How to Build a Sex Room (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - What Goes on Behind Closed Doors - full transcript
-Hello.
-Hi!
You must be Taylor. You must be Ayjay.
-Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you too.
-May I come in?
-Yes.
Come on in. Welcome.
Make yourself at home.
Oh, wow!
-This is beautiful!
-Oh, thank you. Welcome!
-How old is it?
-It was built in 1885.
Wow, it looks fabulous.
So I understand you want a sex room.
My name is Melanie Rose.
For over 15 years,
I've been designing high-end homes.
Luxury kitchens, opulent bathrooms.
And, yeah, I think
I could actually do those in my sleep.
So when a client asked me
if I'd ever designed a sex room,
I was shocked at first,
and then I thought, "Why not?"
Why wouldn't I go and design a sex room?
I quickly found out
that sex rooms
are the most wonderful rooms to design.
So for the last ten years,
I've focused my design business
almost exclusively
on these pleasure rooms.
So who wants a sex room in their house?
Oh my God!
Good Lord!
Well, anybody that wants
to explore their desires
or indulge in their pleasures.
-Oh my God!
-This is awesome. It's so good!
I've worked with bankers,
teachers, cops,
maybe even your next-door neighbor.
-Oh my God!
Are you kidding me?
Yes! Oh! Oh my God!
They say you never know
what goes on behind closed doors.
Ooh, but I do.
When people hear the words "sex room,"
they concentrate on the word "sex,"
and that connotates dirty, disgusting.
No, sex rooms are not disgusting.
A sex room could be anything
from a sumptuous bedroom
to a dungeon under the stairs,
but when I design them…
they can be beautiful.
They can be works of art.
They can be fantasies.
They can be anything my client desires.
-It's lovely to meet you.
-You too.
-You're so cute!
-Thank you so much!
-You guys are so cute as well!
-Oh, thanks.
So I hear you might need my help.
Yeah. We love each other,
and we love having sex,
and we're just ready to have a space
that we can, you know, spice things up
and really elevate and have a lot of fun.
Our sex life is great.
Yeah, it's very sensual.
Very fun.
For us, having a space where we can
continue to push the boundary,
continue to push ourselves,
our relationship,
that's why we, like, want a sex room.
Do you want to show me
which room you want to have sexified?
Yeah.
Yeah. I think you'll be surprised
about where it is.
Oh dear. Okay. All right.
Okay. Thank you so much.
-We go into this door here?
-Nope.
Oh!
Oh!
Oh my God!
I love this!
Did you do this?
Yeah, we had it installed.
-Oh my God, it's tight!
-Watch your step.
Oh my God. This is fabulous.
We want to have a place
where we can celebrate sex.
We want to have a place that is special,
that is… it's not just like a bedroom.
-This is the room.
-Okay.
-Oh my God. Tight--
-Sorry. Tight space.
Hang on. It's a washer/tumble dryer.
Yes.
It's actually down here.
No!
My God, that's almost
like a vertical drop.
The space we want
to turn into our sex room
is in the basement.
-Here. I'll go first.
-Oh no. All right. Okay.
Okay.
It's kind of hidden away,
and no one knows that it's there.
Holy shit!
And so it's kind of like
titillating and exciting.
Oh, wow.
I think that, to me, is like
a pretty hot little secret, you know?
Oh my God. Am I here?
Am I here yet? Have I arrived?
Oh, wow.
Oh! Are you fucking kidding me?
-Oh my God.
-Welcome.
This is the space?
-This is our space.
-This is it!
Looking around the room,
I'm thinking,
"What am I gonna do?"
It's so small.
I'm dealing with concrete.
I'm dealing with brick.
I've got a ceiling
that isn't even a standard-height ceiling.
It's going to be a challenge.
So tell me, what do you want?
I love the exposed brick.
I love preserving the history of,
you know, parts of the construction.
Yes, I noticed that upstairs. Yes.
We really love lights,
and so we're really wanting something
kind of more bright
and, you know, mirrors
and sexy and elegant and fun and playful.
Ideally, we want this unfinished basement
to be turned into, like,
a sexy rock 'n' roll dungeon,
but not in any sort of way
the term "dungeon" implies in your mind.
Let's get down to the nitty-gritty.
What do you like to do?
Definitely into vibrators.
I'm a clitoral-stimulation girl
all the way.
I find that I not only have to discuss
with my clients their personal style
but really how they are
going to use this room.
And because of that,
I get into some quite frank
and personal conversations.
What do you like? How do you like
to be teased, to be aroused?
-Yeah, I would say anal play, into that.
-Yeah.
We've incorporated butt plug
to him. He'd never had anal sex before.
-Perfect! Okay.
-Yeah.
-Anal butt plug.
-Yeah.
We really love a little bit of spanking.
We definitely
play around with power dynamics a lot.
I really love being tied up.
That's, like, something that's really,
like, hot and sexual for me.
My mind is percolating. Why don't
we go upstairs and talk a bit more?
-Awesome.
-Sounds good.
You lead the way in case I need a hand up.
Sometimes clients get quite nervous.
They may have that vanilla lifestyle,
where it's like missionary,
and that's about it.
But not Taylor and Ayjay.
They are very open about their sex.
They're not naive.
They're not middle of the road.
They'd like to experiment further.
I love that.
I think I just want to delve
a little bit more into who you are.
I'll bring a couple of things out.
I want to get your reactions.
Okay.
One thing I do
when I meet my clients for the first time
is introduce them
to my little bag of tricks.
It's an important step
in my design process.
It's a test that gives me an idea
of what my clients are into
or what they're not into.
-Now you're speaking my language.
Handcuffs. Here we are.
Do you think those
would be fun to play with?
Yeah, it's kind of fun.
Are you curious?
I like the idea of being restrained
and not being able to stop it.
It's, like, pushing me
a little bit further.
Because you like anal play…
That's the prettiest butt plug
I've ever seen!
-It's so hefty.
-It's heavy, isn't it?
-Isn't it wonderful?
-Yeah! What?
So you'd be willing
to try something like that?
-Yes.
-Yeah.
Keep going!
All right.
-There's your flogger.
-Okay.
The pain dynamic is an interesting one.
It's not one that we've explored.
I still haven't figured out
what is attractive about that.
I don't know if I'm really into that.
There are certain floggers
that you can actually deliver,
like, a little sting,
or a little whisper,
or then you could go for a thud.
-Okay.
-So this is quite gentle.
Yeah, that's not too bad.
Oh yeah. You could just, like…
I like the idea, too,
that, like, it's tickly too.
It's tickly too.
You can draw it over you,
and then surprise you in the end.
-We're gonna have so much fun.
-We are so open.
I think there's so much to explore,
it's almost overwhelming.
It can be overwhelming,
but I've had a few ideas
of what I think I can bring to your room
that I think you'll be like, "I didn't
think I'd like that, but oh hell."
-Okay, perfect.
-Yeah, perfect.
Would you go down first,
just so that you can help me down?
Help you down?
I have a great general contractor.
His name is Mike.
I've worked with him dozens of times.
-My goodness.
-I know. I know.
And I always like
to make his life a little bit difficult,
and this is going to be one of those.
-Are you coming?
-I'm coming. Well…
-No, I'm just breathing heavy!
Oh my God.
You walked straight into that one.
He's gonna kill me.
Okay.
Oh my goodness.
-What do you think?
-What? W--
I…
This place is something else.
It's like a closet.
Oh!
We got
exposed electrical everywhere.
I feel like I've been duped.
You were like, "It'll be great!"
You take me down to this dungeon,
I feel like I won't make it out.
-Are you gonna bury me down here?
-Probably won't.
