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[Jonathan] She took home the Oscar for Mighty Aphrodite

and has become a household name

in Romi and Michele's High School Reunion.

-[Jonathan and Drew] Hello. -Hello.

You called for a renovation service?

-They sent the best. -[Jonathan chuckles] Yeah.

But Mira Sorvino is now starring

as a different kind of leading lady

to surprise one of the most important people in her life.

[Mira] Astrid has been very close to me and my family

for the past 16 years.

How bad are these plumbing issues?

-[Drew] Yeah. -Well, you tell me.

I know that there's leaks under the sink.

[Jonathan] The plumbing is completely detached.

Astrid has been the kindest person you'd ever wanna meet.

-[Drew] She's a beast. Nice! -[Mira chuckles]

From a design standpoint, try and do two-tone.

White. She wants white.

Astrid deserves something special,

and that looks like it has you guys' design genius in it, you know?

Your design genius.

No... [chuckles]

Oh, boy, she's pulling in. She's pulling in.

-Open your eyes. -Thank you.

[Astrid] This is so beautiful!

So, you know Mira and her husband Chris, right?

Yeah. We've known 'em for quite a while.

We actually randomly met at a party years ago,

and we hit it off.

You know, just think, you're hanging out with somebody,

you don't think of the fact that, "Oh, my gosh,

"this is an Academy Award winner,

"royalty in Hollywood because her dad,

"Paul Sorvino, Big Paulie from Goodfellas. "

[Drew] Oh, from Goodfellas. Yeah!

She's done amazing, funny comedy.

She's done drama. So, I wonder if

something like Romi and Michele is the go-to for fans.

Is she handy, though, Can she swing a sledgehammer?

I don't know, actually, if she is handy.

We'll find out 'cause, you know, she...

Apparently this place needs a bunch of work.

Astrid has been a part of the family for so long,

Mira considers her like an older sister.

-Yeah. -And for the kids,

they consider her in-house Grandma.

I just wanna see this house, because it sounds like there's a lot of work

that has to happen, just to make it safe.

-Yes. -It's got all the plumbing issues.

That's the concern I have is

if there has been flooding,

then there can also be rot. There can be mold.

There can be, you know, problems that you don't even know are there,

-until you rip things open and take a look. -[Drew] Yeah.

-Is this it, here on the left? -Yeah.

[Jonathan] Right.

-That's a cute little house. -[Drew] Yes, yes.

-[Drew] All right. -You're gonna jump over, aren't you?

[Drew chuckles] Yeah.

-[Jonathan and Drew] Hello! -Hello.

You called for a renovation service?

-[chuckling] -[Jonathan] How are you?

-They sent the best. -[Jonathan chuckles] Yeah.

-[Drew] Hello, how are you? Nice to meet you. -[Mira] So nice to meet you.

[Jonathan] You know, as we're driving around here,

you see so many really cute houses,

and you never know the story on the inside.

And you were saying, this house has been, like, major, major problem.

-It's still empty, I see. -[Mira] Yes, but the cool thing

is that Astrid's husband, a long time ago, actually built this house.

-[both] Oh, wow. -So, even though right now it has its challenges,

it's also, like, something they really wanna preserve

and have great, new memories in.

So, I'm just hoping that you guys can make this

this really special haven for the two of them,

both tying it to their past together

and making a beautiful new beginning.

-How bad are these plumbing issues? -Yeah.

[Mira] Well, you tell me. I'm not the plumber. [chuckles]

[Jonathan] Whoa! Are they worse than the structural issues?

Look at the floor here.

How the floor dips down... Oh, it does it over here, too. So, I would say,

number one thing would be,

I would run the same flooring all the way through.

How long has Astrid and Alfred lived here?

They've had the home, for, for decades.

Astrid has been the kindest person you'd ever wanna meet.

She is a mother of two, a brilliant person,

a kind, compassionate friend.

Astrid has been very close to me and my family for the past 16 years.

When she would look after my babies, Astrid became their aunt,

and to me, she became an older sister.

She's helped me out through some really hard times.

You know, my father died recently, and she was there for me.

And she's always been the best advice-giver.

And to me, she is the family I have in California.

We are there for each other. She's taught me a lot.

And she herself has had a very hard life.

She lost her sister, Sandra. Her Alzheimer's progressed at an alarming pace.

Astrid's wonderful husband, Alfred,

who built part of this property, he's somewhat disabled,

and so they, they've gone through a lot.

And it's time for something good

to happen for Astrid, you know?

She's always there for other people.

She's always giving to other people.

Looking after your family, looking after her family,

-looking after everybody. -Yeah.

-[Drew] Yeah. -[Jonathan] That's why I think it's so important

to have a space that is done, and safe, and beautiful,

so that when you come home or when the kids come home,

everybody feels like they can recharge their batteries

and really enjoy their own space.

-[Drew] Yeah. -Yeah.

[Jonathan] Astrid and her husband love this house.

But when the pipes burst in the kitchen, it flooded the main floor.

Without the resources, currently,

to fix the plumbing issue and the damages,

well, they've been living with their grown kids.

Mira wants to get them back in their home ASAP.

All right, let's dive into this kitchen.

[Mira] The floor has definitely seen better days.

The pass-through window, really outdated.

I know that there's leaks under the sink,

and that's connected to the plumbing issues underneath.

