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[Harley] Yeah, koi.

[Jon] Yeah, koi.

I kind of feel bad

that they're in this little tiny pond for now,

but the good thing is, goldfish only have,

like, an eight-second memory.

So they'll do two laps,

and then they'll forget everything

and then do two more laps.

So they're fine.

There's nothing like an old New England farmhouse.

Being on a farm, it's just a way of life.

These are American treasures.

But old farmhouses are disappearing

off the landscape so fast.

I'm Jon Knight.

Some people may know me from this part of my life,

but there's a whole other side of my life

that people may not know about.

- [woman 1] Are you kidding me? - [Jon laughing]

[woman 1] Holy! Look at this.

[Jon] I help clients renovate old homes in New England.

[Jon] There's a freaking well in the basement.

Kristina and I bring out the best

of the old and the new for all of our clients.

Look at that.

This whole room wants to be black.

[chuckles]

- What? - Wow!

- [man 1] Oh, my God. - [woman 2] Beautiful!

[woman 3] Oh, my God! It's huge!

I'm so happy.

[all] ...seven, eight, nine!

We have a big show coming up.

It's at Fenway Park in Boston.

So we all flew out here to LA, to the studio,

so we could create something a little fresh for this new show.

[choreographer] The last free part,

there is a hands in the air, hands in the air.

Extra credit if you put your hands up.

I got the best of both worlds.

I mean, we come out here to LA, rehearse for a week,

do some shows, go on tour for a couple of months,

and then the rest of the year, I get to go home

and do my construction stuff.

[choreographer] You guys, go from the top again. That was good.

[Jon] Rehearsal week is really fun.

We've been doing this off and on for 37 years

and it never gets old.

It's so nice to shake off the construction dust

and perform with these guys again.

Today is going to be a really interesting day.

Not only am I rehearsing for the show,

but I'm also meeting my new clients, Megan and Jeff.

They live in LA and they just bought a farmhouse

in New Hampshire.

[choreographer] Three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

Behind this door, we're gonna be rehearsing

and then step out this door and slip into, you know,

designer, contractor mode.

[Megan] Hi!

- How are you? - [Megan] How are you?

- [Jon] How you doing? - [Jeff] Nice to meet you.

- [Jon] I know. - You've been in our house.

We haven't even been in our house.

- I... it's so crazy. - [Jeff] It's crazy.

This is Little Leo.

Megan and I currently live in Santa Monica, California.

We have this beautiful new baby, Leo,

that wants to be closer to grandma and grandpa.

We bought a house sight unseen without ever walking a foot inside the front door.

We looked at pictures online, we did FaceTime,

we did videos,

but we've never actually stepped foot in our house.

We've felt this overwhelming feeling of, like, missing out on things.

All our family's there.

We miss out on the birthday parties.

We miss out on all the big celebrations.

And we want to slow down. We want to have animals.

We don't know what we're getting ourselves into.

A 1798 house.

There was 20 other bids

and we couldn't put any contingencies on the offer, sight unseen.

It's funny that I've seen yours house

- before you guys have seen your house. - I know. I know.

- Are we crazy? - Yeah.

- [Jeff] We are crazy. - That's a little crazy.

[Jeff] I know. What are we in for?

It's... I love it.

Harley and I had the opportunity to walk through the property

before the homeowners even saw it.

We were blown away.

This place is just magnificent.

[Jon] So what do you think? Still potential here or...

A lot of potential.

[Jon] This is like a real bad problem.

Tiny, steep steps.

Treacherous.

[Donnie speaking]

You would do a house for him.

[Donnie speaking]

- All right, I'll see you tomorrow. - Bye, guys.

- [Megan] Bye. - [Donnie] Bye, Leo.

Donnie, I would love to do a house for you someday.

The only catch is you have to buy a farmhouse.

We are flying back to see the house

for the very first time in two weeks.

Could you come and be with us when we see it for the first time?

- Yeah, I would love that. - [Jeff] Awesome.

- [Jon] Oh, I can't wait till you see it. - It's gonna be awesome.

We're walking into this...

with awesome expectations.

- Yes. - But we're also very nervous.

- [Megan gasps] - New Hampshire, here we come.

[Jon] I can't wait to get started on your house.

♪ Watch out, get ready, here we go now ♪

♪ Watch out, get ready, here we go now ♪

They're on their way.

- [Megan] It's Jon. - [Jeff] It's Jon.

