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We've got our sister clients coming up,

Michelle and Kristin. - Moving in together.

Same as us when we were younger.

- We wanted to pool resources. - Stretch the budget.

Yeah, and I made the best mac and cheese.

But we didn't have kids.

It sounds like they're not as

much on the same page as we were.

When it's siblings, you're a little more brutally

honest with each other.

Yeah, but also, it was easier when you and I were searching

for a house together than it is now.

To brothers helping sisters.

Oh, [bleep].

- Team. - Team.

Honestly, it was resources.

I mean, I had been looking on my own.

I wanted more space than my apartment because my son is

planning on moving home after college.

I got outbid a couple times, and I know Kristin had been

looking as well, and we thought, why don't

we just pool our money together, and that way we can

get a larger property and a more desirable area?

We really want to stay within Burbank.

We just love it here.

Yeah, so I'm a single mom, and my sister's a single mom,

so we definitely rely on each other a lot.

Being a single mom, it's really hard sometimes.

You know, kids are expensive, life is expensive,

and having that second person there to even just help with

half the bills, like the electric and the gas,

that's going to be super helpful.

Having our kids be close is really important to us,

but because there's going to be four of us, it makes it

challenging to find kind of the right property.

You know, we just are kind of feeling frustrated.

We've seen a lot of places, but we both have to agree.

So we're going to need help.

Like, if I could have my way, everything would be,

you know, bright turquoise or pink, more vintage.

I know she's not really keen on a pool, which I would like.

I know my daughter would like that.

I think the brothers can definitely help narrow down

things and pick things if we don't agree on something.

That'll be the hardest part. Like-- yeah.

Burbank, is such a sought-after area.

I like it.

You have the tree-lined street.

It's very walkable. It's a cute house.

Yeah, Kristin found a good one.

- Kristin picked it? - Yeah.

I guess they each picked a house they saw online,

but they aren't sure the other will like it.

- Hi. - How are you?

- Nice to meet you-- Drew. - Hi, Michelle.

- Kristin, nice to meet you. - Nice to see you.

- Oh, my gosh. - Hi.

- Pleasure to meet you. - Michelle.

- Hi, I'm Kristin. - All right.

- And so you picked this house? - I did.

- I like the Spanish aspect of it. - Yeah.

It's open-concept.

This is enough space for our kids,

enough space for us.

You need... What, out of a house?

So I have a daughter, she's 11, and she has a son.

Yes, he's 18, he is in college.

- Um, but-- - Coming home for weekends.

- Comes home on weekends... - Right.

...and will be coming home summers,

and obviously already planning on moving home

after graduation, so. - Four bedrooms.

- Four bedrooms. - Enough space to entertain.

Yeah, for sure.

I know you were looking for a pool.

- I love a pool. - Yeah.

This house does seem to check off all the boxes

of what you guys said you want. - Great.

- OK, great, cool. - Should we dive in

and get out of the sun? - Yeah, love it.

- Oh, wow. - Wow.

It's so big.

You can only see so much from listing photos,

but it's actually quite nice in here.

They've done some great beam work.

- Yeah. - It does feel really open.

Oh, my God, it's great.

I'm blown away kind of how open and how big it is.

We do a lot of entertaining with family, and we need to set

up lots of tables, and so immediately I went,

"oh, my God, there's actually room." - Yes.

I mean, I have, like, a 1,000-square-foot house,

and we have Thanksgiving there

with, like, 15 people, and it's...

- Usually outside. - Outside.

Well, just looking at this space here...

- Yeah, I mean, look at that. - This is more than enough room.

You could easily have 15 people in here.

Oh, my God, yeah, totally.

And I think for Piper,

what she mostly needs is a workspace for school. - Wait!

- Your daughter's name is Piper? - It is.

- His daughter's name is Piper. - My daughter's name is Piper!

Oh, well played, well played. That's amazing.

Two bedrooms down the hall here.

One of the bedrooms, they're using it as an office.

Yeah, we would keep it as a bedroom, I think.

- Your main bathroom right here. - Great.

- And the kitchen. - OK.

- What's your opinion? - It's great.

It's a little brown.

Yeah, I would want to make a few changes, but...

Tell us all the changes, what are...?

I mean, the tile to me looks like a floor tile.

I really like it.

The white countertops are really nice.

No! I just, I just--

I would go for more of a vintage kind of look.

But I won't let her.

- Yes, yes. - I just-- I'm like, "I just can't."

- I would say I'm more modern. - Yeah.

I like transitional. I like color.

You always hear about couples fighting when they're trying to

renovate a place, to figure out-- what about siblings?

Do you think you could get along?

- No. - Ah, no.

She'll give in to me more than I give in to her.

Oh, that's like Jonathan and me.

I always give in to him more than he gives in to me.

- Yeah. - All right, we're going to take a vote.

Who says Jonathan is more accommodating or is Drew?

Oh-ho-ho!

- Who asked you? - Good, good, good, good.

You can do a transitional design that has some cool

vintage elements within. Is that a compromise?

