"Celebrity IOU" Melissa McCarthy's Hero Home Makeover

1 00:00:01,896 --> 00:00:03,413 She's one of the funniest people on the planet, 2 00:00:03,413 --> 00:00:05,000 but those closest to Melissa McCarthy 3 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:06,206 know her for having a huge heart. 4 00:00:06,206 --> 00:00:07,931 - Hey! - Hi! 5 00:00:07,931 --> 00:00:09,000 Slow-motion run. 6 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:10,482 Are we doing this in slow motion? 7 00:00:10,482 --> 00:00:11,931 And she's showing it to the world 8 00:00:11,931 --> 00:00:13,620 by giving back to her aunt and uncle... 9 00:00:13,620 --> 00:00:15,413 They were career police officers, 10 00:00:15,413 --> 00:00:17,241 spent their whole life taking care of other people. 11 00:00:17,241 --> 00:00:19,000 ...who also happen to be her heroes. 12 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,137 My Uncle Jim was injured on the job. 13 00:00:21,137 --> 00:00:22,724 They did not have an easy time of it. 14 00:00:22,724 --> 00:00:23,862 She's teaming up with us... 15 00:00:23,862 --> 00:00:25,620 Kumite! 16 00:00:25,620 --> 00:00:26,758 ...and her cousin Jenna... 17 00:00:26,758 --> 00:00:27,896 I love it! 18 00:00:27,896 --> 00:00:29,689 With that much excitement, we take it away. 19 00:00:29,689 --> 00:00:32,241 ...to pull off an emotional home makeover... 20 00:00:33,896 --> 00:00:35,000 Yep, I'm in. 21 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:37,172 See here the brown. <i>Oh, that's nice!</i> 22 00:00:37,172 --> 00:00:39,241 ...that will not only surprise her family... 23 00:00:39,241 --> 00:00:40,551 Home sweet home! 24 00:00:40,551 --> 00:00:42,068 Oh, my gosh! 25 00:00:42,068 --> 00:00:44,034 ...but change their lives. 26 00:00:44,034 --> 00:00:46,655 Thank you, guys. Oh, my God, thanks. 27 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:54,074 28 00:01:00,137 --> 00:01:03,068 On a scale of 1 to 10, how funny am I? 29 00:01:03,068 --> 00:01:05,413 Funny-looking or like Melissa McCarthy? 30 00:01:05,413 --> 00:01:07,206 Could I keep up with Melissa? 31 00:01:07,206 --> 00:01:10,275 You know, I think you're good at what you do, 32 00:01:10,275 --> 00:01:11,896 and she's good at what she does. 33 00:01:11,896 --> 00:01:14,862 She's won two Emmy awards, a Golden Globe. 34 00:01:14,862 --> 00:01:17,241 She's been nominated for Oscars. 35 00:01:17,241 --> 00:01:20,172 And she's actually renovated many, many houses. 36 00:01:20,172 --> 00:01:21,689 Actually, so she can kind of do what you do. 37 00:01:21,689 --> 00:01:23,275 I just don't think you can do what she does. 38 00:01:23,275 --> 00:01:26,068 I think it's pretty incredible that she wants to do something 39 00:01:26,068 --> 00:01:28,310 this amazing for her aunt and uncle. 40 00:01:28,310 --> 00:01:30,000 They've been a big influence in her life. 41 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:31,827 I'm just glad that we can be a part of it. 42 00:01:31,827 --> 00:01:34,689 And here we go. This is it here. All right. 43 00:01:34,689 --> 00:01:36,172 It's a gorgeous neighborhood. 44 00:01:36,172 --> 00:01:37,620 It actually reminds me of where we grew up, 45 00:01:37,620 --> 00:01:39,344 except a little quieter. 46 00:01:39,344 --> 00:01:40,344 - Hey! - Hi! 47 00:01:40,344 --> 00:01:41,379 Hello! 48 00:01:41,379 --> 00:01:42,896 Slow-motion run. 49 00:01:42,896 --> 00:01:44,413 Are we doing this in slow motion? 50 00:01:44,413 --> 00:01:45,758 Is that how it works? 51 00:01:45,758 --> 00:01:47,655 Good to see you. 52 00:01:47,655 --> 00:01:50,586 Hi! Oh, my God, it's so weird to have you here. 53 00:01:50,586 --> 00:01:51,862 I know. 54 00:01:51,862 --> 00:01:53,413 It is so quiet and peaceful here. 55 00:01:53,413 --> 00:01:55,482 Oh, yeah. Welcome to a sea of cops. 56 00:01:55,482 --> 00:01:56,827 It's a cop neighborhood. 57 00:01:56,827 --> 00:01:58,482 The downside is I was gonna pay for this renovation 58 00:01:58,482 --> 00:02:00,620 by doing a couple BNEs around here, so maybe... 59 00:02:00,620 --> 00:02:02,965 Best of luck. 40 people will come out and take you down. 60 00:02:02,965 --> 00:02:05,000 So all over here, cops. 61 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:06,586 Lots of cops. Steve is our family. 62 00:02:06,586 --> 00:02:08,655 And you've played a cop, - too, by the way. - I've played a cop. 63 00:02:08,655 --> 00:02:11,827 I've not played a nun, which I also have a lot of in my family. 64 00:02:11,827 --> 00:02:13,275 Wait, where does the nun come from? 65 00:02:13,275 --> 00:02:15,758 It's an Irish Catholic family. It's cops and nuns. 66 00:02:15,758 --> 00:02:18,344 One was a cop and a nun and nurse at the same time. 67 00:02:18,344 --> 00:02:20,000 It sounds like a setup to a joke. 68 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:21,689 Get this. So, there's a cop, a nun, and a nurse. 69 00:02:21,689 --> 00:02:24,379 And it's the same person! And her name's Aunt Sally! 70 00:02:24,379 --> 00:02:26,448 We haven't even taken one step inside the house, 71 00:02:26,448 --> 00:02:28,551 and I can tell this is gonna be a fun project. 72 00:02:28,551 --> 00:02:30,517 My Aunt Connie and my Uncle Jim live here, 73 00:02:30,517 --> 00:02:33,068 and I think it's time for the green-grass carpet to go. 74 00:02:33,068 --> 00:02:34,931 It looks nice. Like, it looks like... Oh, it is nice. 75 00:02:34,931 --> 00:02:36,379 the garden is updated, everything is pretty. 76 00:02:36,379 --> 00:02:37,620 And they're really great. 77 00:02:37,620 --> 00:02:39,310 But it's just that they haven't changed it. 78 00:02:39,310 --> 00:02:40,482 It's a big undertaking. 79 00:02:40,482 --> 00:02:41,793 When we were talking to you 80 00:02:41,793 --> 00:02:44,275 and you said you have the perfect candidate 81 00:02:44,275 --> 00:02:47,034 to give back to, why was it your aunt and uncle? 82 00:02:47,034 --> 00:02:49,965 Ah, they're career-long police officers. 83 00:02:49,965 --> 00:02:52,034 They've spent their whole life taking care of other people, 84 00:02:52,034 --> 00:02:54,758 and they're like real superheroes to me. 85 00:02:54,758 --> 00:02:56,379 And my Uncle Jim was hurt on the job, 86 00:02:56,379 --> 00:02:57,586 and there's just some things 87 00:02:57,586 --> 00:02:59,586 that make it difficult for him to get around. 88 00:02:59,586 --> 00:03:01,206 So it's needed for them, 89 00:03:01,206 --> 00:03:04,896 and I couldn't think of anyone else that deserves it more. 90 00:03:04,896 --> 00:03:08,758 Getting the chance to do this for my Aunt Connie and Uncle Jim 91 00:03:08,758 --> 00:03:10,310 is so amazing. 92 00:03:10,310 --> 00:03:13,068 They're two of just the kindest people, 93 00:03:13,068 --> 00:03:14,724 and they don't put themselves first. 94 00:03:14,724 --> 00:03:16,862 It's just not who they are. 95 00:03:16,862 --> 00:03:18,965 Melissa is my brother's daughter. 96 00:03:18,965 --> 00:03:22,586 She's my niece, and she's one of us-- one of the family. 97 00:03:22,586 --> 00:03:24,931 She's a McCarthy! 98 00:03:24,931 --> 00:03:27,172 They were career police officers. 99 00:03:27,172 --> 00:03:30,413 You're spending your whole life in service of other people. 100 00:03:30,413 --> 00:03:32,448 We worked together for over three years. 101 00:03:32,448 --> 00:03:34,517 She was there when I needed her. 102 00:03:34,517 --> 00:03:37,758 I was there when she needed me, and we worked together. 103 00:03:37,758 --> 00:03:39,482 And we're still doing it now. 104 00:03:39,482 --> 00:03:41,275 We're still doing it. 105 00:03:41,275 --> 00:03:44,137 My Uncle Jim was injured on the job. 106 00:03:44,137 --> 00:03:45,758 He never says anything about it, 107 00:03:45,758 --> 00:03:48,620 but they did not have an easy time of it. 108 00:03:48,620 --> 00:03:50,620 He was paralyzed from the waist down, 109 00:03:50,620 --> 00:03:52,344 and that's not easy to handle. 110 00:03:52,344 --> 00:03:55,103 Your life changes in a blink of an eye. 111 00:03:55,103 --> 00:03:57,724 I remember right after the operation, I says, 112 00:03:57,724 --> 00:04:00,137 "Doc, do you think I'll ever walk again?" 113 00:04:00,137 --> 00:04:03,758 And he says, "It's up to you. It's entirely up to you." 114 00:04:03,758 --> 00:04:07,620 And he just drove through it until he was able to stand 115 00:04:07,620 --> 00:04:09,517 and then, eventually, walk again. 116 00:04:09,517 --> 00:04:10,793 And he is a hero. 117 00:04:10,793 --> 00:04:13,344 He's definitely this family's hero. 118 00:04:13,344 --> 00:04:15,758 Connie and Uncle Jim look to the positive. 119 00:04:15,758 --> 00:04:18,448 They look and see what they do have and how lucky they are. 120 00:04:18,448 --> 00:04:21,000 It's really easy to give back to two people 121 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:22,551 that have done nothing but give. 122 00:04:22,551 --> 00:04:25,068 So from the lesson that they've taught me, 123 00:04:25,068 --> 00:04:27,172 it made me want to give. 124 00:04:27,172 --> 00:04:30,068 It's their 35th anniversary. They never go away. 125 00:04:30,068 --> 00:04:32,000 They never take vacations for themselves. 126 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:33,931 We have slightly aggressively said, 127 00:04:33,931 --> 00:04:35,172 "You're going on vacation!" 128 00:04:35,172 --> 00:04:37,482 They were like, "Oh, my God. Okay!" 129 00:04:37,482 --> 00:04:38,931 How long did you get them out for? 130 00:04:38,931 --> 00:04:40,689 Three weeks. It's the best I could do. 131 00:04:40,689 --> 00:04:42,724 Try telling someone to leave for a month. 132 00:04:42,724 --> 00:04:44,689 It starts to get real fishy. 133 00:04:44,689 --> 00:04:46,206 Why don't we get inside and have a little look. 134 00:04:46,206 --> 00:04:47,448 Okay! 135 00:04:47,448 --> 00:04:48,517 Okay. 136 00:04:48,517 --> 00:04:49,586 Hello, Jenna! 137 00:04:49,586 --> 00:04:51,413 Hi! Welcome! 138 00:04:51,413 --> 00:04:54,241 Hello! Oh, wow, you were not joking about the green... 139 00:04:54,241 --> 00:04:55,586 I know....the sea of green. 140 00:04:55,586 --> 00:04:59,000 Jonathan, Drew, this is my cousin Jenna. 141 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:00,620 - Hey, hey, hey. - Nice to see you. 142 00:05:00,620 --> 00:05:02,586 So, hold it-- So, you grew up in this house. 