[Megan laughing]

[Jon] Welcome home.

Oh, my God.

[Jon] I was so nervous for you guys.

[laughter]

[Jon] Aw.

[Megan] Aw...

[Jon] Ooh, you're gonna get me crying.

[Jeff whispering] We did it.

We did it.

Watching Jeff tear up and just embrace his wife

is a moment I am never going to forget.

I cannot imagine picking up your life,

moving thousands of miles away to a house

that they didn't even see before they bought it.

I love the exterior of the house.

I don't know how you guys feel.

If there's things you want to change.

It looks exactly the way I want it to.

[Jeff] I love the metal roof.

[Jon] This is in such great shape with that new roof,

the chimney, all the brand-new windows.

[Jeff] Yeah. Can we go see it?

- [Jon] You guys ready? - We're ready.

- Yeah. - Let's go.

Let's do this.

[door creaks]

Gonna need to get that fixed.

[Megan] Whoa! Oh, my gosh. It's so small.

It feels much smaller.

A little smaller than the pictures.

Ah!

[laughter]

[Jon] That was the one thing I was afraid

that when you guys came into the house,

it's a lot smaller than you probably thought.

- [Jeff] Yep. - But I mean, it's something you can work with.

And old houses, they have their quirks.

You just make it work.

You just have to start to walk in your house like this.

[Jeff] Leo better not be too tall.

Oh.

Ooh!

Ceilings in old houses are usually, like, seven feet.

And Jeff, he's really tall and these ceilings are really short.

These beams are really nice.

[Jon] It's just so cool.

Like, when I come into a old house

and you look at a beam like this

and you just see all the ax marks

that somebody sat there

and just took an ax and made a round tree

into this square beam.

You notice the floors.

- [Jeff] Well... - [Megan] I do.

[Jon] You cannot find floors with this width

and just that age.

I do wish they were less yellow.

[Jon] We can sand this floor up a little.

Maybe give it a color, like just a richer stain.

- [Megan] Mmm-hmm. - [Jon] The fireplace, definitely original fireplace.

[Jeff] Wow, that looks great.

Just having the chimney centered in the room,

it kind of gives division between the room.

So you know, like, this is one room, that's another room.

So many people want open-concept living now.

And if you want that, go get a new house.

You cannot do that to a 1790s house.

I mean, that is the charm, is having all these small rooms.

[Jon] So now that Leo's here,

I want to show you guys your kitchen.

[Jeff] Leo, you ready?

I can already see that Megan and Jeff

are utilizing being close to the family,

and we got the grandparents

already bringing baby Leo over.

- Ooh... - Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.

This is awesome.

This is the headspace.

[Jon] Yeah.

That's the old part. This obviously was an addition.

The ceiling height is awesome.

I love how they incorporated the old beams

into the new structure, though.

[Jeff] Do you think all these beams are original?

[Jon] I don't know.

I just love the character of them.

They're so cool.

So what are you guys thinking for this space?

[Megan] I'd love an island.

I'm not a peninsula fan.

[Jeff] We've got to take out the chimney.

I thought it just chops up the space.

It'd be great to have, like, an open kitchen.

Do you think it's structural?

- [Jon] No, definitely not structural. - [Jeff] No, okay.

[Jon] I don't know why they decided to put it smack

in the middle of this room.

[Jeff] So far you don't seem scared about the project.

So it's making us feel more comfortable.

This is like...

[Megan] So we're not that crazy.

[Jeff] We're not that crazy. Tell us we're not crazy.

No, you guys are not crazy.

I love this house. It has so much potential.

And the upstairs, you're gonna love just as much.

- [Jeff] Let's go. - So let's go and take a look.

[Jon] These are the steepest stairs

I've seen in an old house.

[Jeff] Be very careful.

[Jon] I know. That's something we have to address.

[Megan] This feels like a ladder.

These stairs, built in the 1790s,

a whole different way of life back then.

They're not suitable for today's living.

And, in some instances, they may not even pass code.

[Jon] So this is your main bedroom.

[Jeff] Size is good.

[Jon] Solid. Solid.

These beams, though, they're so awesome.

[Jon] This house is all post and beam construction.

There's no nails holding any of these beams together.

They just drill a hole, they put a peg in it...

- [Jeff] Wow! - and it just locks it in place.

[Jeff] It's beautiful.

[Jon] Here is the easy access to the bathroom,

which is not so easy.

