1413 - Brooklyn DUMBO Project Wrap Up
December 1-7, 2003 | May 31-June 6, 2004
HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME "HOME AGAIN"
TO OUR FINAL EPISODE
HERE IN DUMBO IN BROOKLYN
DOWN UNDER THE MANHATTAN
BRIDGE OVERPASS
AND NEXT TO THE BEAUTIFUL
BROOKLYN BRIDGE.
TODAY WE'RE GONNA TAKE A CLOSE
LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE.
WE'VE GOT 3 APARTMENTS
THAT ARE JUST ABOUT COMPLETED,
SO WE'LL SHOW YOU
ALL THE DETAILS,
WE'VE GOT A FACADE
THAT'S NEARLY RESTORED,
AND ON THE FOURTH FLOOR,
WE'VE GOT A COMPLETE
INSTALLATION
OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU "HOME AGAIN."
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
SEARS.
I SAID THE FACADE
IS ALMOST RESTORED
BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE
A WEE BIT OF WORK TO DO,
BUT IF YOU WERE WITH US
WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROJECT,
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE--
A BUILDING
THAT HAD BEEN NEGLECTED
FOR PROBABLY 1/2 A CENTURY.
GRAFFITI, BUT ALSO THE IMPACT OF
THE WEATHER, HAD TAKEN ITS TOLL.
AND NOW, WE'VE HAD
SOME DELAYS TO THIS WORK
BECAUSE OF LANDMARKS
BOARD REQUIREMENTS,
BUT IT'S ALMOST FINISHED,
AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY,
YOU'LL SEE THAT THE REPOINTING
HAS ALL BEEN COMPLETED.
YOU'LL SEE THAT
THE WINDOWS ARE ALL NEW,
AND THEY'VE BEEN PAINTED
IN HISTORIC COLOR.
THE LINTELS
HAVE ALL BEEN REPAIRED.
AND WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW
IS KIND OF THE RESTORATION
OF THE COMMERCIAL
SHOP FRONT DOWNSTAIRS.
LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.
LET'S TALK FOR A MINUTE
WITH DAVE ANDERSON WHO'S GOT--
PASVALCO IS THE NAME
OF THE COMPANY, RIGHT?
PASVALCO IN CLOSTER,
NEW JERSEY.
AND YOU'VE BROUGHT US
ALL OF THE BLUESTONE,
WHICH WE
REALLY APPRECIATE,
'CAUSE YOU HAD
TO GET IT CUT IN TIME
FOR OUR
FINAL VISIT HERE.
YES, SIR.
NOW, IS THE BLUESTONE
MADE OF NEW YORK STONE,
OR WHERE'S IT FROM?
IT COMES FROM RIGHT
ALONG THE BORDERLINE
OF NEW YORK STATE
AND PENNSYLVANIA.
OUR SUPPLIER ON THIS
IS GLENWOOD STONE IN
NICHOLSON, PENNSYLVANIA.
THEY ACTUALLY QUARRY IT
IN NEW YORK STATE
AND BRING IT DOWN,
AND THEY SEMI-FABRICATE
IT AT THEIR PLANT.
AND THEN WE BROUGHT IT DOWN,
ACTUALLY, YESTERDAY,
AND WE FINISHED IT UP
LAST NIGHT
AND BROUGHT IT
OVER HERE THIS MORNING.
NOW, WHEN YOU SAY
"FINISHED IT UP,"
WHAT HAS
TO BE DONE TO IT
BESIDES CUTTING IT TO
THE RIGHT DIMENSION?
WELL, WE CUT IT
TO RIGHT DIMENSION,
WE HAVE TO THERMAL
FINISH THE EDGES,
ON THE TOP STEP
WE GOT A COUPLE OF NOTCHES
THAT HAVE TO BE MADE
IN THERE.
DAVE, WHEN YOU SAY
"THERMAL FINISH,"
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
IS IT FLAMED?
FLAME FINISHED.
THEY TAKE A TORCH,
A PROPANE TORCH
WITH PROPANE AND OXYGEN,
AND THEN YOU WET THE PIECE,
AND THE WATER
SOAKS INTO THE STONE,
AND THEN YOU HIT IT
WITH THE TORCH,
AND WHAT HAPPENS,
THE WATER EXPANDS
AND ACTUALLY POPS
THE SURFACE,
SO YOU GET WHAT LOOKS LIKE
A NATURAL SURFACE.
