1318 - Interior Decorating Tour
December 30-January 5, 2003 | June 30-July 6, 2003
HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR CENTER ENTRY
COLONIAL PROJECT
ON A RAINY DAY SO
WE'RE WORKING INDOORS TODAY.
WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU
SOME INTERIOR PAINTS USING
THE SIGNATURE COLLECTION.
ALSO, WE'RE MEETING
LESLIE CURTIS, WHO'S
OUR INTERIOR DESIGNER.
SHE'S GOING TO TOUR
SOME OF THE ROOMS
AND TAKE US ON A LITTLE SHOPPING
SPREE AT THE LYMAN ESTATE.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE
BY SEARS
WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED
IN THE GREAT ROOM TODAY.
WE'RE GOING TO MEET
LOU SEMINARA,
WHO'S OUR DEVELOPER
AND BUILDER HERE
AND GARY PREVEDINI
FROM BROCKWAY SMITH
AND ANDERSON WINDOWS,
AND YOU'VE BEEN BUILDING
FOR 30 YEARS NOW, LOU?
30 YEARS, BOB.
YOU DON'T LOOK
A DAY OVER...
ANYWAY, YOU REALLY LIKE
TO SPEC THESE WINDOWS.
WHY IS THAT?
I LIKE 'EM BECAUSE OF
THE PRE-FINISHED INTERIOR.
THE PRE-FINISHED
INTERIOR MEANS YOU
SAVE SOME MONEY ON
PAINTERS' TIME, RIGHT?
YOU DO, AND ALSO
THE QUALITY OF THE
FINISH ON THE WINDOW
THAT'S DONE AT
THE FACTORY CANNOT BE
DUPLICATED ON THE JOB.
GARY, WHAT KIND OF
A FINISH IS ON
THE WINDOW?
THE FINISH WE USE
WITH ANDERSON IS
AN ELECTROSTATICALLY
APPLIED FINISH.
MEANING THAT IT IS APPLIED
COMPLETELY AROUND THE SASH.
WHAT THAT DOES FOR US IS
GIVES US A COMPLETE FINISH,
IT ENCAPSULATES
THE WOOD CORE OF THE SASH
SO WE DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT ANY SWELLING,
AND OBVIOUSLY FOR SOMEONE
LIKE LOU SEMINARA
IT PREVENTS A LOT OF
WORK AND TIME ON THE JOB.
IN CALLBACKS AND
PROBLEMS DOWN THE LINE
AFTER YOU'VE SOLD
THE HOUSE,
WHICH, AFTER ALL,
IS A PRODUCT WITH
YOUR NAME ON IT.
WHAT ABOUT OPTIONS,
THOUGH? THIS IS WHITE.
IS IT WHITE, WHITE,
OR WHITE, OR WHAT
DO WE DO?
WHAT WE HAVE THE OPTION,
WE HAVE 4 EXTERIOR
COLORS WITH ANDERSON,
WE HAVE FOREST GREEN,
SANDTONE, TERRATONE,
AND OUR WHITE FINISH.
TYPICALLY THAT'S PRE-FINISHED
WITH THOSE SAME COLORS
ON THE INSIDE,
BUT WE DO HAVE AN OPTION
TO PRE-FINISH THE INSIDE
WITH W
HITE AS WELL.
SO WE DO HAVE SOME OPTIONS.
WE'RE FEATURING
THE FINE LIGHT GRILL
ON THE INSIDE HERE
BETWEEN THE GLASS.
THIS IS BETWEEN
THE THERMAL GLASS PANES.
WHAT'S NICE ABOUT THIS,
IT'S PROFILE GRILL,
WHICH GIVES YOU
A NICE SHADOW LINE.
BUT WE DO HAVE OPTIONS FOR
PEOPLE LOOKING FOR BETTER
SIMULATED DIVIDED LIGHT.
WE HAVE EXTERIOR GRILLS
THAT CAN BE APPLIED
WITH OR WITHOUT A PERMANENT
GRILL ON THE INSIDE
AND WITH OR WITHOUT A SPACER.
SO IT GIVES IT THAT MORE
AUTHENTIC NEW ENGLAND LOOK
THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE
ARE LOOKING FOR THESE DAYS.
IF I WANTED TO CONSIDER
THIS A PRIMER
AND KIND OF CUSTOMIZE
THE INTERIOR
WITH A CUSTOM MADE
COLOR FROM MY OWN
SIGNATURE SERIES,
IS THAT AN APPROACH
THAT WE COULD TAKE?
THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
YOU COULD PAINT OVER
THIS FINISH,
BUT, FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE,
THEY'RE NOT GONNA SPEND
THAT K
IND OF MONEY
ONCE THEY'VE PAID FOR--
WHAT THE OPTION ON THIS
IS VERY ECONOMICAL.
BETWEEN $10 AND $14
A WINDOW FOR AN ADD-ON
THAT'S SOMETHING YOU
DON'T HAVE TO TOUCH.
MOST PAINTERS AREN'T
GOING TO TOUCH THAT.
AND WHITE SASH ON
THE INSIDE KIND OF
IS THE CLASSIC
COLONIAL LOOK.
VERY POPULAR THESE DAYS,
AND ALSO WITH
ANDERSON'S WARRANTIES OF
20 YEARS ON THE GLASS
AND 10 YEARS ON THE PRODUCT,
THERE'S NOT A PAINTER OUT
THERE THAT'LL FINISH THAT.
THANKS, GARY,
THANKS LOU. NOW LET'S
TALK TO THE PAINTER
ABOUT WHERE
YOU GET STARTED.
JOHN FISH IS DOING ALL
THE INTERIOR PAINTING,
AND YOU MUST LOVE ALL
THIS NEW WORK AS OPPOSED
TO OLD WORK, HUH?
JUST BEAUTIFUL. YOU
DON'T HAVE TO PRIME IT,
IT'S EASILY SANDED.
SO WE'RE JUST FILLING IN
NAIL HOLES AT THIS STAGE,
AND JUST USING
A TRADITIONAL, UH...
IS IT OIL-BASED OR
IS IT A LATEX?
YEAH, IT'S OIL-BASED.
SO IT'S A TRADITIONAL
OIL-BASED PRODUCT
THAT REQUIRES
A LOT OF KNEADING,
JUST PUSH IT
INTO THE HOLES.
ONCE YOU PUSH IT
INTO THE HOLES
YOU'VE GOT A SURFACE
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH
READY TO GO.
AND WHAT ABOUT SANDING?
AFTER YOU DO
ALL YOUR PUTTYING
YOU TAKE YOUR LITTLE SANDING
SPONGE, MEDIUM TO FINE,
AND YOU JUST KIND OF
PUSH IT UP AND DOWN ON IT.
GET INTO THE LITTLE JOINTS.
THESE THINGS ARE REALLY
GAINING POPULARITY.
SANDPAPER HAS GOTTEN
A LITTLE
T H E L A S T F E W Y E A R S .
EXPENSIVE, AND THERE'S
A LOT OF FOLDING
AND TRYING TO GET
INTO THESE JOINTS.
WITH THIS THING YOU CAN
JUST PUSH IT RIGHT ON.
WHAT ABOUT TACK CLOTHS?
I NOTICE YOU'VE GOT--
THESE RAGS, YOU KEEP AROUND,
KEEP YOUR HANDS CLEAN
WHEN YOU'RE DOING THE CAULKING,
FILLING IN JOINTS LIKE THAT.
BUT YOU STILL NEED
TO WIPE DOWN ALL
THESE SURFACES.
THESE NEED TO BE WIPED
DOWN AND DUSTED DOWN
AND CLEANED UP BEFORE
YOU START PAINTING.
AND THEN THE WALLS
THEMSELVES, THAT'S
THE FUN PART, RIGHT?
WITH THE POLE SANDERS?
YOU GOT IT.
IT'S THE ONLY WAY
TO DO IT.
EASIEST WAY, JUST PICK
A CLEAN SPOT ON THE WALL
AND GO TO TOWN.
COMING UP NEXT, WE'LL MEET
OUR INTERIOR DESIGNER
AND TALK ABOUT THE COLOR
PALETTE FOR THE GREAT ROOM.
MOST PROFESSIONAL PAINTERS
WILL ALWAYS USE A PAINT PAIL.
IT'S A LOT EASIER TO BE
ABLE TO LOAD YOUR BRUSH UP
ON THE SIDES OF
A PAINT PAIL
THAN IT IS FROM
THE ACTUAL CAN OF PAINT.
AND RIGHT NOW, JOHN,
IT'S JUST THE BUSINESS OF
CUTTING IN ALL
THE EDGES IN THE ROOM.
YEP. MAKES IT
A LOT EASIER.
GET THIS DONE FIRST
THEN YOU CAN GET
TO YOUR ROLLER.
WHAT SIZE BRUSH
ARE YOU USING?