Down the hall and around the corner.

Oh, man.

[Megan] It's so small.

[Jon] Old houses, there probably was no bathroom

even in this house when it was built.

[Jeff] This is tiny.

[Megan] We definitely need more than one sink

and probably more counter space.

[Jeff] Can we get a shower at least, bare minimum,

that I can wash my hair without having to duck?

We have about, I don't know, five inches, six inches.

- [Jon] Anything's possible. - [Jeff] Yeah.

Well, we have the experts that can figure it out for us.

- Yes. - We're looking forward to reveal day.

[Jeff laughs]

So that was an exciting day.

First time you guys saw your house.

How are you feeling after that whole experience?

I feel validated, my risk-taking abilities.

I'm happy we got this house.

So am I and we're excited to see how you guys can fix it all up

and bring it back to life.

[Jon] There is a lot to do.

Outside is in such great shape and you love the look of it,

so we don't need to do much out here.

We'll do some light landscaping

to really enhance the exterior.

On the inside, we're gonna sand and stain the existing floors

to give them a richer color while keeping that historic white pine.

We need to reconfigure these stairs.

That way, we can also give you a hallway into the kitchen,

but let's also keep this original fireplace intact.

Let's remove this brick chimney

that's right in the middle of the kitchen

and add a large island in its place.

Since your washer and dryer are currently in the kitchen,

we need to build a small pantry room

where we can tuck them away

and this will also provide you extra storage.

Upstairs, we'll reconfigure the bathroom.

We can move the door,

which will give you easier access from your bedroom

and use that extra space for a shower,

tub and double sinks.

And in the main bedroom,

we'll add a window to take advantage of these amazing farm views.

We'll be able to do this for a budget of 225,000.

[Jeff] I can't wait. That's going to be awesome.

Let's get started.

[line ringing]

[Jon] How are you guys? So we're here at the house.

Everything looks good.

And we are ready to start demo today.

Oh! We're excited.

[Jon] Cool.

Well, I just want to show you one thing before we start.

I know you guys hate this staircase,

so I'm gonna let you guys be a part of this moment.

All right. Here we go, guys.

One, two, three.

[upbeat music playing]

[Kristina] It's really helpful to see this framed right now.

The kitchen was in this little nook, right?

It was kind of down here and it kind of oozed this way...

- [Jon] Mmm-hmm. - [Kristina] ...with that chimney in the way.

So now this over here is going to be pantry/laundry.

So I liked that idea of, like,

we're carving this part making the kitchen happen from here over.

- And it's that... - And then this is the fridge.

Is it a mini-fridge or is it a full-size fridge?

Seriously!

I might be considered kind of mini, kind of petite,

but it doesn't mean that my design work is for small things.

I mean, small is cute, little mini-fridge,

a little mini-stove, maybe some little mini pots and pans.

Giant island will be here.

On this end, we're going to have a trash pullout, double barrel,

big sink, dishwasher,

and then cabinet.

So that island has the ability to fit all these things

and then a bunch of people on the other side.

Like, how much space is this island going to take up?

Ten feet.

[Jon] I mean, that's a huge island.

Mmm-hmm.

And if there's dining over here,

are we going to be able to fit a table and chairs

and people can circulate around the table,

circulate out to the deck?

I think six feet is enough.

I really don't want to cut into the family dining space.

Point taken, but I think for the height and the length of the room,

we can handle a ten-foot island

and it will give them everything that they need.

Hold on. Scott dear!

Sweetie. Honey.

[Scott] Why is she calling me, dear?

- [Jon] Oh, boy. - [Kristina] Darling.

- We're just gonna go into the kitchen. - [Scott] All right.

[Kristina] So we're at an island, and we have a trash pullout.

- [Scott] All right. - We have a big sink.

- We have a dishwasher. - All right.

We have another cabinet, because over here we...

That sounds like eight feet, at least.

Maybe nine.

- Ten feet! - Ten feet?

[Jon] Don't you think that's way too big?

[Scott] Ten feet here, that's too big.

No, it's not.

What happens is if you have a chunky leg

and a chunky leg and four comfortable stools

and you have an adequate eight inches between stools,

with ten feet gives you comfortable seating

for four and then...

- You mean four? - Wait, hold on.

This space honestly would look really weird with an island

that only has three comfortable stools.

I mean, I hear you.

I think she's swaying me.

Ten feet it is.

