Christina on the Coast (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - Master Suite Makeover - full transcript

I'm christina.

You may know
me from flipping houses.

Every time I walk in, I
just can't get enough.

It's a sexy house.

That is just
plain beautiful.

But there's a lot more
sides to me than that.

I'm a mother of two with
a new business venture...

-We're embarrassed of this area.
-Okay, we're gonna change that.

Christina:
...A new man...

It's perfect.

Whoo.



...And a new point of view.

We need help.

We will make it so
you both love it.

Christina:
I'm helping people create
beautiful new spaces

to spend time with
their families.

This is incredible.

-It's beautiful.
-Ah, I love this.

Christina:
And branching out into
some new spaces of my own.

It's time that we're
gonna sell the house.

I can imagine being
in the kitchen

and checking out the view.

Very zen.

I know.
Hello, bali.

♪ this is just the start ♪



christina:
There's something wonderful

about reinventing
someone's world.

-Oh, my god.
-Wow.

Christina, I love you.
This is amazing.

Thank you so much.
-You're welcome.

♪ we've just begun ♪

christina:
And so far, I'm loving the ride.

♪♪

[ cellphone ringing ]

-hey, how are you doing?
-Good, how are you?

Ant: Good. Enjoying
the weather.

Christina:
I have some great
news, I was going

to wait to tell you, but
I'll just tell you now.

You're pregnant?

[ laughs ]
no.

I got a new project to
work on in fullerton.

Their names are matt and ryan
and this is the first home

that they've bought
together.

And it's a master bedroom
and bathroom remodel.

Oh, wow.
That's great!

So I'm gonna go check it
out, and get to meet them.

We'll celebrate
tonight over sushi.

Love it, can't
wait. See you later.

All right.
Love you.

♪♪

christina: Matt and ryan's whole
house has been remodeled,

except for the master
bedroom and bathroom.

I can't wait to meet
them and get started.

[ door knocking ]

-hi.
-Hi! Welcome, come in!

Hi, christina.
Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.
This is matt.

-Hi.
-Hi. So nice to meet you!

Who is this?
-This is bandit.

Hi, bandit,
aren't you cute.

Come on in.
Welcome to our home.

-Hi. Thank you, it's so cute.
-Thank you.

When did you
guys move in?

We just moved in
a month ago.

Yeah,
it's very pretty.

We tried to mix it
up a little bit.

A little different textures

with a little of
our photography,

matt's pictures here
so a lot of pictures.

-I love it.
-And ryan's picture behind you.

-Yeah
-oh, wow. You did that?

Ryan: Yeah, that's from
our yosemite trip.

Oh, my god, that's beautiful!
That's mcclaren meadow.

♪♪

and then here's our kitchen.

Christina:
I love your kitchen.
It's so cute.

This is a big reason
why we purchased the home.

Matt: The kitchen and the guest
bathroom are perfect.

They're great, they
are very much our vibe

with the modern industrial
style that we love.

Yeah, but the master
bedroom is just a disaster.

Interesting, this does
not match the rest

of the house at all.

No. "interesting" is
a very good word.

Yeah, the closets...
-1950s right?

Not necessarily the look
that we really enjoy.

-Yeah, it's not your style.
-No.

So this room,
you really...

There's no door and
you have a toilet?

Matt: Number one requirement
would really be a door.

Some boundary is good.

The second thing
that we really wanted

and I mean this is
what you really want.

-Is the double vanity.
-Yes, yes.

Please, christina.

And it just happens
to tie into whatever

this thing is over here.

It's a
water cubicle.

Well it's tile
on tile on tile.

Tile, yes.

We've seen worse
on "flip or flop."

sure, some of those
houses you guys got.

I mean, this is
disgusting, yeah.

So I have some ideas,
but what's through here.

This is a door
to unused space.

-Watch your step.
-Okay.

If you don't use
this space then,

might as well close
off this door.

That would be great.

I like it.

Christina:
By shutting this door,
we can create the dual

vanity that you guys like.
-Okay.

I'm also thinking extend
the shower out to here,

so we can put a bench
on the other side.

Oh, cool!

And then depending
on your style,

we could do a barn door.
-Whoa.

[ laughs ]
this is getting better.

I'm excited, let's do this.

