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1502 - Demolishing Walls and Touring Miami Interiors
September 20-26, 2004 | March 21-27, 2005
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HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR GETAWAY APARTMENT PROJECT
IN SUNNY MIAMI BEACH.
TODAY WE'RE LOOKING AT
THE ARCHITECT'S PROPOSED PLANS
FOR REDOING THIS SPACE.
WE'RE ALSO MEETING
OUR CONTRACTORS
AND STARTING DEMOLITION.
AND I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU
ON A TOUR
OF ONE OF THE OTHER APARTMENTS
HERE THAT'S BEEN DONE,
AS WELL AS ONE
RIGHT ON THE BEACH.
STICK AROUND.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
"HOME AGAIN."
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, JUST TO RECAP,
WE'VE GOT A 1,000-SQUARE-FOOT
APARTMENT HERE
THAT WAS BUILT 37 YEARS AGO
IN MIAMI BEACH,
UP ON A 12th STORY.
AND A LOT OF THE DETAILS
OF THE APARTMENT
ARE TIRED
AND NEED TO BE RENEWED.
A LOT OF THE ASPECTS
OF THE APARTMENT
THAT HAVE TO DO
WITH FLOOR PLAN--
WHERE THE WALLS ARE,
HOW THEY DIVIDE THE SPACES--
HAVE TO BE RECONSIDERED,
BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY DESIGNED
FOR ANOTHER GENERATION,
ANOTHER KIND OF APPROACH
OR LIFESTYLE TO BEING HERE.
AND SO WE THINK THERE'S A LOT
OF THINGS THAT NEED TO MOVE.
WE'VE GOT MICHAEL PIERCE
JOINING US NOW,
AND MICHAEL IS
AN ARCHITECT FROM NEW YORK.
AND MICHAEL WAS HERE
LAST WEEK TO KIND OF
EVALUATE THINGS,
AND SO
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
SO YOU'RE BACK
WITH A FEW SUGGESTIONS,
AND SO I BETTER
PULL MY GLASSES OUT.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT HERE
WITH ALL THE CROSS-HATCHING?
THIS IS
THE DEMOLITION PLAN.
AND WE'VE ISOLATED
A COUPLE OF AREAS
THAT WE SPOKE OF--
LET'S JUST
ORIENT OUR FRIENDS.
I'VE JUST WALKED
THROUGH HERE,
WALKED THROUGH
THE LIVING ROOM,
AND WE ARE RIGHT NOW
IN THE BALCONY OUT HERE.
RIGHT.
WHICH IS LARGE.
WHAT'S THE WIDTH
OF THIS SPACE HERE?
IS THIS QUARTER-INCH?
YEAH. THIS IS--
WE'RE LOOKING AT
15 FEET ACROSS,
AND IT'S GOT NICE DEPTH,
WHICH IS 6 FEET.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY
PUT A LOUNGE CHAIR
OUT THERE.
THAT'S A VERY, VERY USABLE
OUTDOOR SPACE.
A LOT OF BALCONIES
THESE DAYS
ARE JUST THESE
STANDING BALCONIES.
THIS IS A TRUE
SITTING SOCIAL AREA.
WE CAN BRING
THIS EXPERIENCE
INTO THE INSIDE.
SO ALL THE CROSS-HATCHING
MEANS EXISTING STUFF
THAT GETS DEMOED. REMOVED.
CORRECT. AND OBVIOUSLY
THE BIGGEST AREA
THAT JUMPS OUT
IS RIGHT
AT THE ENTRYWAY,
WHICH IS
THE KITCHEN AREA.
WE'RE TRYING TO BRING
THIS INTO A MORE MODERN
TYPE OF LIFESTYLE,
A KITCHEN BEING PART OF
THE LIVING EXPERIENCE.
YEAH.
THE NEXT BIG AREA IS
OPENING UP THE BEDROOM
TO THE LIVING ROOM.
NOW WHY WOULD YOU
WANT TO DO THAT?
