See Inside Bryan and Sarah Baeumler's 'Rock the Block' Season 4 House

Renovation Island hosts Bryan and Sarah reimagined their Rock the Block home with thoughtful reconfigurations and a family-friendly approach.

By: Rebecca R. Norris

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The Team: Sarah and Bryan Baeumler

Renovation Island power couple Sarah and Bryan Baeumler are bringing their A-game to Rock the Block Season 4. Where Bryan applied what he knows as a licensed contractor and home renovation expert, Sarah put her design skills to the test to create the ultimate family-friendly Colorado home. “We just designed and renovated two islands,” Bryan said in the season opener. “We’ve got this,” Sarah added.

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Kickstarting the Challenge

Bryan and Sarah, along with three other teams, were given $250,000 to renovate a 5,000-square-foot home nestled on a cul-de-sac overlooking the Rocky Mountains. The caveat? They had just six weeks to fully transform it. To kick the challenge into high gear, the teams were given one week to complete the first challenge: makeover the kitchen and dining room, along with the optional pantry, study, mudroom and powder room. “This is a luxury home — people are going to want the fits and finishes, and they’re going to want this home to function properly, that’s where we come in,” Sarah said before rolling up her sleeves. “We do the 'living kitchen' the best, so let's Baeumlers-ize this place,” Bryan added. To do so, they planned to spend $75,000 of their budget.

A Reconfiguration

Each of the original, 5,000-square-foot homes in the competition looked identical at the start of the competition. In an effort to make theirs stand out — and because they thought it offered better function, flow and a better view of the Rockies — Bryan and Sarah rotated their kitchen islands to face the formal dining room, as opposed to the living room.

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Double Trouble

Double islands are featured in many Baeumler renovations. “I think [they're] going to be key," Sarah said during their brainstorming process. To anchor them to a focal point on the wall, Sarah and Bryan created a stunning limestone hood vent surrounded by a chic marble backsplash that matched the waterfall island. At the end of the day, this decision earned the couple high praise from HGTV guest judges Dave and Jenny Marrs of Fixer to Fabulous.

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Opting for an Open Floor Plan

Bryan and Sarah love creating cozy, family-friendly homes. Their trick: An open floor plan that offers a sense of togetherness no matter where family members are in the living area. To create this ambiance, they did some major demolition. “We knocked down a lot of walls and added square footage from the study to create one big, open-floor living kitchen — a place really for the families to gather and do homework and eat and entertain," Bryan said.

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Formal Dining Room

Bryan and Sarah put a lot into remodeling the kitchen and creating a breakfast banquette, but they mostly kept the formal dining room as it was. Their biggest update: an arched entryway. “It’s an element you wouldn’t expect in a house of this style," Bryan said, noting that Sarah loves an archway. “So putting something like that in there ... appeals to the broader audience.” And, in fact, Jenny fully appreciated that particular dining-room detail. “I love the arch separating the kitchen and dining room. I thought that framed out that space nicely,” she said.

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Modern Family Mudroom

Understanding first hand the amount of stuff families have, Bryan and Sarah vowed to create a mudroom to accommodate it all. In addition to hook storage, open shelving and under-bench storage, they added full coat closets.

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The Living Room, Before

Week two of the challenge was dedicated to the living room, entryway and optional powder room — and the Baeumlers had one main goal: To make whoever walked through the front door say, "Wow." To do so, they planned to spend $35,000 of their remaining budget.

A Colorado Great Room

As the Baeumlers saw it, there's no Colorado home without a fireplace. However, instead of adding one to the far right wall, like they thought everyone else would do, they chose to widen the space between the French doors leading outside to make room for a two-sided fireplace. “We’re connecting the inside to the outside,” Sarah said of the $12,630 addition.

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The Entryway, Before

To add more privacy to the right side of the home, Bryan and Sarah planned to extend the wall above the stairway to close off the hallway leading to the bedrooms and new powder room.

Statement Wall

To give their great room the ultimate Aspen Chalet feel, Bryan and Sarah didn't add a television or any decor to the far right wall and instead outfit it in more than 700 square feet of hand-stacked limestone, which cost $9,480. And, rather than confining the limestone to the living room, they extended it up above the doorframe leading to the bedrooms and all the way downstairs leading into the basement to tie the Colorado landscape into the home's interior. “This isn’t just a feature; this is a statement," Bryan said.