I'M USING A 2 1/2
INCH BRUSH HERE
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT
A LOT OF TRIM IN HERE
THAT WE GOT TO CUT
AROUND AND TRY TO
KEEP CLEAN.
SINCE IT'S GONNA BE
AN OFF-WHITE COLOR
YOU DON'T WANT TO
GET TOO MUCH OF
THE GREEN ON IT.
SO THIS CHAIR RAIL AND ALL
THE MOLDING IN THE ROOM
ARE GONNA BE PAINTED
IN AN OFF-WHITE,
AND YOU WANT TO AVOID
A LOT OF SPILLOVER.
A LOT OF MESS.
AND THIS IS, I THINK,
A TERRIFIC COLOR,
BUT JUST TO GET
A LITTLE BIT OF
SUBSTANTIATION
LET'S MEET LESLIE CURTIS,
WHO'S OUR INTERIOR DESIGNER.
HI, LESLIE,
HOW ARE YOU.
HI, BOB. IT'S GOOD
TO SEE YOU TODAY.
AND YOU'VE COME
PREPARED WITH BOARDS
AND A LITTLE BIT OF A STORY
ABOUT HOW YOU CHOSE
ALL THE COLORS, RIGHT?
NOW, I'M VERY PROUD
OF THE PAINT COLLECTION.
THIS IS THE BOB VILA
SIGNATURE COLLECTION
FOR INTERIOR WALL
AND TRIM PAINT.
AND SO YOU'VE GOT
A WHOLE HOUSE HERE
THAT YOU'VE BEEN
CHOOSING COLORS FROM.
WHAT'S THIS GREEN CALLED?
THIS IS CALLED
SEEDLING TINT,
IT'S A WONDERFUL,
WONDERFUL NATURE-
BASED COLOR.
IT'S THIS ONE
RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS THIS ONE
RIGHT HERE.
MOST OF YOUR COLORS
ARE NATURE-BASED
AND THEY DON'T
DISAPPOINT ON THE WALL.
WHICH IS A DREAM.
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART,
DON'T DISAPPOINT ON THE WALL,
'CAUSE WHEN YOU'RE
CHOOSING A COLOR FROM
JUST A TINY LITTLE 2-INCH
SAMPLE IN A BOARD LIKE THIS,
YOU DON'T ALWAYS KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT IT'S
GONNA LOOK LIKE
WHEN IT GETS UP IN THE ROOM.
YOU DON'T, AND OFTENTIMES
YOU CAN BE DISAPPOINTED,
BUT, AS YOU CAN SEE
HERE, WE'RE NOT.
AND YOU'VE GOT
A LOT OF VARIABLES, TOO,
I N T E R M S O F T H I NG S L I K E
THE AMOUNT OF NATURAL LIGHT
THAT COMES INTO THE SPACE.
ABSOLUTELY. I TRY
TO GROUND US WITH
NATURAL COLORS.
AND I'M THINKING IN
TERMS, IN THIS ROOM,
WITH OUR BEAUTIFUL
HARDWOOD FLOOR,
WE WILL USE A RUG OF
A DEEPER SHADE OF GREEN
AND BECAUSE WE HAVE
MANY PIECES FROM
THE LYMAN ESTATE
WITH MANY OF
THE HISTORICAL FABRICS,
DIFFERENT PRINTS
AND CHINTZES,
THAT WE'LL BE
PUTTING IN THIS ROOM,
WE NEED TO HAVE
THESE COLORS.
WHAT WORKS WITH
A COLOR LIKE THIS?
WHAT ARE THESE SAMPLES?
THESE SAMPLES ARE
HISTORICAL PATTERNS
FROM THE SPNEA.
AND, AS YOU CAN SEE,
WE CAN PICK UP THE
GREEN IF WE CHOOSE.
SO THE SPNEA IS THE SOCIETY
FOR THE PRESERVATION OF
NEW ENGLAND ANTIQUITIES,
WE'RE GOING TO BE
VISITING THERE A LITTLE
LATER IN THE SHOW.
BUT YOU'VE PICKED A LOT OF
THESE REISSUED FABRICS.
ABSOLUTELY.
BRUNSCHWIG AND FILS DOES
THE SPNEA'S FABRIC LINE,
AS WELL AS THEIR
WALLPAPER. RED, TOO.
COULD YOU USE A RED--
YEAH, I SEE.
YES YOU CAN.
YOU CAN WORK THAT IN.
