Chip and Joanna Gaines talk through their design decision making process for the hotel sign. #FixerUpper: The Hotel is streaming now on Max.
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00:00 So today we have to finalize the blade sign for the hotel,
00:03 which is basically gonna just have the hotel's name on it.
00:06 Hotel 1928.
00:08 We have a couple options.
00:10 And so I just need to pick the final
00:12 and I'm not gonna tell you which one I like.
00:14 - I don't really like to be a part of these decisions, babe.
00:18 - Okay, can you at least eliminate two?
00:20 There's one that's kind of not the same.
00:23 - I see this one, yes.
00:24 This one's different, I agree.
00:26 And then these four are identical in every way,
00:28 except for this one has four lines
00:30 and that one has three lines.
00:31 - That's a sun, that's a burst.
00:32 - Oh, I see a burst.
00:33 - So that's different.
00:34 - I always feel like to some extent,
00:35 this is sort of a trap.
00:37 You know, it's like, come in
00:39 and let's consider these options together.
00:41 You and I as a team.
00:43 And it's, you know, 20 years ago, I would fall for that.
00:47 I was like, you and I as a team, like 50/50?
00:50 She means as a team, like 90/10 or less.
00:55 I don't wanna play this.
00:56 - You really don't.
00:57 - Well, I'm gonna pull these two
00:58 'cause I don't feel like those go.
01:00 - Okay, great.
01:00 I do wanna clarify here.
01:02 So you've got this one that's just clean and simple.
01:04 You don't like that.
01:05 - I think it's too plain.
01:06 - Too plain.
01:07 To my point, this was my favorite.
01:08 - Oh gosh.
01:09 - Okay, see, this is why I don't wanna play this.
01:12 And this is what stinks.
01:13 I don't care, but she brings me in in a way
01:18 that then makes me feel vested.
01:20 And she's like, "Well, what do you think about it?
01:22 "I'd like for you to consider these options."
01:24 And then as I consider the options,
01:26 well, nobody would consider it that way.
01:29 Nobody wants it that way.
01:30 Look at this.
01:32 19/28.
01:35 Why didn't anybody think of that?
01:37 - It's genius.
01:38 - Look at this.
01:38 At this stage in the game, I'm just too wise
01:40 to fall for that rookie trap.
01:43 - There was no trap, though.
01:45 I mean, it was really, I need help finalizing my decision,
01:49 and he wasn't even trying.
01:51 - Man, I wish it was 16/28.
01:53 Wouldn't that be cool?
01:54 - Yeah.
01:55 - Except for you had already picked one.
01:58 - I haven't already picked one.
01:59 - Well-- - I had a couple favorites.
02:01 - The one that was my favorite,
02:02 you had already discarded.
02:04 - Well, that was the one I didn't like.
02:05 I was like, "For sure he's not gonna pick that one."
02:08 - See, this is my point.
02:10 - Okay, so between these two, that feels masculine,
02:14 this feels feminine, and if you look at the building,
02:17 it feels pretty--
02:19 - Masculine.
02:19 - Yes, I feel like I'm your kindergarten teacher.
02:23 - Yeah, but-- - Masculine or feminine?
02:24 - You wanna continue forward with the masculine feeling
02:27 of the overall structure. - No, you wouldn't.
02:28 You wanna balance it.
02:30 So you would go masculine and feminine,
02:33 which is why I think this one,
02:34 really, the whole structure of this building
02:36 is very square, it's strong, it's really solid.
02:40 Like, this just feels like there's a little bit of detail
02:43 that'll go with the little scalloped awnings.
02:45 Forget masculine and feminine, it's more like--
02:46 - This one reminds me of a barbershop.
02:49 You going for the barbershop look?
02:53 I didn't think so, babe.
02:54 - Listen to me, you wanna stick with this one.
02:55 What does this remind you of, for real?
02:57 What does it kinda remind you of?
02:59 - What does it look like?
03:00 I don't know. - A thermos.
03:01 - A thermos, what, a thermos?
03:03 - Anybody would look at this and think thermos or not?
03:07 - When we work together,
03:08 I appreciate the back and forth dialogue.
03:10 Chip is always helping me make the best decision
03:13 'cause he kinda plays devil's advocate sometimes.
03:15 He'll make sure that what I picked on my final is final.
03:19 So I appreciate when he's in the room with me
03:22 rather than me picking by myself.
03:25 So get that signed to them, let them know we're ready.
03:28 This was just me trying to include him
03:32 on something I feel like is very significant for the hotel.
03:35 - Thanks, Jo.
03:36 Thanks for letting me play.
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