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Light and Airy

To make their expansive great room feel cozy, Bryan and Sarah opted for a light and airy color palette with some high-contrast seating from Wayfair to tie the finished space together.

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The Powder Room

Bryan and Sarah reconfigured the original entryway powder room so that it would be solely accessible through the mudroom, making it convenient for the family. To ensure a formal powder room existed for guests, though, they added this second powder room to the right side of the house. When decorating the space, they went with classic marble and earthy tones that speak to the Colorado landscape as well as the luxe nature of the home.

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A New Door

During week two of the challenge, Bryan and Sarah also began to think about the exterior of their house. While they didn't get to start the actual siding and skirting renovations, they did nix the original front door in favor of an expansive three-panel iron number that HGTV guest judges Jenn Todryk (No Demo Reno) and Season 1 Rock the Block competitor Mina Starsiak Hawk (Good Bones) immediately noticed.

Judges Reactions

From the moment Jenn and Mina walked through the door, they were mesmerized by the statement limestone wall.

The Final Decision

The one aspect of the new space the judges didn't love? Their fireplace placement. “You have to peek around it to see the view and for this market, I don't know how that’s going to play out,” Mina said.

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The Main Suite, Before

The third week of the challenge: remodeling the main suite, which included the bedroom and adjoining bathroom and closet.

Working Within Their Budget

When brainstorming their main suite plans, Bryan and Sarah had one main goal in mind: “We’re going to create the stunning, hotel suite-inspired space of our dreams and hopefully the judges' dreams, too,” Sarah said. And they planned to do so by allocating $40,000 of their remaining budget to the project.

First Things First

One of the first features the Baeumlers decided on when renovating their main suite: a high-contrast, statement tray ceiling to bring the wow factor.

The Main Suite, After

Bryan and Sarah chose a neutral color palette that allowed the Rocky Mountain landscape to stand out. In opting for an upholstered headboard, plush bedding and floor-to-ceiling drapes, they hoped to give their space a luxurious vibe reminiscent of a high-end hotel.

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Wow Factor

There were two elements in the main bedroom that stood out the most to HGTV guest judges and Season 3 Rock the Block main suite winners, Lyndsay Lamb and Leslie Davis of Unsellable Houses. First, a custom built-in wet bar where the sisters could imagine installing an espresso machine. Second, a new door that led out directly to the back deck.

The Main Bathroom, Before

When dreaming up their en suite floorplan, Bryan and Sarah had a few priorities. In the bathroom, a bath and a shower were must-haves. Additionally, the closet needed to be accessible from both the bathroom and the main suite hallway.

Mirror Vanities

In an attempt to create luxe his and her vanities, Bryan and Sarah opted for mirrored vanities across from each other, with the closet beyond that. Unfortunately, Lyndsay and Leslie weren't the biggest fans, as they worried that you could easily bump into each other in the space.

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Statement Shower

One aspect the judges did love? The stunning marble shower, complete with a marble bench, which the Bauemlers designed as part of the week three challenge. Per host Ty Pennington's instructions, the couple had to incorporate a material from a nearby ranch into the design. They went with beetle kill pine, which Bryan crafted into a stunning, spa-worthy bench — a furnishing the sister judges said they'd happily pay $2,000 for. When designing the shower, Bryan and Sarah wanted it all: body sprays, handheld nozzles and rain shower heads. The savvy space amounted to $4,900. “It’s like a carwash in there,” Bryan joked.

The Pièce de Résistance

Another factor from Bryan and Sarah's design that stood out to the judges was the expansive closet, complete with built-ins and a stacked washer and dryer. While it cost $7,500 to bring to life, the Baeumlers thought it was well worth it.

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The Lower Level, Before

For the fourth week of the challenge, competitors focused all their efforts on the lower level of their homes. During their walk through, Brian and Sarah couldn't get over how spacious and bright the space was. “It doesn’t feel like a basement," Brian marveled. "High ceilings, lots of glass — it’s a walkout. It kind of feels like a bunker with an amazing view."

