- And now I know that I told you that I want to do
something for the outdoors.
We really need to bring Leslie's personality into the space.
And I thought that using succulents
for my special project would be great.
She only needs to water them like every couple weeks, right?
Yeah. Yeah, totally easy maintenance.
Well, show me what we're doing.
Well, it only looks complicated.
We're making a chandelier garden.
LAILA ALI: Oh, OK.
Yes, I found this amazing chandelier at a salvage yard.
And we're going to just get rid of all
the electrical components, and replace
the electrical with these cups filled with succulent.
So each cup is like a terrarium.
It sounds like it's going to be beautiful.
Yes, let's get started.
Here are some pliers.
OK.
Some snips.
So the first step is to get rid of all
these electrical components.
So we're just going to just cut all these parts off.
So you want to get as flush as you can, and then just [GROANS]
with some muscle.
Let me see.
Pop it off.
[LAUGHS] All right.
You're doing pretty great.
This is like-- have you done chandeliers before?
Is this your first--
No, but I've got big strong hands,
and when it comes to breaking something I'm good at that.
This is infinitely the fun part.
Let's spray paint, grab some gloves.
Sounds good.
Are these the same sizes, or--?
No, [LAUGHS] this one's extra small.
LAILA ALI: Oh, those are for you then.
Here, you take the extra small.
Don't give me extra small, girl.
OK.
JINNIE CHOI: Yay! - Whew!
It looks so pretty.
Yeah, do you like the blue?
I do, I really do.
So right now the patio has just plain concrete,
the white cinderblock walls.
It's just so bland.
We definitely needed a pop of color, that's why this is blue.
I like it.
I have a dining set going under here.
So it'll be a nice area for her to have her parties
and people to gather.
And once we put the succulents in there-- oh, it's just
really going to transform this. - Yes.
So I already pre-drilled these cups so that the socket
pieces will fit in, and it'll just help
it sit a little more flush.
And we'll start by putting some gravel inside for drainage.
Perfect.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
So we're just going to eyeball these so we can tell?
Yeah.
Make sure they'll-- they seem pretty even?
Yeah.
I'd say an inch is good for drainage,
so the water doesn't, you know, soak the soil too much.
Mmm, OK.
JINNIE CHOI: Yeah, that looks good.
Now that we have our gravel in the cups,
the next step is to pour a little bit of the soil
in, and then plant the succulents
so they're all level.
Sounds good!
People are doing drought tolerant gardens now
to save on water, which is really great.
And I think this will be wonderful for Leslie,
because it's low maintenance.
You know, she doesn't have to water it very often.
And they're beautiful!
Succulents are really beautiful plants.
Yes.
It's going to be so special for Leslie
to see all of the rooms in her house finally done.
I mean, think about all the she's been through to save up
to buy this house.
JINNIE CHOI: Yes, I'm so happy that we're doing it for her.
LAILA ALI: So she's going to be so
appreciative that we took the time to plant
all these succulent cups. JINNIE CHOI: Yes.
That sounds like dessert to me, right now.
Made me hungry.
Succulent cup.
Succulent cups-- plants for the chandelier.
A plantelier. - Oh, OK.
A plantelier.
I like that.
So our succulents are all planted.
So the next step is to apply this contact
adhesive into the area where the old light socket was.
I chose to contact adhesive because it's super goopy,
and that's what I want.
Because I want the adhesive to go into all the little cracks.
Getting all the nooks and crannies.
Yes.
I'm just want it to go in down.
When I glue things, I like to put it in place
and then take it apart.
And that helps the adhesive hold better, because you're
making more of a contact.
LAILA ALI: That looks so beautiful.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
And the last one goes up!
I love it!
Wow, you know what?
This really did turn out beautiful,
and it was actually really easy to do!
Right? I-- I love it.
I love that it's an unexpected moment.
It's a chandelier, but it's a planter.
I love it.