Christina on the Coast (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 4 - Tore Down from the Floor Down - full transcript

Christina: 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.

...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.

[ gasps ] 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.

♪♪

♪ hey ♪

♪ who got the power,
we got the power ♪

♪♪

-wow.
-How are you?

The new store looks
so beautiful.

-It's really coming together.
-So many new products.

And even more to come out soon.

Christina: Jesse and missy own
a flooring company.

I met them about five years ago
through flipping houses,

and throughout the years, we've
become really good friends.

Missy asked me to come
to their store today

to discuss some renovations
they're doing on their house.

Downstairs is totally demoed.

You guys are totally
in the war zone right now?

We are war zone.

Yeah. There's nothing left.

Like...

No kitchen, no bathroom,
nowhere to sit downstairs.

-We're in two bedrooms --
-mm-hmm.

...About ready to condense
into one with our daughter.

It's stressful, especially
when kids are involved,

and they feel
out of their sorts.
Absolutely.

And you guys are all
over each other,

and you know,
I've been there.

So if I can live through it,

then I have more money
to spend on the remodel.

You guys are living there
through it.
We are.

Have you picked out a design
for the kitchen?

Yeah, we have.
It's very modern.

If I let jesse keep taking
the reins,

I feel like my master bedroom
and bathroom

is gonna be really modern.

That's, like, my sanctuary.

It's smart to kind of
bring somebody else in.

It kind of softens the blow.

What are you looking to spend?

We have $40,000 set aside
to spend on the master suite.

I would love if you could come
and help us put that together.

-I would love to.
-I am so excited.

I just feel, like, this
big sense of relief right now.

-It's gonna be fun.
-Okay.

All right.
Well, now that I'm here,

and there's so many options,
want to help me shop for a flip?

-Absolutely.
-All right.

What's flip budget?

Basically everything on
these walls over here.

♪♪

-hey. How you doing?
-Hi.

What do you got going today?

Today, I'm driving cars fast.

What kind of car?

It's a little british car
called a ford capri.

-Capri?
-Yeah.

-Never heard of it.
-You don't know those, do you?

-No.
-Yeah, it's awesome.

Does it have ac?
It's hot outside.

No air-conditioning, no power
steering, no audio system,

no leather seats.
It's rubbish.

What? [ laughs ]

no. It's an epic car.

-Awesome.
-Yeah. What are you up to?

-You know jesse and missy?
-Yeah.

They gutted the entire
downstairs of their house.

They're about to tackle
the master bedroom

and master bathroom project,

so I'm gonna go over there
and hopefully work my magic.

It'll be fun.

Well, I'm going to
leave you to it.
Have a good day.

-Love you.
-Bye. Love you.

♪ yeah, get ready to run ♪

♪♪

-hi!
-Hi!

-What's up?
-How are you?

-Hi. Good to see you.
-Hi, you, too.

-Wow.
-Come in.

"wow," is right.

-Big-time construction zone.
-Yeah.

You guys are living here
during this?

We are. It's been rough.
I'm not going to lie.

Yes, exactly.

I've seen this before
when people take

on a huge renovation,
and it's a lot.

I've been there.

If I can come in and take care
of the master suite,

it'll let them continue
to focus on the downstairs.

So we've been in the house,

working through construction
for about three weeks.

We're kind of going with more
of my modern thought

process, but, of course,

missy wants to do more
of the rustic stuff,

so it's really, really hard.

We're not arguing, but we are.

That's why we're excited
to bring you in to kind of

help us out with the master
bedroom and master bath.

I'm excited.
You could dress it up

and make that a little more
comfy and girly and...

-Comfy and girly?
-Yeah.

-Okay.
-Yeah, girly.

Just giving you a hard time.

We will make it so you
both love it.

So you're redoing the steps?

-Yes.
-Everything must go.

-Exactly.
-Everything must go.

Okay. Oh!
Was this the kitchen?
This is the kitchen.

Okay.

This is our makeshift kitchen
that we cook, clean dishes.