IT REALLY MAKES
FOR A CIRCULAR TYPE
OF CIRCULATION.
FLOW. CURRENTLY
WE HAVE A SIMPLE...
MAYBE, WHAT,
30-INCH DOOR
THAT ENTERS IN
FROM THE LIVING ROOM,
AND THAT'S IT.
SO NOW WE'RE CREATING
A POTENTIALLY CENTERED
OPENING,
WHICH CONNECTS
THE BEDROOM
TO THE LIVING
EXPERIENCE.
AFTER ALL,
THIS IS LOOKED AT
AS AN APARTMENT FOR
A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL
OR A COUPLE.
CORRECT.
BUT NOT REALLY AS
A FAMILY APARTMENT.
IT'S TOO SMALL.
SO WHEN
YOU'RE HERE ALONE,
YOU PULL OPEN THE DOORS,
AND YOU CAN EXPERIENCE
THE ROOM FROM THE WIDTH,
NOT ONLY THE LENGTH.
NOW ONE OF THE BIG PROBLEMS
THAT WE HAD HERE
WAS ALL THIS ENORMOUS
AMOUNT OF CLOSET SPACE.
WE HAVE A WALK-IN CLOSET,
ANOTHER CLOSET THERE,
ANOTHER LITTLE CLOSET HERE.
SO THE CROSS-HATCHING
MEANS DEMO ALL OF THAT?
RIGHT. I MEAN, THIS IS
ONE OF THOSE PROBLEMS
THAT REALLY IS
A PAPER PROBLEM.
WE CAME, WE SAW,
WE KNEW THAT THERE WAS
AN ISSUE WITH THIS.
AND WHEN WE DRAW IT UP,
YOU REALLY COME UP WITH
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS
AND ALIGNMENTS.
AND IN THE OPENING...
YOU REMOVED IT ALL.
WE'VE REMOVED IT ALL,
AND CREATED THIS
SUITE FEELING HERE,
WHERE YOU'RE ACTUALLY
DRAWING THE LIGHT
BACK INTO THE DEEPER
PART OF THE PLAN.
THE DAYLIGHT
THROUGH THE WINDOW
CAN NOW GO STRAIGHT
ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK.
CORRECT.
AND HERE IN THE SHOWER,
WE THOUGHT WE'D PUT
THIS ONE ELEMENT OF...
FUN, WE'LL CALL IT.
IT'S A PORTHOLE
THAT ALLOWS YOU TO--
STANDING IN THE SHOWER
AND LOOKING OUT ONTO
THE BISCAYNE BAY.
OH, SO YOU'D HAVE
A VIEW FROM THE SHOWER AREA
STRAIGHT THROUGH THE APARTMENT
AND OUT THROUGH THE WINDOW.
RIGHT.
THE OTHER THING IS,
WE OPENED UP
THE BATHROOM
SO THAT IT IS
ONE BATHROOM
THAT SERVES BOTH
AS A PRIVATE
BATHROOM
AND AS A SOCIAL--
AN ENTERTAINMENT--
A GUEST BATH.
A GUEST BATH.
IF YOU'VE GOT
A COCKTAIL PARTY
OR SOMETHING,
THAT'S WHERE PEOPLE GO,
AND YOU CAN SHUT IT OFF
FROM THE DRESSING AREA.
THAT'S RIGHT.
OK. ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THANKS, MICHAEL.
WE'LL HAVE TO TALK
WITH THE CONTRACTOR NEXT.
ALL RIGHT, GREAT.
Vila: WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL MEET THE CONTRACTOR
AND GET STARTED WITH DEMOLITION.
ALL RIGHT,
LET'S MEET DAVID SOUTHARD,
WHO'S THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR
HERE IN THE AREA.
AND, DAVID,
YOU'RE IN THE MIDST
OF DOING ANOTHER
APARTMENT MAKEOVER
HERE IN THIS BUILDING.
YES. YES.
SO I THINK THAT'S ONE
OF THE REASONS WE WANTED
TO TALK WITH YOU.
