Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi is back down the shore, but she's trading her nights at Karma for days spent antique shopping. The reality star turned DIY maven and her husband Jionni LaValle are venturing into the house-flipping business with their newest reality TV series, FYI's "Nicole and Jionni's Shore Flip."
With LaValle in charge of construction and Polizzi as the interior designer, the husband-and-wife duo bought their first house-flipping property on the Jersey Shore - where they first met - in order to help rebuild the area after it was devastated in 2012's Hurricane Sandy. In a sneak peek for the Wednesday (March 9) night episode, Polizzi gives away some of her best upcycling tips as she scours a local antique shop for décor ideas for a beachy room theme.
"Oh, can I get some jewelry?" Polizzi asks her husband excitedly as they walk into an antique shop.
"No, we're not here for that," LaValle tells his wife.
Once inside, a shelf full of beachy décor catches Polizzi's eye and she points out some pieces to her husband.
"Oh, look at this," Polizzi says. "Babe, I can paint these."
"Actually you know what? I got a better idea," LaValle says. "Let's use this store for our hacks."
Polizzi points out a display of glass vases filled with seashells. One of the larger vases on display has a retail price of $22 and she scoffs.
"I'm gonna snap some ideas," Polizzi says as she begins to take photos with her iPhone. "I can make this for a couple of bucks."
"Nicole, we go walk down the beach and it won't cost anything," LaValle says. "If you walk on the beach, the shells are free."
The couple inspects another display of strings filled with white seashells, which LaValle is confident his wife can DIY.
They make their way through the antique store and stop by a glass case full of garden gnomes and Polizzi suggests they pick out a few statues. She continues down the aisle, pointing out every item that catches her eye.
"Bringing Nicole to a store is like having a puppy," LaValle says in the couple's joint on-camera interview. "She just runs around, she doesn't know what to do. She gets so excited and she's sniffing things around. She probably peed in the corner somewhere, knowing her."
Watch the full sneak peek and be sure to catch all of Polizzi's design tips on tonight's episode of "Nicole and Jionni's Shore Flip," airing at 9 p.m. on FYI.