I love how excited
you guys are.

♪♪

whatever you do, don't let
this fly out of your hand.

Yeah, this better break
because if it doesn't break

I will never
hear the end of it.

[ laughter ]

matt and ryan have
$35,000 to spend here.

I talked to izzy, and he
said he's gonna make it work.

I like to do layout
before design

because it's much easier
to envision the project

with a fresh start.

[ banging ]

whoa, you
really went for that.

All right. Let's let
the pros finish it up.

But you did
a decent job.

[ banging ]

♪♪

shannon:
What's going on?

Christina:
I've got three flips
going, so doing those

and I just
started a new client,

which I'm super excited
about in fullerton.

Matt and ryan, I'm doing
their master suite.

It's more of a
challenge like doing it

for other people
versus what I'm used to

which is flips where I get
to pick everything, you know.

Shannon:
Now you actually have to listen
to other people's opinions

I know,
it's hard work for me.

I know.

Wait, so what's the
latest on this house now?

I really want to sell it, and
I'm ready to get it listed.

But part of me
is thinking,

"shouldn't I find
a place first?"

especially with the
kids and everything.

Yeah, that's
kinda scary.

What does ant think,
have you talked to him?

-Yeah, that's a good idea.
-Yeah.

I have one more question
though, long or short today?

[ laughter ]

-easy, long.
-Yeah, long.

We got to do long.

♪♪

[ cellphone ringing ]

hey, they're filming
you, so look pretty.

How's it going?

Good, what
have you done?

I'm so frustrated.

Why?

Because there's no
houses on the market.

There's
nothing at all?

There are
nice houses for sale,

but they're
so over priced.

You've got
too much going on,

why don't you just focus
on selling the house

and sorting out matt
and ryan's place,

and you know, the rest of it
you'll just figure out later.

Yeah, you're right.

One step at a time, I'm
just so ready for a change.

[ sighs ]

anyone who's been
through a divorce knows

that staying in the
house, it just -- it holds

a lot of old emotions.

It'll come,
be patient.

Listen, I've got to go.
-All right, love you.

-Love you, bye.
-Bye.

Selling the house is
gonna be a big step

in my own independent direction.

♪♪

izzy: There's no raccoons
down here, is there?

Or rats?

So when we demoed the
shower, there was traces

of galvanized plumping.

I got to go under the house
to see if there's more there.

Oh, wow.

Galvanized plumping sucks.

It's something that they
used to use years ago

and I see it all
the time in flips.

-Izzy....
-[ groans ]

are you okay?

Christina:
Now we use copper pipes.

The bad thing about
galvanized pipes is they rust,

and over the years,
they can get corroded

and it's just kind of gross.

I wish I had better
news for you guys.

You see all
that rust in there,

you don't want that rust
going in through your shower

so this has to be replaced,
plus all your wiring

is just like your plumbing,
that has to be rewired, as well.

I'm afraid to ask how
much this is gonna cost.

♪♪

izzy: I wish I had better
news for you guys.

Found some galvanized plumbing
underneath your bathroom.

Plus all your wiring,
it's all old and that has

to be rewired, as well.

Christina:
What do you think
we're looking at?

$2,400.

Ouch.

Unfortunately
this is something

that I've come
across so many times

and it's the kind of money
that you have to spend

on stuff that you'll
never actually see,

but it is something
that you definitely

need to replace
for safety reasons.

We knew we had
to have a backup plan

to address costs, if
and when they come up,

but that cost is a lot.
-Yeah.

-Okay.
-Let's figure it out.

That's the right attitude.

-All right.
-Let's do it.

And you can get
out of the hole.

Yes, it's so hot.

♪♪

-all right.
-All right.

-Okay.
-Oh, look at this!

Christina:
You have all new plumbing,
all new electric.

But now's my favorite part.
-All right.

Talk about putting
it back together.

-Oh, I like it.
-I like it.

When you're flipping a house,

it's really just me
designing the house

for the masses, and I can
pick whatever I want.

But designing for a
person, I have to really

be intuitive about what
style they're going for

and people have
their own opinions.

And I guess potentially,
they don't like what I pick,

so it's a little nerve wracking.

I actually have this in
mind for the shower walls.

