1426 - Elm Court Décor and Ongoing Restoration
March 1-7, 2004 | August 30-September 5, 2004
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN TO OUR
FINAL VISIT HERE AT ELM COURT,
THE LARGEST SHINGLE-STYLE
HOUSE IN AMERICA.
WE'RE IN LENOX, MASSACHUSETTS,
AND TODAY WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU
A CLOSE LOOK
AT SOME OF THE BEAUTIFULLY
RESTORED BEDROOM SUITES.
WE'RE ALSO PUTTING THE FINISHING
TOUCHES ON ONE OF THE ROOMS,
HANGING CURTAINS
AND PLACING FURNITURE,
AND WE'LL TAKE A CLOSE LOOK
AT SOME STATE-OF-THE-ART
LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT
THAT'S GOING IN THERE, TOO.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
OK, WELL, HERE WE ARE
ON THE GRAND STAIRCASE
AT ELM COURT.
LAST WEEK, WE SHOWED YOU
SOME OF THE PRINCIPLE ROOMS
DOWNSTAIRS:
THE BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED
LIBRARY WITH ITS BLUE WALLS,
AND THEN WE WENT AND GAVE YOU
A VERY INTIMATE LOOK AT THE
MUSIC ROOM, OR PARLOR,
WHICH STILL HAS MUCH OF ITS
ORIGINAL FURNISHINGS.
AND WE ACTUALLY WENT INTO
THE DINING ROOM WITH THE
INCREDIBLY ORNATE CEILINGS.
NOW THIS WEEK, WE'RE GONNA
FINISH UP BY TOURING
THE UPSTAIRS,
THE MANY BEDROOM SUITES
THAT HAVE BEEN RESTORED.
FIRST, LET'S SAY HELLO
TO SONYA AND BOB BERLE.
YOU'VE BEEN RESTORING
THIS HOME, WHICH IS
FIFTH GENERATION, RIGHT?
IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME.
RIGHT. SO YOU'VE
BEEN WORKING ON THE
BEDROOM SUITES UPSTAIRS.
BUT TELL US. THE
STAIR HALL, WHICH
IS QUITE ELEGANT,
WHAT KIND OF
CONDITION WAS IT IN
WHEN YOU STARTED?
WHEN WE GOT HERE,
THERE WERE NO HANDRAILS
OR SPINDLES.
MANY OF THE PANELS
HAD BEEN KNOCKED OUT.
AND SO WE REALLY SET OUT
ABOUT TRYING TO PRODUCE
AND HAV
E CUSTOM-MILLED
BALUSTRADES THAT WOULD LOOK
AS IF THEY HAD BEEN HERE.
AND THESE ARE PROBABLY
VERY ACCURATE TO WHAT
ORIGINALLY WAS HERE.
THEY ARE QUITE
ACCURATE, YES.
BUT THE HOUSE
HAD BEEN SHUT UP
AND BOARDED UP
FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS.
IT HAD BEEN.
AND IT HAD BEEN ATTACKED
BY VANDALS OVER THE YEARS,
SO THAT MUCH WAS GONE.
SONYA, THE CHANDELIERS
WERE--WERE THEY ORIGINAL?
THEY, ACTUALLY,
WERE FROM OUR HOME
IN NEW ORLEANS.
THEY HUNG BEFORE
IN OUR PARLOR AND IN
OUR FORMAL DINING ROOM.
WHERE YOU USED TO LIVE.
SO YOU BROUGHT THEM HERE.
AND HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT
CHOOSING THIS BLUE-GREEN
THAT YOU'VE PUT INTO
THE CEILING AND THE WALLS?
OH, YES, WELL, THIS COLOR
IS FROM THE HISTORICAL
PAINT P
ALETTE.
THE IDEA WAS THAT IT WOULD JUST
BE A VERY HARMONIOUS BLEND
BETWEEN THE OUTDOORS
AND THE INDOORS,
BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS
NICE AIRY GOTHIC PITCH
TO THE ROOF
AND THESE ELONGATED,
BEAUTIFUL WINDOWS.
SO IT WOULD JUST BE
A NICE, HARMONIOUS BLEND.
WORKS FOR ME.
WHERE DO YOU WANT TO
TAKE US FIRST?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE
THE VANDERBILT SUITE?
ABSOLUTELY.
OH, GREAT.
Vila: OH, THIS IS
STUNNING, SONYA.
OH, GREAT. YES,
THE FABRICS IN THIS ROOM
AND THE COLOR PALETTE
IN GENERAL,
WELL, WITH ALL OF THESE
BURGUNDY MOIRES
AND THIS MIDNIGHT BLACK
AND ANTIQUE GOLD
THESE COLORS--THE INSPIRATION
WAS THE VANDERBILT
RAILROA
D COLORS.
WE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING
THAT WOULD COMMEMORATE
THE FAM
ILY,
SINCE THIS WAS ALSO
ORIGINALLY EMILY'S BEDROOM.
THE BEDROOM
IS VERY LARGE.
IT'S GOT TO BE...
IT'S A SQUARE ROOM,
MAYBE 25 OR 30 FEET SQUARE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
I THINK THIS WAS
AN IMPORTANT SPACE
IN THE HOUSE.
WHEN YOU HAD 70 GUESTS
FOR THE WEEKEND
AND A HOUSEFUL OF STAFF,
YOU NEEDED A PLACE
THAT WAS BIG THAT
YOU COULD GET AWAY
AND HAVE SOME
PRIVATE TIME.
YEAH, THIS IS
TOTALLY PRIVATE SPACE.
IT CERTAINLY WAS
A SANCTUARY.
YOU COULD RELAX IN HERE.
AND IS ANY OF THE FURNITURE
THAT'S IN HERE
PART OF THE ORIGINAL
HOUSE?
YES, THIS BEAUTIFUL
MARBLE-TOPPED TABLE IS.
THIS WAS A PIECE
THAT WAS ORIGINALLY HERE
AT ELM COURT.
MM-HMM. PROBABLY FRENCH.
YES. YES, INDEED.
MAHOGANY.
I LOVE THE STAR
AT THE BASE.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE
WITH A STAR LIKE THAT.
IT IS. IT'S
QUITE UNUSUAL.
SO, YOU'VE DONE AGAIN
WHAT YOU DID IN ONE
OF THE ROOMS DOWNSTAIRS,
WHICH IS TO PAINT
YOUR CEILING AND YOUR
WALLS THE SAME COLOR
AND JUST PICK OUT
THE CORNICE.
IF THE CEILING WERE
WHITE OR LIGHT, IT WOULD
APPEAR TOO STARK.
THIS WAY, THE IDEA IS
JUST TO HAVE IT VERY,
VERY WELCOMING.
THAT'S VERY GOOD.
YEAH, YEAH.
WELL, THANK YOU.
THAT'S VERY GOOD.
SO, WHAT ABOUT--
IS IT JUST
THIS ONE ROOM,
OR DOES IT COME
WITH ITS OWN--
THERE'S A DRESSING ROOM.
THERE'S A BEAUTIFUL
WOOD-COFFERED CEILING
AND STILL A LOT OF THE
ORIGINAL WOODWORK IN THERE
FOR ALL OF THE CUPBOARDS.
THERE'S AN AMAZING AMOUNT
OF SPACE IN THERE
AND YOU HAVE AN OPEN
BALCONY THAT OVERLOOKS
THE STOCKBRIDGE BOWL
AND THE BERKSHIRE HILLS.
SO IT'S A SPECTACULAR
DAYROOM AS WELL.
INDEED.
AND WHAT ABOUT KIND OF
CONTEMPORARY AMENITIES?
THE OTHER IDEA
WITH THE SUITE
WAS THAT THERE ARE
TIMES WHEN
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE
IN THE 19th CENTURY,
AND THE PRESSING
NEEDS OF EITHER
BUSINESS OR LIFE
GETS ON TO YOU,
THEN YOU CAN GO TO
THE MEDIA ROOM.
THE SUITE INCORPORATES
THAT MEDIA ROOM.
THAT'S CORRECT. WE
SOUNDPROOFED THE ROOM.
WE ADDED 16 PHONE LINES,
HIGH-SPEED INTERNET,
A 65-INCH TV,
SURROUND SOUND.
AND CLOSE THE DOOR, AND
YOU'RE IN ANOTHER WORLD.
FANTASTIC.
IT'S VERY PLAYFUL
IN THERE, TOO.
IT'S BOTTICELLI RED WALLS,
BLACK LEATHER ITALIAN FURNITURE,
AND MARBLE FLOORS.
SO IT'S JUST FUN.
MAGNIFICENT.
OK, HOW MANY SUITES
ARE THERE IN TOTAL?
THERE'S 4, ACTUALLY.
SO WE CAN JUST
WANDER DOWN THE HALL
AND PEEK AT ALL
OF THEM, RIGHT?
THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
ABSOLUTELY.
THE HOUSE WAS OBVIOUSLY
BUILT TO ACCOMMODATE A
VERY LARGE FAMILY, RIGHT?
YES, MY GREAT-GREAT-
GRANDPARENTS HAD
3 DAUGHTERS AND 1 SON.
SO THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN
ANOTHER FAMILY BEDROOM.
AND WHAT WAS
THE CONSTRUCTION
LIKE IN HERE?
WAS IT HEAVILY DAMAGED
BY VANDALS AND SUCH?
IT WAS. SO THERE'S
AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT
OF DAMAGE
AND SOME TO
THE STUD WORK,
THE MANTEL WAS GONE,
AND THE WINDOWS HAD
SUSTAINED SOME HEAVY
DAMAGE.
Vila: SO, YOU'VE
REPLASTERED AND YOU'VE--
THE CORNICES LOOK
TO BE THE ORIGINAL,
THOUGH, RIGHT?
Sonya: THEY ARE.
NOW, WHAT WAS
YOUR THINKING
IN TERMS
OF YOUR COLOR SCHEME
AND YOUR DECORATING
SCHEME IN HERE?
THE IDEA IN HERE WAS JUST TO
HAVE A VERY ROMANTIC SUITE.
IT'S HIGH VICTORIAN STYLE.
IT'S LILAC AND CREAM
DUPIONI SILKS,
ANTIQUE GOLD TASSELS
AND TRIM,
MEANT TO BE VERY, VERY
WELCOMING AND WARM.
Vila: THIS ROOM DOES
NOT INCLUDE A SEPARATE
MEDIA ROOM, DOES IT?
IT DOES NOT.
IT HAS A BATHROOM,
AND WE'VE PUT
MODERN CONVENIENCES
INTO THAT BATHROOM.
IT HAS A JACUZZI TUB.
THE FURNISHINGS
IN THIS ROOM,
THE ARMOIRE
AND THE WRITING DESK,
THOSE ARE ORIGINAL
W.J. SLOANE PIECES.
OH, HOW NICE.
AND THE BED.
THAT'S GREAT.
AND THEN,
BIG STAIRHALLS
LIKE THIS
HAVE A WAY OF KIND OF
FUNNELING DOWN TO
SMALLER SPACES, DON'T THEY?
YES, THEY DO.
TO FIND THE REST
OF THE BEDROOMS.
SO, THIS NEXT ONE
WOULD BE A SMALL--
NO, IT ISN'T A SMALL.
IT'S HUGE!
IT'S JUST AS BIG
AS THE OTHERS.
YES, THIS ROOM WAS
REALLY ENJOYABLE,
ACTUALLY, TO DECORATE.
I JUXTAPOSED EMPIRE
AGAINST ART DECO
TO CREATE MORE OF A CITY SLEEK.
SO, YOU MEAN THE CHEST,
FOR EXAMPLE, IS IN
THE EMPIRE STYLE.
EXACTLY.
AND THE BIG, BLACK
ARMCHAIRS ARE
CERTAINLY MORE
KIND OF 1930s
OCEANLINER.
YES, YES. AND THE
MIRRORS AS WELL
ARE VERY ART DECO.
THE BATHROOM IN THERE
IS A BEAUTIFUL ONE AS WELL.
IT HAS A JACUZZI TUB,
AND IT ALSO HAS A SKYLIGHT,
WHICH WAS QUITE INTERESTING.
IT SEEMED VERY INNOVATIVE
FOR A 19th-CENTURY BUILDING.
THIS WAS, ACTUALLY,
ONE OF THE SECOND OR
THIRD TO LAST ADDITIONS.
SO, WHERE ONCE THERE
WAS A WINDOW, NOW THERE
WAS A WALL
THAT SOMEHOW THEY
STUCK IN A SKYLIGHT.
WELL, I LOVE THE ELEGANCE
OF THE ROOM, SONYA.
IT'S A VERY NICE JOB.
WE'RE GOING TO GO OFF
NOW TO SEE ONE OF THE
UNFINISHED SPACES,
AND WE'LL CATCH UP
WITH YOU A LITTLE LATER.
SOUNDS GREAT.
LEAD THE WAY.
THERE ARE STILL AREAS
THAT HAVE NOT BEEN--
THIS IS THE SUITE
ABOVE THE DINING ROOM.
