1113 - Final House Tour November 27-December 3, 2000 | May 28-June 3, 2001 HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME
HOME AGAIN
TO OUR LAST VISIT HERE AT
THE LOW COUNTRY STYLE HOUSE
IN I'ON ,
A BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD
IN MT. PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA.
INTERIOR DESIGNER
CAROLYN GRIFFITH
WILL SHOW US THE FURNISHED
LIVING ROOM, DINING ROOM,
FAMILY ROOM, MASTER BEDROOM,
AND LIMESTONE-TILED BATH.
ALSO, WE'LL SEE
THE FINISHED PORCHES
AND LANDSCAPE.
AND WE'LL TALK WITH
ARCHITECT ANDRES DUANY
ABOUT HIS LIFESPAN DESIGN.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE
BY SEARS
CONSTRUCTION NOISE
IS EVER-PRESENT HERE AT I'ON
WHERE WE HAVE ABOUT
3 OR 4 HOUSES A WEEK
THAT THEY'RE BREAKING
GROUND ON.
OUR HOUSE, IT'S BEEN
A LITTLE OVER 7 MONTHS
SINCE WE BEGAN CONSTRUCTION,
AND TODAY, AS YOU CAN SEE,
EVERYTHING'S COMPLETED
FROM THE CHIMNEY POTS,
WINDOW SHUTTERS,
AND ALL THE DETAILING.
THE LANDSCAPING IS IN PLACE.
WE'RE GONNA SAY HI
TO KEVIN KALMAN OVER HERE,
AND TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.
FENCE LOOKS GOOD.
WE GOT IT UP, BOB.
NOW, THIS PLANT MATERIAL
THAT'S BEEN PUT UP HERE
ALONG T
HE SIDE OF THE HOUSE,
WHAT IS IT?
IS IT GONNA BE A TREE?
THEY'RE A VARIATION
OF A MAGNOLIA.
THEY WILL GROW ABOUT
18 FEET TALL,
BIG AND BUSHY.
THAT'S INTERESTING.
BECAUSE OF
THE DENSITY HERE,
IT'LL BE GOOD TO
HAVE THAT KIND OF
BUSHY BARRIER
FROM THIS FACADE
OF THE HOUSE.
IT'S A GOOD SCREENING.
AND THE GREEN AGAINST
THE WHITE REALLY PLAYS
OFF EACH OTHER.
YEAH, YEAH.
AND NOW, LOOK AT
WHAT'S HAPPENED UP HERE.
WE'VE GOT OUR BEAUTIFUL
MAHOGANY DECK
WITH FURNITURE
THAT LOOKS--FOR ALL
THE WORLD--
LIKE IT OUGHTA BE
INSIDE THE HOUSE,
BUT I GUESS THIS IS
THAT PLANTER'S STYLE.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL,
BEAUTIFUL STUFF,
THOMASVILLE--UH--
HEMINGWAY COLLECTION.
BEAUTIFUL STUFF.
SO THIS CAN BE OUT
UNDER THE FRONT PORCH?
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND THE LANTERNS
ARE ALL IN PLACE.
THEY LOOK
VERY PRETTY.
AND I NEVER REALLY
HAVE BEEN INVOLVED
IN BUILDING A HOUSE
WHERE YOU HAD
OVERHEAD FANS
ON THE FRONT PORCH.
IT'S A GOOD THING HERE,
JUST THE GET THE CIRCULATION
RIGHT. SO THIS IS
ONE OF THREE WRAPAROUND
PORCHES ON THETHE HAIR MOVING.
HOUSE.
ALL HAVE THE SAME
DETAILING,
SAME MATERIALS.
I LOVE THE SHUTTERS
FROM WITHERS,
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THESE BEAUTIFUL, BIG,
GENUINE SHUTTERS
WHICH, IN FACT,
IF YOU HAVE A STORM,
YOU DO HAVE
THE CAPABILITY OF
SHUTTING THEM UP
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TO PROTECT
THE FRENCH DOORS.
THAT'S CORRECT.
Bob: ALL RIGHT. WELL,
I KNOW YOU'VE GOT
LITTLE DETAILS TO
ACCOMPLISH AROUND THE SIDE.
I'M GONNA GO IN
AND SAY HI TO CAROLYN.
THANKS A LOT.
ALL RIGHT.
CHARLESTON INTERIOR
DESIGNER CAROLYN GRIFFITH
HAS DONE ALL
THE ROOMS IN THE HOUSE.
IT'S A BIG HOUSE,
RIGHT?