-Oh, okay, okay.
-Ah.

That'll be really really cool.

I think it has that like
industrial modern look

you guys like, and the
color is so pretty.

-The texture, you see that?
-Yeah, the texture is amazing.

So this is what I had in
mind for the shower pan.

I like it.

-Now, my favorite part.
-Uh-oh.

Yeah, I like where it's going.
-Oh! That's cool.

Coring.

Christina:
A glass door on this huge shower

will keep the space
open and bright.

And we'll bring in
industrial hardware

to complement the wood
grain tile and penny rounds.

But it's the patterned floor
that's really gonna tie

in the modern look
that matt and ryan

have throughout the house.

It's tough
to envision, right?

I mean, right now
we're at this point

where it's bare studs around.
-Yeah.

But I love
where this is headed.

It's amazing.
-Yes.

So let's get it installed,
and then once it's in,

we'll go shopping
and pick a vanity.

-All right.
-Perfect.

♪♪

♪♪

brayden, look.
Ooh, strawberries!

My strawberries.

Oh, such a good sharer.

Do you wanna play war?
-Mm-hmm.

Do you want
to deal them out?

I'm excited to tell
taylor and brayden

that we're gonna move.

Ooh, war.

Yeah.
-Ugh

I think part of taylor is
gonna be a little bit nervous,

but I think overall it's the
best decision for our family.

Hey, we've talked
about it a little bit,

but it's time that we're
gonna sell the house.

I'm just gonna miss
this house a lot.

I mean, I've lived in this
house for four years.

So how about when I go
start looking at houses

you can come with me 'cause
you have the best taste.

Okay.

When you get a new room,
you can help me design it.

Maybe, ocean themed.

That's cute.

Aw, you got my king.

Taking that to go?

Bye.

Love you, tay.
-Love you, too.

♪♪

so, now that this bathroom's
coming together...

Yeah, that's great.

Let's talk making you
guys a little more

of a luxurious master.

The closet...
It's gonna go.

It would be really cool
and unique to create,

instead of like
a basic closet,

kind of like
a furniture piece.
Yes.

Demo it out. We're gonna get
something more functional,

more modern.
-Oh, yes, you hear that?

Why don't
we grab izzy's guys

and get this thing
out of here.

Yes.

♪♪

matt: You got it?

Yes, I wasn't really prepared
for this in my sandals.

But you got to do
what you got to do.
You got it.

♪♪

[ glass breaking ]
oh, my god.

♪♪

[ glass breaking ]

oh, my god.

Ryan: Matt, christina?

Oh, my god,
what happened?

I was lifting it and it just
crashed into the window.

Yeah, I'm just so
thankful that you're fine

and no one got hurt.
-I'm good. Thank you so much.

Christina:
I think we should just
all get out of here,

we'll clear out the space,
we'll secure the window,

and I will order
a new window.

-Yeah, let's go that way.
-All right.

♪♪

izzy, have you happened
to replace the window

at matt and ryan's yet?

Izzy: I have not, but
I did put a piece

of plastic on there
to secure the house.

Okay, perfect because I think
they want to make it a door.

Izzy: Okay.

Christina:
They want access
to the back yard,

and it will be easier with
the dog and everything,

so do you think you
can go over there

and give them
price and timeline?

Perfect, I'll let them
know you're headed over

and we'll go from there.

Izzy: All right, great.
Have a good day.

Christina:
Thanks. You too.

♪♪

just keep in mind that
it's not gonna be as simple

as just popping in the door and
then we're walking away.

What has
to happen then?

-So you got drywall work.
-Okay.

-You got framing.
-Okay.

Then, building code is
gonna require us

to have the light
on the outside.

So we're gonna have to
run electrical somewhere

and then you're going
to need a landing.

So dollar sign, dollar
sign, dollar sign.

Yeah, that's
all I can hear.

At least $5,000.

That's a little more
than we expected.

Fortunately we had
set aside some money

for doing other
things in the backyard

and that makes it a
lot more manageable

for us to go forward.

Let's just get it
all done.

-You're good with that?
-Yeah.

-Decision made.
-Yes

-cool.
-All right.

♪♪

♪♪

-oh, you're cleaning?
-Yes.

Oh, thanks for helping
me clean up, buddy!

