The Housley Farm: What You Didn’t See | Episode 10.5

We've moved out, we've moved in, but we're in Vancouver right now because... I am filming a Christmas movie and Demo has to wait until I get back. So this episode is all the cool behind the scenes stuff, things you haven't seen from the first 10 episodes, and then next episode, when Tamera comes back home after Aiden and Mariah also join her on the set, we then will start the Demo project. So go watch those, stay on the video. Oh, she's getting ready. Oh, oh, oh, oh, she's getting ready. Oh, oh, oh. Hey. Hi, Kevin. Rock, check, rock. Oh, oh, jeez, you blew. So we're not demoing yet because... Is that the Who video? Yeah, I think it is. Really? Boring. I wonder who got the drama in the fan... Well, no, Aiden's drama too. Aiden's drama too. It's like, what the heck, why didn't I get one, it's not drama. I know, that's the actress in me, you know, you kid. I'm a little drama too, not bad though. You're right. I'm sports drama. You're sports drama, you're baseball sports drama. How are you with compromising? What does that mean? Like making a deal, like maybe we don't do... Not getting everything you want. Yeah, are you okay with that? Well, I will be very disappointed, but I'm fine with some changes, just not the whole room changing. Okay, and are you willing to work? Probably not that much, but yes. Okay, well, thank you. Always a pleasure, nice to meet you. Oh, wow, this is so cool to see it all kind of come into fruition, you know, because we didn't obviously get it on the first take. That hardly ever happens, the first take of such an actress. Especially with a renovation of a property. It tends to be an iterative process of coming up with some design concepts, presenting them, developing them, and then really sitting down and considering whether that's what you want. Truly, and I know that in the beginning, because I think it's important to talk about this. In life, in design, even in a wedding, you know, you don't get what you want all the time. You don't get it 100% of the time. Correct. So you have to learn to compromise, you have to learn to deal with your budget. Yes. And so there were times I can remember I started out with a big idea, and you said, in a perfect world, what would you like, right? So you start with that, and then the reality starts to hit or come in. And then you just start kind of, I don't know how you would say this in architect language, but you kind of just like edit. Yes. Right? You try to maximize the opportunities and minimize the constraints. And you did that very well, because remember in the beginning, I told you I didn't know if I really wanted a one-story. I've lived in a two-story for years. It's what I was used to, it's familiarity. But also, if I'm going to be real too, this is our, we're thinking of this as our forever home. So you also think like, oh good, I'm getting older. You know, when you think of getting older, you want to make sure you build a home that is sustainable for your age, and that can grow with you in that sense. So I remember I wanted a two-story. I had this dream of having the kids have their own like bedroom suite. It was an opportunity to have really nice views for a second story. Yes. One thing about this house that you always liked about it was the symmetry of this front courtyard, these flanking windows. When we developed a concept where there was a two-story portion that was over the garage as the kids domain, it really threw off the balance of the home. It felt really top-heavy on this side. I've done homes where you've created aspects of two-story portions of it. This one just felt to all of us that it was a little bit out of balance. We took steps back and decided to grow the bedroom suite more and take this two-bedroom zone and make it three individual bedroom suites. And you know what I like what you did too? These are the kids' rooms, right? And you know, you have the driveway come up. You have our room right here that we can kind of see when they come in. Oh, yeah. When they come out. Make those teenage years last. I love that. More sleepless nights. Yes. But also, I loved how we have a mudroom right here, laundry room right here, and this porch area. This area, we want it to be a garden. As you know, Adam and I love to cook. And what I love about the indoor-outdoor lifestyle of Napa, we have amazing weather where we can have amazing, beautiful gardens. But what I love so much about this house, remember I kept saying I want the house to have character. Oh, yeah. You know, this area right here, I think, adds character because the garden's right here. You're going to walk through here that actually has a sink. It's also a little area where we're going to have a dog bath. Dog wash, yeah. Yes. So that when I'm bringing in my vegetables to cook, I can just wash it. Yeah. Right there. It's all right there. Right? And then we can walk in. This is the mudroom right here. And just... Yeah, go right into the kitchen. Go right into the kitchen and... Pretty ideal. Live our lives. I loved the farmhouse design. And I loved how we went back to the basics when I was having a little... I can overthink and I can think a lot. And Joe was so patient. He just let me go. You want to study every opportunity. Make sure it's the right fit for you. And it wasn't. And it's many times in design, you have to take some steps back. Yes. Now, can we talk about this area right over here? I know we were talking about outside. The outdoor kitchen. You were talking about the countertop. Yes. And... Yeah, exactly. We've got the kitchen here with an island. We've got this wonderful