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Final Tour of the Tropical Themed Home

For the final show here in the Miami suburb of Kendall, Bob gives us the grand tour of the new kitchen with the happy homeowner. We see how the tropical theme has really come to life. A front garden has been added to the plans complete with plam trees and tropical plantings. Inside, a new ceiling fan has been installed and treatments added to the windows.
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Final Tour of the Tropical Themed Home

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" Front of the house really looks magnificent that was not part of the original job description now Bob that would fell victim to that you know we might as well do this again -- so the back -- the house was her campaign ads and then we decided well we need to repaint the front of the house."

" It looks wonderful it's a nice two -- And not to strike but the main thing is that you've changed all the landscaping material."

" Well because the back of the house looks so fabulous yeah. That we decided we had overgrown shrubs. And we had that -- that awful privacy fence that really -- make any sense is there's no window behind this."

" And I got more of one a couple of days landscape designer jacket front. With the ponds and palm and no no maintenance know me know gone tomorrow -- and I can't kill these plans and -- sure you curriculum and excitement and tropical flowering thing that's actually sit. Fabulous well I'm really looking forward to seeing everything finished inside and we start that sir that's even better and there come on."

" Hey this is looking back to normal little more packing crates and as far as -- neighbor leave today -- the electricians what came up in this evening here."

" And it was a very bad experience. We're probably yeah ham and -- And still came back and he did a great the -- yet you know what I like this is the backside of this banana shaped partition that we keep talking about -- on the other side -- white plaster only the top and then you've got the contrast. With your -- popcorn ceiling which really. Really works. It doesn't have Bob this weight on Japan was put in here you have brown one B exactly. And this also have a light so that you've got. Like close to the dining table. Now we have these wonderful. Yeah let's block heater just like the old fashioned ones they're yeah they're well and there would. And they really do make a difference on -- western wall like -- is being pointed historically they ring blast."

" But it is best feature laden is this fabulous garden."

" I just want to stare at album you don't really know what bill art in know why but I -- in their beautiful it's nice to have you oranges in the blues and -- there today. Yet language that strong yellow background. But the real art project is on that -- exactly -- analysts that CN. Oh my look at each kitchen cabinets I -- not worse art."

" Absolutely unbelievable. At places to display here."

" I waited you get tons of storage in here -- and on top these beautiful red meat excesses exactly and that lots of space that I didn't have before you're and it."

" Where they can install and they're pretty easy Bob because they're they're real fine cabinet today they're real solid and so. They hold together well if you'll recall we had here before. Pieces of plywood that we had attached to the wall -- real easy these cabinets are from lescare company and could edit it. And they're available all over the country and I know that they make about a 150 different door design that's right this is unique this is -- particularly good design. Following the kind of the curvy line of the roots and leaves and all the way up to the top. And these little pool which is so deep here but leads are removed company -- cabinetry. In their had a different name. And so they also give it that."

" Artistic touch menagerie in this when let me."

" Our -- finished up the countertops granite countertops have given me at least three or four times more countertops that before yes you plan in the kitchen is a very good went these are the leaves that Rick was making in his shop and we learn how to make this complicated inlay. But you know this -- it's one of these the the many features in the kitchen that. It may get an art project the other is of course our kids that beautiful tiles from granite tile -- Virginia and its -- Kaelin did all these they're -- actual. Copies of the work by room and nobody. But there just masterful masterful little touches -- appliances we you know what's interesting Bob I -- only made the downdraft appliances that the scope but -- here we've got a range cooktop and also regular love -- do we get to ovens in the kitchen yeah you know. They're both -- right well they're not these are the only product to -- have been downdraft so we will have a for a traditional ventilation system there exactly they also make a dishwasher which is here. It's really nice beautiful and also make this refrigerator. So this is Jenner well you know like this you can fit actual huge objective Milken and look at the death on the door and they're all adjustable -- Not that. So you've got all the cabinets are put together all the height of the space which really really set off when you look up there by the art."

" Glass top -- back. And yet fabulous glowing me in the at dusk and warm warm glow in the mornings we get the color reflected on this wall over here yet so it's really beautiful."

" And from the outside you know associated and and of course lighting up there is something very great tree from -- activity town company. Which really provides letting in the whole area we've just one fixture. And I just love -- molded sinks which of course have also been done by our friend -- and terrific white on the confetti. Throughout the course of the moment valve."

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