YOU'VE ALREADY
GOT SOME EXPERIENCE
DEALING WITH
AN APARTMENT PROJECT
LIKE THIS.
OH, YEAH.
YEAH. HOW DO
YOU GET STARTED?
I MEAN, IT'S NOT LIKE
YOU CAN DO DEMOLITION
IN A NEIGHBORHOOD
AND HOUSE SOMEPLACE
WHERE YOU CAN THROW
THINGS OUT THE WINDOW
INTO A TRUCK
OR A DUMPSTER.
HOW DO YOU
APPROACH THIS?
WELL, WE'LL HAVE
THE CONTRACTOR COME IN
AND TAKE CARE OF
REMOVING CARPET
AND STUFF FIRST,
AND THEN GO AHEAD
AND HAVE HIM TEAR DOWN
THE WALLS
AND REMOVE
THE APPLIANCES,
AND GATHER EVERYTHING UP
AND KIND OF GROUP THINGS
TOGETHER.
AND THEN HE'LL HAVE
A CREW COME IN
AND TAKE THE DEBRIS OUT
ALL AT ONE TIME,
SO THAT IT
KIND OF MINIMIZES
THE DISTURBANCE
IN THE BUILDING.
I SEE. SO STUFF
LIKE THIS HORRIBLE WARREN
OF LITTLE CLOSETS
AND HALLWAYS THAT WE'VE GOT
IN THIS ENTIRE QUADRANT
OF THE APARTMENT,
EVERYTHING WILL BE
DISASSEMBLED,
BUNDLED UP,
AND SET ASIDE,
UNTIL YOU'VE GOT
EVERYTHING DISMANTLED,
AND THEN
THEY TAKE IT OUT.
EXACTLY. YEAH,
WE'LL GET EVERYTHING DOWN
JUST TO WHATEVER
CAN STAY IN PLACE,
LIKE THE AC.
ALL RIGHT.
SO WHEN IS HE DUE HERE?
HE SHOULD BE HERE
ANYTIME NOW.
GOOD. GREAT.
NOW IN HERE, THE PLAN IS
TO INSTEAD OF JUST
HAVING A LITTLE DOOR
INTO THE BEDROOM,
CREATE A 6-FOOT-WIDE
OPENING IN THE CENTER
OF THE WALL.
THAT WOULD BE RIGHT THERE.
AND HAVE
TWO POCKET DOORS.
SO IN TERMS
OF THE DEMOLITION,
YOU TEAR DOWN
THE WHOLE WALL, RIGHT?
YEAH, WE'LL JUST REMOVE
THE WHOLE WALL,
AND THEN REBUILD
THE WALL
FOR THE POCKET DOORS.
BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT
TO MAKE A DOUBLE WALL
SO THAT THERE'S ROOM
FOR THE DOORS TO--
FOR THE POCKET DOORS.
TO GO IN, OK.
SO THERE'S NO POINT
IN TRYING TO SALVAGE
ANY OF THE EXISTING WALL.
NO, IT WILL ALL GO.
YEAH.
UP TO...
YEAH, UP TO THERE.
AND THEN THIS GETS
TORN DOWN BACK TO HERE,
BECAUSE THERE'S A BIG
WALK-IN CLOSET THERE,
BUT WE'RE GOING
TO CONVERT IT INTO
JUST A REGULAR CLOSET
SO THAT WE CAN HAVE
A BIG OPEN SPACE THERE.
RIGHT, EXACTLY.
OK.
Southard:
BOB, HERE'S GILSON.
Vila: HI!
Southard:
GILSON, BOB VILA.
HI.
GILSON'S BEEN
DOING A LOT
OF THE DEMOLITION
WORK FOR ME
ON SMALL JOBS
LIKE THIS.
OK. SO, GILSON,
WHERE DO YOU
GET STARTED
ON SOMETHING
LIKE THIS?
FIRST WE'RE GOING
TO TAKE THE RUG OUT.