[Jonathan] I was wondering why the tile is so high.

The tile is actually on top of the original hardwood.

-[Drew] So, you have hardwood, cement. -Hardwood. Yep.

They've got plywood over the hardwood.

The plumbing is completely detached.

-[Drew] Oh, really? -[Jonathan] Yeah.

Anything that gets poured down there

is just pouring into the crawlspace.

Would she love the idea of completely opening this up

and having a big island or something like that?

Apparently, according to her daughter, she's not, like,

super into islands,

but I think she would like

-the open concept idea, you know. -Okay.

So, having a way to kind of feel like...

This is so cut-off feeling.

Like, it parses this into a smallish space,

as opposed to making it just feel like a...

You know, one side to the other side,

with the windows letting in light everywhere.

Well, we wouldn't want to have cabinets

all the way around the outside and nothing here.

So, maybe what we can do is continue some cabinets along

- and have a peninsula. -[Mira] Yeah.

I don't know if it's possible.

It would be fantastic if you could get a little bit more height in here,

because I think that's one of the things

that makes this space feel a little cramped,

- is the ceiling height. -[Drew] Yeah.

But one of the issues that they have with this house

is that the laundry for this house is not in the house.

It's outside the house.

And, you know, I would love to be able to for her,

bring it inside, so she doesn't have to go outside to do the laundry.

That's kind of miserable, especially,

you know, recently that we've had so much rain in LA.

It doesn't matter if you're in a beautiful climate,

you need laundry inside your house. It's just functional.

Luckily, the bedrooms and bathroom are in great shape,

so Mira wants us to devote all of our attention

to the kitchen and dining areas.

Removing the wall between the kitchen and dining room is a must.

And mid-tone engineered oak hardwood

will anchor both rooms with a warm, chic sophistication.

In the kitchen, we're raising the bar with two-toned cabinets,

which will achieve the light, bright vibe, Mira says Astrid loves.

Panel-ready appliances, a range hood that boasts a light Roman clay finish,

and porcelain countertops will up the sumptuous vibe of the space.

We'll pop a little color that won't overwhelm the light palette

with an attractive tile backsplash,

and span a large peninsula to give Astrid a focal feature

that can flex for additional prep space or cocktails with guests.

If there's space in the attic, we'll create a ceiling niche

finished in gorgeous wire brushed oak planks

to add some luxurious visual interest.

In the dining area, we'll add a bump-out to house a stackable washer dryer

that will be way more accessible

than the current patio location.

And finally, we'll tuck a custom banquette next to the peninsula.

Save space for the family,

but we'll show off at dinner parties with cush fabrics,

and a spectacular statement light fixture overhead.

We'll completely redo the kitchen,

fix the structural, plumbing issues and do the dining space.

-This whole area will be incredible. -I'm excited.

I do have one request when we do demolition.

Do you, by chance, have the Romi and Michele outfits

-so that we could wear that during demolition? -[chuckles]

Yeah. I just wanna make sure that when we do demolition,

we can do a scene where we kind of start like this.

-Grab a hand, Jonathan. -Yeah.

-And then, we spin in and then, we spin out. -[Mira laughing]

[Drew] And then, you come in with a sledgehammer

and knock down the cabinet. Yeah.

-[all laughing] -[Drew] We can do that.

-I'll do piques with a sledgehammer-- -Amazing.

...'cause that was my... My big move

-across the floor is always-- -Oh, yeah.

You look like a professional.

I think Astrid has spent her life giving to other people.

And I think this is a small opportunity

for me to be able to give something back to her.

So, with nothing to move out, I feel like

-we could start demolition tomorrow. -Yeah.

The idea that the brothers are coming in

and taking it all off of her shoulders!

You know, whisking in with a magic wand and fixing everything.

It's amazing.

Tomorrow? Why not today?

-Jam your jets here. -[Mira chuckles]

Did you bring your sledgehammers?

-[Jonathan] Yeah. -[Mira laughing]

[Drew] Have no mercy.

[grunts]

-[Drew] Oh! Look at that. -[clattering]

She's a beast!

-[Drew grunts] -[Jonathan chuckles]

-[Mira] Ah! -Ha!

I found demo to be very cathartic.

At first, I found it a little frightening,

like, I was a little intimidated by the loud bangs.

There we go!

-[Jonathan] Nice. -It was really fun once we got into it.

And I enjoyed doing our little kung fu kicks into the cabinets.

Is there a line that people always say to you

when they see you on the street?

"I'm the Mary."

-[both] "I'm the Mary?" -From Romi and Michele.

Yeah. "I'm the Mary. You're the Rhoda."

I was at the Louvre Museum in Paris,

and somebody tapped me on the shoulder, and she says,

"I'm the Mary."

I was like, "Oh, my gosh, people are doing lines from Romi and Michele."

-You, like, choked up? [gasps] "Thank you." -[Mira] It was meaningful,

that something you'd done had entered, like,

this sort of collective, you know, vocabulary.

[growling like Chewbacca]

-[in normal voice] Yeah. -[clatters]

You know, this is like a punching bag, but, like, on steroids.

This is like getting out all your aggression,

really breaking things for good.

Like, destroying them.

Like Thor's hammer. [chuckling]

Two, three...

-[Drew] Yeah-- -[Jonathan] Whoo!

[Mira] The pass-through window

feels very familiar, but really outdated.