AND YOU ALSO HAVE
THE GREEN,
WHICH COMPLEMENTS THIS
ALSO BEAUTIFULLY.
AND THEN FOR THE TRIM
ON ALL THESE WINDOWS
YOU CHOSE--WHICH ONE
OF THESE WHITES?
WE CHOSE...
THIS ONE?
NO, THAT IS--PARDON ME,
I HAVE TO PUT ON
MY GLASSES,
THE GREAT WHITE TRIM,
WHICH IS A VERY,
VERY BEAUTIFUL IVORY.
AND I THINK, BECAUSE
THIS IS A GREAT ROOM,
IT HAS AN ELEGANT
LOOK AS WELL AS
AN INFORMAL LOOK.
AND PEOPLE WILL BE
ENTERTAINING IN HERE.
I'M HAPPY. I THINK
IT LOOKS GREAT.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL COLOR.
ESPECIALLY SURROUNDED
BY NATURE AS WE ARE
AND ALL OF THESE
TERRIFIC WINDOWS
WE'RE SEEING NOTHING
BUT TREETOPS.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT
WHAT YOU'RE GONNA CHOOSE
FOR THE LITTLE DEN.
NOW THIS DEN IS NOT
AS LARGE AS THE GREAT
ROOM, OBVIOUSLY,
AND IT ONLY HAS
TWO WINDOWS,
SO WHAT WE'RE GOING FROM--
WE'RE GOING FROM
SEEDLING TINT TO
MARSH HAY.
THIS IS CALLED
MARSH HAY.
YES, A BEAUTIFUL COLOR.
AGAIN, IT'S KIND OF
A NEUTRAL COLOR FROM NATURE.
IT IS, AND IT'S A COLOR
THAT CAN GO FROM
SUBTLE TO DRAMATIC.
WE HAVE USED
THIS IN HERE
AND WE USE IT AGAIN
IN THE FOYER AND
UP THE STAIRWAY.
OK, IT HASN'T BEEN
PUT ON THE WALLS
HERE YET,
BUT AT THE TOP,
IT CERTAINLY DOES
LOOK DIFFERENT.
IN A DARKER SPACE
IT TAKES ON A
DIFFERENT QUALITY.
Leslie: IT'S MUCH MORE DRAMATIC
AND IT'S A WONDERFUL BACKDROP.
IT'LL BE FABULOUS WITH
SOME ANTIQUE WOODEN
FURNITURE AROUND.
ABSOLUTELY.
NEXT WE'LL GO SHOPPING FOR
COLONIAL REPRODUCTION FURNITURE
AT THE LYMAN ESTATE
IN WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.
NEXT TIME ON...
WE'LL BE WORKING INDOORS
ON THE INTERIOR PAINT
AT OUR CENTER ENTRY
COLONIAL PROJECT.
WE'LL BE CHOOSING COLORS
FROM THE BOB VILA
SIGNATURE COLLECTION
WITH INTERIOR DESIGNER
LESLIE CURTIS.
SHE'LL SHOW US HER PLANS
FOR THE ROOMS
AND TAKE US ON A TOUR
OF THE LYMAN ESTATE
IN WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS,
WHERE ANTIQUE REPRODUCTION
FURNITURE IS ON DISPLAY.
WE'LL BE MAKING CHOICES FOR
OUR HOUSE FROM THE HISTORIC
NEW ENGLAND COLLECTION.
DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON....
NEXT TIME ON...
IT'S PAINT PREPARATION,
SELECTING INTERIOR COLORS,
AND FURNITURE SHOPPING.
DON'T MISS IT.
LESLIE CURTIS AND I WENT TO
WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS,
TO TOUR THE LYMAN ESTATE.
BUILT BY A WEALTHY
19th CENTURY MERCHANT,
IT'S HAD SEVERAL RENOVATIONS
OVER THE YEARS
AND IS NOW A POPULAR PLACE
FOR WEDDINGS AND EVENTS.
WHAT'S WONDERFUL
ABOUT THIS HOUSE,
I THINK,
IS ALL THIS COLONIAL
REVIVAL DETAILING
THAT'S THROUGHOUT,
LIKE IN THE HALL HERE.
IT'S MAGNIFICENT DETAIL,
BUT WE ARE ACTUALLY HERE
TO MEET CAROL BRUCE,
FROM THE SOCIETY FOR
THE PRESERVATION OF
NEW ENGLAND ANTIQUITIES.
HI, BOB,
HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GREAT.
SHE'S GOING TO TELL
US ABOUT THE FURNITURE.
THE SOCIETY'S
INVOLVED IN LICENSING
SOME OF THE ANTIQUES
THEY OWN, RIGHT?
YES, WE HAVE
A LICENSING PROGRAM.
IT'S THE HISTORIC
NEW ENGLAND COLLECTION.
AND WE HAVE ABOUT 25
MANUFACTURERS DOING
A VARIETY OF THINGS.
WE'RE HERE TODAY TO
TALK ABOUT SOME
OF THE FURNITURE.
GREAT. NOW IS THIS
A PIECE YOU PLAN ON
USING IN OUR PROJECT?
THIS IS A PIECE WE'RE GOING
TO USE ON OUR PROJECT.
I THINK IT'S USEABLE FOR OUR
PURPOSES BECAUSE OF ITS SIZE
AND THE DECORATIVE PAINTING,
WHICH INCORPORATES
SOME OF THE COLORS,
AS DOES THE DEMI LUNE
DOWN HERE, THAT WE'RE
USING IN OUR DECOR.
WHAT PERIOD IS THIS?
THIS IS EARLY
19th CENTURY...
IT WEIGHS NOTHING.
ISN'T THAT GREAT?
IT'S VERY VERSATILE,
AND CAN FIND ITS WAY IN
ANY ROOM IN THE HOUSE.
IT'S SOLID BEECH WOOD,
AND IT'S HAND PAINTED
WITH ADAMESQUE DESIGNS.
SO IT LOOKS SORT
OF NEO CLASSICAL.
AND YOU SAID
DEMI LUNE TABLE?
THAT'S FRENCH
FOR HALF MOON,
WHICH I GUESS REFERS
TO THE SHAPE OF IT,
IN THAT IT'S LIKE
A HALF ROUND HERE.
NOW WHY DID YOU
CHOOSE THIS TABLE
FOR OUR PROJECT?
WE CHOSE THIS TABLE
FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS,
ONE OF WHICH IS THAT
THE SIZE IS SO USEABLE
IN THE FOYER WHICH
WE HAVE TO FURNISH,
AND THE COLORS. WE'RE
USING GREENS, SOFT GREENS,
BEIGES, SOME EARTH COLORS,
BECAUSE OF THE WOODS,
AS YOU KNOW, WE CAN SEE
THROUGH MOST OF THE WINDOWS.
NOW THE ORIGINAL
ANTIQUE WOULD HAVE
BEEN BLACK LACQUER
WITH WHAT THEY CALL
CHINESE, OR CHINOISERIE,
AND WHERE DOES
THE ORIGINAL EXIST?
THE ORIGINAL IS ACTUALLY
ON VIEW IN SPNEA'S
HAMILTON HOUSE,
UP IN SOUTH BERWICK, MAINE.
IT HAPPENS TO BE AGAINST
THE WALL IN A PARLOR,
VERY SIMILAR TO THE
SETTING YOU SEE HERE.
AND THESE ARE FORMS THAT
VERY OFTEN WERE MADE BY
CRAFTSMEN IN AREAS
WHERE THEY WERE LEFT
ALONE IN THE WOOD,
WHETHER IT WAS
PINE OR CHERRY OR
THE NATIVE WOODS.
YES, THIS FANCY PAINTING
CAME INTO POPULARITY
AROUND THE TURN OF THE CENTURY,
AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE
JUST GILT THEM,
AND QUITE OFTEN
INCORPORATED THE CHINOISERIE.
WHICH LESLIE'S USING TO
PERFECTION IN YOUR HOUSE.
IT'S A PRETTY LITTLE
PIECE. LET'S TALK
ABOUT COMFORTABLE SEATING.
FINDING COMFORTABLE FURNITURE
FOR OUR HOUSE, CAROL,
HAS BEEN A LITTLE
BIT OF A PROBLEM.
WITH THE SPNEA COLLECTION
OF ACCURATE HISTORICAL
REPRODU
CTIONS,
WE HAVE FOUND
A PERFECT WING CHAIR.
THE SERPENTINE LINES
ARE VERY GRACEFUL.
AND THEY LOOK WONDERFUL
IN THE GREAT ROOM.
I HONESTLY DON'T THINK
IT LOOKS THAT COMFORTABLE
BUT...
TRY AND SEE.
GIVE IT A TRY.
OH, YEAH, YEAH.
IT'S VERY GOOD
FOR YOUR POSTURE.
DEFINITELY.
ABSOLUTELY.
A LITTLE BIT SHORT HERE,
BUT THIS IS AN ACCURATE
REPRODUCTION OF
AN HISTORIC CHAIR.
IT IS. THE ORIGINAL
WAS MADE IN PORTSMOUTH,
AND FOLLOWS THE DESIGNS
OF GEORGE HEPPLEWHITE,
THE FAMOUS ENGLISH DESIGNER.
OK, SO YOU'VE GOT
BEAUTIFULLY TURNED
WOODEN LEGS
AND...IS IT LEATHER?
YEAH, YOU'VE GOT LEATHER
ON THE SIDES
AND ON THE BACK.
THIS IS A CONTEMPORARY
EDITION.
IN OTHER WORDS,
THIS IS TO APPEAL TO
OUR CLIENTELE TODAY.
OK, AND WHERE DO YOU THINK
YOU'LL USE THIS AT OUR HOUSE?
I THINK WE'LL USE
THESE IN THE GREAT ROOM.
WE HAVE A PAIR OF THEM.
A PAIR OF THOSE, YEAH.
WHAT ABOUT THIS SHIP'S
MODEL?
THAT'S ONE OF SPNEA'S
REAL TREASURES.
THIS IS A MODEL OF
THEODORE LYMAN'S SHIP,
THE ALERT.
HE WAS ACTUALLY
A SEA MERCHANT AND MADE
HIS FORTUNE IN TH A T W A Y .
SHIP OWNER.
SHIP OWNER, RIGHT.
WE'RE PARTICULARLY PROUD
OF THE FACT THAT
THE BRASS CASTINGS
ON?THE ALERT,
THE ORIGINAL, WERE MADE
IN PAUL REVERE'S SHOP.
EXCELLENT. NOW WE HAVE
A TUFTED LEATHER CHAIR
OVER HERE.
YES, WE DO.
THIS IS PART OF
THE COLLECTION, ALSO?
THIS IS PART OF
THE COLLECTION.
IT'S CALLED
THE CODMAN CHAIR.
IT COMES WITH
AN OTTOMAN. IT'S
EXTRAORDINARILY
COMFORT
ABLE.
THE DESIGN COMES FROM
THE 19th CENTURY,
FROM THE FRENCH WHO WERE
EMPHASIZING COMFORT,
AND AMERICANS IN
THE 19th CENTURY
STARTED TO BE INTERESTED
IN ELEGANCE AND COMFORT.
THIS IS VERY NICE.
YOU LIKE IT,
DON'T YOU?
IT'S A GREAT CHAIR.
IT'S DEEP, IT'S LOW,
IT'S PLUSH.
I THINK WE'LL PUT
THIS IN YOUR STUDY.
WELL, IT'S NOT MY STUDY,
BUT IT'S THE STUDY.
OUR STUDY.
AND IS THIS AVAILABLE
IN DIFFERENT SHADES
O F T H E L E A T H E R?
IT IS.
COMES IN SEVERAL
COLORS, I BELIEVE.
YOU CAN GET FABRIC.
YOU CAN HAVE IT IN
FABRIC OR IN LEATHER.
WILL YOU CHOOSE
THIS COLOR?
I THINK WE WILL GO
WITH THIS COLOR.
WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF
THIS COLOR IN THE KITCHEN
IN SOME ACCENT PIECES,
AS WELL AS IN OUR STENCILING
THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING,
SO WE MAY, IN FACT,
STICK WITH THIS COLOR.
SO, AGAIN, WHEN
YOU'RE WORKING ON
AN INTERIOR DESIGN
YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP
ALL THESE DIFFERENT
ASPECTS IN MIND.
KIND OF RUNNING THE
THREAD THROUGH IT ALL.
ONE OF THE THINGS
I LIKE ABOUT OUR HOUSE
IS THAT WE HAVE SO MUCH OF
THE OUTDOORS COMING IN,
AND WE HAVE LOVELY COLORS
FROM THE FOREST
AND THE TREES
THAT ARE OUTSIDE,
AND, AS YOU KNOW, THIS COLOR
WILL BE OUT THERE THIS FALL,
AND WE HAVE LOTS OF GREENS,
LOTS OF EARTH COLORS, YES.
EXCELLENT. HOW ABOUT
SOME BEDROOM FURNITURE.
A N Y T H I N G T O S H O W U S ?
YES, WE DO.
FOLLOW US.
A FOUR POSTER.
A FOUR POSTER, YES.
NOW A FOUR POSTER,
IS THAT AN AMERICAN
COLONIAL KIND OF THING?
