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Bob Vila applies paint to a multi-layer decorative stencil in the project house's parlor.

Modern Colonial Project

Interior Craftwork (HA1322)

Bob focuses on the decorative interior finish work in this episode. First up are New England artisans Polly and Ken Forcier, who are at work stenciling in the parlor. Ken explains how he uses a series of stencils to create a multi-layer design, and Bob tries his hand at the process. Offsite, Bob tours a selection of famous parlors featuring American decorative arts at the historic Winterthur Museum and Garden in Delaware.

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• Centerville, MA
• Winterthur, DE

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	Wall Stenciling Decorator Leslie Curtis joins Bob in the project house's parlor to discuss the room's wall treatments. In lieu of wallpaper, stencils are used to add a decorative touch to the ... Watch video and view full description
	Room Tour at Winterthur, Part One Bob returns to Winterthur in Delaware's Brandywine Valley. Vila and Winterthur's Pauline Eversmann first visit the Tappahannock Room circa 1740. Highlights from the display include a chest thought to be ... Watch video and view full description
	Room Tour at Winterthur, Part Two Bob's Winterthur tour continues. After a brief stop to admire some fine cabinetry work attributed to the Dunlap family of New Hampshire, Vila and Eversmann tour one of Winterthur's most ... Watch video and view full description
	Wall Stenciling Continued Work continues on the parlor's wall stencils. Bob and Ken Forcier are applying the second "layer" of the stencil�an ochre hue to complement the first shade of blue. To aid ... Watch video and view full description