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0126 - Rowley Victorian Invites Company
March 6-12, 2006 | September 4-10
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HI. I'M BOB VILA. WELCOME
TO OUR QUEEN ANNE VICTORIAN

HERE IN ROWLEY, MASS.

TODAY WE'LL BE CHECKING IN
WITH TIM, OUR CONTRACTOR,

TO LOOK AT THE FINAL DETAILS
THAT HE'S INVOLVED WITH.

WE'RE ALSO PUTTING IN
FINISHING TOUCHES,

LIKE A PHANTOM SCREEN
ON THE FRENCH DOORS.

INSIDE, WE'VE GOT WINDOW
TREATMENTS TO DEAL WITH,

AND WE'LL TAKE
A QUICK LOOK

AT HOW THE FURNITURE
HAS COME TOGETHER

RIGHT NEXT TO THESE BEAUTIFUL
CHERRYWOOD CABINETS.

STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU WITH US.

WELL, LET'S GET STARTED TODAY
WITH TIM BERKY, OUR G.C.

HI, BOB.

GENERAL CONTRACTOR,
WHO IS ALMOST DONE.

WHAT'S THIS?

I JUST FINISHED PUTTING
A CLOSET POLE IN.

LITTLE PUNCH-LIST ITEMS.

BOY, I CAN REMEMBER
WHEN YOU STARTED,

WHICH WAS REALLY ONLY
JUST ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO,

ON THIS PROJECT.

AND YOU BROUGHT
A HUGE MACHINE IN HERE

TO TEAR APART
THE STONE FOUNDATION

AND THE CONCRETE STEPS
THAT WERE HERE IN THE CORNER.

BUT MANY OF THE THINGS
THAT HAPPENED HERE

ARE, I SUPPOSE,
A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE

OF WHY IT MAKES SENSE
TO HAVE A SMALLER CONTRACTOR

ON A SMALLER JOB,

BECAUSE YOU'RE REALLY
JACK OF ALL TRADES HERE.

I TRY. I'M ABLE
TO GET IN

AND WORK ON THE
SMALLER FOUNDATIONS,

AS WHAT WE DID WAS

WE POURED OUR OWN
FOOTING HERE.

WE DID THE FRAMING
OURSELVES,

THE SIDING,
THE TRIM,

THE INTERIOR TRIM,
THE CABINET INSTALLATION.

I HELPED ON THE FLY

WITH A LOT
OF THE DESIGN

THAT MODIFIED
ALONG THE ROAD.

ALONG THE ROAD.

AND THAT MAKES
A BIG DIFFERENCE

IN TERMS OF GETTING
THE JOB DONE ON TIME.

I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT
THAT WE OPENED UP THE HOUSE,

BECAUSE IT GAVE US
THE OPPORTUNITY

TO PUT IN THAT
WONDERFUL INSULATION,

WHICH IS A CLOSED-CELL
TYPE OF INSULATION

THAT'S WONDERFUL
FOR AN EXISTING HOUSE

THAT'S 100 YEARS OLD,
WHERE YOU DIDN'T REALLY HAVE

ANY KIND OF PROTECTION AGAINST
THE COLD WEATHER TO START WITH.

AND YOU REALLY NOTICE
THE DIFFERENCE.

IT'S VERY TIGHT
IN THERE.

AND WE GOT THE RADIANT
HEAT IN THERE.

AND YOU INSTALLED
THE NEW PELLA WINDOWS

THROUGHOUT THE AREA,
INCLUDING THE ONE

WE'RE LOOKING AT
BACK HERE.

RIGHT. VERY NICE.

BUT, I THINK,
IN THIS PROJECT,

ONE OF THE BEST THINGS

IS THE WHOLE INSIDE-OUTSIDE
LIVING PART OF IT,

WHERE WE'VE GOT OUR
WESTERN RED CEDAR DECK,

WHICH IS SUCH
A GREAT CHOICE

BECAUSE IT REALLY
REPELS DECAY,

AND IT WEATHERS
VERY BEAUTIFULLY.

THERE'S NOTHING
ON IT, RIGHT? THIS IS...

NO, THAT'S A NATURAL
FINISH RIGHT NOW.

WE WILL, ONCE
EVERYTHING DRIES OUT,

WE'RE GOING TO PUT

A NICE SEALER COAT
ON FOR THEM.

AND THE DETAILING
CONTINUES,

AS YOU CAN SEE
BEHIND US HERE--

THE LITTLE WINDOWS
ARE IN PLACE.

BUT ANYWAY, I JUST
WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

BECAUSE YOU'VE DONE
A GREAT JOB

OF GETTING IT IN
ON TIME.

BUT ANYWAY,
LET'S GO INSIDE.

AND WHAT WAS ONCE
A VERY TIGHT, MEAN SPACE,

A VERY CLOSED
KIND OF MUD ROOM ENTRANCE

WITHOUT MUCH IN THE WAY
OF AMENITIES,

HAS NOW BEEN TRANSFORMED.

THE SPACE IS
STILL PRETTY MUCH

JUST BARELY 5 FEET
BY ABOUT 16,

AND IT INCLUDES, OF COURSE,
STORAGE SPACE.

AS YOU SEE, WE'VE BUILT IN
A DOUBLE-WIDE STORAGE CLOSET

WITH CUBBIES ON ONE SIDE
AND HANGING ROD ON THIS SIDE.

AND THE DOORS ARE
THE REAL NEAT ACHIEVEMENT,

BECAUSE THEY'RE SOLID CHERRY
AND CHERRY VENEERS.

AND WE'VE EVEN PUT IN SOME
ANTIQUE REPRODUCTION DOORKNOBS,

WHICH GIVE IT
THE PROPER LOOK

FOR OUR LITTLE
QUEEN ANNE VICTORIAN.

AND, OF COURSE,
BEING A MUD ROOM,

YOU WANT TO HAVE LIGHT,

YOU WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING
LIKE A TILE FLOOR

SO THAT YOU DON'T
HAVE TO WORRY

ABOUT MUD AND SNOW
BEING TRACKED IN HERE.

NOT JUST A SINGLE
FRENCH DOOR,

BUT A FRENCH DOOR
WITH A SIDELIGHT,

WHICH GIVES YOU
PLENTY OF DAYLIGHT.

WE'VE ALREADY GOT
OUR SMITH AND NOBLE SHADES.

WE'LL LOOK AT THOSE
MORE CLOSELY LATER.

OUR HOMEOWNER HAS CHOSEN
A COLOR FOR THE WALLS HERE

THAT'S A TAUPE,
AND IT REALLY WORKS VERY WELL,

ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT
THE KIND OF TRIM THAT WE HAVE

AND HOW YOU PICK IT OUT IN WHITE
AND THE CONTRAST WORKS GREAT.

AND SHE STARTED
ACCESSORIZING THINGS,

INCLUDING A LITTLE...
I THINK IT'S A PIPE-ORGAN BENCH

THAT SHE JUST FOUND AT ONE
OF THE LOCAL ANTIQUES DEALERS.

AND THEN, OF COURSE,
WE'VE GOT

A BEAUTIFUL
POCKET DOOR HERE,

AND IT BASICALLY
CLOSES OFF A BATHROOM

THAT IS A COMPLETE BATHROOM,

AGAIN, IN A 6
BY 4 1/2 FOOT AREA.

THAT'S ASKING A LOT.
BUT THE KEY THING IS

WE'VE GOT THESE BEAUTIFUL
HANDCRAFTED TRIKEENAN TILES.

THEY'RE MADE
UP IN KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

AND THEY KIND OF REALLY
PROVIDE A DESIGN MOTIF

FOR THE ENTIRE BATHROOM,

AGAIN WORKING VERY WELL WITH
THIS TAUPE COLOR ON THE WALLS.

AND OBVIOUSLY, IN THIS
TIGHT A SPACE,

YOU CAN'T FIT IN
A BATHTUB,

BUT WHAT WE HAVE IS A NICE
CORNER TUB ARRANGEMENT

WITH MORE OF
THE DECORATIVE TILE,

INCLUDING
THIS BEAUTIFUL PLAQUE

WITH THE FISH
ARRANGED ON IT

AND STILL WAITING FOR
ITS GLASS ENCLOSURE.

BUT YOU CAN GET THE SENSE
OF HOW IT'S GOING TO WORK.

AND TO THE RIGHT OF IT,
OF COURSE,

WE'VE GOT A CUSTOM-MADE
SMALL VANITY

THAT JUST FITS IN TIGHTLY,
BUT PROVIDES ALL THAT YOU NEED.

AND IT'S COMPLETE DOWN TO
A BEAUTIFUL ROMAN SHADE

WITH THESE TERRIFIC
CONTRASTING COLORS.

BUT LET'S GO
INSIDE THE KITCHEN NOW

AND TALK WITH
OUR HOMEOWNERS.

WELL, THIS IS
YOUR BIRTHDAY,

MY BIRTHDAY,
AND CHRISTMAS.

DAVID AND JEANNE MASHER
HAVE HAD THEIR LIVES

TURNED UPSIDE-DOWN
FOR THE LAST 4 MONTHS.

WHAT'S THE HARDEST PART
OF LIVING IN THE HOUSE

WHILE THE REMODEL
WAS GOING ON? JEANNE?

OH, BEING CONFINED TO JUST
A COUPLE SMALL ROOMS WAS TOUGH.

TRAFFIC, DIRT, IN AND OUT.

A 3-YEAR-OLD
RUNNING AROUND

IN ONE OR TWO ROOMS,
YOU KNOW.

KEEPING HIM CONTAINED
WAS A BIG ISSUE.

BUT IT'S WORTH IT
NOW, RIGHT?

I REMEMBER WHEN
WE STARTED HERE,

YOU JUST HAD THIS
VERY, VERY TIGHT
KITCHEN SPACE.

WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST
PROBLEM WITH THE OLD
KITCHEN?

VERY LITTLE,
MINIMAL COUNTER SPACE.

HARDLY ANY
WORKSPACE.

RIGHT.

AND STORAGE?

STORAGE, WE HAD
A FEW NICE CABINETS,

BUT WE HAVE THESE NEW
MERILLAT CABINETS
THAT ARE FABULOUS.

IT WAS A LOT OF FUN
FIGURING OUT

WHICH ONES WENT WHERE,
WHAT THEIR FUNCTION WAS,

BUT WE CAN PUT THE WHOLE
HOUSE IN THESE CABINETS.

WELL, THE CABINET
INSTALLATION--

WHAT'S GREAT IS
THAT IT'S KIND OF
A SEMI-CUSTOM.

YOU GET TO PICK AND
CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT

SO THAT YOU'VE
BLENDED DESIGNS HERE.

SOME OF THEM
HAVE GLASS DOORS,

AND SOME OF THEM
HAVE PANEL DOORS.

AND I KNOW YOU
COLLECT POTTERY.

I'M LOOKING AT SOME
OF IT BEHIND YOU.

SO YOU HAVE THE OPTION
OF STORING SOME OF IT.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE
FEATURE ABOUT THE HOUSE?

BESIDES THE FUNCTIONALITY
OF THE SPACE, WHICH IS TERRIFIC,

THE OPEN FLOOR PLAN
IS TERRIFIC,

AND I UNDERSTOOD
LOOKING AT THE PLAN,

BUT BEING...
LIVING WITHIN IT IS JUST...

IT'S FANTASTIC.

I CAN ACTUALLY BE
AT THE SINK

AND ACTUALLY SEE
INTO OUR LIVING ROOM,

WHICH IS ON THE COMPLETE
OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

THAT'S THE BIGGEST
CHANGE

FROM THE OLD FLOOR PLAN
OF THE VICTORIAN,

WHERE YOU HAD A CONFINED
LITTLE SQUARE ROOM

THAT WAS "THE KITCHEN"

AND A SIMILAR
DINING ROOM

THAT WAS
"THE DINING ROOM."

NOW YOU'VE OPENED UP
THE SPACE BETWEEN
THE TWO OF THEM

AS WELL AS CONNECTING
IT TO THE OUTSIDE,

WHICH WE'LL LOOK AT
MORE CLOSELY
IN A MINUTE.

AND EVERYTHING WORKS
REALLY, REALLY WELL.

HOW ABOUT THESE
APPLIANCES, THOUGH?

BEAUTIFUL.

THEY'RE GREAT.

YEAH, I MEAN,
WE WERE LOOKING

TO GET SORT OF
A GAS RANGE.

THIS IS A FABULOUS
D.C.S. RANGE.

IT WORKS WELL
WITH THE COUNTER.

SO NOW WHEN WE'RE
ENTERTAINING,

FOLKS CAN SIT HERE
WHILE WE'RE COOKING,

AND WE'VE GOT THIS SET UP
SO WE'RE EASILY ACCESSIBLE

TO THE OTHER APPLIANCES
AND COUNTER SPACE.

NOW THE E-COUNTERS,
WHICH YOU CAN
ACTUALLY GO ON LINE

ON THE INTERNET
TO ORDER

YOUR SILESTONE
COUNTERTOPS--

THAT MAKES
A BIG DIFFERENCE

IN THE WHOLE
PROJECT.

AND YOU'VE GOTTEN
EVERYTHING THAT YOU
WANTED IN HERE,

INCLUDING THIS WHOLE
KIND OF TERRIFIC
D.C.S. APPLIANCE WALL

WITH BOTH THE OVEN
AND THE MICROWAVE

AND EVEN THE WARMING
DRAWER DOWN ON THE BOTTOM.

THE LOOK IS GREAT.



JEANNE, I THINK
THE COLOR CHOICE

YOU'VE MADE HERE,
THIS YELLOW,

IS REALLY TERRIFIC
IN THE ROOM.

HOW DID YOU DETERMINE
WHAT TO PICK?

WE HAVE A COUPLE
PAINTINGS

BY OUR FRIEND
PRISCILLA SARAFIN,

WHO IS A LOCAL
ROWLEY ARTIST

AND PAINTS
A LOT OF SCENES

OF THE MARSHES AND
NATURE IN THIS AREA.

SO I TOOK
MY INSPIRATION

FOR THE YELLOW
FROM THOSE,

AND I THINK IT
WORKS REALLY WELL.

GOOD JOB. AND THEN,
WHAT ABOUT THE FURNITURE?

WELL, YOU KNOW,
WE FOUND THESE
CHAIRS FIRST.

WE PURCHASED THESE.
WE LOVED THEM.

BUT THEY DIDN'T GO
WITH OUR OLD TABLE.

SO WE FOUND THIS
AT A SHOP

DOWN ON THE CAPE
CALLED DEESIGN
WORKS.

THEY WERE ABLE TO
CUSTOMIZE A TABLE

THAT ACTUALLY WORKED
WELL WITH THE CHAIRS
FOR US.

SO THEY MADE A CUSTOM
TABLE FOR YOU,

WHICH IS SOMETHING
THEY DO.

I'M QUITE FAMILIAR
WITH DEESIGN WORKS.

BUT THEY ALSO
SUPPLY THINGS

LIKE ANTIQUE
CHINESE FURNITURE

AND SCANDINAVIAN
ANTIQUES,

AND THE WHOLE LINE
OF TABLETOP--

THIS IS ALL POTTERY
FROM PORTUGAL,

AND THE FLATWARE
IS FRENCH.

AND I THINK THE GLASS
IS CZECHOSLOVAKIAN.

IT'S ALL THEIR
GILISKA LINE.

SO, AGAIN, THE COLORS
ARE ALL WORKING

REALLY WELL
IN THE SPACE.

YEAH, YEAH.
WE LOVE IT.

YOU LOVE IT? GOOD.
I LOVE THE CHANDELIER, TOO.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE
YOU BOTH

AND WISH YOU
ALL THE BEST

IN YOUR NEWLY REMODELED
QUEEN ANNE.

AND SAY HI TO KARA ROBERTS
FROM SMITH AND NOBLE. HI.

HI, BOB.

YOU'VE HELPED
JEANNE PICK OUT

WINDOW TREATMENTS
FOR THE ROOM, RIGHT?

YEAH. WE STARTED WITH
THIS PAIR OF SHEER ORGANZA--

POLYESTER CRUSHED
IRIDESCENT PANELS.

SO THIS IS NOT
EXOTIC INDIAN SILK,

ALTHOUGH IT
LOOKS LIKE IT.

NO. IT'S ACTUALLY
POLYESTER,

AND IT'S GREAT FOR...
KID-FRIENDLY.

YOU CAN WASH IT.

YEAH,
AND THE SUNLIGHT

WON'T RUIN IT
IN A YEAR OR 2?

NO, AND WITH
THE IRIDESCENT,

IT PICKS UP
THE LIGHT

AND PLAYS OFF
THE COLORS OF THE WALL.

EXACTLY. THAT'S
A VERY GOOD CHOICE.

AND I LIKE THE WAY
THEY'RE HUNG

UP ON THESE
LITTLE RINGS, TOO.

AND THE DECORATIVE
HARDWARE PLAYS OFF

THE LIGHTING
AND THE HARDWARE.

NOW, HOW EXPENSIVE
IS SOMETHING LIKE THIS?

THE HARDWARE ROD
AND THE PANELS THEMSELVES

WOULD BE ABOUT $350
FOR THE PAIR.

WELL,
THAT'S NOT BAD.

AND THEN WHAT
YOU'RE DOING IS

ORDERING THEM EITHER
THROUGH THE WEB

OR THROUGH
THE CATALOG, RIGHT?

YEAH. WE HAVE A CATALOG
OR INTERNET.

RIGHT. AND THEN
THE FLAT SHADES
BEHIND IT

ON TOP OF
THE FRENCH DOORS--

I GUESS THE IDEA
THERE IS THAT,

IF YOU HAVE A LOT
OF AFTERNOON LIGHT,

YOU REALLY WANT TO BE
ABLE TO CONTROL IT.

YEAH, FOR PRIVACY
AND LIGHT CONTROL,

YOU DO NEED AN UNDERTREATMENT
WITH THESE BEING SO SHEER.

THIS PROVIDES
THE LIGHT CONTROL

AND A LITTLE BIT
OF PRIVACY.

THE UNDERTREATMENT.

WHAT ARE THESE
MADE OUT OF?

THESE ARE WOVEN SHADES.
IT'S A SMALL-WEAVE BAMBOO.

OH, THIS IS
ACTUALLY BAMBOO?

THEY'RE VERY TIGHTLY
WOVEN BAMBOO REEDS.

SURE, SURE.
I SEE IT.

AND SO THIS IS
AVAILABLE IN BAMBOO

IN VARIOUS TYPES
OF FINISHES
AND COLORS?

YEAH.

HOW EXPENSIVE
IS THAT?

THAT'S ABOUT $250,
CUSTOM-MADE.

FOR THE FRENCH DOORS?

FOR THE FRENCH DOORS.

THAT'S EXCELLENT.
AND YOU'VE PUT THEM

ON THE LITTLE BAY
WINDOWS AS WELL

AND THROUGHOUT
THE HOUSE.

THANK YOU, KARA.
THEY'RE TERRIFIC.

OUR FRENCH DOORS HERE
SWING INTO THE ROOM.

IF YOU WANT TO ADD
SCREEN DOORS,

THEY KIND OF HAVE TO SWING
OUT OF THE ROOM,

AND IF YOU'RE DOING THAT,
YOU'RE TAKING UP A LOT OF ROOM.

YOU CAN'T REALLY HAVE
FURNITURE OUT ON THE DECK.

SO WHAT WE'VE INSTALLED
ARE PHANTOM SCREENS.

AND WHAT YOU CAN SEE HERE
IS ONE-HALF OF IT,

BUT THEY ESSENTIALLY SLIDE OUT
OF THIS POCKET

THAT'S ATTACHED
TO THE SIDE OF IT,

AND THEY'RE MAGNETIZED
SO THAT WHEN THEY COME TOGETHER,

THEY STAY TOGETHER.

JUST SLIDE THEM APART
TO OPEN THEM.

NOW LET'S GO AROUND
THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE,

WHERE WE HAVE A SITUATION
WHERE THE DOOR SWINGS OUT.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT.

THIS IS STEVE PRIMACK,

WHO'S THE DISTRIBUTOR
FOR PHANTOM SCREENS

AROUND THIS AREA,

AND THAT'S JUST
FOR THE CATCH, RIGHT?

YES, IT IS. THAT'S
THE MAGNET STRIKE PLATE.

OK, AND HERE WE HAVE
A SINGLE FRENCH DOOR

THAT SWINGS OUT
ONTO THE DECK.

SO WE CAN'T REALLY
MOUNT THEM

ON THE OUTSIDE
CASINGS.

CORRECT. SO WHAT WE DO
IS WE MOUNT IT ON THE INSIDE,

TAKING UP VERY LITTLE
BIT OF SPACE.

BLENDS RIGHT IN
WITH THE CASING.

OF COURSE, THE COLOR
WE CHOSE WAS WHITE

TO MATCH
WITH THE CASING.

SO IT DISAPPEARS
INSIDE THE ROOM
PRETTY MUCH.

DISAPPEARS. YOU BARELY
CAN TELL THAT IT'S THERE.

EXCELLENT.

NOW, IT'S A PRETTY
SIMPLE THING.

WHAT'S THE PRICE
POINT ON THIS?

THESE GO FOR
ABOUT $375 INSTALLED.

AND THAT COMES WITH
A LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY.

LIFETIME?

LIMITED LIFETIME
WARRANTY.

ALL THE PARTS ARE
WARRANTED FOR LIFE,

EVERYTHING EXCEPT
FOR THE MESH.

YOU GOT THE TRACK
AT THE TOP
AND THE BOTTOM.

YEP.

AND THE MESH
IS THE ONE THING
I WOULD WORRY ABOUT,

BUT IT'S RELATIVELY
STURDY STUFF.

IT'S VERY STURDY.
IT'S A FIBERGLASS MESH

WITH A POLY COATING ON IT.
IT'S DESIGNED FOR LONGEVITY.

AND IF THE MESH
DOES GET DAMAGED,

THAT CAN BE REPLACED,
BUT MOST OF THE TIME,

WHEN YOU'RE NOT USING IT,
THE SCREEN IS PROTECTED

BECAUSE THE MESH IS HIDDEN
INSIDE THE HOUSING.

THAT'S THE BEAUTY
OF IT.

IT'S NOT EXPOSED
TO THE WEATHER.

EXACTLY.

GREAT.
THANKS, STEVE.

CLOSED CAPTIONING
PROVIDE BY...





I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME ON THE SHOW,

OUR QUEEN ANNE VICTORIAN
IN ROWLEY, MASSACHUSETTS,

IS FINISHED.

WE'LL BE GIVING YOU
A FINAL LOOK

AT THE REMODELING
OF THIS LITTLE HOUSE,

INCLUDING SOME EXTERIOR FEATURES
LIKE A NEW MUD ROOM ENTRANCE

WITH A COPPER ROOF
AND A BIG BACKYARD DECK,

ALL IN WESTERN RED CEDAR.

WE'LL BE LOOKING AT

SOME OF THE OUTDOOR FURNISHINGS
FROM FRONTGATE,

AND INSIDE, WE'LL BE TAKING
A NICE GRAND TOUR

OF THE COMPLETED
KITCHEN/DINING ROOM,

WHICH INCLUDES BEAUTIFUL NEW
CHERRYWOOD CABINETS

AND COUNTERTOPS.
DON'T MISS IT.



I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME ON THE SHOW,

OUR QUEEN ANNE VICTORIAN

IN ROWLEY, MASSACHUSETTS,
IS FINISHED.

WE'LL BE LOOKING AT SOME
OF THE OUTDOOR FURNISHINGS

FROM FRONTGATE,
AND INSIDE, WE'LL BE TAKING

A NICE GRAND TOUR OF THE
COMPLETED KITCHEN/DINING ROOM.

DON'T MISS IT.



I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME ON THE SHOW,

IT'S OUR FINAL VISIT
TO THE QUEEN ANNE VICTORIAN

IN ROWLEY, MASS.,

WHERE THE KITCHEN PROJECT
IS COMPLETE.

DON'T MISS IT.

NOW, PART OF THE ASSIGNMENT
FOR THIS REMODELING PROJECT

WASN'T JUST
THE KITCHEN/DINING AREA,

BUT ALSO THE OUTSIDE
LIVING AREA,

AND SO WHAT WE'VE BUILT IS
AN EXPANSIVE OUTSIDE DECK AREA

THAT IS REALLY
BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED

SO THAT IT GETS YOU
AT THE SAME LEVEL

FROM THE KITCHEN TO WHERE YOU
CAN HAVE YOUR OUTDOOR DINING,

AND THEN, AGAIN, THE TRANSITION
FROM THE DECK AT THIS LEVEL

DOWN INTO THE GARDENS.

NOW, ALL THE CONSTRUCTION
OF THE DECK

WAS VERY CAREFULLY DONE
BY OUR MAN TIM HERE

OUT OF WESTERN RED CEDAR,

WHICH IS A WONDERFUL
CHOICE OF MATERIAL

FOR THIS KIND
OF CONSTRUCTION.

IT DOESN'T REQUIRE MUCH
IN THE WAY

OF FINISHES OR SEALING,
AND IT'S GOING TO

STAND UP TO THE WEATHER
FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

RUTH FOSTER PUT IN
A FLOWER GARDEN DOWN THERE,

AS WELL AS RESEEDING
THE PART THAT WAS DAMAGED,

AND THEN SHE CHOSE
A NUMBER OF TREES AND SHRUBS

THAT WILL GET BIG AND GIVE US
PRIVACY FOR THIS WHOLE YARD.

BUT RIGHT NOW,
WE'VE FURNISHED THE DECK,

OR RATHER,
WE'VE HAD SOME HELP.

WE'RE WITH MEG TARVIN
FROM FRONTGATE,

WHO'S HERE WITH US.

HI. THANKS, BOB.

THANK YOU.
WELCOME.

NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT I LOVED SEEING

WHEN YOU STARTED
ASSEMBLING ALL OF THIS

WAS THE BRIGHT COLOR
OF THE UMBRELLA.

BEAUTIFUL COLORS.

THIS IS THE
SUNBRELLA FABRIC,

AND THE CUSHIONS MATCH,
SO WE'RE ALL COORDINATED HERE.

AND IT'S KIND OF LIKE
A TERRA COTTA ALMOST.

IT IS. IT IS
A TERRA COTTA.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL, AND WE
BROUGHT WITH US TODAY

SOME OF OUR FAVORITE
OUTDOOR FURNISHINGS
AND ACCESSORIES

TO KIND OF SHOW
HOW YOU CAN TURN

THIS BEAUTIFUL
BACKYARD AND DECK

INTO AN EXTENSION
OF THE INTERIOR LIVING SPACE.

I THINK ONE OF
THE KEY THINGS, AGAIN,

IS CAREFREE LIVING
AND NOT HAVING TO PUT

EVERYTHING AWAY
IN THE WINTER
IN THE GARAGE.

RIGHT. EVERYTHING
WE BROUGHT TODAY

IS MADE TO BE OUTSIDE
AND TO WITHSTAND THE ELEMENTS.

THIS IS TEAKWOOD,
ISN'T IT?

IT IS, AND YOU CAN SEE
HOW RICH IT IS.

THIS IS SOLID TEAK.
IT'S BEAUTIFULLY FINISHED.

AND THIS WILL AGE
BEAUTIFULLY.

NOW, WHAT'S WITH
THIS BIG, BLACK CIRCLE
IN THE MIDDLE HERE?

THIS IS ACTUALLY
A STONE LAZY SUSAN.

AH.

ISN'T THAT NICE?
SO THAT WILL HOLD UP

IN THE FREEZING COLD,
THE SNOW, THE ICE, THE HEAT.

A VERY NICE TOUCH.
AND THEN THE CHAIRS,

AGAIN, ARE ALSO MADE
OUT OF TEAKWOOD.

RIGHT. AND ALL THE HARDWARE
IS STAINLESS STEEL.

SO THAT'S GOING TO WITHSTAND
THE ELEMENTS AS WELL.

AND THESE CHAIRS
ARE ADJUSTABLE.

THEY GO UP AND BACK.

WHAT ABOUT WHAT'S
ON THE TABLE?

IS THIS FROM
THE CATALOG AS WELL?

YES. THIS IS GREAT
TO HAVE OUTDOORS.

IT LOOKS LIKE POTTERY,

BUT IT'S THE UNBREAKABLE
STUFF, RIGHT?

IT IS.
IT'S UNBREAKABLE.

AND THE SAME
WITH THE GLASSWARE.

KEY TO OUTDOOR LIVING.

WONDERFUL.
AND THEN WHAT ABOUT

THESE BEAUTIFUL URNS

THAT LOOK LIKE
ANTIQUES OVER HERE?

THESE ARE GREAT.
THESE ARE BY FRONTGATE, TOO.

THESE ARE ACTUALLY A LIMESTONE
AND FIBERGLASS COMPOSITE.

SO THEY LOOK LIKE OLD URNS,
BUT THEY'RE LIGHTWEIGHT,

AND THEY'RE NOT NEARLY THE COST
OF A SOLID LIMESTONE--

YEAH. AND YOU CAN
LEAVE IT OUT ALL
WINTER LONG, RIGHT?

YES, YES.

WONDERFUL.

NOW, OUR DECK--
WELL, OUR TERRAIN HERE

SLOPES AWAY
FROM THE HOUSE,

SO ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT THEY HAD TO DO

WAS FIGURE OUT HOW TO DESIGN
A SET OF STEPS

AND A WAY OF FLOWING DOWN
INTO ANOTHER PART

OF THE BACKYARD,
WHICH IS OUR PATIO.

LET'S GO DOWN AND SEE
HOW YOU'VE FURNISHED THAT AREA.

SO, MEG, WHAT IS IT
THAT YOU'VE PUT IN HERE?

IT LOOKS LIKE
OLD WICKER FURNITURE.

IT DOES. THIS IS ACTUALLY
OUR ALLEGRA COLLECTION,

AND THIS IS
OUTDOOR FURNITURE.

IT'S A SYNTHETIC,
ALL-WEATHER STRAND

THAT IS TIGHTLY WOVEN
AROUND AN ALUMINUM FRAME.

SO THIS CAN STAY OUT
YEAR-ROUND.

IT'S WEATHER-RESISTANT.

IT'S FADE-RESISTANT,
MILDEW-RESISTANT.

WHAT ABOUT
ALL THE CUSHIONS?

THESE ARE SUNBRELLA.

THESE CAN STAY OUT
YEAR-ROUND.

SO THAT'S THE
SUNBRELLA FABRIC?

IT CAN JUST
BE LEFT OUT?

RIGHT. IT IS
MILDEW-RESISTANT.

WONDERFUL. AND
SOMETHING LIKE A RUG

CAN BE LEFT OUT
IN THE WEATHER?

ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS
A SYNTHETIC FIBER THAT'S WOVEN.

THESE ARE ACTUALLY MADE
FOR US IN BELGIUM.

THEY'RE GREAT OUT
YEAR-ROUND.

THEY'RE MILDEW-RESISTANT,
FADE-RESISTANT ALSO.

YOU JUST HOSE THEM OFF.

KEEPS YOUR FEET COOL
IN THE SUMMER ON THE HOT STONE.

SO, EVEN IN NEW ENGLAND,
OBVIOUSLY, WE CAN GET

6 MONTHS' USE OUT OF
A PATIO AREA LIKE THIS.

WHAT ARE
SOME OF THESE GADGETS

THAT YOU'VE GOT
BACK HERE?

WELL, THIS IS KEY
IN NEW ENGLAND.

THIS IS
THE MOSQUITO MAGNET.

THIS WILL PROTECT
YOUR YARD.

THIS PARTICULAR UNIT
WILL PROTECT THE YARD

FOR...WELL,
ABOUT 3/4 OF AN ACRE.

HOW DOES THIS WORK?

THIS IS
A PATENTED TECHNOLOGY

THAT TAKES PROPANE
AND CHANGES THE PROPANE

INTO CARBON DIOXIDE.

SO IT'S NOT LIKE
IT'S GOT A FLAME
THAT'S BURNING?

NO, NO, AND IT DOESN'T
HAVE A FLY STRIP

OR ANY KIND
OF STICKY STUFF.

IT ACTUALLY ATTRACTS
THE MOSQUITOES.

IT SENDS OUT
THE CARBON DIOXIDE

WITH AN ATTRACTANT ALSO,

AND AS THE MOSQUITOES
COME CLOSE,

THERE'S A FAN THAT SUCKS THEM
UP INTO THAT LITTLE BAG.

SO YOU ACTUALLY
ARE CATCHING THEM
LIVE IN HERE?

RIGHT. THEY DO END UP
ALIVE IN THERE,

BUT THEN THEY DEHYDRATE,
AND THEN YOU JUST

HAVE TO SHAKE OUT
THE LITTLE BAG.

OH, YES. THERE'S STILL
A COUPLE OF THEM

STILL ALIVE IN THERE.
OK, LET'S LEAVE THEM BE.

WE'LL LET THEM
STAY IN THERE.

AND THEN ONE FINAL ITEM

THAT SOUNDS TO ME
LIKE A LOT OF FUN--

WHAT DO YOU CALL THIS?

RIGHT. THIS IS
THE FIRE PIT.

THIS IS HAND-HAMMERED.
THESE ARE MADE IN TURKEY.

THEY'RE VERY, VERY
HEAVY WEIGHT.

THEY'RE SOLID COPPER?

SOLID COPPER BOWL.
GREAT FOR YEAR-ROUND USE.

AMBIANCE IN THE SUMMER.

NICE IN THE WINTERTIME
FOR SLED-RIDING PARTIES.

AND CHASE AWAY THE CHILL
WHEN YOU NEED TO.

ABSOLUTELY.

MEG, IT'S ALL
BEAUTIFUL STUFF.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, BOB.



WE'VE FINISHED OFF
THE WOODEN STEPS

FROM THE DRIVE AREA
TO THE PATIO BACK HERE,

AND ONE THING THAT I WANTED TO
GIVE EVERYBODY A CLOSE LOOK AT

WAS OUR BEAUTIFUL
O.C. CULTURED STONE,

WHICH HAS BEEN USED
TO WRAP AROUND

ALL THE CONCRETE WORK
THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE,

AND THEN SOME NICE
NATURAL GRANITE FOR THE TOPS,

AND THE FINISHING TOUCH--

THE VERMONT CASTING
SIGNATURE GAS GRILL,

WHICH JUST WENT IN,

AND THIS IS
A HEAVY-DUTY ITEM--

ENAMELED CAST-IRON GRATES,
EASY TO CLEAN, LONG LASTING.

EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS
IS SURE TO MAKE

OUR FRIENDS HERE VERY HAPPY
FOR YEARS TO COME.

WE'RE DONE
WITH THIS PROJECT.

TILL NEXT TIME, I'M BOB VILA.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.

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