OH, OK.
AND WE'RE GOING
TO CUT IN THE MIDDLE,
AND THEN ROLL IT
TO THE SIDE OF THE WALL.
YEAH. THE RUG IS...
THE RUG IS...
MAYBE SOMEBODY
CAN USE IT, RIGHT?
YES, IT'S IN
PRETTY GOOD CONDITION.
ALL RIGHT. WELL,
WE'LL GET OUT
OF YOUR WAY
AND WE'LL
JUST WATCH.
OK.
Vila: NOW THIS PAD HAS
ABSOLUTELY NO FUTURE,
RIGHT?
THIS IS STUFF THAT JUST
GOES INTO THE DUMPSTER.
Southard:
THAT'S TRASH.
Gilson: YEAH,
THIS IS DIRTY, TOO.
Vila: YEAH.
THE BOTTOM.
GOOD.
Southard:
LET ME GO IN HERE
AND SHUT OFF THE BREAKER
SO YOU CAN TAKE DOWN
THAT CHANDELIER.
Vila: YEAH,
THAT'S QUITE
A LIGHT FIXTURE.
OK.
AND SO IT'S JUST ON
A HOOK WITH A SWAG,
BUT I GUESS
THE CONNECTION
IS UP THERE.
THANK YOU.
Vila: DO THEY
SALVAGE STUFF
LIKE THIS?
I MEAN,
IT'S NOT AN ANTIQUE
OR ANYTHING,
IT'S JUST A--
I SUPPOSE SOMEBODY
MAY BE INTERESTED IN IT.
YEAH.
HERE...
[PIECE FALLS TO FLOOR]
A LONG SCREW.
OK, GOT IT.
OK.
"TRES BIEN."
Vila: GOOD LUCK
AT THE FLEA MARKET.
YES.
Gilson: OK.
Vila: OK, NOW
CAN WE START ON
THAT BACK WALL
OR DO WE HAVE
TO TAKE THE CABINETS
OUT OF THE WAY?
YOU HAVE TO TAKE
THE KITCHEN CABINETS FIRST.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
Vila, voice-over: WHILE THEY GET
GOING ON THE KITCHEN DEMOLITION,
LET'S GO DOWN
TO THE FOURTH FLOOR WITH DAVE
FOR A LOOK AT ANOTHER APARTMENT
THAT'S BEEN
COMPLETELY RENOVATED.
Vila: YEAH,
A LOT OF ACTIVITY
IN THE HALLS.
SO THIS IS NICE.
IT'S WIDE OPEN.
[DOOR CLOSES]
YEAH, ALL THE WALLS HAVE
BEEN BASICALLY REMOVED.
SO THE WALL THAT
SEPARATED THE KITCHEN
AND THE WALL THAT
SEPARATED THE BEDROOM.
YES.
NOW THAT TECHNICALLY
TURNS IT
INTO A STUDIO APARTMENT
THOUGH, DOESN'T IT?
YEAH, KIND OF
THE LOFT-TYPE EFFECT.
YEAH, YEAH.
THE FLOOR'S
VERY ATTRACTIVE.
WHAT IS THIS?
THIS IS A BAMBOO.
PRE-FINISHED BAMBOO.
YEAH. NOW, THAT'S
PROBABLY A VERY GOOD
CHOICE IN FLORIDA
BECAUSE
OF HUMIDITY ISSUES?
YEAH, IT HANDLES
THE ENVIRONMENT WELL.
YEAH,
IT'S VERY STABLE,
AND IT'S ALSO
ENVIRONMENTALLY
VERY RESPONSIBLE,
BECAUSE THIS STUFF
GROWS LIKE A WEED
AND THEN
IT GETS PROCESSED.
YEAH.
YEAH. I UNDERSTAND
IT'S AS HARD AS MAPLE,
AND AS...
YOU'VE LEFT EXPOSED CONCRETE
COLUMNS IN THE PLACE.
