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[David] There's only one thing better than the holidays.
Christmas in my new house.
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- Butt first. - Butt first now.
Butt first.
It's my turn to host the Bromstad family celebration.
I can't wait to see it.
And who better to help me decorate than family.
My favorite sisters, Dyonne and Dynelle,
know me better than anyone else.
- Oh, you guys smell. - No!
[laughing]
I've seen a lot of houses this year
and my lottery winners are always giving me ideas.
Garland and Christmas decorations already.
So I'm bundling it all up for the very first holiday extravaganza in my dream home.
- Ridiculous amounts of trees. - Of course.
Imagine winning the lottery, six numbers just changed your life forever.
I just won the big one.
With a huge check that's bringing newfound wealth,
your dream home just became a reality.
Sounds fantastic, right?
Wow!
I'm about to go along with recent winners
for the search of their lifetime.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Hi.
This is My Lottery Dream Home.
♪ Jingle bells Jingle all the way ♪
Hey!
So excited!
It is Christmas time in my house.
This is the first time I'm decorating.
[sighs]
I'm gonna go all out, I can't do this by myself.
So I'm pulling in the most perfect duo,
not only are they wonderful sisters,
but they are my design inspiration.
And we get this from our mom and dad,
they go crazy for Christmas and they just gave us those crazy genes.
- [doorbell rings] - My sissies are here.
- Hi! - Hi!
Hi!
Welcome home!
Thank you!
Isn't it cute?
Oh, I love it.
This is amazing.
You know, how we love the Tudors, right.
- It's got a Tudor-like vibe. - Yes!
Isn't it good?
- Oh, my gosh, love it. - It's beautiful.
- Let me give you a quick tour, we have so much to do. - Yes.
Obviously, Christmas is on the brain.
Okay.
- Family room. - Love it.
- Open kitchen. - Love it.
- We have mom and dad's bedroom over there with a full bath. - Nice.
First floor living, that's the biggest reason why I bought this house,
this is our family home.
It's gonna be awesome.
A gorgeous fireplace over there, formal living room.
- Okay. - Dining room, I'll show you that later.
Upstairs, I'll show you all that later.
- Oh, I can't wait. - Let's get you some sustenance.
So obviously, everything's going to be ridiculous amounts of trees.
Of course.
Every time I'm showing the house for lottery, it all comes back to family.
So you said you're not home for Christmas, where are you guys usually?
-We're usually in Virginia. -Okay, with family. I love that.
Gotta be with family.
[David] Whether I'm traveling in the snowy Ohio winter...
Oh, it's freezing.
It's a little bit cold.
or the bright sun of Florida...
- This is so pretty. - I like it.
It's bright out here, isn't it?
I found the one thing that unites us all is family.
Family!
Last year, I rented a house for the family holidays
and decorated in my usual over-the-top traditional style.
Oh, Dean, look at
the old fashioned.
But this year, I'm going for something different.
For the first time decorating in my new home,
I'm taking inspiration from our family's Scandinavian heritage.
Mom's Swedish and German, dad's 100 percent Norwegian.
- Norwegian and Scandinavian Christmases are very simple. - Yeah.
Whites, creams, reds and greens, that's it.
We love elves, right?
- Of course. - Yes.
But the Norwegian version of an elf is a gnome.
A ga-nome.
Ga-nome!
Ga-nome.
So as you walk in, you see that banister right there?
- Yeah. - Advent calendar.
Yes.
Different presents, all wrapped different ways,
- all hanging from string and ribbon and cuteness. - I love that.
To reinforce that Scandinavian
and yummy kind of like winter moment,
is I'm gonna put beams in the living room.
- That's gonna be crazy. - Gorgeous, right?
Dining room, chandelier is going away.
I wanna do something creative there, not quite sure what.
Maybe like garland hanging from the ceiling
to something a little bit simple, a little rusticy.
So behind that, what you have not seen, is the fireplace.
It's wonderful, so obviously,
we're gonna create a great moment there
with very simple, clean houses.
Oh, I love that.
- Just cut-outs basically. - Yeah.
Let's go outside and I'll walk you through the front door
because not only are the gnomes, ga-nomes...
Ga-nomes!
are gonna be inside, we're gonna carry it outside as well.
- Oh, fun. - I'm gonna take this with me.
- Yes, too. - All right.
All right. All right.
I mean, how cute is this outside of this house?
Oh, my gosh, I love this.
- We're gonna continue the gnome theme out here. - Okay.
I want, of course, two gnomes to kind of like greet you as you go in.
Oh, yeah, that'd be great.
Garland and lights and simpleness,
since I don't have a lot of vegetation,
I have ordered a 14-foot tree, a 12-foot tree,
11-foot tree, 10-foot tree,
so we're gonna cluster the trees kind of right here.
- Oh, my gosh. - Right on this side.
Wow, David, are you kidding?
- No, I said I'd go big. - You are awesome!
Oh, I know, right?
And here is my crew.
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
- Hi. - Hi.
Niko, Harold, Dwight.
This is my sisters, Dyonne and Dynelle.
- Hey! - Hi, how are you?
Good to see you again.
Oh, this is gonna be amazing.
Lots to do and very little time.
Take the ornaments, unload them.
Unpack, organize them.
Dwight and I are gonna take a look at the beams
and we're gonna get started on that
because that's an all-day installation.
- Ready? - Ready.
All right, what's our thing, are we're gonna say "Ga-nome"?
Ga-nome.
One, two, three.
Ga-nome!
I can't wait to see how many things are in here.
Oh, my gosh.
Wow, this is amazing!
- Load me up. - There's enough for everybody.
[David] A Bromstad Christmas usually takes over a week to install.
- This is beautiful rock. - Right?
But our parents are only three days away,
so we've got a lot of work ahead of us.
Let's put him up here so he doesn't get kicked.
Oh, my. Okay.
I got the big old red ones.
When I bought this house, I had the holidays in mind.
And so do a lot of my lottery winners.
I have a Christmas problem.
I accept it because I have that same problem.
Garland and Christmas decorations already.
I've always wanted a fireplace to be able to hang the stockings from.
My fireplace is one of the reasons I chose to buy this house.
However, there's one feature I adore that I don't have
and that's exposed beams.
But we can fix that.
Now these are fantastic because they look like real wood but they aren't,
they're actually made out of foam.
Super simple, it's very lightweight.
With real wood, this would probably weigh
- two or three or 400 pounds. - Oh, yeah.
Let's start measuring, figure out where all the beams are gonna go,
do some nice chalk lines,
I have a friend who's gonna help you
because I got other things to maneuver here.
I'm looking forward to it, let's do it.
All right, let's do this.
These beams aren't just holiday decorations,
they'll be a permanent fixture in my home,
giving it great character.
Oh, my gosh.
How many trees are in here?
- It's okay. - All this.
We can do it. We can do it.
- There we go. - You okay?
- Yep. - And it continues.
Don't like hosting people, there's too many dishes. Okay, here we go.
- Oh, my Christmas! - Oh, my gosh!
- These are amazing! - Look how cute these are.
-Oh, my. Aren't those adorable? -So cute!
- Do you remember when I got those? - I do.
Oh, my God, the trees just keep coming in.
I don't... How many do we need to bring in?
Well, listen.
All of them.
Once you have all the new ornaments unpacked
because that's where all the fun is,
- that's where all the inspiration's gonna come. - Yes, that's gonna be cool.
As soon as we have that done, we gotta get to fluffing.
- Can you see me? - Can you see me?
- Can you see? - Can you see me?
♪ A fluffing we will go ♪
That tree is like a sad...
It's sad because you fluffed it sad.
There's no sad tree, there's only sad fluffers.
Hey.
- Hi. - Hi.
So we put these up here.
They're two by sixes.
- Little cleats? - Yeah, little cleats.
And pretty much what's gonna happen
is when you bring the beam up there.
Love it. All right, I love using foam beams.
If we were to use real wood beams,
we would have to find a floor joist to actually put them in
and that is so complex, it's so much more labor,
- you need like four or five guys to do it. - Correct.
And then you're not gonna be able to put them
- and space them exactly where you want. - That's so right.
Oh, yes!
Yes. Yes.
Beautiful.
- Done. - Good.
I have what we call our spacers,
so and that's where your next beam is gonna start.
I'm gonna let you flick it.
There we go all.
All right, so I have another project that I am going to get on.
I'm gonna leave my precious Niko with you.
Okay.
The first one is always the hardest.
Now it's a rinse-repeat.
All right, that looks so good.
My ga-nomes!
Hello!
I have projects and opinions that I need.
All right, let's talk dining room.
So we have a big huge table here,
really casual, very farm housy.
This is gonna come down,
I wanna do a special project here,
chairs and a few benches will come in.
Once we get that in then we can start placing the trees
and really get in a visual of where we need, where we don't need.