THIS IS--ALSO
MAKES IT NONSLIP,
AND IT ALSO IS USED AS
A QUALITY CONTROL ELEMENT
THAT WE CAN TEST THE QUALITY
OF THE STONE UNDER FIRE.
AND YET, IN TERMS OF
THE ACTUAL INSTALLATION,
THEY'RE USING LEVERAGE
AND THEY'RE USING
THE SAME SYSTEMS
THAT WERE PROBABLY
USED BACK IN 1830.
YES, IN THIS CASE,
WITH THE TIGHT QUARTERS,
THAT'S WHAT HAS TO BE DONE.
EXACTLY.
THE ORIGINAL STEPS
WERE BIG
BLUESTONE CHUNKS,
AND THERE WERE
2 OR 3 SURVIVORS,
BUT WE COULDN'T
REUSE THEM BECAUSE
OF DIMENSIONS.
THEY DON'T QUITE MEET
THE CODE REQUIREMENTS
IN TERMS OF RISER SIZE.
YOU HAD
TO CHANGE THE STEPS,
AND SO TRYING
TO ADD ONE NEW STEP
WITH SEVERAL OLD STEPS IS--
IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.
SO THESE WILL MELLOW
AS THEY WEATHER
OVER, SAY, 6 MONTHS TIME,
AND THEY'LL LOOK LIKE
THEY'VE BEEN HERE
FOR 50 YEARS.
YEAH. THANKS, DAVE.
LET'S WATCH
AS THEY PROGRESS.
CHRIS VILA HAS
BEEN HELPING ME OUT
ON THIS PROJECT,
AND CHRIS,
WHAT WAS THE MAIN
SOURCE OF THE DELAY
HERE ON THE FACADE,
'CAUSE WE LOST
ABOUT A MONTH.
Chris: BASICALLY,
WE HAD TO INSTALL
A LOT OF--OR ORDER--
A LOT OF NEW BRICK,
AND THE SIZE THAT
WE NEEDED WAS 8 1/4,
WHICH IS
VERY HARD TO FIND,
SO IT ACTUALLY
CAME FROM NEBRASKA,
SPECIAL ORDERED.
WE PUT EVERYTHING
IN HERE,
AND, YOU KNOW,
WE'VE HAD TO
GO THROUGH
LANDMARKS AGAIN
MAKING SURE THAT
EVERYTHING FITS OUT.
WELL, I KNOW THAT
WE HAD TO GO THROUGH
THE PROCESS OF
DISTRESSING THE BRICK.
WELL, RIGHT, EXACTLY.
THEY DIDN'T WANT US TO
JUST PUT IN NEW BRICK,
SO WE HAD TO ACTUALLY
GRIND DOWN THE BRICK
AND THEN WE
BASICALLY STAINED IT
TO MAKE IT LOOK OLD.
AFTER THAT,
THEY HAD US PUT IN
THIS BROWN
BAND OF CAST STONE,
WHICH IS MADE TO LOOK
LIKE OLD BROWNSTONE.
AND THAT WAS DONE
RIGHT HERE IN BROOKLYN?
RIGHT HERE
AT ESSEX WORKS,
HERE IN BROOKLYN.
OH, THIS MUST BE
OUR BREAK TIME.
JACQUES TORRES IS
OUR FAVORITE NEIGHBOR.
JACQUES IS THE CHOCOLATIER
PAR EXCELLENCE
ACROSS THE STREET.
YOU'VE BEEN HERE IN
DUMBO NOW FOR TWO YEARS?
FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS.
YES,
BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU,
WHAT YOU GUYS DID,
IT IS AMAZING.
THAT HOUSE
LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.
UNBELIEVABLE.
I WANT TO COME BACK
IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS
WHEN THE BAKERY STARTS.
OK, THAT'S A DEAL.
THANKS A LOT, JACQUES.
AS WE SAY,
"CHING CHING."
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANKS A LOT.
AND THE TOP STEP...FITS!
NOT BAD. NOW, WHAT ABOUT
THE SHOP FRONT HERE?
RIGHT.
THIS STOREFRONT'S
BEEN MANUFACTURED
HERE IN DUMBO
BY CHRIS PERRY
WOODWORKING.
ITS MAHOGANY, AND ONCE
WE GOT THEM ALL IN PLACE,
WE'RE GONNA FINISH
IT OUT IN A NICE GREEN;
SAME AS THE WINDOWS.
SO THESE'LL BE
THE ENTRANCE
TO THE SHOP?
THIS WILL BE
THE ENTRANCE
TO THE SHOP.
AND THE OTHER SIDE?
WE'LL HAVE
THE ENTRANCE
TO THE RESIDENTIAL
UNITS.
RIGHT. CHRIS,
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
WELL, ALTHOUGH WE'VE BEEN IN
CONSTRUCTION FOR 5 1/2 MONTHS,
NOTHING MUCH HAS HAPPENED
IN THE BASEMENT
AND THE GROUND FLOOR
'CAUSE THE OWNERS WERE
STILL WAITING FOR A TENANT,
AND THEY'RE NEGOTIATING
TO PUT IN A BAKERY IN HERE,
BUT YOU CAN SEE
IF YOU LOOK UP THERE,
THE OLD CHARRED JOISTS
HAVE BEEN JOINED BY NEW ONES,
AND A NEW PLYWOOD
SUB FLOOR UP ABOVE,
BUT THIS WAS THE CONDITION
OF THE ENTIRE BUILDING
WHEN WE STARTED.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK UP ABOVE.
THE POST AND BEAM IN
THIS SECOND FLOOR APARTMENT
HAS BEEN SANDBLASTED,
AND THIS IS ALL THAT REMAINS
OF THE VESTIGES OF
THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE,
BUT WE'VE GOT AN OPEN-PLAN
APARTMENT HERE,
A VERY CONTEMPORARY
STYLED KITCHEN,
STONE COUNTERTOPS
AND MODERN APPLIANCES,
AND THEN WE'VE GOT
TWO BEDROOMS IN THIS UNIT,
AND A WONDERFUL BATHROOM
WITH TOTO'S BALDWIN FIXTURES.
SO THIS WILL BE READY
IN JUST A MATTER OF DAYS.
SO LET'S GO UP
TO THE NEXT FLOOR.
NOW, THE THIRD FLOOR APARTMENT
HAS AN INTERESTING COMBINATION:
STAINLESS STEEL AND MAHOGANY,
AND WE USED THE MAHOGANY ON ALL
OF THE DOOR FINISHES AS WELL.
SINCE IT'S AN OPEN-PLAN KITCHEN,
IT REALLY MAKES SENSE TO PAY
ATTENTION TO DETAILS LIKE THAT.
AND, OF COURSE, WE'VE GOT
THE POST AND BEAM SANDBLASTED
LIKE EVERYWHERE ELSE,
BUT ONE ADDITIONAL FEATURE HERE
IS A SOLSERENE SOUND
ABSORBING CEILING FROM OC,
AND THIS REALLY
MAKES THE DIFFERENCE
IN A NOISY URBAN ENVIRONMENT.
LET'S LOOK AT
OUR BEDROOM AND BATH.
THIS UNIT IS A ONE BEDROOM,
AND THE BEDROOM HAS
ONE OF THE BIGGEST BEAMS
IN THE WHOLE BUILDING,
WHICH GIVES IT
A LOT OF CHARACTER.
BIG WALK-IN CLOSET.
BIG, BIG MASTER BATHROOM
WITH SOME OF
THE TERRIFIC FEATURES--
LIKE THE TOTO SOAKING TUB
SURROUNDED
WITH STAINLESS STEEL,
AND THE NEOREST TOILET,
WHICH IS THE ELECTRONIC ONE
THAT HAS ALL SORTS
OF AMAZING FEATURES.
NOW, LET'S GO UPSTAIRS.
NEXT, WE'LL GET TOGETHER
WITH OUR DESIGNERS
TO SEE THE RESULTS OF ALL
THEIR PLANS FOR THIS APARTMENT.
WOW. LOOK AT
THESE COLORS IN HERE.
THAT IS GREAT.
LET'S SAY HELLO
TO JONATHAN ADLER
AND DARREN BROWN,
AND GUYS,
WHAT HAVE WE HERE?
WELL, I THINK EVERY HOUSE
NEEDS A KOOKY BIT,
AND TO ME, THIS IS A--
THIS KNIGHT
IN SHINING ARMOR'S
SORT OF A KOOKY ICON
OF MASCULINITY.
WHERE DID YOU FIND IT?
FOUND IT
AT THE FLEA MARKET.
AND SO IT LOOKS GOOD
ON OUR DISTRESSED POST.
YEAH, IT KIND OF HAS
THIS, YOU KNOW,
KNIGHT-MASCULINE
THING GOING ON.
SO, WHAT'S
THE THINKING HERE
IN TERMS OF WHAT
YOU'VE DONE FOR US?
