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Final Tour of the Completed First Home in the Project

Bob takes us on final tour of this Elmwood neighborhood project. The homeowners, Luke and Jane, have decorated and Bob reviews the area's new features.
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Final Tour of the Completed First Home in the Project

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" All right now it's time for our final look at the completed. Kitchen and family room and Luke and Jane. It looks great -- have you had your first meal here. Have you had only every parent the old table we've had our first party here yeah actually -- brilliant -- That's great it looks beautiful now did you in the last couple of days bring in somebody to help you decorate it. No we just put stuff up that we had and we collect old plates sound yeah. Well this is great I mean the the fiesta ware mixed in with whatever that is the colors are so nice to denigrate and that. Now what's your favorite part of the whole kitchen remodel. "

" My favorite part has to be the lighting and he's really makes the space comfortable and just opens it right out."

" Markus Earley our lighting designers that are very good job of mixing in. Fixtures that look like they're retro like their old time with. Latest state of the art lighting that really concentrates on providing -- task lighting right where you need it. Speaking of which we think they'll let it happen because I mean you've really gotten involved in designing this Luke we love it because it's open. That's one big room we have two small children -- five -- and they just love the peninsula they sit here while we cook down. When we're entertaining it's easier on a stool. I think it was a good idea to keep that distance that you did very often you'll only have 42 inches between in -- Galley situation here you've got a good five feet -- living there. And it makes it easier for two people to be working here right pat. All right and what this other station over here with the saying never bump into each other think in the billing records. Daily dishes are right here writes I think this was a brilliant idea. Because which you've got is essentially three. Overhead cabinets. 23. They've been stacked one atop the other to create a whole wall storage that looks like a nice custom made much."

" We had a -- from premier kitchen and bath. Became enemies are actually -- cabinets were -- very very happy with them with the color and that it and the design it's mission style its missions."

" But it's affordable when you do things like this you get a real kind of custom backed. Now this is all lovely did you end up with a little den. Would you get the rockers."

" Well I'm from Maine so we got them from LL -- yeah actually one of our favorite places to shop and then to sit here in the morning and a cup of coffee is."

" Great next to the Vermont castings. Gas fired stove which actually does put quite a bit you know it hits the room."

" Very experience yet. And then of course you've got the benefit of the garden and the beautiful French doors that these are from Pella and of course you've got just the right size backyard deck. For a little. Seating area Adirondack chairs and a railing that matches the rest of the house then of course a nice Vermont castings gas grill there what's missing Tim. You're installing the sound system Dina OK tell us what what type of system visit wallets of science navigator network that uses a keypad and wherever there are -- pair of speakers and we try to keep an incident now network cup that ties into this piece which -- the matrix. And we tie all of our components into the back of this as well as amplification. And it basically will do whatever we tell it to do based on the way that they are going to use the system -- it's almost like having the jukebox of the future right. In absentia yet. Fabulous go ahead and -- it. So -- tell me what's your favorite part of the whole job Bob I think our favorite part has effectively used have a bathroom here. Now the wonderful little powder room with Kohler fixtures and we have this unit and focus on this nice big open space. Well enjoy it it's been fun working with you. Okay it's my favorite part is the reclaimed pine floor. Love the way they will live together here in the corner."

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