1226 - Final House Tour
February 25-March 3, 2002 | August 26-September 1, 2002
HI, I'M BOB VILA,
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR FINAL VISIT HERE
IN MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS,
WHERE OUR OLD FARMHOUSE
RENOVATION IS COMPLETE.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO
GIVE YOU A FINAL LOOK
AT ALL THE WORK
THAT'S BEEN DONE HERE,
INCLUDING THE COMPLETE MAKEOVER
OF THE EXTERIORS,
THE BACKYARD, THE FRONTYARD,
AND INSIDE, ALL SORTS OF
BEAUTIFUL NEW PRODUCTS
AS WELL AS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS FEATURES
FROM OUR FRIENDS AT
THE INTERNET HOME ALLIANCE.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE
BY SEARS
WE'VE MADE SOME
SERIOUS TRANSFORMATIONS
TO THE EXTERIOR OF THIS HOUSE.
OBVIOUSLY, THE COLOR
IS NOT WHAT IT ONCE WAS.
IT WAS JUST A PLAIN
OLD WHITE FARMHOUSE.
AND TODAY IT'S GOT A VERY
CONTEMPORARY COLOR SCHEME
WITH THE TWO OR THREE
DIFFERENT SHADES OF GREENS.
BUT I THINK THE PRINCIPAL
IMPROVEMENT WE'VE DONE
TO THE WHOLE PLAN
IS TO BUILD THIS
BREEZEWAY CONNECTION
BETWEEN THE OLD BARN AREA
AND THE HOUSE ITSELF.
SO NOW THE TRANSFORMED SPACE,
WHICH IS AN ARTIST'S
STUDIO IN THERE,
CAN BE EASILY ACCESSED FROM
THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE.
BEFORE WE GO INSIDE LET'S
GO TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE
AND MEET OUR HOMEOWNER.
NOW THE ONLY CHANGES TO
THE FRONT FACADE OF THE HOUSE
IS WE MOVED THE DOOR
OVER TO THE LEFT
AND WE PUT SOME GLASS
IN THE GABLE END.
AND THAT MAKES QUITE A CHANGE
FROM THE INSIDE.
BUT LET'S SAY HELLO TO
HOMEOWNER RIKK LARSEN
WHO I GUESS IS
PUTTING FINISHING
TOUCHES HERE, HUH?
YEAH, IT A SIGN MY BROTHER
AND SISTER-IN-LAW,
PER AND W. LARSEN,
GAVE US AS A GIFT.
THEY DO SIGNS UP IN VERMONT.
THAT'S NICE.
NOW THE MAIN CHANGES
BACK HERE HAVE A LOT
TO DO WITH THIS
DECK, RIGHT?
YES, WE PARTICULARLY
LIKE THE TRELLISES AND
THE TWO-TONE PAINT JOB
WE DID ON THAT.
YEAH, IT'S VERY MODERN.
IT REALLY STANDS OUT.
AND, OF COURSE,
THE CENTER BAY HERE,
UP ON THE THIRD FLOOR
WHERE WE CHANGED, ADDED
THE LITTLE FRENCH DOORS
ON THE ROMEO AND JULIET
BALCONY, THAT REALLY
WORKS, ESPECIALLY.
NOW HOW DID THINGS WORK
OUT ON THE SECOND FLOOR
OF THE BARN, IN
THE NEW STUDIO AREA?
WE WERE REALLY AMAZED
THAT THE FLOORS TURNED
OUT TO BE WONDERFUL.
THEY WERE OLD AND UGLY
AND NOW THEY'RE JUST
EXTRAORDINARILY
BEAUTIFUL ONCE
THEY'VE BEEN TAKEN
DOWN AND STAINED.
NOTHING LIKE A
GOOD SANDING JOB.
CONGRATULATIONS, RIKK.
I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA
LOVE LIVING HERE.
THANK YOU, BOB.
ALL RIGHT,
LET'S GO INSIDE.
AGAIN, THE BREEZEWAY IS
PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT
ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE
THAT HAPPENED HERE.
BECAUSE WE'VE CONNECTED
THE STUDIO TO THE HOUSE.
RIKK MANAGED TO SALVAGE
THE OLD ICEBOX
THAT WAS DOWN IN THE CELLAR.
WE'VE GOT A MUDROOM AREA HERE,
SO THAT WHEN YOU WALK INTO
THE KITCHEN/FAMILY ROOM SPACE
YOU CAN GET RID OF YOUR JACKET.
AND LOTS OF
INTERESTING FEATURES.
