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What better home improvement to consider on the darkest day of the year than a sunroom addition?Listen to BOB VILA ON...
Where would we be during the holidays without the sleeper sofa? Sofa beds of the past are notorious for being somewha...
With so many dishes and serving utensils, not to mention the number of guests, Thanksgiving puts your dining room to ...
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Bob meets with architect Gregory Rochlin to discuss the third-floor structural redesign.
A whole-home audio system is installed, along with new appliances, including laundry machines, a freezer and fridge, and an outdoor grill.
The house's two chimneys are repaired, allowing the installation of a gas fireplace insert, and basement family-room cabinets are completed.
Bob meets with homeowner Sarah Monzon to recap the project, from the initial preparation to the renovations to the finishing touches.
Bob tours one of the Vanderbilt family's most elegant dining rooms. The Berles have restored the ornate plasterwork ceilings and cornices, which were the inspirat...
Bob tours one of Winterthur's most ornate rooms, the Blackwell Parlor.
Artisan Ken Forcier are applying the second "layer" of the stencil he's using to decorate in the parlor of the modern Colonial.
Carpenter Bob Ryley and the finish carpenter install interior trim in the dining room.
Carpenter Bob Ryley works with general contractor Kevin Kalman to install entertainment center cabinets.
Bob and Roxane Gilmore continue touring the governor's mansion in Richmond, VA. After enjoying the highlights of the dining room, the discussion turns to the kitc...
After the controlled demolition is complete, Bob tours the upstairs living quarters of the governor's mansion.
Peter Dolan (from the Atlas Elevator Company) and Chuck Bailey (from the Virginia Elevator Company) put in the brand-new dumbwaiter.
Bob tours the finished restoration of the historic sections of the Virginia governor's mansion.
Collaborating architect Lisa Shire accompanies Bob, as he continues his tour of the completed loft conversion.
A new kind of rubber slate is applied to the roof, and the crew brings the spa down on a special plywood ramp, then carefully places it in the turret for installa...
Bob takes a final tour of the home workout area, discussing the tub surround and the new exercise equipment.
Bob meets with Dan Drook to check out the new multimedia entertainment center.
Bob tours a Georgian architectural beauty with twin octagonal parlors a few blocks away from the project house in Charleston, SC.
Bob and interior designer Robyn Peterson tour the finished, furnished California-Spanish beach house in Malibu. The media room has an Old West theme. The kitchen ...
Bob goes furniture shopping at Sears with the homeowners and an interior designer. The homeowners pick out furniture for the dining room and family room.
Bob continues his final tour of the complete Wayland project house with the interior designer, who explains the thought process behind the furniture and color pal...
Bob takes a final tour through the nursery, office, kitchen, and family room.
Bob helps carpenter-contractor Bob Ryley build an insulated floor so as to extend living space into the basement.
Refinishing the basement continues with the installation of wood paneling.
A plate rack for the dining room is built from scratch and is finished with a faux-antique paint job.
The circle-head window, and its accompanying window seat, are now finished in the family room basement.
Contractor Tom Forest repairs a hump in the dining room floor, then revives the floor’s maple finish.
Bob joins architect Mike Morgan and general contractor Ron Gan in the basement of the coach house to discuss options for making the basement space useful and/or m...
Bob tours the completed living room and dining room of the coach house, then heads down into the basement to see the work that's been done on the heating system.
Bob walks through the remainder of the renovation, admiring the details and faux-finish painting that continues through the kitchen, living room and dining room.