Okay. Mommy really
does need to clean up.

Having the first open house

at the yorba linda home
is really exciting.

[ door bell chimes ]

oh, is he here?

Okay, we're gonna leave
in like 30 seconds.

[ dog barks ]
hi!

Hey, christina, how
are you doing?

Good. How are you?

Good, good. Are you ready
for big showings today?

Um, yeah.

If the house sells fast,
and I'm not in escrow

in another house, which
I'm not currently,

well, looks like I'll
be renting for a bit.

I'm gonna take off
with them, that way

you guys can have some peace
and quiet during the showing.

Oh. All right, have
fun with the kids.
Thank you.

C'mon tay, c'mon.

♪♪

wow.

I'm really excited to have
people come through the house

because I really think they're
gonna like the design.

We're definitely
going to have

to change
the tile for sure.

It's getting real, like
there's real buyers

in there looking.

Oh, my gosh, look
there's a water slide.

I don't think anyone's really
comfortable with open houses

look at
this refrigerator.

-I feel bad opening it, but...
-Plenty big.

I don't really like
people in all my stuff,

but I got to sell this
house, so here we go.

♪♪

♪♪

-thank you.
-You're welcome.

Is there any that
we can't step on?

Yeah, for sure, just
these four right here.

-Okay, so watch your step.
-Awesome.

-All right.
-Got it.

Ryan: Whoa, look at this!

This is the most unique
and definitely one

of my like top three
favorites I've ever done.

-Only top three?
-Yeah, that's a lot.

Yeah, that's true.

You've done a lot.

I think I've
done like 150.

You've done a lot.

What do you guys
think about the floor?

Mentally I'm grappling
with how striking

the light
and the dark color is.

I figured that you guys
might be a little bit

thrown off when
you first saw it.

So don't forget,
one, that the vanity

is going in, so
you're not gonna have

this much flooring
that you can see.

I think it looks
amazing, but I can tell

that matt and ryan are
a little bit skeptical.

So it's my job to really
help them feel comfortable

and to help them visualize
what the end project

is gonna look like.

Matt: You're gonna notice
this floor.

-Yeah, you are.
-What did we even have before?

I don't
even remember.

-We're almost there.
-Yes, we are.

♪♪

all right,
vanity time.

Just feel them out.
-Okay.

See if anything
jumps out at you.

Ryan: Oh, okay, here we go.
This is nice.

It's a little traditional
though, right?

It is
a little traditional.

What's this?

These are very,
very modern.

It's kind of fun.

I don't think it's
gonna match though.

This is nice.

I...
Do like the wood.

How about we grab a
couple sink options.

We can put them on top.
-See the whole thing?

-Makes sense.
-Okay.

I love this vanity.

Ryan:
I like the look, but you
know what I'm realizing?

This might be a little
too tall for me.

I'm good on this
side of the table.

I might be a
little -- standing up.

Okay sometimes we
have to make choices,

design or functionality,
and it's really up

to you guys, do you prefer
for it to look super cool

or do you want to be
functional and easy to use?

I don't know.

Looks super cool. I mean,
this is our one time

to design
the master bathroom.

But I can't use it.

♪♪

christina:
It's really up to you guys,

do you prefer for
it to look super cool

or do you want to be
functional and easy to use?

I don't know.

Looks super cool. I mean,
this is our one time

to design
the master bathroom.

But I can't use it.
[ laughs ]

I have an idea,
hear me out.

Okay so you can still
get this super cool look.

However, we can under mount it.

And you're still
gonna see that it's

that like really
unique square edge,

but it's gonna be built in.
-Okay

so we get function and
you get design still.

Yeah, it's gonna lose
some of the edge to it.

But then at least I'll
be able to use it.

Thank you.

There's stools.

-There's stools!
-You hear that?

No, I'm not gonna put
a stool from there, no.

I can tell I'm gonna
lose this one, aren't I?

Yes, we're gonna have to
go with functionality.

♪♪

♪♪

make sure
fingers are clear.

Cash! Get off the couch.

Go outside. C'mon, cash, c'mon.
[ telephone ringing ]

-hello.
-Hey, christina,

we got an offer
on your house.

Wow.

All right. That's great news.

