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-Today on "Baby Makes 3," we're at the home of Katherine and Bryan, who left their hearts in Kentucky.

With their first child on the way, they're looking for a way to make their baby feel as if they never left the Bluegrass State.

That's a challenge a lot of families face, keeping reminders of home while living elsewhere.

For our couple, home brings back memories of horses, barns, music.

We're gonna be adding all of those elements into their baby's first home, the nursery.

So let's get started today on "Baby Makes 3."

♪ -That moment when you go from couple to family, everything changes.

When you bring the baby home, you want to create a warm, comfortable, and safe environment for them.

Step one -- the nursery.

-My name's Katherine.

-And I'm Bryan.

-And we're expecting our first baby on January 2nd.

-And we're naming him Bennett.

-We love music.

We like to go hiking.

We love board games.

We like to cook together.

-I do science research.

-I am a special education teacher.

-We grew up in Kentucky.

I'm from Eastern Kentucky, Ashland.

-And I'm from Louisville, Kentucky.

-Basically raised in the bluegrass.

Moving away from Kentucky was a big decision, so we're trying to bring, you know, a bit of our old Kentucky home with us.

-Kentucky is really -- for us, it's the farmhouses and the rolling hills.

It's, you know, fields and -- -It's home, you know?

It's where family is and what we're used to, so... -Yeah.

-That's what we're looking for.

It's exciting.

I mean, it's a huge change.

-It is.

-In terms of two adults, and now there's this little guy that supposedly takes a whole new spin on things.

-Yep.

It'll be a big adventure.

-Yeah, that's what we're looking forward to, is just the changes and the -- I don't even know what is coming, but it's coming.

-Yeah, we really don't know.

We have no idea.

-We don't.

♪ So, this is where our nursery's gonna be.

-Oh, this is really nice!

-Still a work in progress.

-Yeah, well, of course.

And you've got great light, natural light behind you.

-Yes.

-So, you two are both from Kentucky.

-That's right.

-So we want to bring some of those elements into the nursery.

What are you two thinking?

-Well, we're both from Kentucky, and we want that to be a large part of our nursery, so we were thinking -- We really love music.

We love to read, so something about that.

-There's the countryside, of course, right, with just the hills and the horses and all that, so... -Yeah, and barns and -- -Farmhouses.

-Rustic charm and all that sort of stuff.

-My great-grandmother made quilts, and so I have couple of quilts that she made, and we would love to incorporate those into the nursery.

-Oh, wow.

She made these?

-Yes, a couple of them.

-That is amazing.

-Yep, some family history incorporated into it.

-Yeah, it's beautiful.

-Keep his roots.

-And I really like to display them on the wall.

And as you know, when your baby's first born, you don't want any blankets or quilts or anything in the crib.

-Yes.

-But we can certainly use this as part of the nursery.

-Yeah, that would be wonderful.

-That's beautiful.

-Mm-hmm.

-When we come into the room, I see this wall, and the crib is always the focal point.

We like to make it the focal point of the room.

So I'm thinking we'll put it over there and then maybe do an accent wall behind it, maybe with some of those wood elements that you guys were talking about.

-Yeah, that'd be great.

-And you talked about music, so we'll think about some instruments, maybe bringing some of that in.

Do you guys do DIY or craft projects?

-Definitely.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

We'd be up for it.

-Great!

Good.

Well, I love your ideas, so I'm gonna share them with our design team, and I'll be back in a couple of days with our contractor, Jonathan... -Okay.

-...and the design.

-Wonderful.

Thank you.

-Okay, great.

-Looking forward to it.

-Okay.

Over the past few days, our design team worked hard to create ways to bring Kentucky memories to our couple's new home.

Well, we're back, and I brought Jonathan with me.

-Hello.

-We've got our design.

You ready to see it?

-Yes, definitely.

-All right.

Katherine and Bryan, for your Kentucky-themed nursery, we'll change the color of the room from light green to a warm beige.

From there, we'll be adding an accent wall using a reclaimed wood product designed especially for this purpose.

We'll wrap it around the corner for a rustic look.

The floor will get a new rug, and we'll add a wooden valance and blackout drapes as a window treatment.

Our crib will be situated in front of the accent wall.

