, paneling on the walls

and ceiling, and the bigger statement fireplace

Chip's really wanting.

And then leading into the new kitchen, you'll see the range,

the vent hood, the paneled fridge,

the double ovens, and a large dining table that can fit

all the cousins and grandparents.

But then I love this green tile that has a bit of a shimmer

to it that will be a nice contrast to the wood.

So I do feel like you're gonna see this really beautiful blend

of a mountain style home that has all that beautiful oak wood

and those harder surfaces, but then mixed with that more

cottage vibe with the colors, the patterns, feeling

masculine and feminine, cottagey, mountain house.

There's gonna be a lot of kind of opposites attracting

in this space.

I wanna show you what I'm doing with the space

that the kitchen was in.

Part of the space will be in the new primary bath,

and then we're turning the other half

into a reading room.

So now as you step in, you'll see this nice little

reading nook with custom fabric that feels kind of

whimsical and fun.

I'm gonna do this antique parquet flooring.

We're playing with paneling, some vertical, some horizontal,

that it just feels a little more interesting.

It's a smaller space.

As you move out of this little reading nook around the corner

into the hallway, we're gonna add this cutie powder bath.

We're gonna do an angled sink

and a hand-painted tile backsplash.

I love this tile. It's like this little scallop.

There's some floral motifs on it that are hand-painted.

Knowing I couldn't do this like in the main space because of

the cost, I'm gonna do this in the tiny powder bath

so that we can get a lot of impact.

So now we're moving into the primary.

I'm gonna add this beautiful light oak paneling

that has a little bit of this feminine detail at the top

with this curve.

Adding wallpaper, opening up the entry into the bathroom,

which extends all the way through the old half-bath

and part of the old kitchen.

We'll add a darker backsplash and then bring in some

character with some brass sconces.

I feel like now what we've solved for is we've created

this primary suite, which didn't exist before.

And then right below the primary downstairs is

a second bedroom, we're gonna add a walk-in closet

and a walk-in bathroom,

trying to create practicality for both of

these bedrooms, because they didn't have

that to begin with.

And in that hallway downstairs, we're adding a recess nook

that I think the kids will love.

And then the laundry was in a closet in the hallway,

which is too small.

We have seven people in our family,

and then you think about all the stuff with schemes.

So now I'm opening everything up,

doing a burgundy backsplash, light oak paneling,

and then a fun wallpaper.

And then as you move into that den, I really want

to cozy it up by adding a snack bar for the kids,

more wood paneling on the walls,

and then a fireplace to match the one upstairs.

Since this was the primary and you went into this

back room, it was their primary closet, which I feel like was

the largest space in the entire house.

So now we're transforming that huge space into a bunk room

and a bath for the kids.

We'll have a window here, four bunks with that same

oak paneling, and a floral green wallpaper

to bring in some color.

Just these more saturated earthy colors.

And so that's really what you'll see on display is,

you know, what would you find in nature?

So it just feels like a beautiful reflection of

what we're seeing outside.

And then all of that plays well together.

And now we're going to hand all of this over to Steve

and then get rolling.

[Chip] Now that Jo's finalized the design, demo is in full

swing in Colorado.

Upstairs, we're tearing out the walls in that living area,

ripping out that old kitchen, which will now be the new

reading room, taking down the wall between the office

and the half-bath so we can turn that into

the primary suite.

Downstairs, we're really transforming that space,

demoing one of the large bathrooms and connecting it

to the bedroom, taking out what used to be the primary bath to

make room for a new laundry room,

and we're turning that massive closet

into an awesome bunk room for the kids.

We're getting to the point where this project can really

take off and run.

Jo and I are in Waco, so today we have a call with

our contractor, Steve, to get an update.

-Good to see you, Steve. -We made a mess of your house.

We're about 95% done with our demo.

Oh my gosh, I'm jealous.

We're trying to do a little bit of framing.

So this is where your new primary bathroom

is going to be.

So we've got this wall between the old kitchen

and the old bathroom that we're going to have to do another

header beam up here to carry the ridge. -OK.

[Chip] In order to make that open primary suite happen,

we've got to take out that wall that's currently bearing

a ton of weight.

[Steve] Yeah, we'll have to take this header all the way down

to the floor and put in a footing down below

so we have structural support here as well.

So this wasn't a bit of an unknown until

we opened it up.

But we'll have to make some adjustments.

I know you want to have an eight-foot ceiling

in the primary, and that's what our goal is.

-How tall is it currently? -[Steve] Seven-foot-six.