143 00:05:02,586 --> 00:05:05,275 So your mom and dad bought this house before you were born. 144 00:05:05,275 --> 00:05:07,965 Before I was born, my whole childhood 145 00:05:07,965 --> 00:05:09,620 and young adulthood was spent here. 146 00:05:09,620 --> 00:05:12,448 Like true Irish Catholic, the green carpet was put in 147 00:05:12,448 --> 00:05:15,000 before my first communion, green tile. 148 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,655 But then my dad got injured, and the tile on the floor 149 00:05:17,655 --> 00:05:19,827 just kind of fell to the wayside and had to stay. 150 00:05:19,827 --> 00:05:22,758 She tried to kind of redecorate with a carpet on top of a carpet. 151 00:05:22,758 --> 00:05:24,655 Now they've become total hazard. 152 00:05:24,655 --> 00:05:26,275 Just a trip hazard for him, yeah. 153 00:05:26,275 --> 00:05:27,310 It's treacherous. 154 00:05:27,310 --> 00:05:28,793 What do you think your mom and dad 155 00:05:28,793 --> 00:05:29,793 would have wanted to do here? 156 00:05:29,793 --> 00:05:31,413 I think we agree-- open it up 157 00:05:31,413 --> 00:05:33,517 because not only is it Sundays with family, 158 00:05:33,517 --> 00:05:36,103 it's my mom and dad love having their friends over. 159 00:05:36,103 --> 00:05:39,206 She's locked in there, and everybody else is out here. 160 00:05:39,206 --> 00:05:41,482 To open that all up and actually hang with your friends. 161 00:05:41,482 --> 00:05:43,482 It's that old-school way of designing homes 162 00:05:43,482 --> 00:05:44,793 to keep the kitchen isolated, 163 00:05:44,793 --> 00:05:46,482 but then the person feels like they're trapped 164 00:05:46,482 --> 00:05:48,172 and not a part of all the activity. 165 00:05:48,172 --> 00:05:50,793 You want to be able to have everybody as a part of it. 166 00:05:50,793 --> 00:05:55,137 We're from a big Irish crazy family-- said lovingly. 167 00:05:55,137 --> 00:05:57,551 And this is where people come. Like, she cooks for people. 168 00:05:57,551 --> 00:05:59,827 They lots of people over. They have their friends over. 169 00:05:59,827 --> 00:06:01,724 And they just need a better space to do it. 170 00:06:01,724 --> 00:06:02,827 How about the dining space? 171 00:06:02,827 --> 00:06:04,724 Does this work for you and the family? 172 00:06:04,724 --> 00:06:06,758 - Not really. - Not six chairs. 173 00:06:06,758 --> 00:06:09,206 She got this table from someone my aunt knew, 174 00:06:09,206 --> 00:06:10,896 and the chairs from a garage sale. 175 00:06:10,896 --> 00:06:12,034 - Which aunt? - Aunt Sally. 176 00:06:12,034 --> 00:06:14,620 Aunt Sally. She was the cop/nun/nurse. 177 00:06:14,620 --> 00:06:17,000 - Oh, Aunt Sally. - Giving her a shout-out. 178 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:18,655 The house has got potential. 179 00:06:18,655 --> 00:06:20,034 Totally 'cause the light's good. 180 00:06:20,034 --> 00:06:21,482 It's nice, big windows. 181 00:06:21,482 --> 00:06:24,103 Nothing's bad on its own, but altogether, it does get dark. 182 00:06:24,103 --> 00:06:25,620 Lighting's gonna be huge. 183 00:06:25,620 --> 00:06:28,034 I compulsively knock down houses. Oh, really? 184 00:06:28,034 --> 00:06:30,206 I was gonna try to say it in a more flattering way. 185 00:06:30,206 --> 00:06:32,000 I don't know if there's a way to say it more flattering. 186 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:33,586 We do it together a lot. 187 00:06:33,586 --> 00:06:35,344 So you're like the construction cousins. 188 00:06:35,344 --> 00:06:37,000 Oh! 189 00:06:38,827 --> 00:06:40,103 I would watch that show. 190 00:06:40,103 --> 00:06:42,758 I can only imagine Melissa and Jenna as kids. 191 00:06:42,758 --> 00:06:45,551 Even as adults, you can tell that they're troublemakers. 192 00:06:45,551 --> 00:06:47,034 I really want you to show us the kitchen 193 00:06:47,034 --> 00:06:48,517 because I think everything's got to go. 194 00:06:48,517 --> 00:06:50,379 It's a little dark. 195 00:06:50,379 --> 00:06:52,655 The space does not feel like them at all. 196 00:06:52,655 --> 00:06:55,103 No, it doesn't. - They're really fun. - Yeah. 197 00:06:55,103 --> 00:06:56,344 They don't like traditional? 198 00:06:56,344 --> 00:06:57,620 They like traditional, 199 00:06:57,620 --> 00:07:00,413 but I would say, like, they're more updated traditional. 200 00:07:00,413 --> 00:07:01,724 It's bigger in here than I thought it would be. 201 00:07:01,724 --> 00:07:03,103 I mean, they have an island in here. 202 00:07:03,103 --> 00:07:04,310 Again, from Aunt Sally. 203 00:07:04,310 --> 00:07:06,000 Sally? She knows some people. 204 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:07,275 It's still falling off the tracks. 205 00:07:07,275 --> 00:07:09,448 I don't know about that one. She was a nun. 206 00:07:09,448 --> 00:07:11,482 Sorry, Aunt Sally, I didn't mean that. 207 00:07:11,482 --> 00:07:12,931 What's your mom like when she's in the kitchen? 208 00:07:12,931 --> 00:07:15,482 Does she like to cook with people or just for people? 209 00:07:15,482 --> 00:07:17,206 It is like a family affair. 210 00:07:17,206 --> 00:07:18,931 Everybody's involved, but here, 211 00:07:18,931 --> 00:07:21,379 because of the tight space, it's like, "Get out!" 212 00:07:22,896 --> 00:07:24,344 Where does your dad sit when he's sitting with her? 213 00:07:24,344 --> 00:07:26,517 He sits right there. He sits at the island, 214 00:07:26,517 --> 00:07:28,965 does his crosswords, helps her if he can. 215 00:07:28,965 --> 00:07:31,586 How cool would it be to have actual breakfast-bar seating, though? 216 00:07:31,586 --> 00:07:33,206 It would be amazing. It would change his life. 217 00:07:33,206 --> 00:07:34,689 They've been together 35 years, 218 00:07:34,689 --> 00:07:37,103 and to watch them, how they talk to each other... 219 00:07:37,103 --> 00:07:39,241 They're always each other's best friends. 220 00:07:39,241 --> 00:07:40,517 They're each other's partners. Yeah. 221 00:07:40,517 --> 00:07:43,275 The fact that Jim, for 35 years, 222 00:07:43,275 --> 00:07:45,482 sits at the edge of the countertop in the kitchen 223 00:07:45,482 --> 00:07:48,000 just to be with Connie while she cooks-- that's love. 224 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,931 Yeah, exactly, and so anything we can do to enhance that, 225 00:07:50,931 --> 00:07:53,793 to make that special time together even more special, 226 00:07:53,793 --> 00:07:55,137 is what we want to focus on. 227 00:07:55,137 --> 00:07:57,551 You're thinking of how you want to open this up 228 00:07:57,551 --> 00:07:58,551 and redo this space? 229 00:07:58,551 --> 00:08:00,206 Is this where you want to focus? 230 00:08:00,206 --> 00:08:03,862 I just want to literally, like, Hulk the walls out. 231 00:08:03,862 --> 00:08:05,758 This, I just-- 232 00:08:05,758 --> 00:08:07,103 - Oh, my God. - Oh, my gosh! 233 00:08:07,103 --> 00:08:09,482 Oh, my God! Oh! 234 00:08:09,482 --> 00:08:11,862 Oh, my God! Oh, my God! 235 00:08:11,862 --> 00:08:13,448 The demo has started! 236 00:08:13,448 --> 00:08:15,586 Okay, well, we're definitely gonna use you for demolition. 237 00:08:15,586 --> 00:08:17,413 Sure, sure, I'm in. 238 00:08:17,413 --> 00:08:19,034 Chicago does have a lot of 239 00:08:19,034 --> 00:08:20,724 really strict rules about things. 240 00:08:20,724 --> 00:08:23,172 And you've got a section of islands here that's blocking the door, 241 00:08:23,172 --> 00:08:25,517 so we would not be allowed to cover it like this. 242 00:08:25,517 --> 00:08:27,793 I'd actually prefer to maybe do, 243 00:08:27,793 --> 00:08:29,586 like, a slider or something over here. 244 00:08:29,586 --> 00:08:30,655 All that light would come in. 245 00:08:30,655 --> 00:08:32,517 Oh, my God, that would be amazing. 246 00:08:32,517 --> 00:08:35,172 I feel we could make this a lot more conducive to cooking 247 00:08:35,172 --> 00:08:37,448 and a lot better for entertaining family and friends. 248 00:08:37,448 --> 00:08:39,620 It is not a slight to your mom and dad 249 00:08:39,620 --> 00:08:42,137 to say this kitchen is hideously ugly. 250 00:08:43,620 --> 00:08:44,862 It's well-maintained. 251 00:08:44,862 --> 00:08:46,206 You said it, not me. 252 00:08:46,206 --> 00:08:48,724 We didn't say it. They seem terrible. 253 00:08:50,413 --> 00:08:53,275 From everything you've said, they are just this fun-loving, 254 00:08:53,275 --> 00:08:55,517 amazing couple who wants to entertain. 255 00:08:55,517 --> 00:08:57,689 And if this area's important, then we got to nail it. 256 00:08:57,689 --> 00:08:59,931 - This is her sanctuary. - Oh, my God, this is her space. 257 00:08:59,931 --> 00:09:01,275 It's the heart of her home. 258 00:09:01,275 --> 00:09:03,448 100% sounds like we need to focus a lot of our energy 259 00:09:03,448 --> 00:09:06,206 right here in the kitchen, but between this, the living room, 260 00:09:06,206 --> 00:09:07,827 and the dining room in only three weeks, 261 00:09:07,827 --> 00:09:08,931 I mean, that is a lot of work to do. 262 00:09:08,931 --> 00:09:10,241 That is making me nervous. 263 00:09:10,241 --> 00:09:14,689 I do have one other little additional note. 264 00:09:14,689 --> 00:09:16,482 It's like a tiny... Just little. 265 00:09:16,482 --> 00:09:19,000 You know we like to design, and we were just talking, 266 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,793 And we thought maybe we could show you something. 267 00:09:21,793 --> 00:09:23,172 Okay, just show us what you're talking about. 268 00:09:23,172 --> 00:09:24,655 Yeah, this is getting awkward now. 269 00:09:25,896 --> 00:09:29,896 Okay, so, if the kitchen is where my mom lives, 270 00:09:29,896 --> 00:09:32,862 this is 100% where my dad lives. 271 00:09:32,862 --> 00:09:35,689 This is his space. This is his chair. 272 00:09:35,689 --> 00:09:37,862 The chair is very special to him. 273 00:09:37,862 --> 00:09:39,172 When he learned how to walk again, 274 00:09:39,172 --> 00:09:42,482 came home from the hospital, he was in his chair. 275 00:09:42,482 --> 00:09:44,413 This is where he sleeps and takes naps, 276 00:09:44,413 --> 00:09:46,931 watches the games, listens to music. 277 00:09:46,931 --> 00:09:48,896 So, because of the recliner, is that better for his back? 278 00:09:48,896 --> 00:09:50,034 - Yes. - Okay. 279 00:09:50,034 --> 00:09:52,172 - This is what he does. - Yep, give a little demo. 280 00:09:52,172 --> 00:09:55,620 This is his-- oh! It really doesn't give. 281 00:09:57,344 --> 00:09:59,172 It's not as fluffy as it looks. 