YES, YES.
SO, I CAN'T WAIT
TO SEE EVERYTHING.
BUT THIS IS A PRETTY
STUNNING PIECE OF FURNITURE
IN THE FRONT HALL
THANK YOU.
I WANTED TO USE THIS.
IT'S A CHARLESTON PIECE.
IT'S CIRCA 1790.
I LOVE THAT.
IT'S STRING INLAY,
MAHOGANY.
CAN I OPEN IT?
YES, OF COURSE.
OH, IT'S A DESK.
IT'S A BUTLER'S DESK.
LOOK AT THAT.
AND WE HAVE
THE GREEN FELT COMING.
IT'S BEEN RESTORED.
THAT IT'S A REFINED
COLLECTION OF FURNITURE
IN HERE.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
SO, YOU'RE MAKING A STATEMENT
RIGHT AS YOU COME
INTO THE HOUSE
YES, ELEGANT.
AND CHARLESTON.
THIS IS GREAT.
NOW, I WAS WONDERING
WHAT YOU WERE GONNA DO
'CAUSE IT'S A VERY
BOLD STATEMENT
IN A ROOM LIKE THIS.
IT'S NOT
A HUGE ROOM.
WELL--THE CEILINGS,
UM, ARE TALL.
THEY'RE 10 FEET TALL.
THEY'RE GRACIOUS.
AND, UM, AND THIS--
RUMFORD FIREPLACE
COULD CARRY
IN THIS HOUSE.
RIGHT.
AND, UM, THE BUILDER--
WANTED TO PUT THIS IN
AND UM--
UH--KEVIN AND I WANTED
TO ADD THE CROWN MOLDING
WHAT ABOUT THE CORNICES
THROUGHOUT THE ROOM?
TO GIVE THE HOUSE
A PLANTATION FEEL.
WE WANTED IT TO BE
UNDERSTATED, BEAUTIFUL,
ELEGANT--
BUT WHAT'S REALLY UNIQUE
IS THIS SOUTHERN PINE
THAT HAS SUCH A STRONG
GRAIN PATTERN.
RECLAIMED HEART PINE.
AND WHEN YOU HAVE IT
AROUND THE WHOLE ROOM,
IT JUST--IT REALLY
DOES SOMETHING SPECIAL.
IT'S GORGEOUS,
IT'S GORGEOUS.
IT IS, IT IS.
NOW--AND THIS IS
AWFULLY NICE.
I MEAN, THERE'S
NOTHING LIKE HAVING
MAGNOLIA GREENS.
I KNOW.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL TOUCH.
'CAUSE A BIG
FIREPLACE LIKE THIS
OFTEN, WHEN YOU DON'T
HAVE A FIRE GOING
IN THE SUMMER,
IT'S JUST NICE TO HAVE
THAT GOING FOR YOU
IN THERE.
GREENERY GOES
A LONG WAY.
TELL ME ABOUT THAT.
THAT'S A GORGEOUS
SECRETARY.
THIS IS, UM, A--
BUTLER'S DESK
WITH BOOKSHELF
OR PLANTATION DESK.
AND IT'S CIRCA 1820.
WE WOULD LIKE TO THINK
IT'S CHARLESTON.
IT'S PROBABLY NEW YORK.
I LOVE THE WAY
THE DRAWERS PLAY OFF
THE MANTEL,
THE RECLAIMED PINE.
THE MAPLE DRAWERS
INSIDE, YEAH.
IT'S GORGEOUS.
SO THAT'S A--
THAT'S A HAPPY
COINCIDENCE
OR SOMETHING
YOU PLANNED?
IT'S A HAPPY COINCIDENCE.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE.
I LIKE MIXING STUFF.
HERE YOU'VE GOT
A CHIPPENDALE CHAIR
NEXT TO
AN AMERICAN DESK.
AND THROUGHOUT
THE ROOM THERE
ARE OTHER TOUCHES,
TOO NUMEROUS
TO MENTION.
BUT I GOTTA TALK ABOUT
THESE GOLDEN LAMPS.
TELL ME ABOUT THOSE.
I FOUND,
IN THE ARTISAN DISTRICT
IN FLORENCE,
I FOUND A LITTLE SHOP
THAT SELLS THE LAMPS
AND I BROUGHT THEM BACK.
AND DOWN THE STREET,
THERE IS A WONDERFUL
ITALIAN MAN
WHO MAKES THESE
LAMPSHADES FOR ME.
THEY'RE PARCHMENT.