YEAH, IT'S DONE QUITE
A BIT IN A LOT OF PLACES
LATELY.
MM-HMM. SO AGAIN,
IT'S KIND OF AESTHETICALLY
GOING TOWARDS
THAT LOFT EFFECT.
YEAH, THAT INDUSTRIAL
LOFT LOOK
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
DOING IN THEIR PLACES.
WHAT WAS DONE
IN THE CEILINGS HERE?
BECAUSE WE HAVE
ALL THIS POPCORN
THAT'S SPRAYED ON THERE.
RIGHT.
LIKE IN YOUR PLACE,
WE'LL HAVE IT TREATED,
SPRAYED,
AND THEN
ALL SCRAPED OFF.
AND HE ELECTED
NOT TO HAVE IT SANDED--
THE OWNER OF THIS UNIT?
YEAH, THE OWNER
OF THIS UNIT ELECTED
NOT TO HAVE IT SANDED,
AND THEY DID
A ROUGH SKIM COAT ON IT.
AND, UM...
IF YOU SAND IT,
WILL IT COME OUT SMOOTH,
LIKE THE CEILING
OVER THE BALCONY?
YEAH, THEY SKIM COAT IT
AND SAND IT OUT SMOOTH
JUST THE SAME
AS THE WALLS AFTER
THEY PUT THE DRYWALL ON.
YEAH, I THINK
IT'S A BETTER LOOK.
AND THEN
WHAT'S THROUGH HERE?
THIS GOT GUTTED
AND RECONFIGURED INTO
CLOSETS AND A BATHROOM?
YEAH,
TWO WALK-IN CLOSETS,
HIS AND HERS
TO EACH SIDE,
AND THEN THE NEW
FLOAT CONCRETE FLOOR.
AND SHOWER.
THIS IS
VERY INTERESTING.
SO THIS IS JUST ABOUT
AN INCH OF CONCRETE
THAT WAS--
OR RATHER CEMENT, RIGHT?
BECAUSE THERE'S
NO AGGREGATE IN IT,
IS THERE?
NO.
YEAH. AND THEN
JUST SMOOTHED DOWN
AND IT'S ALLOWED
TO CRACKLE LIKE THIS.
WHAT'S THE SEALER ON IT?
IT'S A POLYURETHANE
SEALER ON IT.
GREAT. WELL,
THIS IS INSPIRATIONAL.
THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF
THAT CAN BE DONE
IN THESE APARTMENTS.
Vila: NEXT, WE'LL GET TOGETHER
WITH DESIGNER D.D. ALLEN
FOR A LOOK AT HER COLORFUL
MIAMI BEACH GETAWAY.
Vila: NEXT TIME
ON "BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,"
WE'RE IN MIAMI BEACH,
RENOVATING
A HIGH-RISE CONDOMINIUM.
FIRST, WE'LL GO OVER THE PLANS
WITH ARCHITECT MICHAEL PIERCE,
AND THEN WE'LL MEET
THE CONTRACTOR
AND GET STARTED WITH DEMOLITION.
ALSO WE'LL LOOK AT ANOTHER
APARTMENT IN OUR BUILDING
THAT'S BEEN
COMPLETELY RENOVATED.
AND WE'LL MEET
DESIGNER D.D. ALLEN
AND SEE HER OWN
GETAWAY APARTMENT
RIGHT ON THE BEACH.
SO DON'T MISS IT!
THAT'S NEXT TIME
ON "HOME AGAIN."
NEXT TIME
ON "BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,"
WE'RE MEETING OUR CONTRACTOR
AND STARTING DEMOLITION
AT OUR MIAMI BEACH
CONDO PROJECT.
DON'T MISS IT.
BEFORE YOU HIRE
AN ARCHITECT OR DESIGNER,
IT'S ALWAYS GREAT
TO LOOK AT THEIR WORK
AND TRY TO LOOK AT
THEIR CATALOG OF WORK,
OR EVEN BETTER YET,
SEE WHERE THEY LIVE.
