Christina on the Coast (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - A Colorful Kitchen 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.
-Yeah.

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 going to
change that.

...A new man...
It's perfect.

Whew.
...And a new point of view.

We need help.



We will make it
so you both love it.

I'm helping people create
beautiful new spaces

to spend time
with their families...

This is incredible.
It's beautiful.

Woman: [ gasps ]
I love this.

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

It's time that we're going
to 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.

♪♪

[ phone line rings ]

-hello?
-Hey, izzy. How's it going?

-Hey. What's happening?
-I'm super excited.

I just got a new project
to work on.

Yeah. Yeah.
Let's hear it.

So I'm headed to meet sam
and hana lee,

and I saw pictures of what
they're currently working with.

Their whole house has been
redone except the kitchen,

and it's straight
out of the '70s.

It's like someone did this
weird paint job

to the cabinets and counters,
and it just needs a lot of help.

So I wanted to find out
what your availability is like.

Later in the week, I'm good.
Okay, perfect.

I'll keep in touch with you,
and then we can make a plan.

It's definitely going to be
a good project.

Sounds good. Yeah. Let's do it.
Can't wait.

[ phone beeps ]
♪ tearing down walls ♪

♪ and I'm breaking through ♪

♪ oh ♪

♪ what, what, what, what ♪

hi.

Hey, christina.
How are you?

How are you?
Good to see you again.
Good to see you.

Good to see you again.

Oh.
I get to see reagan.

Reagan, say, "hi, christina."

-hi.
-"hi, christina."

-hi.
-Oh.

Look at you in a good mood.

Are you excited to go
with grandma?

Guess what?
[ gasps ]

are you ready to get
a new kitchen?

"yeah."
you want a new kitchen?

Yeah!
There's my baby girl,
big old smile.

-All right. You ready?
-Okay.

-Have fun with grandma.
-Bye, grandma.

-Say, "bye."
-both: Bye.

Hana: Bye, reagan.
[ door closes ]

all right. You guys excited?
Yes.

Yes, we are.

Okay, so we have
a very similar style.

I love the gray flooring
and the gray walls,

and I love how you have, like,
a really chic look going.

-Thank you.
-Yes.

It is so cute, and then
it just leads right into --

dun, dun, dun.
It's a disaster. I know.

Yeah,
it's not our favorite room.

The salmon on the brown,
I just --

I'm not really sure
what look the previous

owner was going with.
Mm-hmm.

You know, we moved in
about 6 months ago,

and my wife was pregnant,

and by the time
we got to the kitchen,

we just ran out of time,
and the baby was born,

and we just didn't know
what to do with the kitchen.

Yeah.
Right, makes total sense.

And it is really good timing
that we met.

-Yes.
-Yes. Thank you.

Regarding this door...

It rattles every time
we open.

[ door scrapes ]
yes.

So it wakes up the baby?

Yeah, and when you close it,
it gets even louder, so...

[ scrapes loudly ]
yes. There it is.

How do you guys open
and close this?

[ hana laughs ]
yeah. It gets --

[ grinding ]
yeah. There it goes.

It almost sounds
like a lawn mower.

-Okay.
-So not baby-friendly, exactly.

No matter what,
the door has to go.
Both: Yes.

So describe for me, like,
how you utilize the space,

so I can kind of envision
what the best plan would be.

Well, I'm usually
about right here,

and I'm looking at the tv

while I'm having
my morning breakfast.

-Got it.
-Goes on --

we live here.
Like, this is a lot of

family time spent right here.

-Okay.
-We love to host parties,

and so we'll keep
our guests over there,

and then if they ask
for another drink,

I'll usually volunteer
to rush over here,

grab a couple drinks
and rush back

'cause we're embarrassed
and super shameful of this area.

Okay.
We're going to change that.

My suggestion is to bring
the kitchen out

maybe to about
right here,

and then over here,
this whole back wall,

basically a pantry, and put
a nice cabinet right here.

Center this, and then do
the uppers right here, cool?

-Yeah.
-So we plan to keep this.

No.
Just kidding.

This is actually
nonfunctioning.

It's just for looks.
The oven doesn't work.

This is the original from
the '60s, I believe, right?
Yeah.

Wow.
From the original owner.

That's why it doesn't work.
Yes.