- That would be great. - Yeah, absolutely. I do like vintage.

I just don't know that I want

to live in a completely vintage house.

No, because then it just looks old.

- Yeah, yeah. - To me, yes.

Shall we check out down the hall here?

- After you, go ahead. - OK, let's go.

Laundry on the left.

- Let's see. - All right.

And you have bedroom number three over here on the right.

- Nice, OK. - Oh!

- And it's big. - Oh, that's nice.

And the big bedroom on the end.

Who would get the main bedroom suite?

- Kristin. - Probably me.

You just give it up that easily?

You know, we're splitting the costs, but Kristin,

because she sold her house, has more money for the down

payment, and that's getting our PM--

you know, we don't need PMI because of that.

That is very kind of...

Well, she was gracious enough to suggest it.

I really like what this house, the way it's designed that

you have the two big bedrooms are on opposite ends.

- That's pretty cool for you guys. - Yeah.

That is good.

There's the Michelle and Aidan wing, and then there's

the Kristin and Piper wing, which would be nice.

And of course, that pool that you said was also important.

- I want a pool. - All right.

It's a nice pool, but I don't know.

It kind of takes up the whole yard.

I like it. It's small.

We don't need something big.

I mean, I just feel like it's a little cramped.

I would rather have a pool than a backyard.

You know, this place is

just under 1.6. - OK.

If you did want to do some work on the kitchen and stuff

like that, then obviously there'd be a little bit of

extra money involved just to do those things. - Yeah.

- Yeah. - What's your max again?

- What are you willing to spend? - With renovation?

I mean, we could probably go, like...

...like 1.7 to 1.8.

Yeah.

This is like exactly kind of where we're looking for,

close to the schools.

I mean, obviously I know the pool is something

you really want. - That's awesome.

But I do have another place I wanted to take a look at.

- We can check out. - All right.

Yeah, I'll look at something else too.

We have houses we want to show you too.

But are you willing to go a little outside of Burbank?

I mean, your dollar would stretch further elsewhere.

Ooh, that's a million-dollar question, isn't it?

- I don't want to. - No.

That was kind of one of the reasons we are pooling

our resources, was to actually be able to afford in Burbank. - OK.

- OK. - I mean, this community is kind of a part of our life

and it's important to us. - Yeah.

We want to live within a certain specific area.

We wanted to maintain the right school district

and I want to be close to work.

So I think we are limiting ourselves.

And so that makes it a little more challenging.

We're putting a lot of money into it together, and so we both

have to agree on the home that we purchase.

Yeah, I was pleasantly

surprised at how big this house is.

When I looked online, the pictures were good,

but it's even better in person.

I'm a little concerned about the backyard.

I mean, the pool is nice, but there doesn't really seem

to be any other space, which I feel like

maybe might be missing the mark.

This is the reality of the market in urban centers

like L.A.

People have to find creative ways of getting into home

ownership, and I think siblings living together

is a great thing. I think it's awesome.

Even with kids, I think

it's a great way to stretch a buck.

So I feel I'm starting to get their personalities,

but I'm really curious to see what Michelle's style is,

the house that she found. So we'll see.

I actually like this, that we're seeing two houses

you guys are picking first before we show you a house,

because that gives us a way better idea

of what you want, what you don't want.

So has she shown you this place?

No, this will be sight unseen.

- OK, good. - Super cute.

Really cute.

I like the door.

- I like the color. - It's fun.

I'm hearing a lot of likes.

Wait, have you been through the house or not?

- Just online. So I've only seen it online. - OK, OK.

I really liked the backyard.

It's really big and open, and it seems like it has a lot

of space for entertaining.

And it has all the other stuff on our list.

The only thing is the price of this house is starting to creep

up on the top of your budget, right?

- Right. - So...

Slightly.

All right, should we get inside?

Yeah, let's do it.

- Very cute. - I love it.

I'm actually pretty impressed with how bright and inviting

it feels. Nice job.

- Thank you. - But it's a bit choppy.

I wasn't expecting to see the big drop.

- It must be an addition. - Yeah.

It goes actually back this way, away.

- So you've got bathroom, bedroom, bedroom. - OK.

They've done some updating. They've done some flooring.

Definitely something that I'm noticing is that bedrooms are

so tiny. - Yeah.

You know, seeing it online is a little different

than when you see it in person.

I can see that the kitchen is a little tighter than

I expected. That would not be comfortable.

The kitchen is in kind of an awkward spot.

- I mean, it's tight in here. - It's very tight.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Hey, guys.

- Hi, hey. - Who wants to cook together?

- Hey. - This is a little small.

You have your fridge right up against the door to the garage.

- It's just odd. - It's awkward.

If we can make changes and improve it.

I know-- The backyard is really

where I'm kind of excited about. - Yeah.

So it looks like you have a little hall there with

bedroom number three. - Oh, wow.

It's a lot bigger than I thought it was going to be.

All right. It's really cute.

I like the pillows.

Should we look at the living room?

There's tons and tons of space.

I love it.

Oh, this is an office back here.