So we really have to do something to raise it.

OK. Let's just keep marching.

[Steve] Sounds good.

The idea that it's seven-and-a-half-foot ceilings

versus eight-foot ceilings, you know, in so many ways,

you're like, why would you spend the extra money

for that extra six inches?

But in the same token, I think it's going to be important

that we do that.

And so I love the way he's optimistic and addressing

these issues.

I mean, this is why we hired Steve.

We'll be there soon to kind of look at these issues in person.

We can't wait to see the house that we're excited about

getting back up there. -We'll see you guys.

Yes, sir.

Demo is now almost complete, and with that, we've got to go

and look at the space, make sure that the next steps

that we plan for from a design standpoint actually make sense.

[Joanna] We're back in Colorado for the week, and Steve's crew has

started framing out the spaces downstairs and prepping for

the plumbing we'll need for the new bathroom next to

the bunk room.

And then upstairs, the new entryway to the primary

has been framed. Today we're meeting with Steve.

He's going to show us some of the things that he found

during demo.

We're also going to finalize paint color for the exterior.

But first, Steve wanted to show us something

in the reading room.

We had a visitor over the weekend.

Uh-oh.

And you can see he left his little paw prints

on the wall.

What fits through a window that small?

You know, he was a pretty good-sized bear to fit through

that window.

I knew you were gonna say bear.

[Steve] So he came in from the outside,

wandered around the house,

and then he went back out the window.

As I come out the front door, he's coming down

the front steps.

He's looking at me, I'm looking at him.

[Chip] OK.

I yell, and then he just kind of wanders off like I didn't

even bother him. -My gosh!

What he doesn't know is he's touched

on a very deep-seated fear in my heart and soul.

I'm trying to think, is there any other access point

that this guy can get in?

-Oh, he like ate our window. -[Steve] Oh yeah.

This is where he came through and you can see his paw prints.

-[Joanna] Unbelievable! -[Chip] Good night!

I don't want a bear on my porch.

So can we create some type of fencing?

The day we were leaving to come to Colorado, I had woken up

from a dream, a nightmare.

This is a re-occurring dream that I have.

And it was a bear that was chasing me and it chased me

into this home.

I'm saying all this because it was a foreshadowing that

probably while I was having that dream, that bear was

climbing through that little window into this house.

Steve, the green is the exterior paint color.

-I love it. -OK, great.

-I like it on -- -Final answer?

Final answer.

-On all three of the structures? -Uh-huh.

So we have witnesses, we're good?

-Are you good? -I don't know.

I'm kind of 50-50 on it, but --

Do you feel like it's too army-green?

That's the story of our lives here.

If she gets complete clarity, I get a little insecure.

This green versus the brown, like this is a perfect example.

This is the brown. Basically of the house.

And in my opinion, when I turn this direction and look at it,

I think it looks great.

It kind of feels like a cabin in the woods.

Can we do this color, the front little tiny cottage?

Oh, there you go.

Just so when we drive up and then we can see all

the trees behind it.

What I would love to see is when you pull into

the property, what does that look like with that green?

And then hopefully Chip will love it.

But this'll be one where I think Chip wants to keep

the house brown.

And I'm telling you, there's like 0% chance

we're keeping the house this color.

-Stop. -Me inside if y'all need me.

-All right, have fun. -OK.

Let's go check out that little trail.

Well, so I'm just kind of big-picture curious,

you know, as my parents and in-laws have both gotten

a little bit older, you know, I'm just trying to

figure out how do we configure this awesome trail to where

not only could you and I get down here easily,

but also somebody maybe older than us.

So what do you think we should do here?

We're thinking about running a timber, kind of a border on

the downhill slope. -I see.

And then we can make all of these steps a little wider.

And then when we have it really steep and it feels

uncomfortable, we can do like a pipe rail.

-Oh, that's awesome. -For someone to hold on to.

The river is really why we bought this place.

-Golly! -[Steve] It's heaven.

It's just like a dream.

[Joanna] In true Colorado style, we had a surprise spring

snowstorm last night.

But today I'm excited because I'm here with my daughter Ella.

Chip is all, I've always told Ella, "Hey, before you go to

college, I want you to flip a house, do a project."

She's always mentioned that she wants to do

something in design.

We've actually looked for houses in Waco, didn't find

anything, but Chip had this fun idea to let her tackle

the little cottage as her first design project.

Ella, I feel like this will be a space that guests can come.

So what do you think?

What is like the feel, first of all?

I think...

Love it to feel like a little cottage.

OK. Moody or light?