SO WE'RE VERY LUCKY
THAT D.D. ALLEN,
THE DESIGN PARTNER
OF MICHAEL PIERCE,
HAS A PLACE HERE IN MIAMI BEACH
THAT SHE'S WILLING TO SHOW US.
COME ON.
Vila: HI, D.D.,
HOW ARE YOU?
Woman: HI, BOB.
THIS IS A GREAT SPOT
TO HANG OUT.
ISN'T IT?
NOW I'VE ALWAYS
WONDERED
ABOUT THE COLORS
IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
I MEAN,
WHEN I WAS A KID,
I LOOKED AT BRIGHT
TURQUOISES LIKE THIS
AND I WENT, "WOW!"
AND THEY'RE
STILL POPULAR,
THEY'RE STILL TERRIFIC,
AREN'T THEY?
THEY REALLY ARE.
THEY REALLY WORK
DOWN HERE
BECAUSE THE LIGHT'S
SO STRONG.
THE LIGHT IS SO STRONG,
EXACTLY.
AND WHAT YOU'VE GOT HERE
IS A BUILDING THAT'S
MAYBE 30, 40 YEARS OLD?
YES.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD
THIS LITTLE PIED-A-TERRE?
I'VE BEEN HERE
ABOUT 8 YEARS.
SO YOU CAME IN
AT THE RIGHT TIME.
I DID.
THEY HAD ALREADY
REBUILT THE BEACH
AND STARTED REBUILDING
THE ART DECO.
THERE'S A LOT
OF BUILDING GOING ON
DOWN IN THIS AREA NOW.
BUT IT'S A GREAT SPOT
FOR A GETAWAY.
NOW THIS IS A BALCONY
THAT YOU HAVE TURNED
INTO ALMOST
A SECOND BEDROOM.
IT IS.
I SLEEP OUT HERE A LOT.
AND WHAT YOU'VE
DONE IS BUILT
A PLYWOOD SHELF.
YEAH, AND THEN I JUST
COVERED THE MATTRESSES
IN TERRY CLOTH
SO I CAN THROW THEM
IN THE WASH.
NOT BAD.
WELL, WILL YOU
TAKE US AROUND?
I WILL.
I KNOW IT'S NOT
A BIG PLACE.
NO, IT'S NOT.
IT'S ABOUT 600 SQUARE FEET.
IT WAS A ONE-BEDROOM,
WHICH I OPENED UP
AND MADE IT
MORE LOFT-LIKE.
SO YOU TORE OUT
THE WALL IN BETWEEN
THE BEDROOM
AND THE LIVING ROOM.
THERE WAS A WALL
RIGHT HERE,
AND THEN YOU CAME
DOWN THIS HALLWAY,
AND THIS WAS
THE DOORWAY
TO THE BEDROOM.
I LIKE THAT.
OH, ISN'T THAT
A GREAT PIECE?
I LOVE SHOPPING
DOWN HERE.
I FOUND THIS AT
THE FLEA MARKET
ON LINCOLN ROAD,
WHICH THEY HAVE
ON SUNDAYS.
AND THIS IS
ACTUALLY A WORMLEY,
EDWARD WORMLEY PIECE
FOR DUNBAR.
AND WORMLEY WAS A DESIGNER
IN THE 1940s AND '50s.
YES, AND THIS
IS THE ORIGINAL
PINK NAUGAHYDE.
FABULOUS! AND IT WORKS
SO WELL WITH-
YOUR WHOLE ROOM IS
PAINTED THIS GREEN.
WHAT DO YOU CALL IT?
WELL, IT'S A PALE LIME,
AND THEN I PAINTED
THE CONCRETE FLOORS
A PALE TURQUOISE.
SO I THINK THOSE ARE
REALLY GOOD TROPICAL
COLORS.
EXCELLENT. AND YOU'VE GOT
A PLEXIGLAS COFFEE TABLE,
OLD GLASS AND CERAMICS
AND THINGS.
YEAH, MORE VINYL.