Okay, darling. Let's talk
about sex rooms, particularly dungeons.
I think they get a bad rap.
There's this stigma
that they are cold, dirty, and deviant.
But I'm here to tell you they're not.
My sex dungeons are sophisticated, sexy,
luxurious, and opulent,
and they are places where couples
can explore their deepest fantasies.
And I'm going to prove this
with Taylor and Ayjay's
sexy rock 'n' roll dungeon.
I am going to brighten up this space
with a coat of white paint,
leaving just hints of the original brick
they love so much.
I'm also going to add a colored epoxy
to the original concrete floor
to give it a sexy shine,
and create a custom lounge space
with tufted white leather and fur.
Oh, so rock 'n' roll!
The other side of the room,
we will get into the darker side,
the kink world
that Taylor and Ayjay want to explore.
But my favorite part of this room
is where the X marks the spot.
-What are you measuring for?
-I want to put my St. Andrew's cross here.
What? What? W-what?
-St. Andrew's cross.
-St. Andrew's cross.
What is a St. Andrew's cross?
-It's gonna be like this, okay?
-Oh. Oh.
Little history lesson here.
St. Andrew was an apostle
who was actually crucified
back in the first century.
But he wasn't crucified
on any ordinary cross.
He was actually crucified
on an X-shaped cross.
Well, that X-shaped cross
is suited for another purpose,
one perhaps you didn't learn
in Sunday school.
-No problem. We can make it happen.
-Okay, good.
I love working with you.
Sink's comin' out!
Oh my God. Look at that space!
He's more the logical one,
and I'm the emotional one.
He's logical in the bedroom, honey.
There ain't no logic in the bedroom!
There's a whole bunch of things happening
in the bedroom, but no logic! Okay?
-Hello!
-Hi!
-Welcome!
-You must be Raj.
-You must be Ryan.
-Yes!
-Wonderful to meet you. Come on in.
-Thank you so much.
I'm so excited you're here.
Thank you so much for coming.
Oh, you are very welcome.
Tell me a little bit about yourselves.
I'm a jazz vocalist,
and I'm also a dance fitness instructor.
Oh my goodness!
And I empower women of color
to live their healthiest lives.
Good!
I'm a creative entrepreneur, which means
I'm a photographer, I'm a designer.
-I do branding. I do a lot of things.
-Oh, wow.
You and I need to talk.
We're about to talk.
-You and I need to sing.
-Exactly! I'm down for that.
I understand you want a sex room.
-Well, you know--
-Yes. Yes.
-I mean, a room where sex happens.
-Okay.
We want an oasis. We want a place
for us to kind of be together
and not have to be thinking
about work all the time.
Our styles are completely different.
I'm a Bohemian kind of person.
He likes, you know,
high-end, classic stuff.
We just can't seem
to come to a common ground
about the bedroom and how we want it to be
and what we want it to feel like in there.
And, yes, I did say "feel."
It's not about the logic.
Is there anything else I should know?
-Please don't mess it up.
-What? You think I'm gonna mess it up?
Are you kidding me?
I don't believe you would,
but if I don't say it and it happens,
then I can't be mad at you.
A lot of people, like, go, "Oh!"
"You design sex rooms?"
And they think
that there's something seedy
or there's something
really, really dirty about that.
But I have taste,
and I'd like to think
that I have a little bit of class,
and I'm hoping
they will be able to trust me
in designing a room for their desires.
So welcome to our unfinished space.
Wow. Good Lord.
Oh my goodness!
-So this is our space.
-Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Hang on a second.
Can I just take it all in?
Just don't judge too much…
-Don't judge the furniture.
-…on the current conditions.
Our master bedroom
is a bit of a metaphor
for our relationship.
Just like we always plan
to get around to the romance
and intimacy part of our relationship,
we've been planning to get around
to that bedroom for the longest time.
Tell me about your bed frame.
What the fuck's going on there?
Right!
It's literally just a mattress.
We had a bed frame, and because we decided
we didn't like it, we sold it.
Walking into a room and seeing
a mattress on the floor is depressing,
but then I think the room is depressing.
-Oh my--
-Yeah.
-You see how it sinks in?
-Right? Yeah.
-I didn't choose this mattress.
-Well, who did?
Um, a person.
-Did you choose it, darling?
-Yes, I did.
-That's okay. Sometimes we make mistakes.
-He's being nice.
-Exactly!
-Oh my God.
So I have to say
that when you walk into this room,
you have to sort of cock your head
around the room to see the bed.
You do.
For me, when you walk into a room,
you should see the bed.
You should see that
and want to gravitate towards that.
-Right.
-I see the frowning going on.
What's going on?
Well, I don't know,
uh, where else in this room
the bed would feel right to us.
-Okay. Well, I'm going to surprise you.
-I'm sure you will.
Well, do you trust me?
-Maybe.
You also don't have any artwork up.
-Oh, but I have something to show you.
We still suffer from apartment-phobia.
-So--
-We don't wanna put holes in the walls.
You have an apartment,
you don't wanna hang nothing
'cause you don't want the landlord
to come for you.
-Then you forget you the landlord.
-Right.
-So this was done…
-I love that!
…the day we got married.
I absolutely love that.
There's a few other things
I wanted to show you around the room
that we wanted to, um, have done.
These are amazing speakers.
-Okay.
-They sound incredible.
Did you just sigh?
I… I… I tried not to.
I wanted to incorporate these
and have them be Bluetooth enabled.
Ryan is very technical.
He knows exactly what he wants,
but it's more like the boy-toy stuff,
the technical side of it.
We wanted to do a built-in
that ran all the way along
between these two windows.
Uh-huh.
A fireplace here
in the middle of the built-in.
Also, you can have a screen drop down,
and then when it's time
for Netflix and chill,
you have entertainment.
It was very methodical,
but when I look at Raj,
she's a jazz singer.
She oozes sexuality,
and I feel that there's nothing of that
that speaks to me about Raj in that room.
This, to me, is great,
but it's incredibly logical.
Okay.
Where's the sexiness in this room?
We didn't get there yet.
We're workin' towards that.
-Mm-hmm. Go ahead.
-Okay. Yeah. You know what?
Why don't we go downstairs
and talk about sex?
-Okay!
-Let's do it.
Let's go.
Okay. Let's go talk about fucking
or something like that.
Is that what they call it
in Britain?
I know what I like.
She doesn't always necessarily know
what she likes immediately.
I know how I want something to feel.
That's the thing.
You've had your say
of what you would like,
but I'm gonna ask you
what you would like in the design.
I like things to feel.
I just want the space to feel
more like a spa, like a Zen space.
Usually when we travel,
that's when we have time
to kind of be intimate
and have our special time.
So that is something that I really love.
We want it to be a swank and sexy space.
Come on, swank and sexy!
Where we could walk in…
You know, you walk into a dope hotel room,
you're like, "Okay!"
-Yes.
-"It's about to go down!"
-Yeah.
-You know what I'm saying?
I like sensual time.
Okay.
I like us being together,
listening to music, dancing together.
And I have told him for years,
all I want is some beautiful R&B music,
some rose petals,
candles, massage oil. That's it.
I just think it's not your go-to.
I mean, you know, um…
-I think--
-You hear him clear his throat?
Sorry!
-"You know, intimacy, foreplay."
So how do you feel your sex is?
I think
our sex can be a little vanilla.
I would like
for us to, you know, spice it up a bit.
I'm gonna bring out some things
for you to look at, okay?
-Okay.
-And I just want to get your thoughts.
-Close your eyes.
-Okay.
-All right?
-Close your eyes, right. No peeking.
Darlings, there's
more than one way to spice up a sex life.
