[upbeat music]
[Shea] Love that we're in Lehi today.
It makes it so much easier to commute from our office.
-[Syd] It's like five minutes. Awesome. -Yeah, it's great.
It's convenient, though.
It's close to the tanning beds where I picked you up.
[laughs]
What? I don't do that.
-What are you talking about? -I'm just joking with you.
Oh.
Look, I put some self-tanner on in the winter, so--
-I could use a little more self-tanner. -I think you could some too.
You always say that stuff, and I'm like, "No way."
-And then I'm like, "You're right." -[Shea laughs]
[Shea ]I'm excited to meet the Blasdells and see what they have in store for us.
-[Syd] They have any kids? -Yeah, they have two kids.
They're a young couple.
They live in a really family-friendly neighborhood.
[Syd] So do you know what space we're doing in their home?
I think they have a bit of a toy storage problem.
So I have no idea what they have in store for us.
We're gonna see what needs help in their house.
-Oh, I think we're here. -[Syd] Oh, cool.
[Shea] Cute. They've got a cute blue door.
-[Syd] I like the little porch swing. -[Shea] I know, the porch swing is sweet.
[knocks]
[Syd chuckles]
[Jordan] Hey, guys!
-[Syd] Hey, how's it going? -[Shea] I'm Shea.
-How are you? -Good to meet you.
I'm Jordan, and this is my wife Kelsey, and we are the Blasdells.
I feel like our house just got cuter as you walked in.
[laughs]
We've been married almost ten years.
All right, well, let's go into the living room.
Time flies when you're having fun.
So how long have you lived in this home?
[Kelsey] Almost two years.
And when we first moved in, the walls were purple, green, and yellow.
-Mardi Gras? -[Kelsey] Yeah, it was a party.
It's a party for someone.
[Shea] So I'm seeing a few family photos around.
[Kelsey] Yes. We've got two kids.
We have a son who's four, his name is Kai.
And we have a daughter who's 18 months, and her name's Lily.
They're the best. They're right there, along with our family motto.
"Home is where you take your pants off."
It is though, yeah, yeah.
I run in the door, and the first thing I do
is I beeline for our bedroom
-and then I change into sweats. -Oh yeah.
When Shea mentioned sweats, it was like we were kindred spirits in that moment.
And I felt that connection. It was beautiful.
[laughs]
[Shea] So, what are your kids into? What do they like to do?
Kai's fun right now.
We're playing catch all the time, so we got gloves,
we've got basketballs, we got Legos everywhere.
That always just makes me wonder, where did it get shoved?
'Cause when people come over to our house, we're like, "Yup, there you go."
-Oh, funny you should ask. Here it is. -Oh, okay.
-This is where it all gets shoved. Yeah. -Oh, okay.
-[Kelsey] This is where we store the toys. -[Shea] Oh, wow.
-I see pool noodles and Legos. -Oh, yeah. 'Cause we have a pool?
[laughs]
When we saw this house and we saw this random nook over here
that didn't have a wall kind of separating it,
we knew, well, we should put a wall there so that we could put a place for the toys.
Well, then the toys became multiplied by 300,
and then it became just kind of unbearable.
So is this the room that we're designing?
This is not the room you're designing.
This room inspired the room that you're going to design.
Oh, okay.
We have a vision for a room upstairs that we want all the toys to go to.
It just isn't there yet, so they're here.
I'd love to look at the room that you're talking about.
-It's upstairs? -Yeah, come on up.
[Jordan] Come on in.
-[Kelsey] Here is the room. -[Shea] Here it is.
-[Jordan] This is it. -[Kelsey] Yes.
Small, but it has potential, doesn't it?
-Lots of potential. -Yes!
-Blank canvas. -Blank canvas.
When we renovated this whole house, we had this vision.
We want this to be a toy room and a guest room,
and that felt like a really big task, because it is.
-That is a tall order. -[Kelsey] It's a tall order.
We never did really much of anything with it,
and then it suddenly became like an unofficial storage closet.
[Shea] I think it's so easy for empty rooms
to turn into a catchall for just everything
if you don't have an intent and a purpose when you move in.
