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Bob Tours the Almost Completed Plymouth House
Bob tours a basement recreation room that has recently been remodeled. The walls, ceilings, and floors have all be restored. ... |
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Creating a Swag Window Treatment
Finally, we tour the kitchen and dining area of the finished house with the designer. And she teaches Bob how to create a swag ... |
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Entryway and Dining Room Tour
Bob tours the front vestibule, highlighting the beautiful stencil work done by Kim Sweet.
The stencil work replaced moldings ... |
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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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Martha’s Vineyard Grand Finale
Starting with the original interior cottage portion of the home, now a guest suite, Bob reviews the furnishing of the house. ... |
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Mixing Paste
Stir wallpaper paste for longer than suggested by the manufacturer to ensure that there are no lumps. A wooden dowel makes and ... |
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Paint & Wallpaper with Confidence
Of all home-improvements projects, paint and wallpaper are by far the most common. But there is more to interior finishes than ... |
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Painting Over Paper
It is always a temptation to take short cuts. You may choose to paint over wallpaper either because you don't want to take the ... |
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Picture Framing
Interior designer Leslie Curtis shows off another of her decorating ideas in the dining room. She's chosen to frame a sample ... |
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Pre-Pasted Wallcoverings
Most of today’s wallcoverings are especially easy to hang because they’re pre-pasted. If the box indicating whether a ... |
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Rolling Wallpaper
Prepasted wallpaper needs soaking to activate the paste. Loosely roll up a cut length so that the water will come into contact ... |
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Room Tour at Winterthur, Part One
Bob returns to Winterthur in Delaware's Brandywine Valley. Vila and Winterthur's Pauline Eversmann first visit the ... |
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Stripping Ventilation
Use paint strippers outdoors if possible. If you must use them indoors, cross-ventilate by opening all doors and windows. Make ... |
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Tour of the Chinese Parlor at Winterthur
Bob re-visits The Winterthur Garden and Museum, this time touring the Chinese Parlor with curator Pauline Eversmann. The ... |
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Tour of the Port Royal Parlor at Winterthur
Bob returns to Winterthur, industrialist Henry Francis du Pont's country estate, which is now a museum, in Delaware's ... |
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Wall Bumps
If you find bubbles or specks of some kind under new wallpaper, first cut an X pattern over the defect. If the problem is a ... |
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Wall Stenciling Continued
Work continues on the parlor's wall stencils. Bob and Ken Forcier are applying the second "layer" of the stencilÑan ochre hue ... |
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Wallpaper Basics
The decision to wallpaper is a smart and economical one. Today's easy-to-handle wallpapers and printed borders are extremely ... |
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Wallpaper Border Removal
When removing wall paper borders, use a hair dryer to loosen the glue. |
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Wallpaper Prep
Here are few things to keep in mind when applying wallpaper: New Walls - Must be thoroughly cured, dry, primed and sized. ... |