When I need a little taste test,
I can always pull
from my little bag of tricks.
Okay, now open your eyes.
Oh!
This is gorgeous actually.
-That is--
-It's a riding, uh--
-Riding crop?
-Riding crop.
And that is a flogger.
-A flogger. Okay.
-Yes.
Raj, when I brought out the toys,
her whole face lit up!
Wait a minute! Wait!
Don't give it some pussy tap.
-Just give it some welly!
Yeah.
-Okay.
-I felt that.
It was interesting with Ryan.
I think he was like, "Oh."
"This is a new world."
I think he hasn't seen that side of her.
And what about this?
Oh, I love. Ah!
-Yes.
-Play with it.
This is beautiful.
-You take these.
-Oh, okay.
I'm a little averse to these.
I do have trust issues.
Oh! Talk to me about your trust issues.
Um, I mean, growing up in Brooklyn
in the crack era,
just experiencing
the things I've experienced,
you… you think you can trust folks,
and you're cool with folks, and then,
things can happen
that can be very detrimental.
How does it work
for the dynamic with you two?
She is probably
the first person in my life
that I can say that I trust 100%.
Oh my goodness.
When we got together…
The year that we got together was the year
that Hurricane Sandy hit New York.
-Oh, okay.
-I had a show in Boston.
And when I came back,
it was raining,
and he met me at the train station.
When I saw him standing there,
I was like, "I'm gonna marry this man,"
because there'd been…
I don't even know
why I'm getting teary-eyed.
Oh my God.
I had been through so many things,
and he was so kind.
I had never been
with someone who did that,
and so it meant a lot to me.
And I trust you too.
I think, you know,
it made me fall in love with him, so…
There is a disconnect between the sheets,
but when you look at them as a couple,
you would never suspect that
because they are so warm and so loving
and very touchy and very feely.
But we've gotta get
that touchy and feely stuff
between the sheets.
I'm actually going to do this room
almost like it's a honeymoon suite.
-Hmm.
-I like that.
So it will be your space
that you walk into
and you do not have to think about work.
Okay.
-Does that sound--
-That sounds awesome.
That sounds great.
Okay, do you trust me?
Uh, yes.
I do. Don't listen to him.
Oh!
Hi, guys!
Oh, hello!
These are my wonderful clients.
-Hello.
-This is Taylor. This is Ayjay.
-This is Ti and this is Iszi.
-Hi, Ti. Hi, Iszi.
-Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you.
During my years of designing sex rooms,
I feel I've become like a guide
for clients that really want to explore
a more intimate, new world.
Taylor was unfamiliar to the flogger
when I showed it to her,
but she was certainly curious.
So today is a chance
for her to explore that further,
and for me to refine the design
in her room.
-Do you want to look at some toys?
-Sure.
-Yeah.
-Come and have a look.
This is gonna be fun!
I had this idea
of, like, impact play.
And floggers
are, like, painful devices, right?
-Now I'm standing in front of a table--
-With, like, 30 of them!
All the floggers in all the land!
It was almost like a challenge
presented itself to me
where I was like,
"Yeah. Like, I think I could explore it."
-I remember this.
-You remember this from what?
She was showing us
some things, giving us a little taste.
-Oh, marvelous!
-Want to see them in action?
-Wanna see some flogging?
-Sure.
So let's talk about impact play.
I think when people hear the word
"flogging," they automatically go to pain.
But impact play
doesn't have to be painful.
Impact play can also be
loving, can be caring
and arousing and erotic.
When you're learning to flog,
you pretty much wanna stick to four areas.
The shoulder here, the shoulder here,
and the butt.
I felt that one!
-Would you like to receive some flogging?
-I will. Right?
-Go give it a try.
-Okay.
I'll try anything twice. So will he.
And sometimes I'll go a third time,
just in case.
Ooh! Oh!
I have so much curiosity
that is being unlocked!
-We're gonna step up to these twins.
-Oh, we're going for the big guns!
-Is that a yes?
-Yes.
-Sorry. Yes.
-I just wanted to make sure.
No, I appreciate that.
I was not very clear.
Thank you.
This one covers
a lot more surface area.
Oh! Yep.
Okay!
Like that.
How does it feel to watch me?
-I'm loving it.
I do definitely love it, like, more on…
Yeah. Yep.
For me, what I discovered with impact play
was that it's not just aggressive.
It's about sensation.
It's very much about foreplay.
The sensuality of it.
Yeah.
That was fabulous. Did you enjoy it?
-I did.
-Ayjay, do you want to try it?
-Just a very gentle one?
-Yeah, I'll try.
She's ready for you, darling.
Oh, Jesus. I don't know.
This one's actually softer.
Oh, it's softer?
So the bigger that it is,
the softer that it is.
All right.
How's that?
It's good. Green light, babe.
He's a natural.
Green.
-How's that?
-You're a lot more confident on the butt.
It was a lot of fun.
It… it was uncomfortable at first,
but it could be something
that we could play with with each other.
Thanks!
That was beautiful.
I liked that.
I do notice
that I don't, like, love it on my back,
like, that sensation,
but I love it on my butt.
I was like, "Harder."
All right. Good to know.
I think, uh, Taylor likes
to get her ass slapped
a little bit more than I've done
up to this point.
-I'll be honest, so…
We need to work on that.
-Thank you.
-You are so welcome, sweetheart.
Oh, I know what's gonna be
in your room next.
Fire in the hole!
Oh God, that one scared me.
Oh, look at this!
Yeah!
We got some things done!
-Oh my God, you have.
-Yeah.
Oh, framing up for my wall.
-Yep. We took some old shit out.
-Yeah.
-Put some new stuff in.
-Yeah.
-We've moved all the plumbing.
-Oh, wow!
Look how much clearance
you're getting up here.
-Oh my God!
-I do you right!
Okay, talk to me about the flooring.
I still feel we're a bit of a slope.
Yes, it's still off,
but there'll be some grinding,
and we'll put some leveler down.
I love it when you say "grinding."
Yes.
So, yes, they'll be grinding the floor,
all the high spots down.
-Are you gonna polish it afterwards?
-Yeah.
It'll look polished, brand new.
-It'll look sexy as fuck.
-Good.
Here, I'll grab those.
Hi, guys!
-Oh, hey! Oh!
-Hey.
-I know.
-Need help?
My God, this is actually really heavy.
So today I'm stopping by Taylor and Ayjay
to drop off
some really important equipment
to Mike and his son Jeremiah.
Hmm. Smells like leather.
-Oh.
-Oh my God.
-What is--
-Don't ask.
-Yeah.
-How's it going?
It's going all right,
but what's in the box?
It says "exercise equipment."
Exercise equipment.
That's the, uh, usual words we use
when delivering sex toys.
-Heads up! Heads up!
-Hello, darling!
-I don't know--
This is not exercise equipment.
Yeah, it is.
Well, I mean, kinda.
I guess you're getting a workout, but…
It's the bondage gear.
St. Andrew's cross and the spanking bench.
Ooh, look at that!
So this is the famous St. Andrew's cross.
-Oh yeah. Hell yeah.
-I finally get to see one.
Oh my God.
I can feel goosebumps everywhere!
So I know that Taylor and Ayjay
are gonna love their St. Andrew's cross
'cause they loved it
at their flogging session.
-Not heavy.
-Not heavy at all.
But it was very clear
in the flogging session
that Taylor actually
loves her bottom being spanked.
-Oh my God.
-This is nice.
It's gorgeous, isn't it? Hang on.
Oh yeah. Hello.
Oh yeah. This is groovy.
So I'm also bringing in
a surprise item for them
where I think they could actually
try out some new areas.
I love this. This is gorgeous.