Just like your office.
Oh my gosh.
My office is eclectic.
Sometimes I almost dread getting new toys, because I know there's nowhere to put it.
[Shea] In a compact space like this spare bedroom,
we have to use the vertical space.
So I am thinking, how can we design everything
so we are using wall space and not just the floor space.
[Jordan] This bed actually comes out,
-and it folds into a king. -It's a trundle, yeah.
Oh, it's a trundle. Okay.
So it turns into a king.
-[Jordan] It turns into a king. -Do you need a king in here?
Or would you be okay with a queen-sized bed?
Queen would be fine.
We do have a lot of family that come and stay with us.
And so we want to have a nice space,
one that they can feel is theirs and they're comfortable in.
So that's why the dual purpose is so important to us.
So we talked about the guest room aspect of it.
Tell me what you're hoping for with the playroom.
I want creative things that my kids can play with
that aren't just necessarily sitting on the ground.
Something that, like, is away and up.
Maybe things are hanging from the ceiling, maybe they're swings, maybe…
I don't know. There's so many possibilities.
-You're getting wild on me. -[Jordan] She's getting excited.
Yeah, no, that's great.
I think your idea of going up is definitely the way to go
because we have only so much room down here.
We understand that it is a very complicated task, which is…
-That's why we haven't done it. -Yes.
So tell me, budget-wise, what you guys are thinking for this space.
I think we couldn't go any more than 10,000 on it, probably.
We wouldn't want it to be that high, but that's definitely the limit.
-Okay. -So…
All right, my hope is that we can incorporate a beautiful built-in
with a Murphy bed, toy storage.
It would be nice to have a rug.
-I would love to swap the light fixture. -You don't like the boob light?
[Shea] No, the boob light is not my favorite.
I don't know if we can say "boob."
-[man] It's Netflix. We can say "boob." -You keep saying boob.
It's a boob light.
-It's what it is. -Just call it an ugly light.
We're trying to steal it for ourselves. We're gonna take it home.
Oh, that's what you want.
Give it to some old lady. She would love it…
-Okay. You got it. We'll donate it. -…as a gift.
When we're trying to save space, storage solutions are top of mind.
Anything that can hide the clutter, keep you organized,
and make it look really beautiful as well.
I'm excited to take this list,
-go back and get designing. -Long list.
Yeah, but it's exciting, it's a challenge, and I'm up for it.
So, thanks so much.
-Thanks. -Thanks for coming.
Good to meet you, guys.
Next time we see you, we'll be taking over your space.
[Kelsey] Oh my gosh. I love it.
[upbeat music]
[Shea] So we're talking about the Blasdells today,
and they have this upstairs guest bedroom,
and they are wanting to turn it into a multipurpose room.
It's a tall order considering the room is, at most, nine by nine feet.
So footprint is small.
-We need to give them some organization… -Okay.
And just make really good use of the space.
Yeah. I'm excited. That'll be a fun little challenge.
[Shea] For the Blasdells' multipurpose room,
we'll need a space that functions as a guest room
and playroom at different times.
We're going to clear everything out so that we can start with a blank canvas.
Once we clear out the space,
the only thing we're gonna be left with is a boob light in the center.
-Okay. -So we need to swap that out.
I love this light that has the milk glass, the white.
I do think it'd be nice to add a rug.
Yeah, at least something to add a little extra layer in there,
and if it's kids playing, it's probably a little more durable.
-Something cozy too. -Yeah.
[Shea] We will maximize function by using the vertical wall space,
while keeping the floor open and inviting.
We'll add a play table in the middle of the room,
and a warm and cozy rug that pulls the whole space together.
Well, I love what you've done here,
where we have closed cabinetry that are fake.
So on the wall-to-wall built-in, I love the idea of concealing it in a way
that you would never be able to guess that there is a bed behind there.
Right. I like the idea of a Murphy bed.
[Shea] We're going to add storage around the ground level
and continue a facade of cabinetry that hides a Murphy bed.
Across the room, we'll install a climbing wall
that will not only be fun for the kids,
but will also continue the floor-to-ceiling aesthetic.
