Christina on the Coast (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 8 - Wedding Special - full transcript
The house hunt begins after Christina and Ant decide to move in together. The clock is ticking as they rush to renovate and move into their dream home before hosting a secret wedding.
On this episode of
"christina on the coast"...
What do you have
to have in a house?
Must have a garage.
- How many car garage?
-Seven.
- Seven?
the view is just amazing.
Yeah, that's epic.
I appreciate modern
architecture,
I just wouldn't want
it for everyday living.
- Oh
-oh, wow.
The ceilings are amazing.
Wow. I mean, that's what
you're paying for.
That's beautiful.
- I have some really good news.
-What?
- We got the house.
-What?
Christina, are you engaged?
Shh, we wanna keep it
a secret.
There's a few issues
with the house.
It's like straight out
of a freaking episode
of "flip or flop."
I want all of our
friends and family
to show up thinking
they're at a housewarming party
when really they're gonna
walk into a wedding.
they're getting married.
surprise.
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.
-Whoo.
...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.
I love this.
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.
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.
And so far,
I'm loving the ride.
I'm so excited that
we're gonna live together.
- I know, right?
-Yeah.
oh, I marked you.
After my home in
yorba linda sold,
I moved into
a short-term rental
and I was looking for
a home in newport beach
for me and the kids.
But then ant and I decided
to buy a house together.
So we're basically starting
the home search all over again.
I'm so glad that we made
the decision to do this
before I bought
a house without you.
Buying a house together
totally makes sense
and I can't wait.
But now I also have to take
his wishlist into account
which could get interesting.
Minimum of 4 bedrooms,
that way the kids
all have space.
The important thing for
the british side of it is that
my kids have a space
that feels like theirs.
Yes, of course.
So when they come,
it's their second home.
Yes.
I would love to have a pool.
Pool would be a bonus.
Not a necessity.
See it would be nice
to live by the water.
Yeah, agreed.
It's beautiful.
Literally right there
you walk to the right,
and you're on the bay,
and it's so beautiful.
You walk to the left,
you're on the ocean.
The con is,
you have very small lots,
very expensive,
not much privacy.
Go a little bit inland
where it's a little
bit less expensive.
We can have a yard
and then we can ride
our bikes to the beach.
We're looking to buy in
the newport beach area,
but the exact neighborhood
is something that
we haven't quite agreed on.
Ant wants to be
close to the water,
but I've been an agent in
this area for a long time
and I don't think we're gonna
both find what we want
on the water.
I think we need
to go more inland.
What's on your wishlist?
What do you have
to have in a house?
I think a bit of space.
It just has to be private.
Must have a garage.
- How many car garage?
-Seven.
- Seven?
I've really got to have
a three-car garage.
Not only do I want
a space to park a car,
but I want a space to
be able to work on a car
in the evenings.
I've always got
a project on the go.
- It's got to have closet space.
I'm sorry, it's true.
Either that or a spare
four bedrooms for your shoes.
It's got to have closet space,
and thank god
you don't take up much
because...
oh, look,
this is an open house.
Oh, wow.
Should we run around?
Kind of a little
bit modern looking.
Yeah, let's go look.
It's not really cape cod.
It's all right.
I don't even know
what cape cod means.
It sounds like lunch.
When we find one,
I'll show you.
Love a good open house.
I don't really love
the modern look,
I like more cape cod
or farmhouse style.
I don't mind the modern look.
You know,
I like big open spaces,
the industrial feel,
metal accents.
And this has
a three-car garage.
- Hi.
-Welcome.
Hi, I'm john cain.
Hi. Christina,
nice to meet you.
Hey, I'm ant. Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you guys,
thanks for coming.
Thank you.
So the house itself is
about 2,600 square feet.
It has 4 bedrooms,
3 baths,
over 10,000 square
feet on the lot.
So take a look around,
let me know what you think.
- What are you listed at?
-Just under $3.7.
Okay, cool.
- Thank you.
-Enjoy, thank you.
There was honestly
a time when looking
at houses in this price range
felt like a total fantasy.
I've worked really, really
hard to get to a place
where this is even
a possibility.
So I'm grateful for
where I am today.
Seeing these houses
has really reminded me
of how far I've come.
Where do you want to start,
inside, outside?
I want to go
straight to the pool.
Oh, okay.
wow, I mean, that's what
you're paying for.
That's beautiful.
Yeah, that is beautiful.
It's a bit of a trek,
though, isn't it?
To the beach?
Maybe two miles.
- I love this.
-The infinity edge?
I love it.
I feel like the lot
feels smaller than 10,000,
but they really
packed everything in.
You have, like,
a little golf course,
you have a pool, a spa.
It just feels so cramped.
You can see right into
the neighbors gardens.
Yeah, there's a little bit
of a privacy issue, I mean...
- I can just see it.
-Us in our bathing suits, "hi."
I think it would be great
to be next to the water,
but I don't really want to
be on top of other neighbors.
You definitely give up privacy
the closer you get to the water.
- You mean "priv-acy."
-privacy.
But it's pronounced privacy,
and here in the usa
you speak english.
Right.
- Badly.
looks like a sauna?
No, that looks like
a hippie room.
There's a little area
for the kids to play.
Oh, hello.
Oh, yes.
This is right up my alley.
- This is am --
you do it on
the outside, yeah.
this is pretty cool,
you know it is.
Yeah.
What a pleasant surprise.
I like it.
What do you think?
That's the most
antisocial seating ever.
I'll sit here. See you there.
it's, like, it's...It's small.
I mean,
it's not what we're used to.
There's gonna be six of us
and I can't picture that
as, like, our family room.
Aren't open houses
supposed to have cookies?
No, not all.
I thought
that's the whole point.
What's the point of
going to an open house
that doesn't have free
chocolate chip cookies?
I never have cookies when
I have an open house, sorry.
Oh, this is cool.
Wow, it's completely different.
I mean, the kids can have their
own zone down here to chill.
I like the fireplace.
Like, I actually prefer to
really make it our own anyways.
It would be easy to
change this back wall
and the flooring's not super
modern, so we could keep that.
I appreciate modern
architecture,
I just wouldn't want it
for everyday living.
I kinda like the modern
vibe of this house,
but christina's
not really into it.
I think I'm starting to realize
that we're probably
on different pages.
Bedroom number one.
It's a little small,
there's no closet.
We'd have to add a closet
and then it'd be really small.
Yeah.
Although that could be
the bathroom for it.
I just feel like we should be
a bit closer to the beach.
At least be able to walk
there or cycle there.
Yeah, you want to be
closer with this view?
$10 million.
All right, here's the master.
I mean, you can see all
the way to the ocean.
It's like a picture.
Wow, check that out.
It is beautifully done.
Okay, so this is probably
my least favorite
part of the house.
This is, like,
really too modern for me,
but I really don't mind
doing a little bit
of a remodel in here.
What's this?
Oh, well,
that's a pleasant surprise.
It's a nice closet.
Wonder if there's
another one, though,
'cause it's only
gonna fit my stuff.
yeah, that ain't
big enough for you.
Guest bathroom.
It's quite funky isn't it,
everything around here.
It's a very modern design.
Yeah, look at that view.
Can you see it?
No, but can you see it?
Can you see it?
No.
No, I'm being serious.
No, I'm not tall enough.
- Then I'll show you.
-Oh, my god.
Oh, wow.
That is actually really nice.
You can see that
from your height?
- Of course I can.
-Oh.
Shorty. Come on.
Oh, this is cool.
This would be like a really
nice design studio space.
This room has the best
view in the house.
It is amazing.
Oh, it shares the balcony.
- Oh, that's cute.
-I like it.
Love the balcony.
You know what would
have been really nice?
If the master would have been
on this side of the house
'cause this is a less busy road
and this has a way better --
look at the view.
-The view's unbelievable.
The view is unbelievable.
Yeah, this is my favorite
part of the house.
But wait, there's only
one bedroom up here,
besides the master.
So we'd actually have
to convert this room
back into a bedroom.
Well, it would have to be
because --
one of the kids would
have this amazing view.
You know that'd be taylor
trying to claim it.
Oh, yeah.
what did you guys think?
It's a beautiful house.
But between the two of us,
we have four kids.
Yeah, a bit more of, like,
living space and then also
the bedroom situation.
- It's not gonna work?
-It's beautifully done.
hi.
Hey, how it going,
what are you up to?
- Hi.
-Hi, cashy.
- Some exciting news.
-What?
Could be a good thing.
So, I got this email
from a local agent
who has a pocket listing
that is not on the market.
Before we decided
to buy together,
this would've been
totally out of my budget.
But this house is
pretty incredible.
It's on a half acre lot.
- Yeah, where is it though?
-It's outside dover shores.
- It's right there.
-In newport?
Yeah, and it has
a three car garage.
you had me at three car garage.
How much is it?
$4.5. So it's a lot.
It is the absolute
peak of our budget.
It's a bit over
the peak of the budget.
Yeah.
There's not a lot for sale.
There's not a lot for sale.
Who knows, maybe there's
room to negotiate.
