These homeowners want to make their great room more inviting, so Josh Temple, licensed contractor and host of DIY Network's House Crashers, takes on the challenge by creating the ultimate holiday entertaining mecca. A boring fireplace is transformed with cement tiles, a rustic mantle and a gas insert. A custom bar with tin ceiling tiles is built adjacent to a 10-foot folding door which opens up to a huge new deck. Finally, the space is decked with all the holiday trimmings.

A couple's tired and boring bedroom is transformed into a retreat with a chic Hawaiian vibe. The closet is enclosed with black bamboo doors, and the vanity area becomes more private when an open pocket door is installed. A window is replaced with French doors allowing access to a private outdoor paradise with slatted walls, tropical plants, and a fire feature.

Josh Temple balances historic integrity with modern day living as he tears down the walls on this 120-year-old kitchen. Aged-looking flanges and pipe brackets hold up industrial-styled open shelves with frosted glass doors moving along an iron track. A flared skylight shines down on the center kitchen island that's skinned in original wood from the house and topped with an art piece concrete countertop. The limestone wall and richly-toned hardwood floor shows off the upcycled finds in this open eco-chic kitchen that is sure to be the heart of this home for decades to come.