Just a reminder, our budget is $10,000.
-At least it's a small space. -Yeah, it's a small space.
We can do it. We can get creative with the designs,
and I feel confident we can bring it all together.
Okay. Thanks, Kelsie.
[Kelsie] Yeah. Thanks so much.
[cows lowing]
[uplifting music]
-[Syd] Should we watch a show? -[Shea] Do you wanna start popcorn?
Then we can figure out what we're watching or doing.
[baby whimpering]
[Syd] Where are the girls?
I don't know.
Girlies?
-Are you ready to watch a show? -[Ivy] Yeah.
But before we watch the show, we have something to do.
-[Syd] Yep. Knew it. -[Shea] Oh my gosh!
-Is it fort time? -Yes!
-[Syd] Wren just ran into the wall. -[Wren] Ow!
[all laugh]
When it comes to designing homes, I'm your girl.
I got you covered.
But when it comes to fort building, Syd is the guy.
Amen.
-[Shea] What's the plan? -[Syd] They start building it,
and not doing a really good job, then I'll help them.
Yeah, he's pretty good.
-[Shea laughing] He's pretty good? -Thank you, Ives.
I don't think my fort-building skills are all that bad.
[Syd] It's gonna be a good one.
-Do you want a blanket instead of the mat? -No, let's do a blanket instead.
-[Shea] I'm sorry. -[giggles]
It's touching my head.
I'll build it, and I'll let you put, like…
-I'll let you do the inside. Pillows. -You'll let me do the inside? Thanks, wow.
-[Syd] Oh my gosh. -Ow!
[Syd] Hey, bud. You want that?
And then scoot over closer in the middle,
and then also just sign a waiver in case a stick hits you in the head,
then we're not responsible for that.
You can pick the pillows and blankets. They go inside.
Thanks. Because that's all I do, pillows and blankets.
I think Margs likes that setup.
[Shea laughs]
-Margs, you got a fort? -Oh, yeah!
[kids laughing]
-You like the comforter? -[Shea] You love that?
-[Syd] Oh, look at. -[Shea] It's cozy. It's like a throne.
Okay, what do you think?
Decent fort?
-Good? -Good.
-[Shea] Great? -[Syd] It's freaking amazing.
Looks pretty good to me.
You need a plant? Some faux plants in there?
[Wren] Uh, not really.
[Syd] Mom always loves a faux plant.
[dramatic music]
Okay, so that was 84 and three quarters.
Hi.
-How are you? This is looking good. -Thanks.
-It's big. -It is big.
We designed this Murphy bed to integrate into the built-ins,
so that it doesn't look like you have a Murphy bed.
In fact, it looks like you have closed and open storage
all the way along one wall.
I want a light fixture because it'll look cute here,
but I'm nervous about this hitting the light.
Yeah, me too.
[laughs]
The light we have is 17 inches.
If it runs into it, we'll just need a shallower light,
which, there are shallower lights, but this one's really pretty.
-Shoot. Okay. -[Tyler] So we'll put the light up.
Let's fold this up.
I'll get on the ladder and hold it up, and you pull it down, see if it hits.
[Shea] There is no way that we would've been able to have a bed in a playroom
without doing the Murphy bed situation.
-So you wanna pull her down? -Yeah.
That light is cool in here, though.
[Tyler] Oh, we're good.
Oh! Whew! Yes! Okay.
-We're good. -[Shea] Keep it.
[Tyler] We'll keep it.
I like to be able to see things in person as much as I possibly can.
We start with these drawings, and we'll have a hardware in mind,
but I like to go to the space to make sure that the scale and finish feels right.
Okay, option one, brass.
Ooh, I like the brass.
It's cute, but it's a little feminine.
It goes with the ring, your bracelet.
-That doesn't matter. -Shea won't always be in the room.
So this is polished nickel, and I feel like everything looks blue against it.
I think with the light we just held up, definitely black.
-Do you guys agree? -Yeah.
You guys are just gonna say whatever I say.
-No. I agree. -They think that looks good.
And the light has the black detail.
So, black.
But I will do longer pulls so we can have better grips for pulling down the bed.