- All right. - Okay.
Table, here we come.
Go on this side.
Because I just moved in, now is the perfect opportunity
to bring in some new furniture.
- Pivot. - Pivot.
Pivot.
Simple pieces that will fit my holiday theme
and look good any time of year.
How cute are these chairs, right?
- Oh, they're perfect. - Right?
A little Scandy moment.
But we have to lift it all the way up, all the way up.
All the way up! All the way up!
- There you go. - Okay.
- It's beautiful. - It's beautiful.
- Simple, clean, very Scandy. - Yes.
- Benches over here. - Okay.
We'll be fitting 10 people, perfect for holidays and gatherings and...
- Love it. - Perfect.
Yeah.
Super cute. You know what's not Scandy?
- That light. - That.
- That needs to come down. - Yes.
Yeah, it's a good old tree, it's cute.
Okay.
A few weeks ago, I was growing some stuff in the back,
don't judge me back here because this is all what was left for me, it was gifted.
But I found these branches back here
and it gave me an idea, they're a really cool structure.
Maybe one or both as a chandelier, because why not?
It's Christmas!
- Oh, my gosh. - No way.
That's amazing!
Should we hold them up?
- Let's try this one first. - Yeah.
This way, okay, I need you to hold that in.
It's beautiful.
Christmas lights wrapped around, some garland.
Maybe not garland but like real simple ornaments just dangling.
Hold the other one up, just because.
- Okay. - You never know.
I like the color of this one.
- I do, too. - The shape is interesting.
So we're gonna go more like...
Yeah.
- You don't like it as much? - No.
The darker seems to pop more.
Let's sit down, shall we?
I've been in my house for a little while now
and I haven't had any furniture in,
and it feels so good, it's like transforming the space.
- It's wonderful. - Loving it.
- Really. - Yes.
All right, ladies.
Where are we gonna put these trees?
Just bring them in.
- Butt first. - Butt first now.
Butt first.
That looks cute.
Flanking with the two larger trees right here, right?
And this one looks nice here.
- No, it doesn't. - No.
Let's switch them.
I don't like this.
They're too...
That's too...
- They're too spindly. - Yeah.
Oh, that's so pretty!
See? We can put so...
You know what, I don't think we have enough trees.
David, really?
What?
We've covered a lot of ground today.
The beams are almost in, the trees are up, fluffed,
and mostly in their place,
which lays a great foundation for my design.
And then tomorrow, the fun stuff.
Decorate, decorate, decorated!
I love it.
Oh, my neck!
- Are you guys big Christmas people? - Yeah.
- Do you guys decorate? - Yes.
- So I... - I decorate.
Oh, you decorate, so...
[David] When I help my millionaires, like Alison and Rob,
search for their dream home,
there's one thing they all want,
a place to host their own holiday extravaganza.
Wow, look at this. This is beautiful.
It's nice.
In Brevard County, Florida, Alison and Rob chose a gorgeous modern home.
A perfect backdrop for Alison's holiday decorations.
This is an entertainer's paradise
or just a family paradise, right?
- Yeah. - Yes.
I mean, Christmas, it just could be so magical.
You could do all crystals, if you wanna be fancy.
Oh, hell yeah. It's gotta be fancy.
Gotta be fancy.
- Is your mom fancy? - Yeah.
Sisters, get your cute buns down here.
Hi, good morning!
Hello, good morning!
It looks good down here, doesn't it?
- It looks amazing. - It looks great.
- We got work to do today. - Oh, yeah.
We have good work to do, we have fun work.
Order of business today, bring in the furniture, light the trees,
- I want you guys to light the trees. - Okay.
When the boys come in, I'm gonna have them take down the chandelier
and then hang the branch.
- You guys know how I really pack in the ornaments. - Yes.
I always feel the more, the better.
Christmas is all about excess to me.
- And that's not Scandinavian Christmas. - No.
- Can we yell at you if you're like, more? - Yes.
- Okay. - Please do.
Tell me to walk away when it's done
because I wanna learn how to hold back.
-So really? Are we gonna do this? -Yes.
We're so football team right now.
One, two, three.
Ga-nome!
Come on, come on, come on.
That's good.
You got it?
Okay, good.
You taking that one?
Perfect.
These neutral chairs will fit right in with my Scandi holiday theme
and look great beyond the holidays.
What's it say?
It looks just like two chairs were put there.
-I don't like it. Well, you know why? -Why?
Because two chairs were just put there.
Yeah, that's right.
We can balance it out with some of the stools.
- We're gonna go in front of the sofa. - There we go.
Oh, that's cute.
- Oh, I like that. - I like that.
What about some of the stools, layered?
You can put the gnome right there.
Yeah, between the chairs.
The ga-nome.
- Ga-nome. - There!
Oh, my gosh! He's cute.
- I like this. - That's cute.
Do you have a sofa table for the back?
I have a really fun sofa table,
it's hilarious, it's a bike.
Oh, yes.
- Oh, my goodness. - Oh, it's perfect.
- It does need to move forward. - Yeah.
But I think we need to move everything squishy.
So 18 inches down, nice and level, center to the table.
The height,
just a tad bit, just a tad bit higher.
Yeah, perfect.
We have more.
What do we need those for?
What do you mean what do we need these for?
We don't need any more trees.
Yes, we need all the trees.
Okay, so what you're doing is you're fluffing,
I need them to look like down.
Thank you.
- Yes. - Yep, yep.
Now just do this.
Now we need to light up all the trees.
I think this is one of the hardest parts
of decorating trees is doing lights.
It's... once the lights are on...
the decorating is a no-brainer.
For the thicker trees, you guys wanna,
instead of wrapping it around each branch, you wanna tuck it
- and then when you get to the end, wrap. - Wrap.
And that will give the depth of light,
all the way back through the tree.
Do you have any favorite lottery episodes about Christmas trees?
All of them but one that sticks out was in Upstate, New York,
Kyron and Brianna.
Look at the stairway.
Oh, I could see the kids going down.
His energy was so incredibly infectious.
- Do you wanna take the bath? - I just wanna take the bath.
You wanna take... Why don't you go in there?
I'm gonna check the bathroom out.
Giggles and laughs, just like how we are as a family.
A little bit shelving over there, it's just all...
Christmas tree.
He was like, "Oh, I wanna put my tree there."
I go, "Why do one?"
One tree here, one tree there, one tree there, over there, over there.
- The more, the better. - That's a good idea.
I'm gonna have a tree in each corner of the window.
Thank you.
Our house is gonna be shining.
- Come by on Christmas, yeah? - You're gonna see it in outer space.
But he also gave me a challenge.
- Oh! - Mm-hm.
To a Christmas duel.
David, compete, compete.
Challenge accepted.
- Oh, he doesn't know who he is messing with. - Good luck. I know.
Good luck, Kyron.
- Let's get some ornaments on. - Yeah.
[David] Now that the trees are arranged and lit,
it's time for decorations.
- I don't like those at all. - These? In those?
I like that, that's a good simple moment.
I've assigned everyone a filler tree to decorate
very simply with only one or two elements.
That frees me to start on the first of the two main trees.
Featuring the standout stars of my theme, ga-nomes!
I wanna make a fun play on Scandy culture with a colorful kid's tree,
covered in little gnomie cutie pies and oversized baubles.
Gnomes are all over the world and they're playful,
they're fun and every country has their own version of the garden gnomes.
England, Germany is a huge gnome lover and fan.
In Scandinavian culture, if you leave porridge out on Christmas night,
it plays a hand in how much presents you're gonna get.
So it's playful, it's happy, it's fun,
and that's why I love gnomes for this year
because it screams Scandinavia.
- He's so cute, I love him. - Right.
Look at the nose.
He's already got a kiss from me.
- So cute. - Oh, I kissed him too.
Oh, my gosh, they're hilarious.
- Super cute. - You could put more.
You're saying put...
I'm saying, I'm done and you're saying, "Put more."
Who are you?
Let's move up here.
So this tree would just have these ones on, right?
I think so. In the white.
- Oh, it's really pretty. - I love that.
I like it, it's...
Let's lose the feathers up here.
Those are beautiful.
They're beautiful, it's just, you know, you can't...
- You don't know until you try. - Yeah.
Are you guys really addicted to these?
We were trying them because we wanted to bring the red
but I don't think it's working...
- Hey! Okay. - I hate it.
I hate it.
Well, now we're gonna move the gnomes.
We were just trying to get a little...
Oh, he's so cute.
These will be really cute in there.
Oh, yes.
Yes.
- Oh, yeah. - So cute.
There you go.
You might not.
Cute!
I am so in love with these.
- They're so darling. - Yeah.
We had a different kind of tradition of looking at our gifts every Christmas.
- Yes. - Do you remember?
