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1526 - Finish Details in the Manhattan Brownstone
March 7-13, 2005 | September 5-11, 2005
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN TO
OUR BROWNSTONE PROJECT
ON THE UPPER WEST SIDE
OF MANHATTAN,
AND TODAY IS FINISH DAY,
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE
GIVING YOU
A COMPLETE TOUR OF
THE APARTMENT
SHOWING OFF SOME OF
THE THINGS WE'VE DONE,
STARTING WITH THE LIVING ROOM,
WHICH HAS A BRAND-NEW
BEAUTIFUL HARDWOOD FLOOR
AND A FIREPLACE
AND GOING IN THROUGH
THE ENTIRE KITCHEN
AS WELL AS THE MASTER BATHROOM
AND BEDROOM
AND EVEN THE BALCONY OUT BACK.
STICK AROUND.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE
BY SEARS
IT'S ABOUT 10 DEGREES
IN MANHATTAN,
SO I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND
TOO MUCH TIME OUT HERE,
BUT I DID WANT TO SHOW OFF
SOME OF THE WORK
THAT WE DID TO
THE FRONT FACADE.
OUR BROWNSTONE
WAS PAINTED YEARS AGO,
AND IT'S STILL
IN GOOD CONDITION,
BUT WE DID REMOVE
THE PAINT FROM SOME OF THESE
CARVED DECORATIVE PANELS
THAT ARE BELOW THE WINDOWS
JUST SO THAT YOU CAN SEE
THE CRISPNESS OF
THE BROWNSTONE CARVINGS.
AND THEN, OF COURSE,
WE DID A LOT OF PAINT STRIPPING
FROM BOTH THE WINDOW GRATES
AND THE DOOR GRATES
AS WELL AS
THE FLOWER BOX FRAMES,
AND THOSE HAVE
ALL BEEN REPAINTED,
BUT THE BIG IMPROVEMENT
IS THE WINDOWS.
THE WINDOWS THAT HAD BEEN
REPLACED BACK IN THE FORTIES
WERE REMOVED.
THEY WERE CASEMENTS THAT WERE
KIND OF IN THE ART DECO STYLE,
AND WE PUT PELLA WINDOWS,
ONE OVER ONE,
THE TRADITIONAL FULL-SIZE
COMMERCIAL PLATE GLASS
THAT WAS VERY POPULAR
IN THE 1890s,
SO WE NOW HAVE THE ORIGINAL LOOK
TO THE FRONT FACADE.
LET'S GO INSIDE
WHERE IT'S WARM.
Vila: MY FRIEND SCOTT
IS HELPING US
PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES
ON THE PLACE.
THANKS.
AND WE ARE NOW
IN THE LIVING ROOM
OF WHAT IS, ESSENTIALLY, A BIG
FLOOR THROUGH APARTMENT,
AND IF YOU WATCH SOME OF
THE BEGINNING FOOTAGE
OF THE SHOW
WHEN WE STARTED HERE,
THIS ROOM WAS TAN
AND IT HAD A DROPPED CEILING
AND SHAG CARPET,
AND THERE WAS ACTUALLY A CLOSET
AND A BAR IN THIS AREA HERE,
BUT THE DROPPED CEILING,
ONCE IT WAS REMOVED,
THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIG, BIG
PAYOFFS OF THE WHOLE PROJECT
BECAUSE WE DISCOVERED
THIS BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL
CORNICE MOLDING
WHICH HAS NOW
BEEN RESTORED, REFINISHED,
AND IT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE
IN A ROOM LIKE THIS.
THIS IS A KIND OF
A CLASSICALLY PROPORTIONED ROOM.
IT'S 22 FEET SQUARE
WITH 12 1/2-FOOT CEILINGS,
AND ANOTHER THING THAT WE DID
WAS TO REPOSITION THE DOORS.
THE ENTRY DOOR INTO
THIS FLAT OR APARTMENT
WAS WAY OVER
IN THE CORNER HERE,
AND SO WE'VE MOVED IT OUT
INTO THE ROOM,
AND THEN WE ADDED ANOTHER DOOR
TO GIVE
THE WHOLE THING SYMMETRY,
AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE FLOORS
ARE PART OF THE BIG STORY
BECAUSE THE FLOORS
THAT WERE HERE
WERE A COMBINATION OF
RUGS AND LINOLEUM
AND SOME OLD HARDWOOD,
BUT IT WAS JUST VENEER OAK
THAT COULDN'T BE REUSED,
SO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE
IS A BEAUTIFUL
QUARTER SAWN FLOOR
FROM MY FRIENDS AT BELLAWOODS,
WHICH WE'VE PUT
4 COATS OF FINISH ON,
BUT LET'S TALK WITH
CHRIS VILA
AND MY FRIEND
JIM KWESKIN FROM
FORT HILL CONSTRUCTION.