282 00:09:59,172 --> 00:10:03,379 There should be a lot more plushness to what happened. 283 00:10:03,379 --> 00:10:04,655 Okay, I need to try this now. 284 00:10:04,655 --> 00:10:06,448 You need help out of there? Okay. 285 00:10:06,448 --> 00:10:07,896 - It's falling apart. - What the heck? 286 00:10:07,896 --> 00:10:09,413 I know! It's falling apart. 287 00:10:09,413 --> 00:10:11,931 That's some heavy sports watching right there. 288 00:10:11,931 --> 00:10:14,241 - Oh, that is not comfy. - It's not comfy. 289 00:10:14,241 --> 00:10:16,724 He deserves comfort, and I'm telling you from two seconds 290 00:10:16,724 --> 00:10:17,965 in that chair, that's not comfort. 291 00:10:17,965 --> 00:10:20,068 So I would love to maybe try and find something 292 00:10:20,068 --> 00:10:21,620 that's an even nicer recliner. 293 00:10:21,620 --> 00:10:23,517 I mean, it's seen its day. It's time. 294 00:10:23,517 --> 00:10:25,586 I'm not gonna lie-- a whole other space 295 00:10:25,586 --> 00:10:28,241 and with only three weeks, that's making it even tighter. 296 00:10:28,241 --> 00:10:29,379 And because of what we're doing down here, 297 00:10:29,379 --> 00:10:30,793 I would definitely want to do something 298 00:10:30,793 --> 00:10:31,931 with this fireplace façade. 299 00:10:31,931 --> 00:10:33,310 That sounds like a great idea. 300 00:10:33,310 --> 00:10:36,241 We need to get all the furniture and everything out. 301 00:10:36,241 --> 00:10:37,862 We need to start working on the plan. 302 00:10:37,862 --> 00:10:39,482 We want to make it perfect for them. 303 00:10:39,482 --> 00:10:42,620 We have a tight three weeks, so here's the plan. 304 00:10:42,620 --> 00:10:44,482 Connie loves to cook and entertain, 305 00:10:44,482 --> 00:10:47,034 so we want to give her an open concept. 306 00:10:47,034 --> 00:10:49,758 And we'll also lose the door in the kitchen 307 00:10:49,758 --> 00:10:51,620 and contrast dark-green cabinetry 308 00:10:51,620 --> 00:10:55,517 with white stone counters and a huge island for hosting 309 00:10:55,517 --> 00:10:59,241 or cherished morning coffee with Jim to truly make this a cozy 310 00:10:59,241 --> 00:11:01,137 and stylish culinary oasis, 311 00:11:01,137 --> 00:11:04,586 while a new slider, windows, and textured herringbone hardwood 312 00:11:04,586 --> 00:11:06,862 will make the living room both functional for Jim 313 00:11:06,862 --> 00:11:09,344 and stylish for Connie's holiday guests. 314 00:11:09,344 --> 00:11:13,620 If upstairs is Connie's castle, downstairs is Jim's man cave. 315 00:11:13,620 --> 00:11:16,689 Straight-run hardwood leads to a transformed fireplace 316 00:11:16,689 --> 00:11:19,000 featuring plaster to cover the old brick 317 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:20,827 and a new stone hearth. 318 00:11:20,827 --> 00:11:23,275 A TV wall with modern built-in cabinetry 319 00:11:23,275 --> 00:11:25,758 and a stylish-meets-comfortable new recliner 320 00:11:25,758 --> 00:11:27,793 will make the perfect retreat for Jim 321 00:11:27,793 --> 00:11:30,965 to watch his cherished Bears while relaxing with Connie. 322 00:11:30,965 --> 00:11:32,448 Thanks for letting us be a part of this. 323 00:11:32,448 --> 00:11:33,724 Oh, my God, thank you so much! 324 00:11:33,724 --> 00:11:35,620 When you're dealing with two cops, 325 00:11:35,620 --> 00:11:38,137 getting them out of this house for three weeks 326 00:11:38,137 --> 00:11:40,620 was a lot of fast talking. 327 00:11:40,620 --> 00:11:43,206 I'm slightly terrified that they'll come back early. 328 00:11:43,206 --> 00:11:45,586 Their cop Spidey senses might tingle. 329 00:11:45,586 --> 00:11:47,137 - Crazy! - Oh, gosh. 330 00:11:47,137 --> 00:11:49,655 We could all be in a lot of trouble. 331 00:11:49,655 --> 00:11:51,551 We're not just making over a bathroom here. 332 00:11:51,551 --> 00:11:55,206 This is kitchen, living room, dining room, man cave. 333 00:11:55,206 --> 00:11:57,586 We have to touch every aspect of this home 334 00:11:57,586 --> 00:11:58,931 if we're gonna make it something truly profound. 335 00:12:08,206 --> 00:12:10,034 What process would you go through 336 00:12:10,034 --> 00:12:12,620 to get in the character of being a contractor? 337 00:12:12,620 --> 00:12:15,034 I'd go just quietly in the corner, 338 00:12:15,034 --> 00:12:17,034 and then-- 339 00:12:17,034 --> 00:12:18,310 You will... 340 00:12:19,448 --> 00:12:21,034 Whoa, whoa, there we go! 341 00:12:21,034 --> 00:12:22,931 I did it! 342 00:12:22,931 --> 00:12:24,655 - Look for nails. - Gonna put that down. 343 00:12:24,655 --> 00:12:26,137 Oh, my God, it came right out! 344 00:12:26,137 --> 00:12:27,344 Oh! 345 00:12:27,344 --> 00:12:28,758 Three! 346 00:12:28,758 --> 00:12:30,068 Hey! 347 00:12:30,068 --> 00:12:31,758 Wait! 348 00:12:31,758 --> 00:12:33,172 Oh, my gosh! 349 00:12:33,172 --> 00:12:35,344 - I've been here for awhile. - I'm the shortest one! 350 00:12:35,344 --> 00:12:37,724 Melissa doesn't just play a badass in some of her movies. 351 00:12:37,724 --> 00:12:38,793 Aah! 352 00:12:38,793 --> 00:12:40,103 God, that felt good! 353 00:12:40,103 --> 00:12:41,689 She was hard-core! 354 00:12:44,413 --> 00:12:45,448 Actually, Jenna, as well... 355 00:12:45,448 --> 00:12:46,517 Yes! 356 00:12:46,517 --> 00:12:47,931 ...she was, like, right in there. 357 00:12:47,931 --> 00:12:49,724 I love it! 358 00:12:49,724 --> 00:12:52,862 With that much excitement, we take it away. 359 00:12:52,862 --> 00:12:55,172 This is a new dynamic demo duo, 360 00:12:55,172 --> 00:12:57,413 and I think we should take them on the road with us. 361 00:12:57,413 --> 00:13:00,931 Oh, my God! 362 00:13:03,379 --> 00:13:05,413 I want to bring down the peach beast. 363 00:13:05,413 --> 00:13:06,965 Whoo! Okay. 364 00:13:09,275 --> 00:13:11,655 My God, going at a wall with a sledgehammer-- 365 00:13:11,655 --> 00:13:13,655 it's beyond cathartic. 366 00:13:13,655 --> 00:13:15,413 It's super satisfying. 367 00:13:16,827 --> 00:13:19,172 This is so crazy. 368 00:13:19,172 --> 00:13:21,655 3...2...1... 369 00:13:21,655 --> 00:13:22,827 Kumite! 370 00:13:26,758 --> 00:13:28,931 Some muscle! 371 00:13:30,448 --> 00:13:32,206 Oh! All right, ready? 372 00:13:34,862 --> 00:13:36,758 That's crazy. 373 00:13:36,758 --> 00:13:38,103 It seems huge! 374 00:13:38,103 --> 00:13:40,241 Now you're in here where she spends all her time, 375 00:13:40,241 --> 00:13:42,448 and you're looking at trees and a pretty street. 376 00:13:42,448 --> 00:13:44,413 I do think there's something to, like, lightening 377 00:13:44,413 --> 00:13:48,103 and changing your house, giving that a fresh spin. 378 00:13:48,103 --> 00:13:50,103 Every day they come home, they're gonna feel like, 379 00:13:50,103 --> 00:13:51,551 "What's happened?" 380 00:13:51,551 --> 00:13:53,344 Oh, God, it's just coming out. 381 00:13:53,344 --> 00:13:57,241 And having even that be such a point of joy for them, 382 00:13:57,241 --> 00:13:59,310 it's quite a treat. 383 00:13:59,310 --> 00:14:01,275 That's nuts! 384 00:14:01,275 --> 00:14:02,827 I don't miss it! 385 00:14:02,827 --> 00:14:04,655 You know what, guys? I miss it a little. 386 00:14:04,655 --> 00:14:06,379 It feels like I just want to... 387 00:14:06,379 --> 00:14:07,965 Limbo it? Oh! 388 00:14:07,965 --> 00:14:09,758 There's no way-- you cannot get that low. 389 00:14:09,758 --> 00:14:12,931 Oh, my gosh! 390 00:14:12,931 --> 00:14:14,827 That is the ugliest limbo - I've ever seen. - I sat on a nail! 391 00:14:14,827 --> 00:14:16,206 We're not just opening up walls here. 392 00:14:16,206 --> 00:14:17,586 I mean, there's a lot of work to do. 393 00:14:17,586 --> 00:14:19,965 We have to run new electrical, new plumbing. 394 00:14:19,965 --> 00:14:21,620 It's a lot to do in three weeks. 395 00:14:21,620 --> 00:14:24,103 The house has never been updated. 396 00:14:24,103 --> 00:14:25,965 That means there's even more that we have to do to make sure 397 00:14:25,965 --> 00:14:27,517 that it's gonna be up with today's code, 398 00:14:27,517 --> 00:14:29,344 but it's also gonna be up with today's trends. 399 00:14:29,344 --> 00:14:30,896 But even with all this work we have to do... 400 00:14:30,896 --> 00:14:32,310 Oh, my gosh, you're a machine! 401 00:14:32,310 --> 00:14:33,896 ...we have the luck of the Irish on our side, 402 00:14:33,896 --> 00:14:35,206 and we're gonna get this thing done. 403 00:14:35,206 --> 00:14:37,793 Uncle Jim's man cave has begun. 404 00:14:37,793 --> 00:14:40,586 I think they're just gonna be totally shocked 405 00:14:40,586 --> 00:14:43,344 once they realize they've not been robbed. 406 00:14:50,413 --> 00:14:52,344 I love superhero demo. Pwah! 407 00:14:52,344 --> 00:14:53,551 It's gonna take us a couple of days 408 00:14:53,551 --> 00:14:55,137 to figure out the structural side of things, 409 00:14:55,137 --> 00:14:57,275 but we can start downstairs priming the walls, 410 00:14:57,275 --> 00:14:58,896 prepping the fireplace for plaster. 411 00:14:58,896 --> 00:15:00,344 Yeah, there's a lot of work that has to happen 412 00:15:00,344 --> 00:15:02,137 just transform this fireplace, 413 00:15:02,137 --> 00:15:04,034 so I think it's the perfect place to start. 414 00:15:06,448 --> 00:15:08,275 As well, we need to expand the kitchen 415 00:15:08,275 --> 00:15:10,551 so we have more prep space, more cabinetry. 416 00:15:10,551 --> 00:15:12,965 So we're gonna remove the door, put a window there, 417 00:15:12,965 --> 00:15:15,310 and extend our counters all the way across. 418 00:15:19,931 --> 00:15:22,379 We have a wall! 419 00:15:28,620 --> 00:15:31,103 Three weeks is a crazy amount of time 420 00:15:31,103 --> 00:15:34,310 to do an entire main floor and the man cave. 421 00:15:34,310 --> 00:15:36,068 So it's gonna have to be all hands on deck 422 00:15:36,068 --> 00:15:37,931 because we have to get it done. 423 00:15:39,862 --> 00:15:42,793 Today, while Drew and I get some permits finalized downtown, 424 00:15:42,793 --> 00:15:45,931 our crew is installing a 24-foot support beam 425 00:15:45,931 --> 00:15:47,827 so we can officially lose the dividing wall 426 00:15:47,827 --> 00:15:49,931 between the kitchen and the rest of the space. 427 00:15:49,931 --> 00:15:51,689 And what a difference that beam makes. 