I love the way it feels.
-Oh yeah. Oh yeah.
Oh, good! Yeah! Yeah!
Harder! Come on. Harder!
-I can't--
-Oh, harder! Come on!
-No, I mean--
-Put some fuckin' welly in it!
Yeah! Yeah!
-Oh!
Oh my God!
That last one, that was a bit of a sting.
-Just one more.
-One more.
-Okay.
-Okay, ready?
-Harder!
I can't hit you harder. I feel bad!
Hey, uh, I don't think
Mom's gonna like that too much.
What's wrong with being
on a spanking bench?
Oh!
Okay!
Oh, just be careful of the walls!
-Looks like it's a fit.
-Da-da, da-da! My God, this is brilliant!
-She's tight!
Oh my God! Oh, I can't look!
It's tight, tight.
-Oh!
-Argh!
-Here we go.
-Up this way.
I got it. There we go.
Look at that!
We made it!
Just gettin' it!
Oh yeah. That's good.
Feels good on the lumbar, huh?
Feels good on the clit, mate.
That's good.
With Taylor and Ayjay's room,
I really worked hard
to redefine what a dungeon is.
I've transformed their basement
into the sexy rock 'n' roll dungeon
that they dream of.
-Did you ever wanna go look?
-No. I don't wanna ruin it.
You didn't ever even want to?
I mean, I wanna look,
but I don't wanna ruin it.
Did you look?
-No! I didn't.
-I'm surprised.
I know. I'm the worst.
I've brightened up
the exposed brick and given it an edge,
with white leather, pops of color,
and neon mood lighting.
But I have also added in some BDSM pieces,
where Taylor and Ayjay
can push their boundaries
and put the sex in this dungeon.
Hello!
-Oh, hello!
-Hi!
How are you both?
-Did you smell the champagne?
-Of course I did!
Well, are you excited to see your space?
We're so ready.
Let's go. Follow me.
All right.
Ayjay, would you do the honors
of just opening the door
so you can see what lies ahead?
-Little peek?
-Take a peek.
Oh my God! Cute!
I'm gonna go first.
You close your eyes.
Okay.
I think when we first started
this whole experience,
it was just about a room.
It could've just been
a renovation, and that was kinda it,
but it definitely
turned into more than that.
Okay, guys, you can come down.
Just keep your eyes closed.
-All right, babe. You ready?
-Be careful!
Turn around slowly.
Slowly. Slowly.
Oh! Yeah.
Now you can open your eyes
and come through.
Holy shit!
Whoa!
-Oh my God!
-Oh my--
-Whoa!
-Oh my God!
-This is crazy!
Wow. Oh! Oh!
Hello, sex room.
What!
-Hey, come here!
-Go and have a sit.
Like, this mirror!
I've put
a floor-to-ceiling mirror
so they can actually see themselves
in action anywhere in the space.
Did you feel this fabric?
Did you build this?
I had it custom-made, yes.
The white tufted leather
lends itself
to that '70s rock 'n' roll vibe.
I can't wait to have sex with you on this.
Look at the floor!
-It's so cool. It's like a depth--
-It was just plain concrete before.
A high-gloss floor gives
the room this sleek, polished look.
-Doesn't at all look like the same space.
-I can't believe this is ours!
This side is
very much the sensual side.
It's that touch and feel,
texture, soft, relaxing side.
Oh, on this side…
Oh my God. This is the hard side.
Oh my goodness!
The spanking bench,
you can just experiment
on where you could lean on it.
-Oh, wow!
-Is this how you use it?
I don't actually know.
No, you're going
in the right direction!
Oh my God, there's cuffs!
I am excited about the bench.
-You can do this any way you want.
-Oh yeah?
You know, across the shoulders,
across the bottom.
So we can actually have you restrained
with your arms down here.
Oh, darn!
I know, yeah.
-And then she's all yours, darling.
-Hi, babe.
So you can have fun.
It's the perfect height.
It could just be a coffee table.
Casual coffee table.
Casual coffee table that Ayjay
was just spanking my naked ass on.
We'll wash it down.
If you look to your right,
you've got your floggers here.
-Oh my God!
-You've got pretty ones.
You've got different paddles
there for you to experiment with.
Oh my God!
-Okay, over here--
You're taking me on this adventure!
Oh my God!
I've always wanted to experience
being, you know, tied up
and held back a little bit.
You're now attached.
-Hello.
-Oh, hi.
So then on the bottom,
you can then put the ankle,
and then tie up the ankles there.
Yeah, we're gonna have some fun.
A butt plug?
You've got a butt plug,
nipple clamps, and nipple play as well.
-That's these?
-Yes.
-Oh, and they're magnetic!
-Yes.
-So they don't get lost from--
-So they don't get lost from each other.
Going through this whole experience
and becoming closer for it,
learning a lot about ourselves,
pushing boundaries and pushing limits,
now that we're gonna have this room,
we're gonna make great use of this room.
You nailed it.
-Mary Poppins of sex rooms.
-You are!
-Ooh!
-This is coming over here?
-This is coming over here.
Oh Jesus. Make sure
you put it the right way. That's--
Is there a right way? It's a square.
-No, it's not a square!
-Sure.
For Raj and Ryan,
the bedroom has been their last priority,
and I can almost see why,
because they don't know
how to make it work for both of them.
Pivot!
Okay, let me walk in.
Oh my God, the bed! Oh my God!
Oh, I need to fall into bed!
-That's what I want.
-Yeah?
Raj and Ryan agreed
that their sexy moments
actually happen on holiday,
which is not unusual,
so I want to create a sexy, sensual
honeymoon suite in their own bedroom.
-So you're bringing vacation home.
-I'm bringing vacation home.
-So they wanna get it on all the time!
-So they can get it on all the time.
What they need is romance.
It's gonna be a little
of a nod and a wink to sexuality,
and a nod and a wink
to a couple of small, discreet sex toys.
-Sneaky sexual stuff.
-Sneaky sexual stuff.
So here's the plan.
I'm designing this L-shaped room
to be a full-body experience.
A fireplace will beckon them
to relax in the sensation area,
where furs, feathers, and other textures
should be felt on the skin.
The centerpiece to the room
will be a luxurious platform bed
which will invite them to intimacy.
And a modern, masculine media lounge
which will encourage them to cuddle up,
turn off work, but turn each other on.
We're gonna have one of those televisions
that looks like a picture.
-A television that looks like a picture?
-Yeah.
Turn a switch, and it turns into a TV.
Ah!
-The fancy TVs.
-I know.
Large mirror here.
-Almost feel like we should be dancing.
-I know.
A little bit of lighting over here.
A bit of a bar cart here. Sexy drinks.
-Ooh.
-Yep.
-Hi!
-Hi!
Oh, darlings.
I must warn you. I'm just getting started!
So you want a sex room.
We're envisioning, like, Moulin Rouge.
-Sort of like a gentlemen's club.
-Yeah.
Ooh!
Get your ones out, girl,
'cause it's about to get real.
-We have what we call our poly family.
-Oh, there's more of you?
There's seven of us.
Seven?
Of course, now I'm deeply intrigued.
We are going
on a couple of excursions together.
-My God. What is this?
-Oh my goodness.
I am absolutely like,
"Where the fuck are we?"
Yes!
Oh my God!
This is a host of beautiful vibrators.
Smorgasbord of dicks.
Oh, that was tender.
Do that again. That was lovely!
But it turns out
that sex rooms are not just about sex.
It feels great opening up
to each other and talking about things.
Everything just kinda clicked.
Oh my God. I'm totally gonna cry!
It did something for our marriage
that I didn't expect.
You are our angel for our marriage.
