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<v Speaker 1>Let's say good morning now to mister Sleepyhead, the host

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<v Speaker 1>of Home on KFI. Our house whispered Dean Sharp morning.

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<v Speaker 2>Dean, good morning.

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<v Speaker 1>So glad we could connect with you because we got

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<v Speaker 1>to talk makeovers. I always love a good makeover, but

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to take it beyond our faces and go

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<v Speaker 1>all the way to our houses.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, uncertain times, that's kind of where we're

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<v Speaker 2>at right now, and a lot of people not knowing

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<v Speaker 2>where to go with their money. And there's been a

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<v Speaker 2>change in the wind. People are wondering, is this the

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<v Speaker 2>year to do my remodel? Our price is going to soar,

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<v Speaker 2>our tariffs going to affect the prices of materials, And

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<v Speaker 2>I'm getting that question a lot. And the simple, simple

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<v Speaker 2>answer is don't know. And so as a result, we're

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<v Speaker 2>helping folks spend their time and attention for those who

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<v Speaker 2>want to move forward with certainty on the makeover. And

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<v Speaker 2>the difference between a makeover and a renovation and a

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<v Speaker 2>remodel is some money money really, I mean, when you

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<v Speaker 2>think remodel, what we're really literally talking about is moving

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<v Speaker 2>around bones on the house, and there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>money in the pad. A renovation is taking what's there

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<v Speaker 2>and giving it a refresh. But a makeover is the

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<v Speaker 2>most potent and yet least expensive approach to your house.

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<v Speaker 2>And that is, you know, changing colors, changing materials, and

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<v Speaker 2>without having to move around major elements. And something that

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of people look over at times is how

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<v Speaker 2>powerful a makeover can be in changing the vibe of

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<v Speaker 2>the house and if you know how to approach it,

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<v Speaker 2>it can really have a big impact. So that's what

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<v Speaker 2>we're spending the weekend, focusing on the makeover, the magic.

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<v Speaker 1>Makeover, the magic of makeovers. And you're going to be

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<v Speaker 1>covering everything from bathrooms to bedrooms, to living rooms to

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<v Speaker 1>kitchens and even whole house projects and looking through some

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<v Speaker 1>and the exterior too, looking through your list and I'm like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I've done that. Oh my mom did that to her house.

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<v Speaker 1>So like in the bathroom, there are some things you

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<v Speaker 1>can do that don't cost a ton of money, but

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<v Speaker 1>are really going to update the look. Like instead of

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<v Speaker 1>having that whole mirror that covers the wall, bring that

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<v Speaker 1>up to date.

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<v Speaker 2>How do you do that exactly? So you know, you

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<v Speaker 2>might have a nineteen seventies or nineteen sixties circa large

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<v Speaker 2>frameless mirror, that's sort of plastered across the wall above

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<v Speaker 2>the vanity in the bathroom. And you know, which is

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<v Speaker 2>fine and if you love it great. A lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people are like, I don't know about this thing, but

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<v Speaker 2>what do I do instead? Well, that mirror can be removed,

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<v Speaker 2>and mirrors from a glass shop not that expensive. Also,

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes you can remove the mirror and preserve it and

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<v Speaker 2>have it cut into a smaller mirror and then a

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<v Speaker 2>frame placed around it, replace it in place, so that

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<v Speaker 2>now we've got a full sized mirror framed that has

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<v Speaker 2>this modern, contemporary look to it as if you've just

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<v Speaker 2>hung a framed mirror on the wall.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, I love I love that. A lot of these

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<v Speaker 1>projects that you have, I'm like, oh, my mom has

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<v Speaker 1>done that to her house, so when I go home,

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<v Speaker 1>I always am watching for stuff that she's done. Here's

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<v Speaker 1>one we're moving over to the living room that I

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<v Speaker 1>actually did. That a fireplace, I think is one of

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<v Speaker 1>the most fabulous things you can have in your house.

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<v Speaker 1>But sometimes they are really dated and ugly. But you

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<v Speaker 1>can update it and what I did, and you can

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<v Speaker 1>tell me whether this was a good decision or not.