NEXT, WE'LL INSTALL A STATE-
OF-THE-ART WASHER AND DRYER
IN THE SECOND-FLOOR
LAUNDRY ROOM.
BOB, HERE'S AN AREA THAT
WE'RE JUST GETTING UNDERWAY.
ACTUALLY, WE'VE BEEN
UNDERWAY.
YOU CAN SEE QUITE A BIT
OF WATER DAMAGE THROUGH HERE
ON THE PLASTERWORK.
THIS PLASTER WILL HAVE
TO COME OUT, ACTUALLY.
WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED
ON SOME OF THE WINDOWS
THROUG
H HERE.
NICE TRIPLE WINDOW HERE.
WHICH WE PLASTICED,
BECAUSE WE NEED TO
REBUILD THE FRAMES.
HOW COME WE HAVE
TO GO UP STAIRS NOW?
WELL, IF YOU REMEMBER,
WHEN WE WENT FROM THE
PARLOR TO THE DINING ROOM,
THE DINING ROOM CEILING
IS AT LEAST 4 FEET HIGHER
THAN T
HE PARLOR.
AND SO WE NEED TO COME
UP THE STAIRS
TO GAIN THAT ELEVATION
IN THE DINING ROOM.
SO HOW MUCH SQUARE
FOOTAGE DO WE HAVE HERE?
WE'VE ABOUT A THOUSAND
HERE IN PLAY.
AND THIS, ACTUALLY,
IS SOMEWHAT ALONG.
I THINK YOU'LL FIND WE'VE
ANOTHER 10,000 OR SO
ON ANOTHER WING--
ON THE BACHELOR'S WING
AND THE BILLIARD WING--
THAT WE HAVEN'T
EVEN STARTED.
SO THESE WERE ROOMS
THAT WERE BUILT
JUST FOR BACHELOR
MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY?
THAT IS ONE
OF THE STORIES.
IT'S HARD TO GET THERE
UNLESS YOU GO THROUGH
A BATHROOM
OR OUTSIDE THE BUILDING.
IT'S ALMOST SEPARATE
QUARTERS FROM THE HOUSE
PROPERTY.
PLAY SOME BILLIARDS
AND THEN WANDER UPSTAIRS
AND NOT TO DISTURB ANYBODY.
IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO
HAVE SEPARATE QUARTERS,
I GUESS.
IT'S A VERY GOOD IDEA,
BOB, TO HAVE A SECOND
FLOOR LAUNDRY.
HEY, DON.
HI, BOB.
SO, WHAT WE'VE DONE
HERE IS WE'VE TAKEN
AN AREA
THAT WAS ONE OF THE
ORIGINAL BATHROOM SPACES
AND YOU'RE GONNA USE IT
AS A SECOND-FLOOR
LAUNDRY ROOM.
ARE THESE EASY
TO INSTALL, DON?
VERY HOMEOWNER...
FRIENDLY.
HOMEOWNER FRIENDLY?
BASICALLY TAKE THEM
OUT OF THE CARTON?
OUT OF THE CARTON.
PUT THE OPTIONAL BASE
ON THE BOTTOM.
HOOK THE HOT AND COLD
WATER UP, THE DRAIN.
SITE THEM INTO PLACE,
READY TO GO.
I ALWAYS THINK IT'S
A GOOD IDEA TO KEEP
THE WATER SHUT OFF
WHEN THE LAUNDRY'S
NOT IN USE.
BUT THAT IS ONE OF
THE INTERESTING THINGS
ABOUT THESE
IS THAT THEY COME
WITH THIS ELEVATED BASE
THAT PROVIDES STORAGE
FOR WHATEVER IT IS YOU
USE TO DO THE LAUNDRY
AND ELEVATES THE MACHINE
SO THAT IT'S EASIER TO
GAIN ACCESS TO IT.
NOW, ONE OF THE KEY THINGS
WITH THESE ENERGY STAR
APPLIA
NCES--
THESE ARE FROM WHIRLPOOL.
ONE OF THE KEY THINGS
IS THAT THEY USE ABOUT
1/3 THE AMOUNT OF WATER
THAT A NORMAL TOP-LOADING
MACHIN
E WOULD USE,
15 OR 16 GALLONS
AS OPPOSED TO 44.
AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
CAPACITY OF THAT TANK,
I'M TOLD YOU CAN GET
UP TO 16 JEANS OR 22
BATH TOWELS IN ONE WASH.