-Thank you.
-You are welcome, sweetheart.
-Hi!
You must be Taylor. You must be Ayjay.
-Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you too.
-May I come in?
-Yes.
Come on in. Welcome.
Make yourself at home.
Oh, wow!
-This is beautiful!
-Oh, thank you. Welcome!
-How old is it?
-It was built in 1885.
Wow, it looks fabulous.
So I understand you want a sex room.
My name is Melanie Rose.
For over 15 years,
I've been designing high-end homes.
Luxury kitchens, opulent bathrooms.
And, yeah, I think
I could actually do those in my sleep.
So when a client asked me
if I'd ever designed a sex room,
I was shocked at first,
and then I thought, "Why not?"
Why wouldn't I go and design a sex room?
I quickly found out
that sex rooms
are the most wonderful rooms to design.
So for the last ten years,
I've focused my design business
almost exclusively
on these pleasure rooms.
So who wants a sex room in their house?
Oh my God!
Good Lord!
Well, anybody that wants
to explore their desires
or indulge in their pleasures.
-Oh my God!
-This is awesome. It's so good!
I've worked with bankers,
teachers, cops,
maybe even your next-door neighbor.
-Oh my God!
Are you kidding me?
Yes! Oh! Oh my God!
They say you never know
what goes on behind closed doors.
Ooh, but I do.
When people hear the words "sex room,"
they concentrate on the word "sex,"
and that connotates dirty, disgusting.
No, sex rooms are not disgusting.
A sex room could be anything
from a sumptuous bedroom
to a dungeon under the stairs,
but when I design them…
they can be beautiful.
They can be works of art.
They can be fantasies.
They can be anything my client desires.
-It's lovely to meet you.
-You too.
-You're so cute!
-Thank you so much!
-You guys are so cute as well!
-Oh, thanks.
So I hear you might need my help.
Yeah. We love each other,
and we love having sex,
and we're just ready to have a space
that we can, you know, spice things up
and really elevate and have a lot of fun.
Our sex life is great.
Yeah, it's very sensual.
Very fun.
For us, having a space where we can
continue to push the boundary,
continue to push ourselves,
our relationship,
that's why we, like, want a sex room.
Do you want to show me
which room you want to have sexified?
Yeah.
Yeah. I think you'll be surprised
about where it is.
Oh dear. Okay. All right.
Okay. Thank you so much.
-We go into this door here?
-Nope.
Oh!
Oh!
Oh my God!
I love this!
Did you do this?
Yeah, we had it installed.
-Oh my God, it's tight!
-Watch your step.
Oh my God. This is fabulous.
We want to have a place
where we can celebrate sex.
We want to have a place that is special,
that is… it's not just like a bedroom.
-This is the room.
-Okay.
-Oh my God. Tight--
-Sorry. Tight space.
Hang on. It's a washer/tumble dryer.
Yes.
It's actually down here.
No!
My God, that's almost
like a vertical drop.
The space we want
to turn into our sex room
is in the basement.
-Here. I'll go first.
-Oh no. All right. Okay.
Okay.
It's kind of hidden away,
and no one knows that it's there.
Holy shit!
And so it's kind of like
titillating and exciting.
Oh, wow.
I think that, to me, is like
a pretty hot little secret, you know?
Oh my God. Am I here?
Am I here yet? Have I arrived?
Oh, wow.
Oh! Are you fucking kidding me?
-Oh my God.
-Welcome.
This is the space?
-This is our space.
-This is it!
Looking around the room,
I'm thinking,
"What am I gonna do?"
It's so small.
I'm dealing with concrete.
I'm dealing with brick.
I've got a ceiling
that isn't even a standard-height ceiling.
It's going to be a challenge.
So tell me, what do you want?
I love the exposed brick.
I love preserving the history of,
you know, parts of the construction.
Yes, I noticed that upstairs. Yes.
We really love lights,
and so we're really wanting something
kind of more bright
and, you know, mirrors
and sexy and elegant and fun and playful.
Ideally, we want this unfinished basement
to be turned into, like,
a sexy rock 'n' roll dungeon,
but not in any sort of way
the term "dungeon" implies in your mind.
Let's get down to the nitty-gritty.
What do you like to do?
Definitely into vibrators.
I'm a clitoral-stimulation girl
all the way.
I find that I not only have to discuss
with my clients their personal style
but really how they are
going to use this room.
And because of that,
I get into some quite frank
and personal conversations.
What do you like? How do you like
to be teased, to be aroused?
-Yeah, I would say anal play, into that.
-Yeah.
We've incorporated butt plug
to him. He'd never had anal sex before.
-Perfect! Okay.
-Yeah.
-Anal butt plug.
-Yeah.
We really love a little bit of spanking.
We definitely
play around with power dynamics a lot.
I really love being tied up.
That's, like, something that's really,
like, hot and sexual for me.
My mind is percolating. Why don't
we go upstairs and talk a bit more?
-Awesome.
-Sounds good.
You lead the way in case I need a hand up.
Sometimes clients get quite nervous.
They may have that vanilla lifestyle,
where it's like missionary,
and that's about it.
But not Taylor and Ayjay.
They are very open about their sex.
They're not naive.
They're not middle of the road.
They'd like to experiment further.
I love that.
I think I just want to delve
a little bit more into who you are.
I'll bring a couple of things out.
I want to get your reactions.
Okay.
One thing I do
when I meet my clients for the first time
is introduce them
to my little bag of tricks.
It's an important step
in my design process.
It's a test that gives me an idea
of what my clients are into
or what they're not into.
-Now you're speaking my language.
Handcuffs. Here we are.
Do you think those
would be fun to play with?
Yeah, it's kind of fun.
Are you curious?
I like the idea of being restrained
and not being able to stop it.
It's, like, pushing me
a little bit further.
Because you like anal play…
That's the prettiest butt plug
I've ever seen!
-It's so hefty.
-It's heavy, isn't it?
-Isn't it wonderful?
-Yeah! What?
So you'd be willing
to try something like that?
-Yes.
-Yeah.
Keep going!
All right.
-There's your flogger.
-Okay.
The pain dynamic is an interesting one.
It's not one that we've explored.
I still haven't figured out
what is attractive about that.
I don't know if I'm really into that.
There are certain floggers
that you can actually deliver,
like, a little sting,
or a little whisper,
or then you could go for a thud.
-Okay.
-So this is quite gentle.
Yeah, that's not too bad.
Oh yeah. You could just, like…
I like the idea, too,
that, like, it's tickly too.
It's tickly too.
You can draw it over you,
and then surprise you in the end.
-We're gonna have so much fun.
-We are so open.
I think there's so much to explore,
it's almost overwhelming.
It can be overwhelming,
but I've had a few ideas
of what I think I can bring to your room
that I think you'll be like, "I didn't
think I'd like that, but oh hell."
-Okay, perfect.
-Yeah, perfect.
Would you go down first,
just so that you can help me down?
Help you down?
I have a great general contractor.
His name is Mike.
I've worked with him dozens of times.
-My goodness.
-I know. I know.
And I always like
to make his life a little bit difficult,
and this is going to be one of those.
-Are you coming?
-I'm coming. Well…
-No, I'm just breathing heavy!
Oh my God.
You walked straight into that one.
He's gonna kill me.
Okay.
Oh my goodness.
-What do you think?
-What? W--
I…
This place is something else.
It's like a closet.
Oh!
We got
exposed electrical everywhere.
I feel like I've been duped.
You were like, "It'll be great!"
You take me down to this dungeon,
I feel like I won't make it out.
-Are you gonna bury me down here?
-Probably won't.
Okay, darling. Let's talk
about sex rooms, particularly dungeons.