HI.
HOW'S IT GOING THERE?
ARE YOU SATISFIED?
SO FAR WE'RE DOING
REALLY GOOD.
WE'RE ALMOST DONE.
WE'RE IN WHAT WE CALL
PUNCH LIST,
BUT IT'S COMING OUT
REALLY GOOD.
I MEAN, OUR CARPENTERS
BUILT THIS
COMPOUND MITER FIREPLACE
SURROUND ON-SITE,
AND WE'RE PUTTING IN
LIGHT TRIMS
AND DOORKNOBS
AND THINGS OF
THAT NATURE.
NOW, THE FIREPLACE,
AGAIN, WAS ONE OF
THE ORIGINAL DETAILS
OF THE BUILDING.
THIS WAS ORIGINAL,
BUT IT HAD BEEN COVERED,
AND WHEN WE CAME IN HERE,
WE DECIDED TO REACTIVATE IT,
SO THERE WAS JUST A BRICK WALL
WHEN WE FIRST ENTERED.
AND WE WENT TO
A LOT OF TROUBLE
TO PUT IN
A METAL FLUE LINER,
WHICH WAS SNAKED
ALL THE WAY UP TO
THE TOP OF THE ROOF,
5 STORIES UP THERE.
ALL THE WAY UP
WITH A WINCH.
AND NOW WE'VE GOT
A VERY CONTEMPORARY
TREATMENT
WHICH WORKS BECAUSE
IT'S A NICE FOIL TO
ALL THE CLASSICAL
DETAILING
THAT'S ABOVE.
RIGHT.
VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU, JIM.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT,
WELL, CHRIS,
WHY DON'T WE
TAKE A LOOK AT
THE KITCHEN?
LET'S GO.
Vila: COMING UP NEXT,
WE'LL SHOW OFF
OUR SPECTACULAR KITCHEN CABINETS
AND APPLIANCES.
ALL RIGHT.
SO THIS IS
A LARGE SPACE,
AND WE'RE AT
THE FINISHING TOUCHES
HERE IN THE KITCHEN.
WE'RE JUST
GOING THROUGH OUR
PUNCH LIST TODAY.
AND THIS IS JUST
SOME OF THIS
BASALTINA STONE
THAT WE PUT IN
THE KITCHEN.
Vila: AND WE'RE STARTING
AT THE KITCHEN OFFICE
END OF THE DESIGN.
YEAH.
THIS IS THE OFFICE.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
WE'VE PUT IN
A COUPLE OF HOLES
THERE FOR CABLES,
PHONE CONNECTION,
EVERYTHING.
AND THE BACKSPLASHES
ARE BEING INSTALLED
JUST WITH SILICONE
AND THEN THESE
LITTLE PIECES OF WOOD
ARE GOING TO HOLD IT TIGHT.
WE PUT IN WEDGES
SO THEY
SET UP PERFECTLY.
BUT THE MATERIALS,
THE CHOICES HERE
WERE WITH THE KIND OF
SHOP FINISH
IN THIS KIND OF VANILLA.
OFF-WHITE VANILLA.
RIGHT.
THIS GOES WELL WITH
THE STONE.
IT'S PRETTY NEUTRAL.
YEAH, AND I ALSO THINK
IT'S A GOOD IDEA
TO USE BRUSHED METAL
LIKE THIS.
THE BRUSHED WITH
THE SOFT WHITE
AND WITH THE STONE
IS A GOOD MATCH.
SO WE'VE GOT
THE KITCHEN OFFICE
AT THIS CORNER,
AND THEN OVER HERE--
THIS IS SORT OF AN AREA
FOR YOUR LAUNDRY,
FOR BROOMS,
VACUUM CLEANERS,
THINGS LIKE THAT,
SO IN A BIG KITCHEN,
YOU WANT TO HAVE
PLENTY OF ROOM
FOR ALL THAT.
STACKED WASHER/DRYER.
STACKED.
AND TONS OF STORAGE
ABOVE.
RIGHT.
ACTUALLY PRETTY HARD
TO GET TO.
I MEAN, WE'VE GOT
SO MUCH STORAGE HERE
THAT I THINK
A LOT OF IT'S,
YOU KNOW,
I DON'T KNOW IF
IT'S GOING TO GET USED.
WELL, IT WILL GET USED,
BUT YOU WILL NEED
A LADDER,
AND THE OPTION
THAT WE HAD HERE
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT
12-FOOT CEILINGS
WAS EITHER TO HAVE
A SOFFIT AND A LOT OF
DEAD SPACE
OR GO TO THE TROUBLE
OF CREATING
EXTRA HIGH STORAGE
FOR SELDOM-USED ITEMS.
