MPDP stands on a manmade waterfall in Natalie Maines's back yard and welcomes us to the heart of Texas. MPDP is wearing leather pants, which seems kind of silly and not the best outfit for painting and such, but whatever. She's also wearing a tight brown t-shirt that says, "Wanted." I guess this is her outlaw cowboy outfit. MPDP talks about all of the awards that Natalie Maines has won. They seem to be avoiding mentioning the words "Dixie Chicks" and I wonder what that's about. I'm not like a huge fan of the Dixie Chicks, but I'm familiar with them, and I think Natalie is my favorite one, because she's short and stocky and the other two are tall and willowy, and yet she kicks ass. I just think it would get annoying having to stand on-stage every night next to the other two, and appear in photographs next to them all of the time. Also, she has a great voice.

MPDP introduces the designers, Vern and Hildi, and the carpenter, Ty. They lounge around poolside, holding Natalie's Grammy awards. They give faux-acceptance speeches. Ty says he'd like to thank Vern and Hildi for making him suffer for another year. I'm so sure that he's suffering, with all of the publicity the show has gotten in the past few months.

As we segue to the introduction of the homeowners, MPDP says that this episode is "about more than just star power; it's really a family affair." One room belongs to Natalie's mother, Tina, who will be helped by Natalie's sister, Kim. The other room belongs to Natalie, who will be helped by her cousin, Stephanie. The weird thing is that Natalie, Kim, and Stephanie all look alike, and Tina, the mother, doesn't really look like any of them.

Natalie talks about her room, which is a "bonus room above the garage." Heh. I knew she wouldn't let the designers touch an actual room in her actual house. Natalie voice-overs that it's "kind of an everything room" and that they put their leftover furniture up there. The camera pans around and shows a large room with white walls and sloped ceilings with dormer windows. The furniture includes two desks, an armchair and ottoman, a treadmill, a television, and a large bed. Behind the bed are floor-to-ceiling windows that let in a lot of light. That really is an everything room. Do they work up there, and then run on the treadmill, and then stop to take naps? It's like a studio apartment. ["Except at least four times larger and nicer than most studio apartments." -- Deborah] Natalie says that it has a "plastic, fake-wood floor," and she hopes that Vern changes that. Stephanie says that Natalie hates purple, so she hopes they don't use that color. Natalie says that she likes her bedding, but she thinks it might change a little. There is a white damask-looking bedspread on the bed, and white and black pillows. Natalie says that her bed is the only thing that has any style in the room. The bed doesn't look that special, but I read in an article that the headboard is made from an old garden gate. You can't really tell, because of all the pillows. Natalie and Stephanie are sitting in front of a huge spread of food. I think I need to take a break and have a snack. No, I must soldier on. Natalie wants her room to be a beautiful guest room where her guests will feel comfortable. Natalie says that her mom is a really hard worker who has helped her do everything in her house, and they like to do the work themselves. They take a day to do a room in her mom's house, and then a day in Natalie's house, so it's kind of like their own Trading Spaces.