I think they get a bad rap.
There's this stigma
that they are cold, dirty, and deviant.
But I'm here to tell you they're not.
My sex dungeons are sophisticated, sexy,
luxurious, and opulent,
and they are places where couples
can explore their deepest fantasies.
And I'm going to prove this
with Taylor and Ayjay's
sexy rock 'n' roll dungeon.
I am going to brighten up this space
with a coat of white paint,
leaving just hints of the original brick
they love so much.
I'm also going to add a colored epoxy
to the original concrete floor
to give it a sexy shine,
and create a custom lounge space
with tufted white leather and fur.
Oh, so rock 'n' roll!
The other side of the room,
we will get into the darker side,
the kink world
that Taylor and Ayjay want to explore.
But my favorite part of this room
is where the X marks the spot.
-What are you measuring for?
-I want to put my St. Andrew's cross here.
What? What? W-what?
-St. Andrew's cross.
-St. Andrew's cross.
What is a St. Andrew's cross?
-It's gonna be like this, okay?
-Oh. Oh.
Little history lesson here.
St. Andrew was an apostle
who was actually crucified
back in the first century.
But he wasn't crucified
on any ordinary cross.
He was actually crucified
on an X-shaped cross.
Well, that X-shaped cross
is suited for another purpose,
one perhaps you didn't learn
in Sunday school.
-No problem. We can make it happen.
-Okay, good.
I love working with you.
Sink's comin' out!
Oh my God. Look at that space!
He's more the logical one,
and I'm the emotional one.
He's logical in the bedroom, honey.
There ain't no logic in the bedroom!
There's a whole bunch of things happening
in the bedroom, but no logic! Okay?
-Hello!
-Hi!
-Welcome!
-You must be Raj.
-You must be Ryan.
-Yes!
-Wonderful to meet you. Come on in.
-Thank you so much.
I'm so excited you're here.
Thank you so much for coming.
Oh, you are very welcome.
Tell me a little bit about yourselves.
I'm a jazz vocalist,
and I'm also a dance fitness instructor.
Oh my goodness!
And I empower women of color
to live their healthiest lives.
Good!
I'm a creative entrepreneur, which means
I'm a photographer, I'm a designer.
-I do branding. I do a lot of things.
-Oh, wow.
You and I need to talk.
We're about to talk.
-You and I need to sing.
-Exactly! I'm down for that.
I understand you want a sex room.
-Well, you know--
-Yes. Yes.
-I mean, a room where sex happens.
-Okay.
We want an oasis. We want a place
for us to kind of be together
and not have to be thinking
about work all the time.
Our styles are completely different.
I'm a Bohemian kind of person.
He likes, you know,
high-end, classic stuff.
We just can't seem
to come to a common ground
about the bedroom and how we want it to be
and what we want it to feel like in there.
And, yes, I did say "feel."
It's not about the logic.
Is there anything else I should know?
-Please don't mess it up.
-What? You think I'm gonna mess it up?
Are you kidding me?
I don't believe you would,
but if I don't say it and it happens,
then I can't be mad at you.
A lot of people, like, go, "Oh!"
"You design sex rooms?"
And they think
that there's something seedy
or there's something
really, really dirty about that.
But I have taste,
and I'd like to think
that I have a little bit of class,
and I'm hoping
they will be able to trust me
in designing a room for their desires.
So welcome to our unfinished space.
Wow. Good Lord.
Oh my goodness!
-So this is our space.
-Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Hang on a second.
Can I just take it all in?
Just don't judge too much…
-Don't judge the furniture.
-…on the current conditions.
Our master bedroom
is a bit of a metaphor
for our relationship.
Just like we always plan
to get around to the romance
and intimacy part of our relationship,
we've been planning to get around
to that bedroom for the longest time.
Tell me about your bed frame.
What the fuck's going on there?
Right!
It's literally just a mattress.
We had a bed frame, and because we decided
we didn't like it, we sold it.
Walking into a room and seeing
a mattress on the floor is depressing,
but then I think the room is depressing.
-Oh my--
-Yeah.
-You see how it sinks in?
-Right? Yeah.
-I didn't choose this mattress.
-Well, who did?
Um, a person.
-Did you choose it, darling?
-Yes, I did.
-That's okay. Sometimes we make mistakes.
-He's being nice.
-Exactly!
-Oh my God.
So I have to say
that when you walk into this room,
you have to sort of cock your head
around the room to see the bed.
You do.
For me, when you walk into a room,
you should see the bed.
You should see that
and want to gravitate towards that.
-Right.
-I see the frowning going on.
What's going on?
Well, I don't know,
uh, where else in this room
the bed would feel right to us.
-Okay. Well, I'm going to surprise you.
-I'm sure you will.
Well, do you trust me?
-Maybe.
You also don't have any artwork up.
-Oh, but I have something to show you.
We still suffer from apartment-phobia.
-So--
-We don't wanna put holes in the walls.
You have an apartment,
you don't wanna hang nothing
'cause you don't want the landlord
to come for you.
-Then you forget you the landlord.
-Right.
-So this was done…
-I love that!
…the day we got married.
I absolutely love that.
There's a few other things
I wanted to show you around the room
that we wanted to, um, have done.
These are amazing speakers.
-Okay.
-They sound incredible.
Did you just sigh?
I… I… I tried not to.
I wanted to incorporate these
and have them be Bluetooth enabled.
Ryan is very technical.
He knows exactly what he wants,
but it's more like the boy-toy stuff,
the technical side of it.
We wanted to do a built-in
that ran all the way along
between these two windows.
Uh-huh.
A fireplace here
in the middle of the built-in.
Also, you can have a screen drop down,
and then when it's time
for Netflix and chill,
you have entertainment.
It was very methodical,
but when I look at Raj,
she's a jazz singer.
She oozes sexuality,
and I feel that there's nothing of that
that speaks to me about Raj in that room.
This, to me, is great,
but it's incredibly logical.
Okay.
Where's the sexiness in this room?
We didn't get there yet.
We're workin' towards that.
-Mm-hmm. Go ahead.
-Okay. Yeah. You know what?
Why don't we go downstairs
and talk about sex?
-Okay!
-Let's do it.
Let's go.
Okay. Let's go talk about fucking
or something like that.
Is that what they call it
in Britain?
I know what I like.
She doesn't always necessarily know
what she likes immediately.
I know how I want something to feel.
That's the thing.
You've had your say
of what you would like,
but I'm gonna ask you
what you would like in the design.
I like things to feel.
I just want the space to feel
more like a spa, like a Zen space.
Usually when we travel,
that's when we have time
to kind of be intimate
and have our special time.
So that is something that I really love.
We want it to be a swank and sexy space.
Come on, swank and sexy!
Where we could walk in…
You know, you walk into a dope hotel room,
you're like, "Okay!"
-Yes.
-"It's about to go down!"
-Yeah.
-You know what I'm saying?
I like sensual time.
Okay.
I like us being together,
listening to music, dancing together.
And I have told him for years,
all I want is some beautiful R&B music,
some rose petals,
candles, massage oil. That's it.
I just think it's not your go-to.
I mean, you know, um…
-I think--
-You hear him clear his throat?
Sorry!
-"You know, intimacy, foreplay."
So how do you feel your sex is?
I think
our sex can be a little vanilla.
I would like
for us to, you know, spice it up a bit.
I'm gonna bring out some things
for you to look at, okay?
-Okay.
-And I just want to get your thoughts.
-Close your eyes.
-Okay.
-All right?
-Close your eyes, right. No peeking.
Darlings, there's
more than one way to spice up a sex life.
When I need a little taste test,
I can always pull
from my little bag of tricks.