AND THEY'RE UNUSUAL.
THEY ARE.
AND THEY JUST
DO THE JOB.
THEY BLOCK THE GLARE
AND COVER THE UGLY BULB.
AND THEN THE BASES ARE
ALL JUST GILDED WOOD.
VERY PRETTY.
NOW, I KNOW THAT
ALL THE UPHOLSTERED
FURNITURE IN HERE
IS FROM THOMASVILLE,
RIGHT?
CORRECT.
AND I BELIEVE
GUY WALTERS IS IN
THE DINING ROOM...
GREAT.
...READY TO MEET US.
COME ON.
DON'T YOU THINK
THE LAYOUT HERE
IS CLEVER, THOUGH?
BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT
ALL THIS TRANSITION
BETWEEN THE LIVING ROOM
AND THE DINING ROOM.
A NICE, BROAD HALL,
A BACK HALL CLOSET.
AND HOW DO YOU LIKE
THIS KOHLER VANITY
WITH THAT BEAUTIFUL
ANTIQUE LOOK TO
THE CABINET?
IT'S VERY NICE.
IT IS, ISN'T IT?
I DO, TOO.
I LIKE THE CELADON.
THE GREEN COLOR.
NOW THIS--I KNOW
IT'S NEW FURNITURE--
BUT THIS,
FOR THE LIFE OF ME,
IT ALL LOOKS LIKE
SOUTHERN ANTIQUES.
THIS IS AN ANTIQUE.
THIS IS A FRENCH
EMPIRE PIECE WITH
ORMOLU MOUNTS.
AND, UM, I ADDED SOME
ARTWORK THAT'S ORIGINAL.
MM-HMM. THE PAINTINGS
LOOK LIKE HUDSON RIVER
SCHOOL, LUMINOUS PICTURES.
THEY'RE LOVELY.
I MUST MAKE A COMMENT
ABOUT THE FLORAL
ARRANGEMENTS.
I'VE NEVER SEEN KIWIS
USED QUITE THIS WAY.
SALLY WALLACE HELPED
US WITH THE FLORAL
ARRANGEMENTS.
SHE'S GREAT.
AND TELL ME ABOUT
THE--UH--TABLE
ARRANGEMENT.
THE CHINA LOOKS
VERY UNUSUAL.
THE CHINA IS, UM, BY
A CHARLESTON-BASED
ARTIST, KIM MORGAN.
IT'S CALLED FIGARO.
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AND, UM, WE THOUGHT
IT FIT THE HOUSE.
IT DOES, IT DOES.
THE COLOR'S GREAT.
NOW THE DINING TABLE
AND THE CHAIRS
AND THE SIDEBOARD--
WELL, GUY, THIS IS
PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL
FURNITURE YOU'VE GOT HERE.
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE STYLE OF
THIS SIDEBOARD.
TO ME, IT LOOKS
A LITTLE BIT SOUTHERN,
BUT I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT YOU CALL IT.
WELL, ACTUALLY,
IT'S BRITISH WEST INDIES.
IT'S FROM
THE ERNEST HEMINGWAY
COLLECTION,
WHICH IS THOMASVILLE'S
MOST POPULAR COLLECTION
RIGHT NOW.
AND YOU'VE NAMED IT
AFTER HEMINGWAY
BECAUSE HE LIVED
IN THE ISLANDS FOR
SO MANY YEARS.
YES. WHAT WE DID,
WE USED HEMINGWAY'S
INFLUENCE.
AND WE WENT AROUND
THE WORLD, ACTUALLY,
BECAUSE HE LIVED IN
SO MANY FABULOUS PLACES
FROM HAVANA TO KEY WEST
TO PARIS.
AND WE'VE USED THAT
AS INSPIRATION TO
DESIGN COLLECTIONS
AROUND THAT.
YEAH, AND HAVEN'T
THEY MADE A GREAT
PRESENTATION HERE?
YES, THEY HAVE.
IT'S WONDERFUL.
THE MIRROR
AND ALL THESE
CATTAILS.
IT REALLY SETS OFF
THE SIDEBOARD REALLY WELL.
TELL US ABOUT
THE CARVING.
BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT
AN APRON THERE
AND THEN ALL
THE SPLATS ON
THE BACK OF THE CHAIRS
ARE BEAUTIFUL CARVINGS.
IS IT ALL DONE
BY HAND?
WELL, ACTUALLY,
WHAT WE DO HERE
IS WE HAVE THREE
IN-HOUSE CARVERS
WHO WILL WORK
WITH THE DESIGNERS
ON THE DESIGN.
AND THEY ACTUALLY
HAND CARVE THE FIRST PIECE.
SO IT'S--YOU MEAN
THEY'RE MAKING A MODEL?
THEY'RE MAKING
A MODEL.
AND WHEN WE APPROVE
THE MODEL FROM
A DESIGN STANDPOINT,
THE MODEL THEN IS TAKEN
AND USED IN A MACHINE
THAT ACTUALLY IS A ROBOT.
AND IT READS ALL OF
THE MEASUREMENTS
OF THE CARVING ITSELF
AND THEN REPRODUCES THAT
A NUMBER OF TIMES.
AND THEN THE ROBOTIC
MACHINE IS ACTUALLY--
IT'S GOT KNIVES ON IT.
YEAH, THE MACHINE ITSELF
HOLDS ABOUT 9 PIECES
AT A TIME.
THESE PIECES OF BLANK WOOD
ARE PUT INTO THE MACHINE.
IT HAS 9 CUTTER HEADS.
IT WILL REACH UP,
GRAB A DIFFERENT
CUTTER HEAD,
SPIN AROUND,
AND THEN AFTER READING
THE DIGITIZATION
OF THE MACHINE,
IT GOES IN THERE
AND CARVES ALL THE--
CARVES IT.
LICKETY SPLIT.
WELL, THE NICE THING
ABOUT IT IS
THAT IT MAKES IT
ALL AFFORDABLE
FOR PEOPLE TO
HAVE THE LOOK OF
HAND CARVED FURNITURE.
YEAH, BUT THE GREAT
THING ABOUT IT IS
IT'S ALL SOLID WOOD
IN HEIRLOOM QUALITY.
TERRIFIC. THANKS.
LEARN MORE ABOUT
CHARLESTON STYLE INTERIORS AT...
SO THE KITCHEN IS OPEN
ONTO THE FAMILY ROOM.
AND JUST BECAUSE
ROOM
DOESN'T MEAN
THAT IT HAS TO BE
REALLY INFORMAL.
I MEAN, THIS IS
QUITE A NICE ANTIQUE
YOU GOT IN HERE.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL
PERIOD ENGLISH CHIPPENDALE
CHEST ON CHEST
WITH ORIGINAL BRASSES.
AND I THINK IT,
AGAIN, SETS THE TONE
FOR REFINEMENT.
WE'VE GOT A NICE,
BIG LEATHER SOFA.
I LIKE THE IDEA OF
PLACING THE CHEST HERE,
HAVING A LITTLE BIT
OF SPACE THAT YOU
CAN WALK IN-BETWEEN
THE TWO.
YOU'RE KIND OF
CREATING A LOT OF
INTEREST IN HERE.
BUT I'LL TELL YOU,
WHAT REALLY CATCHES
MY EYE
ARE THESE CHAIRS
WITH THE RED COVERS.
THEY'RE ANTIQUE
AS WELL, RIGHT?
THEY ARE.
THEY'RE FROM
GOLDEN AND ASSOCIATE.
ANDY GOLDEN HAS
GRACIOUSLY LOANED US
ALL THE ANTIQUES
IN THE HOUSE.
AND HE, OF COURSE,
HAS A SHOP ON
KING STREET
WHERE ALL THE GREAT
ANTIQUES DEALERS
ARE LOCATED
HERE IN CHARLESTON.
EXACTLY. THERE ARE
LOTS OF GREAT FINDS
AND DEALERS.
IT'S A GOOD PLACE
TO GO PEEKING, YEAH.
BUT, YOU KNOW,
PAIRING IT WITH
A CONTEMPORARY COUCH
AND, UH--
THIS IS ANTIQUE,
AS WELL, RIGHT?
YES, IT IS.
WELL, IT'S NICE .
YOU'VE GOT THE MIXTURE
OF ANTIQUE PIECES
AND MODERN PIECES.
BUT WHERE DO YOU
GET ALL THE LITTLE
TCHOCHKES,
ALL THE ACCESSORIES
LIKE BASKETS ON
TOP OF THE CHEST?
A LOT OF THE ACCESSORIES
IN THE HOUSE
CAME FROM BRITTAIN'S
OF CHARLESTON.
BECAUSE THE HOUSE
WAS SO LARGE,
I WENT ON THE INTERNET
AND FOUND SEEBUY.COM.
FOR EXAMPLE,
THE BASKETS, UH--
THE LAMP,
AND THE DECANTERS
CAME FROM THERE.
AND THEN I NOTICED
UP ON TOP HERE
THAT YOU GOT
A SELECTION OF THIS
FAMOUS--WHAT'S
IT CAL
LED?
SWEET GRASS BASKETS,
SWEET GRASS BASKETS.
THAT'S TERRIFIC.
THEY'RE LOVELY.
AND AGAIN,
SALLY HELPED US
UP THERE WITH THE FLOWERS,
WITH THE DRIED HYDRANGEAS.
MM-HMM. AND OF COURSE,
WE HAVE TO HAVE
THE ELECTRONIC HEARTH.
AND WE'VE GOT
A PANASONIC DVD PLAYER
WHICH MEETS
ENERGY STAR STANDARDS,
SO WE'RE UP-TO-DATE
IN THAT RESPECT.
VERY NICE.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK
IN THE MASTER BEDROOM.
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WELL, THIS IS
VERY APPROPRIATE.
IT'S VERY SEDATE,
BUT AGAIN
THE SCALE IS HUGE
ISN'T IT?
YES, IT IS.
I THINK THIS ROOM
LENDS ITSELF NICELY
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TO THIS THOMASVILLE
COLLECTION.
THIS IS AGAIN,
THE DESIGN WITH--
THIS IS, LIKE,
THE PALM FROND
AND THE COCONUT FROND
AND IT'S ALL THE ISLANDS
KIND OF IDEA.
DER-TWINED.
BUT THE SCALE OF IT
IS VERY LARGE.
AND YOU'VE CHOSEN
THINGS LIKE OVER-SIZED
LAMPS, RIGHT?
FROM SEEBUY.COM,
THEY CAME IN HANDY.
NOW TELL ME SOMETHING
ABOUT YOUR CHOICE
OF LINENS FOR THE BED.
WELL, PALAIS ROYAL
WHICH IS NOW KNOWN
AS YVES DELORME,
THEY HAVE A STORE
IN CHARLESTON
AND THEY HELPED ME
WITH THE BEDS.
YEAH. THE CHOICES
HERE, THOUGH,
EVERYTHING IS VERY MUTED.
IT BLENDS IN WITH
THE COLOR ON THE WALLS.
VERY CALM.
VERY CALM
AND SOOTHING.
SO YOU'RE NOT TRYING
TO PULL ANY TRICKS
OR MAKE ANY--
CONDUCIVE TO QUIET.
YES. I LIKE THAT.
I LIKE THAT.
AND IN THE BATHROOM,
THE THEME KIND OF
CONTINUES THROUGH
WITH THE MEXICAN
LIMESTONE TILES
AND THE KOHLER FIXTURES
IN THIS BEAUTIFUL COLOR.
IT'S CA
LLED SANDBAR.
AND THE LIMESTONE TILES
CONTINUE IN THE SHOWER
AND AROUND THE LAVATORIES.
I REALLY LIKE
THE BLACK VENETIAN PATTERN
ON THE ACCENT TILES.
THEY COMPLIMENT THIS
BEAUTIFUL GRANITE
COUNTERTOP PERFEC
VERY NICE.
COMING UP NEXT,
WE'LL VISIT THE WORKSHOP
OF CHARLESTON LAMP MAKER
JOHN G
STICK AROUND.
NEXT TIME ON...
OUR SOUTH CAROLINA
LOW COUNTRY HOUSE IS FINISHED.
AND THE RESULT IS
TRULY SPECTACULAR.
ALL OF THE ROOMS HAVE BEEN
FILLED WITH BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE
AND REPRODUCTION FURNISHINGS.
THE INTERIOR DESIGNER,
CAROLYN GRIFFITH,
WILL SHOW US ALL
THE ARRANGEMENTS AND ACCESSORIES
THAT SHE'S INCLUDED
THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE.
ALSO, WE'LL SEE THE FINISHED
PORCHES AND LANDSCAPE.
AND WE'LL TALK WITH
ARCHITECT ANDRES DUANY
ABOUT HIS LIFESPAN DESIGN.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME
HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON...
WE'VE GONE FROM
THE GROUND UP IN 13 WEEKS,
AND OUR SOUTH CAROLINA
LOW COUNTRY HOUSE IS FINISHED.
DON'T MISS IT.
WELL, OUT HERE WE'VE GOT
ANOTHER ONE OF THESE
WONDERFUL PORCHES.
AND THIS ONE REALLY IS
THE MORE PRIVATE SPACE.
RIGHT OFF THE FAMILY ROOM,
RIGHT OFF THE MASTER BEDROOM.
AGAIN, A NICE VIGNETTE,
A PLACE TO SIT DOWN
AND HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE.
AND WHAT I LOVE ABOUT
THIS SIDE OF THE HOUSE
IS THE LAND
THEY'VE ACTUALLY PUT
A VERY BOLD STATEMENT HERE...
SCAPING.
A DOZEN CRAPE MYRTLE BUSHES.
THESE WILL GROW TO BE
TWICE AS TALL AS THEY ARE NOW,
SO YOU CAN JUST IMAGINE
WHAT A WONDERFUL EFFECT
THIS IS GONNA HAVE SOME DAY.
NOW, KEVIN, WHAT ARE
YOU DOING UP THERE?
THE LAST LIGHT BULB,
THOSE ARE BEAUTIFUL
LITTLE LANTERNS.
THEY ARE.
THERE ARE SO MANY
CRAFTSMEN STILL
YEAH. THESE ARE MADE
IN THE WORKSHOPS OF
JOHN GANTT.
AND WE JUST PAID
HIM A VISIT TO SEE
HOW THEY'RE MADE.
THESE HANGING LANTERNS
ARE ACTUALLY HANDMADE
RIGHT HERE IN CHARLESTON
IN THE WORKSHOPS
OF JOHN GANTT.
HE'S BEEN MAKING LANTERNS
FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS.
AND RECENTLY, HE STARTED
SPECIALIZING IN CUSTOM WORK.
NOTHING IS PREFABRICATED.
EACH LANTERN STARTS OUT AS
HAND CUT PIECES OF SHEET COPPER
THAT ARE CUT TO
MR. GANTT'S PATTERN
AND BENT INTO SHAPE
ON A DEVICE CALLED A BREAK.
THEY'RE TRIMMED TO SIZE,
TO FORM THE CAGE
OF THE LANTERN.
THEN CLAMPED AND SOLDERED
TOGETHER
THE TOP OF THE CAGE IS REALLY
MORE ORNAMENTAL THESE DAYS,
SINCE LIGHTING IS ELECTRICAL
AND NOT GAS OR CANDLES.
THERE'S NOT AS MUCH HEAT
THAT NEEDS TO ESCAPE.
EVEN THE HINGES ARE HAND MADE.
AND THE LANTERNS GET
PANES OF A SPECIAL ANTIQUE
REPRODUCTION GLASS
THAT REALLY MAKES THEM LOOK
AUTHENTICALLY OLD.
OK. NOW, IN THE BACKYARD,
BESIDES HAVING THIS PORCH,
WE'VE ALSO GOT KIND OF
LIKE A PRIVATE PATIO HERE
WITH A VERY UNUSUAL
FEATURE FOR THE SOUTH.
IT'S AN OUTSIDE FIREPLACE.
AND THIS IS MADE BY...
MARTIN.
MARTIN, YEAH.
IT'S ALL STAINLESS STEEL,
RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
STAINLESS STEEL BOX,
STAINLESS STEEL
CHAIN MAIL.
AND THEN YOU JUST
FRAMED UP THE ENCLOSURE.
IT'S JUST A REGULAR
FRAMED ENCLOSURE
WITH STUCCO.
IT'S THE RIGHT SHAPE,
THOUGH.
IT'S GOT THE RIGHT KIND
OF SHAPE FOR THIS PART OF
THE CO
UNTRY, IT SEEMS TO ME.
THANK YOU.
AND THEN, WHEN YOU
COME BACK BEHIND IT,
EVENTUALLY YOU'RE CREATING
ANOTHER OUTDO O R S P A C E .
THAT'S CORRECT.
ALL THESE LITTLE
HEDGE PLANTS THAT
YOU SEE ALONG
THE PERIMETER
WILL GROW UP INTO
ABOUT A 6 FOOT HEDGE.
SO THIS WILL BE
A VERY FORMAL
CLIPPED HEDGE...
THAT'S CORRECT.
ALONG THE EDGES.
AND THEN, OF COURSE,
THROUGH THE BEAUTIFUL
CRAPE MYRTLES,
WE'VE GOT THE ONE PART
OF THE HOUSE THAT
WE HAVEN'T SEEN,
WHICH IS CALLED
THE KERNEL.
AND LET'S GO IN
THERE AND SPEAK WITH
THE ARCHITECT, ANDRES DUANY.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
ARCHITECT ANDRES DUANY
TALKS ABOUT
HIS LIFESPAN HOME DESIGN.
OK, WE'RE GOING THROUGH
THE PANTRY AREA
ON OUR WAY TO THE OTHER
PART OF THE HOUSE
THAT COULD BE LIKE
AN APARTMENT.
AND, IF YOU WERE
TO DO THAT,
YOU'D SHUT THIS OPENING DOWN
AND YOU COULD TURN THIS
INTO A BON FIDE KITCHEN.
BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S SET UP
AS A PANTRY.
AND WHAT I LIKE BEST,
I THINK,
IS THE COUNTERTOP MATERIAL WHICH
I S A P R O D U C T C A L L E D F I R E SL A T E .
IT'S MADE BY A COMPANY
UP IN LEWISTON, MAINE.
AND MANY OF YOU PROBABLY
HAVE ENCOUNTERED IT
IN CHEMISTRY LABS
IN HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE.
BUT THE OTHER THINGS
THAT WORKED OUT WELL
TO KIND OF GET THAT FLAVOR
OF THE PANTRY ARE THE CABINETS.
THE CABINETS ARE FROM DECORA,
AND WE CHOSE THE ONES
WITH THE GLASS FRONTS
SO THAT IT HAS THAT FEEL.
AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITE
TREAT IN HERE
IS THIS NORTHLAND
REFRIGERATION UNIT.
THIS ONE IS SET UP
STRICTLY FOR WINE STORAGE,
BUT YOU CAN ALSO PUT
CIGARS IN THE HUMIDOR.
LET'S GO THROUGH HERE.
AND IF THIS WAS TO BE
AN IN-LAW SUITE,
YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE
A NICE LIVING ROOM,
AND CAROLYN HAS SET IT UP
BEAUTIFULLY.
KIND OF COUNTRY FRENCH
A LITTLE BIT, RIGHT?
THANK YOU, BOB.
YES, WE FURNISHED
IT, UM--
BEING MINDFUL
OF THE LIFESPAN
CONCEPT...
UM--AND TREATED IT
AS AN APARTMENT
IN THE HOUSE THAT
COULD BE USED
AS SUCH.
RIGHT. SO THE FURNITURE
IS ALL VERY COMFY.
I LIKE THE RUG.
THANK YOU.
THE RUG IS FROM
DESIGN MATERIALS.
THEY'VE PROVIDED US
WITH THE RUGS
THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE.
WHAT'S IT MADE OF?
SISAL.
OK. AND THEN YOU'VE GOT
SOME VERY INTERESTING
PAINTINGS
THAT REALLY REMIND ME
OF THE LOW COUNTRY.
THANK YOU.
THOSE ARE PROVIDED
BY CAROLINA FINE PRINTS
AND FINE PAINTINGS.
WHO'S THE ARTIST?
STEVEN CHESLEY.
HE'S A LOCAL ARTIST?
VERY PRETTY.
AND THEN IN HERE,
WE HAVE ONE BEDROOM
THAT AGAIN IS SET UP
VERY, VERY SIMPLY.
I THINK THAT'S
THE HALLMARK OF
MUCH OF WHAT
YOU'VE DONE HERE,
IS THE SIMPLICITY.
BUT THIS YELLOW
IS PERFECT.
THANK YOU.
VERY OFTEN A YELLOW
WILL HAVE TOO MUCH
GREEN IN IT
OR WILL BE TOO BRIGHT
OR TOO DARK.
THIS IS JUST A NICE,
CHEERY COLOR.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
AND THE BEDS AGAIN
ARE FROM--
THEY'RE NOT
ANTIQUE, RIGHT?
NO, THEY'RE FROM
THOMASVILLE.
LOTS OF THOMASVILLE
FURNITURE IN HERE.
CAROLYN, YOU HAVE
DONE A WONDERFUL JOB.
THANKS SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, BOB.
ARCHITECT
AND TOWN PLANNER.
NOW LET'S MEET
ANDRES DUANY,
HOW ARE YOU?
AND YOU, OF COURSE,
HAVE A BIGGER CONCEPT
TO TALK ABOUT HERE
THAN JUST THE HOUSE.
BUT HOW DO YOU THINK
THE HOUSE TURNED OUT?
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN IT.
AND ONE OF
THE INTERESTING THINGS--
ACTUALLY IT'S
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT
FROM THE MODEL--
BECAUSE HERE IN I'ON
WE HAVE A REAR ALLEY.
SO THE HOUSE WAS BUILT
WITH THE GARAGE
IN THE REAR,
BUT MOST AMERICAN
HOUSES, OF COURSE,
HAVE FRONT LOADED
GARAGES.
AND THIS IS WHAT
THIS WING IS ABOUT
IN THIS MODEL.
YEAH. BUT THE THEORY
IS THAT YOU START OFF
WITH JUST THIS PART
OF THE HOUSE, RIGHT?
YEAH. THIS IS
THE STARTER HOUSE.
OF COURSE, THIS IS
THE LIFESPAN HOUSE.
THIS IS
THE STARTER COTTAGE.
AT THE BEGINNING OF
YOUR LIFE AS AN ADULT,
YOU JUST NEED
A SMALL HOUSE.
RIGHT.
A YOUNG PERSON
OR A COUPLE
CAN ACTUALLY
BEGIN WITH THIS.
AS THEY GET CHILDREN
AND THEY NEED BEDROOMS
AND LIVING ROOMS
AND SO FORTH,
THEY CAN ACTUALLY
BUILD THE PRINCIPAL
PORTION OF THE HOUSE.
THIS IS NOW
A 3-BEDROOM HOUSE,
PERHAPS WITH
A FOURTH IN HERE.
AS YOU GET OLDER
AND THE KIDS LEAVE.
THEY SOMETIMES DON'T
COME BACK AFTER COLLEGE,
AND YOU HAVE
AN EXCESS OF HOUSE
THAT'S CALLED
THE EMPTY NESTER
CONDITION,
YOU CAN BUILD
A LUXURIOUS
MASTER BEDROOM
IN THE FIRST FLOOR.
BUT THEN YOU'VE GOT
AN ENORMOUS HOUSE.
TOO MUCH HOUSE.
AT THIS POINT,
MOST PEOPLE HAVE TO
SELL THEIR HOUSES,
LEAVE THEIR COMMUNITIES,
GREAT DISCOMFORT,
EMOTIONAL--
YOU KNOW, UPSET.
BUT IN THIS CASE,
BY CLOSING TWO DOORS,
HERE AND HERE,
THE ORIGINAL KERNEL
HOUSE TOGETHER WITH
THE THREE BEDROOMS ON TOP
BECOME A SEPARATE UNIT
THAT IS AVAILABLE
FOR THE CAREGIVER,
IF YOU NEED SOMEBOD
OR YOU CAN RENT IT--
YOU CAN RENT IT
OR YOU CAN GIVE IT
TO THE NEXT GENERATION
OF YOUR FAMILY.
YOUR MARRIED KIDS
CAN START OUT LIFE
LIVING WITH YOU
YES, IN PERFECT COMFORT.
F THAT WORKS OUT.
AND THEY HAVE--THEIR
KIDS CAN HAVE THIS YARD
AND THE ADULTS CAN
HAVE THIS YARD.
I THINK IT'S
AN EXCITING CONCEPT,
AND AGAIN, MORE AND MORE
FAMILIES SHOULD CONSIDER
THIS KIND OF GROWTH
FOR THE HOUSE.
ANDRES, THANKS FOR
COMING ON THE SHOW.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
BOY, LOOK AT THIS,
RIGHT IN THE CORNER
OF THE DECK.
THE PERFECT SPOT FOR
ICE TEA AND A MAGAZINE.
RUNNING SHORT ON TIME,
SO I WANTED TO TALK
FOR JUST A MINUTE
WITH BETSY AND KEVIN.
YOU GUYS HAVE DONE
AN AMAZING JOB.
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU
THINK ABOUT THE SHORT
TIME PERIOD HERE.
I'VE SAID EARLIER
THAT IT WAS A LITTLE
OVER 7 MONTHS.
THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S RIGHT,
IT WAS A LITTLE
OVER 7 MONTHS.
AND IT'S JUST
TREMENDOUS
THAT KEVIN HAS
FINISHED THIS
HOUSE SO QUICKLY,
GIVEN THE SIZE
OF THE HOUSE
AND THE NATURE
OF THE PROJECT.
THE LEVEL
OF DETAILING.
THE LEVEL
OF DETAILING.
SO, YOU GOTTA RUN OUT
AND DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN
HERE AT I
A FEW MORE TIMES.
BEST WISHES.
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
HOME AGAIN
NEXT WEEK.
WE'RE GONNA BE IN
PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND
IN THE BEAUTIFUL HISTORIC
NEIGHBORHOOD OF ELMWOOD,
WHERE WE'RE GONNA BE DOING ABOUT
A DOZEN DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
'TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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