- Yeah. So fun. - Oh, my gosh, so great.
Oh, my gosh. I loved it.
- Christmas Eve would be with all the relatives. - Yes.
That would be a big party fun night.
Yeah, just one gift.
- One gift. - One gift.
All right.
But when we went to bed, Santa came.
That was the magical moment.
And I would wake you up at 4:00 in the morning and be like,
"We're gonna get a cat."
You two always fought over each other's pile.
That's true. Why did we do that?
Yeah, I learned not to do what you guys did to mom and dad,
you're like, "I don't like it." I was like...
We did.
- You did. You were horrible. - Yeah, we did.
Horrible.
Where'd you get these from?
- Does it match your pants? - No.
I was like, "Oh, I got only sweaters, I love it, thanks."
Oh, I love it.
I love it.
Don't you love this?
Oh, my gosh!
- I love our tradition. - Yeah.
I wouldn't change it for the world.
Nope. Thanks, mom and dad, we love you.
Yeah, we love you, mommy and daddy.
This is what holidays are all about, family.
Speaking of which, mom's only two days away, so back to work, Bromstads.
What do Florida and Scandinavia have in common?
Me.
And soon my Florida garden will be filled
with Scandinavian tree deliciousness.
I've ordered the biggest trees I've ever owned.
All right.
- You ready for this? - Yes.
Fabulous.
So because they're big, I would say let's build a 14-foot tree first.
- Okay. - Like, right here-ish.
Then I would say like 12-foot,
maybe 10-foot on the other side, maybe 9-foot over here.
But I would say let's start with the 14-foot one.
We have garland going up, we have some gnomes
that we're gonna be creating
to scream that winter wonderland
in a Norway sort of moment.
Thank you.
I'm moving stuff out the way.
All right.
Careful, I don't own the tree.
Ladies!
Shall we start the main tree?
- Let's start. - Yeah.
So I have all these Scandinavians, Scanda-hoovian...
- Scanda-hoovian. - Ornaments.
Oh, my gosh, these are gorgeous.
Taking Scandi design cues, I want a feature tree
to have a paired back color scheme of red, white and natural ornaments,
showcasing simple beaded garland,
less is always best in Scandinavia.
So what do you wanna start with?
- The stars? - Always the big ones, right?
So we push these in.
I purposely ordered only like eight or ten of everything
just to make sure I was contained.
It's always a good idea to do one ornament,
one kind of ornament at a time,
because then you can place it, you know,
so they all are showcased.
These are so cute.
It's looking so cute already.
- I think we need a horse on the top, David. - Okay.
Using a really sparse tree like this, really makes the ornament stand out.
It is all about what?
- Restraint. - Restraint.
Just nice big swoops.
Oh, my gosh, that makes such a statement.
It does, doesn't it?
Where do you get all these amazing ornaments?
Online, mostly.
These were a little pricey, these ones
- because I had them custom made. - Yeah.
But you literally can buy a kit
and have these made easily for really inexpensive.
Anybody can make a tree like this.
Absolutely, this is so easy, super simple, very happy.
Very!
Yeah, I'm digging it.
You have such a great vision, David.
Thank you, guys.
My favorites, my babies, my honey buns.
- Oh, you guys smell. - Oh, you smell.
- [laughs] - Ew!
Okay, Christmas sweat.
In case you think my sisters and I are the only ones obsessed with ornaments,
I can assure you we're not.
In Leechburg, Pennsylvania, Charity's daughters, Cassie and April,
told me their mom had an obsession
with collecting ornamental holiday houses.
Okay, talk to me about these houses.
How many are there?
There's a lot.
- Hundreds. - Hundreds.
How many houses I have for my Christmas town?
400.
I don't think there's that many.
Did you count?
400?
I have a Christmas problem.
I have, see, you have the house problem,
I have the tree problem.
It's me, if I look at a tree, I'm like, "I don't have that shape,
I don't have that finish, I need that."
[David] Charity is a kindred spirit when it comes to holiday decor
and I found her a spacious home on Acreage in Leechburg.
So open, right?
A lot more than I ever dreamed of.
With more than enough room to display her holiday collections for years to come.
So my team right now is at lunch
and I wanted to come in here by myself to assess.
Yeah, I mean, I'm loving the Christmas decor
but this right here is setting all sorts of tone and yum,
and, oh, it just brings me storybook vibes.
It's bringing that Scandinavian Christmas in here.
These beans are not just for Christmas,
these are my forever beams
and I'm so happy with them, they're perfect.