[Jonathan] Now you pull further over.

-[Mira laughing] -Nice!

[Mira] You could definitely see

the space opening up, and this feeling of volume and light

coming into the room.

[Drew] Nice.

The whole open concept lifestyle

is so much more warm and inviting, and social and celebratory.

I know Astrid, like, throws these parties with her friends,

and I hope that, after all these losses,

she can kind of come back to life a little bit,

with some celebration.

[vocalizes triumphantly]

[Jonathan] Oh, how good it feels

-to have that light. -[Drew] Night and day, hey?

-How does it feel? -[Mira] Cool.

♪♪ Five, four, three, two

[Jonathan] Given the size of the space

and the fact that we don't have to order

any big-ticket custom items like windows and doors,

we're aiming to finish this job in four weeks.

At the top of our punch list today,

that plumbing issue that Mira called us about in the first place.

Good news or bad news?

Unfortunately, it's bad news.

We have, um, some old pipes and we have some new pipes.

But unfortunately, whoever remodeled or repaired it,

didn't use the right adhesive. And we have a lot of leaks, unfortunately.

So, we're gonna have to replace all the drains and some of the water lines.

How do you not even get the right glue when you pick up the pipe?

Oh, I agree. It makes no sense.

[Jonathan] What does make sense is replacing

all the old plumbing with new pipes and fixtures

that are built to last.

And while that happens below,

up top, we're finishing the framing.

We came across an opportunity in the kitchen

to get a little extra height.

We had all that room up in the attic.

We bumped it up about 12 inches and created this little niche.

This is what you would see as a feature in a custom home.

Even though, this is not a custom home,

it's gonna have that custom feel.

Astrid is a very elegant person.

I want her to be so proud of this kitchen,

with all it has to offer the beauty, the function,

that when her friends come over,

she kind of wants to brag about it a little bit.

We've also started framing the bump-out

for the new laundry closet.

And while they work inside...

Isn't this exciting?

...Mira and I are in the backyard, nailing down the design.

-It's very exciting. -[Jonathan] Look at these finishes.

I know. I love... That was like,

my favorite thing was picking stones and countertops,

when I was doing my kitchen.

The stressful part is when you're doing it for somebody else.

You just don't wanna screw up.

So, where would you like to start? You wanna...

-Actually, why don't we look at the plans first? -Okay.

'Cause this is, sort of, the most important part of it.

Here's what we've kind of drawn up, initially,

and we can kind of massage this as we go.

The question I have for you.

This dining area does sort of crowd the living space a little bit.

Do we wanna do a built-in banquette here?

Do we wanna tuck it away?

So, here's the thing. At my house, I have

a dining bench, like, an upholstered, soft dining bench

that I've seen Astrid enjoy sitting on.

The only thing about it being built-in? It can never be moved.

And I wonder if you could just make it a finished piece with a back,

so that if she were entertaining,

in one of those parties that she has from time to time,

then people could access this bar area, from either side of it.

Whereas, if you have it built-in all the way up to it,

-you'd have to reach over-- -[Jonathan] Right.

...the banquette to get to it, and therefore,

it becomes, sort of, a non-functioning area.

But we don't... We don't even have to have...

Like, if if that is something that she would use a lot...

Like, would she rather have stools across here?

No, I think... I still really think she would like the banquette,

like couch-y kind of thing.

Just as long as she could move it at some point, if she wanted.

-Okay. Okay. -So that, this was finished and this was finished.

You know, that both sides of it were finished.

[Jonathan] So...

Let me play around with that a little bit then,

because in reality, I had it in my mind

-that we would do a banquette that's on two sides. -[Mira] Yeah.

As a hostess, it's a little easier

if there's more move-ability there.

-[Jonathan] Let's talk about cabinets. -[Mira] Okay.

You made a comment when we first toured through

about how she loves things to be bright.

-And light, yeah. -And keep it light.

I don't necessarily like to do all-white kitchens anymore.

However, I think just doing a nice sand color for all our lower cabinets,

-and maybe, you know, some of the pantries. -[Mira] I don't know.

Her daughter said that she would like it all-white.

She doesn't like a lot of color in the design,

because she adds color through, like,

curtains, or pottery,

or cushions, or throw blankets,

and then she changes it up.

This is where I put my foot down,

and say, from a design standpoint,

we're already seeing all-white kitchens are on the way out.

-Mmm-hmm. -And we want something that's gonna have

some legs moving forward.

-White. She wants white. So... -[Jonathan] White and white.

-Yeah. -[Jonathan] Interesting.

But, um, from a design standpoint,

I would push back a little on that and try and do two-tone.

At the end of the day, if she wants to go all-white, no problem.

If you like a white kitchen, you like a white kitchen.

So, I don't... I don't know if he's gonna win that one.

[Jonathan] I definitely wouldn't go white-white with the countertops, then.

Because what were you thinking as far as countertops, if this is gonna be all light?

Would you wanna introduce a little bit of color?

Would you wanna go darker?

[Mira] I mean, that veining might be a little too dark.

If there was one that was a little gold-er,

you know, like, a little bit more faint.

What I like is...

'Cause you can get, like, white countertops as well.

But, then again, especially with white cabinets, that's way too much white.

Yeah, I think a little bit of texture in the,

-in the design is nice. -Yeah.

Then, I'll explore that a little bit.