That's the fourth bedroom.

We can make it so that Aidan can sleep there.

- I think that would be good. - Yeah.

I love the high ceilings.

I mean, that's great.

I do actually like the floors, though.

- I mean, I like the color. - Me too.

It's warm.

This has a bit of a mid-century modern feel with

the console over here as well as the sofa.

I really like it, because I like that kind of retro look.

I'm all for it, because I don't want something

boring and contemporary. - Mm.

I mean, the house has character, so there's some

things we could do that could

really make it cool and unique for yourselves.

But something has to change with that flow between

the upper level and the lower. - I think so.

I agree.

This actually could work in two ways.

One, if we shifted this across

so that the step down was here...

- Agree. - ...then we leave it all completely open with a railing.

You can see all the way down, shift the kitchen down here,

and all of this becomes living room, dining.

That makes more sense.

But if we're moving kitchen and stuff down here,

that's a lot more work, because you have to jack up

the concrete and whatnot, so.

I mean, it definitely would be an improvement on what's

already there. - Oh, yeah, from where it is now.

Let's take a peek through here, because it

looks incredible. - Hmm.

- OK. - All right.

Is there a pool?

All right.

- OK, now, see, this is a yard. - Oh, yeah.

This is what I was talking about.

- This has no pool. - Pool is nice.

It's a nice idea.

I just think there's a lot more room out here.

No fighting in the beautiful big yard.

I'm just saying.

Ugh...

- This is what I was talking about. - This has no pool.

Let me point out two things. One, there's way more

yard here. - For sure.

If you decided to put a pool in, you could tuck a pool in at

the back and still have usable yard space.

And two, this place is listed for 1.62, and then you want to

put in a couple hundred thousand dollars to make

it perfect.

You also want to put in a pool

that's going to be like $70,000.

So in a house like this, I actually think it's either

going to be the pool and a light refresh inside

or do the kitchen you want.

- Oh, that's the debate. - Oh, God.

That's the big debate, isn't it?

Ugh...

My opinion would be

fix the kitchen situation. - Yeah.

rejig this around, find a way to just make it flow better.

I know you guys do Thanksgiving dinner, like,

have a kitchen you want to spend time in. - Right.

I agree. I do agree with that.

Is that what you wanted to hear?

That is what I wanted to hear.

- That you... - Yes, I made the better pick.

That you made the better pick?

- That is right. - There you go.

- This ism't therapy, all right? - Your sister is right.

So knowing that the inside is important, why don't you guys

go take a look at the bedrooms and see if they would work?

- OK - We'll catch up with you in a few minutes.

- OK. - Let's do that.

I think this is a contender because of the yard,

but there is a ton of work to do inside.

I don't know if I'm sold with their budget.

I don't know if I'm sold on moving the kitchen

and stuff the way we were talking about.

Obviously, we want to keep the price of the house,

you know, at a certain level. - For practical reasons.

For practical reasons, you know.

Property taxes and things like that.

Yeah, we don't want to,

you know, overpay for the house.

We do have some money set aside from our father.

This is hard for Kris to talk about.

- It's super hard. - Sorry.

Our dad passed in March, and I know he would be really

excited for us to live together.

He was always worried about us, right?

Being single women with kids.

I think that's a good legacy from him.

I think it would make our father proud.

And I think it would make him excited that we were doing

something for the family.

Just a great dad.

So we saw both of your picks. This is our pick.

I love the street.

Love it. I love the trees.

Every time we've looked at a house, we learn a little

something extra from you guys.

This takes all that information and puts it into one place that

I think you're gonna love.

- OK, it's nice. - Yeah.

There's a school right down the street.

- I believe it's Piper's school. - It is her school.

- It is her school. - So that would be really great.

- That is Piper's school. - Yeah.

Can't get much closer than this.

- This is a cute house. - It's gorgeous.

- Love it! - Yeah, this is really nice.

It's a decent-sized lot.

The house is just over 2,000 square feet.

My office is a mile down that way.

So yeah, it's very close.

- Yeah. - There's a pool.

- There's a pool here? - There you go.

But just keep in mind, the list price is $1.58.

We're not gonna get the price down.

It'll probably go up a little bit because it's a great

neighborhood and it's a lot of house.

OK.

There are a few problems with the kitchen, the layout,

but these are things we can change.

- OK. - All right.

- Wanna see? - Great.

OK.

- Oh, wow! - Wow!

- It's really big. - Very big.

And, like, you can see all the way to the back,

which is nice. - Yeah.

Down the hall here, it's a little choppy.

There's a little hall, so three bedrooms here.

OK.

One of these rooms is a decent size.

- The other two are quite small. - OK.

- And you have one bathroom. - Yeah.

The main bedroom suite's probably at the back.

On the surface, it looks big and bright and nice.

- It has a lot of problems. - OK.

So, see, on the flooring here, they had termite damage.

When they opened it up, apparently there's asbestos

vinyl flooring underneath this whole area, so something

we have to consider if we're redoing our flooring.

But forget all that for a second.

