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Neighborhood Tour of Newton, Massachusetts
Neighborhood Tour of Newton, Massachusetts
To kick off the addition in Newton, Massachusetts, Bob takes us on a tour of the neighborhood: "The Garden City" boasts a wide variety of American ...
Overview of the Elmwood Neighborhood Project
Overview of the Elmwood Neighborhood Project
Bob gives some history of Providence, Rhode Island, then outlines plans for the 11 home Elmwood neighborhood project.
Placing Windows on a Home's Façade
Placing Windows on a Home's Façade
Bob discusses "fenestration" which is the placement of the windows and then meets Bob with Ryley to install a Marvin thermopane window with true ...
Preserving Your Home’s Original Style during a Renovation
Preserving Your Home’s Original Style during a Renovation
Charm. Detail. Character. Your vintage home has it all. That’s why it’s important to preserve the integrity of its original architectural style ...
Project Plans and Tour of the Sears Kit House
Project Plans and Tour of the Sears Kit House
Bob kicks off the Studio City, California, project by meeting Gavin and Michelle Langley, happy new homeowners of a vintage Sears kit house. They ...
Renovating Historic Homes
Renovating Historic Homes
Embarking on any large-scale home renovation can be a trying experience for homeowners. But when a historic home is involved, the added layers of ...
Restoration of the Brooklyn Academy of Music Building
Restoration of the Brooklyn Academy of Music Building
Karen Brooks Hopkins, president of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, gives Bob a peek at the restoration of one of its facilities. BAM, which held ...
Restoring the Front Porch
Restoring the Front Porch
House nine of the Elmwood project. Another 1895 house, now owned by the Henderson family, gets a total front porch restoration.
Restoring the Guest Cottage
Restoring the Guest Cottage
Bob checks progress in the basement and attic of the governor's mansion before going on to the guest cottage where he meets Luis Knuckles and Mike ...
Review of Colonial-Style Architecture and Exurban Living
Review of Colonial-Style Architecture and Exurban Living
Setting the stage for his 21st century Colonial project, Bob discusses the current trend toward exurban living and the renewed popularity of the ...
Review of the Colonial Architectural Style
Review of the Colonial Architectural Style
As an introduction to a grand rounds tour of the completed Modern Colonial project house, Bob takes a final look at the home's exterior with an ...
Review of the Home's Project Plans
Review of the Home's Project Plans
Bob meets with Jim Kilorian, President of Habitat in Westchester County and Ed Binkley, the architect who won the Design Competition, to look over ...
Review of the House Project Plan
Review of the House Project Plan
Bob meets Arquitectonica's Laurinda Spear, an architect who has come up with some eye-catching and very tropical ideas for the project. Due to ...
Review of the Post-and-Beam Barn
Review of the Post-and-Beam Barn
This is the final visit to the post-and-beam barn project, for a grand tour and a review of some of the great features installed over the last ...
Reviewing the Architect's Home Plans
Reviewing the Architect's Home Plans
Bob studies the architect's plans to get a better feel for what the house will look like when it's finished. The side entrance to the home will ...
Reviewing the Architectural Floor Plans for the Brownstone Remodel
Reviewing the Architectural Floor Plans for the Brownstone Remodel
Bob and Chris Vila work their way to the back of the apartment, through the hallway with its Victorian wallpaper, past the closet with original ...
Reviewing the Dream Garage Project Plans
Reviewing the Dream Garage Project Plans
Bob and Ryley review the architectural plans for the "Dream Garage". Features, such as the various storage areas and window elements, are ...
Robert Barnwell Rhett House Tour
Robert Barnwell Rhett House Tour
We're invited to take a look at a Georgian architectural beauty with twin octagonal parlors a few blocks away from our house in Charleston, South ...
Room Tour at Winterthur, Part One
Room Tour at Winterthur, Part One
Bob returns to Winterthur in Delaware's Brandywine Valley. Vila and Winterthur's Pauline Eversmann first visit the Tappahannock Room circa 1740. ...
Room Tour at Winterthur, Part Two
Room Tour at Winterthur, Part Two
Bob's Winterthur tour continues. After a brief stop to admire some fine cabinetry work attributed to the Dunlap family of New Hampshire, Vila and ...
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