428 00:15:51,689 --> 00:15:53,103 Well, this is exactly what Melissa wanted 429 00:15:53,103 --> 00:15:54,137 for Jim and Connie. 430 00:15:54,137 --> 00:15:55,862 Now that we have a wide-open space, 431 00:15:55,862 --> 00:15:58,517 it's blank canvas to start adding the features and details 432 00:15:58,517 --> 00:15:59,896 that will blow them away. 433 00:16:06,206 --> 00:16:07,724 - Hey! - Hi! 434 00:16:07,724 --> 00:16:10,172 Melissa McCarthy has asked us to help her give back 435 00:16:10,172 --> 00:16:12,206 to her Aunt Connie and Uncle Jim... 436 00:16:12,206 --> 00:16:14,206 I couldn't think of anyone else that deserves it more. 437 00:16:14,206 --> 00:16:15,448 They're just, like, the loveliest couple. 438 00:16:15,448 --> 00:16:16,931 Kumite! 439 00:16:16,931 --> 00:16:19,344 ...by transforming their kitchen, living space, 440 00:16:19,344 --> 00:16:22,758 and Jim's man cave into a modern and accessible oasis. 441 00:16:22,758 --> 00:16:24,862 Uncle Jim's man cave has begun. 442 00:16:24,862 --> 00:16:27,034 Their reaction when they come in the house-- 443 00:16:27,034 --> 00:16:30,000 one, I'm hoping they're not carrying their guns. 444 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,448 Two, there's gonna be a sea of tears. 445 00:16:36,689 --> 00:16:39,068 With Jim and Connie's main space opened up, 446 00:16:39,068 --> 00:16:42,827 we can put our full crew to work in all areas of the home. 447 00:16:42,827 --> 00:16:45,310 We're gonna work on the casings for the windows in the man cave, 448 00:16:45,310 --> 00:16:47,275 but we have to plaster the fireplace. 449 00:16:47,275 --> 00:16:49,241 Plaster on, plaster off. 450 00:16:49,241 --> 00:16:50,689 - I'm a pro at this. - Very eloquent. 451 00:16:50,689 --> 00:16:52,103 Are you wanting to go nice and smooth 452 00:16:52,103 --> 00:16:53,896 or a little bit rugged with the finished polish? 453 00:16:53,896 --> 00:16:55,689 So, if we actually put it on kind of the way 454 00:16:55,689 --> 00:16:57,206 you're doing it right there, we want to get it 455 00:16:57,206 --> 00:16:59,206 so it's just above the ridges. 456 00:16:59,206 --> 00:17:00,655 There will be multiple coats, 457 00:17:00,655 --> 00:17:04,103 so don't worry too much about little bumps here and there. 458 00:17:04,103 --> 00:17:05,758 Just get the coverage for now. 459 00:17:07,896 --> 00:17:09,586 With all the major structural work done, 460 00:17:09,586 --> 00:17:12,000 we can now rework all the electrical in the kitchen. 461 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:13,448 Plus, we can move the HVAC, 462 00:17:13,448 --> 00:17:15,689 and we'll do all the plumbing for the island. 463 00:17:15,689 --> 00:17:18,413 Chicago is very unique because this is the only city 464 00:17:18,413 --> 00:17:20,241 we've ever worked in where you actually have to have 465 00:17:20,241 --> 00:17:22,689 all of your wiring for the house in metal casing. 466 00:17:22,689 --> 00:17:25,241 Yeah, I'm assuming it's from the great Chicago fire 467 00:17:25,241 --> 00:17:27,931 back in the 1870s that there's a lot of code here. 468 00:17:27,931 --> 00:17:29,517 They want to make sure that there's never a massive 469 00:17:29,517 --> 00:17:30,896 fire problem like that again. 470 00:17:30,896 --> 00:17:32,551 What do we want to do for paint? 471 00:17:32,551 --> 00:17:34,896 Do we want to do something that actually has 472 00:17:34,896 --> 00:17:37,137 some physical color, or is the man cave-- 473 00:17:37,137 --> 00:17:38,413 do you want to keep it more neutral? 474 00:17:38,413 --> 00:17:40,310 I think because this is Jim's space, 475 00:17:40,310 --> 00:17:41,793 we could go something darker. 476 00:17:41,793 --> 00:17:43,620 My thought, too, is if we go too light 477 00:17:43,620 --> 00:17:45,931 with the gray on the walls, it might blend into the furniture 478 00:17:45,931 --> 00:17:47,344 'cause some of our furniture is a light gray. 479 00:17:47,344 --> 00:17:48,689 So let's go a little bit darker. 480 00:17:48,689 --> 00:17:50,068 "Jonathan's Smile"? 481 00:17:50,068 --> 00:17:52,517 I mean, everybody loves Jonathan's smile. 482 00:17:52,517 --> 00:17:54,275 "McCarthy Gray"? Okay. 483 00:17:54,275 --> 00:17:56,413 The paint company's not the only company that can name paint. 484 00:17:56,413 --> 00:17:57,413 I'm pretty good at it. 485 00:17:57,413 --> 00:18:00,000 "Drew's Breath?"That one I do not like. 486 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,931 Maybe we go somewhere in the "McCarthy Gray" 487 00:18:02,931 --> 00:18:05,034 or the "Jonathan's Smile." 488 00:18:05,034 --> 00:18:07,000 I like "Jonathan's Smile." 489 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:09,034 That's the nicest thing you've ever said to me. 490 00:18:09,034 --> 00:18:10,965 That is actually the one that I want to go with, as well, 491 00:18:10,965 --> 00:18:13,103 and I do agree, I have a very nice smile. 492 00:18:13,103 --> 00:18:14,793 "Drew's Breath" is always amazing. 493 00:18:14,793 --> 00:18:17,310 It's like bubblegum drops and rose petals. 494 00:18:17,310 --> 00:18:19,103 Clearly, you've never smelled your own breath. 495 00:18:19,103 --> 00:18:20,896 I'm really glad Melissa and Jenna decided to do 496 00:18:20,896 --> 00:18:23,241 the man cave area, as well, a little something for Jim. 497 00:18:23,241 --> 00:18:26,620 Yeah, well, that means that Jim gets the den. Connie gets her kitchen. 498 00:18:26,620 --> 00:18:28,241 I'm thinking they're gonna be spending a lot of time 499 00:18:28,241 --> 00:18:30,068 - in both rooms together. - Yeah. 500 00:18:37,551 --> 00:18:39,137 We've finally begun the paint and drywalling 501 00:18:39,137 --> 00:18:41,793 in Jim and Connie's main area. 502 00:18:41,793 --> 00:18:44,620 We're also gonna be replacing all of the doors in the basement 503 00:18:44,620 --> 00:18:48,137 and first floor, just to ensure a uniform look throughout. 504 00:18:51,965 --> 00:18:53,586 Melissa has to leave us for a couple weeks 505 00:18:53,586 --> 00:18:56,344 to finish a TV project, so I want to get her opinion 506 00:18:56,344 --> 00:18:58,931 on all the finishes for this project before she goes. 507 00:18:58,931 --> 00:19:01,172 We could either continue if she likes her prep space, 508 00:19:01,172 --> 00:19:02,655 have counter go all the way around, 509 00:19:02,655 --> 00:19:04,931 or up here, it would be all storage. 510 00:19:04,931 --> 00:19:07,551 Oh, my God, that's so pretty. Is this a pantry inside of here? 511 00:19:07,551 --> 00:19:08,896 Yes. 512 00:19:08,896 --> 00:19:10,482 I mean, I'm crazy about storage, 513 00:19:10,482 --> 00:19:11,965 just to be able to put your stuff away. 514 00:19:11,965 --> 00:19:13,551 If her island's so much bigger now, 515 00:19:13,551 --> 00:19:14,965 I think that's all the prep space. 516 00:19:14,965 --> 00:19:16,241 She can cook to that. 517 00:19:16,241 --> 00:19:17,827 She actually has a really great eye for design, 518 00:19:17,827 --> 00:19:19,965 and she really knows Jim and Connie. 519 00:19:19,965 --> 00:19:21,137 So I think with us together, 520 00:19:21,137 --> 00:19:22,517 we'll come up with something special. 521 00:19:22,517 --> 00:19:24,931 Because of the whole nod to the Irish 522 00:19:24,931 --> 00:19:26,655 and having the green carpeting, 523 00:19:26,655 --> 00:19:29,344 what if we put the green in the cabinets? 524 00:19:29,344 --> 00:19:31,620 - I love these colors. - I love that. 525 00:19:31,620 --> 00:19:33,137 This is a little bit darker. 526 00:19:33,137 --> 00:19:34,931 Knowing the layout, maybe we want to not go 527 00:19:34,931 --> 00:19:37,793 quite too dark, but we could do two-tone. 528 00:19:37,793 --> 00:19:39,689 What about that with, like, unlacquered brass? 529 00:19:39,689 --> 00:19:41,034 Ooh! Ooh! 530 00:19:42,655 --> 00:19:44,379 Wait a minute. Somebody knows. 531 00:19:44,379 --> 00:19:46,137 Yeah, if only I had a top hat 532 00:19:46,137 --> 00:19:48,241 that I could do that with, too, at the same time. 533 00:19:48,241 --> 00:19:49,620 I redo houses all the time, 534 00:19:49,620 --> 00:19:53,172 but my aunt and uncle's house means a lot to them. 535 00:19:53,172 --> 00:19:55,551 This has been their home for 35 years, 536 00:19:55,551 --> 00:19:58,689 and I have a feeling that they're gonna think, 537 00:19:58,689 --> 00:20:00,137 "We shouldn't have had this. 538 00:20:00,137 --> 00:20:02,793 This should go to somebody else," which, to me, 539 00:20:02,793 --> 00:20:05,689 made it all the better that it's going to them. 540 00:20:05,689 --> 00:20:07,655 But if we did go lighter on the counters, 541 00:20:07,655 --> 00:20:08,896 this is the actual slab, so you can see what 542 00:20:08,896 --> 00:20:09,965 the full slab looks like. 543 00:20:09,965 --> 00:20:11,034 Oh, I love that one. 544 00:20:11,034 --> 00:20:13,551 It looks like real marble, but it's not. 545 00:20:13,551 --> 00:20:15,275 It's Neolith Sintered Stone. 546 00:20:15,275 --> 00:20:17,655 It's a man-made product. It actually recycles material. 547 00:20:17,655 --> 00:20:19,172 So you have stone, you have everything crushed into it, 548 00:20:19,172 --> 00:20:21,379 and it's impervious to whatever you throw at it. 549 00:20:21,379 --> 00:20:22,655 I love this stuff. 550 00:20:22,655 --> 00:20:24,896 That kitchen's gonna get a lot of action, so that's good. 551 00:20:24,896 --> 00:20:26,206 Whoa! Not in a creepy way. 552 00:20:26,206 --> 00:20:28,172 - Yeah. - I said that as if they're swingers. 553 00:20:28,172 --> 00:20:29,931 It sounded a little creepy, 554 00:20:29,931 --> 00:20:31,724 and then you bit your lip when you said it. 555 00:20:31,724 --> 00:20:33,862 Yeah, and then I added the word "swingers." 556 00:20:33,862 --> 00:20:36,482 So now I'm just-- I'm really ratting them out... 557 00:20:36,482 --> 00:20:37,551 I mean, it could have been worse. 558 00:20:37,551 --> 00:20:38,896 ...for lifestyles they don't lead. 559 00:20:38,896 --> 00:20:41,103 Flooring. Yes, yes. 560 00:20:41,103 --> 00:20:43,206 This is just, like, a nice, smooth finish, 561 00:20:43,206 --> 00:20:45,482 but I worry that it might be still 562 00:20:45,482 --> 00:20:47,448 a little bit too slippery for Jim. 563 00:20:47,448 --> 00:20:51,655 So my thought is if we go to a deeper grain, 564 00:20:51,655 --> 00:20:53,379 you can see that there's a texture in there. 565 00:20:53,379 --> 00:20:55,000 And we could do something like this throughout. 