Yeah, all right, let's check out this area.
Oh, my God!
Oh, so simple, it's perfect and this...
This is exactly the tree that I thought it was going to be.
It turned out perfect. Yeah.
All right, so the next projects are surface projects.
We have the mantle, the fireplace,
we have the table, we have the lighting,
we have the advent calendar, too.
I'm feeling pretty fantastic now,
they need to come back from lunch
because we have a lot of work to do, I'll go get them.
All right, guys, project.
All right.
All right, so I've never done an advent calendar,
and, Dyonne, do you do advent calendars?
I do a little bit.
So is it 24 or 25 gifts?
- 24. - 24, why?
- Because 25th is when you open up your real gifts. - You get your gifts.
- From Santa! - From Santa!
From Santa!
So there's lots of ways to create advent calendars
without just having the normal one that's stationary.
I wanna incorporate the tradition of the advent calendar
into the decoration of my banister
and have a simple suite or treat inside a series of gift boxes and bags.
And we're gonna hang them all going down,
all different shapes, sizes. Oh, I love that.
Like, simple, paper bag, hanging, ribbon, cuteness.
- All right. - This is great.
So let's... I say we keep it a little bit more on the smaller side,
- we have a few larger ones. - Okay.
Here and there. Simple is best.
- There's mine. Hello. - Cute.
We'll just tie it with a little dring string.
Do you have some glitter?
- We're not doing glitter, Dynelle. - Why?
You know, because it's too gaudy.
You don't think hyper creativity
because remember, this is hyper simple.
Okay, so like this, boom.
- Yeah, exactly. - Okay.
- I'm not kidding you. - Okay.
Where's the tape?
- You can't do all bags. - I know.
She can do whatever she wants.
No, this is my show, she can't.
How often do I get that power?
- Never! - Never!
Never!
All right, all right.
So here's our garland.
- I love it. - Oh, nice.
- That's beautiful. - That's amazing.
- So this is really simple, you guys. - Okay.
- Garland. - Yes.
Light it.
And then hang the advent calendar. Yeah.
David, if we hang it on the top
then we won't have a railing for mom and dad
to use when they go up and down the stairs.
Mom and dad won't be going up and down the stairs
because their room is over here.
Oh, okay.
First floor living for the parentals.
So we can put it on top.
So do you want it on the top?
Let me see, can I walk up here without using my hands?
Okay.
I can!
Yeah, I love it.
- Oh, I love you. - I love you.
Now whether you wanna hang the advent calendar first
and then hang the garland and light it, it's up to you,
because otherwise you're gonna be hanging over the garland, maybe hang the calendar first.
That's a good idea.
- Do you think? - Yeah.
I'm gonna check in with the boys outside.
- Wonderful. - Thank you.
All right.
I'm feeling like this Scandinavia.
Wow, they're so big.
This is bringing in some Christmas vibes for sure.
Do we think we should have the nine-foot one over...
Over here?
Do you think we can move the nine-foot one over here?
Yeah, sure.
Here, Niko, I can help you.
It's slippery.
Yeah, we're going up.
Better. I like it.
Beautiful, I love it.
All right, who wants the spray paint?
- Everybody. - Everybody.
So I have these outdoor gnomes,
so they're really cute, they have great texture but they're the wrong color.
They're just gonna blend in.
All right, so spray painting, you wanna make sure that you start your spray out here
because if you start here, you're gonna get a big blob.
Just go here, you do a nice dusting,
you never wanna cover it the first coat
because then it could get clumpy.
This is primer and paint all in one
and it should last the entire season.
But look at the life that's giving, so cute, right?
So cute.
All right, so I have eight or ten.
Let's do like, mostly red, one less of white, and then one gold.
Oh, I want one little special little moment for gold.
It's terrible. Take it down!
I'm kidding, it's gorgeous.
- It's so perfect. - It's so fun, right?
Yeah.
So you decided to do the garland before the presents?
- Here's why, because it's angled. - Okay.
And I've done banisters where I've had them beautiful
- and then things have slid down. - That's right.
So instead of battling with where the positioning of the presents,
this will help hold it.
- I love it. - Teamwork.
- Yep, teamwork. - Teamwork makes the dream work.
Oh, good.
Okay, so then these are the next little cutie patooties.
There it is, how cute, right?
Love it.
- Where are we going, they need both of your eyes. - Right.
Yes. Down.
David, kind of assess.
- Oh, that's cute. - Yep.
Perfect.
