ots . ▁The ▁episode ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁Mar ge ▁and ▁H omer ▁discover ▁the ▁house ▁next ▁to ▁them ▁is ▁up ▁for ▁sale , ▁and ▁mar vel ▁at ▁the ▁extensive ▁kitchen ▁inside ▁the ▁house . ▁After ▁real izing ▁the ▁poor ▁quality ▁of ▁her ▁own ▁kitchen , ▁she ▁asks ▁H omer ▁to ▁h ire ▁a ▁contract or . ▁Not ▁wanting ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁h iring ▁one , ▁he ▁dec ides ▁to ▁rem odel ▁it ▁himself . ▁While ▁rem od eling ▁the ▁kitchen , ▁H omer ▁un ear th s ▁his ▁old ▁collection ▁of ▁Play du de ▁mag az ines . ▁After ▁Mar ge ▁sees ▁them , ▁he ▁innoc ently ▁tells ▁her ▁he ▁kept ▁them ▁only ▁for ▁the ▁articles , ▁and ▁she ▁dec ides ▁to ▁make ▁sure ▁by ▁cutting ▁out ▁all ▁the ▁n udes ▁from ▁the ▁mag az ines . ▁After ▁this , ▁H omer ▁dec ides ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁now ▁of ▁no ▁use , ▁and ▁throws ▁them ▁away , ▁only ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁by ▁Bart ▁and ▁Mil house . ▁After ▁reading ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁mag az ines , ▁they ▁are ▁inspired ▁to ▁renov ate ▁their ▁tree house . ▁After ▁H omer ' s ▁attempts ▁of ▁rem od eling ▁the ▁kitchen ▁fail , ▁Mar ge ▁finally ▁dec ides ▁to ▁h ire ▁a ▁contract or ▁herself . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁contract or ▁ass uring ▁that ▁the ▁renov ation ▁will ▁be ▁done ▁in ▁three ▁weeks , ▁it ▁takes ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁renov ation .