welcome to bonnie and velma's, helping us out is the contractor, amman roche, and designer, fan ciscora. this an old brownstone. i think we can make it better? >> this is a great space. i love the brownstones, especially when they've never been touched. like nothing's been done here. >> i figured we could preserve it, make it better for bonnie and velma. you know, not change it too much. >> yeah. i love the architecture. i think it's amazing but needs to be warmed up, made more inviting. cozier. i would love to use benjamin moore historic colors to make it feel rich and elegant and still maintain a lot of history and the in ttegrity of the space. >> the girls are here. i think especially dealing with vonny's arthritis, is there some -- bonnie's arthritis, is there a way to split the house, move them to the bottom floor and bring the kitchen up here? they are the grandmothers of the block. everybody comes here and gathers here. so why not make this the entertaining area rather than their bedroom? >> we should. that's what it would have been historically. >> right. >> let's do it. flip