AND SOMEONE COULD PUT IN
A LIBRARY LADDER.
A LIBRARY LADDER
OR JUST A REGULAR
STEP LADDER
FOR THINGS THAT
YOU HARDLY EVER USE.
AND WE HAVE
THE BAR HERE,
SO WE'VE GOT
THE SUB-ZERO WITH
THE 46-BOTTLE CAPACITY.
THE INTERESTING THING
ABOUT THIS IS THAT
IT ACTUALLY TIES INTO
THE HOME
SECURITY SYSTEM,
SO YOU COULD LOCK IT
AND HAVE IT HOOKED UP TO
YOUR ALARM SYSTEM.
NEAT.
KEEP THE KIDS
OUT OF TROUBLE.
AND SAME STONE,
AND THEN WE DECIDED
TO SPECIFY
RESTORATION GLASS HERE.
THIS IS FROM BENDHEIM.
AND THIS IS MOUTH-BLOWN
HANDMADE GLASS
WITH THIS SORT OF
RIPPLE EFFECT IN IT.
SO THAT IT
KIND OF MIMICS
THE EARLY PLATE GLASS
THAT WOULD HAVE
BEEN HERE IN THE 1890s
WHEN THE HOUSE WAS BUILT.
SOMETHING YOU WOULD HAVE
SEEN IN THE STREET.
YEAH, AND I THINK
WHEN WE WERE DESIGNING
THE KITCHEN,
THE ARCHITECTS, YOU KNOW,
HAD THE NOTION THAT
IT WOULD BE GOOD
TO KIND OF HAVE
THE FEELING OF
A BUTLER'S PANTRY
IN A BIG OLD HOUSE.
FEEL VICTORIAN.
AND THIS CERTAINLY IS
WHAT IS ACCOMPLISHED
WITH THIS TYPE OF DOOR
AND ALL THE PANELING
THROUGHOUT,
AND THEN THE BIG SPACE,
AND LET'S TALK FIRST TO
KARA ROBERTS,
WHO'S HERE FROM
SMITH+NOBLE.
HOW ARE YOU?
HEY. HI.
I'M GREAT.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THESE LOOK
FABULOUS, KARA.
THANK YOU.
AND, NOW, YOU KNOW,
VENETIAN BLINDS
ARE SOMETHING THAT'S
BEEN AROUND FOR
A LONG TIME, RIGHT?
YEAH, THEY HAVE,
AND THESE ARE
FURNITURE-GRADE
PREMIUM HARDWOOD
2-INCH WOOD BLINDS.
NOW, THE INTERESTING
THING HERE IS THAT
WE'VE RESTORED
THE WINDOWS
BECAUSE
THE ORIGINAL OPENINGS
AND THE ORIGINAL
PLATE GLASS WINDOWS
HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT
IN THE 1940s
AND THEY HAD PUT IN SOME
ART DECO-LOOKING WINDOWS,
BUT NOW WE HAVE
THE FULL IMPACT OF
HAVING THESE OPENINGS
WHICH ARE 8 FEET HIGH
AND WHICH GIVE US
A BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF
THE BROWNSTONES
ACROSS THE STREET
OR, REALISTICALLY,
GIVE US PRIVACY
AND CONTROL OF
THE LIGHT IN THE SUMMER
AND THE SUNLIGHT
WARMING THINGS UP.
NOW, WHAT DO YOU
HAVE TO SPEND
FOR THIS KIND OF
A BLIND?
A BLIND THIS SIZE--
THIS IS PROBABLY, WHAT,
30 INCHES BY ABOUT 96,
YOU'RE STILL LOOKING AT
UNDER $200.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT WE'VE ORDERED ONLINE.
ORDERED ONLINE.
THESE ARE ALL
CUSTOM-MADE
AND SHIPPED WITHIN
4 DAYS.
NOW, WE ORDERED
A WIDE PROFILE
BUT WITH JUST
THE BASIC STRING.
JUST THE STANDARD
LADDER, YEAH.
BECAUSE YOU CAN
ALSO SPECIFY THAT
YOU CAN PUT
DECORATIVE TAPE HERE.
YEAH, YOU CAN ADD
DECORATIVE TAPES
AND DIFFERENT VALENCES
IF YOU CHOOSE TO,
BUT I THINK
IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL
JUST AS A STANDARD.
YEAH,
THEY LOOK TERRIFIC.
THANKS, KARA.
NOW, LOOKING AT
THE MAJOR PART OF
THE KITCHEN HERE,
WE'VE GOT A SITUATION
WHERE WE HAD THE SPACE
AND SO WE'VE PUT IN
OVERSIZED ELEMENTS.
THE KITCHEN ISLAND--
WHAT'S THE SIZE, CHRIS?
IS IT ABOUT 8 BY--
YEAH, THIS IS 96 WIDE.
AND WE'VE TRIED
TO REPLICATE
THE LOOK OF
THE WAINSCOTING
THAT'S THROUGHOUT
THE SPACE
IN THIS PORTION OF
THE CABINET,
SO THAT WHAT
WE'VE GOT HERE ARE
BIG SINGLE-PANEL DOORS
THAT ARE LIKE
GARAGE DOORS,
AND THESE BINS--
RATHER, THESE OPENINGS
ALLOW YOU SPACE FOR
EITHER A MICROWAVE
OR TOASTER OVENS
OR OTHER THINGS,
AND THEN BIG STORAGE DRAWERS
ALL ALONG THIS SIDE
BECAUSE THIS FACES THE AREA
WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
A TABLE AND CHAIRS
AND FAMILY DINING,
BREAKFAST AND EVERYTHING ELSE
HAPPENING,
AND THE FINISH, AGAIN,
I THINK IS
REALLY NICE WITH THE FLOOR.
I MEAN, IT WORKS
VERY, VERY NICELY.
AND THEN CONTINUING WITH
THE LARGE-SCALE
APPLIANCES.
WELL, THIS IS WHERE
WE HAD SOME ROOM
TO PUT IN SOME
HUGE APPLIANCES,
SO WE PUT IN
A WOLF 48" RANGE.
THIS HAS 6 BURNERS,
AND THEN IT'S GOT
A GRILL STATION
IN THE MIDDLE.
INFRARED OVENS.
WELL, IT'S GOT
DUAL OVENS.
THE RIGHT ONE IS
A CONVECTION OVEN.
THE LEFT ONE IS
JUST A REGULAR OVEN,
AND THESE HAVE
THESE GREASE TRAYS
THAT COME OUT.
THIS IS ONE
FANTASTIC STOVE.
NOW, THE RANGE HOOD
IS ACTUALLY
A SMART HOOD,
SO AS SOON AS
IT SENSES HEAT,
IT TURNS ITSELF ON
AUTOMATICALLY.
IT'S GOT
THE HALOGEN LIGHTING.
IT'S AS GOOD AS
IT GETS.
AND IT CONTROLS
THE SPEEDS.
EXACTLY.
YEAH.
AND THIS IS DUCTED
TO THE OUTSIDE
THROUGH THERE.
THIS IS COMPLETELY DUCTED
UP TO THE ROOF.
NO, THAT'S QUITE
AN ADVANCE.
SO 48 INCHES HERE,
48 INCHES
FOR REFRIGERATION.
EXACTLY.
BEHIND ME.
A 48-INCH SIDE BY SIDE.
THAT'S AS BIG AS IT COMES.
AND THEN, OF COURSE,
THE CABINETS
FROM THOMAS BUMP
WHICH ARE ALSO
FIRST QUALITY IN
MAPLE INTERIORS,
AND, AGAIN,
USING THIS PARTICULAR
BRUSHED METAL FINISH,
I THINK, IS
A VERY GOOD CHOICE
BECAUSE IT CONTINUES
THAT FEELING OF BEING--
AND THAT'S WHY
WITH THE WIDTH HERE,
WE USE THESE
BIG BIN PULLS
AND TWO OF THEM.
YEAH. IT'S A NICE MATCH
TO THE STOVE,
AND THEN THE OTHER
BIT OF STAINLESS STEEL
THAT'S REALLY SPECIAL
IS THE SINK,
WHICH IS FROM JULIEN,
A CANADIAN COMPANY
THAT TRADITIONALLY MADE
RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT,
AND THEY'VE
STARTED MAKING
RESIDENTIAL PRODUCTS,
AND ON THE FRONT OF IT,
THEY HAVE THESE
NICE LITTLE DRAWERS
THAT OPEN UP WHERE
YOU CAN KEEP YOUR SPONGE
AND YOUR SCRUBBERS
OR WHATEVER,
AND THEN WHAT ELSE--
OH, YEAH,
THE OTHER THING--
THIS IS THE POT FILLER.
YEAH, SO WE GOT TO GET
THE PLUMBER TO FIT THIS.
HOW DOES THIS WORK?
THIS EXTENDS, ACTUALLY,
SO THIS POPS OUT,
AND THEN IT SWIVELS.
AND IT'S ARTICULATED.
EXACTLY.
SO THIS JUST
ELIMINATES
LUGGING AROUND--
SO THAT GOES THERE.
HEAVY POTS
FULL OF WATER
FOR PASTA,
THINGS LIKE THAT.
THAT'S GREAT,
AND, YOU KNOW,
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
REALLY MAKES IT FOR ME
IN TERMS OF
THE OVERALL DESIGN
IS THAT
FROM THE BEGINNING
TO THE END,
YOU'VE GOT
THE FULL HEIGHT.
YEAH.
THERE'S A LOT OF
STORAGE SPACE
WAY UP HERE
JUST BELOW THE COVE
THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT
TO GET TO
UNLESS YOU HAVE
A STORAGE SYSTEM--
I MEAN A LADDER SYSTEM.
A LADDER TO GET TO IT.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT, YOU KNOW,
CAN BE THOUGHT OF
AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT
IN TERMS OF
AN INTERIOR DESIGNER
COMING INTO THIS SPACE,
BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY
DOING THE SPACE
THINKING THAT
EVENTUALLY--
WELL, EVENTUALLY
SOMEBODY'S GOING TO
COME THROUGH HERE
AND DO THIS PLACE,
YOU KNOW?
WE REALLY WANTED
TO DELIVER
WHAT'S CALLED,
YOU KNOW, LUXURY--
THE WHITE PACKAGE.
EXACTLY.
THE WHITE PACKAGE.
WELL, NOW, WE OUGHT
TO GO TAKE A LOOK AT
THE BEDROOM.
LET'S GO.
Vila: WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL SEE HOW
THE BACK BALCONY
HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED.
Vila: NEXT TIME ON "BOB VILA'S
HOME AGAIN,"
IT'S THE FINAL VISIT TO
OUR BROWNSTONE PROJECT
ON MANHATTAN'S UPPER WEST SIDE.
WE'LL START IN
THE LIVING ROOM WITH
SPECTACULAR HARDWOOD FLOORS,
RESTORED CORNICE MOLDING,
AND A CONTEMPORARY
FIREPLACE SURROUND.
WE'LL SEE THE FINISHING TOUCHES
IN THE KITCHEN,
INCLUDING WINDOW TREATMENTS,
A GENEROUS ISLAND,
AND LARGE-SCALE APPLIANCES,
AND THEN WE'LL FINISH UP WITH
PORCELANOSA TILE IN THE BATH,
A SPACIOUS BEDROOM,
AND A TRANSFORMED BACK BALCONY,
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME
ON "HOME AGAIN."
Vila: NEXT TIME ON "BOB VILA'S
HOME AGAIN,"
WE'RE FINISHING UP
OUR BROWNSTONE PROJECT
AND SHOWING OFF
ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS WE'VE MADE.
DON'T MISS IT.
ALL RIGHT. NOW,
THE BATHROOM IS
ALSO A SPACE
THAT WAS GUTTED ENTIRELY,
BUT THE FOOTPRINT IS
THE SAME AS WHAT WAS HERE.
THE FOOTPRINT'S
THE SAME.
IT WAS LAID OUT
DIFFERENTLY INSIDE,
BUT WE'VE JUST
CHANGED AROUND
THE WAY IT--
BUT WE'RE
HEMMED IN BY
THE MASONRY WALL
ON THE EXTERIOR
AS WELL AS ON
THAT BACK AREA.
BUT, BOY, WHAT WAS HERE
DID NOT LOOK AT ALL
LIKE WHAT WE HAVE HERE.
LET'S GO ITEM BY ITEM
BECAUSE I THINK ONE OF
MY FAVORITE THINGS
IS THE FITTINGS
THAT WE'VE GOT HERE.
THESE ARE
THE SHOWER FITTINGS.
RIGHT. WE'VE GOT
THESE GERMAN DESIGNED
FITTINGS.
IF YOU PICK THESE UP,
THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF
WEIGHT TO THEM.
THEY REALLY FEEL SOLID.
A LOT OF THINGS
YOU'LL PICK UP NOWADAYS
JUST, YOU KNOW,
FEELS KIND OF CHINTZY.
THEY'RE HIGH QUALITY,
AND IF YOU LOOK AT
THE ONES THAT ARE
ON THE PEDESTAL SINK,
WHICH ARE JAPANESE,
THEY'RE ALSO
VERY HIGH QUALITY
AND VERY SIMILAR
IN COMPATIBLE DESIGN.
NOW, THE PEDESTAL SINK
IS FROM TOTO,
WHICH, AGAIN,
IS A JAPANESE COMPANY.
THIS WAS ALL
PROVIDED BY TOTO.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL
DESIGN, THOUGH,
AND IT'S ALL PORCELAIN.
IT GIVES THE ROOM
A VERY NICE
CONTEMPORARY LOOK.
AND IT HAS THE MATCHING
WATER CLOSET OR TOILET.