WHAT--THIS IS
THE LIVING AREA.
YEP.
LET'S TALK
ABOUT COLORS.
WELL, I THINK THAT
WE TOOK OUR CUE
FROM THE WALLS,
WHICH HAVE THIS
KIND OF LEATHER FEEL,
AND SO WE DID THIS
VERY RICH, EARTHY...
Bob: MARMORINO THAT WAS DONE
BY LOCAL BROOKLYN ARTIST
JONAS EVERETS.
AND HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB
THROUGHOUT THE APARTMENT.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
IT LOOKS SO RICH.
AND SO, MOST
OF THE PALETTE
RELATES TO THAT.
MOST OF THE PALETTE
RELATES TO THAT.
WE USED THIS SORT OF
CAMEL COLORED LEATHER,
CAMEL MOHAIR
IN OUR FURNITURE.
THIS RICH WOODEN THING.
NOW, IS THIS CHAIR--
ARE THEY VINTAGE
PIECES OR...?
NO, THE CHAIR AND THE SOFA
ARE FROM MY FURNITURE
COLLECTION,
AS IS THE MIRRORED
COFFEE TABLE.
ADDED INTO THE RICH WOODS
AND LEATHERY FEEL
IS THIS KIND OF
HAPPY PALETTE, AS WELL.
'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE
IN NEW YORK,
YOUR HOUSE
NEEDS TO BE HAPPY.
YOU GOT THESE
PUNCHY RED CUSHIONS
AND THE CARPET
ITSELF...
YEAH, WE HAVE
PUNCHY RED CUSHIONS.
WE HAVE THE MUSTARD IN HERE.
THE CARPET IS VERY STRONG.
NOW, IS ANY OF
THE FURNITURE
VINTAGE?
WHAT'S THIS?
THIS IS A VINTAGE
KNAWEL CHAIR
DESIGNED BY
WARREN PLATNER.
IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE
MID CENTURY DESIGNS.
IT'S VERY ICONIC,
AND WE UPHOLSTERED IT.
HOW DOES THIS GREEN
MAKE IT INTO
THE EQUATION?
WELL, AGAIN,
THAT'S A HAPPY COLOR.
THIS IS FROM MY
LACQUER COLLECTION,
AND MY PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY
IS THAT COLORS
CAN'T REALLY CLASH.
I THINK PEOPLE ARE OFTEN
VERY TIMID WITH COLOR
AND TRY TO DO VERY
COORDINATED SCENARIOS,
AND I THINK IT'S
FANTASTIC TO BRING IN
IMPROBABLE COLOR.
BUT ONE THING
YOU'VE DONE
IS YOU'VE KIND OF
GOT A LITTLE BIT
OF IT HERE,
A LITTLE BIT
MORE OF IT HERE,
AND A LOT OF IT
OVER THERE.
YEAH, IT'S KIND OF
SPRINKLED AROUND.
AND HERE WE HAVE
THIS DINING AREA
THAT JUST SET UP
APART FROM THERE,
AND THIS IS A VERY
ACIDIC AREA.
WE USED THESE CHAIRS...
ACIDIC?
WELL, ACIDIC COLOR.
THE GREEN IS AN ACID GREEN
MIXED WITH, LIKE, A RED.
YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY STRONG.
AND THEN THESE CHAIRS
ARE THESE CHINESE
CHIPPENDALE CHAIRS,
WHICH, TO ME, ARE VERY
KIND OF WASPY PALM BEACH,
WHICH IS
AN IMPROBABLE ELEMENT
TO THROW INTO
THIS BACHELOR PAD,
BUT I THINK IT ALL
KIND OF WORKS.
WELL, YOU KNOW,
SOME PEOPLE INHERIT
GRANDMOTHER'S STUFF.
YEAH; EXACTLY.
THIS IS, YOU KNOW,
AS IF YOU HAD A RICH
PALM BEACH GRANDMOTHER,
WHICH WE ALL SHOULD HAVE.
GREAT FANTASY.
ONE THING I LIKE IS
THE MATCHSTICK BLINDS
THAT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED,
WHICH ARE SMITH+NOBLE,
AND ONE OF
THE INTERESTING THINGS
IS THAT THEY'RE REVERSED.
THEY GO FROM THE BOTTOM
UP TO THE TOP.
AND THAT MEANS
THAT YOU CAN, YOU KNOW,
USE THEM IN HERE
AND JUST KIND OF
HAVE THEM HALFWAY DOWN
AND GET SOME PRIVACY
BUT STILL LET
A LOT OF LIGHT IN.
Darren: AND WE THOUGHT
THAT THE BAMBOO WAS NICE.
IT WENT WITH THE WALLS.
IT GOES WITH THE WALLS.
VERY RICH, MASCULINE.
ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA TAKE
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE KITCHEN
AND THEN I'LL MEET YOU GUYS
IN THE REAR OF THE APARTMENT.
SOUNDS GOOD.
ANY TIME
THE KITCHEN AREA IS OPEN
TO A BEAUTIFULLY-DECORATED AREA,
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'VE
GOT UNIFORMITY OF MATERIALS.
WE'VE GOT WONDERFUL AMERICAN
CHEERY, STAINLESS STEEL,
STAINLESS STEEL ON THE PULLS,
AND THE STONE, THE MARBLE,
WHICH IN THIS CASE
IS A BEAUTIFUL GRAY TONE.
NOW, THE INTERESTING THING HERE,
TOO, IS THE APPLIANCES.
YOU'RE GONNA BE COOKING
IN THE LIVING ROOM,
SO YOU WANT TO HAVE
A GOOD, POWERFUL STOVE HOOD.
THIS HAS UP TO 600
CUBIC FEET PER MINUTE.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT
TWO SEPARATE FUELS HERE.
YOU'VE GOT A COOK TOP
INDEPENDENT OF A WALL OVEN.
THE WALL OVEN IS USED LOW,
AND IT'S AN EXTRA WIDE
36 INCH WALL OVEN.
YOU CAN GET TWO TURKEYS IN HERE.
IT'S COMPLETE CONVECTION,
WHICH MEANS IT ISN'T JUST
A FAN BLOWING THE HEAT AROUND.
IT'S ACTUALLY A FAN
WITH A HEATING ELEMENT
IN FRONT OF IT,
SO IT'S BLOWING AROUND
VERY HOT AIR.
AND, OF COURSE,
IT'S SELF CLEANING.
SO THAT IS A GREAT THING
TO HAVE IN AN URBAN APARTMENT.
YOU CAN HAVE EVERYBODY OVER
FOR THANKSGIVING.
YOU ALSO GOT A VARIETY
OF USES UP HERE.
INSTEAD OF ELECTRICITY,
WE'VE GOT GAS,
WHICH IS MY PREFERENCE,
AND YOU'VE GOT
A VARIETY OF SIZES
SO THAT YOU CAN GO FROM
14,000 BTU TO JUST 8,
AND YOU CAN USE THIS THING
TO DISSIPATE THE HEAT
SO THAT IF YOU'RE COOKING
A SAUCE OR MELTING CHOCOLATE,
YOU'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.
AND THEN THE OTHER INNOVATIVE
THING THAT WE'VE GOT IN HERE
IS A 30-INCH WIDE DISHWASHER,
AND BOY, IF YOU'RE
THROWING PARTIES,
THIS IS THE THING TO HAVE.
THESE ARE BOTH FROM DECOR.
AND THEN THE OTHER
INTERESTING THING,
NOT ONLY HERE, BUT
THROUGHOUT THE APARTMENT,
IS THE LIGHTING. BUT, ANYWAY,
OUR LIGHTING CONSULTANT
MARKUS EARLEY WAS HERE RECENTLY,
AND HE TOLD US
ALL ABOUT THE LIGHTS.
OK, SO THIS IS
A FLUORESCENT LIGHT?
IT'S UNUSUAL.
IT'S A VERY
SLIM PROFILE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
THIS IS A ZUMTOBEL
FIXTURE,
AND IT USES THIS
NEW T 5 TECHNOLOGY
FLUORESCENT LAMP.
THAT IS VERY, VERY THIN
PROFILE LIGHTING.
GIVES YOU, LIKE, 5 TIMES
THE OUTPUT OF INCANDESCENT
AND 10 TIMES THE LIFE.
BUT IT DOESN'T
SEEM VERY BRIGHT
WHEN YOU LOOK
AT THE FIXTURE.
WHAT'S THIS PANEL
RIGHT HERE DOING?
WHAT THEY USE IS
A WAVE GUIDE TECHNOLOGY,
AND IT'S KIND OF
LIKE EDGE LIGHTING,
LIKE ACRYLIC, SO THAT IT
SENDS A SOFT AMOUNT DOWN,
AND MOST OF THE LIGHT
GOES UP.
TERRIFIC FOR A KITCHEN
SO THAT WE'RE BOUNCING
A LOT OF LIGHT OFF
THE CEILING
AND GETTING NICE LIGHT
LEVEL ON THE COUNTER
AND ALL THE WORK SURFACES.
THAT'S GREAT.
NOW, IN THE REST
OF THE APARTMENT,
YOU'VE USED A LOT
OF TRACK LIGHTING
AND DIFFERENT
SORTS OF TRACK HEADS.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT
OVER HERE?
THAT'S RIGHT.
THESE ARE LSI,
LIGHTING SERVICES
INCORPORATED SYSTEMS,
AND IT'S REALLY A GREAT WAY
TO BRING MUSEUM-QUALITY
TRACK LIGHTING HOME.
SO, HERE YOU'RE WASHING
MY BRICK WALL.
THAT'S RIGHT.
THE SQUARE FIXTURES
HAVE A THEATRICAL
BARN DOOR ASSEMBLY
WHICH YOU CAN ADD
AS AN ACCESSORY,
AND YOU CAN SHUTTER DOWN
ALL OF THE OUTPUT OF
THE FIXTURE TO LIMIT...
SO THAT GOES
MOUNTED OVER THERE,
AND THAT'S HOW
YOU CAN AIM IT.
THAT'S RIGHT. AND THEY
ALSO MAKE TERRIFIC
ACCENT LIGHTS
IN A LOT
OF DIFFERENT STYLES.
THIS ONE'S KIND OF
SPACE-AGE
TO GO WITH
OUR APARTMENT HERE,
AND IT USES A TERRIFIC
AR 70 SYLVANIA BULB
WHICH HAS
VERY LOW BRIGHTNESS.
WHAT'S THIS
OVER HERE, MARKUS?
OH, THIS GUY...
THIS IS ANOTHER
LSI FIXTURE,
AND IT'S REALLY TERRIFIC
BECAUSE YOU CAN
PUT IT ON THE FLOOR
AND ADJUST IT TO HIGHLIGHT
SOMETHING OR JUST SHINE UP
AND GET A LITTLE BIT MORE
SPILL LIGHT INTO THE ROOM.
SO, THAT'S JUST
A PLUG-IN FIXTURE
LIKE A TABLE LAMP?
UH-HUH.
BUT THEN THESE
ARE THE ONES
THAT YOU'VE USED
OVERHEAD HERE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
THE AR 70 BULB
IS VERY LOW BRIGHTNESS
'CAUSE IT
HAS A FILAMENT CAP,
AND YOU CAN SEE HERE
HOW WE GET
A LOT OF LIGHT ONTO
THE TABLE, BUT NO GLARE.
THAT IS EXCELLENT, 'CAUSE
VERY OFTEN WITH TRACK LIGHTING,
YOU GET BLINDED
AS YOU'RE WALKING INTO IT.
SO THIS IS ILLUMINATING
THIS TABLE SETTING HERE,
BUT YOU CAN LOOK
RIGHT UP THERE,
AND THERE'S NO GLARE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
I WANT 6 OF THESE.
THANKS, MARKUS.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL JOIN OUR DESIGN TEAM
FOR A LOOK AT THE HOME OFFICE.
NEXT TIME ON
"BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,"
IT'S THE FINAL VISIT TO OUR
NEW YORK CITY APARTMENT PROJECT.
THE EXTERIOR FACADE
IS ALMOST FINISHED,
AND WE'LL HAVE A PROGRESS REPORT
ON THE PLANS
FOR THE RETAIL SPACE.
THE 3 APARTMENTS ARE COMPLETE,
AND WE'LL SEE
HOW THEY TURNED OUT.
ALSO, OUR INTERIOR DESIGN TEAM
HAS FURNISHED THE PENTHOUSE
APARTMENT AS A BACHELOR PAD
USING RICH TEXTURES
AND COLORFUL ACCENTS.
AND FINALLY, WE'LL SEE
SOME FABULOUS BATH FIXTURES,
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON
"HOME AGAIN."
NEXT TIME ON
"BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,"
IT'S OUR FINAL VISIT
TO BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.
WE'LL SEE HOW OUR CITY
APARTMENTS TURNED OUT.
DON'T MISS IT.
BEFORE WE SEE WHAT
JONATHAN AND DARREN
HAVE ACCOMPLISHED
IN THE REAR ROOMS,
LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT THE KEY HALL HERE
AND THE BATHROOM.