Furniture pieces complete this corner, and over the crib, we'll add a state map cut from actual Kentucky barnwood.

On the opposite wall, we'll be creating special projects, including an easy-to-build rocking horse, personalized banjo, storage, and we'll feature your grandmother's quilt overheard.

♪ On our final wall, we'll place our changing table and two barn door features that include more storage.

In between, we have a special window project to add elements of the Bluegrass State.

There will be a few more surprises, including one outside the home.

-Wow.

This is amazing.

-Did we give you what you were looking for?

-Definitely.

-Yeah.

-More than we imagined.

-Yeah, above and beyond.

-Awesome.

-It feels like Kentucky.

It feels like home, so... -Yeah.

-And we haven't even seen it yet.

-Yeah.

Score.

-Well, great.

-Well, we got a lot of work to do.

-A lot of work.

Let's get started.

♪ -How's it going, Nate?

-Good.

How are you?

-Oh, the ceiling looks amazing.

-Thank you.

-And you are painting around the trim.

-Yes.

-That's the hardest part.

That's really -- That makes me nervous when I do that.

I can paint walls, but trim, it's more difficult, so give me some tips.

-We're cutting in.

It's essentially putting a border of the new paint around the trim, and we're trying not to get it on the trim so that it looks good when we're done.

-That's the challenge.

How do you not get it on the trim?

So, do you use a special brush?

-So, this is a sash brush.

It has this diagonal cut at the bottom, so it is a special brush to cut the trim, and it's really precise when it cuts an edge.

-So I see that you're not using tape.

A lot of people, including me, would think that you would have to tape the trim before you painted.

So tell me... -Yes.

-Why are you doing that?

-So, tape can sometimes cause a problem by pulling the paint underneath it, and once you pull the tape off, then there's actually not a nice edge.

The paint has gotten behind there and caused an edge problem rather than a good edge.

-Since we're not gonna tape, how do you create that perfect straight edge?

-The best way to do it is to put your paint on the wall, load the wall a little bit away from the trim and then slowly get closer to the trim and actually cut a nice, straight edge.

And the best way to do that is to actually hold your breath during that period of time when you're closest to the trim so that you get a nice straight cut line.

-And does it matter the amount of paint that's on your brush that you use?

-Yes.

You want to load your brush -- Like, this is a loaded brush.

It has paint in it, and it's saturated, but you then just put a little bit of paint on your brush when you're gonna load the wall.

You actually load the wall an inch or so away from the trim itself.

-So you load the wall next to it.

-Yes.

-Which "load" means you just put the paint -- -Put the paint on the wall.

And then make sure you have enough paint on your brush, and then you come back in, and you want to start higher than where you had cut in before and you're cutting in right into the trim, and you're going along, getting the paint there.

It might take a few different times to get the line straight.

But you're just allowing the paint to get up on that trim, just enough to where you get a nice, straight line.

-Wow.

-Like that.

-And for the rest of your wall, are you gonna roll the paint?

-That's right.

We're gonna roll the paint onto the wall between the cut lines.

-So that's -- That's another challenge, is how do you -- Texture-wise, how do you match the roll with the brush?

-It's really important when you roll that you roll as close to the trim as possible so that you get the maximum amount of roller texture when you roll.

-Okay.

-So getting your roller as close to the trim as possible when you do that, that covers up any brush strokes that you may have left behind when you cut.

-And then it'll sort of seem seamless when you're looking at it.

-That's right.

-Well, this is looking really good.

Thank you for all of your tips.

-You're welcome.

-And I will let you get back to work.

-Thank you.

-Okay.

-Appreciate it.

♪ -Outside, our couple begins work on one of their surprises.

This is David.

He's from Witherspoon Rose Culture.

-Hi, David.

-Hi.

Nice to meet you.

-He's gonna help us plant three rose bushes, because we know roses are really popular in Kentucky.

We wanted to plant a rose bush for the two of you and baby-to-be, so you'll have a living reminder of home.

-That's perfect for the derby.

-Yeah, exactly!

-Yep.

-I'm for the roses.

-So, David, you've already done a lot of work so far to prep.

-Yes, we have.

-Can you talk us through that?

-Yep.

First of all, we selected a site that has plenty of sunlight.

That's crucial with growing roses.