EXACTLY. YOU ALSO
DON'T HAVE THE SPACE
IN A ROOM LIKE THIS
TO PUT A WHOLE STORAGE
SPACE BELOW THE SINK,
SO YOU REALLY WANT
A VERY SLEEK
PEDESTAL SINK.
AND THEN WE ADDED WHAT'S
BASICALLY AN ALMOST
DISAPPEARING RADIATOR
ON THE WALL
ABOVE THE TOILET.
RIGHT. THIS IS
AN ELECTRIC RADIATOR.
IT'S JUST
CONTROLLED BY A SWITCH
HERE ON THE LEFT.
AND IT'S OIL-FILLED,
AND IT'S MADE BY
A SWISS COMPANY
CALLED RUNTAL.
IT'S BEEN AROUND
FOR QUITE A BIT.
AND IT'S NICE BECAUSE
IT DUALS ALSO AS
A TOWEL WARMER,
SO YOU CAN
KEEP YOUR TOWELS
NICE AND HOT IN WINTER.
BUT THEN THE NEAT THING
THAT REALLY
UNIFIES THE SPACE
IS THE USE OF
3 DIFFERENT TYPES OF
CERAMIC TILE
FROM PORCELANOSA,
AND THE WHITE TILES
THAT ARE ON THE WALLS
ARE LARGE FORMAT.
THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE
A SUBWAY TILE,
WHICH WE WANTED TO
RE-CREATE THE LOOK OF
A SUBWAY TILE.
AND THEY'VE BEEN
INSTALLED IN
A RUNNING BOND,
SO THAT YOU SEE
THESE JOINTS.
WE'VE GOT
A RUNNING BOND.
THE FLOOR TILES
ARE ACTUALLY
INTENDED FOR
OUTDOOR USE,
SO THESE ARE CALLED
DURANGO STONE
FROM PORCELANOSA.
THEY LOOK LIKE
REAL STONE.
YEAH, IT'S GOT
THAT SORT OF PATTERN,
AND THEN WE'VE GOT THIS
BEAUTIFUL GLASS
MOSAIC TILE.
IT'S CALLED
GLACIER GLASS.
MM-HMM.
FROM?
PORCELANOSA.
NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT THE ARCHITECT
DESIGNED INTO THIS
VERY TIGHT SPACE IS,
IF WE LOOK UP AT
THE TOP NEAR THE CEILING,
AN ANTIQUE-LOOKING
CORNICE,
WHICH IS, AGAIN,
A VERY NICE FOIL
FOR ALL
THE CONTEMPORARY SURFACES
THAT HE'S PUT IN HERE WITH
CERAMIC TILE AND STUFF.
GIVES IT A NICE MIX.
ANYWAY, SO IN THIS
CLOSET WE'VE GOT...
THIS IS THE RESIDENTIAL
UNIT FROM RINNAI.
THIS IS BASICALLY
GIVING US
ALL OF OUR HOT WATER
FOR THE SHOWERS.
NOW, WE'VE
ALSO INSTALLED
A COMMERCIAL UNIT,
WHICH IS
GIVING US ALL OF
THE PERIMETER HEATING.
IT'S HEATING
ALL THE RADIATORS
IN THE UNIT.
SO WE'VE GOT TWO
DIFFERENT SOURCES.
ONE'S FOR DOMESTIC WATER,
HOT WATER,
AND THE OTHER ONE'S
FOR HEATING
THE APARTMENT.
AND THEN THE BEDROOM.
THE BEDROOM.
WE'VE GOT A GREAT SCALE
IN HERE.
I MEAN, THIS IS
14 BY 16,
WITH ALMOST 13-FOOT
CEILINGS IN HERE.
WE'VE PUT IN A BEAUTIFUL
COVE MOLDING--
DO YOU REMEMBER
WHAT THIS LOOKED LIKE
AT THE BEGINNING, THOUGH?
THIS WAS
PRETTY DIFFERENT.
WHEN WE WALKED IN HERE
INITIALLY,
YOU HAD A SOFFIT THERE,
IT WAS DROPPED,
AND YOU HAD
TWO LARGE CLOSETS
AND A DAYBED IN BETWEEN.
IT WAS ALL
PAINTED YELLOW.
...CARPETING.
AND BY ADDING THOSE
BIG, BOXY CLOSETS,
THE PROPORTIONS
OF THE SPACE
HAD REALLY BEEN RUINED.
BUT NOW REMOVING THAT--
IT'S BEEN
OPENED UP COMPLETELY.
THE ONLY THINGS THAT
WE HAD TO WORK WITH
IN HERE
WERE ON THE SIDES.
WE HAD A COUPLE OF PIPES
THAT WERE COMING DOWN
THAT WE COULDN'T REMOVE,
SO WE'VE BUILT OUT HERE.