566 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:56,931 You can feel that there's more grip to that. 567 00:20:56,931 --> 00:21:00,965 Yes, there is. It's funny, I usually don't go this light, 568 00:21:00,965 --> 00:21:03,000 but I just did this light in something, 569 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:06,551 and the amount of light that reflects is amazing. 570 00:21:06,551 --> 00:21:07,655 Oh, God! 571 00:21:09,103 --> 00:21:10,172 My eyes! 572 00:21:10,172 --> 00:21:11,482 Aah! So, right-- 573 00:21:11,482 --> 00:21:13,448 I can't see without my glasses. 574 00:21:13,448 --> 00:21:15,965 You know what we could do, though, is on the main floor, 575 00:21:15,965 --> 00:21:18,310 I can get this pre-cut for a herringbone pattern. 576 00:21:18,310 --> 00:21:19,827 So we could do this in a herringbone pattern... 577 00:21:19,827 --> 00:21:21,172 ...on the upper level, 578 00:21:21,172 --> 00:21:23,068 and then nice wide planks on the lower level, 579 00:21:23,068 --> 00:21:24,344 - so it's a little different. - Oh, I love that. 580 00:21:24,344 --> 00:21:26,172 - It would be beautiful. - I love a herringbone floor. 581 00:21:26,172 --> 00:21:27,793 You know, I think a lot of times, people think 582 00:21:27,793 --> 00:21:29,413 you have to sacrifice style 583 00:21:29,413 --> 00:21:31,551 if you want something to be safe or vice versa. 584 00:21:31,551 --> 00:21:34,103 And it's not true. You can have the best of both worlds. 585 00:21:34,103 --> 00:21:35,275 It would be beautiful, 586 00:21:35,275 --> 00:21:36,620 it would be stylish, but it would be safe. 587 00:21:36,620 --> 00:21:38,034 You just have to understand what products 588 00:21:38,034 --> 00:21:39,137 are gonna accomplish that. 589 00:21:39,137 --> 00:21:41,241 This will not only delight them. 590 00:21:41,241 --> 00:21:43,620 It will actually really change their whole world. 591 00:21:43,620 --> 00:21:45,172 It's bigger than just being pretty. 592 00:21:45,172 --> 00:21:47,344 Like me-- bigger than just being pretty. 593 00:21:47,344 --> 00:21:48,724 Guys, it's true, 594 00:21:48,724 --> 00:21:51,620 no matter what everybody says, and everybody says it. 595 00:21:51,620 --> 00:21:53,379 What? There's people talking about me? 596 00:21:53,379 --> 00:21:55,172 Hmm? What's that? I can't hear you. 597 00:21:55,172 --> 00:21:56,724 All right, put your glasses on, L.A. 598 00:21:56,724 --> 00:21:58,068 I got to go back to work. 599 00:22:12,931 --> 00:22:14,758 With less than two weeks left to complete 600 00:22:14,758 --> 00:22:18,551 Jim and Connie's home makeover, we're really hitting our stride. 601 00:22:18,551 --> 00:22:20,000 Today Drew, myself, 602 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:21,827 and the crew are putting down all the flooring 603 00:22:21,827 --> 00:22:24,448 in both the main space and Jim's man cave. 604 00:22:24,448 --> 00:22:28,310 We're also re-facing the stairs. 605 00:22:28,310 --> 00:22:30,482 I think it's kind of a cool way to tie the spaces together, 606 00:22:30,482 --> 00:22:32,448 using the same style of hardwood, 607 00:22:32,448 --> 00:22:35,000 same color down below in Jim's area, 608 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:36,344 except doing it in a straight run. 609 00:22:36,344 --> 00:22:37,827 That's what I did in my house, too. 610 00:22:37,827 --> 00:22:40,103 The main floor, the living area, is all the herringbone. 611 00:22:40,103 --> 00:22:42,310 And upstairs is just straight run. 612 00:22:42,310 --> 00:22:44,689 It ties in perfectly, but it's a different feel. 613 00:22:44,689 --> 00:22:47,137 Knowing that they're gonna be using this space to entertain 614 00:22:47,137 --> 00:22:49,206 and have those big family gatherings, 615 00:22:49,206 --> 00:22:51,827 this is like a little extra something special. 616 00:22:51,827 --> 00:22:53,379 I'm just surprised that you didn't say 617 00:22:53,379 --> 00:22:55,448 that I have to lay the whole floor myself. 618 00:22:55,448 --> 00:22:56,758 Thanks for helping me. 619 00:22:56,758 --> 00:22:58,448 The old tile they had for flooring 620 00:22:58,448 --> 00:23:00,413 was just a slip hazard for Jim. 621 00:23:00,413 --> 00:23:02,551 The new flooring has a little more texture to it. 622 00:23:02,551 --> 00:23:05,172 It will be safer, and it looks beautiful. 623 00:23:05,172 --> 00:23:07,793 Connie gets her style, and Jim gets his function and flow. 624 00:23:07,793 --> 00:23:09,275 1, 2, 3. 625 00:23:09,275 --> 00:23:11,448 We also want to make sure that your door off the kitchen, 626 00:23:11,448 --> 00:23:12,724 you can actually walk through... 627 00:23:12,724 --> 00:23:14,344 A little higher. Up on you. 628 00:23:14,344 --> 00:23:16,241 ...instead of having to - crawl over a countertop. - What a concept! 629 00:23:16,241 --> 00:23:17,758 This side needs to go a little further. 630 00:23:17,758 --> 00:23:20,827 There you go. Looks pretty good there. 631 00:23:20,827 --> 00:23:24,000 But even with all this work we have to do in only three weeks, 632 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:25,965 when we're done, it's gonna be phenomenal. 633 00:23:39,275 --> 00:23:40,862 This is my favorite part of the build. 634 00:23:40,862 --> 00:23:43,344 When the feature pieces like kitchen cabinets come in, 635 00:23:43,344 --> 00:23:46,137 then you can really start to see the full design come together. 636 00:23:46,137 --> 00:23:48,103 But while our crews start assembling the cabinets, 637 00:23:48,103 --> 00:23:50,206 we want to get those new front windows in. 638 00:23:52,275 --> 00:23:54,310 There you go. Yep, I'm in. 639 00:23:54,310 --> 00:23:56,482 The windows will not only seal the room for warmth 640 00:23:56,482 --> 00:23:58,034 The bottom has to go in more. 641 00:23:58,034 --> 00:24:00,310 ...but also add a ton of natural light to help brighten up the space. 642 00:24:00,310 --> 00:24:01,689 Oh, there we go. That's way better. 643 00:24:01,689 --> 00:24:03,482 ...adding both style and function. 644 00:24:03,482 --> 00:24:04,965 - How's the bottom? - The bottom was fine. 645 00:24:04,965 --> 00:24:06,724 The top had to come out a little bit. 646 00:24:06,724 --> 00:24:09,000 That's way better. Hold on a sec. 647 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:12,517 Yeah, if we pull it out there a touch, that'll be better. 648 00:24:15,206 --> 00:24:17,034 Connie loves sitting here in front of the windows, 649 00:24:17,034 --> 00:24:18,344 so this is great. 650 00:24:18,344 --> 00:24:19,793 It won't feel like the cold's on, either. 651 00:24:19,793 --> 00:24:21,172 The old windows that were here-- you wouldn't be able 652 00:24:21,172 --> 00:24:22,724 to sit in front of the window in the middle of winter. 653 00:24:22,724 --> 00:24:24,206 You'd just get a chill. 654 00:24:24,206 --> 00:24:27,137 Now we can finish tackling Connie's kitchen. 655 00:24:27,137 --> 00:24:29,137 Pop it in. 656 00:24:29,137 --> 00:24:31,586 Definitely a weight to this one. 657 00:24:31,586 --> 00:24:33,965 We have been told that Connie loves to cook. 658 00:24:33,965 --> 00:24:37,448 And so this has to be a kitchen that is perfect for the chef in her. 659 00:24:37,448 --> 00:24:39,482 For somebody who's such an incredible chef, 660 00:24:39,482 --> 00:24:41,827 you want to be able to smell the wonderful smells that are 661 00:24:41,827 --> 00:24:44,103 coming out of the kitchen and not have it all closed off. 662 00:24:44,103 --> 00:24:46,862 I can already picture Connie right here. 663 00:24:46,862 --> 00:24:50,000 This is her domain. She actually has room to move now. 664 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:51,655 That's exactly where you'll be seeing Jim, 665 00:24:51,655 --> 00:24:53,517 just sitting and watching while she cooks. 666 00:24:53,517 --> 00:24:55,758 They can entertain. They can have all the family here. 667 00:24:55,758 --> 00:24:58,275 And the light coming through is incredible. 668 00:25:06,068 --> 00:25:07,724 You're in my personal bubble. 669 00:25:07,724 --> 00:25:09,689 Hey, I was here first. 670 00:25:09,689 --> 00:25:11,241 These custom cabinets in the kitchen 671 00:25:11,241 --> 00:25:13,000 are gonna transform everything 672 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:15,551 because there's so much storage and all the function. 673 00:25:15,551 --> 00:25:17,931 We've got special little details that are gonna make life easier. 674 00:25:17,931 --> 00:25:19,413 When everything's closed, 675 00:25:19,413 --> 00:25:21,793 then it looks like just a nice, clean wall of the panels. 676 00:25:21,793 --> 00:25:24,206 But then when it's open, you can get better access. 677 00:25:24,206 --> 00:25:26,137 What do you think of the detail on the cabinets? 678 00:25:26,137 --> 00:25:28,068 That's awesome. I like that thin frame. 679 00:25:28,068 --> 00:25:29,965 But I also love the color. It's stunning. 680 00:25:29,965 --> 00:25:32,551 And there's a contrasting detail down here, too. 681 00:25:32,551 --> 00:25:35,793 Connie loves to cook, so now she has storage solutions. 682 00:25:35,793 --> 00:25:38,724 She has style. The cabinets have that beautiful green tone. 683 00:25:38,724 --> 00:25:40,137 They have never had so much function 684 00:25:40,137 --> 00:25:41,655 and style in their kitchen. 685 00:25:41,655 --> 00:25:44,068 Connie's wanted to have some style in this home for 35 years, 686 00:25:44,068 --> 00:25:45,689 so it's about time we do this. 687 00:25:45,689 --> 00:25:47,620 This is really what I do best. 688 00:25:47,620 --> 00:25:50,172 - I'm terrified! - I have no words. 689 00:25:50,172 --> 00:25:52,448 We have gutted their house. 690 00:25:52,448 --> 00:25:55,413 McCarthy's are kind of known for ugly crying. 691 00:25:55,413 --> 00:25:57,275 Here we go, home sweet home. 692 00:25:57,275 --> 00:25:58,482 I just can't wait for them to see it. 693 00:25:58,482 --> 00:26:00,137 Oh, my God! 694 00:26:00,137 --> 00:26:01,827 We're in the wrong house! 695 00:26:12,965 --> 00:26:14,482 We only have a week left before 696 00:26:14,482 --> 00:26:16,793 Jim and Connie arrive back from their vacation. 