If we could possibly get
a gas stove in here,

I think that would kind of
just be the cherry

on top of everything.
Yeah.

Okay, so I think the reason
it is electric

is because
there's no gas line.

Izzy, my contractor,

will definitely get you
a bid on that,

and then you guys
can decide from there.

Okay.
Awesome.

The lees have $38,000
to spend on this project,

and if nothing big comes up,

I think we can
get it done for that.

So izzy and his crew will be
here bright and early Monday,

and we're going to
demo this baby out.
Yes!

Nice. I'll help.
[ laughs ]

♪ la, la, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ la, la, la, la, la ♪

so there's certain things
that I'm going to be loading up

at the same time that I'm going
to take to my rental.
Okay.

I never thought that when
I listed the house

that it would sell
this quickly.

It listed and sold
in just one week.

I'll be putting everything
in the car

while you guys
package up the rest.

-Okay.
-Thank you.

♪♪

and while I'm super excited
to just close this chapter

of my life after the divorce,
it's also bittersweet.

There are just so many memories
wrapped up in it.

You want to sit down
with your teacup?

You want to sit
in the big chair?

[ speaking indistinctly ]

brayden was born in this home.

It's really the only house
that taylor knows and remembers.

I know that it's going to be
really hard

on taylor to move as well.

There's been a lot of change
for her

over the past couple years.

So I'm going to pack
really sentimental things

like photographs

and some of her favorite cards
and favorite books

just to make it feel
as much like home as possible.

♪♪

mm.

Can't forget the night-light.

Mm, I love this room.

♪♪

so the movers came over and got
everything out of the house,

and that was hard to watch,

but now everything
is going in storage.

Taylor wanted to go back
the next day

and say bye to the house,

so I had to walk her
into a completely empty house.

She did cry, and it was
heartbreaking for me

as a mom
to watch her go through it.

So while it is going to be an
amazing fresh start for us all,

it's also very emotional.

♪♪

because I haven't found
the right home to buy,

I'm doing a short-term rental.

It's a small three-bed,
two-bath, but it's by the beach,

and it's going to be fine
for the short-term

while I look for a place.

Hopefully, we won't be there
too long.

♪ I smile ♪

♪ that's what I do ♪
♪ that's what I do ♪

♪ can't steal my happiness ♪
♪ can't steal my happiness ♪

♪ can't steal my happiness ♪

♪ oh, oh, oh ♪

oh --
yeah.

Oh, my god!

♪♪

I'm just going to wait
over here.

Ugh!
[ laughs ]

♪♪

buh-bye.

♪♪

-hi, boys.
-Hey.

How's it going, chrissy?
Wow.

-Hey.
-Hey, christina.

It looks so much
bigger here already.

-Yeah.
-All right.

So what is the news
on the gas stove?

So in order to get that line,
which is totally

on the other side of the house,
I've got to break out walls.

I've got to break open
ceilings,

got to run it all
through here,

and then on top of that,

I've got to put it
all back together,

but you won't see
the gas line,

and that's going to hit
your wallet for about $4,200.

[ sighs ]

♪ la, la, la, la ♪

♪ look at me now ♪

all right. So what's the news
on the gas stove?

To bring it in
through the wall

and through the ceiling,
it's a total nightmare.

You're looking at
about $4,200.

[ sighs ]
is there any other way?

There is another solution --
running it through the outside,

bring it underneath
the patio cover,

and then shooting it
straight through that wall.

It's not going to look as clean
as the first option.

How much is that option?
$1,700.

-I don't know.
-What do you think?

We can paint it, right,
so it matches the house?

Definitely.

I think honestly, it's just
going to disappear.

You're going to have your
gas stove, and for $1,700,

I think
that's the best way to go.

-Sam: I agree.
-Let's do it, izzy.

Done.
Got your gas stove.

Hana: Thanks, izzy.
It's a big day.

Sure.
Yes. It's a victory.

I'm excited for you guys.
♪ hey ♪

♪♪

♪ hey ♪

♪♪

♪ hey ♪

christina:
You guys are actually living
in a full-on construction zone.

I remember these days.
[ laughter ]

yeah.

It's a little like
world war iii, but it's okay.

Yes. I remember the days
of the zip

and keep the debris out.
[ laughs ]

it'll be over soon.

Oh, wow.
Looking good.

I see the vision.
Yes.

Okay, so I pulled some samples
I think you're going to love,

and I'm super excited
to show you.
Yay!

-White shaker cabinet.
-I'm already in love with it.

It's really going to brighten
up the space.

Yes!

And to go with
the white cabinet --

white quartz counters.
[ hana gasps ]

it already looks like
our dream kitchen.

Perfect.

Backsplash -- I know that
you love a white subway.

I hear a "but" coming.

But I'm thinking,

why don't we add
a little color?

-Okay.
-Can you roll with...Navy?

Oh, my word.
That's pretty blue.

The color makes me
a little uncomfortable

just because the house
is so...Neutral.

I think with this house
and your decor, you can add

small pops of navy in,
like, throw pillows, blankets,

and it's really going to make it
feel very farmhouse chic,

and I think it could be amazing

to carry the backsplash
up around the window

to really frame it out
and look like a work of art.

My only thing is, I just
want it to look like

that modern farmhouse look.

Okay, so I have an idea.
We can go shopping.

We'll explore a bunch
of different options.

Yeah.
Let's do it.

I mean, that's why we have her
here, get her expert opinion.

It doesn't hurt to look.
Yeah. Come on.

It doesn't hurt to look.
All right.

♪ are you ready ♪
♪ hey ♪

♪ are you ready ♪
♪ hey ♪

♪ are you ready for this? ♪

♪ bring it, bring it,
bring it on ♪

♪ are you ready for this? ♪

♪♪

[ doorbell rings ]

hi.

Hi. Hi, kashi.

Hi, baby. Hi.

-Home sweet home.
-This is so cute.

Yeah, it is cute.
Oh, my god. I love it.

Do you like it?
Yep. It works.

I'm just a little stressed
moving in, but...

-Hi.
-No, it is cute.

-I miss you.
-I miss you too.

All right.
Welcome to my room.
Come in.

I feel like I kind of know
why it became available.

Why?
Because they're rebuilding
the house right there.

But, I mean, the location is,
like, so amazing.

I wouldn't even have thought
about that.

Because it's a short-term
rental, like,

all of the owner's stuff
is still in the closets,

and, you know, none
of this stuff's mine, so --

like, look how much
shoes I have.

I know.
I mean, what do I do?
Do I leave them in a box?

Do I unpack them?

Do you really want to unpack
and repack everything?

Mostly, I just want to find
the other one of this.

This is what I want
to wear today.

Oh, my god.
It's right here.

-Oh...
[ both laugh ]

stupid.

So have you found anywhere

that you're, like,
interested in?

Like, it is price shock.

You know, I came from
a big house on a big property,

and here, I'm looking
at smaller houses

on way smaller properties
for twice the price.

-Yeah.
-It's a whole 'nother world.

There's, like,
so many cute houses.

Want to start looking with me?

Are you kidding?
I love house-hunting.

I'm going to take the kids
to the beach later.

In the meantime, want to
help me put some away?

Yes. I will.

♪ if you want it,
come and get it ♪

♪ if you want it,
come and get it ♪

♪♪

christina: All right.
We're getting put back together.

-Hana: Yes.
-What do you guys think?

Hana:
It looks so good so far.

So the kitchen
is coming along.

It's looking absolutely
beautiful,

but I think you guys can agree
that the fireplace,

it's just
totally an eyesore now.

Yeah. It's not our favorite
part of the house.

Okay, so I want
to whitewash the brick.

-Sounds good.
-Sounds good.

There's no right or wrong,

just whatever feels good
to you guys.

Just put it on.

This is kind of therapeutic.

I actually really
enjoy painting.

♪♪

this is such a big improvement
from just,

like, the old red bricks.
Cool.

Once we get a couple more
coats on this,

it's going to look amazing.
Yeah. That sounds good.

I'm glad you're happy.
I love it. Awesome.

♪ hey ♪

♪♪

♪ hey ♪

♪♪

♪ hey ♪
so let's pick a backsplash

that really makes
that kitchen pop.

Why don't you guys
start over here?

I'll go that way.
Sounds good.

It's overwhelming.
You got this.

I actually like that style.

-The herringbone?
-Yeah.

When I'm picking tile
for a flip, it's so much easier

because we're designing
for the masses,

and there's no one telling us

that we like it
or don't like it.

Sam: But I think that's more
like a bathroom.

That's more like no.

Christina:
Designing for a client,
you really have to pay attention

to what their style is.

You have multiple influences
involved.

It's a whole different
ball game.

All right, christina.
I know this is really bold.

But at least, like,
it's a statement.

I really like it.
The only thing is that

it could feel a little vintage

when you do it
very black-and-white.
Mm-hmm.

But...
Okay.

So I went with a blue.

Look. We're sort of matching.
See? Look at that.

Oh!

Well, you're winning so far.
I know. See?

This was a competition.
[ laughter ]

so how did we do?

I did say that I want to see
some color in the kitchen,

so I chose a wild card,

but I don't know how you're
going to feel about it, but...

I'm really excited
about this one.

Let's take a look.

♪♪

♪♪

so I chose a wild card.

It's not my favorite.
[ laughs ]
yeah.

You don't like this?

It's not the style
we're going for.

I was just kidding.
Okay. Thank god.
Oh, my gosh.

But I really do have
a wild card. It's bold.

However, it has a very
modern farmhouse look.

I think it's geometric,

which makes it
a little bit more modern,

but at the same time,
it's distressed.

I like it.
I can see it.

I like it a lot.

So you're looking
at around $600.

I don't know. It just gives it
that, like, special pop.

Yeah.
I do want something unique.

In the long run, I think
it's a good investment.

It's going to look nice,
I think.

I'm so glad.
[ laughs ]

all right. Perfect.
Let's do it.

I will let them know,
and we'll ring it up.

Ah.
[ laughter ]

♪ I'll take you somewhere
over the rainbow ♪

♪♪

-the grand entrance.
-I know.

Ooh.

-Wow.
-Wow.

-So zen.
-Very zen.

Shannon and I are checking out
a place in corona del mar.

The schools are amazing, and
the neighborhood is beautiful.

I'm just really hoping that
this might be the house for me

and the kids because I just hate
the feeling of being unsettled,

and we're just so ready
to have a home.

If you have any questions,
just let me know.

Thank you. Wow.

I can feel the ocean breeze.
Oh, my gosh.

Welcome.
I know. ♪ ah! ♪

the view is amazing.
Wow.

The fireplace is very unique.

I do see something that I love,

and when you see it,
you'll know it's me.

What?

Oh, the crystals!
[ both laugh ]

♪ ah! ♪
I really love the energy.

Well, that's one part of the
house that was made for you.

I know.
At least it has energy already.

Oh, my gosh.
The kitchen's huge.

Yeah. Wow. It is.
The cabinets are interesting.

Let's go look at this side
of the house.

Oh. Oh, my gosh.

[ gasps ] hello...
Oh, wow.

Very zen.

I know. Hello, bali, right?
I know.

While I like the vibe,
it's not a very good layout.

Not only that, but, like,

taylor and brayden
shower in my shower...

[ laughs ] oh, my god.
Yeah. It will be a mess.

I mean, this whole thing
would be covered in water.

Yeah.
Like -- yeah, not good.

It's pretty, though.

Here's the bedroom over here.
Did you see this?

I think this might
be the master. Ah.

Ah.
No big deal.

I could definitely get used
to waking up to that.

The only thing is --
that in the front yard --

that's all you get.
You're paying for the ocean.

I don't think the kids care
about the view as much as we do.

♪♪

it's so peaceful.
I will say this --

-when I'm older and retired...
-Yes.

-...This will be my view.
-Yes, definitely.

So serene,
so, like, peaceful.

This house is nice, but it's
definitely not the house for us.

I don't want to get discouraged,

so I'm just going
to keep on looking.

All right. Well...
Yeah. We tried.

Bye, house.
Yeah.

♪ aim high, dream big ♪

♪ we got to make it
top of the world ♪

♪ this is our empire ♪

christina: [ gasps ]
what do you guys think?

Do you love it?
Hana: I'm in love.

It was kind of hard
to imagine before,

but now that it's on the wall,
it's nice.

It is so pretty.

You know what makes
a big difference?

The slider.

It looks like
a different house.

I feel like it's so light
in here.

Yeah.
I also think that we can
add a pendant light.

I think that will just look
a lot better in this space

and also more your style.
I'm in love.

And I feel like these are going
to make a big difference.