There's more square footage here, which is gonna

benefit you. - It's huge.

It's huge-- I mean, it definitely has room

for our back-to-back-to-back-- - Oh, yeah!

...you know, six-foot tables that we generally do

for our holidays, but I don't understand

this square... - Oh, my God!

- What is this? - This is so bizarre.

What is this?

Well, this is your island, and it truly is an island

out on its own. - It's odd.

Away from the mainland.

- This is strange. - This is weird.

I don't understand this at all.

And they've got pendants coming down,

so this is where they wanted it.

Is it electrical, or is it free-floating?

It's crooked. Is it--

Oh, my gosh! No, look.

- It actually moves? - Drew, hold it.

- Floating island! - Yeah, let's move over here.

This is so weird. This is what I was saying.

- Like, there's some things that are just, why? - Right.

- Why did they do that? - Yeah, laundry.

That's supposed to be pantry.

That's laundry in the middle of your kitchen.

This is not a good flow for me.

Yeah, I love the amount of space, but I would have no idea

how to utilize it properly.

I would eliminate the peninsula.

OK.

Definitely have a nice, big island, which becomes also

a focal point with storage

so that you can access everything.

And then that extra prep space will go so far as well.

I mean, the kitchen is not small.

No.

But it's just set up really awkwardly.

None of it feels like it flows together.

This room is the whole reason they chopped up the kitchen like that.

I think that's why there's a pathway right here.

- Yeah. - Right? So you can get to the laundry area.

To me, that's weird.

Like, why would you not have laundry down in

the closets or somewhere? - Right.

I don't know, like, I would make this laundry.

Then you can actually use this as a part of your kitchen.

- OK. - Right.

If we have the extra budget and we want to do it, great.

- Right. - More costly.

Yeah, it just all starts to add up real quick.

And I like that you have two separate living space.

I mean, look at that.

The height of the built-ins, the height of your ceiling.

I can see us sitting here watching TV with

our kids and together.

Except, I have to say, I really hate this fireplace.

- It's horrible. - No, no.

- I love it! - What is it you hate?

This brown, awful-- This is not a giant space.

It feels too big for the size of this area.

I want to keep it.

You could have the fireplace re-sprayed.

Just make it all feel a little bit more elegant.

I mean, that would be cool. That's OK to me.

I... OK.

But that railing, too, feels like outdoor railing.

- Yeah, it does. - It does. It looks exactly like it.

It's tube steel.

I wonder if this whole backside of the house

was an addition. - It has to be.

- It had to be. - Because there's

no way this house is only

2,000 square feet. - Yeah.

Because this looks huge.

Oh, my gosh! Yeah, this is gorgeous.

This is really, really, really big.

This is nice. I could get real cozy here.

I've changed my mind. I think we need to--

- I think we need to flip a coin. - No, this is great!

This house is definitely

bigger than they said it was in the listing.

It's like a hidden secret here.

It's nice. I like it a lot.

- Do you like it? - I'm sure you do.

Oh, yeah. It has a pool.

- Wow! - OK.

- Oh, this is nice! - Oh, my God!

I love it!

It wasn't as important to me, but this is really nice.

- I do like this back yard. - I love it!

- So nice! - It looks new.

I love it! There's privacy,

but then the pool is just

big enough. - I think so.

- There's still room for seating. - Yeah.

When I look at this, I mean, there's so many benefits

to this house.

I mean, I think it has a lot of potential, for sure.

And I mean, the size of it alone is just amazing.

- And the neighborhood-- - That's a plus compared to what we've already seen.

But I think definitely the budget is a little

concerning to me because I feel like it's already near the top.

And like we've talked about, it might go higher than that.

And if we want to do the changes like we're talking

about in the kitchen and stuff. - The renovations.

Well, do you think this is going to go way over?

- Yes. - Mm.

So I think don't look at the 1.58 list price and say,

"Oh, well, maybe we'll just go to six."

It's probably going to go...

- Higher than that. - Higher than 1.6.

Well, let's do this.

Take some more time to walk around because if you like

this, we would have to put an offer in right away.

- I like this pool. - I know you like the pool.

- We'll see you around front. - OK, thank you.

This is nice, too.

I didn't even know that they had this.

I mean, when you look at all these different features here,

in my opinion, this is the only option.

This is what they should put an offer on.

It has more because the other houses have things

that don't work for one of them.

This pretty much does everything.

It's just a matter of I don't think they're going to be able

to do all the renovations you would want to do.

They're definitely not gonna be able to.

The kitchen is going to be the biggest expense.

- And floors. - But then...

I think the price is going to go like, I mean,

I think it's going to be like $100,000 over list.

Yeah. Yeah, I mean, that is.

If it gets to the point where it's like $175,000,

they can't afford to do it. - No, they can't afford it.

$50,000 is not going to be enough to do all the stuff

they want to do. - No.

We'll see.

Come on in.

- Yeah, welcome, welcome. - Thank you.

Grab a seat.

We got big discussions to have.

OK.

You've seen some houses. What do you think?