WE'VE BUILT OUT--EXACTLY.
WE BUILT THAT OUT,
AND WE MIRRORED IT
ON THIS SIDE,
SO IT'S SYMMETRICAL.
YEAH. SO, AGAIN,
THESE ARE
ARCHITECTURAL TOUCHES
WHICH MAKE
A BIG DIFFERENCE
BECAUSE WHEN YOU
LOOK AT IT
AS YOU ENTER THE ROOM,
YOU'VE GOT, YOU KNOW,
SYMMETRY ON BOTH SIDES,
AND THEN
YOU'VE GOT THE CORNICE
MOLDING ABOVE
WITH A BED MOLDING
AND A LITTLE PICTURE
MOLDING BELOW IT,
WHICH, AGAIN, GIVES IT
A LOT OF INTEREST.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT
THESE BEAUTIFUL
RADIATOR COVERS
THAT WERE MADE BY
THOMAS BUMP.
SO HE PUT THESE
TOGETHER FOR US
AND MADE THIS BEAUTIFUL
GRID ON TOP,
AND IT ALL
WORKS PERFECTLY.
YEAH. NO,
BRINGING SPACES BACK,
IT'S SO IMPORTANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOU'VE GOT ARCHITECTS
WHO CAN SPECIFY
DETAILING LIKE THIS.
RIGHT. WELL,
THIS, EXACTLY,
YOU'VE GOT THIS
NICE APRON HERE.
IT GIVES IT
A REALLY SOLID
ANTIQUE LOOK.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT
THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF IT,
IT'S A GOOD
6, 6 1/2 INCHES.
WITH A LOT
OF SCROLLING.
RIGHT. AND THEN
NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE
A GOOD, SUBSTANTIAL
WINDOW SILL,
BUT YOU'VE ALSO GOT
A VERY ELABORATE APRON,
AND, AGAIN, UNIFYING
THE WHOLE THING ARE
THESE BEAUTIFUL FLOORS.
THESE ASH FLOORS.
YEAH. NOW,
THE QUARTER SAWN ASH
IS NOT A WOOD
THAT'S VERY COMMONLY
USED ANYMORE,
BUT, AGAIN, AT
THE TURN OF THE CENTURY,
QUARTER SAWN OAK
WAS VERY, VERY COMMON,
BUT ANYWAY,
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT
THE BALCONY OUTSIDE.
NOW, THE DOORS
THAT WERE HERE
BEFORE WE REMODELED
CERTAINLY DIDN'T
LOOK LIKE THIS.
THEY WERE JUST
STEEL DOORS
LIKE THE WINDOWS ON
THE FRONT OF
THE BUILDING.
THESE ARE CUSTOM
FRENCH DOORS FROM PELLA,
WHICH ARE ABOUT
A LITTLE OVER
9 FEET TALL,
AND THEY'RE HINGED IN
5 DIFFERENT POINTS,
WHICH MEANS THAT
YOU'VE GOT
A VERY, VERY STURDY
INSTALLATION HERE,
AND, OF COURSE,
WE HAD TO REDO
THE MASONRY.
THE WEATHER'S TOO COLD
TO PAINT IT,
BUT EVENTUALLY,
WE'LL PAINT ALL THIS
TO MATCH
SO THAT IT'S BRIGHT
AND CHEERY BACK HERE,
AND, BOY, IS THAT
AN IMPROVEMENT,
AND THIS IS
AN IMPROVEMENT, TOO.
WELL, THIS IS
A BIG IMPROVEMENT.
IF YOU NOTICE,
WE'VE TAKEN UP
THE OLD LAYER HERE OF
BRICK AND CEMENT.
WE CHIPPED IT ALL AWAY,
WHICH TOOK A LITTLE BIT
OF TIME,
AND WE'VE INSTALLED
THESE PORCELANOSA--
THESE ARE
THE DURANGO STONES
WE'VE ACTUALLY USED IN
THE BATHROOM, AS WELL.
AND THEN
THESE ARE FROSTPROOF,
SO THESE SHOULD BE
ABLE TO BE IN PLACE
FOR YEARS.
YEAH. THEN THE OTHER
MAJOR ELEMENT
FOR OUR DESIGN BACK HERE
IS THE GLASS SCREEN,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY,
WE JUST HAVE
A MOCKUP OF IT.
YEAH, WE'VE PUT A MOCKUP
OF THIS PRIVACY SCREEN
BECAUSE WE'RE ACTUALLY--
WE'RE WAITING FOR
THE STAINLESS STEEL
RAILING SYSTEM,
AND IT'S ITALIAN
AND IS ACTUALLY
HELD UP IN CUSTOMS
RIGHT NOW,
BUT IT'S A RAILING SYSTEM
THAT WON'T BE VISIBLE
FROM THE INSIDE.