I feel like I need the Rocky music to be like...

yeah!

[Jon humming Theme From Rocky]

[Kristina laughing]

- [Kristina] Oh. - [imitating light saber sound]

Oh!

[Kristina laughs]

You just cut my legs off?

And your island.

- [laughter] - [Kristina] Oh!

♪ He don't see the dark ♪

♪ No, he don't feel the pain ♪

[Kristina] I don't know what that...

[Megan] Hey!

- [Jon] Hey, you guys. - [Kristina] Welcome!

So today we're in Rowley, Mass, at the Grove,

which is a restaurant at the Briar Barn Inn.

[Kristina] You're probably like, "Why are we going to a wedding venue?"

-We're getting married! Surprise! -[laughter]

I mean, he's my work husband anyways.

I really like their style

and I think I know where they're heading.

So to bring them here and to see where...

what they like and what they dislike is going to be really fun.

- [Jeff] This is beautiful. - [Kristina] Thank you.

I see some resemblance here.

[Kristina] So the ceilings here

are natural, like, they chose to leave it natural

as opposed to painted.

And your kitchen has that long gable

with all of that kind of orangey pine.

So I'm really interested to know, in a setting like this,

if you like the natural or if you kind of want that gone.

Well, it looks really nice here,

but I think I kept envisioning

that it was going to be painted.

- Mmm-hmm. - I think so.

Were you also envisioning that?

Bring out some more light into the space.

- [Jon] Mmm-hmm. - Right.

Is that where your kind of West Coast mentality

of making it lighter and brighter

- kind of comes through? - [Jeff] Yeah.

Yeah, we miss the sun.

We want to, we want to have as much brightness as possible.

[Kristina] You know, a lot of what you said up front

was that you like kind of whites and neutrals and whites

and neutrals and natural tones.

So we're here and it's all very neutral.

Does that feel good?

Do you want to layer any other colors into your interior?

Like, generally, how do you feel

about the neutral on neutral on neutral?

I like it in terms of adding depth.

Like, if everything was all white,

it would kind of be boring.

This is very beautiful,

also still just a little boring.

[Megan] I do wish there was a little bit more color.

- [Kristina] Mmm-hmm. - I like it being in the same color palette,

so like earthy tones, but not having everything be different shades of beige.

All right. So contrast, right?

So like, you made a great point about neutral on neutral,

everything starts to blend.

So black is a neutral.

I learned something new today.

What did you learn?

That black is a neutral.

But black is a color.

- White's a color. - Yeah. Technically, yes.

- It's not a color. - It's not a color.

- It's just neutral. - [Kristina] Mmm-hmm.

So what's the difference between a neutral and a color?

'Cause can't some colors... can't blue be neutral?

No.

For the rest of this meeting,

I'm just going to stay neutral.

[laughter]

Go ahead.

[Kristina] So I see black in the lights here,

I see black in the barn lights.

Like, there's a bunch of sconces around here

that I like the contrast of the black on the neutrals.

And I think it adds something without adding color.

And it feels appropriate to your house,

but it could be black in like hardware, it could be plumbing.

I mean, it could be trim or a door or something.

But like, I see it as a neutral,

but it adds to the neutral palette,

but it can be kind of contrast-y.

Do you like that or dislike that?

-Like it. -Like it. Two thumbs up.

- Done. - I like that.

It feels appropriate to the house,

but it can also feel kind of modern.

[Kristina] Your kitchen is going to be

a lot of white and neutrals.

We've got white walls, white trim,

white countertops, top cabinetry.

And with all of that, we think black hardware and lighting

will provide contrast but still read as a neutral.

We also want to paint that ceiling white,

but leave the beams as a reminder

to the age and history of the house.

[Kristina] Okay. Neutral on neutral.

So you feel comfortable with us taking that data and going?

- Yes. - We trust you.

Well, I... I trust your judgment regardless.

I love that, slash, it makes me nervous.

[laughter]

[Scott] She's good at raking, although she's spreading it

back out where we took it from.

[Jon] We're trying to clean up your poop.

So what are you doing?

The poop is just...

Megan mentioned that they wanted chickens.

[Scott] Oh, they do.

And there's actually a chicken coop on the property

that probably hasn't been used in 30 years.

I remember that.

This much chicken poop in there, it's...

needs a paint job, everything.

So I'm thinking they're coming from California,

so I want to kind of do something a little more modern.