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<v Speaker 1>Was I painted my fireplace and I retiled the hearth myself.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, it's a fantastic idea. Fireplaces are a funny thing.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean they were designed to be the centerpieces of rooms.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of people find them in the way, and

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of folks, I would say, I think the

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<v Speaker 2>current number is like eight out of ten homeowners don't

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<v Speaker 2>really use their fireplace. And yet it's there. And the

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<v Speaker 2>point is if you're not going to get rid of it,

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<v Speaker 2>which of course is expensive, then igne the fact that

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<v Speaker 2>it is something to look at, that it's a showpiece,

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<v Speaker 2>that it's a viewpiece, and yes, tile over the hearth.

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<v Speaker 2>Paint the firebox. And when people say paint. When I

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<v Speaker 2>say that, people are like, what do you mean? Paint

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<v Speaker 2>the firebox? You know you may have dated, stained, sooty

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<v Speaker 2>ugly firebrick inside the firebox. Go down ten dollars worth

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<v Speaker 2>of high heat barbecue paint at the hardware store will

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<v Speaker 2>allow you to paint out the entire firebox so that

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<v Speaker 2>it's black dark, doesn't show any soot stains anymore. And

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<v Speaker 2>yet if you decide to have a fire in there,

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<v Speaker 2>it can handle that heat no problem. And it's like

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<v Speaker 2>a jeweler's cloth behind a jewel and even if you

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<v Speaker 2>don't use the fireplace, find something to put in there,

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<v Speaker 2>a bouquet of flowers, a pile of fire wood. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>the list can go on and on and on. But

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<v Speaker 2>use the fireplace for what it should actually be, which

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<v Speaker 2>is a visual showcase of something most of the time

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<v Speaker 2>when we're not actually using the flames.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and I can tell you from my personal experience,

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<v Speaker 1>it made a world of distance. I did do the firebox,

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<v Speaker 1>plus I did the front, the facade or whatever you

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<v Speaker 1>call it, and the hearth, and it was just like

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<v Speaker 1>the whole room like was lit up and it looked

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<v Speaker 1>so much better.

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<v Speaker 2>It was.

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<v Speaker 1>It was just and it was a quick fix. It

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't easy. It took a weekend and it was great.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And that's the point of the makeover. A little

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<v Speaker 2>elbow grease, just a tiny bit of money invested and

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<v Speaker 2>a big change.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, and then one last one before I let you

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<v Speaker 1>go in the kitchen. I love this idea. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>just putting some lighting under the kitchen cabinets.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, I mean, and I think everybody understands that.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just that that most people are waiting like, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll do that when I replaced my kitchen cabinets because

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<v Speaker 2>that's an expense and it's probably really expensive, and I

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<v Speaker 2>don't want to mess with that with my existing cabinets.

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<v Speaker 2>But the fact of the matter is LED lighting. We're

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<v Speaker 2>in the golden age of LED strip lighting. And if

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<v Speaker 2>you just take a peek online, you'll realize that strip

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<v Speaker 2>lighting comes in rolls and self adhesive roles. It is

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<v Speaker 2>so inexpensive and it looks so good. I'd yet to

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<v Speaker 2>have somebody say to me anything other than oh my gosh.

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<v Speaker 2>If I realized that it was as inexpensive as it is,

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<v Speaker 2>I would have done this years ago. And so take

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<v Speaker 2>a look windows. Shopping is free. Do your research. You'll

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<v Speaker 2>find that some of these moves you can make right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely. I love it and your whole show this weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>Your shows this weekend are going to be focused on this.

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<v Speaker 1>And those were just a couple of the really easy

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<v Speaker 1>quick fixes. There's so many more good ideas, so be

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<v Speaker 1>listening this weekend six to eight on Saturday, nine to

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<v Speaker 1>noon on Sunday. The show is called Home on KFI.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you so much to our house whisper Dean Sharp

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<v Speaker 1>can't wait to hear more tips