I mean, I hate to admit it, but it seems like the pick that

you guys had was really the best one.

I just feel like it had the most space.

There's so much room in the kitchen,

dining area to really do something with.

- And it had a pool. - And it has a pool.

Wait, you hate to admit it because you'd hate to admit

that I'm right? - Well...

You'd like to think that you could do it yourself.

Yeah.

Then I'd be out of a job.

- Yes. - Well, yeah, I guess so.

I wanna be realistic, though.

So right now that house is listed for 1.58.

They're underpriced.

Right, so we're gonna have to offer more.

Yes, we're gonna have to offer more.

- OK. - So this is where I wanna talk to you in your comfort zone

because we're trying to also balance how much money you need

for the renovation. - Right.

We always have to keep that in mind.

I think the value of the property is probably around

the 1.65 mark. - OK.

And there are probably a whole bunch of other people thinking

the same thing.

OK, so maybe we should do an extra $10,000 or something?

Yeah, I think that's a good offer.

We can also look at things too, like we can have an adjusted

possession date, a shorter time frame.

We could look at doing a really quick turnaround for inspection

because we've already walked the property, so we know

what any issues are. - OK.

Those are the little things that make a difference when

a listing agent is showing his client your offer versus

someone else's offer. - OK.

- Yeah, I feel good about that. - I'm excited.

But before we get too excited, let's lock the house down.

- Yeah, please. Let's do that. - OK, cool.

I'm going to draft up the offer.

I'll talk to the listing agent, and hopefully just go a little

over 1.65 is gonna be that little edge that you get to

snatch the house. - Yeah, I hope so too.

We're so excited.

Yeah, we're just now at the tail end of a long journey.

Yeah.

And I think this one was the one that I got the most

emotional reaction from.

There are some negatives. It's a little dated.

You know, it's got this weird island in the kitchen.

It doesn't have to feel right right now, but I feel Jonathan

and Drew can help us narrow it down to what are the changes

that are going to have the biggest impact?

There was just enough of a budget

to do what's most important. - Yeah.

The flooring, the kitchen, a little fireplace refresh,

replace this railing, and paint the built-ins.

No, that's good.

I don't know why you would create a galley kitchen when

you have all of this space. - Yeah.

- Disappointing. - Doesn't work for me.

- Yeah. - 100%, this needs an island.

This peninsula doesn't have much function.

We can undo some of those bad decisions.

Sledge.

Whoa, you're taking my hammer?

- Sledge. - Give me my hammer.

- Oh-- there. - There you go.

I like to share. He doesn't like to share.

One, two, three.

This stupid thing.

What's more exciting than figuring out

your color palette, figuring materials?

- Great - Fun.

Who do you say? You like more of a traditional feel, typically?

I would say more vintage.

I mean, I'm a little more old-fashioned,

I guess we would say, between the two of us.

- I would say I'm more, like, modern than her. - Yeah.

Well, good to know.

I mean, we have to find a balance.

Obviously, you're going to be living together.

- Right. - So I want to actually start with my pretty little fan here.

- OK. - Because you said you like color.

- Uh-huh. - But what exactly?

Are you talking, like, super bold color?

- Yes. - Yes.

Are you talking more subtle? Show me what you got.

Like, I like blue for the cabinets.

- Like this one. - Oh, wow.

Wow. OK.

Yeah, but I kind of like a more teal.

I like more greens, and that's more my, you know.

But I like blue as well.

Maybe something in kind of a navy.

Are you actually leaning more towards the blue than the green

right now? - I definitely would.

- I think so. - It's like, let's go bold.

- Bold for sure, yeah. - Yeah.

What are you thinking for hardware?

Like, are there finishes that you...?

- Yeah, can I look through that? - Yeah, yeah.

OK.

I mean, I like the gold ones. What do you think?

- Yeah. - Yeah?

- Maybe that? - Yeah, brush gold?

- Yeah, brush. - Yeah.

I mean, that dark tone of the blue with this brush gold

absolutely plays with it.

- That looks great. - That's classy.

Now, for a backsplash, what are you thinking?

Oh, hmm, interesting.

I really don't feel like I have a preference.

- Can we surprise you? - Yes.

- I think so, yeah. - You would be OK with that?

- Yes! - I think so, yeah.

- Can't get mad at me. - I know.

OK, with the construction side of things, just wanted to

lay out the floor plan here for one sec.

I mean, it's a massive space to work with.

The laundry will stay where it is to save on cost,

but will bring in fun tile flooring to update the space.

The termite-damaged floors will be replaced throughout

the whole house.

Bold blue kitchen cabinetry and a matching 10-foot island

will span the length of the kitchen to offer plenty of

counter seating and prep space for family gatherings.

Finally, traditional vintage touches paired with modern

statement pieces will be brought in throughout the space

for a perfect blend of your styles.

That would be awesome.

Your kitchen's gonna look so expansive.

- Yeah. - It's gonna be awesome.

It's gonna be amazing, yeah.

Because budget might be a little tight,

you said you want to make sure we don't overspend.