Okay, now open your eyes.
Oh!
This is gorgeous actually.
-That is--
-It's a riding, uh--
-Riding crop?
-Riding crop.
And that is a flogger.
-A flogger. Okay.
-Yes.
Raj, when I brought out the toys,
her whole face lit up!
Wait a minute! Wait!
Don't give it some pussy tap.
-Just give it some welly!
Yeah.
-Okay.
-I felt that.
It was interesting with Ryan.
I think he was like, "Oh."
"This is a new world."
I think he hasn't seen that side of her.
And what about this?
Oh, I love. Ah!
-Yes.
-Play with it.
This is beautiful.
-You take these.
-Oh, okay.
I'm a little averse to these.
I do have trust issues.
Oh! Talk to me about your trust issues.
Um, I mean, growing up in Brooklyn
in the crack era,
just experiencing
the things I've experienced,
you… you think you can trust folks,
and you're cool with folks, and then,
things can happen
that can be very detrimental.
How does it work
for the dynamic with you two?
She is probably
the first person in my life
that I can say that I trust 100%.
Oh my goodness.
When we got together…
The year that we got together was the year
that Hurricane Sandy hit New York.
-Oh, okay.
-I had a show in Boston.
And when I came back,
it was raining,
and he met me at the train station.
When I saw him standing there,
I was like, "I'm gonna marry this man,"
because there'd been…
I don't even know
why I'm getting teary-eyed.
Oh my God.
I had been through so many things,
and he was so kind.
I had never been
with someone who did that,
and so it meant a lot to me.
And I trust you too.
I think, you know,
it made me fall in love with him, so…
There is a disconnect between the sheets,
but when you look at them as a couple,
you would never suspect that
because they are so warm and so loving
and very touchy and very feely.
But we've gotta get
that touchy and feely stuff
between the sheets.
I'm actually going to do this room
almost like it's a honeymoon suite.
-Hmm.
-I like that.
So it will be your space
that you walk into
and you do not have to think about work.
Okay.
-Does that sound--
-That sounds awesome.
That sounds great.
Okay, do you trust me?
Uh, yes.
I do. Don't listen to him.
Oh!
Hi, guys!
Oh, hello!
These are my wonderful clients.
-Hello.
-This is Taylor. This is Ayjay.
-This is Ti and this is Iszi.
-Hi, Ti. Hi, Iszi.
-Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you.
During my years of designing sex rooms,
I feel I've become like a guide
for clients that really want to explore
a more intimate, new world.
Taylor was unfamiliar to the flogger
when I showed it to her,
but she was certainly curious.
So today is a chance
for her to explore that further,
and for me to refine the design
in her room.
-Do you want to look at some toys?
-Sure.
-Yeah.
-Come and have a look.
This is gonna be fun!
I had this idea
of, like, impact play.
And floggers
are, like, painful devices, right?
-Now I'm standing in front of a table--
-With, like, 30 of them!
All the floggers in all the land!
It was almost like a challenge
presented itself to me
where I was like,
"Yeah. Like, I think I could explore it."
-I remember this.
-You remember this from what?
She was showing us
some things, giving us a little taste.
-Oh, marvelous!
-Want to see them in action?
-Wanna see some flogging?
-Sure.
So let's talk about impact play.
I think when people hear the word
"flogging," they automatically go to pain.
But impact play
doesn't have to be painful.
Impact play can also be
loving, can be caring
and arousing and erotic.
When you're learning to flog,
you pretty much wanna stick to four areas.
The shoulder here, the shoulder here,
and the butt.
I felt that one!
-Would you like to receive some flogging?
-I will. Right?
-Go give it a try.
-Okay.
I'll try anything twice. So will he.
And sometimes I'll go a third time,
just in case.
Ooh! Oh!
I have so much curiosity
that is being unlocked!
-We're gonna step up to these twins.
-Oh, we're going for the big guns!
-Is that a yes?
-Yes.
-Sorry. Yes.
-I just wanted to make sure.
No, I appreciate that.
I was not very clear.
Thank you.
This one covers
a lot more surface area.
Oh! Yep.
Okay!
Like that.
How does it feel to watch me?
-I'm loving it.
I do definitely love it, like, more on…
Yeah. Yep.
For me, what I discovered with impact play
was that it's not just aggressive.
It's about sensation.
It's very much about foreplay.
The sensuality of it.
Yeah.
That was fabulous. Did you enjoy it?
-I did.
-Ayjay, do you want to try it?
-Just a very gentle one?
-Yeah, I'll try.
She's ready for you, darling.
Oh, Jesus. I don't know.
This one's actually softer.
Oh, it's softer?
So the bigger that it is,
the softer that it is.
All right.
How's that?
It's good. Green light, babe.
He's a natural.
Green.
-How's that?
-You're a lot more confident on the butt.
It was a lot of fun.
It… it was uncomfortable at first,
but it could be something
that we could play with with each other.
Thanks!
That was beautiful.
I liked that.
I do notice
that I don't, like, love it on my back,
like, that sensation,
but I love it on my butt.
I was like, "Harder."
All right. Good to know.
I think, uh, Taylor likes
to get her ass slapped
a little bit more than I've done
up to this point.
-I'll be honest, so…
We need to work on that.
-Thank you.
-You are so welcome, sweetheart.
Oh, I know what's gonna be
in your room next.
Fire in the hole!
Oh God, that one scared me.
Oh, look at this!
Yeah!
We got some things done!
-Oh my God, you have.
-Yeah.
Oh, framing up for my wall.
-Yep. We took some old shit out.
-Yeah.
-Put some new stuff in.
-Yeah.
-We've moved all the plumbing.
-Oh, wow!
Look how much clearance
you're getting up here.
-Oh my God!
-I do you right!
Okay, talk to me about the flooring.
I still feel we're a bit of a slope.
Yes, it's still off,
but there'll be some grinding,
and we'll put some leveler down.
I love it when you say "grinding."
Yes.
So, yes, they'll be grinding the floor,
all the high spots down.
-Are you gonna polish it afterwards?
-Yeah.
It'll look polished, brand new.
-It'll look sexy as fuck.
-Good.
Here, I'll grab those.
Hi, guys!
-Oh, hey! Oh!
-Hey.
-I know.
-Need help?
My God, this is actually really heavy.
So today I'm stopping by Taylor and Ayjay
to drop off
some really important equipment
to Mike and his son Jeremiah.
Hmm. Smells like leather.
-Oh.
-Oh my God.
-What is--
-Don't ask.
-Yeah.
-How's it going?
It's going all right,
but what's in the box?
It says "exercise equipment."
Exercise equipment.
That's the, uh, usual words we use
when delivering sex toys.
-Heads up! Heads up!
-Hello, darling!
-I don't know--
This is not exercise equipment.
Yeah, it is.
Well, I mean, kinda.
I guess you're getting a workout, but…
It's the bondage gear.
St. Andrew's cross and the spanking bench.
Ooh, look at that!
So this is the famous St. Andrew's cross.
-Oh yeah. Hell yeah.
-I finally get to see one.
Oh my God.
I can feel goosebumps everywhere!
So I know that Taylor and Ayjay
are gonna love their St. Andrew's cross
'cause they loved it
at their flogging session.
-Not heavy.
-Not heavy at all.
But it was very clear
in the flogging session
that Taylor actually
loves her bottom being spanked.
-Oh my God.
-This is nice.
It's gorgeous, isn't it? Hang on.
Oh yeah. Hello.
Oh yeah. This is groovy.
So I'm also bringing in
a surprise item for them
where I think they could actually
try out some new areas.
I love this. This is gorgeous.
I love the way it feels.