Modern chicken coop.

Like California modern,

- like to match the interior of their house. - [Scott] Yeah.

[Jon] I've been really thinking

of a black chicken coop.

I think a black chicken coop will give it that

modern, edgy feel,

and then just do something creative inside,

a nod to where they came from,

kind of Santa Monica, some kind of beachy feel inside.

Do we have to get, like, little bikinis for the chickens to wear?

- Chickens in bikinis. - [laughter]

Sounds like a plan.

[chickens clucking]

[Jon] Oh!

Oh, my goodness.

What are these things?

They're pickle crates.

What makes them a pickle crate, I don't know.

I'm actually really excited about the pickle crates.

So the pickles must have been in jars and then go in there.

[Kristina] You bring them to draw them.

I don't know. So here's what's happening.

They're cool. That's all I know.

I think you need to go find some more pickle crates

so I can have pickle crates,

'cause now I'm pickle crate obsessed.

So I was thinking I wanted some sort of open bin,

box for the pantry cabinet.

So like, right here, like below here,

I wanted something really neat and open

because this is the pantry,

so it's behind a door,

so it could be a little bit messier-looking.

So we have eight of them, but that's like my moment of reclaimed in here.

- I love that. - [Kristina] You can get behind that idea?

I can.

[Kristina] Have you ever figured out when this part was built?

[Jon] No.

[Kristina] 'Cause I walk in here and I keep thinking,

like I see like the newish pine and I'm like, this is so '70s.

- There was a fire. - Really?

This caught on fire a long time ago.

So that's probably why those beams are replaced.

That's probably where the main fire was.

[Kristina] Ew! Well, that made... how have you not told me this?

- I don't know. - [laughs]

[Kristina] Once the orange is gone,

you start to notice the beams.

- What? - What about these newer beams?

- What are we going to do with those? - [Kristina sighs]

I mean, I could sand them down,

throw some stain on them,

try to match them to what this is.

There is no money in the budget right now to replace these beams.

We have two antique ones, two brand-new ones.

So we have to find a solution

to make them all look exactly the same.

So you're gonna figure out how to stain these

so that they jive with those.

Have a good time! Have a good time!

That's a lot of work.

These beams, we have some old beams, we have some new beams.

I love the old beams, but they don't match the new beams.

So it's just a matter of trying to get that balance.

I've stained the new beams to try to match the old beams,

and it's still not working.

So I might have to stay in the old beams as well.

And I really don't like messing with original stuff.

So I want to check in with Kristina

because I only have one shot to make this right.

[line ringing]

- [Kristina on phone] Oh, hey! - [Jon] Hey, hey!

[Kristina] What's going on?

[Jon] Uh, did you get my photos?

[Kristina] Oh, hang on. Let me take a look.

Uh, you were sending me beam photos, right?

[Jon] Yeah.

[Kristina] Oh.

Oh...

[Kristina on phone] Oh.

We tried to get it to match, but it's just not matching.

Something definitely needs to be done.

I hate to stain the old beams,

but I think that's really our only solution to make this look good.

- [Kristina] I agree. - [Jon] All right.

[Jon] Well, given the Kubrick's main bath

a little bit of personality with a patterned floor tile.

The light gray and white add a subtle warmth to the otherwise white space.

And the original floors are getting a good sanding

and a new stain that's going to lighten up the whole space.

The Kubrick's coop is full of poop.

So the first step in this remodel is to clean it out.

I don't think it's been touched in years,

so I'm going to give it a good scrub inside and out.

[Jon] The cabinets are coming in hot.

The pickle crates add a vintage flair

and add great storage to the pantry.

When you go up the stairs,

I just want you to feel how nice it flows now.

It's not a tripping hazard.

I like how dramatic you're making this.

[Jon] This makes me so happy.

[Kristina] I have to admit, even I was tripping up the stairs

with my tiny little feet.

Wow!

Just adding that one window in the main bedroom

is such a huge difference.

This is my favorite bedroom.

It's so bright and airy.

These windows, we need to put some sort of privacy shade in there.

I love the idea of a little bit of small pattern,

but a way of doing it in an affordable way.

Have you ever done block printing

with, like, paint and then putting it on something?

Maybe in preschool.

So I was thinking if we bought the Roman shades

that are basic, that these are a pretty standard dimension,

we could spread them out, we could cut patterns into potatoes,

and we could dippy, dippy and then make our own.