AND THE NEAT THING IS
THAT THE SPIN CYCLE
WILL EXTRACT PRACTICALLY
ALL THE WATER
SO THAT WHEN IT COMES
TIME TO ACTUALLY PUT
THEM IN THE DRYER,
YOU'RE USING MUCH LESS
DRYER TIME,
THEREFORE MUCH LESS
ELECTRICITY.
I'LL COME BACK
AND GIVE YOU A HAND
LINING THEM UP, OK?
WHEN WE COME BACK,
I'LL BE INSTALLING
SOME WOOD BLINDS
IN THE MEDIA ROOM.
STICK AROUND.
NEXT TIME ON "BOB VILA'S
HOME AGAIN",
WE'RE BACK AT ELM COURT,
IN LENOX, MASSACHUSETTS,
THE LARGEST SHINGLE-STYLE
HOUSE IN AMERICA.
IT'S BEING RESTORED
AFTER SITTING EMPTY
FOR HALF A CENTURY.
WE'LL BE ON THE SECOND FLOOR
LOOKING AT THE STAIRCASE
AND SOME OF THE RESTORED
BEDROOM SUITES,
INCLUDING ONE WITH
A BATHROOM SKYLIGHT.
WE'LL PUT FINISHING TOUCHES
ON ONE OF THE ROOMS,
HANGING BLINDS AND
PLACING FURNITURE.
AND FINALLY, WE'LL INSTALL
A STATE-OF-THE-ART WASHER
AND DRYER.
DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME
ON "HOME AGAIN."
NEXT TIME ON "BOB VILA'S
HOME AGAIN,"
IT'S A WASHER AND DRYER,
WOOD BLINDS,
AND THE RESTORED
BEDROOM SUITES AT ELM COURT.
DON'T MISS IT.
BOB, TAKE A LOOK AT
THE MEDIA ROOM.
OH, HEY! THIS LOOKS
COZY, DOESN'T IT?
WELL, WE TRIED TO PUT
A MEDIA ROOM IN MANY
OF THE SUITES, BOB.
AND THIS ONE FEATURES
A TV CABINET THAT OUR
CARPENTERS MADE ONSITE.
CHRIS PALMER WITH THE
WOODWORK FROM OTHER PLACES
IN THE
HOUSE,
TRYING NOT TO INTRODUCE
NEW DETAILS.
LOOKS VERY NICE.
THIS IS REALLY
A LOVELY TOUCH, THOUGH.
THE CEILING FROM OC,
WHICH IS A WALNUT
COFFERED CEILING.
AND I WAS AMAZED WHEN
WE INSTALLED IT
LAST WEEK,
BECAUSE YOU DON'T NEED
A SAW AT ALL.
IT'S CUSTOM-MADE, AND
IT ALL COMES PRECUT,
AND EVEN A MITERED
CORNER LIKE THIS ONE
COMES ALREADY FORMED,
SO THAT YOU DON'T REALLY
HAVE TO JOIN ANYTHING.
YOU JUST CLIP THEM
ALL IN PLACE.
AND PRESTO,
YOU'VE GOT--
REALLY, I THINK IT'S
A VERY GOOD LOOK
FOR YOUR HOUSE.
I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT.
IT'S GOT THAT FEELING
OF THE 1880s.
EASY TO PUT IN.
WELL, LET'S SAY HI
TO KARA ROBERTS,
WHO'S OVER HERE
FROM SMITH + NOBLE.
KARA, YOU'VE GOT--
YOUR CATALOG MAKES IT
POSSIBLE TO PUT TOGETHER
A DECORATOR LOOK
IN A ROOM LIKE THIS
FROM JUST ORDERING,
RIGHT?
YES, WE DO.
WE CARRY ALL THE FABRICS
AND FURNITURE
WINDOW TREATMENTS
AND ACCESSORIES
THAT ALL COORDINATE
TO TIE IT ALL TOGETHER.
CAN I GIVE YOU
A HAND HERE?
ACTUALLY JUST IN TIME.
I WAS JUST GONNA
LIFT UP AND INSTALL--
NOW, THESE ARE
OLD-FASHIONED VENETIAN
BLINDS, RIGHT?
YES, THIS IS A TRADITIONAL
2-INCH WOOD BLIND.
AND WHAT'S NICE ABOUT
THIS WOOD BLIND
IS THAT IT ACTUALLY
COORDINATES WELL
WITH THE CEILING.