pass-through window with an outdoor grill, pizza oven. This is a really nice covered porch. That's what I was going to ask. You'll be covered. You'll be able to cook in outdoors, grill, pizza oven, winter, summer, any time of year. It's a year-round place to be outside. And where's the bar going to be where people can sit and maybe we can... We could have a few bar stools there. So anyone kind of hanging out with the outdoor chef can be at a stool and talk to people in and out. It's really kind of a nice interactive location. So I get excited when I see these plans because I truly see our lifestyle within the plans. And I think that is so important when you hire an architect that they must take that into consideration. Because for us, like I said before, we love to entertain. We love family. We love cooking. We have our own rhythm. The Housleys have their own rhythm. The kids have their own rhythm. And what I loved about Joe is that he really took that into consideration when he was designing the home. So that literally when I look at this, I already know what we're going to be doing. I walk in, take in that gorgeous view, and then I'm going to want to go get a snack or whatever or sit with the family, enjoy, you know, nice fire. You know, you have the cooking over here, and then you have this gorgeous porch. And the view, right? And then if I want to go and I want to get some stuff in the garden, you grab that, wash it, go back in the kitchen. And then after we wind down, we can't forget about this wine little closet. It's going to have glass, right? So we can see. You'll be able to see it all. Absolutely beautiful. And then after that, you wind down and here are all the bedrooms. I love it. I think it's going to live really, really well. Yeah, I love that. It's going to live really well. It's going to live well for a family. It's going to be great for entertaining. Yeah. Amazing. And the question I had for you was, when do you think we need to have an interior decorator by to help us with the stone that I want to choose, the framing of the metal, all of that? Now. Damn it. Okay, Joe. What's the problem? I'm getting blind. Why? The sun is too bright. The car is reflecting. Oh my God. Are you going to do it where the wind is not being nice today? We are standing in the pool right now. We're standing in the pool. Can't you tell? Yes, it's going to be lovely. Are you guys going to do it where it's like the water's falling? It looks like it's falling down, but there's just hidden rocks at the water refills? Yes. Yay. Right down there by them trees. By them trees? Right there by them trees. You definitely have moved, haven't you, the country? I think the sport court. Wait, hold on. Hold on. Can I get in the sun? Back in the sun. Face the camera. Okay, ready? I know you have another idea, but be careful. Okay, ready? Yeah, hold on. Turn around. Don't do this. Look. You can see you're not blind. Okay. Let's see how quiet we can be. Okay. Three, two, one, go. I was too quiet. Oh, Dad, you got a nice little taper back here. Thanks. He's not bad, actually. He's pretty good. Try to stay still, okay, buddy? So... Yeah, okay. Cut. I'm like, he's going to dance because he's nervous. We're going to have to go to the bathroom. No one's going to watch us. Pee over there, downhill. Pee downhill so we don't see you. Tim's cute, though. No, all right. We have to sit for this, though. I know. We have to sit for this. See, this is what happens. No, I want to name it. It is named already. You can talk to him, you know? Yeah, you can. If you call him ugly, they die. Ready? You're actually pretty good with that. I have always known that Los Angeles was not going to be my home. And that's even before I met this one right here. I actually had visions of moving to San Francisco. There was just something about Northern California that was an allure to me. Being in Los Angeles, I always loved what I did. I love to be an actress. I love entertaining. However, I never felt at home. I can remember growing up in Texas and just having a wonderful childhood. Also in Hawaii, there was something about nature and just being out in the open and being able to just be. And I feel like that is what this property feels like for me. I also love that the kids will be able to have responsibility in tending to chickens, tending to animals, tending to produce. The plan is to have an orchard. But also, the big one for me is sustainability. I always had this dream of living on land where we could kind of just be in our own little world. But also, like whatever we produce on the property, we can actually give back to the community. Whether that is fruit, olives, wine, right? Well, we're selling the wine. Yes, but you know what I mean. No, I'm joking. No, I agree with you. I mean, that's one reason why this property is so special. It's peaceful. The ability to have a garden, to have an orchard, and for these nut balls to figure that out and know what it's like to take care of chickens, like you said, and take care of a garden. What does that mean? I mean, having to take care of it each day. And then at the end of it, you get the fruits of your labor. Absolutely. We're doing the hillside mambo, hillside mambo, hillside mambo, hillside mambo, hillside. Oh, yeah. This totally works. And you get more steps in. Oh my gosh. I just can't slow down now. They're going down. We're going down. Nope. Down, down, baby. I'm going to ask you guys a question and you're going to say the answer, okay? In the comments. In the comments, in the comment section. And it cannot be dumb answers, like it can't be a duck. You can't say that.