YEAH. THIS IS GOOD.
YEAH, THIS IS AN OLD
SAARINEN TABLE
THAT I FOUND
AT THE FLEA MARKET.
YEAH?
KNOLL USED TO MAKE THESE,
OR THEY STILL DO.
I THINK THEY STILL DO.
YEAH.
AND THEN
I LOVE COLLECTING
THE MURANO GLASS,
JUST THE COLORS ARE
SO PRETTY DOWN HERE.
EXCELLENT.
SO THE MIRRORS
THAT YOU'VE PUT IN
ACT AS WINDOWS.
WHAT'S THE STORY THERE?
WELL, WHEN I FIRST
GOT THIS APARTMENT,
THAT WHOLE WALL
WAS A MIRRORED WALL
OVER HERE.
AND I TOOK THE MIRRORS
DOWN IN PIECES,
AND I SPREAD THEM AROUND
THE APARTMENT,
AND THEY REALLY
OPEN UP THE VIEW.
VERY CLEVER.
AND YOU DO GET VIEWS
IN SURPRISING PLACES.
VERY CLEVER.
AND SO YOU TORE DOWN
THIS WALL
AND YOU SAID
YOU WALK AROUND THIS.
WHAT IS THIS?
THIS LOOKS LIKE--
WELL, THIS IS
THE ORIGINAL
STRUCTURAL COLUMN,
AND IT'S REALLY LIKE
A PIECE OF SCULPTURE.
IT IS, IT'S GOT SUCH
WONDERFUL TEXTURE TO IT.
IT'S GREAT.
SO WHEN YOU WALKED IN
THE FORMER BEDROOM...
WHAT YOU'VE DONE IS
YOU'VE KIND OF RAISED
THE FLOOR.
I RAISED THE FLOOR BECAUSE
A LOT OF APARTMENTS DOWN HERE
HAVE VERY HIGH WINDOWSILLS,
AND I WANTED TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE VIEW.
SO NOW WHEN I LIE IN MY BED
READING MY MAGAZINES,
LOOKING OUTSIDE,
I SEE THE OCEAN.
IT'S GREAT.
YEAH, AND ALL THOSE
BEAUTIFUL PALM TREES.
AND THE PALM TREES.
THAT'S TERRIFIC.
I LOVE THE COLORS
THAT YOU USED,
THE ACCENTS,
LIKE ON THIS BED FRAME.
WELL, IT REALLY--
IT BRINGS THE FLOWERS
IN FROM OUTSIDE,
THE SKY, THE WATER,
IT'S ALL INSIDE-OUTSIDE.
IT'S VERY NICE.
AND SO WHAT ABOUT
THE KITCHEN?
WELL, I DON'T DO
MUCH COOKING DOWN HERE,
SO THE KITCHEN WAS NOT
VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.
I'VE MADE THIS AREA
INTO THE KITCHEN AREA.
WHY DID YOU PUT
THE SINK OVER HERE?
WELL, THE KITCHEN
WAS IN HERE,
IN THIS LITTLE ROOM,
WHICH I TURNED INTO--
THAT IS LITTLE,
IT'S MAYBE 6 OR 8 FEET.
I KNOW.
THIS WAS THE KITCHEN
AND I TURNED IT
INTO A LITTLE EXTRA
SLEEPING AREA
FOR VISITING KIDS
AND, UM...
SO IT'S A STUDIO
WITH A GUEST BEDROOM.
YEAH.
VERY NICE.
AND THEN,
SO THE KITCHEN WAS HERE,
AND THAT'S WHY
WE HAD TO PUT THE--
LEAVE THE SINK
ON THIS SIDE,
BECAUSE WE COULDN'T
BRING THE PLUMBING
OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE.
YOU COULDN'T DO THAT
BECAUSE YOU HAVE
CONCRETE SLABS.
EXACTLY. EXACTLY.
OK.
BUT THIS IS ALL
THE KITCHEN I NEED.