ALL YOU WILL SEE
FROM THE INSIDE
IS THE FLOATING GLASS.
AND THEN YOU'LL SEE
THE GLASS CLIPS,
LITTLE SEMICIRCULAR
GLASS CLIPS THAT
KEEP IT ALL TOGETHER.
THE GLASS ITSELF
IS INTERESTING
BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT IT
STRAIGHT ON,
YOU CAN'T
SEE THROUGH IT.
TOTALLY, TOTALLY OPAQUE,
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT IT
AT AN ANGLE,
THEN YOU CAN
SEE THROUGH IT,
AND THE ETCHING
IS DONE ON
ALTERNATING SIDES
OF THE GLASS.
RIGHT, AND THIS IS
BENDHEIM'S.
IT'S CALLED SATINTECH,
AND IT'S
A TEMPERED GLASS.
YEAH, AND IT'S NOT
A SANDBLASTED PRODUCT,
WHICH IS INTERESTING,
CAUSE FROM
THE MAINTENANCE
PERSPECTIVE,
IT'S A LOT EASIER
TO KEEP IT CLEAN.
YOU DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT
SMUDGING OR
FUNNY MARKS ON IT.
IT'S VERY USER FRIENDLY.
YOU CAN USE IT
INSIDE AS WELL,
CAN'T YOU?
IT CAN BE USED
INSIDE, YES.
WELL, WE'RE
GETTING SNOW ON IT,
BUT IT IS SET UP
KIND OF AS
A WINTER GARDEN
BACK HERE,
BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT
TOO COLD TO USE IT.
YEAH, THIS IS SET UP
SO THAT SOMEBODY COULD
COME OUT AND, YOU KNOW,
FRONTGATE HAS PROVIDED
THIS SORT OF MOCKUP
OF A WINTER GARDEN
WITH A BARBECUE
THAT CAN BE USED,
YOU KNOW, ALL 4 SEASONS,
AND A LITTLE TABLE
THAT'S ALSO FROSTPROOF
AND ONE OF
THEIR PLANTERS
SO THAT YOU COULD
REALLY, YOU KNOW,
ON A WARMER WINTER DAY,
COME OUT AND, YOU KNOW,
MAYBE BARBECUE
FOR DINNER.
YEAH, THE ADVANTAGE
IS THAT YOU'VE GOT
ENOUGH SPACE HERE
THAT YOU CAN FURNISH IT,
YOU CAN USE IT,
AND YOU CAN
GET SOME PRIVACY FROM
ALL THE SURROUNDINGS.
AND IN NEW YORK CITY,
IT'S REALLY NICE
TO BE ABLE
TO STEP OUTDOORS
WITHOUT STEPPING OUT
YOUR FRONT DOOR.
GOOD JOB, CHRIS.
WE BETTER GO INSIDE
BEFORE WE FREEZE.
Vila:
WE'LL BE BACK IN A MOMENT
WITH A WRAP-UP OF OUR
NEW YORK CITY
BROWNSTONE PROJECT.
OK, WE'VE GOT
ABOUT A MINUTE LEFT.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU ONE LAST LOOK
AT THIS RENOVATED KITCHEN.
IF YOU SAW
THE BEGINNING OF THE SERIES
WHEN WE FIRST
STARTED DEMOLITION,
YOU KNOW WE HAD
TWO KITCHENS IN HERE.
BOTH OF THEM WERE
ALL FILLED WITH THIS KIND OF
JETSONS STEEL FURNITURE
IN THE KITCHEN
THAT HAD TO BE JETTISONED,
AND, IN FACT, THE SPACE THAT
I'M STANDING IN RIGHT NOW
WAS A BATHROOM WHICH HAD BEEN
INSTALLED HERE
RIGHT UP TO THE FRONT WINDOW
OR PRACTICALLY ON THE STREET
WITH PINK TILE
AND A PINK BATHTUB
AND A PEDESTAL SINK AND ALL
THESE WONDERFUL FITTINGS.
WELL, ALL OF THAT HAD TO BE,
OF COURSE, REMOVED,
AND NOW WE'VE PUT IN
THAT 21st-CENTURY FEELING
WITH ALL SORTS OF WONDERFUL
APPLIANCES AND TECHNOLOGIES,
BUT WE'VE REDESIGNED THE SPACES
SO THAT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT,
REALLY, IS THE SPIRIT OF
AN OLD BUTLER'S PANTRY
OR KITCHEN IN THE 1890s.
BUT ANYWAY, WE'RE OUT OF TIME.
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS PROJECT.
TILL NEXT TIME, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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