Do you want to help me
put them on?
Hana: Yeah.

There it goes.
All right.

Hana: Oh, I love it.

Maybe we could put, like,
a light stain on it...

Yeah.
...To just darken it
a little bit.

So cute.
I like it.

Some let's talk pull handles
and fixtures.

Yay!
Okay.

Most people go
with the brushed nickel.

This is something that
I would probably choose.

Or we have the brushed brass.

Hana: That's so beautiful,
so much better than this.

Okay. I get it.
I get it. Yeah.

I get it. I get it.
Yeah!

[ laughter ]

I love it!

And to go with it --

brushed-brass faucet.

-Look how beautiful it looks.
-Yeah.

Oh!
It looks really nice.

It's totally that modern
farmhouse style.

I think it looks
absolutely beautiful.

This totally is my jam
right here, yes.
Magical.

♪ oh, oh ♪

♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ oh, oh ♪

♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪♪

nice work, guys.
Thanks.

What do you think?

Yeah, I'm not a big fan
right now.

What is throwing you off?

I think the height's
a little low.

It's definitely right
at eye level.

It looks kind of weird
being bunched up.

I don't think it goes
with the kitchen.

♪♪

christina:
What do you think?

I don't think it goes
with the kitchen.

Yeah. Hmm.

I agree. Doesn't quite look
like the picture,

and I didn't know
it was this color brown.
Sam: Yeah.

What do you like
and not like about this?

I don't like
the bunched-up-ness.

I really like that
edison-style bulb,

but I think it matches with
our theme of the kitchen.

Okay.
No problem.

We will take it down, and I will
send you guys some photos,

and we will get
a new one up.

Bye-bye, light.
Sam: Awesome.

-Thank you.
-Awesome.

I'll take it down.

♪♪

I'm so excited that
it's reveal day

for sam and hana's kitchen.

I can't wait for them to see
the house all put together.

I think they're going
to love it.

All right.
You ready?

Oh, my gosh!
Whose kitchen is this?

This doesn't even feel
like our home.
Oh, my gosh.

♪♪

♪ oh, oh ♪

♪ oh, oh ♪

oh, my goodness.
It looks really good.

It looks so amazing!

The entire space looks bigger.
It's amazing.

It's come a long way from brown
faux finish and salmon.

I don't even want to think
about those days.

I know we had issues
with the light...

[ hana laughs ]

...But at the end, I think
it turned out so cute.

It adds a little
dramatic flair,

and it just looks awesome.
Yeah.

This one is way better, and
the open shelving is perfect.

Yeah. I agree.

I can't keep my eyes
off the backsplash.

I absolutely love it.

And I like the fact that we have
an appliance from this decade.

With your designer's eye,
it really all came together.

With all the combinations
that we did here,

it works perfectly.

And how fabulous
does the family room look?

Hana: I know. I love
it ties in so seamlessly,

which is what we kind of
were going for.

It actually feels even
brighter in a way.
Mm-hmm.

♪♪

I just can't believe
that this is our kitchen.

Christina: I'm glad you guys
love everything.

I have a surprise for you,
so if you don't mind,

I'm going to have you
stand right here.

I'll be right back.

What's the surprise?!
[ both laugh ]

surprise.
Aw!

Oh, my gosh!
[ laughs ]

that is so cute.
Christina, thank you.

That is so thoughtful of you.

Oh.
[ sam laughs ]

it is so cute.

Oh, my gosh.
I'm gonna cry!
[ laughs ]

I don't want to cry!

Thank you for just bringing
the kitchen together

and for this
beautiful gift.

I think it could not have
turned out better,

and I'm just so happy
you guys are happy,

and it's officially time
to give you back your home.

What?!
You guys can get settled.

I hope you have some
amazing parties here

and create
awesome memories.

Christina: I'm so excited that
the lees' house is finished,

and they love it, and they're
so excited to entertain now

and not be embarrassed
about their outdated kitchen.

I still can't believe
this is our kitchen...
Yeah.

...That we're going
to come home,

we're actually going
to use this.

Hana: I mean, it was just
so sweet of her.

[ laughter ]

christina: This is a new start
for hana, sam,

and their baby, reagan.

As for me, I have just
8 more weeks in my rental,

so the clock is ticking
on the house-hunt.

Woman: ♪ hey ♪

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!