We've still got a lot to tackle in this space.
We need to install the Murphy bed,
and then we need to install the climbing wall, a play table,
and a magnetic board.
This room's coming out pretty fun,
but you know what it really needs is a fort,
-and I know a guy who's really good. -[laughs]
[Shea] We're gonna build up.
So the climbing wall takes advantage of the height here
without taking up space in the room.
And same thing with the Murphy bed and the built-in.
Just keeping it all vertical.
So then there's plenty of room for playing in the middle.
I'm hoping we can get this up today and you can test it.
I'm gonna test the climbing wall?
Yeah, I think they wanted me to, but I don't think it will hold me.
-I will do it. -Yeah.
That would be embarrassing if it doesn't hold me.
-Well, you're a quarter of the size of me. -[Shea] Let's hope it does.
-Yes. -Okay.
I'm not exactly too excited to be the one that tests his work,
but I also don't want him to be the one that tests it,
because I feel like he would rip the wall out.
so I guess I'll take one for the team, but I am nervous.
It looks so good.
So good! Oh my gosh.
-[Tyler] All right. There's one. -Okay.
This kidney bean, where do you want that one?
-I feel that would be good for their hand. -Okay.
[Shea] If it can hold me, it can hold a four-year-old, so…
Okay, ready?
-[Tyler] Oh, yeah. -[Dan] Whoo!
Natural.
-It can totally hold me. -Okay.
Our work here is done. Yup.
Their two kids don't weigh 230 pounds.
I mean, if Tyler tested it,
that's like the entire, like--
Blasdell family.
The whole family could get on the wall, and it's fine.
You'll install the light now that we know it's good,
finish up the cabinet panels.
We'll bring in play furniture.
-I think we'll wrap it all up next week. -Okay, awesome.
-Good to see you. Thank you. -You as well.
[Tyler] Thanks a lot, Shea.
[laid-back music]
[Syd] Gotta proof this place up a little bit
so you can't stick your cute little fingers in these sockets.
Keep doing more of these.
Hey. Nice.
Look at this, Margs.
You done your morning workout? Let's see it.
Oh.
Just like Mom. Checking some emails.
What's going on?
Now practice. You want to practice cheer?
Okay, keep it tight.
Five, six, seven, eight.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
Are you cheerleading?
Whoo!
[Shea] Oh my goodness.
[both laugh]
[Syd] We're just doing some physical training.
Oh, nice.
I got most of the outlets plugged with these things.
[Shea] Can't believe we're baby-proofing for the third time, you know?
[Syd] Last time.
Last time's the charm.
We've learned a lot about baby-proofing over the years.
The nice thing about the third
is that you have two older siblings
that are kind of like policing the baby all the time.
But I thought you were gonna say, "The thing with three kids
is if something happens to one, you have two others."
-[laughs] -I wasn't gonna say that!
I would never say that.
-Only you would say-- -Never say that.
-Maybe think it, but you'd never say it. -No!
Come here. Okay, this is what you gotta test.
Like, in a minute she's gonna be able to crawl over here
and pull herself up on the shelf,
and then touch all the breakables.
-[Syd] Like this? -[Shea] Uh-huh.
And the easel.
[Syd] Margs.
Margot is not designer-friendly.
I think it's important for baby Margs and all our kids to get out there,
do dangerous stuff, get a little hurt, break some things,
eat some weird things, build up that immunity.
-[Shea] Margs! -[Syd] Hey.
-[Shea] She loves the fringe. -[Syd] Stay right there.
Taste the fringe. Get it, Margs. Get it.
They gotta be exposed to the world.
You can't keep them inside for the rest of their life.
Well, I want them to have a rest of their life too.
So, you know, just trying to keep them safe.
Those are good points.
Ooh!
This is not a toy.
It's like a pokey stick that she keeps. A metal pokey stick.
Oh, I know, huh?
-[Syd] Which is her favorite toy. -[Shea] Maybe take this?
That one?
Sorry, Margs. I tried, buddy.
Mom's a buzzkill.
[dramatic music]
[Kelsie] I've got the rug for you, Dan.
It's kind of tiny. How big's the other one?