[laughs]

So we're having like a, like a playdate, like... like me back in preschool.

And we're going to, what is it called, ink dip...

- Block print. - [Jon] ...or block print?

- Yeah. - Are we using a specific potato?

I mean, we have russet, we got Yukon Gold,

we got Red Bliss, we got fingerling potatoes, we got sweet potatoes.

Uh, love sweet potatoes, but the size would be all wrong.

- And mushy. - And mushy.

And there's those multicolored ones,

you know, the ones that are a little purple, white and red,

and those are kind of the right size that we could...

No? No.

- I'm ready. Let's go. - Okay.

I'll grow some potatoes this week.

- [Kristina] Hey! - [Jon] Good morning.

- Good morning. - Some people say potato.

Some people say potahto.

Kristina, she says window-covering art.

[Jon laughing]

- Smart? - Does it match?

Smart for you?

- There you go. - This thing?

Uh-huh. Yep.

- Oh, my goodness. - Yep.

They are a one size fits all.

They have lovely little ties on the side for adjustability...

- Oh, lift that arm. - Adjustability.

They have pockets in the front,

so you can put tools in them.

They allow you to create art across the front.

This happens to be teal, but it comes in 12 colors.

So you have your heart's content of options.

So we're gonna take one of these

and we have a carving tool,

and we're gonna carve literally into it

to create a stamp.

I almost want like a starburst effect

happening of some sort.

So I literally just want to carve across it

and then we can practice and see what sort of shape.

This could turn into a nightmare.

It doesn't have to be perfect.

Like, I think it's better when it's not all equal.

Do you have Band-Aids?

-[Kristina] I do have Band-Aids. -[laughter]

Let's not lop a fingertip off, okay?

I take back what I said. This is kind of hard.

Don't know what I'm doing.

We couldn't have just bought pre-made stamps?

Well, maybe. Maybe we could have.

But then it wouldn't have that organic edge that I want.

I want imperfection.

I say we break out some paint.

Okay, let's do this.

Today made me say, "Why did I come up with this idea?

Are we going to be able to execute?"

Made me say the same thing.

"Is it going to look horrible?"

You might not see these shades up

because we might not do the rest of them well.

So, you know, stay tuned.

Okay. I'm gonna start right here.

I'm gonna center it on the...

- Are we ready? - Uh-huh.

[Kristina] Ah!

Ah!

- That's cool. - Okay.

- [Kristina] Feel good? - I do. I love it.

[Kristina] All right. Okay.

I think that I want to experiment

next with broccoli or maybe cauliflower

and just, you know, stick it in the paint and...

and dab.

[Jon] White quartz countertops on the white cabinets

are exactly what the Kubricks wanted.

The clean California vibe that still fits a farmhouse kitchen.

Yep, you're good.

[Jon] Upstairs, we chose a quartz countertop.

It's durable.

It adds a classic touch to their much larger bathroom.

Oh.

[Kristina] Okay. So we're here for Megan and Jeff today.

We're not here actually for real flowers.

So what kind of flowers?

We're here for dried flowers today.

- Dried flowers? - [Kristina] Mmm-hmm.

I'm kind of nervous about it. Okay.

Dried flowers are on trend,

so I'm like, "Okay," that got me thinking.

Like, maybe there's a cool way to do dried flowers,

like, not like '80s potpourri or like, prom-pressed flowers.

See, I never did that.

I actually didn't have a prom.

- I missed out. - You didn't go to prom?

I was traveling.

- Oh! - All around the world.

Mr. I-Was-An-International-Star, that sort of thing.

So you've got to miss out of like pressing flowers,

drying flowers, all that fun stuff.

But I need to go buy some flowers now

and try to dry some just for myself.

So I have this very, like, retail installation art idea.

And so stick with me.

See how there's like this install

where it kind of grows up a wall.

Since Megan really wanted neutrals all over,

I think we need some color,

but I can't give them something permanent.

So I'm thinking this idea of dried flowers

because it's creative,

and then she can change it over time if she wants.

So a fireplace in the living room.

You know how it's not working and it's not going to work for some time.

So putting flammable objects next to it's okay.

But like they would start on the floor with branches and dried flowers

and kind of come up and come around above the fireplace.

If it's good, it's going to be so good.

If it's bad, it's going to be...

- hideous. - [chuckles]

I mean, yeah, but I've never arranged flowers on a wall.