And I think
it's worth taking a look
just because it looks like
such a unique property.
Over the past few
months before ant and I
decided to buy a house
together,
I looked at a ton
of houses for sale.
Oh, wow.
I can work with that.
- Is there a pool?
-Nope.
I wonder if there's
room to add one,
what do you think?
I like the vibe.
It's not a very good layout.
I could definitely get
used to waking up to that.
The only thing is,
that and the front yard,
that's all you get.
You're paying for the ocean.
I was also showing ant
a lot of these houses
that were for sale
along the way.
So we have sort of
a head start in knowing
what's for sale right now.
Having seen a ton of houses
that just weren't right
I feel like we really need
to look at this latest place.
Finding a home for sale on
a half acre lot on the beach
is practically unheard of.
We have to take a look.
- When are we going?
-We can go tomorrow.
open sesame.
I do like the fact
that it's gated.
And it's close to the beach.
But then it's
really not private.
Because everyone can
just see right in here.
Yeah, but I can fix
those gates.
How?
- I have my ways.
-What are you gonna do?
- I can fix the gates.
-You're not handy.
- You're kidding me.
-I'm just kidding.
It's big, isn't it?
Has a three-car garage.
Which means I need to get
two more classic cars.
okay.
- Oh.
-Oh, wow.
Oh, my gosh.
The ceilings are amazing.
It's a 4-bedroom, 3-bath.
So this is like an office
or a sitting room?
Study?
What is this?
Currently it's like
an office or playroom.
But I feel like this
should be a bedroom.
Then you'd have
a five-bedroom house or...
Or something else.
Like a game room
or movie room.
Oh, what is that?
- That's the biggest island.
-The world's biggest island.
Don't you think it's, like,
maybe a little bit weird?
I like it.
And it needs it 'cause
look at the size of this.
It's a little bit...
It doesn't need a lot either.
- It needs a lot.
-Oh, no.
What?
No, it feels a little sterile.
And it feels very hipster
and that's not my style.
We want this house
to really reflect us
and I want something
more farmhouse,
more contemporary,
it's just not my style.
I can't argue with that.
Oh, my gosh, can you imagine
the kids playing out there?
That's so much better
than any other house.
The yard's probably, like,
seriously, four times the size
of any yard we've seen.
The pool's
maybe a little plain.
But you can add things to that.
What the heck is going
on past the pool?
It looks like a jungle.
I know but that
can be dealt with.
Think about it,
this is newport.
You're never gonna get
a house with this much space.
Imagine the kids, come on.
You got space here
for the kids to have
dinners, play with
their friends,
then there's a pool
which is amazing.
And then beyond that,
I can already see a space --
beyond that is
a whole 'nother yard
that's gonna cost
a fortune to deal with it.
We're already looking at
spending a lot of money inside
just walking through.
No, no, you're spending
a lot of money inside.
This is expensive.
I know but if you --
okay, so make it
low maintenance.
- Fake grass.
-Low maintenance?
Yeah, but if you get
rid of all this jungle...
Fake grass costs a fortune.
I know, but once it's in,
it's there forever.
Oh, my god, it's perfect
size for a soccer pitch.
Oh, my gosh, it's so messy.
All this needs to be
majorly trimmed back.
And plus,
it's on a flight path.
Yeah, but newport's on
the flight path here.
If you want to buy
a house in newport,
you're gonna have
to swallow the planes.
The privacy is amazing.
That's "priv-acy."
the privacy.
No, it's privacy,
you know it's privacy.
You brits pronounce
everything wrong.
What are you talking about?
We pronounce it correctly.
If you think about it, we're
speaking the queen's english
and we gave it
to you americans.
We don't have a queen here.
Say, aluminum.
"alu-min-um."
you just added
a syllable for no reason.
I know but it sounds better.
Say herbs.
No, no, the h isn't silent.
It's herb.
What's the first
letter in zebra?
- It's a zed.
-Zed-ebra?
It's zed.
So alone it's a zed.
Point proven.
- Together it's a zebra.
there's a lot of
privacy in the garage.
There's privacy in the garage.
No, it's "gar-age!"
--got you.
This is the master?
This is amazing.
Oh, it's incredible.
I think this is
the most amazing --
look.
What is that?
There's a loft
inside the master?
It's like bigger than
a whole bedroom up there.
This is the best
bedroom I've ever seen.
This doesn't even
make sense to me.
- What would you do up here?
-Oh.
It just seems like
a waste of square footage.
I've seen your wardrobe.
this would probably
accommodate for half of it.
- This is can be my closet?
-not a chance.
Yes, thank you.
Oh, my gosh,
now you're thinking.
oh!
Oh, my gosh, obsessed.
Oh, my god, the shower.
- I like this.
-do you like brass?
- Mm. It's all right.
-Oh, my gosh. I love brass.
I've always wanted
brass fixtures.
it's a bidet.
- oh.
-Ooh.
Yeah, that creeps me out.
Oh, I like it. Watch.
Oh, you see, it washes you.
And dries your bumper.
Oh, I don't like that.
I'll be honest,
I don't like it.
I love it!
You don't have to use it.
You can use the other toilet.
- Kid's room.
-Oh, it's nice.
It's really cute.
That's lovely,
I love the barn door.
I love how every single room
has these amazing ceilings.
I do love the ceilings.
The bathroom's interesting.
taylor will not like this.
And I also am not really
sure about a door
being in the bathroom to go
outside it's kind of weird.
Especially if this is
gonna be the kids' bathroom.
Yeah.
Then they can't have
that door there.
Yeah, that's weird.
So, cha-ching.
Bray's room.
A little small,
but it's perfect for him.
I had a jack-and-jill
bathroom growing up
and actually really liked it.
- There's another bedroom.
-Oh, so cute.
This bathroom is adorable.
This is exactly how
I would design a bathroom.
I love every single room
has high ceilings.
I know.
This room is so cute.
Oh, my gosh,
I love the balcony.
This house has enough space
for when ant's kids
come to visit.
So the layout
really works for us
and the yard is amazing.
We're just gonna have
to figure out the price,
but at least we both love it.
Whenever you walk into a home,
you know straight away.
Do you feel like
this is a home?
I can definitely see us
living here together.
Great location.
Great family home.
We can cycle to the beach.
And it's private.
So let's calculate how much
the major job's gonna be
and knock it off
the four and a half.
I'd say we have to put
100 grand into it.
But then we're gonna do more
because we're gonna
want to make it our own.
Because it's you.
- No, because it's you.
-Okay, because of me.
You can be quite persuasive.
Exactly.
All right,
let's give it a shot.
all right.
No, it's exciting,
it's good news.
Yeah, I'm gonna
tell him right now.
All right, thank you.
All right,
we'll talk soon, bye.
What?
I have some really good news.
What?
what?
I have some really good news.
What?
We got the house.
Oh, my god.
- it's crazy, right?
-Well, that's it for real?
Yeah, they accepted our offer.
So hang on a second, let it
just sink in for a second.
So that's it, we got the house?
Well, okay, okay, I mean,
yes, they accepted the offer.
So now I need to set up
the home inspection.
Right.
Meet izzy out there,
have him make sure
everything's okay.
But we are officially
in escrow.
Oh, my...
We could close in, like,
three weeks.
It's gonna be amazing.
- You happy?
-Yeah.
I'm kind of shocked, actually.
It's like, it's a real home.
It doesn't feel real, no.
- hey.
-Hey.
Come on in.
This is great.
- Yeah, it's cool, huh?
-Oh, yeah.
Please inspect it thoroughly.
Inside, outside, anything
you see let me know.
- hey.
-Hi.
Oh. Tell me
there's good news.
Wow. A lot of house.
There's a few issues
with the house.
I was up in the attic and it
looks like your experiencing
some termite damage there.
- Might have to get it tented.
-Tented?
Yeah.
Oh, gosh,
this is a big house to tent.
$6,000 to $8,000.
Oh!
Plus, if the termites got to
the beams under the house,
you might have to take
out all the floors.
Oh, my gosh.
Okay, what else?
I needed to actually show
you a few things outside.
Okay.
it's cute hearing
the kids play outside.
The neighbor kids.
This whole fence is
all dry rotted here.
All along this side to the end.
- And all along that side.
-That side, too?
Yeah, it's just odd.
It's a wood fence, it rots,
and it's just that time
where you gotta replace it.
And what are my options?
You could go stucco,
kind of like what you
have for the garden walls
and the planters.
But that could run
$60,000 to $80,000.
Oh! Okay, no, what are
my other options?
What about just to
try to repair this?
We're just gonna put
bandaids on there.
Kind of like what's been
done for the last 10 years.
Uh-huh.
3 grand.
Okay,
something to think about.
That's a lot of money.
- Anything else?
-Yeah.
Okay, so I need you
to look at this here.
Okay, what do you see?
Eh, it's crooked.
Exactly.
So it's crooked
and it's ready to fall over.
Yeah.
So you're gonna have
to tear that out.
The whole thing's gotta go.
The whole thing has to go
'cause everything's attached,
it's just one piece.
how much is that?