[Shea] When working in a small room,
the space planning is probably the most important thing you can do
to maximize the square footage.
[Kelsie] Let's test this out.
So maybe it's too big in here?
Okay. Small one.
It seems most practical to have it in the center of the room.
Grab some little chairs.
So fun.
Thanks, guys.
This magnet board is huge. It's so fun.
Hey, guys.
-Hi, Shea. -You guys, it looks so good!
-I'm blown away. -I know.
That looks great.
We only have room for one piece of furniture
to sit in the middle of the room when the Murphy bed is closed.
I find a play table and little chairs
to be one of the most versatile pieces of play furniture.
I just thought you ran out of budget.
What do you mean?
Well, there's no fort.
And I understood you can't probably afford me to put one in there,
but it's okay.
When this is a guest bedroom instead of a playroom,
you move the table to the corner.
When it's a guest room, you can pull down the bed,
which totally transforms the space.
And maybe even pull up the ottoman as, like, a little bedside table.
Yeah.
And the kids can jump off of them.
For this room, we're designing upwards and designing vertically
to take advantage of the space on the walls
to add interest and function to the room
and not eat up all of the square footage on the floor.
Are we looking at doing a grouping or a stack?
I'm liking the stack better.
Every design element in the space is very long,
and that's helping draw your eye up,
and so I kind of like that you walk in and you look up towards the clock.
Let's go look through their toy space.
Let's see.
[Kelsie] Some of these.
Downstairs, they have "Home is where you take your pants off."
I feel like we need to come up with something just as fun for the playroom.
I wrote "play," which isn't clever. So I need to think about that.
This globe is cool.
I'm out of letters. I can't finish.
I'm out of "P" and "T."
-[Kelsie] "It's a scam." -That's what I was thinking too.
Yup, there you go. "Don't grow up, it's a scam." Okay.
We had a tight budget, but you would never be able to know that.
Ten thousand dollars went a really, really long way in this room.
-All right, thanks, guys. Way to go. -[Kelsie] Yeah, thanks so much.
[dramatic music]
[Kelsey] Oh my gosh, it's happening.
[Jordan] It's here. This is exciting.
I think we gave Shea a very tall order.
I have all the confidence in the world that they can pull it off,
but I also know that it's a lot we're asking for.
-Are you nervous? -Okay. I am nervous.
[Jordan] To me, it feels like Christmas morning.
The presents are wrapped under the tree. You can't look at 'em.
That's exactly what this is like.
This is gonna be a total surprise.
-[Shea] Hi! -[Kelsey] Hi!
How are you? It's so good to see you again.
Welcome to your own home.
-Oh my gosh. Thank you. -Hi.
-How are you guys doing? -We are so excited.
Nervous?
Yes, nervous.
But not nervous, because we know you killed it and it looks amazing.
I am dying for you to walk upstairs and see it,
because every wall has something to offer.
So I'm gonna just let you guys go upstairs, take it all in without me,
and then I'll come up and join you in a few minutes.
-Awesome. -Right now? Are we doing this? Oh my gosh.
-Now is the time. -It's like I've never been here before.
-I know. What is this place? -What is this place?
Okay, you open the door.
[Jordan] Here we go!
-Oh my gosh. -Oh my gosh.
-[Jordan laughs] -[Kelsey] What? Holy cow.
-I don't even recognize this room. -They are gonna love this.
[Kelsey] How did they build all this?
-This is insane. -[Jordan] Wow.
[Kelsey] I didn't think this room could feel like this.
-This is crazy. -Look at this rock wall.
-[Jordan] Oh wow. -[Kelsey] Kai's gonna be all over that.
Hey! A magnetic board.
"Don't grow up, it's a scam." Oh my gosh, I couldn't agree more.
Is there a bed in here?
This is a bed. I don't think we can pull it.
-Wow. -[Kelsey] You're just gonna do it?
[Jordan] Look at this! Oh, it's so easy.
[Kelsey] Holy crap! There's a bed in here!
[Jordan] To me, the coolest part is there's so much there in the room,
and then all of a sudden, there's a bed that pulls out.