That corner fireplace, it feels pretty dark, but we can paint

the existing surround to brighten it up.

OK.

And then also those built-ins. They feel dated,

but we can totally just keep those and clean it up.

Save ourselves a few thousand bucks.

Any bit of savings is always appreciated.

- Yeah, for sure. - And helpful.

I want to talk a few things behind you over here.

- So, sounds like you love color. - Yes.

Do you want a statement with your rug?

- Oh, yeah. Let's look. - Yes.

I'm OK with pinks, blues, purples.

- For the rug? - For the rug.

Pinks? Like hot Barbie pink?

Yes, hot Barbie pink would be great.

Not bubblegum pink, but yeah, hot Barbie pink

would be ideal. - Yeah.

OK. I just like that you're

willing to take some chances.

You're not wanting something boring.

- No. - We ain't no basic--

Never mind.

I'll share the exciting news with Jonathan that we're going

to go vibrant and bold.

You have your work cut out for you.

I'm already sweating, and we haven't even

started work yet.

If there's anything not to sweat about, it's the fact

all of this asbestos has been taken out.

- Yeah. - So that's good.

This wall?

We could eliminate that, right, Megan?

- Nothing here? - Yeah.

- That can go. - OK, perfect.

Great, that'll actually just make it feel even...

- Yeah. - ...more inviting.

Oh, my goodness!

- How come that changed? - It was, uh...

What the... Who took it out?

We were talking about not taking that out.

We had a new member of the demo crew that demoed

a little more than he should have.

- And the built-in. - Mm-hmm.

Uh...

What's the plan?

- Knock, knock. - Hey, what's going on?

- What's happening? - Wow.

Watch your step.

- Wow. - Yeah.

This looks so different. Oh, my gosh.

Yeah, I can't-- Oh, my God.

- Amazing. - The fireplace is gone.

Oh, God, the fireplace.

You're probably thrilled about that.

I was pushing for it.

So...

they accidentally went a little overzealous with

the demo and took everything out, your entire feature wall.

But what happens to all the cabinets?

I'd have to redesign this whole area.

We'll cover the cost on those, because they were

accidentally demoed. - Right.

But also, I have an opportunity.

- OK. - OK.

Now that we've already over-demoed,

what about just getting rid of this fireplace

completely and give you that square footage?

Well, that's what she wants, but that's not what I want.

Yeah.

Even though you still have the fireplace--

We still have a fireplace up there.

But if everybody gathers in this space mostly...

But we would never light a fire.

You think you would, but I don't think you would.

- I think I would. - I don't think--

I think we could gather in that place, and I would like to

have the square footage, because then the room would be

a regular-shaped room.

If this ends up gone, we could even do,

like, something updated for that fireplace over there.

That might be really nice.

Do I have to give in to this one on this?

- It would be great. - Should I give in?

I, I think so.

I think this is your compromise.

She's always wanted it to be gone.

- I-- yeah. - From the beginning.

OK, so you're OK losing this?

- I'm OK with that. - OK.

I think as siblings, you know, there's a lot of give

and take, and you can kind of read the other person

really well. - Yeah.

And we've been making lots of compromises.

But I think that, again, I still think that if I really

felt strongly about something, even if she kind of felt

strongly about something, she would give in to me.

I would.

- Yeah. - No.

- Hi! - Hello.

- Hello. - Making new progress, or...?

How you doing?

- Good. - How are you?

I could also take the valve off, actually, and we could

just go past it. Anyway, sorry.

- Hi! - Thank you for coming.

- Yeah, of course. - Of course.

I had a sudden realization for something aesthetic here that

would be pretty cool, and it's the same thing that

I have at my house. - OK.

Because we now have this beautiful, big

island. - OK.

Your kitchen is sort of disconnected here.

- Right. - Where the laundry room is.

What if we were to do a fake...

cabinet, fake door, so that you don't even know there's

laundry here unless you open the door?

Yeah.

It just looks like it's continuous kitchen

all the way around. - Yeah.

- Oh. - Yeah, so in line with the cabinetry.

Let me show you a video from my house.

OK.

This is a cabinet on the right hand side, pantry cabinet.

And then this is the walk-in pantry that's hidden

by these doors. - Right.

And then when you do want to access, it basically goes

like this. These ones open.

- I love it. - And then boom! Hidden inside is...

- It's gorgeous. - I love it.

- Yeah. - I love it, too.

Kristin and Michelle were very specific with some of the looks

that they wanted, so we went online.

This laundry room floor is not from one

of our regular suppliers.

It never makes me feel good when a box is mangled.

Ooh.

This tile is really gorgeous and I know they're gonna

absolutely love it.

Problem is, when you're buying online, you don't know what

you're getting per se. Oh no, that is broken.

- How many did we lose? - That's broken too.

Both of these, both sides. That's broken.

Oh my God, is this whole box broken?

How many tiles do we need in there?

- We have two. - Well, I need about 30 tiles.

I'm gonna double check. There's no way

we just ordered the 30 tiles that we need.

Oh, there we go.

- Yeah, we have two more boxes. - Two more?