Oh, the tear out's gonna
be a couple of grand.
But the biggest thing is
what do you put back there?
'cause one I tear that out,
that concrete's gone.
Oh, yeah, you have to
replace it with something.
- Exactly.
-And I feel like, yeah.
Oh, okay.
So what looked like "oh, great,
I got an outdoor kitchen,"
you really don't have
an outdoor kitchen.
And for a space like this,
something you might
want to consider.
Yeah, any buyer
who buys this house
is gonna expect that
to be functioning.
Yes.
- Anything else?
-Yeah.
It looks like you might
have some rodents.
Rodents?
Yeah, that might be coming in.
Okay, so here,
you have red tape.
Yeah, I was wondering
what that is.
Usually that occurs
because you're having mice,
rodents, will be getting
inside the house.
I mean,
to safeguard everything,
that's a few grand.
Wow.
Okay, I mean, this is
way more than I thought.
Yeah, I just have
one last thing.
What?
- Just one last thing.
-Izzy.
So this is pretty much
just shot right here.
- This is all shot.
-Oh, my gosh.
I would actually
redo all the piers.
Make it safe, get rid of all
the dry rotted
girders underneath.
And just build it and put
a new railing up here.
How much is that gonna run?
$7,000?
- Oh, jeez.
-$7,000 to $10,000.
you have a little over
$100,000 worth of repairs.
- $100,000?
-Yes.
Oh, my gosh. Oh, my gosh.
Yeah.
What a nightmare.
I'm gonna have to
go back with a major
request for repair
from the seller.
I absolutely cannot buy
this house for that price.
This is way more work than
I thought it would be.
If the seller won't provide
the 100 grand in credits
off our offer, I don't
think we can make this work.
- All right.
-All right.
- Thank you.
-Okay.
what?
What's happened?
What's happened?
Okay, well,
that was the realtor.
The seller will not even budge
and give us any money
towards the credits.
What, not a single penny?
No, she's refusing.
That's crazy,
that's a lot of extra work.
At that price,
we didn't plan for
any of that significant work.
Now it's like
we're buying a fixer.
I think we need to back out.
the seller will not even budge
and give us any money
towards the credits.
What, not a single penny?
No, she's refusing.
Even after that list,
you and izzy did?
Yeah.
And at that price,
we didn't plan for
any of that significant work.
Now it's like
we're buying a fixer.
I mean,
the list is huge of problems.
I think we need to back out.
You want to back out?
I don't think we have a choice.
At that price, by the time
we put all the work into it,
it doesn't make
financial sense for us.
I agree.
So walk away.
It's the right decision.
Looks like we're
back to square one.
- hi.
-I'm brad.
- Hi, brad, nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you.
Hi, christina.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
Come on in, so it's
4 bedrooms, 4-bath.
Sits on
a 3,000 square foot lot.
Take a look, let me know
if you have any questions.
- Awesome, thank you.
-Thanks so much.
Thanks.
One good thing about
losing that house is that
we can still consider
something on the water for ant.
I found this place that
only has a two-car garage,
but it's right on the water.
Wow, check out that view.
I really like the style,
it's very modern, very clean,
it's very coastal.
Talk about waterfront.
It's literally
right on the water.
- I love the doors.
-Oh.
You know what will be so cute?
Imagine having a little boat
and just walking down the dock
and hopping in
and going to dinner?
- It's adorable.
-Yeah.
- It's not very private, though.
-Yep.
There's not a lot of
space for the kids.
I would be actually
terrified that brayden would
just try to hop on
a boat and sail away.
--right?
What, becomes a pirate?
He has his captain's
license and he's out.
It's beautiful, but...
This place may not be a fit,
but I'm trying to
keep an open mind.
Plus as an agent,
it's always helpful
to see what things
are selling for.
This might be the master.
- Oh.
-Great master bedroom.
Love the high ceilings.
Do you know what?
I'm actually quite surprised.
I thought it would
be a lot smaller.
Yeah, I think the high ceilings
makes it feel a lot more grand.
The view is just amazing. Wow.
- Yeah, that's epic.
-Really nice.
This is kind of interesting,
so you step down
to the restroom.
Shower's cool,
you love a bathtub.
It's very modern,
though, isn't it?
Very modern.
I like it.
Surprisingly,
pretty big closet.
For you, it would be better
that this was the closet
and that was the bedroom.
oh, funny guy.
- Guest bathroom?
- I tell you what's really weird.
There's parts of it
that's your kind of style.
And then it all goes
really ultra modern.
Yeah, they did go with
very modern bathrooms.
Everything's angular.
A little too modern
for me probably.
Bedroom two.
Here's the thing,
these rooms feel pretty small.
That's because they are small.
I wonder if we're
gonna be able to see
all the way to the ocean.
You know what,
I'm a little bit disappointed.
You can't really see
anything up here.
it's like a box on
the top of a roof.
Yeah.
So this one's on the water,
but you give up a yard, privacy,
and a three-car garage.
Plus there's no extra bedroom
when my kids come and visit.
So you're agreeing,
we look more inland.
Agreed.
- Let's go grab lunch.
-Ooh, hamburgers?
salad.
You must be joking.
good, I'm driving
and I just got a crazy call.
It's a call from our agent
about the house.
The one where we're
negotiating with the seller
about the credits.
You're not gonna believe
what he just told me.
good, I'm driving
and I just got a call from
our agent about the house.
Tell me.
They changed their
mind when they realized
that we're gonna back out.
And they accepted
our counter offer.
They dropped
the price by $300,000.
Yep.
It's exciting, huh?
All right, well,
we'll celebrate tonight.
All right,
I'll see you tonight.
Love you.
oh, my gosh.
This is ours.
I can't believe it.
oh, my gosh.
I'm speechless.
It truly is amazing.
Come on.
Oh, my gosh.
All right, crack it.
Crack this open.
- whoo.
My favorite champagne.
- can you believe this is ours?
- happy?
-I'm so excited.
- Are you happy?
-I'm so excited.
- You know what it feels like?
-It feels like home.
- It feels like a fresh start.
-Yeah, it does.
so quiet.
So peaceful, right?
We can sit there
and have coffee.
Maybe a nice hammock
right here.
Tons of string lights.
Lighting everywhere.
I'm talking about
lighting this place up.
- Speakers so we can listen --
-chairs around there.
Chairs around there.
Speakers for music.
Oh, it's perfect.
Let's go look inside.
I want to show you
what I have in mind.
- Just one or two things.
-What, more?
- Yeah, more.
-My, god.
This is our dream house.
So I have izzy coming over
and we'll set a deadline.
In here, there's something
I'm really excited about.
- See that small refrigerator?
-Yep.
I'm gonna close off that door
and do a massive refrigerator.
Really a showpiece.
We'd have to close
off the laundry room,
and we'd have to do
a door through the hallway
because this is gonna
be one big wall.
- So block that door.
-Uh-huh.
- Big fridge.
-Big fridge.
It'll be all clean and cute.
- Over here...
I'm thinking either we paint
these white or we do cabinets
because this just
feels harsh and very --
cabinets.
- Cabinets.
-Cabinets and keep it tidy.
Yeah.
How about we just celebrate
moving in?
Okay, well, I'm just excited.
Just for, like, 30 minutes.
- I have so many ideas.
-Hit me.
One project
I'm really excited about
is making the front room
into my design studio.
I'm thinking
herringbone floors,
storage for all
my fabrics and samples,
and then lots of cool
art to inspire me.
I'm gonna have that seriously
it's gonna be demoed tomorrow.
Okay.
Start working on
the kids' rooms.
Yard?
- Lots of work on the yard.
-It's gonna be tons of work.
So are we gonna go for
a soccer pitch at the back?
Yep.
So I'll fix the gates.
Make them more private.
The rest, I'm afraid,
is in your court.
- good luck with that.
-Oh, my gosh.
I've got a lot to do.
- hi.
-You've gotta be super careful.
I'm not wearing
appropriate shoes.
Yeah, yeah.
You've gotta be very careful.
Right off the bat,
we have a problem.
Izzy was right about termites
getting into the floor beams.
Luckily,
we didn't have to tent,
but we did have to
rip out so much more
of the flooring than
I was planning on.
How scary does this look?
It looks horrible.
Yeah, we removed
all the plywood.
Right.
Then once we pulled
up the subfloor,
we had to replace
the structural girder.
Why?
It was all --
tons of termite damage.
So termites underneath
the house ate the biggest beam?
Yeah, so you got
a structural beam.
We had to replace that.
It's like straight out
of a freaking episode
of "flip or flop."
- I love the herringbone.
-Yeah.
I can actually
see the vision now
I think for the first time yet.
-Mm-hmm.
I'm so glad
we're doing the theater
and the kids don't know
so it's a surprise.
Yeah.
This is, like, the one thing
that they really liked
from the yorba linda house
so I'm glad that we did this.
Aw, that's great.
So that when it's all carpeted
and the theater seats are in,
then we have some
surround sound,
get rid of the wallpaper,
black out curtains.
I can smell
the popcorn already.