697 00:26:16,793 --> 00:26:18,896 And although things are coming together, 698 00:26:18,896 --> 00:26:20,620 there's still a lot of work to do. 699 00:26:20,620 --> 00:26:21,827 Hold-- There we go. 700 00:26:21,827 --> 00:26:23,413 We're adding some warmth to Jim's man cave 701 00:26:23,413 --> 00:26:25,689 by installing wood paneling on one wall. 702 00:26:25,689 --> 00:26:28,000 And because he loves music, we're building 703 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:31,137 a custom media cabinet that will house a new turntable 704 00:26:31,137 --> 00:26:33,103 and his doo-wop record collection. 705 00:26:33,103 --> 00:26:35,689 Oof, that is a good, heavy slab. 706 00:26:35,689 --> 00:26:37,206 For Connie's culinary passion, 707 00:26:37,206 --> 00:26:39,034 we have her new countertops arriving. 708 00:26:39,034 --> 00:26:40,344 Let's bring in the big guy. 709 00:26:40,344 --> 00:26:43,586 Wait, I thought that <i>was</i> the big guy. 710 00:26:43,586 --> 00:26:47,241 Are you guys good? All right. Watch your step. 711 00:26:47,241 --> 00:26:48,931 This huge quartz island will help 712 00:26:48,931 --> 00:26:51,137 transform Connie's cooking experience. 713 00:26:51,137 --> 00:26:52,655 1, 2, 3. 714 00:26:52,655 --> 00:26:56,000 This remodel is gonna change their day-to-day lives. 715 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:59,275 All right, fingers in there? 716 00:26:59,275 --> 00:27:01,620 They have dreamed of having an island. 717 00:27:01,620 --> 00:27:04,275 But before, they just had this tiny little furniture piece. 718 00:27:04,275 --> 00:27:05,586 This is gorgeous. 719 00:27:05,586 --> 00:27:07,379 Knowing, as well, that we're gonna have the two panels 720 00:27:07,379 --> 00:27:09,620 on the side, create that waterfall look. 721 00:27:09,620 --> 00:27:11,655 Full storage on the backside, too. This is great. 722 00:27:11,655 --> 00:27:13,000 Once we get the finished detail here 723 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:16,413 and our posts and everything in, that's it. 724 00:27:16,413 --> 00:27:18,103 That looks so nice. 725 00:27:18,103 --> 00:27:19,413 Oh, I love the honed finish, too. 726 00:27:19,413 --> 00:27:21,034 I actually didn't know you were gonna do that. 727 00:27:21,034 --> 00:27:25,172 Let's take a look. 728 00:27:25,172 --> 00:27:26,896 Ready? 729 00:27:29,172 --> 00:27:30,344 Sweet. 730 00:27:30,344 --> 00:27:31,586 Oh, my gosh. That's gorgeous. 731 00:27:31,586 --> 00:27:34,068 And now Connie's facing the action. 732 00:27:34,068 --> 00:27:35,862 Jim's sitting here doing a crossword, 733 00:27:35,862 --> 00:27:37,724 drinking some coffee. 734 00:27:37,724 --> 00:27:39,620 I think we've actually given them everything 735 00:27:39,620 --> 00:27:41,103 Melissa said they wanted. 736 00:27:44,689 --> 00:27:46,344 The right appliances are essential 737 00:27:46,344 --> 00:27:49,862 to making Connie's perfect kitchen. 738 00:27:49,862 --> 00:27:51,241 Having to unload them from the truck 739 00:27:51,241 --> 00:27:54,034 on a wet and cold Chicago day, not as perfect. 740 00:27:54,034 --> 00:27:56,241 Whoo! It's not so much fun in the rain. 741 00:27:56,241 --> 00:27:58,655 However, for Connie and Jim, I'm willing to brave the elements. 742 00:27:58,655 --> 00:27:59,689 Just take it from here. 743 00:27:59,689 --> 00:28:01,965 The elements? It's like a little rain. 744 00:28:01,965 --> 00:28:03,344 The big guy! 745 00:28:03,344 --> 00:28:05,793 Trust me, not a single little hair on your head was affected. 746 00:28:05,793 --> 00:28:07,517 Yeah, says the guy who stayed in the truck. 747 00:28:07,517 --> 00:28:09,000 You make a good point. 748 00:28:23,586 --> 00:28:25,310 We're less than one week away 749 00:28:25,310 --> 00:28:28,034 from Melissa McCarthy's aunt and uncle's return. 750 00:28:28,034 --> 00:28:31,000 She wants this makeover to be the surprise of a lifetime. 751 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:34,689 So we're checking off every box on her wish list. 752 00:28:34,689 --> 00:28:37,793 While our Chicago crew adds some of the final puzzle pieces, 753 00:28:37,793 --> 00:28:39,206 it's time for Jonathan and me 754 00:28:39,206 --> 00:28:41,965 to make the most important purchase of this renovation... 755 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:46,551 ...Jim's reclining chair. 756 00:28:52,275 --> 00:28:54,413 This is more than just a chair we're looking for. 757 00:28:54,413 --> 00:28:55,551 Lots to choose from. 758 00:28:55,551 --> 00:28:57,000 This is Jim's throne. 759 00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:00,620 Jim's space, but Connie still has a little say for the style. 760 00:29:00,620 --> 00:29:02,965 And there's like a million different styles. 761 00:29:02,965 --> 00:29:06,586 Oh! This one rocks. Literally, it rocks. 762 00:29:06,586 --> 00:29:08,379 Oh, rock and roll! 763 00:29:08,379 --> 00:29:09,620 That's cool. I've never seen that. 764 00:29:09,620 --> 00:29:11,103 Those are nice. 765 00:29:11,103 --> 00:29:13,413 Because black leather is not exactly where they want to go, 766 00:29:13,413 --> 00:29:14,965 I think this style here is cool. 767 00:29:14,965 --> 00:29:17,034 It's a little more slim lines. 768 00:29:17,034 --> 00:29:18,586 Well, if you get something like the chestnut, 769 00:29:18,586 --> 00:29:20,275 it's gonna contrast with the other furniture that's gray. 770 00:29:20,275 --> 00:29:22,379 This is nice. Even though that is beautiful. 771 00:29:22,379 --> 00:29:23,896 Yeah, I mean, that will be the toss-up. 772 00:29:23,896 --> 00:29:25,103 This will blend in nicely, 773 00:29:25,103 --> 00:29:26,551 but this is a beautiful contrast. 774 00:29:26,551 --> 00:29:28,448 Oh, actually, so is the fabric. 775 00:29:28,448 --> 00:29:31,448 It's hard 'cause this is something he's gonna spend a lot of time in, 776 00:29:31,448 --> 00:29:33,655 so we do not want to, you know, get it wrong. 777 00:29:33,655 --> 00:29:36,068 Jim had a real emotional bond with his chair. 778 00:29:36,068 --> 00:29:37,586 This is not just a piece of furniture 779 00:29:37,586 --> 00:29:39,068 we're gonna be replacing. 780 00:29:39,068 --> 00:29:41,068 It's gonna be the spot where Jim can watch the Bears. 781 00:29:41,068 --> 00:29:43,413 He can listen to his music. He needs to sleep in it, too. 782 00:29:43,413 --> 00:29:46,000 So we really need to spend the time to get it right. 783 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:47,655 Why don't we call Melissa and see what she says? 784 00:29:47,655 --> 00:29:49,586 Hello! 785 00:29:49,586 --> 00:29:51,206 <i>Hi! How are you?</i> 786 00:29:51,206 --> 00:29:54,586 I'm great! We are shopping for the chair for Jim. 787 00:29:54,586 --> 00:29:56,827 <i>Ooh, that's a biggie. The chair means a lot.</i> 788 00:29:56,827 --> 00:29:58,068 We've narrowed it down to two options 789 00:29:58,068 --> 00:29:59,172 that we think would be great. 790 00:29:59,172 --> 00:30:00,310 <i>Oh, cool.</i> 791 00:30:00,310 --> 00:30:01,896 Connie wanted it to be less bulky, 792 00:30:01,896 --> 00:30:03,344 maybe a little less traditional, 793 00:30:03,344 --> 00:30:06,344 but we thought, definitely, we want to go with power operation 794 00:30:06,344 --> 00:30:08,034 so he doesn't have to worry about anything. 795 00:30:08,034 --> 00:30:09,931 The good thing here is if you look at the chair that he's on, 796 00:30:09,931 --> 00:30:11,896 it's actually a stylish Saxon chair. 797 00:30:11,896 --> 00:30:14,206 It's not your typical bulky, traditional look. 798 00:30:14,206 --> 00:30:16,310 <i>It doesn't look like it comes with a cooler.</i> 799 00:30:16,310 --> 00:30:17,896 Exactly. <i>I like it.</i> 800 00:30:17,896 --> 00:30:19,793 We have it in another leather over here. 801 00:30:19,793 --> 00:30:23,000 Hold on one second. See here the brown. 802 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:24,206 <i>Oh, that's nice!</i> 803 00:30:24,206 --> 00:30:25,965 You'll notice the profile in this chair, 804 00:30:25,965 --> 00:30:27,448 as well, is a little bit more contemporary. 805 00:30:27,448 --> 00:30:30,137 It's nice and clean, whereas the other one had a turned edge. 806 00:30:30,137 --> 00:30:32,448 One other option. See this recliner? 807 00:30:32,448 --> 00:30:35,724 It's got rounded arms, so it's a little different. 808 00:30:35,724 --> 00:30:37,965 It's a fabric, too, so it's not a leather. 809 00:30:37,965 --> 00:30:39,551 So what do you think he would prefer? 810 00:30:39,551 --> 00:30:41,689 <i>I think he would prefer the brown.</i> 811 00:30:41,689 --> 00:30:43,931 <i>He sleeps on it a lot because it's better</i> 812 00:30:43,931 --> 00:30:45,413 <i>for his neck and back,</i> 813 00:30:45,413 --> 00:30:47,448 <i>and I think the leather will wear well,</i> 814 00:30:47,448 --> 00:30:49,724 <i>And I like the lines of the brown leather one.</i> 815 00:30:49,724 --> 00:30:52,758 Well, I can tell you, as a large guy with a bad back, 816 00:30:52,758 --> 00:30:54,793 this is a very comfortable chair. 817 00:30:54,793 --> 00:30:58,172 <i>Is it really comfy? That's the main thing.</i> 818 00:30:58,172 --> 00:31:01,068 <i>I want him to be able to be super, super comfy in it.</i> 819 00:31:01,068 --> 00:31:03,172 And it has the technology, so it's easy for him to recline. 820 00:31:03,172 --> 00:31:04,758 Oh, and best of all, it's not ripped open, 821 00:31:04,758 --> 00:31:06,103 so you can't see the insides. 822 00:31:06,103 --> 00:31:08,034 <i>Are you sure? I don't know.</i> 823 00:31:08,034 --> 00:31:10,172 <i>I think they were going for a deconstructed look.</i> 824 00:31:11,448 --> 00:31:12,862 So you're good with this one? We'll grab this? 825 00:31:12,862 --> 00:31:14,724 <i>I think the brown leather one is the way to go.</i> 826 00:31:14,724 --> 00:31:15,862 Okay, we'll talk to you soon. 827 00:31:15,862 --> 00:31:17,068 <i>All right. Bye, guys!</i> 828 00:31:17,068 --> 00:31:18,551 Bye! 829 00:31:18,551 --> 00:31:21,482 This chair is gonna look perfect in Jim's new man cave. 830 00:31:28,655 --> 00:31:31,724 We are less than 24 hours away from a very special surprise 831 00:31:31,724 --> 00:31:34,034 for Melissa McCarthy's Aunt Connie and Uncle Jim. 832 00:31:34,034 --> 00:31:35,103 Watch your back. 833 00:31:35,103 --> 00:31:36,620 I'm glad Melissa's really helping. 834 00:31:36,620 --> 00:31:38,931 So Melissa and her cousin Jenna are back to help us 835 00:31:38,931 --> 00:31:40,482 with the final finishing touches. 836 00:31:40,482 --> 00:31:43,241 - This is really what I do best. - You're just testing it, right? 