IT REALLY DOES, YEAH.
AND A WOOD BLIND PROVIDES
GREAT LIGHT CONTROL AND
INSULA
TION FOR THIS ROOM.
LIGHT CONTROL'S REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR A MEDIA ROOM,
OBVIOUSLY,
BECAUSE IF YOU'VE GOT
THE TV ON, YOU WANT TO
CUT THE GLARE
DEPENDING ON HOW
THE SUN IS...
I'M ALWAYS FIDDLING AROUND
WITH THESE THINGS.
THESE ARE THE ONES
THAT BREAK AWAY, RIGHT?
ACTUALLY, YES.
ALL OF OUR PRODUCTS
DO HAVE THE BREAKAWAY
TASSLES FOR CHILD SAFETY.
SO THAT YOU DON'T
HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT--
WHERE'S THE COVER FOR IT?
AND HERE IS THE VALANCE,
JUST CLIPS RIGHT IN THERE.
OK, I SEE IT.
WE ALSO HAVE PUT ON
THE 2-INCH DECORATIVE TAPES.
WHAT'S NICE ABOUT THE
DECORATIVE TAPES IS THAT
IT COVERS THE ROUT HOLE
THAT YOU NORMALLY SEE
IN A WOOD BLIND.
AND AGAIN, BEING IN
A MEDIA ROOM, YOU WANT
TO CUT THE GLARE.
AND THE ROUT HOLE,
IF YOU CLOSE THE BLIND,
IN A REGULAR WOOD BLIND,
YOU'RE GONNA SEE THE LITTLE
LIGHT COMING THROUGH THE HOLE.
OH, I GET YOU. THAT'S
A VERY NICE TOUCH.
IT'S NICE TO ADD
A DECORATIVE TAPE.
AND IN OUR CATALOG,
WE DO SPECIALIZE
IN DECORATIVE TAPES.
WHAT WERE YOU DOING?
WHAT'S THE FABRIC FOR?
ACTUALLY, THIS
WE'RE GONNA ADD A LITTLE
TOP TREATMENT TO HERE
TO KIND OF SOFTEN
THE WINDOW.
THIS WILL BE A VALANCE
WE'LL ADD ACROSS THE TOP.
AND OF COURSE,
THIS IS THE FABRIC
YOU'VE USED IN
VARIOUS PLACES
AROUND HERE.
EXACTLY. WE TIED
IT TO THE LITTLE
BOUDOIR CHAIR
WE HAVE SITTING HERE
IN THE CORNER.
WE ALSO HAVE
A FABRIC-INSERTED MIRROR.
VERY NICE.
SO YOU CAN ORDER
A MIRROR THAT HAS
THE SAME FABRIC
IN THE FRAME.
EXACTLY.
AND A LAMPSHADE
THAT'S GOT THE
SAME FABRIC?
THAT'S OUR SIMPLE
BARREL SHADE.
YOU CAN USE IT
WITH YOUR EXISTING LAMPS,
OR WE DO PROVIDE--SELL
LAMPS IN THE CATALOG
AS WELL.
WHAT ABOUT THINGS
LIKE THE ARMCHAIR HERE?
THIS IS--WE DO NOW HAVE
A CUSTOM FURNITURE LINE
THAT WE REALLY WORKED
BACK WITH THE REST
OF OUR PRODUCTS.
THIS ONE HERE IS
OUR OXFORD CLUB CHAIR.
WHAT'S REALLY NICE IS
IT'S IN THE WEATHERED
LEATHER FINISH.
AND WE'VE PUT IN
THE DOWN FILL
IN THE SEAT CUSHIONS.
OOH, LET ME TRY IT.
IT'S REALLY COMFORTABLE
FOR WATCHING MOVIES--
GEE, BOB,
I DON'T KNOW.
OH, IT'S VERY NICE,
IT HAS THAT REAL
KIND OF CLUB CHAIR FEEL.
EXACTLY.
AND WHAT ABOUT--
IS IT WALL-TO-WALL
CARPET,
OR IS IT A RUG?
ACTUALLY, THIS IS
AN AREA RUG.
IT'S ONE OF OUR--
WE CALL THIS
THE SUPER SHAG LINE.
IT'S 100% NYLON.
IT'S REALLY FUN.
SHAG RUGS ARE
REALLY COMING BACK.
WE HAVE FLOCAKI RUGS
AND SHAG RUGS.