- Right?
-Yep.
So this room
we have the good plan.
So we got the tile
going on in here.
Yep.
- And it's gonna be white grout?
-Yep.
In here, this is brayden's
room as you know.
Yes.
I ordered a closet
so he'll have a closet.
And...Hi, guys.
New tile about to go in here,
it's gonna look so nice.
So the sink tile in here,
we're gonna run it all
the way through here.
Yep.
And the window
looks really good.
- Yeah, I agree.
-Thank you.
So all this is being
wired because I'm doing
a smart home
and I'm doing cameras
and a security
system and obviously
I need all that stuff,
so nacho will have
all the cabinets in
by the 28th as well.
- We're also building this out.
-Mm-hmm.
This is the part nacho's
doing and I'm doing drawers
that pull out, 'cause
obviously there's all --
okay.
...This wasted space
under there,
so don't worry about that,
but just know that
that's going on.
Okay.
♪ I'm gonna let
you have it, boy ♪
- hi.
-Hi.
- How are you?
-Good, how are you?
Thanks for meeting me.
Of course, I got
you a water already.
Such a beautiful day.
It's gorgeous, I love
coming down here so much.
I know, it's so nice.
The reno is a huge project
but I have something
even bigger planned that
nobody knows about, yet.
Of course, the first
person I'm gonna talk to
about it is
my best friend cassie.
How's it going at the house?
- It's a hot mess.
-Yeah.
Construction war zone.
I don't know why I decide
to always do this to myself.
It's like I like punishment.
I think you like living
amongst a little bit
of chaos at times.
-I think I do.
It's a lot,
but we'll get there.
I actually am working
on a special project
I wanted to show you.
-Oh, good.
what?
I actually am working
on a special project
I wanted to show you.
-Oh, good.
what?
christina.
Are you engaged?
Shh.
- Yes.
-What?
- Yes.
-Congratulations!
Oh, my god!
I can't believe it.
Oh, my god.
okay, the reason why
I said shh is because
we want to keep it a secret.
Oh, my god, I can't
wait to see the ring.
Where's the ring?
- I can't wear it in public.
-Oh.
It's at home hiding.
I'll show you it later.
All right,
wear it around the house?
It's beautiful, yes,
I sleep with it.
- Oh.
also, I want you to help
me plan the wedding.
Oh, absolutely,
you know I'm gonna plan
the whole thing for you.
So not only do
we want the engagement
to be a secret, we want
the whole entire wedding
to be a secret.
So I want all of our friends
and family to show up
thinking they're at
a housewarming party
when really they're gonna
walk into a wedding.
Oh, my god.
I think...
How much time do we have?
Like six months? A year?
Like we want it at
the end of the year.
We have to do it quickly
because I'm worried
that we can't keep
the secret that long.
Six weeks to plan
a whole wedding, cake,
vendors, caterers,
your wedding dress.
Well, if anyone can
pull it off, it's you.
All right, let's do it.
You're lucky I love you.
Do you think your house
will be ready by then?
That's a little risky.
We have to get to work.
Yeah, we got
a lot of work to do.
My god,
we're planning a wedding.
- Love you.
- Love you, too, congratulations.
Thank you.
with the wedding just
a few weeks away,
everyone is pushing
to get the renovation
finished in time,
including ant.
so excited.
Ant's been working hard
on these gates for me
and he's finally done.
- Hey.
-Hey.
Oh, my gosh.
- Happy?
-Perfection.
You're the best.
They look amazing.
izzy's finishing the flooring
in the rest of the house
and ant and his friend
chris are installing
a custom railing in
the master bedroom loft.
If you want to lay all
of these out like...
Yeah, we'll just carry them up.
say, can you put that
in the living room?
You can just lean it
against the wall for now.
everything is really crazy
right now and it all feels
like it's happening at once.
This is chaos.
Moving in,
finishing up the reno,
and planning the wedding.
Cassie's even pulled
some dresses for me
to try on because going to
a bridal store right now
isn't an option and we want
to keep this wedding a secret.
--dress number on.
Oh, my gosh.
You look beautiful.
You really do.
What do you think of
the dress?
The dress...
It doesn't have that,
like, wow factor.
Yeah.
I feel like what's weird
is that it looks like
it's see through on the hips
when it's, like, the fabric
shouldn't have been --
-yeah.
...And it just --
it needs lots of alterations.
It does.
I do have one more option
that we were able
to pull some strings,
that I think that you
really will love.
Okay, let's get you in there.
Okay, ready?
turn around.
ready?
turn around.
- oh, my god.
-This is fancy.
Ooh, I love the back.
- Isn't that beautiful?
-Yes.
I think this is...
- The sleeves.
-This is so beautiful.
This is, like,
made perfectly for you.
It really does fit,
I mean, barely.
Well, you don't have much
time around the corner so.
I absolutely love it.
I love the back,
I love the sleeve.
It's like it was made for me.
I just couldn't be happier.
It's perfect.
Well, that was a big to do
we just checked off.
- Yes.
-Dress is done.
Invitations are out,
catering's done,
the vendors booked, we have
all the lighting coming in.
We have things being built
out specially for the day.
Do you think anyone knows?
I don't think anyone knows.
You know,
every day I check my email,
I go online
and I pray that it's not online
or someone's broke the news
so if we can just keep it going
I think we're gonna
be good to go.
This was a big step,
getting the dress done
and not being caught
trying on a dress is huge
so take one last look.
This is definitely the one.
- This is the one.
-I'm so excited.
- all coming together.
-Sure is.
I'm so excited to
have clients here.
Ready for clients.
One of the elements that
I'm most excited about
in this house is
my new design studio.
I transformed the living room
in the front of the house
into my new office, a great
place where I can meet
with clients and work
with my design team.
It's a perfect spot, when people
walk in to meetings.
Everything looks great.
Love it, I love these doors
too and how open it is.
- It's really nice.
-The trees.
It really came together,
you did a fantastic job.
Thank you for all your help.
My pleasure.
- hi.
-Hey.
Hey, champagne!
- I brought your favorite.
-I like your style.
You haven't seen
the place fully dialed.
- What do you think?
-I'm so happy for you.
- Izzy, how you doing?
-How you doing?
- You're bearing gifts.
-Yes, sir.
That's a good man,
what do you think?
It's amazing.
izzy did such an amazing job
and I cannot believe how much
this house has transformed.
And I'm really proud
of how my design
for the house came together.
So there's major teamwork
in this house.
The flooring was definitely
the biggest, boldest
decision that we made here.
Like, it's my favorite flooring
that I've ever done.
Yeah, yeah.
The fact that that little
fridge was there before
and then it had that
open wall that went
to the office
and then the laundry room.
There was just way
too much going on
so it just feels
so much better.
And now that you have
the theater room,
cheers, which is like their
favorite room in the house.
Cheers.
It looks amazing, I'm obsessed.
- Welcome home.
-Thank you. Home.
I want to show you what
we did with the master.
All right.
- The master's my favorite room.
-Nice.
So ant actually built
this bed and the light.
This is nice.
Huge transformation.
I just love coming
home to this room.
- I think she's happy.
-Yeah.
- Well done, man.
-Yeah.
What really makes
this home a fresh start
for all of us is
that this is where
ant and I will be married
and start a new life together.
But finishing the house
is only the beginning.
We still have a surprise
wedding to pull off.
Okay, it's early afternoon,
the day before the wedding.
Load-in has just begun.
I'm super excited.
That's where the tent is going
so the guys have
been working hard
already last hour.
Isn't that beautiful?
The chandeliers.
- Very, very, very.
-Are you excited?
- No one even knows.
-No one knows, huh, tay?
Everything's getting
set up for the big day.
I'm so excited for the wedding.
it's christina
and ant's wedding day.
It's been crazy but everything's
really coming together.
I can't wait to see the reaction
on everyone's faces
once they realize
it's not a housewarming party.
The invitation asked everyone
to dress up for the night
so hopefully they listened.
So I show up in my fancy suit
thinking I'm going
to christina's party.
And I start seeing the chairs,
all the people
and then I see the altar
and I start realizing
this is ant's
and christina's wedding!
they're getting married.
you may now kiss your bride.
I'm so glad we were able
to get married at home,
seeing our parents
and our friends
and everyone
we love in one place.
There's nothing better.
Well, it's a top secret wedding.
I never believed in fate
before I met christina.
You are the single
most amazing person
I've ever met.
so ladies and gentlemen,
mrs. Anstead.
cassie, come here.
Come here.
I really, really want to thank
this girl right here, cassie.
kept it a secret on top of
everything else
that you do for every single
other person on this planet.
You're absolutely amazing
and I love you so much
and I appreciate you so much.
Our wedding was amazing.
Everyone was so surprised.
The tent was gorgeous,
the meal was incredible.
I'm so thankful we were able
to pull this wedding off.
It was the perfect
housewarming party
and we're so excited to
start our lives together
in our new home.
And now,
an hgtv exclusive sneak peek.
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!
- Hey!
- Thank you for coming.
-You! Hi, good to see you!
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.
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.
