With a new baby and three dogs in tow, Dana and Phil decided that they needed to be closer to family, but their house quickly became a nightmare with an unsafe staircase at the root of it all. Dana wants a whole new layout and a place for her dog grooming business, so she insists on having a hand in the design - Kortney and Kenny lean on each other to execute an unconventional design.

Odessa and Shannon moved into their newly-built home in 2005 with dreams of planting roots and living a cosy family life - however, Hurricane Katrina then hit, and this young couple ended up taking in 29 house guests who had lost their own homes in the natural disaster. The house now remains a shrine to that crazy part of their lives, so the couple want to jump into the future.