You might think friends would be the ideal clients, but are they?

On the latest “Help I Wrecked My House,” Jasmine Roth had to ask herself this question while working with a couple so close to her family, her little daughter, Hazel, calls them Aunt and Uncle.

In the Season 4 episode “Midcentury Coastal,” Paige and Tim give Roth $300,000 to turn their house into their ideal forever home. While they are easygoing as far as clients go and trust Roth implicitly, this renovation expert wants to get every little thing exactly right.

So she amps up the wow factor to make sure that this house has every luxury under the sun. Here are some of the gorgeous renovation tricks and lessons she passes along to us all, which might look fabulous around your own abode, too.

Adding square footage takes extra time

Bigger isn’t necessarily better, especially if you’re in a hurry, and Roth wants to make sure Paige and Tim know this. They’re considering pushing the kitchen out onto the patio and adding more square footage to their single-story home.

“This idea is a big one,” says Roth. “Adding to your house, whether it’s 20 feet, whether it’s 5 feet, there’s a lot that goes into it. It’s timeline, it’s budget, this is a big commitment, and I just want to make sure they understand that.”

She’s game, though, warning the couple, “As long as you guys realize we’re talking architects, we’re talking engineers, we’re talking big permits, there’s a chance that we won’t hit our timeline because of this.”

The potential cost for the addition is $55,000, and they’re perfectly OK with it, so Roth forges ahead.

Paint oak black for a modern look

Paige and Tim have an old cabinet system that they’d they’d like to repurpose and reuse. It’s very midcentury modern and includes storage, shelving, and even a pull-down desk. The only problem is it’s made out of dated brown oak.

So Roth takes it to Micah, her favorite carpenter, to repurpose it into a wall-mounted bar. The old oak needs to be rejuvenated, however, and Roth thinks painting it black would be ideal. Micah agrees.

“When you paint it, black on this oak would be really cool,” he says. “You can still see the texture.”

“I like that you don’t lose the grain,” says Roth.

Once it’s painted, Roth admires the new look: “It looks gorgeous. It’s really special.”

Mixing up kitchen countertops is a big trend

Roth decides to use different countertop materials for the kitchen cabinets and the island. For the cabinets, she selects a white and gray quartzite that is “leather-finished, and doesn’t etch or stain.”

For the island countertop, she says, “I thought it would be cool to go with something like a porcelain.”

It’s a great contrast since it’s smoother than the quartzite and much darker since Roth selects black.

While uniform kitchen countertops have been the go-to for years, Roth’s choices suggest that mixing countertops is taking off. It could be a hot trend for 2024.

“I’m super excited because we have two different materials,” she says. “We have that leather-finished quartzite that’s going on all the perimeters, and then we also have, to kind of offset that, the really smooth, dark porcelain that’s going to be on the island.”

Glue your floor down for stability

When considering the engineered hardwood floors the workers are laying, Roth says, “This is something that Tim and Paige knew the minute they bought this house, they knew they wanted these floors. They love the look of real hardwood.”

One of the advantages to it, she points out, is that it can be glued down. In fact, that’s the best way to install a floor since it’s much more secure, leading to less shifting and creaking.

An accent wall can be all about texture

Roth designs an accent wall that uses different-sized slats of wood to create both pattern and texture. Then she paints the whole thing dark green.

While a monochromatic wall might not seem to stand out much, the texture really gives it interest and even allows Roth to hide a coat closet door. (Can you find it?)

How does Jasmine Roth’s latest renovation turn out?

Roth comes in on budget at $300,000, and she completes the project in the promised 14 weeks. But she’s still a little bit nervous as she shows the couple the house. Paige and Tim are her best friends, and she wants it to remain that way.

The verdict?

“Jasmine knocked it out of the park,” says Paige. “It’s magical!”

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