I think the floors are gonna be a huge thing as well.

So, you can see I have

-hundreds of colors and different samples. -Uh-huh.

I would probably lean towards something

in a nice medium tone for the floors.

Give it the warmth, but it... Not too dark.

-This would be too dark. -Yeah, that's too dark and too green.

I... I love this one.

-Yeah? -[Mira] It's kind of more my taste.

Um, I don't know whether she minds one way or the other.

-[Jonathan] I can even find something-- -[Mira] Sort of in between?

-[Jonathan] ...kind of between the two. -[Mira] Yeah.

-Would she-- -'Cause this will get

-dirtier-looking than this. -Yeah.

Something I was thinking about, which...

You had asked to get a little bit more height in the kitchen.

-Mmm-hmm. -[Jonathan] Um, we looked up in the attic,

and there is space.

So, we could do an in-set.

-Like a coffered ceiling? -Yeah. Like a coffered detail.

And we could

take the same wood tone that we choose,

and do, like, a herringbone detail in that.

That would be like... That would, all of a sudden,

-make it feel-- -As long as that we're light.

Like, I think for that, then you'd need, like, one as light as this.

If you're doing a combination on the floor of these tones,

I would go with that for the ceiling area.

-Okay. -So, it feels, you know, still light.

I'm gonna give you homework.

I want you to take these cabinets to Adeline

and see if you can sell her on two-tone.

And if you can't, we will do a white-on-white kitchen.

Your homework? Go show those.

If she says, "Absolutely not," then we'll go white-on-white.

-It's fine. -[Mira] Okay. But--

My homework's a lot easier than your homework. Ha!

It's the start of week two,

and with brand-new plumbing, electrical and insulation,

inspectors have given us the thumbs up to move on.

Our drywall team was here, bright and early,

to finish up the install so we could tag out for the flooring team.

Mira asked for a light, bright kitchen,

and we landed on these mid-tone planks.

They're light enough to give Astrid the aesthetic she loves,

but will work well with the darker, sand-colored lower cabinets

Mira and Astrid's daughter, Evelyn, selected.

I love the fact

that Mira was able to check in with Evelyn,

make sure that we could get something that Astrid's gonna like.

-[Mira] Okay. -You're looking pro with the plaid.

-[Mira chuckles] -I like the plaid. See, Jonathan,

this is how you make plaid look good.

I know. I'm still working on it. [grunts]

[Drew] So, what do you think of the color?

I think it's nice. It's very peaceful.

I think there's a subtlety to this color. It's still impressive.

It's beautiful.

And when we have the countertop and the backsplash

and the wood cladding on the ceiling,

along with these wood floors, which are stunning.

You can see a little bit of it here.

-[Mira gasps] -[Drew] Look at that.

-Isn't that nice? -[Mira] Oh, it's so pretty.

Oh, I love the wide planks. It just feels so luxurious.

I was the skeptic.

I think Astrid's daughter was initially a little bit of a skeptic, too.

You know, so, I was very nervous about, like,

us imposing a non, all-white aesthetic on the kitchen.

I love it.

But I feel like there is something

very harmonious about it right now.

So, do you wanna help me lift that plywood

-on top of here? -[Mira] Ooh, okay.

[Drew] It's actually not very heavy.

You good? Watch your back.

-Okay, now... -[Jonathan] All right.

-Just-- -[Drew] Watch the wall there.

Yeah.

There we go. And then, I'll slide it over.

Yeah, so they're coming tonight to template for the stone.

So, we wanna get our plywood perfect.

That actually lines up beautifully.

Do you wanna try cutting it?

[Mira] Uh, if you guys trust me to cut it.

I don't wanna screw it up.

I've done a little bit of home remodeling myself.

It is super daunting to do it and manage it yourself.

Wanna give it a shot?

-Okay. -So--

-[laughing nervously, exclaims] -[Drew] You can just reach.

-Pull the trigger. Yeah. -[whirring]

[Drew] Plunge. And then push.

Nice.

[Mira] I mean, it's crazy. Like, I'm not a handy gal, you know?

You know, I don't have a tool belt at home.

-Perfect. Right there. -[powers down]

-Well done. -[Mira exclaims]

[Drew] You actually made that look super, super easy.

[Mira] Before, you know,

the kitchen was not a space you wanted to be in.

And now, it feels like one beautiful space

where every visual line of sight

is beautiful, and calm, and lovely.

I like how the bump-out... This kind of still separates

the living room space from the eating,

-entertaining space-- -It does.

...without blocking the flow of openness.

-The wall-- -You look like you're about to do a dance move

-right there. -All right.

[Mira] Astrid is very elegant.

I think she probably thought of the kitchen as, like, a throwaway area before.

And now, I think she's gonna feel like,

"Oh, wow. I've got, like, a kitchen from a magazine."

Okay, let's finish anchoring all these together,

secure this down, and we'll just keep working our way around.

[claps] Yes.

[Jonathan] From the start, Mira has been very clear.

She wanted to spoil Astrid with elegant custom finishes,

to show her how much she cares.

And this kitchen ceiling feature is an extra touch of elegance,

that will make Astrid feel especially fancy in her space.

This is our Sistine Chapel effect.

I love the fact that, you know, you've got...

It feels like way more height in here,

so it makes it feel more luxurious.

Which is gonna be nice.