All right, you guys ready?
- Yes!
-Oh, my gosh!
- Welcome home, pandos!
- 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.
thank you!
"christina on the coast"...
What do you have
to have in a house?
Must have a garage.
- How many car garage?
-Seven.
- Seven?
the view is just amazing.
Yeah, that's epic.
I appreciate modern
architecture,
I just wouldn't want
it for everyday living.
- Oh
-oh, wow.
The ceilings are amazing.
Wow. I mean, that's what
you're paying for.
That's beautiful.
- I have some really good news.
-What?
- We got the house.
-What?
Christina, are you engaged?
Shh, we wanna keep it
a secret.
There's a few issues
with the house.
It's like straight out
of a freaking episode
of "flip or flop."
I want all of our
friends and family
to show up thinking
they're at a housewarming party
when really they're gonna
walk into a wedding.
they're getting married.
surprise.
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.
-Whoo.
...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.
I love this.
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.
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.
And so far,
I'm loving the ride.
I'm so excited that
we're gonna live together.
- I know, right?
-Yeah.
oh, I marked you.
After my home in
yorba linda sold,
I moved into
a short-term rental
and I was looking for
a home in newport beach
for me and the kids.
But then ant and I decided
to buy a house together.
So we're basically starting
the home search all over again.
I'm so glad that we made
the decision to do this
before I bought
a house without you.
Buying a house together
totally makes sense
and I can't wait.
But now I also have to take
his wishlist into account
which could get interesting.
Minimum of 4 bedrooms,
that way the kids
all have space.
The important thing for
the british side of it is that
my kids have a space
that feels like theirs.
Yes, of course.
So when they come,
it's their second home.
Yes.
I would love to have a pool.
Pool would be a bonus.
Not a necessity.
See it would be nice
to live by the water.
Yeah, agreed.
It's beautiful.
Literally right there
you walk to the right,
and you're on the bay,
and it's so beautiful.
You walk to the left,
you're on the ocean.
The con is,
you have very small lots,
very expensive,
not much privacy.
Go a little bit inland
where it's a little
bit less expensive.
We can have a yard
and then we can ride
our bikes to the beach.
We're looking to buy in
the newport beach area,
but the exact neighborhood
is something that
we haven't quite agreed on.
Ant wants to be
close to the water,
but I've been an agent in
this area for a long time
and I don't think we're gonna
both find what we want
on the water.
I think we need
to go more inland.
What's on your wishlist?
What do you have
to have in a house?
I think a bit of space.
It just has to be private.
Must have a garage.
- How many car garage?
-Seven.
- Seven?
I've really got to have
a three-car garage.
Not only do I want
a space to park a car,
but I want a space to
be able to work on a car
in the evenings.
I've always got
a project on the go.
- It's got to have closet space.
I'm sorry, it's true.
Either that or a spare
four bedrooms for your shoes.
It's got to have closet space,
and thank god
you don't take up much
because...
oh, look,
this is an open house.
Oh, wow.
Should we run around?
Kind of a little
bit modern looking.
Yeah, let's go look.
It's not really cape cod.
It's all right.
I don't even know
what cape cod means.
It sounds like lunch.
When we find one,
I'll show you.
Love a good open house.
I don't really love
the modern look,
I like more cape cod
or farmhouse style.
I don't mind the modern look.
You know,
I like big open spaces,
the industrial feel,
metal accents.
And this has
a three-car garage.
- Hi.
-Welcome.
Hi, I'm john cain.
Hi. Christina,
nice to meet you.
Hey, I'm ant. Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you guys,
thanks for coming.
Thank you.
So the house itself is
about 2,600 square feet.
It has 4 bedrooms,
3 baths,
over 10,000 square
feet on the lot.
So take a look around,
let me know what you think.
- What are you listed at?
-Just under $3.7.
Okay, cool.
- Thank you.
-Enjoy, thank you.
There was honestly
a time when looking
at houses in this price range
felt like a total fantasy.
I've worked really, really
hard to get to a place
where this is even
a possibility.
So I'm grateful for
where I am today.
Seeing these houses
has really reminded me
of how far I've come.
Where do you want to start,
inside, outside?
I want to go
straight to the pool.
Oh, okay.
wow, I mean, that's what
you're paying for.
That's beautiful.
Yeah, that is beautiful.
It's a bit of a trek,
though, isn't it?
To the beach?
Maybe two miles.
- I love this.
-The infinity edge?
I love it.
I feel like the lot
feels smaller than 10,000,
but they really
packed everything in.
You have, like,
a little golf course,
you have a pool, a spa.
It just feels so cramped.
You can see right into
the neighbors gardens.
Yeah, there's a little bit
of a privacy issue, I mean...
- I can just see it.
-Us in our bathing suits, "hi."
I think it would be great
to be next to the water,
but I don't really want to
be on top of other neighbors.
You definitely give up privacy
the closer you get to the water.
- You mean "priv-acy."
-privacy.
But it's pronounced privacy,
and here in the usa
you speak english.
Right.
- Badly.
looks like a sauna?
No, that looks like
a hippie room.
There's a little area
for the kids to play.
Oh, hello.
Oh, yes.
This is right up my alley.
- This is am --
you do it on
the outside, yeah.
this is pretty cool,
you know it is.
Yeah.
What a pleasant surprise.
I like it.
What do you think?
That's the most
antisocial seating ever.
I'll sit here. See you there.
it's, like, it's...It's small.
I mean,
it's not what we're used to.
There's gonna be six of us
and I can't picture that
as, like, our family room.
Aren't open houses
supposed to have cookies?
No, not all.
I thought
that's the whole point.
What's the point of
going to an open house
that doesn't have free
chocolate chip cookies?
I never have cookies when
I have an open house, sorry.
Oh, this is cool.
Wow, it's completely different.
I mean, the kids can have their
own zone down here to chill.
I like the fireplace.
Like, I actually prefer to
really make it our own anyways.
It would be easy to
change this back wall
and the flooring's not super
modern, so we could keep that.
I appreciate modern
architecture,
I just wouldn't want it
for everyday living.
I kinda like the modern
vibe of this house,
but christina's
not really into it.
I think I'm starting to realize
that we're probably
on different pages.
Bedroom number one.
It's a little small,
there's no closet.
We'd have to add a closet
and then it'd be really small.
Yeah.
Although that could be
the bathroom for it.
I just feel like we should be
a bit closer to the beach.
At least be able to walk
there or cycle there.
Yeah, you want to be
closer with this view?
$10 million.
All right, here's the master.
I mean, you can see all
the way to the ocean.
It's like a picture.
Wow, check that out.
It is beautifully done.
Okay, so this is probably
my least favorite
part of the house.
This is, like,
really too modern for me,
but I really don't mind
doing a little bit
of a remodel in here.
What's this?
Oh, well,
that's a pleasant surprise.
It's a nice closet.
Wonder if there's
another one, though,
'cause it's only
gonna fit my stuff.
yeah, that ain't
big enough for you.
Guest bathroom.
It's quite funky isn't it,
everything around here.
It's a very modern design.
Yeah, look at that view.
Can you see it?
No, but can you see it?
Can you see it?
No.
No, I'm being serious.
No, I'm not tall enough.
- Then I'll show you.
-Oh, my god.
Oh, wow.
That is actually really nice.
You can see that
from your height?
- Of course I can.
-Oh.
Shorty. Come on.
Oh, this is cool.
This would be like a really
nice design studio space.
This room has the best
view in the house.
It is amazing.
Oh, it shares the balcony.
- Oh, that's cute.
-I like it.
Love the balcony.
You know what would
have been really nice?
If the master would have been
on this side of the house
'cause this is a less busy road
and this has a way better --
look at the view.
-The view's unbelievable.
The view is unbelievable.
Yeah, this is my favorite
part of the house.
But wait, there's only
one bedroom up here,
besides the master.
So we'd actually have
to convert this room
back into a bedroom.
Well, it would have to be
because --
one of the kids would
have this amazing view.
You know that'd be taylor
trying to claim it.
Oh, yeah.
what did you guys think?
It's a beautiful house.
But between the two of us,
we have four kids.
Yeah, a bit more of, like,
living space and then also
the bedroom situation.
- It's not gonna work?
-It's beautifully done.
hi.
Hey, how it going,
what are you up to?
- Hi.
-Hi, cashy.
- Some exciting news.
-What?
Could be a good thing.
So, I got this email
from a local agent
who has a pocket listing
that is not on the market.
Before we decided
to buy together,
this would've been
totally out of my budget.
But this house is
pretty incredible.
It's on a half acre lot.
- Yeah, where is it though?
-It's outside dover shores.
- It's right there.
-In newport?
Yeah, and it has
a three car garage.
you had me at three car garage.
How much is it?
$4.5. So it's a lot.
It is the absolute
peak of our budget.
It's a bit over
the peak of the budget.
Yeah.
There's not a lot for sale.
There's not a lot for sale.
Who knows, maybe there's
room to negotiate.
And I think
it's worth taking a look
just because it looks like
such a unique property.