THIS IS, YOU KNOW,
BLOW YOUR EYES OUT WITH
THE YELLOWS AND THE GREENS
WHICH IS PART OF THE THEME
THROUGHOUT THE SPACE.
NOW, AGAIN, THE MAIN
ARCHITECTURAL CHANGE
THAT WE MADE TO THIS HOUSE,
THIS CORNER OF THE HOUSE
ENDED RIGHT HERE AND
IT WAS AT A RIGHT ANGLE.
NOW THEY'VE KIND OF JOGGED OUT
AND INCREASED IT
TO CREATE ALMOST A KIND OF
CONSERVATORY SPACE HERE.
AGAIN, USING STRONG COLORS
LIKE THIS CHARTREUSE.
BUT THE SHELVES, AGAIN,
WITH THESE BEAUTIFUL COUNTERTOPS
CREATE A SPACE FOR PLANTS.
BUT THE LIGHTING IS PIVOTAL,
AND LET'S SAY HELLO TO MARKUS
EARLEY, OUR LIGHTING DESIGNER.
HOW ARE YOU, MARKUS?
GREAT.
TELL ME A LITTLE
ABOUT WHAT YOU CHOSE
FOR THIS SPACE.
HERE OVER THE DINING TABLE
WE HAVE THESE TECH
LIGHTING PENDANTS.
WHICH, WHEN YOU LOOK
AT THE FIXTURE,
IS BEAUTIFUL HALOGEN
INSIDE BLUE GLASS.
THESE ARE LOW
VOLTAGE FIXTURES
AND THEY'RE HANGING
OFF OF THE TRACKS
UP HERE, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT. THIS IS
A MONORAIL SYSTEM,
WHICH CAN BE BENT ON-SITE...
TO ANY KIND OF ANGLE
OR CURVE THAT YOU WANT.
IT'S COMPLETELY MALLEABLE.
SO HERE WE HAVE
TWO ARCS, REALLY,
KIND OF LIKE
THE LETTER "C",
KIND OF COMING
INTO ONE ANOTHER,
AND THIS ONE,
IN THE CENTER
YOU'VE HUNG THESE
PENDANTS OVER THE TABLE
BUT ALL THE OTHER
ONES HAVE THESE
LITTLE SPOTLIGHTS.
THAT'S RIGHT. THEY'RE
ALL MR-16 LIGHT BULBS.
AND THESE ARE LITTLE
50 WATT HALOGEN,
ALL BY OSRAM SYLVANIA.
SO ALL OF THE LIGHTS ARE
POWERED BY A TRANSFORMER
THAT'S UP
IN THE CEILING.
THAT'S CORRECT.
WHAT ABOUT THE ONES
OVER HERE IN THE
CHARTREUSE CEILING?
THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE WE'VE GOT
LIGHTOLIER EVOLUTION SERIES,
WHICH ARE TERRIFIC
RESIDENTIAL GRADE FIXTURE
FOR HIGH-END INSTALLATIONS,
AVAILABLE AT A REMODELER
AND ALSO FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION.
YES. I REMEMBER WE
PUT SOME OF THOSE
UPSTAIRS, TOO.
THEY LOOK GREAT.
VERY WONDERFUL JOB.
THANKS, MARKUS.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
NOW LET'S TAKE
A LOOK IN THE KITCHEN.
NOW BECAUSE THE KITCHEN
IS WIDE OPEN
TO THE FAMILY ROOM/
DINING ROOM AREA,
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE
CHOICES ARE KIND OF COHESIVE.
AND HERE WE'VE GOT BEAUTIFUL
CHERRY WOOD CABINETS
FROM MERILLAT.
THEY KIND OF RUN THROUGHOUT
THIS ENTIRE AREA.
AND, ARCHITECTURALLY,
THE ONLY PART OF THE KITCHEN
THAT'S REALLY BEEN KEPT INTACT
IS THE INGLENOOK IN THE CORNER.
WITH THE ORIGINAL BENCHES
AND THE ORIGINAL TABLE.
OF COURSE, THEY'VE GOTTEN
A LITTLE BIT OF A TWIST, TOO,
WITH THE DIFFERENT
COLORED GREEN PAINT
AND THE ANTIQUE
GREEN LIGHT.
THEN BACK OVER HERE
IN THE ISLAND ITSELF
SOME OTHER IMPORTANT
CHOICES, I THINK.
THE SILESTONE COUNTERTOP,
WHICH IS A MAN-MADE STONE,
MOSTLY QUARTZ,
VERY, VERY DURABLE,
VERY RESISTANT TO HEAT
AND TO SCRATCHING.