WHAT'S NICE ABOUT THIS
RUG IS, AS YOU CAN SEE,
IT HAS A CONTRAST BORDER.
YOU CAN COMBINE DIFFERENT
COLORS TO TIE IT BACK TO
THE OTHER ITEMS IN THE ROOM.
YOU CAN DO A SINGLE BORDER
OR A DOUBLE BORDER.
SO SONYA PICKED
THIS OUT WITH THAT
BORDER, WHICH OF COURSE,
COORDINATES WITH THE
FABRIC AS WELL AS WITH
THE COLOR SHE CHOSE
FOR THE WALL.
EXACTLY.
THE PAINT ON THE WALL.
IT'S VERY, VERY NICE.
I THINK IT REALLY MAKES
IT COZY AND WARM IN HERE.
YOU GUYS HAVE ALSO
BEEN WORKING ON
THE MASTER BEDROOM
OR THE BEDROOM PART
OF THIS SUITE HERE.
YES, WE HAVE.
YOU'LL HAVE TO SEE. YES.
COMING UP, WE'LL JOIN SONYA
AND TAKE A LOOK AT BEDROOM
FURNITURE
AND WINDOW TREATMENTS.
Vila: OH, BOY. SO THIS IS
JUST COMING TOGETHER,
ISN'T IT, GUYS?
Sonya: OH, IT IS. THANK YOU,
DON. THANK YOU, CHRIS.
THAT LOOKS WONDERFUL.
CRYSTAL'S GOT THE PALM.
THIS IS SO EXCITING.
THIS ROOM IS BEAUTIFUL.
IT IS COMING TOGETHER
VERY, VERY NICELY,
ISN'T IT?
IT IS.
IT'S REALLY EXCITING.
SO ALL OF THIS IS
ALSO CATALOG SHOPPING,
RIGHT, KARA?
YES, ALL THESE ITEMS
ACTUALLY ARE AVAILABLE
IN OUR CATALOGS.
SONYA, HOW DID YOU
MAKE THESE CHOICES?
I MEAN, THE WINDOW
TREATMENT IS JUST GREAT.
OH, WELL, THANK YOU.
I WAS INSPIRED BY
YOUR BEAUTIFUL FABRIC
AND THE WALL COLOR,
OUR GREEN IS VERY
PSYCHOLOGICALLY
CALMING AND SOOTHING,
AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD
BE VERY NICE FOR A BEDROOM.
OK, BUT EVEN THE SHADES
KIND OF WORK WITH IT,
'CAUSE IT'S NOT A STARK
WHITE SHADE, IT'S LIKE
A BEAUTIFUL CREAMY SHADE.
YES, YES, IT IS.
IT'S A VERY HARMONIOUS
AND COMPLEMENTARY BLEND.
WHAT ABOUT THE FURNITURE,
THOUGH?
THIS HAS TO BE
CUSTOM-ORDERED, RIGHT?
YES, THIS IS ONE
OF OUR EXCLUSIVE
CUSTOM PIECES.
THIS IS OUR
PARLOR LOVE SEAT,
KIND OF REMINISCENT
OF A SETTEE FROM THE
TWENTIES OR THIRTIES.
OR EVEN THE 19th CENTURY.
I KEEP THINKING
IN TERMS OF THE HOUSE
THAT WE'RE IN
AND HOW APPROPRIATE
SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE.
THE UPHOLSTERY
IS SO APPROPRIATE.
IT'S GOT
THE TUFTED BACK
AND THE NAILHEAD FINISH
AROUND THE BOTTOM.
IT'S A NICE
CUSTOM DETAIL.
I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN,
THE NAILHEAD FINISH.
OH, RIGHT THERE.
ACROSS THE BOTTOM,
THE DETAIL.
AND THIS IS THE DOWN.
AND THIS IS--WHAT
KIND OF FABRIC IS IT,
IS IT A VELVET, OR--
IT'S A CHENILLE.
OH, SO, THAT'S
A COTTON FABRIC.
IT'S A WASHED
CHENILLE,
COTTON-WASHED CHENILLE.
AND YOU CHOSE THIS--
I MEAN, I WOULD HAVE
TROUBLE
GOING FROM
THAT FLORAL UP THERE TO
SOMETHING ELSE LIKE THIS,
BUT, BOY, ONCE YOU PUT IT
IN THE ROOM, IT WORKS.
OH, GOOD.
WELL, THANK YOU.
WHAT'S SOMETHING
LIKE THIS?
