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Restoring the Front Porch
Restoring the Front Porch
House nine of the Elmwood project. Another 1895 house, now owned by the Henderson family, gets a total front porch restoration.
Restoring the Guest Cottage
Restoring the Guest Cottage
Bob checks progress in the basement and attic of the governor's mansion before going on to the guest cottage where he meets Luis Knuckles and Mike ...
Review of Colonial-Style Architecture and Exurban Living
Review of Colonial-Style Architecture and Exurban Living
Setting the stage for his 21st century Colonial project, Bob discusses the current trend toward exurban living and the renewed popularity of the ...
Review of the Colonial Architectural Style
Review of the Colonial Architectural Style
As an introduction to a grand rounds tour of the completed Modern Colonial project house, Bob takes a final look at the home's exterior with an ...
Review of the Home's Project Plans
Review of the Home's Project Plans
Bob meets with Jim Kilorian, President of Habitat in Westchester County and Ed Binkley, the architect who won the Design Competition, to look over ...
Review of the House Project Plan
Review of the House Project Plan
Bob meets Arquitectonica's Laurinda Spear, an architect who has come up with some eye-catching and very tropical ideas for the project. Due to ...
Review of the Post-and-Beam Barn
Review of the Post-and-Beam Barn
This is the final visit to the post-and-beam barn project, for a grand tour and a review of some of the great features installed over the last ...
Reviewing the Architect's Home Plans
Reviewing the Architect's Home Plans
Bob studies the architect's plans to get a better feel for what the house will look like when it's finished. The side entrance to the home will ...
Reviewing the Architectural Floor Plans for the Brownstone Remodel
Reviewing the Architectural Floor Plans for the Brownstone Remodel
Bob and Chris Vila work their way to the back of the apartment, through the hallway with its Victorian wallpaper, past the closet with original ...
Reviewing the Dream Garage Project Plans
Reviewing the Dream Garage Project Plans
Bob and Ryley review the architectural plans for the "Dream Garage". Features, such as the various storage areas and window elements, are ...
Robert Barnwell Rhett House Tour
Robert Barnwell Rhett House Tour
We're invited to take a look at a Georgian architectural beauty with twin octagonal parlors a few blocks away from our house in Charleston, South ...
Room Tour at Winterthur, Part One
Room Tour at Winterthur, Part One
Bob returns to Winterthur in Delaware's Brandywine Valley. Vila and Winterthur's Pauline Eversmann first visit the Tappahannock Room circa 1740. ...
Room Tour at Winterthur, Part Two
Room Tour at Winterthur, Part Two
Bob's Winterthur tour continues. After a brief stop to admire some fine cabinetry work attributed to the Dunlap family of New Hampshire, Vila and ...
Sheathing the Back Porch Roof
Sheathing the Back Porch Roof
Bob confers with carpenter/contractor Cortney as he sheaths the new back-porch roof of the Studio City Bungalow. Bob outlines the new ridge poles ...
Shingle-Style Architecture at Elm Court
Shingle-Style Architecture at Elm Court
The last stop on Bob Vila’s Berkshire Hills cottage tours is the largest shingle style home in America, the Elm Court mansion built by William ...
Shirley-Eustis Colonial Governor’s Mansion Tour
Shirley-Eustis Colonial Governor’s Mansion Tour
Bob meets with Lynn from the Shirley-Eustis Colonial Governor’s Mansion Association. She points out the Palladian façade. The house was built in ...
Shoreline House Tour of Miami
Shoreline House Tour of Miami
Bob takes a shoreline tour of Miami, his hometown, to introduce the new 13-week project. Bob highlights several of the homes along the waterfront ...
The Architect's Design for the Warehouse Rehab
The Architect's Design for the Warehouse Rehab
In the recent past many of New York's historical landmarks have had facelifts to keep them both structurally and aesthetically sound as well as ...
The View from Island Avenue, Miami
The View from Island Avenue, Miami
Gina Kirkpatrick, Miami real estate broker, shows Bob a building at the Miami Beach end of the Venetian Causeway, 5 Island Avenue. Morris Lapidus, ...
Thomas Edison Homes Tour
Thomas Edison Homes Tour
Bob tours homes designed by Thomas Edison. The homes were built in Maine and shipped to Florida. The homes are surrounded by large gardens filled ...
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