I think I love like greens and blues.

-I think it would be fun. -Show me.

Wait, there was one that was like -- yes.

Oh, you want it moody? There's really no wrong answer.

You get to do whatever you want.

If you want to paint it black, I'm going to let you

paint it black.

You know, there's this general rule, like in smaller spaces,

the lighter the color, it makes it feel bigger.

I don't know if our goal is to make it feel bigger.

We want it to feel like moody.

So I want you to feel like if your gut is dark, we go dark.

We're very similar in our styles.

We both love plants.

We love charming cottagey things.

We love story. This is your homework.

[Ella] OK.

[Joanna] I need to know what kind of flooring.

Paint color, light fixtures.

And then do you want to keep these closets?

What do you want?

I feel like I would want to take them out.

So my biggest hope with letting her tackle this cottage

is that it builds confidence in her.

In here, I need paint color, countertop option.

I need tile in here.

-And then this is -- -The whole wall tile?

This whole wall you can pick a tile for,

but we don't tile that.

OK, bathroom, same as kitchen.

I need tile. Pick out a cool mirror.

Are you accepting the challenge?

Or you're like, "Never mind, I don't wanna do it?"

I'm accepting the challenge.

The idea that my daughter, who is now an adult,

has decided to take on what her mother does

and I get to teach her.

I don't know, it just feels like this beautiful full

circle moment.

-This is gonna be fun, babe. -Yes.

[Joanna] So it's our last day in Colorado before we head back to Waco.

So today I'm here with the design girls,

Christin, Laura, and Lindsay.

They've been with us for almost 14 years and I'm just so

grateful they wanted to be a part of this.

A lot of our decision making has been in Waco,

getting a good idea for colors and textures.

So this is the first time we're together walking the space.

We basically just have a very small amount of time to

make a lot of decisions.

While we're doing that, Chip and Crew are down

by the river trying to catch some fish.

What's the biggest fish you've ever caught in your whole life?

-It was this big. -That's as big as you.

And then look, buddy, in case we need

it, OK? We'll be ready.

I think let's start in here. Any final questions?

I have the range hood taped out.

Yes.

This is where your wall of millwork is gonna go,

your fridge, your double oven.

I just wanted to see, before we press go,

how you feel about that size. -I think, drop it four inches.

-OK, great. -Fireplace?

-Yes. -I think, go wider.

Chip would want it a little bigger.

OK.

So we changed from a wood burning stove

to the mason fireplace on the upstairs

and the downstairs level.

Chip wanted it to be a little bigger.

And then I think the overall design is gonna just be,

you know, the square base, bringing in just a little bit

to make it feel a little more feminine and not so bulky.

Let's move on to plaster.

That little sitting room right off the entry, just trying to

find the perfect shade for the plaster that we're gonna be

doing on the wall.

Option one.

It's gorgeous, but it looks like concrete.

Yeah, I see that.

There's something about the way you feel when you're

in a space versus just looking down at a 3D rendering

or even pictures.

Second option. I think that's pretty.

My muscle clock is ticking.

Hurry, muscle clock is ticking.

OK, wow, that is heavy.

Option three.

We've built this design over the last couple

months together.

Just helps us either go, it's exactly what we want

or we need to modify it a little bit.

Oh, I don't like that one as much.

Yeah, that has a little more brown in it, which I like.

OK, so second option is my favorite.

OK, y'all, let's go downstairs, because I want to look

at the colors we're choosing for the sitting room down there.

I think we designed this room to be moody, bluish color,

where it's the dark paneling. I think we'd go lighter.

-Tongue and groove, creamy. -Creamy.

Just so it feels like really smooth.

Yeah.

Into that all wood paneled living room.

OK. Good job, y'all!

So as we are wrapping things up here, headed home,

I feel like the team feels really good

about the next steps.

Anytime I get to spend time with them, it's always like

my favorite thing to do.

But honestly, the highlight of this trip is Crew caught two

rainbow trout down at that river.

[Chip] Let's go!

I mean, you can't wish for anything better than that.

How amazing is that?

[Chip] Steve and the crew had been super busy with

all the framing.

On the main level, we added a new cased opening

leading into the primary hallway.

The supporting beam for the expanded primary bath

went in.

The living room walls had to be open for the larger windows,

and we removed the wrap on the beams to expose

that original wood.

We started installing the new electrical and plumbing,

and outside the guys have been crushing it on that updated

river path.

And here in Waco, Ella has been working on the design

for her tiny cottage.

Today, Jo and I are checking in with Steve

to hear the latest.