THE MARMORINO FINISHES
END HERE IN THE KEY HALL
AND WE START TO USE SOME OF
MY SIGNATURE LINE OF PAINTS.
IN HERE, WE'VE GOT A COLOR
THAT'S CALLED THYME,
WHICH IS A VERY STRONG GREEN,
BUT IT WORKS WELL IN
A SMALL SPACE LIKE THAT,
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE
A LOT OF WHITE TILE, MARBLE,
TOILET FIXTURE, THE LAVATORY.
THIS IS THE MERCER SUITE
FROM TOTO,
AND ONE OF THE THINGS
ABOUT THIS DESIGN
IS THAT THERE'S LOTS OF SHELF
SPACE EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK.
SOMETIMES VANITIES,
YOU CAN'T PUT ANYTHING ON THEM,
BUT HERE JONATHAN
HAS ACCESSORIZED IT.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT
A COUPLE OF OTHER COLORS,
INCLUDING THE WHEATLAND BEIGE
IN THIS AREA HERE,
AND AS YOU GO UP THE STAIRS,
YOU CAN GET UP TO
THIS FABULOUS ROOF DECK,
AND THE ROOF DECK HAS BEEN
SET UP SO THAT IT'S KIND OF LIKE
A MOROCCAN-THEMED PARTY
UP THERE.
YOU'VE GOT RUGS AND CUSHIONS
AND COFFEE TABLES.
THERE'S NO REASON WHY YOU
CAN'T TAKE INDOOR FURNITURE
AND USE IT OUTDOORS.
AND NOW LET'S SEE
WHAT THE GUYS HAVE DONE
IN THE TWO OTHER ROOMS
BACK HERE.
THIS IS THE BEDROOM,
AND JONATHAN,
IT'S A SMALL ROOM.
IT IS A SMALL ROOM,
AND THAT WAS
DEFINITELY A CHALLENGE.
BARELY 9 BY 12.
BARELY.
BARELY.
SO, WE DID SOME THINGS
TO DEAL WITH IT,
LIKE WE WANTED TO GET
A LOT OF FURNITURE IN,
BUT WE DIDN'T WANT IT
TO FEEL TOO BLOCKY,
SO WE PUT IN
THIS LUCITE CONSOLE,
WHICH IS A VINTAGE PIECE
THAT DOESN'T TAKE UP
A LOT OF ROOM VISUALLY,
BUT IT GIVES YOU A SPACE
TO STORE YOUR OBJECTS.
Bob: AND ARE
THE STOOLS UNDERNEATH
ALSO VINTAGE, AS YOU SAY?
THOSE ARE VINTAGE.
THEY'RE FROM A THRIFT STORE.
NOW, WHEN YOU SAY
"VINTAGE,"
DO YOU MEAN, LIKE,
THE SIXTIES
OR THE SEVENTIES?
I THINK THESE ARE FROM
THE SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES,
THESE PIECES.
SO THIS STUFF IS ALREADY
CONSIDERED ANTIQUE?
BY SOME. IT'S SOME
PEOPLE'S JUNK.
TO ME, IT'S TREASURES.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL STUFF.
YEAH, AND THEN WE HAVE
SOME OF MY STUFF ON
TOP OF IT. MY POTTERY...
IT'S NOT A GOURD?
NO, IT TURNED HARDWOOD
MADE IN AFRICA.
FABULOUS, AND THEN WHAT'S
THE RUG ON THE FLOOR?
THE RUG IS A BEAUTIFUL
GOAT SKIN RUG
FROM MOTT COLLECTIONS.
VERY LUXURIOUS
AND VERY SUMPTUOUS.
AND THE BED IS SUPER LOW.
THE BED IS A VERY LOW BED
FROM WEST ELM CATALOGUE,
WHICH IS
A REALLY GREAT CATALOGUE.
AGAIN, REINFORCING
THIS IDEA
OF, YOU KNOW, MAKING
THE ROOM MORE SPACIOUS:
VERY LOW BED.
UH-HUH.
AND WE HAVE MY
NEW QUILT ON TOP OF IT
FROM MY HAPPY HOME
BEDDING COLLECTION.
SO THE SHAPE IN THE QUILT
ALSO REFERS TO
THE SHAPE OF THE LAMP.
IT DOES. THIS SORT OF
GOURD SHAPE IS ECHOED.
AND THEN WE PAINTED IT
WHEATLAND BEIGE
FROM YOUR
PAINT COLLECTION...
RIGHT.