A Wellness Retreat

When planning the design for their space, Sarah had one goal in mind: To cater to the health-conscious community with the development of a one-of-a-kind, in-home wellness space. They allotted $45,000 of their budget to the project.

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The Home Gym

“We’re taking a big swing this week with a wellness center but I think it’s a talking point for a lot of people in the world right now with mental health, with physical health, so I do think it’s what’s needed to stand out against this stiff competition," Sarah said. HGTV guest judge Alison Victoria of Windy City Rehab (who made a record-setting fourth Rock the Block appearance) agreed. “This is my jam. The first thing I do when I wake up is work out. And I don’t want to go to a gym, I want to be in my own house,” she said.

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The Massage Room

Next to the home gym, Brian and Sarah added a massage room with two tables and a wall storage component. To keep the spaces separate while still letting natural light in, they added a window divider wall.

Plenty of Privacy

To ensure that neighbors wouldn't be able to see all the way into the massage room, Brian and Sarah went with a high-tech smart window that can be fogged with the click of a button. It cost $2,220, but both Alison and first-time judge Veronica Valencia (host of HGTV’s Revealed, due to premiere later this year) were wowed.

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Oversized Shower

Sticking to the spa theme, Brian and Sarah added a walk-in stone shower off the massage room. What's more, across from the shower, they implemented a cedar sauna for further relaxation. While it cost $8,200 to add to the space, Sarah was certain that it helped complete the in-home spa concept.

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Take a Plunge

One of Brian and Sarah's biggest risks in their lower level was the addition of a hydrotherapy tub, which cost $13,500. “Oh my god,” Alison exclaimed upon seeing the tub. “You’ve truly transformed a lower level into a full-blown spa ... but now I’m thinking, what is this competition? It’s about adding value and this room may be too specific. I love it but then I’m going, well, not everyone’s like that."

The Lower Level Powder Room

Knowing that bathrooms add value to a house, Brian and Sarah created a chic, nature-inspired powder room. When commenting on their space as a whole, Alison summed it up with one word: serenity. “I immediately felt the cool, calm colors," she said. "I love your concept. With the spa, I’ve never seen anything like that before in a home, and you just checked all my boxes.”

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The Smoothie Bar

Like all the best boutique gyms, Brian and Sarah wanted to ensure there was a space to refuel post-workout. As such, they created a chic breakfast and smoothie bar — complete with a sink, mini fridge and bar seating. The judges loved the value it added to the space.

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A Hidden Playroom

The wraparound staircase created unused space beneath the steps. To make the most of it, Brian and Sarah crafted a hidden playroom with their own kids in mind. “You’ve added square footage in a place that would otherwise have been left behind,” Alison said.

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The Front Facade, Before

The fifth week of the challenge was dedicated to the exteriors — namely, the siding, paint, landscaping, backyard and decks. When approaching their exterior, Bryan and Sarah had one primary goal in mind: To make their home look like the Aspen Chalet they tried so hard to embody on the interior.

The Front, After

To harness the Aspen Chalet vibe, Bryan and Sarah used natural stone and wood juxtaposed against white siding throughout their entire exterior. “With all the Colorado stone and wood materials we’re using on the exterior, it’s really helping the home blend in with the natural surroundings,” Bryan said. And HGTV guest judges 100 Day Dream Home’s Mika and Brian Kleinschmidt — Rock the Block season two champions — agreed. “This feels like it should be in the mountains,” Brian said. “Natural elements are never going out of style. When you look at your view and your backdrop, it feels like this house belongs here,” Mika added.

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The Upper Deck, Before

With multiple decks to design and decorate, Bryan and Sarah decided the upper one would be the ultimate "party deck."

The Upper Deck, After

Extending their interior living area onto the deck, Sarah and Bryan put one seating area around the double-sided fireplace and another looking out at the Rocky Mountain views.

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The Kitchen Deck, Before

Adjacent to the upper living room deck lies the kitchen deck — and when it came to Bryan and Sarah's design plans for this area, there was only one option that made sense.