Yeah.

- OK, this box looks OK. - One, two, three, four.

- I have 10 good ones. - OK, I have 10 good ones.

I'm going through the last box. These 10 need to work.

Yes.

Let's swap that out.

Nope, nope, this is broken.

[bleep]. We're a tile short.

This is broken. See that?

It's so annoying.

So this is basically half a box.

OK, we're gonna have to cut these up

and make our own patterns.

- That has two broken? - Yeah.

- Here, cut out the broken. - So, steal from there.

Piecemeal it together.

We need 30 tiles for this laundry room floor,

and half the tiles are broken.

We always order extra material just in case, but even with

extra material, we are just gonna have enough.

The tiny laundry room is now gonna turn into over a full day

project where we should be able to do it in a couple hours.

Don't yell at me, but I barely touched it, and...

- That's broken. - ...it's broken.

Can you find me another one that has three good?

This is very time consuming.

I don't want to take too much of your time.

I know things are crazy.

I just want to check in. How's everything going?

So we got countertop going in right now.

- Nice. - Sweet.

That countertop looks stunning with the blue.

Yeah, that looks sharp.

No, I think we're in good shape here now.

Appliances will start tomorrow.

The railing looks so much nicer, too.

Yeah, everything looks better. This is great.

Where's the stone on the island?

Oh, here it comes. Look at this.

Ha-ha!

- Look at that big stone. - Don't trip.

- Yeah. - Let me get out of the way here.

Do they love how you're being very helpful right now?

- He's being helpful for me. - Oh, wow.

Amazing. That looks so good.

All right, here we go. It's going in.

Oh, yeah.

So satisfying!

- Yes! - We're good here.

Kristin and Michelle are going to lose their minds.

Oh, gosh.

We became friends probably college, I would say.

We're three years apart, so she went to college first.

I think that was the moment where it was like...

"oh, my gosh, I miss this person that I used to fight with

all the time." And yeah.

Yeah, definitely college was when we realized we were

friends and sisters.

Pooling our money and getting a bigger house

was very attractive.

But then, you know, just having her there for

support for my daughter, for me, you know,

it's like having a backup.

I mean, we are both single parents.

We chose to be single.

So for our children to have that same kind of relationship

is what I'm most happy about, that they're that close.

Aidan's very protective of her.

She always has to say, "Well, he's not really

my brother, he's my cousin, but he's like a brother."

You know, not to get maudlin, but, like, eventually, one day,

that we won't be here and they'll have each other.

So, for us, having someone else that can be with them

throughout their whole lives was really important.

I think it's not only gonna be a good experience for us,

but I think it's good for the kids and makes them even

more bonded than they already are.

And it's just more fun to have a sibling.

And we want our kids to have that and have someone that

they can share those memories with.

♪ Ooh! ♪

♪ Days like these, it feels like you are falling to the ground ♪

♪ But I'll be there beside you I'll be there beside you ♪

♪ And it may feel like there ain't no one when ♪

♪ you turn around But I'll be right behind you ♪

♪ I'll be right behind you ♪

♪ Gonna reach out when you need a hold of your hand ♪

♪ I'm going to reach out Reach out ♪

They wanted something that was really going to stand out,

a blue that was going to add the personality that

they wanted to bring to the space.

- Yeah. - And it paid off.

It's also picking the right accents for it.

That brushed brass hardware is stunning, light countertops,

the light fixtures. It's a super dark tone.

You want to make sure you're well lit in the space.

Oh.

How's the electric slide going again?

- I don't remember. - Not that.

♪ I'm gonna reach out ♪

♪ Reach out, honey ♪

♪ Gonna reach out Reach out ♪

♪ Reach out ♪

- Hey, there we go. - Hi, guys.

- Hello. - You guys, I'm so excited.

We're so excited.

You can't be more excited than we are.

Every house with a Piper in it needs to be perfect for Piper.

- Yeah. - That's right.

- I can't wait to see everything. - I can't wait.

- OK, shake out. - OK.

- Shake out the wiggles. - Take a breath.

- OK, we're ready. - Whoo!

- We're ready. - Get in here.

- Let's go. - OK.

Do you want to go first?

Oh, my God! Wow!

Oh, my God! It's amazing.

- Take a deep breath. - All right.

Oh, my God!

Wow! Oh, my God!

It's amazing.

I love everything. I don't know where to look!

- I know. - It's all so good.

I mean, it's so much better than I thought

it could ever be. Honestly.

I know. Oh my God!

I don't know where to look.

It actually pulls you into the space.

Oh, my God, you guys!

Yeah, and it's so much brighter.

It's so light and bright, and...

They put a new mantle. That's a new mantle.

Do you remember the bulky-- the bulky thing here?

So we just kind of like took it down and streamlined it

a little bit. - It's so good.

- I love it! - And this was just

a super simple side project to

make the first impression a little bit better.

We know you wanted to spend your budget in there.

- Yeah. - Yeah, for sure.

But the first impression has to be a good one.

As I was walking up, I said to her,

"If I don't like it, I'll give you one of these."