Actually, dishes are being
currently done

in the jack-and-jill bathroom.

-Nice.
-Yep.

So you can see right now,
we don't really have a style.

And that's why we wanted you
to be here,

to kind of
change up everything.

Okay. Master bathroom?

-Classic '90s look.
-Yes.

What do you like?
What don't you like?

To me, the vanities
seem kind of awkward.

I hate the shower.

It is so small, and we've never
even stepped foot

in this bathtub
in 4 1/2 years.

The fact that you don't need
the tub is actually,

like, a major victory,

and we could do a really nice
oversized shower

basically where the tub is,
and for the window,

a slider and do
a really nice tile work.

From there,
do a double vanity right here

and then do, like, a really cool
makeup vanity over here,

and I know that
you're more rustic,

and you're more modern.
-Mm-hmm.

And I think that you could
easily combine styles up here.

-Okay.
-And then we can go from there.

-Let's do it.
-Let's get started.

All right, time to clear out
of the bathroom.

♪♪

♪♪

christina: Hello?

-Hi.
-Hey, christina.

-Hi!
-How are you?

Looks so good.
I know.
We were just saying that.

We haven't really spent that
much time in here, so it's huge.

So I brought these
flooring options.

I brought this one
for the shower pan,

and I think this combination
is killer,

but what do you guys think?

I'm totally feeling
that gray one.

I love the way
it looks together.

The colors match really well.
It looks amazing.

But I'm really curious to see
what other selections

you brought that may be a little
bit more on the rustic side.

Of course.

♪♪

I'm really curious to see what
other selections you brought

that may be a little bit more
on the rustic side.

Of course.

I mean, this is --
it looks like concrete.

It's super modern.

I do think, like, these two look
really nice together,

and I feel like
this look softens it

and because your shower pan
is so big,

that could work
really nicely together.

Do you like this combination?

I do, and I'm really,
really drawn to this.

I just feel like --

yeah, I do like it, but I like
how it kind of brightens

the concrete floors up.
-Okay.

So let me show you some options
for shower walls.

Missy, I brought this one
for you.

I think you're gonna love it.

Let's just look at it
really quick.

Now, that is just
plain beautiful.

-I absolutely love it.
-It's starting to grow on me.

-It's still modern.
-Yeah, I know.

It's looking really good
on the wall.

So there's the option
to carry this tile

all the way around this wall

and the back wall
above the vanities

to give it a super modern
really unique look.

-I think it's an amazing idea.
-I want to do it.

That's doubling the rustic.

-Good decision.
-Let's do it.

Okay.
Now we can talk about cabinets.

Okay.

Definitely rustic.

I'm just thinking maybe with
so much gray,

maybe we do something
a little bit lighter.

-I love that.
-Now we're talking.

-More modern.
-Yes, exactly.

So with that, I brought
this countertop,

calacatta marble,
just to top it all off.

I feel like it is the perfect
mix of rustic and modern.

-I love that.
-It is so pretty.

Christina: I think these
materials would be a great blend

of missy's rustic
and jesse's modern styles.

The floor tiles and floating
vanities are modern,

and the shower tiles
are a little rustic for missy.

I think they're gonna love it.

Your eye for this is amazing.

Thank you, again.
I am so excited.
Thank you.

♪♪

♪♪

bang, bang, bang, bang,
bang, bang.

-Whoa.
-[ laughs ]

jeez. I need extra padding
in these things.

I know.
You were fooled, huh?

Here we go. Here we go.
Right.

Being in a temporary rental
while starting my new business

and keeping
the flipping business going

is really starting
to stress me out.

I try not to let that show,
especially at work, so normally,

I try to go for a run or take it
out at the ring in boxing.

Bang, bang, bang, bang.

Christina: And thankfully, ant
has been super supportive, too.

He really helps me put
everything in perspective

and is such a good
shoulder to lean on.

-Take care.
-See you next time.

[ line ringing ]

-hey. How you doing?
-Hey.

I just took out a little
aggression in the ring.