837 00:31:43,241 --> 00:31:45,137 We're not done yet! 838 00:31:45,137 --> 00:31:46,689 I'm terrified! 839 00:31:46,689 --> 00:31:48,068 I have no words. 840 00:31:48,068 --> 00:31:52,448 I am excited. I'm nervous. But I'm like-- I'm thrilled. 841 00:31:52,448 --> 00:31:54,655 I know it's gonna be great, but until I see them, 842 00:31:54,655 --> 00:31:57,827 I'm just like, "We have gutted their house." 843 00:31:57,827 --> 00:32:00,000 Yeah. So it is a little like, "What have we done? 844 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:01,241 What have we done? What have we done?" 845 00:32:01,241 --> 00:32:02,310 I'm of no help. 846 00:32:03,655 --> 00:32:05,206 Some green. 847 00:32:05,206 --> 00:32:06,827 Oh, gosh. 848 00:32:06,827 --> 00:32:07,931 Guys-- Do you chop them? 849 00:32:07,931 --> 00:32:09,448 Are you for or against chopping? 850 00:32:09,448 --> 00:32:10,793 Jim is gonna love this. 851 00:32:10,793 --> 00:32:12,793 Hey, Jim's supposed to be the first one to try this. 852 00:32:12,793 --> 00:32:14,793 I just want to make sure it's working. 853 00:32:14,793 --> 00:32:16,206 It's quality control. Quality control. 854 00:32:16,206 --> 00:32:19,000 It is always the debate, though, 'cause sometimes, you know, 855 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:21,241 dad's chair is the ugliest thing in the room. 856 00:32:21,241 --> 00:32:22,241 I know. 857 00:32:22,241 --> 00:32:23,862 - This is beautiful. - This is fancy. 858 00:32:23,862 --> 00:32:25,724 - He's gonna love this room. - He might never leave it. 859 00:32:25,724 --> 00:32:29,931 Who says a man cave cannot be a beautiful space? 860 00:32:29,931 --> 00:32:32,241 I got it. Is there a pattern you want? 861 00:32:32,241 --> 00:32:34,482 Why don't we do maybe the green in the back? 862 00:32:34,482 --> 00:32:35,965 This is a big Irish family. 863 00:32:35,965 --> 00:32:37,793 I mean, I can't believe that this was the rock 864 00:32:37,793 --> 00:32:39,931 for the whole family getting together for the holidays. 865 00:32:39,931 --> 00:32:41,793 This is gonna blow Connie's mind. 866 00:32:41,793 --> 00:32:43,275 I think that Connie's gonna come in here, 867 00:32:43,275 --> 00:32:45,344 and she's just gonna be rubbing this countertop like this, 868 00:32:45,344 --> 00:32:46,655 over and over. 869 00:32:46,655 --> 00:32:48,482 There's gonna be some counter hugging, like this. 870 00:32:48,482 --> 00:32:50,931 Well, especially knowing that Jim had no leg room before. 871 00:32:50,931 --> 00:32:55,931 How a big guy could have one inch of knee room... 872 00:32:55,931 --> 00:32:57,379 I love that bench. 873 00:32:57,379 --> 00:32:58,620 Now when you're in the kitchen, 874 00:32:58,620 --> 00:33:01,517 you can see people in the living room or dining room. 875 00:33:01,517 --> 00:33:04,689 It's really set up now for being that family hub. 876 00:33:04,689 --> 00:33:08,241 Not only can you guys demo, but you can also design, too. 877 00:33:08,241 --> 00:33:11,620 See? Or at least put things on a table. Yeah. 878 00:33:11,620 --> 00:33:13,137 Win, win, win. 879 00:33:13,137 --> 00:33:15,586 Can you believe you're actually standing where there was a wall? 880 00:33:15,586 --> 00:33:18,482 - We took that bad boy down. - You did what I always do. 881 00:33:18,482 --> 00:33:20,689 Jon goes like, "Well, we'll see if it's in the budget to"-- 882 00:33:20,689 --> 00:33:22,862 Pow! It's now in the budget. 883 00:33:22,862 --> 00:33:23,931 Yeah. 884 00:33:23,931 --> 00:33:25,034 What's their reaction gonna be? 885 00:33:25,034 --> 00:33:26,103 - Screams. - Scream 886 00:33:26,103 --> 00:33:27,551 Scream, then cry. 887 00:33:27,551 --> 00:33:29,724 And the McCarthys are kind of known-- I don't want to brag-- 888 00:33:29,724 --> 00:33:30,862 but for ugly crying. 889 00:33:30,862 --> 00:33:32,413 It's not an attractive cry. 890 00:33:32,413 --> 00:33:34,931 It's the kind of crying that you should do, like, in your car, 891 00:33:34,931 --> 00:33:37,000 like, alone, behind a mall. 892 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:39,827 With a sweater that you-- 893 00:33:39,827 --> 00:33:41,034 Like-- 894 00:33:41,034 --> 00:33:43,241 Well, I look forward to seeing this ugly cry. 895 00:33:43,241 --> 00:33:45,034 But it's joy. It's happy ugly. 896 00:33:45,034 --> 00:33:47,379 I just can't wait for them to see it. This is... 897 00:33:47,379 --> 00:33:49,896 It's made it all worth it. All the lies are worth it. 898 00:33:49,896 --> 00:33:52,758 I think it's gonna be great. I hope. 899 00:33:52,758 --> 00:33:54,620 I know it's gonna be great but until I see it, 900 00:33:54,620 --> 00:33:59,862 until I see them see it, it might a bit of a clambake. 901 00:33:59,862 --> 00:34:01,517 - My heart is definitely. - I know. 902 00:34:01,517 --> 00:34:03,275 Oh, it is! 903 00:34:18,931 --> 00:34:20,689 We have this all planned out. 904 00:34:20,689 --> 00:34:23,172 Melissa and Jenna are gonna drive up with Connie and Jim, 905 00:34:23,172 --> 00:34:24,551 bring them into the house. 906 00:34:24,551 --> 00:34:26,586 And then after they react, we'll sneak in. 907 00:34:26,586 --> 00:34:28,344 No peeking! Don't peek! 908 00:34:28,344 --> 00:34:30,068 No, I won't, I promise. 909 00:34:30,068 --> 00:34:31,206 There we go. 910 00:34:31,206 --> 00:34:33,310 Okay, welcome back to cold Chicago. 911 00:34:33,310 --> 00:34:34,931 It's freezing. 912 00:34:34,931 --> 00:34:37,448 Oh, my God. I'm going back to Florida. 913 00:34:37,448 --> 00:34:38,965 I wish I had gone to Florida. 914 00:34:38,965 --> 00:34:41,172 - Thanks, Melissa. - We'll get your bags in a minute. 915 00:34:41,172 --> 00:34:42,517 Getting them to the door, we're like, 916 00:34:42,517 --> 00:34:44,310 "Don't peek, don't peek, don't peek!" 917 00:34:44,310 --> 00:34:45,896 They're like, "What's going on?" 918 00:34:45,896 --> 00:34:48,103 I'll grab the luggage - in one minute. - Yay, we're home! 919 00:34:48,103 --> 00:34:50,172 - Let's just, like, get in. - We'll get luggage in a sec. 920 00:34:50,172 --> 00:34:52,241 Here we go, home sweet home. 921 00:34:52,241 --> 00:34:53,655 It's freezing. 922 00:34:55,103 --> 00:34:58,448 Are you kidding? 923 00:34:58,448 --> 00:34:59,931 Oh, my God! 924 00:34:59,931 --> 00:35:02,517 - Let's get inside! - We're in the wrong house! 925 00:35:02,517 --> 00:35:04,206 Oh, my gosh! 926 00:35:18,586 --> 00:35:21,620 Okay, here we go-- home sweet home. 927 00:35:21,620 --> 00:35:24,103 It's freezing. 928 00:35:24,103 --> 00:35:27,517 Are you kidding? 929 00:35:27,517 --> 00:35:29,137 Oh, my God! 930 00:35:29,137 --> 00:35:31,137 - Let's get inside! - We're in the wrong house! 931 00:35:31,137 --> 00:35:33,448 Isn't it pretty? Do you like it? 932 00:35:33,448 --> 00:35:35,034 Oh my, God! 933 00:35:35,034 --> 00:35:38,034 Oh, my God! 934 00:35:41,344 --> 00:35:42,724 Oh, my God. Oh, my God. 935 00:35:42,724 --> 00:35:44,344 Oh, look at the windows! 936 00:35:44,344 --> 00:35:46,137 Look, you can sit. You've got options. 937 00:35:46,137 --> 00:35:47,620 You've got options bop-tions. 938 00:35:47,620 --> 00:35:49,551 Look at this island! 939 00:35:49,551 --> 00:35:50,793 Oh, my God. 940 00:35:50,793 --> 00:35:52,206 Are you kidding? 941 00:35:52,206 --> 00:35:55,379 I mean, we've been busy, you know, two hours a day. 942 00:35:55,379 --> 00:35:57,344 That's how we-- 943 00:35:57,344 --> 00:36:01,206 I put the counters in. Jenna did all the floors. 944 00:36:01,206 --> 00:36:03,137 It took like 20 minutes a day. 945 00:36:03,137 --> 00:36:05,724 This took an army! I mean, this house was-- 946 00:36:05,724 --> 00:36:07,172 I think somebody left their bags outside. 947 00:36:07,172 --> 00:36:09,275 Aah! You're kidding! 948 00:36:09,275 --> 00:36:10,655 You guys! 949 00:36:10,655 --> 00:36:13,379 You look just like the guys on TV! 950 00:36:13,379 --> 00:36:14,482 How are you? 951 00:36:14,482 --> 00:36:16,482 You're gonna make me cry. How are you? 952 00:36:16,482 --> 00:36:18,896 I hope you love what we did. 953 00:36:18,896 --> 00:36:20,931 - Pleasure to meet you. - Pleasure to meet you guys. 954 00:36:20,931 --> 00:36:23,931 - You did this? - This is for you guys. 955 00:36:23,931 --> 00:36:25,034 Oh, my God. 956 00:36:25,034 --> 00:36:26,620 How are you? Aww! 957 00:36:26,620 --> 00:36:28,551 This is the mastermind right here. 958 00:36:28,551 --> 00:36:31,413 Is there anybody better - than Melissa McCarthy? - I can't believe this! 959 00:36:31,413 --> 00:36:34,241 And my daughter Jenna. Oh, my gosh. 960 00:36:34,241 --> 00:36:36,206 When you look at this kitchen, what do you think? 961 00:36:36,206 --> 00:36:38,310 I don't remember what it looked like! 962 00:36:46,620 --> 00:36:48,724 Would you believe we're the people 963 00:36:48,724 --> 00:36:52,137 that had all that old junk, and I thought I loved it! 964 00:36:52,137 --> 00:36:54,896 What is your opinion of our-- 965 00:36:54,896 --> 00:36:56,724 He did it! It was his fault! 966 00:36:56,724 --> 00:36:59,827 I think I did the ugly cry and screamed. 967 00:36:59,827 --> 00:37:02,068 I mean, that's always a class act, isn't it? 968 00:37:02,068 --> 00:37:03,724 just come in and scream! 969 00:37:03,724 --> 00:37:05,896 You guys spend so much time giving to everyone else, 970 00:37:05,896 --> 00:37:07,862 it was time for you guys to get a little something for yourself. 971 00:37:07,862 --> 00:37:09,241 I was overwhelmed. 972 00:37:09,241 --> 00:37:13,000 I looked and I said, "Oh, my God, this is my house? 973 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:14,551 We're in the wrong house!" 974 00:37:14,551 --> 00:37:15,827 They said they had help, 975 00:37:15,827 --> 00:37:17,413 but I didn't realize this was it. 976 00:37:17,413 --> 00:37:20,551 By "help," meaning they did it, and we just did this. 977 00:37:22,620 --> 00:37:24,275 You should see the two of them with sledgehammers. 978 00:37:24,275 --> 00:37:25,862 We did demo the kitchen walls. 979 00:37:25,862 --> 00:37:29,620 I have to say, I won like several challenges in the demo. 980 00:37:29,620 --> 00:37:31,862 She deserves this, I swear to God. 981 00:37:31,862 --> 00:37:34,551 Her life has been tough with me, 982 00:37:34,551 --> 00:37:37,034 and, I mean, she doesn't ask for anything. 983 00:37:37,034 --> 00:37:39,241 She's finally got a--Don't get the ugly cry. 984 00:37:39,241 --> 00:37:42,241 Among other things, she always wanted a wooden floor. 