AND THE WHOLE ROOM
HAS A VERY SERENE
QUALITY THAT--
I CAN ONLY TAKE
SO MUCH SERENITY,
SO I PUT A RIOT OF
PATTERN WITH MY PILLOWS.
BOLD PATTERNS AND COLORS.
AND THIS, WHICH
REMINDS ME OF EPCOT,
IS ACTUALLY MADE OUT
OF SOLO CUPS, RIGHT?
YEAH. IT'S STYROFOAM CUPS.
THIS IS A DO-IT-YOURSELF
PROJECT.
PEOPLE DID IT A LOT
IN THE SEVENTIES,
AND MY MOM
MADE ONE IN MY HOUSE,
AND I ALWAYS LOVED IT, SO...
SO, IT'S JUST
A HANGING BULB,
AND THEN THESE
ARE ALL JUST...
JUST A CORD
WITH THE LIGHT BULB.
THESE ARE GLUED TOGETHER
WITH A HOT GLUE GUN...
AND A LOT OF
PATIENCE.
GREAT. LET'S SEE
WHAT'S OVER HERE.
THIS COULD'VE BEEN USED
AS A SECOND BEDROOM,
BUT YOU'VE SET IT UP
AS AN ELEGANT OFFICE.
YEAH, WE CHOSE
TO MAKE THIS AN OFFICE
FOR THE BACHELOR
WHO'S LIVING HERE.
I THINK OUR INSPIRATION
HERE WAS DAVID HICKS,
THE SIXTIES ENGLISH
INTERIOR DESIGNER.
YOU CAN SEE THAT IN
THE DARK COLORED WALLS
WITH THE WHITE TRIM,
AND THE MIX OF SORT
OF SUMPTUOUS MATERIALS
WITH A POP ART SENSIBILITY.
I THINK YOU
CAN REALLY SEE THAT
IN OUR LACQUER DESK,
WHICH IS VERY LUXURIOUS,
AND OUR
PLATINUM-GLAZED LAMP.
PLATINUM GLAZE?
YEAH. IT'S, LIKE,
HIGH FIRE STONEWARE
WITH THE PLATINUM OVERGLAZE
MADE WITH REAL PLATINUM.
AND THEN THAT SORT OF
JUXTAPOSED WITH THIS MIRROR,
WHICH HAS
THE SHAPE OF AMERICA,
AND IT'S A VERY POP ART
KIND OF STATEMENT.
RIGHT.
SO, AGAIN, IT'S THIS
MIXTURE OF POP WITH LUXURY.
VERY, VERY NICE.
I'M PARTICULARLY
ATTRACTED
TO THIS OUTRAGEOUS
ROCKING CHAIR.
THAT IS A SEVENTIES
THONET--
IMITATION THONET--
MADE WITH CHROME.
THONET IS, OF COURSE,
THE BENTWOOD VICTORIAN...
THONET WAS THE GUY
THAT INVENTED
THE BENTWOOD CHAIRS
THAT YOU FOUND
IN ALL THE CAFES
AND ICE CREAM PARLORS.
RIGHT. AND THIS IS
THE SEVENTIES
INTERPRETATION OF IT
THAT I LOVE
WITH PATENT LEATHER
AND CHROME.
AND THEN THE LITTLE
WOODEN TREE TRUNK
NEXT TO IT?
THE WOODEN TREE TRUNK
IS HAND CARVED IN AFRICA,
MADE FROM AN AFRICAN
HARDWOOD CALLED DIM WOOD.
IT'S FABULOUS. SO,
AGAIN, IT'S A MIXTURE
OF ALL SORTS
OF NATURAL ELEMENTS
AND HARD-EDGED
MAN-MADE ELEMENTS
THAT BRINGS IT
ALL TOGETHER.
YEAH, IT'S ECLECTIC,
AND HOPEFULLY CRISP
AT THE SAME TIME.
GREAT JOB.
THANKS, JONATHAN.
THANKS, DARREN.
WE'LL BE BACK IN A MOMENT
WITH A PREVIEW OF OUR
NEW MODULAR HOME PROJECT.
STICK AROUND.
WELL, I HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED
OUR ADVENTURES HERE
IN BROOKLYN'S
DUMBO NEIGHBORHOOD.
NEXT WEEK,
IT'S A BRAND-NEW PROJECT
INVOLVING MODULAR
HOME CONSTRUCTION
IN THE VILLAGE OF
NEW MARLBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS
IN THE BERKSHIRE HILLS.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
"HOME AGAIN."
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