The Kitchen Deck, After

To make the kitchen deck stand out, Bryan and Sarah went all out with a $4,000 built-in barbecue, which they outfitted with a prep counter space wrapped in the same stone as the rest of the exterior. At first, Brian thought they'd put the outdoor kitchen element in a spot that ignored the beautiful views, but then Sarah pointed out reconfiguring the grill to face the mountains would have obstructed the view from inside. Naturally, Brian and Mika were impressed with the careful planning that went into this space's execution.

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The Lower Deck, Before

The lower deck of Bryan and Sarah's home opens up to beautiful views and direct access to the backyard.

The Lower Deck, After

Again hoping to extend the living space, Bryan and Sarah went with a casual seating and dining situation for their home's lower patio.

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The Backyard, Before

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The Backyard, After

When designing their backyard, Bryan and Sarah wanted to infuse a hint of their own Canadian country roots while sticking true to the Colorado landscape. To do so, they created a massive red rock fire pit with natural seating, inspired by Colorado's iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater, which Brian and Mika loved. "It screams Colorado to us — it’s just really, really well done,” Brian said.

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Exterior Design Challenge

At the start of week five, Ty gave each of the teams a challenge: Create a sports-inspired or recreational activity area in the outdoor spaces. Bryan and Sarah opted for a parkour course designed out of timber. They dubbed it "Woodhenge." While Brian and Mika had fun playing on the course, they admitted that it may be a hazard for the average person.

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Despite a couple of concerns — the placement of the built-in BBQ and the safety of the parkour course — Brian and Mika couldn't get over how stunning Bryan and Sarah's exterior makeover was. As such, they were awarded the win (and accompanying $5,000 prize) for the week's competition.

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The Grand Finale

The sixth and final week of Rock the Block Season 4 was dedicated to the study and bonus garage areas in the home, as well as any other spaces that could take the team's home over the top. Since Bryan and Sarah absorbed their study into their kitchen and dining room renovation, they focused all of their efforts on transforming their bonus garage. They had $10,000 to get the job done.

The Ultimate Work-From-Home Space

Knowing just how many people work from home these days, Bryan and Sarah chose to transform their bonus garage into a chic home office. "People aren't all going back to the office full-time — people are working half at home, half at the office — so this is a huge space that I love," Sarah said.

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A Warm-Yet-Professional Workspace

Bryan and Sarah's main goal when creating their work-from-home space was to warm it up as much as possible while maintaining a professional feel. To do so, they opted for hardwood floors, an oversized statement desk, built-in storage and a couch for extra seating.

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Close But No Cigar

Beyond their workspace, Bryan and Sarah used a portion of their $5,000 winnings from Week 5 of the challenge to address their double-sided fireplace placement. Despite spending thousands of dollars to add a window above the fireplace to partially unblock the beautiful mountain view, HGTV guest judges — Rock the Block’s Season 1 champion Jasmine Roth and Season 3 champions Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson — weren't a fan of the placement. They were, however, enamored by the beautiful workspace Bryan and Sarah created.

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See Inside Bryan and Sarah Baeumler's 'Rock the Block' Season 4 House

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The Team: Sarah and Bryan Baeumler

Kickstarting the Challenge

A Reconfiguration

Double Trouble

Opting for an Open Floor Plan

Formal Dining Room

Modern Family Mudroom

The Living Room, Before

A Colorado Great Room

The Entryway, Before

Statement Wall

Light and Airy

The Powder Room

A New Door

Judges Reactions

The Final Decision

The Main Suite, Before

Working Within Their Budget

First Things First

The Main Suite, After

Wow Factor

The Main Bathroom, Before

Mirror Vanities

Statement Shower

The Pièce de Résistance

The Lower Level, Before

A Wellness Retreat

The Home Gym

The Massage Room

Plenty of Privacy

Oversized Shower

Take a Plunge

The Lower Level Powder Room

The Smoothie Bar

A Hidden Playroom

The Front Facade, Before

The Front, After

The Upper Deck, Before

The Upper Deck, After

The Kitchen Deck, Before

The Kitchen Deck, After

The Lower Deck, Before

The Lower Deck, After

The Backyard, Before

The Backyard, After

Exterior Design Challenge

And the Exterior Challenge Winners Are...

The Grand Finale

The Ultimate Work-From-Home Space

A Warm-Yet-Professional Workspace

Close But No Cigar

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