So we've got an area that gets at least 6 hours of sunlight.

And then from there, we removed the sod by hand.

♪ And then we dug down into the ground, around 16 inches, and built that soil up.

And then from there, we added lots of composted material, organic material, cow manure, soil conditioner, and then we roto-tilled that all in to break up the clay soil and to get a good mixture.

And we turned this hardpan soil into a nice, loamy mixture now.

So it's ready to plant.

-A lot of people just sort of dig a hole and plant it, right?

You really shouldn't do that.

-No, 'cause you're creating a well, and roses need area for their roots to grow and expand, and our clay soils -- if you just dig a hole, then you're ending up creating a well, and your plants drown.

-Sure.

They won't grow well.

-No, they won't.

-Okay.

-So what's next?

-Planting.

-Great.

Let's do it.

-Digging a hole.

That's right.

You want to dig a hole a little big bigger than the pot, a little bit deeper than the pot.

And then we'll slide that out.

-I'll just kick it right in.

-That's good.

-A little more, or -- -No, that's fine.

Take your hand -- I can slide this right out for you.

-Oh, wow.

All right.

Easy as that.

And now just start to fill in... -Yep.

-...with some soil?

-Rake that soil back over the plant, and then we'll do a dance on it.

Get up close.

-You want to step?

-Get up close to the plant.

Yeah, pack that soil around it.

Right up close to the plant.

There you go.

-We had that misconception of digging the well, like David was talking about.

And then they died.

And now, thanks to David, we know why.

-You got to have a good foundation, he was explaining, not just tossing it in current soil, but really providing a good base and mixing in the fertilizer and all the important nutrients.

And so that provides the foundation for good growth.

-Beautiful.

-Beautiful.

-All right.

-These look great.

-Thank you, David, so much.

These look beautiful.

They're gonna think of Kentucky every time they're out here.

And the tips were wonderful, to keep them alive.

-Yes.

Thanks so much.

-Thank you so much.

-Thank you, David.

-The bushes are great.

-Glad to help.

-So, David, what is next?

-To finish up, we just need to water the plants some and then get a good layer of mulch down, and... -Good to go?

-We're good to go.

-All right.

-Just cut and enjoy.

♪ -Another element we want to bring into your nursery is music, because I know you guys think about bluegrass music when you think of home.

This banjo is actually an old vintage banjo that we found.

Musical instruments are great for decorating, and they're actually pretty easy to find and inexpensive.

So we're gonna use this banjo.

-Okay.

-We're gonna decorate the banjo by putting your baby's name on it, Bennett.

-Wonderful.

-We're gonna use just these sticky decals, and then we're gonna use navy blue -- We're gonna mix the paint to get the blue that you like.

-Okay.

-And then we're gonna paint over it.

We're gonna let it dry.

Then we'll peel up the decals, and then you're gonna see this natural skin of the banjo come through with his name.

-Clever.

-Isn't that beautiful?

-Yeah.

That's great.

-Want to try it?

-Yes.

-Okay.

-Let's do it.

-So we've already got the decals, and we'll just spell it out.

So I'll give those to you.

So, why don't you take the letters and space them out however you'd like?

-Okay.

-So I'm gonna put down some blue and some black.

-All right.

-And then I'll mix it up until we get the color that you like.

-Okay.

♪ -What made you think about wanting to become a teacher?

-My sister had a disability, and so that was what made me really interested in teaching special education.

This is my third year doing special education.

-Wow.

And you like it?

-I do.

Yep.

Definitely.

-All right, what do you think of that?

-That looks great.

-Yeah?

You like it?

-Yep, definitely.

-Okay.

So our next step is -- Do you have this where you like it?

-I do.

Yep.

-Okay, so now we're gonna just peel them up and stick them on there.

-Okay.

♪ -Do you like it?

-Yeah.

Yeah, that looks awesome.

-Painting!

There's an actual kind of natural line that follows this around right here, so I'm gonna try and follow that.

Load the paint on the side here and then go to your edge.

And I'm gonna cut in around there.

♪ What I think we should do from here is paint in.

-Okay.

♪ -Okay.

-And then just fill in some of the lines, right?

-Yeah.

Make it have a textured look rather than just, like... -Straight lines?

-Yeah.

Exactly.