Only one more day till mom and dad will be here.
I can't wait.
Oh, that's cute.
- Oh, my gosh. That is so cute. - It's nice. Isn't that cute?
[David] When I found Tara and TJ their dream home in Orange County, California.
I could do so much baking in here.
They were already planning for the holidays.
Christmas Eve is huge, we all get together,
the whole family, we do a Christmas Eve dinner.
And we do gift exchange for all the kids.
- Same. - Yes.
- So far we have the same traditions. - Oh, my gosh.
So I know you always have an amazing Christmas.
So what are you doing this year?
So this year is very special for me
because I just bought a house, you know,
we're a traditional family
and we're very proud of our roots
and that we have Scandinavian roots.
And so, my family has never had a Scandinavian Christmas before,
so I want to gift them with a Scandinavian Christmas.
- That's awesome. - Yeah.
Of course, I'll put a lot of me in there, too.
So I'll be like, traditionalish.
- I have a fireplace. - Yes.
And it's so cute.
Very simple, I have these beautiful cut-out of houses and churches
and all different shapes and colors, unfinished wood,
- I have white, I have brown, and black. - Perfect.
So we're just gonna mix them all together, simple, clean,
- but we need white lights behind it, though, right? - Yes, perfect.
Just clumping them because we want the lights
to come through the windows of the houses.
Here you go.
Here we go, this goes in the center.
- Yeah, I think we just start going. - Let me get that.
Just placing, right?
It's just cute, cute, cute.
We're gonna put this up in five minutes, maybe a little friend.
White, bigger one... Oh, no.
How about a black?
- Oh, yes. - That's better.
- Cute. - Love it.
They're adorable. Done.
Love it.
Cute.
These look great, these are gonna be really fun, very poppy.
I think these are wonderful, I think we're good,
let them dry, let's get everything all plugged in,
and beautiful, lit up.
And after that we can place the gnomes after they dry.
This is harder than I thought it would be.
Yeah, I thought this was gonna fly by.
This is gonna take forever.
- Do you want me to do it? - Yeah.
Okay. I need you, it's like you have to be super careful.
The original plan was to wrap all the lights around this branch
but as quickly as we're moving here,
- I don't think it's gonna work out. - No, we're gonna do it.
- We're gonna do it. - I'm about to abandon ship.
- No, no. - No, you're not.
I'm almost done.
Have patience.
I'm bored.
Ian, can I have your camera?
I wanna film.
Yeah, so expensive.
Oh, my goodness!
Dyonne, what are you doing right now?
I'm unraveling your wire.
- Do you love it? - No.
Do you love me?
I love you and that's why I'm unraveling your fairy lights
for your chandelier.
I think we're gonna abandon ship.
- Really? - Here.
- Oh, okay, I'm done. - Give it to me.
I have worked real hard trying to get this out.
Then give this to me,
it's teamwork, just a minute, we got a problem.
Well, I wonder why.
Look at how you're... You're doing a really good job, Dave.
What should we hang from here?
I mean, that just disappears.
It's not impactful.
- What about some mossy balls? - Nope.
Mossy balls.
- You're trying too hard. - Yeah.
We're trying very hard.
I think it's a really cool piece by itself.
- I like the wood, all of it. - Yeah.
Great, done.
All right.
- One more project. - Okay.
We have these cypress trees over here which are really cute.
- They have the shape of the gnomes. - Yeah, they do.
Let's turn them into a gnome.
- Perfect. - Love it.
I wanna flank the front door with each of them to give a healthy greeting.
- I think we'll use an ornament for the nose. - Okay.
We can make a hat and do a little thing on top of the hat and that's it.
All right. Let's make a cone.
How do you want it?
I don't know, I'm just trying to get the shape.
Hold on.
How many Broms does it take to make a gnome hat?
Too many.
That's just a little weird.
Nose.
Oh, that's cute.
Voila!
That's pretty cute, Dave.
Here we go.
Boom. Gnome.
All the way at the bottom, there we go.
That's so cute.
These are perfect, they're wonderful, they're super cute.
They give you the gnome moment without going overboard.
- Perfect. - Sure.
- We're good? - We're done.
We're done.
- Love it. - Yes.
[laughing, hooting]
Oh, my gosh, that feels great.
So good.
It was lovely.
- Oh, I love it. - Wow.
You guys, thank you so much for coming down.
Flying all the way down here, helping me with Christmas,
it mean so much to me and I know,
it's gonna mean so much to mom and dad and everybody.