-I did not expect it to be this light. -Yeah, that's real easy.
The way that they did it made it look so seamless, and it was…
It was so exciting.
I felt like a giddy little schoolgirl.
Like, I mean, everything was so different.
And it's like our house feels complete. It's the most amazing feeling.
[sighs]
They're gonna love this place.
-They're gonna be in here all day. -Jordan, this is amazing.
I'm gonna cry.
Crap.
Look. Look at your picture.
-[Kelsey] Oh my gosh. There it is. -[Shea] Hello.
-[Kelsey] Oh, hi! -[Jordan] Hey!
Hi. What do you guys think?
Oh my gosh!
This is insane.
How did you do this?
[Jordan] It's so cool.
Honestly, I wasn't sure how we were gonna fit everything in,
but we were able to use the walls to grow vertically
instead of increase the footprint, and make it a dual-purpose space.
So you got two rooms for the price of one.
We've got the playroom, and then…
Did you test out the Murphy bed?
-Did you find it? -Yeah.
We felt like we were sneaking around our own space.
-We weren't sure what was real. -It is very well-concealed.
Um, we were able to fit in a good-sized bed in here,
and have ottomans for the kids to jump off of and sit on, sure.
But I also think that they work great as little nightstands
when the bed is pulled out.
Yeah, that's so great.
-[Shea] And we got rid of the boob light. -[Kelsey] It's so nice!
[Shea] A really cool fixture.
One of my favorite things is that you've got the white,
but then the black accents really tie in the hardware in the space.
And then, in an effort to really kind of mix the blue and pink,
we have this rusty pink tone on the floors.
Throughout your house, you've done a lot of projects on your own,
and I did notice that you love a natural wood tone.
-Yes. -These little holds on the climbing wall,
this natural wood tone, we tied that into the color on your walls.
The wallpaper has this neutral kind of birch tone.
And then we incorporated the wood tone again onto the shelves.
And then hooks over here.
I love hooks in playrooms, because backpacks, bags, there's stuff to hang.
Kai might hang his sister there by her diaper.
-[laughs] -I don't know. We'll see.
So many options.
So many options on how to use those hooks, right?
Oh, Shea, this is amazing.
-Like honestly, I never… -[Jordan] Yeah.
Crap.
[laughs]
I never imagined it to look this good.
-Thank you. -And I…
You know, this has been a room that I just envisioned for so long,
and we never were able to get there with it.
Never able to get there on our own, and you came in and you just made it.
This is such a special space for my kids,
such a special space for our family to come stay with us, and guests.
-Thank you. Can I hug you? -Of course, yes.
-Thank you. -Most definitely.
Well, we gotta hug too.
-Yeah, of course. Thank you. -He's crying inside.
He's crying inside?
So many tears. Happy tears.
Well, I'm so happy for you guys and for your family.
I'm gonna take off, then hopefully you can bring the kids home
and share with them your new space.
-Yes, we will. Thank you so much. -See you guys. Thank you.
What really struck me, seeing that room for the first time,
was envisioning my kids playing in it.
Envisioning them being proud
to have their neighbors come and their friends come and see it.
We gotta get the kids in here.
I think we have to sleep here first before we have guests.
I think this is our new room.
To have such an amazing professional team of people come in
and create a beautiful space for us,
I mean, from beginning to end, has been…
There aren't words.
Literally, there aren't words.
[both laugh]
Why do you always look at me like I'm supposed to say something?
No words, just…
You got it.
Okay, this is gonna be the first time the kids see the room.
Come on in!
-Whoa! -Whoa!
What is this?
Look at this room!
[Shea] Jordan and Kelsey wanted us to deliver a room
that could serve two different functions.
The first priority was to give their kids a playroom.
They wanted enriching features that could keep their kids entertained
and inspired for years to come.
They also wanted the room to serve as a guest room
and for it to be warm and inviting enough to accommodate any out-of-town guests.
By taking a creative approach to maximizing the space,
the Blasdell family now has a functional playroom
and a guest room all rolled into one.
[Kelsey] Look at this bed!
[Jordan] Oh my goodness!
[all laugh]
[upbeat music]