1213 - Project Completion November 26-December 2, 2001 | May 28-June 2, 2002 HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO QUECHEE, VERMONT,
AND OUR FINAL VISIT HERE
AT THE VERMONT FARMHOUSE.
TODAY, WE'RE GOING
TO GIVE YOU A COMPLETE
TOUR OF THE EXTERIOR--
LOOK AT THE GROUNDS AND
LEARN HOW YOU LANDSCAPE
A HOUSE LIKE THIS
TO FIT RIGHT
INTO THE WOODS.
ALSO, INSIDE,
THE INTERIOR DESIGNERS
HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB--
BEAUTIFUL FURNISHINGS,
MANY OF THEM MADE
RIGHT HERE IN VERMONT.
AND, OF COURSE,
IT'S A CONNECTED HOME,
SO WE'LL LOOK
AT THOSE FEATURES, TOO.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
SEARS
WELL, MOST OF THE HOUSES
HERE AT QUECHEE LAKES
ARE RIGHT IN THE WOODS.
LET'S GET STARTED WITH
DAVID RAPHAEL TODAY,
WHO'S BEEN
THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.
AND, DAVID,
WHAT'S YOUR THINKING
WHEN YOU APPROACH
A PROJECT LIKE THIS?
WE'RE TRYING TO RELATE
TO THE CONTEXT OF
THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT
AND HAVE THE LEAST IMPACT
ON THAT EXISTING ENVIRONMENT.
SO A MINIMAL IMPACT--
VERY FEW SCARS
INTO THE LANDSCAPE.
LET'S TAKE A QUICK LOOK
AT YOUR PLAN HERE.
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY
THE DRIVEWAY,
AND WE'RE STANDING
RIGHT DOWN AROUND HERE,
AND YOU SEE
THE RETAINING WALLS
THAT WERE
SO BEAUTIFULLY BUILT.
THERE'S NOT TOO MUCH
LANDSCAPE WORK, RIGHT?
CORRECT.
JUST AROUND THESE TWO
SIDES OF THE HOUSE,
AND THEN WHAT'S WASHED
IN IN THE DARK GREEN--
WHAT'S THE POINT
WITH THAT?
THERE'S SOME MINIMAL
LAWN AREA, AS WELL AS
NATIVE GROUND COVERS,
THAT WE'RE PLANNING
TO BRING BACK
FROM THE WOODLAND
INTO THE LANDSCAPE.
AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT,
THEY HAVEN'T INSTALLED
THAT BECAUSE IT'S FALL,
AND YOU PUT ALL
THE FERNS AND STUFF IN
IN THE SPRING.
WHAT ARE SOME
OF THE THINGS THAT
YOU'VE PUT UP IN HERE?
WE HAVE SOME
NATIVE AND ORNAMENTAL
PERENNIALS IN HERE,
WITH THE CONCEPT
OF TRYING TO PROVIDE
SOME SEASONAL COLOR,
BEGINNING IN THE SPRING
WITH THE SIBERIAN IRIS,
LATE SUMMER WITH THINGS
LIKE THE RUDBECKIA
AND THE FOXGLOVE.
YOU CAN SEE ONE OF THEM'S
BLOOMING IN THE BACK THERE.
WELL, LET'S GO UP
TO THE NEXT LEVEL
TO SEE WHAT'S
HAPPENING THERE.
BUT THE STRONGEST
FEATURE OF
THE LANDSCAPE DESIGN
ARE THESE TWO
CORINTHIAN GRANITE WALLS
THAT RETAIN
THE HILLSIDE.
NOW, WHAT'S
THE THINKING HERE?
WELL, THE THINKING IS
TO HELP RETAIN THE SOIL,
AS WELL AS STEP
THE HILLSIDE DOWN
TO ACCOMMODATE THE HOUSE
AND THE LANDSCAPING YOU SEE.
AND SOME OF
THE PLANT MATERIAL
THAT'S USED HERE
LOOKS LIKE
IT CAME STRAIGHT
OUT OF THE WOODS.
THAT'S CORRECT.
WE WERE HOPING
TO BRING BACK
SOME OF THE WOODS
THAT WE HAD TO CLEAR
BY BRINGING IN
THE NATIVE BIRCH--
THERE'S A MAPLE
OVER THERE--
SO THE WOODLAND
ACTUALLY COMES BACK
ONTO THE SITE.
BUT THIS UP HERE IS KIND
OF THE MOST CIVILIZED PART
OF THE LANDSCAPE, RIGHT?
YES. YES, IT IS.
ESSENTIALLY,
IS IT BLUESTONE?
YES, IT IS,
AND IT'S SET IN
AN IRREGULAR PATTERN.
IT'S NOT
TOO TERRIBLY FORMAL,
HAS SOME NICE
COLOR MIX TO IT,
AND IT PROVIDES
A LEVEL PLACE
TO ALLOW THE RESIDENTS
TO COME OUT ONTO THIS
SMALL, LITTLE TERRACE.
AND WHAT PLANT MATERIAL
IS THIS?
THESE ARE
SPIREA BUMALDA,
GOLD FLAME SPIREA,
ANTHONY WATERER SPIREA--
MORE OR LESS THE SAME.
THEY WILL BLOOM
FROM EARLY SUMMER
ALL THE WAY
THROUGH THE FALL,
PARTICULARLY IF YOU
CUT OFF THEIR BLOOMS.
SO THERE WILL BE PRETTY COLOR
RIGHT UP TO THE HOUSE.
CORRECT.
THANKS, DAVE.
MY PLEASURE.
NOW LET'S GO SEE
OUR BUILDER, TED RILEY.
Bob: WELL, TED,
YOUR JOB IS DONE, HUH?
YOU CAN ENJOY
THE ROCKING CHAIR.
HOW ARE YOU?
HI, BOB. HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. GOOD. AND YOU?
GOOD.
GREAT.
THE HOUSE
LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.
I THINK THAT WE
OUGHT TO, FIRST OF ALL,
CONGRATULATE
THE ARCHITECT, HUNTER...
HUNTER ULF, YEAH.
BECAUSE HE DID MANAGE
TO BRING OUT THE FLAVOR
OF THE EXTENDED
VERMONT FARMHOUSE,
WHILE COMBINING IN A FEW
OTHER FEATURES THAT
ARE VERY CONTEMPORARY.
YES. I BELIEVE
HE REALLY DID A GOOD JOB.
YEAH, AND ALL
OF YOUR CRAFTSMEN
UP HERE IN VERMONT
HAVE DONE A TERRIFIC JOB
OF KEEPING ON TRACK.
I'M VERY HAPPY WITH IT.
YES, YOU SHOULD BE,
BECAUSE I THINK THAT
FROM START TO FINISH,
THIS IS A 6-MONTH JOB,
RIGHT?
YES, IT WAS.
YEAH, AND THAT'S
NOT ALWAYS SO EASY
TO ACCOMPLISH.
I'LL TELL YOU,
WHEN WE STARTED OUT
PUTTING THIS GREEN ON,
I WAS A LITTLE
APPREHENSIVE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT IT NOW?
I REALLY LIKE IT.
I THINK IT'S A VERY
TRADITIONAL COLOR
FOR THIS FARMHOUSE LOOK.
AND THE DARK GREEN
ON THE DOOR AND
THE ROCKING CHAIR THERE,
THAT'S A NICE,
NICE TOUCH.
YES, IT IS.
AND THE ROOFS HAVE
ALL COME TOGETHER.
YOU KNOW,
THEY'VE WEATHERED FOR
THE LAST 3 MONTHS OR SO,
SO THEY'RE
A LITTLE BIT DULLER--
THAT NICE STEEL ROOF.
YES, THEY ARE.
Bob: THIS IS THE ONE FEATURE
THAT THE HOUSE HAS
THAT NO 19th CENTURY
VERMONT FARMHOUSE
WOULD HAVE HAD.
AND THEY ALL WISH
THEY HAD IT.
THEY ALL WISH THEY
HAD IT. A BEAUTIFUL
TWO-CAR GARAGE
WITH THE SAME KIND
OF FEATURES--
THE NICE RAKE BOARD
AND THE RETURN
AT THE BOTTOM.
JUST THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE,
THE WHOLE LOOK OF IT,
THE WINDOWS,
THE PROPORTIONS OF
EVERYTHING ARE PERFECT.
NOW, TELL ME A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THIS HOUSE.
IT'S NOT SOLD YET.
QUECHEE LAKES,
THE DEVELOPERS,
HAVE IT ON THE MARKET
FOR...
$650,000.
650,000. NOW,
IF SOMEONE COMES ALONG
TO BUY THIS HOUSE,
THEY GET A LOT MORE
THAN JUST THE HOUSE, RIGHT?
YES. WE HAVE A COMPLETE
MANAGEMENT SERVICE,
AND, OF COURSE,
YOU'D HAVE MEMBERSHIP
OF THE COUNTRY CLUB
THAT WE HAVE HERE,
AND SO FORTH.
SO THE MANAGEMENT SERVICE
MEANS THAT IF YOU'RE USING IT
AS A WEEKEND HOUSE,
YOU GO BACK TO THE CITY
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT THE GARDENS
BEING TAKEN CARE OF,
OR EVEN HOUSECLEANING
AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
ABSOLUTELY.
AND THE COUNTRY CLUB IS
AN AUTOMATIC MEMBERSHIP--
NOT JUST FOR SKIING
UP HERE IN THE WINTER,
BUT GOLF.
RIGHT. THERE'S TWO
18-HOLE GOLF COURSES,
THERE'S TENNIS COURTS,
AND INDOOR FACILITIES.
TERRIFIC. ALL RIGHT,
WELL, CONGRATULATIONS,
TED RILEY.
THANK YOU, BOB.
AND YOU'RE OFF TO BUILD
THE NEXT HOUSE, RIGHT?
YES, I AM.
OK.
GO TO BOBVILA.COM TO FIND OUT
MORE ABOUT THE QUECHEE LAKES
DEVELOPMENT IN VERMONT.
Bob: JOINING US NOW,
INTERIOR DESIGNER
REGINA LAWRENCE.
HELLO, BOB.
AND YOU HAVE GOTTEN
THE ASSIGNMENT
OF REALLY USING A LOT
OF VERMONT CRAFTSMANSHIP
IN DOING THE INTERIORS
TO THIS HOUSE, RIGHT?
EXACTLY. WE WERE TRYING
TO COORDINATE
A LOT OF VERMONT
FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS.
NOW, THE ARCHITECT
SPECIFIED VERMONT SLATE
FOR THE FLOORS
HERE IN THE FRONT HALL,
AND A MAPLE STAIRCASE,
SO THAT SAYS "VERMONT"
ALL OVER AGAIN, RIGHT?
A MAPLE FLOORS
THROUGHOUT THE OTHER
AREAS WE'LL BE VISITING.
LET'S TALK ABOUT
SOME OF THE DETAILING
HERE IN THE FRONT HALL.
FINE. THIS HAPPENS TO BE
A PIECE BY A VERMONT--
ACTUALLY, A QUECHEE
MANUFACTURER--
SANDRA PEARL.
I THINK YOU HAVE SEEN
HER SHOWROOM.
YES, AND IN FACT
SHE MAKES ALL
HER DOVETAILS BY HAND.
SHE DOES.
Bob, voice-over:
IN HER QUECHEE WORKSHOP,
CABINETMAKER SANDRA PEARL
GETS TO WORK ON THE DOVETAILS
FOR A DRAWER SHE'S CONSTRUCTING
USING POPLAR.
AFTER MEASURING
AND MARKING THE DOVETAILS,
SHE GETS TO WORK
WITH A CHISEL AND SAW.
TO MAKE THE CUTS,
SANDRA USES A JAPANESE BACK SAW,
WHICH IS KERFED
IN ONLY ONE DIRECTION
FOR A PRECISE CUT.
LARGELY SELF-TAUGHT,
SANDRA LEARNED
THE CRAFT OF DOVETAILING
AT THE IAN KIRBY STUDIO.
THE PIECES
THAT FIT INTO A DOVETAIL
ARE CALLED PINS.
THE NARROWER THE PINS,
THE MORE ARTISTIC
AND REFINED THE JOINT.
WHEN ALL CUTS ARE COMPLETED,
THE PIECES ARE GENTLY
AND CAREFULLY FORCED TOGETHER.
WITH THIS DOVETAIL FINISHED,
IT'S ON TO THE NEXT.
AND THEN THE STENCILING
IS ALSO BY A QUECHEE
ARTIST, RIGHT?
IT IS. POLLY FORCIER,
FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS,
HAS DOCUMENTED STENCILS
IN HOUSES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
AND VERMONT,
AND THIS IS A DOCUMENT
STENCIL SHE'S PUT
IN THE ENTRYWAY FOR US.
BY THAT, YOU MEAN
IT'S ACTUALLY TAKEN
FROM AN AUTHENTIC,
HISTORIC HOUSE.
EXACTLY.
IT'S AN AUTHENTIC DESIGN.
LOOKS LIKE
A LITTLE HOLLY LEAF.
RIGHT.
LET'S GO
IN THE LIVING ROOM
AND TAKE A CLOSE
LOOK IN HERE.
VERY GOOD.
Bob: WELL,
THIS IS SUBTLE.
I LIKE THE CHOICE
OF COLORS.
IT'S...I GUESS
A POMEGRANATE--OR NO.
WHAT DO YOU CALL THIS?
PERSIMMON.
PERSIMMON.
YEAH.
AND THEN THE GREENS
AND THE BEIGE.
I LIKE TOUCHES
LIKE THIS, THOUGH.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL
STANDING WROUGHT-IRON LAMP.
WHO MAKES THIS?
THAT'S FROM
HUBBARDTON FORGE.
MOST OF THE
WIRED-IN-PLACE FIXTURES
AND LAMPS IN THE HOME
ARE FROM
HUBBARDTON FORGE
IN CASTLETON, VERMONT.
Bob, voice-over:
HUBBARDTON FORGE BEGAN AS
A SMALL BLACKSMITH'S SHOP
IN A VERMONT BARN
NEARLY 30 YEARS AGO.
EACH HUBBARDTON FORGE
WROUGHT-IRON LAMP
AND LIGHT FIXTURE
IS STILL HANDFORGED
IN CASTLETON, VERMONT.
USING BOTH TRADITIONAL METHODS
AND THE BEST APPLICATIONS
OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY,
THE BLACKSMITHS COAX
A PIECE OF RED-HOT IRON
INTO THE SHAPE THAT WILL FORM
A STEM AND LEAF ON A LAMP.
THEY TWIST AND HAMMER
THE HEATED METAL INTO
VARIOUS SHAPES AND FORMS.
FORGING IS HOT,
LABOR-INTENSIVE HANDWORK,
AND THAT IS REVEALED
IN THE ARTISTRY AND VALUE
OF EACH PIECE.
TELL ME ABOUT
THIS PAINTING.
IT'S KIND OF
A LUMINOUS SUNSET.
THIS IS
BY DENNIS SHEEHAN.
HE'S A NEW ENGLAND
ARTIST,
AND WE HAVE 4 ORIGINAL
PIECES IN THE HOUSE--
NOT ALL BY DENNIS,
BUT ALL FROM
GALLERY ON THE GREEN
IN WOODSTOCK.
GREAT. NOW,
WHAT ABOUT YOUR CHOICES
OF FURNITURE IN HERE?
THIS IS, AGAIN,
CHERRY WOOD, I GUESS,
ON THE COFFEE TABLE, RIGHT?
IT IS. ALL THE FURNITURE
IN THE LIVING ROOM
AND THE DINING AREA
ARE FROM
CLEAR LAKE FURNITURE,
AND THEY'VE DONE
A LOVELY JOB
ON THE MARQUETRY.
AND WHAT THEY CHOSE
TO DO WAS MIX
THE MAIN WOOD--
IN THIS CASE, CHERRY--
WITH A MAPLE INSET TO GO
WITH OUR MAPLE FLOORS.
AND IS THE GLASS FROM
THE FAMOUS SIMON PEARCE?
SIMON PEARCE,
RIGHT IN QUECHEE.
BEAUTIFUL STUFF.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK
IN THE DINING AREA.
NOW, THE KITCHEN AND
DINING ROOM ARE OPEN
ONTO THE LIVING ROOM,
BUT UP TWO STEPS, WHICH
IS A NICE TRANSITION.
YES, AND YOU CAN SEE
THEY'VE DONE
THE SAME TYPE OF
FURNITURE INLAY HERE.
AGAIN, WE HAVE THE CHERRY
WITH MAPLE ON THIS PIECE.
SO THIS IS A MAPLE
INSERT, AND IT REFLECTS
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT
DOWN ON THE FLOOR.
RIGHT. AND BEAUTIFUL
CONSTRUCTION BY CLEAR LAKE.
THEY DO A LOT
OF HANDCRAFTING.
AND ON THE TABLE,
THEY'VE DONE THE REVERSE.
WE HAVE A MAPLE TABLE
WITH A CHERRY INSERT.
BEAUTIFUL.
AND THE CHAIRS?
THEY'RE CHERRY,
AS WELL, RIGHT?
CHAIRS ARE CHERRY. YES.
A LOT OF CHERRY
IN VERMONT AND
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
NICELY CURVED--
VERY COMFORTABLE.
YEAH. THE CROWN POINT
KITCHEN HAS REALLY
TURNED OUT
VERY, VERY NICELY,
AND YOU'VE
ACCESSORIZED IT WITH
SOME VERMONT STUFF,
PROBABLY, RIGHT?
YES. THAT'S A SPLIT ASH--
THAT'S AN APPLE BASKET.
AND YOU CAN SEE AGAIN
WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE
IS CARRIED THE MAPLE
ONTO THE KNOBS OF
THE OFF-WHITE CABINETS.
YEAH. THIS IS SUCH
A NICE DESIGN,
BECAUSE IT REALLY LOOKS
19th CENTURY,
BUT THE CONSTRUCTION,
THE DETAILING,
IS ALL VERY,
VERY CONTEMPORARY.
VERY EFFICIENT.
AND SPEAKING
OF CONTEMPORARY,
WE'RE GOING TO TALK
WITH TIM WOODS OF THE
INTERNET HOME ALLIANCE
RIGHT NOW.
I'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU
IN A FEW MINUTES.
VERY GOOD.
Bob: ONE OF THE GREAT
FEATURES OF THIS HOUSE
IS THAT FROM ANYWHERE
IN THE HOUSE, YOU CAN
CONNECT TO THE INTERNET.
AND, TIM,
WHAT DO YOU HAVE HERE?
THIS IS OUR
SECURITY SYSTEM.
WE FINALLY GOT IT
ALL HOOKED UP.
THIS IS
THE ADT I CENTER,
AND IT'S BASICALLY
AN INTERNET-ENABLED.
SO BEYOND ALL THOSE
GREAT SECURITY FEATURES
AND MONITORING
THAT ADT PROVIDES,
IT ALSO DOES THINGS
LIKE MESSAGING.
YOU CAN DO E-MAILS,
YOU CAN TIE IT IN
WITH YOUR PHONE SYSTEM,
AND YOU CAN DO
VOICE MESSAGING.
ONE OF THE OTHER COOL
THINGS IS HERE...
YOU CAN ALSO CONTROL
YOUR LIGHTING FROM
ANY ROOM IN THE HOUSE.
SO YOU CAN TURN
THE KITCHEN LIGHTS
ON AND OFF FROM HERE
IF YOU WANT TO.
AND OUTSIDE LIGHTS,
AS WELL?
OUTSIDE LIGHTS,
AS WELL, YES, IF THEY'RE
PROGRAMMED IN THERE.
YOU'VE GOT YOUR REGULAR
SECURITY FUNCTIONS,
THEN WE'VE GOT SOMETHING
ELSE COOL HERE, BOB,
WITH YOUR NAME ON IT.
BASICALLY, THIS IS
YOUR OWN HOME PAGE,
SO FROM ANY I CENTER
IN THE HOUSE, YOU CAN
PICK UP YOUR E-MAILS,
YOU CAN GET THINGS
LIKE NEWS, SPORTS,
WEATHER--
THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.
YOU CAN EVEN GET WEATHER
IN THE LOCAL AREA.
THIS IS ALSO KIND OF
ANOTHER NEAT FEATURE.
THIS IS A KEY FOB,
AND WHAT WE DO
WITH THIS IS
WE CAN ACTUALLY
HOOK THIS INTO
YOUR LIGHTING SYSTEM.
WHEN YOU PULL UP
TO THE HOUSE OUTSIDE,
AND LET'S SAY YOU'VE GOT
AN ARMFUL OF GROCERIES,
YOU CAN TURN THE LIGHTS
ON IN THE KITCHEN
AS YOU'RE WALKING IN.
AND WITH THE PHONE SYSTEM,
YOU CAN ALSO CONTROL
THE HOUSE, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
WELL, WE GOT A PBX
PANASONIC PHONE SYSTEM.
NORMALLY,
YOU'D SEE SOMETHING
OF THIS MAGNITUDE
IN A SMALL BUSINESS
OR, YOU KNOW, THAT KIND
OF AN OFFICE ENVIRONMENT,
BUT WITH THIS SYSTEM
IN THIS HOUSE,
YOU REALLY GET
TO DO SOME REALLY
INTERESTING THINGS.
YOU CAN DO
CONFERENCE CALLING,
YOU CAN FORWARD CALLS
TO OTHER ROOMS,
YOU CAN INTERCOM
TO OTHER ROOMS.
IT'S A GREAT,
GREAT FUNCTIONALITY
IN A SMALL SYSTEM.
NOW, WHAT ABOUT
CONTROLLING THE HOUSE
FROM A DISTANCE
IF YOU'RE DRIVING UP
FOR A SKI WEEKEND AND
YOU WANT TO RAISE THE HEAT?
WELL, ONE OF THE GREAT
THINGS ABOUT THAT
IS THAT HONEYWELL'S
COME UP WITH
A THERMOSTAT
THAT YOU CAN USE,
AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY,
AS YOU'RE PULLING UP
TO THE HOUSE--LET'S SAY
YOU'RE AN HOUR AWAY--
DIAL UP THE HOUSE,
TURN UP THE HEAT
SO IT'S NICE
AND TOASTY WARM
WHEN YOU'RE COMING IN.
THE INTERNET
AT YOUR FINGERTIPS.
THANKS, TIM.
THANK YOU.
LEARN MORE ABOUT MAKING
YOUR HOME A CONNECTED HOME
AT BOBVILA.COM.
NEXT TIME ON
BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,
OUR FARMHOUSE IN QUECHEE,
VERMONT, IS FINISHED.
WE'LL LOOK AT
THE EXTERIOR FINISHES
AND THE LANDSCAPE DESIGN
THAT BLENDS THE HOUSE
BACK INTO THE WOODS.
THIS IS A CONNECTED HOME,
SO WE'LL BE LOOKING
AT OUR INTERNET-ENABLED
SECURITY AND CONTROL SYSTEMS,
AS WELL.
ALSO, THE INTERIOR DESIGNER
HAS DONE A GREAT JOB
FURNISHING ALL THE ROOMS.
A LOT OF THE FURNITURE
AND ACCESSORIES ARE MADE
RIGHT HERE IN VERMONT.
AND WE'LL BE VISITING
THE WORKSHOPS OF VARIOUS
ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN.
SO DON'T MISS IT!
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON
BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,
OUR QUECHEE FARMHOUSE
IS FINISHED,
AND THE ROOMS ARE FILLED
WITH FURNITURE
MADE RIGHT HERE IN VERMONT.
DON'T MISS IT!
THIS IS A NICE PALETTE
IN HERE--
BASICALLY,
A KIND OF A BLOND WOOD
WITH A SEA GREEN.
YES. POMPANOOSUC MILLS,
WHO DID ALL THE FURNITURE
IN THIS ROOM,
DECIDED TO USE
THE NICE, LIGHT MAPLE,
AND WE CARRIED
THE SOFT GREEN IN
TO ECHO THE SLATE COLOR
IN THE ENTRYWAY.
SO SHAW CARPET DOES THAT
VERY, VERY NICELY.
RIGHT. WE HAVE A VERY
SUBTLE TRANSITION
FROM THE HALL.
THE FURNITURE'S NICE,
TOO.
I MEAN, I LOVE
THE SAME COLORS
BUILT INTO IT THERE.
THIS FABRIC,
ACTUALLY, POMPANOOSUC
PUT ON THE CHAIR,
AND THEY PURCHASED
A FABRIC FROM ANICHINI.
WE CHEATED
A LITTLE BIT HERE.
WHAT'S ANICHINI?
ANICHINI IS
A VERMONT-BASED FIRM,
BUT ALL OF THESE
VERY POSH FABRICS
COME FROM ITALY.
BEAUTIFUL-QUALITY LINENS.
BEAUTIFUL.
VERY, VERY POSH, INDEED.
SO WHEN YOU HAVE
THIS MUCH TRIM ON A BED,
IT'S PROBABLY
A GOOD IDEA NOT TO GO
HEAVY ON THE WINDOWS.
EXACTLY. FOR VENTILATION
AND LIGHT CONTROL,
WE WENT TO CUSTOM SHUTTERS.
WE CHEATED A LITTLE
THERE, AS WELL.
THEY'RE OUT OF TEXAS,
BUT MAKE A LOVELY SHUTTER.
FULLY MOVABLE.
VERY NICE.
AND THIS,
OF COURSE, WOULD BE
MY FAVORITE SPOT.
THIS IS PANASONIC'S
NEW RE-PLAY TV
WITH THE SHOW STOPPER
FEATURE, WHICH IS
ESSENTIALLY A DISK.
IT'S ONE OF THE FIRST
TVs WITH A DISK
SO THAT YOU CAN BE
WATCHING LIVE SPORTS
AND YOU CAN FREEZE THE
LIVE ACTION, COME BACK
5, 10 MINUTES LATER,
AND START IT
ALL OVER AGAIN,
AND YOU DON'T MISS
ANY OF THE SHOW.
BEFORE WE GO UPSTAIRS,
LET'S TAKE A QUICK LOOK
IN THE MASTER BATH
DOWN HERE.
IT REALLY CAME OUT
VERY NICELY.
NOW, THIS IS A CHERRY WOOD
CABINET FROM CROWN POINT,
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE FIRM
THAT MADE IT.
RILEY AND I INSTALLED IT
ABOUT 3, 4 WEEKS AGO,
AND IT HAS ADDITIONAL
DRESSER STORAGE.
WE'VE GOT THE DOUBLE
KOHLER SINKS RIGHT UP HERE,
AND THEN A TERRIFIC
ONE-PERSON WHIRLPOOL TUB.
ALL THE FEATURES
YOU COULD WANT,
AND THEN, OF COURSE,
THERE'S ALSO
A NICE SHOWER AREA.
LET'S GO TAKE
A LOOK UPSTAIRS.
OK, ON THE SECOND FLOOR,
WE HAVE A TOTAL
OF 3 BEDROOMS.
TWO OF THEM ARE
LIKE KIDS' ROOMS WITH
A BATH DOWN THE HALL,
AND THERE'S
ANOTHER MASTER
WHERE WE'RE GOING
TO MEET REGINA
IN A MINUTE.
BUT LET'S LOOK AT
THIS COMPUTER SITUATION HERE,
BECAUSE IN THIS PART OF VERMONT,
LIKE 70% OF THE COUNTRY,
WE DON'T HAVE DIRECT CONNECTIONS
TO THE INTERNET,
AND HERE WE'RE BENEFITING FROM
HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS DIRECWAY.
THE SATELLITE DISH
IS RIGHT OUTSIDE HERE--
YOU CAN SEE IT
RIGHT OVER THERE--
AND THAT'S WHAT
ENABLES US TO HAVE
TWO-WAY SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS ALL THE TIME.
THERE'S BOBVILA.COM.
LET'S GO CHECK OUT
THE UPSTAIRS MASTER BEDROOM.
THE VIEWS THROUGH
THIS OVERSIZED WINDOW
IN THE SECOND-FLOOR
MASTER BEDROOM REALLY
ARE MY FAVORITE.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE SPOT
IN THE WHOLE HOUSE,
WITH THE DISTANT MOUNTAINS
AND THE LEAVES TURNING COLOR.
AND ALSO, THE ARCHITECTURE
IN THIS ROOM, I THINK,
IS KIND OF NEAT.
IT'S A WONDERFUL SPACE.
YEAH. WE'VE GOT DOUBLE
CLOSETS ON ONE SIDE.
WE'VE GOT HIGHER
CEILINGS THAN MOST.
WE'VE GOT A BATHROOM
THAT'S IN THE BEDROOM,
BUT BECAUSE
OF THE POCKET DOORS,
IT CAN BE ISOLATED.
WE'VE GOT A SLOPED
CEILING IN THIS PART
OF THE AREA
SO THAT WE'RE LOOKING
AT ALL THIS DAYLIGHT
THAT CAN COME IN THROUGH
THE VELUX SKYLIGHT.
AND, OF COURSE,
WE'VE GOT OTHER TOUCHES,
LIKE THE CROWN POINT
CHERRY WOOD VANITY CABINETS,
JUST LIKE THE ONES
WE LOOKED AT DOWNSTAIRS;
CERAMIC TILES THAT BLEND IN
WITH THE SHAW CARPET
THAT KATHY IRELAND
PICKED OUT FOR US.
AND I THINK ONE OF MY FAVORITE
FEATURES IN THE WHOLE HOUSE IS
THIS MIRROR,
WHICH IS FRAMED
IN CARVED CHERRY
AND REALLY TELLS THE STORY
OF CHARLES SHACKLETON.
SHACKLETON
IS A VERMONT CRAFTSMAN
WHO IMMIGRATED FROM IRELAND
ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO.
WE VISITED HIS WORKSHOPS
JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
Bob, voice-over:
SHACKLETON STARTED A BUSINESS
THAT REALLY INCORPORATES
APPRENTICESHIP
IN THE OLD-WORLD TRADITION.
WHEN YOU TOUR HIS WORKSHOPS,
YOU'RE SEEING CRAFTSMEN
WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF PIECES OF FURNITURE,
FROM THE VERY BEGINNINGS
OF CUTTING OUT THE LEGS
AND RAILS AND STILES,
THROUGH ALL THE CARVING AND
ALL THE DETAILING THAT GOES ON.
USING MATERIALS
OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY,
THE PIECES PRODUCED
AT THE SHACKLETON WORKSHOP
HAVE A TIMELESS
AND TRADITIONAL QUALITY
IN THEIR DESIGN
AND CONSTRUCTION.
SHACKLETON IS ALSO
FORTUNATE TO BE MARRIED
TO MIRANDA THOMAS,
A POTTER WHOSE FORMS AND GLAZES
ARE QUITE TREASURED TODAY.
AND THERE'S
THE FINISHED BEAKER
WITH THE BEAUTIFUL PEONY
ON IT--GORGEOUS PIECE.
BUT THEN, ALL OF THESE
PIECES ARE COMPLEMENTARY--
THE CHERRY WOOD
AND THE GLAZES
AND THE STYLING,
I THINK, IS GREAT--
THIS WRITING TABLE,
IF YOU WILL,
WHICH HAS THE CARVED
FRONT FRIEZE
AND THE VERY SOLID,
SLIGHTLY TAPERED LEGS;
THE ELEGANT CHAIR--
VERY, VERY
19th CENTURY CHAIR,
ALMOST KIND OF LIKE
WHAT THEY USED TO CALL
KLISMOS CHAIRS;
AND, YOU KNOW,
THE WHOLE OF IT
VERY, VERY UNIFORM.
NOW, YOU'VE CHOSEN
PROBABLY THE LARGEST
PIECE OF FURNITURE
THAT THEY MAKE
TO PUT INTO THIS ROOM.
WHAT'S YOUR LOGIC HERE?
WE FELT WE HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY,
BECAUSE OF THE SCALE
OF THE ROOM, WHICH
YOU MENTIONED BEFORE--
THE SIZE OF THE WINDOWS,
THIS HEIGHT OF THE CEILING--
AND ALSO THE FACT
THAT THE ROOM OPENED UP
INTO THE BATH AREA.
SO TAKING THE TESTOR BED
AS REALLY THE CENTERPIECE
OF THE ROOM
AND DRESSING IT
VERY ELEGANTLY WITH
THE ANICHINI LINENS, WE'VE--
SURE, BUT THE CARVING
IS WHAT I REALLY
APPRECIATE--
THE SCROLL HERE,
THE CARVING,
THE RAISED PANEL.
IT'S VERY SUBTLE,
VERY CONTINENTAL.
AND THEN YOU'VE GOT
THE HEIGHT.
YES. IT'S A TESTOR BED FORM,
BUT IT'S DONE IN A UNIQUELY,
I THINK, SHACKLETON WAY--
VERY HEAVY MEMBERS,
AND THE CARVING
BOTH ON THE HEADBOARD
AND FOOTBOARD
THAT ECHO A LOT OF
THE MOTIFS IN THE OTHER
PIECES OF FURNITURE.
AND YOU SAID
IT'S A TESTOR BED,
JUST LIKE
AN 18th CENTURY BED,
SO THAT YOU CAN PUT HANGINGS
ON THE SIDE OF IT,
AND IF IT'S REALLY
COLD IN VERMONT,
JUST SHUT YOURSELF IN.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT ALL THE LINENS.
WELL, AGAIN, WE HAVE
THE VERY ELEGANT
ANICHINI BED DRESSING.
HERE, THEY'VE COMBINED
A DAMASK-COVERED DUVET
WITH A TAPESTRY
COVERLET,
LAYERED PILLOWS,
AND A VERY NICE KIND
OF CHENILLE BLANKET.
YEAH, BUT THE COLORS
ARE WILD.
THEY ARE. THEY ARE.
AND AGAIN, WE STARTED
WITH THE PALE YELLOW
CARPET COMING OFF
THE HALLWAY,
AND WARMED IT UP WITH
THIS NICE PERSIMMON,
AND THEN THE GREENS.
AND WE FELT THAT ALL
THE COLORS ON THE BED
WERE REALLY,
ESPECIALLY THIS TIME
OF YEAR, WHAT YOU'D SEE
OUT THE WINDOW.
EXCELLENT CHOICE.
WELL, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL ROOM,
AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL JOB
YOU'VE DONE ON THE HOUSE.
THANKS SO MUCH.
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.
THANK YOU, BOB.
WE'LL BE BACK IN A MOMENT
WITH A PREVIEW OF
OUR NEXT REMODELING PROJECT,
SO STICK AROUND.
WELL, I GUESS
I'M SITTING DOWN ON THE JOB,
BUT IT'S A WRAP.
WE'VE HAD A GREAT TIME
BUILDING THIS HOUSE HERE
IN QUECHEE, VERMONT,
AND I HOPE A LOT OF YOU
THAT WATCHED THE SHOW
WILL COME AND VISIT.
IT'S A WRAP, AND NEXT TIME,
WE'RE STARTING
A BRAND-NEW PROJECT
IN MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS--
A BOSTON SUBURB TODAY,
FORMERLY A SMALL VILLAGE--
AND THE HOUSE THAT
WE'RE WORKING ON WAS ONCE
A LITTLE DAIRY OPERATION.
I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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