It's white oak. It's my favorite. So...

And this has a really nice, kind of lighter,

mid-tone finish to it.

Um, and it's been wire brushed as well.

So, that really pulls out the grain

so it's not too smooth.

I find, sometimes, if it's too smooth and too glossy,

it looks a little dated.

But if it's got that organic texture to it,

it'll stay looking nicer for a long time.

It's very calm. Like, I think it's beautiful.

-[pops] -Boom. All right.

Let's measure that next one.

I really like it, and I'm so happy it's not dark.

[straining] Almost like we planned it.

It's the beginning of week three,

and these beautiful porcelain countertops

Like Mira, I spoke to Astrid's daughter,

and we agreed that she would prefer

texture and a lighter tone over pattern and dark veining.

This porcelain material is the perfect product for Astrid.

It looks beautiful.

All of this is adding that extra little touch of elegance,

which I know is gonna speak to her.

We're installing the same porcelain

12 inches up the back wall as a backsplash

where it'll meet a mosaic tile inspired by Astrid's Spanish heritage.

And we're hoping to top that backsplash

with a porcelain shelf that screams custom.

The one warning I will give you

with how long and narrow this piece of stone is,

this is the piece of stone that will crack.

We have to be very gentle as we kinda put it in.

Okay.

So, just putting it out there, we actually did a project--

I mean, I trust you not to crack it.

-I don't trust me not to crack it. -I'm not gonna crack it.

Yeah. See? I'm gonna crack it.

-Why don't you do the caulking... -[Mira] Okay.

I do like the shelf. I think the shelf is very cool.

[Jonathan] It's like craft time with Mira.

[Mira] Me, I'd probably load it up with plants.

You could put basil or cilantro or, you know...

-[handsaw buzzes] -[Mira exclaims]

Like, right underneath the kitchen window.

And then if you're cooking, you just break off a little sprig of them.

[Jonathan] Yep, perfect.

You can basically see the pencil mark disappearing

when the pencil mark's all gone, you're done.

All right.

[both mock exclaim]

I know it feels weird, like, "Do we really need to do that little, tiny bit?"

But we do because if you think about it,

every 16 inches, we have a stud in the wall and we're pushing right to it

and those studs are not all perfectly level.

That tiny little bit that eighth of an inch that you just took off

will prevent this from rocking in the wrong position.

-Nice. -All right and here we go.

Oh, my gosh!

Totally messing with you.

[Mira] So what exactly is this material?

This is porcelain, it's basically, like, heated and compressed.

With the way they color it, it looks like natural stone.

We're gonna put your end in first

and then I've cut a little channel here to try and slide my hand in

but it's very tight.

-Okay? -Okay.

-[Jonathan] You ready for this? -[Mira] I'll try. Yeah.

All right, you go in first with your end.

[Mira] So I'm gonna put my hand over it

until I get towards the corner.

[Jonathan] Okay, perfect.

[Mira] And I'm gonna risk it.

-[Jonathan] All right. -[Mira] Okay, so...

[Jonathan] Right in, as deep as it will go.

There we go [chuckles].

Yeah. Nice. That feels good.

I feel like you're gonna have some good parties in this kitchen work area.

I'll come and cook for her. I'll come and cook Italian for her.

Gosh, we give her a kitchen and a chef. I love it.

While Mira and I finish up the porcelain,

Drew and Eva from our design team

are looking for the perfect tile

to install above the backsplash feature.

I kind of feel that this backsplash

is gonna be what adds the most visual interest

-the moment you come into the space. -[Eva] Yeah.

But we don't want it to be in-your-face, bold colors.

I think there's a way we can use the shape of the tile, the pattern

and we can still have some tones that are a little darker.

I just think we need to be more neutral

with how we play with it.

Yeah, 'cause we're working with a lot of neutrals.

So I feel like if we can find something

that, like, pulls all of our neutrals together

would be kind of like a fun thing

or something that complements all of our neutrals.

I definitely wanna go for a little pizazz because Astrid needs it.

-She deserves it. -Can you spoil someone with tile?

-I think so. -[Eva] Yeah.

-Hey! How's it going? -Hey, Drew. How you doing?

-[Drew] Good. Good to see you. -Good to see you too.

-[Drew] You know Eva. -Hey, Eva. How's it going?

-Good to see you. -Good to see you too.

-[Drew] These are gorgeous, by the way. -[Jim and Eva] Yeah.

Our focus is backsplash.

-But the one big thing, if you got my note... -Yes.

[Drew] The character without color is what we're looking for.

Yep, I mean, we can do a couple of different things, and this is one of them.

Since you said they're gorgeous.

This is zellige from Morocco,

a handcrafted tile.

We can do a tone-on-tone on this.

There are some tiles in the back of some luxurious marble.

I think something that has a bit of that old world charm.

Something handmade.

[Drew] Yeah, like anything artisanal is is amazing, but just not a ton of color.

So why don't we do this? Why don't you and I divide and conquer?

-Find some options. -Okay. You pick two, I pick two.

And then we meet at the back?

-Yes. -All right.

Mira was clear.

Astrid does not like contrasting colors or bold patterns.

So our challenge?

Find something that will attract the eye

without throwing off the elegant, calm esthetic of the design.

-Okay, I'll need to explain my samples. -Okay, 'cause I see color.

I know, I know. We said no color.

[Eva] I mean, that's not blue, but...

So I picked this because the artisanal look of this tile

is exactly what I think would be awesome in the kitchen

if we could get a lighter tile than this green.

-Yeah. -I love this color. I like the variation.

Oh, so you like what I pulled?

-[Drew] I do like what you pulled. Well done. -[Eva] Okay, good.

I like the shapes of this one.

Like, I like that there's a little bit of contemporariness to this.

The only thing is that I think that this is a bit more commonplace,

it's not as artisanal.

-Sure. -So I was thinking this might be too safe.

I pulled this one a little bit randomly.

-Yeah. -This one.

[Eva] How do you feel about... [chuckles].

[Drew] This is a bit... Excuse me. Too much of a wash.

[Eva] Yeah. Okay.

-I really like this. -Yes.

I like that we have the darker tones and the lighter tones.

I love the pattern.

I would actually say I like this more than this.

-[Eva] Do you? -[Drew] Yeah.

-Let's move these to the side. -So those are no's?

-No. -Okay, let's start here.

What would you say...

Not the color of the green because Mira did say we don't want any bold colors.

-But what's your gut? -My gut is this one.

I love how you can see every tone.

[Drew] And you know what I like as well?

It's not gonna compete with the herringbone pattern on the ceiling.

It's not gonna compete with anything else in the room.

-It just complements it. -[Eva] Yeah.

So I say we go with this.

Did I pick the winner?

-You picked the winning backsplash. -Yes!

Well done!

[Mira gasps] Is that her? Oh, boy, she's pulling in.

-Hi! -Hi!

Why are so many cameras here?

Are you filming something?

[Mira] You know how I said that we were gonna fix some plumbing issues for you?

-Open your eyes. -Yes, thank you.

[Astrid] Oh, my goodness. This is so beautiful!

So, first off,

tell me what you think.

It's really beautiful.

It's very subtle, but it's interesting.

And one of the places that Astrid came with me to help me was Spain.

And Astrid is part Spanish and so this might remind her of that beautiful memory.

Yeah, and it also has that variation of color, which is nice.

We need a bit of depth in the design.

So do you want to do the honors? Have you ever cut before?

I have not.

[Drew] All right, all you need to do...

I'll line the first one up for you.

I am the person who chopped off the tip of her own finger

with a paper cutter.

-You did? -Yeah.

Wait, show me your fingers.

[Mira] See how this one is a little weird-looking?

See how that's, like, rounded and a little longer?

When I was a model for a very brief time in the '90s,

I was working on the pictures for my book. I'd done a test shoot.

So I took the picture, I had one of those old-fashioned paper cutters,

I lined it up, and whack! I chopped...

Oh, my God, that gives me shivers.

So this is the kind of thing that I feel, like, I am so klutzy.

I could actually just... [mimics getting hurt]

You know, we will not cut off any fingers today.

So you can hold here, don't put your fingers over near the blade.

And you've already lined that up nicely, so you hold this.

-I'll turn it on. You ready? -Okay.

Slow and steady.

This is mosaic tile. This isn't printed Moroccan-looking tile.

It's actually hand crafted with the pieces,

which makes it very special, I think.

All right, look at you. Professional work.

You did pretty great work, if I don't say so myself.

With the Moroccan tile,

you know, hints of her ancestry, it's very beautiful.

-Do you wanna stick that side? I'll stick this side. -[Mira] Okay.

It's simple but not basic.

The glaze is very luminous. It's so pretty.

[Drew] Yeah, but we didn't want it too shiny.

I think it's nice, it's sort of that mid-tone.

[Mira] Yeah, it has some texture.

Astrid deserves something special

and it looks like it has you guys' design genius in it.

-Your design genius. -No, you picked it.

There's this beautiful, sort of peaceful, zen, calm feeling

to the whole visual symmetry of it, like, color wise.

So hopefully she will feel that, too,

because I feel like she needs a calm, beautiful place to exist in.

I think this looks amazing. To have this...

It's created a frame around the window beautifully

and now we're just gonna wrap it with this beautiful tile.

-Yeah. -Do you want me to finish the top here?

-If you want to do the next couple... -Okay.

[Jonathan] It's just three days

before Astrid walks into her new kitchen and dining room,

so we're motoring through our punch list.

The Roman clay finish is going on the range hood,

and we decided to apply the same finish

to the bump out in the dining room

just to help tie both spaces together.

Astrid is a very elegant person.

All right, go for it.

She's very refined in her taste,

so we want something that's gonna represent that.

-Perfect. -Okay.

-Do you still have your thumb? -[Jonathan] I have a thumb.

All right. Boom.

So, the idea is when you're done and you don't wanna use it...

Perfect, clean, minimizes the effect, so...

And how do you...

-[Mira gasps] -[Jonathan] Just like that.

-Wow. -[Jonathan] Yeah.

It's the magic secret.

[Jonathan] We also want to give the new appliances a touch of custom

with a panel-ready fridge and dishwasher

that blends seamlessly with the kitchen's neutral palette.

This is such a cool light.

And finally, we're adding the crowning glory to the custom ceiling niche.

-It's so cool. -Yeah.

Like, I didn't even understand, and I was like...

These petals, like, light up.

And the whole thing is very feminine and yet modern.

It's so cool.

This is a one-of-a-kind fixture.

[Mira] It's amazing.