So happy to do it.
- We have enjoyed every minute. - So fun.
We're almost there.
- Almost done. - I'm so tired.
We should actually get a hot tub, yeah?
Yeah.
- Right? - Definitely.
Oh, yeah.
So cute.
All right, guys, we have about two hours left.
It looks so fantastic.
Let's make sure everything's clean, perfect, looks zhuzh.
Our guests will be here very shortly,
let's change outfits, get gorgeous, and ready to show off.
Yes!
It looks like seaweed.
Okay, but if we put stuff on it...
With my family and holidays, there's always more tweaking.
At the last minute, we realized this branch light just isn't right.
We woke up this morning, looked at it, it was like it's a little naked.
A little bit further.
You know, like around here.
Oh, that looks pretty. I like that.
- Okay. - Try the...
- Yes. - Better.
It's darling.
We're good.
[David]...sisters.
Mom and dad are three minutes away.
From never decorating, ever, together...
but always having a passion for it
because mom and dad brought that to us.
Yeah.
This is the culmination of it, I think pretty sensational.
It turned out so well.
- Thank you, guys, so much. - Yeah.
Love you!
- Are they here? - They're here.
Hello.
Oh, my goodness, look at you.
Of course, mom is matching us, and dad, oh, my gosh, we're the...
Merry Christmas!
Oh, my God, Dad, red pants? I love it.
Mom and dad have seen inside my new place before but not like this.
Can't wait to see.
We are a matching family.
- Look at here. - Wow.
And we did not call each other.
No, we did not.
Do you like that?
I love the red.
You got the right theme, it's Scandinavia.
I can see it.
Oh, fun.
The two gnomes up here.
I like how you did that.
I mean, they look like gnomes.
I like the garland.
- Oh, of course, you would. - That is absolutely stunning.
That's reused from last year.
That is good.
And we brought in some artificial trees just to add...
- Those are all artificial? - Those are all artificial, yes.
- Same with this one. - Oh, I thought they were on your property.
They look pretty good, right?
I think they are wonderful.
Should we check this out?
- Let's do it. - Let's do it.
- Come on, mama. - Okay, here we go.
Are these cute?
Oh, I love how you did that.
Come on in.
Oh, my goodness.
A winter wonderland!
This is an advent calendar.
- It is. - It is.
Yes.
That is phenomenal.
That's like Christmas explosion.
Yeah, it is.
It wouldn't be our design, if it wasn't.
And gnomes are a huge part of Scandinavian Christmases.
Oh, I love it.
- Did you add the beams? - I did.
- Yeah, aren't they nice? - Yeah.
I like those. Those are really nice.
- Shall we sit? - Sure.
- Let's do it. - Let's go enjoy.
You guys have seen my Christmas in person
- and usually, it's all, the trees are packed. - Packed.
Have you noticed?
They're sparse, they're restrained.
Yeah, they're very...
This is not as full as you normally have 'em.
Right. It's showing me that you don't have to put 7,000 ornaments on a tree
to make it look beautiful and meaningful.
- Shall we continue the tour? - Let's do it.
Look how traditional this tree is.
The stars, the horses.
- The little guys, yes. - Yep.
- The straw. - All Norwegian.
All Norwegian.
- All Swedish as well. - Wow.
We got you there.
What a fun thing you did here.
Isn't that fun? So simple.
- Oh, I love it. - It's so impactful.
I mean, that's the beauty of a Scandinavian design.
How about... Can I pack up some stuff to bring?
I always know if it's good design or good clothes
is when mom asks to have it.
After, doesn't she say after you die?
Yeah, she usually does.
- No, I don't say die, I just... - Oh, mother.
You have said that.
You know, you never give it to me.
[all laughing]
All right, so mom, I know you're jonesing for some champagne.
Why don't you guys relax?
I have a few friends coming over for Christmas, is that okay with you guys?
I love that.
Merry Christmas, you guys, love you so much. Yes.
To creativity and to the gnomes.
Wow, this is amazing.
- Hi. - Hi.
Christmas cutie!
Why don't you guys mingle?
There's sandwiches, there's food.
- You guys like gnomes? - Yes.
I really wanna thank Dwight, Harold and Niko for helping out.
You guys are amazing.
I have my given family here, which I cherish beyond words,
but you guys are my chosen family who are just as important
and part of my daily life, so thank you, guys, for being here.
Oh, that was sweet!
Merry Christmas to all of you, guys.
Merry Christmas!