-Oh yeah. Oh yeah.
Oh, good! Yeah! Yeah!
Harder! Come on. Harder!
-I can't--
-Oh, harder! Come on!
-No, I mean--
-Put some fuckin' welly in it!
Yeah! Yeah!
-Oh!
Oh my God!
That last one, that was a bit of a sting.
-Just one more.
-One more.
-Okay.
-Okay, ready?
-Harder!
I can't hit you harder. I feel bad!
Hey, uh, I don't think
Mom's gonna like that too much.
What's wrong with being
on a spanking bench?
Oh!
Okay!
Oh, just be careful of the walls!
-Looks like it's a fit.
-Da-da, da-da! My God, this is brilliant!
-She's tight!
Oh my God! Oh, I can't look!
It's tight, tight.
-Oh!
-Argh!
-Here we go.
-Up this way.
I got it. There we go.
Look at that!
We made it!
Just gettin' it!
Oh yeah. That's good.
Feels good on the lumbar, huh?
Feels good on the clit, mate.
That's good.
With Taylor and Ayjay's room,
I really worked hard
to redefine what a dungeon is.
I've transformed their basement
into the sexy rock 'n' roll dungeon
that they dream of.
-Did you ever wanna go look?
-No. I don't wanna ruin it.
You didn't ever even want to?
I mean, I wanna look,
but I don't wanna ruin it.
Did you look?
-No! I didn't.
-I'm surprised.
I know. I'm the worst.
I've brightened up
the exposed brick and given it an edge,
with white leather, pops of color,
and neon mood lighting.
But I have also added in some BDSM pieces,
where Taylor and Ayjay
can push their boundaries
and put the sex in this dungeon.
Hello!
-Oh, hello!
-Hi!
How are you both?
-Did you smell the champagne?
-Of course I did!
Well, are you excited to see your space?
We're so ready.
Let's go. Follow me.
All right.
Ayjay, would you do the honors
of just opening the door
so you can see what lies ahead?
-Little peek?
-Take a peek.
Oh my God! Cute!
I'm gonna go first.
You close your eyes.
Okay.
I think when we first started
this whole experience,
it was just about a room.
It could've just been
a renovation, and that was kinda it,
but it definitely
turned into more than that.
Okay, guys, you can come down.
Just keep your eyes closed.
-All right, babe. You ready?
-Be careful!
Turn around slowly.
Slowly. Slowly.
Oh! Yeah.
Now you can open your eyes
and come through.
Holy shit!
Whoa!
-Oh my God!
-Oh my--
-Whoa!
-Oh my God!
-This is crazy!
Wow. Oh! Oh!
Hello, sex room.
What!
-Hey, come here!
-Go and have a sit.
Like, this mirror!
I've put
a floor-to-ceiling mirror
so they can actually see themselves
in action anywhere in the space.
Did you feel this fabric?
Did you build this?
I had it custom-made, yes.
The white tufted leather
lends itself
to that '70s rock 'n' roll vibe.
I can't wait to have sex with you on this.
Look at the floor!
-It's so cool. It's like a depth--
-It was just plain concrete before.
A high-gloss floor gives
the room this sleek, polished look.
-Doesn't at all look like the same space.
-I can't believe this is ours!
This side is
very much the sensual side.
It's that touch and feel,
texture, soft, relaxing side.
Oh, on this side…
Oh my God. This is the hard side.
Oh my goodness!
The spanking bench,
you can just experiment
on where you could lean on it.
-Oh, wow!
-Is this how you use it?
I don't actually know.
No, you're going
in the right direction!
Oh my God, there's cuffs!
I am excited about the bench.
-You can do this any way you want.
-Oh yeah?
You know, across the shoulders,
across the bottom.
So we can actually have you restrained
with your arms down here.
Oh, darn!
I know, yeah.
-And then she's all yours, darling.
-Hi, babe.
So you can have fun.
It's the perfect height.
It could just be a coffee table.
Casual coffee table.
Casual coffee table that Ayjay
was just spanking my naked ass on.
We'll wash it down.
If you look to your right,
you've got your floggers here.
-Oh my God!
-You've got pretty ones.
You've got different paddles
there for you to experiment with.
Oh my God!
-Okay, over here--
You're taking me on this adventure!
Oh my God!
I've always wanted to experience
being, you know, tied up
and held back a little bit.
You're now attached.
-Hello.
-Oh, hi.
So then on the bottom,
you can then put the ankle,
and then tie up the ankles there.
Yeah, we're gonna have some fun.
A butt plug?
You've got a butt plug,
nipple clamps, and nipple play as well.
-That's these?
-Yes.
-Oh, and they're magnetic!
-Yes.
-So they don't get lost from--
-So they don't get lost from each other.
Going through this whole experience
and becoming closer for it,
learning a lot about ourselves,
pushing boundaries and pushing limits,
now that we're gonna have this room,
we're gonna make great use of this room.
You nailed it.
-Mary Poppins of sex rooms.
-You are!
-Ooh!
-This is coming over here?
-This is coming over here.
Oh Jesus. Make sure
you put it the right way. That's--
Is there a right way? It's a square.
-No, it's not a square!
-Sure.
For Raj and Ryan,
the bedroom has been their last priority,
and I can almost see why,
because they don't know
how to make it work for both of them.
Pivot!
Okay, let me walk in.
Oh my God, the bed! Oh my God!
Oh, I need to fall into bed!
-That's what I want.
-Yeah?
Raj and Ryan agreed
that their sexy moments
actually happen on holiday,
which is not unusual,
so I want to create a sexy, sensual
honeymoon suite in their own bedroom.
-So you're bringing vacation home.
-I'm bringing vacation home.
-So they wanna get it on all the time!
-So they can get it on all the time.
What they need is romance.
It's gonna be a little
of a nod and a wink to sexuality,
and a nod and a wink
to a couple of small, discreet sex toys.
-Sneaky sexual stuff.
-Sneaky sexual stuff.
So here's the plan.
I'm designing this L-shaped room
to be a full-body experience.
A fireplace will beckon them
to relax in the sensation area,
where furs, feathers, and other textures
should be felt on the skin.
The centerpiece to the room
will be a luxurious platform bed
which will invite them to intimacy.
And a modern, masculine media lounge
which will encourage them to cuddle up,
turn off work, but turn each other on.
We're gonna have one of those televisions
that looks like a picture.
-A television that looks like a picture?
-Yeah.
Turn a switch, and it turns into a TV.
Ah!
-The fancy TVs.
-I know.
Large mirror here.
-Almost feel like we should be dancing.
-I know.
A little bit of lighting over here.
A bit of a bar cart here. Sexy drinks.
-Ooh.
-Yep.
-Hi!
-Hi!
Oh, darlings.
I must warn you. I'm just getting started!
So you want a sex room.
We're envisioning, like, Moulin Rouge.
-Sort of like a gentlemen's club.
-Yeah.
Ooh!
Get your ones out, girl,
'cause it's about to get real.
-We have what we call our poly family.
-Oh, there's more of you?
There's seven of us.
Seven?
Of course, now I'm deeply intrigued.
We are going
on a couple of excursions together.
-My God. What is this?
-Oh my goodness.
I am absolutely like,
"Where the fuck are we?"
Yes!
Oh my God!
This is a host of beautiful vibrators.
Smorgasbord of dicks.
Oh, that was tender.
Do that again. That was lovely!
But it turns out
that sex rooms are not just about sex.
It feels great opening up
to each other and talking about things.
Everything just kinda clicked.
Oh my God. I'm totally gonna cry!
It did something for our marriage
that I didn't expect.
You are our angel for our marriage.
-Thank you.
-You are welcome, sweetheart.