985 00:37:42,241 --> 00:37:44,517 But this-- she deserves all this stuff, I swear. 986 00:37:44,517 --> 00:37:45,758 Thank you, guys, so much. 987 00:37:45,758 --> 00:37:47,068 I love coming home, 988 00:37:47,068 --> 00:37:49,551 but this is a whole new meaning to home sweet home. 989 00:37:49,551 --> 00:37:52,103 - I hate the ugly cry! - It's in our blood. 990 00:37:52,103 --> 00:37:54,206 It's in our genetic makeup. We all cry. 991 00:37:54,206 --> 00:37:55,206 The McCarthys. 992 00:37:55,206 --> 00:37:56,482 Yeah. 993 00:37:56,482 --> 00:37:58,379 It's a sea of McCarthy tears! 994 00:37:58,379 --> 00:37:59,931 Yeah. I mean, she and I cry. 995 00:37:59,931 --> 00:38:01,482 We'll be looking at, like, a color swatch, 996 00:38:01,482 --> 00:38:02,896 and we're like, "Oh, God, cerulean!" 997 00:38:02,896 --> 00:38:04,103 "Oh! Oh, my God, that blush!" 998 00:38:04,103 --> 00:38:05,620 When you were telling me about 999 00:38:05,620 --> 00:38:07,206 how your family get-togethers go, 1000 00:38:07,206 --> 00:38:09,586 you're right, no one gets a word in edgewise. 1001 00:38:09,586 --> 00:38:11,517 You just fight for it. You fight for an in. 1002 00:38:11,517 --> 00:38:12,965 You're like, "And anyway..." 1003 00:38:12,965 --> 00:38:15,103 These two are just so deserving, 1004 00:38:15,103 --> 00:38:16,724 and they don't even think they're deserving. 1005 00:38:16,724 --> 00:38:18,000 And that's what I love because I like 1006 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:19,931 to see nice things happen for nice people. 1007 00:38:19,931 --> 00:38:23,655 We wanted to do this because you do everything for somebody, 1008 00:38:23,655 --> 00:38:26,724 not just family-- I mean, selfishly, we know that. 1009 00:38:26,724 --> 00:38:30,931 But you've spent your whole lives as police officers 1010 00:38:30,931 --> 00:38:33,103 protecting people, taking care of people, 1011 00:38:33,103 --> 00:38:37,689 and then coming home and still being a good mom and a good dad. 1012 00:38:37,689 --> 00:38:40,034 And that is something really remarkable, 1013 00:38:40,034 --> 00:38:41,724 and that's why you deserve all this 1014 00:38:41,724 --> 00:38:43,586 'cause you'd never do it for yourself. 1015 00:38:43,586 --> 00:38:46,482 This could never happen if it was us-- 1016 00:38:46,482 --> 00:38:48,379 - Touched to the core. - Exactly. 1017 00:38:48,379 --> 00:38:50,310 Well, you guys are the glue for this family, as well, 1018 00:38:50,310 --> 00:38:51,965 and I know you love having people over. 1019 00:38:51,965 --> 00:38:55,068 How much more optimal is this space now 1020 00:38:55,068 --> 00:38:56,586 for entertaining family and friends? 1021 00:38:56,586 --> 00:38:57,620 I see it already. 1022 00:38:57,620 --> 00:38:59,862 I see, you know, the food on the island 1023 00:38:59,862 --> 00:39:01,310 instead of pushing the island 1024 00:39:01,310 --> 00:39:03,068 over to the other side of the room. 1025 00:39:03,068 --> 00:39:06,206 It sounds ridiculous, but we made it work. 1026 00:39:06,206 --> 00:39:10,241 All my life, I've said I could live in a fishbowl. 1027 00:39:10,241 --> 00:39:12,758 You gave it to me. It's beautiful! 1028 00:39:12,758 --> 00:39:16,275 It's like the sun is bright coming in. 1029 00:39:16,275 --> 00:39:19,137 Look, it's a dull day, and look how beautiful this looks. 1030 00:39:19,137 --> 00:39:20,310 It's so beautiful. 1031 00:39:20,310 --> 00:39:24,448 It feels warm, and you feel love in there. 1032 00:39:24,448 --> 00:39:27,793 You also know, like, how they live is gonna change. 1033 00:39:27,793 --> 00:39:29,724 They've been putting up with things for so long 1034 00:39:29,724 --> 00:39:30,965 and just dealing with it, 1035 00:39:30,965 --> 00:39:32,758 putting themselves on the back burner. 1036 00:39:32,758 --> 00:39:36,103 And now they can be a priority in their own lives and enjoy it. 1037 00:39:36,103 --> 00:39:37,931 One other thing that you guys have brought up 1038 00:39:37,931 --> 00:39:39,275 that was really important, Jim, 1039 00:39:39,275 --> 00:39:41,724 was that you have the area on the lower level 1040 00:39:41,724 --> 00:39:42,965 that you spend a lot of time in. 1041 00:39:42,965 --> 00:39:44,000 Yes, I do. 1042 00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:45,413 What's important to you down there? 1043 00:39:45,413 --> 00:39:48,827 Well, my chair. It's important because I'm a sports fan. 1044 00:39:48,827 --> 00:39:52,172 I watch the Bears, the Sox, the Hawks. 1045 00:39:52,172 --> 00:39:53,793 That chair is very important to me. 1046 00:39:53,793 --> 00:39:57,310 It got me through a lot. It was like a part of me. 1047 00:39:57,310 --> 00:39:59,793 When I got hurt, I got nursed. 1048 00:39:59,793 --> 00:40:03,068 I was with that chair all the time, crying at night. 1049 00:40:03,068 --> 00:40:04,793 Nobody knew it, but... 1050 00:40:04,793 --> 00:40:07,344 And I sleep in that chair, too. 1051 00:40:07,344 --> 00:40:11,103 Because of your need for a comfortable space, 1052 00:40:11,103 --> 00:40:13,931 we thought, well, we couldn't just make this level perfect. 1053 00:40:13,931 --> 00:40:15,655 We wanted to do something special for you down there, too. 1054 00:40:15,655 --> 00:40:17,206 Oh, God. Follow me. 1055 00:40:17,206 --> 00:40:18,517 Connie and Jim, 1056 00:40:18,517 --> 00:40:20,482 they make everyone feel like they're a part of the family. 1057 00:40:20,482 --> 00:40:21,620 Oh, my God. 1058 00:40:21,620 --> 00:40:23,724 Now I feel like we're a part of the family, too. 1059 00:40:23,724 --> 00:40:25,137 - Oh, look at this. - Oh, my God! 1060 00:40:25,137 --> 00:40:26,482 Oh, man! Look at this. 1061 00:40:30,655 --> 00:40:32,586 - Oh, my God. - It's beautiful. 1062 00:40:32,586 --> 00:40:34,586 Oh, my-- Oh, my goodness! 1063 00:40:34,586 --> 00:40:36,965 I know! Look at your pictures! 1064 00:40:36,965 --> 00:40:39,034 Oh, it's beautiful. Look at the record! 1065 00:40:39,034 --> 00:40:41,103 Oh, God. Oh! 1066 00:40:46,965 --> 00:40:50,551 Oh, my God. Thank you so much. 1067 00:40:50,551 --> 00:40:53,206 A very important thing for you is music. 1068 00:40:53,206 --> 00:40:54,655 Oh, yes, it is. 1069 00:40:54,655 --> 00:40:56,793 So one thing we wanted to make sure you had 1070 00:40:56,793 --> 00:40:58,896 was a custom built-in record player. 1071 00:40:58,896 --> 00:41:01,448 Oh, jeez. 1072 00:41:01,448 --> 00:41:03,344 Jon, you're gonna have to teach me. 1073 00:41:04,620 --> 00:41:07,827 - Have a seat right here. - Oh, jeez, look at this. 1074 00:41:07,827 --> 00:41:10,172 Oh! 1075 00:41:10,172 --> 00:41:11,931 - This is all fully powered. - Oh, my God. 1076 00:41:11,931 --> 00:41:13,896 The buttons are right over there-- right here. 1077 00:41:13,896 --> 00:41:15,379 - On the bottom? - Go ahead. 1078 00:41:15,379 --> 00:41:17,000 Start your engines. 1079 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:18,517 This is state-of-the-art. 1080 00:41:18,517 --> 00:41:20,482 It's beautiful. How is it? 1081 00:41:20,482 --> 00:41:22,310 You can't go to sleep yet. 1082 00:41:22,310 --> 00:41:24,379 This does go into a full bed. 1083 00:41:24,379 --> 00:41:25,724 We wanted everything about this room 1084 00:41:25,724 --> 00:41:29,034 to be about relaxation and enjoying the game. 1085 00:41:29,034 --> 00:41:33,206 This fully tilts to any possible angle that you would want. 1086 00:41:33,206 --> 00:41:34,310 Oh, God. 1087 00:41:34,310 --> 00:41:36,448 This is all for you. 1088 00:41:36,448 --> 00:41:39,275 What did I do to deserve this? 1089 00:41:39,275 --> 00:41:43,103 I will say I took a jackhammer, lovingly, 1090 00:41:43,103 --> 00:41:44,586 to your old fireplace. 1091 00:41:44,586 --> 00:41:46,206 It's the first time I've used a jackhammer, 1092 00:41:46,206 --> 00:41:48,034 and I really enjoyed it. 1093 00:41:48,034 --> 00:41:49,862 And this big, beautiful couch. 1094 00:41:49,862 --> 00:41:52,758 We can actually fit all five of us on this comfortably. 1095 00:41:52,758 --> 00:41:54,482 Ooh, your challenge accepted. 1096 00:41:54,482 --> 00:41:55,793 Cuddle in here. 1097 00:41:55,793 --> 00:41:58,586 Oh, God. Now if I have the ball game on, 1098 00:41:58,586 --> 00:42:01,448 Connie will be cooking baby-back spareribs. 1099 00:42:01,448 --> 00:42:03,137 The ribs fall off the bone. 1100 00:42:03,137 --> 00:42:04,586 The ability to cook like that. 1101 00:42:04,586 --> 00:42:06,517 - Oh, yeah. - And legs like this. 1102 00:42:06,517 --> 00:42:08,000 You are a lucky fella! 1103 00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:09,517 Hey, first time I saw her, 1104 00:42:09,517 --> 00:42:12,689 I looked at her and I said, "Man," and I didn't know her. 1105 00:42:12,689 --> 00:42:15,000 If we're gonna make this perfect, we need some music. 1106 00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:16,586 Yes. 1107 00:42:16,586 --> 00:42:18,275 - Ready? - A little doo-wop. 1108 00:42:19,896 --> 00:42:22,206 I saw you from across the room. 1109 00:42:22,206 --> 00:42:25,862 After 35 years, I still want to dance. 1110 00:42:28,482 --> 00:42:31,758 It absolutely melted my heart when Jim asked Connie to dance. 1111 00:42:31,758 --> 00:42:33,931 35 years of love for these two, 1112 00:42:33,931 --> 00:42:36,137 and he loves her just as much as the day he met her. 1113 00:42:36,137 --> 00:42:38,758 How about this? Is this gorgeous? 1114 00:42:38,758 --> 00:42:40,551 This is gorgeous. 1115 00:42:40,551 --> 00:42:43,586 They really are the perfect fit, and I'm glad that we were able 1116 00:42:43,586 --> 00:42:45,034 to give them a little something special 1117 00:42:45,034 --> 00:42:46,655 so they can keep that love alive. 1118 00:42:46,655 --> 00:42:48,206 Not in front of the kids, honey. 1119 00:42:48,206 --> 00:42:50,068 It's a family show! 1120 00:42:50,068 --> 00:42:51,931 The way they make me feel, 1121 00:42:51,931 --> 00:42:54,241 I think we got to make them feel like that for one minute. 1122 00:42:56,103 --> 00:42:57,413 They love everyone so much, 1123 00:42:57,413 --> 00:42:59,620 and it's like, "Here's a little taste of that love." 1124 00:42:59,620 --> 00:43:00,655 You deserve it." 1125 00:43:00,655 --> 00:43:02,344 - Thanks. - I'm the shortest one! 1126 00:43:05,413 --> 00:43:09,034 ♪ Won't you come with me? ♪ 1126 00:43:10,305 --> 00:44:10,209 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm