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Final Tour of the Federal-Style Home
For our final visit to the Charleston project, we take a grand tour of the elegant, restored Federal-style mansion, focusing ... |
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Finished Coach House Exterior Tour
Bob takes a look at the exterior of the coach house, as well as the exterior garden area. He reviews the first time he saw the ... |
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Finished Coach House Tour with Faux Painters
Bob tours the kitchen and living room of the finished coach house remodel and speaks with designers and artists Rita Miller ... |
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Finishing a Wood Floor
Howard Brickman has begun sanding the old growth Eastern white pine floor in the bedroom. Like the sunroom, the fine quality ... |
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Fixing Door Dents
If you have dents in the metal-clad doors in your home, one answer is to use auto-body fillers to make the fix. Either the ... |
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Flawless Finish
For a great finish on your painting projects, start by preparing the surface the right way. First, counter-sink any finish ... |
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Floor Painting
Here's a creative and inexpensive way to decorate a floor. Roll on a coat of deck enamel in the color of your choice and allow ... |
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Governor's Mansion Tour
Bob joins Roxane Gilmore, Virginia's first lady, to tour the governor's mansion, and meets preservationist Fred Ecker who is ... |
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Hanging New Shutters on a Modern Colonial
Bob Ryley is on hand to help hang some new Withers Industries shutters on the front of the center-entry Colonial. The shutters ... |
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Home Maintenance Checklist
Here's a simple bi-annual "Top to Bottom" checklist to keep your home in shape year round. |
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House Paint Problems
Repainting exterior wood or wood trim is time-consuming, so don't let your paint job fail. Learn to recognize the symptoms and ... |
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House Prep and Exterior Painting
Bob talks with Al Roberta who is painting the Medford house. The house needed a lot of prep work before painting. The home's ... |
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How to Paint a Room
Painting can be an inexpensive way to give a room a major transformation. For the best results, follow techniques that are ... |
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How to Remove Wallpaper
Removing wallpaper can be time-consuming and messy, but with patience and the right tools, you can get your walls ready for a ... |
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Indoor Air Quality - Lead
Lead can cause serious damage to the brain kidneys, nervous system, and red blood cells. Lead exposure in children can result ... |
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Indoor Air Quality - Remodeling Practices
Regardless of what part of the house your remodeling project takes place in, there are good work practices that you can use to ... |
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Installing Restored Brass Door Hardware and Faux Finishing the Mantelpiece
Bob and Ryley install the restored door hardware. Greg Rochlin (project architect) had the lacquer coated brass hardware ... |
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Interior Decorating Ideas in the Master Bedroom
In the master bedroom, "Autumn Wheat" from the Bob Vila Signature Series paint line was applied to the walls to provide a ... |
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Interior Paint Selection
Bob chats with painter Rick Snyder in the dining room of a home in Charleston, South Carolina, while Rick experiments with ... |
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Interior Painting Preparation
Painter John Fish is beginning work on the home's interior. Fish begins by filling all the nail holes in the trim with an ... |
