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A Completed Nursery for the Newborn

Bob moves on to the children's nursery in the Melrose remodeling project. Bob reviews how the room used to appear before the cosmetic work was done. Insulation was blown into the third floor walls and windows were replaced. Bob reviews how the windows do not have shade cords which can pose a threat to young children and instead use a lever system with the shade embedded within the panes of glass. The ceiling is a Solserene fabric system that helps reduce sound in the room. Owens Corning QuietZone insulation has also been installed in the walls to help block noise. Bob then visits with Maggie and Nick Beasley and their newborn baby boy. Maggie Beasley explains that the room's color was selected because it was gender neutral. The paint itself contains no VOC's. Maggie reviews some of the furniture in the room including the crib, dresser, and bookshelf that are press-baord free and will not emit harmful chemicals in the baby's room. Maggie shows Bob the slipcovered glider chair that is fully washable and ideal for children. Bob wishes them good luck and health with their completed project and new family.

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A Completed Nursery for the Newborn

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" All right now for a final visit in the finished nursery and before we look at the the the pretty stuff let's talk about some of the important things that had to be done here. Obviously when we started out what we had was a tired old attic bedroom that someone at some point painted navy blue and stuck on. Stars and things all over the place so there was a lot of cosmetic work that had to be done. But the important stuff was blowing in insulation throughout this whole attic this whole third floor of this. Of this house to make it much more comfortable both in fall and winter and in summer and also replacing some of these windows. And in any event when you have you know young children it's always nice did not have to worry about shade cords so these Pella windows come with the shades that are sandwiched in between two panes of glass and that makes. For a lot of easier operation. That other things that we did in here for example. The ceiling is a Solserene ceiling which is that stretched fabric product and it's a custom installation in here it looks beautiful but it also. Helps to control the sound the noise the crying baby et cetera. And over here in the perimeter walls we've added Owens Corning Quietzone insulation which really again is a sound attenuation product. That helps to keep the noise in here. All right Maggie and nick are the proud parents of a baby boy congratulations. You. And why don't you tell us a little bit about the young man how much was the way. It pounds four ounces. And what's his name Atticus is Atticus that's sounds like uninteresting New England name and return because of kill a mockingbird is both of our favorite novel so we. Atticus finch so we decided named him -- that's a great name that's a great story now let's talk a little bit before he gets grumpy or anything. Let's talk a little bit about your choices here in the nursery. Who how come you chose a color like green."

" I'm bullying and then he wanted to have our baby be surprised so that green as a good gender neutral color balance lots of nice things go with it and the pilot -- the space."

" Makes perfect sense and what kind of paint did you use music Sherwin-Williams no VOC paint okay so again we're trying to keep. All the products that come into the nursery kind of health oriented. This talk about the furniture --"

" That's prejudices on that Connecticut crib from land of nod and -- thing that was really outrageous -- that construction and just having solid way no particleboard. And we're really pleased at the clean lines again we sat and knowing what we were having it was good to have boy or girl. It's really pleased with it did. And then the bedding same thing is standing Mitchell of the crib bedding collection it's called womb with a view. And we that it would. That's."

" Paths and of course though these crib designs meet the latest requirements absolutely that's in the light correctly."

" And then what about -- the other needed pieces yes well this is space because it's a changing table and the Dresser and again solid wood construction and that drawers open really -- just glide open and then this for now while we're in -- as gray and then eventually. We won't need and we can just pat the surface of the Dresser so this is great. -- and what's and the corner over there so this is one of my favorites this is a little land of nod bookshelf that. Sort of -- I space because of eaves in the room is an -- I snuck. And just a little book area and next we'll have some palace -- and spent some time and."

" And the last piece of furniture that we haven't talked about is who comfy chair for mom and kiddo is just terrific this is found."

" It's actually a glider to -- it looks like a comfortably it's evident that glider. And again we chose it part because of the color and then in part because it's actually slip covered and it's totally washable which is great. Where spit ups and whatever else."

" My happens down well it looks like you're all set for years to come so at least we wish you much happiness and good hell yeah."

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