Didn't somebody say that this might be like a lotus flower?

And then that reminds me of the time that we spent together in Thailand.

The idea that this fixture actually has a reference to your history together,

whether intentional or unintentional...

The idea was to do something unique.

-[Jonathan] And... [exclaims] -Let there be light.

-Wow, it's so pretty. -Love it.

Love making a statement, and it's one more thing off our to-complete list.

Good luck. [whispers] Don't screw up.

[line ringing]

She's not answering.

-Hi, Astrid. -[Astrid] Hello.

Listen, we've resolved the plumbing issues that we were working on

and I just had a few questions for you.

So if you could come over and, you know, to...

"Come over here, let's talk ideas."

Yeah, like, come over here and we'll just talk ideas for your kitchen, okay?

Okay, sure. I'll see you then.

-Okay, see you. Bye. -[Astrid] Bye.

-That was terrible. -You did it!

-No, what are you talking about? -[Mira] It was terrible.

-It was awful. -[Drew] No, you're good.

[Drew and Jonathan] You sold it.

I was like a deer in headlights.

I'm amazed that I have a job in the entertainment industry based on that.

I thought you did great. I thought you sold it.

-You could tell she bought it. -She totally bought it.

So now all we have to do is we'll do one last quick zhuzh,

we'll make sure everything's perfect.

And then what should we do when she comes?

Why don't do this? Why don't we come outside as well?

Let's hide outside 'cause you can meet her out front

and then before you bring her in,

be like, "I did a little more than I told you, and I had some help."

And then we'll join you.

-Okay. -Do we do that?

-[Jonathan] You look so nervous. -[Drew] Breathe. Deep breaths.

From day one, Mira stressed the importance of creating a space

that's easy for Astrid to entertain it.

-Oh, it's looking good. -[Mira] Yeah.

Quick draw with the salt and pepper.

Yeah, Astrid loves throwing parties,

she loves hosting family and friends.

Pillow fight.

[grunts in effort]

Yeah, just throw them down here. Thank you.

And we've thought through all the details with her guests in mind.

-Jon, tell us if we're centered nicely. -[Jonathan] Great.

Yeah, this is sort of like an all hands on deck to get this done.

Okay, what I love about these things is that they swivel.

-That is crazy. -I know.

So they could face the room or the counter and it's very cool.

Like, to have that giant peninsula is gonna be so great

for any sort of either food preparation or party service.

You know, just to put out chafing dishes or whatever big bowls.

This is stunning and functional and, like, really special.

Oh boy, she's pulling in.

All right, last minute zhuzh. Okay.

Okay. [exclaims nervously] Wish me luck. Oh. Okay.

-[Mira] Hi! -Hi!

-How you doing? -Come on over.

-Why are so many cameras here? -[Mira laughs]

Are you filming something? What's going on?

Come on. Come on over here.

-Hi, you look beautiful. -[Astrid] Oh, thanks, you do too.

-[Mira] Love you. -Love you too.

[Mira] Okay, come here. Let's get out of the sun.

So you know how I said that we were gonna fix some plumbing issues for you

'cause I know you haven't been able to get into the house for a while.

We did a little bit more than plumbing,

[chuckles] and when I say a little bit more, I mean a lot more.

And I didn't do it alone, I had some major-league help. So, uh...

-Oh, hi! -[Mira] Oh, boy.

-How you doing? -What's happening?

Oh, my gosh! Are you really...

-How are you... -[Astrid] Are you...

Oh, my goodness!

-I used to see your show in Canada. -Oh, really?

Every time I was with you, filming,

I will watch them all the time.

-I will never believe it was you. Oh, my... -I know, can you believe it?

Astrid is my big sister, my California family,

and she's been a major part of our family for years

-and my kids consider her like an aunt. -Yes.

And she just...

My nephews and, yeah, like my sister, too.

I mean, you're my sister. Not like my sister.

[Drew] We see you like family, and the stories that we've heard,

I mean, you sound like you've just been an amazing part of the family

-[Astrid] Thank you. -and I think we should just take you inside

because it's a little different than it was before.

[Jonathan] Why don't you close your eyes?

Okay, here, we're gonna close your eyes.

We're gonna lead you in through the door.

Don't open your eyes, all right?

I'll make sure you don't bump into the wall.

-This is all for you, Astrid. -[Astrid] Thank you.

-[Drew] Here we go. -[Jonathan] Go ahead.

Okay, so I'm opening the door, keep your eyes closed.

Okay, now we're just gonna walk forward.

-All right, so, open your eyes. -Yes, thank you.

Oh, my...

Oh, my goodness.

Oh, my goodness. This is so beautiful!

-So, open your eyes. -Thank you.

Oh, my... Oh, my goodness, this is so beautiful!

This is like another place in another house, and...

Wow. It's beautiful.

The colors, everything is so perfect.

It's beautiful. Beautiful.

Thank you so much.

-I love you. -[both sniffling]

[Astrid] Oh, wow...

It's just like another... Like a brand new house.

[Mira] It's elegant like you.

You know how you used to love to throw parties?

I hope you can throw parties again now.

-Yes. -This is the perfect place.

You have your friends over, you put plates here, everybody hangs out here.

You know, we've both suffered kind of heavy hits in the past few years.

-You know? -[Astrid] Yes, Mira.

Part of life is picking up and moving forward, you know?

