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Reviewing the Front Porch, and Installing Interior Columns and a Vanity

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Bob reviews the Victorian color scheme and design elements of his front-corner porch. Inside, he meets with trim carpenter David Ives to discuss the staved columns he is installing to visually break up the vestibule and front hall. Bob admires the half bath under the staircase with its tumbled marble mosaic floor and then watches plumber Ron Iadarola attach the “tender gray” Kohler sink to a marble vanity top and install Victorian-style fittings to complete the project.

 
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