AND, AGAIN,
THEY'VE CHOSEN A BLACK,
WHICH WORKS WELL WITH ALL
THE OTHER FINISHES IN HERE,
MOSTLY STAINLESS STEEL.
FANTASTIC THERMADOR
RESIDENTIAL MODEL.
IT SURE LOOKS LIKE
A RESTAURANT STOVE.
IT'S GOT SIX GAS BURNERS,
ELECTRIC GRIDDLE,
AND A COUPLE OF OVENS.
THIS IS, YOU KNOW,
THIS IS REALLY SOLID.
AND THEY'VE GOT
A TERRIFIC HOOD OVERHEAD
WHICH INCLUDES THE LIGHTING.
THEN OVER THIS WAY
THE ARCHITECT'S DESIGN INCLUDED
KIND OF A COFFEE STATION,
ADDITIONAL PANTRY AREAS,
AND, OF COURSE,
WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS
A STAINLESS STEEL FRONTED
WHIRLPOOL REFRIGERATOR.
SIDE BY SIDE DOORS WITH
ALL THE FEATURES THAT YOU WANT
LIKE THE ICE AND WATER
DISPENSERS.
AND, AGAIN, THE TRIM LOOK
OF A NEW THERMADOR DISHWASHER.
I LOVE THE LOOK
OF THIS, ESPECIALLY...
THEY'VE FITTED ALL THE CONTROL
BUTTONS ON THE SIDE HERE--
ON THE EDGE, RATHER,
OF THE DOOR,
SO THAT WHEN YOU CLOSE IT
YOU JUST HAVE A NICE FLUSH FACE
UNINTERRUPTED BY
ANY BUTTONS OR CONTROLS.
KOHLER SUPPLIED
THE BEAUTIFUL KITCHEN SINKS,
AND LAVATORIES, FAUCETS, ET
CETERA THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE.
AND THIS, AGAIN,
HAS A BEAUTIFUL LOOK
THAT HEARKENS TO
THE EARLY 19th CENTURY.
BUT LET'S GET
TO THE 21st CENTURY
WITH TIM WOODS FROM THE
INTERNET HOME ALLIANCE.
HI, BOB, HOW
ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT HAVE YOU
GOT FOR US?
WELL WE'VE GOT A MASTER
CONTROL, WHOLE HOME CONTROL
HERE IN MY HAND.
BASICALLY CONTROLS
EVERYTHING IN THE HOUSE.
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAD HOME
DIRECTOR COME IN
AND DO STRUCTURED WIRING
THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE HOUSE.
SO WE HAVE CAT 5 AND RJ
RUNNING LITERALLY IN EVERY
SINGLE ROOM OF THE HOUSE.
THAT'S TIED IN WITH
OUR ENTERTAINMENT,
OUR CAMERAS ON THE OUTSIDE.
YOU'VE GOT--BASICALLY, THIS IS
OUR PANASONIC FLAT SCREEN LCD.
SO THIS IS BASICALLY
LIKE A PANASONIC TV,
FLAT SCREEN,
LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY,
AS LONG AS YOU'VE GOT
A CABLE HOOK-UP TO IT
YOU CAN SEE ANYTHING.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST
LOOKING AT THE EXTERIOR
THROUGH THE SECURITY
CAMERAS.
BUT YOU CAN PICK UP
ANY CABLE SHOW, RIGHT?
ABSOLUTELY. NOW ALL
THAT STRUCTURED WIRING
IS HOOKED IN THROUGH,
LIKE TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD,
BY THE PANASONIC GATEWAY,
AND THAT BASICALLY
DISTRIBUTES EVERYTHING
TO THE REST OF THE HOUSE
THROUGH ROUTERS.
SO RIGHT NOW WE CAN
LOOK AT THIS WEB TABLET
AND WE'VE GOT, BASICALLY,
HOME AUDIO, WHOLE HOME AUDIO,
HEATING AND COOLING,
LIGHTING, SECURITY,
TELEPHONES,
ALL OF THAT CONTROLLED
FROM THIS ONE TABLET.
WIRELESSLY.
YES.
THE INTERNET
HOME ALLIANCE
AND THE INTERNET AGE
IS RIGHT HERE.
UNBELIEVABLE.
WE'LL BE BACK IN A MOMENT
WITH THE STATE OF THE ART
ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM,
SO STICK AROUND.
WE'RE IN THE KEY HALL NOW, AND I
WANT TO SHOW YOU THE FLOOR HERE.
THESE ARE KAHRS PRODUCTS,
AND IT'S A REAL WOOD PRODUCT.
HERE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE BEECH.
THE NEAT THING ABOUT THIS FLOOR
IS THAT IT'S INSTALLED
WITHOUT ANY NAILS OR GLUE.
IT'S AN INTERLOCKING SYSTEM.
WE'VE USED IT THROUGHOUT
THE DOWNSTAIRS.
WE'VE ALSO GOT AN OAK UPSTAIRS.
ALSO WANT TO GIVE YOU
A PEEK AT THIS WONDERFUL
NORWEGIAN GRANDFATHER CLOCK
THAT WAS--I THINK IT
WAS RIKK'S FATHER'S.
IT'S PROBABLY
EARLY 19th CENTURY.
BUT IN HERE WE'RE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT CARPET, IN THE MEDIA ROOM,
AND WE'VE GOT
GARY JOHNSTON FROM DUPONT
WHO'S GOING TO TELL US
ALL ABOUT WHAT SORT OF CARPET
WE'VE PUT DOWN HERE.
WELL, I'M HAPPY TO
BE HERE, BOB. THIS IS
DUPONT STAINMASTER CARPET,
AND THE REASON WE SELECTED
IT TO GO IN THIS ROOM
IS BECAUSE THIS IS
A CASUAL ROOM AND THERE'S
A LOT OF ACTIVITY IN HERE.
SO YOU MAY HAVE A LOT
OF FOOD AND THOSE
THINGS IN HERE
AS PEOPLE ENGAGE
THE ENTERTAINMENT
SYSTEM IN HERE.
IT'S ALSO A COMFORT LEVEL,
WHEN YOU'RE IN A MEDIA ROOM
OR A LIBRARY, IT'S NICE
TO HAVE WALL-TO-WALL.
OH, YEAH, PEOPLE LIKE TO
GET DOWN ON THE FLOOR
AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING
GREAT ABOUT CARPET
IT'S THAT IT FEELS GOOD.
NOW WHAT IS IT ABOUT
THE DUPONT STAINMASTER
THAT WILL PROTECT IT
AGAINST THE COCA-COLA
AND MUSTARD OFF
THE HOT DOG OR WHATEVER?
WELL, WHAT YOU'VE GOT
HERE IS THE ADVANCED
TEFLON REPEL SYSTEM
IN ALL STAINMASTER
CARPETS.
WHAT THAT DOES IS KEEP
THE CARPET 40% CLEANER,
26% BETTER VACUUMING,
SO YOUR DIRT AND
YOUR SPILLS JUST
DON'T PENETRATE.
AND IT COMES OUT EASIER.
WHAT ABOUT INSTALLATION?
WELL, INSTALLATION
IS VERY SIMPLE.
BASICALLY YOU HAVE TO
PUT DOWN A NICE CUSHION.
YOU NEED A NICE QUALITY
CUSHION UNDER
YOUR CARPET.
THAT HELPS WORK AS
A SHOCK ABSORBER TO
ABSORB FOOT TRAFFIC.
IT KEEPS YOUR CARPET
LOOKING BETTER OVER
A PERIOD OF TIME.
AND THEN MAKE SURE
IT'S INSTALLED WITH
A POWER STRETCHER
SO YOU GET A NICE, EVEN,
SMOOTH FINISH ON IT.
GARY, EXPLAIN ONE THING.
I UNDERSTAND THIS CARPET
ALSO CUTS DOWN ON STATIC
ELECTRICITY IN THE ROOM.
HOW DOES THAT WORK?
OH, YES IT DOES, BOB.
IN FACT, INSIDE THESE
LITTLE TUFTS HERE OF CARPET
THERE'S A LITTLE
CARBON CORE
WHICH ACTS AS A LITTLE
MINIATURE LIGHTNING ROD.
SO AS YOU GENERATE
STATIC ELECTRICITY
IT DOESN'T GO INTO YOU,
IT GOES INTO THE CARPET.
WHAT WILL THEY THINK
OF NEXT? THANKS, GARY.
SURE.
VERY INTERESTING.
HEY BOB, YOU WANT TO
SEE WHAT THIS ROOM LOOKED
LIKE BEFORE CONSTRUCTION?
LET'S SEE,
SKIP AHEAD HERE.
THAT WAS THE KITCHEN...
YEP, THERE YOU GO.
THAT'S WHAT IT WAS.
THE ENTIRE ROOM,
OF COURSE, WAS WHITE,
BUT THIS WALL
DID NOT EXIST.
THE FRONT DOOR OPENED
RIGHT ON TO IT.
AND WE HAVEN'T CHANGED
MUCH IN TERMS OF
THE CHIMNEY
BUT THE DECORATING REALLY
MAKES A DIFFERENCE HERE.
NOT ONLY THE WALL-
TO-WALL CARPETING,
THE OLD FASHIONED
SECTIONAL SOFA,
AND IT'S JUST GEARED
TOWARDS THIS
ENTERTAINMENT WALL.
TELL ME A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT THIS
TV SCREEN, HUH?
WELL, IT REALLY DOESN'T
GET MUCH BETTER THAN THIS.
THIS IS A PANASONIC
HIGH DEFINITION
FLAT PLASMA SCREEN
TELEVISION SET.
IT'S ABOUT JUST OVER
AN INCH THICK.
WE'VE MOUNTED IT, RECESSED IT
IN HERE INTO THE BOOKCASE.
AND YOU GET JUST AN INCREDIBLE
QUALITY PICTURE FROM THIS TV.
AND EVENTUALLY,
WHEN HDTV IS AVAILABLE
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
YOU'RE ALL SET
WITH THIS.
PERFECT FOR THIS TV.
AND YOU'VE GOT THAT
WONDERFUL THEATER ASPECT
RATIO TO THE SCREEN AS WELL.
THEN WHAT ARE YOU
DRIVING HERE? YOU'VE
GOT SO MUCH TECHNOLOGY.
WELL, WE'VE MARRIED THIS UP--
YOU HAVE TO IF YOU HAVE
A TV LIKE THIS--
WITH GREAT SURROUND SOUND.
SO WE'VE GOT OUR AMPLIFIER HERE
FOR DIGITAL SURROUND SOUND,
DECODERS ARE THERE,
WE'VE GOT OUR PROGRESSIVE SCAN
PANASONIC DVD PLAYER.
WHAT DOES THAT DO?
IT'S JUST A DVD PLAYER?
IT'S NOT JUST
A DVD PLAYER.
PROGRESSIVE SCAN MEANS
YOU'RE GOING TO GET ABOUT
TWICE THE RESOLUTION YOU WOULD
OFF A NORMAL DVD PLAYER.
THEN YOU'VE GOT
OUR CD PLAYER.
THIS IS OUR CD JUKEBOX
FROM TECHNICS, WHICH
IS PART OF PANASONIC.
WE'VE GOT DOWN HERE A SUBWOOFER,
WHICH IS PART OF THE OVERALL
SURROUND SOUND PANORAMA
THAT WE'RE GONNA BE
DOING IN THIS ROOM.
AND RIGHT HERE WE'VE GOT
OUR REPLAYTV BOX.
WAIT A MINUTE. REPLAYTV.
SO THAT CONTROLS
WHAT YOU'RE RECEIVING
OFF THE CABLE HERE,
YOU CAN STOP IT?
WELL, YOU CAN.
IT'S BASICALLY GOT
A HARD DISK IN IT LIKE A PC.
LET'S SAY YOU'RE WATCHING
SOMETHING ON TV,
ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE PROGRAMS
AND YOU DON'T WANNA MISS IT
BUT YOU WANT TO GO GET
A SNACK IN THE KITCHEN.
YOU CAN PAUSE LIVE TV,
GO IN THE KITCHEN,
GET A SNACK AND COME BACK
AND THIS WILL HAVE RECORDED
THE REST OF THE PROGRAM.
YOU JUST PICK UP
WHERE YOU LEFT OFF.
THAT'S FABULOUS.
IT'S GREAT.
THANKS, TIM.
NO PROBLEM.
NEXT, THE SECOND FLOOR
MASTER SUITE IS FINISHED
AND WE'LL SEE ALL THE DETAILS.
NEXT TIME ON...
OUR FARMHOUSE RENOVATION
IN MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
IS FINISHED.
WE'LL TAKE A FINAL LOOK AT
ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE.
WE'VE TAKEN
A 19th CENTURY LAYOUT
AND CREATED A CONTEMPORARY,
OPEN PLAN FOR THE KITCHEN.
THERE'S A WALK-IN CLOSET
AND SPACIOUS BATH
IN THE SECOND FLOOR
MASTER SUITE.
ALSO, WE'LL HAVE A STATE OF
THE ART ENTERTAINMENT CENTER
AND FABULOUS INTERNET FEATURES
FOR THIS CONNECTED HOME.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON...
OUR MEDFORD FARMHOUSE RENOVATION
IS FINISHED.
INCLUDING ALL THE CONNECTED
HOME FEATURES.
DON'T MISS IT.
OK, WE'RE ON THE SECOND FLOOR
NOW, ENTERING THE MASTER SUITE.
CHARLIE TOMASZEWSKI,
WHO'S BEEN OUR G.C.,
HAS DONE A GREAT JOB,
AND YOU'RE JUST
PUTTING FINISHING
TOUCHES ON IT, HUH?
YEAH, BOB, JUST PUTTING
SOME POLES ON THESE DRAWERS.
NICE LITTLE GLASS KNOBS.
NOW THESE ARE ALSO
MERILLAT CABINETS,
BUT I KNOW THE HOMEOWNERS
HAD THEM PUT ON THEIR
OWN LITTLE CUSTOM FINISH.
JUST PUT A LITTLE
STAIN ON IT AND
SOME POLYURETHANE.
AND EVERYTHING ELSE,
THE COUNTERS ARE
ALL LIMESTONE,
RIGHT.
THE FLOOR IS LIMESTONE.
AND LOOK AT THESE,
THE SHO--HOW DO YOU
PRONOUNCE THESE?
SHOJI.
SHOJI SCREENS,
THE JAPANESE SCREENS.
I BELIEVE THEY'RE
ACTUALLY MADE
BY BLUEFIELD JOINERS
IN CONNECTICUT,
AND WHAT ARE
THE MATERIALS USED?
I THINK IT'S
A PVC SHEET.
INSTEAD OF THE
TRADITIONAL RICE PAPER,
THIS IS A PVC PRODUCT
SO IT'S MUCH STRONGER
THAN RICE PAPER
BUT IT STILL HAS THAT
SAME KIND OF TRANSLUCENCE.
AND, OF COURSE, THIS
IS THE LARGE WALK-IN
CLOSET DRESSING AREA
WITH A WINDOW IN IT.
VERY, VERY NICE.
HOW ARE THINGS
AROUND THE SIDE HERE?
HAVE WE FINISHED UP
THE MAIN PLUMBING?
WE'VE GOT JUST
THE TUB TO FINISH UP.
THE TUB AREA
IS REALLY NICE.
THIS MUSTARD COLOR
TOGETHER WITH THE
LIMESTONE AND THE BEIGES,
IT ALL WORKS
VERY NICELY.
NOW YOU'RE STILL WAITING
FOR THE FINAL PIECES OF
THE FITTINGS HERE,
BUT THIS IS KOHLER'S NEW
CHAMPAGNE WHIRLPOOL TUB.
WHICH, ONCE IT'S UP
AND RUNNING, THE WATER
CASCADES OVER THE SIDE
AND THERE'S A LOT
OF BUBBLING ACTION,
I'M TOLD.
YES.
AND THIS CAME
OUT VERY NICELY,
THE ENTIRE SHOWER AREA,
WHICH IS VERY
BRIGHT BECAUSE OF
THE PITTSBURGH CORNING
GLASS BLOCK THAT
WAS INSTALLED HERE.
THESE WERE PUT IN
JUST LAST WEEK,
AND IT'S PUT IN
WITH A SAND MORTAR.
EVERY TWO OR THREE
COURSES THEY HAVE TO
PUT IN METAL STRAPS
ALONG THE SIDES TO TIE
THE WHOLE WALL TOGETHER,
AND THE INTERESTING
THING HERE IS
THEY'VE COMBINED THE
ICESCAPES WITH CLEAR GLASS
SO YOU'VE GOT PRIVACY
ON THE BOTTOM
BUT YOU CAN SEE OUT
THROUGH THE TOP.
LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
NOW THE TILE CAME OUT
NICELY, TOO, HUH?
YES, IT DID.
THIS WAS OUR TILE
INSTALLER, JOE DIMARE,
FROM GAD,
AND I BELIEVE MOST
OF THIS IS
A BEAUTIFUL NATURAL
LIMESTONE FROM ITALY.
ALL OF IT HAS TO BE
CUT ON SITE, RIGHT?
SO A LOT OF
WATER SAW ACTION.
BUT WE WERE
WATCHING HIM WHEN
HE WAS PUTTING SOME
OF THESE PIECES IN
AND THEY WERE ALL
INSTALLED WITH
A THINSET PRODUCT,
AND ONCE HE'S FINISHED UP
THE ENTIRE INSTALLATION
YOU WAIT AWHILE BEFORE
YOU PUT THE SEALER ON,
BUT THE SEALER'S A VERY
IMPORTANT PART OF THE JOB.
OK, SO WHAT ELSE
IS HAPPENING?
ISN'T THERE A SAUNA?
WE HAVE A SAUNA KIT FROM
FINLANDIA SAUNA COMPANY.
TWO OF MY GUYS,
MATT ALEXANDER
AND JIM McLAUGHLIN
ARE DOWNSTAIRS WORKING
ON IT RIGHT NOW.
SO THEY'RE PUTTING
IT TOGETHER.
PUTTING IT TOGETHER,
DOING THE FINAL TOUCHES
AND THEY'VE DONE A FANTASTIC
JOB, BOTH OF THEM.
SO HAVE YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS,
CHARLIE.
THANK YOU, BOB.
LET'S LOOK AT THE REST
OF THE SECOND FLOOR.
NOW THE MASTER BEDROOM
ITSELF IS PAINTED
IN A VERY SOOTHING KIND
OF PUTTY COLOR,
AND IT GIVES ON TO
A LITTLE SECTION WHERE
YOU SEE THE GLASS BLOCK
WALL FROM THE SHOWER,
AND SOME GREEN
PAINT IN THERE,
SO ALL IN ALL THE CHOICES
WORK TOGETHER VERY NICELY.
WE'VE GOT A
REGENCY FAN UP HERE.
IT'S CALLED THE LAFAYETTE MODEL,
AND IT, OF COURSE,
IS SOMETHING THAT HEARKENS BACK
TO THE EARLY YEARS
OF THIS HOUSE.
AND JUST OUTSIDE THE MASTER
BEDROOM WE'VE FIT IN
THE NEW KENMORE CALYPSO
WASHER/DRYER,
INTO A TERRIFIC
LITTLE CLOSET SPACE
SO YOU'VE GOT A SECOND
FLOOR LAUNDRY, WHICH
IS WHERE YOU WANT IT.
THESE ARE ALL BIG,
HEAVY DUTY MACHINES,
NEW THIS YEAR,
AND OF COURSE THEY MEET
THE ENERGY STAR GUIDELINES.
AND IN THE ADJACENT BATHROOM,
WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY
THE LAUNDRY ROOM,
WE'VE CONVERTED IT
INTO A GUEST BATH
USING SOME OF
THIS WALKER ZANGER
TUMBLED TRAVERTINE PRODUCT
ON ALL THE WALLS.
AND THE KOHLER'S MEMOIR
COLLECTION FOR THE VANITY,
THE W.C., AND THE EUROPEAN
SHOWER YOU'RE LOOKING AT
WITH ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL
CHROMED FITTINGS.
AND THE TWO FRONT BEDROOMS,
WE'RE TREATING ALL
THE WINDOWS ALIKE.
DAVE WAHTERA IS HERE TO TELL US
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THESE--
WHAT KIND OF BLINDS
ARE THEY, DAVE?
THESE ARE CORDLESS
BLINDS FROM GRABER,
THEY'RE CALLED
CRYSTALPLEAT.
ISN'T THAT AMAZING?
THEY'RE CORDLESS,
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT ACCIDENTS IN
THE HOME INVOLVING CHILDREN
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
TRAGEDIES. HOW DO THEY WORK?
WELL, WE'VE DONE AWAY
WITH THE STRINGS,
AND INSIDE WE HAVE
A RUBBER PULLEY SYSTEM,
FOR SMOOTHNESS
AND QUIETNESS.
AND WHAT'S THIS
PRODUCT? IT LOOKS LIKE
IT COULD INSULATE.
YEAH, THIS IS THE BEST
INSULATING BLIND YOU CAN GET.
UH, THE FABRIC IS MADE BY
DUPONT, IT'S A POLYESTER.
IT IS REALLY DURABLE.
YOU CAN WASH IT.
AND THE WRINKLES WENT
RIGHT OUT. GREAT.
TERRIFIC.
THANKS A LOT.
OH, OK.
COMING UP NEXT, MORE
FABULOUS INTERNET FEATURES
FOR THIS CONNECTED HOME.
DON'T GO AWAY.
ON OUR WAY TO THE THIRD
FLOOR WE HAVE A WORK
BY BOSTON ARTIST
JULIE GRAHAM,
AND WE HAVE A TOTALLY
RECONFIGURED SPACE HERE.
THIS USED TO BE MOSTLY ATTIC,
NOW IT'S A BEDROOM AREA,
A HOME OFFICE,
OVER HERE WE HAVE
THE TUBULAR SKYLIGHT
THAT BRINGS IN DAYLIGHT.
AND THE GLASS FLOOR BLOCK
FROM CIRCLE REDMONT
WHICH REPEATS ON
THE LOWER LEVEL,
BRINGS THIS LIGHT ALL THE WAY
DOWN TO THE KITCHEN SPACE.
AND THEN THROUGH HERE,
THIS FRONT SPACE HAS
BECOME A HOME OFFICE,
AND WE HAVE A VERY
INTERESTING GLASS
TREATMENT HERE
FROM OUR FRIENDS AT CLASSIC
GLASS HERE IN BOSTON.
ESSENTIALLY IT'S A WAY
OF SEPARATING THE SPACE
AND STILL ALLOWING
THE VIEWS THROUGHOUT.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THESE
WONDERFUL VELUX REMOTE
CONTROLLED ROOF WINDOWS,
WHICH, ON A WINTER DAY,
IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO
GET A LITTLE FRESH AIR
THROUGH THE SPACE.
AND WE'VE GOT TIM WOODS AGAIN
WITH MORE IHA GADGETRY.
NOW I KNOW WE'VE GOT
A NEW PHONE SYSTEM YOU
WANTED TO SHOW US.
WE'VE GOT KIND OF A
LITTLE ICING ON THE CAKE.
FIRST WE'VE GOT OUR
PANASONIC PBX PHONE.
BASICALLY, THIS IS GREAT FOR
SMALL BUSINESS IN THE HOME.
WE'VE GOT THE ABILITY TO DO
CONFERENCE CALLING, PAGING,
INTERCOM THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE
HOUSE AND THE STUDIO AS WELL.
FABULOUS, YEAH.
WHAT'S THIS?
THIS IS OUR WEB BASED
CAM, OUR PANASONIC
WEB BASED CAM.
IT ACTUALLY GENERATES
A WEB PAGE.
WE CAN ACTUALLY PICK IT
UP ON OUR HONEYWELL
WEB TABLET HERE.
WE CAN PLACE THIS
ANYWHERE IN THE HOUSE,
AND WE CAN BASICALLY
SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO IF WE HAD A FAMILY ROOM
WITH KIDS PLAYING IN IT
AT ANY POINT WE COULD MONITOR
WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THERE.
ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN
PAN AND TILT IT.
IN FACT, IF YOU CAN
GET TO THE WEB ANYWHERE
IN THE WORLD
YOU CAN GET TO THIS CAMERA
AND SEE INSIDE YOUR HOUSE.
FABULOUS.
IT'S GREAT.
THE OTHER THING,
WE'VE GOT PART OF
THE AIRONET SYSTEM
FROM CISCO.
THIS IS RIKK'S,
BASICALLY, HIS LAPTOP.
WE'VE GOT A CISCO
AIRONET CARD IN HERE.
YOU CAN BASICALLY TAKE THE
WEB TABLET JUST LIKE THIS
ANYWHERE IN THE HOUSE,
DO WORK, SEND EMAIL--
AND STILL BE ONLINE.
DO ALL THAT STUFF.
REAL COOL LITTLE
TOY HERE.
THIS IS OUR SD
CARD READER.
WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT
THIS, IF YOU SEE
THIS LITTLE CHIP,
THAT'S 64 MEGABYTES.
THERE'S ONE THAT'S
OUT RIGHT NOW,
512 MEGABYTES.
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH IT?
WELL, YOU CAN DOWNLOAD
ALL OF YOUR DIGITAL
MUSIC FILES
PUT THEM ON HERE
AND THEN TAKE THAT
OUT TO YOUR CAR
AND PUT IT IN YOUR
PANASONIC SD AUDIO
CAR STEREO SYSTEM.
PERSONALIZED MUSIC,
WHEREVER YOU WANT IT.
FANTASTIC.
AND RIGHT HERE WE
HAVE THE PANASONIC
IRIS SCANNER.
IT WILL INTERFACE
WITH YOUR LAPTOP
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY FILES
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT
YOU CAN ACTUALLY
SECURE THEM BY USING
THE IRIS SCANNER.
THE OTHER THING IS IT
WILL INTERFACE WITH
THE ADT "i" CENTER.
SO WHAT YOU CAN DO
IS BRING THIS UP
TO YOUR EYE
TAKE A PICTURE
OF YOUR IRIS
AND IT ENGAGES
OR DISENGAGES
THE SECURITY SYSTEM.
WE ARE THE CONNECTED
HOME, TIM.
WE ARE.
FABULOUS INVENTIONS.
THANKS SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, SIR.
LET'S TAKE A FINAL LOOK
AT THE LOFT AREA.
AND THE FINAL SPACE UP
HERE ON THE THIRD FLOOR,
ONCE A BEDROOM,
STILL A BEDROOM,
BUT IMPROVED ENORMOUSLY
WITH THE ADDITION
OF THESE LITTLE FRENCH DOORS
ONTO THE LITTLE BALCONY,
BRINGING IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS.
AND THAT'S A WRAP.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT TIME.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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