Using the glitz and glam of Las Vegas as inspiration, Sequim High grad Bristol Marunde and his wife Aubrey are set to return to TV this week for the sophomore season of their hit home renovation show “Flip or Flop Vegas.”

The second season’s first episode debuts at 9 p.m. Pacific Time on Thursday, March 15, on HGTV after more than 15 million people watched the first season.

“Flip or Flop Vegas,” the first to debut of now six spin-offs of the “Flip or Flop” franchise, focuses on the Marundes purchasing a dilapidated home in Las Vegas, renovating it and selling it, also called flipping.

“You get to watch a house transform in 30 minutes and we get to do it over five weeks,” Bristol Marunde said in a phone interview last week.

Marunde graduated from Sequim High in 2000 after spending his middle and high school years in the area. Prior to renovating homes, he became a professional mixed martial artist, and competed on the TV show “The Ultimate Fighter.”

Aubrey, a real estate agent who also grew up in small town Milton, Pa., met Bristol at a UFC fight in Las Vegas, which led to a coffee date, marriage, two boys and a house flipping empire with their company Alter Luxury.

Eventually, Bristol’s housing renovation work caught the eyes of television producers on Instagram leading to the couple’s HGTV debut in July 2016 under the title “High Stakes Flippers.” That show’s first episode went on to become the season one debut of “Flip or Flop Vegas” in April of last year.

13 in 13

Going into season two, Aubrey said life has become much more scheduled.

“We got a little more help with assistants. That way there’s still time to pick up the kids (boys Kale, 7, and Kane, 4) for baseball or gymnastics,” she said.

“It doesn’t matter how busy we get or how big our production is, it’s still a family affair,” Bristol said. “We still bring the kids with us wherever we go.”

Handing off some of the workload has made renovating homes a different process, the couple said.

“We’re so hands-on. It’s hard to run a business that way for 10 years,” Aubrey said. “We’ve got some great people helping. It’s just different.”

While some of the behind-the-scenes workload may have changed slightly, the format for “Flip or Flop Vegas” season two remains the same with 13 homes being renovated in 13 episodes.

The Marundes previously said they aim for an authentic feel showing more of the design and construction process without creating false drama.

For their season premiere, the couple returns to a neighborhood where they first flipped a home to renovate a three-level home with an odd layout and an awkwardly placed staircase.

Aubrey said they typically have three-four homes being renovated at a time between delivery and installation stages.

Rolling big

Working in Las Vegas, Aubrey said they have access to a lot of unique materials.

“We get our hands on some of the most unique materials in the world (like exotic granite slabs from a casino or an antique mirror from a night club),” she said. “Things like that are always in reach for us.”

But what they choose depends on the customer, the Marundes said.

“Whether it’s a condo on the strip, an Airbnb, or a single family home in Henderson (Nev.), we really try to cater to the buyer,” Aubrey said.

“I tell everyone all the time, there are no limits in Vegas. For a younger buyer you can definitely go over-the-top. We draw from the casinos. They are constantly changing … we have to keep up with that.”

Aubrey continues to spearhead designs while Bristol handles demo and construction.

“There isn’t a project that doesn’t go by that we don’t at least talk to the painter,” Bristol said.

Homeward

As more people tune into “Flip or Flop Vegas” and ad promotions go up across the country, the Marundes said life has changed some as they go more into the public’s eye.

“In Vegas, we’ve got a great community. The public here has really embraced us,” Aubrey said. “Bristol gets stopped all the time. A 10-minute shopping trip at Home Depot turns into 45 minutes.”

“But it doesn’t make us change our lifestyle,” Bristol said. “We want to take pictures with people and talk about home renovation. We love what we do.”

The couple continues to keep a home in Sequim, which they bought in 2012, and they visit a few times a year as Bristol continues to promote mixed martial arts fights at Clearwater Casino Resort in Suquamish. His last fight was Feb. 5 and he’s set up his his next set of fights for Cinco de Mayo on May 5.

With their busy schedule, the couple said they can fit in a red-eye flight to Washington every few months.

“There’s enough hours in the day,” Bristol said. “You just have to be efficient.”

As for renovating homes in Sequim, Aubrey said they’ve done it before and they “have a little, old home on Maple Street screaming for renovation.”

Buying and selling in Sequim is not part of their plans currently due to schedule though.

“We would do more houses there but we’re so busy in Las Vegas right now,” Bristol said.

For exclusive videos and photos on “Flip or Flop Vegas,” visit www.hgtv.com/FliporFlopVegas. Find the Marundes on Instagram at @AubreyMarunde and @BristolMarunde.

It takes about five weeks for Aubrey and Bristol Marunde to flip, or renovate and sell, a home for their show “Flip or Flop Vegas.”The couple, who own a part-time home in Sequim, said the Last Vegas community has really embraced them and stops them for photos and to talk about home renovation often. “But it doesn’t make us change our lifestyle,” Bristol said. “We want to take pictures with people and talk about home renovation. We love what we do.” Photo courtesy of Bristol Marunde