Over the past few
months before ant and I
decided to buy a house
together,
I looked at a ton
of houses for sale.
Oh, wow.
I can work with that.
- Is there a pool?
-Nope.
I wonder if there's
room to add one,
what do you think?
I like the vibe.
It's not a very good layout.
I could definitely get
used to waking up to that.
The only thing is,
that and the front yard,
that's all you get.
You're paying for the ocean.
I was also showing ant
a lot of these houses
that were for sale
along the way.
So we have sort of
a head start in knowing
what's for sale right now.
Having seen a ton of houses
that just weren't right
I feel like we really need
to look at this latest place.
Finding a home for sale on
a half acre lot on the beach
is practically unheard of.
We have to take a look.
- When are we going?
-We can go tomorrow.
open sesame.
I do like the fact
that it's gated.
And it's close to the beach.
But then it's
really not private.
Because everyone can
just see right in here.
Yeah, but I can fix
those gates.
How?
- I have my ways.
-What are you gonna do?
- I can fix the gates.
-You're not handy.
- You're kidding me.
-I'm just kidding.
It's big, isn't it?
Has a three-car garage.
Which means I need to get
two more classic cars.
okay.
- Oh.
-Oh, wow.
Oh, my gosh.
The ceilings are amazing.
It's a 4-bedroom, 3-bath.
So this is like an office
or a sitting room?
Study?
What is this?
Currently it's like
an office or playroom.
But I feel like this
should be a bedroom.
Then you'd have
a five-bedroom house or...
Or something else.
Like a game room
or movie room.
Oh, what is that?
- That's the biggest island.
-The world's biggest island.
Don't you think it's, like,
maybe a little bit weird?
I like it.
And it needs it 'cause
look at the size of this.
It's a little bit...
It doesn't need a lot either.
- It needs a lot.
-Oh, no.
What?
No, it feels a little sterile.
And it feels very hipster
and that's not my style.
We want this house
to really reflect us
and I want something
more farmhouse,
more contemporary,
it's just not my style.
I can't argue with that.
Oh, my gosh, can you imagine
the kids playing out there?
That's so much better
than any other house.
The yard's probably, like,
seriously, four times the size
of any yard we've seen.
The pool's
maybe a little plain.
But you can add things to that.
What the heck is going
on past the pool?
It looks like a jungle.
I know but that
can be dealt with.
Think about it,
this is newport.
You're never gonna get
a house with this much space.
Imagine the kids, come on.
You got space here
for the kids to have
dinners, play with
their friends,
then there's a pool
which is amazing.
And then beyond that,
I can already see a space --
beyond that is
a whole 'nother yard
that's gonna cost
a fortune to deal with it.
We're already looking at
spending a lot of money inside
just walking through.
No, no, you're spending
a lot of money inside.
This is expensive.
I know but if you --
okay, so make it
low maintenance.
- Fake grass.
-Low maintenance?
Yeah, but if you get
rid of all this jungle...
Fake grass costs a fortune.
I know, but once it's in,
it's there forever.
Oh, my god, it's perfect
size for a soccer pitch.
Oh, my gosh, it's so messy.
All this needs to be
majorly trimmed back.
And plus,
it's on a flight path.
Yeah, but newport's on
the flight path here.
If you want to buy
a house in newport,
you're gonna have
to swallow the planes.
The privacy is amazing.
That's "priv-acy."
the privacy.
No, it's privacy,
you know it's privacy.
You brits pronounce
everything wrong.
What are you talking about?
We pronounce it correctly.
If you think about it, we're
speaking the queen's english
and we gave it
to you americans.
We don't have a queen here.
Say, aluminum.
"alu-min-um."
you just added
a syllable for no reason.
I know but it sounds better.
Say herbs.
No, no, the h isn't silent.
It's herb.
What's the first
letter in zebra?
- It's a zed.
-Zed-ebra?
It's zed.
So alone it's a zed.
Point proven.
- Together it's a zebra.
there's a lot of
privacy in the garage.
There's privacy in the garage.
No, it's "gar-age!"
--got you.
This is the master?
This is amazing.
Oh, it's incredible.
I think this is
the most amazing --
look.
What is that?
There's a loft
inside the master?
It's like bigger than
a whole bedroom up there.
This is the best
bedroom I've ever seen.
This doesn't even
make sense to me.
- What would you do up here?
-Oh.
It just seems like
a waste of square footage.
I've seen your wardrobe.
this would probably
accommodate for half of it.
- This is can be my closet?
-not a chance.
Yes, thank you.
Oh, my gosh,
now you're thinking.
oh!
Oh, my gosh, obsessed.
Oh, my god, the shower.
- I like this.
-do you like brass?
- Mm. It's all right.
-Oh, my gosh. I love brass.
I've always wanted
brass fixtures.
it's a bidet.
- oh.
-Ooh.
Yeah, that creeps me out.
Oh, I like it. Watch.
Oh, you see, it washes you.
And dries your bumper.
Oh, I don't like that.
I'll be honest,
I don't like it.
I love it!
You don't have to use it.
You can use the other toilet.
- Kid's room.
-Oh, it's nice.
It's really cute.
That's lovely,
I love the barn door.
I love how every single room
has these amazing ceilings.
I do love the ceilings.
The bathroom's interesting.
taylor will not like this.
And I also am not really
sure about a door
being in the bathroom to go
outside it's kind of weird.
Especially if this is
gonna be the kids' bathroom.
Yeah.
Then they can't have
that door there.
Yeah, that's weird.
So, cha-ching.
Bray's room.
A little small,
but it's perfect for him.
I had a jack-and-jill
bathroom growing up
and actually really liked it.
- There's another bedroom.
-Oh, so cute.
This bathroom is adorable.
This is exactly how
I would design a bathroom.
I love every single room
has high ceilings.
I know.
This room is so cute.
Oh, my gosh,
I love the balcony.
This house has enough space
for when ant's kids
come to visit.
So the layout
really works for us
and the yard is amazing.
We're just gonna have
to figure out the price,
but at least we both love it.
Whenever you walk into a home,
you know straight away.
Do you feel like
this is a home?
I can definitely see us
living here together.
Great location.
Great family home.
We can cycle to the beach.
And it's private.
So let's calculate how much
the major job's gonna be
and knock it off
the four and a half.
I'd say we have to put
100 grand into it.
But then we're gonna do more
because we're gonna
want to make it our own.
Because it's you.
- No, because it's you.
-Okay, because of me.
You can be quite persuasive.
Exactly.
All right,
let's give it a shot.
all right.
No, it's exciting,
it's good news.
Yeah, I'm gonna
tell him right now.
All right, thank you.
All right,
we'll talk soon, bye.
What?
I have some really good news.
What?
what?
I have some really good news.
What?
We got the house.
Oh, my god.
- it's crazy, right?
-Well, that's it for real?
Yeah, they accepted our offer.
So hang on a second, let it
just sink in for a second.
So that's it, we got the house?
Well, okay, okay, I mean,
yes, they accepted the offer.
So now I need to set up
the home inspection.
Right.
Meet izzy out there,
have him make sure
everything's okay.
But we are officially
in escrow.
Oh, my...
We could close in, like,
three weeks.
It's gonna be amazing.
- You happy?
-Yeah.
I'm kind of shocked, actually.
It's like, it's a real home.
It doesn't feel real, no.
- hey.
-Hey.
Come on in.
This is great.
- Yeah, it's cool, huh?
-Oh, yeah.
Please inspect it thoroughly.
Inside, outside, anything
you see let me know.
- hey.
-Hi.
Oh. Tell me
there's good news.
Wow. A lot of house.
There's a few issues
with the house.
I was up in the attic and it
looks like your experiencing
some termite damage there.
- Might have to get it tented.
-Tented?
Yeah.
Oh, gosh,
this is a big house to tent.
$6,000 to $8,000.
Oh!
Plus, if the termites got to
the beams under the house,
you might have to take
out all the floors.
Oh, my gosh.
Okay, what else?
I needed to actually show
you a few things outside.
Okay.
it's cute hearing
the kids play outside.
The neighbor kids.
This whole fence is
all dry rotted here.
All along this side to the end.
- And all along that side.
-That side, too?
Yeah, it's just odd.
It's a wood fence, it rots,
and it's just that time
where you gotta replace it.
And what are my options?
You could go stucco,
kind of like what you
have for the garden walls
and the planters.
But that could run
$60,000 to $80,000.
Oh! Okay, no, what are
my other options?
What about just to
try to repair this?
We're just gonna put
bandaids on there.
Kind of like what's been
done for the last 10 years.
Uh-huh.
3 grand.
Okay,
something to think about.
That's a lot of money.
- Anything else?
-Yeah.
Okay, so I need you
to look at this here.
Okay, what do you see?
Eh, it's crooked.
Exactly.
So it's crooked
and it's ready to fall over.
Yeah.
So you're gonna have
to tear that out.
The whole thing's gotta go.
The whole thing has to go
'cause everything's attached,
it's just one piece.
how much is that?
Oh, the tear out's gonna
be a couple of grand.
But the biggest thing is
what do you put back there?
'cause one I tear that out,
that concrete's gone.
Oh, yeah, you have to
replace it with something.
- Exactly.
-And I feel like, yeah.
Oh, okay.
So what looked like "oh, great,
I got an outdoor kitchen,"
you really don't have
an outdoor kitchen.
And for a space like this,
something you might
want to consider.
Yeah, any buyer
who buys this house
is gonna expect that
to be functioning.
Yes.
- Anything else?
-Yeah.
It looks like you might
have some rodents.
Rodents?
Yeah, that might be coming in.
Okay, so here,
you have red tape.
Yeah, I was wondering
what that is.
Usually that occurs
because you're having mice,
rodents, will be getting
inside the house.
I mean,
to safeguard everything,
that's a few grand.
Wow.
Okay, I mean, this is
way more than I thought.
Yeah, I just have
one last thing.
What?
- Just one last thing.
-Izzy.
So this is pretty much
just shot right here.
- This is all shot.
-Oh, my gosh.
I would actually
redo all the piers.
Make it safe, get rid of all
the dry rotted
girders underneath.
And just build it and put
a new railing up here.
How much is that gonna run?
$7,000?
- Oh, jeez.
-$7,000 to $10,000.
you have a little over
$100,000 worth of repairs.
- $100,000?
-Yes.
Oh, my gosh. Oh, my gosh.
Yeah.
What a nightmare.
I'm gonna have to
go back with a major
request for repair
from the seller.
I absolutely cannot buy
this house for that price.
This is way more work than
I thought it would be.
If the seller won't provide
the 100 grand in credits
off our offer, I don't
think we can make this work.
- All right.
-All right.
- Thank you.
-Okay.
what?
What's happened?
What's happened?
Okay, well,
that was the realtor.
The seller will not even budge
and give us any money
towards the credits.
What, not a single penny?
No, she's refusing.
That's crazy,
that's a lot of extra work.
At that price,
we didn't plan for
any of that significant work.
Now it's like
we're buying a fixer.
I think we need to back out.
the seller will not even budge
and give us any money
towards the credits.
What, not a single penny?
No, she's refusing.
Even after that list,
you and izzy did?
Yeah.
And at that price,
we didn't plan for
any of that significant work.
Now it's like
we're buying a fixer.
I mean,
the list is huge of problems.
I think we need to back out.
You want to back out?
I don't think we have a choice.
At that price, by the time
we put all the work into it,
it doesn't make
financial sense for us.
I agree.
So walk away.
It's the right decision.
Looks like we're
back to square one.
- hi.
-I'm brad.
- Hi, brad, nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you.
Hi, christina.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
Come on in, so it's
4 bedrooms, 4-bath.
Sits on
a 3,000 square foot lot.
Take a look, let me know
if you have any questions.
- Awesome, thank you.
-Thanks so much.
Thanks.
One good thing about
losing that house is that
we can still consider
something on the water for ant.
I found this place that
only has a two-car garage,
but it's right on the water.
Wow, check out that view.
I really like the style,
it's very modern, very clean,
it's very coastal.
Talk about waterfront.
It's literally
right on the water.
- I love the doors.
-Oh.
You know what will be so cute?
Imagine having a little boat
and just walking down the dock
and hopping in
and going to dinner?
- It's adorable.
-Yeah.
- It's not very private, though.
-Yep.
There's not a lot of
space for the kids.
I would be actually
terrified that brayden would
just try to hop on
a boat and sail away.
--right?
What, becomes a pirate?
He has his captain's
license and he's out.
It's beautiful, but...
This place may not be a fit,
but I'm trying to
keep an open mind.
Plus as an agent,
it's always helpful
to see what things
are selling for.
This might be the master.
- Oh.
-Great master bedroom.
Love the high ceilings.
Do you know what?
I'm actually quite surprised.
I thought it would
be a lot smaller.
Yeah, I think the high ceilings
makes it feel a lot more grand.
The view is just amazing. Wow.
- Yeah, that's epic.
-Really nice.
This is kind of interesting,
so you step down
to the restroom.
Shower's cool,
you love a bathtub.
It's very modern,
though, isn't it?
Very modern.
I like it.
Surprisingly,
pretty big closet.
For you, it would be better
that this was the closet
and that was the bedroom.
oh, funny guy.
- Guest bathroom?
- I tell you what's really weird.
There's parts of it
that's your kind of style.
And then it all goes
really ultra modern.
Yeah, they did go with
very modern bathrooms.
Everything's angular.
A little too modern
for me probably.
Bedroom two.
Here's the thing,
these rooms feel pretty small.
That's because they are small.
I wonder if we're
gonna be able to see
all the way to the ocean.
You know what,
I'm a little bit disappointed.
You can't really see
anything up here.
it's like a box on
the top of a roof.
Yeah.
So this one's on the water,
but you give up a yard, privacy,
and a three-car garage.
Plus there's no extra bedroom
when my kids come and visit.
So you're agreeing,
we look more inland.
Agreed.
- Let's go grab lunch.
-Ooh, hamburgers?
salad.
You must be joking.
good, I'm driving
and I just got a crazy call.
It's a call from our agent
about the house.
The one where we're
negotiating with the seller
about the credits.
You're not gonna believe
what he just told me.
good, I'm driving
and I just got a call from
our agent about the house.
Tell me.
They changed their
mind when they realized
that we're gonna back out.
And they accepted
our counter offer.
They dropped
the price by $300,000.
Yep.
It's exciting, huh?
All right, well,
we'll celebrate tonight.
All right,
I'll see you tonight.
Love you.
oh, my gosh.
This is ours.
I can't believe it.
oh, my gosh.
I'm speechless.
It truly is amazing.
Come on.
Oh, my gosh.
All right, crack it.
Crack this open.
- whoo.
My favorite champagne.
- can you believe this is ours?
- happy?
-I'm so excited.
- Are you happy?
-I'm so excited.
- You know what it feels like?
-It feels like home.
- It feels like a fresh start.
-Yeah, it does.
so quiet.
So peaceful, right?
We can sit there
and have coffee.
Maybe a nice hammock
right here.
Tons of string lights.
Lighting everywhere.
I'm talking about
lighting this place up.
- Speakers so we can listen --
-chairs around there.
Chairs around there.
Speakers for music.
Oh, it's perfect.
Let's go look inside.
I want to show you
what I have in mind.
- Just one or two things.
-What, more?
- Yeah, more.
-My, god.
This is our dream house.
So I have izzy coming over
and we'll set a deadline.
In here, there's something
I'm really excited about.
- See that small refrigerator?
-Yep.
I'm gonna close off that door
and do a massive refrigerator.
Really a showpiece.
We'd have to close
off the laundry room,
and we'd have to do
a door through the hallway
because this is gonna
be one big wall.
- So block that door.
-Uh-huh.
- Big fridge.
-Big fridge.
It'll be all clean and cute.
- Over here...
I'm thinking either we paint
these white or we do cabinets
because this just
feels harsh and very --
cabinets.
- Cabinets.
-Cabinets and keep it tidy.
Yeah.
How about we just celebrate
moving in?
Okay, well, I'm just excited.
Just for, like, 30 minutes.
- I have so many ideas.
-Hit me.
One project
I'm really excited about
is making the front room
into my design studio.
I'm thinking
herringbone floors,
storage for all
my fabrics and samples,
and then lots of cool
art to inspire me.
I'm gonna have that seriously
it's gonna be demoed tomorrow.
Okay.
Start working on
the kids' rooms.
Yard?
- Lots of work on the yard.
-It's gonna be tons of work.
So are we gonna go for
a soccer pitch at the back?
Yep.
So I'll fix the gates.
Make them more private.
The rest, I'm afraid,
is in your court.
- good luck with that.
-Oh, my gosh.
I've got a lot to do.
- hi.
-You've gotta be super careful.
I'm not wearing
appropriate shoes.
Yeah, yeah.
You've gotta be very careful.
Right off the bat,
we have a problem.
Izzy was right about termites
getting into the floor beams.
Luckily,
we didn't have to tent,
but we did have to
rip out so much more
of the flooring than
I was planning on.
How scary does this look?
It looks horrible.
Yeah, we removed
all the plywood.
Right.
Then once we pulled
up the subfloor,
we had to replace
the structural girder.
Why?
It was all --
tons of termite damage.
So termites underneath
the house ate the biggest beam?
Yeah, so you got
a structural beam.
We had to replace that.
It's like straight out
of a freaking episode
of "flip or flop."
- I love the herringbone.
-Yeah.
I can actually
see the vision now
I think for the first time yet.
-Mm-hmm.
I'm so glad
we're doing the theater
and the kids don't know
so it's a surprise.
Yeah.
This is, like, the one thing
that they really liked
from the yorba linda house
so I'm glad that we did this.
Aw, that's great.
So that when it's all carpeted
and the theater seats are in,
then we have some
surround sound,
get rid of the wallpaper,
black out curtains.
I can smell
the popcorn already.
- Right?
-Yep.
So this room
we have the good plan.
So we got the tile
going on in here.
Yep.