And then the last thing we should paint is over the letters.

I know there's a lot of edges on all of the letters, but the best way to do it so you don't get paint sort of stuck underneath is to pull away from the edges.

-Okay.

-And then use a toothpick and pull up the letters.

-Okay.

So it's just the getting started.

-Yeah, I don't want to crack the paint.

-Yes.

-So I'm just gonna go slow.

-Okay.

♪ -Yay!

Ta-da!

-Aww.

That is beautiful.

-That does look really good.

♪ -We have a really interesting project that I'm excited about.

Reclaimed wood is very popular, and we've done it in the past, except they're heavy boards, and you usually need an expert to help you.

-Sure.

-Yeah.

-Except there's a really interesting new product that uses reclaimed wood, but it's much thinner, and it's truly a do-it-yourself project.

Jonathan, you're gonna talk about it?

-Yeah, it really is.

They've come up with materials that really allow a homeowner to do this really easily.

The product has an adhesive on the back.

It's really lightweight.

As you can see, it's already been milled down to a very thin edge.

And so it's really easy to, you know, manage and maneuver.

And then also, it is reclaimed lumber, so it's actually coming from those typical barns and things of that nature.

Let me show you kind of how it is installed.

And again, you guys can go from there.

So, first, we would just, you know, again, peel off a strip.

Before you stick it on the wall, you know, if you were making cuts and if you were wanting to make sure that it's going to fit say, for instance, in a spot like this -- -Okay.

-But in this one, we're just gonna continue on down the wall.

So you just butt it up to your edge.

-Mm-hmm.

-Butt it up to the top.

-Wow.

-All right, and then... -Press on.

-Press on.

-Wow.

Simple as that.

-And that's it.

♪ -So, after you work across the wall, you're gonna start to build down, and so will it fit flush by the time you get to the bottom of the wall?

-When you originally order it, you send in the measurements to the manufacturer, and it's supposed to fit from top to bottom exactly the way, you know, it fits to where you don't have to do any cuts.

-Sure.

-But we know construction these days is probably not gonna be square, so at the end with the bottom, you could easily trim it off with a hand miter saw, something you can find at a big-box store, no problem.

-So, we really liked the wood wall.

It definitely required more planning than I think we thought.

You know, you can't just start peeling and sticking.

You have to really think about the row that you're doing and how the pieces are gonna fit together.

-It looks great.

-Yeah, it really just kind of built itself as we went along.

-Mm-hmm.

-And accent walls are great, but we wanted to really incorporate more of the nursery with sort of the wrap-around effect.

And it looks like you guys have already started that.

So what are your thoughts about how far you want to go and how you want to stagger it?

-So I think we're gonna stagger, you know, sort of long and short pieces.

-Not too far out.

-So, yeah.

-All right.

There you go.

♪ -That one?

-Mm-hmm.

-Okay.

♪ -That's how I roll.

-And the reason you want to roll, remember, is the tape is very pressure-sensitive, the adhesive.

-Mm-hmm.

-So that helps it stick better.

Okay, so, the next piece goes down here over the outlet.

-Yes.

-So, if you see, like, if I put this up here, it's actually covering the outlet.

-Yeah, and we're starting overlap it.

-Yeah, that's not safe.

It's also not up to code.

What we're gonna do is I'll get Jonathan and Oak City to trim around a couple of the pieces.

-Okay.

-And that'll keep it safe.

-They'll install it like that.

-Yeah, that sounds great.

-Yep.

-You guys did a terrific job.

-Thank you.

-It looks great.

-Yeah, it was fun.

-Yeah.

-You ready to move on to the next project?

-Definitely.

Let's do it.

-Okay.

I'm really excited to show you guys this next project.

We have this window from an old barn.

We cleaned the wood up, but it's still got that great weathered look to it.

-Yeah, definitely.

-So, what we're gonna do is I have these pictures of Kentucky.

We're gonna take them, and we're gonna transfer the ink from the pictures onto the window frames.

-Oh.

-Mm.

-And we're gonna use transfer gel.

And you can use this on glass.

You can use it on leather, canvas -- almost anything.

But we're gonna do it on the glass.

And you just take a little bit of the transfer gel.

We're gonna spread it on the pictures, and then we're gonna place it in each of the window frames.