WHERE DOES THIS ORIGINATE?
THIS ORIGINATED
IN AMERICA.
IT WAS MADE ABOUT
THE 1800s.
AND IT'S A FEDERAL
HIGH POST BED
THE ORIGINAL OF
WHICH IS ON VIEW
IN SPNEA'S HARRISON
GRAY OTIS HOUSE
RIGHT IN BOSTON.
OH, THAT'S A VERY
FAMOUS HOUSE.
YES, SOLID MAHOGANY.
SO THIS IS HAND-CARVED,
ISN'T IT?
YES IT IS.
IT REALLY EXHIBITS
ALL OF THE TALENTS--
VERY AUTHENTIC. YEAH,
WHEN THIS COMES OFF,
'CAUSE THAT MEANS THEY
WOULD HAVE PUT STRETCHERS
ACROSS
THE TOP HERE.
AND THEY COULD HANG...
WHAT DO YOU CALL THEM,
HANGINGS, RIGHT?
BED HANGINGS,
ABSOLUTELY,
AND THIS BED IS PERFECT
FOR OUR HOUSE,
BECAUSE WE HAVE A VERY
SPACIOUS, HIGH-CEILINGED
MASTER BEDROOM.
I'M IMPRESSED WITH THE
QUALITY OF THIS CARVING.
THIS IS NOT MACHINE-CARVED,
THIS IS HAND-CARVED.
HAND-CARVED. THAT'S ONE
OF THE REASONS SPNEA
LICENSED WITH SOUTHWOOD
FURNITURE TO DO OUR
REPRODUCTION LINE,
BECAUSE WE WERE
SO THRILLED WITH
THEIR QUALITY.
FROM THE REEDING
TO THE FLUTING TO
THE TURNED RINGS,
YEAH, EVEN THE LITTLE
BRASS--THIS IS TO
HIDE THE BOLTS,
WHERE EVERYTHING
GOES TOGETHER.
AND THE STRING INLAY,
IT'S REALLY JUST
A WORK OF ART.
NICE WORK. AND IT'S AVAILABLE
IN A MODERN DAY SIZE.
IT IS. ONE OF
THE THINGS WE DID,
SOUTHWOOD AND SPNEA
WORKED TOGETHER
TO ADAPT THE ORIGINAL,
WHICH WAS A DOUBLE SIZE,
INTO A QUEEN SIZE FOR
TODAY'S LIFESTYLE.
ALSO, IN DOING
THAT ADAPTATION,
WE DESIGNED A FEDERAL
STYLE CRESTED HEADBOARD
AND DID THE CARVING
ON THE REAR POSTS,
AND, AS WE'RE
ALL FAMILIAR WITH
FOUR POST BEDS,
IN THE PERIOD THE HEADBOARD
WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY PLAIN
AND THE BACK POST
NOT CARVED, BECAUSE
OF THE BED HANGINGS.
BECAUSE THE BED HANGINGS
WOULD BE IN FRONT OF THEM
SO YOU WOULDN'T SEE IT.
NOW LESLIE, WHEN YOU MAKE
A CHOICE LIKE THIS IN
DOING AN INTERIOR DESIGN,
ISN'T IT IMPORTANT TO HAVE
THE RIGHT SIZE ROOM?
ABSOLUTELY, AND WE DO.
WE HAVE A LOVELY, LOVELY
SPACIOUS ROOM
WITH HIGH CEILINGS,
AND WE CAN ACCOMMODATE
A VERY TALL BED
AS WELL AS A BED OF
SUBSTANCE LIKE THIS.
WE HAVE CERTAINLY
A LOT OF SPACE.
CAROL, IS THIS ALSO
A REPRODUCTION
OR IS IT A GENUINE
ANTIQUE?
THIS IS ORIGINAL
TO THE HOUSE.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL
HIGH CHEST.
IT'S A CHEST ON CHEST.
THE TOP CHEST SITS ON
THE BOTTOM CHEST.
EXACTLY. IT'S FROM
PHILADELPHIA.
THE FLAME FINIALS ARE
VERY CHARACTERISTIC OF
THE PHILADELPHIA STYLE
AND IT WAS MADE
ABOUT 1770.
CARVED SHELL
ON THE DRAWER FRONT.
LOOK AT THAT.
ISN'T THAT NICE?
SO THIS IS AN AUTHENTIC
18th CENTURY PIECE.
MIXED IN IN THE SAME
ROOM WITH REPRODUCTIONS.