- And it's gonna be white grout?
-Yep.
In here, this is brayden's
room as you know.
Yes.
I ordered a closet
so he'll have a closet.
And...Hi, guys.
New tile about to go in here,
it's gonna look so nice.
So the sink tile in here,
we're gonna run it all
the way through here.
Yep.
And the window
looks really good.
- Yeah, I agree.
-Thank you.
So all this is being
wired because I'm doing
a smart home
and I'm doing cameras
and a security
system and obviously
I need all that stuff,
so nacho will have
all the cabinets in
by the 28th as well.
- We're also building this out.
-Mm-hmm.
This is the part nacho's
doing and I'm doing drawers
that pull out, 'cause
obviously there's all --
okay.
...This wasted space
under there,
so don't worry about that,
but just know that
that's going on.
Okay.
♪ I'm gonna let
you have it, boy ♪
- hi.
-Hi.
- How are you?
-Good, how are you?
Thanks for meeting me.
Of course, I got
you a water already.
Such a beautiful day.
It's gorgeous, I love
coming down here so much.
I know, it's so nice.
The reno is a huge project
but I have something
even bigger planned that
nobody knows about, yet.
Of course, the first
person I'm gonna talk to
about it is
my best friend cassie.
How's it going at the house?
- It's a hot mess.
-Yeah.
Construction war zone.
I don't know why I decide
to always do this to myself.
It's like I like punishment.
I think you like living
amongst a little bit
of chaos at times.
-I think I do.
It's a lot,
but we'll get there.
I actually am working
on a special project
I wanted to show you.
-Oh, good.
what?
I actually am working
on a special project
I wanted to show you.
-Oh, good.
what?
christina.
Are you engaged?
Shh.
- Yes.
-What?
- Yes.
-Congratulations!
Oh, my god!
I can't believe it.
Oh, my god.
okay, the reason why
I said shh is because
we want to keep it a secret.
Oh, my god, I can't
wait to see the ring.
Where's the ring?
- I can't wear it in public.
-Oh.
It's at home hiding.
I'll show you it later.
All right,
wear it around the house?
It's beautiful, yes,
I sleep with it.
- Oh.
also, I want you to help
me plan the wedding.
Oh, absolutely,
you know I'm gonna plan
the whole thing for you.
So not only do
we want the engagement
to be a secret, we want
the whole entire wedding
to be a secret.
So I want all of our friends
and family to show up
thinking they're at
a housewarming party
when really they're gonna
walk into a wedding.
Oh, my god.
I think...
How much time do we have?
Like six months? A year?
Like we want it at
the end of the year.
We have to do it quickly
because I'm worried
that we can't keep
the secret that long.
Six weeks to plan
a whole wedding, cake,
vendors, caterers,
your wedding dress.
Well, if anyone can
pull it off, it's you.
All right, let's do it.
You're lucky I love you.
Do you think your house
will be ready by then?
That's a little risky.
We have to get to work.
Yeah, we got
a lot of work to do.
My god,
we're planning a wedding.
- Love you.
- Love you, too, congratulations.
Thank you.
with the wedding just
a few weeks away,
everyone is pushing
to get the renovation
finished in time,
including ant.
so excited.
Ant's been working hard
on these gates for me
and he's finally done.
- Hey.
-Hey.
Oh, my gosh.
- Happy?
-Perfection.
You're the best.
They look amazing.
izzy's finishing the flooring
in the rest of the house
and ant and his friend
chris are installing
a custom railing in
the master bedroom loft.
If you want to lay all
of these out like...
Yeah, we'll just carry them up.
say, can you put that
in the living room?
You can just lean it
against the wall for now.
everything is really crazy
right now and it all feels
like it's happening at once.
This is chaos.
Moving in,
finishing up the reno,
and planning the wedding.
Cassie's even pulled
some dresses for me
to try on because going to
a bridal store right now
isn't an option and we want
to keep this wedding a secret.
--dress number on.
Oh, my gosh.
You look beautiful.
You really do.
What do you think of
the dress?
The dress...
It doesn't have that,
like, wow factor.
Yeah.
I feel like what's weird
is that it looks like
it's see through on the hips
when it's, like, the fabric
shouldn't have been --
-yeah.
...And it just --
it needs lots of alterations.
It does.
I do have one more option
that we were able
to pull some strings,
that I think that you
really will love.
Okay, let's get you in there.
Okay, ready?
turn around.
ready?
turn around.
- oh, my god.
-This is fancy.
Ooh, I love the back.
- Isn't that beautiful?
-Yes.
I think this is...
- The sleeves.
-This is so beautiful.
This is, like,
made perfectly for you.
It really does fit,
I mean, barely.
Well, you don't have much
time around the corner so.
I absolutely love it.
I love the back,
I love the sleeve.
It's like it was made for me.
I just couldn't be happier.
It's perfect.
Well, that was a big to do
we just checked off.
- Yes.
-Dress is done.
Invitations are out,
catering's done,
the vendors booked, we have
all the lighting coming in.
We have things being built
out specially for the day.
Do you think anyone knows?
I don't think anyone knows.
You know,
every day I check my email,
I go online
and I pray that it's not online
or someone's broke the news
so if we can just keep it going
I think we're gonna
be good to go.
This was a big step,
getting the dress done
and not being caught
trying on a dress is huge
so take one last look.
This is definitely the one.
- This is the one.
-I'm so excited.
- all coming together.
-Sure is.
I'm so excited to
have clients here.
Ready for clients.
One of the elements that
I'm most excited about
in this house is
my new design studio.
I transformed the living room
in the front of the house
into my new office, a great
place where I can meet
with clients and work
with my design team.
It's a perfect spot, when people
walk in to meetings.
Everything looks great.
Love it, I love these doors
too and how open it is.
- It's really nice.
-The trees.
It really came together,
you did a fantastic job.
Thank you for all your help.
My pleasure.
- hi.
-Hey.
Hey, champagne!
- I brought your favorite.
-I like your style.
You haven't seen
the place fully dialed.
- What do you think?
-I'm so happy for you.
- Izzy, how you doing?
-How you doing?
- You're bearing gifts.
-Yes, sir.
That's a good man,
what do you think?
It's amazing.
izzy did such an amazing job
and I cannot believe how much
this house has transformed.
And I'm really proud
of how my design
for the house came together.
So there's major teamwork
in this house.
The flooring was definitely
the biggest, boldest
decision that we made here.
Like, it's my favorite flooring
that I've ever done.
Yeah, yeah.
The fact that that little
fridge was there before
and then it had that
open wall that went
to the office
and then the laundry room.
There was just way
too much going on
so it just feels
so much better.
And now that you have
the theater room,
cheers, which is like their
favorite room in the house.
Cheers.
It looks amazing, I'm obsessed.
- Welcome home.
-Thank you. Home.
I want to show you what
we did with the master.
All right.
- The master's my favorite room.
-Nice.
So ant actually built
this bed and the light.
This is nice.
Huge transformation.
I just love coming
home to this room.
- I think she's happy.
-Yeah.
- Well done, man.
-Yeah.
What really makes
this home a fresh start
for all of us is
that this is where
ant and I will be married
and start a new life together.
But finishing the house
is only the beginning.
We still have a surprise
wedding to pull off.
Okay, it's early afternoon,
the day before the wedding.
Load-in has just begun.
I'm super excited.
That's where the tent is going
so the guys have
been working hard
already last hour.
Isn't that beautiful?
The chandeliers.
- Very, very, very.
-Are you excited?
- No one even knows.
-No one knows, huh, tay?
Everything's getting
set up for the big day.
I'm so excited for the wedding.
it's christina
and ant's wedding day.
It's been crazy but everything's
really coming together.
I can't wait to see the reaction
on everyone's faces
once they realize
it's not a housewarming party.
The invitation asked everyone
to dress up for the night
so hopefully they listened.
So I show up in my fancy suit
thinking I'm going
to christina's party.
And I start seeing the chairs,
all the people
and then I see the altar
and I start realizing
this is ant's
and christina's wedding!
they're getting married.
you may now kiss your bride.
I'm so glad we were able
to get married at home,
seeing our parents
and our friends
and everyone
we love in one place.
There's nothing better.
Well, it's a top secret wedding.
I never believed in fate
before I met christina.
You are the single
most amazing person
I've ever met.
so ladies and gentlemen,
mrs. Anstead.
cassie, come here.
Come here.
I really, really want to thank
this girl right here, cassie.
kept it a secret on top of
everything else
that you do for every single
other person on this planet.
You're absolutely amazing
and I love you so much
and I appreciate you so much.
Our wedding was amazing.
Everyone was so surprised.
The tent was gorgeous,
the meal was incredible.
I'm so thankful we were able
to pull this wedding off.
It was the perfect
housewarming party
and we're so excited to
start our lives together
in our new home.
And now,
an hgtv exclusive sneak peek.
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!
- Hey!
- Thank you for coming.
-You! Hi, good to see you!
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.
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.
All right, you guys ready?
- Yes!
-Oh, my gosh!
- Welcome home, pandos!
- 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.
thank you!