THIS IS OUR COMFORT
CHAISE LONGUE.
WE'VE COVERED THIS,
AGAIN, IN THE SAME
COORDINATING FABRIC
TO WORK BACK TO
THE WINDOW TREATMENT.
WHAT'S NICE ABOUT THIS--
IT COMES WITH THIS
KIND OF SLIPCOVER LOOK,
RIGHT?
YEAH, IT'S
A SLIPCOVERED PIECE.
IT COMES STANDARD
WITH A LITTLE BOX
PLEAT SKIRT,
WHICH MAKES IT REALLY
SOFT AND FEMININE
ALONG WITH THE SOFT,
KIND OF CURVED ARM.
IT ALSO COMES WITH
A LITTLE PILLOW THAT
YOU CAN PUT RIGHT HERE.
SO IT REALLY IS VERY
SOFT AND ROMANTIC.
AND NICE AND VICTORIAN.
IT DOES HAVE
A VICTORIAN FEEL.
WHAT ABOUT THE CARPET?
IS IT JUTE?
IT'S ACTUALLY
100% WOOL.
OH, REALLY?
THIS IS A WOOL RUG,
AND IT'S GOT
A CHENILLE BORDER
THAT ALSO TIES BACK IN
TO THE SAME COLORS.
YEAH, THOSE ARE
THE LITTLE TRICKS, RIGHT?
YOU ORDER THIS
JUST THE RIGHT SIZE
SO THAT YOU LEAVE SOME
OF THE OLD WOODEN FLOOR
VISIBLE.
BUT THEN YOU PUT
A LITTLE BORDER LIKE THAT
THAT PICKS UP
ONE OF THE COLORS
IN THE REST OF THE ROOM.
AND THAT MAKES IT ALL
REALLY, REALLY WORTHWHILE.
WHAT ELSE IS MISSING?
THAT'S IT, RIGHT?
THE BED TREATMENTS?
THE BED TREATMENTS.
THIS, AND THIS
OVER HERE.
AND OF COURSE
THE ARCHITECTURAL DETAILING
IN THE ROOM--
I MEAN, IT'S SO STRONG.
THE MANTELPIECE
BEHIND YOU.
I THINK WE WANT TO MOVE
THIS JUST A LITTLE BIT
TO THE SIDE
SO WE CAN SEE IT RIGHT.
BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE
MANTELS IN THE HOUSE
THAT OBVIOUSLY DID NOT
GET TOTALLY VANDALIZED.
Sonya: NO, IT DID NOT.
WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE,
INDEED, ON THAT.
THE FELLOWS--IT WAS JUST
A LOT OF TIME.
A LOT OF MANUAL--
JUST THE HAND WORK
OF SCRAPING
SO THAT THEY WOULDN'T
VIOLATE THE INTEGRITY
OF THE PIECE
SO THAT ALL OF
THE ORIGINAL DETAILS
WOULD REMAIN VERY CRISP.
IT ALL COMES TOGETHER
BEAUTIFULLY.
KARA, THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SONYA, YOU AND BOB
HAVE DONE A FABULOUS JOB.
NICE WORK, BOB.
HEY, LISTEN.
I THINK THAT ONE
OF THE REALLY INTERESTING
THINGS THAT YOU'VE DONE
IS TO CONTINUE USING
THE SAME SHADE THAT'S ON
THE WALLS UP ON THE CEILING.
OH, WELL, THANK YOU.
THE IDEA WITH THAT IS--
THE ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS
OF THE HOUSE, THEY REALLY
ARE HIGHLIGHTED THAT WAY.
YEAH, IT REALLY
PICKS OUT THE CORNICE
AND ALL THE TRIMWORK.
OH, WELL, THANKS.
YOU GUYS ARE DOING A
WONDERFUL JOB OF PRESERVING
THIS AM
AZING HOUSE.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE
YOU BOTH.
WELL, THANK YOU, BOB.
THANKS FOR COMING.
YOU'RE OPERATING IT
NOT JUST FOR YOUR OWN FAMILY,
BUT FOR OTHER FAMILIES
THAT CAN COME TO VISIT,
RIGHT?
WE HAVE EXTRA SPACE.
WE DO FOR OVERNIGHT
ACCOMMODATIONS
AND ALSO FOR WEDDINGS
AND SPECIAL EVENTS.
WONDERFUL.
ALL THE BEST.
WE'RE RUNNING SHORT ON TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT TIME.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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