Life on Mar's: The Home Makeover Show

Homeowners Neil & Yvonne challenge Mar to makeover a pool area-adjacent media room and make it all-season functional for entertaining. Mar uses his 6 exclusive Casual Luxury design principles to completely re-think the area, including reclaiming basement space to add a bonus kitchenette & full bath. Walls & a fireplace must go! Will the family be ready to entertain, and will they love the reveal?

Witness the renovation evolution of some truly reMarkable outdoor living spaces: new pergola, new pool deck and new sun deck. (You won't believe the magical makeover transformation of the garage roof!) And Mar gets a visit from a TV friend, who he sneaks in for peek at the progress before the family gets their final look at the space.

Can Mar handle a surprise project? You bet. Follow this unplanned-for renovation and design overhaul of the main floor family room and living room. Mar's hope for the reveal? That the O'Kane family will love the relaxed feeling of the family room and how he's upping the glamour quotient of the living room. Meanwhile, a secret time capsule sheds light on the home's history.

Watch as the landscape makeover design takes shape, going from overgrown and out of place to perfectly balanced, for the ultimate Casual Luxury curb appeal. Sometimes, the design process hurts. Mar needs the homeowner, Yvonne, to put nostalgic connections aside in order to handle the extensive renovations required.

Time to gut and renovate two out-of-date and well-used kids' bathrooms! As payback for being displaced, the 3 kids 'treat' Mar to the Trapeze School of New York-he responds with a trip to Six Flags new England. Meanwhile, the transformational Casual Luxury bathroom makeovers are taking shape. After only a few surprises and challenges, this reveal is the kids' favorite one yet.

The O'Kane family's patience is truly tested during a complete to-the-studs kitchen renovation. Homeowner Yvonne starts to get impatient to feed her family home cooked dinners. Added pressure: another fireplace to deal with, uneven floors, custom cabinets and an uncovered secret staircase. (All that plus a new puppy.) Thanks to Mar's 6 design principles this custom space is unique and stunning.