Storm-Ready Design Project
Kitchenware for Easy Living and Entertaining VideoThe open-plan family room of the Punta Gorda house overlooks the canal on one side and opens onto the living area and kitchen on the other. Cecile Hemphill of Oh Cecile in San Francisco shows Bob the cookware and accessories that now fill the cupboards. Starting with Chantal cookware in bright colors, a teapot with a whistle, a Lodge pre-seasoned cast iron skillet, and a Joyce Chen wok, Hemphill has completely outfitted the kitchen for cooking and entertaining. The drawers are filled with Oxo ergonomically designed cooking utensils. Ironwood Gourmet's Acacia wood cutting boards stand ready on the counters, as does bright-colored Chantal ceramic ware that goes from the freezer to the oven to the table. Bob also remarks on the Whirlpool side-by-side refrigerator-freezer that measures and dispenses water. All of the appliances are from Whirlpool, including the dishwasher and front-loading washer and dryer. Bob and Hemphill remark on the overall design of the kitchen, the openess and the size of the elements, which are perfectly scaled and large enough for easy living and frequent entertaining.
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• Whirlpool - EnergyStar rated Side-by-side refrigerator freezer with water and ice dispenser (GS6NBEXRS), Dishwasher with AccuSense adaptive wash cycle (GU3200XTPS), Cooktop with AccuSimmer element (GJC3034LP), Microwave/Hood with AccuSimmer cycle (GH4155XPS), DoubleOven with AccuBake heat distribution system (GBD307PDS)
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• Precise Forms, Inc. - Aluminum form systems for concrete homes and basement foundations
• Simpson Strongties - Facemount girder tiedowns, heavy embedded truss anchors, truss hangars
• Solid Wall Systems - Aluminum concrete form system
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• Bacon’s Furniture Galleries - furniture and interior design services
• Chantal - colorful cookware, bakeware, bowls and serving pieces
• Frontgate - Estate Plantation chair, woven Belgian rug, thermometer clock, Teak buffet, unbreakable dinner and glassware, cast aluminum table and chairs, stainless steel cooler bowl and cast aluminum stand, grill
• Ironwood Gourmet - Acacia wood bowls, cutting boards, and carving platters
• Joyce Chen - wok and eastern cookware for the western kitchen
• Lodge Manufacturing - Cast iron skillet, dutch ovens, and grills
• Oh Cecile - Kitchen consulting and accessories
• Oxo - fine, ergonomically designed kitchen utensils
Miscellaneous
• Roth Bilt - RB21 Classic Center Console motor boat
Real Estate
• Mercedes Homes - Developer - homes designed and built for comfort, elegance, efficiency, and safety in Florida, Texas, and the Carolinas.
Roofing & Siding
• Alcoa Home Exteriors - Ventura® hidden vent vinyl soffit
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| Bob starts the walkthrough of the finished Punta Gorda home in the yard, which is sustainable and certified as a Florida Yard by the University of FloridaYards and Neighborhoods Program. ...
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| Bob talks with Leslie Chapman-Henderson from FLASH about the storm-resistant features of the Punta Gorda house. The home is built of SWS — Solid Wall Systems — cast-in-place concrete walls ...
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| Bob congratulates the Mercedes crew — Scott Buescher, Mike Morris, and Jesse Gonzalez — on the rapid construction of this storm-ready home in just three and one-half months. The systems ...
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| Homeowner Teresa Fogolini greets Bob as he enters the house for the final walkthrough. Bob remarks that this is move-in time for the homeowners, but little remains of their belongings ...
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Kitchenware for Easy Living and Entertaining The open-plan family room of the Punta Gorda house overlooks the canal on one side and opens onto the living area and kitchen on the other. Cecile Hemphill of Oh ...
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| Bob says farewell to homeowners Jim Minardi and Teresa Fogolini on their Punta Gorda canal-front lawn. Fogolini explains that she will soon begin a new job as the event coordinator ...
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