contemporary living room on a budget

>> hey guys. we've partnered with ellen and behr paint to bring you an all-new home makeover show.>> this is gunna look awesome. >> on grand design, it's all about howyou can get the biggest bang for your buck for just $1,000, with easy designtips and tricks to transform any room.>> [scream] [music]>> it's our grand design. [music] >> so, kalli and julia, they're grad students they're living together in a one bedroom. >> yeah.

>> they've kind of got itset up like a dorm room. two beds in the bedroom,and then they've got their living room area. >> correct. >> hello! my name is julia.>> i'm kalli. >> the space is great, it's reallyopen, there's a lot of light. but i think a little flair, something thatbrings some comfort. >> kalli and julia's grand design callsfor a contemporary look, with updated seating, and plenty of space forentertaining. >> hey.>> come on in-

>> alright, let's see it.>> this is the space. >> alright, alright.>> the living room! >> we love using the space toentertain and have people over. >> $1,000, one day, we've got youladies covered. >> thank you!>> we trust you! >> i am so excited to see tonight-to come back and see how the heck this turns out. again, we don't knowhow they're going to do it we trust them, but like,what the what!

>> first things first, i think the waythey have the furniture oriented doesn't work inside the space.>> yeah. >> it's way too big. it's cramped. >> they say they like to entertainand have friends over if we've got some modular-type seatings- >> yes.>> something that allows for additional people to sit. >> as far as colors go, i wantto do a fun interactive feature wall that makes this into, kind of likethis party room area

but sophisticated. >> we'll go download the team,pick the exact colors we want, and just get started on this thing. >> alright, so we have the behr premium plus ultra. >> they have over 2,000 colorswhich makes it- >> very, very easy.>> yeah. >> well and the ultra line is longerlasting, so as long as they're going to be living here, it will be fine. >> when you are renting, you don't wantto put a ton of money into

this space. we're giving themthese economical, easy updates. they have the furniture, it's justhaving those items, those feature walls that really stand out. >> you guys are looking for asuper economical way to create a great feature wall,get a roll of frog tape tape out a random geometric patternon the wall, select your different colors, place them randomly throughoutthe pattern after everything dries take the tape away

and you'll have an incredible result. >> wooh! >> that is well done.>> not bad. >> not bad! >> clean this up, because i think we'redown to the last couple hours here. >> down to the end of it.>> alright. let's do it. >> when you have a bold color in thespace, don't be afraid to compliment it with furniture. it really makesit stand out. >> so i think they are going tobe over the moon.

>> you might have to have in someear plugs, because i think the scream and the yell is going to bevery, very loud. >> we're ready to do it?>> yes! >> ready?>> open that door. >> my god.[scream] >> go in there.[scream] [music]>> wait, what! my gosh! this is a lovely home![inaudible] >> wait, what!

literally beyond our imagination.>> look at it! look at it! >> we could have never picturedthat it would look as amazing as it does.>> i never- >> yeah! >> okay, first and foremost->> okay. >> talk out this wall.>> yeah! >> is this sick?>> what! >> this is amazing. >> so, geometrics: hot, hot, hot right now.

>> we wanted this to be asophisticated room. >> yes.>> and having a wall like this definitely does it.>> we're just thankful- and we promise we're gunnashare it. we're gunna share it- our friends have been herethey're going to come all the time. >> i think the takeaway with furniture-it's about scale. scale, scale, scale.you have to look at the size of the room that you've gotand work within those confines. and you've got all this more roomto move around

really get the fist pumping going.>> yes! >> i see that you like to jump.>> yes! >> we love to dance, and we loveto have a good time- >> we love to dance. >> so we can not wait to test it out->> yes! it's so unique! >> our friends are going to freaking love it. >> thank you!>> good luck to you guys. [inaudible] >> now that we're done with ourgrand design, we're going to check

out the neighborhood. >> no.>> so what do we have in store? >> so you guys are putting somuch work into giving us this amazing gift to spruce up ourapartment. so we wanted to say thank you. >> we brought you here to the oue,it's an outdoor glass slide located 1,000 feet-[laugh] up above us! so let's go!>> he's so afraid of heights. >> you guys can give me a push.>> you've got it.

>> 3, 2, 1- go![scream] [laugh] >> wooh hoo![cheer] >> good job! >> on the next episode of grand design. >> my body's not built to do that.>> yeah. >> this is it.>> we're at about max capacity. >> yeah.>> that's it. >> wow!>> [laugh] >> wow!

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