Hey. Why don't we take
the pressure off?

Why don't we go
for a little trip?

A trip?

I'm thinking I take you
to london.

I mean, it sounds amazing,

but there's just so much
going on right now.

Don't talk yourself out of it.

You can take a little bit
of time off,

and we can just go and travel.

How about we just wait,
like, a couple weeks?

And then there will be
a break in the project

because that'd be
a much better time.

All right, I'll delay it,

but I will go
and book something now

before you change your mind.

All right.
Sounds wonderful.

-Love you.
-Love you.

♪ da, da, da, da ♪

♪♪

♪♪

it looks amazing.
It really has
a lot of character.

-Hey, guys!
-Hi, guys.

Christina: Oh, my gosh.
It is so unbelievably beautiful.

I couldn't have even imagined
it looking this good.

And imagine it going all the way
up and on that back wall, too.

-It is fabulous.
-I love it.

-Love it.
-I'm stoked.

What do you think
about the flooring?
Oh, I'm obsessed.

This really looks like
real concrete.

It gives it, like, a subtle,

like, really cool modern element
but at the same time --

but it's still rustic
because it's --
...It's still rustic.

-I can't wait.
-All right.

Well, speaking of floor, I've
brought a flooring sample --
all right.

So let's talk
master bedroom floor.
Sweet.

-This is real wood.
-Okay.

I think it has a nice balance
of different textures and tones.

-What do you guys think?
-I think it's beautiful,

and I would love to do
a herringbone floor in here.

-Yes.
-For sure.

We really want to do
a natural oak

in a herringbone pattern
in the master bedroom.

Installing a herringbone pattern
is more expensive,

but at least since they own
a flooring company,

they get the flooring at cost.

-How much extra would it be?
-About $2,500.

I think herringbone would look
absolutely amazing.

I mean, this is
our master bedroom.

This is where all
the magic happens.

I love the idea.

Well, this is where
the magic happens.

-How can you say, "no"?
-[ laughs ]

let's also talk barn door.

I like the barn door thought,
but it's way too rustic.

We've actually fabricated some
steel barn doors in the past,

but it'll introduce
a little bit of that

industrial look back into it.

-What do you think of that?
-I think it sounds super unique.

It sounds expensive, though.

I'll give to you guys
at my cost for $1,000.

We might as well go for it.

I know everything is adding up.

I do have one more idea
I just want to throw out there.

What if we did a shiplap
on the back wall,

kind of give it a more modern
flair and run it vertical?

We can use a cost-friendly
material.

-We can do it out of mdf.
-How much is that?

-What are we talking?
-It'd be right at about $1,100.

I think the shiplap
is a really good idea.

-I like it a lot.
-I do, too.

But it is our master bedroom.

We'll be spending
a lot of time here.

-I like your thinking.
-I love clients like you guys.

-Perfect.
-Dream come true.

♪♪

♪♪

the brave.

This is a nonalcoholic shot.
It's a healthy shot.

It's called the brave.

It has ginger, garlic, oregano,
oil, turmeric, and lemon.

We probably need that
with all the dust

that we're inhaling right now.
-Uh-huh.

-Cheers.
-Cheers.

-Cheers.
-To being brave.

-Whoo.
-I liked it.

-That was different.
-It's so spicy.

-It actually made me sweat.
-[ laughs ]

are you guys excited to be
out of the house?

Very much so.

Well, that's why I wanted
to take you guys to breakfast

and just talk about
what's going on.
Yes.

Everyone that walks through
our front door is like,

"well, what are you doing
with your huge

20-foot wall
that goes upstairs?"
yep.

Well, I wasn't planning
on doing anything,

but now that everyone
has pointed that out,

I feel like I need
to do something on that wall.

♪♪

♪♪

everyone that walks
through our front door is like,

"well, what are you doing
with your huge 20-foot wall

that goes upstairs?"
-yep.

Well, I wasn't planning
on doing anything,

but now that everyone
has pointed that out,

I feel like I need
to do something on that wall.