When I listed the yorba linda
house for sale,

I didn't anticipate that
it would sell in a week.

-Is it a good offer?
-It's a great offer.

Having an offer on the
house is very exciting.

It's also stressful
because we currently

don't have a place to live.

Will you go ahead and
e-mail it over to me

so I can take a look, and then
I'll call you with questions.

Dean: You got it, we'll
send it right over.

All right, awesome.
Thank you.

But I'm excited it's the
next step in moving forward.

Guess what?

We can make a mess again.

Ooh, mommy, yeah!
[ laughter ]

♪♪

christina:
The small details really
help make the space

feel like it's a home.

I'm so excited for matt and
ryan to see the finished space,

they're going to be
obsessed with it.

All right, guys.
Let's do this.

You're going to get
your house back.

-I know.
-Let's do this.

Oh, my gosh!
Wow, it's perfect.

This is awesome.

♪♪

christina:
So matt really wanted to
do something extra special

for you, ryan.

Oh, my gosh!
This is awesome!

So we got together
and printed this,

and I think it looks
absolutely beautiful.

Look at this!
It's beautiful.

-Yeah, you did that.
-Thank you so much.

There's bandit,
there's our family.

I absolutely love the way
the closets turned out.

They really do look like
pieces of furniture.

Ryan: Awesome.
Oh, yeah, look at this closet.

They're beautiful
and functional.

Yes!

I love the cut corners.
That really works.

And we had
the window incident,

but I think the door
looks absolutely amazing.

Yes!

You guys ready for
the real reveal?

The master bathroom.

-Yes, we are!
-Yeah, let's look at it.

♪♪

wow! Look at this.

This is so cool.

It's amazing.

I'm just floored,
I'm floored

because it's
everything we wanted.

Christina:
I like how here there's
so many different elements

going on, you have like
kind of like almost

rusticky wood tile, but then
I like the modern textures

with the penny rounds.
-Yeah.

The floor tiles,
my favorite ever.

-Yes! Compared to before.
-The tile really stands out.

When we first saw
it, it was a lot.

-Scared you guys.
-It was a lot.

It was a little scary.
-But it works now.

It's beautiful.

Closing off
the door in here,

was a game changer.
-Oh, yeah.

Closing it off
created a dual vanity,

which I know was so
important to you guys.

Check mark we got
it. Check mark.

You know the big
thing that we got?

-What's that?
-We got a door.

I mean, that --
we love it.

Look at that.
That's beautiful.

-Privacy.
-I love it.

♪♪

christina: I'm so glad this
project was a success

and matt and ryan
love the space.

It just made me feel so good,
and I was so happy for them.

Thank you for this
wonderful retreat.

You're so welcome.
It was a pleasure.

I absolutely loved every second
of working with you guys.

Group hug.
-Group hug, yes!

Thank you so much.
You did amazing.

As for me, my
house sold so fast,

that now we have to hustle
and get everything out.

And the kids are
gonna officially have

to say bye to the house.

I'm not even sure how
that's gonna feel,

but no matter what, our next
chapter has officially started.

♪ this is my battle cry ♪

announcer: And now,
an hgtv exclusive sneak peek.

Christina: On season 2 of
"christina on the coast"...

Life has been crazy busy.

I have a ton of flips going on.

I'm in the middle of reno
with a few design clients.

-Hi, boys!
-Both: Hey!

-Thank you for coming.
-You! Hi, good to see you!

Christina: I'm sure there's
things that you want to change.

Want to change?
There's things she's changed.

-Oh!
-We have fish tanks.

I love fish tanks.

-That's, uh, beef.
-You know all their names?

You know, you're kinda
complaining about the fish tank,

but, um, you seem more into it
than michelle.

Yes, yeah.

♪ this is just the start ♪

what was it like working
with christina?

What do you mean how --
it's amazing working with me!

Am I ever moody?

I am not in a chance
answering that question.

Christina:
All right, you guys ready?

-Yes!
-Oh, my gosh!

-Welcome home, pandos!
-Both: Wow!

This is one of the most
unique homes I've ever done.

The fish tank -- have you
come up with any names yet?

I'm thinkin' that yellow one
right there...

-Oooh.
-...Is christina.

[ laughs ]
thank you!