-And you're putting the transfer gel on the front of the picture?

-On the ink, because it separates the ink from the paper.

-Okay.

-Which is what we want to do.

But the first thing, I want to show you these pictures of Kentucky, make sure like them.

-Mm-hmm.

-And we're hanging this frame above your changing table in between the two barn doors.

-Okay.

-The thought is you'll look out, and you'll feel like you're back in Kentucky.

-Perfect.

-The pictures definitely look like Kentucky.

It reminds of Lexington, the horse farms, and Shakertown.

It's beautiful.

-Yeah, great choices.

-Great.

All right, are we ready to try it?

-Sure.

-You don't want to soak the paper.

-Okay.

-You just want to wet it and just want to basically... -Just a light coat, maybe?

-Yeah.

-Okay.

-Exactly.

-Just on top.

All right, first one going in.

-Yeah, just line it up to the edge.

-Just flush with the corner?

-Yep.

-Do you know how to use that?

-I guess I can smooth it out.

That'll help with it.

-There you go.

-Okay.

Let's see.

-Yeah.

♪ -All right, our horses are our last picture.

-Sure.

-So I think we have enough gel, and then after we put this one down, we've got to let dry for about an hour.

-Okay.

-And then we'll come back, and we'll slowly wipe the paper away.

-The window transfer was such an awesome idea of transferring images of Kentucky onto this antique kind of window frame.

-Our transfer gel has dried, so we're back, and what we want to do now is we want to lift up the paper away from the ink.

So I've already prepped it.

I used these paper towels.

I made them all damp just so that we can already go ahead and start wetting the paper.

-Okay.

-It's gonna be a lot easier to remove if the paper is damp.

-Okay.

-So we'll start one.

I'll show you.

So, I'm just gonna lift up the wet paper towel.

-Mm-hmm.

-And just dip my fingers in there.

I have nails, so I'm just gonna be very careful.

But dip my fingers in there, and I just sort of slowly rub, and the paper will slowly start to rub off, leaving the ink on the glass.

-Okay.

-You just have to be careful.

You don't want to rub too hard because you don't want to rub the ink off.

-Yeah.

It's amazing how much it's actually separated, with the ink on the bottom and then the paper.

-You can just keep re-wetting your fingers.

So you guys can go ahead and try that if you'd like.

-I'll give it a shot.

-All right.

Here we go.

-Just pull off the paper towel.

And it takes a little bit of time, but the result is well worth the wait.

A back-and-forth motion is better than circles, too.

-Okay.

-Okay.

-Looks like I'm revealing a tractor over here.

-So, how did you come up with Bennett?

-One of my favorite books is "Pride and Prejudice."

-[ Gasps ] Mine, too!

-Really?

-Yes!

I was thinking Mr. Bennett.

-Yes!

-Oh!

-Yeah, sometimes you'll see it as a last name, but we thought it could work.

-No, it's a beautiful first name.

-Yeah.

And we checked, and you can see the popularity of baby names, and, you know, it's nowhere near the Top 10 or anything.

It's somewhere in, like, the 500s, I guess.

But apparently it's used every now and then.

-Okay, that is the last of the paper.

-Wonderful.

-We still have to let it dry for a little bit, but you can kind of see the finish, the patina of it looks really good.

-Yeah, if you move it around.

-That's great.

-Very nice.

-Kentucky!

-It'll be great in the nursery.

-It's looking a lot like Kentucky, and we're off to great start, bringing memories of Katherine and Bryan's childhood home to our nursery.

Next time on "Baby Makes 3," we'll be cutting our wall map out of actual reclaimed Kentucky barn wood, and no Kentucky nursery would be complete without a race horse.

And we'll show you how to build this very simple design.

Our barn door storage shelves are also on our list of projects and so much more.

We'll be off to the races getting it all done, next time on "Baby Makes 3."

-Wow.

This is amazing.

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To be honest, I'm freaking out a bit.

There's still so much to do -- a lot of organizing, name-picking, decorating, and cleaning, all while lugging around 25 or so extra pounds.

I guess I'm feeling a little bit crazy, but I'm allowed to be, right?

I'm your mom, and I want everything to be perfect for you.

I'll see you soon.

Love, Mom.

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