1508 - Finishes Make the Remodel Complete November 1-7, 2004 | May 2-8, 2005 HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR PROJECT HERE,
OUR GETAWAY APARTMENT
IN MIAMI BEACH.
TODAY, WE'RE HERE
FOR OUR FINAL VISIT.
THE APARTMENT IS NOW
A CHIC PLACE WITH
HIGH-TECH LIGHTING,
A SLEEK KITCHEN, GLASS TILE,
A MIRRORED BAR,
PLASMA TV,
AND COOL, VINTAGE FURNITURE.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
SEARS
AND OK!
WE'RE READY TO CELEBRATE.
IT'S BEEN 6 MONTHS IN REAL TIME
SINCE WE BEGAN
THE RENOVATIONS HERE.
AND QUITE A DIFFERENCE.
IF YOU WERE WITH ME
WHEN WE STARTED THE WORK HERE,
IT WAS VERY DIFFERENT.
LET'S SAY HI
TO MICHAEL PIERCE,
WHO, ALONG WITH D.D. ALLEN,
ARE THE ARCHITECTS FROM NEW YORK
WHO CAME DOWN HERE
TO MIAMI BEACH.
I LIKE IT.
IT LOOKS GREAT.
I THINK IT WAS
VERY SUCCESSFUL.
WE OPENED IT UP
AND GOT RID OF THE CAVE-LIKE
QUALITY OF THE OLD
KITCHEN, IF YOU REMEMBER.
AND THAT DARK CARPETING,
THAT WAS A KILLER.
THE 1970s
ARCHITECTURAL LAYOUT
MEANT THAT YOU HAVE
A KITCHEN IN THIS SPACE
THAT WAS WALLED IN,
NO DAYLIGHT WHATSOEVER.
AND OPENING IT
ALL UP, WE GOT RID
OF THE POPCORN CEILING,
BRINGING LIGHT INTO
THE DEPTH OF THE
APARTMENT.
YOU'RE EXPERIENCING
LIGHT ALL THE WAY.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT,
'CAUSE THE IMPORTANT THING
HERE IN THE ARCHITECTURE
IS, AGAIN,
THE CLEAN LINES,
AND REMOVING THE TEXTURE
OF THAT POPCORN CEILING
HELPS.
WE NOW HAVE A SMOOTH PLANE
ON THE TOP.
AND THEN WE HAD
DARK-BLUE CARPET
THAT WAS PLUSH AND THICK.
AND THAT'S GONE NOW
AND REPLACED BY THIS
CORK FLOOR.
AND THE CORK IS
INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL.
IT NOT ONLY GIVES US
THE SOUND ATTENUATION
THAT WAS NECESSARY
FROM THE COOP,
IT ALSO GIVES A VERY
CLEAN, UNIFORM
LOFT-LIKE SURFACE
THAT IS THROUGHOUT
THE APARTMENT,
EVEN IN THE BATHROOMS.
RIGHT. THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE APARTMENT.
SO, YOU'VE CREATED
2 PLANES, IF YOU WILL,
THAT REFLECT LIGHT
AND THAT ARE CLEAN
AND SMOOTH.
RIGHT, AND IT BRINGS
IT HERE INTO THE CENTER,
AND THEN WE ANCHORED
THE KITCHEN WITH THIS
DINING AREA.
THE CIRCLE.
THE CIRCLE,
ESSENTIALLY.
AND EVERYTHING REALLY
RADIATES FROM HERE.
THIS LIGHTING TRACK
REINFORCES THAT.
YOU KNOW, LIGHTING
HAS BECOME COMPLICATED.
I MEAN, THERE'S
SO MANY OPTIONS.
HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT
CHOOSING WHAT TO DO?
I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS
KIND OF TRACK BEFORE.
THIS IS GREAT.
IT'S FLEXIBLE.
WE CAN GET MULTIPLE
FUNCTIONS OUT OF IT.
THERE'S NO ACTUAL
WIRES INSIDE THIS.
IT'S LOW ON ONE--
I MEAN, PLUS AND MINUS
IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING
AT, RIGHT?
IT'S A LOW-VOLTAGE
SYSTEM.
SO YOU CAN AIM THESE HEADS
WHEREVER YOU WANT TO
HAVE TASK LIGHTING.
YEAH, WE USE
MSK ILLUMINATIONS
IN NEW YORK
AS A DISTRIBUTOR
FOR ALL OF THESE
VARIOUS TYPES
OF LIGHTS
THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
SO THEY'RE YOUR
CONSULTANT.
THEY CONSULT
AND HELP OUT WITH
JUST PACKAGING
AND GETTING IT
TO THE SITE,
WHICH, AS YOU KNOW,
IS ALWAYS--
AND HERE WE HAVE
A SEPARATE OPTION.
THIS CAN JUST BE
USED INDEPENDENTLY
OF ALL THE OTHER HEADS
SO YOU CAN JUST
HAVE MOOD LIGHTING.
IT'S ON A SEPARATE
DIMMER,
AND IT KIND OF
ANCHORS THIS
ENTERTAINMENT AREA.
AND WHAT'S SUCCESSFUL
ABOUT THE COUNTER,
I THINK, ALSO,
IS THIS METAL EDGING
ON THE DETAIL OF THE
LAMINATE.
YEAH, THAT LITTLE BIT
OF SHINE.
JUST THAT LITTLE BIT
OF METAL
JUST CARRIES
THROUGHOUT THE APARTMENT
AS A THEME,
AND I THINK
IT'S SUCCESSFUL.
NOW THE WHITE
AND THE BLUE-GRAY ARE,
YOU KNOW,
VERY IMPORTANT PARTS
OF THE OVERALL LOOK.
THE WALLS HAVE BEEN KEPT
ALSO KIND OF TO
A BLUISH GRAY.
VERY, VERY LIGHT TONES.
YEAH, WE CREATED THIS
VERY EVEN, COOL,
CALM MIAMI BEACH.
BUT THEN,
YOU BROUGHT IN THESE
AMAZINGLY BRIGHT COLORS.
YES.
THAT'S KIND OF A FORMULA
HERE, ISN'T IT?
THERE ARE PUNCHES,
AS WE CALL IT.
PUNCHES.
THESE ARE
COLOR PUNCHES.
AS YOU KNOW, BOB,
YOU WERE IN THE
DESIGN DISTRICT
WITH MY PARTNER D.D.
I WOULD NEVER HAVE
GONE FOR THIS
IF D.D. HADN'T SAID,
"GET THAT."
IT'S MAGENTA,
FOR GOD'S SAKES.
IT'S GREAT, THOUGH.
WE LIKE TO ANCHOR
OUR PLANS
WITH PUNCHES OF FURNITURE
AND COLOR.
BUT THIS IS ALSO
AN ICONIC DESIGN
FROM THE SIXTIES.
MORRISON NUMBER 3 SOFA.
RIGHT.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT IT
IN PROFILE,
IT'S A 3 RECUMBENT--
IT'S A 3 ON ITS SIDE.
RIGHT. IT APPEARS
TO BE SYMMETRICAL, BUT
IT'S ACTUALLY ASYMMETRICAL.
AND I'VE TRIED IT.
TWO PEOPLE CAN SIT THERE
VERY COMFORTABLY.
RIGHT, AND IT HAS THIS
ORGANIC QUALITY.
AND, IN A WAY,
THESE PURPLE CHAIRS ARE
AN ORGANIC ELEMENT AS WELL,
BECAUSE OF THE
ASYMMETRY OF THE BACK.
IT'S A FORTIES' DESIGN.
IT'S PURPLE VELVET!
IT'S PURPLE.
AND I WOULD HAVE
NEVER GONE FOR THAT
EITHER,
BUT BOY, DO THESE
COLORS WORK TOGETHER
AND EVEN THIS LAMP
THAT WE FOUND AT
THE SAME PLACE
THAT HAD THESE.
YEAH, I THINK--
THAT'S TURQUOISE
WITH A MAGENTA
BASE.
QUIRKY ELEMENTS...
Vila, voice-over:
AND MOST OF THEM
ARE VINTAGE.
MIAMI'S ACTUALLY
A GREAT PLACE
TO FIND VINTAGE
FIFTIES' AND SIXTIES'
FURNISHINGS
BECAUSE OF THE LARGE POPULATION
OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE RETIRED
OR RELOCATED HERE,
BRINGING INTERESTING THINGS
FROM ALL OVER.
AND WE'RE COMPLEMENTING
ALL OF THESE FURNISHINGS
WITH THESE BLACK-AND-WHITE
PHOTOGRAPHS BY A LOCAL ARTIST,
IRAN ISSA-KHAN.
THESE TROPICAL PLANTS AND
SEASHELLS THAT SHE'S DOING NOW
ARE A REAL DEPARTURE FOR
SOMEONE WHO'S GOT A PROMINENT
INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION
AS A PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER.
OUR PROJECT MANAGER,
DAVID SOUTHARD,
ACTUALLY HAS HIS OWN
FURNITURE-MAKING BUSINESS,
AND HE'S MADE THIS
ART DECO-STYLE
COFFEE TABLE FOR US.
AND FINALLY, WE HAVE THIS
WHITE KIDNEY-SHAPED SOFA
DESIGNED BY VLADIMIR KAGAN.
IT'S A FAMOUS
MID-CENTURY DESIGN,
AND IT'S PERFECT FOR
THE FUN, CURVY THEME
WE'VE GOT GOING HERE.
THE WHOLE ROOM LOOKS
JUST SPECTACULAR.
YOU AND D.D.
DID A GREAT JOB.
THANKS, MICHAEL.
NEXT, WE'LL CONTINUE OUR TOUR
OF THE COMPLETED MIAMI BEACH
GETAWAY APARTMENT.
WHEN YOU HAVE A SMALL APARTMENT,
LESS THAN 1,000 FEET,
YOU WANT TO MAXIMIZE
ALL THE SQUARE FOOTAGE.
HERE WE FOUND A NICHE
BETWEEN A STRUCTURAL COLUMN
AND THE HVAC EQUIPMENT.
SO WE FIT IN
A LITTLE BAR AREA.
NOW, ONE OTHER ASPECT
OF THE BIG LIVING AREA HERE
THAT WE DIDN'T MENTION
IS VINTAGE FURNITURE,
WHICH SOMETIMES
IS JUST PERFECT--
BETTER THAN
FINDING SOMETHING NEW.
THIS IS PROBABLY A 30-
35-YEAR-OLD TABLE
FROM CASINA,
AND WE PICKED IT UP
AT ONE OF THE VINTAGE
HOUSES HERE,
BUT IT CREATES A PERFECT
HOME OFFICE AREA--
PLACE FOR YOUR LAPTOP,
YOU CAN DECORATE IT
WITH FLOWERS AND STUFF.
BUT LET'S SAY HI
TO BILL PETTERS
WHO IS HERE
FROM SOUND COMPONENTS,
HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
HI, BOB.
HOW ARE YOU?
WE COULDN'T HAVE
DONE IT WITHOUT
A CONSULTANT,
BUT THE TV ASPECT
OF THE INSTALLATION
WAS KEY,
'CAUSE WE DON'T HAVE
ROOM FOR BIG
FURNISHINGS
OR BIG CABINETS.
AND THIS IS AWESOME.
WHAT KIND OF TV IS IT?
THIS IS A PLASMA
TECHNOLOGY
THAT'S OFFERED BY SONY.
THIS PARTICULAR MODEL
IS A 37 INCH,
AND IT'S FULLY
HIGH DEFINITION
CAPABLE.
NOW, OFF THE BAT,
A LOT OF PEOPLE
TALK ABOUT WHETHER
PLASMA IS HERE TO STAY
OR WHETHER IT'S
GOING TO BE REPLACED
BY LIQUID CRYSTAL.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I THINK THAT PLASMA
WILL BE AROUND FOR
QUITE SOME TIME YET.
TYPICALLY, YOUR
PLASMA MONITORS
ARE GOING TO BE
YOUR LARGER SIZE,
42 AND ABOVE.
YEAH, AND
THE KEY THING HERE--
I MEAN SHOPPING ONLINE
IS ONE THING.
'CAUSE WE BOUGHT THIS
JUST AT SEARS.COM.
BUT THE KEY THING IS
YOU MOUNTED IT ON
THIS FABULOUS BRACKET.
WHO MAKES THIS?
THIS IS MADE BY
A COMPANY CALLED
CHIEF MANUFACTURING
OUT OF BURNSVILLE,
MINNESOTA.
AND THEY MAKE
A WONDERFULLY
DESIGNED SWING ARM
THAT ALLOWS US TO
ACTUALLY PUSH THE TV
AGAINST THE WALL
WHEN YOU WANT TO
RECESS IT AND GET IT
OUT OF THE WAY.
AND OF COURSE,
WHEN YOU WANT TO
WATCH IT,
YOU CAN SIMPLY PULL IT
AWAY FROM THE WALL
AND TILT IT IN THE
ANGLE THAT YOU WANT.
AWESOME. NICE SHOT.
IT'S LIKE A PICTURE POSTCARD.
THANK YOU, BILL.
THANKS, BOB.
LET'S GO AND TAKE
A LOOK AT THE BEDROOM.
AND NOW LET'S SAY HI
TO KARA ROBERTS
FROM SMITH + NOBLE.
WHO'S HELPED US OUT
WITH WINDOW TREATMENTS
AND A LOT MORE, RIGHT?
HI, BOB.
HI. I LOVE THESE
THIN-LINED BLINDS.
NOW, THE KEY THING HERE
IS WE CAN GO ONLINE
OR THROUGH THE CATALOG
AND GET EVERYTHING
WE NEED.
WE HAVE A COMPLETE LINE
OF CUSTOM WINDOW
TREATMENTS ONLINE,
EVERYTHING FROM
MINIBLINDS TO DRAPERIES.
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE,
WE'VE DONE A CLASSIC
1-INCH MINIBLIND.
THESE ARE METAL BLINDS
IN A BRUSHED METAL FINISH
TO KIND OF TIE IN
WITH THE REST OF THE
ACCESSORIES IN THIS ROOM.
YEAH, AND IT'S CUSTOM,
BUT HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE?
ALL THE WINDOW TREATMENTS
IN OUR CATALOG AND ONLINE,
EVERYTHING IS SHIPPED
WITHIN 5 DAYS.
OH, REALLY?
YEAH, MOST ITEMS
ARE WITHIN 4-5 DAYS.
IT CAME IN ON SCHEDULE
FOR US, WHICH WE
REALLY APPRECIATE.
WHAT ABOUT THE BEDDING?
ACTUALLY, THE BEDDING
HERE IS ALL CUSTOM
AS WELL.
WE CARRY A COMPLETE
LINE OF FABRICS.
YOU CAN GET CUSTOM BEDDING
ALSO SHIPPED WITHIN
5 DAYS.
ALONG WITH THE BEDDING,
WE DO UPHOLSTERED
AND SLIPCOVERED HEADBOARDS.
SO THAT'S A SLIPCOVER
OVER THE HEADBOARD.
YEAH, THIS ONE
IS A SLIPCOVER.
IT'S A PADDED, UPHOLSTERED
IN WHITE COTTON DUCK
UNDERNEATH.
AND THEN THE SLIPCOVER
GOES THROUGH,
SO YOU CAN BUY
SEVERAL DIFFERENT
SLIPCOVERS,
CHANGE THEM OUT
AS YOU CHANGE YOUR BEDDING,
OR JUST REMOVE IT
FOR CLEANING.
MAKES IT NICE.
WHAT ABOUT ITEMS
LIKE THE FURNISHINGS?
YEAH, WE'RE NOW CARRYING
SEVERAL FURNITURE PIECES,
UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE,
AND LOTS OF LITTLE
ACCENT TABLES.
THIS IS A COOL THING.
THIS IS A GREAT
LITTLE PIECE.
THIS IS A SPLIT
BAMBOO VENEER
KIND OF COVERED
ON THIS LITTLE "X" TABLE.
$169.
IT'S A GREAT VALUE.
HOW CAN YOU GO WRONG?
LOOKS GREAT BY ITSELF,
OR IN LITTLE GROUPS,
DOING A PAIR OF THEM.
AND AT A GETAWAY,
YOU COULD USE IT
TO ACTUALLY PUT
A SMALL SUITCASE ON IT
OR FOR WHATEVER.
EXACTLY.
WE NEEDED THE HELP.
WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, KARA.
SOME OF THE OTHER DETAILING
IN THE ROOM THAT MAKES
THE WHOLE THING UNIFIED
ARE PERIOD TABLES LIKE
THIS SAARINEN-DESIGNED TABLE,
WHICH HAS A MARBLE TOP.
AND IT'S A REISSUE.
IT'S NOT A REAL VINTAGE PIECE.
AND THEN PERSONALIZING IT
LIKE--THIS IS A LOCAL
PHOTOGRAPHER NAMED MARK GILLIAN
WHO'S WORKING ON A SERIES
OF PHOTOGRAPHS THAT HE'S
TAKEN FROM UNDERWATER,
FROM THE BOTTOM OF POOLS
LOOKING UP.
IT'S CALLED
"MIAMI UNDER THE SURFACE,"
AND IT'S ONE OF THE NEATER
THINGS WE SAW AROUND HERE.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT OTHER ITEMS
THAT ARE INTERESTING,
LIKE THE NATURE'S REST
LATEX TECHNOLOGY
IN THE MATTRESS.
THEY'RE MAKING LATEX BEDS
THAT ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT
FROM THE OLD COILS AND SPRINGS.
AND THIS IS, OF COURSE,
A RENEWABLE MATERIAL,
'CAUSE IT'S JUST HARVESTED
FROM THE RUBBER TREES.
AND THEN, IN THIS CORNER--
AND I ALSO WANTED
TO POINT OUT
THE COLORS
THAT THE ARCHITECTS CHOSE
ARE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
THEY'RE ALSO COOL.
BUT IN THIS CORNER,
WE'VE GOT A VINTAGE,
GLASS-TOP
DRESSING TABLE AND BENCH,
WHICH, ALTHOUGH IF YOU PUT
IT IN A WHITE ROOM,
IT LOOKS GREENISH.
WHEN YOU PUT IT NEXT TO THIS,
IT TURNS BLUISH.
AND ARTEMIDE LIGHTING
FROM ITALY,
AS WELL AS LITTLE FANS,
LIKE THIS--A COUPLE OF THEM
IN EACH CORNER OF THE BEDROOM
SO THAT IF YOU DON'T
NEED THE AC,
YOU CAN STILL
MOVE AIR AROUND.
AGAIN ARTEMIDE READING LAMPS
BY THE BEDSIDE.
ANOTHER VINTAGE PIECE DOWN HERE.
THIS IS A RAFFIA TABLE
MADE IN SPAIN,
MAYBE 20 YEARS OLD.
BUT YOU FIND A LOT
OF STUFF LIKE THAT
JUST SOMEHOW WORKS.
AND THEN SOME OF THE DETAILING
IN HERE WHEN WE CREATED
A NEW SPACE,
A NEW DRESSING AREA
IN BETWEEN THE BATH
AND THE BEDROOM
WE PUT IN SMALLER CLOSETS.
KIND OF HIS-AND-HER
CLOSETS.
SO THAT IF YOU'RE COMING
TO YOUR GETAWAY,
YOU'VE GOT A PLACE
TO HANG UP STUFF.
AND WE ALSO CREATED
A SEPARATE VANITY AREA HERE
OUTSIDE OF THE BATHROOM ITSELF,
WHICH IS ALWAYS A GOOD PLAN
BECAUSE THAT WAY 2 PEOPLE
ARE USING 2 DIFFERENT PARTS
OF THE WHOLE FACILITY.
AND OF COURSE,
OUR WALL OF CUBBIES.
THE GREENS AND THE BLUES
HAVE A LIFE OF THEIR OWN
IN THE SHOWER,
WHICH IS TILED WITH
A VITRUS GLASS 1-INCH SQUARE
THAT'S REALLY, REALLY LIVELY.
AND THEN, OF COURSE,
WE'VE GOT THE WHOLE BATHROOM
ACCESSORIZED AS WELL.
THIS TIME WE WENT
TO FRONTGATE,
WHICH PROVIDES TOWELS
LIKE THESE WHICH ARE
70% MODAL,
WHICH IS A FIBER
I'D NEVER HEARD OF,
BUT APPARENTLY
IT WORKS MUCH BETTER.
IT DRIES YOU
MUCH MORE QUICKLY.
AND AGAIN, ONE OF THE KEY THINGS
IN THE DESIGN HERE
IS THESE DOORS FROM COASTAL,
A LOCAL FLORIDA COMPANY.
WHICH REALLY ARE VERY LOW KEY,
VERY BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED.
AND TOM MEMORY FROM COASTAL
CAME DOWN TO TELL US ALL ABOUT
HOW YOU INSTALL THEM
AND HOW THEY ARE MADE. WATCH.
TOM MEMORY IS HERE
FROM COASTAL DOORS,
SHOWER DOOR
MANUFACTURERS UP IN
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.
CAN I HELP YOU
WITH THAT?
CAN I HOLD THIS
WHILE YOU'RE
LINING IT UP?
THANK YOU.
THIS HAS
SOME WEIGHT TO IT.
SO THIS IS A NICE
SHAPE GRAB BAR FOR
THESE SHOWER DOORS.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE
A RADIUS.
YEAH, IT'S
AN ELLIPTICAL SHAPE.
IT SCREWS THROUGH
THE GLASS SO THAT IT
HAS A LOT OF STABILITY.
THE DOOR'S FRAMELESS,
SO YOU DON'T HAVE
ALL THE...
MILDEW POINTS
TO KEEP CLEAN.
THAT'S INTERESTING,
BUT IS A FRAMELESS
DOOR AS SECURE AND SAFE
AS ONE THAT'S
IN A FRAME?
ONE THING ABOUT
THIS DOOR
IS IT'S GOT
3/8 INCH-THICK
HEAVY GLASS.
IT'S RIGID,
AND IT'S VERY STURDY.
WHAT KIND OF GLASS
IS IT?
SAFETY TEMPERED
GLASS.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT
CRASHING INTO IT
AND HAVING IT BREAK.
WHAT ABOUT IT FALLING
OFF OF THE TRACK,
GIVEN THAT
IT'S THAT HEAVY?
ONE THING ABOUT
THIS DOOR, TOO,
IS IT'S GOT BOLTS
THAT SCREW THROUGH
THE GLASS,
SO THAT THERE IS NO
POSSIBILITY OF THE GLASS
SLIPPING OUT OF THE FRAME.
GOTCHA. SO IT TRULY
IS HANGING IN THERE.
AND THEN THE OTHER
THING THAT'S OF INTEREST
IS EASE OF INSTALLATION.
'CAUSE VERY OFTEN
DO-IT-YOURSELFERS
WILL WANT TO BUY
ONE OF THESE THINGS
AND PUT IT IN
THEMSELVES.
VERY EASY TO INSTALL.
YOU CUT THE TRACK
FOR THE OPENING,
AND THE JAMS ARE NOTCHED
SO THAT THEY FIT DOWN
OVER THE TRACK.
IT ELIMINATES
THE POSSIBILITY
OF IT LEAKING.
IT ALSO HAS A NICE
RADIUS ON THE TRACK
AS WELL,
SO THAT ALL THE WATER
IS GOING TO DRAIN BACK
INTO THE SHOWER.
OH, I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN.
DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, YEAH.
'CAUSE VERY OFTEN WHAT
YOU'LL HAVE DOWN HERE
IS THE CHANNELS
FOR IT TO ACTUALLY
RUN IN,
AND YOU CAN GET
MILDEW GROWTH IN THERE,
BUT THIS IS ALL JUST
ONE SURFACE.
IT'S GOT A NICE
PITCH TO IT.
WATER'S NOT GONNA
REMAIN ON THE TRACK
AND STAGNATE.
AND THIS IS SEVERAL
HUNDRED BUCKS, RIGHT?
YEAH, THIS DOOR
I BELIEVE RETAILS
AT ABOUT 350.
TERRIFIC.
WELL, IT LOOKS
PRETTY GOOD.
THANKS, TOM.
COMING UP NEXT,
WE'LL HAVE A DETAILED LOOK
AT THE UNIQUE FEATURES
IN THE APARTMENT KITCHEN.
NEXT TIME ON "BOB VILA'S
HOME AGAIN,"
OUR MIAMI BEACH GETAWAY
APARTMENT HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED
FROM HOPELESS TO HIP.
AND WE'LL SEE
HOW IT ALL TURNED OUT.
ARCHITECT MICHAEL PIERCE
JOINS US TO SHOW OFF
THE SLEEK KITCHEN
WITH HIGH-TECH LIGHTING.
WE'LL ALSO HAVE SOME COOL
VINTAGE FURNITURE
LIKE THE MAGENTA SOFA
AND PURPLE CHAIRS.
AND WE'LL CHECK OUT THE PLASMA
TV, GLASS TILE IN THE SHOWER,
AND THE SOOTHING COLOR PALETTE
THROUGHOUT THE UNIT.
SO DON'T MISS IT. THAT'S
NEXT TIME ON "HOME AGAIN."
NEXT TIME ON "BOB VILA'S
HOME AGAIN,"
OUR HIP MIAMI BEACH
GETAWAY APARTMENT IS FINISHED
AND DECKED OUT WITH FUN
FIFTIES' FURNITURE.
DON'T MISS IT.
SO THE KITCHEN IS SET
FOR DINNER FOR 4,
BUT AS WE WERE SAYING
EARLIER,
IT'S DESIGNED SO THAT IT'S
STREAMLINED AND CLEAN
MOST OF THE TIME.
'CAUSE SINCE IT'S
IN THE LIVING SPACE,
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE LOOKING
AT TOO MANY GADGETS.
WE'VE KIND OF PUT A COUPLE
THINGS OUT.
WE'LL LOOK AT THEM
IN A MINUTE,
BUT FIRST OF ALL
LET'S LOOK AT THE
APPLIANCING THAT WE DID.
THIS IS ALL WHIRLPOOL
EQUIPMENT,
AND BECAUSE IT'S
AN OPEN-PLAN KITCHEN,
IT'S SMART TO GO WHITE.
AND THEY'RE MAKING
SIDE-BY-SIDE APPLIANCES NOW
THAT HAVE REAL DEEP STORAGE
AND LOTS OF ALTERNATIVES
LIKE, THE DOOR STORAGE
WILL TAKE A GALLON JUG
AND LOTS OF NEAT FEATURES.
WHAT I LIKED HERE WAS THAT
WE'VE GOT WATER FILTRATION
FOR THE SYSTEM.
AND YOU CAN GET
WATER OR ICE,
AND IT CAN BE CUBED
OR CRUSHED, SO YOU GET
LOTS OF OPTIONS.
AND THE SAME WITH THE--
WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE,
YOU CAN BARELY SEE THAT
WE'VE GOT THE STOVETOP HERE.
THE COOKTOP IS CERAMIC,
AND ONE OF THE FEATURES
WITH THIS PARTICULAR WHIRLPOOL
MODEL IS THAT IT'S
SUPER-QUICK HEATING,
AND THEY'RE DESIGNED
TO FIT UNIVERSALLY WITH
ALMOST ANY OVEN THAT YOU PICK--
ANY WHIRLPOOL OVEN
THAT YOU PICK.
THIS ONE, AGAIN,
IS SELF-CLEANING,
AND IT'S GOT
ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES,
INCLUDING ALL THE ELECTRONICS,
THE ELECTRONIC CONTROLS,
WHICH MAKE IT AGAIN
VERY, VERY SIMPLE,
AND IT DOESN'T STAND OUT
TOO MUCH.
I ESPECIALLY LIKE THIS,
THIS GLASS TREATMENT
ON THE FRONT
SO THAT YOU CAN SEE
WHAT YOU'RE COOKING,
BUT IT STILL ALL KIND
OF READS VERY, VERY WHITE.
AND THEN WE PUT IN
THE DISHWASHER,
WHICH IS THEIR
TOP OF THE LINE, I BELIEVE,
AND IT'S GOT LOTS
OF INTERESTING FEATURES,
ESPECIALLY IN THE DUAL CAGES
AND THINGS FOR THE WINE GLASSES.
BUT ALL THESE APPLIANCES,
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE OVEN
ARE ENERGY STAR.
THAT IS ONE BIG DEAL.
AND THEN THE OTHER INTERESTING
THING THAT WE DID WAS,
WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD
CONTINUE WITH THIS THEME
OF LIKE
SHOPPING FROM CATALOGS
OR ONLINE,
SO I WENT TO SEARS ONLINE,
AND JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT
YOU NEED TO OUTFIT A KITCHEN
FROM JUICERS TO DOUBLE BOILERS
TO MIXERS TO THE POTS AND PANS,
WHICH I THINK WE'VE PUT
IN OUR LAZY SUSAN OVER HERE,
AND THE WHOLE COOKWARE SET,
THE GLASS AND THE FRYING PANS,
AND A LOT OF LITTLE APPLIANCES
LIKE THE COMBINATION CONVECTION
AND MICROWAVE OVEN.
THAT'S A NEW ONE ON ME.
AND OTHER APPLIANCES THAT--
THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE
A GETAWAY,
SO YOU WANT SIMPLE
APPLIANCES.
A LOT OF THESE
ARE LIKE DUAL APPLIANCES.
THEY DO 2 THINGS, WHETHER
IT'S MIXING OR BLENDING
OR JUICING OR WHATEVER.
AND WE'RE KEEPING IT SIMPLE,
BUT WE'RE TOTALLY OUTFITTING
THE KITCHEN
SO THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE
A SOUFFLE,
YOU PROBABLY CAN DO IT.
ALL RIGHT, THE ONE AREA
THAT WE HAVE NOT
LOOKED AT OUT HERE
IS WHERE OUR PROJECT
MANAGER DAVID SOUTHARD
HAS BEEN HIDING,
PUTTING THE LAST
TOUCHES TO OUR
OUTDOOR SPACE.
AND LET'S LOOK AT WHAT
YOU BUILT OUT HERE.
WE HAD PLANNED ON
DOING SOME SORT OF
FURNISHING OUT HERE,
BUT WE COULDN'T
ATTACH IT TO THE WALL,
SO YOU MADE
A FREESTANDING THING.
ABSOLUTELY, YEAH.
THE BUILDING DOESN'T ALLOW
ANY ATTACHED FURNITURE
TO THE WALLS
OF THE BUILDING,
SO WE DID A FREESTANDING
BENCH IN SPRUCE
AND PAINTED WITH
EXTERIOR LATEX
WHITE PAINT.
STAINLESS STEEL
BOLTS?
STAINLESS STEEL BOLTS
SO THEY WON'T RUST OUT
IN THE WEATHER.
SO THIS CAN LIVE OUTDOORS
FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
YES.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT
A CUSTOM-MADE LITTLE
MATTRESS FOR IT.
AND THIS WAS AN IDEA
THAT WE HAD SEEN
AT D.D. ALLEN,
THE ARCHITECT'S,
OWN PLACE HERE
IN SOUTH BEACH.
AND OF COURSE,
SMITH + NOBLE HAS
PROVIDED A FEW CUSHIONS.
THE REST OF THE FURNISHINGS
ARE, AGAIN, CATALOG SHOPPED.
BEFORE I LOOK AT THEM
AND SHOW THEM TO YOU,
I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR DOING A FABULOUS JOB
FOR US--
THANK YOU, BOB.
AND FOR MAKING
THE FURNITURE IN THERE.
THAT'S A NICE
COFFEE TABLE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'VE PUT IN A COUPLE
OF OTHER FEATURES IN HERE.
WE'VE GOT AN ALL-WEATHER
RUG, THAT'S A VINYL
AREA RUG.
YOU CAN GET THAT ONE
FROM THE FRONTGATE
CATALOG,
AND THEN WE MADE
THIS TABLE, WHICH IS
LEFTOVER FORMICA,
FROM OUR KITCHEN
INSTALLATION.
AND WE JUST GOT A BASE
FOR IT AND SOME COLORFUL
STOOLS.
AND THEN IN THE CORNER,
AGAIN FROM THE FRONTGATE
CATALOG,
WE'VE GOT ONE OF
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
CERAMIC URNS
HANDCRAFTED IN
TUSCANY ITALY,
WITH ALL THESE POMEGRANATES
THAT ARE ATTACHED TO IT.
AND THAT IS THE KIND
OF CLASSY LITTLE TOUCH
THAT JUST MAKES
THIS OUTDOOR SPACE
UNIQUE.
WE'LL BE BACK IN A MOMENT
WITH A PREVIEW OF OUR NEXT SHOW.
AND THAT'S A WRAP.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT TIME.
WE'LL BE STARTING A BRAND-NEW
PROJECT IN NEW YORK CITY.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO
HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
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