I actually just did a job,

and there's a ton of extra
material, but it's brick.

I would give it to you
for free.

-Brick?
-It's rustic.

Kind of almost feel, like,
lofty, which is modern.
Yep.

Why don't I bring
some samples over?

We can put it up on the wall,

see what it looks like
and then go from there.
Cool.

Okay.
One more thing to check off
my list of worries.

Yes. Sorry.

You guys probably haven't eaten,
like, all day

because you have no kitchen.
-[ laughs ]

♪ together, we are strong ♪

♪♪

ant: Just pack light.

-Light?
-You're not taking that.

-Yes, I am.
-We're gone for six days.

We're not moving in.

I'm a girl, which means I like
to pack a lot of stuff.

Like, I feel like all girls
overpack.

What's the temperature
gonna be?

Well, it's England,
so it's likely to rain.

Plus, I have a little
surprise for you

because we're not
just going to England.

Where are we going?

I'm not telling you, or else
it wouldn't be a surprise.

Okay, but -- okay.

Do I need, like, a nice dress?

Yeah, you'll need a nice dress
for the evening.

Okay. So I need a nice dress.
I need warm stuff.

I need cold stuff, and you
want me to pack light.

You're not honestly
taking that whole suitcase.

Oh, my gosh. What?

I could put my bag
in your bag five times.

Are you gonna have
extra room in your bag?

Yes.
In fact, I'm nearly done.

Perfect, because
I'm gonna need it.
[ laughs ]

♪♪

-I brought the brick.
-Awesome.

♪♪

it's definitely rustic.

Some of it's a little bit
broken, jagged.

-It's used.
-I love it.

You can have the material.
I have it in a warehouse.

It's all yours,
yours for free.

-Awesome.
-This is a big wall, though.

-What is it, 20-foot ceilings?
-Yeah.

For labor and installation,

you're probably looking
at about an extra $5,000.

Whoa.

Okay.

When it comes down to it,
I want her to be happy.

-You want to do it?
-Let's do it.

-Let's do it.
-Okay.

I will have the material brought
over and let ross know.
Perfect.

♪♪

♪♪

I can't wait to see it. Oh.

As a family of three living
through a whole house

remodel all crammed
into one space,

that's really tough,
so it's important that I keep

jesse and missy
focused and excited

about how amazing their master
suite is gonna look.

Missy: Doesn't it feel
so much bigger in here?

Christina: It feels magical,
but my favorite part

is definitely carrying
the tile all the way through.

It looks amazing,
and the floating vanities,

you can tell just how cool
they're gonna look.

-Let's talk about the bedroom.
-Love, love, love the master.

The floors have become
my absolute favorite thing

in the house.
-It's so pretty.

How do you feel about
floating nightstands

that tie in
with the floating vanities?

I think I could dig that.

I think that would look
really cool.

There's just something
that's really bugging me.

-It's this wall.
-Don't like it?

I mean, the shiplap,
it looks cool,

but it's looking
very farmhousey.

I think there's definitely
something that we can do it

to carry it to a little more
of a modern rustic element.
Yeah.

And I think it could be
as simple as painting it.

It'll definitely feel a lot
more modern with a dark wall,

and then with
the floating nightstands,

that'll tie in a modern element,
and then don't forget,

we have that really
cool metal barn door,

which will also incorporate
a much more modern element.

Now you're talking to me.
That would be perfect.

All right.
Rustic-modern. We're back.

♪♪

♪♪

-how are you?
-Good. You?

I'm good.
When are the floors going in?

They're starting today.

They'll be going
in this weekend.

Oh, nice.
Well, that's a huge step.

The goal is move back
in the next couple of weeks.

-Yeah, couple weeks?
-Yeah.

♪♪

christina:
You're so close.

Jesse: The goal is to move back
in the next couple of weeks.

Cabinets look great,
and the counters

look absolutely beautiful.

I like how this is kind of,
like, teak and natural,

and then the marble countertops
are timeless,

and then this is just
so super modern and cool.