Well, let's go see what they have

'cause the upstairs is just filled with dried flowers.

[Jon] This barn is amazing!

[Kristina] I know, like, just the impact of walking up here,

like, the first time I walked up here,

it almost changed my mind about dried flowers,

because it's just so beautiful.

We are looking for things in the rusty orange category,

the flax kind of category.

We do not want purples.

What color is flax? What...

So just like a neutral.

So like, see the beachy grass things?

- [Jon] Uh-huh. - Here, you can be my knight in shining farmer

and get that for me.

[laughs]

- Knight in shining farmer. - I couldn't help it.

Like, so they're hung by, like, a little paperclip system,

so you almost just have to grab it and lift up.

Grassy things could be good.

[Jon] It's stuck.

[Kristina] Oh! Good save.

This is a challenge.

Oh, that's pretty.

And look at that.

I'm learning.

I'm learning to appreciate the dryness of the flowers.

[laughter]

[Kristina] I think we're good.

Do you wanna go buy some baked goods now?

Cookies?

[Jon] The beams have all been stained so they match,

and that orange pint ceiling has been painted

with a fresh coat of white paint.

It really brightens the space up.

Wave goodbye to that dilapidated chicken coop.

Whoa!

I'm getting seasick.

[Jon] We're adding ocean-themed perches

and giving the place a nice, fresh coat of color.

Or is it a lack of color?

It's black, which I just learned is a neutral.

In the bedroom and bathroom, contrasting hardware and lights add depth,

and the huge dried floral arrangement is blooming.

[Kristina] Oh, are you staring at the beams?

- Yeah, I am. - [Kristina] They look good.

[Jon] Yeah, I think it was a good choice to stain them

and the white ceiling and that kind of brings it down

and kind of anchors it.

Yeah, and it gives it that farmhouse warmth that they want.

No, I feel, I feel 100% good about our decision now.

[Jon] Jeff and Megan took a huge risk buying this house.

And the moment I met them, I knew they would never regret it.

All this old farmhouse needed was a family

who wanted to take a chance.

And now, that leap of faith is paying off.

[Megan] Okay.

- Here we go. - Here we go.

[Megan] Do you think everyone's gonna be excited with...

that we're the new kids on the block?

I think so. They better watch out.

- It looks... - [Megan] Oh, my gosh.

Incredible.

Oh, we're back!

[Megan] Whoa!

Look at that.

[Jeff] This is amazing.

- What happened here? - [laughs]

[Jon] You guys have this classic wraparound porch,

which is super cool and gave you some new lights.

I mean, I loved it even before we did everything.

And it... it's hard for me to believe,

- but I love it even more. - Even more.

- Yeah. - I already know you guys did a great job.

- [laughter] - Can we go inside?

- Okay, let's go. - Okay. Go.

Okay. Here we go!

[Kristina] I want to see a sprint.

[laughter]

- [Jeff] Whoa! - Um...

[Megan gasps]

[Megan] Okay.

-This looks so good. -This is perfect. This is perfect.

- This is incredible. - I'm like hyperventilating.

It is so much brighter.

[Jeff] Yeah.

- This is beautiful. - Look at the fireplace.

I'm really enjoying this whole foliage thing going on.

- [Jeff] And it's beautiful. - [Megan] It's really nice.

- I feel like we're looking at somebody else's house. - Yeah.

Like, I can't believe that we get to live here.

It's so incredible.

You guys nailed it.

The biggest difference in here was just adding the windows and letting a lot of light in.

[Jeff] Before, it was really dark and kind of felt like old.

It doesn't feel like grandma's farmhouse.

It feels like, you know, a young couple's farmhouse.

You just brought this place back to life.

This is our house.

- Yeah. - This is it.

We live here.

- And it's cool. - [laughter]

Do you think we can let them see the next space yet?

I think we should.

[laughing]

[Megan] Oh, my God.

This is our house!

[Jeff] it's incredible.

It looks incredible.

[Megan] Looks so good.

So this space was chopped up with the chimney.

You guys had the natural pine that was just very orangey.

We painted out the whole ceiling.

[Jeff] I love that you kept the beams.

It ties into the rich history of the home and the character.

It just feels like you know us somehow,

and it's all in this space.

It feels so awesome.

Thank you. This is incredible.

Unreal.

We still haven't gone through that antique door.

- [Megan] Oh! - [Jeff] Oh.

Ready.