- And I love it. - I do.

- I love it. - I do.

The floors are so great.

- Aren't they... - Are they not beautiful?

Oh my God, the floors are so good!

- Yes, we love those. - I love this light.

I love that light, too.

When you were saying some of the vintage charm you want,

we're trying to think of creative pieces that could

fit throughout. So I'm glad you like it.

- I love it. I love it, too. - I love it.

Yeah, I mean, this artwork is...

Oh, that's our dad and our grandmother.

Our dad just passed away in March.

- Sorry. - Yeah.

And these were pieces that hung in our dad's house.

So those were done in 1953?

No, 33.

- Oh, 33! - Yes.

Yeah, yeah.

- It's really special. - I love it.

I think it looks so great in here.

It looks great.

Are you OK if we keep the tears of joy going?

- Of course, yes. - Yes.

Because you have the most kick-ass kitchen I've seen

in a long time. - I can't wait to see!

Yay!

I was wondering if I should

blindfold you. - Oh, my God!

Oh, my God!

- Oh, my God! - Oh, my God!

I love it.

Oh, my God.

Kristin, this is the color of your dreams.

This is perfect.

I mean, this really is the color of your dreams.

Before, it was sort of a little disjointed.

- It was crammed in this corner. - Yes.

Laundry in the middle of your kitchen.

Look how massive this kitchen feels now.

- This is like... - This is...

This is amazing.

I love this countertop, having it go up the back.

Oh, it's awesome. That looks great.

- Yeah. - I know what's behind here.

- Check it out. - Can I look in there?

Behind door number two.

- Oh, my God! - Can I get in?

- Look at that. - This is so awesome.

I know you didn't have the money to move laundry.

This is a great solution.

- Yeah. - For sure.

This is so good.

- This tile! - I love this tile.

Yeah, it's a gorgeous tile.

We had no hassles with that floor at all.

Oh!

Were there problems?

There were some little challenges, but we got

past them. - A few broken tiles.

I've never even seen something like that.

- No. - Let's talk about that island.

This is just so beautiful.

I'm like, "Wow!"

Well, you really love to host.

You can put a spread out here, and people can

enjoy themselves. - That's so great.

Oh, the kids are going to want to sit on the island.

Forget the dining table. They're never going to sit there.

- No, no, no. - They're going to be like--

That's going to become Piper's dumping ground.

Yeah.

What we did do with your table, we have a beautiful

bench across the whole backside. - Nice.

Oh my gosh, I love that.

Like, that is a kind of a fun vintage look.

Those dining room chairs, I love this fabric.

There was this variation in your design aesthetics.

- Yes. - You know, Michelle, you were

looking for vintage. You wanted vintage. - I was.

Kristin, you were looking for something that felt

a little bit more contemporary.

Did we balance that appropriately?

- I think so. - I think it looks like

a mixture.

Everywhere I look here, I see both of you.

And we need that.

Oh, my God, this is-- Oh, my gosh, look.

Nice, this is awesome.

- Look at this, though. - This railing, though.

This railing is gorgeous.

- What an improvement. - It's so beautiful.

How much better is that than what was here before?

It doesn't look like it goes outdoors.

- It just matches so beautifully. - I love it.

- Oh, the rug. - Mm-hmm.

- Love it, I love it. - Oh, wow!

Huh? We talked about that.

We did.

And you're wearing the colors of this rug.

- These are the colors we like. - It's like we knew.

So many homeowners are afraid to go bold...

- Yep. - ...go bold with a rug because

the furniture tones it down. - Yes.

Now, do you think this is a better use of space than that

fireplace you had before? - Yes.

- I do-- I don't miss it. - I mean... Yes.

I don't-- I, I .

Yes, I don't really miss the fireplace.

It's so much more usable.

Yes, you won that battle.

- Yeah, I agree. - I was right.

This feels so much better turned around this way.

This is amazing.

Focused on the media wall.

Look at the built-ins compared to

what was there before. - Oh, yeah.

Oh, it looks so much better.

We weren't supposed to replace those because we were trying to

save your budget, and then our demo team

accidentally ripped them out. - It worked in your favor.

Yeah, it really did because it's awesome.

- Gorgeous. - It looks beautiful.

And I love the color.

It's been a great experience.

- Really a great experience. - Yeah.

Where a lot of families couldn't do this together,

you guys are really creating something special.

I mean, we're really lucky, I think, that we get along so

well, that we're best friends,

that we're so lucky to have that.

Even when things are tricky or things are complicated,

we can get through it.

And taking on a project like this, buying this house,

it definitely at times has been scary.

- And stressful. - But definitely-- And stressful.

Absolutely stressful.

- But so worth it. - So worth it.

And I'm just really glad that we were able to do it together.

Me too.

The most important thing to our dad was...

- Family. - Yeah.

And not only pooling our resources to buy the home,

but pooling our resources to renovate and to make

a welcoming space and to improve our lives and the lives

of his grandkids. I just think-- yeah.

- He would just love that. - Special.

Yeah.