It really is rustic-modern.

I absolutely love it.
I mean, it's at the finish line.

It's just crazy push
to get everything done.

-Two weeks?
-That's the goal.

It's going to happen.

♪ let's go ♪

christina:
Jesse and missy have been

totally involved
with the transformation,

but I'm keeping them away
right now

because I want
to surprise them with decor

that's totally going to fit
with this rustic-modern style.

Look what I got.

Ooh. So cute.

And then you like to tuck them
in or leave it hang?

No, let's tuck it.

-More pop of color in here --
-yeah.

I think they're
gonna love it.

-What's up?
-It looks so good.

-How are you?
-Oh, my gosh.

I'm, oh, amazing.

After living in one bedroom for
months, today is the big day.

I can't wait for them
to see the master suite

I designed, but first,
I have to give jesse and missy

props for the design
they did on the ground floor.

They did a beautiful job.

-I seriously --
-oh.

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

When you walk in here,
it looks like a new york loft.

-It's a sexy house.
-Thank you.

I like the fact that you guys
did the waterfall countertop

with the black cabinets.

The bricks look amazing.

It all carries together
so nicely.

-It has so much character to it.
-It really looks awesome.

Christina:
The attention to detail

that you guys did
is beyond amazing.

I mean, I can stare
at this all day.

But are you guys ready
to go upstairs?

-Yes.
-Let's do it.

Okay.

-Oh, my god.
-Wow.

This is unbelievable.

I'm so glad you guys went
with herringbone.

-It looks perfect.
-Yep.

So just like downstairs,

there's so many
different elements in here,

but it's just the way
that everything ties together.

It's that whole industrial
modern, rustic-chic look.

-It's so beautiful.
-I love everything.

The black just looks, like,
super cool and modern.

-So much to take in right now.
-I know.

I still can't even believe
this is

where I get to sleep
every single night.

Oh, what about this?

I've never seen anything
like it.

Ross knocked it out of
the park on that one.

It's such a different element.

-I'm stoked.
-I am so stoked.

I could've never put this
together like this, ever.

You killed it.

The decor really blended in
with that space

to make it look way
beyond what we were expecting.

I love this door.

-My god.
-Wow.

This is insane, christina.

It feels like a spa.

It just all ties together
so nicely.

It's so unique.
It's just beautiful.

And I swear our bathroom feels
twice as big as it did before.

Literally, I've never
in my life had a spot

where I can actually
sit down and get ready.

You have your space there,
or you have the double sink.

You have tons of countertop.
You have a huge shower.

Like, there's just
a ton of space.

-Look at how big this thing is.
-I know.

It's crazy.

So I know we were really trying
to achieve

the rustic-modern style,
and I think we definitely did.

Everything came
together so well.

I don't even know what to say.

I think it was worth
every single penny.

♪♪

the overall outcome
was amazing.

This is something we're going
to love for years to come.

Thank you.
Thank you so much.

Thank you so much,
christina.

-I really, really appreciate it.
-Thank you.

Being able to help my friends
with a home remodel

has been
an amazing experience.

I know they'll love
their new master suite,

and it's really
brought us closer together.

♪ oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ all the world is my stage ♪

ant:
How heavy is your bag?

-Heavy.
-Oh, my god.

Christina: This me and ant's
first big trip together.

I'm just thinking that
we're going to london,

but then he surprises me
and tells me

we are headed
to ireland to a castle.

We did all this random stuff
like horseback riding

and high tea,
bow-and-arrow shooting.

Ant: If you hit the yellow,
I'll do a dare.

In the lake? No pressure.

-Good?
-Right.

-Oh, yeah!
-You did it.

-Whoo!
-[ laughs ]

oh, yeah. Whoo!

I knew I was gonna hit that
target, aimed it and bull's-eye.

In the lake, you go.

♪♪

[ gasps ] cold?

Good times.

Ant is like a big kid,

and life feels so much
more positive with him in it.

He really helps ground me.

♪ whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪

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!