Hello.

- [Megan] It's beautiful. - [Jeff] It's beautiful.

- This is so... - [Megan] Perfect?

- [Jeff] Perfect. - Yes.

This is huge. We have tons of space to put stuff here.

This is great. This pantry is now multipurpose for you.

We've moved the washer and dryer out of the kitchen,

so it's still accessible.

Plenty of storage in here.

[Kristina] These guys, they're old pickle crates.

[Jeff] You thought of all the details.

[Jon] Not only do we have some more space upstairs,

but you guys finally get to walk up these brand-new stairs

- and tell us how you like 'em. - [Jeff] Yes!

[Megan] Okay.

Let's go.

Imagine not tripping up your staircase.

[Jeff] Oh, wow.

[Megan] My whole foot fits on this tread.

I mean, who knew that would be the bar

that we're working with, right?

But in this house...

[Jon] They were so treacherous.

And I don't know if, in colonial days,

people had little feet or I don't know

-why they did that. -[Kristina] Not a lot of space.

[Megan] Wow!

Wow, wow, wow.

[Jeff] I have room, like...

[Megan] This is significantly bigger than I even imagined that it would be.

- [Jeff] Yeah. - This is a big change.

[Megan] This is a huge change.

[Jeff] I love the tile. This is awesome.

Do you remember this space,

you guys had the clawfoot tub there?

[Megan] Before, it was tiny.

[Jon] It was pretty tight.

[Megan] All right, Jeff.

I need to see if you fit underneath that showerhead.

I hope I fit. Let's check it out.

- [Kristina] I feel like this is the dramatic moment. - This is the moment of truth.

[Megan and Kristina] Oh!

[cheering]

No problem. Plenty of height.

- [Megan] Oh, my gosh. - This is perfect.

[Jeff] Take me to the bedroom.

[Kristina] All right, let's do it.

Oh, wow.

This is so cool.

- [Megan] This is beautiful. - [Jeff] This is really beautiful.

Look at all the natural light now that we have two windows in here.

It, like, fits it perfectly.

What do you think of these shades?

[Jon] "Mmm-hmm." She's like, "Mmm-hmm, what do you think?"

They kind of remind me of, like, little sand dollars.

Any potato ring a bell or...

Is it potatoes that you stamped?

[Kristina laughing]

[Jeff] Did you guys hand-make our curtains?

- [Jon] We did. - I think it looks good.

I think it looks great.

We're keeping it.

[all laughing]

And the post and beam, you really feel like

you're in a farmhouse when you're in this room now.

- [Megan] Mmm-hmm. - You guys have three acres.

It's a farmhouse.

I wanted to do something for you guys to get you on your farming journey.

I have something in the backyard

that I want to show you.

- [Megan] Oh, my goodness. - [Jeff] Oh, what is this?

[Megan] What is happening over here?

[Megan and Jeff laughing]

So you guys made the move all the way from Santa Monica, California,

to Pelham, New Hampshire.

And I wanted to recreate some beachy, like a...

a chicken shack.

Jeff's Chicken Shack.

- [laughter] - [Jeff] Oh, that's incredible.

[Megan] This is so funny.

[Jon] So we were so fortunate that this was already here.

We gave it a fresh coat of paint,

- gave you a nice little beach, small little boardwalk. - [Jeff] Wow!

This is incredible. Thank you.

I hope that your farming endeavors begin here.

[Jeff] It's about to begin right now.

[Jon] Check out the inside. Welcome to your chicken shack.

[Jeff] It's open for business.

Oh, my God.

[chickens clucking]

[Megan] Oh, they have little waves in here.

They're surfing the waves.

[Jon] That's for the chickens at nighttime,

they'll jump up there and they'll roost.

- That's awesome. - [Jon] Yeah.

- Let's try out your perch. - [Megan] Oh.

They're like riding the waves.

Bye, guys.

We can't thank you enough for all the work and hard work

that you put into this and all the heart that you put into it.

When you guys walked into that house today

and I just felt your joy,

and that brings me so much joy.

Life changes are so hard to make.

And I just think making this choice, moving to land and...

here we go.

-Oh, my God. -[Kristina] Let it out, Jon. Let it out!

Give me one second.

Keep it together. Keep it together.

[Megan] Leo is going to grow up in this house.

He's going to remember certain corners of the house

and you guys made that happen.

So you're a part of our lives forever now.

So you're stuck with us.