I HAVE A NICE WORKTABLE
WITH ALL MY APPLIANCES
LINED UP,
A JUICER AND A MICROWAVE
AND A--
WHERE DID YOU FIND
THIS BENCH? THAT'S GREAT.
ISN'T THAT GREAT?
I FOUND IT
AT A LOCAL STORE
CALLED SENSE OF TEMPO.
UH-HUH.
AND THEN THE ONLY OTHER
THING I REALLY NEED
IS A GOOD REFRIGERATOR.
SO YOU PUT IN A--
I BUILT THIS IN.
YEAH. A SMALL
BUILT-IN REFRIGERATOR,
LITTLE KITCHEN ISLAND,
WORK SURFACE,
AND THIS,
WHICH REALLY WORKS
KIND OF AS A ROOM DIVIDER.
THIS IS--
IT'S ALSO THE CENTER
OF THE APARTMENT,
BUT IT DOES ACT
AS A SEPARATOR
BETWEEN THE KITCHEN AREA
AND THE LIVING AREA.
DID YOU FIND IT
AT THE TIKI BAR?
HA HA HA!
IT'S WONDERFUL,
ISN'T IT?
IT'S DEFINITELY
A LOCAL PIECE.
YEAH. AND IT'S PROBABLY
FIFTIES OR SIXTIES,
SO IT GIVES YOU STORAGE,
IT ACTS AS AN ARCHITECTURAL
ROOM DIVIDER,
AND A PLACE FOR EVERYBODY
TO CONGREGATE.
I LOVE IT.
YEAH.
WHAT DID YOU DO
IN THE BATHROOM?
WELL, THE BATHROOM
WAS ACTUALLY
A LITTLE TOO VINTAGE FOR ME.
I HAD IT--
I LEFT IT THE WAY IT WAS
FOR ABOUT 8 YEARS,
AND I FINALLY GOT AROUND
TO REDOING IT THIS YEAR.
AND I CHOSE A TILE
THAT I THOUGHT
WORKED WITH THE COLORS
OF THE APARTMENT
AND THE COLORS OF MIAMI,
IT'S A WATERY BLUE AND GREEN.
YEAH.
AND I PUT IN A NEW TUB.
AND I FOUND
THIS FABULOUS SINK
FROM ONE OF MY PROJECTS
IN THE SAN REMO IN NEW YORK,
AND I BROUGHT IT DOWN HERE
AND IT FITS RIGHT IN.
THAT'S FANTASTIC.
IT'S PROBABLY WHAT,
ART DECO?
YES, IT IS.
GREAT. OH,
IT'S A GREAT BATHROOM.
WHAT I LOVE, THOUGH,
IS THE UNIFIED COLOR
THROUGHOUT.
WELL, YOU WORE
THE RIGHT SHIRT.
YEAH, I GUESS SO.
THANKS FOR SHARING.
THANKS, BOB.
OK.
Vila: WE'LL BE BACK AT
OUR BUILDING SITE IN A MOMENT,
AS THE DEMOLITION CONTINUES.
Vila: ALL RIGHT,
WE'RE GETTING TO THE POINT
WHERE WE'RE ABOUT TO KNOCK
THE HOLE THROUGH THE WALL
BETWEEN THE KITCHEN
AND THE LIVING ROOM.
AND IN REAL TIME,
ABOUT 2 OR 3 HOURS
HAVE GONE BY
TO DISMANTLE
ALL THE KITCHEN BOXES
AND GET ALL THE APPLIANCES
OUT OF THE WAY.
THAT'S ONE WAY TO DO IT.
OF COURSE, THERE'S NO SALVAGE
VALUE IN OLD DRYWALL.
WELL, IN ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO,
THEY'LL HAVE THIS WALL
OUT OF THE WAY
AND THEN THE OTHER WALL,
BUT WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
COME "HOME AGAIN" NEXT TIME,
WE'LL BE PUTTING UP
SOME NEW WALLS.
UNTIL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
"HOME AGAIN."
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