WHAT ABOUT THE DRESSER
OVER IN THE CORNER?
THIS BOW FRONT DRESSER
WE ARE GOING TO USE
IN OUR BEDROOM.
WE HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM
FOR THIS AND PERHAPS
A SMALLER VERSION.
IT'S SOLID MAHOGANY
WITH MAHOGANY VENEERS.
THIS IS A BRAND NEW
PIECE OF FURNITURE,
BUT WHAT'S
THE ORIGIN OF THIS?
Carol: THE ORIGINAL IS IN
PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
WHERE THEY MADE
TRULY GORGEOUS
FURNITURE
IN THE LAST QUARTER
OF THE 18th CENTURY.
YES, ALL THE WEALTHY
SEA CAPTAINS BROUGHT IN
VERY ELABORATE FURNISHINGS.
THE ELABORATE VENEERS
AND THE DETAIL SHOWED
THE OWNERS' POSITION
IN SOCIAL CIRCLES.
AND THERE'S OTHER
DETAILING THAT WE SEE
HERE AT
THE LYMAN ESTATE.
SUCH AS THE GLASS
THAT YOU'VE DISPLAYED.
WHICH IS ALSO
NOT OLD, IT'S
REPRODUCTION, RIGHT?
REPRODUCTION
COLORED GLASS,
ALL HAND-BLOWN.
IT'S MADE IN THE SAME
METHODS THAT WERE
U S E D A T T H E T I M E.
AT PIERPOINT,
RIGHT ON CAPE COD.
IN MASSACHUSETTS.
YES, IN SAGAMORE.
WONDERFUL STUFF.
IT'S NICE TO KNOW IT'S
ALL IN THE CATALOGUE.
WHAT A GREAT CATALOGUE.
THANKS FOR THE TOUR.
WELL, THANK YOU.
NICE JOB, LESLIE.
THANKS.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE
INTERIOR DESIGNER'S PLANS
FOR THE MASTER BEDROOM
SUITE. STICK AROUND.
NOW THERE'S A SUBTLE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THE MARSH HAY THAT
WE'RE LEAVING IN THE HALL
AND THE COLOR YOU'VE CHOSEN,
THE AUTUMN WHEAT.
AND WHAT ARE YOUR GUIDELINES
WHEN YOU'RE IN A ROOM--
THIS IS A BIG ROOM.
YES, IT IS. SCALE
IS A GUIDELINE
AS WELL AS
ARCHITECTURAL DETAIL.
WE HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL
CHAIR RAIL CONTINUING
ON THROUGH THE HOUSE
AND THE FLOOR,
WHICH IS--
OLD GROWTH OAK--
EXACTLY,
IT'S OLD GROWTH OAK,
HASN'T BEEN FINISHED
YET, BUT IT'LL TAKE
ON A REAL HONEY TONE.
AND YOU'VE GOT
SOME FABRICS HERE
THAT YOU'RE POSSIBLY
GOING TO BE USING ON
THE FURNISHINGS.
YES, POSSIBLY. THIS IS
NOT A?TOILE DE JOIE.
THIS IS A CHINESE TOILE,
CATHAY TOILE.
AND IT COMES IN
AN ARRAY OF COLORS--
BUT IT'S AN INTERESTING
BLUE TO USE AGAINST
THIS COLOR.
AGAINST THE AUTUMN
WHEAT, ABSOLUTELY.
AND LET ME TELL YOU,
THAT BED WE WERE
LOOKING AT,
THAT FEDERAL FOUR POSTER--
IT'LL BE WONDERFUL HERE.
WOULD MAKE A STATEMENT
WITH COLORS LIKE THIS.
AND THE HEIGHT, WITH THE
BEAUTIFUL HIGH CEILINGS.
YEAH, AND THEN
THE MASTER BATHROOM,
WHICH IS NOT QUITE COMPLETED
BUT I KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT
OUR GRANITE TOPS IN PLACE
WE DO, AND WE HAVE
A LOT OF DETAIL HERE.
BEAUTIFUL WELLBORN CABINETS,
AND LESLIE CURTIS
WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN
IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
WE'RE RUNNING SHORT
ON TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT TIME WHEN
WE'LL FOCUS ON CARPENTRY.
BOB RYLEY AND I WILL BUILD
A PLANTER FOR THE SUNROOM,
AND WE'LL VISIT THE ANTIQUE
WOODWORKING SHOP AT WINTERTHUR.
UNTIL THEN, I'M BOB VILA,
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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