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A new welcome mat may be the easiest way to spruce up your front door area and add instant curb appeal. With so many ...
The mudroom works best as a functional space outfitted with robust storage options chosen for your lifestyle.
With all the emphasis on paint color and siding, a front door could easily get lost in the shuffle, but as the first and last part of your house a visitor sees, i...
Retro styling is all the rage today, but sometimes “retro” is synonymous with “regrettable. ”The entry hallway to our...
Inspired by designs found in the Isaac Bell historic house, paneling is installed on Bob’s entrance door to the living room. Bob looks at the completed tiled show...
Before putting on the blue board, Bob looks at what goes behind the walls: wiring, light fixtures, heat ducts, water lines, and a pocket door frame.
Bob tours the front vestibule, highlighting the beautiful stencil work done by artist Kim Sweet. He explains how small touches can bring back the feel of an 1890s...
A new, lower-maintenance front door is installed, as well as new bay windows.
An energy-efficient door is cut down in size to replace the small exterior door leading to the new basement mud room.
Bob and Anthony Lopez install porcelain tiles for a decorative look.
Interior carpenter John Kiley is building the staircase in the front hall.
Bob Ryley is installing the new lockset from Baldwin Brass on the front door.
Bob visits with carpenter Mark Fortunati, who is building a traditional-looking staircase in the foyer.
Developer Neal Gold gives Bob a progress report on the work underway in the common areas of the building.
Bob tours the restored façade, and the updated common areas, of the building.
Bob and carpenter Bob Ryley demolish a wall on the second floor in order to connect the framed-in addition to the existing house.
Bob meets with contractor Bill Wilcox to help build a landing and steps up to the French doors. Bob reviews the footings that support the deck, as well as the met...
Bob reviews the progress being made on the front of the house and, with restoration contractor Richard Marks, discusses the original brick and masonry work.
The Malibu beach house gets a pair of Cantera stone columns in the entry foyer. The pieces are fit together and Bob learns what to odo when they don't come togeth...
Bob helps contractor Bob Ryley begin work on constructing the covered porch. Once the joists are in place, and the decking has been laid down, Bob and Bob turn to...
After reviewing the final stages of the septic system installation, Bob helps contractor Bob Ryley install the decorative porch railings and balusters that Ryley ...
Bob reviews the construction layout of the first floor. The old kitchen has been ripped out to make way for a foyer, coat closet, and staircase. In the garage, a ...
Bob reviews the new staircase in the entry hall before he and contractor Larry Landers tour the kitchen, pointing out where furniture, appliances, and fixtures wi...
Bob tours the exterior of the project home, focusing on the architectural detail and final landscape design. He then moves inside to review the custom stair raili...
Bob helps carpenter Bob Ryley start building the frame for the new entryway.
A country-style door, built by carpenter Bob Ryley in the workshop, is hung in the new entry of the Plymouth project house.
Bob and carpenter-contractor Bob Ryley review the exterior of the home, pointing out the new trellis and the new entryway. Next, they move inside to have a look ...
Bob and carpentry contractor Bob Ryley continue working on the bulkhead entrance into the basement.
Bob helps carpentry contractor Bob Ryley install the pre-hung front door, then visits Shepley Wood Products to see how the door was made.
Ironmonger Frank Szablewski constructs an iron staircase and balcony entryway outside the front door.