All right, hey Steve, how you doing buddy?

Good Chip, Jo, how are you guys?

So we always love connecting with Steve.

It's fun to see him there at the property, giving us these,

you know, weekly updates.

Do you remember that main beam that was going between

the kitchen and the great room? -Yep.

Well, as we opened it up and we unboxed it,

we found this steel artist's work done around this I-beam.

-Wow! No kidding. -Wait.

That's crazy.

It was wrapped with an oak plywood, so we never knew

it was in there.

It's always fun when you tackle these projects

and as you are peeling back layers, you see story,

whether that's wallpaper, metal art.

I always think, you know, that's part of

the history of the house.

So how do we play that up and honor it?

Any way we leave it and kind of bring it back to life,

or would that screw you up, Jo?

I don't think it'd screw me up.

I think it just, it doesn't feel like the vibe.

I think I wanted it pretty simple up there.

So I am trying to think like, do you put it,

you know, somewhere on the side of the house, maybe on the back

porch down by the river, we do hooks on it?

And it's for me, practical for drying flowers, hanging them

upside down for the kids.

It's the rods, the fishing rods, it's Chips waiters

We could hook squirrels upside down from it?

We won't do that.

Maybe it'll be a bear deterrent.

She only wants to do things that were decorative

and logical, and I only want to do things that are illogical

and sort of like dangerous.

If it's not hard to remove, remove it, Steve,

and then we'll figure out a fun place to kind of honor

the history and the art.

It should come down as one big piece, and then you guys

can decide what you want to do with it.

[Joanna] OK.

I also want to see the green paint on the small cottage.

We'll have it done next week.

How do you feel about the trail?

I think you're going to like it.

So you've got plenty of room, really solid.

Yeah, I can't wait to see that.

I love that you love the way it's coming together.

That's exciting. Well done.

Don't forget the bear fence, Steve.

That's on my mind.

We haven't seen that little critter at all since that

last time. -He'll be back.

-Let's just plan for that, OK? -Uh-oh.

Just don't cool your pies in the windowsill like they do.

Yeah, there you go. Awesome, Steve.

-Good to see you, buddy. -You too, guys.

Bye, Steve.

[saw whirring]

Man.

-I hope you like it. -Babe, wow, the green.

Even the aspen, the contrast.

I honestly thought the brown was the best color, but it was

like it should have been this to begin with.

All the original light fixtures look really good,

because it was brown. -Think about it.

Those all were totally invisible.

-The roof was invisible. -[Joanna] Now you can see it.

I love the brown.

I still stand by my argument for the brown,

but I love the green more, you know, and that's cool.

That's fun. You did it.

OK, let's go check out the river.

[Joanna] Let's go to the river.

-This looks so good. -Wow, I do love that.

This is like actual steps, babe.

[Chip] Wow, isn't that crazy?

Every time you come here, it's like a totally

different universe.

-I am imagining snow everywhere. -OK.

And that's where I get a little nervous.

So kind of figuring out like the most treacherous part,

where can we put just a simple black railing?

[Chip] I see.

[Joanna] But is this what you were envisioning, Chip?

Yeah, this is great. I love this crushed granite.

-Wow. -Wait, let's look --

I want to look that way.

I want to see what this looks like, like just from here.

Man, I just love the fact that this trail just kind of

disappears into the wilderness.

You know, Steve just crushed it.

We've made it a lot easier for the bears to come up.

-So that's really good too. -Man, look at the river.

[Joanna] That is gorgeous.

Do you kind of feel like you're in a Bob Ross painting?

Yeah, that's how I feel.

Him doing those trees. They looked exactly like these.

[Joanna] I'm in a Bob Ross painting.

[Chip] Ah, this place.

You come here and you're like, "This is a magical paradise

in the winter."

I think in the spring, it's better.

I would love to learn fly fishing, but maybe not rafting

down the river, you know? But who knows?

I could surprise myself. Every year, I surprise myself.

So who knows?

-Look at the workout we could be getting. -Yeah.

I could become a mountain biker.

What if we were dual, single kayakers,

but like, racing one another? -You never know.

Steve was like, "Jo, you gotta quickly make a decision."

That's not what it's supposed to look like.

Every project we've done, there's always that one thing

that likes to taunt me.

The fireplace has me up at night.

There's a lot of components come together on that.

These hand-painted tile take the color differently each time

they do a new batch. -Oh, no.

This already looks night and day different.

My little bear can climb in and...

[tree branches crunch]

Oh my gosh, it's a bear.

Crap.