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Tour of the Finished Interior Decor with B. Smith

Bob is joined by decorator B. Smith who takes Bob on a tour of the finished interior decor. A new puppy is presented as a special house warming gift to homeowner Michelle Hayes and her daughters.
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" The way -- started was I spoke to the homeowner and I got an idea of some of the things that she was interested and colors and textures and an. This is the power that I use new. Neutral and the one thing that I thought that was very important when I -- at the dining area was to use -- roundtable. This is a modest house right and this table has believes she can open it -- you can patch chairs to -- always bring somebody home."

" Chairs are really elegant I think this lattice back really makes kind of statement quote let it."

" Hotline guy that was really great and the fact that it had this black seat was really nice too because with kids that it's built anything on it and -- wipe it off and you're going to be perfect be you put a lot of plants and that is. Relatively small space what's the logic. Ayalon. Greenery and I think that it just brings the outdoors indoors and what I wanted to do was to try to find plants. That really. -- manageable."

" Yeah this is a good choice this spent billions. Blooms all the time and you know really can't --"

" I have when it I have been able to kill. This is a little bit more elaborate it is and it's rather large but what it does is it add. A nice barrier to the outside here and makes it a just a little bit more I in this and at the same time it's -- that -- think we need is -- living things around in India."

" In the whole environment."

" The built in here that the architect designed something that you made back to shop in Massachusetts print right -- he sent me the drawings. Back back cabinets -- put together basically. It's made -- very. Cabinet great requiring its veneer plywood and you've pre cut all the pieces but you assembled at your site while nice as some of the main box back in back in my child OK put that together in fact. Put all face framing. And -- of that which is a solid oak yet inch and a half Stiles and rails back there."

" Be you've selected. The furnishings in here three cedar and it to cedar I wanted to make sure I had big sturdy furnishing."

" There are. Five people write for girls right this is very sturdy furniture and it looks like it's a sturdy fabric covering it as well it certainly is and that's very important I want to make sure that I had accent colors. And I asked Michelle who's the homeowner what her favorite colors where and we came up with lilacs and of him. I like the idea of using different texture and yet and pillows accompanying code that very -- looking than this one behind very glamorous absolutely -- well attic. It is but it's affordable yet and the color is what makes them special and when you have all those women in the house you know like -- and fashion. -- very -- this let me just tell you I just thought that the bro bought and read thing together color wise."

" But the unity -- you got your I like those of the -- of the year the two piece that you've got here."

" If thick and heavy the kids and saying that there's enough storage here you know there's always something you want to put away the store yeah and that's really wonderful and look. And effect on here. -- in the comparable and at my site when you got kids. Inevitably evident and that sure. So in this area is tied together this is a great height. It works well with the window area and it's always nice to have a lamp it just -- everything up and bring that together."

" And you get more militant groups -- Christine and the mother in -- I won't think about it Michelle has worked girls she's going to be a heck of a mother and."

" Okay let's take a look upstairs -- that indicated that rooms come on let's go."

" They key upstairs is the openness of the cathedral ceilings yes absolutely the architect. Really good job of using the body. I love this -- it because it -- here and the detailing again like the entertainment center down below. This functions as a place for storing linens or restoring gains. And I just wanted to yeah exactly. And of course because will be looked at as a project sooner you set it up with -- stuff."

" And -- really like about it is the design yet it's still looks like it is and special piece of furniture yet it was made -- this area. Now what have you done in the I can't bedrooms while. Barbie who isn't here wow yeah. Again very colorful. And what I can't hit a decorator sheets is -- The window treatment here the issue season -- float so. Actually got this that that's already sound exactly like this all I have to do is put them through the wrought. And the great thing about it is that it's a twin this is a twenty. They put two twins up and you're saving yourself a little time and money in my interview born with a look you could still. What's the of the Quebec and Canada one think I had an extra channel. From windows my house yes and I thought that would mean I decided to use this over top mania. Actually over top of a plastic. Shower her power curtain. So -- any kids that they can paintings after you get stickers and pictures right now. Now sometimes we complain when they yes stick things around -- stickers are excellent work anyways don't know much about five. It's pretty me it's fast and sure it -- built curly."

" Now wrote this ten by eight right again here you get the sense of the volume because of the cathedral ceiling treatments."

" And you know in New York when people -- an apartment. That this is such a spacious feel."

" You know this hall doesn't work almost like family room nothing that makes for me is. The aren't they expect three of these lightolier fixtures here and another one over there and it helps enlarge the space even more."

" And I think -- but this is what I love this is really I think the center. In this area sure and Michelle told me that all of her children how to use the computer -- even the youngest."

" Kids nowadays sure that it got plenty of storage room here with the cabinets which are basically behavior aristocrats kitchen cabinets used it in a different location. And I like you used to play full color throughout though."

" Exactly it's gonna just like that hand this hand colors and yet and the thrill didn't or in and had been -- my -- you've been here Atlantis last week you were stenciling this that's right and and now -- finished and it's very very town very childlike. And the kids love this color so I practically and that's perhaps. It just makes this room -- light."

" Lilac color -- and -- begin the carpeting along the wall is a very you know it's a bland and neutral color that by throwing a little. Purple rug on the floor you really do a lot."

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