I want this to be a new phase of your life

where things pick up and you feel happy and social,

and I'll come and cook for you here, I'll make you some Italian food.

Yes, you're welcome.

You can tell that Mira knows design

because some of the ideas that she brought in,

bumping up the ceiling in your kitchen to create a statement in here.

-The wood cladding is amazing. -It's beautiful.

-[Mira] You see that beautiful chandelier there? -[Astrid] Yes.

It's supposed to be, like, a lotus leaf.

And then also the tiles.

[Astrid] Oh, yeah, they're beautiful.

[Mira] They remind me of Spain, you know?

And our trip to Spain and just... Your Spanish roots.

[Astrid] Yes. It's beautiful.

I don't even want to touch anything so I won't make it dirty.

[Jonathan] Well, and you also have so much storage now.

You have breakfast bar seating.

This is a really cool thing, these actually swivel.

Grab a seat.

So if you want to face the kitchen,

you wanna face your guests, whichever way you want to be.

-And it's healthy 'cause there's a back. -Yes.

You know, this is very nicely upholstered.

Probably I'll never leave this chair over here, from here.

[Mira] You know how I have the dining bench in my house?

-[Astrid] Yes. -I really wanted you to have something like that.

Then you can just be sort of relaxed at the table

and you can use the table as a workspace,

as a desk, as an eating place, whatever.

But we also know that you like to move stuff around.

If you wanted to play with the layout of the furniture,

nothing was like installed into the wall or set in stone.

You can move everything around if you want.

But the way it is...

-[Mira] I know, the way it is is quite perfect. -It's perfect.

I wouldn't move it.

I like it the way it is

because we can have family and friends,

and then at the same time, somebody can be in the kitchen while you're cooking.

So we can all be together talking and having fun and cooking.

Come this way, we have another little surprise for you.

Now, just push on this little door there and open it up.

[gasping] Wow.

[Mira] That was one thing we really wanted to do.

I don't want you to have to go outside to do their laundry.

And these are full size, they're really big.

But then it's just hidden away here

and it's right near the bedroom,

so you could take the clothes in and out.

And it's like you cannot even tell that it's part of the kitchen.

I figured this is the perfect folding surface as well

if you have towels and things like that.

Whatever you need, it's convenient.

Way more convenient than the back yard.

-Oh, yes. -Yeah.

And it's gonna be so easier and better for us as we getting older.

So we can be washing inside our house.

Look at the cabinets and feel how they feel good to open

'cause they've got, like, a sort of back, so they're not too hard.

We sort of inquired about kitchen cabinet preferences.

I think we can both agree that it looks amazing, the way that it came out.

-[Astrid] Yeah. -[Mira] I mean, I worried about that for a few weeks.

I mean, never thought in my mind

to see something in a different color than white.

Now, I don't want white anymore.

I like it the way it is right now. It's beautiful.

[Jonathan] You have a beautiful range,

a beautiful cooktop pot filler.

You don't to carry heavy pots of water over.

Fill it right on here.

Your microwave is also an air fryer and a convection oven.

So you technically have two ovens.

And you have a fridge over here, tucked away.

Yeah, this is your fridge. I didn't even look at this.

I didn't even... I thought this was a cabinet.

-I literally thought this is a cabinet. -[Astrid] Oh, wow.

-[Mira] Look at that, it's beautiful. -[Astrid] Beautiful.

And the freezers there.

And then you have cabinets on top.

And you have all of that pantry over there.

[Astrid] A dishwasher. [chuckles softly]

So we don't have to be washing dishes anymore.

It's like magic. That's the way I can describe it.

And it's gonna be good for me and my husband. He's gonna love it.

He's gonna be more calm there, too.

I'm very grateful and I'm speechless.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

Thirty-five years that I've been married, we came into this house,

so my husband said, "I wanna remodel," because his grandma died here.

We did what we could, but I will never thought of doing something like this.

She is family to me.

She's my found and created family.

She's one of the kindest people I've ever met.

One of the most generous, sweet, supportive,

just selfless people that I've ever known.

Hopefully, this will give you a soft landing

to start moving towards that half of your future again.

The only thing that is left to do is we need to party.

We need to celebrate.

I think we need a few more people to celebrate.

All right.

-Yes. -Making new memories, yes.

Starting from today.

A few more people for the party.

-Woo-hoo! -Wow!

-Wow. -Wow, it is beautiful.

We should have brought them in to help with demo too.

Look at all the muscle we have down in here.

-What's up, brother? -How are you? Good to see you.

I actually haven't met the kids before.

Hey, what's happening, guys? Good to meet you guys. How you doing?

-It's amazing, isn't it? Are you happy? -Yes, it is!

Oh, yeah, I'm real happy. Thank you.

-You deserve it, Astrid. -Thank you so much.

My Holdy.

She's promised she's gonna throw some amazing parties.

-I assume you're welcome. -We're excited.

Cooking potato tacos.

-Tacos? Yeah. -Will you make the salsa again?

Yes, I will.

Sorry, I have the words in Spanish, and then it comes in English.

And then I have it in Spanish, and then just...

What is it about the potato tacos that's so good?

-[Holden] They're just like... -It's something simple.

Yeah, it's just a simple thing that she always made.

Mira...

Te quiero mucho, Mira.

I love you so much too.

Thank you. Thank you so much.